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How to Maximize Social Security With Spousal Benefits 03/27/2024 08:00pm • If you're married now or have ever been married, it's worth considering whether spousal Social Security benefits should be part of your retirement plan. When a worker files for Social Security retirement benefits, their spouse may also be eligible for benefits based on the worker's earnings. Here's 7 Strategies to Dig Out of Student Loan Debt 03/27/2024 08:00pm • Earning a college degree is seen as a key component of the American dream, but that achievement often comes at a steep cost. The average student loan debt among recent college graduates who borrowed is around $30,000, according to U.S. News data. For borrowers who attended graduate or professional s Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case 03/27/2024 07:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, making a fallacious claim about his daughter and urging him to step aside from the case. In a social media post, the former president suggested wit Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting a concert by US military cadets 03/27/2024 07:19pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Police in Greece clashed late Wednesday with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets. The violent protest occurred in the central Greek city of Larissa ahead of a concert by members of the West Point Glee Club, a musical group of Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official 03/27/2024 05:33pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase of the lawsuit fi Trump Media, Reddit surge despite questionable profit prospects, taking on the 'meme stock' mantle 03/27/2024 04:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Reddit and Trump Media are the first notable social media companies to begin trading publicly in the last five years. They're also, thanks to the rabid reception among investors coupled with the companies' fuzzy profit outlooks, the latest meme stocks. Meme stocks are typically sh What we know about Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media platform 03/27/2024 01:48pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. While he's since been reinstated to Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions 03/27/2024 01:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery beca TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit 03/27/2024 12:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The investigation is the latest battle in Washington for the social France beatable, Germany resurgent, Italy seeking redemption: The state of play ahead of Euro 2024 03/27/2024 07:06am • LONDON (AP) ��� The 24-team lineup for the European Championship is complete after Poland, Ukraine and Georgia became the final teams to qualify for the tournament in Germany. Here's a look at the how the favorites, title outsiders and underdogs stack up with less than 80 days to go until the openin NYC subway rider is fatally pushed onto tracks, reviving discussion about mental illness in system 03/26/2024 08:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A man accused of fatally shoving another person into the path of an oncoming New York City subway train was described Tuesday by his mother and officials as having psychological issues, reviving discussion about how the city should respond to people experiencing mental health crise Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of military force 03/26/2024 08:28pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Sean ���Diddy" Combs' lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper's Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were ���a gross use of military-level force��� and that Combs is ���innocent and will continue to fight" to clea Fixed Index Annuity: Why It's Gaining Popularity Now 03/26/2024 08:00pm • Every day, 12,000 baby boomers in the United States reach the age of 65, according to the Census Bureau. By 2030, all baby boomers will be 65 or older. One consequence of this demographic trend is that the investment objective of baby boomers has shifted from a desire for growth to a need for protec How Long Can You Live Outside the U.S. Without Losing Social Security? 03/26/2024 08:00pm • The United States attracts people from across the world seeking to live out the American dream. In some cases, it is Americans who are leaving for other parts of the globe to enjoy a different pace of life. For retirees, the appeal may be a lower cost of living, new adventures and less expensive hea Authorities searched Diddy's properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here's what to know 03/26/2024 07:49pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� In the first nine months of 2023, Sean ���Diddy��� Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that received a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault an