‘An Absolute Mess’: Brokers Assess the Shift in Fees

The New York City Council has passed a bill that would require landlords to pay for the rental brokers they hire. Some brokers believe it will hurt tenants in the long run.

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New York City Council Approves Bill Shifting Broker Fees to Landlords

The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters pay thousands of dollars in broker fees.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

NYC Bans Tenant-Paid Broker Fees

New York is one of the few cities where tenants paid broker fees instead of landlords.

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10 power builders and brokers shaping Miami

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World - Financial Times - November 2

France grapples with its budget mess

The political class needs to relearn the value of fiscal discipline

World - Financial Times - October 24

'I'm a hoarder - it's my mess and it's who I am'

Dan MacPhee shares his personal battle with clutter and what is being done to help him.

Breer: There's ‘something messed up' in Patriots' receiver room

What's up with the Patriots' wide receivers? Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer weighs in on a position group that's been even worse than expected.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Chicago is a mess, but you should be bullish on this Bear

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US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel

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World - The Guardian - October 31

Big Tech’s shift on Trump

Outrage over his 2016 election victory has given way to wariness but also anticipation of opportunities

World - Financial Times - November 7

Filling 'donut' & taming Fernandes - Amorim's tactics assessed

With Ruben Amorim confirmed as the new Man United head coach, how will the current squad fit into his tactics?

Presidential historian assesses Trump's 2024 win

In just two-and-a-half months, President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House following a campaign unlike any other in U.S. history. While so much of Trump's first term was ...

Trump rally comedian apologizing 'to absolutely nobody'

The comedian who told a series of off-color jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos at President-elect Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally says he is not sorry for the controversy his set caused. “I ...

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Ofsted proposes assessing schools on 10 areas of performance

System would replace old single-word assessments of overall standards

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

A Mideast Shift Is Underway, Without Israel

Before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Saudi Arabia was open to forging stronger ties with the Israelis. Now, a year into the war in Gaza, it is warming up to its traditional enemy, Iran.

World - The New York Times - October 20

The Shift I Tonight on 60 Minutes

More than 80% of all the nation’s counties moved toward the right in the 2024 election. The shift is decisive and leaves Democrats arguing over how they misread the people. Tonight, Scott Pelley ...

Beauty in Black review – Tyler Perry’s Netflix series is another lurid mess

The wildly successful mogul’s first drama series for the streamer is a disaster with one-dimensional characters and haphazard plotting. Beauty in Black is a new Netflix series whose main reason for ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Week 9 Care/Don't Care: The NFC is a mess — but the Lions are squeaky-clean

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon delivers his insight into the major results from Week 9's Sunday action.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Two things Dallas shouldn't do as the Cowboys try to fix this mess

When they aren't winning, the Cowboys still inspire discussion. This week's QB Room looks at Dallas' looming overhaul, plus Aaron Rodgers courting trouble.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Trump has an opportunity on 3 critical issues — if he doesn’t mess it up

Trump has an opportunity to build a new, lasting political coalition. But if he makes the wrong moves, he will just hand power back to the Democrats.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Venice to double number of days tourists must pay entry fee

The fee, which only applies to daytrippers, will be in force on weekends and public holidays from April to July.

Taiwan ETF issuers to pull in $420mn in fees this year

Total ETF assets soared nearly 50% in eight months to end of August

World - Financial Times - October 25

Ukraine and US warn Kyiv’s troops could face North Korean forces ‘in days’

New assessment finds as many as 8,000 soldiers have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region

Business - Financial Times - October 31

University tuition fees rising to £9,535 in England

Maintenance loans are also going up to help students manage the cost of living.

Why are university tuition fees going up?

Tuition fees in England are to rise for the first time in eight years, to help universities.

Labour draws dividing line on tuition fees

Party may hit political difficulties as the amount rises with inflation and system loses its original advantages

World - Financial Times - November 5

Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect

Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect.

Business - The New York Times - November 7

Ryanair to repay €1.5 million surcharge fees in Italy

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Brad Raffensperger says Georgia's election results "absolutely not" will take seven days

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that it will "absolutely not" take seven days for his state to tabulate votes despite recent comments ...

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before

World - ABC News - October 21

What leaked US assessment of Israeli plans to strike Iran shows

US investigators are trying to find out how the highly classified intelligence documents were leaked online.

'Absolution' Excerpt: Read the Beginning of Jeff VanderMeer's Newest Southern Reach Book

Absolution, the latest book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series, begins with a mysterious alligator experiment that seems to have gone wrong. Read the first two chapters here.

Tech - Wired - October 22

Kamala Harris full interview: ‘Absolutely’ the country is ready for a woman to be president

Vice President Kamala Harris talks about sexism, President Biden’s age, and her plans on immigration, abortion and transgender health care, during an interview with NBC News' Hallie Jackson.

Absolution, A New Southern Reach Novel By Jeff VanderMeer, Is Now Available

Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel $27 (was ...

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The US is ‘absolutely’ ready for a female president, Harris says in NBC interview

VP says she’s focused on ‘the challenges, the dreams’ of Americans as opposed to Trump ‘who is focused on himself’. Kamala Harris said that she has no doubt that the US was ready for a female ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Jaguar Whips Up a Pair of Absolutely Impeccable E-Types

World - Yahoo News - October 23

CeeDee Lamb on Troy Aikman's assessment of "lazy" Cowboys receivers: "Next question"

Aikman's criticism of Dallas wideouts apparently struck a nerve.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

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