Gas prices averaged $5.83 in California last week. Of that, more than 63 cents was due to state taxes. California taxes gasoline at 51.1 cents per gallon, plus 2.25% sales tax. Suspending California’s taxes on gasoline would cost the state about $7 billion in revenue, $5.7 billion of that being lost to the trust fund…
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Every generation must face its own fight, says Ukrainian-born Mikhail Gofman, associate professor of computer science. In his family, struggles run deep. His grandparents survived on grass and tree bark during the 1932-33 famine under Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, who resorted to starvation to stifle Ukrainian nationalism and force communist, collectivist agriculture upon the breadbasket…
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When Beabadobee opened her U.S tour in Washington D.C. five months ago, the Filipino-British singer-songwriter wasn’t just surprised by how many fans at the show knew the words to her songs. She was also kind of amazed they were there at all. “I remember coming off stage being like, ‘I thought no one was gonna…
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Welcome back to another Chicago White Sox season at Guaranteed Rate Field. Groundskeeper Roger Bossard — aka “The Sodfather” — will have the playing field ready, consisting of bluegrass sod with eight blends of grass. And manager Tony La Russa has most of his starting lineup back. Center fielder Luis Robert could be in the…
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The Chicago Cubs couldn’t complete a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the opening series of the delayed 2022 season. But it was an interesting start featuring a stirring opening-day win, a benches-clearing incident Saturday, the debuts of free agents Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki and a combined attendance of 98,337, which included several thousand…
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The Chicago White Sox won two of three against the Detroit Tigers in the season-opening series at Comerica Park. Here are four takeaways from the series. 1. Tim Anderson contributed quickly after returning from his suspension. Manager Tony La Russa inserted Anderson at the top of the lineup for the first time this season Sunday.…
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By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer a high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients. Although the vaccine is far more expensive than a standard flu vaccine, it seems to do a better job at protecting those with weakened immune systems — a major…
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It’s the Chicago White Sox’s turn to host their first home game of the season — and it looks like fans at Guaranteed Rate Field will be able to leave the cold-weather gear at home Tuesday when the team hosts the Seattle Mariners. The forecast “We’re looking at a pretty large change in the prevailing…
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Cal Ripken Jr. had grown up with Memorial Stadium. He watched Brooks Robinson lead the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships, falling in love with the sport and team for which he’d one day become a Hall of Famer. So when Ripken strode to the plate in the ninth inning Oct. 6, 1991,…
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The 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards has arrived, and with it comes a slew of changes to the stadium — from food to outfield dimensions, if not the product on the field. Baltimore arrives after being swept by the defending American League East champion Tampa Bay Rays to begin the season. The…
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