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Jamison Buys Houses Revolutionizes Home Selling with Personalized Solutions and Guaranteed Results 12-27-2024 11:40 PM CET | Industry, Real Estate & Construction Press release from: Getnews / PR Agency: Brand Featured Grand Rapids, MI - December 27, 2024 - Jamison Buys Houses, a leader in innovative real estate solutions, is transforming the home-selling experience in West Michigan. By offering flexible, tailored options that go beyond traditional Realtors and iBuyers, the company is setting a new standard for stress-free, efficient home sales. Image: https://www.globalnewslines.com/uploads/2024/12/4e14e7ae5f73363042a3b2834bafa147.jpg At the heart of Jamison Buys Houses' approach is a commitment to meeting homeowners' unique needs. The company combines the convenience of cash offers with comprehensive services such as repair coordination, moving expense coverage, and mortgage or rent payment assistance. These custom solutions alleviate the common challenges of selling a home, such as financial uncertainty and logistical hurdles. A cornerstone of this innovative approach is the 3G Closing Guarantee. Homeowners are assured their sale will close on time, or they will receive $3,000 - providing unparalleled reliability in an often-unpredictable process. "Homeowners deserve a selling experience that prioritizes their needs and provides peace of mind," said Jamison Worst, Founder of Jamison Buys Houses. "We're proud to offer solutions that address pain points like financial strain, tight timelines, and the stress of preparing a home for sale." The Numbers Don't Lie A recent survey highlights the significant impact of traditional home-selling methods: * 62% of homeowners reported that selling their homes negatively affected their mental health. * 76% spent more money preparing their home for sale than expected. * 52% said they would accept less for their homes to avoid the stress of showings and open houses. Jamison Buys Houses offers a game-changing alternative, making the process seamless, fast, and worry-free. Ready to sell your home for cash the easy way? Visit JamisonBuys.com [ https://jamisonbuys.com/ ] to receive a free, no-obligation cash offer today. Whether you are looking for a quick sale, help with repairs or assistance with moving expenses, Jamison Buys Houses provides customized solutions tailored to your situation. About Jamison Buys Houses Jamison Buys Houses is a trusted real estate solutions provider based in Grand Rapids, MI. Specializing in personalized home-selling services, the company combines cash offers, repair coordination, and moving support with a commitment to customer satisfaction. With its innovative 3G Closing Guarantee, Jamison Buys Houses is redefining what it means to sell your home. Media Contact Company Name: Jamison Buys Houses Contact Person: Jamison Worst Email: Send Email [ http://www.universalpressrelease.com/?pr=jamison-buys-houses-revolutionizes-home-selling-with-personalized-solutions-and-guaranteed-results ] Country: United States Website: https://jamisonbuys.com/ This release was published on openPR.
The Mall at Greece Ridge, located near Rochester, closed early Thursday due to concerns about “large and disorderly groups of teens and young adults.” It was shut down shortly after 6 p.m. on the day after Christmas, also known as Boxing Day, by police and mall security. According to WHAM, the Greece Police Department said it was expecting a large influx of teens after seeing posts on social media. Greece Police said the mall was cleared without incident, but fights between several groups of teenagers broke out in the surrounding area outside the mall shortly afterwards. Two 16-year-old Rochester residents were arrested for disorderly conduct. No other crimes were reported, police said, and there was no damage to stores within the mall or surrounding businesses. WROC reports an area Chick-fil-A refused dine-in service, only offering drive-thru, and shoppers at a nearby Target said they were asked by police to leave. According to WHAM, a curfew was enforced at the mall last year after large fights occurred in 2023. Police developed a plan with mall security to quickly shut down the area to prevent future incidents. In a statement, The Mall at Greece Ridge said a large number of teens were running throughout the mall creating disruptions and refusing to leave. Similar disruptions were allegedly promoted on social media at a mall near Buffalo, officials said. WKBW reports Cheektowaga police swept the Walden Galleria around 7 p.m. Thursday as part of a “coordinated and planned effort to sweep the mall at closing time.” The preventative measure comes after the shopping center previously saw fights on the day after Christmas in 2018, 2021 and 2023. In a separate incident, a man was arrested on Monday for allegedly starting a fight at Crossgates Mall near Albany. WNYT reports a 27-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct. Guilderland Police said he was intoxicated in the Dec. 23 incident; no one was seriously hurt and no weapons were involved.NoneAdvanced DNA technology has identified the skeletal remains of a teen found in October 1973.
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The Conservatives have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reject an international arrest warrant issued for Benjamin Netanyahu as they accused the Government of holding a “nonsensical” position on the issue. In a letter to the Prime Minister, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claimed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had “no proper basis in international law”. They said the UK’s refusal to explicitly say whether or not the Israeli premier would be detained if he arrived in the country “opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest” of an ally to Britain. Criticising the ICC warrant, the shadow ministers said: “It is hard to escape the conclusion this is an activist decision, motivated by politics and not the law.” They argued the court was established to pursue cases in instances where countries do not have robust and independent judiciaries, which could not be said of Israel. “The UK Government’s response to the decision has been nonsensical,” they said. “On Friday, the Home Secretary refused to say whether Mr Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to the UK. “This opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest on UK soil of the leader of an ally of the UK, while you continue a diplomatic charm offensive with the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. “It falls to you to clarify the Government’s position – now. The Government must make clear that it does not support an arrest warrant being issued which has no proper basis in international law.” Downing Street on Friday indicated that Mr Netanyahu could face arrest if he entered the UK, refusing to comment on “hypotheticals” but saying Britain would always follow its “legal obligations”. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 states that a Secretary of State must, on receipt of a request for arrest from the ICC, “transmit the request and the documents accompanying it to an appropriate judicial officer”. Asked whether the UK would comply with requirements under the Act, Sir Keir’s spokesman said: “Yes, the Government would fulfil its obligations under the Act and indeed its legal obligations.” The ICC has issued a warrant for Mr Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Number 10 previously said the domestic process linked to ICC arrest warrants has never been used to date by the UK because no-one wanted by the international court had visited the country. It added that Israel remained a “key partner across a range of areas”. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “It is important that we have a dialogue with Israel at all levels to reach the ceasefire that we all want to see, to bring an end to the violence, to protect civilians and ensure the release of hostages.” The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas’s armed wing, over the October 7 2023 attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in Gaza. A domestic court process would be required before Mr Netanyahu faced arrest if he set foot in the UK. The ICC said there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant were responsible for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts”. The court’s pre-trial chamber also found “reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population”. The impact of the warrants is likely to be limited since Israel and its major ally, the US, are not members of the ICC.Dana White responds to Eddie Hearn's 'jealousy' claim amid boxing expansion
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NoneDEAR RUSTY: My wife will reach her full Social Security benefit at 66.5 years of age which is just under 2 years away for her now. If she were to begin to get her monthly check now (i.e. early), would that prevent her from being eligible for the spousal benefit to receive half of what I am currently drawing? — Curious Husband DEAR CURIOUS: If your wife claims her own SS retirement benefit now (e.g., at 64.5 years), and you are already collecting your own SS benefit, then she will be automatically deemed to be filing for her spousal benefit immediately when she claims her own benefit (she does not have the option to defer claiming her spousal benefit until later). This is a change made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which requires all those first claiming SS to file for ALL benefits they are eligible for when they claim. What that would mean is that your wife’s benefit now, including her spousal boost from you, would be actuarially reduced by the number of months early she claimed. Her own SS retirement benefit would be permanently reduced by about 15%, and her “spousal boost” (the additional amount she would get as your spouse) would be reduced by about 19%, yielding a combined benefit which is roughly 42% of your full retirement age (FRA) SS benefit. The only way your wife can get half (50%) of your FRA benefit entitlement is by waiting until her own full retirement age (66 years and 10 months) to claim. Note, too, that your wife’s spousal benefit will be based on your FRA entitlement, so if you claimed earlier or later than your own full retirement age, her spousal benefit will still be based on your FRA entitlement. Also, your wife should be aware that anyone who claims early is subject to Social Security’s “earnings test,” which limits how much can be earned while collecting early benefits. Thus, if your wife is working, she will be restricted on how much she can earn before Social Security takes away some of her benefits. FYI, the earnings limit changes annually, but for 2025 it is $23,420 and, if that is exceeded, SS will take away $1 in benefits for every $2 over the limit. And, the earnings limit goes up a lot during the year FRA is attained, and the earnings test no longer applies once full retirement age is reached. I hope this answers your question, but if you have need additional information, please feel free to contact us directly at SSAdvisor@amacfoundation.org , or call us at (888) 750-2622. (Russell Gloor is the national Social Security advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens.)
What Tinubu Must Do to Make ‘Renewed Hope’ Worthwhile in 2025The NFL and the league’s players’ union agreed to modify their substance abuse policy, increasing the THC level for a positive test, according to a memo that was sent to agents and players on Wednesday. The positive THC level was increased from 150 ng/ml (nanograms per milliliter) to 350 ng/ml, per the memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the substance that’s primarily responsible for the effects of marijuana on a person’s mental state. Teams will only be informed of the penalty and that the violation was caused by a positive test and/or a missed test. They will no longer be notified of the substance which caused the positive. The medical director may test players in the program for fentanyl if clinically indicated. There will be no discipline for a positive test. However, failing to comply with a mandatory meeting regarding fentanyl will result in a $15,000 fine. Fines have been reduced for positive tests. A fine for a second missed test changed from a one-game fine to $45,000. The number of missed tests will be reset to zero if a period of time goes by without any additional missed tests. All players who currently have discipline pending for missed tests will have those missed tests excused. They will be considered as having no missed tests. Also, the language regarding improper use of prescription drugs has been clarified. Players will be fined $15,000 for recording and posting the collection process on social media. The league and the NFLPA also tweaked the performance-enhancing substances policy. The testing window from the time of notification to the time of test has been extended. Suspended players under some circumstances will be reinstated after a suspension — and therefore get paid — even if they still test positive.
An estimated 18 million Americans are invested in cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Reserve. And the United States just elected a pro-crypto president. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have become a trendy digital asset. Supporters claim that crypto subverts capitalism because it bypasses traditional bankers. Crypto can offer quick riches along with an air of high-tech sophistication. Early adopters reaped enormous rewards, many becoming millionaires and billionaires. Currently, there are about 100,000 crypto millionaires. Cryptocurrency wealth, furthermore, has built Fairshake, the largest political lobbying group in the U.S. During the recent election, it helped elect 253 pro-crypto candidates. But is cryptocurrency a good ethical investment? As a business professor who studies technology and its consequences, I’ve identified three ethical harms associated with cryptocurrency that might give investors pause. The three harms The first harm is excessive energy use, most notably by Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Bitcoins are created, or “mined,” by tens of thousands of computers in massive data centers, contributing significantly to carbon emissions and environmental degradation. Bitcoin mining, which represents the lion’s share of crypto energy consumption, uses as much as 0.9% of global demand for electricity – similar to the annual energy needs of Australia. Second, unregulated and anonymous crypto is the payment system of choice for criminals behind fraud, tax evasion, human trafficking and ransomware – the latter costing victims an estimated $1 billion in extorted cryptocurrency payments. Until about a decade ago, these bad actors generally moved and laundered money through cash and shell companies. But around 2015, many transitioned to cryptocurrency, a much less troublesome form of handling dirty money anonymously. A bank cannot hold or transfer money anonymously. By law, a bank is passively complicit in money laundering if it isn’t enforcing know-your-customer measures to restrict bad actors, such as money launderers. In the case of a crypto coin, however, legal and ethical accountability cannot be transferred to a bank – there is no bank. So, who is complicit? Anyone in the crypto ecosystem may be viewed as ethically complicit in enabling illicit activities. I believe these first two harms are the most ethically troublesome. The first one harms the Earth and the second undermines global systems of trust – the interplay of institutions that underpin economic activity and social order. Cryptocurrency’s third problem is its predatory culture. A predatory system, especially without regulatory oversight, takes advantage of small investors. And some cryptos have enriched their founders while taking advantage of investors’ lack of knowledge about the virtual currency. Some cryptocurrencies, especially the smaller coins and initial coin offerings, have characteristics of Ponzi schemes. The now defunct Bitconnect, for example, promised large profits to investors who exchanged their Bitcoins for Bitconnect tokens. New investor money paid out “profits” to the first layer of investors with money from later investors. Ultimately, Satish Kumbhani, the Bitconnect founder, was indicted by a federal grand jury, and as of 2024 his whereabouts are unknown. Pernicious myth Besides cryptocurrency’s ethical harms, a pernicious myth surrounds the digital coin. It is the myth of inclusion, that cryptocurrency has the power to benefit society’s disadvantaged, especially the unbanked. The global poor who don’t have bank accounts, and who could use cryptocurrency for international money transfers to family back home, do not necessarily benefit from crypto’s advantages. That’s because of the need to pay fees when converting and transferring, say, dollars to crypto and then from crypto to the local currency of the person receiving the money transfer. In reality, the distribution of crypto assets is highly concentrated among the wealthy. A 2021 study found that just 0.01% of Bitcoin holders control 27% of its value. Democratizing finance is often framed as a movement to break the dominance of traditional financial institutions – private banks and government central banks. However, this narrative has not played out. Instead, a new elite has emerged: cryptocurrency’s creators, early backers and maintainers, who tweak the crypto’s software code and influence its future direction. This group holds disproportionate control, including over the crypto coin’s governance. All of this replicates the concentration of power that crypto was meant to dismantle. A bit more ethical? To be fair, the crypto community hasn’t ignored the criticism, including calls for more environmental awareness. In early 2021, members of the community founded the Crypto Climate Accord. The group enlisted some 250 crypto firms to reduce environmental harm. The following year, Ethereum, with its Ether coin, took the most significant step. It reduced its energy consumption by over 99% by migrating to a coin mining mechanism called “proof-of-stake,” which doesn’t require miners to solve complex, energy-guzzling puzzles to validate transactions. This was a brave move. However, Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, hasn’t followed Ethereum’s lead. Bitcoin stands out because its energy consumption surpasses any other crypto coin. To address cryptocurrency’s other harms, some regulatory bodies began controlling the crypto market in 2023. The European Union, United Kingdom and United States began attempting to curb illegal activities and protect investors. In January 2024, U.S. regulators permitted exchange-traded funds, which are popular investment funds, to invest in crypto. This move was meant to help small investors trade in a safer marketplace. But normalizing crypto trading can create perverse ethical repercussions. For example, the most successful 2023 “ethical” fund, Nikko Ark Positive Change Innovation Fund, prospered with a 68% return because it made a bet on crypto. Its manager rationalized this investment by repeating the myth that cryptocurrency allows “provision of financial services to the underbanked.” Where does all this leave the ethical investor? Investors, I believe, have two clear ethical choices on cryptocurrency: They can divest from Bitcoin or, at the very least, invest in other cryptocurrencies that minimize harms, especially harms that jeopardize the environment. But even so-called ethical investments come with hidden ethical issues. Many ethical investors invest in so-called ESG funds that stress social or environmental impact. Some of these ESG funds may avoid shares in petroleum companies while investing directly or indirectly in crypto. This doesn’t seem ethically consistent. While cryptocurrency offers exciting opportunities and the potential for high returns, its environmental impact, association with illegal activities and predatory nature all present significant ethical challenges. Erran Carmel is Professor of Business, American University Kogod School of Business. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space to address these issues," Trump's legal team wrote, to give him "the opportunity to pursue a political resolution." Trump was fiercely opposed to TikTok during his 2017-21 first term, and tried in vain to ban the video app on national security grounds. The Republican voiced concerns -- echoed by political rivals -- that the Chinese government might tap into US TikTok users' data or manipulate what they see on the platform. US officials had also voiced alarm over the popularity of the video-sharing app with young people, alleging that its parent company is subservient to Beijing and that the app is used to spread propaganda, claims denied by the company and the Chinese government. Trump called for a US company to buy TikTok, with the government sharing in the sale price, and his successor Joe Biden went one stage further -- signing a law to ban the app for the same reasons. Trump has now, however, reversed course. "Now (that) I'm thinking about it, I'm for TikTok, because you need competition," he recently told Bloomberg. "If you don't have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram -- and that's, you know, that's Zuckerberg." Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg and part of his Meta tech empire, was among the social media networks that banned Trump after attacks by his supporters on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The ban was driven by concerns that he would use the platform to promote more violence. Those bans on major social media platforms were later lifted. In the brief filed on Friday, Trump's lawyer made it clear the president-elect did not take a position on the legal merits of the current case. "President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute," John Sauer wrote in the amicus curiae -- or "friend of the court" -- brief. "Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider staying the act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case, thus permitting President Trump's incoming Administration the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case." ft/aha
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Towson 64, Morgan St. 60Mission will be the first RCMP detachment in B.C. to roll out the use of body-worn cameras, beginning the week of Nov. 25. It's the first of the six initial rollouts and will be followed by Ucluelet, Tofino (including Ahousaht), Prince George, Cranbrook and Kamloops, B.C. RCMP said during a news conference in Surrey Thursday (Nov. 21). In total in B.C., 3,000 officers in 144 detachments serving 150 municipalities will be using body-worn cameras. RCMP did not provide specific dates yet for the first six rollouts, but said a release would go out from each detachment to inform the public. B.C. RCMP commanding officer Dwayne McDonald said this represents the "largest and most ambitious rollout of body-worn cameras in the province." He said the body-worn cameras is "expected to promote transparency, to strengthen accountability and to enhance officer and public safety." "Basically, how this works is that when one of our members responds to a call for service and begins to engage with a person, the camera is activated and you will see frontline officers wearing the cameras in front of their vests on a regular basis." Officers are expected to activate their body-worn camera before exiting their vehicle. Body-worn cameras are expected to be activated for crimes in progress, investigations, public disorder and protests, mental health calls, interactions with people in crisis and "to record information to support the performance of their duties." McDonald said the while the cameras are worn, they are on standby, which means they're always buffering and capturing 30 seconds of video without audio. He said it's "essentially writing over that 30 seconds constantly," but once the camera is activated it attaches the 30 seconds without audio to the rest of the video. "It's in the best interest of our officers to capture the video," McDonald said. "I think it's important to remember that in addition to calls from public for greater transparency ... and accountability for police, it's also in police's best interest to give the objective viewpoint of what's happening in interactions with the public." In B.C., police agencies have watchdogs including, the Independent Investigations Office and the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. Nationally, there is the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, which is an independent agency tasked with examining RCMP conduct. The Independent Investigations Office, which investigates police's actions or inactions into incidents of death or serious harm, doesn't force an officer under investigation to be interviewed or submit notes, reports or data. McDonald said the IIO would absolutely have access to the even if the officer chooses to not submit anything. He added those agencies will have access to unvetted – generally redacted – versions of the footage to conduct oversight investigations. "That's where the transparency and accountability comes from." He said he completely understands the "public's desire, and in some cases, curiosity to know right away what happens, but we do have to respect the privacy legislation." The RCMP's federal headquarters announced the national rollout Nov. 14. Over the next nine months, 1,000 officers will start using the body-worn cameras each month. Ninety per cent of the RCMP officers will be using the cameras in the next year, with the full rollout completed within 18 months. The RCMP is not the first to rollout body-worn cameras in B.C. The Delta Police Department, in the Lower Mainland, has been using the technology for more than two years. At a news conference in January 2024, the department anticipated it would have about 37 body-worn cameras in operation.