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Part treehouse, part flying saucer, this stunning home sits atop Wolfback Terrace, overlooking sweeping, panoramic bay views. The main house, composed mostly of redwood and glass in the 1980s, offers 2 bedrooms. The fully legal, very separate studio– also redwood and glass– offers another. We’d be happy with the studio (you can see why if

(AP) — Four people have surrendered as Newport Beach police search for suspects who terrorized a movie theater audience with a leaf blower that many mistook for a chain saw. Three people were in injured in the panicked race to the exits of the Saturday night screening of the psychological thriller "The Gift."

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces have seized control of the headquarters of Myanmar's ruling party as rifts between party members intensified ahead of upcoming general elections, witnesses said Thursday. An internal meeting was held at the Union Solidarity and Development Party headquarters on Wednesday to announce the selection of candidates for the Nov. 8 polls.

SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were: 13-29-40-43-44, Mega Ball: 12 (thirteen, twenty-nine, forty, forty-three, forty-four; Mega Ball: twelve) Estimated jackpot: $7 million

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Teachers in Pasco have voted to strike if they don't have a contract agreement by Sept. 1. KNDO-TV reports (http://is.gd/1ibyLa ) a strike vote was taken at a union meeting on Wednesday evening. The president of the Pasco Education Association says the main disagreements with the school district are over curriculum, classroom size and teacher pay. Greg Olson says they are about $9 million apart on a financial agreement. He says Pasco teachers last went out on strike in 1979. The... Читать дальше...

TORONTO — There is new artificial turf at the Rogers Centre, AstroTurf 3D Xtreme. The A’s have lodged no complaints about Toronto’s synthetic field, but they did have trouble with it in the first game of the series Tuesday and there’s little doubt it takes some getting used to. “There’s a Velcro element to it,” manager Bob Melvin said. There’s a little more spin on balls, seems like. Outfielder Sam Fuld, who played on a similar surface at Tampa Bay, said, It’s soft and bouncy and slow — if the ball is lying on the ground... Читать дальше...

Baduel's release comes just 24 hours after Daniel Ceballos, the former mayor of the restive western city of San Cristobal, was granted house arrest on medical grounds while awaiting trial for his alleged role in inciting violence during last year's anti-government protests. Combined, the two surprise releases could signal a greater leniency on the part of President Nicolas Maduro's socialist administration, which has come under fire from the U.S. over the imprisonment of some 50 anti-government... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Fire Department reports that the ceiling of a downtown concert venue has partially collapsed, injuring several people. The fire department says crews shut off water flow to pipes in the ceiling area.

(AP) — Erratic winds Wednesday fanned a wildfire burning through rugged hills in Northern California that has driven people from their homes and pushed the flames across two counties. The fire had expanded across 32 square miles and crews had the flames just 16 percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. In Southern California, evacuation orders were lifted as crews continued to surround a small wildfire sparked by a burning motor home in rural Riverside County. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at age 90 still travels the world supporting the humanitarian endeavors that have consumed his time in the decades since he left office, announced Wednesday he has cancer that has spread to other parts of his body. A Georgia peanut farmer who had been a state senator and governor of Georgia for a single term before running for president, Carter ended up seeing his second term for president doomed by a number of foreign policy conflicts, most especially the Iran hostage crisis ... Читать дальше...

[...] the anger: [...] it pissed a lot of people off, including the offensive line. In their 34-31 loss to the Ravens, it appeared quarterback Colin Kaepernick would have waltzed in for a 5-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-goal, but the play had been blown dead. With the play clock winding down, head coach Jim Harbaugh called a timeout before the snap to avoid a delay-of-game penalty. Eliminate any chaos, any mess, we can to make our offense cleaner. Head coach Jim Tomsula’s goal during training camp... Читать дальше...

Kaepernick noted he has an endorsement deal with Jaguar and also that initial reports claimed a fight occurred during practice Thursday, which was a day off for the players. For people (who) do report that, and put that out there, and jumped on that bandwagon just to get Internet clicks and get attention to their website or reports, it really is embarrassing that people do that. Outside linebacker Corey Lemonier was listed as a starter in Smith’s former spot on the 49ers’ first unofficial depth chart. Читать дальше...

Government-owned Solid Energy announced it was placing itself into voluntary administration, a process it hopes will allow it to keep trading as it tries to sell its assets. Contributing to the fall has been China's slowing growth, some U.S. utilities switching to natural gas, and a glut of supply. Solid Energy's acting chairman Andy Coupe said in a statement that despite the company reducing costs and improving efficiencies, the continuing fall in coal prices meant there was no prospect of any... Читать дальше...

[...] the prospect that it will force the Federal Reserve to rethink a widely expected U.S. interest rate hike this year — a possibility that creates uncertainties for financial markets. Beijing doesn't let buying and selling in financial markets set its exchange rate the way the United States and other developed countries do. China says the devaluation was part of an effort to give market forces a bigger say in the exchange rate — something the United States and the International Monetary Fund have long called for. Читать дальше...

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets stabilized Thursday after a two-day sell-off sparked by China's currency devaluation. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was little changed at 23,904.29 while the Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China slipped 0.9 percent to 3,852.32. The surprise move earlier this week to loosen the mechanism that controls the yuan and send the currency lower reverberated through global markets but the turmoil is now abating. U.S. shares and some commodities such as oil and copper steadied overnight... Читать дальше...

On China's popular microblogging platform of Weibo, some users complain that their posts about the blasts have been deleted, and the number of searchable posts on the disaster fluctuated, in a sign that authorities are manipulating or placing limits on the number of posts. Government officials and state media say that the massive explosions at a warehouse for dangerous materials in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin killed at least 17 people and injured hundreds, including 32 in serious condition. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Cambridge police are investigating the fatal shooting of a person in a car a few blocks from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. After being shot, the victim drove toward Kendall Square where the car stopped in front of a Marriott Hotel.

The rookie, who pitched so well in his first two outings with Oakland, returned to the scene of his first big-league start and — for the second time — was rocked in the A’s 10-3 loss to the red-hot Blue Jays. Brooks gave up eight runs in 12/3 innings Wednesday at the former SkyDome. The Blue Jays, who moved into the lead in the AL East, have scored a major-league-high 611 runs, 77 more than the second-highest team, the Yankees. Chris Colabello mashed a three run homer off Brooks in the first inning... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Night" game were: 02-03-07-09-13-14-16-17-18-22-23-24 (two, three, seven, nine, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were: 6-6-9, Sum It Up: 21 (six, six, nine; Sum It Up: twenty-one)

Saturday, Aug. 15, jackpot: TBA Mega Saturday, Aug. 15, jackpot: $8 million Wednesday, Aug. 12, draws Fantasy 5 Daily 3 (midday) Daily 3 (evening) Daily Derby race time: 1:46.62 First Hot Shot [...] Gold Rush [...] Lucky Charms Tuesday, Aug. 11, draw and payouts Mega MillionsJackpot: $25 million Mega Prize category winners Prize amount per winner 5 of 5 with Mega 4 of 5 with Mega 3 of 5 with Mega 2 of 5 with Mega 1 of 5 with Mega Matched Mega Friday, Aug. 14, jackpot... Читать дальше...

Aoki leaves early in Giants’ shutout loss Aoki seemed to have sufficiently recovered from that frightful injury in Chicago on Sunday, when he took a fastball off the batting helmet and had to leave the game. Bochy felt confident enough to put Aoki in Wednesday’s starting lineup, but it became apparent that his condition remains an issue. The Giants are actively engaged in trade talks, with Philadelphia’s Chase Utley among the targets, but an additional bat might have to come from the farm system. Читать дальше...

Recommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. Barker has been gestating this tome for nearly 20 years, and finally his signature style of unrepentantly gruesome, yet graceful prose returns, blasting forth like Pinhead’s loyal chain hooks to drag you on a joyride through hell. Newly republished by New Directions (and quickly raised to the status of cult classic), “Oreo” is an impressive satirical novel from the ’70s about a biracial girl... Читать дальше...