The government-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae is suing multiple home warranty providers, accusing them of misusing its service mark in “fraudulent” mailers sent to borrowers urging them to buy their products. Fannie Mae, whose congressionally-mandated mission is to purchase mortgages from lenders and bundle them into securities for investors to boost the availability of funds … Read more
When Jeff Robertson of Holly Springs, NC, created an elaborate Halloween display in 2020, he had no idea at the time that he was starting a movement. His kids were 10 and 12 at the time, and he thought it would be fun to create a scene of skeletons attacking the house. “I’m not an … Read more
Hurricane Melissa strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane early Monday morning prior to its approach along the southern coastline of Jamaica and is tracking to be perhaps the most destructive storm of the season. Over the weekend, the storm rapidly intensified, bringing deadly confusions across Haiti and the Dominican Republic. According to Accuweather, as Melissa … Read more
Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie, “A House of Dynamite,” lands on Netflix this weekend with a bang. In her latest, the Oscar-winning director behind “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” takes on the unthinkable: a nuclear strike on American soil. But for many, that premise no longer feels like fiction, and fears of potential nuclear … Read more
A group of homeowners on North Bay Road, one of Miami Beach’s priciest streets, are pushing a plan to install security gates as a result of a string of auto thefts and increased traffic. The street is home to celebrities and some of the city’s wealthiest residents, including Mickey Drexler, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, … Read more