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Cities Look to Trees to Combat Heat Islands, But Growth Is Slow
Many major American cities, including Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, Chicago and Boston are working to bridge the equity gap in major tree canopy coverage.
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‘A Ghost Is Driving the Car' — My Peaceful and Productive Experience in a Waymo Self-Driving Van
Riding in a self-driving van underscored the potential of autonomous vehicles, which some believe will be a multitrillion-dollar market for investors.
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GM Looks to Increase Electric Hummer Production as Reservations Top 65,000, Exceeding Expectations
The Hummer EV pickup is currently on sale, but new orders would not likely be fulfilled until 2024 due to the number of reservations.
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A Priest Switched a Single Word. The Repercussions Are Enormous
Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest in Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango, are invalid, because he used the wrong wording.
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Phoenix Police Say Man Shot Ex-Girlfriend Before Ambush
Police have identified 36-year-old Morris Jones as the deceased suspect in a shooting in Phoenix that injured nine officers
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Suburban Sprawl Is Weighing on the U.S. Economy
Real estate zoning restrictions have produced a national housing shortage and affordability crisis. Architects and economists say reform could boost growth.
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Rents for Single-Family Homes Are Rising Three Times as Fast as They Were a Year Ago
Strong demand for single-family rental homes has caused rents to rise three times faster in 2021 than they did a year earlier.
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Will More Cities Hire a Chief Heat Officer?
In preparation for a hotter future, Los Angeles became the 3rd local government in the U.S. to hire a “chief heat officer.” The CHO will examine how the city buildings and pavement create “heat islands” that lead to cities being much warmer than the suburbs. Ladd Keith, a city planning expert and professor at the University of Arizona, explains how...
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Inside TSMC, the Taiwanese Chipmaking Giant That's Building a New Plant in Phoenix
Taiwan Semiconductor is investing $100 billion to ramp up production during the chip shortage. Its Phoenix plant will bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S.
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Suburbs Take Center Stage as U.S. Growth Slows
Marc Perry, a senior demographer at the U.S. Census Bureau, said in an email that “for the past several decades the general trend has been for the fastest-growing cities of 50k+ population to be located on the outskirts of generally fast-growing metro areas in the South and West.”
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Homebuyers Aren't Taking Climate Change Seriously, Says Redfin CEO
“The buyers just keep marching into the jaws of destruction,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told CNBC on Friday.
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Vaccines Are Being Required for Travel — Here's How Unvaccinated People Feel About That
Unvaccinated people are eager to travel again. But increasingly, the rules make that harder.
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Justice Department Investigating Phoenix Police Practices, Including Use of Deadly Force, in Civil Rights Probe
The probe will look at the use of deadly force by Phoenix officers and whether they engage in discriminatory practices, among other issues.
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US to Probe Phoenix Police Over Excessive Force Allegations
The Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness
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Home Prices Broke Records in May, According to S&P Case-Shiller
Home prices were 16.6% higher than in May 2020, the highest reading in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report’s 30-plus years.
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Phoenix Suns Arena Will Be Named Footprint Center in ‘One of the Most Unique Partnerships in Sports'
Footprint is an engineering company that wants to eliminate single-use plastic and use the Suns home complex to test new technologies.
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NBA Finals Game 1 Featuring Suns-Bucks Attracts 8.5 Million Viewers, Up 13% From Last Year
The NBA said Game 1 also set 20-year viewership highs in the Phoenix and Milwaukee markets.
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Marc Lasry Helped Double Milwaukee Bucks' NBA Value — Now the Team Needs Some Luck
The Bucks will attempt to win their first NBA championship since 1971 and first under new owners, including private equity tycoon Marc Lasry.
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‘I'd Rather Bet on Myself': Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs to Put Themselves First
As the U.S. job market recovers from the pandemic, some workers are feeling more empowered to prioritize their own well-being above their employer.
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The Typical Home Price Is Up a Record 13.2% Compared to Last Year, According to Zillow
Home prices hit another high in May 2021. Rent prices are also on the rise, according to a report from Zillow.