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California governor signs law to bolster eviction protections for renters 09/30/2023 11:28pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Saturday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap. The move updates a 2019 landmark law that created rules aro When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable 09/30/2023 09:37am • Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As high winds whipped burning trees and grass, Ellison and his landlord struggled with plummeting water pr For all their gyrations, DC rents pretty much where they were before pandemic 09/29/2023 12:59pm • D.C.-area rental rates posted double-digit percentage declines in the early months of the COVID pandemic, when out-of-work renters led to a jump in vacancies. Rental rates recovered quickly in 2021 and 2022, when renters were returning to work. Rising rents have waned in 2023. ApartmentList repor 5 Best Ways to Use a Home Equity Loan 09/28/2023 08:00pm • Homeowners have an average of $199,000 in tappable equity per borrower, according to Black Knight, a mortgage technology and data provider. You may be tempted to turn your equity gains into cash with a home equity loan or cash-out refinance. But before you access your home equity, consider the best Peek inside the McLean mansion that could set Va. record for priciest rental 09/28/2023 11:17am • With a monthly price at $38,500, a mansion in McLean may end up breaking the Virginia record for priciest rental if it ends up leasing at that price. Since early September, the nearly 20,000-square-foot property has been up for grabs at 938 Peacock Station Road, listed by TTR Sotheby’s Intern Florida auto shop owner and angry customer shot each other to death, police say 09/28/2023 10:44am • LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A shooting at a Florida auto shop that killed two men was triggered by a former customer's dissatisfaction with work done on his car two years ago, police said Thursday. The Largo Police Department said Eugene Frank Becker, 78, arrived at Stout's Automotive in a rental car Wedne Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams 09/28/2023 01:46am • PARIS (AP) — Ring, ring! It's rush hour on Paris' Sébastopol Boulevard, and the congestion is severe — not just gas-guzzling, pollution-spewing, horn-honking snarls but also quieter and greener bottlenecks of cyclists jockeying for space. Until four years ago, motorists largely had the Paris th Capital One Venture X vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve 09/26/2023 08:00pm • Luxury credit cards offer tremendous benefits in exchange for a premium price tag. When deciding which high-end credit card to get, many people choose between the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Both cards have a lot to offer frequent travelers, but their differ Cintas, United Natural Foods fall; Ferguson rises, Tuesday, 9/26/2023 09/26/2023 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Ferguson Plc., up $7.14 to $158.25. The plumbing and heating products supplier reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter financial results. Sirius XM Holdings Inc., down 13 cents to $3.88. Liberty Media proposed a Herschel Walker's wife is selling the Atlanta house listed as Republican's residence in Senate run 09/26/2023 04:04pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker's wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the football great listed as his residence when he ran for U.S. Senate last year as a Republican. A real estate listin g shows the home, which has three bedrooms and almost 3,000 square feet of living space (280 square Apple TV app - Top Movies 09/26/2023 11:42am • Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Barbie 2. No Hard Feelings 3. Talk To Me 4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 6. Asteroid City 7. Past Lives 8. Bottoms 9. Insidious: The Red Door 10. Joy Ride (2023) How climate change could affect where and when people travel 09/26/2023 09:06am • Travelers encountered many weather surprises this summer, from wildfires in Europe to knee-deep mud at Burning Man. 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The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zack First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire 09/26/2023 12:43am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina returned to their devastated properties Monday, with some stopping for a moment of reflection and others searching for mementos among the ruins. “They’re 7 of the Best Ways to Invest $5,000 09/25/2023 08:00pm • For many new investors, starting with a sum like $5,000 might seem modest. Some may question the impact such an amount can have in the vast world of investing. However, past performance tells a compelling story about the benefits of time in the market and the magical effect of compound interest. Con