'Starter home' tax breaks, aid for first time buyers: What to know about Harris' affordable housing proposals

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Politics - The Hill - October 14

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Business - CNBC - October 28

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The Biden administration rolled out a plan last year to create more housing by unlocking more than $35 billion in lending capacity. It has yet to close on any loans that would support ...

Business - The New York Times - October 28

The S&P 500 breaks 6,000 and the Dow tops 44,000. Here’s why stocks could keep climbing.

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Business - MarketWatch - 21 hours ago

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AP men's poll: What you need to know about each Top 25 team

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Sports - ESPN - October 17

What to know about California's controversial new law aimed at preventing gas price spikes

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Politics - The Hill - October 14

What to know about 'Agatha All Along's' Billy Maximoff: Here's his backstory

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Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16

What to know about the Texas inmate set to be executed in shaken baby syndrome case

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What we know about Liam Payne's death, including some of the unanswered questions

Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires

Entertainment - ABC News - October 17

What we know about Richard Allen and the Delphi teens he's accused of killing

Richard Allen, 52, is charged in the 2017 deaths of teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams, who were found dead in 2017 near the Delphi Historic Trail in Indiana.

What we know about E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

At least 49 E. coli cases in 10 states, one of them deadly, have been traced back to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the CDC says. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen has more on what's known ...

Tim Walz votes with his son Gus: What to know about the VP candidate's wife and kids

Walz and his wife Gwen met when they were both public school teachers.

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