The government has unveiled major housing market reform plans which will aim to cut costs, reduce delays and halve failed sales. Housing Secretary Steve Reed said the changes would “fix the broken system” and put more money “back into working people’s pockets”. Hundreds of thousands of families and first-time buyers could benefit from the reforms, in what the government claims …
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Hello and welcome to another entry in our “The Big Question” series, in which we present an argument to you, the Eurogamer community, for further interrogation. This week: After the Xbox Game Pass price hike, is it time to cancel and start buying games again? What’s all this about? Well, if you didn’t see the news from earlier in the …
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Bill Belichick’s new college team was pounded again on Saturday, and North Carolina’s home stadium was practically empty by halftime. The frustration already is mounting with some of the Tar Heels players, who were hoping for immediate success under the legendary NFL coach rather than a patient rebuilding plan. “I’m not here to rebuild, I’m here to win football games,” …
Read More »Microsoft recently jacked up the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30 a month, but you may not have to pay that increased rate just yet. Online retailers are still selling codes for prepaid Game Pass subscriptions at the previous $20-per-month rate. Case in point: you can pay just $60 for three-month code from Amazon, stack your codes and …
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With new brands of protein bars popping up all the time, it can be hard to know which one to choose, so I tasted 13 different brands to find the best ones. Aloha Minis won the best for snacking category, and Quest won the high-protein category, while think! proved to be the most packable. RX’s new high-protein bars took first …
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Imagine if Kyle Shanahan had gotten his way and the San Francisco 49ers had just drafted Mac Jones back in 2021. We’re joking (we think), but man, are the two having fun now. Jones signed with the 49ers this offseason because he wanted to play in Shanahan’s system. Now he is 3-0 subbing for the injured Brock …
Read More »OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway is buying Occidental Petroleum’s chemical division for $9.7 billion in what may be the last big acquisition involving the consummate dealmaker, Warren Buffett. Buffett wasn’t mentioned anywhere in materials released by Berkshire Hathaway discussing the deal Thursday, potentially signaling a passing of the torch to Vice Chair Greg Abel, to whom Buffett will hand …
Read More »What you should know before buying folate and folinic acid supplements The Washington Post Exclusive: Who is Richard Frye, the neurologist who researches and advocates for leucovorin as an autism treatment? The Transmitter Before Trump touted the drug leucovorin for autism, these families had already tried it NBC News Leucovorin has a place in autism treatment, researcher says, but he tamps down parents’ …
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Ford and GM have apparently worked up an interesting scheme to keep the expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credit from driving down sales. According to Reuters, the automakers are working with dealers on short-term programs that would allow customers to continue to receive the tax credit on leased EVs through the rest of the year. The programs will operate under …
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OpenAI said it will allow users in the U.S. to make purchases directly through ChatGPT using a new Instant Checkout feature powered by a payment protocol for AI developed by Stripe. The new chatbot shopping feature is a big step toward helping OpenAI monetize its 700 million weekly users, many of whom currently pay nothing to interact with ChatGPT, as …
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