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Jan 16, 2025 | 
the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Joe Murphy
SketchOpposition is a lonely place – but the Tory leader’s big ‘party reset’ event was not only remarkable policy-free, at times it felt more like a few random tweets cut-and-pasted together says Joe MurphyWith history being forged in the cities of Gaza, Kyiv and Washington, it might feel tempting to ignore the tiddling affairs of Lilliput, that abandoned village known in more prosperous days as the Conservative and Unionist Party.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nbcchicago.com | Joe Murphy
The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and low-skilled in the United States expands, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ latest survey of adult skills. The survey was previously administered in 2017, when 19% of U.S. adults ranked at the lowest levels of literacy.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
rcreader.com | Joe Murphy |Michael Helke
DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2024) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) elected its slate of 2025–2026 officers at its final board meeting of 2024. The IBC serves as a catalyst for economic growth throughout Iowa while driving innovative policy solutions to enhance opportunity for every Iowan.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
theinvadingsea.com | Joe Murphy
By Joe Murphy, National Wildlife FederationFlorida stands at a unique crossroads in terms of our public lands. Floridians support acquisition, effective management and connections between our public lands. Recent events in Florida, though, have outraged folks as those events cast doubt about the security of public lands once in the management and possession of the state. Can anyone say state parks debacle? Secret backroom deals? Limited public participation?
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
autos.yahoo.com | Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy |JoElla Carman |Nigel Chiwaya |Jiachuan Wu
Jasmine Cui and Joe Murphy and JoElla Carman and Nigel Chiwaya and Jiachuan WuSeptember 3, 2024 at 10:53 AM·4 min readEleni Kalorkoti for NBC NewsWhy is it so hard to buy a home? Prices have far outpaced middle-class incomes. Mortgage rates are above 7% for the first time since 2002. And 3 out of 10 homes are sold above listing price. But none of those factors fully captures the variety of challenges buyers nationwide face in the current market.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy |JoElla Carman |Nigel Chiwaya |Jiachuan Wu
Why is it so hard to buy a home? Prices have far outpaced middle-class incomes. Mortgage rates are above 7% for the first time since 2002. And 3 out of 10 homes are sold above listing price. But none of those factors fully captures the variety of challenges buyers nationwide face in the current market. The conditions on the ground can vary widely across state and even county lines.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Denise Chow |Joe Murphy |Jiachuan Wu
Fertility rates around the world are dropping quicker than expected, putting the world on track to see a population decline before the end of the century, according to a report from the United Nations. More than 60 countries and territories have already peaked in population, including Italy, Japan, Russia and, in 2021, China, according to the report published Thursday. That means 1 in 4 people in the world live in a country with a population that has already peaked in size.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
medium.com | Joe Murphy
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May 23, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy |JoElla Carman |Nigel Chiwaya |Jiachuan Wu
Why is it so hard to buy a home? Prices have far outpaced middle-class incomes. Mortgage rates are above 7% for the first time since 2002. And 3 out of 10 homes are sold above listing price. But none of those factors fully captures the variety of challenges buyers nationwide face in the current market. The conditions on the ground can vary widely across state and even county lines.
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May 23, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy |Nigel Chiwaya
Blame it on the mortgage rates. Blame it on the scarce supply. There are more than enough reasons to blame for the dismal state of the U.S. housing market, which are now quantified and categorized in NBC News’ Home Buyer Index. Here are some key takeaways from our first report:Homebuying is hard around the countryThe April Home Buyer Index report found nationwide difficulty to be at 87.3 out of a possible 100, a score that represents extremely tough conditions.
