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Consider the start of the new year as an opportunity for you to engage with Social Security online. This begins with creating your free and secure personal my Social Security account at ssa.gov/myaccount. ...
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Keeping your Social Securitycard at home reduces the risk of loss or theft, and helps you keep your information safe. To learn more about keeping your card and information safe, please visit Social Security's Fraud Prevention and Reporting web page at ssa.gov/fraud. ...
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If you are one of the more than 59 million people who feed birds over the winter—and to find out why maybe you shouldn’t be feeding them—our gardening blogger Donna Hessel lays out the controversy. You decide. ...
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Most doctors recommend walking because it requires no equipment (except for supportive shoes) and no instruction. Now there is another reason to like walking: We can help prevent Type II Diabetes. ...
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If you review your credit card statement and notice charitable donations that you don’t remember making, it’s not a memory lapse; you were a victim of credit card fraud. These unauthorized charity charges may be part of a bigger con, which started when scammers got your credit card information. Scammers often use charity websites to test the stolen numbers. ...
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Try a tiny habit to improve a specific area of your personal brain health and wellness in 2024 and beyond. Make the habit small, short in duration and part of your daily routine. ...
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"Will Social Security be there when I retire?" That’s the question we’re answering in the latest episode of Social Security's audio series, SSA Talks. ...
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If you've ever tried your hand at knitting or run your fingers through skeins of colorful yarn, you may have an appreciation for knitting but not necessarily an awareness of its unexpected use throughout our culture. A KSU museum exhibit explores knitting in technology, architecture, manufacturing and other arenas.
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