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Seven years after his death, Dr. Ed Lyon’s carefully planned legacy remains frozen in legal limbo, serving as a stark reminder that even the most thoughtful estate plans can unravel over a single piece of paperwork.A Physician’s Vision for His GrandchildrenEd was a pioneering urologist at the University of Chicago. In 2014, Ed and his wife, Val, updated their estate plan. As part of the update, he intended his retirement account, worth approximately $1.2 million at the time of his death, to be divided equally among his 36 grandchildren through separate trusts, taking advantage of tax law at the time…

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Harrison Berger speaks to Max Blumenthal, the founder and editor of The Grayzone, about his outlet’s groundbreaking reporting on the Iran War and Israeli occupation of Lebanon. Blumenthal reveals the forces and influences that pushed President Donald Trump to start the conflict, now in its fourth month, and explains why he believes Trump is trapped in a war he cannot win — but cannot leave either due to Israeli pressure. Recorded on May 28, 2026. Source link

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Heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, the New York Knicks are decided underdogs to win it all. FanDuel has them at +160, against -190 for the Spurs. That seems too lopsided for a series that feels pretty evenly matched on a lot of fronts, but the Knicks are no strangers to long odds. New York opened the season with better odds, but by the time the playoffs started, they were down to +2200 to win the title. No NBA champion over the last 40 years (as far as we can trace) has entered the postseason with…

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Attorney General Todd Blanche this week confirmed that the Department of Justice would not move forward with a planned $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” amid backlash, but that an addendum blocking the IRS from pursuing tax enforcement would remain in place. Blanche made the remarks during an exchange with House Democrats, while testifying before a House committee. The fund came as part of a settlement to end President Donald Trump’s suit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty. The DOJ later added an addendum indicating that Trump and his business would…

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There were record breaking numbers of football fans supporting teams at Euro 2025 and watching on various media streams. At the 2019 World Cup in France, an estimated 82 million people were watching. This increased to 293 million for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. But what makes us support teams and players in the first place? It would seem obvious that when a team is doing well, we all want to join in the success. That’s an easy one to answer. It does go deeper than that, though. So I chatted with a couple of members…

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Invest in the best tech stocks today with Webull or Robinhood. The technology sector is made up of companies that operate in the semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI), software, computer hardware, and other industries related to information technology. This sector includes some of the world’s most well-known and largest companies, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Nvidia.Stocks in the tech sector, which are holistically represented by the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight Tech ETF (RYT), have gone down with the rest of the market as RYT has provided investors with a return of -18% over the past 12 months. Here are the…

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(Background) Signage is displayed outside of a Chase Bank on March 13, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) / (L+R) Officers of the Bakersfield Police Department. (Photo via: Bakersfield city website) OAN Staff Jenna LeeTuesday, June 2, 2026 UPDATE: – 7:39 pm PT: Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh released a statement regarding the hostage situation occurring at Chase Bank. “We continue to closely monitor the situation unfolding in our city and remain concerned for the safety and well-being of everyone involved. I am grateful for the swift response and ongoing dedication of…

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