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21Jul

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ASTROLOGY

Cosmic Gossip Libra’s Monthly Horoscope

Libra is the peacemaker, a natural for negotiation and diplomacy. She dislikes conflict and will go to any length to avoid confrontations. Harmony is her preference, but do not take Libra for a pushover, history records the births of most of our famous generals to be in the sign of Libra. Fair is fair and this is the sign best suited to command an army. Tandem, two, duets and all things in pairs are best suited for Libra. She speaks in the language of "we". We'll see you later...we'll be right back...we'll call...etc. etc. You can spot a Libra in a crowd because he or she will be with one person rather than mingle. Comfortable in partnership, Libra gravitates to another Libra, since the ground rules are already in place for a relationship. If you love a Libra, share everything. Consult...

The Inspirational Wisdom Oprah Winfrey Shares In Her Monthly O

4Jul

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BOOKS

The Inspirational Wisdom Oprah Winfrey Shares In Her Monthly O

The Oprah Magazine column updated, curated, and collected for the first time in a beautiful keepsake book. After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life," Oprah has penned one column a month over the last fourteen years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in history), launched her own television network, became America's only black billionaire, was awarded an honorary degree from Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, watched friends and colleagues come and go, lost beloved pets and adopted new ones, and celebrated milestone birthdays. Th...

In Martin Luther King Jr.’s Neighborhood Black Mothers Will Soon Receive Monthly Cash Payments

4Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS

In Martin Luther King Jr.’s Neighborhood Black Mothers Will Soon Receive Monthly Cash Payments

A new program is launching in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward — the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. — that could help build the case for the idea he popularized half a century ago: guaranteed cash payments as a vehicle out of poverty. The program, which will launch early this year in King’s neighborhood, will send monthly payments of $850 to 650 Black women over two years, making it one of the largest guaranteed income programs to date. Guaranteed income — the concept of sending people cash payments with no strings attached — was featured in King’s 1967 book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” in which he argued that sometimes the simplest idea could be the most effective in ending poverty. But the concept of guaranteed monthly payments remained a fringe issue for decades un...

4 Essential Reads: US Families With Kids Are Getting Monthly Payments From The Government

25Apr

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POLITICS

4 Essential Reads: US Families With Kids Are Getting Monthly Payments From The Government

Emily Schwartz Greco, The Conversation Most U.S. families with children will get six monthly payments from the government in 2021, starting July 15. Parents and guardians may spend this money – $300 per child under 6 and $250 for every kid or teen who is 6 and up – on groceries, computers, child care, sneakers or however else they see fit. Eighty-eight percent of U.S. families with children under 18 are eligible for this new allowance Congress approved in March as part of a coronavirus relief package, which extends the child tax credit to the lowest-earning Americans. In addition to getting either $250 or $300 a month per kid for six months, families will also get a tax credit equal to six more monthly installments at tax time in 2022. The Internal Revenue Service is responsible for deli...

4 Questions Answered: A Monthly Allowance For Millions Of American Parents Soon

12Mar

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BUSINESS

4 Questions Answered: A Monthly Allowance For Millions Of American Parents Soon

The federal government’s US$1.9 trillion relief package Congress passed on March 10 will temporarily expand the child tax credit. This credit, currently pegged at up to $2,000 a year per child until they turn 17, will instead total $3,600 for children under 6 and $3,000 for kids up to the age of 18 over the next 12 months. Starting in July, the Internal Revenue Service will distribute half this money to most families with children in monthly payments of either $250 or $300 per child. The IRS will deliver the balance at tax time in 2022. The Conversation U.S. asked Joya Misra, a sociologist who studies how public policies influence inequality, four questions about this new temporary benefit. 1. Why are families with children getting these benefits? This program builds on the existing chil...