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Mortgage rates climb to the highest level in seven years
Image Credit: Freddie Mac The mortgage rates have reached the highest level in the last seven years as the U.S. enters the peak home sales season. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up to 4.61 percent,...May 19, 2018 1181 0 -
10 including Pakistani exchange student killed in Texas school shooting
Law enforcement respond to shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, Photo: Screenshot/ABC Ten people were killed in a shooting in Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday including a Pakistani exchange student Sabica...May 19, 2018 1367 0 -
Virginia’s unemployment drops to the lowest rate in more than a decade
Tysons Corner sunset, Photo Credit: Grayscapturedmoments /Wikimedia Commons The unemployment rate in Virginia is down to 3.3%, the lowest level in more than a decade while labor force expansion has reached a record high. Governor Ralph Northam...May 18, 2018 704 0 -
China offers massive trade concessions to the U.S. under new deal
File photo: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping leading talks at G-7 summit in July 2017, Credit: The White House/ Wikimedia Commons China is offering massive trade concessions to the United States worth billions of dollars under...May 18, 2018 1023 0 -
Urban population to see a massive 2.5 billion expansion by 2050
It’s the summer of 2018, and to many of us the year 2050 may look a little distant. But can we afford not to be futuristic – in terms of planning and development priorities? After all,...May 17, 2018 918 0 -
Book traces Sikh legacy in Pakistan; positives of peaceful coexistence
Nankana Sahib, the spiritual center of Sikhism. Photo: Jeev/Wikipedia The Sikh community, spread around the globe, has always had the highest association with the place of their spiritual origin in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib district in Punjab...May 16, 2018 1012 0 -
North Korea casts doubt over U.S. summit
Image of North Korea’s ICBM missile test on July 4, 2017 Photo: Screenshot/CNN-KCTV After weeks of positive messaging about its intent to resume international engagement, North Korea on Wednesday appeared to threw doubts over a summit...May 16, 2018 903 0 -
Mike Pompeo removes restrictions on State Department hiring
State Department HQ Image Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Commons The State Department is resuming hiring of foreign service and civil service personnel to current funding levels after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a memo, according to The Hill...May 15, 2018 915 0 -
A celebration of diversity and entrepreneurial spirit
Fairfax County in Virginia is one of the most diverse places with more than half of the population comprising America’s minority communities. The county is also a fascinating example of thriving small business, often making diversity...May 15, 2018 1422 0 -
Pakistan allows U.S. diplomat involved in fatal crash to leave the country
Constitution Ave, Islamabad, Credit: Zacharie Grossen/Wikimedia Commons In a development that could take some of the tension off the U.S.-Pakistan relations, American diplomat Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall, who was involved in the fatal accident in the...May 14, 2018 1000 0
