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5 Reasons to Claim Social Security at Age 70 11/30/2020 12:00am • It's not hard to see the logic. If you wait until you are 70 to take your Social Security benefit, you will receive monthly payments that are 32% higher than the benefits you would have received at age 66, which is the retirement age for many Americans. Retirees who wait to claim can get hundreds o Growing Number of Americans Are Facing Early Retirement 11/30/2020 12:00am • Any time a worker becomes unemployed during a recession, he or she may need to draw down savings or investments to cover expenses. That problem compounds for workers nearing retirement because they have fewer years ahead to recoup those savings. Financial advisors need to help these clients with t Without fall football, some DMV student-athletes garnered exposure elsewhere 11/25/2020 10:11pm • How DMV student-athletes found exposure without fall football originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIn the absence of a fall season, DMV student-athletes have utilized myriad avenues to garner exposure and scholarship opportunities for themselves.When the coronavirus pandemic sidelined high sc Montgomery Co. clarifies new restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving 11/25/2020 03:33pm • Montgomery County officials are clarifying a recent order that requires residents to wear masks outdoors at all times if not in a private area. In a directive Wednesday, the county's health officer, Dr. Travis Gayles, said it would require all residents to wear face coverings "outdoors and whenev With US in COVID-19 panic, Georgia Sen. Perdue saw stock opportunity 11/25/2020 07:25am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As the ravages of the novel coronavirus forced millions of people out of work, shuttered businesses and shrank the value of retirement accounts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a three-year low. But for Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican, the crisis last March New tech aids social distancing, reduces high touch situations at Reagan and Dulles airports 11/25/2020 05:00am • The Transportation Security Administration is introducing new technology in phases that will help passengers and screening officers maintain social distancing and limit exposure to "high-touch" areas. There are now do-it-your-self ID checks at some security posts at the D.C. region's Reagan Natio The Biggest IPOs Investors Are Looking Forward to in 2021 11/25/2020 12:00am • Upcoming IPOs can mean big profits for investors.With the pandemic hanging over the markets like a dark cloud, many initial public offerings were put on hold in 2020. As companies came to terms with the pandemic and investors bought into an incredible market turnaround, IPOs have roared back to life Downtown Holiday Market brings season's greetings to quiet DC 11/21/2020 08:28pm • A long row of white-canopied tents glittering with Christmas lights offers some holiday cheer in downtown Washington, despite the gloom of the pandemic. The 16th annual Downtown Holiday Market opened Friday on F Street NW, between 7th and 9th Streets, in front of the recently-shuttered National P Presto's Picks: Maryland and Navy sit again, while Hoosiers are red-hot 11/20/2020 05:20am • With Maryland sitting out two straight Saturdays due to eight players testing positive for COVID-19 last week, and 15 players plus seven staff members, including head coach Mike Locksley, testing positive this week, Terrapin fans have had a chance to check out the rest of the Big Ten. Depending o How to Choose a Health Savings Account 11/20/2020 12:00am • If you have a high-deductible health insurance policy, you have a ticket to a special benefit: You can contribute to a health savings account, which is a rare way to get a triple tax break. Your contributions are pretax (or tax-deductible), the money grows tax-deferred in the account and you can wit Montgomery Co. cancels national boys soccer tournament this weekend over COVID-19 concerns 11/19/2020 09:20pm • Just days before the boys Bethesda Premier Cup soccer tournament was to start at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Montgomery County has rescinded its approval for the event. The boys tournament, which drew local teams as well as some from states including Michigan, Virginia and Pennsylvania, was Montgomery Co. to crack down on coronavirus rules on big box stores, hints at stronger restrictions 11/19/2020 03:06am • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are stepping up enforcement of coronavirus rules on big box retailers and grocery stores as the region deals with a surge of COVID-19 cases, and county leaders hint even stronger restrictions on gatherings and mask-wearing could be coming. Earl S What the U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries on Strengthening Democracy 11/19/2020 12:00am • Sharp political polarization. Public distrust of government institutions. A refusal by supporters of a losing candidate to believe election results. This may describe the United States today, but it also expresses where Mexico was 30 years ago. And the steps that America's immediate neighbor to the Making the Family Spiritual Pilgrims (Virtually) 11/18/2020 09:16am • This content is sponsored by the��Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by��Ken Balbuena, Director of Communications and Outreach at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine ���Peace has many different forms. There is peace between nations, peace in society, peace between citizens, peace betwe Easiest passwords to crack: How to get hacked in 1, 2, 3 ��� 11/18/2020 07:01am • It doesn���t take a cryptologist to figure out that ���123��� isn���t exactly the hardest password to crack. 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