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Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman unpacks the state of the housing market on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ Mortgage rates fell for a seventh consecutive week to the lowest level since December, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage decreased to 6.63% from last week’s reading of 6.76%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.88% a year ago.The 30-year loan saw the largest weekly decline since mid-September, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. A “for sale” sign at a house in Philadelphia…

More than five months after Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson vanished in a wealthy area of San Antonio, attorneys are still sorting out evidence as her husband faces a murder case and her body has not been found.Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four, went missing Oct. 6, 2024, after reportedly fighting with her husband of 22 years in front of their house in Olmos Park in the San Antonio area. Authorities believe Brad Simpson “intentionally and knowingly caused the death” of Suzanne “on or about Sunday, Oct. 6,” records show. Brad Simpson is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated…

President Donald Trump speaks following the release of the first full jobs report of his second term. President Donald Trump boasted that the U.S. is experiencing a “manufacturing boom” following the release of the first full jobs report of his second term.  The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 151,000 jobs in February, below the estimate of 160,000 jobs made by LSEG economists. However, manufacturing added 10,000 jobs in February, above LSEG economists’ estimate of a 5,000 gain. “During the last year the Biden administration saw a loss of more than 110,000 manufacturing jobs or 9,000 manufacturing jobs every…

Teddi Mellencamp’s doctors discovered more tumors in her body after she underwent emergency brain surgery last month.The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star shared a health update on her social media as she announced that doctors had detected additional tumors. “Update from my scans today: I have multiple tumors in my brain that weren’t able to be removed via surgery,” she posted on Instagram. “I also have 2 tumors in my lung. These are all metastases of my melanoma.”‘REAL HOUSEWIVES’ STAR TEDDI MELLENCAMP IS ‘IN SO MUCH PAIN’ AFTER BRAIN SURGERY, ESTRANGED HUSBAND SAYSMellencamp added that doctors are “hopeful that immunotherapy…

Ford is partnering with veterans groups like Blue Star Families and Guitars 4 Vets to let veterans and their families drive Broncos on an off-road course. Ford is further backing the training of automotive technicians with a new, larger investment in its Auto Tech Scholarship program.  The company’s philanthropic arm and Ford dealers are making an investment of $4 million into the program, funds that Ford said will be dispersed as $5,000 scholarships for 800 students with the goal of working as auto technicians. Ford Philanthropy started the Auto Tech Scholarship program in 2023. TechForce Foundation, an Arizona-based non-profit, facilitates the…

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CNN  —  In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad this week, according to a human rights monitoring group. The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous regions on the Mediterranean coast, areas where support among Syrian Alawites for Assad was strong and which has seen outbreaks of sectarian violence over the past three months. More than 225 people have been killed since Thursday in the clashes, the Syrian Network for Human…

CNN  —  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has granted preemptive pardons for police and military personnel responding to an armed attack that killed at least 22 in the southern city of Guayaquil yesterday. “We need you to act decisively and without fear of reprisal,” Noboa wrote in a post on X on Friday morning. “Defend the country, I will defend you.” It’s not the first time the increasingly hardline Noboa has offered pardons to security officers fighting crime in Ecuador, even before they have been deployed or accused of wrongdoing. CNN en Español has reached out to the president’s office for…

CNN  —  The US State Department is “undertaking a full review of all visa programs,” a department spokesperson confirmed amid reports of an impending new travel ban, and a US official familiar with the situation told CNN that Afghanistan could be among the countries included. The official said the ban could come as soon as next week but noted it was unclear if final decisions on countries and timing had been made. In an executive order issued on January 20, President Donald Trump directed cabinet members, including the Secretary of State, to compile a list of countries “for which vetting…

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions on Russia, including on its banking sector, in response to Moscow’s continued bombardment of Ukraine — a significant warning as he seeks to end the conflict. The new threat was notable after weeks of conciliatory statements toward Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, including saying he was open to lifting sanctions. Now, Trump says he could slap new, tougher sanctions on Russia in his bid to end the war. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely “pounding” Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions,…