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Black & Veatch completes FEED study for green hydrogen project in U.K.
Chemical Engineering
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July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025 | By Scott Jenkins Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) has completed execution of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Whitelee Green Hydrogen Project, a proposed development by owner ScottishPower Energy...
Wait, Trump's idiotic plan to reopen Alcatraz could cost how much?
Daily Kos
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July 18, 2025
President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison—and it could cost up to $2 billion, according to Axios. Trump has long toyed with the idea of reopening the infamous island prison, which is currently a museum and...
Broker, Warehouse, Valuation Tools; loanDepot's LO Comp Lawsuit; MBA's MAA Campaign
Mortgage News Daily
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July 18, 2025
Broker, Warehouse, Valuation Tools; loanDepot's LO Comp Lawsuit; MBA's MAA Campaign With all of this talk about replacing people in our biz, could this be a future mortgage banker’s conference? Delta is moving toward eliminating set prices in...
How tough is too tough? Gaokao Vs. JEE – Comparing the world’s two toughest exams
Edex Live
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College entrance exams are crucial in one’s academic journey. Students often feel overwhelmed by the intense competition, vast syllabus, and anxiety that several unpredictable challenges pose. Every year, millions of students navigate this exam...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms Indiana’s Camp Atterbury to be used for immigrant detention
WTHR - Indiana
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It remains unclear when detainees might begin arriving at the Edinburgh facility or how many individuals could be housed there. EDINBURGH, Ind. — Indiana’s Camp Atterbury will be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed...
Bill would boost efforts to improve Fort Gordon housing
WRDW 12 - Georgia
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July 18, 2025
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A bill moving through the Senate would bring the most defense construction funding to Georgia in the past 15 years. The bipartisan Senate defense bill also includes a $10 million boost for the Army for oversight and...
Founder of League of American Workers: 'California has the highest poverty rate in America'
Golden State Today - California
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July 18, 2025
Steve Cortes, Founder of the League of American Workers, said that California's elevated cost of living is responsible for the state having the highest poverty rate nationally, despite its economic strength. This statement was made on X....
FDA greenlights Juul’s e-cigarettes
Consumer Affairs
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July 18, 2025
FDA authorizes Juul’s tobacco- and menthol-flavored e-cigarettes to stay on U.S. shelves, reversing a previous ban due to new data supporting adult smoking cessation benefits. Juul’s recovery marks a rebound from near-bankruptcy and substantial...
Manchester woman pleads guilty in multimillion-dollar real estate investment scheme
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 17, 2025
A Manchester woman is facing up to 20 years in prison in connection with a real estate investment scheme.According to the U.S. attorney's office, Robynne Alexander, 63, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of wire fraud....
The first US atomic rush was a bust. Will Trump’s big nuclear-for-AI plans fare any better?
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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July 18, 2025
Amazon's recently acquired data center (foreground) in Salem Township, Pennsylvania, is a stone's throw from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. In November 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission blocked the company's request to obtain...
All we know about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's 'friendship'
Sky News
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July 18, 2025
Donald Trump has been fending off pressure from his own Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement to release files related to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. The paedophile financier was found dead in his Manhattan prison cell in August 2019,...
Mind the gap: MP govt’s series of U-turns in the aftermath of 90 degree bridge gaffe
The Print
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July 18, 2025
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government seems to be taking too many U-turns recently. First it changed its decision to build a Road Over Bridge (ROB) in Bhopal’s Aishbagh with a 90 degree turn. Then Chief Engineer (Bridges) P.C. Verma ordered...
Real estate investors eye space economy as the new frontier
Housing Wire
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July 16, 2025
The move highlights a growing trend of investment in real estate tied to the space economy, CNBC reported. “We are in the early days of something that will be some major investments, and we’re creating these new rails of the future,” David...
Camp Verde housing info under one roof
Camp Verde Journal - Arizona
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July 18, 2025
The Camp Verde Town Council discussed the future of housing in Camp Verde and the Verde Valley at the special session on Wednesday, July 9. Special Initiatives Manager Cliff Bryson gave a presentation outlining the differences between “affordable”...
These New York towns among most affordable housing markets in the U.S., says study
Time Out
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We love you, New York City—but between the sky-high rents and $20 sandwiches, it’s no secret that the cost of living here can feel, well, severely unaffordable. That’s the actual term used by the 2025 Demographia International Housing...
KEY COLONY BEACH LOOKS FOR NEW COMMISSIONER AFTER JOEY RASPE’S RESIGNATION
Keys Weekly - Florida
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July 17, 2025
Key Colony Beach will seek to replace its third commissioner lost to resignation in less than two years as city leaders convene for their monthly session on July 17. On June 23, Vice Mayor Raspe tendered his resignation in a short email to City...
Pike County launches housing strategy to boost population
Inside INdiana Business
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July 18, 2025
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China tops international buyers’ list for U.S. homes
Furniture Today - North Carolina
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — A recent report from the National Assn. of Realtors shows that foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of existing U.S. home from April 2024 through March 2025, and of those sales, buyers from China, Canada and Mexico topped the...
Tom Petty Net Worth 2025: The Rock Legend’s $95M Fortune Revealed
Finance Monthly
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July 18, 2025
Tom Petty’s timeless hits keep cash flowing—discover how this rock legend’s $95 million fortune still rocks the music world in 2025! Nearly a decade after his passing, Tom Petty’s legacy continues to rake in millions — with his 2025 net worth...
Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission met July 16
Lake County Gazette - Illinois
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July 18, 2025
Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission met July 16 Here is the agenda provided by the commission: 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 25-0944 Approval of the June 11, 2025 minutes. 3. Chair's Remarks 4. Public Comments (items...