The Top 10 Surprising Metros Where Generation Z Is Buying Up Homes
Despite high home prices and mortgage rates, there are housing markets where members of Generation Z are successfully becoming homeowners.
Despite high home prices and mortgage rates, there are housing markets where members of Generation Z are successfully becoming homeowners.
Japanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country's southwest Japan has left nine people with minor injuries. The temblor also caused damage such as burst of water pipes and small landslides. But there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.6 quake struck late Wednesday just off the western coast of the southwestern main island of Shikoku. The quake occurred about 50 kilometers or 30 miles below the sea's surface. Authorities said Thursday that six in Ehime prefecture... Читать дальше...
SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) on Thursday reported a loss of $132 million in its first quarter.
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Europe’s farmers are angry, and staging their biggest protests in half a century. Far right groups are egging them on, and hoping to ride their anger to new success in European Parliament elections in June. The farmers are angry about low incomes and ever-tighter regulations meant to fight climate change. The European Union is in the forefront of global efforts to curb emissions. While farmers are hurt by climate change they’re also struggling to adapt to the new rules. Their protests are increasingly violent... Читать дальше...
The Nation's Weather for Thursday, April 18, 2024
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
Another storm will begin to take shape in the central and
southern Plains today, spreading showers and thunderstorms
across much of the center of the country. Thunderstorms will
be severe early on in Missouri and expand in coverage to
stretch from Indiana to Texas. The main threats from the
storms will be for large hail and damaging wind gusts. In
the Northeast... Читать дальше...
Asian shares have advanced even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower again. U.S. futures were lower, while oil prices gained. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 index dipped 0.6% for its longest losing streak since early January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% lower, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.1%. Tech stocks slumped after ASML, a Dutch company that’s a major supplier to the semiconductor industry, reported weaker orders than analysts expected. That helped overshadow... Читать дальше...
One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has arrived in court for his trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan, months before an election in which he is running to become his state’s governor. Björn Höcke is the leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the eastern state of Thuringia and a powerful figure on the party’s hard right. At the trial at the state court in Halle, he is charged with using symbols of unconstitutional organizations. Читать дальше...
The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, allowed global carriers on Thursday morning to again fly into Terminal 1 at the airfield. The UAE, a hereditarily ruled, autocratic nation on the Arabian Peninsula, typically sees little rainfall in its arid desert climate. Читать дальше...
America stands with Japan until all Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation. That's according to the United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield as she started her Japan visit with a meeting of their families. Japan says North Korea abducted at least 17 Japanese citizens, possibly many more, to train them as agents during the 1970s and 1980s. Twelve remain missing. Thomas-Greenfield said U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration... Читать дальше...
Officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong when the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Hawaii town, more than a half-year after the disaster. But two key reports released this week are filling in some of the blanks. A detailed timeline of the events was released by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez on Wednesday. And the previous day the Maui Fire Department put out a separate after-action report. It detailed the challenges the department... Читать дальше...
The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view regarding the importance of a cease-fire in Gaza and resolving the Palestinian problem through two a two-state solution. The two ministers also discussed... Читать дальше...
South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago. Polls and analysts warn that for the first time, the ruling African National Congress party that has comfortably held power since Nelson Mandela became the country’s first Black president in 1994 might receive less than 50% of votes. One big reason is Jacob Zuma, the former president and ANC leader who stepped down in disgrace in 2018 amid a swirl of... Читать дальше...
RED DEER, Alta. - Egor Sidorov had a hat trick and two assists powering the Saskatoon Blades to a 7-0 thumping of the Red Deer Rebels to complete the second-round sweep on Wednesday in Western Hockey League playoff action.
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Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president have laid out their plans to generate jobs and to manage the country’s water crisis in their final debate before the country’s May 5 election. Former government minister José Raúl Mulino, who has led in the polls since taking over the top place on his ticket when former President Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced to prison, skipped Wednesday night's event as he did the two previous debates. Another candidate, José Gabriel Carrizo, was... Читать дальше...
Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of power in Congress — and the fortunes of two prominent state politicians. At issue is a congressional map that was approved this year with the backing of the state’s new Republican governor, Jeff Landry, though some Republicans aren't happy about it. The map creates a new mostly Black congressional district in Louisiana, at the expense of a white Republican incumbent, Rep. Garret Graves. Graves backed a Landry opponent last fall. Читать дальше...
A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors. Some have taken years to identify themselves as survivors since they were not physically wounded. The aftershocks — often unacknowledged in the years before mental health struggles were more widely recognized — led to some survivors suffering insomnia, dropping out of school, or disengaging from their spouses or families. But some have developed healthy ways to cope with the shadow... Читать дальше...
The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the U.N. Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution. Philippe Lazzarini told the council Wednesday that dismantling the agency known as UNRWA would deepen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and speed up the onset of famine. Israel’s U.N. ambassador claimed, without providing evidence, that UNRWA has been totally infiltrated by Hamas and accused the agency... Читать дальше...
DA Jenkins invited those affected by the four-hour protest to contact CHP.
Police say a man running from state troopers has died after being struck by an unmarked cruiser in western Michigan. State police say that while officers tried to arrest the man who was wanted on several outstanding felony warrants, he ran on foot away from them and was struck by an unmarked fugitive team vehicle. Police say he was transported to a hospital with serious injuries and later died. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the city of Kentwood, just southeast of Grand Rapids.
Registered voters in New Mexico for the first time can join a permanent list to receive an absentee ballot by mail in future elections. State election regulators on Wednesday announced the option to sign up online and receive an absentee ballot for every subsequent election. Previously, voters had to request an absentee ballot with each election in a voting process that could involve three or four mail deliveries. Absentee ballots can be returned by mail or by hand at county clerks’ offices or ballot drop boxes in some areas.
Jill Biden says allowing federal employee military spouses to work from overseas is a “national security imperative” that's long overdue. The first lady hosted a White House ceremony on Wednesday at which top Defense and State department officials signed a memorandum of agreement to ease approvals of remote work arrangements for these employees under a federal teleworking program. It is part of Jill Biden's work to support military and veteran families and was included in an executive order President Joe Biden signed in June. Читать дальше...
US Forecast for Thursday, April 18, 2024
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City/Town, State;Yesterday’s High Temp (F);Yesterday’s Low Temp (F);Today’s High Temp (F);Today’s Low Temp (F);Weather Condition;Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index
Albany, NY;65;47;50;42;Rain and drizzle;SSE;7;75%;88%;2
Albuquerque, NM;80;51;81;52;Partly sunny, warm;SSE;8;17%;0%;10
Anchorage, AK;42;36;44;33;Clouds and sun;ENE;7;61%;1%;2
Asheville, NC;76;46;83;52;A shower in the a.m.;SSE;8;53%;73%;9
Atlanta... Читать дальше...
WHL Scoring Leaders
G A Pts
D. Mateychuk, MJ 3 11 14
B. Wood, WEN 6 7 13
T. Iginla, KEL 8 3 11
Z. Funk, PG 4 7 11
N. Danielson, POR 3 8 11
A. Cristall, KEL 3 8 11
B. Yager, MJ 6 4 10
M. Savoie, MJ 5 5 10
J. Firkus, MJ 4 6 10
R. Heidt, PG 1 9 10
T. Parascak, PG 5 4 9
J. Stefan, POR 5 4 9
J. Davies, POR 4 5 9
L. Cagnoni, POR 3 6 9
O. Becher, PG 2 7 9
J. Filmon, SC 6 2 8
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The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four chip factories in Syracuse. He noted in a Wednesday interview that the announcement was a sign to voters about how Democrats were reviving the manufacturing sector. The funding comes from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act... Читать дальше...