When Can Older Americans Expect to Retire

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When Can Older Americans Expect to Retireore Americans expect to work past their 65thrthdays and never retire, says a recent study.

he Associated Press with the NO! !enter "or Pub#ic$airs esearch po##ed %,&'5 peop#e, a(e 5& andder.

ne)"ourth o" them said they never p#an to retire.mon( #ow)income earners in that a(e (roup that is

ven more true than "or hi(h earners.

America, the a(e o" 65 is the traditiona# a(e toetire.

xty percent o" peop#e a(ed 5& to 6 said theyxpect to work past their 65th birthday.

ore than ha#" o" those who are a#ready o#der than5 said they p#an to keep workin(, too. They say theyre workin( an avera(e o" -% hours per week.

hose 5& years o" a(e or o#der said nances are the

most important "actor in the decision to when toetire.

ma/ority o" o#der workers 0 especia##y those whore 65 and o#der 0 p#an to switch emp#oyers, or

move into an entire#y new pro"ession, as they headto the #ater years.

ne)third o" peop#e earnin( #ess than 15&,&&& a yearaid they wi## keep workin(. About 2& percent o"hose who earn more than 1%&&,&&& said they wi##ever retire.

s baby boomers 0 peop#e born between %36 and36 )) reach a(e 65, the 4nited +tates (enera#opu#ation wi## have more o#der peop#e than evere"ore.

he number o" Americans 65 and o#der /umped 2%ercent )) or to -5.5 mi##ion )) between 2&&2 and&%2.

hat number is expected to reach 32 mi##ion by 2&6&.

’m Marsha James.

t what age do you plan to retire from yourareer or work?

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Iran Claims It Has Stopped a Major TerroristAttac *ranian state media say inte##i(ence o9cia#s havestopped a terrorist p#ot in the country.

The reports say it was one o" the bi((est attacks evp#anned a(ainst the capita# Tehran and other provinin the *s#amic epub#ic.

*n a statement, the inte##i(ence ministry said it hadarrested severa# suspects and sei:ed bombs andammunition. O9cia#s are ;uestionin( the suspects. statement provided "ew other detai#s.

*rans +upreme Nationa# +ecurity !ounci# chie"reported#y said the attack was p#anned "or the Mus#ho#y month o" amadan. *rans state)run *NA newsa(ency reported the inte##i(ence ministry said theattack had been set "or the anniversary o" the deaththe Prophet Muhammads wi"e, <hadi/a. *ranians hesma## ceremonies on Thursday in honor o" theanniversary.

The *NA report ca##ed those who had been arrested=8ahhabi takris.> Takris is an insu#tin( word in thArabic and ?arsi #an(ua(es "or Mus#ims who accuseothers o" bein( =nonbe#ievers.>

*ranian o9cia#s o"ten use the word when they ta#k asupporters o" the +unni mi#itant *s#amic +tate @*+terrorist (roup.

8ahhabism is a very conservative "orm o" *s#ampracticed most#y in +audi Arabia.

*ran is a +hiite Mus#im country. *t has been (htin( *s#amic +tate and he#pin( both +yria and *ra; (ht t(roup.

Tensions have been (rowin( between *ran and +audArabia since Banuary. That month, +audi o9cia#sexecuted a +hiite Mus#im c#er(yman who had criticthe (overnment.

*ranians protested the ki##in( in Tehran, settin( re tthe +audi Cmbassy there.

ecent#y, *ran announced it wou#d not be sendin(

peop#e to +audi Arabia "or the Da// pi#(rima(e. *t sai+audi Arabia did not meet its re;uests "or bettersecurity "or *ranian visitors.

-I’m Anna Matteo.

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pil!rima!e 7 n. a /ourney to a ho#y p#ace

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%spect Says He Wanted to &ill Tr%mp

o#ice arrested a Eritish man in Fas Ge(as #astaturday "or what they say was an attempt to## epub#ican presidentia# candidate Hona#d

rump.

ichae# +teven +and"ord attended a Trumpampai(n event in Fas Ge(as. The comp#aintays he tried to take a (un "rom a po#ice o9cerho was providin( security.

he +ecret +ervice wrote in the court document,+and"ord c#aimed he had been p#annin( tottempt to ki## Trump "or about a year.> Theocument, however, does not provide any

motive.

and"ord to#d o9cia#s that the rst time he red(un was #ast ?riday when he went to a Fase(as (un ran(e to #earn how to shoot.

e went on to say that i" he were re#eased "romustody, he wou#d try a(ain to ki## Trump.and"ord to#d o9cia#s that i" he had not acted inas Ge(as, he wou#d have acted at a Trumpampai(n event in Ari:ona.

he comp#aint says +and"ord Iwas convinced heou#d be ki##ed by #aw en"orcement durin( histtempt on TrumpJs #i"e.I

e is schedu#ed to appear in court on Bu#y 5.

m Mehrnoush <arimian)Ainsworth.

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moti"e 7 ad/. a reason "or doin( somethin(

Aspirin May C%t Cancer 'eaths?rom GOA Fearnin( Cn(#ish, this is the Dea#th L Fi"esty#ereport.=An app#e a day keeps the doctor away> is a popu#arexpression in the 4nited +tates.*t may be a common sayin(, but it is not scientica##yconrmed. Dowever, a new study adds to evidence thatsu((ests takin( a sma## amount o" aspirin can he#p to keethe doctor away.esearchers have known "or some time that a sma##

dai#y dose o" aspirin can be (ood "or your hea#th. Aspirin #essen the risk o" deve#opin( heart disease and even co#ocancer.New ndin(s su((est the painki##er may a#so increase surin cancer patients by up to 2& percent. That is, i" thosepatients are receivin( chemotherapy as a cancer treatm!hemotherapy uses dru(s to destroy cancer ce##s.Peter C#wood is with !ardi$ 4niversityJs +choo# o" MedicinEritain. ?orty years a(o, he was invo#ved in the rst studyexp#ore the e$ects o" aspirin in the prevention o" heartdisease.C#woodJs team examined ' studies "or evidence that asphe#ped cancer patients. And they "ound some.IAnd thereJs "air#y consistent evidence o" a %5 to 2& percereduction in death and a reduction in metastatic spreadby low dose aspirin.IEy #ow dose, he means % mi##i(rams. The study "o##owed cancer patients "or ve years.C#wood says the evidence is stron(est that aspirin de#aysdeath amon( colorectal cancer patients. Dis team "oundaspirin a#so he#ped peop#e bein( treated "or breast andprostate cancer. The reason appears to be the chemica# sa#icy#ate. C#woodmany peop#e have sma## amounts o" sa#icy#ate in the body*n about 2& percent o" patients, researchers have "ound a(enetic mutation that may interact with the chemica#. Thmutation is known as P*<-!A. This chan(e in the structure(enetic materia# cou#d exp#ain the reduction in co#on cancC#wood says he was excited with the studys ndin(s. De

that it is not a cure but a sma## si(n o" better thin(s to cowhat he ca##s a !limmer o( hope and enco%ra!ement#I8e##, * "ee# very (ratied because (iven the dia!nosis ocancer. *tJs not a cure but itJs a !limmer o(hope and enco%ra!ement to them. +o, * am thrilled tohave this evidence "rom the study.IC#wood says that i" doctors to#d him he had cancer, he wonot de#ay in takin( aspirin once a day. Eut he says thatdecision is up to the individua#.I*" you asked me persona##y what * wou#d do i" * had adia(nosis o" cancer, * wou#d say * wou#d have no hesitatitakin( it. Eut * do not recommend it to peop#e. * want themhave the evidence and take @make their own decision.I The on#y ma/or risk is that aspirin can cause stomachb#eedin(. Eut C#wood says it is usua##y does not cause deaDe adds that the evidence points to bi( hea#th benets o"takin( a dai#y aspirin. +o, "or some peop#e, the pros mi!ho%twei!h the cons.C#wood and his team pub#ished the ndin(s in the /ourna# PLoS One.

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hrilled – v. very excited or happyesitate – v. to stop briey be"ore you do somethin(ros mi!ht o%twei!h the cons 7 phrase K there are moreood thin(s that mi(ht happen than bad

Was Mars )) The Red +lanet )) Once White,he p#anet Mars has (one throu(h an ice a(e and is nowarmin( up, scientists say.

he ndin(s are based on detai#ed radar measurements o"e caps on Mars.

aac +mith studies the physica# ;ua#ities o" Carth and

ther p#anets )) or (eophysics )) at the 4niversity o" Texas.e to#d GOA about new research "rom scientists atniversities in Texas, !o#orado and Missouri.

heir ndin(s were pub#ished in the /ourna# +cience.

mith said Mars has ice a(es, /ust #ike Carth has had.

The #ast ice a(e wou#d have been about 6&&,&&& years(o,> he to#d GOA. =And the next ice a(e on MarsQ is&&,&&& yearsQ in the "uture.>

ars is o"ten ca##ed the red p#anet. Eut, a "ew hundredhousand years a(o, the scientists said, the p#anet was not

o red. Their research su((ests that Mars has beenarmin( "or the past -'&,&&& years.

mith said ice may have bui#t up to a thickness o" severa#eters around Mars durin( its ice a(es. This wou#d haveade the red p#anet #ook more white than red.

mith to#d GOA an ice a(e on Mars wou#d be di$erent thann ice a(e on Carth. De said, durin( Martian ice a(es, theorth and south po#es wou#d be warmer than they are now,nd they wou#d have #ess ice.

8armer po#es, he said, mean there wou#d be more water inhe atmosphere. The ti#t and orbit o" Mars and its thintmosphere a#so wou#d have a bi( impact on its ice a(es.

cientists are attemptin( to understand how Mars hashan(ed over #on( periods o" time. The in"ormation theyather wi## he#p scientists #ook "or evidence o" #i"e beyondarth.

ne o" the keys to #i"e is water. The scientists said theirvidence su((ests Mars cou#d have been a watery p#ace.

m Mario itter.

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e a!e 7 n. a time in the distant past when a #ar(e part o" he wor#d or a p#anet was covered with ice

ole 7 n. either end o" the ima(inary #ine around whichomethin( such as the earth turns

e cap 7 n. a very #ar(e and thick sheet o" ice that covershe North Po#e, the +outh Po#e or another re(ion

lt 7 n. the state o" havin( one side hi(her than the other

E%ropean Space A!ency +lans a -Moon.illa!e/

The Curopean +pace A(ency p#ans to bui#d abase on the Moon. The a(ency said it wou#d #a =Moon vi##a(e> to be in workin( order in 2&

years.

Bohann)Hietrich 8oerner is the director (enero" the Curopean +pace A(ency. De said bui#dia permanent base on the Moon is a =steppin(stone> and a =test bed> "or a visit to Mars.

The American space a(ency, NA+A, has set a(oa# o" sendin( humans to Mars in the 2&-&s

=* think we shou#d (o rst to the Moon and th"urther on,> 8oerner said.

The e$ort to set up the Moon base is expecteto be a co##aborative one amon( countries thhave or are deve#opin( space pro(rams. Thatwou#d inc#ude the 4nited +tates, ussia, !hinand *ndia.

8oerner said the vi##a(e wou#d be used "orscientic experiments. De added the Moonsminera#s and other resources wou#d be used bui#d and maintain the base.

*t has been a #on( time since men visited theMoon. Apo##o %' commander Rene !ernan wathe #ast man to wa#k on the Carths on#y natusate##ite on Hecember %, %3'2.

*m Mario itter.

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collaborati"e 7ad/. invo#vin( two or morepeop#e or (roups workin( to(ether to reach a(oa#

maintain 7 v. to keep somethin( in (oodcondition by makin( repairs or correctin(prob#ems

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