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Myanmar's military stand guard at a checkpoint manned with an armored vehicle in a road leading to the parliament building Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo)
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February 02, 2021 - 10:39 am

Hundreds of Myanmar Lawmakers Under House Arrest After Coup

Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament were under house arrest Tuesday.
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This Monday, April 27, 2020 photo shows a sale pending sign on a home in Mount Lebanon, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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July 29, 2020 - 11:57 am

Homes Sales Sees Increase in June

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose for the second straight month after a devastating spring freeze brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its index of pending...
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July 23, 2020 - 12:35 pm

Suspect In Damage To Courts Building

Search For Woman Who Broke John Marshall Courts Building Window
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FILE - In this July 15, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump participates in a law enforcement briefing on the MS-13 gang in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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July 18, 2020 - 7:32 am

Rollback Threat Called Political Stunt

Fair housing groups slam Trump's suburban racial rhetoric
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This April 16, 2020 photo shows a real estate company sign marking a home for sale in Harmony, Pa. Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, continuing to hover near all-time lows.
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May 14, 2020 - 3:55 pm

Record Low Mortage Rates Near

US mortgage rates hover near all-time lows; 30-year at 3.28%
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July 31, 2019 - 12:45 pm

Israel approves Palestinian construction

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government advanced the proposal late...
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Jeff Katz
June 28, 2019 - 6:51 pm

Mortgage Rates Have Now Fallen To A Three-Year Low

Thinking of buying a home? Well, according to housingwire.com , the average rates for a 30-year mortgage have now fallen to a three-year low. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.73% on June 27, which was down from 3.84% from last week. It's also significantly lower than the 4.55% average in 2018...
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Jeff Katz
June 05, 2019 - 12:14 pm

AOC: Taxpayers Should Give Everyone A Free House

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says the guarantee to a home takes precedence over another individual’s ability to earn a profit. In other words, owning a home should be the right of everyone. The New York bartender made the remarks during a town hall event in her native Bronx. She minimized the...
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July 12, 2018 - 6:22 pm

ANALYSIS: Detaining Immigrant Kids Lucrative

By MARTHA MENDOZA AND LARRY FENN , Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds. Health and Human Services grants for...
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May 24, 2018 - 10:55 am

Mortgage Rates Climb

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, continuing at their highest levels in seven years amid the peak home buying season. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages was 4.66 percent, up from 4.61 percent last week. Pushing toward the...
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