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Consolidate traditional IRAs or keep them separate?
The subject of having multiple traditional (tax-deferred) IRA accounts came up recently in a presentation I was giving on QCDs. The context was donating IRA money to charity after age 73 during the IRA's required minimum distribution (RMD) phase. (By the way, if you would like to be invited to in-person or online presentations, be s ... (full story)
The most climate-friendly groceries might not be in the supermarket
The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn't really causing any harm.
But chances are good that you didn't pick it from a tree in your backyard. It required land and water to grow, machines to harvest and process, packaging to ship, trucks to transport and often refrigerators to stor ... (full story)
Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence
HONG KONG (AP) — An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi films.
In nea ... (full story)
Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal
BOSTON (AP) — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner's fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina.
Standing in the gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston r ... (full story)
Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
They're cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children's and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season.
These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2 years old, are generally powered by AI models ... (full story)

