## US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high

Authored by apnews.com

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits.

The latest figures show that half of American renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, an all-time high.

While the housing crisis has been assigned several causes, including a slump in homes built over the last decade, the Justice Department’s lawsuit claims major landlords are playing a part.

The lawsuit accuses the landlords of sharing sensitive data on rents and occupancy with competing firms via email, phone calls or in groups.

The Justice Department said one of the six landlords agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

Those landlords were added to an existing lawsuit against RealPage, which runs an algorithm that recommends rental prices to landlords.

Prosecutors say the algorithm uses sensitive competitive information, allowing landlords to align their prices and avoid competition that would otherwise push down rents. »

### Paris Jackson celebrates her life 5 years sober: 'Can't believe I almost missed it all'

Authored by usatoday.com

"Hi, I’m pk and I’m an alcoholic and a heroin addict," Jackson – whose legal name is Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson – wrote in the caption.

Over the years, Jackson has been open about various mental health struggles, including suicide attempts, self-harm and body image issues.

In the 2020 Facebook Watch series "Unfiltered: Paris Jackson and Gabriel Glenn," Jackson said she "fell into self-harm" when she gained weight following her father's death in 2009. »

### Trump Sends Idiot Son on Futile Mission

Authored by newrepublic.com

We’re here as tourists to see this incredible place,” Trump Jr. told a local broadcaster.

Later, Trump Jr. visited a restaurant with his friends and called his father on speakerphone.

It needs security for itself but it also needs security very much for the world, the location, really,” Trump said through his son’s phone. »

### Germany and France warn Trump against use of force over Greenland

Authored by theguardian.com

“There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be, attack its sovereign borders.”.

1:28 France warns against threatening EU 'sovereign borders' after Trump's Greenland remark – video.

“I have my own experiences with Donald Trump and I also know that you shouldn’t say everything you think out loud,” he said. »

### Diagnostic dilemma: A woman's nut allergy was triggered after sex

Authored by livescience.com

The symptoms: The patient had unprotected vaginal sex with her habitual male partner, and shortly afterward, her vulva and vagina began itching and swelling.

She developed angioedema — swelling of the tissues below the surface of the skin — and hives appeared across her body.

She was already aware that she was severely allergic to Brazil nuts, a type of tree nut, but it was unclear what triggered her allergic reaction in this instance. »

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