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What Is Mortgage Amortization? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • When you take out a mortgage to buy a home, your monthly payment includes two basic components: principal and interest. Most mortgages have a fixed repayment schedule in which the payment amount stays the same throughout the loan term, but the percentage of the payment going toward interest versus p Is Florida's Housing Market in Trouble? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • Recent headlines are sounding a warning that Florida's housing market could be in trouble. Affordability issues driven by record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates have caused the housing market to slow across the country. In some areas like Florida, less demand is simultaneously being met What Is Anti-DEI Hiring? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • Hiring efforts focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, aim to foster safer and more inclusive workplaces that embrace greater diversity among employees. But recently, these initiatives have faced growing opposition from conservative legislators and corporate leaders, and resistance is af Does Medicare Cover Acupuncture and Other Alternative Medicine? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • With a growing interest in natural remedies and a more holistic approach to health, many seniors are increasingly turning to acupuncture and other forms of alternative therapies to manage chronic pain and various health conditions. As Medicare is the primary health insurance source for older adults How to Get a $20,000 Personal Loan 08/15/2024 08:00pm • If you need to borrow a sizable amount of money -- such as $20,000 or more -- a personal loan may be your best option. Personal loans allow you to borrow money for just about any purpose and perhaps borrow more than you could with a credit card. Plus, the interest rates are fixed, and often much low Can You Use a Personal Loan to Pay for College? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • You may be able to use a personal loan to pay for all or some college-related expenses, but it's likely not your best option for tuition. Borrowers can typically use personal loans for any purpose, and some lenders may not ask what the funds will be used for. However, some lenders may refuse to prov Federal judge reinforces order for heat protection for Louisiana inmates at prison farm 08/15/2024 07:23pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� A federal judge on Thursday ordered officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to increase shade and take other steps to protect prisoners doing agricultural labor from dangerous heat. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson's order reinforced a similar one he issued in July. This VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia 08/15/2024 06:54pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance is preparing to dissolve the vestiges of a charitable effort he launched in Ohio after publication of his best-selling memoir ���Hillbilly Elegy,��� the Trump-Vance campaign said. Vance formed two like-named nonprofits What to know about Tim Walz's 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded 08/15/2024 06:38pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska ��� long before he entered politics ��� is getting renewed scrutiny. Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, Russell Wilson to make his preseason debut when the Steelers host the Bills 08/15/2024 06:28pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Russell Wilson is expected to be in the lineup when the Pittsburgh Steelers host Buffalo on Saturday night. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that Wilson will run out with the starters as long as he doesn't have any setbacks from a calf injury that has slowed him during tr Alabama election officials make voter registration inactive for thousands of potential noncitizens 08/15/2024 05:51pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Thousands of registered voters in Alabama who have previously been identified as noncitizens by the federal government will have their registration status changed to inactive, the secretary of state announced this week in a move that prompted quick opposition from voter rig Days before convention, Democrats haven't updated their party platform to replace Biden with Harris 08/15/2024 05:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the party's proposed platform names the wrong candidate for president. The Democratic platform ��� essentially a document outlining goals and policy positions the party supports ��� has not been updated since Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riot 08/15/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A St. Louis Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner was sentenced Thursday to 10 months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol while dressed up in the outfit that he was known for wearing as he jogged around outside the baseball team's stadium. The Missouri man, who legally cha Construction starts on DC's Tidal Basin sea wall in 'most expensive' rehabilitation project in NPS history 08/15/2024 05:38pm • The first of approximately 700 89-foot-tall piles that will provide the foundational support of the reconstructed sea wall around D.C.'s Tidal Basin was pile-driven into place Thursday morning. The ground shook nearby as a crane used pressure and vibration to drive the pile ��� painted gold f Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places 08/15/2024 05:33pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would req