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San Diego Ukrainian woman detained at green card interview is released but still faces removal

SAN DIEGO — Sitting next to her husband in their Rancho Peñasquitos home, Ukrainian mother Viktoriia Bulavina recalled Friday the tense moments she experienced being taken into immigration custody during a green card interview last week. On Dec. 4, she was handcuffed in front of her husband, who is a U.S. citizen, and taken away by federal immigration agents at the end of her marriage-based ...
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Surfer injured in shark attack off Northern California coast

LOS ANGELES — Frigid ocean water off Sonoma County wasn't the only thing sending a chill down the spine of a surfer riding the waves on Friday. The surfer was paddling in the water off North Salmon Creek, roughly 300 yards from shore, about 8 a.m. when a shark bit his hand. The surfer's injuries were not considered life threatening, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The Sonoma ...
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Don’t let tariffs ruin your renovation

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on construction materials and building supplies affect almost every element of home renovations, from gypsum and plywood to appliances, roofing, furniture, lighting, tiles and cabinetry.
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Ask the Builder: How to avoid expensive service calls

I don’t know of a living person that looks forward to an expensive service call. Your AC may quit on the hottest day, your kitchen sink may get clogged with egg shells three hours before your Thanksgiving guests arrive, or your furnace or boiler may decide to take the night off during a wicked cold spell. I’m going to share a few tips in this column that should save you many hundreds of dollars.
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Trump plans to push for cannabis rescheduling as less dangerous

President Donald Trump is expected to direct his administration to move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could represent one of the biggest shifts in U.S. policy toward cannabis in decades.
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Rare, deep-sea encounter: California scientists observe ‘extraordinary’ seven-arm octopus

Almost a half-mile below the surface of Monterey Bay, California, scientists recently recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus— only the fourth time the same research team has spotted the species in about four decades. In a new video posted online, scientists with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shared footage of the giant octopus eating and holding onto a smaller red helmet ...
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Paramount’s $54 billion debt plays a starring role in Warner bid

Even if Paramount Skydance Corp. manages to take over Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. against the company’s will, it faces another high hurdle: coping with the colossal $54 billion of debt it’s planning to take on. Paramount has a temporary financing package in place for the combined company, but it hasn’t locked in a maximum rate on more permanent borrowings for the transaction. The result could ...