How to avoid home improvement scams
Today’s Homeowner looks at advice to avoid becoming a victim of a home improvement…
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States with the shortest lifespans
Stacker used data from the 2023 County Health Rankings to determine the 25 states where people have the shortest lifespans. The 2023 County Health…
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19 states lack laws preventing housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity
Foothold Technology gathered data from Movement Advancement Project to see which states have laws that protect LGBTQ+ residents from housing…
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Record rainfall in every state
Stacker documented the highest 24 hours of precipitation in every state by analyzing data from the State Climate Extremes Committee of the National…
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3 charts that show why car prices are still near record highs
Using its PricePulse data set, CoPilot measures the difference between what any used car price would have been today, if not for the extraordinary…
Continue ReadingToronto closer Jordan Romano leaves All-Star Game with back tightness
SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto closer Jordan Romano left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game because of back tightness. The 30-year-old right-hander…
Continue ReadingCorea del Norte dispara un aparente misil balístico de largo alcance, dice Corea del Sur
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó lo que parece ser un misil balístico de largo alcance desde el área…
Continue ReadingFree-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a…
Continue ReadingIowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern retains assistants after firing coach Pat Fitzgerald following hazing allegations
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern has decided to retain its assistant coaches and support staff for the 2023 season after it fired head coach Pat…
Continue ReadingGhostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
Continue ReadingThailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
Continue ReadingLeslie Van Houten, exintegrante de la familia Manson, sale de la cárcel de California, según un funcionario
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, una antigua seguidora de Charles Manson y condenada por asesinato, salió una cárcel de…
Continue ReadingPence: Question of Ukraine’s NATO membership should wait until ‘after the war is won’
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said that Ukraine’s membership in NATO should not be considered until…
Continue ReadingIceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is…
Continue ReadingCuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has called the presence of a U.S. nuclear-powered…
Continue ReadingPadma Lakshmi passes torch to ‘Top Chef’ champ Kristen Kish as new host of the cooking competition
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Padma Lakshmi is expressing pride for her successor as host of Bravo’s longstanding hit cooking competition show…
Continue ReadingJustice Department takes unusual step to try to protect Trump from testifying in lawsuit over FBI firing
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — The Justice Department has taken an unusual step in court to try to protect…
Continue ReadingPlay, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the…
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