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Purchasing a home can be a most stressful event. Studies have shown only death and divorce can cause a person more anxiety. [...] educate yourself as much as possible about the market, understand the inventory and what comparable sales have occurred. Once you have made your decision, understand normally well-meaning friends and family may inadvertently confuse you, especially if they’re from out of the area and don’t understand the local housing market which can be vastly different across the country. Читать дальше...

Putin said last month the U.S. would have to cut 755 of its diplomatic staff in Russia — a response to new sanctions that seek to punish Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.

"When it comes to putting our nation's heroes first, there can be no doubt that Congress has been hard at work," Roe said. Besides the claims bill, Congress also approved a measure to remove time restrictions on veterans' use of GI Bill benefits and cleared a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to fix a looming budget crisis and extend a program that allows veterans to receive private medical care at government expense. On disability claims, the measure passed Friday would overhaul the appeals process... Читать дальше...

Stop trying to scuttle the Obama health care law, and start trying to make it more effective. The survey was taken following last month’s Senate derailment of the GOP drive to supplant much of President Barack Obama’s statute with a diminished federal role in health care. Flying in the face of that, hard-line conservatives launched an uphill bid Friday to force a fresh House vote to revoke Obama’s law without an immediate replacement. Ominously for the GOP, 6 in 10 say Trump and congressional... Читать дальше...

Millions of eggs have been destroyed or pulled from supermarket shelves since July 20, when it was made public that the pesticide Fipronil, which is dangerous to human health, was found mixed with another treatment sprayed on chickens for ticks, fleas and lice, known as Dega 16. Heavy and prolonged exposure can damage the kidneys and liver or cause seizures.

Earlier this week Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson posted a video to his Instagram revealing he was revamping his iconic "Brahma Bull" tattoo. Three sessions — totaling 22 hours — and four days later, Johnson shared another post to Instagram showing off the completed "evolution of the bull.

BEVERLY HILLS — When asked by an intern how she continues to make movies despite the dismal opportunities for women behind the camera, Kathryn Bigelow said she’s fueled by her belief in each project. The audience of undergraduate and graduate students working as summer interns in the film industry sat rapt. For almost an hour, they chatted with the Oscar-winning director and several stars of her new film, “Detroit,” asking about story development, character trajectories and historical accuracy. Читать дальше...

The nonprofit organization Isles Inc. says the kids decided on the OK sign because they felt the peace sign was overused. [...] Mayor Eric Jackson says his office received complaints the sculpture looks like a gang symbol.

The latest music video for a track off of the “4:44” album only features about a minute of rapping from Jay-Z. Released Friday on Tidal (and everywhere next week), the video for “Moonlight” features some of the biggest rising stars in comedy re-enacting, line-for-line, scenes from a quintessential “Friends” episode. Directed by “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang, the video even features a remake of the opening to the NBC sitcom — but using the song “Friends” by Whodini. When the cast takes a break... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending three senior officials to the Middle East in coming days to discuss prospects for resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the White House said Friday. To explore that opportunity, it said departing "soon" for the region will be Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner; his envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt; and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell. The crisis erupted when Israel installed metal detectors at gates to the compound ... Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Inspired by the success of a Southern New Hampshire University program that allows hundreds of refugees in Rwanda to access its courses, a group of anonymous donors approached its president with a challenge: After some discussion, the donors agreed last month to provide $10 million to the university so it can study whether its program offering associate and bachelor's degrees at a Kiziba refugee camp and a Kigali facility could be replicated. The goal is to offer a free... Читать дальше...

Suddenly Susan, this is exciting: “Law & Order: SVU” has cast Brooke Shields in a “major” recurring role for its upcoming Season 19. While there are very few details known of her role, NBC promised there that Shields “will shake up Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) world.”

LOS ANGELES — A reputed gang member who beat a murder charge decades ago and went on to land a job as a police officer was convicted Thursday of the 30-year-old killing after DNA evidence put him at the crime scene. Pierre Romain, 53, was convicted in Los Angeles Superior Court of first-degree murder for a botched carjacking outside a Hollywood nightclub in June 1987. [...] investigators didn’t have DNA science to connect him to the bloody bullet fired by Clark that struck the killer. Romain testified... Читать дальше...

USA drama was recently picked up for a third season, set to premiere in 2018 On the USA crime drama — an adaptation of the Telemundo telenovela “La Reina del Sur” — Falcon plays Camila Vargas, the powerful leader of a drug cartel who takes Alice Braga’s character under her wing. “She wants to inspire her daughter, she wants to teacher her to be a strong women like we all do,” Falcon said, speaking of Camila’s motivations. “Camila is a complicated character,” she continued.

When you finally pull into Cloverdale and take a hard left-hand turn onto Highway 128 toward Boonville, it feels as if you’re diving into a rabbit hole. Surrounded by heavily forested hillsides on both sides, Anderson Valley is a narrow conduit between the warm inland reaches of Mendocino County and the chilly, pristine Mendocino Coast. Champagne Louis Roederer bought a big property near Philo in 1982, raising many eyebrows and giving the region a massive surge of credibility for growing cool-climate Pinot Noir... Читать дальше...

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Ben Affleck Addresses Zack Snyder ‘Tragedy,’ Says ‘We Got Really Lucky’ Joss Whedon Took Over “Batman” actor Ben Affleck is thankful Marvel vet Joss Whedon was available to take over “Justice League” reshoots after director Zack Snyder stepped down to deal with with the death of his daughter, attributed to suicide. Affleck talked about Whedon and Snyder in an interview with EW, calling the upcoming superhero ensemble film an interesting product of two directors, both with kind of unique visions, both with really strong takes. Читать дальше...

The Rock Drops a Bunch of Bull on His Fans (Photo) Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Instagram on Friday to let fans know that he’s gotten rid of the bull tattoo on his arm — and covered it up with an even bigger, and way more badass, bull tattoo. To the horns, not pointing up or out to the side, but pointing straight ahead representing relentless energy and forward progress. The eye tells the story of a disruptive positive energy always ready to dent the universe, Johnson wrote. Читать дальше...

[...] when Chardonnay was crowned king in the 1980s, surrounded by a royal court of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, Chenin got the hook. “I was always looking for an alternative white, a good variety that could maintain acidity,” said Leo Hansen, a Danish sommelier who started his Leo Steen brand in Healdsburg back in 2004. People were ripping out and planting other things, so I started trying to help preserve these small old spots of Chenin. Born into an oil-drilling family in northeast Texas... Читать дальше...

According to court documents filed Thursday by her attorney Judd Burstein, Tantaros is now accusing the network of paying a contributor to have them attack her on the Internet. Last year, Tantaros filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News that claimed, among other things, that the industry blog TVNewser is “widely reported to be financially supported and/or controlled by Fox News,” but that was proven to be inaccurate by the author of this story, who is a former editor of TVNewser. Tantaros’ lawsuit... Читать дальше...

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"The Hollywood set system routinely turns a blind eye until a real problem is brought forward, typically by way of a lawsuit," writes attorney Doug... Recent incidents involve New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and Oscar-nominated director Frank Darabont, who sent explosive emails belittling his subordinates on the set of “The Walking Dead.” Most of these incidents, particularly those in the harsh light of social media, which accelerates and amplifies the demand for accountability and action, have resulted... Читать дальше...

Dallas Cowboys player Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended by the NFL for six games without pay following a league investigation into allegations of multiple instances of domestic violence. The NFL and a team of four external advisors — Peter Harvey, former Attorney General for the State of New Jersey; Ken Houston, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, who played in 14 seasons in the NFL; Tonya Lovelace, CEO of The Women of Color Network, Inc.; and Mary Jo White, former United States attorney and... Читать дальше...

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police in Austin have released surveillance video showing a car plunging seven stories from a downtown parking garage and striking another vehicle as it lands in an alley. Police say the July accident happened when the woman drove through retention wires on the seventh floor, hit a building across the street and plunged to the alley below.