The top trending news stories in San Diego on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
FUEL FOR THOUGHT
·Gas price stimulus checks proposals head to Congress
·Stimulus checks for gas? Some lawmakers are pushing for it.
·No, the richest Californians don’t need a gas or grocery rebate
·Biden’s policy ‘mistake’ will ‘hit’ every American, economics professor Brian Brenberg warns
·'GRIM OUTLOOK': Former treasury secretary issues warning on rate hikes, inflation
·Oil Price Rise 'Trickles Down to Everything,' Even Your Potato Salad to Go
·Jamie Dimon pitches White House on 'Marshall Plan' for energy resources
OVER-INFLATED
·New-Home Sales Decline for Second Month
·Higher-income Americans getting nervous about economy
·This Is Now The Worst Drawdown on Record for Global Fixed Income
28 DAYS
·Russia's failure to take any major Ukrainian city means a grim phase could be coming
·NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
·Ukraine fights to retake territory amid relentless attacks
·Frostbite impacting some Russian troops, defense official says
·American basketball star faces possibility of years in Russian labor camp
·Ukraine woman who escaped 'hell' says Russian soldiers killed, raped locals
·Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepens as Biden travels to Europe
AWKWARD
·Putin Adviser Chubais Quits Over Ukraine War and Leaves Russia
·Putin will attend meeting with world's most powerful leaders
·Russian official issues chilling warning to West ahead of NATO meeting
DELIBERATION
·Outraged Republicans allege Democrats withheld Supreme Court nominee documents
·'I'm Not A Biologist': Biden's SCOTUS Nominee Says She Can't Define 'Woman' At Hearing
·Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the Supreme Court's biggest radical
·It’s Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court moment, but the GOP wants to whine about the past
GOING FOR WOKE
·Critics launch campaign against 'racially divisive policies' at credit card giant
·J. Lo stuns at iHeartRadio Music Awards with drag show of her most iconic looks
·Newsom signs law making abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans
RACE RELATIONS
·US plan aims to end racial, ethnic bias in home appraisals
·Home Depot hammered for shaming employees over 'white privilege'
·South Dakota hotel staff quit in protest after owner bans Native Americans
COVID CRAZY
·Biden's New COVID Czar Was America's Leading Lockdown Advocate
·Hillary Clinton tests positive for covid
·Biden press secretary has COVID-19, won’t travel to Europe
·Vulnerable Dems Seek To Get Rid Of Mask Mandates 'As Quickly As Possible'
·Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
CRIME TIME
·New Video: Smash-and-Grab Robbers Use Sledgehammers on Beverly Hills Store
·LAPD: Robberies With A Gun Up 44% This Year
·Four Sought in Armed Robbery at Hollywood Hills Home
·LAPD addresses citywide spike in robberies
·Inspector general identifies 41 LA sheriff's deputies who allegedly belong to gang-like groups
·Shoppers Pummel Man To The Ground After He Allegedly Tried To Rape A Woman In Walmart
·Brazen thieves kick worker at NYC spa, steal $3K worth of merch
LA LA LAND
·Plan for utopian metaverse city with no rules, cops
BORDER BATTLE
·WAR ON BORDER: Cartel member spotted 'aiming AK47 at Texas patrol chopper'
·Survivor Of MS-13 Massacre Meets 'Little Devil,' Who Allegedly Lured Teens To Their Deaths
·Border Patrol sued over San Diego man’s shooting death in Campo
TOO SOON?
·Davidson's mom wants him to have a baby with Kim Kardashian
·Britney Spears has 'no idea' who Pete Davidson and Scott Disick are