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Millennials can't buy homes because they're drowning in student loan debt

Courtney Connley
CNBC
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 16:49 UTC
kitchen couple
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For many millennials, the idea of homeownership is still a big picture dream, with a new study saying 89 percent plan to purchase a home in the future - but simply can't because of student debt.

According to a recent study released by Apartment List, 6,400 millennial renters nationwide were surveyed in regards to their plan for owning a home. Despite the majority of young people wanting to migrate away from renting, 48 percent have nothing saved for a down payment.

One of the leading reasons, according to Apartment List, is because of the staggering amount of student loan debt many millennials carry.

"Student debt is keeping homeownership out of reach for many millennials," the authors of the study wrote. "We estimate that 23 percent of college graduates without student debt can save enough for a down payment within the next five years, compared to just 12 percent of college graduates who are currently paying off student loans."

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Wedding Rings

China to crack down on extravagant weddings & rising 'bride prices', marriage etiquette needs to be reformed


RT
Sun, 09 Dec 2018 13:04 UTC
Chinese wedding
© Reuters / Damir SagoljA customer at the Golden Ladies wedding photography studio in Beijing
Plans for a Chinese bride's dream wedding, as marvelous as her groom can afford, may have to be put on hold. Authorities say that extravagant and pricey ceremonies do not fall in line with national moral values.

The government is concerned about rising 'bride prices' in particular - a goodwill gesture between the two families, when the groom's family pays a dowry to their future relatives. Another issue is that couples invite celebrities and influential people to their big day to show off in front of guests.

To battle such practices China's Ministry of Civil Affairs convened a special meeting in Jinan, Shandong province, last week, where officials from various parts of the country ruled that marriage etiquette needs to be reformed.
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Red Flag

Feminist hysteria: The Telegraph publishes article urging men to give their wives permission for infidelity this Christmas


Caldron Pool
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:40 UTC
telegraph
The Telegraph UK published a piece yesterday encouraging married couples to, at the very least, discuss the possibility of a "consensual non-monogamous" marriage.

According to the article, titled 'Why men should give their wives a cheat pass this Christmas,' monogamy might not be the only approach to long-term relationships, because "contrary to popular opinion, women tire of their sexual partners faster than men, and need just as much sexual adventure and novelty as their male counterparts - if not more."

The article goes on to argue that monogamy is hard, citing a YouGov study that showed one in five British adults said they had an affair. "Once we admit [monogamy is hard], it will provide such a wonderful relief to a lot of people."

Comment: Sign up lads, you wouldn't want to be "intolerant", would you? One hopes all the mindless supporters of the destructive ideology of 'tolerance' and 'inclusivity' will be happy to lie in the bed (figurative and literal) they are making. The idea of cuckoldry for the women in a marriage is certainly spreading through the liberal media. The NY Times recently published an article on that subject titled "When a Boyfriend Joins the Marriage". Women for years have bemoaned the ability and willingness of men to have a mistress, and now it appears that it wasn't really about monogamy. It's an idea that is spreading like wildfire through the feminist-infested liberal media:

cuckoldry


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Red Pill

Internet blasts Ocasio-Cortez after she threatens Trump Jr. with subpoena for making a joke

Benjamin Arie
Conservative Tribune
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:23 UTC
trump jr. and ocasio cortez
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is having a rough introduction to national politics. The self-described socialist who was elected to Congress in November may not have even taken office yet, but she's already a bit over her head.

On Thursday, the president's son Donald Trump Jr. posted a meme teasing Ocasio-Cortez with a jab at her far-left proposals. "Why are you so afraid of a socialist economy?" the text over a photo of the young and wide-eyed lawmaker asked.

"Because Americans want to walk their dogs, not eat them," joked text over a picture of President Trump.

It was apparent to anybody with half a brain that the meme was referring to Venezuela, the socialist country which has become an impoverished dump, and where citizens have been forced to eat their own pets to fend off starvation. Naturally, Ocasio-Cortez didn't get it.
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Bulb

Dutch hospitals will stop using US body brokers citing ethical concerns

Anthony Deutsch and John Shiffman
Reuters
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:15 UTC
Dutch hospitals
© REUTERS/Eva PlevierOutside view of Erasmus MC Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands December 8, 2018.
Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have been doing without any regulation for a decade.

The hospitals told Reuters in recent weeks they made their decisions on ethical grounds. The move comes amid investigations by U.S. law enforcement into some so-called body brokers - companies that obtain the dead, often through donation, dissect them and sell the parts for profit.

Earlier this year, Reuters reported that one broker under scrutiny by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Portland, Oregon-based MedCure - has used a Dutch hub to distribute tens of thousands of kilograms of human body parts across Europe since 2012. U.S. authorities suspect MedCure sold body parts tainted with disease to American and foreign customers, a concern triggered in part by such shipments to Canada and Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Reuters found that importers of U.S. body parts included two Dutch hospitals. The news agency uncovered no evidence body parts used in the Netherlands were infected, but the Dutch hospitals said they would drop the suppliers in response to reporting by Reuters which raised questions about how the brokers acquired body donations.

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People 2

'Porn is prostitution through the lens of a camera': College men write open letter to have porn banned from campus Wi-Fi

Daniel Moritz-Rabsen
Newsweek
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:04 UTC
porn viewed on phone
© Edgard Garrido / Reuters
College men are attempting to ban pornography on campuses across the country, The Daily Beast reported.

Eighty male students at Notre Dame University wrote an open letter in the school newspaper asking for a porn filter on the school's Wi-Fi.

"This filter would send the unequivocal message that pornography is an affront to human rights and catastrophic to individuals and relationships. We are calling for this action in order to stand up for the dignity of all people, especially women," the letter read. "The overwhelming majority of contemporary pornography is literally filmed violence against women - violence somehow rendered invisible by the context."

"Pornography is prostitution through the lens of a camera, but more abusive. It exploits the men and women involved, advances a twisted narrative about human sexuality and harms those who consume it."
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Airplane

Feminist hysteria: Airlines now under pressure to have women-only seating on planes because of 'manspreading' and sexual assaults


New Zealand Herald
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:46 UTC
airplane seating
© Getty ImagesAirlines in India are beginning to offer gender-segregated seating - and some say the practice should be more common
Airlines are under pressure to provide separate women's seating to combat the lecherous spread of male passengers over the dividing armrests, amid a surge in midair sexual assaults.

Writing for the South China Morning Post, columnist Kate Whitehead described her experiences with "manspreading" and urged airlines to introduce women-only rows.

"Nine times out of 10 - based on my extensive experience flying 'cattle class' - if a man is seated beside a woman he will claim the armrest. Not only that, but his elbow will protrude slightly into the woman's seat space.

"Unless you are prepared to press your arm against the man's - which will allow you to feel the rise and fall of his breath and is, I feel, too inti­mate a connection with a stranger - then you have lost two inches of your seat."

"I hope that in the wake of the #MeToo movement, people will come to realise that the airline armrest is a gender political issue. The first airline to establish "pink rows" will have my custom."
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Post-It Note

Writing helps develop fine motor skills: Ohio lawmakers approve new lessons to encourage penmanship

Jessie Balmert
Cincinnati Enquirer
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:21 UTC
Cursive
Cursive is making a comeback in Ohio if state lawmakers have anything to say about it.

House Bill 58, which passed the Ohio Senate 27-2 on Thursday, would require the Ohio Department of Education to create instructional materials on handwriting through the fifth grade. The goal of the materials: students should be able to print letters legibly by the end of third grade and write in cursive by the end of fifth grade.

The proposal initially required cursive be taught in schools. Now, it would be an option as soon as the 2019-2020 school year.
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Handcuffs

Former Miss America contestant busted for sending lewd photos to former student

Paulina Dedaj
Fox News
Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:14 UTC
Ramsey Carpenter Bearse
Ramsey Carpenter Bearse
A former Miss America contestant was arrested Friday after West Virginia authorities say she sent obscene photos to a 15-year-old student she once taught.

Ramsey Bearse, 28, was charged with four felony counts of distributing or displaying obscene matter to a minor.

According to a criminal complaint, the science teacher sent lewd pictures via Snapchat to a teenager while he was a student at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Cross Lanes, W.Va.

A parent of the unidentified victim alerted authorities to the pictures found on the teen's phone.
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Chess

Paul Nuttall quits UKIP over Tommy Robinson's role as adviser


BBC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:55 UTC
Paul Nuttall
© Daily MailPaul Nuttall, former UKIP party leader and member
Former UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has quit the party in protest at the decision to appoint Tommy Robinson as an adviser. Mr Nuttall said he was leaving because the party was being taken in a direction "harmful to Brexit".

The association with the former English Defence League leader would "appall many moderate Brexit voters," he said.

Mr Nuttall's resignation follows that of fellow former leader Nigel Farage, who expressed similar sentiments.

UKIP's leader in Scotland has also quit the party, accusing it of being "infiltrated by people with an alternative agenda".

Comment: Several other figures in UKIP have recently resigned including David Coburn, Nathan Gill and Suzanne Evans, see below for her full statement.

Reportedly, Tommy Robinson will be backing a "Brexit Betrayal" rally with the UKIP leader Sunday 9th December in London. Despite organisers stating it will be a "democratic and peaceful demonstration expressing the strength of feeling amongst Leavers", police are preparing for violence amid reports of a counter-protest being staged. Is the 'yellow vest' movement about to come to the UK?

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