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Jim Tobin, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Home Builders, told Fox News Digital that he expects current inflation rates, tariffs and other economic pressure points impacting home buyers and builders to ease. In the dusty, extra-wide lumber aisle of Home Depot, a contractor taps the neatly piled boards as he walks, sizing up the wood that will soon become the backbone of his next project. He’s on contract to rebuild a privacy fence in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., beloved for its quiet, narrow streets and century-old homes. The project is a…

Apple on Tuesday unveiled three new Apple Watch configurations at its annual hardware event: the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3. Apple Watch Series 11 The Apple Watch Series 11 can alert you to possible hypertension. It uses data from the optical heart sensor and looks for chronic high blood pressure by analyzing how your blood vessels respond to the heart’s beats. The algorithm works in the background, reviewing data over 30-day periods and will notify you if it identifies patterns of hypertension. Apple says it plans to notify over 1 million people…

The proposed Broadway site A member of the King County Council says he has prepared an “emergency resolution” calling for a 30-day pause on the county’s efforts to acquire the Polyclinic building at the corner of Broadway and Union where a $56 million Broadway Crisis Care Center is planned. Reagan Dunn, representing the county’s southeast, is reportedly mulling the call for a pause over concerns about the proposed property deal raised by “a group of Capitol Hill business owners and residents,” KOMO reports: The group sent a lengthy letter to King County Executive Shannon Braddock, County Council Chair Girmay Zahilay,…

President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou as head of his government.Lecornu, 39, was among the favourites to take over the job, and has spent the past three years as armed forces minister, with a focus on France’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.In a statement the Elysée Palace said he had been given the task of consulting political parties with the aim of adopting France’s next budget.Bayrou had visited the president hours earlier to hand in his resignation, paving the way for…

Ferrari on Tuesday completed a refresh of its hybrid range with the new 849 Testarossa sportscar, a tribute to the famous original Testarossa model of the 1980s. Ferrari unveiled the new plug-in hybrid, four-wheel drive in Milan, a car which will replace 2019’s SF90 Stradale at the top of its range. The new vehicle will also be available in a retractable-top ‘spider’ version. Its mid-rear mounted, 4-liter, eight-cylinder turbo engine, capable of 830 horsepower, is coupled with three electric motors, for a total of 1,050 HP, 50 more than the SF90 Stradale. It will be capable of a top speed of over 330…

Seattle Red talk show host Jason Rantz discusses the newest investment deal President Donald Trump is expected to announce with Apple that will see a $100B manufacturing investment on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Apple on Tuesday kicked off an event featuring the unveiling of a new lineup of iPhones headlined by a new thinner smartphone as the tech giant explores new design features. Apple’s new thinner smartphone offering is known as the iPhone Air and is expected to be in the middle of the company’s iPhone lineup between less expensive iPhone 17 models and more expensive iPhone 17 Pro models.The company said…

Apple announced its new thin iPhone 17 Air on Tuesday at its annual hardware event. The company said that this device will have only eSIM support all across the world. Apple managed to cram a lot of tech into a 5.5mm thick design, but at the expense of a physical SIM tray. The company opted to ditch physical SIMs for eSIMs for iPhones sold in the U.S. in 2022. “We pioneered eSIM years ago, and now it’s an industry standard, and compared to that, decades-old piece of plastic, eSIM is so much easier to use, has better security, and saves…

(Late-summer garden photo by Stan Delles) Here’s our Tuesday list, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are invited to this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, if this is your first time. ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Noon lunch meeting at West Seattle Golf Course (4470 35th SW) features speakers Abigail Quic and Antonio Cruz Sánchez, PhD, regarding youth leadership training. CHESS CLUB: All levels welcome! 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW…

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal’s worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday.On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Government buildings and the houses of political leaders were attacked around the country.Three more deaths were reported on Tuesday. Amid the chaos, jail officials said 900 inmates managed to escape from two prisons in Nepal’s western districts. The demonstrations were triggered by a ban on social media platforms. It was lifted on…

Selena Gomez paired a red Jacquemus minidress with matching Christian Louboutin pumps in New York as she promoted “Only Murders in the Building” season 5. BACKGRID Selena Gomez is painting the town red — sartorially speaking. The actress and Rare Beauty founder stepped out in NYC on Monday in a cherry-red Jacquemus “Castagna” knit minidress ($744) that perfectly matched her Christian Louboutin “Hot Chick” slingback pumps in red patent leather ($895). The ribbed mini hugged the 33-year-old’s curves while maintaining an air of sophistication with its high neckline and elbow-length sleeves. Gomez’s cherry-red Jacquemus “Castagna” knit minidress that perfectly matched…