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- Massive winter storm strains US power grid as operators scramble to avoid blackouts
As a massive winter storm barrels across the U.S., power grid operators are taking extraordinary steps to keep the lights on and avoid rolling blackouts.The storm, stretching more than 2,300 miles, has triggered sharp price volatility in electricity markets and forced some regions to temporarily lean on oil-fired generation to meet demand, Reuters reported.PJM Interconnection — the nation’s largest regional power grid, serving 67 million people across the East and Mid-Atlantic — saw wholesale electricity prices briefly surge above $3,000 per megawatt-hour early Saturday, up from under $200 earlier in the day, Reuters reported.In New England, fuel oil generation has been ramped up to help the region conserve natural gas, its primary fuel source, according to Reuters.TRUMP ENERGY CHIEF OUTLINES COAL’S ‘CRUCIAL’ ROLE IN AFFORDABILITY AS ADMIN PUSHES TO KEEP PLANTS RUNNINGAt the center of the strain is the nation’s heavy dependence on natural gas delivery, according to Didi Caldwell,… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Co-buying is rewriting homeownership, and romance is no longer requiredCo-buying homes, platonically? That's a trend emerging among homeowners today.Kate Wood, a lending expert with NerdWallet, told Fox News Digital that co-buying is attractive because housing is "incredibly expensive in the United States."Wood said people are co-buying homes with friends and family members: "What we're seeing rising now is co-buying between friends. Or people who are family members, but basically buying a home with someone that you're in a non-romantic relationship with."According to the National Association of Realtors' 2025 Profile, first-time homebuyers consisted of 25% single women and 10% single men, while the share of married couples remained flat at 50%, based on data collected from July 2024 to June 2025. In comparison, among all homebuyers, 61% are married couples, 21% are single women, and 9% are single men.NAR also shared that the median age for buying a home for the first time rose from 38 in 2024, to 40.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics
The abrupt change in direction came just weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Italy. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Interest in Law School Is Surging. A.I. Makes the Payoff Less Certain.The number of applicants has risen more than 40 percent over the last two years, despite new limits on student loans and uncertainty over how artificial intelligence will affect legal work. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago
- ‘People are often in despair – we see it in their eyes’
Charity the Message Trust said the shop was formed in response to "desperate need". ...[TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago - Mike Rowe warns AI will hit white-collar workers hardest — welders are safe for nowAs artificial intelligence shakes up white-collar workplaces, Mike Rowe is warning of a quieter but significant blue-collar shift that could reshape how Americans view work, pay and job security."AI is coming for the coders. It’s not yet coming for the welders, and that basic understanding has taken root," Rowe said Tuesday on FOX Business' "Varney & Co."According to the "Dirty Jobs" host, employers across industries are scrambling to fill skilled trade positions, revealing a labor gap widened by decades of emphasis on four-year college degrees.SKILLED WORKERS ARE IN DEMAND, THESE TRADE JOBS PAY THE MOST"The automotive industry needs over 100,000 skilled workers immediately… Larry Fink at BlackRock talks about four to 500,000 electricians needed in his portfolio of companies alone," Rowe said."The data center push, shipbuilding, the U.S. maritime industrial base is looking for 400,000 skilled workers alone. It goes way beyond just the construction industry."MIKE ROWE REVEALS WHICH ESSENTIAL… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
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