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Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.67%, the lowest level since early April
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has remained relatively close to its high so far this year of just above 7%, set in ...
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has become one of the world’s most recognizable figures while leading a Tibetan diaspora through their ...
From the Archives: Monkeying around
The County Fair ends its annual run Sunday. From the Archives thought it appropriate to travel to Del Mar today for this ...
Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker is due back in court after delay
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and ...
Melania Trump meets with patients, visits garden at Washington children’s hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump was set to visit with sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington ...
For Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?
For nearly two years, a nearly nonstop parade of allegations and revelations has ravaged and unraveled Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ...
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts
The Rev. Diane Badger, the administrator of the American Baptist Church of Massachusetts who oversees the archive, teamed up ...
Notebook: SDFC loses two players for the season; Wave standout named to Best XI for June
Midfielder Alejandro Alvarado Jr. will undergo surgery after suffering a right knee injury during the second half of SDFC’s June 25 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. He played in 12 matches this ...