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Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million

Dec. 19, 2024 18:04 PM EST

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The almost 1% growth rate this year was the highest it has been since 2001, and it was a marked contrast to the record...

Millions of people may get expanded Social Security benefits. Who are they and how would it happen?

Dec. 19, 2024 14:12 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation set for a final Senate vote in the coming days. The Social Security Fairness Act would end longtime provisions that reduce the federal benefit for people who are also...