Empowering Main St. Before Wall St.

Reclaiming America's promise for the people who do the work, pay the bills and keep our communities alive. Advance the common good.
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The typical #heatingoil tank now costs $1,640 to fill — up from roughly $900 last year.
Jet fuel costs are up 84%.. #Diesel prices for truckers are about 70% higher than a year ago. https://t.co/YMut2ywI7k

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The bill would boost compensation for 58,000 #veterans who are medically retired because of combat-related injuries. However, lawmakers and veterans groups don't agree on whether to cut other benefits to pay for it.
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Study: Of 376 #transgender and gender-diverse people five years after the initial treatment, 360, or 97% said starting hormone therapy was the right decision, and roughly three percent said they regretted taking the medication.
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Politico: Bret Worley, who is married to Wiles’s daughter Caroline, is chief executive of MC Global Holdings, which sells products at risk of being banned under a law Congress passed with bipartisan support last year. #hemp
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People taking escitalopram (Lexapro), duloxetine (Cymbalta) or agomelatine (Thymanax), were more likely than those with fluoxetine (Prozac) to see their symptoms improve and stay better. Bupropion (Wellbutrin or Zyban) and reboxetine (Edronax) did worse. https://t.co/8CY8YyDW2o

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Rep. Sarah McBride, the first #transgender member of Congress, said: “Anti-trans politics was a flop. The American people are tired of a politics of cruelty that does nothing to lower costs or address corruption." #lgbtq https://t.co/V79gcV6vg5

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The U.S. Apparently Lost Its #Measles-Elimination https://t.co/bY5Va6e3yX international panel of scientific experts convenes on Tuesday to evaluate the status, but genetic data already shows the virus is once again entrenched in the US. https://t.co/JX3umBl5Vd

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Brent crude oil, which is now down to about $90 a barrel because there's a bit more oil coming out of the Middle East via pipelines, and because market traders have rejoiced at the intensifying diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran. https://t.co/raJjWnW0ep

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Despite the VA' s treating nine million #veterans with better outcomes than private care, Trump has embraced a decades-long conservative campaign to effectively kneecap the #VA and shift vets toward private doctors and hospitals.
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The typical household that uses #heatingoil — almost five million nationwide — could pay as much as 70 percent more than last winter or about $2,977 for the season. https://t.co/7MX61KZSck

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David Brouillette, the #ICE agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times. His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation. https://t.co/eMiX2wcEpX

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#Hegseth and some staff stopped to take photos. In videos shared online, the group can be heard talking and laughing loudly enough for the sentinel to reprimand them. https://t.co/bCTgQineKQ

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#Russia and #Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. But two days of U.S. mediated talks concluded with no major breakthrough on ending Moscow's nearly 5-year-old full-scale invasion.
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Nine members of the #Kennedy family filed suit in federal court to block the 250-foot structure, saying it would obstruct their relatives' gravesites — including the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame — at nearby #Arlington National Cemetery. https://t.co/pvKCdBavc9

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MS Democrat #ScottColom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by more than 3,000 votes as of Wednesday. With 98 percent of the vote in, Friday is the deadline for counties to certify their results.
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The Lodi, CA nurse from #Nigeria was arrested the day #DHS said that most detainees with final deportation orders — tens of thousands of immigrants — would no longer appear on the public database. https://t.co/QIGJcBIVA0

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The $51,000 average is up $500 in a year, mainly driven by supply chain issues. And they've gotten higher recently, thanks to tariffs and to buyers flocking to, and car companies making, larger, fancier vehicles. https://t.co/6GKV0h4mGC

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Flying by pricey military jet, Rubio rarely misses a #Florida football game to see his son play as a walk-on running back for the Gators.
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Opponents argued that #Prop40 would just drive the wealthy out of California, costing the state revenue and harming its economy. The measure divided Democrats in a state where they heavily outnumber Republicans.
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American negotiators’ call for a broader agreement on European security echoes Kremlin talking points, European officials and experts worry.
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