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Understanding Parts of Medicare: A Through N Explained 12/09/2025 07:00pm • The alphabet soup of Medicare -- multiple parts and plans, starting with A all the way through N -- can be bewildering, especially for those who are newly eligible for Medicare. In this guide, we break down each part of Medicare to help you find the best health insurance fit for your needs. Medicare The holiday shopping season comes with tons of extra emissions. Here's how to do it sustainably 12/09/2025 09:10am • We're in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and U.S. residents are expected to shatter the spending record again this year. The National Retail Federation forecasts that 2025 will be the first time we collectively spend more than $1 trillion on year-end gifts. A lot of materials, energy, pack Online shopping? How you pay makes a big difference, says consumer protection group 12/09/2025 08:45am • Chances are you're doing a lot of spending this holiday season, but there's a smaller chance you're giving much thought to how you're paying — a consumers' group suggests you might want to take that detail into consideration. "I often advise people, if they can, to pay with a credit card, espec Clever Credit: What Credit Card Should You Use for eBay Purchases? 12/08/2025 07:00pm • Dear Clever Credit,I do most of my spending on resale platforms, mainly eBay, Poshmark and Depop. Right now, I get 5% cash back on online purchases with my debit card, but I want to start building credit while keeping similar perks.I've been having trouble finding a credit card that offers anything Myanmar military air strike on a tea shop kills 18 watching a football match on TV 12/08/2025 11:23am • BANGKOK (AP) — An air strike last week by Myanmar’s military on a tea shop in the country’s upper-central region of Sagaing killed at least 18 civilians and wounded 20 others, a local villager and Myanmar’s independent online media said Monday. The attack is the latest in a series of frequen Cinnabon worker fired after racist outburst directed at customers goes viral 12/07/2025 03:58pm • ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the Georgia-based cinnamon roll chain said. Cinnabon posted a statement on social media that the worker, who it did not identify, was “immediately terminated” by DC’s first snow of the season: Was it 'snow day' worthy? 12/05/2025 07:37pm • A lot of us look forward to the first snowfall of the season. It takes us back to the early mornings where we would wait by the radio for our school system to be announced and we could go outside and play in the snow until The Price is Right starts. While the weather only caused a few delays Fed's preferred inflation gauge stayed elevated in September as spending weakened 12/05/2025 12:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation changed little in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the central bank next week. Prices rose 0.3% in September from August, the Commerce Department said Friday, in a report that was del Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications 12/04/2025 11:55am • Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that the service is being “used to o One Tech Tip: Up your Christmas shopping game with AI tools 12/04/2025 10:21am • Shopping assistant chatbots were a novelty a year ago. Now, they’re everywhere. After rolling out AI-powered assistants, online retailers and tech companies have been adding more artificial intelligence features to make online shopping easier and more convenient. The latest crop of AI-powered sho Easing Holiday Isolation 12/03/2025 07:00pm • When Zita Christian's husband, Dick, passed away from Alzheimer's disease in July 2022, the first holiday season was profoundly difficult. Christian, of Manchester, Connecticut, felt like a zombie, moving through tasks on autopilot while her emotions were raw. She spent the holidays with her daughte 9 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years 12/02/2025 07:00pm • Finding the best growth stocks to buy and hold for the next 10 years is no easy task. It starts with a focus on durable businesses with quality operations and strong performance, and then requires making assumptions about long-term trends that will compound this success and continue to deliver outpe A look at the Thanksgiving shopping weekend and what's next 12/02/2025 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's shoppers may feel gloomy about the economy, but they certainly were in the mood to shop over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend that wrapped up on Cyber Monday. As Wall Street analysts and retailers sift through the data from the weekend — the unofficial start to the OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares 'code red' to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition 12/02/2025 12:27pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has set off a “code red” alert to employees to improve its flagship product, ChatGPT, and delay other product developments, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reported that Altman sent an internal memo to staff Monday saying more wor The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules 12/02/2025 10:10am • A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media. The two-week Convention on International Trade in End