Preliminary estimates suggest that suicide deaths declined amid the unprecedented mental-health and economic challenges last year. But experts are urging against complacency — and raising concerns about certain populations during the pandemic’s second year. The U.S. had 2,677 fewer suicide deaths in 2020 than in 2019, translating to a 5.6% …
Read More » After renting their home in Aurora, Colo., for the last six years, Kristin Mallory and her husband were ready to make the leap to becoming homeowners. And while they went into the home-buying process expecting a challenge, what they’ve encountered is nothing like they’ve expected. “We had no idea how …
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Dear Quentin, How can one best give sizable cash gifts to family and friends without being seen as “flaunting wealth”? We have some family and friends who are struggling to make ends meet, particularly as a result of the pandemic. Having means, we chose to help them financially and sent …
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday that it’s too soon to ease mask mandates and social-distancing rules, and warned the more contagious strain of COVID-19 first identified in the U.K. could be the dominant U.S. strain by the end of March. In an interview …
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Federal prosecutors have accused Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, and three others of misleading donors to the “We Build the Wall” campaign, but some who gave money to the cause say they’re not victims and would gladly donate again. Bannon, U.S. Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, and …
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Dear Moneyist, I feel I was unfairly denied the stimulus payment. In 2019, I made a total of $ 51,331. My filing status was “single, no children.” I was denied the stimulus payment on 4/10/20 because the IRS based my income on my 2018 taxes. I was permanently laid off …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE ‘We are still in a pretty big first wave,’ says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the veteran epidemiologist. See full story. Elon Musk: ‘Another government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people’ The Tesla CEO said a second coronavirus aid package would be ‘jammed to …
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This is not the first public-health emergency Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced. But it’s up there with the worst of them, he says, and it’s not close to being over yet. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades, was on the front lines …
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When shelter-in-place orders went into effect across the country in March, many Americans quickly sought refunds for hotel bookings, airfare and travel expenses. But now that states have relaxed some social-distancing measures, Americans have gone full-circle and are planning road trips. That trend may be here to stay as “travel …
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