By AAMER MADHANI and DON BABWIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related charges…
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Dr. Squatch, a Southern California-based maker of natural soaps, deodorant and other personal-care products, has secured $10 million in tax credits. The company gained the tax breaks through Subcity, an online platform that identifies and secures tax credits and incentives for small and medium-sized businesses. Tom Ramhorst, Dr. Squatch’s chief operating officer, said his business…
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The Rams went all out to signal they’re different from the rest of the NFL, producing a first-of-its-kind video about their intention to steal the NFL Draft, despite having no picks until the third round with the 104th selection. Starring Dennis Quaid as Kroenke, Josh Holloway as General Manager Les Snead, Scott Eastwood as Head…
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Key California counties had price changes of 46% gains to 2% losses in the 12 months ended in March, while sales fluctuated between 6% increases and 34% decreases. Take our quiz to review March’s home sales data from the California Association of Realtors to see what regions where hot — or not. You can use…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as markets remain turbulent amid a busy week of earnings from some of the nation’s biggest companies. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 330 points, or 1%, to…
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TAMPA — Marwin Gonzalez struggled at first base. After coming up as a shortstop and playing second base and even third, he instinctively knew how to follow the ball and play the angles. But first base, standing there and waiting for the most part, that wasn’t easy. But he knew that his career depended on…
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MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman on Tuesday killed two children and a staff member at a kindergarten in central Russia, authorities said. A man entered the kindergarten in the town of Veshkayma and shot a female staff member and two children, ages 5 and 6, before shooting himself, said Sergei Morozov, a federal lawmaker and…
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Television broadcasters from the Orioles-owned Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will travel to regular-season road games this week for the first time since 2019, MASN spokesperson Todd Webster confirmed to The Baltimore Sun, beginning with the Orioles’ series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The Washington Nationals broadcasters, who share the network yet are mired in…
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Teams shouldn’t need a first- or second-round pick in the draft to unearth an NFL star. History proves that players taken in the third round or later have just as good a chance of becoming elite talents in the NFL as those taken in the first two rounds. And many of these talents, players like…
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Every person should have a choice about who collects, shares, and makes money from their highly personal data, whether it’s their browsing history or biometric information, such as faceprints, voiceprints, or fingerprints. Two bills before the state Senate Appropriations Committee would put Californians in control by limiting what private data companies can collect and giving…
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