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☆ Americans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the way they approach life'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Some Americans are choosing to retire abroad because of healthcare costs and divisive politics. The US is no longer a desirable place to retireThere used to be a seemingly clear-cut path to retirement in the United States. According to Fidelity's 2023 Retiree Healthcare Cost Estimate, a single individual can spend an average of $157,000 on medical expenses and healthcare throughout retirement. Gregorio, 52, is an Italian-American who founded the international social network Expats Living in Rome in 2001. It also offers a community through Facebook groups like Expats Living in Rome and Expats Living in Italy, where people can ask questions and share updates on their journeys.

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☆ Justices question obstruction charge in Jan 6 rioter prosecution, which could affect Trump's case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | Ryan J. Reilly | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Some justices expressed similar sentiments during Tuesday's arguments, asking whether the statute in question could be used to prosecute peaceful protesters, including people who at times have disrupted Supreme Court proceedings. Trump himself faces charges of violating the same law, as well as conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Fischer faces seven criminal charges, only one of which is the focus of the Supreme Court case. He also faces charges of assaulting a police officer and entering a restricted building, among others. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned why the Justice Department needed to charge Fischer using the obstruction statute, noting that he faces the six other charges.

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MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami. And on Sept. 1, he was brought to the Coast Guard base in Miami Beach. Baluchi attempted a voyage in a similar homemade vessel in 2014, the complaint said. In 2015, he was served a captain of the port order from the Coast Guard that applied to any subsequent voyages. He attempted another voyage in 2021, and the Coast Guard intervened then as well.

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☆ Trump hugged and reassured a QAnon supporter convicted of defying police orders at the Capitol riot during NH campaign stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump hugged and praised a woman convicted for defying police during the January 6 Capitol riots. During a campaign stop in New Hampshire, Trump said the woman had "been through too much" and told her to "hang in there." "President Trump, will you please sign my Trump backpack that I carried up to Jan. "Listen, you just hang in there," Trump told the woman, according to the Post. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Ashli Babbitt's mother was arrested on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot in Washington, DC
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The mother of Ashli Babbitt, who died during the Capitol riot, was arrested on Friday. A video shows her demonstrating in Washington, DC and refusing to follow police orders to get out of the road. Capitol Police said she was arrested for failing to obey police orders and blocking and obstructing roadways. Capitol Police said in a statement that Micki Witthoeft, 58, was arrested on Friday for failing to obey police orders and blocking and obstructing roadways. As she is being arrested, those around her can be heard saying, "you're arresting Ashli Babbitt's mother," and later chanting the dead woman's name.

☆ Maury Wills, Dodgers shortstop famous for base-stealing, dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. Wills played on World Series title teams in 1959, ’63 and ’65 during his first eight seasons with the Dodgers. Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., in 1964. After the game, Wills left with his MVP trophy and showed it to the guard. After retiring with the Dodgers in 1972, Wills worked an analyst at NBC for five years.

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