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HOUSTON (AP) — Ernest and Hester Collins already faced their share of hardships before last month’s deadly winter storm plunged much of Texas into a deep freeze and knocked out power to millions of homes, including their modest rental in one of … [Continue reading] about Deep freeze just latest disaster to befall Houston’s needy
The Postal Service’s early retirement offer has given new (probably false) hope to feds in other agencies who would love to retire early on an immediate but reduced annuity. That’s because many people think that buyouts (VSIPs in government lingo) … [Continue reading] about USPS early outs and you: Good deal, or return to sender?
Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it. FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold — possibly tons of it — when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month, … [Continue reading] about Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarians on Monday awoke to a new round of strict lockdown measures aimed at slowing a record-breaking wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths that are among the worst in the world. A rapid rise in pandemic indicators … [Continue reading] about Hungary closes stores, schools to curb surge due to variants
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Monday as another rise in bond yields helped set off more heavy selling in technology companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% after having been up 1% earlier. Because of their huge size, drops by Apple, … [Continue reading] about Wall Street finishes mixed as tech slump offsets other gains
