June home sales disappoint as prices reach an all-time high

June home sales disappoint as prices reach an all-time high

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High mortgage rates coupled with record-high prices are causing homebuyers to pull back.

Sales of previously owned homes in June dropped 2.4% from May to 4.09 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Housing analysts were predicting a slight gain month over month.

US air force cancels promotions over grading error in security test

The air force has canceled the promotions of dozens of service members after discovering what it said was a grading error in a test of their security knowledge.

The “isolated and highly unprecedented anomaly” was announced in a press release on Tuesday, which said 135 airmen and women had been awarded incorrect scores on the security forces specialty knowledge test (SKT) and been wrongly informed they had earned promotion.

Norwegian football jerseys sold out ahead of Three Lions showdown

Demand from fans is "well beyond the forecasts", commercial director Runar Pahr Andresen said, adding that orders were at a record high this year.

Around 250,000 jerseys were ordered by retailers this year, compared with approximately 50,000 during the same period last year, Andresen told the BBC.

Robert Jenrick: Met investigates donation to Tory leadership campaign

Police are investigating a donation given to Robert Jenrick's Conservative leadership campaign in 2024, BBC News understands.

The Electoral Commission had reportedly been looking at claims £37,500 donated to Jenrick's campaign originated overseas. That information was passed from the commission to the Metropolitan Police in January this year.

Graham Platner Ends Senate Campaign Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations

Dropping Out

The Democratic candidate who challenged incumbent Republican Susan Collins will be replaced by the state party in the coming weeks

Graham Platner, the Democratic party’s nominee for Senate in Maine, ended his campaign today amid allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2021. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me,” Platner said in a video. “And for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.” 

Where to Buy Last-Minute Tickets to Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows

Tickets and Tours

Jay-Z will take over Yankee Stadium to mark the anniversaries of Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, with London, Paris, and L.A. dates slated for the fall

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