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Zillow Stock Slides. A Report Says Zillow Has Halted Home Purchases.
Text size Dreamstime Zillow Group was sliding more than 6% in premarket trading Monday after saying it will halt home purchases for the rest of the year. Zillow (ticker: Z) told Bloomberg in an email that it was “beyond operational capacity in our Zillow Offers business and are not taking on additional contracts to purchase homes at … Read more
Children Who Spent More Time in Nature Fared Best
Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with nature than their wealthier peers, a new study suggests. A study has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower … Read more
Jessica Alba Took This Silver Lining From Her Year at Home
“I always think it’s good for your kids to see you practice what you preach—those are some greatest lessons that they can receive,” said Alba. While she’s an in-demand speaker, sharing her tales of rejection and the years-long struggle to find investors that came before she took her company public this past May at a … Read more
Shilpa Shetty Kundra Flaunts Her New Undercut Buzz Haircut As She Shares a High-Intensity Workout Video – WATCH
Actor Shilpa Shetty is the queen of fashion and style and continues to prove so with her trendy new haircut. Taking to her Instagram handle on Monday, the ‘Dhadkan’ star posted a workout video which she began by tying her hair in a ponytail, flaunting her new undercut buzz haircut. Another element of the diva’s … Read more
Fantasy Defense Rankings Week 7: Who to start, sit at D/ST in fantasy football
Several solid D/STs are on bye this week (Bills, Cowboys, Steelers), but fortunately, only one “favorable matchup” (Jaguars) is out. That opens the door for some risky potential sleepers and waiver wire pickups to enter the top 15 of our Week 7 fantasy defense rankings. The Cardinals (vs. Texans), Panthers (@ Giants), Saints (@ Seahawks), … Read more
Draymond Green, Stephen Curry wanted Warriors to keep Avery Bradley
In releasing Avery Bradley, the Warriors had to thwart the wishes of their best players, according to team sources. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were among a group of strong advocates for keeping Bradley. The almost 31-year-old entering his 12th season didn’t look especially impactful in his preseason run. But those who favored Bradley weren’t … Read more
Ikea’s Bluetooth speaker with Spotify Tap is also a lamp
Ikea’s Vappeby Bluetooth speaker just leaked courtesy of an FCC filing. And because it’s Ikea, this mushroom-shaped speaker with an IP65 rating — which means it’ll resist dust, rain, and low pressure jets of water — also features an integrated 20 lumen (2700K) bulb to pull double-duty as a portable lamp. But that’s not the … Read more
South India floods kill at least 20
KOCHI, India – At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said. Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides in several areas, with the Indian army and navy called out to rescue residents. Some 13 of those were killed after a landslide in … Read more
Bill and Melinda Gates seen together for first time since divorce at daughter’s wedding
Photo by Alexis Anice/ALeA/Getty Images Jennifer Gates, 25, married Nayel Nassar on 16th October in New York, with a Muslim ceremony the day before. Her parents Bill and Melinda Gates walked her down the aisle. This is the first time the pair have been seen together since they announced their divorce in May. Bill and … Read more