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Single and childless? You're 15K short of living comfortably in Denver metro

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Single, childless adults in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro area would need a 22% raise in order to live comfortably, according to estimates derived from U.S. Census Data. Financial advisor SmartAsset analyzed cost-of-living data from the University of Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 25 largest metro areas in the U.S. Researchers then applied the results to a common budgeting guideline wherein consumers spend 50% of their take-home pay on needs, 30% on wants and 20% on savings or debt repayment. Colorado is 3rd most expensive state to own a car, study shows Across these 25 metro areas, a single, childless person needs to take home $68,499 a year in order to live according to this budget - roughly $75,000 a year in gross pay, according to SmartAsset's tax estimator.The figure is higher in the Denver area where the cost of living exceeded the national average even before record inflation pushed it into the nation's top tier of expense.Single, childles...

Jordan Spieth rewards Colorado Springs Marine who saved his Players Championship

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A Colorado Springs Marine was given a special surprise from professional golfer Jordan Spieth for saving his game during the Players Championship on Saturday.PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 11: Jordan Spieth of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the sixth hole during the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)Spieth's tee shot was headed into the water before his ball hit a fan and ricocheted back onto the fairway, according to the Professional Golf Association."It likely would have made the difference in Spieth making the cut," wrote PGA Tour in a post to social media. CU women’s basketball team to play in NCAA Championship tournament Spieth later finished comfortably inside the cutline at even par, stated PGA. He also made sure to check on the fan and even gave him a glove.The fan, later identified as...

And the Oscar for being snubbed goes to … Ukraine

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

KYIV — For Ukrainians, this year’s Oscars left a bitter taste in the mouth.For the second time in two years, the Academy did not grant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wish to speak to the assembled Hollywood A-listers and millions of viewers. Why? Because it says it wants to stay out of politics.And yet Chinese actor Donnie Yen, who has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, was allowed to present an award, despite a public backlash.Worst of all, however, was “Navalny” — about the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — winning the Oscar for best documentary ahead of the Ukrainian co-production “House of Splinters,” which is about an orphanage that was destroyed by Russian forces. Navalny may be a hero to many in Russia but he does not hold the same position in Ukraine. “We really wanted to give a little joy to Ukrainians in these difficult times. We should have won not because we are from Ukrai...

UK has ‘no plans’ to return Elgin Marbles to Greece, says Rishi Sunak

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

LONDON — The Elgin Marbles remain a “huge asset” to the U.K. and there are “no plans” to change the law so they can be returned to Greece, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday.The marble sculptures were controversially removed from Athens in the 19th century and have been held at the British Museum since then.But campaigners have for years called for their return to Greece, and talks between the museum and Greek officials have been held in recent months to discuss a potential loan arrangement. The dispute is complicated by the 1963 British Museum Act, which still governs the institution and imposes strict curbs on sales, exchanges and disposals of objects in its care.Speaking to reporters during a trip to San Diego, Sunak appeared to stake out a position against a change in the law to ease relocation of the marbles.Sunak said the U.K. had “cared for the Elgin Marbles for generations.”And he added: “Our galleries and museums are fun...

Ex-Haiti mayor, Mass. resident accused of killing, torture faces civil trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The former mayor of a small Haitian town accused of terrorizing his political opponents goes on trial in Boston federal court on Monday in a case that highlights the violent nature of Haiti’s politics and the lack of accountability.The suit filed against Jean Morose Viliena, who now lives in suburban Boston, includes claims of killing, torture and arson in the town of Les Irois, which is about 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.The plaintiffs in the suit filed by the Center for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco are three Haitian citizens who allege they or their relatives were violently persecuted by Viliena and his political allies.They allege Viliena — a loyalist of former Haitian President Michel Martelly — and his associates killed the brother of a man who accused Viliena of misconduct in office, attempted to kill two others during a raid on a community radio station, and burned down 36 homes while tar...

Jackie Kennedy’s former DC home hits the market — at a price fit for a queen

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

(CNN) — You can live like American royalty in the capital kingdom of Washington, DC.For just $26.5 million.That’s the price tag for the sale of three Georgetown mansions, which have been combined into one property with a total area of 16,000 square feet.An early Georgetown mayor and a former Miss America have called one of the buildings home.For the rest of us, the photos on the Sotheby’s listing might be as close as we get inside 3017, 3009 and 3003 N St. NW.“The focal point (at 3017) of this storied estate is a grand Federal style home built in the late 18th century which has been home to several prominent Americans including most notably First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy,” Sotheby’s says.“While retaining its historic elegance, the estate has been meticulously transformed to a modern showplace embracing the highest quality design, fixtures, and finishes. No detail was overlooked,” the listing continues.“In 2017, this home...

Mass. lawmakers may extend pandemic-era policy allowing restaurants to sell cocktails to go

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to discuss potentially extending the state’s pandemic -era policy allowing restaurants to sell cocktails to go. Right now, the law is expected to expire on April 1. The Massachusetts Restaurant Association has been pushing to keep the rule in place. The debate is set to kick off on Beacon Hill Monday morning.

US futures fall as US bank failures make markets jittery

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

By YURI KAGEYAMA and DAVID McHUGH (AP Business Writers)Bank stocks sagged and U.S. stock futures were mixed Monday ahead of the market’s open in New York, shaken by worries the biggest U.S. bank failure in nearly 15 years might have ripple effects around the world.Futures for the Dow Jones industrials fell 0.7% before the bell, while futures for the S&P 500 were off 0.4% after being up earlier.Wells Fargo fell 4.3% and Bank of America was off more than 5%.The yield on the 2-year Treasury, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, tumbled further to 4.06% early Tuesday. It’s fallen a full point since last week, when it hovered around 15-year highs.Markets in Asia ended mixed after assurances by U.S. officials that they were taking steps to protect depositors at Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB.But the role that recent sharp interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks played in the bank’s collapse caused jitters over the possibilit...

Tom Waddle, WMVP-AM co-host and former Chicago Bears player, lists Lake Forest home for $3.25M

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

WMVP-AM weekday afternoon co-host and former Chicago Bears wide receiver Tom Waddle and his wife, Cara, have placed their five-bedroom, 8,000-square-foot mansion in Lake Forest on the market for $3.25 million.Waddle, 56, played for the Bears from 1989 until 1994. He then went into broadcasting, first on WFLD-Channel 32 and then on WLS-Channel 7. He signed on at WMVP in 2007.In Lake Forest, Waddle and his wife paid $2.15 million in 2015 for the house. Built in 2002, the three-story brick and limestone mansion has five full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, a newer DaVinci roof, a grand foyer with a double staircase and a chandelier, 10-foot ceilings, eight-foot doors, hardwood and travertine floors, and tray and barrel ceilings.Other features include five fireplaces, skylights, extensive moldings, wainscoting, a finished third floor with a kitchenette and a cedar closet, a heated four-car garage and radiant heated floors on the main level, in the second-floor guest suite and in the prim...

Ex-NFL QB Griffin sells custom-built estate in Bella Collina

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:03:10 GMT

RG3 is moving on from his Lake County estate in Bella Collina.Public records show former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III and his wife, Grete Griffin, sold their home to a Texas-based LLC for $4.25 million, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.“They wanted to be somewhere that was family oriented and peaceful. This made sense to them and they loved it here,” said listing agent Penny Stokes-Hilton with Top Villas Realty, who has worked with the family before. “His career is taking him in a different direction and it’s time to move.”The Griffins designed the 7,646-square-foot home on Pendio Drive and finished it in 2020.The builders “worked closely with the family and designed it in a really great way with an open plan concept and high ceilings,” Stokes-Hilton told GrowthSpotter, adding the views of Lake Apopka are different than many others in the area.“It’s literally like a house on the ocean rather than a lake. You don’...