U.S. home price gains slowed for the 13th straight month in April, evidence that weaker demand is keeping prices in check even as mortgage rates fall. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 2.5% in April from a year earlier, down slightly from an annual gain of 2.6% in March. That’s the smallest […]
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Kylie Minogue was filmed surprising a pair of twins by joining them in a rendition of their late mother’s favourite song. A video of eight-year-olds Lauren and Sophie Cripps singing Kylie’s hit Dancing to their dying mum went viral earlier this year. After seeing the video, Kylie arranged for the pair to see her backstage
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South Korea’s glamorous nightclub scene has been hit by allegations of drugging and rape. The BBC has been told that elite clients were prepared to pay tens of thousands of dollars to have women who were enjoying a night out drugged and taken to a nearby hotel room. The Korean National Police Agency has set
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U.S. soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe caught the attention of President Donald Trump on Monday ― and it wasn’t for her two penalty-kick goals in a 2-1 victory over Spain at the Women’s World Cup. Trump told The Hill that he didn’t think the star’s national anthem protests on the global stage were appropriate. “No,
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WASHINGTON — A Commerce Department official considering whether the 2020 census should include a citizenship question told congressional aides that he consulted with a professor who argued that the addition was necessary to exclude undocumented immigrants from a redistricting of House seats, testimony released on Tuesday shows. The testimony by James Uthmeier, the department’s counsel,
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Image copyright Etika/YouTube Police investigating the disappearance of YouTuber Etika have found a body in New York City’s East River. The body has yet to be formally identified. Police say the investigation is continuing. The gamer, 29, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago. His belongings, including his Nintendo Switch,
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Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa. The three females and two male rhinos, aged between two and nine years old, came from Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, the Czech Republic’s Dvur Kralove safari park and Ree Park Safari in Denmark. The 6,000km (3,700 miles) journey began at Dvur Kralove –
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Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko says his boat trip off Spain with family and friends was cut short after a fire broke out on board. The 43-year-old Ukrainian said in a tweet Tuesday the group was evacuated from the motor yacht in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday night. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service confirmed it responded
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“It seems like anytime Donald Trump feels threatened by a strong woman, he lashes out with this gross, weird attack,” her communications director, Lily Adams, wrote the next day. “It’s the kind of sexism that makes me want to run my head through a wall. But instead of doing that, let’s do something productive. I
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China on Tuesday criticized Washington’s efforts to enforce U.S. law abroad following a news report three Chinese banks might be penalized over dealings with North Korea. The banks named by The Washington Post as facing possible loss of access to the U.S. financial system denied they were under investigation. The Post said a court found
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