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Sling offers big deals for new subscribers, including a free Chromecast and extended trials — here’s how to sign up and save

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A group tied to Ben Carson and Newt Gingrich is ramping up pressure on Republicans to sign a Trump-inspired 1776 pledge

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People talk before the start of a rally against “critical race theory” (CRT) being taught in schools at the Loudoun ...

Democrats tabled Biden’s climate crisis plan, despite 40% of Americans suffering disasters like fire and flood in 2021: ‘Right now we have both hell and high water.’

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Firefighters monitor the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, as it burns at Frenchman Lake in Plumas National ...

Crypto company BTCS soars 67% after it announces first-ever bitcoin dividend

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Bitcoin Nurphoto / Getty Images Crypto company BTCS soared 67% on Wednesday after it announced it will pay a dividend ...

Billionaires added $1 trillion to their wealth in 2021. Taxing their gains could have funded the child tax credit.

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Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos (left) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Axel Springer According to Americans for Tax ...

Chevy’s flagship truck is going electric: See the $39,900 Silverado EV

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2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST. Chevrolet Chevrolet unveiled the long-awaited electric Silverado on Wednesday.  The pickup offers up to 400 ...

Margaritaville’s new cruise brand will still begin sailing out of Florida in April — see inside its first ship

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The 5 o’Clock Somehwere Bar aboard the Margaritaville Paradise. The McBride Company Margaritaville has partnered with Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line ...

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham will meet with the January 6 committee: report

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White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listens as US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One ...

High home prices add to soaring rents. Here’s how that keeps people from buying houses

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Inflation in home costs is due to limited supply and high demand for houses. This dynamic has seeped into the ...

This single mom spends more than half her income on rent. But she can’t afford to move.

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“There isn’t really much of an option around here” for affordable housing in her Cary neighborhood, a mother of two ...

A longtime renter decided to buy a home. Now, he has a 30-minute commute to Raleigh

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Even with a solid work history, this prospective homeowner needed help with accessing the upfront cash to buy a home. ...

Cary family’s apartment rent keeps rising even as the COVID pandemic curtails income

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How a mother and daughter mind their pennies to ‘guard that rent money’ and avoid any late fees. Powered by ...

Black families are less likely than white families to own homes in NC. Here’s why.

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A local historian said a history of racist housing policies has contributed to the current Black-white wealth and home ownership ...

High home prices add to soaring rents. Here’s how that keeps people from buying houses

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Inflation in home costs is due to limited supply and high demand for houses. This dynamic has seeped into the ...

This single mom spends more than half her income on rent. But she can’t afford to move.

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“There isn’t really much of an option around here” for affordable housing in her Cary neighborhood, a mother of two ...

A longtime renter decided to buy a home. Now, he has a 30-minute commute to Raleigh

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Even with a solid work history, this prospective homeowner needed help with accessing the upfront cash to buy a home. ...

Cary family’s apartment rent keeps rising even as the COVID pandemic curtails income

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How a mother and daughter mind their pennies to ‘guard that rent money’ and avoid any late fees. Powered by ...

Black families are less likely than white families to own homes in NC. Here’s why.

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A local historian said a history of racist housing policies has contributed to the current Black-white wealth and home ownership ...

Sam Bankman-Fried says a tidal wave of institutions could jump into crypto in 2022, if they get clear regulations

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Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX; Marianne Ayala/Insider FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies could accelerate in 2022. The pace ...

Emmanuel Macron said he wants to ‘piss off’ unvaccinated people and make life more difficult for them so they’ll get jabbed

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Emmanuel Macron’s remarks come as the French parliament debates a new measure that would limit the country’s “health pass” to ...

The Trump team’s 22-page communications playbook to overturn the election had QAnon influencer Ron Watkins playing a key role

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New documents submitted to the January 6 committee reveal that QAnon influencer Ron Watkins was one of the key personalities ...

46-year-old California district attorney and vaccine mandate critic dies after contracting COVID-19

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Hanan Isachar/Getty Images Kelly Ernby spoke last month at a medical freedom rally against COVID-19 vaccination mandates. Ernby had previously ...

Walmart is doubling down on its in-home delivery service and plans to hire a fleet of 3,000 specially trained, body-cam-wearing drivers

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Walmart is looking to hire 3,000 new delivery drivers. Courtesy of Walmart Walmart is expanding its InHome delivery program and ...

Alan Dershowitz has deposed ex-Victoria’s Secret mogul Leslie Wexner as part of his lawsuit against Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre

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AP Photo/Matt Sullivan Attorney Alan Dershowitz deposed ex-Victoria’s Secret head Les Wexner in connection to his lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein ...

Ghost guns – easily assembled firearms without serial numbers – are now banned in Denver

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“Ghost guns” are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco, on Nov. 27, 2019. ...

Lindsay Graham is taking credit for convincing Trump to cancel his January 6 press conference: report

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told Axios that he was one of the people who talked former President Donald Trump ...

Trump just canceled his January 6 press conference. Legal experts said it would have been ‘boneheaded’ to hold the Mar-a-Lago event.

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Donald Trump canceled a press conference at Mar-a-Lago just days before a court hearing over claims he incited the January ...

Days after Tesla opened a Xinjiang store, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says private sector ‘cannot look the other way’ when it comes to human rights abuses of Uighur Muslims

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, ...

Nearly a quarter of Los Angeles fast-food workers have gotten COVID-19, and nearly two-thirds said they were victims of wage theft during the pandemic began, new survey finds

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Taco Bell employee delivers an order to a customer at the drive-up window of the restaurant on March 31, 2020 ...

Trump cancels press conference that he had scheduled for the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection

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In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of ...