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Trump’s DOGE Office Shutters, but Federal Workers Aren’t Exempt From More Cuts—Here’s What’s Next

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Elon Musk with a black make america great again hat, a goldchain and, a chainsaw for a doge update

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), once touted as the Trump administration’s tip of the spear against waste, fraud, and corruption, has quietly ceased to exist—at least as a coordinated agency. When it was launched in late January, DOGE—initially helmed by Tesla billionaire—and aspiring trillioniare—Elon Musk and championed by President Donald Trump—was given an … Read more

A Surprising Midwestern Metro Is Suddenly Booming With Homebuyers—Here’s What’s Behind the Surge

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A Surprising Midwestern Metro Is Suddenly Booming With Homebuyers—Here’s What’s Behind the Surge

South Bend, IN, may be best known as the home of the golden-domed University of Notre Dame and its storied Fighting Irish football team—but this year, the mid-sized Midwestern metro is turning heads for another reason—its surging housing market. Set along the St. Joseph’s River, South Bend—a city of 350,000 residents—took home the bronze in … Read more

Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘House of Dynamite’ Brings Nuclear Danger but Homeowners Have Already Been Digging In. What’s the ROI on Backyard Bunkers?

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Kitchen in an underground bunker with windows to painted backyard scenes. Credit: Rooted Elements Media 

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