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Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricierOct 25, 2024 6:44 am - If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.
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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommendOct 25, 2024 2:11 am - U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s how to stay safe from scamsOct 24, 2024 4:04 pm - As scammers find new ways to steal money and personal information, consumers should be more vigilant about who they trust, especially online.
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Consider these 10 iconic horror films for a Halloween movie marathonOct 24, 2024 3:57 pm - Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration.
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Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne diedOct 24, 2024 2:54 pm - Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said Thursday.
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Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, team up on a cookbook that celebrates their familyOct 24, 2024 11:51 am - Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, are naturals to collaborate on a food project, and they’ve done just that. Roker often leads the cooking segment on the “Today” show. Courtney is a professional chef.
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McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safeOct 24, 2024 11:24 am - From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
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US applications for jobless benefits fall, but continuing claims rise to highest level since 2021Oct 24, 2024 8:59 am - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years...
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Putin presides over BRICS summit seeking to expand Russia's cloutOct 24, 2024 7:52 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday presided at the closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West's “perverse methods."
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Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers findOct 24, 2024 7:31 am - Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government's response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America's political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows.