A broke Chinese real estate developer left Los Angeles with empty, graffiti-covered towers and a billion-dollar bill

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27 Floors Of Unfinished L.A. Luxury Skyscraper Tagged With Graffiti
An aerial view of graffiti spray painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development located in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Uber and Lyft drivers are staging a nationwide protest on Valentine's Day

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Uber and Lyft drivers across the US plan not to drive on Valentine's Day to protest what they say is declining pay.

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Single HENRYs are fleeing West Coast cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Sunbelt, study finds

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A home for sale in Austin, Texas, in October, 2023.
A home for sale in Austin, Texas, in October, 2023.

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A Florida boomer said he 'can't move back to California fast enough' due to better weather and a calmer lifestyle

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Steve Prevesk, a former Los Angeles resident who has lived in Florida for over two decades combined, wants to return to California.

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Even wealthy Los Angeles residents are moving to (slightly) cheaper cities and mansions out of state

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Los Angeles luxury homebuyers are eyeing other locations where their money can go father.

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I'm a working mom with 2 jobs. They're fulfilling, but I'm burned out and don't have a work-life balance.

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Dawna Jarvis is a hairstylist who founded an agency.

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Los Angeles Times editor's departure shows that billionaires — still — have a hard time figuring out how to save newspapers

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Kevin Merida is leaving the Los Angeles Times, yet another sign of the tough position newspapers are in — even ones with billionaire owners.

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I regretted buying a home and now live out of two suitcases in a $60-a-night Airbnb. I've finally found my freedom, but it's not for everyone.

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Stella Guan, 33, outside the tiny home she's renting in Los Angeles.

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Sorry, New York and San Francisco: These 4 red-state cities could be the future of America

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Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US and the home to 26 Fortune 500 companies.

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Charlie Sheen's Malibu neighbor arrested on charges of 'assault with a deadly weapon'

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Charlie Sheen

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