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Baig And Linda Dono</b></p> <div>Technology can help older adults stay in their homes as long as possible. Take our caregiving tech quiz to see how much…</div> </li> <li class="vcc-item card-link item" data-pageindex="7" data-url="/news/happy-89th-birthday-social-security-al-2024-08-14.html" > <div class="top mb-1"> <h2 class="topic">AARP in Alabama</h2> </div> <div class="image-right"> <div class="image" style="margin-bottom:0;"> <img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c5e1c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/850x546+0+9/resize/420x270!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faarp-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fstates%2Fd3%2F55%2Fd5815bf092881cdf323e346005ed%2Fsocialsecurity-marytritsch-5000001.jpg" alt="Happy 89th Birthday, Social Security! 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