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The Social Security Administration recently introduced enhancements that should make it easier for beneficiaries to do business with the agency. One change is the acceptance of many more electronic signatures and form submissions. Most correspondence and forms no longer will require a physical, or wet, signature. Social Security said 50 forms and almost 80 types of evidence now can be submitted online with electronic signatures using the web site’s new eSignature/Upload Documents feature. In most cases, beneficiaries won’t have to mail, fax, or physically deliver information to Social Security. Beneficiaries will need to open a “my Social Security” account on…

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on New York’s presidential ballot even though he suspended his campaign last month and backed former President Donald Trump. The high court turned away Kennedy’s longshot appeal without comment and there were no noted dissents. In an emergency appeal filed this month, the former independent presidential candidate argued voters who signed petitions supporting his placement on New York’s ballot had “a constitutional right…to vote for him, whether he is campaigning for their vote or not.” State election officials dumped Kennedy’s name because he included an invalid address on…

Israel’s military hit Hizbollah’s “main command centre” in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday in a strike targeting Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s leader, in the most intense bombardment of Lebanon’s capital since the start of its offensive.The strike on Beirut came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a defiant speech at the UN that Israel “must defeat” the Lebanese militant group despite growing international pressure for a ceasefire.The Israeli army said it had struck Hizbollah’s headquarters, which was located under residential buildings. Two people familiar with the situation said the strike had targeted the Hizbollah leader. There was no official…

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What do you get when you combine lower interest rates and a viral baby pygmy hippo? Moo Deng crypto. Given the sudden popularity of Moo Deng, the Thai national treasure whose name roughly translates as “bouncy pork,” it was only a matter of time before someone turned her into a digital asset. And given the nature of such memecoins, which have zero underlying value and trade purely on vibes, it’s no surprise Moo Deng Coin has shot up 1,400% since it was created less than three weeks ago. To be clear: This is an asset about as valuable as Beanie…

Less than two months ago, Wall Street was in the thick of a global market sell-off, with fears of a U.S. recession intensifying. Now the S & P 500 is on the doorstep of its fourth positive quarter in a row, the longest such streak since 2021. What a difference a little time makes. The best-performing Club stocks during the topsy-turvy third quarter are all outside the “Magnificent Seven” and AI-winner complexes. A couple names rode the wave of rate-cut optimism. Another was propelled by a home-run CEO switch. All five on the third-quarter leaderboard reflect a healthy broadening of…

Charlie Ergen is getting close to selling the pay-TV business he founded more than 40 years ago.EchoStar is in advanced talks to sell satellite TV provider Dish Network to rival DirecTV, the closely held pay TV operator owned by private-equity firm TPG and AT&T, according to people familiar with the matter. While the sides hope to complete a deal by Monday, no deal is assured, and the talks may still fall apart, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.The combination of Dish and DirecTV has been rumored for years and nearly happened in…

As you know, for most people, you can claim Social Security retirement benefits between the ages of 62 and 70. Full retirement age is between the ages of 62 and 70. This is the age Social Security considers you to be “fully retired”. Full retirement age ranges between 66 to 67 depending on what year you were born. When you reach full retirement age, you have a few more options available to you that you do not have if you file early. When you file for Social Security benefits, it is a one-time decision that’s relatively hard to change, so…

Senior US officials were practically triumphant Wednesday night: The United States and a large number of its allies had nailed down a proposal after days of feverish talks that would put in place a ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border. In a hastily arranged call with reporters just moments after the release of a joint statement, top administration officials hailed the framework as “an important breakthrough.” The 21-day pause in fighting that the nations were proposing would give time for diplomacy and could prevent a full-fledged war from breaking out between Israel and Hezbollah. Those officials were clear: The question was not if Israel and Hezbollah would accept…

Donald Trump has said he will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on Friday, despite a Republican backlash against the Ukrainian president’s lobbying efforts in the US this week.Zelenskyy had been trying to soothe US Republicans including Trump and House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson who had reacted furiously to the Ukrainian president’s courting of Democrats this week in an attempt to secure more support for Kyiv’s position against Russia.“I hate to see the carnage,” Trump said on Thursday while claiming he would “quite quickly” strike a peace deal between Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.“As you know President Zelenskyy…