Month: January 2025

The Social Security COLA 2025 Increase Is Here: Here’s When to Expect Your Boosted Check

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The 2025 Social Security COLA increase has officially gone into effect, and recipients can expect a monetary boost in their monthly payments. Starting this month, a 2.5% increase will be reflected in Social Security (retirement and survivor) checks. Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will also see an increase in their monthly payments.  … Read more

Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone after 13-year wait | European Union News

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Identification checks at Bulgaria and Romania’s land borders have ceased, opening free travel to the rest of the European Union. Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion, made possible when Austria … Read more

Where Will Shopify Be in 3 Years?

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Shopify‘s (NYSE: SHOP) stock closed at its all-time high of $169.06 on Nov. 19, 2021. That 9,845% gain from its initial public offering (IPO) on May 21, 2015 would have turned a $1,000 investment into $99,447 in six and a half years. At the time, the e-commerce services provider dazzled the bulls with its accelerating growth … Read more

New Year food and drink trends include cocoa, flowers and one type of beer

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As the New Year gets underway, some fascinating food and drink trends are predicted for 2025 — and experts shared their insights. Among the trends predicted in 2025 are a greater emphasis on fusion cuisine, more use of flowers and mushrooms in meals, more cocoa-infused beverage and culinary innovations — and increased demand for Guinness … Read more

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year’s celebrations with daughter, KCNA reports By Reuters

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year’s celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Senior North Korean officials joined them in watching the events, state media photos showed. There was no mention of any speech by Kim. KCNA … Read more

In 2025, We’re Healing From the Inside-Out. Will Tech Help or Hurt Us?

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It’s never been easier to get under your own skin, but are we going deep enough? Wearable health trackers such as smartwatches and smart rings continue to refine their dig into how our bodies function. Continuous glucose monitors — which officially hit the “mainstream” wellness market in the US in 2024 with clearance for people without … Read more