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Hurricane Laura strikes in southwest Louisiana near Texas

Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, sweeping a low-lying coastline with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unbearable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which intensified rapidly Wednesday before plowing ashore, …

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The New Zealand Exchange faced DDoS attacks this week

An electronic screen shows international currency rates and the NZ markets next to a building on February 7, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trading was halted on the New Zealand Stock Exchange on Thursday for the third day in a row …

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One week left to retire, saving Medicare costs

Yoshiyoshi Hirokawa | DigitalVision | Getty Images Retirees who have taken out a mandatory distribution of a pension account this year have a week to return the money. The CARES Act, the coronavirus relief bill signed into law this spring, allows people with pension accounts to skip the required minimum …

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