Downtown Los Angeles is bustling with new residents. Not so much with office workers, though.

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Downtown Los Angeles.

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Turkey suspended trade with Israel pending a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Here's what that could mean for Israel.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle class life

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We are 6 months from the 2024 presidential election. Here's where things stand.

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

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Wall Street big shots may be forced to cancel their summer vacations

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Wall Street's fantasies of decamping to the Hamptons for the summer have been shattered by higher inflation and stock market volatility.

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A full-time Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares why the full-time gig isn't worth the money anymore

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A full-time Cleveland Uber says none of his driving strategies have provided him the results he was hoping for. The driver in the story is not pictured.

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Fast food feels more expensive than ever before, and people are sick of it. Here's why.

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Cairo is bursting at the seams, so Egypt is building a new $58 billion capital 30 miles away. Take a look.

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The Iconic Tower.

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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.

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Inclusionary zoning is designed to boost the production of affordable housing by requiring or incentivizing developers to build a certain number of below-market-rate units.

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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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