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Florida dominated a new list of markets attracting out-of-town shoppers for newly built homes, with outside shoppers generating more than 80% of new-construction views in several of the state’s metro areas. Lakeland led the nation, with out-of-town shoppers accounting for more than 83% of new-construction views during the second quarter,…
Google Maps has begun displaying “Lake America” in place of Lake Ontario for users in the United States after President Donald Trump ordered the body of water renamed. Google said the change began rolling out Saturday after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) formally updated the lake’s name from…
President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Sunday, accusing the country of “ripping” the U.S. off “for decades” as he defended his tariff policies and urged Canadian companies to move their operations south of the border. In back-to-back Truth Social posts Sunday afternoon, Trump first credited tariffs with…
President Donald Trump is moving to give ranchers a new way around the powerful meatpacking companies that stand between their cattle and the grocery-store shelf, following backlash in farm country over his decision to allow more foreign beef imports. Trump said Friday that he was authorizing legal documents to be…
Dolly Parton helped transform Pigeon Forge from a small mountain town into a global tourism destination, creating jobs, fueling local businesses and giving back to the East Tennessee community she called home, City Manager David Wear told FOX Business. “Pigeon Forge and Dollywood kind of grew up together,” Wear said.…
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday touted a “historic” oil agreement with the United States announced by President Donald Trump. Speaking during an evening address, Rodriguez celebrated the agreement, saying it would help revive Venezuela’s economy. She said the deal would remain in effect for 25 years and initially…
Beach towns in Delaware are attracting a growing number of retirees as the region emerges as an alternative destination to more prominent locations like Arizona and Florida, and it’s straining local resources. A new report by Bloomberg notes retirees are flocking to Sussex County in southern Delaware, which has seen…
A White House teleprompter operator who used advance access to President Donald Trump’s speeches to bet on what the president would say has been ordered to pay nearly $173,000 and stop trading for three years, federal regulators announced Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Gabriel Perez, Trump’s teleprompter…
Apple raised its streaming price for Apple TV on Friday, up from $12.99 to $14.99 per month or $119 a year when it used to cost $99. Apple also raised the price of its Apple One service, which combines Apple TV, as well as other services such as iCloud storage,…
Walmart has agreed to pay a $50 million settlement over allegations its pharmacies were illegally filling thousands of prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The government complaint, first filed at the end of President Donald Trump’s first…