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SFGATE columnist Alex Siquig eats crow and offers a vision for the future about an undeniable rookie.

The model and businesswoman Kimora Lee Simmons is offering up her snazzy Beverly Hills, CA, home for lease. Sashay in for $62,500 a month.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — GOP legislative leaders on Thursday maintained that parents need more transparency on what students are being exposed to inside Tennessee's public schools, but a handful conceded the arguments recently used to condemn teachers and libraries had crossed a line.

The lack of Black head coaches in college sports remains problematic, according to a diversity study for racial and gender hiring practices.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Republican-controlled South Dakota Senate committee on Thursday dismissed Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to ban public K-12 school curricula that compels people to feel “discomfort” based on their race.

Which Batman villain suits Rob Manfred best?

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy reported a shortfall in sales for the holiday quarter as the nation's largest electronics chain struggled with limited supplies of holiday products and was forced to reduce store hours because of a shortage of workers due to the omicron variant.

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russian military has offered safe corridors to civilians to allow them to leave areas of fighting in Ukraine.

Putin, speaking in a video call with members of his Security Council, has charged that Ukrainian nationalist groups are preventing civilians from leaving.

The Russian leader said the groups were also using civilians as shields, taking up firing positions to provoke the Russian retaliatory fire. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla's factory in Fremont, California.

Associated Press journalists around Ukraine and beyond are documenting military activity during Russia’s invasion. With disinformation rife and social media amplifying military claims and counterclaims, determining exactly what is happening can be difficult. Here’s a look at what could be confirmed Thursday as Russia’s war on Ukraine was in its eighth day.

NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, March 3, 2022

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Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania

National Weather Service Binghamton NY

1235 PM EST Thu Mar 3 2022

This is an automatically generated product that contains an area

forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each

zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact

location that you are interested in. Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published March 2, 2022, about a bill that seeks to redefine rape and consent in Indiana, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the legislation makes clear that a person commits rape if they pretend to be a different person and engage in sexual intercourse with someone else. That language was removed from the bill before its final passage.

The average price of a gallon of gas hit the $5 mark in five Bay Area counties for the first time ever Thursday, AAA said. Others are close.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police arrested 143 people in the city's subways and removed 455 people from from trains and stations in the first week of a crackdown on crime and the presence of homeless people in the transit system.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Everybody who files an income tax return in South Carolina — even the more than 1 million people who pay no state income tax — would get a rebate check of at least $100 in a bill being considered by the state Senate.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida lifted its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers Thursday with state officials enacting a highly restricted catch of 200 annually, saying the coastal fish's numbers have rebounded sufficiently since they were driven to near-extinction.

NY Albany NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, March 3, 2022

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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern New York and Western New England

National Weather Service Albany NY

1229 PM EST Thu Mar 3 2022

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Hamilton-

Including the cities of Speculator and Indian Lake

1229 PM EST Thu Mar 3 2022

.THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly sunny. Colder with highs around 17. Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Thursday, March 3, 2022

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Zone Forecast Product for Vermont

National Weather Service Burlington VT

1223 PM EST Thu Mar 3 2022

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Eastern Clinton-

Including the city of Plattsburgh

1223 PM EST Thu Mar 3 2022

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 18. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Читать дальше...

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — The president of Mount Holyoke College has announced that she plans on stepping down in August to become the president of The American University of Paris.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three state-owned universities in Pennsylvania will soon be known as the consolidated Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania after a vote by the State System Board of Governors on Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — An amended Georgia budget that includes pay boosts for employees, more money for education and an earmark for tax refunds passed the state Senate on Thursday by a 52-0 vote, as it nears Gov. Brian Kemp's desk.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has notified Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell that he will not enter his state's high-profile Senate contest, a disappointing development for establishment Republicans who saw Ducey as their best hope to defeat Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly this fall.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that doubles down on free speech rights at Indiana’s public colleges and universities is headed to the governor's desk after lawmakers gave their final vote of approval Thursday.

Mortgage rates have been in a tug of war lately. Inflation was pulling them higher, but now Russia's attack on Ukraine is dragging them back down.

Google said Wednesday in an email to employees that its voluntary-work-from-home period, which has been in place for two years ago, will end April 4.