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U.S. housing market’s price growth slows for fourth straight month; Dallas values down
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Dallas-area home prices were down year over year in May and growth nationwide decelerated for the fourth consecutive month. A national gauge of prices rose 2.3% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller. That was the...
Real estate prices in Serbia show modest increase
Serbian Monitor
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July 28, 2025
The real estate market in Serbia continues to show a growth trend in 2025, both in the number of properties sold and in property prices, said Nebojša Rapaić, a member of the Board of the Real Estate Cluster Association. He added that buyers are...
Microsoft's annual cloud revenue exceeds expectations, hits $75 amid AI focus
Hindustan Times
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July 31, 2025
Microsoft said Wednesday that annual revenue for its flagship Azure cloud computing platform has surpassed $75 billion, up 34% from a year earlier. Microsoft announced layoffs of about 15,000 workers this year (Representational Image) The Azure...
Bipartisan group introduces bill aiming to expand U.S. manufactured housing options
Jefferson Reporter - Alabama
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July 29, 2025
U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, has joined a group of bipartisan senators in introducing new legislation aimed at increasing housing...
U.S. industrial vacancy rate rises to highest level since 2013
REJournals
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July 29, 2025
A rise in new construction completions and move-outs pushed the U.S. industrial vacancy rate up 26 basis points to 7.3% during the second quarter of this year, according to the latest research from Colliers. That’s one of the key takeaways from...
Virginia Giuffre’s family ‘shocked’ to hear Trump’s comments on her being ‘stolen’ by Epstein
Washington Examiner
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July 31, 2025
The family of one of the women who accused New York financier Jeffrey Epstein and his friends of sexually abusing her is questioning President Donald Trump’s knowledge of the exploitation. Before she died by suicide earlier this year, Virginia...
Hyundai Motor chief heads to U.S. as tariff deadline nears
Yonhap News Agency
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July 30, 2025
SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung is set to depart for the United States this week in what appears to be part of efforts to support ongoing trade talks between Seoul and Washington, government sources said...
Canada’s economy contracts in May even as some sectors rebound from tariffs
Alberta Prime Times
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July 31, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada's economy contracted for a second straight month in May even as some sectors held up in the face of U.S. tariffs. Real gross domestic product fell 0.1 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said Thursday, matching the decline in April....
Maggie Goodlander talks housing, healthcare, and jobs on WKBK ahead of Monadnock Region vsit
WINK Country - Vermont
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July 31, 2025
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow.com) – U.S. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander appeared on WKBK’s Good Morning with Dan Mitchell on Thursday, July 31, ahead of her scheduled visits to Keene and surrounding communities in the Monadnock Region later today....
Commercial real estate vacancies in Benton and Washington at record lows
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 30, 2025
NW office vacancy rates hit record lows The commercial real estate market in Benton and Washington counties saw second-quarter office vacancy rates fall to record lows as demand remains strong, according to a report from Cushman & Wakefield | Sage...
Surge in new condos pushes Vancouver housing prices down overall, says brokerage
Powell River Peak
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July 31, 2025
Tariff uncertainty, lower immigration, investor retreat among factors, say experts Condo prices in Vancouver fell eight per cent in June 2025 compared with the same month a year ago, while detached homes and townhouses saw price increases,...
How IP Is Enforced Will Shape America’s Competitive Future
Forbes
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The patent and trademark office. getty Listings giant Zillow is facing one of the largest copyright lawsuits in history — and the case is a reminder that intellectual property protections are only as strong as their enforcement. In a federal...
Solar and batteries lead US power plant additions by a lot. How does this square with the Trump administration’s agenda?
Renewable Energy World
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July 31, 2025
By Dan Gearino | Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The United States added...
The United States Should Act Now to Mitigate Conflict Escalation on the Moon
War on the Rocks
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July 30, 2025
On June 25, 2024, China’s Chang’e 6 mission safely returned to Earth, becoming the first mission in the world to retrieve lunar samples from the far side of the moon. This feat represents one of many national and commercial efforts targeting the...
Indonesia and U.S. Plan Joint Oil Refinery Investment
Tempo.co
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July 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government is planning a joint investment with the United States for the construction of an oil refinery. This initiative is part of a broader commitment to collaboration between the two nations, according to...
Lito’s Burritos Heads for Lyn-Lake, More Saturday Dumpling Co. in the Works, and More July Restaurant News
Racket - Minneapolis
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July 31, 2025
Was this month the Twin Cities' Saturn return, or something? Dark Horse is back. Hey Bear! Cafe is back. Pig Ate My Pizza is back, with a second location on the way. Revival’s making a comeback, after being purchased by Jester Concepts, and so is...
Trump’s immigration crackdowns raise eviction risks across California
The Mercury News - California
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July 31, 2025
By Yue Stella Yu and Ben Christopher, CalMatters In Los Angeles, a Latino family sued their landlord and a real estate agent over illegal eviction, only for an attorney to suggest they were likely to be detained by immigration agents before the...
Hulu’s Virgin Dating Show ‘Are You My First?’ Cast: Meet the Celibate Singles, Including a ‘Bachelorette’ Alum
Variety
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July 31, 2025
“The largest group of eligible virgins ever assembled” have arrived. Hulu just revealed the cast for “Are You My First?,” a new dating reality show from the producers of “Love Island USA.” Per the official logline, the singles are “arriving in a...
Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
WVIA - Pennsylvania
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July 31, 2025
The renderings are complete, the architects and contractors have been hired. After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. According to the White House, the work will begin this coming...
Trump’s Reason for Dumping Epstein Depends on Whom You Ask
New York Mag
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July 31, 2025
Photo: Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images Despite his protests, there is a lot of evidence that Donald Trump was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein for more than a decade. There are many, many photos of them together. There’s a video of...