By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SALLY HO, Associated Press As a transgender man, the words “you’re a girl” gutted Tazz Webster, a taunt hurled at him from the day he moved into his St. Louis apartment. The government-subsidized building’s manager also insisted on calling Webster by the wrong name, the 38-year-old said, and ridiculed him with…
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Skechers is being acquired for $9 billion and taken private by the investment firm by 3G Capital. The board of Skechers unanimously approved the deal, the companies said Monday. The offer of $63 per share represents a premium of 30% to Skechers’ 15-day volume-weighted average stock price, the companies said. Following completion of the transaction,…
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By BERNARD CONDON AND JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writers OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett will remain with Berkshire Hathaway as chairman of the board when vice chairman Greg Abel takes over as CEO to begin 2026. The board of directors at the cash-rich conglomerate voted Sunday to keep the legendary 94-year-old investor…
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We get email … “Hello and thank you for you excellent column on all things radio. I really enjoy it! Question: I am big fan of sports talk in LA and love KLAC (570 AM). I see them on the list you shared, but do not see competing station KSPN (710 AM). I checked online…
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Friday was a key deadline for bills in the statehouse, and one that legislators want to continue to work on is an effort to expand access to Medigap, the supplemental health insurance available to Medicare recipients. Sacramento Snapshot Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the…
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By Larry Urish, contributing writer Life as a student isn’t easy, especially in this day and age. Managing a challenging academic load alone is stressful. Then add personal and family obligations, Orange County’s ever-rising cost of living CSUF student Taylor Reynolds, left, takes a break from her school day to meet a Chocolate Labrador named…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Monday and oil prices fell to a four-year low as the OPEC+ group announced plans to boost output. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%. The benchmark index is coming off of its ninth straight gain. The…
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Mission Viejo is hitting pause temporarily on its Los Osos Core Area Project — a move city leaders say will give them more time for further “due diligence” about the space’s future. The next step in the effort to develop a new shopping and entertainment area at the Village Center off of Marguerite Parkway and…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail. The question now is whether that test will come sooner or later. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott didn’t…
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By Carla Vigos Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist Who remembers the times in our younger years when we were challenged to create a new way to serve ground beef? Instead of the same old meatballs, meatloaves, hamburgers or chili, I gambled on trying tacos, and my family loved them. Today there are many bougie ways…
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