The median selling price of U.S. homes in November reached $434,700, the U.S. Census Bureau reported, a 5.2-percent increase year on year compared to a 4.7-percent bump in October, according to data service CoreLogic.
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INFLATION KEEPS RISING
U.S. consumer prices grew by 3.4 percent in December, the Labor Department reported, surpassing November’s 3.1 percent and beating economists’ forecasts of 3.2 percent.
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DRINK BOTTLED WATER, SWALLOW MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MICROPLASTICS AND NANOPLASTICS
Researchers announced last week that bottled water contains greater amounts of microplastics and nanoplastics than previously thought—raising new health concerns.
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REVOLVING DOOR BETWEEN WASHINGTON, WALL STREET ON FULL DISPLAY AS U.S. PREPARES TO DOLE OUT BILLIONS IN GRANTS FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
Former employees of top financial firms have been tapped to work in a U.S. office tasked with distributing $39 billion in grants to the semiconductor industry—prompting two senators to raise concerns about fairness.
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CANCER IN YOUNG PEOPLE KEEPS RISING
Cancer rates among young Americans continue to soar—jumping from 95.6 cases in 100,000 in 2000 to 107.8 cases per 100,000 in people under 50, according to the latest federal data.
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PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW: POLITICAL INDEPENDENTS STILL REPRESENT LARGEST POLITICAL BLOC IN U.S.
About 43 percent of U.S. adults continue to consider themselves political independents—which represents the biggest political bloc in the country.
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U.S. PRES., U.K. PM: FU, WE’LL BOMB WHOEVER WE WANT TO
The U.S. and U.K. faced domestic blowback after unilaterally carrying out airstrikes on Yemen without any approval by Congress or Parliament.
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TAIWAN ELECTS RULING-PARTY CANDIDATE WHO REJECTS CHINA’S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER ISLAND
Taiwan voted in favor of its current ruling party last week—ensuring more tensions with China in the next four years.
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U.K.’S ECONOMY SLUMPING, BUT PM SAYS IT WILL INCREASE FUNDING FOR UKRAINE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Kyiv last week and he came bearing gifts, promising Ukraine more than $3.2 billion in military assistance in the next year—the largest commitment from the U.K. yet for the war against Russia.
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U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN YEMEN CONDEMNED BY IRAN
Nasser Kanani, a spokesman from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, called the U.S.-led airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen a gross “violation of international laws” and an “act of terrorism.”