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Ireland is suffering from the same kind of housing crisis that has hurt the US. Not surprisingly, the crises in both countries have their roots in government intervention undertaken ostensibly to make housing more affordable.

HONOLULU, HI - DECEMBER 29: Pete Maravich (1947-1988) #23 of Louisiana State Tigers takes the jump shot during the 1969 Rainbow Classic Tournament against the St. Johns Red Storm on December 29,1969 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pistol’ Pete Maravich scored 53 points against St. Johns. | Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images

There still is nothing and no one like him.

The political psychology of opposition to new housing

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Pens Points will get you ready as the Penguins kick off a five-game homestand tonight against Columbus.

New Orleans native Edward Buckles Jr. explains how his home city’s resilience is both a gift and a painful burden.

Canada’s Suncor Energy saw its oil production hit a record high in 2024, exceeding the high end of the company’s own forecast range, amid increased demand and eased access to markets. Suncor Energy’s annual production averaged 827,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, up by 10.9% compared to 2023 and up by 17,000 bpd above its high-end guidance, the company said in an operational performance update for its upstream and downstream businesses for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. Quarterly oil... Читать дальше...

The digital advertising industry had a lot to celebrate in 2024, as much of the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic was in the rearview mirror. Tech giants saw a spike in ad revenues: While Google's ad revenue jumped more than 10% year over year, Meta saw a sales increase of 19% over the same...

1. Trump comments deepen GOP disagreement over how to pass his agenda  The Hill
2. Trump, Republicans prep ambitious but fraught plan for tax cuts and more  The Washington Post

Planning your dream wedding? Vogue's Senior Lifestyle Writer is here to answer your questions. Having covered some of Vogue’s most iconic weddings, Elise is ready to help ensure your big day is as stylish and timeless as your love story.

Tottenham Hotspur have secured the signing of Antonin Kinsky, a young goalkeeper with enormous potential. While many were watching closely, Tottenham managed to beat off... The post Tottenham beat three Premier League clubs to Antonin Kinsky deal appeared first on Spurs Web.

At least 1.2 million Canadians are facing a mortgage renewal in 2025, and 85 per cent of those existing home loans were contracted when the Bank of Canada’s interest rate was at or below one per cent. Here's how some homeowners are planning to navigate the increased payments.

It is hard to think of another living writer who produces structures as ebullient and dirigiblelike as Alan Hollinghurst does. His first novel, The Swimming-Pool Library (1988), depicts London streets, tube stops, pubs, and gym locker rooms as an infinitely detailed region of aspiration, desire, and finely tuned observation. In The Stranger’s Child (2011), poetry isn’t a matter of words on pages, but how those words pulse with physical and emotional resonance over a century of insular Oxbridge social life. Читать дальше...

Tesla is off to a bumpy start in 2024. Shares in the company fell 6 percent at the start of the year after it reported its first-ever annual decline in sales, but then rebounded with the news that its EV sales in China were up by nearly 9 percent. But according to Al Root, a senior writer at Barron’s, “selling electric vehicles isn’t the most important thing right now” when it comes to Tesla’s stock. “Artificial intelligence is is number one,” he wrote on Monday, adding that Wall Street analysts... Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions each year but only agrees to hear a fraction of them. Sometimes this means the court overlooks important legal issues—the justices have avoided major cases on the Fourth Amendment in multiple recent terms, for example. More often than not, however, the court dispenses with a variety of petitions that aren’t worth its time or energy.

Kim Kardashian fans are pushing for 'Hot Assassin' Luigi Mangione's pardon – and for him to feature in a SKIMS campaign.

Sometimes, what you order online isn’t always how it appears on the listing. Especially from Chinese retailer, Temu.

She can't pull another stunt like this.

Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes says she was censored at The Washington Post for her depiction of Trump and Bezos. That's alarming.

With its new Partner Program, the platform is pushing its podcasts closer to a new-age, TikTok-style medium.

Unfortunately, being indispensable at work can lead to negative consequences.

Have you ever been a victim of noisy upstairs neighbors? I once had an upstairs neighbor who often thought it was fun to workout and do all sorts of jumping exercises at 2 am. I only wish I would have thought of what these fed up downstairs tenants thought to do.  — Read the rest

A moderately challenging puzzle.

In the eighties, the photographer Kathy Shorr became a chauffeur, capturing working-class New Yorkers on their way to new lives.

Caught between competing impulses, we praise living in the moment while obsessing about what’s to come.

Parents can rest assured that the new security features won’t interfere with your child’s secret Snapchat account.