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U.S. Home Sales Slid 2.7% In June As Prices Reach All-Time High
Forbes
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Topline Sales of existing homes slid 2.7% in June, according to data from the National Association of Realtors, which reported a median sales price of $435,000 for homes that same month—their highest price ever. Home sales slid 2.7%...
Poll: Florida Republicans prefer Casey DeSantis for governor over Trump pick U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds
WJAX - Florida
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July 24, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new poll from the University of North Florida shows Casey DeSantis leading Byron Donalds by a slim margin among Florida Republicans in the 2026 gubernatorial primary race. The poll, conducted by UNF’s Public Opinion Research...
The American housing market is in a deep freeze—Even lower prices aren’t enough to convince stubborn buyers
Fortune
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The American new home market is cooling, with softer sales, higher inventory, and falling prices reflecting the current slowdown. The latest New Residential Sales report (June 2025) from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the U.S. housing market is...
Hundreds demand answers on Tucson’s proposed Project Blue data center at heated community meeting
Arizona Luminaria
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July 25, 2025
By Stephanie Casanova, CALÓ News Tucson residents filled a large room at Mica Mountain High School on Tucson’s southeast side Wednesday evening, many wearing red and holding signs protesting a proposed data center in the desert. It was the first...
Cutting Housing Counseling Is a Grave Mistake
The Progressive magazine - Wisconsin
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July 25, 2025
For generations, owning a home has been one of the most effective ways for American families to build wealth, stability, and long-term opportunity. But for far too many families, especially those who are Black and Latine, this opportunity remains...
Soaring AI demands ignite $16.1B grid crisis, threatening U.S. energy affordability
Natural News
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July 23, 2025
Soaring AI demands ignite $16.1B grid crisis, threatening U.S. energy affordability PJM Interconnection’s capacity auction hits record 16.1B, with capacity costs surging to 329.17 per megawatt daily. AI data centers, such as Virginia’s “Data...
From Columbia University to Paramount, Trump keeps getting his way as America’s 1st 'suer in chief'
Yahoo News
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Donald Trump is no stranger to lawsuits. In fact, he was involved in more than 4,000 of them before winning the White House in 2016. Since then, Trump has made headlines mostly as a defendant — that is, the individual getting sued (for sexual...
This tech giant to sack 24000 employees, halt work on…, not Ratan Tata’s TCS or Narayana Murthy’s Infosys, it is…
India.com
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July 25, 2025
Home Business This tech giant to sack 24000 employees, halt work on…, not Ratan Tata’s TCS or Narayana Murthy’s Infosys, it is… Layoffs are going on in many global tech giants since many months, one more company's name has been added into it....
Brian Madden’s Top Picks for July 25, 2025
BNN Bloomberg
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July 25, 2025
Brian Madden, Chief Investment Officer at First Avenue Investment Counsel, shares his outlook on North American Equities. Brian Madden, Chief Investment Officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel Focus: North American Equities Top picks: Telus,...
Rollback of SO2 norms: A dangerous setback for India's clean air goals
The Economic Times
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July 25, 2025
As a legislator, I meet residents who don't talk just about housing or infrastructure, but also about the air their children breathe. Their concerns are not misplaced. In cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, where air quality touches hazardous...
Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Expect electricity costs to rise
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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July 25, 2025
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to power it. The White House released the “AI Action...
China's 'Project of the Century'—World's Biggest Hydropower Dam—Is Underway
Newsweek
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July 25, 2025
Construction has officially commenced on what is set to become the world's largest hydropower dam, China's premier Li Qiang announced on July 19. Located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, the multi-dam cascade is expected to generate 300...
U.S. home sales fall in June as prices soar...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 23, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as mortgage rates remained elevated and national median sales prices hit unprecedented levels. Existing home sales fell 2.7% last...
Nonprofit to convert former east Asheville hotel into housing for homeless veterans
WLOS - North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) announced it has purchased the former Quality Inn hotel in east Asheville, with plans to transform its 134 units into permanent supportive housing for homeless...
NC Republicans look to override Stein's vetoes in test of Democratic unity
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 25, 2025
The North Carolina legislature is expected to return to Raleigh next week with the goal of overriding vetoes by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. Stein, a democrat, has rejected 14 bills during his first seven months in office. Overrides require the...
Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Expect electricity costs to rise
NBC Connecticut
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July 25, 2025
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to power it. The White House released the “AI Action...
40 unpermitted wells at C.R. construction site raise questions, review
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The discovery of dozens of temporary, unpermitted wells on a Cedar Rapids construction site has set off a flurry of public confusion and...
SK hynix runs China plants despite U.S.-China tensions
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 24, 2025
Published: 24 Jul. 2025, 16:43 Updated: 24 Jul. 2025, 17:26 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on July 24. [YONHAP] SK hynix said on Thursday that it will continue operating its China...
El Salvador’s Economic Strategy Attracts Major Real Estate Investment.
El Salvador in English
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July 22, 2025
El Salvador’s new economic outlook, driven by government efficiency and a strong commitment to private sector growth, is attracting major regional real estate investment. One of the most significant examples is Costa Rica-based developer Urbania,...
The Latest: Justice Department completes interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Meanwhile, Trump is traveling to Scotland on Friday as his family’s business prepares for the Aug. 13 opening of a new golf course in Aberdeenshire billed as “the greatest 36 holes in golf.” While there, Trump will talk trade with British Prime...