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		<title><![CDATA[Nvidia's $750 billion deals revive fear of AI circular financing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI deals worth more than
$750 billion, accelerating investments that skeptics have warned are
artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.

A partnership with South Korean ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262580</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Las Vegas become the Wall Street of the West?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ken Winans has a bold idea: turn Las Vegas into the Wall Street of
the West.

The president and chief investment officer for Winans Investments, a
local investment management firm, said the valley could actually be the
perfect place given its ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262505</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Here's what $1,500 in rent can get you in Philly, Miami, Boston, and other cities across the country]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apartment renters with $1,500 a month to spend can get the equivalent
of one or two bedrooms in Pittsburgh, a studio in Philadelphia, or a
dorm room in Manhattan.

That’s according to an analysis by RentCafe, a national apartment search
website,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262459</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Half Moon Bay voters to decide fate of farmworker housing as state pressure mounts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Voters in Half Moon Bay, California, will decide in November whether
to allow a 40-unit affordable housing development for older farmworkers
to move forward, extending a years-long fight that has drawn threats
from Gov. Gavin Newsom and could ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262457</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nvidia's $750 billion deals revive fear of AI circular financing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI infrastructure deals
potentially worth more than $750 billion, accelerating a streak of
investments that skeptics warn is artificially inflating demand and
valuations across the industry.

An ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4262312</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meet the Minnesota man winning your prediction market wagers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Caleb Davies holds a rare title in the prediction market world:
Millionaire winner.

The middle-aged suburban dad relies on a skilled background in
finance and tech, plus computer forecasting tools he personally
developed, to put real stakes on ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4260025</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[They got their LA rentals ready for the World Cup. Did it pay off? For some, absolutely]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has wrapped, but some
Angelenos who rented their homes to fans are still tallying up profits
from a month of soccer frenzy in the city.

Driven by projections of massive tourism and a $750 first-time host ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4259615</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Should I buy renters' insurance?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My landlord is asking me to buy renters’ insurance before I move
into my apartment. I do not own the place, so I do not understand why I
would need it. Is this really something I should pay for, or is my
landlord just covering himself? — ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4259569</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[He bought a desert bunker -- and wants to make it an EV lounge]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BAKER, California — The walls are covered in graffiti, some glass
is shattered, and most of the copper is gone.

But some 20 to 30 feet below ground in this Cold War-era bunker in
the middle of the California desert, Jonathan Shinn envisions a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4259122</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in LA Residents fight to stay]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The small patch of dirt encircling Carmen Silverio Guardado's home
bears fruit — lots of it. There are pomegranates, guavas, dragon fruit
and nectarines. She also grows oregano and lemongrass,  which she brews
into a tea to soothe stomach issues...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4259120</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Forget Halloween: Giant skeletons are staying up year-round across LA]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The undead are invading L.A.

They wear Santa hats and sunglasses, American flags and pool
floaties. Some stand erect, towering over houses and neighborhoods.
Others rot in the California sun, disintegrating into bony fragments. A
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    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graffiti towers set to be cleared for cleanup and sale]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The sale of notorious Oceanwide Plaza in downtown Los Angeles is
expected to be approved by a bankruptcy court judge, clearing the path
for removal of graffiti that has loomed over the city skyline for years
and completion of the long-stalled real...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4257927</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Lansner: California foreclosures at 7-year high. Time to worry?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last time California foreclosures were this high was
pre-pandemic, in 2019.

However, if you see this as a signal that hordes of California
homeowners are going to lose their homes to foreclosure, just like the
last real estate crash, you may ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4257873</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Homeowners of color pay higher insurance costs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners all over the country are feeling the crush of rising
insurance costs. But that burden isn’t distributed evenly.

Property owners in predominantly Black and Hispanic corners of the
country pay higher home insurance premiums than those ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4257039</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could a split-rate property tax reshape Baltimore? City Council weighs option]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore
City leaders are set to begin what could become one of the most
significant tax debates in decades: whether Maryland’s largest city
should pursue the state’s first split-rate
property tax system in an effort to combat vacant ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4254473</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: My contractor stiffed a supplier, and now there's a lien on my home. What do I do?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We hired a contractor to redo our kitchen and paid him
every dollar we owed, on time, right through the final check. Last week,
we got a certified letter saying the company that supplied our cabinets
was never paid and has now put a lien on our...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4254352</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WA announces cap on rent hikes for 2027]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landlords across Washington state can raise rents by up to 10% next
year.

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced the annual cap
Wednesday, the latest reflection of persistently high inflation in the
Seattle area.

The cap stems ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4254327</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 reasons to go barefoot at home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[No body<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4252433</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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