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Wendy Fry CalMatters A Turkish immigrant who fled his country after being tortured is now home with his wife in San Diego after being held for about seven weeks by U.S. authorities. Idris Demirtas, 25, was released only after a federal judge in the Southern District of California granted...
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¿Está buscando actualmente alquilar una casa o un apartamento? Entonces, debe protegerse del fraude de renta. Las estafas de renta son comunes. La Federal Trade Commission (Comisión Federal de Comercio) informó de más de 10,000 casos solo en 2023. Afortunadamente, se pueden evitar. Al seguir unos cuantos pasos prácticos...
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Are you currently looking to rent a home or apartment? Then you need to protect yourself from rental fraud. Rental scams are common. The Federal Trade Commission reported over 10,000 cases in 2023 alone. Fortunately, they are avoidable. By following a handful of practical, common-sense steps, you can protect...
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Californians who are having problems with their Medicare Advantage plans can still switch plans, thanks to a three-month grace period that runs from January through March. However, many Medicare Advantage plans have pulled out of rural areas like Humboldt and Fresno/Madera. That leaves communities with only one plan, often...
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Los californianos que tienen problemas con sus planes de Medicare Advantage aún pueden cambiarlo, gracias a un período de gracia de tres meses que va de enero a marzo. Sin embargo, muchos planes Medicare Advantage se han retirado de zonas rurales como Humboldt y Fresno/Madera. Esto deja a las...
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The recent approval in the House of Representatives of a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies is news of enormous significance for millions of families in the United States. Although the legislative process is not yet complete—Senate approval is still needed—the step taken by the House sends a clear political...
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La reciente aprobación en la Cámara de Representantes de una extensión por tres años de los subsidios de Obamacare es una noticia de enorme trascendencia para millones de familias en Estados Unidos. Aunque el camino legislativo aún no está completo —falta el aval del Senado—, el paso dado por...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters En los días posteriores al incendio de Los Ángeles en enero pasado, legisladores estatales y líderes cívicos prometieron impulsar la reconstrucción de las zonas afectadas. Para California, donde la tramitación de permisos y la construcción de viviendas son notoriamente lentas y costosas, la magnitud de la...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters In the days immediately after last January’s Los Angeles firestorm, state lawmakers and civic leaders promised to turbocharge the rebuilding effort. For California, where the permitting and construction of homes is infamously slow and costly, the scale of destruction stood as a singular challenge. A year...