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August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out today

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In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Massachusetts.

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UCLA campus police cycle around the perimeter of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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President Donald Trump speaks during the opening ceremony for the Trump International Golf Links golf course, near Aberdeen, Scotland, Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

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Virginia minimum wage

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August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in three days

By Asher Notheis July 29, 2025 7:00 am

A tip jar contains $1 and $5 bills, Sept. 6, 2017 in New York.

First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 15 days

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