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The Social Security Administration has announced a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, the largest raise retirees have seen in four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Rachel Apa, from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running on Sunday with the Parkinson's Foundation Champions to raise money and honor her grandfather who had the disease, she said in a fundraising page.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Meta, at last check, was looking to raise about $15 billion from the U.S. portion of its cross-currency bond deal on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The GoFundMe campaign seeks to raise funds to take Wright’s body back to New York, to cover funeral costs and to help provide for the producer’s family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
There are so many, I have to raise my voice.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Bass said the Convention Center will give the city an economic boost and argued that the police raises kept the city from losing a much larger number of officers during her time in office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
UBS raises its target price on the stock to 293 Swiss francs from 273 francs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Deutsche Bank raises its price target to $300, saying that CrowdStrike’s market opportunity could exceed its own projections.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The discovery raises the possibility of developing therapies that strengthen the brain's cellular cleanup mechanisms and help protect vulnerable neurons.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Roland Mathers, who is kind of a know-it-all and talks like he’s forty, raises his hand and starts to speak even before she calls on him.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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The event, known as the Great Dimming, raised questions about what was happening inside the aging star.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, Talarico’s campaign and Democratic PACs raised about $133 million.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Her hopes were raised when an image of him was sent through by a woman named Melissa, who claimed to have fed her cat and wanted reward money for her autistic grandchildren.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The court’s six conservatives, all of whom were raised Catholic, leaned in favor of ruling the state was discriminating based on religion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
In front of him, Wolf raised his head and sniffed.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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A ballot measure that would funnel more money to the Los Angeles Fire Department by raising sales taxes by a half-cent was leading in early returns Tuesday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
SYDNEY—New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to its highest level since mid-2015 in the third quarter, defying expectations of a fall and affirming the central bank’s recent caution around raising interest rates further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The board has written to the authorities seeking restoration of the mosque's water and electricity and raising concerns about its future.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
They include promising wealth, high returns or a better lifestyle to tempt you into investing; raising expectations for unrealistic profits; and using titles, qualifications or positions of authority to gain your trust.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The women picked up their straw pallets from the floor and piled them in a corner, raising a fresh storm of dust which started me coughing helplessly again.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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