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A trend towards hybrid and remote work since the pandemic may cut $800 billion from office property values by the end of the decade, according to a recent study by consulting firm McKinsey. McKinsey said that employees continued to spend far less time working at the office compared to the pre-pandemic era, The survey, published on July

California will purchase and deliver copies of a social studies textbook to students in a local school district after district officials blocked the book because of “inappropriate” content, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Temecula Valley Unified School board in southern California first gained the governor’s attention in May when it rejected a social studies

Federal assistance including military resources are being mobilized to help British Columbia’s fight against hundreds of wildfires, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced Friday. Blair said in a tweet he has approved a request for federal assistance to aid firefighters and emergency management personnel who are “working tirelessly” in B.C. The assistance will come

China’s exports rapidly declined last month as part of an economic downturn unseen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese policymakers are under pressure to implement new stimulus measures in light of the challenges that the global economy is currently experiencing. The first quarter saw a momentary pickup in China’s economic recovery following the

NEW YORK—Wall Street’s latest winning week closed with a mixed finish on Friday following stronger profit reports than expected from several big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 slipped 4.62, or 0.1 percent, to 4,505.42 to edge back from its highest closing level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 113.89, or 0.3 percent,

The California State Board of Education approved a new math framework on July 12 that has generated controversy. Critics argue that the framework promotes teaching political activism to children instead of focusing on math skills and standards. The framework, outlined in a 1,000-page guidance document, underwent four years of revision and three drafts based on

All of the top Republican presidential candidates, Donald Trump excepted, braved questions from journalist Tucker Carlson at a summit in Des Moines, Iowa. While some met with a lukewarm or, at times, unfriendly reception from the very Christian audience, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was most definitely not among them. He even got a standing ovation.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Subtropical storm Don formed in open Atlantic waters on Friday, posing no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving north at six mph (nine kph). It was located about 1,165 miles (1,875 kilometers) west-southwest

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered the Wagner private military company the option of continuing to serve as a single unit under their same commander after their short-lived rebellion, while some of the mercenaries were shown Friday in Belarus, possibly heralding the group’s relocation there. Mr. Putin’s comments appeared to reflect his efforts to

KYIV—Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the United States, munitions banned in more than 100 countries, but has pledged to only use them to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers. Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria, or southern, military district on Thursday confirmed an announcement by his commander that the weapons had arrived a week