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Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan.Gunmen have fired on a building housing the respected Mexican media outlet El Debate as part of an ongoing drug cartel battle. The media building was sprayed with gunfire on Friday and several cars outside were also damaged. The paper said no one was injured in the attack. The El Debate newspaper is based in the state capital Culiacan, where there has been a surge in violent gun battles between rival gangs of the Sinaloa Cartel since September. The newspaper has been publishing stories about the gang attacks…

Courtesy of Christen Harper Goff/Instagram Christen Harper Goff has found a community with her fellow Detroit Lions WAGs — and they certainly know how to have a good time.  Christen, who married Lions quarterback Jared Goff in June, gushed about the bond she’s formed with the other wives and girlfriends inside the organization since arriving in the Motor City in 2021 in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. “Everyone’s in a unique position because we’re all coming from different places,” Christen, 31, told Us while promoting her partnership with The Cocktail Collection. “There’s some girls who are from here, but…

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business, it told broker partners on Friday. In an email sent Friday morning, Provident said that it would “no longer be accepting new applications for condominiums” effective that day. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m. PST on Oct. 31 or they’ll be declined. Additionally, all loans currently locked must be funded by the lock expiration date. “We look forward to continuing to bring our partners our aggressive price and fast turn times for all other products we…

With Wall Street rolling into the thick of earnings season, CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what market-moving action to keep an eye on next week, including reports from Boeing, Tesla, IBM and T-Mobile. He celebrated the market’s lengthy winning streak and suggested it could continue.”It’s hard to believe, but this market’s now been up for six straight weeks,” he said. “That’s right, despite interest rates running higher — since mid-September — despite being on the verge of an election where both candidates want to pile on trillions of dollars of debt to an already unfathomable amount of borrowing,…

Mohar Singh MeenaRoop Kanwar was burned to death on her husband’s funeral pyreIt was a case that made headlines globally and led to widespread condemnation.A teenaged widow was burned on her husband’s funeral pyre under the Hindu practice of sati 37 years ago.Now Roop Kanwar’s story has returned to headlines in India after a court acquitted eight men accused of glorifying her death, in the last of the remaining cases in the grisly saga.Sati was first banned in 1829 by the British colonial rulers, but the practice had continued even after India’s independence in 1947. Kanwar is recognised as India’s…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to a $10 million settlement with federal regulators who accused the nation’s third-largest mortgage lender of redlining in the metro Birmingham, Alabama, market. Madison, Wisconsin-based Fairway entered the six-county Birmingham market in 2009 with the acquisition of MortgageBanc. On Tuesday, Fairway…

X, formerly Twitter, is making changes to the platform’s block function.Blocked users will soon be able to see the posts of the person who blocked them.It could force victims of abuse to choose between their safety and speech on X, one advocate said. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. X, formerly Twitter,…

EXPLAINERGerrymandering, the partisan redrawing of voting districts, is as old as the US and yet is still a controversial part of its elections.It’s been called vote-rigging, a power grab and just plain sneaky. But it’s legal, and both Republicans and Democrats do it. Gerrymandering, the process of redrawing voting districts to favour political parties, is almost as old as the United States and yet still very much part of the modern political process. In this year’s general election, it could affect the outcome of crucial races for the US House of Representatives as well as state legislatures. How does gerrymandering…

Pack it up! When Diane von Fürstenberg gets dressed, a simple mantra guides her. The Brussels, Belgium native, 77, told ET her tips for nailing a chic look while celebrating the opening of the Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman Before Fashion exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.”I’ve always referred to the motto la petite valise while designing my collections and curating my own wardrobe. The french phrase, which translates to the little suitcase, is a symbol of dressing for ease and practicality; two factors I’ve always found imperative when creating the perfect outfit. If you know how…

Important Note* Check your local forms for options around discussing buyer agency with visiting prospects. Follow your local MLS and broker rules and regulations and master how to speak to the prospects about their options. Open houses are still a fundamental pillar of the business. NAR reports that 53% of home buyers visit open houses. So more than half of the buyers out there shopping, at some point in their search, will be visiting open houses. Here are some reasons open houses are valuable: It gives you a chance to meet neighbors and to turn each listing into another great…