[aggregation-styles] CNBC As the housing market gets leaner, potential buyers are turning in record numbers to new construction, but several factors are making those homes pricier than ever before.Lumber prices seem to set a new record almost daily, now up 67% this year and up 340% from a year ago, according...
Opinion: Biden’s Vindictive Capital-Gains Tax Hike
[aggregation-styles] National Review That the Biden administration has enormous confidence in the government’s ability to invest wisely is no secret, however ill-founded that confidence may turn out to be. So there is a certain perverse logic to its proposal to fund, at least in part, the newest proposed spending spree...
Zakaria: Ten Years Later, Islamist Terrorism Isn’t the Threat It Used to Be
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post This past weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the operation, code-named Neptune Spear, that killed Osama bin Laden. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the state of Islamist terrorism and radical Islam more generally. And the initial diagnosis is clear: The movement is in bad shape. Total...
Washington Post, New York Times, and NBC News Retract Reports on Giuliani
[aggregation-styles] CNN The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC News on Saturday issued significant corrections, retracting earlier reporting that said Rudy Giuliani had been directly warned by the FBI that he was the target of a Russian disinformation campaign. The stories came out after Giuliani's office and residence...
Betting Market Surged Ahead of Trey Lance Pick by 49ers in NFL Draft
[aggregation-styles] ESPNTrey Lance went from underdog to favorite to be the No. 3 pick quickly Thursday afternoon, with a rush of betting action on the quarterback out of North Dakota State hitting sportsbooks leading up to the NFL draft.Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields had been...
Coastal Commission Sued Over Plan to End Off-Highway Vehicle Use at Oceano Dunes
[aggregation-styles] KMPH Fox 26 News In March, the California Coastal Commission voted to phase-out off-highway vehicle use at the Oceano Dunes over the next three years. Thursday, a nonprofit called Friends of Oceano Dunes filed a lawsuit against the CCC over that decision. This is the second lawsuit the group...
Matt Gaetz Associate Joel Greenberg Said in a Letter That Gaetz Paid for Sex With a Minor
[aggregation-styles] Insider A longtime associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida said in a letter obtained by The Daily Beast that Gaetz paid to have sex with a minor. "On more than one occasion, this individual was involved in sexual activities with several of the other girls, the congressman from...
Opinion: Iran’s Foreign Minister Is Playing a Precarious Political Game
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Newly leaked audio recordings of Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, are stirring controversy in Tehran. The recordings include audio of Zarif critiquing his domestic rivals, whom he accused of colluding to undermine his diplomatic efforts. Some see the audio — released by London-based news channel...
Right-Wing Media Has Pushed 3 Completely False Narratives in Less Than a Week
[aggregation-styles] Insider Right-wing media, most prominently Fox News, has promoted three major false stories in the past few days. Last Friday, the New York Post published a cover story claiming that copies of Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 children's book, "Superheroes Are Everywhere," were being gifted to migrant children at...
A Black LAPD Officer Wants LeBron James to Listen to His View of Policing and Race
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Deon Joseph admires LeBron James, his many accomplishments as a community activist and philanthropist and his magic on the basketball court with the Lakers, a team Joseph has cheered his entire life. But when the Los Angeles Police Department officer who patrols skid row saw a...