Get ready for mortgage rate hikes, says economist
Mortgage holders should expect higher payments or longer amortization as interest rates climb, says economist Robert Kavcic.
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USA TODAYWho is Kristi Noem? What we know about the Trump VP contender and why she killed a dog
South Dakota's governor, Kristi Noem, who is a Trump VP contender, said she killed a dog named Cricket 20 years ago because it was "untrainable."
- Rolling Stone
Trump Allies Hope Kristi Noem’s Puppy Killing Also Kills Her VP Chances
The South Dakota governor’s story about executing a 14-month-old dog is a gift to her political rivals
- USA TODAY
Martin Freeman reflects on age-gap controversy with Jenna Ortega in 'Miller's Girl'
Martin Freeman, who starred opposite Jenna Ortega in "Miller's Girl," is addressing the controversy surrounding the age gap with his co-star.
- Evening Standard
Martin Freeman responds to backlash over 'gross' sex scene between him and Jenna Ortega in Miller's Girl
The British star has broken his silence on the age gap controversy three months on
- INSIDER
Who is Kristi Noem trying to impress by bragging about killing her dog?
A forthcoming book by Gov. Noem of South Dakota reveals she once shot and killed her family's dog and goat.
- People
Matthew Rhys Reveals “The Americans” Scene That 'Won't Go Away from My Brain' Featuring Longtime Love Keri Russell
The couple played Russian spies Philip and Elizabeth Jennings for six seasons on the FX series
- BBC
Martin Freeman: The Responder star on why TV viewers can 'smell lies'
The Responder star on how the police drama shows them as "human beings rather than cardboard cutouts".
- The Hill
Hillary Clinton trolls Noem over shooting dog
Hillary Clinton is the latest Democrat to troll South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) after she detailed in a forthcoming book how she shot her dog. “Still true,” Clinton wrote Monday on the social platform X above a 2021 post that read, “Don’t vote for anyone you wouldn’t trust with your dog.” Noem, who has been…
- Kansas City Star
Man seen checking hotel room doors is accused of brutally killing woman, Ohio cops say
Police say the woman was found dead in a hotel room and she had been sexually assaulted.
- The Canadian Press
Majority of aspiring homeowners awaiting rate cuts before buying: BMO survey
TORONTO — The majority of Canadians aspiring to buy a home say they will push their plans to next year or later to wait for interest rates to drop, a new survey shows. Bank of Montreal says 72 per cent of respondents hoping to buy a home will wait until borrowing costs fall — an increase of four per cent compared with last year. The Bank of Canada is widely expected to begin cutting its key lending rate in the second half of the year. BMO Capital Markets senior economist Robert Kavcic said this
- Yahoo Finance Canada
AI could enable a 4-day work week for a quarter of Canadians: Report
The report "captures the potential for AI and advancements in new technologies to lead to not just a more productive economy, but one that offers people a greater quality of life."
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Powerball jackpot winner is immigrant from Laos who has cancer
One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week.
- HuffPost
'Couldn't Have Said It Better': Biden Team Taunts Trump Over 'Bone Crushing' Claim
The president's rapid response team mocked the latest fundraising appeal from Trump.
- HuffPost
I Always Knew I Was Different. Still, I Was Shocked To Hear My Doctor Say These 4 Words To Me.
"I’ve become successful at blending in. ... But I’ve also experienced moments of deep loneliness."
- Fortune
Gen Z job seeker refused to do 90-minute task because it ‘looked like a lot of work’—now the CEO who complained about it is being slammed
A job applicant refused to complete an aptitude test because it "seemed like a lot of work." It cost them the job, but now the employer who admitted he was put off has come under fire.
- HuffPost
Barack Obama Hits Donald Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Home Town
The former president also told "Smartless" podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes what had surprised him about the GOP.
- FTW Outdoors
‘Disorderly’ Yellowstone tourist kicks bison, bison hits back
The visitor from Idaho was charged with being under the influence of alcohol, disorderly conduct, and approaching and disturbing wildlife.
- Yahoo Sports
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix sends cease and desist letter to prevent Donald Trump fundraiser during race
Race organizers say they'll revoke a Trump fundraiser's suite license if he holds an event for the former president on Sunday at the race.
- The Daily Beast
OAN Retracts and Apologizes for False Story About Key Trump Trial Witness
Timothy Clary/AFP via Getty ImagesFar-right cable news network One America News apologized to Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen Monday after retracting a report that suggested he—rather than Trump himself—had been the one who carried out an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.The affair in question, and a subsequent hush-money payout to Daniels orchestrated by Trump and Cohen, is at the center of Trump’s first criminal trial, which opened two weeks ago in New York Cit
- CBC
Fatal crash closes eastbound Highway 401 in Whitby
The eastbound Highway 401 is closed in Whitby early Tuesday after a pursuit that began with a call about a robbery ended in a fatal crash, provincial police say.OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the closure is in place between Lake Ridge Road and Brock Street. The entire highway had been closed overnight, but the westbound lanes were reopened to traffic shortly before 7 a.m.The deadly crash happened in the eastbound lanes near the exit for Highway 412 Monday evening. Police have not said how many peop