Nov 03 4 Social Security tips for boomers who never married By Laurence Kotlikoff Much of Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security advice pertains to married couples or partners who are divorced, separated or widowed. But today, he speaks to those boomers who have never married, and tells them what they need to know should they… Continue reading
Nov 03 Technologically speaking, how different are midterms 2014 from 2010? By Colleen Shalby Pew Research Center found that more Americans are relying on social media and mobile devices to keep up with Election 2014 coverage than during the midterms of 2010. Continue reading
Nov 03 World Trade Center reopens as Condé Nast employees arrive for first day of work By Nora Daly Employees of the magazine publisher Condé Nast arrived for their first day of work at 1 World Trade Center Monday morning, marking the reopening of the site thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Continue reading
Nov 03 Why Paul Krugman thinks inflation fears are baloney By Paul Krugman There's no inflation threat to speak of right now, says Paul Krugman. In fact, deflation poses a bigger danger, he argues. And even if inflation should creep over the Fed's 2 percent target, Krugman is confident the Fed has the… Continue reading
Nov 02 UN report: Without action, climate change effects will be 'irreversible' By Carey Reed The United Nations warned Sunday that the world must get most of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, or increase the likelihood of what it called "severe, pervasive and irreversible damage."… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Campaigning through the cloud: How politicians target voters with digital ads By PBS News Hour Much of the analysis after the 2012 presidential election focused on how the Obama campaign had made better use of technology than the Romney campaign to get its supporters to the polls. So how are both major parties doing this… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Photographer documents uneven Sandy recovery in hardest-hit neighborhoods By PBS News Hour This week marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. The recovery in New York has been very uneven in some of the city's hardest-hit neighborhoods. Photographer Nathan Kensinger documented this in a series of photo essays. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Nov 02 Kenyans sweep New York City Marathon for second straight year By Carey Reed Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's races respectively at the 2014 New York City Marathon Sunday, both just a few seconds ahead of their competition. Continue reading
Nov 02 Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceshipTwo' had 'in-flight separation' before crash By Carey Reed The Virgin Galactic test flight that crashed in California's Mojave desert last week began breaking apart mid-air, according to officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, which launched its investigation Saturday. … Continue reading
Nov 02 Confident Republicans slam Obama on final Sunday before election By Steve Peoples, Associated Press He is not on the ballot, but President Barack Obama was the focus in a final-weekend clash between candidates and party leaders as an increasingly confident Republican Party eyes control of Congress two days before Election Day. Continue reading