An alarming number of Americans are still unprepared for retirement. In a recent conversation on Yahoo Finance’s Financial Freestyle with Ross Mac (see video above or listen here), Derek Ferguson, chief administration officer at TIAA, sounded the alarm that retirement savings numbers remain dismal, and even more so for marginalized and underbanked groups, such as […]
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Israel’s strike showed Iran’s air defenses were ‘woefully unprepared.’ Here’s what Tehran may do next.
Israel showed it can take out a key part of Iran’s air defenses with a single missile. The S-300 damaged is the most advanced air defense system Iran has acquired from Russia. Iran must field better air defenses like Russia’s S-400 to stand a chance against a barrage. In the early hours of April 19, […]
The first-ever European climate risk assessment finds a continent unprepared for growing extremes
Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc Monday. The agency said Europe is prone to more frequent and more punishing weather extremes — including increasing wildfires, drought, more unusual rainfall patterns and flooding — and it needs to […]
School Boards Face Their Most Difficult Budget Season Ever. Many Are Unprepared
All around the country, districts are drafting budgets that will bring cuts to schools starting this fall. As those budgets come before school boards this spring, board members will undoubtedly hear from staff and families. Communities will push back against decisions that include layoffs; cuts to gifted programs, athletics and college advising; and reductions to […]
‘Unprepared’ hikers get lost on mountain in -10 degree wind chill, NH rescuers say
A lost and “unprepared” trio of hikers had to be rescued from Mount Monadnock in freezing temperatures, New Hampshire Fish & Game officials reported. Monadnock State Park rangers called the agency just before 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, to report three hikers lost on the mountain just before dark, officials said in a news release. […]