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Long-term mortgage rates ease for third straight week, dipping to just below 7%May 23, 2024 8:16 pm - The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped this week to just below 7% for the first time since mid April, a modest boost for home shoppers navigating a housing market dampened by rising prices and relatively few available properties.
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For a Memorial Day barbecue, update side dishes to keep the flavor, lose some fatMay 23, 2024 3:34 pm - A typical spread at a Memorial Day barbecue might not scream “healthy.” But nutritionists see an opportunity in the side dishes. You just have to be sneaky.
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Charlie Colin, founding member of the band Train, dies at 58 after slipping in showerMay 23, 2024 3:08 pm - Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter" and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58.
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Glen Powell gives big leading-man energy in ‘Hit Man’May 23, 2024 12:53 pm - A suspension of disbelief is a prerequisite going into “Hit Man,” a decently entertaining action-comedy-romance about a fake hit man from filmmaker Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the script with star Glen Powell.
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Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansMay 23, 2024 10:05 am - The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
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5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials sayMay 23, 2024 7:14 am - GREENFIELD, Iowa — A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, officials said, while ...
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’May 23, 2024 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police f...
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‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendshipMay 23, 2024 5:30 am - “Babes” — director Pamela Adlon’s brash, chaotic, hilarious and occasionally overly gooey (in so many ways) childbirth comedy — may not be your thing if you get queasy at the mention of the word placenta.
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‘The Garfield Movie’ is a bizarre animated tale that’s not pur-fect in any wayMay 23, 2024 5:30 am - “The Garfield Movie” is a curious new animated attempt to monetize the comic icon again by giving him an origin story and then asking him to do things a galaxy away from what he does in the funny pages.
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Straw bales to the rescue when soil is suspectMay 22, 2024 4:00 pm - If your soil's no good or you don't have any, plant your garden in straw bales. Bonus: They are naturally “raised beds.”