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LAS VEGAS BOWL: USC (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten) vs. TEXAS A&M (8-4, 5-3 SEC) When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas TV/radio: ESPN/710 AM Line: Texas A&M by 4 points Key injuries USC: OUT: DE Anthony Lucas (leg) Texas A&M: OUT: RB Le’Veon Moss (knee); QUESTIONABLE: CB Jaydon Hill (undisclosed), Key absences (known or likely) USC: RB Quinten Joyner (transfer), WR Duce Robinson (transfer), CB Jaylin Smith (NFL draft), RB Woody Marks (NFL draft), QB Miller Moss (transfer), S Zion Branch (transfer), WR Zachariah Branch (transfer), LB Raesjon Davis (transfer), WR Kyron Hudson (transfer), DL Sam Greene (transfer), RT Mason Murphy (transfer), C…

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: California is home to 15 of the nation’s 25 costliest metropolitan areas. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the annual “price parity” report from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, which gives us a snapshot of relative differences in the cost of living between 384 metropolitan areas across the nation in 2023 – including 26 from California. This inflation math is based on both price and spending swings, and is part of the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge – the “PCE” or Personal Consumption Expenditures rate. The pinch…

Los Angeles County health officials are warning residents not to feed their pets raw food following a voluntary recall of Northwest Naturals Brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen Pet Food due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples.According to the county Department of Public Health, the recalled products are packaged 2-pound plastic bags with “Best if used by” dates of May 21, 2026, B10 and June 23, 2026, B1. Pet owners were urged to immediately dispose of those products.Residents who fed their pets the recalled products or other raw meat or dairy products and notice…

It was a tumultuous year for Southern California’s job market – with layoffs, legal battles, and political skirmishes dominating the employment news. Here are a dozen of the Southern California News Group’s most-read stories about employment in 2024 … No. 1: Optum laying off 364 California healthcare workers, shuttering urgent cares No. 2: Northrop Grumman cutting as many as 1,000 jobs at Space Park in Redondo Beach No. 3: Southwest Airlines to offer buyouts at LAX, Burbank, Long Beach and John Wayne No. 4: Video game maker Activision Blizzard laying off 400 workers in Irvine, LA No. 5: Rivian laying…

A Chula Vista construction company that pledged to disrupt the local market for accessory dwelling units — the granny flats that so many homeowners want to expand their living space, and so many elected leaders have pushed to help solve a critical housing shortage — is being broadly accused of fraud.Instead of building the backyard homes known as ADUs, a new lawsuit says Multitaskr Construction collected at least $10 million from San Diego County homeowners and then did little more than plant portable toilets on the property.RELATED: San Jose makes it legal to sell your ADU separately from your homeMore…

BY BRIAN BLANK and BRANDY HADLEYBrian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns and make financial decisions, as well as how markets process information. Brandy Hadley is a finance professor who leads a student-managed investment fund and studies corporate decision-makingand incentives. Together, they’re also the resident economic oracles at The Conversation U.S., and their forecast for 2024 held up notably well. Here, they explain what to expect from 2025.New year, new questionsHeading into 2024, we said the U.S. economy would likely continue growing, in spite of pundits’ forecast that a recession would strike.…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Santa is done checking his list and deciding who’s been naughty and nice. Of course, whenever he stops by the U.S. Capitol, he finds evidence of a lot of naughty fiscal irresponsibility that has given us a budget and government that overflow with inefficiency and waste. So my holiday wish is that, one way or another, we get some fiscal cheer by putting a few government-run programs under the privatization tree. Let’s unwrap the possibilities!When it comes to deliveries, Santa’s sleigh reigns supreme. The U.S. Postal Service, on the other hand,…

SAN FRANCISCO — Star big man Anthony Davis had an early exit from the Lakers’ Christmas Day matchup against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center because of a left ankle injury.Davis turned his left ankle at the 6:49 mark of the first quarter Wednesday after Warriors forward Draymond Green missed a corner 3-pointer.He fell to the floor and momentarily held the ankle before getting up but not crossing halfcourt on the Lakers’ following three offensive possessions before the Warriors called timeout midway through the first.Davis played another minute before leaving the game at the 4:48 mark of the first,…

Lamar Jackson breaks NFL QB rushing record, accounts for 3 TDs in Ravens’ 31-2 romp over TexansBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports WriterHOUSTON (AP) — Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in Baltimore’s 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday, bolstering his case for MVP as the Ravens moved closer to the AFC North title. Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 87 yards and another score. He pushed his career rushing total to 6,110 to move past Michael Vick, who had 6,109. The Ravens (11-5), have already wrapped up their third…

By KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHIBEIJING — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant.Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, on his first trip to China since assuming the post in October, sounded positive after meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, saying the talks were “very candid” and wide-ranging.“I feel we were able to build a personal relationship that would…