- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- Social Security benefits to rise for 70 million people
- US to lift travel restrictions at Canada and Mexico borders
- Millions in US fear utility shutoffs as debts rise
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The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that as many as 70 million Americans will soon receive a nearly 6% increase in their benefit checks, the largest cost-of-living adjustment for retirees in decades.
The 5.9% boost is in response to a spike in inflation caused by supply chain bottlenecks, rising prices, worker shortages and other economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
The US will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel in November, ending a 19-month freeze due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the US and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic.
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