• All About Fiber: How Much is Too Much?

    In this article, we explain the benefits of fiber, along with the potential side effects of overconsumption, and how to have just the right amount.

  • after admitting he rushed his sophomore record Seventeen Going Under

    Sam Fender, 30, has dropped a major hint about his upcoming third studio album - after admitting he rushed his sophomore record.

  • Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales

    Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.

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    Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high

    The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall.

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    How much income do homebuyers need to afford a mortgage in Canada?

    Money.ca walks Canadian homebuyers through the steps it takes to attain an affordable mortgage.

  • More public colleges admit high schoolers before they’ve applied

    For some ninth-graders near Fresno, California, the invitation — years before they’ll don a cap and gown — comes out of the blue: You’ve been accepted to Fresno State, the letter says.

  • Average rents in Great Britain climb to record high

    Tenants typically asked to pay £1,291 a month outside London and £2,633 in capital but pace of growth is slowing, say analystsAverage private rents in Great Britain have risen to record highs, with annual rental growth in hotspot locations such as Reading and Coventry running at almost 20%.Data from the property website Rightmove shows that the average advertised rent outside London climbed to a record £1,291 a calendar month in the first quarter of 2024. That is 8.5% higher than a year earlier...

  • Kansas hospital turnover remains at record-high levels

    KANSAS (KSNT) - The Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) released its annual Health Care Workforce Report, the report found employee turnover is still at record-high levels. Over 100 hospitals participated in the survey, the largest number of participants in 10 years. According to the report, vacancy rates were the highest for sonographer/ultrasound technologists, nursing assistants and []

  • Report: Luxury Home Prices Reach Record Highs

    Prices for luxury homes in the United States have reached a record high, rising nearly nine percent in the first quarter of 2024, twice as much as the prices of non-luxury homes.

  • Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

    For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsGlobal military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report.The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history. Continue...

  • 'Unacceptable': Surgery wait list hits record high

    Pent-up demand, an aging population and a lack of funding are being blamed for elective surgery wait times blowing out to the longest on record following the release of a damning report. The latest Public Health Report Card, released on Friday by the Australian Medical Association, shows the median wait time for elective surgeries was […]

  • Canada opposition leader ejected from chamber after calling Trudeau a 'wacko'

    The leader of Canada's main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a wacko", in the latest clash between two men set to fight an election next year. The official opposition right-of-center Conservatives are well ahead in the polls.