It is becoming harder – if not impossible – for many people to save for a deposit to purchase a home, and then service the subsequent home loan.
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New scheme to help buy a home
Israeli govt announces plan to expand Golan settlements
Israel's government has approved a plan to expand Israeli settlements on the Golan Heights it occupies, citing "the new front facing Syria".
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Bochum keeper out of hospital after being hit by object
Goalkeeper Patrick Drewes has endured nausea and headaches after being struck by a cigarette lighter thrown from the crowd in Bochum's Bundesliga game at Union.
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Russian tanker breaks apart in storm, causes oil spill
Two Russian oil tankers have been damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials say.
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‘Tales of Kenzera: Zau’ Got Me Through My Own Grief
December 15, 2009, is the worst yet most important day of my life. I lost my Grandma that day. She was everything to me. The person who I felt understood me the most — gone when I was 19. There’s a hole there that can never be filled. I’ve probably buried myself in more video games than […]
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At least 1 dead as major ice storm strikes Iowa and eastern Nebraska
An ice storm struck Iowa and eastern Nebraska over the weekend, shutting down a major interstate highway as cars and trucks slid off of the road. At least one person was killed in a crash because of the icy roads in Nebraska. The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a dense fog advisory Saturday […]
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Robert Fernandez, Who Survived Pearl Harbor as a Teen, Dies at 100
Robert Fernandez, one of the last known American survivors of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Wednesday in Lodi, Calif., just days after the 83rd anniversary of the attack. He was 100. His nephew Joe Guthrie confirmed the death. “I promised him 10 years ago that he could die in my home, and that’s […]
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Perfect Broiled Salmon, Beef Chow Fun and Mushroom Smash Burgers
Good morning. It’s list-making season. I’m cataloging gifts I want to give family and friends, tabulating all the work that needs to be done on the skiff before the fish return in the spring, putting basement chores on the docket, indexing every book I’ve read this year. I’m looking forward, looking back, taking stock and […]
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Oscar-Winning Director Asif Kapadia “Spent Decade On US Watch List After Taxi Driver Reported Him”
British film director Asif Kapadia was, for a decade, on a “watch list” that saw him stopped and interviewed every time he tried to enter the US. The Oscar-winning director of the documentary Amy told this weekend’s Guardian newspaper his experience began after he travelled back from New York in the early 2000s, and a […]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says Biden should ‘very seriously’ consider preemptive pardons
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday described President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6th Committee as “an outrageous statement” and said that President Joe Biden should consider preemptive pardons for committee members. “This is what authoritarianism is all about. It’s what dictatorship is all about,” Sanders added. Asked whether Biden […]
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