The Fair Housing Act (the “Act”) unequivocally prohibits intentional discrimination by housing providers, but last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that housing providers may run afoul of the Act, even absent the intent to discriminate. In the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in TX Dept. of Community Affairs v. ... Read More »
U.K. real estate is beginning to shake from the Brexit earthquake. Investors are pulling money out of commercial property, and shares in housebuilding companies are falling fast. Three big asset management firms have halted trading in real estate investment funds in the last 24 hours, the latest sign of turmoil ... Read More »
A second teaching union is to ballot its members on taking industrial action over their workload. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) said an indicative ballot showed the majority of its 8,000 members supported taking action. Last week, Scotland’s largest teaching union, the EIS, said its secondary school members would ... Read More »
Americans spend a good chunk of their healthcare dollars on alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic care and natural supplements, a new government report shows. In fact, they paid more than $30 billion out of pocket in 2012 on chiropractors and other complementary health practitioners, as well as supplements ... Read More »
Many great innovations build on what has gone before. Isaac Newton acknowledged and developed others’ ideas to leave a lasting impact. On 5 February 1676, Isaac Newton – already regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the age – wrote to his friend and rival Robert Hooke, praising him ... Read More »
Another drop in mortgage interest rates, to their lowest level in three years, sent borrowers back to the bank to refinance home loans. Total mortgage application volume increased 2.9 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week. Applications are now nearly 35 percent higher than one ... Read More »
The official U.S. Air Force production decision for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker has been delayed because of a refueling boom loads issue. Boeing said the problem was identified during flight testing of the Pegasus and that a Milestone C decision will now come in August instead of June. Boeing’s ... Read More »
As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up its version of the Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in the coming weeks, gaps exist between White House and Congressional proposals for ship and aircraft building, as well as for the future organization of the Defense Department. Neither the Senate bill, ... Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Blame Game, where parents blame teachers and teachers blame parents for low grades, mischievous behavior, and everything under the sun. I’m your host, and today we have two contestants who will … Wait! What? Stop! While this game show doesn’t exist, and may exaggerate what ... Read More »
European shares hit one-month highs on Monday, while the dollar index rose to a two-month peak after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested that an interest rate hike in the United States may be around the corner. The Fed should raise rates “in the coming months” if growth picks up ... Read More »
Forces in western Libya are getting ready to improve at the metropolis of Sirte, seized via Islamic nationremaining yr, their spokesman stated, pushing in advance with plans for a counter-assault after the Islamists made territorial gains inside the ultimate week. The opponents based totally within the metropolis of Misrata would ... Read More »
There is a robust hyperlink among the coronary heart rhythm sickness atrial fibrillation and race, a brand new look at says. Whites with coronary heart failure are much more likely to have atrial traumatic inflammation (AF) than blacks or Hispanics with heart failure, the have a look at authors stated. ... Read More »
