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Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds 07/06/2024 09:05am • Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is ���out of reach��� for many low-wage renters. That���s the conclusion of the ���Out of Reach��� report from the Nation Beach volleyball (and pickleball soon) in the middle of Crystal City 07/05/2024 05:00am • Developer JBG Smith has partnered with Baltimore, Maryland-based Volo Sports for outdoor beach volleyball courts on land in Crystal City that JBG Smith eventually plans to redevelop as part of several new office and residential high rises. For now, the space at 223 Crystal Street is a pop-up publ 'We have to be wacky.' With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo's patience 07/05/2024 02:39am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. It's impossible to ignore. Wit Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics 07/03/2024 04:41pm • JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris��� acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City. But the city's mayor said he believes his deteriorating relationship with Gov. Phil Murphy led What Is a VantageScore? 07/02/2024 08:00pm • When you check your credit score on websites or apps, either through credit card companies or lenders, one of two scoring models will be used -- FICO or VantageScore. VantageScore is the newer of the two scoring models, and its usage has grown in the financial industry, including by credit card comp California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition 07/02/2024 05:38pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California lawmakers voted to advance legislation Tuesday that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures to prevent them from being potentially manipulated to wipe out the state's electric grid or help build chemical wea 23 Top Things to Do in Montana 07/01/2024 08:00pm • Montana is the fourth-largest state in the U.S. by landmass, measuring more than 147,000 square miles. The Treasure State is also home to some of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world, including Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Flathead Lake -- the largest natural freshwater lake west o 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2024 07/01/2024 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. But for many investors, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate inve Patterned Flooring is Back: A Look At This Hot Design Trend 07/01/2024 08:00pm • Home decor in 2024 is all about color, pattern and personality. There's been a huge shift away from neutral tones and warm grays into bolder, brighter colors. Julee Ireland, an interior design architect and founder of Home Renovation School in Santa Monica, California, says there's a sense of nostal Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada 07/01/2024 04:02pm • A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak, according to Border Patrol agents. Wan Yee Ng was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan as she was about to get into a New Georgia laws regulate hemp products, set standards for rental property and cut income taxes 07/01/2024 02:41pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia on Monday imposed new restrictions on the sale of hemp products, required some basic standards for rented residences, cut income taxes and required cash bail for dozens of new crimes. Those are among many laws passed earlier this year by the General Assembly that took effect Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 07/01/2024 01:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of DVD rental operator Redbox, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy filing comes after months of a series of financial struggles for the company and piling unpaid bills. Chicken Soup for the Soul has accu Almost 30% house renters in this Northern Virginia county pay more than $5,000 a month 07/01/2024 11:25am • For renters who choose single-family homes over apartments, the cost can be high, and Arlington, Virginia, and D.C. are near the top of the list of luxury houses for rent. Real estate site Point2 ranks Arlington No. 10 in the nation for what it called Tier 1 luxury houses for rent, with 29.67% of 20 Colleges for Skiing and Winter Sports 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Winter sports opportunities are available coast to coast.For students who want to hit the slopes when they're not hitting the books, there are plenty of colleges close to great skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. Along with competitive or recreational opportunities, some offer academic pro 5 Best Loans for Moving or Relocating 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Whether you decide it's time for a change or have no choice and need to relocate, the costs of moving can be steep. Additionally, if it's not something you were planning or saving for, you may also need extra cash to pay for movers, shipping costs, packing supplies and other related expenses. That's