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The United States and European Union also announced new sanctions this week on Russian energy aimed at crippling its war economy.

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The S&P 500 has rallied nearly 40% from its April low as fears of a crippling trade war have faded.

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It comes weeks after Jaguar Land Rover halted operations at its UK factories for around a month following a crippling and costly cyberattack.

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Many economists and housing advocates argue that California needs to add density to single-family neighborhoods to fix the state’s crippling housing shortage.

A crippling drought is depleting its reservoirs, and the city expects it won’t be able to meet the area’s water demand in as soon as 18 months.

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