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ReutersGerman police have arrested a man suspected of killing three people and injuring another eight in Friday’s knife attack in the western city of Solingen, a regional minister has said.”The man we’ve really been looking for the whole day has just been taken into custody,” Herbert Reul, the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia state, told ARD public TV late on Saturday.He gave no details, but Germany’s Bild and Spiegel news websites reported that the suspect, in dirty blood-stained clothes, had given himself up.Two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56-year-old woman were stabbed to death during a festival, in…

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – New York City music icon Theresa Chambers passed away on Sunday (August 11th) after a long illness. Born in Manhattan on March 1st, 1960, she was 64. There was no one in the music industry at one time or another who did not work with her at the many venues across the city from the 1990s through the 2000s. She booked talent for many of New York City’s famed venues. Chambers was a fundamental part of the live music community in New York City for decades, having worked at talent agency…

Officials in San Francisco aren’t all that torn up over X owner Elon Musk’s plans to take the social media company out of town.”I share the perspective that most San Franciscans have, which is good riddance,” City Attorney David Chiu told The New York Times.Musk announced in July that he would move the X headquarters from San Francisco to Austin after California passed a law against “forced outings of LGBTQ+ students in schools.”Musk has promoted anti-trans content on his platform in the past, which his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, criticized. Elon Musk said the X headquarters will move from…

Authorities continue to search for perpetrator of knife attack that killed three people in western Germany.ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others, according to the group’s Amaq news site. In a statement on Saturday, the group said the perpetrator targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”. The attack took place on Friday evening as thousands gathered at a central square for celebrations to mark Solingen’s 650th anniversary on Friday. The slain victims…

Kanye West’s living it up in South Korea with his family … taking his daughter North to a toy store for a little shopping R&R. The doting dad of four hit the kids store with North Saturday … checking out some of the hottest items South Korea has to offer together while North’s little siblings and Ye’s better half Bianca Censori were off on their own. Unclear if this was just a Ye/North outing or if the rest of the group was in a different part of the store when these pics were snapped … but, either way, it’s some…

Everyone — from Michael Ketchmark to the consumer advocates behind Moehrl — is letting agents know that they’re under scrutiny as they implement the new rules of buyer agreement and (not) commission-sharing. 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. Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories…

It appears more investors are eyeing dividend stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision in September.Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors thinks it is a sound strategy because he sees the Fed easing rates.”Investors are moving back toward dividends out of money markets, out of fixed income, but also importantly toward leveraged companies that might be rewarded by a declining interest rate environment,” the chief ETF strategist told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.ALPS is the issuer of several dividend exchange-traded funds including the ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF (OUSA) and its counterpart, the ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap…

AFPTwo Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX.Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth “un-crewed”.The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit.The Starliner experienced problems on its way to the ISS, including leaks of helium, which pushes fuel into the propulsion system. Several thrusters also did not work properly.Boeing and SpaceX…

Travel gear and suitcases can be pricey, but well-made pieces are essential to protecting your belongings from damage while traveling. It’s even better to get a deal on sturdy travel bags, like the ones you’ll see during the Monos Labor Day sale. Best of all, this sale has started early. Monos is a top-notch travel bag brand that prides itself on well-designed pieces, and its most popular carry-ons, duffels, weekenders and more are on sale now.From August 24 until September 2, get up to 25% off with a combination of the 10% promo code LONGWEEKEND and select markdowns. Save an additional…

The latest data reflected in the Agent Movement Index (AMI) for July 2024 indicates a notable shift in the real estate agent landscape, highlighting a cooling trend in agent movement and an emerging caution in the market. Key observations from July 2024 AMI: Halting of agent growth: The recent trend of increasing active agents, which we’ve observed over several months, appears to have stopped. The number of active agents stabilized, potentially signaling a more challenging environment for new entrants. Decline in agent movement: After a resurgence in agent movement between brokerages from Fall 2023 through Spring 2024, we are now…