An explosion of hidden 'junk fees' is making every home more expensive

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Many brokerages are tacking on an extra fee that has divided the real-estate industry and stoked fury among consumer advocates, who call it a blatant cash grab.

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A $1 trillion platinum coin could save the US from economic catastrophe in less than a month. It would be fast, legal, and no bigger than a regular coin.

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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (L) and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff inspect a series of dies used in the production of the new American Women Quarters Program which includes the Maya Angelou quarter dollar coin, during a tour of the Denver Mint on March 11, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.
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Matt Gaetz says AOC is 'wrong a lot' but 'she's not corrupt' as the pair joined forces to block Congress from trading stocks

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Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Gaetz and Ocasio-Cortez are introducing a bill together that aims to bar members of congress from trading stocks.

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13 of the most famous last words in history

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"The quiet Beatle" George Harrison passed on one last message of love in his final breaths.

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Democrats have been plotting since January to deploy an obscure legal strategy that could bypass Kevin McCarthy and force a debt ceiling vote if Republicans send the country to the edge of default

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WASHINGTON, DC- APRIL 26: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the media in National Statuary Hall following the House passing a bill focusing on the debt ceiling at the United States Capitol on Wednesday April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC.

A photo of women snickering at trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr in Montana looks a lot like the photos of white people snickering at Black people in the 1950s

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A group of women watch Rep. Zooey Zephyr while occupying the public bench she worked from after being censured.
A group of women watch Rep. Zooey Zephyr while occupying a public bench. Zephyr had been working from the bench since being censured in a House vote.

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Trump's Senate backers are fine with him skipping 2024 primary debates: 'Most of it's for entertainment anyway'

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Asked about Trump’s threat to skip debates, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham repeated “I’ll leave that up to him” three times.
Asked about Trump's threat to skip debates, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham repeated "I leave it up to him" three times.

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Trump accuser Jessica Leeds testified that he called her the c-word after running into her years after the alleged sexual assault

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Former President Donald Trump.

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'Godfather of AI' warns that 'bad actors like Putin or DeSantis' could use AI to win wars or manipulate voters

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Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton stood outside a Google building
Geoffrey Hinton told MIT Tech Review about his worries over how AI tools, which he helped pioneer, will be used.

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E. Jean Carroll's friend testified she urged the writer to go to the police minutes after alleged Trump rape

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Lisa Birnbach arrives at Manhattan federal court to testify in her friend, E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. stemming from her lawsuit against Trump.

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