By ROB HARRIS | Associated Press LONDON — The invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures across the sporting world on Friday when Russia was stripped of the Champions League final, with Paris replacing St. Petersburg as UEFA’s host, and Formula One dropping this season’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. The International Olympic Committee also urged…
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By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the White House said, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed…
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During the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, HOAs were presented with a conundrum: Local health authorities prohibited gatherings of more than a few unrelated persons, and HOA boards were required by the Open Meeting Act to have meetings that included the option of physical attendance, even if most members chose to participate telephonically or virtually.…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Some relief flowed through Wall Street on Friday, even as deadly attacks continued to rage in Ukraine. Stocks rose, oil fell and investors turned away from gold and other traditional havens they favor when fear is high. The S&P 500 was 1.3% higher in midday trading, following up…
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This past weekend, President Donald Trump’s social media competitor to Twitter — called Truth Social — finally went public. The app proclaims itself to be “America’s ‘Big Tent’ social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology.” The glitchy launch of the social media app saw…
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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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