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The 30-year fixed mortgage notched 8% this week, its highest level since the year 2000.
  • Home prices could drop as much as 5% next year if mortgage rates stay at this level, Morgan Stanley said.
  • "Longer term, if mortgage rates were to stay close to 8%, the headwinds this would represent for demand could prove to have a more negative impact on home prices."
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In 2007, Israel set up blockades around the Gaza Strip, claiming that many everyday items could also be used to make weapons. As a result, some businesses have resorted to using trash for manufacturing and construction, including prayer mats made out of buckets and doors made out of refrigerators.

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From January 2nd, 2024, Google Drive will allow downloads “without requiring third-party cookies that are embedded on third-party websites,” the search giant has announced.

However, while we interpreted the original post as applying to all downloads from Google Drive, Google has updated its post on the Workspace Updates blog to



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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at the Capitol on October 19, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at the Capitol on October 19, 2023.
  • House Republicans overwhelmingly voted 112-86 to dump Jim Jordan as their speaker nominee.
  • It came after he failed to win the gavel for the 3rd time, bleeding even more support along the way.
  • It was the worst showing for the majority party's speaker nominee in nearly 164 years.

It's over for Rep. Jim Jordan.

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Can you heat up a pan to 30,000 degrees Fahrenheit? That’s the burning question at the center of this proposed class action lawsuit, which claims the advertising for SharkNinja’s nonstick cookware violates the laws of physics and thermodynamics.

While SharkNinja is the company best known for its Shark robovacs and Ninja kitchen gadget, this lawsuit takes