By Tom Krisher and Matthew Daly | The Associated Press The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed to…
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Claire Ballentine, Eliza Ronalds-Hannon | (TNS) Bloomberg News After years of managing household budgets through the stress of the worst inflation in a generation, U.S. families are increasingly pressured by a different kind of financial squeeze: The cost of carrying debt. Two years after the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates to tame prices, delinquency…
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Q: Dad is 90 and now in the hospital. He is mentally sharp but has blood tests that suggest kidney failure may occur. The doctor talked with him about a “do not resuscitate” order, and then talked it out with family as well. Any guidance on this? What if dad cannot make the decision? W.C.,…
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By Holden Lewis | NerdWallet A landmark legal settlement between home sellers and the real estate industry could cause a shakeup in the way homes are bought and sold, beginning this summer. The National Association of Realtors announced Friday that it had agreed to pay $418 million to settle more than a dozen antitrust lawsuits…
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By Kiel Porter, Julie Johnsson and Siddharth Philip | Bloomberg Boeing Co. has been exploring the sale of at least two of its defense businesses, as the beleaguered aircraft manufacturer fights through its biggest crisis in years. Financial advisers have contacted potential buyers on Boeing’s behalf to gauge interest in several smaller units, according to…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — In the end, the Angels came to a decision that seemed obvious a month ago. Patrick Sandoval will be their Opening Day starter. Sandoval, a 27-year-old left-hander who has started 84 games for the Angels over parts of the past five seasons, officially got the nod to start the March 28 opener…
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The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Zach Lewis School: Pacifica Sport: Track and field Year: Senior Noteworthy: He won the shot put and the discus at the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational meet on Saturday at Laguna Beach High School. Lewis threw the shot put 59 feet, 6.5 inches and the discus 172 feet,…
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Amy Maxmen | (TNS) KFF Health News Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She’s cared for kids who have rarely seen a doctor — kids so neglected that they cannot speak. Such children are now even more vulnerable because of a law Tennessee passed last year that requires the direct…
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By Adriana Gomez Licon | The Associated Press Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday to begin serving his sentence for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, a former economics professor at UC Irvine, was defiant in remarks across…
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Some food memories are forever stuck in my noggin. One that remains from early childhood involves chocolate bunnies. At 4, I requested that the Easter Bunny bring a basket filled with treats that were green, my favorite color. I didn’t know much about candy and had no knowledge of chocolate. My mother had a low…
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