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☆ Pence drops from Fox News Sean Hannity lineup after breaking news of Trump's indictment overtakes the airwaves
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Then news of Trump's indictment hit, and Pence didn't appear on the program. Pence had previewed the Fox News appearance in the afternoon through a post on Twitter, which was later deleted. Pence, too, had classified documents at his home in Carmel, Indiana, but turned them over to federal authorities. They seized several boxes of documents Trump took from the White House, some of which were marked "top secret." Trump will be reporting to a federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon, he said on Truth Social, his social media platform.

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☆ $1.3 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Los Osos | $1.3 MillionA one-bedroom, one-bathroom bungalow built in 1940, with a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house is a 10-minute drive from the El Moro Elfin Forest, a 90-acre nature preserve popular with hikers and bird-watchers. It is also close to the shoreline of Morro Bay and to Baywood Park Beach. San Simeon, home of Hearst Castle, is 40 minutes away by car. The front door opens into a living room with hardwood floors and a rock fireplace. This space is open to an updated kitchen with new Viking appliances and quartz countertops.

Persons: Paso Robles Organizations: El, Hearst, Santa Barbara Locations: Morro Bay, Beach, San Simeon, Paso, Santa, Carmel, Monterey

☆ Pence will not be charged in DOJ probe of classified documents found at his home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

No charges will be filed against former Vice President Mike Pence in the Department of Justice investigation of classified documents found at his Indiana home. In January, Pence's lawyer said a "small number" of classified documents had been found at his home in Carmel, Indiana. Less than a month later, the FBI conducted a five-hour search of Pence's residence and found an additional classified document. Trump, meanwhile, faces a federal criminal investigation into the hundreds of classified documents that have been removed from Mar-a-Lago since he left the White House. A DOJ special counsel is leading the investigation into those documents, as well as into the possible obstruction of its probe.

Persons: Mike Pence, Richard Nixon, Pence, Donald Trump, Pence's, Joe Biden's, Trump Organizations: US, Nixon National Energy Conference, Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, Department of Justice, Indiana, NBC News, DOJ, CNBC, Republican, FBI, White Locations: Yorba Linda , California, Carmel , Indiana, Mar, Beach , Florida

☆ The butterfly effect: How the birth of another golfer’s child led John Daly to an astonishing victory at 1991 PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

His name is John Daly, and he is about to win the 1991 PGA Championship. The caller was Nick Price, a well-known player on the PGA Tour with three wins under his belt. Daly during the first round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. Yet to win on the PGA Tour, there will be little expectation on the world No. 117 to change that fact on his PGA Championship debut on Thursday.

☆ These Are the Best Pillows for Stomach Sleepers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +16 min

By Lisa LombardiIf you’re a stomach sleeper, you’ve likely shopped for squishy, soft pillows in the past. That’s why finding the ideal pillow for stomach sleepers can prove to be difficult. It cushioned my head without allowing it to collapse into the mattress, like some other soft pillows do. Best upgrade pillow for stomach sleepersCozy Earth Silk Pillow $224 at Cozy Earth $ 299 Save $ 75 Silk-filled with a breathable bamboo cover, this pillow is a luxe pick for stomach sleepers who tend to overheat while they sleep. This flexibility proves particularly helpful for stomach sleepers, since getting the right loft is important to avoiding neck discomfort.

☆ $2.7 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The golf courses of Pebble Beach and the beach are about a 10-minute drive. The property is about 15 minutes from the luxury hotels, boutiques and restaurants along Cannery Row, in the heart of Monterey. To the right, through an arched doorway, is a living room with hardwood floors, front-facing casement windows, a stone fireplace and a staircase to the second floor. The hardwood floors continue through another arched opening, into a dining room with a wrought-iron chandelier. The kitchen, off the dining room, has stainless steel appliances and a door to the back patio.

☆ California and other Western states lead in unhealthy levels of air pollution, report shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The "State of the Air" report found that nearly 120 million people, more than a third of the population, lived in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution between 2019 and 2021. The report assigned letter grades reflecting the number of days that air quality in a specific area reached unhealthy levels on the Air Quality Index. Exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone air pollution makes breathing difficult for more people across the U.S. than any other single pollutant, the report said. Wildfires in the region were a major factor in the increasing number of days and places with unhealthy levels of particle pollution, the report found. The report used data from air-quality monitors managed by state, local and tribal air pollution control authorities in counties across the country.

☆ The Best Pillows for Side Sleepers, According to Experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

Best memory foam pillow for side sleepersSaatva Graphite Memory Foam Pillow $165 at Saatva This responsive and well-cushioned pillow is also cooling, thanks to its graphite-infused memory foam. (It’s technically made with shredded memory foam around a latex core.) More than other memory foam pillows we tested, the Saatva takes the shape of your head and neck—as in, you can see your form in the pillow. Another plus: It feels cool to the touch, which we found isn’t always the case with memory foam pillows we’ve tried. The company uses both graphite and gel in its memory foam to carry heat away from your body.

☆ The IRS plans to tax some NFTs as collectibles — and the rich would pay up to 28% on profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesHow the IRS plans to tax NFTsNFT enthusiasm swelled in recent years along with the popularity of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin . An NFT offering a right to use or develop that virtual plot also generally isn't a collectible, the IRS said. Profit on those sales is taxed at ordinary income tax rates, which apply to wages, for example. (There are seven marginal tax rates, ranging from 10% up to 37%.) These tax rates are generally lower than ordinary income tax rates.

☆ California flood watch issued as next atmospheric river looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - Flood watch notices were posted across northern and central California for Thursday ahead of an atmospheric river storm expected to douse much of the state with heavy rain, including mountain areas still buried from a near-record snowfall. But smaller, waterfront communities along several major rivers and their tributaries also braced for the possibility of overflowing streams swollen by heavy showers and runoff of melting snow. Elsewhere, the NWS issued "prepare now" alerts for residents along the Big Sur, Carmel, Salinas and Pajaro rivers. "It's really a combination of all this heavy rainfall coming and also rapidly melting snow." The looming deluge follows a three-week barrage of nine atmospheric river storms that struck California in late December through mid-January, triggering widespread flooding as well as hundreds of mudslides, rockfalls and sinkholes across the state.

☆ The stock market is on the verge of signaling that the bear market is finally over
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 is on the verge of signaling that the bear market decline that started last year is finally over. The signal tracks the 10-month moving average, and since 1960 it has had a perfect record in ending a bear market. Since 1960, it has been triggered a total of 14 times, and each time proved that the bear market low was already in. That means if this current trigger proves to be successful, the mid-October low in the S&P 500 of just under 3,500 will indeed prove to be the bear market low. "Every time since 1960: Barring a close [below] 3,947, the bear market low (i.e.

☆ A Rare Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed California Home Sells for $22 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A significant Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., has sold for its asking price of $22 million, an enormous price per square foot for the area.

☆ Warren Buffett is missing out on this year’s market comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But the Oracle of Omaha has missed out on this year’s stock market rally. Buffett, in fact, has promoted that idea to investors many times, arguing that most individual stock pickers will not be able to beat the market. And to his credit, that usually pays dividends: Berkshire stock was up 3% last year in a down market. “High rates of inflation create a tax on capital that makes much corporate investment unwise,” Buffett said in his 1980 shareholder letter to Berkshire investors. Investors will get several more clues about consumer spending this week when several top retailers report earnings.

☆ New Zealand cancels flights as deluge from cyclone looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (C) and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni (L) are briefed at Waka Kotahi Auckland Transport operations room ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle's arrival on February 12, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand's national carrier canceled dozens of flights Sunday as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation's largest city and killed four people. Air New Zealand said it was canceling all domestic flights to and from Auckland through midday Tuesday as well as many international flights. The carrier said some international routes would continue operating, although flights might need to be diverted from Auckland. "Please do take this seriously, we do expect severe weather is on the way," New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told reporters.

☆ New Zealand's Auckland braces for ex-cyclone Gabrielle impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Residents of New Zealand's biggest city were urged on Sunday to prepare for the impact of a storm that buffeted Australia's Norfolk Island overnight. Gabrielle, downgraded to a sub-tropical low pressure system from a Category 2 cyclone, passed over Norfolk Island, its "most destructive winds" missing the island, the Australian outpost's emergency management authority said. Wind and rain were "starting to spread across NZ from the north", with a 133 kph (83 mph) wind gust reported overnight on the country's North Island, MetService said. The storm was on track to lie off Cape Reinga at the North Island's north end on Sunday afternoon, after moving away from Norfolk Island, MetService said. "There is still considerable clean up to be undertaken and it may take a while for services such as power to be restored," Emergency Management Norfolk Island said.

☆ Support for New Zealand's Labour Party jumps after Hipkins replaces Ardern
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WELLINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Support for New Zealand's Labour Party has jumped to its highest level in almost a year after Chris Hipkins replaced Jacinda Ardern as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. National is sitting at 37%, and is behind in Labour for the first time since early 2022. Hipkins had nailed the political messaging and managed to reconnect with former Labour supporters, said political commentator and former National Party staffer Ben Thomas. Carmel Sepuloni, the new deputy prime minister, who is of Samoan, Tongan and European descent, will be associate foreign minister. Hipkins's first official trip as prime minister will be to Australia next week where he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

☆ Former VP Mike Pence says he takes 'full responsibility' for classified documents found at his Indiana residence: 'Mistakes were made'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mike Pence on Friday said he took "full responsibility" for classified documents found at his home. Classified files were also discovered in the ex-DC office and Wilmington home of President Biden. CNN first reported on Tuesday that an attorney for Pence discovered roughly a dozen classified files at the former vice president's residence in Carmel, Indiana. On Friday, Pence said a "small number of documents marked classified or sensitive interspersed in my personal papers" were found, and that he and his attorney "immediately" secured the files. "And while I was not aware that those classified documents were in our personal residence, let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence.

☆ Rent prices have dropped the most in these 5 U.S. metros. Why it's cheaper to rent than buy in many markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Indianapolis; Carmel, Indiana; Anderson, IndianaMedian rent at the end of 2021: $1,300Median rent at the end of 2022: $1,700Rent increase: 30.8% 2. New Haven, Connecticut; Milford, ConnecticutMedian rent at the end of 2021: $2,250Median rent at the end of 2022: $2,800Rent increase: 24.4% 4. Naples, Florida; Marco Island, FloridaMedian rent at the end of 2021: $5,200Median rent at the end of 2022: $6,448Rent increase: 24.0% 5. Memphis, TennesseeMedian rent at the end of 2021: $1,800Median rent at the end of 2022: $1,695Rent decrease: -5.8% 2. Palm Bay, Florida; Melbourne, Florida; Titusville, FloridaMedian rent at the end of 2021: $2,300Median rent at the end of 2022: $2,200Rent decrease: -4.3% 5.

☆ Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Hipkins is sworn in as prime minister on Jan. 25, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand. The country's previous prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, unexpectedly resigned the previous week. Chris Hipkins was sworn in Wednesday as New Zealand's 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Carmel Sepuloni was also sworn in as deputy prime minister, the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has taken on the role. After the ceremony, Hipkins said as an aside to reporters: "It feels pretty real now."

☆ 'Leave him alone': Trump defends Mike Pence as 'an innocent man' after discovery of classified records at former vice president's home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump defended Pence after classified documents were discovered at the VP's home. A lawyer for Pence turned over the records to the FBI last week, according to multiple news reports. "Mike Pence is an innocent man," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, shortly after the news broke. It also comes as classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden's former office and his Delaware home several times this month. Legal experts have distinguished Trump's handling of classified records from Biden's, arguing that Biden's lawyers notified the authorities about the discovery whereas Trump's team resisted turning the records over.

☆ 3 potential frontrunners for the presidency in 2024 are now embroiled in classified documents controversies
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three potential frontrunner candidates for president are embroiled in classified documents controversies. Classified documents were found in the homes of Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Mike Pence. Former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Mike Pence each improperly stored classified documents. In December 2022, Biden's attorney alerted Lausch that Biden's team found more classified documents near the garage of the president's Wilmington, Delaware home. After going through four boxes at his home, they found the small tranche of classified documents and alerted NARA.

☆ Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home in Indiana: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Documents marked as classified were discovered at former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home. A lawyer for Pence found the documents and handed them over to the FBI, according to CNN. Documents marked as classified were recently recovered at President Joe Biden's Delaware home. The FBI is looking into the documents and reviewing how they got to Pence's home, according to CNN. The revelation comes as documents marked as classified have been discovered at President Joe Biden's Delaware home from when he was vice president.

WELLINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week. The Labour party elected former COVID-19 Response and Police minister Hipkins, 44, to lead the party and the country on Sunday. Hipkins and his deputy Carmel Sepuloni - the first person of Pacific Islander descent to hold the role - were then sworn in, in a ceremony lasting a few minutes. Hours later, Hipkins met with journalists after his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister. Chris Hipkins speaks to members of the media, after being confirmed as the only nomination to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour Party, outside New Zealand's parliament in Wellington, New Zealand January 21 2023.

☆ New Zealand chooses 'Chippy' Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the biggest privilege and biggest responsibility of my life," Hipkins said at a news conference announcing his appointment. Hipkins immediately acknowledged the leadership of Ardern, who he called one of New Zealand’s greatest prime ministers and an inspiration to women and girls everywhere. Known as "Chippy", Hipkins built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19 and was a troubleshooter for Ardern when other cabinet ministers were struggling. Hipkins named Carmel Sepuloni as deputy prime minister, New Zealand's first deputy prime minister of Pacific origin. Before Hipkins becomes prime minister, Ardern will tender her resignation to King Charles' representative in New Zealand, Governor General Cindy Kiro.

☆ New Zealand lawmakers confirm Hipkins as Jacinda Ardern's replacement - media
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

He was first elected to parliament for the Labour Party in 2008 and became a household name fronting the government's response to the pandemic. The ruling party is expected to hold a press conference shortly to officially announce the decision from the caucus meeting. The party has also selected Carmel Sepuloni as the deputy prime minister, Radio New Zealand and other media reported. Grant Robertson, who is currently Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is expected to hold onto the job of Finance Minister. Before Hipkins officially becomes prime minister, Ardern must tender her resignation to King Charles III's representative in New Zealand, Governor General Cindy Kiro.

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