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Can you get a HELOC on a second home?

When mortgage rates dropped to 3% or lower during the pandemic, buyers flocked to the market to secure cheap rates on homes. And, while the majority of these buyers were purchasing a primary home, some buyers opted to capitalize on the inexpensive borrowing landscape by purchasing a second home, whether the goal was to start a short-term rental business or …

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Texas immigration law blocked again, just hours after Supreme Court allowed state to arrest migrants

Hours after the Supreme Court gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization, an appeals court late Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing its controversial immigration law known as SB4. In a late-night order, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a pause that it issued in early March …

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Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider responds to Quiet on Set accusations

Ex-Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider is speaking out after accusations of inappropriate and abusive behavior were made against him in the new docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” Schneider, who was behind popular children’s shows such as “The Amanda Show,” “Victorious” and “Drake and Josh,” responded to some of the allegations in an interview on his YouTube …

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Lil Jon swaps crunk for calm with new album Total Meditation

Rapper Lil Jon starts his day by saying three affirmations to himself: “I am happy. I am healthy. I am at peace.” The practice is not just a habit, but a transformative moment in the rapper’s life. “I would say those affirmations every day,” he said. “Throughout the day before I go to sleep, if I’m closing my eyes, that’s …

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Trump-backed Bernie Moreno will win Ohio GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

Trump-endorsed businessman Bernie Moreno will win Ohio’s Republican Senate primary, CBS News projects, setting up a November showdown with incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Moreno on Tuesday was projected to defeat Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state Sen. Matt Dolan. The contentious primary had become a divisive proxy race between Trump loyalists and the state’s more traditional conservatives. …

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California special election to fill vacancy left by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will go to a runoff, CBS News projects

Washington —CBS News projects the U.S. House special election in California’s 20th congressional district will go to a runoff to fill the vacancy left by former House SpeakerKevin McCarthy. Republican State Assembly member Vince Fong advanced to the runoff, which will take place in May. Fong, who is vying to fill the vacancy left by McCarthy, has the former speaker’s …

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Subway will replace Coca-Cola products with Pepsi in 2025

Pepsi has edged out Coca-Cola in the Subway soda wars. The sandwich chain will no longer serveCoca-Cola products, but instead, Pepsi, the company announced. It’s areversal from their previous commitmentto Coke. Subway has signed a 10-year deal with PepsiCo that begins in 2025 and will serve that brand’s beverages like Mountain Dew, Gatorade and Aquafina, said the company. “The partnership …

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2 former Mississippi sheriffs deputies sentenced to decades in prison in racially motivated torture of 2 Black men

Two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward received an approximately 20-year sentence from U.S. District Judge Tom Lee in a Jackson federal court. Jeffrey Middleton, the leader of the so-called “Goon Squad” that abused the men, was given a 17.5-year prison sentence. Four other former law enforcement officers are …

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Access to early voting has seen major expansion since 2000, report finds

Washington — Around 97% of eligible voters can vote ahead of Election Day this year, marking a major change from just a couple decades ago, according to areportreleased Tuesday by the Center for Election Innovation & Research, with experts saying the increased early access bolsters election integrity and protects against misinformation. In 2000, just 40% of eligible voters could cast …

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Online sales begin for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S.

The rollout is underway for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, with online sales kicking off Monday. It will also soon be available in major retailers like CVS and Walgreens. The pill, known by the brand name Opill, wasapprovedby the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfor OTC use in July, making it the first daily birth …

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