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  • If you've been putting the maximum amount of money into a tax-deferred retirement plan and were hoping to set aside even more next year, you'll be disappointed by the IRS's decision not to increase the limits.
  • PolitiFact, the website that measures statements by politicians and talking heads against the public record, must be doing something right.
  • Not a big fan of exercising at the gym or in a class? No problem! You can get similar health benefits from gardening, mowing the lawn or housework, says a new study of nearly 4,000 60-year-olds.
  • Life after 50 can definitely have its challenges. I try to follow my own advice about working out, eating well, getting enough sleep, and staying engaged and positive about aging. But sometimes life throws curve balls that make you want to pull the covers over your head - and stay there.
  • Lots to choose from this week: For once, an all-star comedy that's actually funny ... Harrison Ford returns to space ... a fast-talking rodeo cowboy tries to rope AIDS ... and Diana, Princess of Wales, looks for true love.
  • Legendary painter Georgia O' Keeffe would have been 125 next month but her minimalist boho style is ageless. She could step out of Vogue today, except for the pruney wrinkles and brown spots. A weather-beaten complexion may be authentic and "beautiful" in black and white photos, but for us? No…
  • Dana Delany is 57 and says she's never felt better.
  • Los postres, pasteles, pan dulce, galletas, caramelos y chocolates son difíciles de evitar especialmente cuando empiezan las fiestas: desde el Día de las Brujas, Día de los Muertos y continúan hasta el Día de los Reyes Magos. El problema con los postres es que una vez que comas una galleta quizás…
  • Heather Lawson was admiring the gorgeous floral arrangements on a reality-TV show about weddings when it hit her: After the big event, the flowers would be going into the trash.
  • By now, we thought, everyone knows that smoking does serious damage to your heart and lungs and multiplies your risk of developing lung cancer (23 times if you're a man, and 13 times if you're a woman, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).