How the world’s 10 biggest real estate investors built their fortunes
Real estate platform ZeroDown compiled a list of the 10 richest real estate investors, using data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Cathay will fly only 2% of normal passenger capacity as Hong Kong remains sealed off
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Cathay Pacific plans to continue operating at just minuscule levels as its home city remains largely cut off from the rest of the world. Hong Kong’s flagship airline said Wednesday that it would likely only be able to maintain 2% of passenger flight capacity, and less than one third of
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DNA from bite mark leads to arrest in 1994 killing of California woman, authorities say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN DNA evidence taken from a bite mark left on a victim led California detectives to charge a man with murder nearly 28 years after a woman was stabbed to death in her apartment, officials said Tuesday. Sharron Eugene Gadlin, 48, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder in the killing
Continue Reading Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples
Continue Reading Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples alike,
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MLB, union bargain through night to salvage 162-game season
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball appeared set to bargain through the night after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season passed with no announcement. There was no word from Manfred of additional canceled games as the lockout
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MLB, union bargain through night to salvage 162-game season
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball appeared set to bargain through the night after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season passed with no announcement. There was no word from Manfred of additional canceled games as the lockout
Continue Reading Utah Valley routs Chicago State 69-47 in WAC tourney opener
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Aimaq made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11), who led 32-29 at
Continue Reading Utah Valley routs Chicago State 69-47 in WAC tourney opener
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Aimaq made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11), who led 32-29 at
Continue Reading BUBBLE WATCH: Demon Deacons aim to add another win in ACCs
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wake Forest meets Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament looking for another win on its NCAA Tournament resume. The Demon Deacons have won 23 games and are closing in on earning only their second NCAA bid since 2010. But a loss to BC would damage a resume
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With Ukraine war, Europe’s geopolitical map is moving again
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989. But the nuclear superpower still holds sway over several of its neighbors in Europe and keeps others in an uneasy neutrality. The Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine and the humanitarian tragedy it
Continue Reading Wilson, Wagner exits sign of major change ahead for Seahawks
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — With two brush strokes over the span of about 10 hours, the Seattle Seahawks said goodbye to giant foundations of their Super Bowl history. Gone is quarterback Russell Wilson, traded to Denver in a blockbuster move. Gone is Bobby Wagner, the defensive stalwart and likely future
Continue Reading UC Davis ousts Cal Poly 63-53 in Big West tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ezra Manjon posted 17 points and UC Davis beat Cal Poly 63-53 in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament. Caleb Fuller had 16 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Aggies (13-10). Elijah Pepper added 14 points and nine rebounds. Trevon Taylor had 20 points and eight rebounds
Continue Reading UC Davis ousts Cal Poly 63-53 in Big West tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ezra Manjon posted 17 points and UC Davis beat Cal Poly 63-53 in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament. Caleb Fuller had 16 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Aggies (13-10). Elijah Pepper added 14 points and nine rebounds. Trevon Taylor had 20 points and eight rebounds
Continue Reading UC Davis ousts Cal Poly 63-53 in Big West tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ezra Manjon posted 17 points and UC Davis beat Cal Poly 63-53 in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament. Caleb Fuller had 16 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Aggies (13-10). Elijah Pepper added 14 points and nine rebounds. Trevon Taylor had 20 points and eight rebounds
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Yucca Valley girls basketball comes up short in CIF State regional final to Imperial
Yucca Valley lost to Imperial on Tuesday night in the Division 4 CIF State regional final, ending their season in disappointment. Tough loss but a great season. Division 4 Girls State Regional FinalsYucca Valley 46Imperial 52Final— Coach Johnson (@CoachJohnsonYV) March 9, 2022 However, as undefeated DVL champions and making it to the state final of
Continue Reading Religious runner exalts in victory on athletes’ expression
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman disqualified from a cross-country race for wearing a hijab is celebrating a new Ohio law that stemmed from her experience. Noor Abukaram is a former high school athlete at Sylvania Northview in suburban Toledo and is now an Ohio State student.
Continue Reading Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire
By BRITTANY PETERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DECKERS, Colo. (AP) — Thinning the dense stands of trees across millions of acres of U.S. forestlands is a central piece of the Biden administration’s $50 billion plan to protect against deadly firestorms that have been exploding across western states. But the same warming trends that worsen
Continue Reading Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire
By BRITTANY PETERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DECKERS, Colo. (AP) — Thinning the dense stands of trees across millions of acres of U.S. forestlands is a central piece of the Biden administration’s $50 billion plan to protect against deadly firestorms that have been exploding across western states. But the same warming trends that worsen
Continue Reading Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire
By BRITTANY PETERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DECKERS, Colo. (AP) — Thinning the dense stands of trees across millions of acres of U.S. forestlands is a central piece of the Biden administration’s $50 billion plan to protect against deadly firestorms that have been exploding across western states. But the same warming trends that worsen
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