LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills, young TikTok influencers jumped on a bright sunny morning this week to try out new ideas for short videos that they hope will go viral. They also feel worried about their future. Kids Next Door LA is one …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The branches of a well-built plant-eating mammal that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago provide the oldest known evidence that animals deployed in winter-like states to survive lean periods such as polar winters. The interpretation of an artist shows the mammalian relative Lystrosaurus during the Triassic period …
Read More »Mortgage rates fall again – but rising house prices mean buyers should not expect savings
Mortgage rates are still close to record lows, but that makes owning a home no longer cheaper for home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.91% for the week ending August 27, falling eight basis points the week before, Freddie Mac FMCC, + 0.46% reported Thursday. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage …
Read More »Step down to Amazon, you could quickly order ‘everything’ with Tata’s super-app
India’s Tata Group is reportedly looking to roll out a ‘super-app’ that will pit it against rivals, including Amazon AMZN, + 0.09% and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, in one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The new digital platform, which will launch in India in December …
Read More »Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins discovered in Israel
A gold coin hoard, which to this day has been said by the Israel Antiquities Authority against the Abbasid dynasty, is being seen after its discovery at an archeological site in Central Israel on August 18, 2020. Image taken August 18, 2020. Heidi Levine / Pool via REUTERS CENTRAL ISRAEL …
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