‘oh, These People Are Shot All Over The Street.’ Sandy Police Release 911 Calls Of Shooting That Killed Mother, Child

Ted Rossman | (TNS) Bankrate.com There are plenty of conversational landmines to avoid around the holiday dinner table. Money leads the way, according to a recent Bankrate survey. We found that only 38% of U. S. adults are comfortable discussing their bank account balances with family members and close friends. Fewer than half (47%) are comfortable discussing their love lives, and just 52% are comfortable talking about their credit card debt. In comparison, Americans are a lot more amenable to chatting about potentially sensitive issues such as their weight (71% are comfortable), their political views (78%), their religious views (81%) and their health (also 81%). I’m surprised at how many people view money as an off-limits conversation topic.

By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday shopping, learn how to spot common scams and protect yourself. 1.

Martin Weiss has never been bashful in his assessments of Florida’s troubled insurance market. The Palm Beach Gardens founder of Weiss Ratings has also been happy to sit down with insurance regulators, here and in other states, to lay out the basis of his critiques. After all, he said, everyone has the same goal of “an improvement in the experience of average policyholders.” Maybe not everyone. Weiss, who has been writing about finance since the 1970s, recently wrote that Florida homeowners are at a “high risk” of not being paid for their claims from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Dear Eric: My partner and I plan to host our wedding in our home state (across the country from where we live now) since most of our family is there and it makes more logistical sense. Rather than invite our friends in our new state, we thought it’d be fun to have a separate party for them here, which will also keep costs for the real wedding down.

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Here are the top stories for Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. New Broward school bus cameras will catch motorists who illegally pass A Delray Beach plaza will feature shipping containers. Here’s the latest on the plan. Thanksgiving Weekend things to do: Miracle holiday pop-up bar, Kacey Musgraves, Fort Lauderdale Turkey Trot Palm Beach County golfer fatally beaten with his own clubs in a random attack, police say Newly proposed Florida laws already listed for 2025 legislative session Florida ethics panel decides against seeking deal on financial disclosure law ‘It was shocking’: These South Floridians traced their ancestry all the way to the Mayflower; can you? America’s Thanksgiving story of charity and peace | Opinion Miss Manners: Here’s why I can’t tell people my dogs’ names Calais Campbell’s sack celebration an ode to Michael Strahan, and he’s hoping to go out on top like Strahan did