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Virginia senators are pushing to curtail a 5.3% tax break for data centers. The policy proposal comes while many communities are trying to defeat data center projects in zoning proceedings and ...

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A mom of four built a tiny-home compound so her kids can live in their own spaces. Is this a brilliant new way of parenting?

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