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Local officer encountered Trump rally gunman on roof moments before shooting but retreated: report
A municipal police officer at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania encountered the shooter before t…
Lauren Edmonds,Lakshmi Varana…
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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.
The Harris campaign is making boosting the supply of homes central to its response to the housing c…
Eliza Relman
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Why your friendly local landlord is suddenly acting like a big-time robber baron
Your kindly small-time landlord, lured by the promise of greater efficiency and fatter profits, is …
James Rodriguez
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Promises of happier, healthier living drove tourists to Costa Rica in droves. Now, locals say the Blue Zone lifestyle is dying out.
Costa Rica locals told Business Insider that droves of tourists visiting the area have eroded the B…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Residents raised over $4,000 to send their local street cleaner on vacation. His employer said he couldn't take the money.
Waste-management company Veolia said that the street cleaner couldn't accept the money under its gi…
Grace Dean
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This small business founder won't sell on Amazon. Here's what she does instead.
Kate Assaraf, founder of Dip, says she's avoiding Amazon as she grows her business for reasons incl…
Alex Bitter
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Florida locals endorse Disney World's new $17 billion development
Local businesses are urging the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board to approve a $17 b…
Lauren Edmonds
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A top New York official was paid off by China with salted ducks, a job for her cousin, and millions to her husband's business: DOJ
Linda Sun, 40, was charged on Tuesday with 10 criminal counts, with prosecutors saying she blocked …
Matthew Loh
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A first-time flyer in China opened an emergency exit after mistaking it for the bathroom door, local media reported
The Air China flight was canceled and rescheduled for the next day. Passengers were offered compens…
Pete Syme
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SpaceX rockets blew away local bird habitats after Elon Musk 'misled' NPS officials about expansion, NYT reports
The New York Times reported that operations at SpaceX's Starbase in Texas is damaging the environme…
Lauren Edmonds
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Secret Service busted into a salon to let people use the bathroom during a Kamala Harris fundraiser, business owner says
While securing the area for a Kamala Harris fundraiser, a Secret Service agent taped over the Ring …
Jacob Shamsian
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China is asking its tech giants to ditch Nvidia chips and buy local instead: report
Chinese officials told TikTok parent company, Bytedance, Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent to buy Chinese…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I stayed in a stand-alone suite on a busy bridge in Seoul. It was pricier than a 5-star hotel and noisy, but views of the river were stunning.
The suite runs at up to $365 a night during peak season, more than some of the 5-star hotels that c…
Raphael Rashid
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I gave up my dream of being a doctor at a local hospital just one year out of medical school. That decision cost me close to half a million dollars, but it was worth it.
Faith Choo, 27, left Singapore's public healthcare system a year after graduating and is now workin…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Wyoming, Delaware, and Montana are the most entrepreneurial states of 2024 so far. It might be due to business-friendly taxes.
Wyoming, Delaware, and Montana lead the US in new business formations this year. Cheap costs and fa…
John Towfighi,Juliana Kaplan
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Taylor Swift has made Kansas City her new stomping ground — and local shops say business is booming
Kansas City was ready for it: How the city's businesses are embracing the Tayvis relationship.
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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A 102-year-old who runs a business shares her longevity tips, including walking every day
"Good old-fashioned exercise" and eating healthily are some of this 102-year-old business owner's r…
Serafina Kenny
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'Urban camping' in this Montana city has spiked 200% as priced-out locals move into cars and RVs
Locals in Bozeman, Montana, are moving into their cars and RVs parked on city streets, a practice c…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Businesses add $90 billion in surprise 'junk fees' each year, and it's starting to backfire
Businesses add more than $90 billion a year in "junk fees" to bills, per the White House Council of…
Thibault Spirlet
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An embattled oil tycoon is selling a mansion in Singapore for $32 million. It's one of the city's status-symbol houses that business leaders covet.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and billionaire James Dyson are among the ultrawealthy who own a Good Class…