BANGKOK — China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” On Monday, he was welcomed to Hanoi with pomp and ceremony by Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong. He arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, later Tuesday, for a three-day […]
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AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, “Pops. The man. The myth. The legend.” Balhan’s father died last year after struggling with dementia.
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The developers of a sprawling waterfront development in Sleepy Hollow landed a $237.5 million refi. Hudson Bay Capital provided the loan to Biddle Real Estate Ventures, King Street Capital and PCD Development for the 70-acre mixed-use development Edge-on-Hudson and a luxury 100-unit condo building within the development, according to a press release. The fresh financing
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If you’ve ever stood in your backyard and thought, “This could be my little sanctuary, if I just knew where to begin,” you’re not alone. Many of us crave spaces that feed us—literally and figuratively. But growing food can be an intimidating endeavor. Enter holistic gardening: a mindset rooted in both wellness and sustenance, in
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In the Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, where sheep outnumber people and books spill onto the streets, a quiet revolution began. Antiquarian and academic Richard Booth inadvertently launched a global movement when he began filling the empty buildings of Hay-on-Wye with secondhand books. What started as a single decision in 1961 to fill his sleepy hometown
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It’s no longer just landlords and their advocates screaming into the void about the ruination of rent-stabilized housing — NYU’s Furman Center has joined the din. At the Rent Guidelines Board’s second meeting of 2025, New York University’s center for housing research presented data showing that older, entirely rent-stabilized buildings — particularly those in the
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NEW YORK — If your life has been upended by a wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado, or another disaster this past year, the IRS recognizes that you may need more time to file your taxes and grants you an automatic extension beyond the normal filing deadline, which is Tuesday. You’re also permitted to write off a
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When it comes to water, it can feel like we’ve heard (and tried!) everything. Drink eight glasses a day, eat your water, water alone isn’t enough. While the jury is still out on some of these wellness “rules,” we can all agree: staying hydrated should be top of mind. But… did you know there are
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CGI of the North East Space Skills & Technology Centre Sir Robert McAlpine’s £30m contract award follows on from a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA). The contract comprises a full demolition, new build and extension of the existing Wynne Jones building on Northumbria University’s Newcastle campus. The project is backed by investment from the UK Space
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BANGKOK — China’s exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier in a last-minute flurry of activity as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and analysts forecast sharp setbacks ahead. Imports fell 4.3% to $211.3 billion in March, the customs administration reported, far exceeded by exports
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