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While lauding a new partnership among Florida universities and Kennedy Space Center, Gov. Ron DeSantis shoehorned in a pitch to have NASA headquarters leave the nation’s capital in favor of the Sunshine State.

“There is an interest in moving the headquarters of NASA right here to Kennedy Space Center and I’m supportive of that,” DeSantis said noting he had discussed it with KSC Director Janet Petro ahead of a ceremony held at the space center Wednesday.

“They have this massive building in Washington, D.C., and like nobody goes to it, so why not just shutter it and move everybody down here? I think they’re planning on spending like a half a billion to build a new building up in D.C. that no one will ever go to either,” he said. “So hopefully, with the new administration coming in, they’ll see a great opportunity to just headquarter NASA here on the Space Coast of Florida. I think that’d be very, very fitting.”

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Statistics show that there has been a significant increase in the level of outstanding consumer credit card balances. For a significant segment of consumers, costs for groceries, utilities, cars and other consumer products have increased more than sources of income.

As a result, credit scores have been dropping, and real estate agents have been suggesting individuals looking to purchase a home try ways to increase their credit scores before they apply for a mortgage.

The credit-scoring firm FICO, has indicated that although the proportion of borrowers deemed “risky” has fallen, the segment of borrowers categorized as “nonprime” has grown dramatically. This has resulted in an increase in defaults associated with credit card payments and car payments in 2024.

In October 2023, according to FICO, for the first time in a decade, the average FICO score decreased by one point. In April 2024, nonprime borrowers spent 13% more than their credit card lines than when COVID-19 was raging; they also fell behind on credit card payments by 28%. read more

By PAUL WISEMAN

U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.

By JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Service Employees International Union is returning to the AFL-CIO after 20 years, betting that a united labor movement will do more to help workers overcome legal challenges to organize and join unions.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has ordered MyPillow to pay nearly $778,000 for unpaid bills and other costs to package delivery service DHL, which had sued the company that’s synonymous with its founder, chief pitchman and election denier Mike Lindell.