Jun 15, 2016
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Tim Walker California California construction workers made a chilling discovery earlier this month, as they dug beneath a garage they were renovating in the Richmond district of San Francisco: a 145-year-old coffin, containing the perfectly preserved remains of a toddler. The homeowner, Ericka Karner, who has been staying with her family in Idaho during the […]
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May 19, 2016
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By JOSH BOAK May. 17, 2016 9:49 AM EDT On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in April. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders ramped up construction of new homes in April, suggesting that the market remains solid despite sluggish economic growth at the beginning of the […]
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May 05, 2016
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The state may be a capital of cosmetic surgery, but it’s not just noses and eyelids falling under the knife. Buyers pay exorbitant sums to buy old, frumpy houses and even more to fix them up Rather than sell, some homeowners decide to radically change the look, feel and size of their homes. PHOTO: […]
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Apr 21, 2016
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By: JOSH BOAK (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — A rising number of Americans are preparing to renovate their homes this year, a potential boost for the economy, according to projections released Thursday by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. The report estimates that spending on remodeling and repairs will climb 8.6 percent this year […]
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Mar 24, 2016
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No date set for the opening, but Disney chief Bob Iger says it will be a “jaw-dropping new world.” Getty Images HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) BB-8, R2-D2 and C-3PO from ‘Star Wars’ appear onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by […]
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Mar 18, 2016
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by Gene Hammett The way you think shapes the world you will create. Successful people (aka millionaires) think differently than most people. I am not saying that you aren’t a success if you aren’t a millionaire, but looking at those who are struggling to pay the bills will only show you what not to do. Why do […]
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Mar 11, 2016
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A worker climbs stairs among some of the 2,000 pressure vessels that will be used to convert seawater into fresh water through reverse osmosis in the western hemisphere’s largest desalination plant in Carlsbad, California. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) — Misael Virgen / San Diego Union-Tribune Poseidon Water’s desalination plant in Carlsbad is poised to begin regular […]
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Feb 24, 2016
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by Amy Cosper “Fear is the mother of foresight.” — Thomas Hardy I had an idea for a business, and it made me giddy. It was so full of possibility, so compelling and dynamic and burning and beautiful, that I devoted my days and nights to thinking about it. I wanted to make this idea […]
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Feb 19, 2016
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by Jeffrey Hayzlett February 17, 2016 I’m not sure if this will finally be Leonardo DiCaprio’s year, for The Revenant, or if newcomer Brie Larson, in Room, will trump perennial favorite Cate Blanchett for the latter’s role in Carol. What I can tell you is that people are inspired by movies and jazzed by Hollywood’s award season. But what […]
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Feb 12, 2016
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by Aveneesh Pandey Aecom — a Los Angeles-based construction and design firm — announced Tuesday it had been selected by SpaceX to design and build the world’s first test track for the Hyperloop transportation system. Pictured: Conceptual design for the Hyperloop passenger transport capsule. Photo: SpaceX In the latest push toward realizing Elon Musk’s ambitious […]
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