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Developers claim the tax eats into their profit margins, stifling new housing projects.

“Opponents argue the measure will backfire by stifling needed housing construction.”

The uncertainty is stifling battlefield ambitions and frustrating political efforts to secure more help.

The Clippers’ defense had been stifling for long stretches in the first half, which in turn allowed them to build momentum in building a 42-24 lead.

Havana’s streets were plunged into near total darkness as residents sat on the doorsteps in the stifling heat, their faces lit up by their mobile phones – as long as their batteries lasted.