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A winter storm has dumped more than a foot of snow on some parts of Massachusetts on Sunday. Heavy snow is expected in northern Massachusetts and the Merrimack Valley. Up to 15 inches of snow will fall in the “jackpot” area of the storm while the southern bands can see 5 -8 inches and 3-5 inches of snow extending down through Norfolk County. A winter storm warning has been issued for much of Massachusetts through 1 am. on Monday. Here is a look at how much snow has fallen so far, according… Source link

2008 all over again? BofA just launched a test of zero-down-payment, zero-closing cost mortgages for minority communities A major American bank has launched a new program to help first-time minority buyers finance a home purchase with no down payment or closing costs. It’s a boon to buyers at a time when rising interest rates and low home inventory have stacked the deck against them. It’s also the latest response to longstanding criticism that banks favored white borrowers. Bank of… Source link

Tech giant Google announced a new $25 million initiative on Sunday that would fund skills development programs over the next five years for members of underrepresented communities in Israel to help give them a leg up into the country’s celebrated high-tech sector. These communities include ultra-Orthodox and Arab professionals, women and those who live outside Israel’s central areas, also called the geographic “periphery.” Google said it will announce a separate initiative for… Source link

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday threatened to sue the Trump administration if it does not change its coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to allow for more equitable delivery among “black and brown communities” hardest-hit by the virus. “The Trump administration is designing the distribution plan, and their plan basically has private health care companies administer the vaccines,” Cuomo said in a speech at Manhattan’s Riverside Church. “The president talks about CVS and… Source link