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Palo Alto hopes to protect El Camino retail amid housing boom
San José Spotlight - California
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July 14, 2025
When city leaders from all over the Peninsula pitched a plan more than a decade ago to transform El Camino Real into a “grand boulevard,” they ran into a gauntlet of skepticism in Palo Alto. The Grand Boulevard Initiative, a collaboration of 19...
U of A ending rental agreements with on-campus fraternities, sororities
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 13, 2025
The University of Alberta is ending its rental agreements with fraternities and sororities, including some organizations that have been on campus for decades. Alpha Gamma Delta, a fraternity at the University of Alberta, has rented their house for...
Michigan’s next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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July 14, 2025
Airspace Link is a software company building out the digital infrastructure that’s required for businesses to fly drones over cities across the country, including in Detroit, Arlington, Texas, and Ontario. The company is ​​an FAA-approved UAS...
Wall Street hangs near its record as doubts continue about Trump’s proposed tariffs
Virginia Business
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July 14, 2025
Summary S&P 500 down 0.2%, Nasdaq off 0.1%, Dow dips 86 points Markets largely steady after Trump’s 30% tariff announcement Tariffs on EU and Mexico set to take effect Aug. 1 Wall Street speculates Trump may walk back tariffs Bitcoin rallies;...
Mike Lee says selling public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past sales show otherwise
TownLift - Utah
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July 14, 2025
SANTA FE, NM – On Monday, June 23, a crowd of about 2,000 people surrounded the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet had come for a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association. “Not for...
Advancing wind energy design: lessons from NREL’s MADE3D project
3D Printing Industry
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July 15, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has concluded its five-year MADE3D project, short for Manufacturing and Additive Design of Electric Machines by 3D Printing. This initiative explored new approaches to...
Arizona man sentenced for HUD housing assistance fraud
National Mortgage News
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July 14, 2025
An Arizona man was sentenced last week for misrepresenting his employment status to obtain Department of Housing and Urban Development housing assistance. Jalil Al-Kinani was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation and must pay restitution...
US Stock Futures Trade Mixed Ahead Of June Inflation Print: Big Banks In Focus As Street Awaits JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon, Citibank's Earnings
Benzinga
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U.S. stock futures were fluctuating on Tuesday after ending higher on Monday. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed. Investors are bracing for June’s release of the Consumer Price Index. Economists anticipate the headline inflation rate to...
Where Shohei Ohtani’s history-making Decoy cleats ended up
The New York Times
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July 15, 2025
On September 19, 2024, Shohei Ohtani earned the first and only key to the historic 50/50 club. By going six-for-six with three home runs, two stolen bases, and 10 RBI, he achieved a season-long chase with one of the greatest single-game...
Sugarloaf Mountain: This easy U.P. trail has some of the most spectacular views of Lake Superior
MLive - Michigan
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July 15, 2025
MARQUETTE, MI —Sugarloaf Mountain Natural Area, located a few miles northwest of Marquette, offers magnificent views of Lake Superior after just a short hike, making it a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The trail winds through a...
Trump Is Threatening Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship. Their Decades-Long Feud, Explained
them. - New York
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July 14, 2025
Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered every Thursday. On Sunday, Emmy-winning television host and actor Rosie O’Donnell clapped back at Donald Trump on Instagram after the president threatened to revoke her...
Yergin: America’s Copper Hunger Increasingly Hard To Feed
Forbes
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets S&P Global Vice Chairman ... More Daniel Yergin at the beginning of a policy forum in the State Dining Room at the White House February 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip...
Duluth City Council buys time for affordable housing complex
Northern News Now - Minnesota
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July 14, 2025
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Fifty-two units at Village Place apartments could be reaching the end of their affordable lifespan, but on Monday, the Duluth City Council unanimously passed a resolution to buy them some more time. Councilor...
It's 'Panasonic Day' in Kansas
KNSS - Kentucky
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July 14, 2025
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, along with many federal and state dignitaries, celebrated today with Panasonic Energy for the grand opening of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery...
Here’s What to Know About Clean Energy In Trump’s Megabill
Arkansas Business
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July 14, 2025
(Shutterstock) President Donald Trump has signed a massive tax and spending cuts package that curbs billions of dollars in spending across clean energy. That means people will be paying a lot more for home solar, energy efficiency and other green...
America's Oldest Amtrak Station Is In This Underrated Charming Town
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
Pennsylvania is home to countless charms, from winding steel-town canyons to coal-country towns to Bethlehem’s acclaimed Main Street and even the surprisingly delightful Fountain of Youth near Wexford. Yet beyond these well-loved spots, the state...
China's second-quarter growth beats forecasts but deflation fears fuel calls for stimulus, deeper reform
CNBC
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July 15, 2025
High rise buildings, including the China Zun or CITIC Tower (L, back) is seen at the Central Business Distric (CBD) from the Tuanjiehu park in Beijing on June 2, 2025. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected...
LG’s ‘Homegrown AI’ Exaone 4.0 Passes Medical Licensing Exam
Business Korea
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July 15, 2025
LG Group has joined the ranks of global AI leaders by open-sourcing "Exaone 4.0," Korea’s first hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) model. Exaone 4.0 combines a large language model (LLM), which excels in rapid knowledge-based responses, with a...
Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved highway construction bids
Sunflower State News - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has announced the approval of bids for various state highway construction and maintenance projects. The bidding process took place on June 18, 2025, in Topeka. Some of these bids encompass multiple...
Maybe You’re Hoping Elon Musk’s New Political Party Will Fracture the Republicans. About That.
Slate Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Anyone who’s tired of centuries of two-party dominance in American politics has probably dreamed of something coming along...