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First-time home buyers are becoming increasingly uncommon.

American home buyers are getting older,whiter and wealthier(wealthy adj.富有的),with first-time purchasers accounting for the smallest share(n.份额) of the market in 41 years, according to a report from the National Association(n.协会) of Realtors(全国房地产经纪人协会).In a brutally(adj.残酷的) competitive(adj.竞争的) market,younger people with moderate(adj.一般的) and even middle incomes(中等收入) are finding it difficult to find a home.The repercussions(n.后果) could be lasting and deepen racial(adj.种族的) and generational(adj.世代的) disparities(dispartity n.悬殊差异) in homeownership(n.房屋所有权).

1.Donald Trump is expected to announce a 2024 bid(n.竞选) soon after the midterms(n.中期(选举)),possibly as Nov.14,people familiar with(熟悉) the planning(用-ing不用原型是因为计划还在进行中,可能会变动) said.

2.The Powerballl jackpot(n. 头奖；累积奖金) is now $1.6 billion,the highest prize(n.奖金) in U.S. lottery(n.彩票) history.Odds(n.概率) of winning Saturday's drawing(n.抽奖) are 1 in 292 million;lump-sum(一次性付款额) payout(n.大笔付款) stands at(达到) $782.4 million.

3.China agrees to approve BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine(n. 疫苗) for foreigners,German chancellor(n. （英国）财政大臣；（德国或奥地利）总理；（英国大学）名誉校长，（美国大学）校长；法官) says.