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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close June 18 – June 25, 2024 191 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 26 · Issue 177 Get it by email ↓
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When Social Security mistakenly overpays benefits, you might get a bill | 60 Minutes

Each year, about a million people are told they owe the Social Security Administration money because the agency miscalculated their benefits and paid them too much.

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Business 5 stories

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Sports 16 stories

  1. Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free

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  2. Show HN: I made a puzzle game that gently introduces my favorite math mysteries

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Technology 151 stories

  1. Safe Superintelligence Inc.

  2. EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control

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  3. The tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets

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Entertainment 9 stories

  1. Show HN: I made an open source and local translation app

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