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The Trump administration has confirmed that Social Security recipients who are in default on federal student loans will see their monthly benefits reduced by 15% beginning in June 2025.

The announcement marks the resumption of collections that had been paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move could affect older Americans—many of whom depend on Social Security as their primary income—and has triggered renewed debate over the intersection of federal student debt and retirement security.

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It was a little more than a month ago that the Social Security Administration (SSA) said it would begin implementing enhanced fraud prevention tools for claims filed over the telephone.

The changes were expected to give the SSA new anti-fraud capabilities designed to protect beneficiaries and streamline the customer experience, even as Elon Musk and DOGE had put a chainsaw to that federal agency and many others.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting — a big change following his recent surprise retirement announcement.

Buffett’s handpicked successor, Greg Abel, told the Omaha World-Herald that Berkshire plans a shareholder meeting for the first weekend of May that will have a question-and-answer session.

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The U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge in Texas it hasn’t decided whether to enter into an agreement with Boeing Co. that would drop a criminal charge related to two fatal 737 Max crashes, and that federal prosecutors are giving the families of victims another chance to weigh in.

Government lawyers briefed the families for two hours on Friday on a “possible framework” for a non-prosecution agreement with Boeing,

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OMAHA, Nebraska, EE.UU. (AP) — El multimillonario Warren Buffett planea asistir, pero no responder preguntas, en la reunión de accionistas de Berkshire Hathaway del próximo año, un gran cambio tras su reciente anuncio sorpresa de jubilación.

Greg Abel, el sucesor elegido por Buffett, comentó al Omaha World-Herald que Berkshire planea una reunión de accionistas para el primer fin de semana de mayo que incluirá una sesión de preguntas y respuestas.

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