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[ad_1] If you’re planning on getting married anytime soon, you likely already know that your celebration is going to come with a big bill. It’s often not until you get into the nitty gritty of planning the event, however, that you realize that you might be paying even more than you thought.”There are two guarantees in life,” says Lauren Kay, executive editor of the The Knot. “Weddings are expensive. And like a home renovation or any other big project, you’re going to end up spending more than you thought you were going to.”Indeed, 74% of newlywed couples say they went…

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[ad_1] The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesProposed federal spending cuts to health care in Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” may increase some families’ medical debts by as much as $22,800, according to a new report from Third Way, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.The Republican budget bill proposes $1.1 trillion in cuts to health care that target both Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage. An estimated 16 million people may lose health coverage based on those proposals, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated — 7.8 million who would lose Medicaid and 8.2 million who would lose Affordable Care Act…

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[ad_1] A for sale sign is displayed near a home on April 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose very slightly in May, up 0.8% from April, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.03 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Housing analysts had been predicting a 1% decline. Sales were 0.7% lower than May of last year.Sales were strongest in the Northeast, up 4.2% month-to-month. They also rose in the Midwest and South, but they fell in the West, down 5.4%. The West is the…

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[ad_1] An Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 23, 2025. Gregg Newton | Afp | Getty ImagesAmazon’s second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a massive constellation and ramping up competition with SpaceX’s Starlink.A United Launch Alliance rocket carrying 27 Kuiper satellites lifted off from a launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:54 a.m. ET, according to a livestream.”We have ignition and lift off of…

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