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Beth Pinsker writes the Fix My Portfolio problem, which typically features advice on retirement planning, long-term investing and strategies to minimize federal income taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

U.S. fertility rates hit record lows in 2025 as childbearing continued to shift toward older women, according to new federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

California is home to more than 15 million acres of public land managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Communications between the federal government and the sheriff’s office in one rural Minnesota county indicate that checks are used to collect information on both immigrant minors and their sponsors in the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Just days after stepping down, John Ehrlichman told federal investigators that the Ellsberg break-in was not merely the work of Hunt and Liddy, but part of a White House investigation ordered by President Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin