By Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) – Gold investors anticipate record high prices next year, when the fundamentals of a dovish pivot in U.S. interest rates, continued geopolitical risk, and central bank buying are expected to support the market after a volatile 2023. Spot gold is on track to post a 13% annual rise in 2023, […]
In a sign of New York City’s economic health, MTA bridges and tunnels saw record traffic in 2023 despite a 6% increase in EZ Pass toll rates. Some 335 million vehicles paid tolls in 2023 on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, which link to Queens and the Bronx, and other […]
Police have identified the primary suspect in a fatal stabbing that took place in downtown Austin earlier this month. Hilario Adrian, 56, was arrested in connection with the murder of Jeffery Lewis, 41, after being identified by a witness and confessing to the crime, according to an Austin Police Department news release. Police believe Adrian […]
Out in the famously affluent Southern California community of Hidden Hills, the sales price record has been broken once again. An all-new spec mansion set atop a high ridge has quietly transferred for $28.2 million, making it the priciest area home ever sold and comfortably besting a $26 million Hidden Hills deal recorded earlier this […]
Dec. 27—A potential Ohio record buck taken by a Wilmington man in Clinton County is under investigation by wildlife officers, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of Wilmington is being investigated for the buck he harvested on Nov. 9 during archery season somewhere in Clinton County. […]
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All anyone wants for Christmas is our nation’s pop divas dominating the music charts — and Cher and Mariah Carey delivered Santa-centric slays on the Billboard Hot 100 this holiday season. Cher’s festive foray into Yuletide tunes led to the 77-year-old’s first entry on the U.S. chart in 21 years, as her dance-oriented holiday smash […]
President Biden dispatched top officials to Mexico City this week as migrants are crossing the U.S. border in record numbers and Congress has been unable to reach a consensus on funding border security. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Mr. Biden’s homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall traveled to Mexico on […]
An Ohio hunter who gained notoriety after killing a potential record white-tailed deer last month during archery season is at the center of a poaching investigation. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday confirmed that its Division of Wildlife is investigating allegations that Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, failed to obtain written permission […]
A wave of couples saying “I do” in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve could set a record for the US city’s busiest wedding day ever. That is because 12/31/23 is known in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry as a “specialty date”, thanks to the repeating 1-2-3 1-2-3 pattern, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. […]
LOS ANGELES – Californians looking to escape the high cost of living are apparently moving in droves to Arizona more than anywhere else in the U.S., new data shows. That’s according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which estimates Phoenix has been a popular relocation destination not only for Californians but all Americans between 2017 and […]
Dec. 26—Dense fog and misty rain accompanied travelers touching down at Spokane International Airport on Tuesday during what is projected to be a record holiday travel season. While Christmas Day was clear and sunny, low-lying clouds settled in overnight and sprinkled a dusting of snow on the ground Tuesday morning. Despite the weather, most flights […]
GREEN BAY — It’s been 87 years since Green Bay’s temperatures reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Christmas Day, but Monday’s record-breaking warmth of 54 likely had many people regretting their choice of a Christmas sweater. In the 130 years of data tracked by the National Weather Service, the temperature has only ever reached 50 or […]