Author: Max Smith

Between the massive cyberattack on Optum’s Change Healthcare unit and the recent attack on St. Louis-based health system Ascension, it seems like there is a new healthcare cybersecurity incident each month creating serious headaches for healthcare providers. The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare was the most severe cybersecurity event in the history of the U.S. healthcare sector, impacting 85 million patients’ health records. These types of incidents not only put patients’ sensitive information at risk, but they also cause major care disruptions. When Ascension — the fourth-largest health system in the country — was attacked earlier this month, ambulances had…

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are having a tough season this season (1-8), but Clark is still looking to make history in the league. Despite a rough start to her rookie season, the Caitlin Clark Effect is going strong. Next up, watch Clark and her team take on the New York Liberty again. The Fever have already lost to the Liberty twice this season. Will Clark's luck change? The Fever vs. Liberty game begins tonight at 7 PM ET on NBA TV and WNBA League Pass. Here's what you need to know heading into Caitlin Clark's next game.How to…

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svetikd / Getty ImagesThe “silver tsunami,” or the mass retirement of baby boomers, could bring profound changes to our workplaces and our incomes. Currently, baby boomers (those aged 65 and older) make up about 17% of the U.S. population. As the population ages, more and more baby boomers are retiring.Explore: Saving for retirement: 4 expenses retirees regret not including in their budget, according to expertsRead more: 6 Unusual Ways to Make Money (That Actually Work)Baby Boomers are retiring in droves, with 2024 setting a new record for the number of retirements so far. This year will be the first time…

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It's all about taxes.This is an especially important concept for retirement savers, since IRAs and 401(k)s are only tax-deferred, not tax-free.”These funds have not yet been taxed, so we need a plan to minimize these taxes. [so you] “How can you keep more of your hard-earned retirement savings?,” Ed Slott, a New York-based CPA and IRA expert, tells Yahoo Finance. “It's all about what you can keep.”This plan was the core of Slott's tax-saving strategy for retirement. “Always pay the lowest tax rate,” Slott told Yahoo Finance. “People often overlook this key point and end up paying much more in…

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Carlos Alcaraz has reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the third consecutive year. [Getty Images]Spain's third seed Carlos Alcaraz showed renewed enthusiasm by outplaying Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open.The 21-year-old Alcaraz beat the 21st seed from Canada 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on a rare rain-free day in Paris.The reigning Wimbledon champion will face Greece's ninth seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in the quarterfinals.”I'm really happy with my performance today. I felt like I played really high level tennis,” Alcaraz said.”I'm happy with my serve, my shots and my movement on the court.”Tsitsipas, bidding for his first…

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Illinois lawmakers have called out the bluff of online sports betting companies who have suggested they may scale back their operations in the state or even shut down altogether under a tougher progressive tax system imposed in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's latest budget.FanDuel and DraftKings will soon be taxed up to 40% on their net revenues under a spending plan passed by the Illinois General Assembly last week, higher than the flat 15% tax rate that has been imposed on sportsbooks since the state's now multi-billion-dollar sportsbook industry took off in 2020.The two largest mobile gambling companies, which earned more than…

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Protecting girls in women's sports is the most important civil rights issue of our time. The men's sweep of the 400 meters at the Washington state championships last month underscores the growing sense of urgency among current and future generations of female athletes. Lauren Mathews, the top-seeded runner from the West Valley School District, was the latest young woman to lose her title to a mediocre man who called himself a woman, who, unsurprisingly, won by one second. Riley Gaines has become an advocate for barring transgender women from girls' sports. AP This follows a men's victory over 100m gold…

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