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RetireHub Daily — 12/17/23
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
RetireHub
December 17, 2023
RetireHub Daily
Internet deals (and more) for retirees
It is Sunday, December 17th, 2023.
Crazy to think this make-shift plane led to cross-country commercial flights less than 60 years later.
On This Day In History — On this day in 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained flights in an airplane—Orville first, gliding 120 feet through the air in 12 seconds.
Deal of the Day
10-25% off Budget Rent-a-Car
Traveling over the holidays? Budget Rent-a-Car has a senior discount that gives you 10-25% off all cars.
Use code #Y508537 at checkout online.
Words of the Day
Finance Term: Estate tax
Definition: A one-time tax on a person's assets after their death imposed by the federal and some state governments that generally applies to estates exceeding $12 million.
Medical Term: HDL
Definition: High-density lipoprotein, or “good cholesterol.” These act in a variety of helpful ways that tend to reduce your risk for heart disease.
Slang Word of the Day: CEO
Definition: If you're the CEO of something, it means you've mastered it or you're a pro.
Used in a Sentence: “My hair always looks good when you do it for me. You’re the CEO.”
Longevity Tip Of The Day
Drink whole milk — You’ve been told forever to drink low-fat or skim milk, or go for fat-free yogurt. But research published in the journal Circulation in 2016 concluded that those who consumed the most dairy fat had a 50 percent lower risk of developing diabetes, a disease that can shorten your life by eight to 10 years on average.
What We’re Reading
Redemption, by Phil M. Williams
Price — $4.99 Free
Overview: Michelle has the perfect life — right up until her ex-fiancé shows up, claiming that her husband kidnapped a young girl. Even though the DNA evidence is clear, Michelle is in disbelief… but as she begins picking apart the secrets of the past, something terrible is uncovered.
From The News
Rudy Giuliani hit with $148M verdict for defaming two Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani should pay a pair of Georgia election workers he repeatedly and falsely accused of fraud $148 million in damages, a federal jury said Friday.
The eight-person jury awarded Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the sum after a four-day trial, during which they testified that Giuliani’s lies in support of former President Donald Trump’s bogus stolen-election claims subjected them to a torrent of racist and violent threats and turned their lives upside down.
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said Friday.
About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007. The total in the January count represents an increase of about 70,650 from a year earlier.
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