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The SECURE 2.0 Act has provisions that will impact how high earners can save for retirement. Beginning in 2024, if you earn more than $145,000 each year and are age 50 or older, your catch-up contributions must be made as after-tax Roth contributions.

(Last Updated On: July 11, 2023) NATIONAL CAVIAR DAY | JULY 18 On July 18, National Caviar Day recognizes a seafood delicacy with roe on toast. The day also raises awareness about the survival of the sturgeon. #NationalCaviarDay In simple terms, caviar is Sturgeon fish eggs. There are several species of Sturgeon fish. As a result, the caviar produced varies in colors depending on the species. Caviar is full of protein and vitamins making the delicacy a healthy meal. The United States led distribution at 600 tons per year until around 1900. However, due to the over-harvesting of Sturgeon fish...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and others are praising presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says childhood vaccines are linked to autism and that the Central Intelligence Agency killed his uncle. He has wondered out loud whether Wi-Fi exposure leads to cancer. Some of tech’s big stars are praising his campaign for president. Silicon Valley loves a contrarian, which is why some tech luminaries threw their support to Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. This time around, Kennedy, a Democrat, is the one getting the antiestablishment buzz in the tech world.

Talitha Robinson-Russell and Carlos Russell told Priscilla Thompson that speculation about what happened is upsetting to Carlee, but declined to say what Russell told them when she came home Saturday, “citing the ongoing investigation.” “Carlee has given detectives her statement so they can continue to pursue her abductor,” her mother said, reading from a prepared statement. Asked if they believe there was “an abductor still out there,” Russell’s mother replied, “Absolutely.” “Anything leading to the case itself, we can’t discuss that,” her mother said. “She found her way back to us, however we can’t discuss the details of that.” Her...

I recently observed a class for armed defenders in Colorado schools. These defenders put themselves between a murderer and our kids. There are obvious parallels between strength training and self-defense training. In both cases, we make the most progress when we face the right amount of resistance and risk failure. This is what I saw.

We just created a new website and aren't keen on the company we engaged to do that, who are currently handling the hosting/maintenance. We'd like to contract directly with an entity to host it ourselves and possibly even maintain it ourselves, as there should be very little changes to it overall. The site was created through wordpress. Would love some guidance on taking over the daily/monthly ourselves.

Drivers may soon get speeding tickets without ever talking to an officer, if a bill gets approved authorizing speed limit cameras. The program would give speeding drivers a ticket by using speed cameras and an automatic billing system, according to Assembly Bill 645. "The speed safety system shall capture images of the rear license plate of vehicles that are traveling 11 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit and notices of violation shall only be issued to vehicles based on that evidence," the bill states. Fines would start at $50 for going 11 mph over the posted...

The criminal practice of trafficking and abusing hundreds of thousands of migrant children who cross the southern border," Bulut writes on the organization's website, "is now, thanks to the open-border policy of the Biden administration, apparently 'normal' inside the U.S." He cites federal statistics about the millions of illegals encountered at the border in recent years, but pointedly notes that "at least 85,000 children are believed to be missing. ... And he cites the comments from whistleblower Tara Lee Rodas, who told the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement just weeks ago, "Whether intentional or not, it...

Deployed Resources executive gave thousands to Dems as ex-wife worked for Kamala Harris The Biden administration has awarded private companies hundreds of millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to house illegal aliens amid an unprecedented surge at the southern border. One of the major recipients is a Democrat-linked logistics company that owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.

A 27-year-old homeless woman was killed recently when a lawnmower ran over her while she was sleeping in a park in Modesto, California. Christine Chavez was killed in Beard Brook Park on July 8, according to KXTV-TV. “My mom had to pick up pieces of her. That’s not correct,” Randy Chavez, the victim’s brother, said, according to the Modesto Bee. “We want ordinances to change so it doesn’t happen again. Regardless if they are homeless they are still people and should be treated the same as any other people,” he said. The park had been public, and at one time...

At Joint Base Lewis-McChord's air show just outside of Tacoma, Washington, this past weekend, onlookers and families saw tactical military jets, high-performance sports cars and risqué models dancing on stage in skintight red,white and blue bikinis, part of what organizers described as a "way to thank the Puget Sound community." Instagram was flooded with pictures and videos of the models alongside sports cars, on the runway posing in front of cargo planes and in front of hot rods parked inside a hangar. Two dancers were also featured wearing revealing flight suits while dancing on stage. It was all featured in...

Oath Keepers founder and political prisoner Stewart Rhodes was sentenced in May, in Washington, DC after he was found guilty of “insurrection” by a DC kangaroo court. Far-left Obama-appointed US District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Rhodes to 18 years in federal prison. This was after Mehta added extra years to his sentence because he believed Rhodes’ actions amounted to terrorism. This was a completely ludicrous accusation based on zero evidence. The soulless judge then lectured Stewart Rhodes following his sentencing on what a danger he was to society before Rhodes was led out of the court in cuffs. For the...

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Former President Donald Trump said federal prosecutors have told his legal team that he is a target of their investigation into efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election. In a post on his Truth Social platform Tuesday morning, Trump said Special Counsel Jack Smith sent his legal team a letter indicating he could face charges in the probe that has been examining Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump said he had been given “a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury which almost always means an...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.” Matthew 11:21–22Chorazin and Bethsaida were Jewish towns that Jesus visited frequently to preach and to perform many “mighty deeds.” They were located just north of His city of residence, Capernaum. Tyre and Sidon were pagan coastal cities northeast of Chorazin and...

The aptitude test was deemed racially "biased" because too many white people passed. From New York Post, "Black, Hispanic NYers who failed teacher’s test strike $1.8B in NYC settlement": Failing the New York State teachers' exam really paid off -- especially for a Queens man who learned this month he's getting a $2 million windfall over it. Roughly 5,200 black and Hispanic ex-Big Apple teachers and once-aspiring educators are expected to collect more than $1.8 billion in judgments after the city stopped fighting a nearly three-decade federal discrimination lawsuit that found a certification exam was biased. It's the largest legal...

Retired FBI supervisor latest to alert Congress as IRS whistleblowers prepare for day of public testimony A retired FBI supervisor’s account to Congress of how the bureau tipped off Joe Biden’s team in December 2020 about plans to conduct a surprise interview of his son Hunter not only corroborates a key allegation from two IRS whistleblowers, it further paints a portrait of unusual meddling into the investigation of the first family’s overseas business dealings and taxes. From search warrants denied to critical evidence kept from the investigative team, three experienced federal law enforcement agents have now offered Congress significant testimony...

The overall rejection rate for credit applicants hit its highest level in five years in June. The rejection rate of 21.8% was the highest level since June 2018, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday (July 17) when releasing findings from its June Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) Credit Access Survey. “The increase was broad-based across age groups and highest among those with credit scores below 680,” the New York Fed said. The rejection rate increased for credit card limit increase requests, credit cards, mortgage refinance applications, auto loans and mortgages, according to the findings. The rate increased...

Phoenix is slated to break its heat record as the city approaches its 19th consecutive day of hitting 110 degrees or hotter in the area. Phoenix tied the record for the most consecutive days with a high temperature of 110 degrees or more on Monday at 18 days, which ties it with the record previously set in 1974, the Phoenix National Weather Service (NWS) said. Phoenix also broke its record for the highest overnight low temperature ever on Monday with a low of 95 degrees, which surpassed the 2009 record of 93 degrees. It was the eighth consecutive day of...

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned a month ago in a Florida courthouse over his handling of classified documents, pleading not guilty to 37 felony counts — and a majority of Utah voters say they think the charges were politically motivated. Among Utahns, 6 in 10 say the charges against Trump were politically motivated, according to the latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. Nearly 35% of voters said the indictment wasn’t politically motivated and 5% said they didn’t know.