Grieving mom seeks steady path after loss and isolation
A grieving mother describes two adult children dying within five years and ongoing therapy. She contemplates distancing from friends who discuss parenting, planning to focus on community service with underprivileged kids. A counselor advised gradual boundaries and joining grief support groups.
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Dear Abby advice column on gifts and boundaries
Readers discuss inheritances and living with overbearing relatives. A woman frets that her fiancé must work on their shared days off to honor his mother's requests while another calls for independence from controlling family. The column offers practical steps to set boundaries and seek therapy for anxiety.
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Fact check shows Trump claims on insulin and VA saved auto industry
A fact check examines Trump claims that his actions created a $35 insulin cap and saved the auto industry, contrasting them with actions by Biden and Obama. It notes the insulin cap was a temporary pilot, later expanded by law, and that the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act benefited more by statute. It also corrects assertions about VA Choice, Black unemployment, and manufacturing jobs, outlining actual impacts under Obama, Trump, and Biden with specifics.
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SpaceX launches escape mission for stranded ISS crew
SpaceX sent a reduced crew to the International Space Station to fetch the two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sam Williams, expected to return next year. NASA's Nick Hague and Russia's Alexander Gorbunov will bring them home after eight months in space, with the Boeing Starliner mission replaced due to safety concerns.
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