Author: John Arcadipane

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The Wall Street Journal left a hole on the front page of its Friday print edition to spotlight the one-year anniversary of its reporter Evan Gershkovich being detained in Russia. The front page of the paper is largely dominated by white space and the headline that says: “HIS STORY SHOULD BE HERE.”  Gershkovich, the paper’s…

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Oscar for supporting actor and an Emmy winner for his role in the groundbreaking TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett always considered his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from a young age and propelling him forward, leading to his Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He also was a star on Broadway, taking over from Billy Daniels in “Golden Boy” with Sammy Davis Jr. in 1964 and recently played a stubborn father figure in the 2023 remake of “The Color Purple.”

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) will implement a new rule aimed at removing barriers and increasing monthly payouts for those who receive certain government benefits, the government agency announced Wednesday.  Beginning at the end of next September, the agency will no longer include food assistance when calculating one’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly…

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