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Congratulations, Napoli. When it comes to the best places to retire in the United States, you are truly the best, the brightest, and second to none.U.S. News & World Report, the world’s leading authority on rankings and consumer advice, announced today that Naples will top its list of best places to retire in 2024-25. This is a great rating considering 150 quotes were rated.Equally impressive is Napoli’s rise from 28th place to the top of the table in 2023-2024.Read more: ‘Very cool guy’: Guy Fieri meets fans and poses for photos in Naples on TuesdayThe rankings use measures such as…

Some advisors say that in the early hours of November 6, when the US presidential election was decided in favor of Donald Trump, many Americans predicted that “Trump’s victory would mean that tax cuts would continue.”Last year, many Americans braced for the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), also known as the Trump tax cuts. The TCJA was the largest overhaul of the tax code in 30 years. This included extensive tax cuts for businesses and individuals. Many of the individual benefits, including lower tax rates for nearly all Americans, expire at the end of…

After several years in a row of drops in U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the best U.S. cities for retirees, Sarasota is back in the top five.Sarasota (No. 1 in 2020 and 2021) was ranked the No. 4 best place to retire this year. For the Washington, D.C.-based media company known for its consumer ranking information, which highlighted happiness as a top concern for seniors this year, the city ranked ahead of Naples at the top, Virginia Beach at No. 2 and New York at No. 3. It was ranked second only to the city.According to U.S. News,…

Black Friday arrives early at Sam’s Club, if not as early as at its flagship Walmart and rivals Amazon and Target.Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart Inc., is already previewing some of its upcoming Black Friday sales on SamsClub.com. However, exclusive early online access to the Black Friday sale begins Wednesday night, November 27th at 9:01 PM ET for Plus members and early on Thanksgiving Day for other club members. Starting only on November 28th at 12:01am ET.The 600-warehouse membership shopping club will be closed on Thanksgiving, but early in-store shopping for Plus members will begin at 8 a.m. on…

Tropical Storm Sarah continued its course toward Belize near Honduras’ Bay Islands on Saturday, bringing life-threatening flooding and mudslides to parts of Central America. Its path is not expected to affect the United States, but forecasters said some of its debris could be felt in Florida next week.As of Saturday morning, Sala’s center was located about 8 miles east of Roatan, Honduras, with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph and high gusts.A tropical storm warning was issued Saturday for much of Honduras’ northern coast, the Bay Islands, Guatemala’s Caribbean coast, the coast of Belize, and Mexico’s coast from Puerto Costa…

Check out the Powerball jackpot numbers, estimated to be worth $130 million for Saturday’s drawing.Saturday’s $130 million jackpot means the lucky winner will walk away with $59.8 million after taxes, according to the Lottery.In October, a lucky player in Georgia won a $478 million jackpot. According to the lottery, this is the eighth time this year that a Powerball jackpot winner has won the jackpot. In August, a lucky player in California won a $44.3 million Powerball jackpot. The previous week, a player from Pennsylvania won a $213.8 million jackpot.The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, November 16th drawing are:’Total shock’:…

One down, two to go for Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. After getting another boffo performance from two-way star Travis Hunter, they moved one step closer to the Big 12 championship game Saturday by beating Utah at home, 49-24.Hunter, a cornerback-receiver, played every snap before coming out of the game after a scoring on a 5-yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth. He caught five passes for 55 yards on offense, made three tackles on defense and reeled in an interception to offset a touchdown he gave up in the third quarter – his first allowed touchdown of the…

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 elementary and middle school rankings for each state, and Barrington Public Schools leads Rhode Island’s list with four rankings.The digital media company used data from the U.S. Department of Education to create rankings of more than 70,000 public schools based on four metrics: math proficiency, reading comprehension, math achievement, and reading comprehension. The schools analyzed were then given a score based on a formula that took into account four criteria and socio-economic background.Here are the complete rankings of Rhode Island schools:Top 10 Elementary Schools in Rhode IslandHere are the 10 best…

U.S. News & World Report released its 2025 rankings of elementary and middle schools in each state, and in Massachusetts, many Boston suburbs lead the list.The digital media company used data from the U.S. Department of Education to create rankings of more than 70,000 public schools based on four metrics: math proficiency, reading comprehension, math achievement, and reading comprehension. The schools analyzed were then given a score based on a formula that took into account four criteria and socio-economic background.Competition is certainly tough in Massachusetts, which focuses on education, but suburbs like Brookline, Lexington, and Wellesley topped the 2025 rankings.…

WALLONA LAKE — The desire to live near the water is especially strong in northern Michigan, as homeowners look to take advantage of access to three of the Great Lakes and many inland lakes and rivers.Patrick Leavy of Kidd & Leavy Real Estate says his home for sale on Indian Garden Road along Walloon Lake is an opportunity to experience luxury waterfront living in a unique structure and setting. said that it would provide.”This style is what I call rustic-modern prairie. Usually those words don’t go together, but in this case they do,” said Levy, the home’s listing agent. I…