Ahead of a June deadline to finalize the state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Thursday announced that for the first time, California’s high inflation rate has triggered a hike in the minimum wage next year — to $15.50 an hour for all workers. The announcement came as the governor’s office also unveiled an $18.1…
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By FRANK JORDANS WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Friday that his country is willing to engage in diplomatic talks with Russia to unblock grain supplies and to achieve a political solution to the war in Ukraine but won’t accept ultimatums from Moscow. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the Ukrainian government had received…
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Ramona Klein’s voice quivered as she sat before a U.S. House subcommittee in Washington, D.C., recounting horrific childhood memories of Fort Totten Indian boarding school in North Dakota, where she was a student. There, she said, she was starved, beaten, humiliated, and sexually assaulted. Oftentimes, she found herself staring out the frosty window of her…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now San Juan Hills diver Avery Giese delivered when it counted most Thursday to become a state champion. The sophomore scored mostly 8.0s and 7.5s on her 11th and final dive — a back 1 1/2 somersault with 1/2 twist on the 1-meter springboard…
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The first version of Civil Code Section 4741, banning “unreasonable” rental restrictions, became law in 2021, and also originally required HOAs to amend their governing documents to remove such provisions in 2021. The most common restrictions clearly violating that statute are rental unit caps lower than 25% and required periods of time after purchasing to…
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By Reade Pickert and Sarina Yoo | Bloomberg The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since 2020, according to the latest Bloomberg monthly survey of economists. That’s up slightly from 27.5% in April and…
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Three people in a Tesla were killed when the car slammed into construction equipment on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach early Thursday, police said. Three construction workers were injured in the crash. The collision happened at about 12:45 a.m. on Newport Beach’s Mariners Mile strip. A Tesla Model S hit a curb, then…
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Twenty houses were destroyed by the Coastal fire, including this one on Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)on Friday, May 13, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) A house on Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel is red-tagged. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)on Friday, May 13,…
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CHICAGO — Jonathan Loaisiga got the win, but left the game still looking for his confidence Thursday night. The Yankees right-hander came into the Yankees’ 15-7 win in the seventh inning with a runner on, walked a batter and then gave up a three-run homer. It’s been that kind of year for Loaisiga. “That’s unlike…
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The Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club has met just once in a one-game knockout tournament and that was in the MLS Cup playoffs. LAFC defeated the Galaxy 5-3 on Oct. 24, 2019, in the Western Conference semifinals. Later this month, the teams will meet in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time. The…
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