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Sierra blizzard provides ammo for critics of US Postal Service plan to downsize mail hub in Nevada 03/04/2024 10:18pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� A U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize a regional mail hub in Reno and move package and letter processing to Sacramento, California, already had Nevadans worried Monday about service delays and potential impacts on elections in the key swing state where most voters now cast their What Is the OASDI Tax? 03/04/2024 07:00pm • Everyone knows that taxes come out of their paychecks, but exactly why the taxes are removed may be less clear. For instance, the OASDI or OASDI/EE tax listed on a pay stub is not a tax one hears about every day. OASDI, also known as the Social Security tax, is an acronym for the Old-Age, Survivors Guide to Custodial Brokerage Accounts 03/04/2024 07:00pm • There's an old proverb that says if you give a man a fish, you can feed him for a day. But if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. The same can be said for teaching your child to invest. You can save for your child's future and help her through college and possibly beyond, but event Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison 03/04/2024 04:38pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security secrets under a deal with prosecutors that calls for him to serve at least 11 years in prison. Teixeira A judge orders prison for a Michigan man who made threats against Jewish people 03/04/2024 03:47pm • A 20-year-old Michigan man who admitted using social media to make violent threats against Jewish people was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison, far short of what prosecutors had recommended. A sentence exceeding a year makes someone eligible for good conduct credits and a shorter stay i Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate 03/04/2024 03:42pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia's leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to contain the domestic fallout fr Book Review: 'Means of Control' charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime 03/04/2024 02:33pm • In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, former national security advisor John Poindexter launched Total Information Awareness, intent on preventing future assaults on the homeland by amassing extensive databases on people and their movements. The Pentagon program had a creepy eye-surveilling-th A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions 03/04/2024 02:09pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject was never m How Chinese retailers can offer Americans steep bargains on clothes and why that could change 03/04/2024 10:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As a substitute teacher in her mid-20s, Lindsey Puls was delighted to discover the fashion world of Shein more than 10 years ago, lured in by its super-low prices ��� with tops selling for a few dollars, dresses under $10, and free shipping on orders over $29. Puls, who has a Russia's top court upholds decision barring anti-Ukraine war hopeful from presidential race 03/04/2024 08:34am • Russia���s Supreme Court upheld Monday a ruling barring liberal politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in the upcoming presidential election. Nadezhdin, a city council member in the town of Dolgoprudny near Moscow, was nominated by the Civic Initiative party to run in an election President Vladimir China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by premier 03/04/2024 08:22am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China's government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the rare times a top Chinese leader took questions from journalists. Lou Qinjian, the spokesperson for the National People's Congress, said on the eve of the opening of the legi Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence 03/03/2024 10:06pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew late Sunday in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons. The 72-hour state of emergency w What Is the SilverSneakers Program? 03/03/2024 07:00pm • If you're participating in a Medicare plan, you may be eligible to join a SilverSneakers program. Members get free access to fitness classes and online videos that guide you through workouts. You might take advantage of these to stay active, meet people and maintain a healthy lifestyle. To better un South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso celebrates Senior Day with her mother and sister from Brazil 03/03/2024 04:21pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Kamilla Cardoso's family had never seen her play college basketball in person. South Carolina's 6-foot-7 forward made sure it was well worth what it took to get her mother and sister from Brazil to Colonial Life Arena. Cardoso had 18 points and 14 rebounds in the top-ranked G How speechwriters delve into a president's mind: Lots of listening, studying and becoming a mirror 03/03/2024 12:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Speechwriting, in one sense, is essentially being someone else���s mirror. ���You can try to find the right words,��� said Dan Cluchey, a former speechwriter for President Joe Biden. ���But ultimately, your job is to ensure that when the speech is done, that it has a reflection o