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If having one property taxA property tax is primarily levied on immovable property like land and buildings, as well as on tangible personal property that is movable, like vehicles and equipment. Property taxes are the single largest source of state and local revenue in the U. S. and help fund schools, roads, police, and other services. exemption is good, then having two is preferable, and three is better still. Or at least, that seems to be the logic of many states, where lawmakers and voters keep piling on new property tax relief measures that rarely cohere and sometimes work at cross purposes. But in Wyoming—Big Wyoming, as they say—it’s “go big or go home,” with voters deciding this November whether to create a choose-your-own-adventure system with three different homestead exemptions. Taxes should be simple, neutral, transparent, and stable. Wyoming, however, is merely the latest state to offer an alternative: what if we made the taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities.

A fraudster impersonated a Navy Federal Credit Union employee to persuade a woman in North Carolina to transfer $9,000 to a bank account belonging to a 19-year-old man in Homestead, according to detectives.

British Columbia·NewIt’s those voters who still have no idea who they’re voting for or if they plan to vote at all that could make all the difference, according to political science experts. B. C. Conservatives hold narrow lead over NDP heading into election day: pollsCourtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 8:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. B. C. NDP Leader David Eby, B. C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson and B. C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan are in the final days of the 2026 provincial election campaign. (CBC)With the provincial election now just days away, polls are showing a tight race, one that could be determined by voters who have yet to decide which party they’ll mark on their ballots, according to a pair of political scientists. Data released by the Angus Reid Institute this week shows the Conservative Party of B. C. leading slightly, by three points.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A powerful storm swept across Southern California on Thursday, bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, flooding and even a dusting of snow in some mountain areas. In Victorville, strong winds sent trash, dirt and other debris swirling through the air, startling drivers. Jolina Broady captured video of the conditions while stopped at a traffic light. "This was the most intense, scary thing I've seen in person in regards to wind," Broady told Eyewitness News. Video showed bushes being torn apart as debris filled the air. A trash can was launched airborne, and tree limbs were blown across a roadway. "It was strong enough to tear things apart. Trees were getting ripped out, the fences were gone," Broady said. "I don't know what it was that it was tearing through, but you could just see it in the air and pieces everywhere. "In Hollywood, several vehicles were crushed when a tree fell during the storm. Across the region, residents also reported heavy hail and rain. Heavy downpours flooded some neighborhoods and underpasses, leaving drivers stranded. "The water started coming over the hood, and my car stalled.

Because I follow Stewart Brand — writer, futurist, cool cat — on social media, I saw this announcement: “All my work online for a guaranteed 100 years. It’s a new service being offered by WordPress. I think it’s great.”It’s true. For $38,000, WordPress is offering a stepped-down version of digital immortality, “A FULL CENTURY [their emphasis] ensuring that what you create today remains accessible for the future.” Their plan includes LOCKSS — Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe — technology, which “stores all of your data in at least three separately mirrored data centers to ensure access and redundancy in the event of failures or disasters.”On the one hand it’s great to see this homage to Brand, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and woolgatherer extraordinaire. On the other hand — a website that lasts 100 years? Really? When best-selling books by computer geniuses, such as “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” are predicting the AI apocalypse in (checks watch) two or three years? Online critics dunking on WordPress have noted that domain names can be registered for only 10 years, or, per one headline: “This assumes …

It’s precisely this scenario that is sending Europe into a panic as it watches a similar situation unfold in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukraine was caught by surprise with internet speed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield, its military-grade satellite communications provider. This significantly impaired the ability of Ukrainian drones to operate. Get College TownA weekly newsletter packed with insights about higher ed from Globe journalist Hilary Burns. Enter EmailSince the night of Oct. 13, when Ukrainian military units first started experiencing communication issues, the crisis has unfolded like a dark comedy routine. President Trump said he didn’t cause the outage. Musk pointed the finger back to Washington. (Reports in the Wall Street Journal and other outlets have attributed the restrictions to Musk, who first consulted with the Trump administration. Then, the Journal reports, Trump called Musk and asked him to restore it.) The controversy highlights a new reality for global security: Musk is part of a small but growing number of tech titans who have privatized key parts of national security by developing commercial technologies essential to modern warfare.