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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced updates to its manufactured housing construction and safety standards, a move it called the most extensive such updates in three decades as the department seeks to modernize the features of these homes to drive demand. The new standards, scheduled to be published via a final rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 16, were announced on Wednesday by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Julia Gordon in Elkhart, Indiana, which is home to the RV and Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame. The revisions include “90 new or updated standards…

The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesKoloma, a U.S.-based clean fuel startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it wants to use expertise that has traditionally served the hydrocarbon industry to power a global gold rush for buried hydrogen.It comes as buzz continues to build over the clean energy potential of geologic hydrogen, a long-overlooked resource that advocates say could play a pivotal role in the…

Last week, the United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing a Tennessee-based company, believed to be Tenet Media, of accepting millions of dollars from the Russian state-owned media outlet RT and promoting “pro-Russia propaganda and disinformation across social media to US audiences”. Tenet was responsible for high-profile right-wing influencers, including Dave Rubin, Lauren Southern and Tim Pool. “Ukraine is the enemy of this country,” Pool angrily declared on his YouTube blog in August to his 1.3 million subscribers. “Ukraine is our enemy, being funded by the Democrats … Ukraine is the greatest threat to this nation and to…

Released less than a couple of months ago, on July 24, 2024, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is now receiving a huge discount. Samsung’s top-of-the-line foldable phone is a mobile powerhouse that is thinner, lighter, and faster than anything else in the AI-packed Galaxy Z Fold lineup.Right now, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is $400 off at Amazon. This deal applies to unlocked Galaxy Z Fold6 purchases and is available across both the entry-level 256GB version as well as the 512GB model. Unlike the discount being offered during the Discover Samsung Fall Sale, Amazon’s price cut doesn’t need any trade-ins. So there are truly no strings…

There are late bloomers, and there’s Larry Silverstein. If this son of Bed-Stuy had retired at 70, he would have been able to look back on a long and satisfying career in real estate. He’d built up his father’s small commercial brokerage business into a Manhattan-wide portfolio of office holdings. He’d erected the original 7 World Trade Center, a clunky 47-story building in the shadow of the Twin Towers. He’d been married to the same woman for 45 years, survived crises and recessions, and held his own against New York’s great real-estate dynasties and corporate conglomerates. He had a four-deck,…

Two Wall Street banks are cracking down on young bankers’ working hours, as the industry continues to grapple with a long-standing culture of overwork.On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that JPMorgan Chase plans to limit bankers’ hours and that Bank of America is using a new tool to track their time on the job.JPMorgan will cap working time at 80 hours a week. This is the first time the bank has taken such a measure. It carves out one big exception: live deals, typically the most taxing part of the job, when bankers need to be on call for high-stakes work around…

Louisiana streets flooded as Hurricane Francine hits Gulf CoastHurricane Francine has left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread flooding after hitting the coast of Louisiana before driving inland.It made landfall in Morgan City as a Category 2 storm at 17:00 local time (23:00GMT) on Wednesday, carrying winds of 100 mph (155 km/h), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.A flash flooding emergency was issued for New Orleans after between six and eight inches (15-20cm) of rain fell.Francine has been downgraded to a tropical storm but retained winds of up to 70mph as it passed north west of New Orleans,…

Donald Trump has responded to Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris on Tuesday night by saying he totally understands her decision and wishes this artist the best. Just kidding. He didn’t say anything like that at all. Donald Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York on September 5, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) “She’s a very liberal person,” said on Wednesday morning during an appearance on Fox & Friends, referring to Swift and her decision to voice her support for Harris after Trump’s humiliating debate this week against the Democratic nominee. Added Trump: “She…

Led by luxury experts Hans Veenhuijsen and Olga García Hernández, the new office opens as more luxury buyers have shown interest in the city’s market and as home prices have steadily grown in response to a strong economy and foreign investment. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Christie’s International Real Estate has entered Spain’s capital with a…

Data centers today are crucial computing infrastructure that power the modern-day internet.In Pictures Ltd | Andrew Aitchison | Corbis News | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. on Thursday said it now classes data centers as critical infrastructure, in a move that is expected to boost cybersecurity in the country and help operators of the critical computing facilities work with the government to protect data from malicious attacks and outages.British Technology Minister Peter Kyle said that U.K. data centers will be given “Critical National Infrastructure,” or CNI, designation, a label normally reserved for only key sectors such as energy, nuclear power,…