March 14, 2025

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Crypto

Woman charged with murder in Old Montreal cryptocurrency kidnapping case

A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the quadruple kidnapping linked to cryptocurrency in late June in Old Montreal. Joanie Lepage, 32, is charged with the first-degree murder of cryptocurrency influencer Kevin Mirshahi, 25, on June 21 in Les Cèdres, a municipality in Quebec’s Montérégie region. Mirshahi was kidnapped early in the

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Property

Stafford proposed property tax measure fails to pass in city council vote – Houston Public Media

City of Stafford website Stafford City Council failed to secure a supermajority vote to implement a property tax. Stafford’s city council failed to pass a measure this week that would allow them to put a property tax on the ballot in November. The city has not had a property tax for nearly 30 years. During

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Funds

Water infrastructure funding announced

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials announced the $40 million dollar project for water infrastructure in Buckhorn is in the completion stage. Leaders from several levels in Eastern Kentucky gathered at Hazard City Hall for an announcement regarding that infrastructure. More than $10 million was given by the Economic Development Administration toward that project. At least

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Property

Office of the State Auditor updates tool showing property values across Utah

Salt Lake City — The Office of the State Auditor (Office) updated its Property Values Tool with new property values from 2024, as well as data from more counties. Taxpayers benefit as more assessors opt into providing their assessment data in a more public and usable manner.   The Property Values Tool was created last

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Finance

Embedded Finance and the Great Supply Chain Reset

The state of logistics is representative of the state of commerce. As shippers and carriers alike deal with spotty spot demand, inflation, and geopolitical tensions across key supply chain points, observers believe it’s time for a reset, one driven by digital innovation. And with the announcement Monday (Aug. 19) of Freightos’ acquisition of Shipsta, a freight-tender

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Funds

Family Elder Law’s attorney admits to misappropriating funds from trusts, leading to firms shutting down

LAKELAND, Fla. – It’s now clear why Family Elder Law offices in Polk County closed their doors abruptly weeks ago. The firm’s attorney, Jason Penrod, admitted to the highest court in the state that he misappropriated funds from his clients. FOX 13 first met Leticia Labate of Lakeland in early August. She hired Family Elder

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Loans

Outrage as California opens up $300M home loan scheme to migrants

By James Reinl, Social Affairs Correspondent, For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:32 EDT, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 15:39 EDT, 20 August 2024 Californians are reacting angrily to revelations that migrants who entered the US illegally could soon benefit from a taxpayer-funded state scheme to help hard-up residents buy homes. Democrats on the California Senate Appropriations Committee

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Investment

Vietnam’s Every Half Coffee Roasters receives new investment

The Ho Chi Minh City-based specialty coffee roaster and café chain will use new funding from Openspace Ventures and DSG Consumer Partners to improve its supply chain, work with farmers to develop climate-resilient coffee varieties and open new retail outlets Every Half’s Pasteur outlet in Ho Chi Minh City (pictured) opened on 12 August 2024 | Photo credit:

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Property

Voters to decide on property tax increase to help Austin ISD budget deficit

Voters to decide on property tax increase The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted to put a potential property tax rate increase on the November ballot. The increase would help with the district’s budget deficit. AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted to put a potential property tax rate increase on the

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Mortgage

Home buyers welcome a drop in mortgage rates

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Mortgage rates have been slowly falling since this May. In late 2023, the average 30-year mortgage rate was nearly 8 percent for the first time since 2000. As of Monday, the rate is now 6.49 percent. “The first house we went under contract for was the upper 6 (percent). That was

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