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• Early in-person voting in LA City Council District 6 race starts Saturday Eligible voters in the special election to fill the District 6 seat on the Los Angeles City Council can cast or drop off ballots in person at select vote centers starting Saturday, March 25. The special election will take place April 4, but people can cast their ballots earlier, in the race to determine a replacement for former Councilmember Nury Martinez. She resigned in disgrace in October 2022 due to her role in a leaked audio scandal. Seven candidates are on the ballot, listed in the following order: Isaac Kim, Imelda Padilla, Rose Grigoryan, Marisa Alcaraz, Antoinette Scully, Douglas Sierra…
• Warren Buffett's salary was just $100,000 last year - and he returned $50,000 to Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett.Getty Images Warren Buffett's salary was $100,000 last year, and he hasn't seen a pay rise in over four decades. He repaid $50,000 to Berkshire Hathaway, partly to cover the cost of his personal calls and postage. Buffett's net worth exceeds $100 billion thanks to his ownership of Berkshire stock. Warren Buffett's salary was a modest $100,000 last year — and he handed back $50,000 to his company. The billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO has earned the same salary, with no bonus or stock awards, for more than 40 years. Berkshire spent triple the amount just on Buffett's…
• Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. The rules set out by the police, who cited security reasons, came as the financial hub was promoting its return to normalcy after years of anti-virus controls and political turmoil. During the pandemic, protests were rare due to COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, many activists have been silenced or jailed after Beijing imposed a national security law following massive protests in 2019. Critics say the city's freedom of assembly that was…
• Heavy police presence expected as Miami prepares for its 23rd annual Ultra Music Festival Final preparations were underway at Bayfront Park as Miami’s 23rd annual Ultra Music Festival kicks off Friday night. The annual electronic music fest is expected to attract more than 165,000 partiers. Miami will have one of its busiest weeks of the year as the city prepares to host Ultra, the Miami Open and the ongoing surge in spring breakers taking over South Beach. Sky 10 flew above the crowd earlier in the day, capturing images of festival-goers pouring in, on Day 1 of this three-day event. With large crowds comes a heavy police presence. “We’ll have plenty of officers on…
• Today's Mortgage and Refinance Rates: March 26, 2023 | Rates Down Our experts answer readers' home-buying questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess mortgages). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own. Mortgage rates have been inching down over the past couple of weeks and are nearing 6%. The recent banking turmoil, combined with signals from the Federal Reserve that it may soon take its foot off the gas, has put significant downward pressure on rates. During his press conference last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that inflation is still "too high," but said that the Fed now believes…