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U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock speaks at the Capitol on April 10 in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesRepublican lawmakers may be looking at substantial cuts to Medicaid in upcoming reconciliation legislation.But one method of restricting access to coverage — work requirements — could have disastrous results for Americans, based on efforts in Arkansas and Georgia to implement such policies, according to a new report issued by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. Those rules typically require people to meet certain thresholds, such as a set number of hours of work per month, to qualify for Medicaid coverage.While…

KARACHI: Stars skipper Sidra Amin continued her superb form with the bat to hand Stars their third win in the fifth round of the National Women’s T20 Tournament here at the National Bank Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Challengers’ Sadaf Shamas (3-31 & 29) showcased all-round skills to inspire her team to a hard-fought win over Strikers at the Oval Academy Ground. At the National Bank Stadium, Stars slipped to 19-3 after opting to bat first before Sidra, batting at number three, took it upon herself to rebuild the innings and steer her team to 145-8 in 20 overs. Sidra, who…

LAHORE: The Pakis­tan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the revised schedule for the remaining eight mat­ches of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025, set to resume on May 17 and conclude with the final on May 25 at the Gaddafi Stadium here. The PSL was halted on May 8 after a drone attack near Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium — a part of last week’s military escalation between Pakistan and India — where Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi were scheduled to play. The escalating conflict prompted the PCB to postpone the league, with all 37 foreign players returning to their…

Customers shop for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on Feb. 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is on pace to be the lowest annual benefit increase in five years, according to new estimates.But that may change depending on the pace of inflation in the coming months.The COLA may be 2.4% in 2026, according to new projections from both Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, and The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan senior group.If that increase goes into effect next year, it would be lower than the…

President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025.Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesDebate for the House Republicans’ tax bill is underway — and experts are watching to see which of President Donald Trump’s priorities make the final cut.The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax, released the full text of its portion of the bill Monday afternoon, and started to debate over provisions on Tuesday.GOP lawmakers included several of Trump’s campaign priorities, including tax cut extensions, no tax on tips and tax-free overtime…

Fans watch Taylor Swift perform onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at La Defense on May 10, 2024 in Paris, France. Kevin Mazur | TAS24 | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission’s new guidelines on price transparency — known as the junk fees rule —will change how ticket prices are presented, which is a rare victory for consumers, experts say.According to the FTC, businesses selling live-event tickets or short-term lodging must prominently show the total cost upfront, including “all charges or fees the business knows about and can calculate,” before asking for payment. They must also “avoid vague phrases like ‘convenience…

Shipping containers are offloaded from a cargo ship at PortMiami on April 15, 2025 in Miami.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesInflation retreated again in April on the back of lower prices for consumer staples like groceries and gasoline, and other items such as used cars and clothing.The consumer price index, a key inflation gauge, rose 2.3% in April from 12 months earlier, down from 2.4% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.It was the smallest annual increase since February 2021, just before pandemic-era inflation started to pop.However, economists warn it’s not a matter of if, but when, tariffs levied…

Between their credit card balances, mortgages, auto loans, home equity lines of credit and student debt, Americans owe a record $18.2 trillion, according to a new quarterly report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Still, for the most part, borrowers are managing that debt relatively well — with one exception.”Transition rates into serious delinquency have leveled off for credit card and auto loans over the past year,” Daniel Mangrum, research economist at the New York Fed, said in a statement. “However, the first batch of past due student loans were reported in the first quarter of 2025, resulting…

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gestures as he speaks at a press conference after the … More Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2024. The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point December 18 and signaled a slower pace of cuts ahead, amid uncertainty about inflation and US President-elect Donald Trump’s economic plans. Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank’s key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent, the Fed announced in a statement. They also penciled in just two quarter-point rate cuts for next year, and sharply hiked…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the former New Zealand cricketer Mike Hesson as the new white-ball (ODIs and T20 Internationals) head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, according to a press release issued by PCB. The role was left vacant by Gary Kirsten, who resigned just seven months into the job on October 29 following differences with the PCB. Last year, Aaqib Javed was temporarily handed the responsibility as Pakis­tan’s white-ball head coach until next year’s ICC Champions Trophy. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi took to X to welcome the new coach, saying “After evaluation of numerous applications…