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Business Report: Gas tax analysis, airport delays
Clip: 8/16/2022 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
New U.S. home construction fell sharply in July, down 9.6% compared to a year ago
New U.S. home construction fell sharply in July, down 9.6% compared to a year ago and more home sales contracts are being canceled as potential buyers walk away from properties. The real estate firm Redfin, says of the homes that went under contract last month, more than 16% of the deals fell through. That’s the highest percentage on record, with the exception of spring 2020 early in the pandemic.
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Business Report: Gas tax analysis, airport delays
Clip: 8/16/2022 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
New U.S. home construction fell sharply in July, down 9.6% compared to a year ago and more home sales contracts are being canceled as potential buyers walk away from properties. The real estate firm Redfin, says of the homes that went under contract last month, more than 16% of the deals fell through. That’s the highest percentage on record, with the exception of spring 2020 early in the pandemic.
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NJ high schooler: Give teens a say in own vaccination
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Clip: 8/16/2022 | 3m 34s | Legislature considers allowing teens 14 and older to give consent for certain vaccines (3m 34s)
NJ Pandemic Relief Fund is closing
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Clip: 8/16/2022 | 1m 5s | The fund gave out more than $65 million in grants (1m 5s)
Parents fired up over new state sex-ed standards
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Clip: 8/16/2022 | 4m 9s | Boards of education peppered with questions about adoption of the standards (4m 9s)
Reversal of COVID test mandate for teachers widely welcomed
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Clip: 8/16/2022 | 5m 11s | The reversal frees thousands from needing to get weekly or biweekly tests (5m 11s)
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra lands in Newark to big welcome
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Clip: 8/16/2022 | 3m 55s | The orchestra will perform Thursday and Friday at Lincoln Center (3m 55s)
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