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"I don't want to to give away secrets, but I might be stocking up on tortillas in the next couple of weeks." ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough
She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the cause of that genetic condition. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Letter: SDRs Are Bringing Young People to Radio Magic
In this letter to the editor, the author comments on Ira Wilner’s reader letter, “For DX With SDRs, It’s Not the Same As It Was.” Radio World welcomes letters to the editor on this or any story. Email radioworld@futurenet.com. The SDR Console software displays 10 MHz of bandwidth that reveals a meteor scatter ping bringing in western New York FM stations from Highland County, Va. There are many times when I, myself, can identify with the meme of “old man yells at cloud,” but Ira Wilner’s letter about software-defined radios takes the cake! Here’s a guy lamenting at how people with SDRs have it easier than he did. And because of that, SDRs are — somehow — damaging the hobby of long-distance listening. I think he misses the point that making the hobby a little easier invites more new blood. “Easier” doesn’t necessarily equate to “easy,” and yet he refers… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining ChipSome analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- Cruise ship allegedly leaves 80-year-old woman behind on island, daughter demands answers after deat...
The daughter of an 80-year-old woman found dead after allegedly being abandoned by her cruise ship recently called for a coronial inquest into her mother's death, calling the incident "a failure of care and common sense."Suzanne Rees, who was partaking in a luxury 60-day cruise in Australia, was found dead Sunday after she was reported missing Saturday night.Rees was last seen on a group hiking tour of Lizard Island, about 200 miles north of Cairns, but did not return to the Coral Adventurer cruise ship—which left at about 6 p.m. Saturday.Witnesses said they heard commotion on the radio and saw the ship returning to the island on a vessel tracker.AMY BRADLEY CASE HINGES ON 'SOMEBODY REMEMBERING' AS INVESTIGATORS HUNT FOR NEW LEADS 27 YEARS LATER: EXPERTThe Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Australia’s national maritime safety regulator, told Fox News Digital it was notified about the incident by the vessel at… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Mortgage rates fall for fourth consecutive week, lowest level in over a year
Mortgage rates fell for the fourth consecutive week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage decreased to 6.17% from last week's reading of 6.19%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.72% a year ago.NEARLY 1 IN 5 AMERICAN HOMES SLASH PRICES AS BUYERS GAIN UPPER HAND IN SHIFTING MARKET"The last few months have brought lower rates and homebuyers are increasingly entering the market," said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell to 5.41% from last week's reading of 5.44%.One year ago, the rate on the 15-year fixed note averaged 5.99%.The declines come a day after the Federal Reserve announced its second interest rate cut of the year. Fed policymakers voted to lower the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a new range… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
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