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The average American needs their retirement savings to last them 14 to 17 years. With this in mind, Visual Capitalist's Carmen Ang asks (and answers below), is $1 million in savings enough for the average retiree?Ultimately, it depends on where you live, since the average cost of living varies across the country. This graphic, using data compiled by GOBankingRates.com shows how many years $1 million in retirement savings lasts in the top 50 most populated U.S. cities.Editor’s note: As one user rightly pointed out, this analysis doesn’t take into account interest earned on the $1 million. With that in consideration,...

Rachel Levine, a trans-identified nominee for Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on February 25, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Levine previously served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of HealthTwitter has suspended the account of a Republican congressman who posted a tweet noting that President Joe Biden's U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health, Rachel Levine, who identifies as transgender, is a man.Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., was suspended Saturday after posting a tweet in response to Levine — who went by...

On this date in 1666, a hapless French watchmaker was hanged at Tyburn for starting the Great Fire of London — his obstinate confession in the face of all other evidence making him the convenient fall guy for an accidental cataclysm. Of Robert Hubert Lord Clarendon would write, though the Chief Justice told the King, ‘that all his discourse was so disjointed that he did not believe him guilty;’ nor was there one man who prosecuted or accused him: yet upon his own confession … the jury found him guilty, and he was executed accordingly. And though no man could...

(LifeSiteNews) — Irish men are taking up the mantle of witnessing to the Catholic faith in public by praying the rosary in several towns and cities around the island. The men’s public rosary started last month in Derry, Northern Ireland, with organizers setting out to honor Our Lady by completing the Five First Saturday devotions in reparation for abortion and asking God to end the growing COVID tyranny seen throughout Ireland. Speaking to LifeSiteNews, Patrick McCrystal of Human Life International said men will pray in the five main towns of Northern Ireland in the coming months, and he expects towns...

Today marks 19.5 months since the institution of the infamous “Flatten the Curve,” AKA The Deep State’s Plot to Drive Us Crazy, Make Us Stupid, and Take Over the World (in order to make the world safe for China and/or the Deep State and/or New World Order cabal to take it over). Well, well, well. It may be that the worm is about to turn, or be turned on. I'm not talking about heart worms here. The worm I am talking about is one Anthony Fauci. Ironically, it may turn out that a literal worm may have something to do...

U.S. vaccine maker Novavax announced that it has applied to the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, Novavax’s vaccine has the potential to help equalize global access to COVID-19 vaccines, but the firm still faces steep regulatory and manufacturing issues before it can contribute to the worldwide rollout. "Today's submission of our protein-based COVID-19 vaccine to WHO for emergency use listing is a significant step on the path to accelerating access and more equitable distribution to countries in great need around the world," Stanley Erck, president and CEO of Novavax, said in...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Oct. 26 voted unanimously to bar a leading Chinese state-owned telecommunication firm’s U.S. arm from operating in the country.China Telecom Americas, a subsidiary of China Telecom, now has 60 days to discontinue services after having operated in the United States for two decades.The FCC voted 4-0 to terminate China Telecom America’s license to provide domestic and international services within the United States. The regulator said the firm “is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government” and is “highly likely” to comply with Beijing’s orders.The decision concluded more than a year of...

Ben & Jerry’s is very proud of its hard-left stance on any given subject but now its latest virtue signal has resulted in some serious financial setbacks.As RedState reported back in July, the ice cream company decided it would no longer do business in what it called “Occupied Palestinian Territory” or as it’s more commonly known, “Israel.” The move was supposed to signal the company’s dedication to protesting in favor of the oppressed but behind the scenes, their Board chair was actually signaling their support for the terrorist group Hezbollah.Not long after, states began looking into divesting from Ben &...

Debt owed by Vietnam to China for construction of a rail line in the capital Hanoi is now due for repayment, but the project remains behind schedule and trains are still unable to run, government sources say. Work began in October 2011 on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway and trains were projected to begin running in 2015. But after ten years of construction, the project—which covers a 13.5 kilometer line and 12 elevated stations—is not ready to serve passengers, and investment costs have soared to U.S. $868 million from the initial $553 million. Vietnam has borrowed $670 million of...

Joe Manchin is the gift that keeps on giving. Well, at least if you are a Republican hoping someone holds the line against Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda.The West Virginia senator has already demanded (and will get) deep cuts to the formerly $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. He’s also stood in the gap against some of the more harmful climate change and entitlement provisions. To continue that theme, he nuked another major Biden priority today.As RedState reported, the progressives have been pushing new reporting requirements to snoop on bank accounts with at least $10,000 in outflows over the course of...

Remember Dr. Deborah Birx? While Dr. Anthony Fauci stole most of the spotlight the moment COVID-19 became a serious issue, Birx brought up the rear. She was often seen as the more reasonable and less political of the two. Of course, as a lifelong Democrat, such assumptions were always foolhardy. And as if to make sure no one suffered under that illusion, she recently appeared to make a ridiculous claim about Donald Trump and the coronavirus.According to Birx, had measures she suggested been implemented earlier, 130,000 lives could have been saved. But the Bad Orange Man was just too focused...

Authorities in the U.S. and Europe say they've coordinated on one of the largest dark web drug busts in history. The coordinated police operation, dubbed “Dark HunTor,” involved a large number of law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Europol, and various other U.S. entities, including the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Postal Service. So far, “HunTor” has resulted in the arrest of 150 people worldwide, as well as the seizure of some $31.6 million from both cash and digital currencies (aka Bitcoin and other cryptos). Police say that they have also seized approximately 234 kilograms of narcotics.......

Michigan governor frequently broke her own COVID rules at home.. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D.) was spotted late Friday night without a mask in the standing-room only area of a popular Washington, D.C., cocktail bar, hours before she pulled out of an early-morning canvas for flailing Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. A video shared with the Washington Free Beacon shows Whitmer, who has repeatedly come under fire for breaking her own coronavirus restrictions, socializing in the crowded bar at the Hotel Washington. A hotel staffer who spoke with the Free Beacon noted that bar patrons are required to wear...

Mark Levin claimed Monday former President Barack Obama joined Terry McAuliffe in Richmond to spread misinformation about both Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin and parents concerned about critical race theory while ignoring the Republican ticket's diversity and qualifications. On "The Mark Levin Show" on Westwood One, Levin, a resident of the Northern Virginia area at the epicenter of the school curriculum debate, said Obama demeaned Virginia parents when he characterized Youngkin's concerns about critical race theory as "phony trumped-up culture wars" and "fake outrage". "Barack Obama came here and made an ass out of himself; it was quite the clown...

Oct. 25, 2021 -- People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are not only less likely to die from the virus, but they’re also less likely to die from any cause in the months following vaccination, according to a new study.The study team, which included researchers from the CDC and health care groups across seven states, found the results while studying the safety of the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines.The results were published Friday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.“COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States have shown again and again to be safe. This study also confirms their...

George Soros Backs New Media Firm to Fight Disinformation Called “Good Information Inc.” Conservatives are calling out Soros for this clearly "Orwellian" move. Tell me this isn’t the most purely “Orwellian” thing you’ve ever heard… According to Axios, George Soros is backing a new media firm in a move to help combat disinformation. The working name of this group? “Good Information Inc.” See, that’s how you know you can trust it, because it has “good information” in the title… Clearly this is just Soros being the great arbiter of truth that he is, right?.. Follow on Telegram @WeLoveTrumpNoah Joining Soros...

TRAILER AT LINK 14 years ago today I debuted my documentary HILLARY! UNCENSORED at Harvard on and East Coast swing that included a showing at the oldest Republican club in New York City. During the 2008 election cycle, there were 21 million views of various clips of the documentary. As you may recall, Obama barely won in several primaries and stole what she thought was rightfully hers. She always believed she was destined to become the most powerful woman in history. For those who missed it, we chronicled the biggest campaign finance fraud up to that time. And she got...

Synopsis The report comes ahead of a crucial decision that the Biden administration has to take on India buying military arms from Russia and whether it plans to impose sanctions against the country under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) . There has been a considerable drop in India's dependence on arms and equipment from Russia but the Indian military cannot operate effectively without Russian-supplied equipment and will continue to rely on its weapons systems in the near and middle terms, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report has said. "Many analysts in India and beyond conclude that the...

Rothbardi1776 "CONFIRMED: John Durham has interviewed the Clinton Foundation whistleblowers who have testified before Congress and blew the whistle on multiple decades of malfeasance, corruption, tax evasion and more. They have all the evidence. In detailed, chronological order." "Clinton Foundation Whistleblowers Doyle, Moynihan v IRS (US Tax Court). Tax evasion was used to take out Al Capone. What will happen to the Clintons?" SNIP: 2nd Twitter Feed: LWDoyleUSALWDoyleUSA "Following question was posed on separate thread: "Have you seen anything that would suggest that Durham has interviewed the Clinton Foundation whistleblowers?" W/o going into details, answer is YES . . !!...

Health provisions remain a sticking point in spending package amid efforts to reduce price tag, rally factions Democrats’ sweeping plans to bolster Medicare and Medicaid benefits have been scaled back amid an assault from industry groups and opposition from centrists like Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), with popular coverage expansions likely to be narrowed in hopes of reaching a deal this week. U.S. coronavirus cases tracker and map A proposal to expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision benefits is in danger of falling from the tax-and-spending package rapidly taking shape in Congress. A framework to expand Medicaid to...