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Homeownership is traditionally considered a quintessential rite of passage, but for many Millennials and Gen Zers, the goal of buying a home feels out of reach. According to Bankrate’s 2025 study, 22% of prospective millennials gave up on buying a home between 2020 and 2025 because they couldn’t find a property to buy. This percentage was the highest among all generations, with Gen X at 17% and Gen Z and baby boomers at 12%. Other major obstacles to homeownership include high mortgage rates and low supply. Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s housing trends expert, said potential homebuyers are facing two major hurdles:…

The New York Times building photographed on September 16, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new restrictions on reporters covering the Pentagon, saying they violate the U.S. Constitution’s freedom of the press protections.The lawsuit against the Pentagon and Secretary Pete Hegseth comes nearly two months after reporters from the Times and other mainstream news outlets, including CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, staged a dramatic walkout from the Pentagon, refusing to comply with rules and surrendering their credentials. Those outlets have been replaced by reporters broadly sympathetic…

Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations operated by Electricity France (EDF) in Sizewell, UK, Friday, January 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe UK was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates only a small portion of its electricity from nuclear power. Major investments are underway to change this situation.The country once had more nuclear power plants than the United States, the Soviet Union, and France combined. Although it was a world-class producer until 1970, it has not completed a new reactor since Sizewell B in 1995.Today, the country is crowned…

Something stranger than monsters has been discovered in the town of Hawkins. Eagle-eyed fans spotted a hilarious editing error in Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 2. There, Will (played by Noah Schnapp) and Robin (Maya Hawke) set out on a mission to find the exact location where they last saw a vision from Vecna. The clip, posted to TikTok on December 4, shows Will and Robin walking through a local park in the dark with flashlights in hand. And as Will approaches the spot he saw through Vecna’s eyes, he finds an X mark made of orange tape and an…

new york – starbucks Workers United held a rally outside the Empire State Building on Thursday as its indefinite strike enters its third week with no signs of an imminent resolution.Hundreds of picketers gathered outside the famous landmark, adding to the crowd of holiday shoppers and tourists. The landmark is also home to a sleek three-story Starbucks Reserve store and the company’s regional headquarters. Members of other unions, including the Workers United-affiliated AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union, joined the baristas in protesting, with speakers chanting “No coffee, no contracts” and “What’s disgusting? Union busting.””Their fight is really a…

ulta beauty on Thursday beat Wall Street’s fiscal third-quarter estimates and raised its full-year sales outlook after shoppers splurged on perfumes, skin care items and more.The beauty retailer said it expects net sales to be about $12.3 billion this year, higher than its previous forecast of $12 billion to $12.1 billion. This is an increase from the prior year’s net sales of $11.3 billion. The company now expects earnings of $25.20 to $25.50 per share, up from its previous forecast of $23.85 to $24.30.Comparable sales, which include sales at stores open for at least 14 months and e-commerce sales, are…

The streets of Caracas are decorated with Christmas lights. The sounds of traditional Venezuelan Christmas music can be heard everywhere. Everyday life seems unaffected: children going to school, adults going to work, merchants opening their shops. Beneath this surface lies anxiety, fear and frustration, with some even taking precautions against a possible attack amid tensions between the United States and Venezuela. The woman, who asked to be identified as Victoria for fear of retaliation, has lived alone in western Caracas since her two children left the country and now works in a commercial field. She describes how her daily life…

Jessie J shared more details about her emotional encounter with Duchess Kate. The “Bang Bang” singer shared what she and the Princess of Wales, who is also battling cancer, said to each other during a conversation at the Royal Variety Performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in November. “She just said, ‘Thank you,'” Jessie recalled in an interview with Good Morning America on Dec. 5. “She said, ‘I know you’ve been through some tough times,’ and I said, ‘I know you have too.'” The 37-year-old, who shares son Skye, 2, with boyfriend Chanan Coleman, continued: “And I said, ‘Mother to…

Let’s check out the companies that are becoming a hot topic for after-hours trading. Ulta Beauty — Shares of the beauty retailer rose nearly 6% after the company beat Wall Street expectations in the third quarter and revised its full-year forecast upward. Ulta expects sales to be $12.3 billion this year, up from its previous range of $12 billion to $12.1 billion and above the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. Same-store sales growth for the year is expected to be 4.4% to 4.7%, an upward revision from the previous forecast of 2.5% to 3.5%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The cloud…

Jessica Alba’s acting memories aren’t always as sweet as honey. The Honest Company founder admits he didn’t enjoy filming the scene in the 2005 film Fantastic Four in which his character Sue Storm appears completely naked on a bridge. “I thought it was terrible,” Jessica said during a talk at the Red Sea Film Festival, according to Variety. “It was very humiliating in real life.” At the time, the Honey actress felt her nudity in the film, which also starred Chris Evans (The Human Torch), Michael Chiklis (Ben Grimm) and Ioan Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic), went against her upbringing. “I grew…