Voters Approve Incorporation of SpaceX Hub as Starbase, Texas
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Voters Approve Incorporation of SpaceX Hub as Starbase, Texas

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Members of a South Texas community that has served as the hub of Elon Musk’s rocket launch company, SpaceX, voted on Saturday to formally establish a new city called Starbase, fulfilling one of Mr. Musk’s long-held dreams. At the time the polls closed…

Board Backs Rent Increases for a Million N.Y.C. Apartments
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Board Backs Rent Increases for a Million N.Y.C. Apartments

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The New York City panel that decides annually if and how much rents can go up for almost one million rent-stabilized apartments voted on Wednesday in favor of increases, after landlords said they needed more money to pay for rising expenses. The nine-member…

In One Colorado Town, People Experiencing Homelessness Can Sleep in Their Car — if They Have a Job
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In One Colorado Town, People Experiencing Homelessness Can Sleep in Their Car — if They Have a Job

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On the side of a highway leading to some of the most coveted slopes in the world, in a parking lot covered in snow, a form of affordable housing has emerged. Here in cars, trucks and vans, behind foggy windshields and zipped in…

Barcelona Becomes Ground Zero for Europe’s Housing Dilemma
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Barcelona Becomes Ground Zero for Europe’s Housing Dilemma

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 33 years, Marga Aguilar never missed a rent payment on her apartment in a Modernist-style building in the heart of Barcelona. The owner of the building had always treated her and the other tenants as if they were family, and kept rents…

Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees
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Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mike Chambers was ready to sell his house in Boulder, Colo., last month, he interviewed a handful of real estate agents who promised he could fetch $2.75 million or more if he listed with them. But the promise would come at a…

Opinion | D.C. Is Becoming Another Hollowed-Out Company Town
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Opinion | D.C. Is Becoming Another Hollowed-Out Company Town

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2008, as the Great Recession was starting to take hold, my travels reporting on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign took me to one American city after another that was reeling from major layoffs. I visited places such as Kokomo, Ind., which was losing…

Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil
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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At a glance, the community garden plot appears bountiful. Its beds, flanked by lavender plants, are lush with parsley, lettuces and kale that are weeks overgrown. But a sign on the gate forbids entry, describing the site as “DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH.” In…

Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor
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Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Declare a state of emergency because of New York City’s housing crisis. Build 50,000 homes on public golf courses. Triple subsidies for affordable housing. These are a few of Brad Lander’s ideas to address the housing crisis if he is elected mayor in…