Housing starts tumble more than expected in September
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Housing starts tumble more than expected in September

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US homebuilding fell more than expected in September, led by a 13.1% decline in multi-unit projects, according to Census Bureau data released on Wednesday. Housing starts dropped 8.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.439 million units last month. Data for August was revised down to a rate of 1.566 million units from the previously reported 1.575 million units. Economists polled…

Spirit Airlines shareholders approve .8B merger with JetBlue
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Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B merger with JetBlue

ByNews Polite

Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regulators. JetBlue emerged as the winner in a bidding war with Frontier to acquire Spirit, the nation’s biggest budget airline. Spirit announced the outcome after…

Instagram influencer Núbia Cristina Braga gunned down at home
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Instagram influencer Núbia Cristina Braga gunned down at home

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Popular Brazilian beauty influencer Núbia Cristina Braga has been shot to death outside her house by motorcycle gunmen, who later fled the scene. The grisly case came to light after the bombshell, who boasted nearly 60,000 Instagram followers, was discovered dead at her home in the Santa Maria neighborhood of…

Zack Wheeler dominates Padres to lead Phillies to Game 1 win
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Zack Wheeler dominates Padres to lead Phillies to Game 1 win

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SAN DIEGO — Bryce Harper homered again, Kyle Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive and Zack Wheeler was brilliant in throwing one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 Tuesday night to open the all-wild card NL Championship Series. Wheeler and two…

Kelsey Grammer shares which Founding Father he’d like to play on Broadway
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Kelsey Grammer shares which Founding Father he’d like to play on Broadway

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Lin-Manuel Miranda has Alexander Hamilton, and Kelsey Grammer said if he had the chance to portray an American history hero on the Broadway stage, it would be Benjamin Franklin because of his “bawdy history” and “naughtiness.” Grammer, who has a fondness for US history and years of experience performing for live audiences, expanded on…

Bidens’ M China loan part of ‘pay-to-play’ scheme: Sen. Grassley
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Bidens’ $5M China loan part of ‘pay-to-play’ scheme: Sen. Grassley

ByNews Polite

A $5 million interest-free loan the Biden family received from a Chinese energy conglomerate in 2017 should have been probed by the FBI as part of a possible “pay-to-play” plan, Sen. Chuck Grassley told top law enforcement officials last week. In an Oct. 13 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland,…

Talking to strangers as well as friends makes you happier: study
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Talking to strangers as well as friends makes you happier: study

ByNews Polite

No stranger danger here. A new study suggests that people who talk to strangers as well as family and friends are happier.  It’s well known that there is a link between happiness and social connection, but researchers from Harvard University wanted to know which type of relationships and how many…

Dwayne Johnson Fans Stunned by Country Duet with Kelly Clarkson (Even Though He Sang in ‘Moana’)
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Dwayne Johnson Fans Stunned by Country Duet with Kelly Clarkson (Even Though He Sang in ‘Moana’)

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson showed off his vocal chops on yesterday’s (Oct. 17) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. During the Kellyoke segment, the talk show host welcomed the former wrestler to the stage to duet “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’” by the late Loretta Lynn — and fans couldn’t…