Safety & Security

One essential component of your financial plan involves designating power of attorney to someone you trust in case you are incapacitated or unable to complete a task on your own. “I usually tell clients that a power of attorney is a document to allow someone else to make decisions on your behalf,” says Jennifer Abelaj, senior counsel for Davidoff Hutcher ...

Here’s an Internal Revenue Service alert regarding some recently delivered stimulus payments: Pay attention if you get a plain envelope in the mail that’s marked “Money Network Cardholder Services.” No, folks, it’s not a scam. It’s real stimulus cash. The envelope contains a prepaid debit card that is loaded with your stimulus payment. Do not throw out this envelope or toss ...

Toilet experts say urinals may be consigned to history as part of measures to make public conveniences safe for the post-coronavirus world. Raymond Martin, managing director of the British Toilet Association, says business and governments need to adapt public toilets to make them infection-resistant, adding technology such as foot-operated flushes and sensor-activated taps. Hospitality industry groups in Britain have also ...

The government has truly stepped up to assist many Americans who are finding themselves unable to pay their debts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This assistance includes stimulus checks that are given to individuals and families to help pay for much-needed items as well as partnerships with the banks that allow many families to hold off on their ...

Our civil liberties are under attack in the United States right now so it’s important to understand just how high the stakes are. Knowledge is power and everyone can understand the democratic principles that underpin our great nation. How much do you know about your legal rights as a U.S. citizen? Let’s find out. If you were offered a million ...

Scientists are learning more about the novel coronavirus by the day, and just how complicated it can be. In recent weeks, they discovered that what first appeared to be a respiratory disease can actually affect a range of body parts, from the kidneys to the toes. Their latest discovery is that some symptoms could last for months and months, leaving ...

Meat processing plants have been affected by COVID-19. Now, some major grocery store chains are limiting how much meat you can buy because they are receiving fewer meat products. So, when you head out to get your groceries this week, you might not be able to get everything you need. “Tons of customers, new customers coming through just because a ...

The new White House standard for reopening the economy in various states is rigged to severely prolong the economic strangulation under the current lockdowns. The criterion has been defined as a 14-day period of declining volume in new cases or a 14-day period of declining rates of positivity of those tested. Testing is ramping up in every state, which if the ...

A graphic purporting to detail health risks due to 5G-induced radiation has been published on various websites and shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter. The image was shared as other hoaxes circulated claiming that COVID-19 is linked to the global rollout of 5G networks. The claim is misleading; radiation experts and health authorities maintain there is no evidence to ...

Covid-19 is hugely infectious, spreading across the globe in a few short months. It’s thought to be spread through tiny droplets expelled from the mouth when an infected person coughs or sneezes. But researchers at the University of Utah say that the possibility that coronavirus might be sexually transmitted can’t be completely ruled out. Dr James M. Hotaling, a co-author ...