The housing market is showing signs of slowing in the midst of a scenario many predicted: rising interest rates. They have now climbed to an 8-year high, fostering a drop in mortgage applications which have reached a 4-year low. 4-year low in mortgage applications Last week, mortgage applications reached their …
Read MoreThe Social Security administration is giving recipients a 2.8 percent increase as a cost-of-living adjustment for 2019, but will also add a slight bump in what recipients pay for their Medicare part B premiums. Social Security recipients are getting a raise For 2019, the Social Security Administration is factoring in …
Read MoreBack in the late 1970’s the Earth’s ozone layer was in serious trouble. This led to the global ban of aerosol sprays and coolants. Now, nearly 50 years later the ozone layer is showing signs that it is healing from the damage brought upon it by mankind. The United Nations …
Read MoreChinese authorities are deploying a new surveillance tool called “gate recognition.” This tool employs software that analyzes body shapes for identification. It also analyzes the way that people walk as a supplement to facial recognition in instances where people’s faces are hidden from cameras. People tend to stand and walk …
Read MoreWhile many believed that Lowe’s and Home Depot were “Amazon-proof,” in the latest blow to retail, the hardware giant announced it would be closing 51 of its North American stores. The company says that the majority of stores being closed are those which are within 10 miles of another Lowe’s …
Read MoreInvasive and ultimately fatal experiments performed on dogs as part of a Veterans Administration (VA) medical research program, continues to move ahead, despite criticism from Congress and veteran groups, according to documents first obtained by USA Today. The experiments being done by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are seeking …
Read MoreThe Facebook hack just got a lot worse – private messages have been published from at least 81,000 user accounts by hackers who are putting them up for sale. The hackers contacted the BBC Russian service, claiming they were in possession of the details to 120 million accounts, and are …
Read MoreMexico’s Supreme Court has set a precedent for the move toward legalization of marijuana in the country, ruling that an absolute ban is unconstitutional, while indirectly imposing the task of regulating the usage of cannabis upon lawmakers. The court ruled that adults have a fundamental right to personal development, giving …
Read MoreA serious underestimation by scientists of ocean heat absorption over the past 25 years may explain the increase in intensity of hurricanes, as well as, the accelerated retreat of glaciers and ice sheets, while posing a significant threat to marine life. Serious underestimation A new climate change study has found …
Read MoreIn a move to ensure the safety of children celebrating Halloween, the Sheriff’s office of Butts County, Georgia, took the unprecedented precautionary step of posting “no trick-or-treat” signs in the yards of registered sex offenders. The signs posted by the Sheriff’s office read: “Warning! No trick-or-treat at this address!! A …
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