3 reverse mortgage advantages to know this May

A reverse mortgage has multiple timely advantages for seniors this month. Getty Images/iStockphoto News in late April that the Federal Reserve was keeping interest rates on hold once again, and not proceeding with a rate cut that would benefit millions, wasn’t unexpected. But it was still a disappointing development for many, especially seniors and older …

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Media mogul Ted Turner | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2008, 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer traveled to Ted Turner’s ranch in Montana, a small part of the billionaire’s vast U.S. land holdings, to profile the pioneering media mogul. Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, created CNN and launched the format of 24/7 cable news.

What we know about hantavirus cases tied to deadly cruise ship outbreak

Health officials around the world are continuing to monitor a deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to a Dutch-flagged cruise ship currently headed toward Spain’s Canary Islands. So far, eight cases have been confirmed or suspected, and three of those people have died. Hantaviruses are a family of rare viruses usually passed to humans through contact with …

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Which debts can’t be garnished from your Social Security? Here are 4 to know.

Social Security benefits receive broad federal protections from creditors, but not all debt is handled the same way. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images Older Americans are carrying more debt into retirement than any previous generation. That alone is a problem, as high-rate debt can quickly eat away at a fixed retirement budget and cause major issues with …

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US CDC Notifies Texas of Two State Residents on Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak

May 7 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. Centers ⁠for Disease Control ​and Prevention has ‌notified the ‌Texas ⁠health ⁠department that two of the state’s ​residents were passengers on ​the MV Hondius, a ⁠ship that ⁠experienced an ⁠outbreak of ​hantavirus while traveling in ​the ⁠Atlantic Ocean. Public health workers in ⁠Texas have reached the two individuals, ⁠who …

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