China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 2022.

Investment firms are buying and bundling contractors, leaving some workers and customers worse off.

Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to put a 4% ceiling on annual rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments in the city. The decision would affect roughly 651,000 units, or nearly 74% of the city’s total. 
More than 60% of residents in LA are renters, and more than half of them are considered rent-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their household income on rent. 

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.

Mr. Wolff was enough of an insider to provide advice to Jeffrey Epstein on how to handle his dealings with Donald J. Trump.

Jeffrey Epstein cast himself as a Trump insider and wanted to leverage potentially damaging information about the president and his business dealings, according to emails with associates.

The government pledged 2.5 billion pounds for initial site work, but the decision to build a small, modular design may disappoint others, including the U.S. nuclear industry.

The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues.

A legal case trying to nullify the City of Yes rezoning was dismissed in Staten Island state court Wednesday.  The petitioners, which included 100 groups, City Council members, community board members and state lawmakers, accused the Adams administration of violating city and state environmental laws in pushing through the plan’s zoning changes.  A judge, however, disagreed. The city’s land-use approval process “functioned as intended and created a voluminous and diverse record,” Judge Lizette Colon wrote in her decision.  The dismissal is a victory for developers and the Adams administration. The petitioners hoped a decision in their favor would not only […]

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