2024 Mortgage Rate Fluctuations and 2025 Refinancing Outlook
The average 30-year mortgage rate fluctuated between 6.07% and 7.22% in 2024, closing at 6.60%, with anticipated future decreases; however, refinancing's viability depends on individual circumstances, including credit score, home equity, and planned residency duration.
2024 Mortgage Rate Fluctuations and 2025 Refinancing Outlook
The average 30-year mortgage rate fluctuated between 6.07% and 7.22% in 2024, closing at 6.60%, with anticipated future decreases; however, refinancing's viability depends on individual circumstances, including credit score, home equity, and planned residency duration.
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44% Bias Score
Crundwell Released From Prison After Biden Commutes Sentence
Former Dixon, Illinois comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled over \$53 million, was released from prison on Friday after President Biden commuted her sentence, sparking outrage in Dixon due to the significant financial harm caused.
Crundwell Released From Prison After Biden Commutes Sentence
Former Dixon, Illinois comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled over \$53 million, was released from prison on Friday after President Biden commuted her sentence, sparking outrage in Dixon due to the significant financial harm caused.
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56% Bias Score
Failed Bipartisan Border Deal Leads to Biden Administration Asylum Restrictions
The collapse of a bipartisan Senate border security deal in February, opposed by President-elect Trump, led to the Biden administration implementing asylum restrictions; border crossings are now at their lowest point under Biden, but the situation highlights the challenges of bipartisan cooperation ...
Failed Bipartisan Border Deal Leads to Biden Administration Asylum Restrictions
The collapse of a bipartisan Senate border security deal in February, opposed by President-elect Trump, led to the Biden administration implementing asylum restrictions; border crossings are now at their lowest point under Biden, but the situation highlights the challenges of bipartisan cooperation ...
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52% Bias Score
Manchin's Post-Senate Focus: Bipartisanship and Energy Bill
Senator Joe Manchin, departing the Senate next month, intends to remain politically active, prioritizing his bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Act and seeking President-elect Trump's support, while continuing his tradition of hosting bipartisan gatherings on his houseboat.
Manchin's Post-Senate Focus: Bipartisanship and Energy Bill
Senator Joe Manchin, departing the Senate next month, intends to remain politically active, prioritizing his bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Act and seeking President-elect Trump's support, while continuing his tradition of hosting bipartisan gatherings on his houseboat.
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40% Bias Score
Thousands of Reported Drone Sightings Prompt Investigation; Officials Say No Imminent Threat
Thousands of alleged drone sightings across the US East Coast and Texas have prompted investigations, yet authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and others report that most are misidentified aircraft or natural phenomena, posing no current threat.
Thousands of Reported Drone Sightings Prompt Investigation; Officials Say No Imminent Threat
Thousands of alleged drone sightings across the US East Coast and Texas have prompted investigations, yet authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and others report that most are misidentified aircraft or natural phenomena, posing no current threat.
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48% Bias Score
Houthi Rocket Strikes Tel Aviv, Further Escalating Regional Conflict
A rocket launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels hit Tel Aviv, injuring 16 Israelis, prompting retaliatory strikes from Israel and further escalating the conflict.
Houthi Rocket Strikes Tel Aviv, Further Escalating Regional Conflict
A rocket launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels hit Tel Aviv, injuring 16 Israelis, prompting retaliatory strikes from Israel and further escalating the conflict.
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40% Bias Score
West Bank Settlements: A Major Impediment to Peace
Over 700,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements deemed illegal by the UN, creating a major obstacle to peace; settlers claim historical rights while Palestinians cite dispossession, with rising violence and a stalled peace process.
West Bank Settlements: A Major Impediment to Peace
Over 700,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements deemed illegal by the UN, creating a major obstacle to peace; settlers claim historical rights while Palestinians cite dispossession, with rising violence and a stalled peace process.
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36% Bias Score
Friendly Fire Downed Two US Navy Jets Over Red Sea
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by the USS Gettysburg on Sunday over the Red Sea during airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen; both pilots survived, with one sustaining minor injuries.
Friendly Fire Downed Two US Navy Jets Over Red Sea
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by the USS Gettysburg on Sunday over the Red Sea during airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen; both pilots survived, with one sustaining minor injuries.
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44% Bias Score
Healey: Massachusetts Not a Sanctuary State, Immigration Curbed by Housing Shortage
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey stated in a WBZ-TV interview that the state is not a sanctuary state, citing housing limitations as a deterrent to immigration; she also urged immigration law reform and criticized a Boston Globe article on her handling of the Steward hospital bankruptcy.
Healey: Massachusetts Not a Sanctuary State, Immigration Curbed by Housing Shortage
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey stated in a WBZ-TV interview that the state is not a sanctuary state, citing housing limitations as a deterrent to immigration; she also urged immigration law reform and criticized a Boston Globe article on her handling of the Steward hospital bankruptcy.
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52% Bias Score
Experts Debunk Mass Drone Sightings, Confirming No Imminent Threat
Thousands of alleged drone sightings across the East Coast have prompted investigations, but experts and officials largely attribute them to misidentified objects such as aircraft, stars, or reflections, stating that they pose no significant threat.
Experts Debunk Mass Drone Sightings, Confirming No Imminent Threat
Thousands of alleged drone sightings across the East Coast have prompted investigations, but experts and officials largely attribute them to misidentified objects such as aircraft, stars, or reflections, stating that they pose no significant threat.
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56% Bias Score
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Suspect Held
On Friday evening, a black BMW driven by 50-year-old Taleb A., a Saudi ex-Muslim and former psychiatry specialist living in Germany, intentionally plowed into a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing at least five and injuring about 200, prompting investigations into his extremist anti-Islam views and ...
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Five Dead, Suspect Held
On Friday evening, a black BMW driven by 50-year-old Taleb A., a Saudi ex-Muslim and former psychiatry specialist living in Germany, intentionally plowed into a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing at least five and injuring about 200, prompting investigations into his extremist anti-Islam views and ...
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36% Bias Score
French Court Convicts Eight in Samuel Paty Murder
A French court convicted eight people involved in the 2020 murder of teacher Samuel Paty, handing down sentences ranging from 13 to 16 years in prison for complicity in murder and organizing an online hate campaign; the sentences reflect the severity of actions taken by each defendant, highlighting ...
French Court Convicts Eight in Samuel Paty Murder
A French court convicted eight people involved in the 2020 murder of teacher Samuel Paty, handing down sentences ranging from 13 to 16 years in prison for complicity in murder and organizing an online hate campaign; the sentences reflect the severity of actions taken by each defendant, highlighting ...
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52% Bias Score