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By Angus Watson, Anna Chernova, Lauren Kent and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A United States delegation met Monday with Kremlin negotiators in Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for progress toward a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine, just as Russian strikes injured scores of people in Ukraine, including children. Talks between Russian and US officials concluded late Monday evening after more than 12 hours, the state-run Russian news agency RIA Novosti said. The high-stakes meeting came one day after discussions between a US contingent...

Image by Breno Assis. Real estate has become climate change’s biggest victim. Climate change is attacking America’s most valuable, biggest asset class. For the first time in history there are regions of the country where major property insurers have dropped coverage altogether as elsewhere rates are on the climb, pricing some buyers out of the market. America’s politicians punted on tackling climate change decades ago, except for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who has masterfully delivered more than 290 “Time to Wake Up” climate speeches to the Senate, calling out deniers and...

Mike Gorius and Kevin Hart opt for private lenders despite higher interest rates.The main advantage of working with private lenders rather than traditional lenders is speed. Finding people with capital boils down to networking, leveraging social media, and cold-calling.As of March 2025, mortgage rates are hovering around 6.4%.Real-estate investors Mike Gorius and Kevin Hart are willing to pay nearly double that rate to work with private money lenders.The main reason is speed and efficiency.Gorius told Business Insider that compared to working with a traditional lender, "there's a lot less paperwork...

SmartAsset and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Property division in a divorce depends on whether the state follows community property or common law rules. In community property states, most assets acquired during the marriage belong equally to both spouses and are typically split 50/50. In common law states, assets generally belong to the spouse who acquired them unless they are jointly owned. These rules determine how property and debts are divided when a marriage ends. A financial advisor can help you...

Michael Stinziano  |  Guest ColumnistSouth Side homeowner Bonnie Mitchell sees 500% tax hikeSouth Side homeowner Bonnie Mitchell sees 500% tax hike, seeks relief through Legal Aid Society; is able to keep houseMichael Stinziano is Franklin County auditor.Re: "Will Ohio homeowners get property tax relief? Why lawmakers can’t agree on a fix," Feb. 24: Ohio does not have a property value problem; it has a property tax problem.Increasing home values are not the cause of unaffordable property tax bills in Franklin County. A byzantine, unconstitutional property tax system that forces underfunded schools...

The custom home had been on and off the market since 2021.More than 20 planes have violated airspace near Mar-a-Lago with the latest incidentsTwo civilian aircraft flew over restricted airspace near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago recently forcing NORAD to respond.Straight Arrow NewsThe house at 153 Kings Road was built in 2009 as a custom home by the sellers, Michael and Lori Bernstein.The propery measures a little more than quarter of an acre on the second street north of Mar-a-Lago. The area closes to through traffic when Trump is in residence...

US Attorney General Pam Bondi ‘The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,' says Attorney General Pam BondiVowing harsh punishment, the US' top cop has denounced a recent series of attacks on the property of Tesla, the carmaker led by CEO Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump's largest campaign donor."The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences. We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved...

Creditors owed around US$150 billion by defaulted Chinese developers always stood to get just pennies back, but many are finding that even after a debt plan is agreed, it’s not necessarily a done deal. A growing number of builders that passed a seemingly key stage of restructurings in getting court approval for their plans are heading back to square one, after fresh liquidity problems amid a prolonged property crisis made it harder for them to honour their promises.On Friday, Kaisa Group Holdings, which carries one of the largest debt loads in...

Uptick in Tesla vandalism amid DOGE backlashElon Musk's Teslas are being vandalized at a higher rate as he faces backlash for federal cuts and firings.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi echoed President Donald Trump by saying those who vandalize and violently attack Teslas are committing “domestic terrorism.”Bondi, the former Florida Attorney General who Trump nominated as the country’s next attorney general in November, made the comments in a statement on Tuesday evening.“The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,” Bondi said in the statement.According to...

Compounding the company's public relations woes, the Vancouver International Auto Show announced it was removing Tesla from the event on the eve of its Wednesday kick-off, citing security concerns. Politics "has absolutely no bearing on the decision", the show's executive director Eric Nicholl said late on Tuesday. "This is purely from a safety point for our guests and our attendees." In an interview at the White House late on Tuesday, Musk told Fox News he was "shocked" at the attacks on Tesla vehicles and the "hatred and violence from the...