Peter Granitz
Stories
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National
Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater
As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.
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Food
The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.
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Politics
Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden
The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.
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Politics
Russia arrests Brittney Griner; Blinken promises to help all Americans detained there
Speaking in Moldova, Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Americans to leave Russia and vowed to support any American being held by Russia.
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Business
Major oil companies pull out of once-promising Russia
Announcements from Shell and BP will further hit Russia's tanking economy — and batter its image as a go-to place for oil and gas investments.
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World
Russians and Ukrainians meet as sanctions rattle Russia
Russia's central bank sharply raised a benchmark interest rate to combat steep losses in the ruble's value as sanctions crimp Russian economic activity.
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Business
How you may be affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Further sanctions, energy market disruptions and cyberwarfare could reach Americans seemingly far-removed from the conflict.
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Politics
San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members
Voters in famously liberal San Francisco ousted three members of the board who, critics argued, focused more on renaming students than getting schools back into classrooms.
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Technology
Uber adds passengers, food orders amid omicron surge
Rival Lyft predicted the omicron surge would hinder growth, a sign that despite easing health restrictions, ride-hailing apps are still adapting to the pandemic.
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Technology
Facebook's transition to metaverse has eaten into the social media giant's profits
Shares dropped more than 20% in after hours trading on news of slowing growth, competition and heavy spending on hardware.