Can a debt collector freeze your bank account if your income is protected?

Protected income offers important safeguards, but it doesn’t necessarily make you untouchable to creditors. Twomeows/Getty Images Americans are carrying record levels of debt right nowwhich has caused an uptick in payment delinquencies, compounding interest charges and other issues for borrowers. Credit card rates also remain elevated at over 21%, on average, making it tough to …

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Police find massive drug-smuggling tunnel in Spain, complete with underground rail system and cranes

Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with a rail system and underground cranes to transport hashish from Morocco into Spain. Police said in a news release on Tuesday that the structure, concealed beneath an industrial warehouse, extended over three levels, including a descent shaft, an intermediate …

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Warren Buffett Will Not Commit to More Donations to Gates Foundation

March 31 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett on Tuesday declined to commit ⁠to ⁠continuing his annual multibillion-dollar donations to ⁠the Gates Foundation, following the recent release of materials about late sex offender Jeffrey ​Epstein’s relationship with the nonprofit and its co-founder Bill Gates. In his first televised interview since stepping down in January as Berkshire Hathaway’s …

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Iran Remains a Stubborn Foe After Absorbing Massive US-Israeli Attacks

BEIRUT (AP) — Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared last week that “never in recorded history has a nation’s military been so quickly and so effectively neutralized.” But …

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Key details on Iran war as Trump slams allies for Strait of Hormuz response

Key details on Iran war as Trump slams allies for Strait of Hormuz response – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is slamming U.S. allies for their lack of cooperation in the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi, contributor Elliot Ackerman and correspondent Elizabeth Palmer have more.