A Home Digital News Report – Industry watcher, Bankrate, says interest rates have moved upwards for the first time this year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 2 basis points this week, to…
Educate Yourself Before You Refinance
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5.9 Earthquake Hits Eureka Area of Northern California near Petrolia
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Early reports said the northern California earthquake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale but later the USGS downgraded it to 5.9. The quake struck at…
Urban Dictionary Name Definitions Sparking Controversy
Urban Dictionary Screenshot Digital News Report: The Urban Dictionary has been around since 1999 but recently picked up steam especially with name look-ups. The reference pages are filled with off-beat slang definitions…
Andrew Wakefield Says He Didn’t Confirm Link Between Autism and Vaccine
Photo Courtesy Connie Kasari Digital News Report – Dr. Andrew Wakefield says Wednesday that his 1998 paper in the journal Lancet didn’t find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. Although…
Herrera’s Settlement Protects North Beach Tenants with Tough Injunction, Penalties
Digital News Report – SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 3, 2010) — City Attorney Dennis Herrera today settled a year-long dispute between the City and owners of a residential apartment building at 152-162 Jasper…
Three New Ways To Monitor Your Credit Score
Three reporting agencies Digital News Report – Identity theft is a major problem in the United States. This type of theft is considered different than credit fraud where someone gets a hold…
82nd Academy Awards Nominations
The Shrine in 1988 – photo: Alan Light Digital News Report – Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will be hosting the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony on March 7, 2010. This year there…
Digital Nation – Multi-Tasking
Douglas Rushkoff and Rachel Dretzin Digital News Report – The PBS show Frontline did a segment back in 2007 about our digital lives and last night they built upon that foundation with…
California Jobs
Sen. Jeff Denham Digital News Report – As the governor said in his State of the State Address, the priority of the Legislature needs to be jobs, jobs, jobs. To be more…