Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 20, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Uncategorized.

By MATTHEW BROWN and CLAIRE SAVAGE (Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. Four people were found shot to death in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed in an ambush, and bullets struck 11 teenagers, killing one, at a party in Missouri. The shootings happened in cities and rural areas alike, following a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. Officers responded...

Saving for a Down Payment? Here’s What You Need To Know.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 20, 2023. Posted in Down Payments, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Move-Up Buyers.

If you’re planning to buy your first home, then you’re probably focused on saving for all the costs involved in such a big purchase. One of the expenses that may be at the top of your mind is your down payment. If you’re intimidated by how much you need to save for that, it may be because you believe you must put 20% down. That doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. As the National Association of Realtors (NAR) notes:“One of the biggest misconceptions among housing consumers is what the typical down payment is and what amount is needed to enter homeownership.”And a recent Freddie...

Parking lot party shooting leaves 1 dead and at least 22 people hurt in suburban Chicago

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Uncategorized.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — At least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a suburban Chicago parking lot that drew hundreds of people to celebrate Juneteenth, authorities said. TV news video showed the strip mall lot in Willowbrook filled with debris and police tape, about 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office described it as a “peaceful gathering” to celebrate Juneteenth that suddenly turned violent as a number of people fired multiple shots into the crowd. “We know of 22 victims injured and one victim killed by gunfire....

General Daily Insight for June 19, 2023

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Horoscopes.

General Daily Insight for June 19, 2023 Luck and effort go hand in hand today. There is an exceptionally rare angle happening overhead as exuberant Jupiter in Taurus makes a lovely and supportive sextile to masterful Saturn in Pisces at 11:53 am EDT. Jupiter is opening up cosmic opportunities for us, while Saturn strengthens us to put our best foot forward and genuinely earn our keep. This could create a wonderful source of motivation in our lives, as matters that have been paused for too long finally receive a green light or other positive encouragement. Aries March 21 – April 19 Your hard...

Miami Heat lose out on Wizards’ Bradley Beal as three-time All-Star guard dealt to Phoenix Suns

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Finals, Sports.

MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, the pursuit of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal ultimately turned into a rerun of the team’s pursuit of when Kevin Durant last season distanced himself from the Brooklyn Nets — in each case, losing out to the Phoenix Suns. Beal, according to multiple NBA sources, on Sunday agreed to waive his no-trade clause to go from the Wizards to the Suns, with the Heat having stood as the other finalist in the trade negotiations. Now the question is whether Pat Riley and the Heat front office hedged their pursuit of Beal because of greater focus on potentially landing Portland...

In Sunday’s Sun Sentinel: Spring 2023 All-County section

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 18, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, High School Sports, Sports.

On Sunday, the Sun Sentinel will publish the Spring 2023 All-County special section, honoring the best in high school athletics in the newspaper. Top athletes are honored from Broward and Palm Beach counties in track and field, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, boys volleyball, flag football, water polo, boys weightlifting and beach volleyball. The stories and photos are available online at SunSentinel.com/allcounty.

Beach volleyball player of the year: Kate Taylor, King’s Academy senior

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 18, 2023. Posted in All-County Athletes, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, High School Sports, Sports.

King’s Academy senior Kate Taylor was a leader both on and off the sand for the Lions beach volleyball team this past season. Taylor, who partnered with freshman Britain Taylor (no relation) for the past two seasons on Line 1, proceeded to win 38 consecutive matches over two years before falling this year in the FHSAA state quarterfinals. The duo won their opening game, 21-13 before falling 21-18 and 15-9 to lose the opening position in three games to Vero Beach, 3-2. King’s Academy (19-1) had earned a No. 2 state ranking behind two-time defending state champion New Smyrna Beach and was ranked...

Boys weightlifting first team, second team, honorable mention, coach of the year

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 18, 2023. Posted in All-County Athletes, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, High School Sports, Sports.

FIRST TEAM Jayden Bernstein, Olympic Heights, Weightlifting. Spring All-County, photographed on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Jayden Bernstein, 129 pounds, Olympic Heights junior: District and regional champion in both traditional and Olympic categories; placed 10th in Olympic (350 total) and 13th in traditional (410 total) at Class 3A state final. Jamarkus Emerson, Forest Hill High, Weightlifting. Spring All-County, photographed on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Jamarkus Emerson, 139 pounds, Forest Hill freshman: Placed...

Destruction in Texas Panhandle: Storm blamed for 3 deaths wrecked mobile homes and main street

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Weather.

By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and BEATRICE DUPUY (Associated Press) PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail. Then, Devers said, across the high plains toward Perryton, the system spawned a tornado. Once the twister had moved through, Devers drove into into the town to find a path of wreckage local officials estimated was a quarter of a mile (400 meters) wide, and 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long. The Thursday afternoon...

Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: Ayahuasca

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By REGINA GARCIA CANO (Associated Press) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The weary Indigenous men gathered at their base camp, nestled among towering trees and dense vegetation that form a disorienting sea of green. They sensed that their ancestral land — Selva Madre, or Mother Jungle — was unwilling to let them find the four children who’d been missing since their charter plane crashed weeks earlier in a remote area in southern Colombia. Indigenous volunteers and military crews had found signs of hope: a baby bottle, half-eaten fruit, dirty diapers strewn across a wide swath of rainforest. The men...

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