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Seattle’s solution for the middle-class housing squeeze: government housing
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Trump made more than a billion dollars from cryptocurrency ventures in first year back in office
President Donald Trump collected billions of dollars through an array of cryptocurrency holdings, royalty payments and property investments last year, according to his latest annual financial disclosure released on Tuesday.
Trump wants to ditch his signature trade deal. It’s not that easy
Six years ago, President Donald Trump hailed his US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, as the “fairest, most balanced, and beneficial trade agreement we have ever signed.”

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War in Iran

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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150,000 square feet of barnacles and sea gunk: The latest problem in the Strait of Hormuz
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Affordability in America

An aerial view of single family homes in August 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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America is in the middle of the biggest property tax revolt in 50 years
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman as they participate in a meeting with leaders during the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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