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South Carolina has executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, administering a lethal injection to Freddie Owens.Owens, 46, was found guilty by a jury of killing shop worker Irene Graves during an armed robbery in Greenville in 1997.He was executed despite his co-defendant signing a sworn statement this week claiming Owens was not present at the time of the robbery and killing.The South Carolina Supreme Court refused to halt Owens’ execution, saying the claims were inconsistent with testimony made at his trial.Owens was executed at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday evening.He was…

Exactly who is Olivia Nuzzi and why is everyone talking about her right now? Thursday, September 19, was a weird day in American politics. The most cartoonishly radical gubernatorial candidate in the nation refused to drop out of the race after his own party leaked his humiliating sex scandal. That was not all. The notorious Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been a bizarre C-story throughout the 2024 election cycle, also came up. This time, it didn’t involve eating roadkill or his brainworm. This time, it involved a well-known journalist who is now on leave from New York Magazine after…

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. This year is shaping up to be the slowest year for sales of existing homes in nearly 30 years, with falling mortgage rates not expected to have an impact on sales until next year, Fannie Mae economists said in their latest housing forecast this week. Nationally, listings…

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected.Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing core inflation, excluding food and energy, in the Fed’s preferred measure is running below 1.8% over the past four months. The Fed targets annual inflation at 2%.”That is what put me back a bit to say, wow, inflation is softening much faster than I thought it was going to, and that is what put me over…

A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level.Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the earthquake-hit region of Ishikawa as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and mudslides. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday issued its highest alert level for Ishikawa and public broadcaster NHK reported that two people were reported missing in the prefecture’s Wajima city due to the flooding. The fire department reported receiving several rescue calls in the cities of Wajima and Suzu, in central Japan’s Noto peninsula, which were among the areas hardest hit…

The CW Ever since the news broke that One Tree Hill alums Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Danneel Ackles were developing a sequel series to the beloved teen drama, fans have been clamoring for more details on the plot of the reboot and what other fan-favorite characters will be returning — and crossing their fingers to see Jana Kramer’s Alex Dupre. While Kramer’s character never crossed paths with Burton Morgan’s character, Peyton Sawyer (Burton Morgan, 42, left the cast after season 6, while Kramer, 40, joined in season 7), fans think the two might get along in the sequel…

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Julia Gordon thinks that more U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved housing counselors should be trained to work with Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) borrowers, according to perspectives she shared this week during an online housing conference hosted by HUD. The news, first reported by Inside Mortgage Finance, stems from an expectation that HECM borrowers could seek to extract more equity out of their homes now that mortgage rates have come down. In turn, lenders will take notice of the trend and seek to compete for HECM refinance business. “We are entering into…

Up to 30,000 people in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain. About 18,000 people in the city of Wajima and another 12,000 in Suzu have been told to seek shelter in Ishikawa prefecture, Honshu island.The Kyodo News website has published a picture showing an entire street flooded in Wajima.The Japan Meteorological Agency (Jma) has issued a heavy rain emergency – the highest alert level – for parts of the prefecture.Japan’s public broadcaster NHK quoted government officials as saying 12 rivers in the prefecture had breached…

Diddy’s firing back against claims of sexual misconduct … filing a response in one of the many civil suits he’s facing saying his alleged actions are time-barred — ’cause the statute of limitations ran years ago. The lawyers for the rap mogul, Bad Boy Entertainment and Daddy’s House Recording fired off a letter in response to Crystal McKinney’s sexual assault lawsuit … saying the claims under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law expired in 2010, seven years after McKinney claims Diddy assaulted her. While her lawyers cited a local government ordinance that created a revival period for claims, Diddy’s…

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