LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business and closing all stores • Laguna Niguel’s Ziggurat auction at $156.6 million after flurry of minimum bids
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Friday, September 6, 2024

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner departs ISS for crewless trip home tonight

Boeing’s Starliner is set to complete its Crew Flight Test without the crew with an undocking Friday evening from the International Space Station and a trip back to Earth.

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LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business and closing all stores

Less than a month after filing Chapter 11, the company says it is “winding down operations” after failing to find a buyer.

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Laguna Niguel’s Ziggurat auction at $156.6 million after flurry of minimum bids

78 of the 88 bids made were $300,000 above the previous price

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How to avoid the new ‘shoulder season’ crowds

Some destinations are seeing a boom in travelers during shoulder seasons in spring and fall.

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Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers

In 2023 and 2024 the IRS launched a series of initiatives aimed at pursuing high-wealth individuals who have failed to pay their tax debts.

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Sluggish US jobs report clears way for Fed to cut interest rates

“The labor market is weakening,” said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James Financial. “It is not falling apart, but it is weakening.”

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Trump vows to ban mortgages for undocumented immigrants

Undocumented immigrants only make up a tiny portion of the mortgage market.

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Why public EV chargers almost never work as fast as promised

Most public machines in the US average about half their maximum speed, a gap that risks hindering further adoption of electric cars.

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Want to be an ‘influencer’? Texas university launches new degree for digital influencing

The program, which is available online and in-person, will cover technical aspects like photo editing and website development, but also audience psychology and data analytics.

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Newsom vetoes controversial housing bill meant to help undocumented immigrants

Sen. Josh Newman said the bill was more of a clarification because The Dream for All Program already limits eligibility to a U.S. citizen or “qualified alien.”

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