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This Portable Travel Gadget Can Save Your Life - And You Should Always Travel With It
By Stacey Leasca, T+L, April 2025 Carbon monoxide poisoning is rare, but it's not as rare as you may think in hotels and resorts. In...
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4 hours ago3 min read
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Why You Should Look At Your Smartphone Settings
By Edward C. Baig, AARP, March 2025 Why you should look under the hood of your smartphone settings. From screen brightness to...
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1 day ago5 min read
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China - How did it become the World's 2nd largest Economy so quickly and Will it Continue?
By Mike Adams China’s GDP in 1970 at $92 billion was less than 10% of the US GDP of $1.073 trillion. By 2024 China’s GDP had grown to...
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5 days ago4 min read
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Getting Relief from Seasonal Allergies
By Rachel Nania, AARP April 2025 Suffering from seasonal allergies? Allergy symptoms can worsen with age. Here's what you can do to stop...
marycoupland5
May 226 min read
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What 50+ Adults Need to Know About Renewing a Drivers License
By Ken Budd, AARP May 2025 From Real ID requirements to specific tests older drivers might need to take, here is essential information...
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May 214 min read
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Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer
By Stephanie Watson, May 2025 Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread...
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May 206 min read
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Why Flight Attendants Won't Lift Your Carry-On Into the Overhead Bin
By Merrell Readman, April 2025, T+ L Time and time again, we editors at Travel + Leisure have recommended skipping the checked-bag line...
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May 156 min read
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Now Seniors Themselves, These Experts are Aging, and Seeing Things Differently
By Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post, April 2025 As a social worker for older adults, Robyn Golden, 67, preached the importance of...
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May 136 min read
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The Most Dangerous Stock Market Day of my Lifetime!!
By Mike Adams, April 12th, 2025 The potential for the DOW to drop 10,000 points or even at much as 20,000 points more – that was Monday...
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May 123 min read
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Is it a Mini Stroke? Know the Warning Signs of a TIA
By Rachel Nania, AARP, March 2025 Do you know the warning signs of a TIA? The short-lived symptoms of what's often referred to as a mini...
marycoupland5
Apr 175 min read
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Help! I Hate My Aging Body
By Ellen Uzelac, AARP, March 2025 A woman says she used to be a stunner; now she feels like a 'rotten rose.' I have a friend in her 50s...
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Apr 174 min read
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Ways to Cash in on Spring Cleaning
By Jodi Helmer, AARP April 2025 Selling your unwanted items instead of trashing them can bring in big bucks. Downsizing? You’re not...
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Apr 176 min read
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The First Thing Flight Attendants Notice When You Board The Plane
By Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure They notice a lot about you in that first greeting — and here's why it matters. When boarding a plane,...
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Apr 173 min read
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The Benefits of Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy
By Brian Kovara, DC Spinal health plays a critical role in overall well-being, influencing mobility, pain levels, and quality of life....
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Apr 154 min read
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The Pages of a Child's Grief
When a loved one passes, the responsibilities, arrangements and details can weigh heavily on family members. There is a sense of urgency...
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Apr 73 min read
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Do You Think Bonds Will Reduce Volatility? Think Again - Not So!!
By Mike Adams From 1945 through 1980 bonds experienced a crushing bear market. From 1960 through 1980 many of the highest quality bonds...
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Apr 65 min read
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Reasons Long-Term Marriages End In Divorce
By Robin L. Flanigan, AARP, January 2025 Hugh Jackman is all over the news for splitting from his wife after decades together. But it's...
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Mar 179 min read
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Is It Okay to Take Ibuprofen Every Day?
By Adam Rosenbluth, AARP, March 2025 A doctor's advice on taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications for aches and pains....
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Mar 163 min read
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Cancers Linked to Alcohol Consumption
By Michael Schroeder, AARP Feb 2025 Mounting research highlights the health dangers of drinking. Here’s what we’re learning....
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Mar 164 min read
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Alert: Free Tech Clinic
FREE Weekly Tech Help in Kitsap County. Have you heard of  Kitsap Computing Seniors ? it’s a local nonprofit organization in Kitsap...
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Mar 162 min read
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