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Forget young couples: National Association of Realtors new report shows the average first-time homebuyer is 40 years old; average buyer is 59. High prices and mortgage rates aren't just delaying the American Dream; they’re scheduling it for retirement as young adults remain permanently priced out.
Many would-be buyers are frozen out of the housing market
High prices and high mortgage rates are making it hard for many people to get a toehold in the housing market. A new report from the National Association of Realtors says the share of homes sold to first-time buyers dropped to a record low in the last year.
Scott Olson/Getty Images North America
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Forget young couples: National Association of Realtors new report shows the average first-time homebuyer is 40 years old; average buyer is 59. High prices and mortgage rates aren't just delaying the American Dream; they’re scheduling it for retirement as young adults remain permanently priced out.
Measles has officially reclaimed Canada. After 5,100+ cases, our northern neighbor has lost its elimination status. For the US, the highly contagious virus is now just a border-hop away, reminding us that herd immunity isn't a game and vaccines work.
Canada loses measles elimination status amid year-long outbreak: Health officials
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after struggling to contain a year-long outbreak, the country’s public health agency announced on Monday.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Measles has officially reclaimed Canada. After 5,100+ cases, our northern neighbor has lost its elimination status. For the US, the highly contagious virus is now just a border-hop away, reminding us that herd immunity isn't a game and vaccines work.
Amid a travel meltdown, Trump unveiles a confusing HR plan: threats and bribes. President vows to dock pay for absent air traffic controllers — likely illegal— and offer $10,000 "patriot" bonuses — also legally dubious. It’s a bold strategy for an agency already crippled by staffing shortages.
Trump threatens air traffic controllers, offers "patriots" $10K bonus
Thousands of flights have been canceled as a consequence of the federal government shutdown.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Amid a travel meltdown, Trump unveiles a confusing HR plan: threats and bribes. President vows to dock pay for absent air traffic controllers — likely illegal— and offer $10,000 "patriot" bonuses — also legally dubious. It’s a bold strategy for an agency already crippled by staffing shortages.
Why is a US armada steaming toward Venezuela? White House is selling a narcoterrorist threat that officials call awfully thin. Critics see a different agenda: a South Florida First policy, blending Rubio’s anti-leftist crusade with Trump’s reported desire for Venezuela oil and mineral wealth.
Why Venezuela?
The United States is amassing an armada in the Caribbean as Trump figures out his endgame with Maduro.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why is a US armada steaming toward Venezuela? White House is selling a narcoterrorist threat that officials call awfully thin. Critics see a different agenda: a South Florida First policy, blending Rubio’s anti-leftist crusade with Trump’s reported desire for Venezuela oil and mineral wealth.
Trump returns to l Supreme Court, battling to freeze SNAP payments for 42 million. In a move puzzling strategists, the White House is demanding states undo food aid, risking immense political blowback by targeting the nation's grocery safety net during partial federal shutdown.
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million Americans buy groceries should proceed during the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Trump returns to l Supreme Court, battling to freeze SNAP payments for 42 million. In a move puzzling strategists, the White House is demanding states undo food aid, risking immense political blowback by targeting the nation's grocery safety net during partial federal shutdown.
"It's complete BS," one Democrat said of the Senate shutdown deal. House Democrats are enraged that moderate senators traded away leverage. In return, they got a lame promise for a future vote on ACA tax credits — a vote that requires 60 yeas, making it mythical.
"It's complete BS": Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal
Democratic lawmakers and liberal grassroots groups erupted Sunday night as moderate Senate Democrats moved to cut a deal with Republicans that would put an end to the government shutdown.
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"It's complete BS," one Democrat said of the Senate shutdown deal. House Democrats are enraged that moderate senators traded away leverage. In return, they got a lame promise for a future vote on ACA tax credits — a vote that requires 60 yeas, making it mythical.
DEVELOPING: Fatal explosion near New Delhi's historic Red Fort killed. The blast, which damaged several vehicles, occurred near a metro station gate. Cause of the explosion still under investigation.
Car explodes near New Delhi's Red Fort, killing at least 8 people, police say
Police in India's capital say a car exploded near the city's historic Red Fort , killing at least eight people and triggering a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
DEVELOPING: Fatal explosion near New Delhi's historic Red Fort killed. The blast, which damaged several vehicles, occurred near a metro station gate. Cause of the explosion still under investigation.
Love wins, again - Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis appeal to overturn same-sex marriage nationwide. While upholding Obergefell ruling remains a source of joy for millions, the former clerk faces a less joyful reality: a $360,000 bill for her 2015 protest.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Love wins, again - Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis appeal to overturn same-sex marriage nationwide. While upholding Obergefell ruling remains a source of joy for millions, the former clerk faces a less joyful reality: a $360,000 bill for her 2015 protest.
In a stunning political own-goal, Senate Democrats have folded a winning hand. The shutdown was crippling Trump, and healthcare was finally in the spotlight. But fearing a win? Or just protecting the filibuster? They've inexplicably withdrawn the knife, just as it drew blood, handing Trump victory.
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In a stunning political own-goal, Senate Democrats have folded a winning hand. The shutdown was crippling Trump, and healthcare was finally in the spotlight. But fearing a win? Or just protecting the filibuster? They've inexplicably withdrawn the knife, just as it drew blood, handing Trump victory.
Clarity on the SNAP legal whiplash: A judge ordered full benefits, states paid them and a SCOTUS pause let the administration demand states undo the aid. As states warned of catastrophic disruptions, the Senate voted to end cloture, paving the way for a final vote to fund SNAP in the wee hours.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Clarity on the SNAP legal whiplash: A judge ordered full benefits, states paid them and a SCOTUS pause let the administration demand states undo the aid. As states warned of catastrophic disruptions, the Senate voted to end cloture, paving the way for a final vote to fund SNAP in the wee hours.
Mr. Trump has begun national reconciliation by pardoning his 2020 election-challenge team. Giuliani, Meadows and Powell are now federally cleared. Depending on your aisle, it’s either a long-overdue correction of a grave injustice or the final loyalty reward for trying to overturn an election.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
A Justice Department official says President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mr. Trump has begun national reconciliation by pardoning his 2020 election-challenge team. Giuliani, Meadows and Powell are now federally cleared. Depending on your aisle, it’s either a long-overdue correction of a grave injustice or the final loyalty reward for trying to overturn an election.
Want to end a 40-day government shutdown? Forget health-care debates. Just cancel 3,300 flights. As airports descended into weekend chaos, the Senate reaches a stopgap deal. It seems grounded travelers, not the uninsured, are the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
Airlines cancel 3,300 US flights amid fears travel could ‘slow to trickle’
US senators reach stopgap deal to end government shutdown, raising hopes for end to six-week-long impasse.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Want to end a 40-day government shutdown? Forget health-care debates. Just cancel 3,300 flights. As airports descended into weekend chaos, the Senate reaches a stopgap deal. It seems grounded travelers, not the uninsured, are the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
OP-ED: Here's the scoop: Experts say TP-Link routers aren't uniquely insecure as all brands have bugs. The real big deal is its corporate structure. Because the PRC is involved in all Chinese companies, experts suspect the federal government found a black box threat linked to Beijing.
I Asked 4 Cybersecurity Experts If They Would Still Use a TP-Link Router
More than half a dozen US government departments and agencies are reportedly backing a proposal to ban the routers due to alleged ties to Chinese cyberattacks.
www.cnet.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
OP-ED: Here's the scoop: Experts say TP-Link routers aren't uniquely insecure as all brands have bugs. The real big deal is its corporate structure. Because the PRC is involved in all Chinese companies, experts suspect the federal government found a black box threat linked to Beijing.
Rats are attacking and eating bats, creating a potential bridging host for disease. Scientists filming in German caves shocked by the attacks. As urbanization pushes rats into bat habitats, this creates a new, concerning pathway for bat-borne viruses, like corona viruses, to reach humans.
Wait, what? A RAT caught and ate a BAT? And there's video! What does it portend?
Scientists were surprised to see their recording of swarming bats revealed a rat attack.
Gloza-Rausch et al, Global Ecology and Conservation
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Rats are attacking and eating bats, creating a potential bridging host for disease. Scientists filming in German caves shocked by the attacks. As urbanization pushes rats into bat habitats, this creates a new, concerning pathway for bat-borne viruses, like corona viruses, to reach humans.
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UPDATE: After 40 agonizing days, the Senate's shutdown blinked. Eight Democrats broke ranks, handing Republicans the 60-40 cloture vote to advance a funding bill. The government reopens, but Democratic leaders who held out for health subsidies got rolled, trading their leverage for a future IOU.
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in ...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
UPDATE: After 40 agonizing days, the Senate's shutdown blinked. Eight Democrats broke ranks, handing Republicans the 60-40 cloture vote to advance a funding bill. The government reopens, but Democratic leaders who held out for health subsidies got rolled, trading their leverage for a future IOU.
The human body’s friendly fire is finally getting doused. Scientists are now hijacking cancer and COVID breakthroughs to tackle autoimmune diseases. For 50 million Americans with lupus or MS, this extremely exciting time in research means the hunt is on for cures, not just managing symptoms.
Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side
It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 50 million Americans and millions more worldwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The human body’s friendly fire is finally getting doused. Scientists are now hijacking cancer and COVID breakthroughs to tackle autoimmune diseases. For 50 million Americans with lupus or MS, this extremely exciting time in research means the hunt is on for cures, not just managing symptoms.
Democrats celebrating big off-year wins, but analysts warn it's a strategic mirage. The party base — older, richer, highly educated — is a powerhouse in low-turnout specials. The problem? That same coalition is geographically concentrated, making the all-important Senate map an electoral wasteland.
Democratic Momentum Could Be a Mirage
Big off-year wins in New Jersey and Virginia get the party no closer to taking back the Senate or the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Democrats celebrating big off-year wins, but analysts warn it's a strategic mirage. The party base — older, richer, highly educated — is a powerhouse in low-turnout specials. The problem? That same coalition is geographically concentrated, making the all-important Senate map an electoral wasteland.
Mr. Trump was met with a mix of boos and cheers at the Commanders-Lions game, a historic first for a sitting POTUS at a regular-season NFL matchup since Carter in 1978. Joined by Speaker Johnson, his appearance broke a 47-year streak but received a decidedly polarized welcome.
Trump attends NFL game; presidential 1st since '78
Donald Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Commanders' 44-22 loss to the visiting Lions on Sunday.
www.espn.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Mr. Trump was met with a mix of boos and cheers at the Commanders-Lions game, a historic first for a sitting POTUS at a regular-season NFL matchup since Carter in 1978. Joined by Speaker Johnson, his appearance broke a 47-year streak but received a decidedly polarized welcome.
LIVE: Senate votes on potential government shutdown to end 40-day shutdown impasse. The deal would reopen government and reverse mass firings but punts a fight over health subsidies, angering fellow Democrats who saw their leverage evaporate.
LIVE: Senate votes on potential government shutdown deal
Associated Press
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
LIVE: Senate votes on potential government shutdown to end 40-day shutdown impasse. The deal would reopen government and reverse mass firings but punts a fight over health subsidies, angering fellow Democrats who saw their leverage evaporate.
US government still forces you to file taxes, but it won't provide the free tools to do it. The Trump administration killed the IRS Direct File program, pushing taxpayers back to paid software. Treasury Secretary Bessent insists the private sector simply does it better.
IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers
The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
US government still forces you to file taxes, but it won't provide the free tools to do it. The Trump administration killed the IRS Direct File program, pushing taxpayers back to paid software. Treasury Secretary Bessent insists the private sector simply does it better.
Ford's groundbreaking F-150 Lightning is grounded. While the company blames a supplier fire for the production halt, sources say Ford may scrap it. It’s the latest sign that the much-hyped electric pickup boom is running out of juice before it even really started.
Ford says “no exact date” to restart F-150 Lightning production
The automaker says it has plenty of electric F-150 pickups in inventory, though.
arstechnica.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Ford's groundbreaking F-150 Lightning is grounded. While the company blames a supplier fire for the production halt, sources say Ford may scrap it. It’s the latest sign that the much-hyped electric pickup boom is running out of juice before it even really started.
ICE upgrades its surveillance state. New tools let agents scan faces with mobile apps, hack phones with spyware and use AI to build dossiers from TikTok. The data? It's not just border photos, but tapping utility records and driver's licenses, putting nearly all US adults in agency sights.
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
Two ICE agents film the press using smartphones in the hallway outside the immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in New York USA on July 11 2025. The Department of Homeland Security has been acquiring new tools to identify people and monitor them.
Madison Swart/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ICE upgrades its surveillance state. New tools let agents scan faces with mobile apps, hack phones with spyware and use AI to build dossiers from TikTok. The data? It's not just border photos, but tapping utility records and driver's licenses, putting nearly all US adults in agency sights.
Drax green energy costs UK taxpayers roughly $2.5 million daily to burn 250-year-old Canadian forests, a new report claims. Britain's biggest polluter is torching irreplaceable old-growth trees while successfully lobbying for even more green subsidies.
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Drax green energy costs UK taxpayers roughly $2.5 million daily to burn 250-year-old Canadian forests, a new report claims. Britain's biggest polluter is torching irreplaceable old-growth trees while successfully lobbying for even more green subsidies.
Adam Schiff indictment? Democrats drafting break-glass plans, fearing a totalitarian takeover by Trump DOJ. Republicans are either silent or, like Sen. Ron Johnson, eager for payback, arguing: "He needs to be investigated." Political norms, meanwhile, seem to be on extended vacation.
How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate
If Schiff is indicted, it would mark the first time Trump’s pursuit of political adversaries has directly affected a sitting member of the Senate.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Adam Schiff indictment? Democrats drafting break-glass plans, fearing a totalitarian takeover by Trump DOJ. Republicans are either silent or, like Sen. Ron Johnson, eager for payback, arguing: "He needs to be investigated." Political norms, meanwhile, seem to be on extended vacation.
That reusable bottle? It’s not a health accessory; it’s a Petri dish. Experts warn that even pure water bottles swarm with bacteria from your mouth and hands. Ignoring this mundane task means you're sipping a microbe soup that can cause stomach aches and itchy throats.
Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here's why and how
Reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they’re filled with, so it’s important to clean them regularly.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
That reusable bottle? It’s not a health accessory; it’s a Petri dish. Experts warn that even pure water bottles swarm with bacteria from your mouth and hands. Ignoring this mundane task means you're sipping a microbe soup that can cause stomach aches and itchy throats.