Tenants Left in a State of Precarity as Mysterious Shell Companies Buy Millions of Homes 2019-12-17

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Tenants Left in a State of Precarity as Mysterious Shell Companies Buy Millions of Homes

Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting is now suing to determine who owns all these homes.

Federal Government to Crack Down on Robocalls

Americans received more than 5 billion robocalls in November alone, according to the robocall blocking app YouCall.

“Richard Jewell” and Female Journalists in Hollywood

The new film is coming under fire for its portrayal of real-life reporter Kathy Scruggs. 

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