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Hollywood icon Leonardo DiCaprio has taken part in a rare on-screen interview to promote his new movie "One Battle After Another" alongside co-stars Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. The 50-year-old actor sat down in front of the "Today" show cameras to discuss the dramatic filmin

Wilbraham residents can expect a classic New England autumn this year. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that Massachusetts will see cooler-than-normal temperatures and less rainfall in fall 2025. That means sweater weather will settle in early, with crisp mornings and drier foliage season skies. At

Amazon has reached a milestone of 10,000 affordable housing units funded in Seattle’s Puget Sound region, part of the $2 billion Housing Equity Fund the online retail giant launched in 2021. The announcement coincides with the opening of Connection Angle Lake — a 130-unit development from Mercy Hous

A Dutch hedge funder sold his Palm Beach mansion for $29.5 million in an off-market deal. Records show Pieter and Nina Taselaar sold their house at 158 Dunbar Road to a trust named for the address and managed by attorney Douglas Olin. The true buyer is hidden. Dutch-born Pieter Taselaar founded Gree

Renters often assume they shouldn’t invest in major appliances, but in many cases, owning a high-quality appliance can save money and improve daily life—especially if it can move with you from one rental to another. Understanding which appliances are worth buying is a crucial step for renters—becaus

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a sweater-worthy autumn across Illinois. For Wheaton residents, that means cooler-than-normal temperatures and less rainfall in fall 2025 — a notable shift from the warmer patterns playing out across the western U.S.. At the same time, Wheaton is generating he

Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow's 2025 NFL season got off to a rough start after the seasoned quarterback suffered a toe injury in the team's second game that will see him sidelined for at least three months as he undergoes surgery. Burrow, 28, was helped off the field during the second quarter o

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist running for mayor of New York City, received the state's top official endorsement over the weekend. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani's bid for mayor in a New York Times op-ed piece on Sunday. "In the past few months, I've had frank conversations wi

Stockbridge Capital Group picked up a major South Florida retail center with a $118.4 million purchase of Uptown Boca’s shopping component.  An affiliate of San Francisco-based Stockbridge, led by Terry Fancher, bought the 150,591-square-foot shopping center anchored by a Whole Foods Market at 20940

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has spoken, and Rockford homeowners might want to dig out their sweaters a little earlier this year. The iconic forecast predicts that fall 2025 will be cooler and drier than average across the Upper Midwest, a shift from last year’s lingering warmth. For northern Illinois,

President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his call for U.S. companies to move away from quarterly earnings reports, building upon an idea he floated during his first term. Since 1970, the nearly 3,700 publicly traded companies in the U.S. — including mortgage and real estate companies — have been req

Looking around wondering how to downsize a house full of stuff so it will fit into your new home can send you right into anxiety overload. But look at it this way: Downsizing can make a move to a new place a whole lot easier on everyone in the long run. Granted, sorting things to toss or donate can

Dave and Patricia Smith — a husband-and-wife real estate team with more than two decades of experience in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region — have joined Compass. The pair has closed more than $500 million in career sales volume, averaging about $50 million annually. They have consi

Blackstone’s purchase price for the 352-key East Miami hotel in Brickell is revealed as $147.8 million.  Funds affiliated with New York-based Blackstone bought the 40-story hotel at 788 Brickell Plaza from funds managed by Honolulu, Hawaii-based Trinity Investments and New York-based Certares, the s

This fall in Bexley, OH homes, residents should prepare for a season that leans cooler and drier than usual. The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its Fall 2025 Weather Predictions, and Ohio is forecasted for a crisp, traditional autumn. At the same time, Bexley earned national recognition as the #1

The pending sales of a waterfront home in Miami Beach asking $15.3 million, and a condo owned by a Brazilian sugar mogul topped luxury sales activity in Miami-Dade County last week.   The deals are two of eight contracts signed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, according to the latest Eklund-Gomes repor

Songstress Kelsea Ballerini and "Outer Banks" star Chase Stokes have ended their three-year relationship, just one year after moving into a Los Angeles abode together. The "Baggage" hitmaker and the Netflix heartthrob, both 32, sparked dating rumors in January 2023 after Stokes—who had previously be

As Social Security benefits face an increasingly uncertain future and living expenses for seniors continue to rise, a larger share of American workers and employers believe that “retirement confidence is fragile and divided.” That’s the key takeaway from the 10th annual iteration of BlackRock’s Read

Designer Giorgio Armani left an incredible host of homes scattered across the world to his relatives and closest collaborators, his will has revealed. The fashion legend, who passed away in Milan on Sept. 4, at the age of 91, had built an extensive collection of homes during his lifetime, including

Mortgage rates dropped to a new low for 2025 on Monday morning, reaching 6.25%. This decline follows disappointing manufacturing data from the New York Fed, which has caused bond yields to decrease. And mortgage spreads continue to adjust positively as they have all year. The question now is whether