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Texans were rattled by a “notable” 5.1 magnitude earthquake—one of the strongest in the state’s history—on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck in Martin County, about 21 miles southwest of Ackerly shortly before 7:50 p.m. It was initially graded 4.8 on the magnitude scale, with a depth of 3 miles, …
A 60-year-old German man has likely been ‘cured’ of HIV, in a medical milestone only achieved by six other people, doctors have announced. The man is believed the have undergone a stem cell transplant, once known as a bone marrow transplant, after he developed leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. Primarily a cancer treatment, stem …
‘Pelosi Jr. continued to be intimately involved with the flop house after its sale to the two fraudsters…’ Paul Pelosi Jr., son of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has yet again managed to avoid potential criminal charges, marking the seventh instance of his legal escapades, a bombshell report from the Daily Mail revealed on …
by confoundedinterest17 Well, this isn’t good if you are a mortgage lender. Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 8, 2023. This week’s results included an adjustment for the Labor Day holiday. The Market Composite …