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Financial Planning for LGBTQ+ Families 08/15/2023 08:00pm • Being part of the LGBTQ+ community comes with a slew of challenges, and they aren't limited to social and political ones. There are several financial challenges that affect queer individuals and families more than their cisgender, straight counterparts, from finding affordable housing to paying for When Do You Become a Senior Citizen? 08/15/2023 08:00pm • There is no defined age when you become a senior citizen. Some people might consider themselves seniors when they retire from the workplace, sign up for Social Security or begin to spend their retirement savings. Others aren't ready to call themselves senior citizens yet. Here are some milestones th Industries With the Best Retirement Benefits 08/15/2023 08:00pm • Retirement planning is certainly made easier by support from an employer, whether in the form of a 401(k) match, pension, 403(b) or other benefits. Some jobs are better than others when it comes to supporting employees' retirement savings, however, and it can vary significantly based on whether you Here's How Much Money You Could Lose if Social Security Goes Bankrupt 08/15/2023 08:00pm • When looking at your retirement income, Social Security benefits might be part of your monthly lifeline -- that is, if they're still around and available. As of now, the program's main trust fund is projected to be depleted by 2033. If that's the case, a typical retired couple could face a loss of $ Georgia case against Trump presents problems from the start, from jury selection to a big courtroom 08/15/2023 07:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Putting 19 people on trial at the same time is a difficult assignment for any prosecutor ��� whether or not one of those defendants is a former president of the United States running to reclaim his old office. The sprawling racketeering indictment returned this week by a grand jury Florida students and professors say a new law censors academic freedom. They're suing to stop it 08/15/2023 07:02pm • College students and professors in Florida are suing education officials over a new law spurred by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on ���woke," saying it violates their constitutional rights by censoring academic freedom. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday by students and professors at Lexi Thompson is in a slump that could cost her LPGA Tour status, but not a Solheim Cup spot 08/15/2023 05:43pm • OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) ��� Rickie Fowler missed the PGA Tour postseason two years ago. Justin Thomas narrowly missed this year. It���s an example of slumps that can happen to anyone. And it���s nothing compared with Lexi Thompson. It���s one thing that Thompson hasn���t won on the LPGA Tour since North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record 08/15/2023 03:09pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� North Korea on Tuesday denounced U.S.-led plans for an open Security Council meeting on its human rights record as ���despicable��� and only aimed at achieving Washington���s geopolitical ambitions. Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong called the United States a ���declining�� Netanyahu voices support for Israel's military after his allies and son lambaste security officials 08/15/2023 02:54pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to reassure the Israeli public and army Tuesday of his full support for the military following recent rhetorical attacks on senior security officials by his far-right political allies and divisive son. Thousands of military pilots and sold Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote 08/15/2023 07:01am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� The Argentine peso plunged Monday after an anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country's next president. Javier Milei rocked Argentina���s political establishment by rece They were alone in a fight to survive. Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices 08/14/2023 11:39pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� The smoke was starting to blot out the sun. Winds were howling, and heat bore down as flames licked the trees on the horizon. The power had been out all day, so Mike Cicchino thought he���d drive to the hardware store for a generator. He turned off his street, and in an inst Indonesian protesters begin hunger strike as bill to protect domestic workers stalls in parliament 08/14/2023 10:15pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesian domestic workers and activists began a hunger strike on Monday to protest against the parliament's delay in passing a bill to protect domestic workers. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting protests were happening simultaneously in the capital, Jakarta, and other major cit How to Take Required Minimum Distributions 08/14/2023 08:00pm • A main benefit of 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts is the ability to delay taxes on contributions and investment gains. However, you can't avoid the tax man forever. 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