Home projects rise as real estate sales stay low
The slow housing market keeps owners in Oklahoma City and beyond mired in upkeep costs as buyers vanish. Ed Tuttle reports ongoing bills and repairs on an empty brick home while buyers delay purchases. Many sellers upgrade or redecorate, hoping to boost value, yet prices plummet and showings fade.
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Twitterature aims to rewrite classics in 140 characters
University of Chicago freshmen Alex Aciman and Emmett Rensin signed a Penguin Books deal to condense 75 works by Dostoevsky Shakespeare and Dante into 20 or fewer tweets each. They compare their effort to a modern Luther translation and hope Twitterature liberates minds in America while aiming for a best selling Christmas release.
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When a rocket goes ballistic explained
A Japanese paper linked North Korea's Taepodong-2 to a July 4 Hawaii target, discussing ballistic missiles, their trajectories, and how rockets convert to missiles. It explains stages, guidance, inertial systems, and how launches resemble old Redstone and Mercury tech.
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