What the new inflation spike could mean for mortgage interest rates

With inflation surging again, the costs of homebuying and refinancing are likely to rise once more. taylanibrahim/Getty Images While monitoring the Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy is an integral part of the homebuying and refinancing process, it’s not the only thing borrowers should consider. Mortgage interest ratesafter all, are driven by a complex …

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Sam Altman’s San Francisco home targeted with Molotov cocktail, OpenAI says

The San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was targeted with a Molotov cocktail on Friday morning, a company spokesperson said. In a statement, OpenAI said the person suspected of throwing the device also allegedly made threats against the company’s San Francisco headquarters. San Francisco police confirmed officers responded to a North Beach home …

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Boulder Can’t Charge Fees for Bodycam Footage in Alleged Misconduct Cases

The Colorado Court of Appeals this week ruled that the City of Boulder cannot charge fees for body camera footage related to a complaint of officer misconduct, a decision supporters say is a major win for police transparency and accountability across Colorado. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Yellow Scene Magazine, …

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U.S. Democrats Keep Pressure on Trump Regulators Over ‘Suspicious’ Trades

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – Two Democratic ⁠U.S. ⁠senators have called on ⁠the federal commodities markets watchdog to investigate ​lucrative recent trading activity on oil markets since March ‌23 that closely coincided ‌with White House moves in the Iran war, ⁠adding ⁠to pressure from opposition party members on possible insider trading, ​according to a letter released Friday. …

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Police Arrest a Suspect in a Molotov Attack at OpenAI CEO’s San Francisco Home

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home and making threats at the company’s headquarters was arrested Friday, police and the company said. Officers went to the home for a fire investigation shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, where someone had thrown …

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Worsening Ocean Heat Waves Are ‘Supercharging’ Hurricane Damage, Study Finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found. Researchers looked at 1,600 tropical cyclones — the broader category of storms that includes hurricanes — that made landfall since 1981 and found those that went over the extra-hot water were more likely …

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