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These 6 Renovations Are Worth the Yearly Cost
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These 6 Renovations Are Worth the Yearly Cost

Aleksandar Nakic / Getty Images

Aleksandar Nakic / Getty Images

How much do you spend on yearly home maintenance? In GOBankingRates’ 2023 real estate survey, nearly 30% of existing homeowners surveyed said they spend between $500 and $2,000 per year. Of the age ranges who respondents, the highest percentage belongs to homeowners ages 65 and over, at 48%.

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It’s OK not to conduct certain types of home maintenance each year, but some types of maintenance and renovations should

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White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision | Biden administration
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White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision | Biden administration

The White House is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to renew a section of electronic surveillance law which permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the US.

The provision, known as section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), is set to expire at the end of the year. But its renewal is facing pushback from privacy advocates and lawmakers, some citing examples in which law enforcement search requests were misused to conduct illegal surveillance on US citizens.

On Monday, Joe Biden’s administration circulated examples showing the US had used electronic surveillance under section

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Here’s what’s going on with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment
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Here’s what’s going on with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment

The Republican Party in Texas has been thrown into a bit of turmoil in recent weeks as the Republican-controlled Legislature took the extraordinary step of impeaching Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, who is also a Republican.

Paxton is now only the third official to ever be impeached in Texas history, and he will soon face trial in the state Senate.

Late last month, lawmakers formally accused him of breaking the law, abusing his office, accepting bribes and obstructing justice, and, as dictated by the state constitution, their subsequent impeachment immediately removed him from office pending the results of the

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6 Simple Home Renovations You Won’t Regret
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6 Simple Home Renovations You Won’t Regret

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chuckcollier / Getty Images/iStockphoto

Your home is great, but you’d like to freshen it up a bit. While a major renovation isn’t part of the plan right now, you’re hoping to do a few small improvements that make a big difference.

Maybe you’re planning to sell your home in the not-so-distant future. However, it’s also possible that you just want to upgrade your space for your family.

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If this is your plan, you’re certainly not alone. Nearly 3

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The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray – picture book review
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The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray – picture book review

May 3, 2023

Hands up who has a little one that LOVES bugs? Me too! From the moment she clapped her eyes on them, that was it. Ladybirds in her hair, snails who somehow managed to come to tea, and little pet woodlice wriggling around in their new ‘leaf houses’.

It’s no surprise that we’ve completely fallen in love with the new picture book, The Girl Who LOVES bugs by Lily Murray. It’s newly published just in time for bug season by Macmillan Children’s Books. Here’s what we thought.

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray - picture book review

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray

Synopsis

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