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A key measure of homebuilder confidence unexpectedly improved in August but remains at a subdued level as elevated interest rates and construction costs weigh on the market. The National Association of Home Builders said its Housing Market Index, produced with Wells Fargo, ticked up one point to 35 The overall Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo edged up 1 point to 35 this month. A reading below 50 means that more builders perceive current sales conditions and expected conditions as bad rather than good. The index has remained below 40 for 16 weeks.…
A Democrat political operative has accused Marxist Hasan Piker, who wore a suit styled after Chinese dictator Mao Zedong, of trying to downplay his controversial comments. Shannon Watts shared her assessment in a social media post on Friday, blasting Piker, a far-left commentator, for how he has defended himself amid blowback, Fox News reported Sunday. “Hasan Piker defense bingo card: It’s a joke, satire, hyperbole It’s out of context It was years ago English is my second language I stream for hours Bad faith clipping Smear campaign Critics are being paid by Israel,” she wrote in the post. She later…
The social media behemoth that controls Instagram and Facebook is accused of breaking child protection laws and harming underage users’ mental health Meta is heading to court on Tuesday to face accusations that it broke child safety laws and harmed underage users’ mental health. A loss could bankrupt Mark Zuckerberg’s company and force permanent changes to Facebook and Instagram. Who’s suing Meta?Four US states – California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey – are suing Meta in a federal court in Oakland, California. The four states are parties to a wider lawsuit involving a total of 29 states, filed in 2023.…
Screenshot A Democrat caller on C-SPAN completely lost it at former Jill Biden press secretary and Democratic strategist Michael LaRosa for refusing to rubber-stamp Michigan’s far-left U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. The caller, identifying as a Democrat, tore into LaRosa for daring to tell the truth about El-Sayed after the progressive upset moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in the August primary and now faces Republican Mike Rogers in November. “What kind of a Democratic strategist are you?” the caller demanded. “I mean, you come on a national show and you say that a must-win state like Michigan has an unfit candidate in…
Rather than taking accountability for allegedly erring in elevating the former Professor Jason Arday, University of Cambridge officials have seized upon the left-wing narrative of trying to pin his death on media attention over allegations of plagiarism and fabricating aspects of his life story. Last week, former Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Jason Arday, was found dead in a London flat just days after sensationally resigning from his prestigious post amid accusations of rampant plagiarism, including for his thesis, which analysis had suggested was in large part identical to another student’s paper. No cause of death…
President Donald Trump has made his preference known for two open seats to represent his home state of Florida in Congress ahead of Tuesday’s primaries. The president endorsed Sydney Gruters in District 16 and Catalina Lauf in District 19. Both seats are open following the state’s redistricting session earlier this year. Gruters was previously the Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director of the New College Foundation. She worked for Rep. Greg Steube as his district director following his election in 2018 and served as State Director for Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,…
President Donald Trump shared that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is not replaceable, days after she announced she would be stepping down from her role at the end of the month. When asked by Alexis McAdams, a national correspondent with Fox News, if Leavitt was “replaceable,” Trump said “no.” Trump also joked that Leavitt “likes her children more than she likes Trump.” WATCH — Karoline Leavitt: Communism Should Never Be Allowed to Lead the United States: “Is Karoline Leavitt replaceable?” McAdams asked. “No, she’s not. She really isn’t,” Trump answered, adding that “she’s done a great job.” “Do you have somebody…
President Trump on Monday welcomed hero lifeguard Ryder Williams to the Oval Office after the teen saved a little boy’s life. 16-year-old Ryder Williams saved a 10-year-old boy from drowning in violent waves in Santa Cruz, California, last month. Ryder Williams repeatedly ducked under the whitewash as waves continued to crash on him during the rescue. Bystanders tried to rush into the shore break to help the lifeguard pull the boy out of the churning water. The teen lifeguard held onto the drowning child and would not let him go. Watch the video here. After the video of the rescue…
Cuba’s communist regime allegedly attempted to kidnap a group of Cuban athletes who recently defected in the Dominican Republic, the athletes denounced to 14 y Medio over the weekend. For decades, the Castro regime has maintained absolute control over the nation’s athletes, using them in propaganda to falsely claim the “success” of communism in sports despite Cuba’s recurring lackluster performance in international competitions. Cuban athletes permitted to travel abroad to represent their country at international sporting events are subjected to draconian surveillance to prevent them from fleeing communism. In recent days, five Cubans athletes successfully managed to escape from the Cuban delegation…
More than half of Democrats hold a more positive view of socialism as opposed to capitalism, according to a recent CBS News/YouGov poll. The poll, which surveyed 2,287 adults in the United States between August 12-14, found that there is a 26-point difference between Democrats’ positive views on socialism and capitalism. Among Democrats, 58 percent were found to have a positive view of socialism, while 32 percent have a positive view of capitalism. The poll also found that 18 percent of Democrats have a negative view of socialism, while 50 percent have a negative view of capitalism. The poll also…