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The number of federal/postal workers who have become Thrift Savings Plan millionaires has skyrocketed in recent years. Most did it the old-fashioned way: Investing the maximum allowed in their 401k plan, getting the government match and investing … [Continue reading] about Good news: There are 98,879 federal TSP millionaires! Bad news: Too many people know it!
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days on Tuesday and removed a video posted by the Kentucky Republican that claimed cloth masks don’t prevent infection, saying it violated policies on COVID-19 misinformation. It’s … [Continue reading] about YouTube suspends Rand Paul after misleading video on masks
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria plans to soon lift its ban on Twitter, the country’s information minister said Wednesday, two months after authorities blocked the social network when a tweet by the president was deleted. Information Minister Lai … [Continue reading] about Nigerian minister says Twitter ban to be lifted soon
A former Vermont ski resort president has reached a plea deal over a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Newport using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money. William Stenger, the former president of Jay Peak Resort, has … [Continue reading] about Former ski resort president reaches plea deal in fraud cause
The Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes a $65 billion investment in broadband that the White House says will “deliver reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to every household.” It may not actually achieve that, but it’s a … [Continue reading] about EXPLAINER: What the $65B broadband service plan will do
