The Daily Populous

Thursday May 17th, 2018 morning edition

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Only 15 percent of households in the city can afford a median-price home, which averages $1,610,000, according to a new survey.

Photo: Michael Noble Jr. / The Chronicle 2016 San Franciscans need to earn $333,000 a year to buy a median-priced home 1 / 1 Back to Gallery.

Compared with the first quarter of last year, however, affordability got worse, according to a California Association of Realtors quarterly survey released Tuesday.

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In San Francisco and San Mateo counties, only 15 percent of households could afford a median-priced home, which averaged $1,610,000 and $1,575,050, respectively, during the first quarter.

A household would need around $333,000 and $326,000 in annual income, respectively, to buy those homes. »

Senate investigation concludes Russia interfered in election to help Donald Trump - breaking with conclusion of House probe

Authored by independent.co.uk

A powerful Senate committee has concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Donald Trump, breaking with the conclusion of a similar House probe.

Mr Trump quickly seized on the House committee’s findings, tweeting at the time: “House Intelligence Committee rules that there was NO COLLUSION between the Trump Campaign and Russia.

THEY CONCUR: Senate Intelligence Committee agrees with intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump. »

Russians Plant Flag on the Arctic Seabed

Authored by nytimes.com

After resurfacing more than eight hours later, Mr. Chilingarov spoke as if he had been the first to the moon.

He later added, “Our task is to remind the world that Russia is a great Arctic and scientific power.”.

The ultimate demarcation, if geologists’ estimates of its deposits prove true, could be a key to future national wealth and power. »

Research shows GM potato variety combined with new management techniques can cut fungicide use by up to 90%

Authored by independent.ie
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Teagasc have concluded their field study which investigated both the environmental and agronomic impact of a GM potato variety genetically engineered to resist late blight disease, caused by Phytophthora infestans.

Research shows GM potato variety combined with new management techniques can cut fungicide use by up to 90%.

Teagasc research indicates that combining a cisgenic blight resistant potato with advanced Integrated management systems can reduce the environmental impact of potato production by over 95pc. »

’13 Reasons Why’ Has No Reason To Be Back For Season Two

Authored by uproxx.com
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“One picture never tells the whole story,” one character insists early in 13 Reasons Why season two, which debuts Friday on Netflix.

But even that feels tainted by the hoops season two jumps through to keep Katherine Langford prominent throughout.

And each additional reason, each additional season, dilutes the impact of when we first heard it. »