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Most retirees don't delay Social Security benefits, research finds. Here's why experts say it pays to wait
A majority of new retirees claim Social Security retirement benefits before age 65, new research finds. Here's why experts say it's better to wait.CNBC - Business -
Why you should add gold to your retirement plan now
Considering adding gold to your retirement portfolio? Here's why you may want to act now.CBS News - Top stories -
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.The New York Times - Health -
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.The New York Times - Top stories -
Here’s why Trump will reject a flat tax
A flat tax rate is one of those ideas that sounds great until you think about it.MarketWatch - Business - Donald Trump -
Home sales are down. Here's why buyers should act now.
A drop in home sales could prove to be an opportunity for some buyers. Here's why.CBS News - Top stories -
Here's why it could be better to buy Series I bonds before May, experts say
Series I bonds could fall below 5% in May. Here's the best time for long-term investors to buy.CNBC - Business -
The Former Congressman in the Hot Seat at Trump's Truth Social
Devin Nunes is running a tiny, money-losing, slow-growing social-media company that just went public. The looming question: What if the app’s most important user—and biggest investor—wants to sell?The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report
Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show early signs of organ rejection despite expert physicians advising the opposite, a new report has found. The Health ...The Hill - Politics -
I botched my first RMD by taking one withdrawal for three accounts. Shouldn’t the final amount be the only thing that matters?
The IRS has specific rules for how much to take out and from which accounts once you hit 73, and there’s not much wiggle room.MarketWatch - Business -
7 places to retire for people who love cruises
If you plan to cruise a lot in retirement, being within driving distance of a major port can open up the world to you.MarketWatch - Business -
Iconic Yankees announcer John Sterling announces retirement
John Sterling, the longtime voice of the New York Yankees, announced his sudden retirement this week, after nearly four decades of iconic calls.CBS News - Top stories - MLB -
Here’s the latest.
Twelve jurors have already been chosen. Jury selection could wrap up on Friday as the lawyers seek to add five alternates — substitutes in case any of the first dozen must leave — to the panel.The New York Times - Top stories -
Sandbox VR will make social VR game for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon
Sandbox VR announced it has teamed up with Netflix again to create an immersive social virtual reality experience based on Rebel Moon.VentureBeat - Tech -
Meta's AI Model Agents Get Weird on Social Media
Bizarre interactions with humans include an AI bot bragging about its gifted child in a Facebook moms' group and one in a Buy Nothing group that offered items that did not exist.Inc. - Business - Meta -
Group condemns 'humiliating searches' by security at Barcelona stadium
The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain supporters were subjected to “abusive” searches while entering Barcelona’s stadium for a Champions League match earlier this weekABC News - Sports -
U.S. cities ramp up security ahead of Passover
Millions of Jewish people around the world will observe Passover starting on Monday. But this year, with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, there are additional concerns about staying safe during the holiday. CBS News homeland security and justice ...CBS News - Top stories -
Retired St. Louis officer, beaten by former colleagues, awarded $23M
A former St. Louis police officer has been awarded $23 million after he was beaten by other officers while working undercover in 2017. Luther Hall, the former officer, won Monday after the defendant — one of his former colleagues — failed to ...The Hill - Politics -
WATCH: TSA explosives detection canine given party to celebrate retirement
Messi, the TSA explosives detection canine, had a retirement party in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport complete with over a dozen tennis balls, a bubble machine, party hat and cupcake.ABC News - Top stories -
Regime change is here
In the US economy, and at UnhedgedFinancial Times - World -
Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.BBC News - Top stories -
Sunak Hit by Twin Poll Blow as Working Age Voters Desert Tories
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Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98
Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98ABC News - Top stories -
By 2054, there will be 422,000 Americans over age 100. That poses a financial challenge
People are living longer than ever, a dynamic that puts stress on the traditional notion of retirement savings.CNBC - Business -
Ex-Wales, Burnley and Swansea winger James dies aged 71
Leighton James, the former Burnley Swansea, Derby County and Wales winger, dies at the age of 71.BBC News - Top stories -
Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expressionABC News - Tech -
LOOK: Texans reveal alternate logo after helmet leak on social media goes viral, pay tribute to Houston Oilers
The Texans have an alternate logo for the first time in franchise historyCBS Sports - Sports -
China's Securities Regulator Eases Trading Rules With Hong Kong
China’s securities regulator released a series of measures to boost trading with Hong Kong, the country’s latest move to shore up investor confidence after recent stock-market volatility.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
Ecuador's President Noboa looks set to win vote on new security measures
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to fight rising violence, although recent power cuts could pose a threat to the ‘yes’ vote.NBC News - Top stories -
Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up
Idea Angela Rawlings had a decade ago for Snæfellsjökull has snowballed into a full-blown campaign with a team of 50 people. Standing in the shadow of Iceland’s Snæfellsjökull, – a 700,000-year-old glacier perched on a volcano and visible to half ...The Guardian - World -
Passing the national security supplemental is about preventing war with China
This national security supplemental is not just about Ukraine, Taiwan or any one democracy. It’s about deterring future conflict.The Hill - Politics - China -
S&P Cuts Israel's Credit Ratings on Geopolitical Concerns
S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Israel to A-plus from AA-minus, citing geopolitical risks.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
S&P Cuts Israel Rating on Heightened Geopolitical Risk
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China's fiscal stimulus is losing its effectiveness, S&P says
China's fiscal stimulus is losing its effectiveness and is more of a strategy to buy time for industrial and consumption policies, S&P Global Ratings said.CNBC - Business - China -
Israel downgraded by S&P Global just ahead of retaliatory attack on Iran
S&P dropped Israel’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to A+ from AA-, with the outlook negative, hours before signs of fresh tensions between that country and Iran.MarketWatch - Business - Iran -
R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid
Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out.”The New York Times - Top stories -
Murphy fires back at Trump Jr. on Mayorkas vote: 'Republicans are full of s‑‑‑'
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) fired back at Donald Trump Jr. on Friday for calling out three Senate Democrats who voted to end the impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Your Friday morning reminder that ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Here Come the Anti-Woke AIs
With Meta releasing its latest open-source AI, new models that lack guardrails stand to become more powerful than everThe Wall Street Journal - Tech -
IRS waives mandatory withdrawals from certain inherited individual retirement accounts — again
The IRS has again waived required minimum distributions for some inherited retirement accounts. Here's what heirs need to know for 2024.CNBC - Business -
Self-made millionaire who retired at 35 shares his No. 1 money regret: I was doing the 'bare minimum'
Everything worked out for Steve Adcock, but he still wishes he has invested a larger portion of his income at an earlier age.CNBC - Business