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CNN  —  An Oath Keeper that was part of the infamous stack formation that breached the US Capitol on January 6 was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for joining a sprawling plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 presidential election. David Moerschel, who went by the moniker “Hatsy,” contributed AR-style firearms to the militia’s cache of weapons staged outside Washington, DC, prosecutors said at his trial. On January 6, Moerschel was part of the stack formation that prosecutors said acted as a “battering ram,” pushing through the mob and into the Capitol and was alleged…

Not enough workplaces recognize menopause as a legitimate reason to take sick days or cover treatment expenses, female employees said in a new report. But most women wish they would, because they suffer from menopause-induced fatigue, loss of sleep and disrupted mental health — and all that has impacted their work life.Only about 14% of women believe their employers recognize the need for menopause benefits, according to a report from Bank of America in partnership with the nonprofit National Menopause Foundation. But more than half who are going through or have already gone through menopause say it challenged their work…

New home buyers are facing the least affordable market ever, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows. The group’s Purchase Applications Payment Index hit a record high, indicating declining affordability. “For new home buyers, this is the worst situation since the end of the Great Recession.” Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Americans looking for a new home are facing the least affordable market ever, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The group’s Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI) increased 0.5% in April…

This week in crypto: Ethereum transaction volume rivaled Visa as blockchain transactions soared, Tether saw its market capitalization hit a new record high, a long-forgotten Ethereum ICO wallet resurfaced with $15 million worth of funds after eight years of dormancy, and Saifedean Ammous was appointed as an economic advisor to El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office,In Binance and Binance-related news: Bitcoin was trading at a discount on Binance Australia due to a payment cutoff, the exchange was planning to delist a number of privacy coins for users in four countries, it was discussing a proposal to let some institutional clients keep…

Early one morning in September 2020, Michael J. Hill called the police after hearing banging on the doors and windows of his home in Okmulgee, Okla. — part of a swath of the state that the Supreme Court had recently ruled to be tribal land.He eventually realized it was a group of his friends, Mr. Hill later recalled in an interview, but the police had arrived and proceeded to arrest one of them, Aaron R. Wilson, for an outstanding warrant. Mr. Hill, 40, then got into an altercation with the police and was himself arrested after a struggle.Mr. Hill and Mr. Wilson…

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Artificial intelligence has sparked a major stock-market rally in 2023. But some big-name investors – including famed short seller Jim Chanos – aren’t buying into the hype. Others, like Warren Buffett, have voiced concerns about the dangers of AI. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Artificial intelligence has emerged as one of the biggest drivers of stocks this year – with bullish investors fueling triple-digit gains for Nvidia, and other blue-chip tech companies also trading higher off the ChatGPT craze.But some top…

The numbers: Mortgage rates inched toward 7% as strength in the U.S. economy prompted investors to expect another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.79% as of June 1, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday.  That was up 22 basis points from the previous week — one basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point.  Last week, the 30-year was at 6.57%. Last year, the 30-year was averaging at 5.09%. The average rate on the 15-year mortgage increased to 6.18% from 5.97% last week. The 15-year was at 4.32%…

Aldi now has more than 12,000 stores globally Grace Dean/Insider Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd operate as separate legal entities.”The groups have family links and exploit synergies in areas like buying, own-brand design, quality assurance and marketing,” Aldi Nord says.Between them, the companies now have more than 12,000 stores globally, with their biggest footprints in the US and Germany. Real-estate company JLL listed Aldi as the fastest-growing grocer in the US in 2022 for the fourth year running and reported that it’s “aggressive expansion” meant it was also the country’s third-largest grocery retailer by store count after Kroger and Walmart,…

Columbia Sportswear announces resignation of president of its footwear brand SOREL