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Talking about our loved ones’ foibles and crises isn’t always harmless, but it might be our best way to make sense of the world.

A surging stock market pushed many retirement account balances to new highs at the end of last year. But these higher balances are a mixed blessing for those already in retirement.

Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index was 0.4% lower at 16573.12 in early trade following overnight losses on Wall Street.

Vanessa Joy had legally changed her name and her birth certificate prior to the campaign, but a 1990s state law says that a candidate must provide any name changes within the last five years to qualify for the ballot.

Vanessa Joy had legally changed her name and her birth certificate prior to the campaign, but a 1990s state law says that a candidate must provide any name changes within the last five years to qualify for the ballot.

Sixth-grade student killed in Iowa school shooting, suspect dead  Reuters.com Iowa school shooting suspect Dylan Butler posted on TikTok before shooting  Des Moines Register One student dead, 5 injured after shooter opens fire in Iowa high school before turning gun on himself  Hindustan

The Australian lithium miner said it would temporarily suspend mining operations at the Grants Open Pit.

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Politicians, celebrities, magician among named  The Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein documents name A-list celebrities  Fox News Dershowitz joins Miami Herald effort to get full list of Epstein ‘John Does’ unsealed  Miami Herald The Biggest Names from Jeffrey Epstein’s Unsealed Documents  TIME

The accident left more than 20 people with minor injuries and caused major disruptions to subway service in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon.

The accident left more than 20 people with minor injuries and caused major disruptions to subway service in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon.