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Inflation Calculator: See How Much Inflation Is Costing You 06/24/2024 08:00pm • After sharply increasing in 2022, inflation has been moderating in the U.S. The increase in overall prices -- measured by the consumer price index -- was 9.1% for the 12 months ending June 2022. Comparatively, inflation is lower now -- the CPI increased by 3.3% over the 12 months ending in May 2024. Which Credit Score Do Mortgage Lenders Use? 06/24/2024 08:00pm • There's a lot to learn and keep track of when you're preparing to buy a home. You've likely spent hours looking at houses, talked with real estate agents and mortgage brokers, and saved every spare cent to come up with a down payment. But have you checked in on your credit score, this important pers Applying to Graduate School With a Low GPA 06/24/2024 08:00pm • How admissions officers weigh an applicant's undergraduate GPA in the admissions process varies per graduate program. Some programs, for instance, weigh a major GPA more heavily than a cumulative GPA, according to Crystal Hall Buckley, director of graduate admissions at George Mason University in Vi When Will the Housing Market Crash? 06/24/2024 08:00pm • The housing market continues to defy gravity and set record high sales prices. In the past, when mortgage rates rose, home prices would decline to maintain affordability. Today, however, with so many existing homeowners locked into their existing low mortgage rates of 4% to 5% or below, there have n 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2024 06/24/2024 08:00pm • The stock market seems unstoppable right now. The major market indexes are hitting new highs almost every month. Breakthroughs in fields such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence seem set to pave the way for rapid increases in efficiency and corporate profitability. And with inflation start WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison 06/24/2024 07:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified document Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement 06/24/2024 07:47pm • NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) ��� The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Patrick Braxton will be recognized as the lawful mayor of the town of Newbern, under the terms of a Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating 'X' option for sex on licenses and IDs 06/24/2024 07:35pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using ���X��� instead of male or female on state-issued driver���s licenses or identification cards. In a one-page order, justices stayed a lower-court ruling that had blocked the new San Diego Wave fire coach Casey Stoney amid 7-game winless streak 06/24/2024 07:24pm • The San Diego Wave have dismissed coach Casey Stoney amid a seven-game winless streak. Paul Buckle, who served as an assistant coach for the Wave in 2022, will serve in the interim while the team searches for a new head coach, San Diego announced on Monday. The Wave are 3-5-6 this season and in 9th Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call 06/24/2024 07:18pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The Associated Press said Monday. The AP issued an advisory saying that the margin separating U.S. Re California lawmakers abandon attempt to repeal law requiring voter approval for some public housing 06/24/2024 07:09pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California lawmakers on Monday abandoned their attempt to repeal the nation's only law requiring voter approval for publicly funded affordable housing projects, a provision added to the state Constitution more than half a century ago that aimed to keep people of color out Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments 06/24/2024 06:58pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana���s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school c The Latest | Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war 06/24/2024 06:21pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S.-backed truce proposal. Netanyahu said he was ready to make a partial deal to bring back some of the 120 hostages Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal 06/24/2024 06:16pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a ���partial��� cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments that spa England can silence critics when it faces Slovenia at Euro 2024 to finish group stage 06/24/2024 06:07pm • COLOGNE, Germany (AP) ��� England plays Slovenia in its final Group C game at the European Championship on Tuesday. Negativity has surrounded Gareth Southgate's team following its unconvincing 1-1 draw with Denmark, but England still tops the group and has already advanced to the round of 16. Kickof