First cyberflasher convicted in England is sentenced to 66 weeks in jail

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A man has been jailed for 66 weeks in England after pleading guilty to cyberflashing. Nicholas Hawkes is the first person to be convicted of the crime in the country under the Online Safety Act. Cyberflashing (sending unsolicited photos of genitalia) was outlawed in England and Wales under the law on January 31.

“Cyberflashing is a serious crime which leaves a lasting impact on victims, but all

Arizona's Democratic governor squashed an effort to make homes more affordable as Biden travels to the state to promote his housing plans

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An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona. Buckeye is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and is located on the fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
An aerial view of new homes under construction at a housing development on June 7, 2023 in Buckeye, Arizona. Buckeye is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and is located on the fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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  • Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs.
  • Arizona's housing crisis is worsening with rising rents, home prices, and
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Home prices have risen more than double the pace of inflation since the 1960s

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Home-price appreciation has significantly outpaced the rate of inflation.

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  • Home prices have risen at 2.4 times the pace of inflation since the 1960s, a study from Clever Real Estate found.
  • Should the trend continue, the median home price will cost 8.4 times the median household income by 2050.
  • "Homeownership has always been costly, but historically, it has never been this costly."

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I work at a ski resort in Vail. The lifestyle is tough to beat.

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Berklee Ryann moved to a resort in Vail, Colorado four years ago without ever skiing before.

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  • 26-year-old Berklee Ryann moved to Vail, Colorado four years ago to work at a resort. 
  • During peak tourist seasons, Ryann bartends about 12 to 16-hour days four or five days a week. 
  • The ability to travel and ski in her time off and the tight knit community is what makes her stay. 

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The banking loopholes Russia has used to stay afloat are closing

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a dark suit and red tie, holds a clenched fist up against a blue background with writing advertising Russia's election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after polling stations closed in Moscow, Russia.

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  • New sanctions pressure from the US Treasury is pulling foreign banks away from Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  • Banks in the UAE, Turkey, and Austria are working to reduce their transactions with Moscow.
  • This is disrupting Russia's oil trade, which is facilitated by some of these
Economy

The first former Trump White House official to go to prison gave a final plea in the parking lot of a Miami strip mall: 'Navarro is going to prison today'

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Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro speaks in a strip mall parking lot before reporting to federal prison.

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  • Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to federal prison on Tuesday.
  • Navarro is the first former Trump official to have done so.
  • Navarro gave a defiant press conference before he reported for his fourth-month sentence.

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Manhattan condo owner sues a NY Burger King for $15 mil, accusing the franchise of allowing an 'open air drug bazaar'

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The logo of Burger King at a branch in England.
The logo of Burger King at a branch in England.

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  • A NYC resident and condo owner has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Burger King. 
  • The lawsuit alleges that a Manhattan Burger King location has allowed "rampant drug dealing."
  • Manhattan's Fulton Street has been turned into an "open air drug bazaar," the lawsuit says. 

This New Yorker has multimillion dollar beef with Burger King

iPod Shuffle hair clips prove the Y2K fashion revival is far from over

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Blonde hair with two iPod shuffles as hair clips in the colors blue and green.

Everything old is new again, and this week's happy return belongs to Apple's iPod Shuffle. For several years, young folks have been repurposing Shuffles as hair accessories, brooches, and more, using the clips on the back of the devices to adorn locks and Levis alike.

Mashable's Elena Cavender prophesied the trend's growth in 2022, after a December 2021 video of TikTok creator Kira Lyn Vaden using

Facebook Gives ‘Poke’ a New Life

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What does it mean to “poke” someone on Facebook? Is it flirty, friendly, or even annoying? The answer is all of the above, and somehow, none at all. The ambiguous feature was largely invisible for many years, but now Facebook is reporting a 13x spike in poking in the last month.

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