DEAR ABBY: I am a 21 year old woman who is not very happy when it comes to relationships. My first real relationship was not until I was 20, and it did not last too long. I have “talked” to quite a few guys, but they are never past the …
Read More »CDC director warns America is in ‘worst case … we’ve ever been’
While the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine and is waiting to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, there is another impulse ready to be exact this fall. That would be the flu, because America’s annual season of influence usually begins in October before peaking between December and February. And the …
Read More »Refinancing your mortgage will cost you more thanks to a new fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
If you are in the process of refinancing your mortgage, you may end up paying more than you expected. Fannie Mae FNMA, + 1.42% and Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.67% announced Wednesday night that they will now charge a 0.5% negative market fee on all refinances, including both cash-out and …
Read More »Vaping makes teens up to 7 times more likely to catch COVID-19: study
Here is another cloud on the horizon for e-cigarette companies. A new Stanford study links vaping to a “substantially increased risk” of COVID-19 in teens and young adults. The nationwide sample of more than 4,000 participants conducted in May found that people who were armed were five to seven times …
Read More »This game we played in school was so bad
Dear Amy: With knowledge comes broader perspective. I am a person of color. While studying for my Ph.D. in clinical psychology I have realized that many things about my upbringing were wrong. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan / Chicago Tribune) In light of the social environment at the moment, the …
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