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Diane Williams, 62, (not pictured) doesn't have enough savings to retire.
  • Diane Williams, 62, lives paycheck to paycheck. 
  • She works full-time, has no savings, and is delaying Social Security for higher benefits.
  • Millions of older Americans don't have the savings or assets to support themselves in retirement.

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I moved my family back to Ohio after we lived in Florida.
  • We moved our family to Florida from Ohio after my husband got a job offer there. 
  • The move was difficult, and he adapted to the new state much better than my kids and I did.
  • Eventually, I moved the kids back to Ohio with me, and my husband and I got a divorce.

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While some deal with the widespread impact of a global IT outage, social media users are making memes.
  • Major airlines, banks, and retailers are experiencing widespread disruptions linked to an IT outage. 
  • Businesses have been scrambling to keep up with the effects of the hit.
  • And social media users on X and TikTok have responded in their favorite way: making memes.

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UPDATE: Jul. 19, 2024, 10:03 a.m. UTC Latest updates from airlines have been added here. We'll continue to update this story as more updates come through.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled, with others delayed, following a global Windows outage, reportedly caused



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No one has been making foldable phones longer than Samsung. And for the first few years, the sheer number of improvements we got on the Galaxy Z Fold line meant it didn’t really have any competition. But more recently, the pace of innovation has slowed while new challengers like the OnePlus Open and Pixel Fold have arrived. Now for 2024, Samsung has reinforced the Galaxy Z Fold 6 with a stronger



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Crowds build up in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand after a Microsoft outage impacted businesses globally.
  • A mass IT outage is causing global travel chaos. 
  • Passengers face delays and cancellations at airports as digital services relying on Microsoft were affected. 
  • Several passengers told BI that the situation was being made worse by the airline's communications



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UPDATE: Jul. 19, 2024, 9:35 a.m. EDT The Home Depot's 2024 Halloween drop went live online around 6 a.m. ET Thursday, and many items have since sold out. (The 7 ft. Skelly’s Dog, 3 ft. LED Skeleton, 5.5 Ft. Animated LED Fear Valley Wolf, and 9 Ft. Giant-Sized LED Murderous Maple were all out of stock by 7:30 a.m. on launch day.) However, all of the giant skeletons were still available at the time



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A “Trump2024” banner labeled “Promoted by Team Trump” sat atop the What’s Happening summary on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, during the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday.

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Former President Donald Trump on day one of the Republican National Convention.
  • The 2024 Republican National Convention took place in Milwaukee.
  • On Monday, Donald Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt.
  • Speakers included GOP lawmakers, Trump family members, and Trump's running mate, JD Vance.

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Global IT Outage Affects Airlines, Banks And Retailers
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IT admins around the world are scrambling to fix a major issue with Windows computers today after a faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike knocked thousands of PCs and servers offline with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. While CrowdStrike has fixed the update that originally caused the problems, many systems are still



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The report didn’t mention Ventura, which is rumored to be a more affordable headset slated for 2024. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge

Despite recent layoffs in its Reality Labs division, Meta is still barreling ahead with plans for a Quest 4 in 2026 and a higher-end headset in 2027, The Information reports.

While the report didn’t reveal much about hardware, this is the