The counts: After two consecutive months of decline, the pending home sales index soared 44.3% in May compared to April, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. The monthly increase was the largest since the National Association of Real Estate Agents began the index in January 2001. “This has …
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NEW YORK (AP) – When the coronavirus pandemic took over the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked up in homes affected by job loss and other forms of stress, many experts on Child welfare warned of a likely increase in child abuse. …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of properties in the United States at risk of flooding this year is 70% higher than estimates from government data, according to research published Monday, with critical points at risk in Houston, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago FILE PHOTO: A New York police …
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LONDON (Reuters) – As COVID-19 infections in Britain skyrocketed in the spring, the government sought what it hoped might be a game changer: a smartphone app that could automate some of the trackers’ work. of human contacts. FILE PHOTO: Anni Adams, an employee of the UK National Health Service, shows …
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The grim milestones of 10 million global coronavirus cases and more than 500,000 deaths, along with spikes in various U.S. states, have not deterred investors on Monday. US stocks rose in early trading, despite further indications that a second wave may be just around the corner. The Dow Jones Industrial …
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