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• AI data centers push onto U.S. farmland as towns and states push back

• S&P 500 crushed home-price gains for a decade as mortgage rates climb back above 7%

• 1852 Gold Rush $10 coin draws $354,375 at auction

• Trump Treasury opens default support center as student loan defaults hit 9.3 million

• California locks up five spots on Yelp’s 2026 best new restaurants list as LA hits No. 2

• Treasury moves to auto-enroll kids in Trump Accounts, targeting more than 60 million new ones

• Stop & Shop to shut three more Northeast stores this fall as closures continue

• Iowa orchard stays closed this fall after owner reports 90 to 95% apple loss

• Newsom signs sugar-cube menu warnings and ultra-processed food seals in California

• Hospital fine print leaves Illinois woman with $410 ER bill after no treatment