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This Dec. 3, 2015, file photo shows an existing home for sale in Roswell, Ga. Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017 as they battled for the biggest breaks possible in the most dramatic rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.
President Donald Trump isn't the only one in the family with an eye for real estate. His sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is selling a mansion in Palm Beach.
The tax reform bill recently passed by Washington lawmakers will be either a boon or a curse when it's signed into law, depending on which side of the aisle is doing the talking. The median combined household income for the 8th District is $53,000 annually, but analysts agreed the bill would cause taxes to go up for most people with incomes under $70,000, he said.
Even Bruce McGuire, founder of the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association, understands if wealthy Northeasterners flee the region due to changes in the tax code. The problem for the Connecticut hedge-fund set - and, more broadly, for a lot of the Wall Street crowd - is that Republican proposals in both the House and Senate would drive up taxes for many high-earners in the New York City area.
Dorsey usually hosts a large Thanksgiving dinner for f... . In this Nov. 17, 2017 photo, George Dorsey walks through his hurricane-damaged home in Houston.
In this Nov. 17, 2017 photo, George Dorsey walks through his hurricane-damaged home in Houston. He usually hosts a large Thanksgiving dinner for family but is making other arrangements this year as he continues to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
Democrats added another win in the deep-red Oklahoma Legislature on Tuesday, continuing the minority party's string of success and chipping away at the Republican Party's hold on state government. The previously GOP-held House seat and two Senate seats on the ballot were all in mostly Republican districts around Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Kenneth R. Harney of the Washington Post Writers Group is a past member of the Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council and is currently on the board of directors of the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Reach him at KenHarney@earthlink.net.
Human trafficking is one of the most under reported crimes, but according to UNICEF U.S.A., it is also the second largest crime industry in the world. Among the human trafficking cases, according to the Human Trafficking Hotline, the vast majority of those cases are sex trafficking.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to a person familiar with the matter. The precise charges the men face were not immediately clear.
Scott and Laura Douglas were killed last year in a hot air balloon crash. Scott's parents, Harvey and Jan Douglas, remember their children through family photo albums.
New home sales were down again in August, following a 9.4 percent plunge in July. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said sales of newly constructed homes sold during the month at a seasonally adjusted rate of 560,000 units.
Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco and workers began hauling boxes out of the stately building in a historic area of the city Friday, a day after the Trump administration ordered its closure amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia. The order to leave the consulate and an official diplomatic residence in San Francisco - home to a longstanding community of Russian emigres and technology workers - escalated an already tense diplomatic standoff between Washington and Moscow, even for those who have long monitored activities inside the closely monitored building.
Last week I heard BBC announce the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the financial crisis. This is dated to the decision by the French bank BNP Paribas to prohibit withdrawals from two hedge funds that were heavily invested in subprime mortgage backed securities.
In anticipation of his move to Washington, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently listed his family's Boulder County home for sale. And interest in the $1.675 million home, located 10 miles from Pearl Street Mall and surrounded by open space with stunning mountain views, is already high, listing agent Deborah Read Fowler said..
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'I took my daughter to the dentist, and they brought her back dead': Mother's anguish as her daughter, three, dies during routine dental procedure to remove two teeth Pastor, 52, vanishes in New Mexico while hunting for hidden treasure chest containing $1million of gold and jewels buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains - a year after another man died looking for the same haul 'At least two dead' as holiday hotspot in Mali is stormed by gunmen who have 'taken hostages in resort popular with Western tourists' Caitlyn Jenner prompts outrage with ill-timed joke saying 'liberals can't even shoot straight' in wake of Republican baseball practice shooting More than 80 Great Danes are rescued from squalid $1.45 million New Hampshire mansion-'turned puppy farm' covered in feces and littered with rotting raw chicken Girl, 10, has arm severed and nearly loses her foot after being mauled by ... (more)
'I took my daughter to the dentist, and they brought her back dead': Mother's anguish as her daughter, three, dies during routine dental procedure to remove two teeth Pastor, 52, vanishes in New Mexico while hunting hidden treasure chest containing $1million of gold and jewels buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains - a year after another man died looking for the same haul 'At least two dead' as holiday hotspot in Mali is stormed by gunmen who have 'taken hostages in resort popular with Western tourists' Girl, 10, has arm severed and nearly loses her foot after being mauled by 'vicious' pit bull that previously attacked a utilities worker More than 80 Great Danes are rescued from squalid $1.45 million New Hampshire mansion-'turned puppy farm' covered in feces and littered with rotting raw chicken North Korea accuses America of 'mugging' its diplomats of a package at JFK airport and says ... (more)