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☆ The most—and least—expensive large U.S. cities based on the cost of monthly expenses like rent, utilities, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

1 most expensive large U.S. city based on monthly costs: San JoseSan Jose, California is the most expensive large city in the U.S. The average San Jose home value is $1,316,415, down 0.7% over the past year, according to Zillow. 10 most expensive large U.S. cities based on monthly costsSan Jose, Calif. Boston, Mass. The second least expensive large U.S. city based on the average cost of monthly household expenses is Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is just one of two cities in Ohio to make doxo's list of the least expensive large U.S. cities based on household bills.

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☆ UAW-Stellantis deal includes $18.9 billion in investments, new truck for idled plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The investments are expected to be completed during the term of the 4½-year tentative agreement, which must still be ratified by the roughly 43,000 UAW members covered by the proposed contract at Stellantis. The tentative labor agreement was reached Saturday after roughly six weeks of targeted strikes by the union against Stellantis, General Motors and Ford Motor. The work stoppages began Sept. 15 after the sides failed to reach deals covering 146,000 UAW members with the automakers by a strike deadline. "For the first time in a long time, we've done the unthinkable: Reopened a plant," Fain said during an online broadcast Thursday, referring to the Belvidere plant, which was idled in February 2022. Heading into the talks, UAW Vice President Rich Boyer, who led the Stellantis talks, made product commitments a priority and stressed that the Belvidere plant was a make-or-break issue.

Persons: Randy Harvard, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, we've, Fain, Rich Boyer Organizations: United Auto Workers, DETROIT –, Chrysler, UAW, Stellantis, General Motors, Ford Motor Locations: Sterling Heights, Mich, DETROIT, U.S, Belvidere , Illinois, Stellantis, Belvidere

☆ Opinion | Stephen King and America’s ‘Gun Problem’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

To the Editor:Re “18 More Deaths From Our Gun Addiction,” by Stephen King (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 31):Mr. King’s frustration with gun violence and his feeling of helplessness for our country are not unique, but they are born more from exhaustion than reality. “The gun problem” is just that: a problem to be solved. A good coach knows when to substitute for exhausted players, and it’s OK that Mr. King and others need some bench time. The fresh legs off the bench are many, and they are moving with optimism, impatience and persistence to find the right courses of action that will make America’s gun violence problem no longer exist. She is the author of “Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis” and “How to Talk About Guns With Anyone.”To the Editor:I agree with Stephen King.

Persons: Stephen King, King, Katherine Schweit, Sandy, “, Pam Leiter Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Sandy Hook Elementary Locations: America, Katherine Schweit Centreville, Va, Haven, Mich

☆ Opinion | The Israel-Gaza War: ‘Innocent Lives Being Lost on Both Sides’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Any nation (including the United States) would react if attacked by a neighboring entity, especially one aiming to destroy it. In attacking Gaza, however, Israel most likely will lose in the American and world court of public opinion — and ultimately could lose United States backing, a disaster for Israel. The substantial increase in antisemitic acts being committed in the United States and other countries contributes to this worrisome dynamic. I care about the innocent lives being lost on both sides. The road to their salvation lies not with reproof of Israel; Israel’s first responsibility is to her citizens.

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to prevent Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from leaving his name off the 2024 primary ballot. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesA lawsuit in Colorado also is focusing on the Constitution's “insurrection” clause to bar Trump from that state's 2024 ballot. Even if the events of January 6, 2021, could constitute an ‘insurrection’ (they do not), President Trump did not ‘engage’ in it. “Despite President Trump’s tremendous popularity, there are people who want to deny Michigan voters the opportunity to express their choice by voting for him,” according to Trump's Michigan filing. “To accomplish this, they want the secretary of state to violate her duties and exercise powers she does not have to keep President Trump’s name off of the ballot.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jocelyn Benson, Benson, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ”, ” Trump, “, Trump’s Organizations: Michigan, U.S, Detroit Free Press, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Republican, Colorado, Minnesota Supreme Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Constitution's, Colorado, Minnesota, United States

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh usually shares his thoughts freely, and often in unique ways. Amid an NCAA investigation into a sign-stealing scheme under his watch at Michigan, his approach has changed. “Stuff we just can’t talk about," Harbaugh said Monday while the second-ranked Wolverines prepared to play Purdue. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesWhat is true is that contract talks between Michigan and Harbaugh have lingered for many months. Harbaugh has denied any knowledge or involvement in impermissible scouting of opponents and said no one has given him a timetable for the probe.

Persons: — Jim Harbaugh, Harbaugh, ” Harbaugh, Connor Stalions, ”, Ralph D, Russo, Larry Lage Organizations: Wolverines, Purdue, Michigan, Harbaugh, Associated Press, Washington Post, NCAA, AP, Boilermakers, AP College Football Locations: Mich, Michigan

Union wages, and the battles to keep them, have elevated the fortunes of countless Black families, Brooks said. “Black people could take advantage of that and buy homes in neighborhoods throughout Detroit,” Perry said. “Without the union jobs, (employers) can do anything, say anything and you're out the door,” she said. Only about 25% of Detroit's residents are in that range, and about two-thirds of city residents earn less than $50,000 per year, Goss said. Martin described her childhood during the 1970s and 1980s in her predominantly Black Detroit neighborhood as among the “happiest times” of her life.

Persons: WAYNE, Britney Johnson, Johnson's, “, ”, Tracy Brooks, Johnson, Brooks, Bobbie Allen Sr, Allen, ” Brooks, Andre Perry, ” Perry, Mike Duggan, Anika Goss, Goss, Yolanda Martin, Martin, Tracy Hadden Loh, ” Martin, ” ___ Jefferson, Rhonda Shafner Organizations: Black, United Auto Workers, Ford, Union, General Motors, Ford Motor, Blacks, Brookings Metro, Brookings Institution, Daimler Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot, Detroit Future, Chicago . Locations: Mich, Ford's Wayne, Texas, Michigan, Detroit, Stellantis, U.S, Chicago, Black Detroit, Rosedale, Grandmont, Novi, New York

☆ UAW expected to announce tentative agreement with Stellantis to end labor strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The tentative agreement, which would still need to be approved by union leaders and ratified by members, is patterned off a 4½-year agreement reached between the union and Ford Motor on Wednesday, sources previously told CNBC. The UAW plans to hold a meeting early Saturday afternoon with local Stellantis union leaders following the sides agreeing in principle to the terms of a deal. The tentative agreement is expected to end six weeks of targeted labor strikes by the union after the sides failed to reach new deals for 146,000 UAW members before a Sept. 14 deadline. The union called back more than 16,000 striking Ford workers after reaching a tentative deal with the automaker. It's not immediately clear how much the labor deals will increase labor costs for the companies, which had argued that giving in to all of the union's demands would affect their competitiveness and even long-term viability.

Persons: Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Ford, It's Organizations: United Auto Workers, DETROIT, UAW, Ford Motor, CNBC, General Motors, GM, Bloomberg News, Ford, Deutsche Bank Locations: Sterling Heights, Mich, Illinois

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican presidential candidates professed their strong support for Israel on Saturday as they addressed an influential Republican Jewish group during a campaign stop that coincided with Israel’s stepped-up offensive in the war against Hamas and included the exit of a high-profile contender from the 2024 race. Israel has targeted the Palestinian enclave with airstrikes and cut off power and communications as it mounts an operation against the militant group. But this year's summit comes as Israel has been plunged in crisis and put on war footing. The organization's longtime benefactor, billionaire casino mogul and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, became a big backer of Trump and implored coalition members to support Trump in 2016. In their remarks, most of the candidates pledged robust support for Israel.

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U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks at the National Action Network’s (NAN) three-day annual national convention on April 07, 2022 in New York City. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., indicated Wednesday that he will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge for pulling a fire alarm in a congressional building on Capitol Hill last month. Bowman has agreed to pay the maximum fine of $1,000 for one misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm — a charge that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail. After the vote, Bowman said, he also met with the sergeant at arms and Capitol Police at their request and explained what happened. "I want to be very clear, this was not me, in any way, trying to delay any vote," Bowman said.

Persons: Jamaal Bowman, NAN, Bowman, Bryan Steil, Lisa McClain, — Kyle Stewart Organizations: Rep, Sheraton, midtown Manhattan ., Capitol, Capitol Police, Washington, D.C, Cannon, House Republican Conference Locations: New York City, midtown Manhattan, Washington

☆ Ford, UAW Near Tentative Labor Deal to Potentially End Six-Week Strike at the Automaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Nora Eckert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

UAW union members have been striking over job security and pay as automakers push forward in developing EVs, which require fewer workers and cost more in raw materials. What does that mean for the future of auto workers and the union? Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street JournalThe United Auto Workers union is close to securing a new tentative labor contract with Ford Motor , after intense bargaining overnight and into the day Wednesday, according to people with knowledge of the talks. The UAW, now in the sixth week of its strike at the three Detroit automakers, has called for work stoppages at three Ford factories and sent more than 16,000 U.S. factory workers at the Dearborn, Mich., based car company to picket lines.

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Street, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor, UAW, Detroit automakers, Ford Locations: U.S, Mich

☆ UAW, Ford Expected to Announce New Tentative Labor Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Nora Eckert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

UAW union members have been striking over job security and pay as automakers push forward in developing EVs, which require fewer workers and cost more in raw materials. What does that mean for the future of auto workers and the union? Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal<br>The United Auto Workers union is expected to announce a new tentative labor contract with Ford Motor on Wednesday night, after intense bargaining throughout the day, according to people with knowledge of the talks. The UAW, now in the sixth week of its strike at the three Detroit automakers, has called for work stoppages at three Ford factories and sent more than 16,000 U.S. factory workers at the Dearborn, Mich., car company to picket lines.

Persons: George Downs Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford Motor, UAW, Detroit automakers, Ford Locations: U.S, Mich

☆ Roe v. Wade Is Gone, but Abortions Are on the Rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Laura Kusisto | Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

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The UAW said another 5,000 workers are going on strike, bringing the total number of UAW members on strike at the Big Three automakers to over 45,000, on day 40 of the strike. The workers took the strike to Arlington Assembly, home to some of GM's most profitable vehicles, the Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade. The union's strategy of targeted strikes has throttled billions in revenue for the Detroit Three while requiring fewer than half the 150,000 UAW members at the companies to forgo pay and walk picket lines. "It's time GM workers, and the whole working class, get their fair share." But he told UAW members "there is more to be won".

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, we've, Shawn Fain, Fain, Harley Shaiken, Mary Barra, David Shepardson, Joe White, Ben Klayman, Sayantani Ghosh, Chizu Nomiyama, Peter Henderson Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, UAW, Big, Arlington Assembly, Chevy Tahoe, Chevy, GMC Yukon, Cadillac, Kentucky, Chrysler, Detroit, EV, Ford, Korean, University of California, GM, Anderson Economic, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Texas, Cadillac Escalade, F.N, Sterling Heights, Mich, University of California Berkeley, Arlington, Detroit

The man, whose name was redacted in the document, said he worked as a “political tracker” for America Rising. The police report links to two websites as potential employers, one at an America Rising corporation and one for an America Rising political action committee. The mansion on Mackinac Island is a summer residence for any Michigan governor in office. The governor's team would not confirm whether she was at the Mackinac Island residence on Aug. 26, citing security concerns. Her chief of staff said the August incident on Mackinac Island was considered “extremely serious,” in light of the previous criminal cases.

Persons: Gretchen Whitmer’s, ‘, It's, Whitmer, ”, ” Det, Aaron Sitko, Lori Dougovito, James Grady II, ” Whitmer, ” JoAnne Huls, “, Elissa Slotkin, Xavier Becerra, Slotkin Organizations: Michigan Gov, The Associated Press, America, America Rising, Michigan, Police, AP . State, Democratic U.S . Rep, Health Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Mackinac, ”, Brighton , Michigan

☆ UAW Strike Expands to Stellantis’s Largest U.S. Factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ryan Felton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

UAW union members have been striking over job security and pay as automakers push forward in developing EV’s, which require fewer workers and cost more in raw materials. So what does that mean for the future of auto workers and the union? Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street JournalThe United Auto Workers on Monday expanded its continuing strike against Detroit’s car companies by shutting down a pickup-truck plant, a surprise action that hit Chrysler-parent Stellantis ’s largest U.S. factory. The 6,800-worker plant, located in Sterling Heights, Mich., in suburban Detroit, makes the Ram 1500 pickup truck, among the automaker’s most profitable vehicles. The walkout brings the total number of UAW-represented on strike at the Detroit automakers, including Ford Motor and General Motors , to more than 40,000, the UAW said.

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Street, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, U.S ., UAW, Detroit, Ford Motor, General Motors Locations: Sterling Heights, Mich, Detroit

☆ U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a major escalation of its six-week strike at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Monday told 6,800 workers at a large Ram pickup truck plant in Michigan to walk off the job. Union workers at the plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler and Jeep, in Sterling Heights, Mich., joined the strike on Monday morning. The walkout at the Ram plant is the first escalation in the strikes since the U.A.W. called 8,700 workers to leave their jobs at Ford Motor’s largest plant, in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 11. That plant produces the Super Duty version of the company’s popular F-150 truck and the Ford Expedition, a full-size sport-utility vehicle.

Persons: Ram, “ Stellantis Organizations: U.S, United Automobile Workers, Stellantis, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford, Ford Expedition Locations: Michigan, Sterling Heights, Mich, United States, Ford Motor’s, Louisville, Ky

The museum this fall acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens from Oregon State University, many of which are snakes. The development places the university in a unique position, according to Schneider, the research museum collections manager for the museum's division of reptiles and amphibians. “I’m fairly confident we’ll have the largest snake collection in the world,” he said. The extensive new additions also will allow scientists to conduct new snake and amphibian research, perhaps looking at trait evolution in mothers and their offspring. The "largest snake collection" title would be nice, but Schneider said the true promise of a big collection is new research opportunities.

Persons: — Greg Schneider, Schneider, ”, Lynne Houck, Stevan Arnold, ” Schneider, “, Hernán, Dan Rabosky Organizations: University of Michigan Museum, Oregon State University, Oregon State, Michigan, Smithsonian, American Museum of, University of Kansas, Michigan's, Michigan's Department of Ecology, Museums Center Locations: Mich, U.S, Michigan, Washington, New York, Oregon, Michigan's Department

☆ As Abortion Access Shrinks, Hospitals Fill in the Gaps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

As Abortion Access Shrinks, Hospitals Fill in the Gaps For this article, Allison McCann and Jamie Kelter Davis spent time with a patient from Indiana as she underwent an abortion at a Chicago hospital. Alaska Fla. Hawaii 16% 18% 20%+ Total or six-week abortion ban Wash. Maine Mont. Dr. Jonah Fleisher is a co-director of the Complex Abortion Regional Line for Access, or CARLA, which helps abortion patients find appointments at four Chicago-area hospitals. Chronic Conditions and Abortion Bans These health conditions, especially when left untreated, can add risks for abortion patients. Alaska Fla. Hawaii Diabetes among women High blood pressure among women Cardiovascular disease among women 9% 11% 13%+ 28% 30% 32%+ 5% 6% 7%+ Total or 6-week abortion ban Total or 6-week abortion ban Total or 6-week abortion ban Wash. Wash. Wash. Maine Mont.

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WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. Officials at all three companies note that they have sweetened pay offers and offered numerous other concessions. Fain has even sought 32-hour work weeks for 40 hours of pay — a demand that even many union workers call unrealistic. In a departure from the style of past UAW leaders, Fain has insulted CEOs and publicly revealed the companies' pay offers. Parker, whom Fain tapped to be an assistant, says he feels sure Fain has a plan to end the strike.

Persons: WAYNE, Shawn Fain, Fain, they've, “ He’s, ”, Harley Shaiken, he’s, Ford, Dawn Krunzel, Krunzel, haven't, “ I'm, Doc Killian, Bill Ford, Killian, ” Killian, “, Bernie Sanders, Paul Nicodemus, Nicodemus doesn't, “ Shawn, ” Nicodemus, Bill Parker, Parker, ” Parker, Brian Rothenberg, Rothenberg Organizations: Detroit’s automakers, United Auto Workers, UAW, Toyota, University of California, General Motors, GM, Ford's, Ford, Facebook, Indiana, Taylor High School, Chrysler, Delco, “ Locations: Mich, University of California Berkeley, Toledo , Ohio, Ford's Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, Kokomo

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a quiz Michigan State used on its videoboards before a game against No. 2 Michigan, said the school didn't ask for permission to use his content or pay him for it. “It’s an absolutely normal trivia question, shown in an inappropriate setting,” Floris van Pallandt wrote Sunday on his YouTube page. 2 Michigan was finishing off a 49-0 win over the Spartans on Saturday night, Michigan State spokesman Matt Larson apologized that the inappropriate content was displayed more than an hour before kickoff. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesMichigan State streamed The Quiz Channel, which had 40 questions in its latest video, including asking where was Hitler born with his image before showing Austria as the answer.

Persons: Adolf, ” Floris van Pallandt, Matt Larson, “, ” Larson, Hitler, Teresa Woodruff, ” Organizations: YouTube, Michigan, Spartans, “ MSU, Michigan State, “, Trek, Spartan, AP Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Austria

☆ Opinion | Who Collects Nazi Memorabilia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “What Kind of Person Spends $1,000 on an SS Bowl?,” by Menachem Kaiser (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 1):Objects by themselves have no meaning. Context — the story the thing tells — transforms an object into an “artifact.” Trading in Nazi memorabilia is trading in Nazi history and ideology, an ideology of hate and violence whose foundational tenet was (and is) antisemitism. Ruth BergmanFarmington Hills, Mich.To the Editor:As the former executive director of the Buffalo Holocaust Resource Center, I am well aware of the thirst for Nazi paraphernalia in Western New York. Area antique marts often sell Nazi Lugers, swastika flags and used Nazi pearl-handled knives. Many U.S. veterans of World War II from Western New York returned home with spoils of war, and some family members brought in horrific concentration camp liberation photos and Nazi flags found in the attic after their parents died.

Persons: Menachem Kaiser, Ruth Bergman Farmington Organizations: SS, Buffalo Holocaust Resource, U.S Locations: Ruth Bergman Farmington Hills, Mich, Buffalo, Western New York, Nazi

State Senator Stephanie Chang, a longtime friend, said that since Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, Ms. Woll had been talking with Jewish and Muslim community leaders about helping civilians on the ground. She would always, he said, “draw out the best in everybody.”Speaking at the funeral, he noted the diverse crowd in attendance, which he said represented what Ms. Woll was about. “We have in this room, Muslims and Hindus, Catholics and Christians and Jews and all kinds of races, and everyone loves Sam and was affirmed by Sam,” he said. Rabbi Ariana Silverman of the Downtown Synagogue spoke about Ms. Woll’s recent work guiding the renovation of the synagogue, her leadership on fund-raising efforts and her openness to other viewpoints. “She certainly had her own convictions,” Rabbi Silverman said, “but she would really listen to different ideas and had the remarkable ability to say, ‘Let me think about it, and I will get back to you.’”

Persons: Stephanie Chang, Woll, Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Sam, ”, Rabbi Ariana Silverman, ” Rabbi Silverman, ’ Organizations: Jewish Community Relations Council Locations: Israel, Bloomfield Hills, Mich

2 Michigan routed Michigan State 49-0 on Saturday night. Michigan State appeared to make adjustments on offense after it was disclosed Michigan is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by opponents. The Spartans reverted to signaling calls to the offense with two staffers on the sideline in the second half. Michigan State: Just when it looked like a miserable season could not get worse, Michigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before the game. Michigan State: At Minnesota on Saturday.

Persons: — J.J, McCarthy, didn't, Alex Orji, Mel Tucker, Blake Corum's, Roman Wilson, Colston Loveland, Loveland, Andrew Schorfhaar, Katin Houser, Houser, Mike Sainristil, Jim Harbaugh, Adolf Hitler’s Organizations: Michigan, Michigan State, Wolverines, Spartans, NCAA, Reserve, Purdue, AP Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, A.J, Indiana, Minnesota

☆ How Much Social Security Will I Get?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Aly J. Yale | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

For these reasons, it is hard to know exactly what your Social Security checks will look like years in advance. Every year, the government adjusts Social Security payouts for inflation—these are called cost-of-living adjustments, or COLA—so averages change, too. However, you can start taking Social Security anytime between ages 62 and 70. Whether or not you’ll owe taxes on your Social Security check is complicated, but more than half of Social Security recipients currently pay taxes on theirs. You can use the Social Security Administration’s Quick Calculator to get a rough idea of your payouts, or if you sign up for a My Social Security account, you’ll get an official estimate straight from the source.

Persons: Aly J, you’ve, You’ll, ”, Krisstin Petersmarck, —, James Sahagian, you’re, you’ll Organizations: Yale, Social Security, Bridgeriver Advisors, Social, Social Security Administration, Ramapo Wealth Advisors Locations: U.S, Bloomfield Hills, Mich, Ramapo, Ramsey , N.J

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