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National City pledged to reduce pollution. Now it’s considering a new industrial biofuel depot
KPBS - California
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July 16, 2025
For two decades, Margarita Garcia has been fighting to end pollution in her neighborhood. The 82-year-old retired hairdresser has white-streaked hair and a love for cracking jokes. She lives on the west side of National City, where diesel trucks...
Tilman Fertitta spent $270M for real estate on the Strip. Now it’s a parking lot
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 15, 2025
Just a few years ago, Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta was forging ahead with plans to build a luxury Las Vegas resort. He bought a plot of real estate on the Strip for $270 million, secured approvals for a towering hotel-casino and demolished...
'Hell is empty': GOP's flood of lies has drowned this basic human truth
Raw Story
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July 16, 2025
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare While the Occupant of the White House has wreaked havoc on the lives and fortunes of immigrant families in Los Angeles, New York, and other sanctuary cities, his MAGA partner in...
Initial fundraising totals reveal frontrunners in Maine’s 2026 race for governor
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 16, 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine — The 2026 race to become Maine’s next governor reached an early milestone Tuesday when candidates had to file their initial fundraising totals, and the numbers started to hint at which contenders are separating themselves from the...
Sanctioned Russian’s Son Charged in Spanish Money Laundering Case
OCCRP
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July 16, 2025
Dmitry Artyakov, the son of a top Russian defense official, has been charged by a Spanish judge at the National Court with being “criminally responsible for the crime of organized crime” in addition to “money laundering,” according to court...
A New Home For Heroes! Marine Corps League Building Now Under Construction
Benton County Enterprise - Missouri
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Ethan Holder A new building rising behind the Warsaw Walmart will soon serve as headquarters for one of the community's most active veteran organizations, thanks to a generous donation honoring a fallen service member. The Warsaw Leathernecks...
‘It blocks out the sky’: Data center’s big plans rile neighbors in small-town Forest Grove
OregonLive.com
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July 16, 2025
Darci Hanning has lived in her Forest Grove neighborhood for a quarter century, in a house with a small backyard that became her quiet oasis. She and her husband added benches and a bird feeder, and carefully landscaped the lawn that backs up to...
S. Korea's employment rises 183,000 on year in June
Xinhua News Agency
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SEOUL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's employment rose for the sixth consecutive month due to an expansion in elderly jobs, statistical office data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people aged 15 and older grew 183,000, or 0.6 percent,...
Many Mexican immigrants swept up in L.A. raids are deeply rooted in U.S.
Los Angeles Times
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July 16, 2025
MEXICO CITY — More than half of the Mexican citizens detained by U.S. immigration agents and recently interviewed by Mexican consular authorities in Los Angeles had been living in the United States for at least a decade — and more than one-third...
The Korean Hanok: Exploring Traditional Architecture's Environmental Principles
ArchDaily
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July 16, 2025
Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul overlooking the modern city. Image © Wikimedia user Bgag. Licensed under CC0 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Governor DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida's chief financial officer
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as the state’s new chief financial officer at a news conference in Tampa on Wednesday. Ingoglia succeeds U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis, who resigned earlier this year to run for...
Engine of resistance hums in U.S. and Germany
People's World
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July 14, 2025
German Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alfons Mas listens to a question during a media joint conference with Lithuanian Chief of Defence Gen. Valdemaras Rupsys and Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas as members of the Headquarters initial command...
Flash flood dangers far from over as storms reload across U.S.
United Press International (UPI)
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High humidity levels, summer heat and long days will combine to produce conditions favorable for drenching thunderstorms leading to additional flash flooding in the coming days in the eastern, central and southwestern United States, AccuWeather...
Federal housing official submitted Schiff criminal referral to DOJ over mortgage documents
Fox News
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July 16, 2025
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on President Donald Trump accusing Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., of mortgage fraud. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., has been referred to the...
I Saw Firsthand Just How Much Even the Idea of Rosie O’Donnell Got Under Donald Trump’s Skin
IndieWire
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July 16, 2025
On July 12, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to threaten stripping his longtime nemesis Rosie O’Donnell of her U.S. citizenship, despite her having been born to American citizens and in the U.S. — something which legal experts say the president...
U.S. drone adoption is accelerating. Are you ready?
sUAS News - The Business of Drones
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July 15, 2025
Herelink Blue, our radio and hand controller, has always been compliant with Section 848 of the FY2020 NDAA and is squarely within scope of Executive Order 14307, Section 9(ii), which directs the expansion of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue...
Construction continues on new wastewater treatment facility
Bigfork Eagle - Montana
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July 16, 2025
Crews are continuing work on phase 1 of a new wastewater treatment plant north of Somers that will eventually become a regional septage facility. Lakeside County Water and Sewer District General Manager Rodney Olsen said construction for phase 1...
Housing inventory growth: Good for buyers, bad for builders
Housing Wire
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July 15, 2025
Existing home sales are not experiencing a crash — in fact, the growth in active inventory is a positive development. The homebuilders, however, sell homes as a commodity, so with inventory building and profit margins falling, they’re likely to...
From Square Footage to Storytelling: How Dorin Ghilescu Is Redefining Commercial Real Estate Through Brand Strategy
Home Business Magazine - Minnesota
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July 15, 2025
In today’s hyper-competitive real estate landscape, it takes more than location and square footage to stand out. Visionary entrepreneurs are blending finance, design, and storytelling to create properties that not only attract tenants—but shape...
Oregon’s highway cleanup crew loses their jobs after transportation package fails
The Bulletin - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
Oregon’s highway cleanup crew loses their jobs after transportation package fails Published 6:29 am Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Interstate Business Solutions is an Indiana-based company that contracts with transportation departments across the U.S.,...