Every family needs a home, and so many risks are created by a standard 30-year mortgage in America. Finding an investor to take every risk is the work of Rub Goldberg’s paradox, which is the US housing-finance industry. How it all fits together investors will one day be seen wandering …
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Julian Assange Has ruled on extradition
A London judge plans to rule on Monday whether Britain should extradite Julian Assange to the United States, where he is accused of plotting to hack WikiLeaks, the government and computers, and leaking classified documents in 2010 and 2011. Mr Assange has been trying to avoid a verdict in favor …
Read More »Israel vaccinates more than 10% of its population in two weeks
TEL AVIV – Israel has inoculated nearly half of its vulnerable citizens and more than 10% of its population in two weeks as authorities stepped up the Covid-19 vaccination campaign after an outbreak of hiccups. With a population of about nine million as much as New York City, this small …
Read More »At least 200 coastal glaciers have retreated in the last 20 years
1985 – 2015 A recent study of Greenland’s ice sheet found that glaciers are retreating in almost every area of the island, while other physical changes are also taking place. Some of these changes are causing the regeneration of freshwater rivers under ice. In a study led by Tavilla Moon …
Read More »Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hurts in a knee game after setting a record
Tampa, Fla. – In a brutal turn of fate on the next play after becoming the first NFL player to record 1,000 received yards each in his first seven seasons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans injured his left knee. Its position for plaques at risk. After an investigation …
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