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Lower stamp duty thresholds introduced at the start of the month are being widely blamed for the biggest monthly decline in UK house price growth since August 2023, according to a major lender’s measure.Nationwide’s latest report on the housing market showed a 0.6% decline in April, taking the rolling annual rate of growth down to 3.4% from the 3.9% determined in March. The bigger than expected decline has been widely explained by a slowdown in activity prompted by the stamp duty changes, which affected buyers in England and Northern Ireland at the beginning of the month.Money latest: Boost for 1.2…
Medical researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered a way to help the body fight cancerous tumors that are even resistant to prevailing forms of immunotherapy. The researchers found that reversing a mechanism preventing the immune system from attacking tumors can stimulate the immune system to fight the cancer cells. The breakthrough was led by Prof. Carmit Levy, Prof. Yaron Carmi, and PhD student Avishai Maliah from TAU’s Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences. The paper was published in the leading journal Nature Communications. Levy said the discovery occurred at his lab, which studies both cancer and the effects…
NEW YORK — One of the toughest things about appearing on Broadway might not be the acting or the hours. It’s squeezing your resume to under 100 words for your bio in Playbill. T.R. Knight tried to include all of it, initially.“I was getting angry at myself for getting precious about what to include and what not to include,” he says. “I was like, ‘You are being ridiculous.’”So instead of trying to fit in a career that has spanned Shakespeare and “Grey’s Anatomy,” a David Mamet play and “ The Flight Attendant, ” Knight changed direction.“There once was an actor…
Ahhhh….the warmth of the sun…the happiness it brings….everyone needs to Let The Sunshine In! So many of us stay indoors and forget how important it is to be outdoors and soak up the sun. Here are the many benefits: 1. It reduces stress therefore, can also reduce your blood pressure 2. Produces Serotonin which uplifts your mood and makes you happy so it can detour depression 3. Strengthens your immune system 4. Increases Vitamin D within us to improve good health and fight off illnesses such a Rickets Syndrome 5. Allows you to have a better night sleep with producing…
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a nuclear submarine base March 26, 2025, in Murmansk, Russia.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two.The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run on May 8, May 9 — when Putin will host international leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, for lavish celebrations to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany — and May 10.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, in response,…
During President Trump’s first U.S.-China trade war in 2018, American companies flocked to Vietnam to sidestep escalating tariffs, and the country became increasingly critical to their bottom lines.But in Mr. Trump’s escalating trade fight across the globe, Vietnam has become a new target. Tensions were so high that there were doubts about whether American diplomats would attend Wednesday’s events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.Here’s how some U.S. businesses have come to rely on the country:In all, American firms have enjoyed the benefits of cheaper Vietnamese manufacturing and calmer geopolitics.That changed in April when Mr.…
Lawmakers and experts on both sides of the aisle at a Tuesday House Oversight hearing emphasized the importance of modernizing the government’s technology but quietly disagreed on whether billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is helping or hurting the cause. Updating the antiquated technology the federal government runs on has long been a bipartisan goal that, until recently, didn’t get much nationwide attention, although DOGE’s recent handling of government tech and data has been controversial and the subject of several lawsuits. DOGE’s efforts to consolidate Americans’ data may run afoul of privacy laws, which are also at the center of upwards…
Buddy Guy would do just about anything for the blues. So when the guitarist and singer got the call for a role in Ryan Coogler’s musical horror period-drama “Sinners,” the answer was an easy yes.Then the nerves kicked in.“Man, I had goose pimples everywhere. I couldn’t hardly sleep that night after shooting and the night before,” Guy, who turns 89 in July, said in a phone interview from his home in Chicago. In his main scene opposite Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld, in a bar after the film jumps from the 1930s to the ’90s, he said he almost…
Exciting new research reveals that taking a daily multivitamin could be a simple way to help maintain mental sharpness as you age. Overview of the New Study A recent 3-year study found seniors who took multivitamins experienced 60% slower cognitive decline than those who didn’t take vitamins in this study. That’s like turning back the clock by 1.8 years! One group took a cocoa extract thought to benefit cognition. Another took a daily mineral and multivitamin supplement. A third received a placebo. Participants completed standardized cognitive tests annually. Key Findings The cocoa extract showed no benefit to cognition. But the multivitamin group declined 60%…
The Detroit Lions made a bold move in the 2025 NFL Draft, trading pick No. 102 and both of their 2026 third-round picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for picks No. 70, 182 and a fixture sixth-rounder to select Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.What stands out about TeSlaa to Lions general manager Brad Holmes?”The pick that was probably the most questioned, I would say, was Isaac TeSlaa. I can say that he was my favorite wide receiver in this draft,” Holmes said in an interview with 97.1 The Ticket on Tuesday. “I’m not saying he was the best wide receiver in…