States take ‘active role’ in encouraging people to save for retirement – Yahoo Money

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‘Right At Home’: Tulsi Stakes Her Claim at CPAC

Bill Pugliano/GettyFormer Democratic House Representative and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Friday night said she finally found where she belonged—at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference.Gabbard spoke at the conference’s Ronald Reagan Dinner, walking out to thunderous applause. As she took the podium, she greeted the crowd with an “Aloha” and thanked everyone for a warm welcome, which came four days after she was announced as a CPAC speaker.“You’re making me feel right at

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‘Combat in the Streets’ of Kyiv as Russian Saboteurs Sneak In

ReutersExplosions rang out throughout Kyiv on Friday night as authorities said Russian forces repeatedly tried to blow up a power plant, and fierce fighting erupted in the streets throughout the Ukrainian capital.“There is combat in the streets of our city right now,” city authorities bluntly warned in a message on Telegram.Residents were told to remain in bomb shelters if possible, while those who were at home were urged to avoid windows and balconies and “hide in a closed space, for example, a

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Delta Airlines Accused of Booting Black Woman to Back of Plane

GettyA Black woman has accused Delta Airlines of booting her to the back of a plane mid-flight for the convenience of two white women. In a story first reported by ABC7 Bay Area, Camille Henderson described an experience that sounds like it was straight from the Jim Crow era, when Black people were routinely moved to the back of the bus. Henderson said she boarded a Feb. 7 flight by herself from Atlanta to San Francisco. After taking her seat in 15A—a window seat—she said the last two passengers

AccuWeather

Three wacky moments captured from the cross-country storm

Trent Spinney knew his friends and family would have to see it to believe it. It was still snowing in Templeton, Massachusetts, when Spinney made his morning commute via Route 2 on Friday as the snowstorm that had brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the central and southern states hit the Northeast. The combination of snow and wind limited visibility, but the car in front of Spinney was still close enough for him to watch as it swerved every now and then on the snow-covered road. B

Associated Press

Authorities seize nearly $3M worth of meth in onion shipment

Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer’s inspection at federal facility in San Diego, officials announced Friday. The 46-year-old driver, a Mexican national who was not named, was arrested for the alleged narcotic smuggling attempt at the Otay Mesa port-of-entry commercial vehicle facility, officials said. The drugs are estimated to be worth $2.9 million on the street.

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Deleted Tweets Reveal a Progressive Group’s Ukraine Meltdown

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily BeastA self-styled “institution of progressive popular education” founded by a former U.S. senator and backed by top left-of-center intellectuals and leaders spent the days and weeks ahead of the bloody Russian assault on Ukraine pumping out misinformation, experts say.Now it is desperately attempting to backtrack, in part by deleting tweets.The Gravel Institute was born out of the 2020 presidential bid of eccentric late Alaskan Sen. Mike Gravel, an

The Guardian

A woman’s boyfriend was holding her captive. Sticky notes helped her escape

Brandon Toseland has been charged after Las Vegas police discovered the woman and her daughter – and the body of her son Las Vegas police discovered the remains of a 4-year-old boy in Brandon Toseland’s freezer. Photograph: LE Baskow/AP On Tuesday, a 7-year-old girl arrived at her Las Vegas elementary school with a stash of sticky notes in her hand, which she gave to her teacher. The notes, from her mother, were a cry for help. The woman wrote that she was being held captive by her boyfriend and

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California reps ask US for new water study at former base

Two California congressmembers are asking the federal government to study whether there’s evidence that potential toxic and contaminated drinking water at Fort Ord can be tied to specific cancers and other diseases. “Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to our servicemembers and their families,” said Reps. Katie Porter and Jimmy Panetta in a letter to the director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The request follows an Associated Press report earlier this week about hundreds of people who lived and served near the Army base who are concerned that their health problems might be tied to chemicals there.

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Illinois governor to end mask mandate for schools next week

Illinois will end its mask mandate for schools starting next week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer urging people to wear masks in most indoor settings, including schools, where COVID-19 poses a “low” or “medium” risk to the general public and the local health care system. Pritzker announced on Twitter that he would lift the state mandate effective Monday.