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Seattle Medium
about 4 hours
Social Security Retirement Trust Fund Will Run Dry In 2032 Unless Congress Acts
Tens of millions of Americans face potential reductions in Social Security and Medicare benefits as annual reports from the programs' trustees project accelerated insolvency for their respective trust funds. The Social Security retirement trust fund is now anticipated to be depleted by late 2032, while Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is expected to be exhausted by the second quarter of 2033. These revised forecasts, attributed to factors including recent tax policy changes, declining fertility rates, and reduced immigration, underscore an urgent need for congressional action to prevent significant financial shortfalls for beneficiaries.
The Seattle Times
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Seattle-area Lavish Roots lays off 263 local catering workers
Founded in 2014, Lavish Roots employs culinary, pastry and hospitality professionals, per its LinkedIn page. It caters private events and provides corporate dining.
Seattle Medium
about 5 hours
New Consumer Protection Rule Turns Its Back On Fair Housing As Advocates Sue To Preserve Enforcement
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule significantly curtailing anti-discrimination efforts, a move described as one of the most consequential shifts in federal fair-lending policy in decades. This action has prompted a federal lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance and four other housing organizations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges the CFPB's decision to end the disparate impact standard and limit special purpose credit programs, which are crucial for expanding credit access for marginalized communities. Plaintiffs assert the bureau failed to justify its departure from decades of settled Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) implementation and question the Acting Director's rulemaking authority.
Seattle Medium
about 5 hours
Cherry Street Farm’s Youth Sow The Seeds For Their Futures
Cherry Street Farm, a Seattle-based urban agricultural initiative, is advancing community health and food resilience through its dual mission of youth education and local produce distribution. The farm's Youth Excellence Program instructs local youth in home-farming, plant-based culinary skills, and green career pathways, while its cultivation efforts supply fresh produce to area hospitals, restaurants, and food banks.
The Seattle Times
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FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years
Federal health regulators have signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years.
The Seattle Times
about 5 hours
Social Security’s retirement trust fund faces funding shortfall one year earlier than expected
Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.
The Seattle Times
about 5 hours
NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing
NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in eventually landing astronauts on the moon.
The Seattle Times
about 6 hours
U.S. removes Amazon satellite launch deadline amid rocket shortage
Amazon was relieved of a government deadline to have half of its planned satellite constellation up and running by next month.
The Seattle Times
about 7 hours
Trump administration warns more than 500 hospitals to provide more price information or face fines
The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with enough information about prices.
The Seattle Times
about 8 hours
North Cascades Highway opening in time for Juneteenth
Highway 20 had undergone some emergency repairs due to heavy flooding in December and a rockslide in March.
The Seattle Times
about 8 hours
Meet the artist behind limited-edition World Cup ORCA transit card
Ahead of the FIFA Men's World Cup tournament starting this month, 27,000 limited-edition SEA26 ORCA cards, with artwork by Alison Bremner, were produced.
Fremont Neighbor
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Meet Black Jar Follies, Fremont’s most mysterious artist
If you’ve walked past the Lenin statue in October and seen a giant glowing jack-o’-lantern where the revolutionary’s head should be, you’ve encountered the work of Black Jar Follies. Black Jar Follies is the creative moniker of Daniel, a Fremont artist whose public installations, parade puppets and handmade masks have become part of the neighborhood’s […]