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Is 25% a year a winning investment?
Some may assume that those who are targets of financial fraud are mostly elderly. However, a new FINRA Investor Education Foundation report suggests otherwise, which raises questions about vulnerability to fraud across all age groups.
"Investors in the United States: A Report of the National Financial Capability Study" ... (full story)
Climate change threatens Asia's water and power systems, reports warn
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Climate change is battering Asia's water and power systems and putting millions in harm's way, forcing countries to pour billions into shoring up basic services, according to two recent reports.
Water-related disasters are rising across the region even as spending to protect communities falls short. ... (full story)
What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it
The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday evening that Peraton was chosen in the hope that its innovative approac ... (full story)
Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.
For a critical sliver of the Republican majority, the impending ... (full story)
UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss
The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction.
The U.N. Environment Assembly — which the U.S. governme ... (full story)

