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The public is encouraged to attend at any time between 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. The post Public house to discuss city ADA plan to be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 appeared first on Athens County Independent.

Lawmakers sent Newsom hundreds of bills in his final months as governor. Here’s how he handled proposals to counter the Trump administration. What bills did Gavin Newsom sign into law — or veto — in his final year leading California? is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

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(The Center Square) - Arizona housing prices will continue to decline with the recent increase in mortgage rates, according to an economist. In September, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate target from 3.75% to 4%, pushing mortgage rates above 7% for the first time since January 2025. Before the interest rate increase, mortgage rates were around 6.5%. Zach Milne, the Commons Sense Institute director of policy and research, said the higher mortgage rates will cause Arizona’s housing market to continue to slow and “put downward pressure on prices overall.” Milne told The Center Square he thinks it will lead to “price softening” in Arizona, as the state has seen over the last two years. The average Arizona home price in August 2024 was $436,555, according to the Zillow real estate website. Two years later, the average Arizona home price is $418,000. He noted he did not anticipate a significant drop in home prices. Lisa Paffrath, 2026 president of the Arizona Realtors, said people worry when mortgage rates rise because their monthly payments go up. Milne estimated if a person puts 20% down on a $418,000 home at a 7.3% mortgage rate compared to a 6% mortgage rate in February, they would pay almost an extra $300 in monthly mortgage payments. This represents more than a 13% increase in monthly mortgage payments over an eight-month span. Milne called this a “significant jump.” He noted the calculation did not include monthly fees for insurance, utilities and other items associated with homeownership. According to Paffrath, the latest mortgage rate increase will hurt more than any other mortgage rate increase over the last three years. Arizonans have less buying power than before interest rates went up, she told The Center Square. For example, Paffrath, who is a real estate agent in Flagstaff, said an Arizonan who prequalified for a $400,000 loan before the rate increase would now qualify for only a $380,000 loan because of the rate change. She said the increased mortgage rates will have a large effect on first-time homebuyers. Unless a first-time homebuyer is inheriting money or diligent at saving, Paffrath said it is “really hard” for them to afford a home. Milne added that first-time homebuyers are taking longer to save enough for a down payment. He said people with a lower monthly mortgage payment may wait to put their homes on the market and look elsewhere to live, which will affect first-time homebuyers. Paffrath noted she works with many first-time homebuyers who want to purchase a home but can't afford anything because of prices. “It’s sad,” she said. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median age of a first-time homebuyer is 40, an all-time high. Paffrath said the days of 3% mortgage rates are never coming back unless “something catastrophic” happens. She noted she didn’t expect rates to go down soon, and if they did, the decrease would be between 0.125% and 0.25%. Paffrath said it will take Arizonans some time to get used to the rates above 7%. Current interest rates are historically low compared to the 1980s, when double-digit mortgage rates were common, the real estate agent explained. With the elevated interest rates, Milne said he thinks Arizonans will pull out of the homeownership market and head toward the rental market, which will increase rental prices.

پرزیدنت دونالد ترامپ می‌گوید افزایش قیمت بنزین دیگر ناشی از اختلال در تردد نفتکش‌ها از تنگه هرمز نیست و مشکلات مربوط به پالایشگاه‌ها، از جمله حملات اوکراین به تاسیسات روسیه و کاهش ظرفیت پالایش در آمریکا، اکنون نقش مهم‌تری در فشار بر قیمت سوخت دارند.

Daniil Medvedev’s semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing ended early after officials defaulted Medvedev for hitting a spectator in the face with a ball. Djokovic was leading 7–5, 5–3 at the time.

More than a year after a Northern Kentucky protest at Roebling Street Bridge over federal immigration officials’ arrest of an Ohio cleric, a protester was arrested Monday morning on an upgraded charge.  Benjamin Potash, a Louisville lawyer representing Taylor Marshall, told the Kentucky Lantern that his client’s arrest and detainment at the Kenton County Detention […]

Росія цілеспрямовано атакує американський бізнес в Україні, заявив тимчасовий повірений у справах України у США Денис Сєнік. Раніше Сєнік наводив приклади ударів РФ за останній рік по компаніях, пов'язаних зі США. Зокрема, йдеться про офіс Boeing у Києві, підприємство Flex у Мукачеві та об’єкт Bunge у Дніпрі, підприємство Mondelēz у Сумській області, підприємство Coca-Cola на Київщині, об’єкт Bunge у Дніпрі. 26 вересня Росія атакувала логістичний центр, що обслуговує McDonald's. На запит...

North Dakota lawmakers and state officials announced Monday a proposal that would award yearly bonuses to teachers to boost recruitment and retention. Estimated bonuses for the first year would be about $3,400 per teacher, if lawmakers support the proposal during the 2027 legislative session. The Support Teachers and Youth Succeed stipend, or STAYS, would use […]

The ongoing DAF debate can and should be a segue to deeper conversations about the sector as a whole, and the much bigger concerns it faces, Darren Pries-Klassen argues. The post It’s time for a broader, more nuanced conversation around DAFs appeared first on The Philanthropist Journal.

حثّ الرئيس الكيني ويليام روتو، القادة السياسيين في جنوب السودان، اليوم الإثنين، على التمسك بالحوار The post روتو يحث كير على مواصلة الحوار قبيل الانتخابات المرتقبة appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

All are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting.  The post Village of Albany park ribbing-cutting to be held Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 appeared first on Athens County Independent.

El calor extremo dejó de ser una anomalía meteorológica y empieza a exigir una transformación profunda de las políticas sanitarias europeas.

Gera 10'an a Festîvala Fîlmên Kurdî li New York'ê pêkaht û ji bo hefteyekê dom kir, gelek belgefîlm hatin nîşan dan û gelek çalakî di hefteya Festîvala Fîmanên Kurd de hatin encam dan. Bîta Meşayexî li Festîvalê amadebû û ev raport amade kir.

أفاد برنامج الأغذية العالمي التابع للأمم المتحدة، اليوم الإثنين، بأن شباباً مسلحين في ولاية جونقلي The post مسلحون يعترضون قافلة مساعدات إنسانية في جونقلي appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

دافع فصيل تحالف المعارضة في جنوب السودان، عن تسجيل سبعة من أحزابه المنضوية تحت لوائه، The post فصيل تحالف “سوا” يدافع عن تسجيل مجلس الأحزاب لـ 7 أحزاب appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Озодликда халқаро хабарлар тафсилоти билан танишинг.

Latino leaders gathered outside North Carolina’s legislative building Thursday to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and look ahead to the future. America Juarez-Maldonado with Carolina Migrant Network said it would be easy to feel anger and despair, especially at a time that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have wrongfully detained and arrested many Latinos. “Here’s […]

ការបោះឆ្នោត​ប្រធានាធិបតី​ប្រេស៊ីលនៅជុំទី១ បានចាប់ផ្តើម​កាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យទី​៤តុលា​។ លទ្ធផល​បាន​បង្កឲ្យមាន​​​ការភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលបំផុត ដោយ​កូន​ប្រុស​របស់លោកអតីត​​ប្រធានាធិបតី បុលសូណារ៉ូ  ហ្វ្លាវីយ៉ូ បុលសូណារ៉ូ បានឈ្នះនាំមុខ​លោក​លូឡា ដែលជាប្រធានាធិបតី​ចប់អាណត្តិ​។ ប្រសិន​បើលោក ហ្វ្លាវីយ៉ូ បុលសូណារ៉ូ ឈ្នះឆ្នោតនៅជុំទី២ នោះ​ប្រេស៊ីល​ ប្រទេសធំបំផុតនៅអាមេរិកឡាទីន នឹងក្លាយជាប្រទេសថែមមួយទៀតក្នុងតំបន់នេះ ​ដែលមានទំនោរនយោបាយ​ស្តាំអភិរក្សនិយម។

قال رئيس الإدارة المدنية بولاية غرب دارفور في السودان، تجاني الطاهر كرشوم، إن غارة جوية The post مقتل وإصابة أكثر من 27 مدنياً في غارة جوية على عربة بغرب دارفور appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.