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United States President Joe Biden has delivered the keynote address on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, effectively passing the baton to his vice president and party nominee, Kamala Harris. “Are you ready to vote for freedom? Are you ready to vote for democracy and for America? Let me ask you: Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as president and vice president of the United States?” he said on Monday. Quoting a song, he also told the crowd, “America, America, I gave my best to you.” His remarks came as the culmination of…

Walt Disney Studios If you’re a parent to kids in a particular age bracket, or just a fan of all things Arendelle yourself, it’s been a long, cold, painful wait for news of Frozen 3. In the households of many young families the words “When is Frozen 3 coming, Mommy?” are second only in frequency to “I want another snack!” The good news is you now have an answer, but the bad news is it might not be the one your kid is hoping for. After many years of speculation and playground rumors, it’s been announced that Frozen 3 will…

The state of Montana has been more heavily promoting its state-based Reverse Annuity Mortgage (RAM) program for seniors. Unspent funds allocated to the program can be put to use by assisting the state’s older residents with reverse mortgage financing at a relatively low interest rate when compared to either Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) or proprietary product options. This is according to Cheryl Cohen, division administrator for the housing division at the Montana Department of Commerce and executive director of the Montana Board of Housing. Cohen has been writing op-eds and other promotional materials for the…

Travelers may have finally had enough.With revenge travel over and pandemic savings depleted, travelers say they’re planning fewer trips this summer, or skipping their vacations altogether.”After two straight years of strong gains, the number of Americans planning to take leisure trips is taking a dip,” states a summer travel report from Deloitte Insights.The close of the second-quarter earnings season showed that major companies such as Marriott, Hyatt, Wyndham, Airbnb and Expedia are expecting travel demand to weaken this year as well.  ‘Too expensive’ to travel nowAmericans are planning 2.3 trips this summer, down from 3.1 trips from the summer of…

‘Together we put a lot of cracks in the glass ceiling’ – Clinton praises HarrisTaking the stage on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to a crowd of thousands about the time she had shattered one of America’s biggest glass ceilings by becoming the first woman to win a major party nomination for president.“When a barrier falls for one of us, it clears the way for all of us,” she said, echoing her convention speech from eight years before.But while her bid for the presidency in November 2016 was…

MEMPHIS, TN (CelebrityAccess) — A Missouri woman is facing federal charges in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family out of their ownership interest in Graceland, his former Memphis home. Lisa Jeanine Findley was charged by the Justice Department of allegedly attempting to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland after claiming that Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, had used the property as collateral for a loan that she failed to repay before her death. The Justice Department alleges that Findley posed as three different people affiliated with a private lender,…

The changes to how real estate commissions are advertised and sourced as a result of the National Association of Realtors’ proposed settlement has led to the creation of Shay, an application to help homebuyers avoid the traditional sales model. 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. The changes to how real estate commissions are…

Peter Thiel’s public embrace of former President Donald Trump apparently caused some friction at Palantir, the data analytics and software company he co-founded and currently chairs.That’s according to Alex Karp, Palantir’s current CEO, who co-founded the company alongside Thiel. Karp, who supported and donated to Joe Biden in 2020, addressed Thiel’s embrace of Trump in an interview with The New York Times published Saturday.When asked if Thiel’s support of Trump made life harder, or if it made getting government contracts easier, Karp told the outlet, “I didn’t enjoy it.””There’s a lot of reasons I cut Biden a check. I do…

Authorities are questioning the man who came across the border near the northeastern coast of South Korea.A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea, according to the Yonhap news agency. The soldier was taken into custody in the northeastern county of Goseong early on Tuesday after crossing the border, Yonhap reported citing an unnamed military source. It said the defector was thought to be a staff sergeant. He was being questioned about his motives for defecting, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a South Korean defence official it did not name. The official declined to provide further details. The…

Play video content TikTok / @chappellroan Chappell Roan says there’s a lot of weird stuff that comes with being a celeb … like all the random fans who come up asking for a photo … she says it’s just plain weird. The “Good Luck, Babe!” singer just posted a long rant on TikTok about fans crossing the line … she says the relationship a lot of folks have with their idols these days is not normal in the least. For starters, Chappell is not a fan of people stopping her in the street and asking for selfies … and don’t…