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Current Situation: The Canadian housing market is at high risk of unravelling, according to experts. The level of debt that Canadians have taken on in comparison to their incomes has put many in a precarious position should mortgage rates continue to rise — which is likely. In fact, Phillip Colmar, a partner at Global Strategist at MRB Partners, has warned that “Canada is probably sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time.” The inflated home prices are a result of two decades’ worth of easy money supplied by the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy. Historical Context: Canada’s housing market...

Hours after a battle in eastern Ukraine in August, a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier crawled through a nearly destroyed trench, seeking help from his captors, a unit of international volunteers led by an American. Caspar Grosse, a German medic in that unit, said he saw the soldier plead for medical attention in a mix of broken English and Russian. It was dusk. A team member looked for bandages. That is when, Mr. Grosse said, a fellow soldier hobbled over and fired his weapon into the Russian soldier’s torso. He slumped, still breathing. Another soldier fired — “just shot him...

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California continued his show of support for President Biden on Saturday, praising the Biden administration’s track record in front of an enthusiastic crowd of Pennsylvania Democrats who appeared to remain firmly behind the president despite rising calls for him to leave the race. Newsom’s optimism and his message of Mr. Biden’s proven success were welcomed by the crowd in Doylestown, Pa. Many in attendance said they were tired of the discussion over whether the president should continue his campaign — even staunch supporters of Mr. Newsom, who is considered a potential replacement for Mr. Biden atop...

R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts 🚨#BREAKING: A group called the Patriot Front are have (sic) been spotted marching down in downtown Nashville 📌#Nashville l #Tennessee Approximately 150-250 individuals identified as members of the "Patriot Front," recognized as a right-wing organization, were seen marching in downtown Nashville, Tennessee this evening. As Numerous sightings were reported by people inside buildings and on the streets as the large group marched with shields, banners, and Confederate flags. Nashville police officers were seen monitoring the situation and escorting the group, working to maintain separation between them and any counter-protesters...

... “Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, referring to the tasks he faces daily in a rigorous job. “Every day, I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I’m running the world.” ...

Marie-Antoinette (born November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria—died October 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France (1774–93). Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the French monarchy in the closing years of the ancien régime, though her courtly extravagance was but a minor cause of the financial disorders of the French state in that period.

First lady Jill Biden is unleashing fury at those who are trying to force President Joe Biden to quit his re-election campaign following his disastrous debate performance last week against former President Donald Trump. ABC News host Martha Raddatz said following Biden’s interview with the network on Friday that sources inside the White House have told her that Biden’s “very tight inner circle” is pushing Biden to stay in the race and that he will win as long as he keeps going. “This of course includes his wife Jill who they said is lashing out at those who want him...

Once you see the strings on the marionettes you can never watch the performance and not see them.Last weekend James Clyburn visited 10 key ballot counting precincts in Wisconsin {link}. On Friday George Stephanopoulos interviewed Joe Biden from Wisconsin {link}. Today, the media is full of the story about how the Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed its own prior ruling and will now expand the use of ballot collection boxes.MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago...

A simmering rift between Joe Biden's family and staff has finally boiled over after his disastrous debate performance last week. The president blamed a cold and a generally 'bad night' for looking frail, confused, and struggling to finish sentences during the showdown with Donald Trump. Biden defiantly declared he would contest the November 5 election and win, despite a push by some top Democrats to convince him to stand aside.

Insiders have revealed the shocking comments Democrats made behind the scenes of his 'sad' 22-minute interview. The president sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday as part of a damage control strategy following his disastrous debate against Donald Trump last month. But his muted performance once again failed to convince even those in his own party that he has the mental fortitude required for four more years.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is advocating a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear that peace talks can only happen after Ukraine essentially surrenders. "If we sit in Brussels, we won’t be able to get any closer to peace. Action must be taken," Orban said during a regular interview on Hungarian state radio following his visit. Orban turned heads this week when he made back-to-back trips to Kyiv and Moscow just days before a major NATO summit in Washington, D.C., next week.

A second local radio host on Saturday told ABC News that he was provided a list of questions in advance of his interview with President Joe Biden this week. "Yes, I was given some questions for Biden," Earl Ingram of CivicMedia told ABC News. Ingram, a prominent host of a Wisconsin radio station, interviewed Biden this week in the wake of his debate performance. Ingram said he was given five questions and ended up asking four of them. "I didn't get a chance to ask him all the things I wanted to ask," he said. Ingram is the second interviewer...

When the 46th President of the United States took the debate stage a week ago, it became apparent, even from his first answer, that this would not be the performance he hoped for. For me as a brain specialist, it was concerning to watch President Joe Biden, and it quickly became clear that I was not alone in my reaction. Over the past week, I received more than a dozen calls, texts and emails from medical colleagues who, like me, specialize in the brain. It wasn’t that what we noticed was necessarily new but that it was particularly pronounced, and...

Swedish researchers at the Umeå University argue that there´s not enough evidence proving benefits of sunscreens. One of the most increasing forms of cancer in Sweden, skin cancer is linked to sun exposure and many believe in the use of sunscreens for guaranteed protection. According to the Radiation Safety Authority, applying sunscreen provides protection from the sun, yet researchers at the Umeå University are doubting the results. “The scientific support that sunscreen protects against skin cancer is weak. Therefore, one should be careful in recommending it as a protection,” said Bengt Järvholm, a senior physician and professor at Umeå. He...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to reduce the number of people going to prison through renewed efforts to cut reoffending. In his first press conference as prime minister, Sir Keir said too many people found themselves back in jail "relatively quickly" after being sent there. He added that intervening to prevent young people committing knife crime would be an early priority for his new government. But he said there would be no "overnight solution" to prison overcrowding, adding: "We’ve got too many prisoners, not enough prisons." It comes after he appointed a businessman as his prisons minister who...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: The Vatican is more interested in silencing Viganò than addressing his allegationsWhile Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is excommunicated, the same Vatican tolerates and even supports figures like Theodore McCarrick and others who abuse and challenge Church teaching.Editor’s note: The following text has been taken in full from Bishop Joseph Strickland’s X account (formerly Twitter). The original posts can be found HERE and HERE.(LifeSiteNews) — We find ourselves at a strange moment in Church history when Archbishop Viganò is excommunicated swiftly while Theodore McCarrick remains unexcommunicated after years of his crimes against the Church have come to...

The waters of Santa Cruz attract plenty of marine life, including those with doctorate degrees. KSBW 8 producer Estevan Lopez says he was dining out when his brother spotted Alfred Molina on the Fourth of July. Molina is best known for playing Spider-Man villain Dr. Otto Octavius (Doc Ock for short) in "Spider-Man 2" and most recently in 2021 in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Lopez said he was dining at Copal watching a soccer match. Molina was very kind and asked if they wanted a selfie. Maybe calling him a supervillain is a bit of an exaggeration after doing such...

Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former college football players were killed in a car crash overnight, according to Maryland State Police. Jackson was 24. Jackson died after a three-car crash that occurred at 3:14 a.m. Saturday in Prince George's County, according to police. Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Jr. -- the two former players who were high school teammates of Jackson's -- were also killed in the crash, police said. Hazel, 23, played at Maryland and Charlotte, while Lytton, 24, played at Florida State and Penn State. Police said Hazel was driving a Dodge Charger with Jackson...

President Trump is scheduled to appear at his first event with his mystery Vice Presidential running mate later this month during the RNC Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Trump revealed last month that he would officially announce his running mate at some point during the RNC. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump also told reporters prior to his massive rally in Philadelphia last month that he had already made his decision and that he had not told anybody, including the next Vice President. "Nobody knows," said Trump. According to later reports and rumors, Trump had narrowed his list of potential running...

No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark made more history on Saturday afternoon during the Indiana Fever's matchup with the New York Liberty. With her 10th rebound early in the fourth quarter, she became the first rookie to record a triple-double. She is also the first player in Fever history to record a triple-double as Indiana rallied to beat the Liberty 83-78. She finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. Clark got off to a terrific start, as she scored the first five points for the Fever and made three 3-pointers in the first quarter to help them build...