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Danette Mitchell: Surviving — and thriving with — Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill
The Reporter - California
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July 10, 2025
A week ago, I watched a thought-provoking YouTube presentation: “Ways We Can Benefit from the Big Beautiful Bill — Even if it wasn’t meant for us.” As many are aware, on the Fourth of July, President Trump proudly signed into law what he branded...
CEO of group rebuilding Hamilton's TD Coliseum indicted in U.S. for bid rigging
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 9, 2025
Former chief executive officer and president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Tim Leiweke, has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public...
Next Stop: TriMet’s First MAX Train Preserved at Oregon Museum
The Portland Observer - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Oldest MAX train nears retirement TriMet’s first MAX Train Car Destined for Operating Museum this Summer (Photo Courtesy of TriMet) After more than 38 years of service and 2.2 million miles traveled, one of TriMet’s oldest MAX trains neared its...
Wake County site selected for new children’s hospital, creating 8,000 jobs in the area
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Plans to build the state’s first independent children’s hospital moved forward Thursday with the announcement that a site in Wake County had been chosen. What You Need To Know N.C. Children's Health will be built on 230 acres at U.S. 1 and N.C....
Southern cities offer U.S. renters the best value, analysis finds
CBS News
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As record-high home prices squeeze more Americans out of the housing market, rising rents across the country are proving equally daunting. Yet some cities offer decided advantages for renters when it comes to affordability and other benefits, a...
U.S. Hotels State of the Union July 2025 Edition
Hospitality Net
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July 10, 2025
Economy After 1Q25’s forecast release, CBRE cut its 2025 GDP outlook to 1.3% from 1.9%. In June, CBRE reduced its 2025 and 2026 GDP growth estimate to 1.3% and 2.0%, respectively, below the long-run average of 2.1%. Inflation is now expected to...
Loard’s Ice Cream, founded in 1950, cheats death to return to Oakland
East Bay Times - California
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July 10, 2025
On a recent sunny afternoon, Carolyn Kemp stood outside Loard’s Ice Cream in Oakland enjoying a scoop of butterscotch marble – which, she pointed out, is not the same as butterscotch ice cream. “It needs the ripple, like a ribbon of butterscotch...
Virginia falls to No. 4 among CNBC’s top states for business
Virginia Business
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July 10, 2025
Summary Virginia, ranked first in CNBC‘s annual Top States for Business report in 2024, has dropped to fourth place CNBC weighted economy as primary factor this year Due to federal job cuts and funding slashes, Virginia’s economy ranking fell to...
AI Boom Strains U.S. Power Grid, Raises Costs
WebProNews
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July 10, 2025
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers is placing unprecedented pressure on America’s largest power grid, operated by PJM Interconnection, which serves 65 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C. As tech giants...
Center for American Liberty Hands Gavin Newsom His Hind Parts Over Prior SCOTUS Losses
Red State
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July 10, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom is in South Carolina to pregame his 2028 presidential run. Newsom is peacocking, cosplaying Obama-lite, and pretending he doesn't have a state in disarray. On Wednesday, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit...
Carmel ranked among best job markets in U.S.
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
CARMEL, Ind. (The REPORTER) — A recent analysis conducted by SmartAsset placed Carmel as No. 5 among 348 U.S. cities as the best job markets based on six distinct metrics: unemployment rate, income growth, the percentage of workers with...
Rubicon loses lawsuit against Pontiac over city’s cannabis licensing
The Oakland Press - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
A federal lawsuit against Pontiac and its city clerk over cannabis licenses is over and the city has declared victory. Rubicon Real Estate Holdings and Joseph Brown, of Browne Design Consultants sued the city and Clerk Garland Doyle in January...
BILT Exteriors Expands National Presence Through Partnership With West County Roofing & Construction
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2025-- BILT Exteriors, a national leader in storm restoration and exterior services, today announced a new partnership with West County Roofing and Construction, a respected St. Louis-based roofing...
Metro Phoenix falls on list of best U.S. cities to rent
AZ Central - Arizona
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Metro Phoenix dropped to 94th on RentCafe's list of best cities for renters, down from 72nd last year. Increased living costs, slower job growth, and declining air quality contributed to the lower ranking. While Phoenix's cost of living is above...
DeSantis' tax cut could create a ‘perfect storm' for Florida real estate
FOX Business
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Gutman Development Marketing’s Phil Gutman, The Continuum Company’s Ian Bruce Eichner and BH Group CEO Isaac Toledano explain to Fox News Digital why they support Florida’s ‘Condo 3.0’ bill. On the surface, not paying property taxes may sound...
Kingston awarded more than $3 million from the province for meeting its housing development goals
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News According to Flack, the Building Faster Fund and Bill 17 were created to do two things: speed up the building process, thusly cutting costs and making housing more affordable; and increasing the supply of...
BRICS Summit 2025: an interlude in the construction of a multipolar world
Strategic Culture
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July 10, 2025
We expect greater progress in building mechanisms that can facilitate the advent of a new multipolar world order. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Since at least the beginning of Russia’s special military...
'I Would Disappear': Politician Who Fled Communist China Says 'They Want Me To Shut Up' About China's 'Soft Power Invasion' of U.S. Water, Farmland
Benzinga
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The war for America's future isn't being fought with tanks or missiles. It's happening quietly through farmland, water systems, universities and tech platforms. And one woman who fled communist China is raising the alarm before it's too late. Lily...
President Trump’s tour of depravity
The Iola Register - Kansas
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July 10, 2025
Unable to resist the political clickbait, President Donald Trump muscled Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier out of the limelight June 30, to celebrate the opening of a Florida first. It is an armed camp where thousands...
AI Infra Brief: Power strain, sovereign cloud, Nvidia’s Israel move
RCR Wireless News
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July 10, 2025
As demand for AI infra skyrockets, three new developments highlight the challenges and shifts ahead. In the U.S., the Department of Energy is sounding the alarm: Data centers are pushing the power grid to its limits and planned renewable projects...