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ByMarciaDunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. Scientists have identified a "close cousin" to Earth that's orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life. The researchers an- nounced their discovery Thursday based on obser- vations from NASA's Ke- pler space telescope. "It is the closest thing that we have to another place that somebody else might call home," said Jon Jenkins, the lead data ana- lyst from NASA's Ames Re- search Center in California. This older, bigger cousin to Earth is called Kepler- 452b. What makes this planet remarkable is that it orbits its star at about the same distance that Earth orbits the sun. What's more, its home star looks to be similar to our sun. Based on what scientists know today, Jenkins added, "This is the closest thing we have to another Earth-sun twin system." John Grunsfeld, NA- SA's science mission chief, said the exoplanet system "as far as we can tell, is a pretty good close cousin to the Earth and our sun." The planet itself is "the closest twin, so to speak, to Earth 2.0" yet found in the Kepler data. "This is about the clos- est so far," Grunsfeld said, "and I really emphasize the 'so far.' " One unanswered ques- tion is whether the planet is rocky. Scientists believe there's a better than even chance it is. As for age and size, the planet is about 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than Earth, and 60 percent larger in diam- eter than our home planet. Its star, Kepler 452, is also older and bigger, as well as brighter than our sun. Planet 452b takes 385 days to orbit its star, just a little more than Earth takes for a one-year lap. It's just a bit farther from its star than Earth is from our sun. The planet is in a solar system that is 1,400 light years from our own, lo- cated in the Constellation Cygnus, or swan. "So pack your bags, it's a long trip," joked Jenkins. Planet 452b is among more than 500 new entries listed in the Kepler team's latest catalog of exoplanet candidates released Thurs- day. Kepler was launched in 2009 to hunt for exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system. Of those 500-plus new potential planets, 12 are less than twice Earth's diame- ter and also orbiting in the so-called habitable zone of their star, also known as the just-right Goldilocks zone. Kepler 452b is the first of those 12 to be confirmed as a true planet, thanks to ground observations. Altogether, the catalog now includes 4,661 exo- planet candidates. Slightly more than 1,000 of them are confirmed to be planets. SPACE ScientistsfindclosestthingyettoEarth-suntwinsystem NASA—AMES—JPL-CALTECH—T.PYLEVIAAP This artist's rendering shows a comparison between the Earth, le , and the planet Kepler- 452b. By Jill Colvin and Seth Robbins The Associated Press LAREDO, TEXAS Ever sure of himself, Donald Trump paid a visit to the Mexico border Thursday and pre- dicted Hispanics would love him — "they already do" — because as president he'd grab jobs back from over- seas and give more oppor- tunity to those who live in the U.S. legally. "There's great danger with the illegals," the Re- publican presidential con- tender told reporters. But he claimed a "great rela- tionship" with Hispanics, even as Latino leaders have come at him with blister- ing criticism for his paint- ing Mexican immigrants as criminals. "I'll take jobs back from China, I'll take jobs back from Japan," Trump said. "The Hispanics are going to get those jobs, and they're going to love Trump." The in-and-out border visit came as Trump con- tinued to dominate atten- tion in the GOP presiden- tial race, to the growing exasperation of his rivals. Campaigning in Gorham, New Hampshire, Jeb Bush offered a distinctly different message in the immigration debate — and spoke partly in Spanish. "A Republican will never be elected president of the United States again unless we campaign like this," Bush said, gesturing with open arms. "Unless we campaign openly — where we cam- paign in every nook and cranny ofthis country,where wegocampaignintheLatino communities, fast-growing communities all across this country that will make a dif- ference in who the next pres- ident is going to be." Trump, a businessman and reality TV host, set up a dramatic scene in advance of his own campaign trip, saying he was putting him- self in "great danger" by coming to the border area across from the volatile Mexican city of Nuevo Lar- edo. But, he said, "I have to do it. I have to do it." POLITICS Hispanics love me, Trump says at border By Nicholas Paphitis and Derek Gatopoulos The Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE Discus- sions over Greece's third bailout in five years are set to begin in Athens immi- nently after Greece's par- liament approved Thurs- day tough new conditions set by European creditors. Officials in Athens and at the European Union said negotiators are expected to start arriving on Friday, marking the first time high- level talks will be held in the Greek capital since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' left- wing government assumed power in late January. The news came hours after the Greek parliament approved a second round of reforms demanded by Greece's creditors before the negotiations could start over a three-year finan- cial bailout expected to be worth 85 billion euros ($93 billion). Without the money, Greece would be unable to pay the debts due over the coming three years and would likely be forced to leave the euro, Europe's shared currency. Last week's decision at a summit of the eurozone's 19 leaders to open up bailout discus- sions provided certain con- ditions were met by Athens has helped ease the sense of economic crisis that was en- veloping Greece. Over the past week, par- liament has approved two sets of creditor demands — the first introduced sweep- ing sales tax increases, the second concerned judicial and banking reforms. Despite facing a rebel- lion among his own party's ranks in both votes, Tsip- ras' coalition government has survived. He relied on opposition parties to push the measures through. "We have chosen a com- promise that forces us to implement a program in which we do not believe, and we will implement it because the alternatives are tough," Tsipras said. "We are summoned today to legislate under a state of emergency." FINANCIAL CRISIS Talks move to Athens as conditions approved By David Espo and Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON Countering Republican criticism, Sec- retary of State John Kerry declared Thursday it is "fantasy plain and sim- ple" to claim that Presi- dent Barack Obama failed to insist on enough re- straints on Iran's nuclear program before agreeing to lift economic sanctions long in place. "So what's your plan? ... Totally go to war?" he challenged lawmakers who want to torpedo the deal. Republicans were un- persuaded — and said so — at an occasionally conten- tious Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee hearing that marked the opening of a new phase in the ad- ministration's drive to pre- vent Congress from under- mining the accord. "You guys have been bamboozled," said Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, complain- ing that the agreement wouldn't permit neutral testing at Iran's Parchin military complex to guard against cheating. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the panel's chairman, told Kerry moments after open- ing the hearing, "Not un- like a hotel guest that leaves only with a hotel bathrobe on his back, I be- lieve you've been fleeced." He later sought to soften the criticism to avoid sin- gling anyone out, saying, "We've been fleeced." The deal, reached earlier this month, will take effect unless Congress blocks it. Republicans in control of the House and Senate hope to do that by passing leg- islation in September to prevent Obama from lift- ing sanctions that lawmak- ers put in place over sev- eral years. Obama, who met at the White House during the day with a group of House Democrats, has promised to veto any such bill. That would lead to a vote to override his veto, and the administration is search- ing for 34 votes in the Sen- ate or 146 in the House to assure a veto would stick. Democrats and allied independents control 46 seats in the Senate, and so far Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico have announced support for the plan. In the House, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has expressed opti- mism that a veto can be upheld. The hearing unfolded as House Speaker John Boehner hinted at addi- tional steps to stop the deal beyond the legisla- tion, which is expected to be voted on after lawmak- ers return from an August vacation. "I think there's a lot of tools at our disposal," he told reporters, although he did not elaborate. Given the political cal- culus, the Senate hearing wasn't so much an attempt by Kerry to persuade Re- publicans to support the plan as it was an oppor- tunity to reassure Demo- crats. Even so, no matter the objections — and Repub- licans leveled many in a hearing that stretched un- til midafternoon — Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Treasury Secre- tary Jack Lew were ready with responses. Kerry read supportive comments from former Is- raeli intelligence officials who hold views diametri- cally opposed to the ones held by Prime Minister Be- nyamin Netanyahu's, argu- ably the pact's fiercest op- ponent. He also said he expects support for the deal from Saudi Arabia, Iran's rival in the Middle East. Half a world away, by coinci- dence or not, Foreign Min- ister Adel al-Jubeir said the agreement appears to have the provisions needed to curtail Iran's ability to obtain a nuclear weapon. Saudi Arabia and Iran are fierce rivals, and al-Jubeir met separately with Kerry and Obama last week. When Sen. Marco Ru- bio of Florida, a Republi- can presidential hopeful, asked a question suggest- ing the deal would require the United States to sup- port Iran if Israel launches a military strike, Moniz had a one word answer: "No." "It does not?" Rubio asked skeptically. "No," said Moniz. With the exception of Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Democrats questioned administra- tion officials far more gen- tly than the Republicans, suggesting they will side with Obama on a deal he has called historic. At its heart, the agree- ment calls for the United States and other world powers to end economic and military sanctions in exchange for concessions from Iran in its nuclear program. Tehran says its program is entirely peace- ful, but the U.S. and most other nations believe it is aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons. They imposed sanctions on Iran to bring it to the bargaining table. NUCLEAR SETTLEMENT Kerry: Talk of better Iran deal a 'fantasy' ANDREW HARNIK — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Secretary of State John Kerry testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday to review the Iran nuclear agreement. A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration by the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee to address the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran and the fact it leaves four Americans behind, on Thursday near the White House in Washington. LUIS M. ALVAREZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-15-657186-JP Order No.: 150015397-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/7/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bid- der for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav- ings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and author- ized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warran- ty, expressed or implied, regard- ing title, possession, or encum- brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) se- cured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges there- on, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest there- on, fees, charges and expenses of the for the total on, fees, charges expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENE- FICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAMES H PROWS AND SHARON PROWS Recorded: 7/16/2003 as Instrument No. 013614 in Book 2332 Page 302 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TEHAMA County, California; Date of Sale: 8/10/2015 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance to the Tehama County Superior Court, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 Amount of un- paid balance and other charges: $53,717.15 The purported proper- ty address is: 1350 BURGESS ST, RED BLUFF, CA 96080 Assessor's Parcel No.: 033-240-57 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you call 800-280-2832 for infor- property, you may call 800-280-2832 for infor- mation regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.co m , using the file number as- signed to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-657186-JP . Infor- mation about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi- ately be reflected in the tele- phone information or on the In- ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa- tion is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in- correctness of the property ad- dress or other common designa- tion, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficia- ry within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and ex- clusive remedy shall be the re- turn of monies paid to the Trust- ee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any rea- son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return son, shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Pur- chaser shall have no further re- course against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. If you have previously been dis- charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intend- ed to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLEC- TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619- 645-7711 For NON SALE informa- tion only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityl oan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 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