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A woman enjoys a sunny and frosty day on the embankment of the South Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER AND KOSTYA MANENKOV KIRSTEN GRIESHABER AND KOSTYA MANENKOV - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-7:38PM, 66 Reads
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.
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Jake Heinrichs hugs his wife, Rachel Chavkin, after speaking about early-stage Alzheimer's disease while inside their home in New York, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

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Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AND SHELBY LUM LAURAN NEERGAARD AND SHELBY LUM - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-6:31PM, 38 Reads
An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department. Completely closing it is most likely impossible without an act of Congress. The White House says the department will retain some critical functions.

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Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions

By COLLIN BINKLEY AND CHRIS MEGERIAN COLLIN BINKLEY AND CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-5:50PM, 75 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S.
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Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike

By FATIMA HUSSEIN AND MATT SEDENSKY FATIMA HUSSEIN AND MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-5:25PM, 63 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously closing government offices has sparked a furor among lawmakers, advo
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