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Eight Florida Panhandle counties and 20 Texas counties qualify for physical damage loans. Homeowner rates run from 2.875% to 6.000%, depending on whether the SBA says you can borrow elsewhere.
The increase reaches 76 million people in January. Workers see a higher taxable maximum, and the earnings test limits rise to $25,560 and $67,920.
The hook plate can separate and drop the child. Two other children's products were recalled the same day: PILLANI nursing pillows and QZH.DUAO pajama sets, both for failing federal safety standards.
The recall covers model DR-HSH015 heaters made between April 2025 and January 2026. DREO has 17 reports of heaters igniting, and the replacement requires cutting the cord and sending a photo.
The CPSC notice covers 8-cup and 12-cup Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper and Kenya presses sold since 1974. Bodum has counted 70 carafes breaking in use and 48 burn reports.
A man extradited from Germany faces mail and wire fraud charges over letters that posed as personal notes from psychics promising a windfall. The Postal Inspection Service publishes a simple test for the same pitch.