4 d. ago Illegal streamers warned they’re losing THOUSANDS trying to watch Premier League and premium Sky channels on the cheap

ILLEGAL streamers have been warned IPTV services are a false economy with many users losing thousands to fraud. New research suggests around 40 per cent of people who turn to illegal streaming to watch Premier League games and other premium TV end up losing money to cyber con-artists. An average of £1,680 is stolen when...

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5 d. ago An emerging shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. Here's what could happen to them

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions

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9 d. ago Trump is weaponizing the welfare state to attack healthcare | Moira Donegan

The proposed withholding of Medicaid and Medicare to restrict gender-affirming care follows the same logic as attacks on abortion careIn United States v Skrmetti, a supreme court decision issued this summer, the rightwing justices made it legal for states to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors, in a ruling whose reasoning strained logic, claiming that state laws banning the treatment did not discriminate on the basis of sex. The ruling upheld laws in 27 states, all of them passed since 2021, which banned the treatment outright; according to the Human Rights Campaign, about 40% of trans minors live in states where treatment for them is against the law. Now, the Trump administration seems to be looking to cut off access to care for the other 60% of those kids.In a proposed rule leaked to NPR, the administration plans to ban gender-affirming care for minors from being covered by Medicaid or by the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or Chip. In a second, more sweeping proposed ...

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2 w. ago Four airlines join together to urge Democrats to fund the government and pay air traffic controllers

CEOs warn that continued shutdown will lead to more delays and flight cancellations – but Democrats insist that dropping their objections would jeopardize the health insurance of millions of Americans

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2 w. ago Trump wants filibuster scrapped to end shutdown as top official rejects call to use emergency food stamps funding – live

President intervenes in stalemate as agriculture secretary says alternative funding for Snap – which runs out on Saturday, affecting 42 million Americans – would be legally impossibleWhat is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it?How will government shutdown could affect your access to food or health insuranceUS House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated this morning that he will not bring the chamber back into session until the government shutdown ends.Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Johnson said: “We are anxious to get the house back to regular legislative session, but we have to get the lights turned back on. Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate have got to reopen the government. Again, it’s the most fundamental responsibility of congress is to have the government operate and work for the people. That’s the number one priority right now and we cannot deviate from that.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Share how the ongoing US government shutdown could affect your access to food or health insurance

We’re interested to hear how the looming pause of Snap benefits, as well as rising insurance costs due to a loss of subsidies, could affect AmericansMore than 40 million Americans will stop receiving food stamps on 1 November, as the US government shutdown enters its fifth week.The Department of Agriculture says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) will be suspended until Congress reopens the government. While the Trump administration argues the department does not have the legal authority to use a $5bn contingency fund to continue the aid, Democrats disagree, and two dozen states have sued the government to force the program to continue. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Home insurance premiums are falling: Here's what to do if yours seems too expensive

Average home insurance premiums fell by 13% year-on-year in September, data seen by the Daily Mail shows - but many are still overpaying.

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2 w. ago Health insurance open enrollment begins this weekend. Americans face higher prices and less help as shutdown drags on

More than 24 million people enrolled in individual plans for 2025

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2 w. ago The government shutdown staring contest will finally get real this week: Who blinks first?

Up until now, most of the American public has been insulated from the shutdown’s effects, Eric Garcia writes. But with SNAP recipients going hungry, labor groups demanding the government reopen and ongoing health insurance enrollment, Trump and Democrats might be forced to find a solution.

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3 w. ago Average premiums for health insurance through Obamacare set to jump by 30%, report reveals

Price rises could impact up to 17 million Americans who buy their health insurance through the government

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3 w. ago The average family is now spending $27,000 a year on health insurance, report finds

Workers pay 26 percent of family premiums while employers cover the remaining 74 percent, KFF’s annual Employer Health Benefits Survey found

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