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This Italian town is struggling to sell off its empty homes for one euro. Here’s why

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Italy’s one-euro-home sales have been attracting a lot of interest over the past few years, with dozens opting to snap up abandoned properties in some of the country’s depopulated towns. But while towns like Mussomeli in Sicily and Zungoli in Campania have managed to offload various abandoned dwellings to foreigners longing to live the Italian … Read more

Atlanta contractor slapped with $30K water bill — for an empty lot with no water line. The utility company doused his hopes for justice

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‘This is criminal’: Atlanta contractor slapped with $30K water bill — for an empty lot with no water line. The utility company doused his hopes for justice An Atlanta man has been slapped with a $30,000 water bill for alleged water usage on a plot of land … with no connection to a water line. … Read more

Stanford economist says the US is ‘stuck’ with remote work as more offices sit empty — is the bell tolling for US commercial real estate?

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‘Return to the office is dead’: Stanford economist says the US is ‘stuck’ with remote work as more offices sit empty — is the bell tolling for US commercial real estate? The great post-pandemic return to office (RTO) is a polarizing issue in the U.S. labor market. While many companies want their workers to return … Read more

Israel, Threatened by Hezbollah, Seeks Solution for Empty North

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(Bloomberg) — A winding road in northern Israel lined with vineyards leads to Kibbutz Menara atop the Ramim Ridge in the Naftali mountains where pomegranate and avocado trees grow. Most Read from Bloomberg It should be an idyllic scene. Instead, gaping holes have been blown through the blackened walls of the community’s double-story houses. A … Read more

‘The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop’: Investigating a Cold War mystery

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View some of the images, documents and other visual artifacts we uncovered during our two-year investigation Updated November 13, 2023 at 7:32 a.m. EST|Published October 23, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT (Illustration by Lucy Naland/The Washington Post; Peter Morris/Fairfax Media/Getty Images; Pete Leabo/AP; AP; USGS; Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post; George H.W. Bush Vice Presidential Records; … Read more

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

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Penfrat is worried about political overreach—he agrees that disinformation on X is a problem. There is no legal obligation for platforms to respond in 24 hours, he says, referring to Breton’s letter. “Don’t just throw out empty threats on a social media site. This is not how enforcement works,” Penfrat says. “He’s playing [by] Elon … Read more