September 2019

Estate agents urged to tell buyers about air pollution

Image copyright Getty Images Estate agents have been urged to automatically disclose air pollution figures to home buyers. The industry trade body said providing this information should now be standard practice. “Air quality is now public information, and it will never not be again,” said Mark Hayward, chief executive of NAEA Propertymark. His comments came […]

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Back First 2020 Challenger to Sitting Democrat

WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans on Tuesday to announce her endorsement of Marie Newman, a progressive candidate seeking to oust Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Illinois Democrat, marking her first move of the 2020 campaign cycle to back a primary challenger to an incumbent. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s high-profile support amounts to a powerful seal of

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The Cars singer Ric Ocasek died in his sleep, says family

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The star had been recovering from surgery when he died In the wake of Ric Ocasek’s death, his family have posted a statement saying The Cars star died unexpectedly but “peacefully” in his sleep. “I found him still asleep when bringing him his Sunday morning coffee,” wrote the musician’s

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An Oil Price Surge Could Hurt Consumer Spending, and the Economy

For months, American consumers have kept the economy humming. While businesses pulled back, shoppers continued to spend. But a prolonged surge in gasoline prices after the attacks on oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia could undermine that phenomenon and increase the risk of a recession. “It’s clearly not a positive, and it adds a negative

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Missouri woman fights to keep ’emotional support’ monkey

Texanne McBride-Teahan from Creve Coeur, Missouri, is fighting to keep her three monkeys. McBride-Teahan says the animals help with her PTSD and she shared a doctor’s note recommending that she keeps them as emotional support pets. However, according to city officials a monkey is considered an “inherently dangerous animal”. McBride-Teahan is scheduled to appear in

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