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Private-equity firms see value in pro teams

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Texas oil firm can keep pumping off Santa Barbara

Federal judge also strips California of regulatory oversight of the operation.

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SWALWELL BRIEFLY HELD IN FEDERAL INQUIRY

Ex-lawmaker's phone is seized and his home searched months after sex assault allegations.

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