Home prices in the United States increased at the fastest rate on record in 2021. That’s drawn in a flood of investors looking to cash in on the boom. What’s happening: Investors bought 18.4% of homes sold across the country during the last three months of the year, according to Redfin. That’s an all-time high…
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Last year, the Galaxy waited until the final moments of the last game of the season to fall out of the playoff chase. With the 2022 season starting Sunday, all eyes are on Greg Vanney to see if he can lead the Galaxy in his second year not only to the playoffs, but turn the…
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By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG BRUSSELS (AP) — BRUSSELS (AP) — The world has made it clear that a military intervention in Ukraine is off the table for now, so most countries on Friday were heaping more punishment on Moscow — from financial to football sanctions. The European Union was closing in on freezing…
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SACRAMENTO – UC Berkeley researchers in 1995 conducted an exhaustive survey of the California Environmental Quality Act and declared that the landmark environmental law “could be improved” by toughening its standards and expanding regulatory oversight. The researchers mainly feared that CEQA doesn’t do enough to protect the environment. One might expect that myopic conclusion from…
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Although she’s been the public face of Orange County’s pandemic response efforts for months, Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong will likely get a new title to better reflect her recent role: county health officer. Chinsio-Kwong (known as Dr. C-K) is currently deputy health officer at the OC Health Care Agency, and on March 8 the Board of…
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Q. Dear Mr. Honk: Is a child who is still required to use a booster seat allowed to sit in the front seat of a two-door pickup truck? What about when the child no longer needs the booster? Many times this is the only vehicle available to transport a child. — Linda Scott, Placentia A.…
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Wes Welker showed up at practice 15 minutes before it started every day as a Miami Dolphins player, just to warm up for warmups. Now he inherits a Miami Dolphins receiving corps that had trouble showing up for practice at all. Welker was called too short by scouts, too slow by coaches and ‘’Vince Papale,”…
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By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and European officials are holding one key financial sanction against Russia in reserve, choosing not to boot Russia off SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a barrage of new financial sanctions Thursday. The sanctions are…
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Not too long ago, opponents of the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom were calling the effort “undemocratic.” The issue, apparently, was that Newsom could have potentially been replaced by someone with fewer votes than him, even though the recall and replacement were essentially two separate elections. An underwhelming outcome? Maybe. But labeling it undemocratic was…
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Yurii Zhyhanov woke to his mother’s screaming and found himself covered in dust. On the second day of Russia’s invasion, shelling on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, struck their residential building before dawn. Many civilians, horrified to find their lives at risk, started to flee during the attack’s first hours.…
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