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COVID hasn’t stopped the housing market, but good luck finding a home you can afford

Lower mortgage rates provide relief for potential homebuyers, but there’s a catch: there aren’t enough houses on the market to keep up with demand. So potential buyers are facing an affordability crunch.
      

Coronavirus: Senate passes surprise extension of application deadline for PPP loans

The Senate passed an extension for the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8 by unanimous consent Tuesday night.

      

FDA says a coronavirus vaccine would have to be at least 50% effective to be approved

A coronavirus vaccine would ideally be proven to be at least 50% effective for the Food and Drug Administration to approve it.
      

‘AGT’: Sofia Vergara and spoken-word performer bond over tragedy in first audience-less show

The sixth day of auditions , which was taped in March, marked the first episode of Season 15 impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

      

Opinion: Minor League Baseball’s canceled 2020 season a cruel blow in grim 2020 sports year

Inevitable decision not to have a minor league season only adds to the pain teams players and their cities have endured in 2020, Gabe Lacques writes.

      

Kellyanne Conway’s teen daughter hopes to help ‘educate’ with TikToks opposing Trump, supporting Black Lives Matter

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s 15-year-old daughter is making waves with anti-Trump TikTok videos.

      

We’re one-third of the way to a widely available coronavirus vaccine, experts say

USA TODAY created a panel of nationally known experts to estimate how far we are from when a COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Americans.

      

Hearing details ghastly crimes of Golden State Killer as he pleads guilty to killings

The former California police officer who prosecutors say murdered 13 people as the Golden State Killer pleaded guilty Monday to numerous crimes in his yearslong rape-and-killing spree.

If you’re flying for the holidays, take these pandemic health and safety precautions

Experts say flying is safer than it was earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic because of airlines’ changes, but travelers can take precautions, too.

      

More Saharan dust will hit the US this week

Another round of Saharan dust is forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this week. The haze will blanket the Caribbean and Southern states once again, bringing poor air quality as well as the potential for remarkable sunrises and sunsets.

Little Caesars fired two employees after a couple found a swastika made of pepperoni on their pizza

An Ohio couple say they were shocked and disappointed when they opened their ready-made pizza to see pepperonis arranged in the shape of a reverse swastika Saturday.

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