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Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
By TOM MURPHY AND AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press
Sat,09/28/24-8:04AM , 65 Reads
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available in 2025.
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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch as lawmakers leave the House of Representatives after voting on an interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown next week, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Sat,09/28/24-6:41AM , 92 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to pers
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The Nation's Weather
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,09/28/24-3:30AM , 74 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, September 29, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

It will be breezy, humid and cool with showers across the

Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic tomorrow. A few showers

will occur in the mountains of southern Virginia and

western North Carolina with areas of flooding that will
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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,09/28/24-1:34AM , 95 Reads
Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday after the area was pummeled by heavy airstrikes that Israel said killed multiple Hezbollah commanders, including leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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71°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 87°F
Min Temp: 69°F
Feels Like: 74°F
Dew Point: 72°F
Humidity: 90%
Sunrise: 6:01 AM
Sunset: 7:52 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 91%
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 72°F
Moon Rise: 10:55 AM
Moon Set: 12:59 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. Wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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