TSMC's Arizona plant is delayed over poor management, not a shortage of US skilled labor, the workers building it say

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TSMC's chair, Mark Liu, and workers on-site in Phoenix.

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See what it will be like to live in a new car-free planned community in Arizona

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An apartment at Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona
Culdesac is building an over 700-apartment car-free community in Tempe, Arizona.

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The world's largest chipmaker promised to create thousands of US jobs. There are growing tensions over whether US workers have the skills or work ethic to do them.

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President Joe Biden with Mark Liu, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s chair.

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A 70-year-old Phoenix real-estate agent explains why she converted her 4 Airbnbs into long-term, furnished rentals. 'It's the most overheated market I've ever seen.'

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Peggy Gascon

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A 72-year-old woman in Phoenix got her power cut over a $51 bill when it was 107 degrees — and she died. Her memory is behind efforts to stop future deaths.

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In 2019, protestors stood outside of the Phoenix Art Museum, holding pictures of Stephanie Pullman.
Protestors gathered in 2019 after a power company in Phoenix shut off electricity to a 72-year-old woman, Stephanie Pullman, when the temperature reached 107 degrees. She died — and advocates say her memory is behind efforts even still today to keep people safe when it's super-hot.

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Don't call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires 'the new normal'

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A person tries to cool off by pressing a cold towel to his face.
Phoenix on Wednesday had a record 20 consecutive days of temperatures reaching 110 degrees or beyond.

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The 15 best US cities for renters right now, ranked by incomes, rents, and quality of life

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San Francisco, California.

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The 10 major US cities with the lowest property taxes — and how much typical homeowners can expect to pay in each one

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Birmingham, Alabama is one of the biggest US cities with the lowest property taxes.

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I flew on a semi-private jet and enjoyed the hassle-free experience but I wouldn't do it again

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JSX aircraft after landing in Phoenix.
Flying on semi-private air carrier JSX from Burbank to Phoenix.

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A man had $40,000 cash seized by police at Phoenix airport and had to go to court to get it back

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Jerry Johnson standing in front of a semi-truck.
It took almost three years for Jerry Johnson to get his money back.

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