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Blue state mayor arrested for fraud sparks uproar for not speaking English in viral clip: 'How is this real'

The mayor of a northern Massachusetts town went viral on social media in recent days after his lawyer told reporters he doesn’t speak English when they pressed him on being arrested for COVID-19 pa...

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Lightning strike RATTLES Virginia family #shorts #us #lightning #viral

Footage captures Matthew Hale and his family running inside their Virginia home as a lightning strike hits nearby during a thunderstorm. The video shows a flash of light right outside the home as ...

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Omar's GOP challenger comes out firing with vow to clean up 'mess' in deep blue district: 'People are fed up'

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., officially has a Republican challenger who is making the case that Minnesota voters are "fed up" with fraud and dysfunction and are ready for a change as he ...

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Home Depot’s sales are lifted by customers who focused on smaller projects over the summer

Exterior view of a Home Depot in Uniontown, Pa., on Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)2026-08-18T10:05:13Z Home Depot’s sales improved du...

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Noah Properties to finish 354 luxury apartments at former White Eagle site in 2027

The largest development project in Niles is transforming what was once a mecca for Chicago’s Polish community into hundreds of new units of housing.Village officials said the Riverbank, a 10-buildi...

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After the $18,000 Scam, How Can Bay Area Renters Protect Themselves?

In the last few weeks, a nightmare housing scam sent shockwaves across the Bay Area. A scam so fiendish that even Reddit users — not always known for their compassion — were sympathetic to ...

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The New Science of Dreaming

I’m reclining in a large blue chair in a small dark room: earbuds in, tinted glasses on, eyelids closed. Clasping my head is a swimmer’s cap of electrodes fastened under my chin. My fingers are wra...

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America’s Best Incubators and Accelerators of 2026

—Cagkansayin—Getty ImagesThe U.S. creates more unicorns—companies valued at more than $1 billion—than any other country in the world. Most began as startups that were developed through funding and...

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210 interns. 115,000 applicants. Here’s what Citadel Securities’ 0.18% actually have in common

AI is transforming how work gets done, automating or accelerating many of the tasks that have long defined the early years of a professional’s career. That shift is playing out across even the most...

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Florida lost 450,000 ACA enrollees in 2026 as premiums rose an average of 37% nationally, new data shows

In 2025, Democrats in the U.S. Senate argued to extend COVID-era subsidies on Affordable Care Act insurance plans into 2026. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesAt 40%, Florida has the smallest proport...

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4 Ways to Invest in Gold — and the One That Could Create a Tax Headache

Physical gold, gold funds, mining shares and gold IRAs carry different costs, tax rules and storage requirements.Global gold investment increased 84% to a record 2,175 metric tons in 2025, accordin...

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Home Depot Beats Estimates on Faster Sales Growth

Home Depot’s results beat estimates in the second quarter, as comparable sales, which measure results at stores open for at least a year, rose 1.7%, while adjusted earnings also surpassed expectati...

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Churchill Falls Agreement Reached

"The largest clean energy investment in North American history, let's just put this in context...that's more than the entire generating capacity of BC hydro. It's more than double the output of Bru...

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Move Over, SpaceX: Anthropic Targets a $2 Trillion Valuation

Key PointsAnthropic was valued at nearly $1 trillion based on its most recent private funding round, but it's targeting a $2 trillion valuation for its IPO.SpaceX was worth $1.77 trillion when it w...

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The gift of a garden: How Facebook’s Buy Nothing helped a teacher reinvent herself as an urban flower farmer for free

When Marisa Mender-Franklin walks through any of the nine flower farms she runs in Memphis, Tennessee, her first thoughts are of gratitude. Partly for the flowers and the bees, but mostly for the s...

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Seeking nominations for the most innovative influencer marketers for brands in 2026

Music group Katseye was the face of Gap's Better in Denim campaign.GapBusiness Insider is recognizing 2026's most innovative influencer marketers who work for brands.We want your ideas for who is b...

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is a Record-Breaker That Still Can't Save Its Mobile Division

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has been a resounding success for Samsung. So successful that Samsung not only had to increase production for this model, but also decided to launch a second, even wider Fold ...

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Dunzo Cofounder Dalvir Singh Suri Joins Superhealth As Operations Head

Healthcare startup Superhealth has appointed former Dunzo cofounder Dalvir Singh Suri as its head of operations as it looks to scale its hospital network across India. In his new role, Suri will ...

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Hold These 2 Dividend Stocks for the 5 Years

Canadian investors are searching for good TSX dividend stocks to add to their self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) portfolios. With th...

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The areas where it’s hardest to sell your home – mapped

Homes across eight areas of the UK are taking 60 days or longer to find a buyer, according to analysis by a property website. The data from Zoopla also found a widening regional gap in sale ...

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