As of 26 December, over 3,000 lorries are waiting in line on the Ukrainian-Polish border. Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in a comment for Ukrinform Quote: “According to the information of the Polish border guards, as of the morning of 26 December 3,000 lorries are queuing to enter […]
Dec. 26—By Darcy Costello — dcostello@baltsun.com — Baltimore Sun December 26, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. Baltimore Police likely made thousands of unlawful arrests between 2010 and 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice found in its 2016 investigation of the department, which led to a sweeping federal consent decree requiring reforms. Those arrests, according to the […]
elderly couple looking at paper detailing stock transactions Many people have the goal of becoming a millionaire before they retire. Not only is it a fun achievement, but it’s also close to what many people need to maintain their lifestyle in their golden years. But if you only have a decade left before retiring, reaching […]
Floor plans are shrinking across the US.GaryAlvis/Getty Images Falling mortgage rates can lead to a surge in homebuyer demand, which pushes prices up. But an uptick in housing inventory could blunt the impact of a demand spike, economists said. In addition, mortgage rates have limited downside this time around. The housing market is beginning to […]
Barbara Corcoran.BI Don’t wait for a better deal in the housing market, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says. As rents and mortgage rates drop, prospective buyers may be tempted to see how low they go. “The minute actual interest rates come down just one more point, everybody’s going to jump into the market.” As mortgage rates […]
A prison officer accused of having an affair with an inmate was begged by the criminal to wait for him to be freed to continue their relationship, a court heard. Warden Ruth Shmylo, 26, is accused of having a five-month relationship and “secret phone sex” with “manipulative” drug dealer Harri Pullen, 25, while working at […]
Families in need were waiting in line for hours to pick up toys for their children in Montgomery County on Sunday. The line was more than a mile long at the Toys for Tots event Huber Heights, causing some traffic to back up. The Dayton Toys for Tots program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, […]
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Umm Walid Hissi sat by a cart loaded with hastily packed belongings, waiting for her home to be bombed. Until Sunday morning, she lived in Hamad Town, a collection of residential towers in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis neighborhood. But on Saturday came the missiles, pounding down like a giant fist […]