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Set on a dual lot, this English Country retreat in the Berkeley hills embodies a timeless design through its French doors and bay views. To learn more, go to www.889creston .com. Listing agent: Maggie Resnick, Marvin Gardens Real Estate, (510) 928-6348, home@maggieresnick.com; Alissa Custer, Marvin Gardens Real Estate... Читать дальше...

The beneficiary of a recent remodel, this refreshed townhome in South Novato rests on a lush knoll with a trail leading to Lynwood Hill Park. The residence enjoys engineered hardwood flooring, a rear patio and gardening area in the backyard. Go to www.515villagecircle. com to learn more. Listing agent: Jeff Sterley, Pacific Union Real Estate, (415) 359-4871, jeff.sterley@pacunion.com. Address: 515 Village Circle Drive... Читать дальше...

Long recognized for its innovation in packaging, responsive handling attributes, comfortable occupant accommodation, state-of-the-art safety features, long lasting residual value, high build quality and refinement, the Odyssey represents what Honda is referring to as its vision of the “ultimate in family transportation.” The 2016 Honda Odyssey SE (Special Edition) minivan represents an outstanding value. The new Honda Odyssey now comes in eight levels of trim: the base model LX; the EX; an EX-L;... Читать дальше...

The end result is a majestic estate known as Hume Cloister, a five-bedroom fortress with about 6,200 square feet of living space nestled on almost three-quarters of an acre. Masonry and cast iron finishes impart Gothic and Romanesque flair inside and out, but the home is far from a relic. A solar greenhouse above the kitchen helps power the home and 14 inches of fiberglass insulation have been pumped into the exterior walls for maximum energy efficiency. Voluminous dimensions define public rooms... Читать дальше...

A statement from Duke Students & Workers in Solidarity said the nine students moved out of the reception area outside the office of school President Richard Brodhead that they took over on April 1. The school banned the protesters from the building balcony, saying their amnesty from disciplinary action doesn't extend to that area. Trask, who was involved in a dispute with a contract parking attendant who says he used a racial slur, issued a public apology this week. The steering committee... Читать дальше...

Denver police say Nick Macomber, vice president of Jet Pack International, fell about 10 to 20 feet Friday while using the hydrogen peroxide-fueled backpack. Widgery says the jetpack has a range of about a quarter-mile and can reach heights of about 100 feet with a flight time of up to 32 seconds.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): The data leak revealed the ties of rich and influential people around the world to secretive financial accounts and shell companies in low-tax havens used to hide wealth. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which represents 34 high- and middle-income countries, is convening a meeting of tax officials from... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A man accused of killing three people he was living with in a tiny Montana town was arrested early Friday after authorities tracked him to Washington state. Robert James LeCou, 39, faces three counts of deliberate homicide in the shooting deaths of two women and one man, whose bodies were discovered in a home in the tight-knit town of Belfry, just north of the Wyoming border. Authorities followed leads to an incorporated Washington community more than eight hours away and took LeCou into custody in a house just outside Spokane... Читать дальше...

Scottsdale police and FBI officials announced plans to plaster age-enhanced photos of Robert William Fisher on digital billboards across Arizona as the case approaches its 15th anniversary. Fisher, who would be 54 now, has been missing since his Scottsdale home exploded on April 10, 2001, and the passage of time necessitated a new rendering of the suspect, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, authorities said. Fisher is wanted on charges that include three counts of murder, arson... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Arizona police officer involved in a deadly shooting that sparked protests by Navajo Nation leaders has been disciplined twice in his three years in law enforcement, including for calling a girl a disparaging word and unnecessarily using his stun gun on a teenager. Police say she struggled with officer Austin Shipley when he tried to arrest her and threatened him with scissors before he fired five shots. The Associated Press obtained reports that detail what led to two disciplinary actions. Читать дальше...

[...] top officials of the central bank pushed back against one of the most radical proposals: to print money and hand it out to citizens in an approach known as “helicopter money.” “It’s not on the table,” Peter Praet, a member of the ECB’s executive board, said of the helicopter idea, so named because of the image of showering money on the populace from the sky. [...] the central bank acknowledged its deep concern about the risk that the eurozone’s economic doldrums, characterized by a worrisomely low rate of inflation... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Sales of 'Caucasians' shirts, depicting the Cleveland Indians' team mascot as a caricature of a white person, skyrocketed one day after ESPN's Bomani Jones wore one on a show, the shirt's creator said Friday. In recent years, Native American activists have put more pressure on professional, college and high schools teams to drop mascot names and images that they see as disparaging toward American Indians. Jones, who is black, reignited the debate Thursday while co-hosting the network's "Mike & Mike" show ... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daisy Lewellyn, who starred in Bravo's "Blood, Sweat & Heels" reality series, died Friday of a rare form of cancer, the channel said. Lewellyn was diagnosed in February 2014 with stage-three bile duct cancer, a rare cancer affecting the liver, and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, the channel said.

Ex-Chandler teacher gets 11-year prison term in fatal crash PHOENIX (AP) — A former Chandler elementary school teacher who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and endangerment in a 2014 crash has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Schwarber, 23, made his major-league debut last year, capped by a franchise-record five home runs in nine postseason games. The Chicago Fire Department said an early-morning fire in a storage room at U.S. Cellular Field would not affect the White Sox’s home opener, and the game went off as scheduled. The storage room contained posters, giveaways and promotional items that can be replaced.

The government added regulations related to pricing and the sourcing of sales on sites that Amazon and several rivals appear to violate. A trade group representing the Internet companies is considering sending a letter asking the Indian government for clarification or to delay enforcement of the rules until September. [...] the regulations were at least helpful to Amazon and its rivals because India finally clarified its murky policies regarding foreign-owned e-commerce companies. Uncertainty is part of the tumult of doing business in India... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The former Navy SEAL who says he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden was arrested Friday on a drunken driving charge after police found him asleep in a car parked at a convenience store in his Montana hometown. Customers at the store in Butte called police to report a sleeping man behind the wheel of the running car around 2:30 a.m., Butte-Silver Bow County Undersheriff George Skuletich said. "The facts are that I took a prescribed sleep aid to help with long-standing severe insomnia,"... Читать дальше...

The former Navy SEAL who says he killed Osama bin Laden is denying a drunken driving charge filed against him in Montana. O'Neill released a statement through a public relations firm late Friday afternoon that says he took a prescribed sleep aid to help him with severe insomnia. Montana authorities have filed drunken driving charges against the former Navy SEAL who says he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden. Butte-Silver Bow County Undersheriff George Skuletich says officers found Robert... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Robin Roberts says "everyone" should be treated equally after Mississippi lawmakers passed a law saying religious groups and some private businesses can cite moral beliefs to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people. The law's supporters say it's not about discrimination but protecting freedom of conscience for religious people.

In the wake of a tumultuous three-plus weeks, Cal men’s basketball coaches can take solace knowing their two biggest NBA prospects are still in school. With the two likely lottery picks mum on the subject, NBA front offices are just as curious as Bears fans about what Brown and Rabb will decide. “It does get you wondering when you hear some of these top guys haven’t declared yet,” said a Western Conference scout, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he isn’t authorized to speak publicly about prospects. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — An administrative law judge says Quicken Loans and five affiliated companies must change rules that restrict what workers can say, how they should dress and what they should display at their desk. In a statement, Quicken said Friday that the ruling sets a "dangerous precedent" and "exceeds the boundaries of rationality."

On Wednesday, the Stanford softball team tweeted: No Kayla Bonstrom for tonight’s game. Presented senior thesis today at a counter terrorism conference at West Point. When he quit as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, Sam Hinkie wrote a 13-page resignation letter that mentioned such people as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and former President Abraham Lincoln. The Daily Briefing is compiled from San Francisco Chronicle staff and news services.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death, as well as the man's identity. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at (425) 257-8450 or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS.

BOSTON (AP) — Court documents show a federal magistrate in Boston ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI retrieve data from a locked iphone that was seized from a suspected gang member. The Boston ruling preceeded the February order by a U.S. magistrate to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by a gunman in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.

PHOENIX (AP) — An ex-con pleaded guilty Friday to killing one person and wounding five others last year during a metro Phoenix rampage that included multiple shootings, a carjacking and a massive manhunt. Giroux pleaded guilty to all 23 charges including first degree murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges stemming from a March 2015 shooting spree in a Phoenix suburb. Mahoney said Giroux's sentence for first degree murder would be natural life without the chance for parole ... Читать дальше...