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A study released today showed which cities have the highest share of homeowners without mortgage debt, ranking U.S. cities by the proportion of such homeowners who are ‘free and clear’. To assess “free and clear” homeowners, analysts used LendingTree’s proprietary database of almost all homes in the United States to calculate the proportion of homes with zero …

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French President Emmanuel Macron is planning a sweeping energy and climate legislative package months after “yellow vest” protests ignited across the country over a proposed gas tax hike. The French government is putting the final touches on the legislation before releasing it, replacing vague goals with more concrete proposals. Around the country, demonstrations against high …

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Several big name Democratic politicians are calling on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign following a racist picture that appeared on a page set aside for him in his 1984 medical school yearbook. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand were some of the Democrats who called …

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The Green New Deal could cost American families $244 billion just to replace four appliances. Roughly half of U.S. homes rely on natural gas for heating. Replacing all that could cost $155.5 billion. “The Green New Deal is not a practical solution for American consumers,” said a ratepayer advocate. The Green New Deal calls for …

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Deadpool channels 70’s era painter Bob Ross in a new teaser trailer with some brief scenes from the June, 2018 release of Deadpool 2. 20th Century Fox offered the following description which we all hope is NOT the plot of the follow-up to a very successful first film. After surviving a near-fatal bovine attack, a disfigured …

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One soldier taking out a tank all by himself would be a big deal in any war, so imagine blowing up three in one day during World War II — that’s what Army Pfc. William A. Soderman did, and it earned him the Medal of Honor. Soderman grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, and enlisted …

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Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups killed at least 20 people and wounded many others between Wednesday and Thursday amid a tumultuous week politically for the Socialist Latin American country. The United Nations human rights office condemned the violence by forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro Friday, calling on all sides to “defuse the …

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Pop superstar Justin Timberlake joined country music powerhouse Chris Stapleton in a duet performance that rivals their 2015 Country Music Association mini-concert. In an epic fusion of pop and country, Timberlake and Stapleton stun with the new song and video shot in Los Angele’s Bradbury building – which Sci-Fi fans may remember from Blade Runner. “Say …

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President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing back on a media report that claimed no new walls had been built along the southern border with Mexico. The Daily Mail published a story on Thursday that said the Trump has built “ZERO new walls despite claiming otherwise for months,” citing a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection …

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On Wednesday, in a continued show of defiance against sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union, Iran announced two major advances in its nuclear program. A CNN report said Iranian President Ahmadinejad was at the reactor to personally hand load domestically made file rods while also announcing a new generation of advanced …

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