Important Takeaways:
- Home foreclosures shoot up 10% amid soaring interest rates, job losses and higher grocery and utility bills eating into earnings – here are the state’s WORST affected
- Home foreclosures are on the up across the US as Americans continue to battle against soaring interest rates and rising costs.
- Last month, 37,679 properties had a foreclosure filing, according to fresh figures from real estate data provider ATTOM – up 10 percent from the month prior.
- Foreclosure occurs when an owner can no longer make their monthly mortgage payments and must forfeit the rights to their property as a result. Foreclosure filings include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions.
- The figures lay bare a growing housing affordability crisis in the US. But a disparity remains across America, with some states faring much worse than others.
- Delaware recorded the highest number of filings last month, with one for every 2,269 housing units.
- Nevada had the second highest number of foreclosure filings in January – at one in every 2,272 housing units.
- Indiana had one in every 2,499 housing units, Maryland had one in every 2,588 and New Jersey had one in every 2,647.
- Foreclosures have been on the rise since the end of 2021, as banks make up for lost time after state and federal foreclosure bans expired.
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- The Great Unretirement: How millions of senior Americans are heading back to work to pay the bills after soaring prices ate up retirement savings
- When Joyce Fleming retired in 2019, she thought that she was finished with working.
- But just a few years later, spiraling living costs have pushed the 70-year-old nurse back into the workforce in order to make ends meet.
- The price of everyday essentials, car ownership, insurance and housing have soared in the last few years, driven by rampant inflation.
- And she is by no means alone. One in eight retirees plan to return to work in 2024, according to a survey by Resumebuilder.com – amounting to approximately 6.25 million Americans.
- A recent study found that $1 million in retirement will only last just over 10 years in some states.
- Nowhere in the US would the savings last longer than 22 years, 8 months and 12 days, the analysis by GOBankingRates found.
- Experts recommend deferring taking social security as long as you can as claiming early results in a lifetime reduction in payments.
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- Report Reveals 300% Surge in Death of Homeless People in LA Amid Fentanyl Crisis
- These tragic deaths, averaging nearly six per day, underscore the severity of the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the streets and in shelters across the county.
- Over the past decade, a total of 11,573 deaths of unhoused individuals have been logged, with fatalities steadily climbing each year. In 2023 alone, 2,033 lives were lost—an astonishing 291% increase from 2014 and an 8% uptick from the previous year.
- The data, however, likely underestimates the true scope of the crisis, as it only captures deaths falling under the medical examiner’s jurisdiction, excluding cases where individuals recently saw a doctor.
- The LA County public health department, employing more comprehensive methodologies, estimates a 20% increase in deaths recorded in its database, further underscoring the magnitude of the crisis. Behind these stark statistics lie stories of profound human suffering and struggle.
- The autopsy reports from 2023 highlight the myriad challenges facing unhoused individuals: the proliferation of fentanyl, untreated physical and mental illnesses, and the absence of affordable housing. Tragically, many deaths are attributed to overdoses, violence, and untreated medical conditions, reflecting the harsh realities of life on the streets.
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- Ohio mom who left 16-month-old daughter to starve to death for 10 days pictured beaming on Puerto Rico beach
- An Ohio mom posted a grinning photo of herself on a sunny beach at the same time that her little daughter lay dying in her filthy playpen back home.
- Kristel Candelario, 32, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Thursday for abandoning her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, when she jetted off on a 10-day vacation to Puerto Rico in June.
- Three days into the trip, the seemingly carefree mom shared a photo of herself mugging for the camera on a sandy beach.
- When Candelario finally returned to her Cleveland home a few days later, she found her daughter not breathing in her playpen and called 911.
- The baby had languished in a pile that “consisted of soiled blankets and a bottom liner, saturated with urine and feces,” an affidavit stated.
- An autopsy later revealed that Jailyn succumbed to starvation and dehydration
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- Midwest and East Coast set to see the mercury soar 20 to 40 degrees above average as February ends with record-smashing warmth as low-pressure system sweeps across the U.S.
- February is on track to rank among the warmest on record in various cities across the U.S., particularly in the Midwest and the East Coast
- Temperatures are expected to soar 20-40 degrees above average in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year, potentially setting new records
- By Wednesday, warmth will reach the East Coast, with Philadelphia and New York City expected to see temperatures in the 60s
- Temperatures reached into the 60s in Denver, Chicago and Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, and Kansas City, Missouri, saw temperatures in the mid-70s.
- Dallas might even approach 90 degrees, a high usually reached in only starting late April, while areas near the Mexico border might even experience triple-digit temperatures.
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- Was America Just Attacked? We Have Now Been Put On Notice That Our Communication Infrastructure Is Extremely Vulnerable
- [Daily Mail reported] Once the outage began, federal authorities moved very rapidly to determine whether it was a cyberattack or not…
- Federal agencies are ‘urgently investigating’ whether the massive cellular outage that plagued Americans on Thursday was a cyberattack.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are on the hunt to track down what disrupted service AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and a dozen other cellular providers.
- While the agencies have not shared details, a security expert told DailyMail.com that the outage has hallmarks of a hack.
- McKnight, associate professor at Syracuse University in New York, said the widespread nature appears to be ‘a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack on core Internet infrastructure.’
- I have a feeling that they will assure the general public that it was not a cyberattack no matter what they discover.
- In situations such as these, keeping everyone calm is often deemed more important than telling them the truth.
- [The Express Reports] Interestingly, pharmacies all over the U.S. were also having major problems on Thursday due to a cyberattack against “one of the biggest healthcare technology companies in the nation”…
- Pharmacies all over the country are experiencing delays in prescription orders due to a cyberattack on one of the biggest healthcare technology companies in the nation, Change Healthcare.
- Change Healthcare first noticed the “cyber security issue” affecting its networks on Wednesday morning on the East Coast.
- Today, there are a number of foreign powers that possess very robust cyberattack capabilities.
- One of them is China, and the Washington Post is reporting on a trove of leaked documents that show that the Chinese “are attempting large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against foreign governments, companies and infrastructure”…
- A trove of leaked documents from a Chinese state-linked hacking group shows that Beijing’s intelligence and military groups are attempting large-scale, systematic cyber intrusions against foreign governments, companies and infrastructure — with hackers of one company claiming to be able to target users of Microsoft, Apple and Google.
- The cache — containing more than 570 files, images and chat logs — offers an unprecedented look inside the operations of one of the firms that Chinese government agencies hire for on-demand, mass data-collecting operations.
- Of course, I have no idea if China was involved in the incidents that we witnessed today.
- But without a doubt the Chinese have some of the most advanced cyberattack capabilities in the entire world.
- On Thursday, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio ominously warned about what China could do to us if a full-scale war breaks out…
- ‘I don’t know the cause of the AT&T outage,’ said Sen. Marco Rubio, Fla., top Republican on the Intelligence Committee.
- ‘But I do know it will be 100 times worse when #China launches a cyber attack on America on the eve of a #Taiwan invasion. And it won’t be just cell service they hit, it will be your power, your water and your bank,’ he went on.
- He is right.
- But the Russians have similar capabilities.
- So do the North Koreans.
- In all of human history, there has never been a “cyberwar”, and so we don’t know exactly what one would look like.
- But it is clear that our communication infrastructure is extremely vulnerable, and what we just witnessed should definitely be a wakeup call for all of us
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Important Takeaways:
- NATO confirms that Secretary General Stoltenberg recognizes Ukraine’s right to strike targets in Russia
- A NATO spokesman has confirmed to the Financial Times that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was indeed referring to Ukraine’s right to self-defense, including striking legitimate Russian military targets outside Ukraine.
- “Each ally decides for itself whether it has any reservations about what it supplies, and different allies have slightly different policies on this. But in general, we must remember what we are talking about. This is Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of international law,” Stoltenberg said.
- “And according to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defense. And it also includes strikes against legitimate military targets, Russian military targets outside of Ukraine. That’s international law, and of course, Ukraine has the right to do that to defend itself,” he added.
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Important Takeaways:
- Biden announces 500 sanctions against Russia as payback for war, Navalny
- Biden said the sanctions are payback for Mr. Navalny’s death in an Arctic prison and designed to coincide with the second anniversary of Mr. Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
- “These sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base, procurement networks and sanctions evaders across multiple continents,” Mr. Biden said. “They will ensure Putin pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home.”
- Biden also said he is imposing 100 export restrictions on entities that are providing “backdoor” support for Russia’s war effort.
- The U.S. and Western nations have imposed crippling sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, only to see Moscow find end-runs around the restrictions or new global partners to keep its economy afloat.
- The president scolded the Republican-led House for failing to take up a Senate-passed supplemental bill that includes $60 billion in aid for Ukraine.
- The U.S. has provided more than $75 billion already. Some lawmakers say there is no clear plan for a Ukrainian victory so it doesn’t make sense to throw more American treasure at the effort or to help more Ukrainian soldiers to die in what is a never-ending stalemate.
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Important Takeaways:
- The 7 Other Planets In Our Solar System Will Form A Line As The Path Of The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 Crosses America
- The Great American Eclipse of 2024 is truly going to be a once in a lifetime event. A few days ago, I wrote about how this eclipse will pass over 7 locations named “Ninevah” as it moves across our country. Since I wrote that article, I have also learned that the eclipse will go over a location in Texas named “Jonah” too.
- On April 4th, just 4 days before the Great American Eclipse of 2024, there will be a “planetary alignment” that will involve 4 planets…
- The next planetary alignment takes place on April 4, 2024. It will feature four planets – Venus, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars. The planets will align in the morning sky. Venus, Saturn, and Mars will be visible to the naked eye, but you’ll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars to see Neptune.
- Half of the planets in our solar system will be aligned on that day, and that is pretty remarkable.
- On April 3rd, we will witness a conjunction of Venus and Neptune…
- On April 3, at 10:53 GMT (06:53 a.m. ET), Venus (mag -3.8) will pass 0°17′ of Neptune (mag 8.0) in the constellation Pisces. Venus is visible with the naked eye, but Neptune requires a telescope or binoculars with good magnification. From the Northern Hemisphere, the conjunction will be difficult to see because the planets will be too close to the eastern horizon in the morning. From the Southern Hemisphere, the event will be slightly easier to see as the planets will be higher above the eastern horizon.
- On April 10th, we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Saturn…
- On April 10, at 18:46 GMT (2:46 p.m. ET), Mars (mag 1.2) will pass 0°24′ from Saturn (mag 1.1) in the constellation Aquarius. Both planets will be visible to the naked eye. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere will be able to see the planets high above the eastern horizon in the morning. In the Northern Hemisphere, the view will be poorer as the planets will be closer to the eastern horizon, rising just before sunrise.
- On April 20th, we will witness a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus…
- On April 20, at 07:30 GMT (03:30 a.m. ET), Jupiter (mag -2.0) and Uranus (mag 5.8) will meet in the constellation Aries. The distance between the planets will be only 0°31′. Observe the planets in the evening, low above the western horizon, just after sunset. This conjunction will be better seen from the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere, Jupiter and Uranus will be very low. Don’t forget to bring binoculars to see Uranus — this planet is too faint for the naked eye, especially from light-polluted cities.
- And on April 29th we will witness a conjunction of Mars and Neptune…
- On April 29, at 04:01 GMT (12:01 a.m. ET), Mars (mag 1.1) will pass extremely close to Neptune (mag 7.9) in the constellation Pisces. The apparent distance between the planets will be only 2’14” — even the distance between Jupiter and Saturn during the Great Conjunction in 2020 was greater (6.1 arcminutes). The conjunction of Mars and Neptune will be much less spectacular, however, because Neptune is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. Grab a pair of binoculars or a telescope and look for the duo in the east in the morning. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere will have a better view.
- But everything that I have just shared with you pales in comparison to a discovery that has been made by Rachel Baxter.
- This is how Rachel explained it in an email that she sent me…
- Beginning in January, 2024 an alignment of the other 7 planets began to take shape and will continue through mid-May. Opposite the earth – when looking from Jerusalem to the East (which I believe is the way the Lord “keeps time” with His planets) all 7 recognized planets will line up in 3 constellations of Pisces, Aries and Taurus. They will look to be in a line (not what people commonly think of as a planetary alignment where the planets disappear into one bright light from our viewpoint.)
- On April 8th, the sun, the moon and the other planets in our solar system will appear to form a straight line in the sky when looking out from Jerusalem toward the east.
- Rachel asked ChatGPT how frequently the planets line up like this, and she was told that it would only happen once in 19 million years.
- And when she included the sun and the moon, she was told that it would only happen once in 32 million years…
- So what does all of this mean?
- I don’t know.
- Jesus did warn us that there would be “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars”
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Important Takeaways:
- France Says Russia Threatened to Shoot Down Its Military Aircraft
- Russian forces threatened to shoot down French flights patrolling last month in international airspace over the Black Sea, signals of increasingly aggressive behavior from Moscow as its invasion of Ukraine struggles to make headway, France’s defense minister said Thursday.
- French flights include long-range patrols by its AWACS surveillance aircraft. Flying high above the Black Sea coast, they use their powerful radar and other surveillance gear to peer across to the Crimean Peninsula that was seized from Ukraine by Russia and annexed in 2014. The surveillance flights can spot missile launches, airborne bombing runs and other military activity in the Ukraine conflict.
- Russian pilots have at times made clear that they don´t like being watched.
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