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Need a Practical High School Graduation Gift?

We’ve got you covered. If you know a recent high school graduate, you should find out if they have a simple estate plan to allow their parents or guardians to make medical and financial decisions if they are incapacitated.

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With high school graduation season in full swing, it is essential to remember that at age 18, parents no longer have the right to make medical and financial decisions for their

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How Can You Protect Your Children?

Many of our estate planning clients have children and want to protect their children.

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While concerns vary, protecting children is a huge part of estate planning.

When parents have minor children, estate planning is essential. It allows parents to pick guardians for their children. This will ensure that they have peace of mind knowing who will care for their minor children.

This will also prevent court fights over guardianship.

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Air Canada briefly grounds flights due to computer system problem – Business News

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Air Canada briefly grounded its planes Thursday due to a problem with its computer system.

The airline says a technical issue with the system it uses to transmit messages to aircraft and monitor their performance, prompted a halt to operations.

Airline spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said the temporary order was precautionary, and that the system is returning to normal.

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Netflix to start charging US customers an extra $8 for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix on Tuesday outlines how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth.

In an email to its 70 million US customers on Tuesday, Netflix said it would limit viewing of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 US to $20 US per month — will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password

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Sign up for local business news with our new Fond du Lac Streetwise newsletter

With a growing community of small businesses and regional or national chains eyeing the city for new locations, Fond du Lac is seeing a lot of activity.

The new Streetwise newsletter can help you keep track of these business happenings.

I’ve taken on several roles in and around the Fond du Lac Reporter over the last few years, but now I’m focused on giving readers the latest on our local businesses, from what’s opening and closing to who’s making waves in the business community .

I grew up in Fond du Lac, so I know from a street-walking perspective of

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Raleigh developer sells Summerville residential community > Charleston Business Journal

A Summerville luxury residential community has been sold to a Boston-based real estate investment firm.

Raleigh, NC-based Terwilliger Pappas, a multifamily developer, has sold Solis Nexton, a 320-unit luxury residential community in Summerville, to West Shore.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

West Shore, a multifamily real estate investment firm, now owns and operates 45 properties with over 14,000 units in seven states, according to a news release. The sale marks the 29th community completed and sold by Terwilliger Pappas since the company’s founding in 2013.

Related content: Hotel coming to master-planned community in Summerville

Solis Nexton is

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Want a digital Canadian dollar? The Bank of Canada wants to know

The Bank of Canada said it still thinks a digital version of the dollar is unnecessary, but it wants to know what Canadians think about the possibility anyway.

Canada’s central bank stepped up its years-long investigation of cryptocurrency on May 8, initiating a public consultation on the subject of a central bank digital currency. Policymakers said they will take submissions until June 19.

“As Canada’s central bank, we want to make sure everyone can always take part in our country’s economy,” senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers said in a press release on May 8.

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What Does the End of the Public Health Emergency Mean?

The national Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 ends on May 11, 2023.

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The end of the public health emergency brings a variety of changes to the healthcare system.

Most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements will end for federal workers, contractors and foreign air travelers.

The government is also lifting requirements for Head Start educators and healthcare workers.

Free COVID-19 vaccines and tests will no longer be provided

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