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Apr 16 2024
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The average American doesn’t know what a 401K is
Almost half of Americans don’t know what a 401(k) is, according to a recent poll. A national survey of 2,000 Americans, evenly split by generation, revealed that 43% of respondents don’t know what a 401(k) is. The survey examined Americans’ financial literacy, commitment to learning and adopting healthy money habits, and feelings regarding their bank accounts and financial futures. The results
New York Post (News)Apr 22 2024
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Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center
Phil Wong used to reliably back incumbents in this liberal city. But in 2022, he voted to recall three left-wing school board members and a progressive district attorney, and in November he plans to cast his ballot for a tough-on-crime challenger to the current mayor.
“I have a deep love for this city, what it was,” said the 46-year-old son of a Chinese immigrant. “I want to see what it
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 13 2024
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These are the border officers that migrants fear – and they are not the Americans
The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. But then it stops, when the rough, hilly terrain becomes a mountain, or a large boulder blocks the way.
These are the spots well known by human smugglers, who bring migrants in vans, show them the gaps, tell them to head north and to call
CNN (Online News)Apr 06 2024
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Setauket Fire Department's Bill Doherty Jr. 'Irish American Of Distinction'
Doherty joined his fellow honorees at the county’s Irish American Heritage Month celebration at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge on March 27. The celebration highlighted Irish Americans' contributions throughout Suffolk with each legislator selecting an Irish American person of distinction who resides in his or her respective legislative district. The 33-year-old South Setauket
Patch.comMar 16 2024
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Annual downtown Salt Lake City St. Patrick's Day parade & festival celebrates Irish heritage
SALT LAKE CITY — Irish pride, music, and a lot of dancing filled the Gateway on Saturday as thousands gathered to watch the Hibernian Society of Utah's 46th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Siamsa ahead of the holiday. This year, the theme was the hospitality of the Irish. "What we've done is we've built out something that's friendly to the whole family," said Jameson Mohammadi whose
FOX 13 Salt Lake CityApr 15 2024
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom at the Center of American Politics
It was about 2:30 on Monday afternoon when the first 96 potential jurors filed into a drab courtroom in Lower Manhattan to encounter the world’s most famous defendant: Donald J. Trump.
Some craned their necks to catch a glimpse, an indication of the undeniable power of Mr. Trump’s celebrity.
But not long after, more than 50 of those same prospective jurors — drawn from one of the
New York Times (News)Apr 21 2024
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Most Canadians and Americans don't trust the UN, poll finds
The majority of Canadians and Americans do not trust the United Nations, according to a new poll.
The Leger survey for the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and the Metropolis Institute was conducted about four months after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, the UN has been under fire for its response to the attack, and for a UN agency’s alleged connections to the
National PostApr 21 2024
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Cemetery events honor memories of Chinese Americans buried in Portland
One in 10 residents in Portland were Chinese by 1890, making Portland’s Chinese community the second largest in the United States at that time.
“Chinese people have been living in Oregon and in Portland, and they’ve been making a living in this city since the 1850s,” Jennifer Fang said to a crowd of over 50 people assembled in the stained-glass auditorium of the Charles Francis Adams
The OregonianApr 23 2024
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'Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona' is one American community's route to revival
Jackson Browne was a rising singer-songwriter in 1972 when he penned one of the most memorable lines in American music history. "Well I’m standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona / And such a fine sight to see," he wrote in the second verse of "Take It Easy." Just about every American of a certain vintage can easily recite a young man's triumphant testimony that follows. HOW TWO RIVAL TITANS
Fox News (Online News)Apr 15 2024
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Americans Are Spending Billions on Drugs That Don’t Work
One ALS drug made $400 million in sales for its maker. It doesn’t work. A cancer treatment brought in $500 million. That one turned out to have no effect on survival. A blood cancer medication made nearly $850 million before being withdrawn for two of its uses. That drug had been linked to patient deaths years prior.
All of them were allowed to be sold to Americans because of the US
Bloomberg