The Major League Baseball lockout is ending, with players and team owners agreeing in principle Thursday to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. Opening Day is tentatively set for April 7.
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Man charged with felony battery in SoFi Stadium altercation; victim out of coma
Bryan Alexis Cifuentes is charged after punching 49ers fan Daniel Luna, who was left in a medically induced coma, prosecutors say.
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Russian strike hits children’s hospital amid evacuation effort, Ukraine says
Ukrainian authorities had identified routes agreed on with Moscow for the safe exit of civilians, but previous cease-fires have mostly failed.
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California’s high gas prices have a little-known ingredient: Russian oil
Banning Russian oil will affect West Coast gasoline prices more than those in other parts of the country because the West Coast uses more Russian oil.
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Facing reelection, Newsom touts the ‘California way’ and teases gas tax rebate
Gov. Gavin Newsom said little about his vision for the final year of his first term in his State of the State address. Instead, he chose to emphasize climate change policies, COVID-19 response and California’s prospering economy, a preview of the case he’ll make to voters in his campaign for a second term.
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Ukraine wants a no-fly zone. Why do the U.S. and NATO reject the idea?
A no-fly zone to protect Ukraine from Putin’s bombs would involve complex ground operations and risk U.S.-Russian conflict and wider war in Europe.
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Biden blocks Russian oil imports in latest round of sanctions on Kremlin
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will ban Russian oil imports, the latest sanction against the Kremlin over its unprovoked war in Ukraine.
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Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections?
Conservationists rejoiced when California declared the San Bernardino kangaroo rat an endangered species. The celebration was short-lived, however.
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How effective are COVID-19 vaccines for children 5-11? New data offer some answers
Data show vaccines are effective against hospitalizations, although effectiveness against infection does wane. But that’s not surprising.
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New Russian cease-fire offer greeted with scorn as shelling of Ukraine cities continues
Two previous cease-fires went nowhere, trapping hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee Ukrainian cities under heavy assault by Russian forces.
