6 h. ago Government issues statement on Household Benefit Cap review plans

It comes after the Government decided to scrap the two-child benefit cap

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6 d. ago ‘I wish I could go back and do things differently’: Woman behind Minnesota fraud scheme speaks out

Prosecutors described her as the mastermind behind a $250 million fraud scheme

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1 week ago People in Minneapolis and St Paul: what is life like in the Twin Cities right now?

We want to hear from people in Minnesota about the surge of thousands of federal immigration agents in the areaThousands of federal immigration agents have been sent into Minneapolis in recent days, with protests taking place in Minnesota and across the country in response to last week’s shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Absolutely no detail’: experts alarmed as Trump unveils healthcare plan

Months after Trump spoke of ‘concepts of a plan’, framework offers few specifics – and could stall in CongressDonald Trump has finally unveiled his long-awaited framework for healthcare affordability, almost a year and a half after announcing during a pre-election presidential debate that he had the “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform.The short document, titled the Great Healthcare Plan, provides four headline objectives, but few specific details as to how they will be achieved. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements

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1 week ago 35,000 families will be told to pay back Child Benefit payments – here’s why

You can get £26.05 a week for your first child and £17.25 a week for further children from the government

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1 week ago ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good's family breaks silence on claims she had a criminal past

The family of Renee Nicole Good, the woman fatally shot last week during an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota, have broken their silence over claims the 37-year-old had a criminal past.

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1 week ago SNP Government announce £40 a week Scottish Child Payment for babies

The increase will apply to the youngest children and breakfast clubs will also be rolled out.

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1 week ago Wishaw MSP praise for extra Scottish Government cash to tackle child poverty

The funding announced by First Minister John Swinney was originally earmarked to support the government mitigating the two-child limit before the UK Government scrapped it across the UK.

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2 w. ago Minnesota day care ad looking for child actors confirmed as prank amid Somali fraud accusations

Screenshots of the ad were used in social media posts on multiple platforms, cited as proof of fraud at Minnesota day care centers

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2 w. ago A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for Minnesota day care center was posted as a prank

As the Trump administration continues to investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents, social media users are falsely citing a Craigslist ad as evidence of such deceit

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3 w. ago Minnesota has less than 1 week to provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe

Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents receiving federal funds

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3 w. ago What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

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3 w. ago Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state’s child care funds amid fraud claims

The Minnesota governor and 2024 Trump campaign rival accused the president of wrongfully ‘demonizing’ the entire Somali community in Minnesota in the wake of fraud investigations

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3 w. ago Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years

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4 w. ago Harry and Meghan's closest advisor quits as head of their charity days after Sussexes lost their eleventh publicist

Sources indicate that Holt now wants to return to live in London with his husband and young child and that it would be a 'governance issue' if he carried on.

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