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A coalition of 21 attorneys general sued the Trump administration Tuesday to stop the Treasury Department from exempting most companies from reporting ownership information, claiming the rule change is illegal and will hinder law enforcement.
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A federal judge rejected a bail request of a former OpenAI engineer who was accused of eavesdropping in the executive conference room with customized devices.
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California wildfire costs do not end when the fire is contained. Jeff Ball explains how land management, rebuilding rules, insurance, and utility infrastructure can all affect what residents and businesses ultimately pay.
Ball argues that better vegetation management could reduce some wildfire risk, while survivors still face delays getting reimbursed and rebuilding their homes. He also discusses how insurance problems and higher utility costs can make housing more expensive to build.
The larger question is how California pays for prevention and recovery, whether through ratepayers, taxpayers, insurers, utilities, or some combination of them.
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JUST IN: A federal appeals court declined to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California.
The DOJ wanted to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots from individuals it suspects are noncitizens.
The DOJ filed an emergency application last week to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, asking it to block California from counting the ballots.
But a three-judge panel handed down a 2–1 decision, citing lack of jurisdiction to rule on the matter because a lower district court had not yet issued its ruling.
The federal appeals court dismissed the DOJ’s emergency motion and remanded the matter back to the lower court, which is scheduled to hold a hearing on Oct. 27.
Furthermore, granting the Trump administration’s request would pull election administrators away from their existing tasks to implement a new voter-citizenship verification process to align with the DOJ’s demands, the majority of the judges wrote.
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A hotel can raise its room rates and still feel the squeeze. Insurance and labor costs can climb just as fast, leaving owners with difficult choices about keeping costs down while maintaining the guest experience.
Dr. Donald W. Wise works on hotel transactions and financing. In this conversation, he discusses what sits behind the nightly rate and what financing costs mean for existing hotels and those still waiting to be built.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:14 The Hidden Costs of Hospitality
03:31 Where the Hotel Money Went
04:14 The Two Extremes of Travel
06:07 The Unique Risks of Hotels
07:38 The #1 Rule for Hotel Buyers
10:09 Why Some Hotels Must Die
11:35 Surviving the Airbnb Threat
13:03 Why Hotels Leave Rooms Empty
18:00 The Refinancing Trap
23:45 A Marine’s Path to Success
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#Business #Hotel #Finance
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California’s crime culture won’t change until the system does.
Former Huntington Beach City Attorney @MichaelGatesESQ argues the state needs to move away from reimagining law enforcement and return to stricter enforcement of existing laws.
He lays out why he thinks the change has to start with prosecutors and police leadership.
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Homes sit empty across the United States while potential owners and renters face affordability challenges and housing shortages in America’s more desirable regions.
Real estate and mortgage insiders say the paradox of having both a surplus and shortage of housing is symptomatic of a deeper problem: The country’s supply is disconnected from where people want and need to live. theepochtimes.com/us/why-ame…
