There are three schools of thought on how best to pay for a home. The first camp aims to borrow as much as possible, putting
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3 great reasons to take Social Security benefits at 62
Your monthly Social Security benefit is calculated using your wages from your 35 highest-paid years in the workforce. From there, the age you file at
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Parents who don’t file taxes might not get their child tax credit payments. Here’s what to do
The majority of US households, covering 60 million children, have already received the first enhanced child tax credit payment, which was issued by the IRS
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Tonya Russell Critics of Simone Biles’ withdrawing from Olympic events are cruel — and miss the point
In 1996, gymnast Kerri Strug vaulted her way to Olympic victory despite having gravely injured her ankle on her first attempt moments earlier. Anyone following
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Issues with your July child tax credit payment? Here’s what to know
The first child tax credit payment has already arrived for millions of eligible US families and the second check isn’t far behind. But some still haven’t received their check
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IRS issues another round of unemployment tax refunds to 1.5M Americans
The IRS is delivering another batch of federal refunds to Americans who collected unemployment benefits last year and paid taxes on that money The agency said Wednesday that
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Explained – Why Olympic winners bite their medals
Elite athletes biting their medals while standing on the podium is a familiar sight in the Olympics. Photos of Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and Simone
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Social Security Administration backlog has delayed eligibility and card processing, study shows
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a backlog at Social Security processing centers – meaning some claimants and beneficiaries have yet to receive key documentation from
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Google, Facebook mandate vaccines to employees; states react to CDC mask guidance change; virus deaths over 2,000 per week: COVID-19 news
For the first time in a month, COVID-19 deaths in the United States are once again over 2,000 per week, a USA TODAY analysis of
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How do I opt out of the child tax credit monthly payments? We’ll explain how
Opting out of the monthly child tax credit payments may sound like you’ll never get that money, but that’s not true. Actually, it means you’ll instead get
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