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The social game of pickleball highlights how people differ in handling uncertainty, such as close line calls. This uncertainty illustrates the philosophical difference between what is real (ontology) ...

Social Security payments for December are about to be sent to recipients ahead of January's scheduled cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits will be paid as usual in December, following the ...

Social Security is an earned benefit you have to qualify for. The requirements change because the cost of a work credit changes. You will need to earn more money if you want to qualify for Social ...

Research shows that women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in head-on car crashes compared with men in the same crashes. The problem stems from a simple oversight that’s persisted for ...

It’s time for a new installment in the For Dummies series. Since the 1980s, these best-selling, concise, step-by-step reference manuals have illuminated the mysteries of plumbing, car repair, computer ...

Where Microsoft promises enterprises better understanding of their data for workers and autonomous agents alike, analysts fear deployment hurdles and vendor lock-in. With Fabric IQ, Microsoft is ...

A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...

In today's hyper-connected world, cyber threats are more sophisticated and frequent than ever - ransomware attacks, data breaches, social engineering scams, and advanced persistent threats targeting ...

As midnight struck on 1 October 2025, the United States plunged into its first government shutdown in nearly seven years, triggered by a congressional deadlock over funding and enhanced Obamacare ...