Gov. Gavin Newsom has just over four months left in office and will head back to Marin County full-time, where he will consider a run for president.

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Caroline Kennedy and her family sold more than 330 acres of coastal land on Martha’s Vineyard to conservation groups. It comes with some caveats.

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Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese economy.

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In a picturesque village, the mayor closed a road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belonged to his family.

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The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

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