The average amount that Americans said that they would need to “comfortably” retire has surged to $1.46 million as inflation continues to push up prices, a survey released Monday shows. The estimate for 2024 is 15% higher than last year and more than 50% higher than what people said in 2020, when the average response was just $951,000, according to the report released by Northwestern Mutual. Despite a rise in the amount that people said they would need, the average amount already saved in 2024 was just $88,400, far lower than the peak of $98,800 in 2021. “In 2023, the soaring cost of eggs in t...
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Kid Rock reportedly gave a colorful interview to Rolling Stone that included the liberal use of the word n**ger and the casual waving of a handgun. The famous singer primarily speaks with right-wing outlets, but casually opened up with the reporter from Rolling Stone magazine in what writer David Peisner described as a seemingly unhinged sit-down. Kid Rock’s conversation weaved around a rant about immigration and included a slew of racial slurs, including references to his white butler who goes by a racially-charged moniker. When asked if he missed being the performer that he was several years...
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said they arrested 29 people Saturday after a brawl consisting of 400 to 500 people erupted in a Florida parking lot. An off-duty deputy called for assistance after a large crowd started fighting in the parking lot of Astro Skate, a skating rink in Brandon, Florida, according to an HCSO press release. The incident occurred at around 9:20 p.m. The fight erupted after a planned after-party at the skating rink was canceled due to failure to comply with the businesses’ policy, the press release says. Astro Skate requires those hosting a private party...
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Oscar winner Al Pacino has joined the cast of the upcoming thriller, “Captivated.” Pacino, aged 84, is slated to play the role of Calabrian mafia boss Saro Mammoliti, who kidnapped the grandson of one of the wealthiest men in the world, oil magnate J. Paul Getty, according to Deadline. This new twist on the true crime story will see Pacino’s character put the entire organization in jeopardy when he falls in love with the victim’s mother amid the ransom negotiations. The legendary actor will be in good company, alongside co-stars Katie Holmes and Toby Kebbell, according to Deadline. NEW YORK, N...
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The Biden administration has overseen at least $10 million in payments to the Taliban since August 2021, according to a watchdog report released Monday. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 shortly after the Biden administration evacuated U.S. forces from the region in what was seen as an operational failure by critics. The Biden administration has worked with several partner agencies since 2021 to provide assistance to the Afghani people, but a sizeable portion of US funds have gone toward directly paying the Taliban-controlled government, according to a report released by the Spec...
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Morgan Bettinger was just a regular college student — until one unlucky encounter with a Black Lives Matter activist brought her whole world crashing down. She was branded racist and forced to defend herself for years against a country determined to destroy her. The only problem: none of the accusations were true. Hate crime hoaxes like the type perpetrated against Morgan have become an all-too-common part of American life. We all know the big stories: Jussie Smollet and his hired attackers; Bubba Wallace and the garage door noose; Michael Brown and “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot.” These stories faced...
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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry introduced legislation Friday that would make make colleges and universities more affordable by allowing higher education institutions to cosign student loans to help. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the bill, which is titled the Student Loan Reform Act. The legislation would specifically allow colleges and universities to cosign federal student loans. This bill allows higher education institutions to provide educational and career opportunities to help students repay their loans. “Currently, colleges and universities have zero incentive to ke...
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Northwestern University has raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from Qatar, a nation that has been harboring Hamas’ leaders since 2012, federal disclosures show. Roughly $690 million in funds originating in Qatar has flowed into Northwestern University since 2007, according to records maintained by the Department of Education. Northwestern caved to several demands made by pro-Palestinian protestors last month, including by providing them with a pathway to make the university divest from Israeli businesses, The Daily Northwestern reported. Northwestern’s chapter of Students for ...
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When Joe Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act” nearly two years ago, it came with a promise and a threat from the White House: “Today, we celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will create jobs, make our tax code fairer, and lower costs for American families,” Biden said on Sept. 13, 2022. “Every single Republican in Congress voted against it.” Democrats promised lower costs. And they threatened political peril to any who opposed their flagship bill. Biden wasn’t the only one pushing these messages. “PA families are going to see lower prices for gas, goods, and health...
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Hunter Biden made another effort Monday to halt his coming trial, which is scheduled to start on June 3. A Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel declined Hunter Biden’s May 9 motion to dismiss three felony gun charges brought by Special Counsel David Weiss. His attorneys asked either the full court or the panel to reconsider the ruling and prevent the case from moving forward in the meantime, writing there is “no urgency in having an immediate trial.” “Given the shortness of time before trial, and between the trial in California and this one, Biden seeks an immediate administrative stay of the ...
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