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- 1Ukraine tops U.S. foreign aid list for fiscal 2025●Who received the most U.S. aid in 2025? The top 5 countries receiving U.S. aid disbursed in fiscal year 2025, and why th
Fresh figures on U.S. foreign aid disbursed in fiscal year 2025 show Ukraine leading all recipients by a wide margin, ranking first even without a major new aid law passed for the country. The breakdown, circulating widely online, lists the top five recipient countries and argues Ukraine's lead reflects previously approved funding continuing to flow. Commenters are debating the scale of assistance and its political sustainability.
- 2University of Rochester to Open Eastman School of Dentistry▼University of Rochester to Establish Eastman School of Dentistry, Its First New School in More Than 50 Years
The University of Rochester has announced it will establish the Eastman School of Dentistry, its first new school in more than five decades. The move signals a major expansion of the university's health sciences programs and revives the Eastman name in dental education. Details on enrollment timelines and funding have not yet been shared.
- 3Roth conversion at 66 can backfire on the five-year rule▼Open Your First Roth at 66 With a $200,000 Conversion and Empty It at 70, and the $43,000 of Growth Is Taxable, Because the Account Is a Year Short of Five
A personal finance warning is making the rounds: someone who opens their first Roth IRA at 66 and converts $200,000, then withdraws everything at 70, could owe tax on roughly $43,000 of growth. The reason is the five-year rule on conversions — withdrawing converted funds within five years of the conversion means earnings may be taxable, even after age 59½. Commentators urge retirees to check conversion timing before touching Roth money.