By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. Related Articles Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19 Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostage whose story she features in her new film Former…
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Local fees prevented the building of 5,000 new homes for low-income Californians from 2020-23. That’s detailed in a new study by UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation. The study looked at 691 construction projects in California built under the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. “Local impact fees” added an average of almost…
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LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ Grammys road trip resembled much of what they had shown through the midway point of the season: a 5-3 stretch with victories over stumbling (or short-handed) teams and losses to a trio of likely postseason squads. Closing out the East Coast-heavy portion of the trip, the Lakers’ 125-109 victory over…
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By BERNARD CONDON and MATT O’BRIEN NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he’s taking on long odds. Related Articles China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027 Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part…
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By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed the investigation in a motion filed in Missouri federal court demanding that…
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — A new kind of pill sharply reduced artery-clogging cholesterol in people who remain at high risk of heart attacks despite taking statins, researchers reported Wednesday. Related Articles Study shows particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths per year in the US Do you need to control…
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By DEVI SHASTRI The nation’s largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, changing the group’s stance on the politically charged issue and diverging from several other major medical organizations’ guidance. Related Articles Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostage whose story she features in her new…
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Beong-Soo Kim has been appointed USC’s 13th president, elevating the interim leader following a months-long national search, the university’s Board of Trustees announced Wednesday. Kim, who has served as interim president since July 1, 2025, was unanimously selected by the board and assumed the role immediately. “The Board’s unanimous vote reflects what we learned throughout…
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A Florida couple is demanding answers from a fertility clinic after discovering the baby the woman gave birth to in mid-December is not their biological daughter. Steven Mills and Tiffany Score also fear that at least one of their own embryos — created in a laboratory from the couple’s sperm and eggs and then cryogenically…
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Californians have been conditioned to consider recycling to be an unchallengeable proposition. It’s a moral imperative. Those who don’t cling to the faith are heretics. Yet fewer are practicing what they preach. Data from CalRecycle show that of the 77.2 million tons of waste generated in 2024, only 32.4 million tons or 42% was recycled. The rest, 44.7…
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