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Housing market soars during hurricane rebuild

U.S. home sales rose slightly last month as the Houston housing market quickly recovered from Hurricane Harvey. Still, a shortage of available homes is thwarting many would-be buyers and limiting sales. The National Association of Realtors said Friday existing home sales increased 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate… Read More

Trump promises biggest tax cut in history

President Donald Trump promised tax cuts Friday “which will be the biggest in the history of our country” following Senate passage of a $4 trillion budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans’ promised tax legislation. The plan: Drain the swamp by starving it… and returning American’s hard-earned money back to… Read More

Is bidding on Amazon’s HQ2 worth the price?

Memo to the many places vying for Amazon’s second headquarters: It ain’t all food trucks and free bananas. For years, much of downtown Seattle has been a maze of broken streets and caution-taped sidewalks. Dozens of enormous cranes tower overhead as double-length dump trucks hauling excavated dirt rumble past pedestrians… Read More

Wow! U.S. pulls out of MAJOR U.N agency

No more U.S. tax dollars will be wasted on THIS bloated U.N. agency — and the move shows President Donald Trump is following in the footsteps of former President Ronald Reagan. U.S. officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is pulling out of UNESCO, after repeated criticism… Read More

Major changes coming to the fashion world

To better incorporate all of the brands it now owns, the storied Coach company of New York is changing its name to Tapestry. The luxury goods company that came to prominence in the “Mad Men” era now owns brands like Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade & Co. as well. CEO… Read More

Trump targets Obama’s tainted legacy

President Donald Trump promised voters he would “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. — and this week he tore to shreds one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite legislation. The move has liberals upset — and coal miners cheerings. A coalition of left-leaning states and environmental groups are vowing to… Read More

Trump rolls back Obama’s birth control mandate

One of the most controversial parts of former President Barack Obama’s healthcare plan was the requirement of employers to provide birth control to women, regardless of their religious or moral beliefs. Luckily, we have someone who believes in religious freedom in the White House now, and he is protecting our… Read More

Trump’s economy! Trade deficit hits new low

Rising exports and falling imports cut the U.S. trade deficit to $42.4 billion in August, the lowest in 11 months. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the trade gap — the difference between exports and imports — fell in August from $43.6 billion in July. Exports came in at $195.3… Read More

TV price going up 10%?

TV provider and streaming service Netflix is raising the price for its most popular U.S. plan by 10 percent— a move that could boost its profits but slow the subscriber growth that drives its stock price. The change announced Thursday affects most of Netflix’s 53 million U.S. subscribers. WHAT GOES… Read More

White House seeking MAJOR disaster aid package

The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed flood insurance program with almost $13 billion in new relief for hurricane victims, according to a senior administration official and top congressional aides. The huge request is expected to be… Read More