Can a debt collector freeze a bank account that contains Social Security benefits?

It’s important to know how bank levies work when the account contains funds from your Social Security benefits. Pla2na/Getty Images Social Security just isn’t supplemental income for millions of Americans — it’s their sole source of funding in retirement. More than 75 million people currently receive Social Security benefits, and for many recipients, and older …

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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Buzzing Mars on Its Way to a Rare Metal Asteroid

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) …

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Scientists Dig up Southeast Asia’s Largest Dinosaur in Thailand

May 14 (Reuters) – Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is ⁠now ⁠Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost ⁠90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due to its sheer size. This was Nagatitan ​chaiyaphumensis, the largest-known dinosaur from Southeast …

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What are today’s mortgage interest rates: May 14, 2026?

Mortgage interest rates won’t be immune to recent developments in the fight to lower inflation. Getty Images/iStockphoto With the next Federal Reserve meeting not scheduled until June 16, homebuyers and owners looking to refinance may understandably be under the impression that today’s mortgage rates aren’t likely to change anytime soon. That would be a mistake …

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