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How ‘senior’ do you need to be to benefit?
Here's a question for you: At what age do you achieve the status of "senior"?
Is it age 50? 65? 75? Or perhaps 18?
It turns out that a helpline for SENIORS who are concerned about their investments (FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors) is available for people of any age. While most calls are from older seniors, ... (full story)
Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans
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NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Farro has cut back on the presents she sends her grandchildren on their birthdays, and she's put off taking two cats and a dog for their shots. All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden. At 73, she has cut her costs as much as she can to live on a tight bu ... (full story)
Workers are saying 'no' to toxic environments. Here's how to set limits or know it's time to leave
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NEW YORK (AP) — One week into a new job, Lisa Grouette discovered something missing come Sunday night: the sinking feeling of dread she used to experience before going to work every Monday.
Groutte spent 10 years at an insurance agency with a boss whom she alleges screamed at her, slammed his hands on the desk, insulted he ... (full story)
Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump's tariff war deepens
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory attempts to strengthen its fragile economy.
Government officials are jumping on planes to try and convince international companies to relocate their manufacturing plants to the island, where they would be exempt from tariffs. ... (full story)
In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved
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SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point.
It worked. More and more men who typically made the deliveries allowed their wives to go instead.
Nand ... (full story)