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Don’t expect to lower your tax bill by dealing with “property tax reassessment services” or “tax assessors” who go door to door.
Q. I’m horrified at how my Medicare Advantage plan will change for next year. How can I find another plan that will give me a better deal?
NOVEMBER 14, 1889
With just one piece of luggage, New York World writer Nellie Bly sets off to circle the world in 80 days. She finishes with eight to spare.
1972: For the first time ever, the Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1,000.
1995: About 800,000 federal employees temporarily stop working as a budget stalemate between President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress forces a partial government shutdown.
World traveler and journalist Nellie Bly.
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He shattered an enduring myth about growing old—that it’s a time of decline and shrinking potential.
"President Obama is traveling to Asia this week. He'll be making a trip to China. While he's there, Obama plans to visit the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and America's money."—Conan O'Brien