Mortgage rates rise, highest level since February
Osaic chief market strategist Phil Blancato discusses the Fed’s interest rate plans and the impact of tariffs on inflation on ‘Making Money.’ Mortgage rates spiked this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs led to instability in the bond market. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed […]
LayerDrone Launches to Build Decentralized Earth Imagery Network for the Spatial AI Era
Spexi has spun out its Web3 tech stack into the LayerDrone Foundation, launching an open, decentralized drone network to capture ultra-high-resolution Earth imagery for spatial AI and real-world applications. The LayerDrone Network delivers imagery at up to 1cm resolution—900 times more detailed than satellite—enabling precise data for use cases like autonomous vehicles, disaster response, and […]
MLB Announces Suspensions Following Nationals-Pirates Incident
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez and manager Davey Martinez have received suspensions after a Lopez fastball to Andrew McCutchen sailed high-and-tight, nearly hitting McCutchen in the head. Lopez has received a three-game suspension, which he will appeal. Martinez was suspended for one game and will serve that punishment tonight. Bench […]
Warriors are second #7 seed since 1988 to be favored over the #2 seed in the first-round
At the 2024-25 trade deadline, the Warriors were involved in a three-team deal to acquire Jimmy Butler. Including their play-in win on Tuesday night, Golden State is 24-7 with Butler in the lineup. That play-in win gave the Warriors the #7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Golden State has a first-round matchup vs. the […]
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Scientists map fastest pathways for replenishing Central Valley groundwater
Location maps of ancillary data. (a) Locations of water level measurements with an interpolated map showing the base surface, and (b) Locations of water quality measurements with values of vertically averaged resistivity. Black outlines indicate the boundaries of groundwater subbasins in the valley. Red dots indicate locations of airborne electromagnetic soundings where bedrock is present. Red lines […]
Gorillas In The Congo Go Full Foodie And Forage For Truffles In The Dirt
Well, la-di-da! Who knew great apes had such fine tastes? Gorillas in parts of the Congo are occasionally seen scratching at the soil, seemingly in search of bugs and grubs. However, new research has shown that they’re actually scouting for a much more specific food source: truffles. These findings were based on observations of western […]
‘American Idol’ Contestant Doug Kiker Cause of Death Released
‘American Idol’ Doug Kiker Cause of Death Released Published April 17, 2025 9:03 AM PDT “American Idol” alum Doug Kiker — who was known by the moniker “The Singing Garbage Man” — died from an opioid overdose, TMZ has learned. According to the City and County of Denver Medical Examiner’s report obtained by TMZ, Doug […]
Big Blow To Delhi Capitals As Bowling Coach Munaf Patel Gets Fined By IPL Due To…
Delhi Capitals bowling coach Munaf Patel has been fined 25 percent of his match fee and accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the high-octane game against Rajasthan Royals. The match went down to the wire on Wednesday night with DC winning the edge-of-the-seat thriller in a Super […]
Freddie Mac: 30 year fixed-rate mortgage rises to 6.83% in the current week
Freddie Mac is reporting that the US 30 year fixed-rate mortgage came in at 6.83% for the April 17 week. That is up from versus 6.62% in the prior week. The high mortgage rate for the year is around 7.04%. Below is around 6.6%. The current rate is new the middle of that range at […]
