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Businesswoman and former "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel sold the home she owned in Connecticut.The property, a roughly 3-acre estate known as "Applejack Farm" in the Greenwich area, fetched $7.825 million in a recent transaction.Corcoran Centric Realty’s Jeff Jackson represented Frankel, while Martha Jeffrey and Anne Oglivy of Sotheby’s International Realty were involved on the buyer’s side of the deal for the historic Greenwich home, according to […]

Richard Simmons' Los Angeles home is on the market. According to The Robb Report, the late fitness instructor and TV personality purchased the Hollywood Hills home in the early 80s, and spent much of his time there after retreating from public life in 2014.He lived in the home until his death in July 2024 at the age of 76 from natural causes, and it is now available for purchase for the […]

The U.S. Army announced that it has surpassed its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals four months ahead of schedule following years of falling short of its quota. The milestone marks a potential turning point in one of the military’s most persistent challenges: recruitment.Last week, the Army announced that it had signed contracts with more than 61,000 future soldiers, which is more than 10% higher than the 55,000 recruits targeted in fiscal […]

A recall of certain cases of Floria Dried Apricots is underway due to their packaging not disclosing the fruit contains sulfites. Turkana Food Inc. issued a recall for 352 cases of the dried fruit Thursday through an announcement published on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website. The dried apricots have 200-gram paper packaging.The move was precipitated by "routine sampling performed by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets" that […]

JetZero is making a significant investment in North Carolina as the company plans to construct a factory in Greensboro to produce its blended-wing-body jets there in the future.JetZero’s investment in Greensboro to build the airplane factory will amount to more than $4.7 billion and bring over 14,500 jobs to the area over time, Gov. Josh Stein’s office said. The company announced Thursday it had chosen Greensboro, a city in Central North […]

 Investors flocked to safer assets, including gold and out of U.S. stocks, after Israel launched attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites. All three of the major U.S. averages fell Friday, erasing weekly gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off over 700 points or 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 lost 1%. Selling accelerated late afternoon on reports Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, according to Fox News. The strikes, which began late […]

Frozen meal giant Conagra Brands, Inc. is trying to capture budget-conscious shoppers opting for convenient and healthier options by launching dozens of new frozen foods this month. The frozen food meals, including single-serve and multi-serve meals, vegetable side dishes, and gluten-free and plant-based meals, are slated to arrive in stores and e-commerce outlets in June as the company attempts to reverse back-to-back declines in reported and organic net sales. During its […]

Mortgage rates declined for the first time in weeks, though they are still hovering near 7%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.84% from last week's reading of 6.85%.The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.95% a year ago.THESE STATES WERE THE HOUSING MARKET MVPS, ACCORDING TO REALTOR.COM"Mortgage […]

Iran being set back on its heels by Israel means "nothing is off the table" for China and its military advances, according to one foreign policy expert."The Chinese… they're losing their proxy, Iran. Iran has been accomplishing China's foreign policy goals for quite some time. And China's Middle East policy is now in disarray," Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang said on "Varney & Co." Friday."This is a point where […]