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Has California housing become a buyer’s market?
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (647+ words) Has California housing become a buyer's market with sellers losing control of pricing? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a relatively new homebuying metric from Redfin that attempts to quantify the marketplace mystery: how many house hunters are looking to buy. Redfin…...
Italy’s Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (789+ words) Instead, Ladins will wave their flag themselves, both figuratively and literally, with a series of initiatives sharing their identity with visitors " and not just in Cortina, but across all of Ladinia, the Ladin-speaking region that spans five Dolomite valleys and…...
Kurtenbach: Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Warriors? Golden State looks light years away
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (644+ words) On Wednesday morning, the NBA's unofficial press secretary, ESPN's Shams Charania, sent up the flare that the Golden State Warriors have been staring at the sky waiting to see for half a decade. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, the tweet read,…...
Review: ‘Metroid Prime 4’ mostly sticks to a familiar formula
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (634+ words) Retro Studios broke conventions and reimagined the adventures of Samus Aran as a first-person shooter with the wildly successful "Metroid Prime." The studio has followed that up with several sequels that build on elements that adapt the classic 2-D sci-fi…...
Potential Trades Getting Listed for San Francisco Giants
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (488+ words) Before getting too deep into a roundup of speculative MLB trades involving San Francisco Giants players, these trades probably will not happen. But, there's always a chance -- albeit a slim one -- that one or two of these trade possibilities actually…...
With history already made, Jessie Diggins opens her final Olympic chapter with momentum
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (701+ words) By DEREK GATOPOULOS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Win or lose, Jessie Diggins plans to celebrate her last Olympics. More than 40 friends and family are traveling to the Milan Cortina Winter Games to watch America's most decorated cross-country skier chase Olympic glory…...
Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics, hoping to honor his parents and the others killed in airline crash
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (831+ words) Naumov's parents, who had been coaches at the renowned Skating Club of Boston, were among 67 people killed " more than two dozen of them members of the figure skating community " when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter on approach…...
WNBA expansion team Portland Fire reveals new jerseys
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (207+ words) WNBA expansion team the Portland Fire has unveiled its inaugural game jerseys. The white home jersey has Fire emblazoned on the front, and the away red jersey showcases the city's name. The secondary logo is PDX, shorthand for the city,…...
San Jose housing tower is foreclosed in new Bay Area apartment setback
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (515+ words) SAN JOSE " A San Jose housing tower that once was touted by local leaders as a future lively downtown hub was foreclosed over a failed loan in a financial setback that shows the high-rise's value has nosedived. The Fay, at…...
Five-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $2.9 million
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (265+ words) The 2,151-square-foot unit, built in 1958, was sold on Dec. 16, 2025 for $2,888,000 which works out to $1,343 per square foot. A spacious house in the 4400 block of Borina Drive in San Jose has new owners. The 2,151-square-foot unit, built in 1958, was sold on…...