CFPB Sues Rocket Homes Over Alleged Kickbacks

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Marv From ‘Home Alone’ Has a New Calling Card: Tangerines and Sculpture

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CFPB Sues Rocket Homes Over Alleged Kickbacks

The lawsuit alleged that the real-estate company provided incentives to brokers and agents to steer home buyers to its parent company’s mortgage-lending wing, Rocket Mortgage.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

As Blake Lively sues 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni, collaborators take her side

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Los Angeles Times - 1d

U.S. sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over payment accounts for delivery drivers

The CFPB filed a complaint Monday against Walmart and Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to get paid.

CNBC - 1d

CFPB Sues Walmart for Pay Practices for 'Last-Mile' Drivers

The lawsuit alleges that Walmart deposited drivers’ pay into accounts with payment platform Branch Messenger without the drivers’ consent.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women's sports

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans

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This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics

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The New York Times - 8h

What it would cost to live like the 'Home Alone' family today, according to financial advisors

The classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” tells the improbable tale of a family who leaves their 8-year-old son home when they embark on a vacation.

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Arrest after man killed in alleged hit-and-run

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ESPN - 20h

US banking lobby sues Fed over stress test framework

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Financial Times - 21h

Justin Baldoni award rescinded amid Blake Lively harassment allegations

Award in ‘advocating on behalf of women and girls’ revoked after suit filed by Lively accusing him of sexual harassment. An award recently given to actor and director Justin Baldoni, honoring him ...

The Guardian - 22h

Meet the Grinch who stole Christmas from alleged drug dealers

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‘I had half a mind to’ — Why Macaulay Culkin didn’t buy the $5.25 million ‘Home Alone’ house

Culkin has revealed that he came close to buying the iconic Illinois mansion that is featured in the hit holiday movie.

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Questions Emerge About Data Used by China to Defend Against Doping Allegations

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This home builder issued its third profit warning in three months. Its stock is tanking.

Britain’s Vistry Group on Tuesday issued its third profit warning in as many months, sending its already-battered stock spiraling lower.

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My shirts reeked of onions; my father hated the ‘phoney Tudor windows’. That flat will always mean home | Michael Rosen

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I’m ashamed of what I said about Blake Lively. Her allegations should shock us all | Laura Snapes

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Texas AG sues NCAA over transgender athletes

Texas has sued the NCAA to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sports across the state or in sports that involve Texas programs.

ESPN - 1d

Consumer protection board sues Walmart and fintech firm over gig-worker driver pay access

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using costly deposit accounts to receive their pay.

NBC News - 1d

Texas attorney general sues NCAA over transgender athletes competing in women's sports

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the NCAA, accusing the association of misleading fans by allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s events.

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‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of my home, investment property and my late father’s house?

“If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”

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