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Karen Lapekas takes a photo in front of a plane in Alaska
Karen Lapekas, a Florida-based tax attorney, flew thousands of miles to help remote Alaskans file their taxes.
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A view of Trilogy, a residential community of 55-plus residents near Corona, California.
Some baby boomers have been lucky enough to sell their large homes in a booming market and downsize.
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Louis Belline wearing a pilot's hat.
Many older Americans continue working in their retirement years for social and financial reasons.
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Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said tariffs are bad for both Europe and the US.
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft taxis on the runway at San Diego International Airport for a departure for Las Vegas on November 18, 2024 in San Diego, California.
Southwest's competitors said recent changes at the airlines are good for them.
Engadget : Business, Economy

Every new gadget you buy comes at a cost to your wallet, but there’s a hefty environmental price to pay as well. Every phone and laptop out there is a non-compostable mass of metal and plastic, and every new generation of them means more rare earth metals pulled out of the ground. Then there’s the human labor required to put them together, and the water and fuel used in manufacturing and shipping. It all adds up, but you can help bring that cost down a bit by recycling your old devices.