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White House chief of staff Ron Klain faced social media backlash on Thursday for praising rising Social Security benefits following another high inflation report. The September inflation report found that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by approximately 0.4% from the previous month with inflation hitting 8.2% since last year.The numbers were higher than the original 8.1% headline figure and the 0.2% monthly increase forecast by Refinitiv economists. Despite this report, Klain heavily promoted the additional news that Social Security benefits are set to rise by 8.7%, the largest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 1981.The Social Security Administration calculates COLA based on the increase in CPI from the third quarter of 2021 to third quarter 2022.
"And for the first time in a decade, SS benefits will go up while Medicare premiums are going DOWN. So Seniors will get ahead on inflation," Klain tweeted along with a report from the Associated Press. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain attends an event with governors of western states and members of the Biden administration cabinet. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) He also retweeted a similar report from CBS correspondent Ed O’Keefe along with a tweet from Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. "Seniors deserve increases in their Social Security checks to keep up with risings costs — this year, and every year. Democrats are fighting to protect and expand Social Security, funded by the wealthy paying their fair share.
Republicans want to cut these benefits," Warren tweeted. Other social media users were less enthusiastic, with many pointing out the rising benefits cannot make up for record-high inflation rates exacerbated by Biden's policies. "White House COS reaction to bad
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EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the successful premiere of Monster High The Movie, Nickelodeon and Mattel Television have given a green light to a sequel to the live-action movie musical. Based on the Mattel franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures, the feature-length TV movie will begin production in January in Vancouver, Canada, and will air on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ in 2023.
A former councillor who is leading a housing development in Dalbeattie has won a second battle with local residents.
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for ignoring subpoenas from the Congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon also was fined $6,500. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed to delay the sentencing while Bannon appeals, “as long as the appeal is timely,” according to Politico.
Jordan Wertlieb predicted that ABC and CBS would follow suit if NBC decides to hand its 10 p.m. slot over to its local affiliates.
House Of The Dragon producer Sara Hess has said she’s “baffled” by viewers who are attracted to Daemon Targaryen.The character, played by Matt Smith, has attracted admirers online since the first episode, who have nicknamed him “daddy Daemon” in various posts on Twitter.Events in the eighth episode helped drive the attraction further, where Daemon helped his ailing brother, King Viserys, as he stumbled up the stairs to the Iron Throne.Considering the character’s past actions however, including the murder of his wife, the show’s producer has said she’s perplexed by the fandom around him.Already missing daddy daemon pic.twitter.com/mDeSHFfmyh— Gabby (@wonderlandgabby) October 17, 2022NOT THIS MAN SIGNING AS "DADDY DAEMON" SOMEONE STOP HIM pic.twitter.com/OLQnAE4UsO— kenny (@houseofdarklina) October 15, 2022Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Hess said: “He’s become Internet Boyfriend in a way that baffles me. Not that Matt isn’t incredibly charismatic and wonderful, and he’s incredible in the role.
has delivered a new bad boy Internet boyfriend to the masses — and at least one of the series' writers can't quite make sense of it. In an interview with , writer and executive producer Sara Hess and director Clare Kilner hilariously open up about the fan love and thirst for Matt Smith's complex performance as Daemon Targaryen — which often finds him involved in both murderous and incestuous plotlines. «He’s become Internet Boyfriend in a way that baffles me,» Hess remarks of the character. «Not that Matt isn’t incredibly charismatic and wonderful, and he’s incredible in the role. But Daemon himself is … I don’t want him to be my boyfriend! I’m a little baffled how they’re all, 'Oh, daddy!' And I’m just like: 'Really?' How -- in what way -- was he a good partner, father or brother -- to ? You got me.
José Lopez from Puerto Rico was crowned Mr Gay World 2022 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on Saturday night.
Summer fun is over! Summer House‘s Paige DeSorbo sounded off on Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke’s engagement — and why it caused her some drama — during BravoCon 2022.
CBS continues to torch the ratings wars on Friday nights, as new hit Fire Country is again showing strongly in the Live+Same Day tallies.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s criminal record has been wiped clean. After completing the terms of his no-jail plea deal in his Manhattan sex abuse case, the "Jerry Maguire" star had his charge downgraded Thursday to second-degree harassment for kissing a woman against her will at a nightclub in 2018. Prosecutor Coleen Balbert said Thursday Gooding had completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation. Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding’s therapist.
3RD UPDATE: Cuba Gooding Jr. will receive no jail time in his forcible touching case after pleading guilty to a lesser charge today in Manhattan Criminal Court and complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April. Gooding replaced his misdemeanor plea with a plea to a noncriminal harassment violation and faces no additional penalties.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is avoiding prison.
EJ Panaligan editor Cuba Gooding Jr. will receive no jail time for his forcible touching case, after it was resolved Thursday in New York City, according to the Associated Press. He previously pleaded guilty to one count of forcible touching in April in a criminal case that placed accusations upon him for violating three different women in Manhattan nightclubs between 2018 and 2019. The actor has complied with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that was reached earlier in the year, with prosecutor Coleen Balbert indicating that Gooding has remained out of trouble and completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling. Fulfilling these terms allowed him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea, and instead plead guilty to a harassment violation. He will not have a criminal record as a result.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. will not face jail time for the forcible touching case against him in New York City after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Prosecutors say Gooding completed six months of alcohol and behavioral counseling, allowing them to change his previous misdemeanor plea to a noncriminal violation. The 54-year-old star pleaded guilty back in April to the misdemeanor charge for forcibly kissing a nightclub worker back in 2018. It's just one of dozens of accusations against the Oscar winner that came to light in the #MeToo era. Claudia Oshry Details Alleged Cuba Gooding Jr.
Associated Press). The actor is continuing with therapy as per the terms of his agreement.
Cuba Gooding Jr. will avoid prison.
Back to Vermont! Winter House is back with a supersized premiere — and new faces — on Thursday, October 13.
Republicans in Congress are sending a letter to the FBI Wednesday demanding transparency and data on the bureau's enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act prohibits the threat or use of physical force to intimidate a person seeking an abortion.