When Krystle Harris was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2019, life as she knew it went on hold. She was in a graduate program, was working full-time, and had just been the maid of honor at her childhood best friend’s wedding. She was also only 28 years old. “It felt like absolutely everything about me was stripped away …
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Mississippi Madness Give Us a Minute, We’ll Give Ya An Infection … STDs Are Burning Up the State Published August 7, 2025 3:20 PM PDT Mississippi’s going through a bumpy time lately, and it’s not because of the heat — turns out, the state is facing a major STD outbreak! The Southern state, already struggling with sky-high rates of gonorrhea, …
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Mortgage rates have barely budged after Monday with the day-over-day change failing to exceed 0.02% on any given day. But today’s budging happened to bring the average 30yr fixed rate to another 10-month low. Lenders are in the mid 6% range for top tier scenarios. Economic data is one of the common influences for the bonds that underly rate movement. …
Read More »Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed Realtor.com Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since April ABC News Current mortgage rates report for Aug. 6, 2025: Rates dip again Fortune Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, August 7, 2025: Lowest 30-year rate since April Yahoo Finance Mortgage Rates Steadily Holding Longer-Term Lows Mortgage …
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So why has the Bank of England cut rates when inflation is well above its target of 2% and seems set to remain there? This vexed question is why the proceedings of the Bank’s nine member Monetary Policy Committee were so close and even involved an unprecedented second vote. The bottom line is that in the medium term the Bank …
Read More »Bank of England committee was so divided there were two votes on interest rates MarketWatch Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4% – live updates BBC The Government cannot take credit for cuts in interest rates The Telegraph British Pound rallies after Bank of England rate cut decision reveals divide on policy CNBC Bank’s base rate gift to borrowers is wrapped in an …
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What does the cut mean for me?published at 12:06 British Summer Time 12:06 BST Michael RaceBusiness and economics reporter It’s the question we all ask, but the answers depend a lot on your individual circumstances. Broadly speaking, borrowing money now will be slightly cheaper and returns on savings will not be as high. What about those who have a mortgage? …
Read More »Mortgage rates plunge to 10-month low, opening window of opportunity for house hunters MarketWatch Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 4, 2025 Fortune Mortgage Calculator: Here’s How Much You Need To Buy a $440,950 Home at a 6.72% Rate Realtor.com Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases again, offering modest relief for home shoppers Boston Herald How much lower can mortgage rates go …
Read More »HomeCardiovascular Diseases Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke. For much of history, heart disease was a mystery. Middle-aged adults often collapsed without warning, and doctors usually blamed “dropsy”, “apoplexy”, or simply “old age.”1 In 1945 — at just 63 years old — President Franklin …
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(Bloomberg) — The Bank of England is likely to deliver another interest-rate cut on Thursday, as tax hikes and wary consumers hamper Britain’s economy and prompt firms to slow hiring. Most Read from Bloomberg The Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to reduce its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, to 4%, sticking to its once-a-quarter pace of cutting. In …
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