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Paramount Global will lay off 3.5% of its domestic workforce, which amounts to several hundred jobs, as the media and entertainment company continues to navigate a difficult industrywide decline in linear television. The majority of the affected employees were notified Tuesday, according to a letter sent Tuesday morning to employees that was obtained by The
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The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles after several of its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area. At least five Waymo vehicles were destroyed over the weekend, the company said. Waymo removed its vehicles from downtown but continues to operate in other parts
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Like all sponsors of science programs, NASA has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its achievements and failures almost always happen in public. Triumphs like the moon landings and the deep-space images from the Hubble and Webb space telescopes were great popular successes; the string of exploding rockets in its
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Benedict Corpuz has always been a “day one” type of person when it comes to fueling his video game habit. Beginning in his high school years, the 45-year-old flight attendant from Kent, Wash., has tried to get his hands on new Nintendo systems on the day of their release, whether it was the Nintendo 64
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Dear Liz: My husband’s parents, who are 88 and 93, respectively, have decided to leave their house, worth $800,000, equally, to their three children, who are all in their sixties. The children get along well and all decisions will be made as a group. None of the adult children can afford to buy out the
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Paramount Global chairwoman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is battling cancer as she tries to steer the media company through a turbulent sales process. “Shari Redstone was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this spring,” her spokeswoman Molly Morse said late Thursday. “While it has been a challenging period, she is maintaining all professional and philanthropic
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Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Trump’s steep tariffs take a hit on global trade and a major economic engine for the regional economy. Nearly half of the longshoremen who support operations at the port went without work over the last two weeks, Gene Seroka, executive director of the
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Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two decades. The company, DDN, helps businesses store and manage the massive trove of data that powers AI systems — the lifeblood needed for chatbots, self-driving
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With new legal muscle, the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is upping pressure on Paramount Global to abandon efforts to settle President Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit targeting CBS and “60 Minutes.” Respected Washington litigator Abbe David Lowell this week joined the team representing the New York advocacy group, which has vowed to sue Paramount should
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Los Angeles County fire victims have filed lawsuits against three large home insurers alleging they were systematically underinsured, leaving them without enough money to replace or rebuild their homes after the Jan. 7 blazes. The twin lawsuits, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, allege that USAA, a Texas-based insurer that serves the military
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Someday we Americans may stop quarreling over our response to the COVID-19 pandemic — lockdown orders, social distancing and so forth — but one category of debate may never become immune to second-guessing. That’s the impact of anti-pandemic measures on schools and schoolchildren. According to popular opinion, these were almost entirely mistaken or ineffective. A
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A former marketing executive at the Terranea Resort sued the luxury establishment on Wednesday, alleging its president had made discriminatory comments towards pregnant women working at the company. The former marketing exercutive, Chad Bustos, alleges in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday that he was fired in retaliation after he defended several female employees. Terranea Resort
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The Federal Reserve said it has removed restrictions it had placed on Wells Fargo, the prominent San Francisco bank that has sought to move past a series of scandals in the last decade. The Federal Reserve said in a statement that the bank is no longer subject to an asset restriction it had placed on
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California lawmakers on Tuesday moved one step closer to placing more guardrails around artificial intelligence-powered chatbots. The Senate passed a bill that aims to make chatbots used for companionship safer after parents raised concerns that virtual characters harmed their childrens’ mental health. The legislation, which now heads to the California State Assembly, shows how state
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Serious followers of healthcare policy in the U.S. didn’t expect much good to emerge from its takeover by Donald Trump and his secretary of Health and Human Services, the anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But the agency and its leadership managed to live down to the worst expectations May 27, when HHS released a
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With its sale to Skydance Media still beyond its reach, Paramount Global has nominated three new directors to bolster its small board, which has been racked with drama and churn since early last year. The debt-laden New York-based company currently has only five board members, including controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, who serves as chairwoman. The
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In a significant retrenchment, media mogul Byron Allen has retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to sell his network-affiliate television stations after spending more than $1 billion to scoop up outlets in smaller markets. The Allen Media Group announced the news Monday morning. It owns nearly two dozen stations, including in Northern California near
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Vanessa Agabo-Davalos has spent hours watching the dystopian drama “Squid Game” on Netflix. But nothing could prepare the 21-year-old college student for seeing one of the show’s actors walk the red carpet a few feet in front of her. She found herself starstruck in the presence of Kang Ae-sim, who portrays Geum-ja (Player 149) on
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SAN FRANCISCO — In recent years, San Francisco’s image as a welcoming place for businesses has taken a hit. Major tech companies such as Dropbox and Salesforce reduced footprints in the city by subleasing office space, while retailers including Nordstrom and Anthropologie pulled out of downtown. Social media firm X, formerly Twitter, vacated its Mid-Market headquarters for
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Dear Liz: When my husband was approaching 65, he was employed and covered by a high-deductible healthcare plan with a health savings account by his employer. Neither his employer nor our local Social Security office had concrete advice on how to proceed about enrolling in Medicare, but after tremendous research, he eventually delayed enrollment. Now
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A new survey of victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires shows most would like to return to their old neighborhoods, but they’re worried that government officials can’t make it happen soon enough. The vast majority of burned-out homeowners surveyed said they intend to rebuild the homes destroyed in the devastating January fires — yet
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LinkedIn, the professional social network where people search for work, is shedding jobs. The Microsoft-owned tech company has cut 281 workers in California, a notice filed this week to the California Employment Development Department shows. Earlier this month, Microsoft said that it was terminating 3% of staff, or about 6,000 workers. The layoffs affected its
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A coalition of airlines, hotels and concession companies at Los Angeles International Airport filed paperwork Thursday to force a citywide vote on a new ordinance hiking the minimum wage of hotel and airport workers to $30 per hour by 2028. The group, known as the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress, is hoping to
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Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez traveled to Los Angeles this week to sound an alarm that attacks on the media by President Trump and his lieutenants could fray the fabric of the 1st Amendment. Gomez’s appearance Wednesday at Cal State L.A. was designed to take feedback from community members about the changed media atmosphere
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The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures much of Wall Street’s misconduct but overlooks a central player in the collapse: the federal government, specifically through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These two government-created and government-sponsored enterprises encouraged
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CBS has notched another small victory in its legal battle with Sony Pictures Television, winning an appellate court ruling that allows the network to continue to distribute “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” as its court case continues. Sony owns the shows and produces them on its Culver City lot. Last month, a Los Angeles judge
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Plummeting sales at Target show that DEI is a lot more popular than businesses think.
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Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has laid off the presidents of Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain and will cut scores of other jobs in California as part of a major shake-up at the theme park giant. The company, which operates 42 amusement parks across North America, plans to reduce its staff by 10%
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — For decades, Hollywood directors including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine. Even Steven Spielberg’s relatively hopeful “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence” had a pessimistic edge to its vision of the future. Now Google — a leading developer in AI technology —
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In the last several years, YouTube has become an increasingly formidable competitor to streaming services and entertainment studios, providing videos from amateur and professional creators, as well as livestreaming major events and NFL games. Now its growing threat to studios is playing out in the courts. The Google-owned platform recently poached Justin Connolly, president of
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At the top of a hill in a sprawling Santa Clarita industrial park in the shadow of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, a significant chapter in the history of motorsports was written. But the story isn’t finished yet. From the outside, the building is nothing special. Behind its walls, however, Honda Racing Corporation has designed, tested
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A chaotic blue alien and the high-flying escapades of Tom Cruise propelled the Memorial Day weekend box office to record heights, giving relief to theater owners still struggling from a post-pandemic malaise among moviegoers. Walt Disney Co.’s live-action film “Lilo & Stitch” hauled in $183 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada,
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Dear Liz: I inherited my mother’s Roth IRA when she died in 2015 and have been taking yearly required minimum distributions based on my age. My spouse is my primary beneficiary on this inherited Roth IRA. What happens if I pass away before she does? Can she just roll it over into her existing Roth
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Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook can’t seem to catch a break. Last month, Apple appeared to secure a major win when the Trump administration agreed to remove tariffs on certain electronics imported from China following concerns that the prices of smartphones and computers could rise. But Trump threw Apple another curveball this week when he
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Carolyn Bennett remembers flipping through a yellow telephone book in the 1980s to find carpet stores and workers who refinished wood to help renovate her home. Today, the 67-year-old uses a chatbot to help her shop. Bennett has turned to ChatGPT, which she refers to as “Chat,” to find vendors for a kitchen renovation project,
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In a room inside a North Hollywood warehouse, dozens of pets are ready for their owners to take them home. Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air. A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare
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Louis Vuitton is gearing up to go over the top again in Beverly Hills. With plans for an ultra-opulent hotel on Rodeo Drive stymied by voters two years ago, the Paris fashion house’s owners are back with a proposal for a theatrical flagship store designed by architect Frank Gehry that would anchor the north end
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SEOUL — The winner of South Korea’s upcoming presidential election will be faced with the task of uniting a country riven by political acrimony since the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who sparked national outrage after declaring martial law in December. But first, they will have to contend with President Trump’s tariffs. On Wednesday, U.S.
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State waste officials have taken another stab at rules implementing a landmark plastic waste law, more than two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom torpedoed their initial proposal. CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees waste management, recently proposed a new set of draft regulations to implement SB 54, the 2022 law designed to reduce California’s single-use
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Jony Ive, a former Apple executive known for designing the iPhone, is joining forces with OpenAI, the San Francisco startup behind popular chatbot ChatGPT. On Wednesday, OpenAI said it’s buying io, an AI devices startup that Ive founded a year ago, for nearly $6.5 billion in an all-stock deal, the largest acquisition in OpenAI’s history.
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Edison International officers and directors misled the company’s investors about the effectiveness of its efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire in the months and years before the devastating Eaton fire, a shareholder lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, points to repeated statements that the utility made
Read More클라우드웨이즈는 이메일 클라우드웨이즈는 이메일 지원이 가능한가요? 이 질문은 클라우드웨이즈 서비스를 고려 중이거나 이미 사용하고 있는 사용자들이 자주 하는 질문 중 하나입니다. 클라우드 기반의 호스팅 플랫폼을 이용하다 보면 다양한 이슈나 문의가 발생할 수 있는데, 이때 이메일을 통해 문의하고 답변을 받는 방식은 많은 사용자들이 선호하는 지원 채널입니다. 그렇다면 클라우드웨이즈는 이메일 지원을 제공하고 있을까요? 클라우드웨이즈는 사용자 중심의 서비스를
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Director Darren Aronofsky has pushed artistic boundaries with movies including “Requiem for a Dream” and “Mother!” Now his production company is working with Google to explore the edge of artificial intelligence technology in filmmaking. Google on Tuesday said it is working with several filmmakers to use new AI tools as part of a larger push
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Picking out the worst performer among Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees is a tough job — it’s a competitive race, after all— but one member who deserves to be in the running by almost any measure of incompetence is Sean Duffy, the secretary of Transportation. Duffy is a classic example of someone who knows who’s responsible
Read More라리가 스포츠중계는 라리가 스포츠중계는 한국에서 볼 수 있나요? 이 질문은 한국 내 많은 축구 팬들 사이에서 자주 제기됩니다. 라리가는 스페인의 프로 축구 리그로, 세계에서 손꼽히는 인기 리그 중 하나입니다. 특히 메시, 호날두와 같은 세계적인 스타 선수들이 활약했던 리그이기 때문에 많은 사람들이 경기를 실시간으로 보고 싶어합니다. 그렇다면 한국에서 라리가 스포츠중계 시청할 수 있는 방법과 플랫폼에 대해
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The federal government is offering real estate investors an unusual opportunity — the chance to buy a historic courthouse and office building in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The landmark U.S. Courthouse built in the 1930s on Spring Street near City Hall has been slated for “accelerated disposition” by the General Services Administration as
Read More테무 할인코드 알려주는 테무 할인코드 알려주는 채널 있나요?라는 질문은 테무 할인코드를 이용해 합리적인 쇼핑을 하고자 하는 사람들 사이에서 자주 나오고 있습니다. 테무 할인코드는 소비자들에게 큰 할인 혜택을 제공하는 중요한 수단이지만, 할인코드를 어디서 어떻게 얻을 수 있는지 모르는 경우가 많아 불편함을 겪는 분들이 적지 않습니다. 따라서 테무 할인코드 알려주는 채널 있나요?라는 궁금증은 할인 혜택을 최대한 활용하려는
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Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million. The sale comes after a wave of customers and government officials demanded that 23andMe protect the genetic data it had built up over the years by
Read Moretemu クーポンはお得 オンラインショッピングをよりお得に楽しむために、多くの人が注目しているのが「temu クーポン」です。temuではさまざまな種類のクーポンが配布されており、それらを上手に活用することで大幅な割引を受けることができます。そこで気になるのが、「temu クーポンはお得な組み合わせは？」という点です。この記事では、temu クーポンの種類やその組み合わせ方について詳しく解説します。 まず、temu クーポンには主に「割引クーポン」「送料無料クーポン」「ポイント還元クーポン」など複数の種類があります。割引クーポンは商品の価格そのものを値引きするもので、例えば10％オフや一定金額の割引が適用されます。一方、送料無料クーポンは送料分を無料にできるため、特に送料が高くつく大型商品や複数点購入の際に非常に役立ちます。ポイント還元クーポンは購入額に応じてポイントが貯まり、次回以降の買い物で使えるため、継続的に利用するユーザーにとって魅力的です。 「temu クーポンはお得な組み合わせは？」という疑問に対しては、これらの異なるタイプのクーポンを組み合わせて使うことが最も効果的です。例えば、割引クーポンと送料無料クーポンを同時に利用すれば、商品価格の割引に加えて送料も節約できるため、トータルの支払い額を大きく減らせます。さらに、ポイント還元クーポンを併用すれば、次回の買い物に使えるポイントも獲得できるため、実質的な割引効果が高まります。 temu クーポンはお得な組み合わせは？ ただし、temu クーポンの組み合わせ利用には注意点もあります。クーポンにはそれぞれ使用条件や対象商品が設定されている場合が多く、すべてのクーポンが同時に使えるわけではありません。特に同じ種類の割引クーポンは併用できないことが多いため、どのクーポンが組み合わせ可能かを事前に確認することが重要です。公式サイトやアプリの利用規約やクーポン詳細ページで、利用条件をよく読むことをおすすめします。 また、temu クーポンは期間限定のキャンペーンや特定イベント時に配布されることが多いため、こまめに情報をチェックすることもお得な組み合わせを見つけるポイントです。例えば、ブラックフライデーや年末セールなどでは特別なクーポンが登場し、通常よりも大きな割引や組み合わせが可能になることがあります。こうした時期を狙って複数のtemu クーポンを活用すると、より一層節約効果が高まります。 さらに、複数の商品をまとめて購入する際にも、temu クーポンの組み合わせは役立ちます。複数点購入で使える割引クーポンと送料無料クーポンを合わせて使うことで、一度の注文で大きな割引を受けられます。賢く組み合わせて使えば、送料の負担も減り、より効率的にお得な買い物ができるでしょう。 まとめると、「temu クーポンはお得な組み合わせは？」という疑問に対しては、割引クーポン、送料無料クーポン、ポイント還元クーポンなどをうまく組み合わせることで最大限の節約効果が期待できるといえます。公式サイトやアプリで最新のクーポン情報をチェックし、利用条件をよく理解したうえで賢く活用しましょう。そうすれば、temu クーポンを使ったお得なショッピングを楽しむことができます。
Read More테무 쿠폰코드 테무(Temu)를 이용하면서 할인 혜택을 받고자 하는 많은 사람들이 테무 쿠폰코드를 사용하려 하지만, 때때로 쿠폰코드가 제대로 작동하지 않아 당황하는 경우가 있습니다. 그래서 “테무 쿠폰코드 안 되는 이유가 뭘까요?”라는 질문이 많이 나오는데, 이 문제는 다양한 원인에서 비롯될 수 있습니다. 이를 잘 이해하고 대비한다면 더 효율적으로 할인 혜택을 받을 수 있습니다. 가장 흔한 이유 중 하나는
Read More청주출장마사지 받을 때 청주출장마사지 받을 때 마사지사 친절도는 어떤가요? 이 질문은 출장마사지 서비스를 처음 이용하는 사람뿐 아니라, 이미 경험이 있는 분들에게도 매우 중요한 요소입니다. 마사지사의 친절도는 전체 서비스 만족도에 큰 영향을 미치기 때문에, 청주출장마사지 이용 시 반드시 고려해야 할 부분 중 하나입니다. 많은 사람들이 마사지의 기술적 완성도뿐만 아니라, 마사지사와의 소통과 태도에 대해서도 높은 기대를 갖고
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The state law that shielded Southern California Edison and other utilities from liability for wildfires sparked by their equipment came with a catch: Top utility executives would be forced to take a pay cut if their company’s safety record declined. Edison’s safety record did decline last year. The number of fires sparked by its equipment
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Dear Liz: There is a lot of dysfunction and drama in my family so in my will, I’ve named a friend to be my executor. But I don’t think she’s the best person for my advance healthcare directive. She’s too nice and I think she would cave under pressure from my family. Can I choose
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Charter Communications and Cox Communications plan to merge in a $34.5-billion deal that would unite Southern California’s two major cable TV and internet providers to sell services under the Spectrum brand. The proposed consolidation, announced Friday, comes as the industry grapples with accelerating cable customer losses amid the shift to streaming. The companies could face
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Epic Games on Friday said that its popular game “Fortnite” will be offline on Apple devices because the iPhone maker blocked its recent app update. The dispute comes just weeks after Epic Games and other app developers cheered a judge’s ruling that limited the commissions that Apple makes through third party apps distributed through its
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When Los Angeles City Council members took up a plan to hike the wages of tourism workers this week, they received some carefully worded advice from city lawyers: Don’t vote on this yet. Senior Assistant City Atty. Michael J. Dundas advised them on Wednesday — deep into their meeting — that his office had not
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SEOUL — In South Korea, the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on imported cars has sent local automakers Hyundai and Kia scrambling to protect one of the country’s most valuable exports. But General Motors, which last year shipped 418,782 units from its factories here to American consumers — or 88.5% of its total sales — may be facing
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A locally owned grocery store fed up with a rise in theft in its Inland Empire community is trying to crack down on the problem by restricting the use of large personal shopping bags in the store. On a Facebook post in April, Matthew and Allison Whitlow announced their ownership of the Grocery Outlet on
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As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway. LA28, the committee charged with planning L.A.’s third Summer Games, is partnering with San José-based aerospace company Archer Aviation to assemble a fleet of electric
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The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for workers in the tourism industry, despite objections from business leaders who warned that the region is already facing a slowdown in international travel. The proposal, billed by labor leaders as the highest minimum wage in the country, would
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An electric boat company with roots in Torrance is taking steps to bring battery-powered workboats and charging infrastructure to the Port of Los Angeles, where diesel-burning vessels emit tons of carbon dioxide. Arc Boat Co., a Southern California startup that sells electric boats for recreational use, said it will open a research and development facility
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Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the search engine giant was racially biased against Black employees. The settlement, which was reached after mediation and certified by a U.S. District Court judge in Oakland on Friday, covers some 4,000 Google employees in California and New York. The original lawsuit came after
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Are you confused about Donald Trump’s tariff policy, including why he instigated a global trade war, what its impact will be on the U.S. economy and how hard it will hit your pocketbook? Join the club. So too are economists, trade experts, political prognosticators and Trump himself. Their bewilderment has only intensified with the White
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So-called Hollywood ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone joined with a coalition of entertainment industry groups for a letter delivered this week to President Trump urging him to support tax measures and a federal tax incentive that would help bring film and TV production back to the U.S. The letter is signed by Voight, Stallone,
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SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this month, a mysterious store selling a vision of the future opened its doors in downtown San Francisco’s Union Square district. A cryptic message appeared on the storefront window: “World is the real human network. Anonymous proof of human and universally inclusive finance for the age of AI. Millions of humans in over
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After fielding a storm of complaints at a community meeting about how State Farm General is handling Los Angeles wildfire claims, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said Saturday that regulators might launch a formal inquiry into the company’s practices. Lara made his comments during a Zoom session attended by more 200 survivors of the Palisades
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Dear Liz: My husband and I built a home on a hillside over 30 years ago in a desirable neighborhood with a beautiful view. We thought it would be our retirement home, but life had different plans. Now seniors, dealing with age, stairs and progressive health issues, we have been advised that selling and moving
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Three Democratic U.S. representatives for California visited the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday to voice their concerns after President Trump told reporters that the slowdown of activity at the ports was “a good thing.” Trump has argued that tariffs are needed to boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and that the
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In-N-Out Burger is expanding its footprint in California and beyond. The beloved burger joint recently added to its Grand Openings catalog three new locations in California: Indio, Modesto and Monrovia. The trio of stores will open in 2025 alongside a previously announced Sylmar, Calif., site and three other locations across Arizona, Colorado and Washington —
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It’s been a chaotic week in Hollywood. Less than a week ago, President Trump called for 100% tariffs on movies made outside the U.S., a move meant to bring productions home that most people in the industry believe would have devastating consequences for the entertainment business. Then industry trade publication Deadline published the “Make Hollywood
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Mexican business leaders and executives lauded statements from Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Executive Marc Rowan emphasizing the need for a trade partnership between the U.S. and Mexico, which propelled a view that a global trade war could make the U.S.’ southern neighbor a winner amid uncertainty. “The U.S. and Mexico together should be the
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Southern California Edison was hit with another lawsuit in the wake of the Eaton fire Wednesday, with lawyers claiming families living in or near areas devastated by the Eaton fire may have suffered from dangerous levels of lead, asbestos and other toxic substances. The Los Angeles County Superior Court suit claims Edison’s negligence in maintaining
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Americans have become woefully familiar with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the purveyor of flagrant misinformation about medical treatments. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the minimizer of health crises such as the spreading measles outbreak. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaccine crusader. Now let’s meet Robert F. Kennedy
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With Paramount Global’s sale stuck before federal regulators and a potential settlement looming with President Trump in a dispute over CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” Paramount co-Chief Executive George Cheeks on Wednesday sought to project a sense of business as usual. Cheeks and CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach unveiled the network’s new prime-time schedule for reporters
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Mickey Mouse is headed to the Middle East, as Walt Disney Co. plans to open a theme park in Abu Dhabi, the company said Wednesday. The park will be located on Yas Island, which is already home to several theme parks including Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World and SeaWorld. It will be Disney’s seventh theme
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Shortly after President Trump stunned Hollywood with his call for tariffs on films produced overseas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom waded into the debate with an unexpected offer. Despite the public enmity between the two, Newsom reached out to the White House in hopes of working together on the creation of a $7.5-billion federal tax incentive
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A chair of a trial committee of the Writers Guild of America West has called out the union’s handling of disciplinary proceedings against one member accused of flouting the union’s rules during the 2023 strike. In a four-page letter, Jill Goldsmith, a former public defender from Cook County, conveyed profound concerns over the process behind
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Hollywood executives scrambled Monday to interpret President Trump’s call for stiff tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. — a bombshell proposal that would upend how movies have been made for years. Trump on Sunday night announced that he was authorizing a 100% tariff on movies “coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign
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Since the start of the year, Brandy Hernandez has applied to nearly 200 entertainment jobs. The 22-year-old film school graduate, who works as a receptionist at the Ross Stores buying office in downtown Los Angeles, said that for most of those applications, she never heard back — not even a rejection. When she did land
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Looking to boost the production of Hollywood movies in the U.S., President Trump on Sunday announced a new 100% tariff applied on films produced overseas. For more than two decades, major studios have shifted movie production to cheaper countries, including Canada, U.K., Bulgaria, New Zealand, Australia and other countries that offer generous tax benefits to
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In the first episode of the Apple TV+ show “The Studio,” Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese sells his script to the fictional Continental Studios, only to be told later by a studio chief played by Seth Rogen that the project, about Jonestown, has been killed. Instead, the company is fast-tracking a soulless brand-based cash grab: a
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Dear Liz: I’m engaged to someone who just confessed that they have not filed tax returns for the last several years. How do we fix this? If they owe a lot of money, could the IRS come after me if we’re married? Answer: Technically, debts incurred before marriage are considered separate. But there are many
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Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo containers from the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors to warehouses and other customers around Southern California. After a strong start to the year, the number of jobs has started to slip in recent
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A decades-old shipping loophole that made imported goods cheaper for customers and boosted foreign e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Temu sunsetted Friday. The 1938 provision, called the “de minimis” exception, formerly allowed shipments under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free. Trump last month signed an executive order eliminating the exemption for goods imported from
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Novartis AG has agreed to buy U.S. biotech firm Regulus Therapeutics Inc. in a deal that could be valued at up to $1.7 billion. The Swiss company will pay $7 a share in cash up-front through a subsidiary, equivalent to $800 million, according to a statement Wednesday. Regulus Therapeutics shareholders will also receive a so-called
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Electronic Arts, the global video game company, is slashing its workforce again. The company, based in Redwood City, Calif., has eliminated several hundred positions, including about 100 jobs at Respawn, a video game development studio based in Los Angeles. “As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic priorities, we’ve made select changes within
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Some importers who are still receiving shipments are scrambling to rent space in bonded buildings where they hope to buy time for the tariff tensions to ease. As steep tariffs on imports throw Los Angeles-area ports into turmoil and chill industrial property leasing, one rare type of building is suddenly in hot demand — bonded
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Apple Inc. violated a court order requiring it to open up the App Store to third-party payment options and must stop charging commissions on purchases outside its software marketplace, a federal judge said in a blistering ruling that referred the company to prosecutors for a possible criminal probe. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers sided
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Forget the wildfires, earthquakes, water shortages and all the other factors that place the California dream in doubt, according to pundits. Gov. Gavin Newsom has some good news, citing federal and international statistics: California has just moved up a notch to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. That happened because the state’s gross domestic product was
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As CBS-owner Paramount Global enters mediation this week to resolve President Trump’s $20-billion “60 Minutes” lawsuit, one question looms: How much should the company pay to settle a dispute that 1st Amendment experts have deemed frivolous? Paramount’s board during an April 18 meeting agreed on parameters for a possible settlement with Trump, according to two
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Southern California Edison has repeatedly insisted that its former government affairs manager, state Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier), was never an executive with the company. But that’s not what Edison told the federal government. Calderon is sponsoring legislation favored by Edison that would slash the credits that many homeowners receive for generating electricity with rooftop solar
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Juanita’s Foods, a prominent manufacturer of Mexican food products, announced that it has sold a majority stake in the company to Miami-based private equity firm Apex Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1946 in Wilmington, Juanita’s Foods is the nation’s top seller of canned Mexican food staples, including pozole and menudo. The company
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Evan Richardson grew up in Silicon Valley, surrounded by big tech companies that transformed how people live, socialize and work. As a curious kid, Richardson took apart electronics and put them back together. A career in technology seemed like a natural and safe path after his service in the military. “Tech was always an industry
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For two decades, Jim Sanfilippo has designed high-wattage, specialized LED lights for stadiums, the U.S. House of Representatives and Hollywood film and television productions, including the James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace.” Now the Pasadena small-business owner is bracing for uncertainty as the U.S. confronts its highest average effective tariff rate in nearly a century.
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Dear Liz: I lived in a house for 45 years. During that time, my daughter and her family moved in due to the 2008 financial crisis. I have not charged her rent. However, I moved out five years ago, and her family is still there rent-free. I understand that when I sell, I will owe
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Google is the only company that can offer the level of features and functionality that its popular Chrome web browser has today, given its “interdependencies” on other parts of the Alphabet Inc. unit, the head of Chrome testified. “Chrome today represents 17 years of collaboration between the Chrome people” and the rest of Google, Parisa
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Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange covers nearly 2 million residents and 89% of them receive federal subsidies that
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Canada’s largest Asian grocery chain is continuing its expansion into California with plans to open a new location in Irvine early next year. It will be among the first storefronts in the state for T&T Supermarket, which has more than 33 stores in Vancouver, Toronto and other Canadian cities. The supermarket is popular in Canada
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Tenants hunting for office space in the Los Angeles area are in the driver’s seat as vacancies plague many landlords trying to fill their buildings with people. The greater Los Angeles office rental market started the year with a turbulent first quarter and historically high vacancies as tenant demand was persistently soft in spite of
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Salinas-based produce supplier Taylor Fresh Foods is facing lawsuits from nine victims of a November E. coli outbreak that was not disclosed to the public. The outbreak — which killed one person and sickened at least 88 more — was linked to romaine lettuce and spanned at least 15 states, including Missouri and Indiana. Federal
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If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth-largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week. Newsom announced the state’s new economic ranking Wednesday after recently released data from the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that California’s nominal gross
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A bill to sharply reduce the energy credits given to homeowners with rooftop solar panels is pitting union electrical workers and the state’s big utilities against people who benefit from the solar credits — and one of the first skirmishes took place in the City of Industry on Wednesday. Waving signs and blowing whistles, dozens
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The Southern California union representing hospitality workers has reached a deal to secure employment for about 100 workers at the Long Beach Convention Center. The agreement between United Here Local 11 and ASM Global, the company that operates the city-owned convention center, resolves a dispute that erupted last month after the union accused a subcontractor
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Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year. The electric vehicle giant’s profit plunged 71% in the first quarter to $409 million as the company faced a flurry of setbacks, including looming tariffs and a brand crisis perpetuated by Chief Executive Elon Musk’s prominent role in the Trump administration. The Austin, Texas-based company reported
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A number of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Senate hearings in January to “follow the science” on issues related to the causes of disease in the U.S., helping him receive confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services. As he demonstrated last week at his
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Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department after allegations that the pharmacy chain illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Filed early this year, the complaint that led to the settlement accused Walgreens of filling prescriptions for opioids too early
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Nearly 2 million California rooftop solar owners could lose the energy credits that help them cover what they spent to install the expensive climate-friendly systems under a proposed state bill. The bill’s author, Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier), is a former executive at Southern California Edison and its parent company, Edison International. She says the credits
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A planned new residential skyscraper for downtown Los Angeles has cleared a key regulatory hurdle to be built in an unusual location — on top of an existing parking garage. The proposed tower would be one of the city’s tallest at 53 stories, rising in the center of one the city’s densest mixed-use complexes called
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Want to make a living with your delicious cooking? Check out Hotplate, a site that helps professional chefs as well as home cooks organize their food sales. What is Hotplate? Hotplate is a software-as-a-service company that automates scheduling, order flow and pickup of food in exchange for a percentage of the seller’s sales. How it
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A group of property owners affected by the January wildfires is suing major California insurer carriers, including the state’s largest, State Farm, for allegedly violating California’s antitrust and unfair competition laws. The lawsuits follow others regarding insurers’ handling of the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the
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This Easter weekend, theaters from Torrance to Temecula will be showing films like “A Minecraft Movie” and Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller “Sinners.” Alongside those movies, many will also be showing an eight-hour “binge fest” of the latest season of “The Chosen,” the popular streaming series that chronicles the life of Jesus. Bingeing a series on
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The long-awaited Porto’s Bakery & Cafe is one step closer to serving up its pastries, cakes and famed potato balls for visitors heading to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Disney filed demolition permits this month for the building that previously housed La Brea Bakery in Downtown Disney just steps away from the entrance to Disney
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Seeking succor when the world seems to be closing in on you is a quintessentially human habit. Some people do it by gorging on comfort food like macaroni and cheese, others choose drink, or drugs, or gardening, or the warmth of a puppy. I always know when I’m feeling blue, because I feel the gravitational
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Three congressmen from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are raising concerns over data privacy weeks after the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, putting millions of customers’ personal information up for sale. The Republican representatives — Brett Guthrie from Kentucky, Gus Bilirakis from Florida and Gary Palmer from Alaska — sent a
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Uncertainty about which imports will be socked with new tariffs and when they’ll go into effect has thrown a cloud over home builders and other real estate developers trying to pay for new construction throughout Southern California, including neighborhoods scorched by the January wildfires. Many builders are trying to budget for rising costs but are
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Sebastien Lagree would like to make one thing clear: “This. Is. Not. Pilates.” Signage at the West Hollywood location of the Megaformer Studio. (Stella Kalinina/For The Times) The global fitness entrepreneur is talking about the Lagree Method, his patented workout. You may be familiar: About 50 SoCal studios currently license rights to use Lagree equipment,
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In so many ways the Trump administration has given us a window into a dystopian world — flouting a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court, elevating scientific myth into healthcare policy and so on. But its latest attack on the Social Security system is arguably the most frightening of all. Reportedly pressured by Elon Musk’s
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Zoox, the autonomous driving technology company owned by Amazon, is preparing to begin testing its vehicles in Los Angeles this summer. The city will be the sixth testing location for the Bay Area-based venture, which does not yet offer rides to the public. Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020, Zoox is one
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Popular Gen Z retailer Revolve is facing a $50-million lawsuit alleging that the brand’s social media marketing tactics deceived at least a million consumers. A class-action lawsuit, filed Friday in California Central District Court, accuses the Cerritos-based online retailer of violating federal trade law by operating an advertising “scheme” in which influencers disguised paid product
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WASHINGTON — American technology companies hoping for relief from President Trump’s trade war with China grappled with further uncertainty Monday, left to decipher whether a government policy exempting businesses that are core to the U.S. economy from crippling tariffs could be relied upon. An industry that plans product launches and manufacturing years in advance faced four days
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An age-old debate has roared back to the forefront in Hollywood. The so-called theatrical window has long been a hot topic for studios and movie theater owners. The discussion about how long a film is in movie theaters before it’s available for home viewing ramped up during the pandemic, when some studios dramatically shortened their
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QUANG NINH, Vietnam — When Le Ngoc Tram became sales manager for a new industrial park in northern Vietnam, the goal was to turn it into an easy alternative for manufacturers leaving China to avoid the tariffs of the first U.S.-Sino trade war. Three years later, with less than half of the 1,716-acre project completed, dozens of
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When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where locals occasionally exploded into ugly moments of racism at the arrival of new Asian residents. Today, the community is nearly 70% Asian, with nearly half of all residents born outside
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The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from “reciprocal” tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung and chip makers like Nvidia. U.S. Customs
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On Tuesday, a trickle of visitors traversed the sidewalks of star-studded Hollywood Boulevard, which is usually bustling this time of year with families and students on spring break trips. Parked open-air tour buses and vans were largely empty. But Jose Ayon, manager at La La Land, a souvenir and gift shop, was not surprised. Foot
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Warner Bros. Discovery struggled throughout 2024, but there were few headwinds for Chief Executive David Zaslav’s pay package, which increased to nearly $52 million. The lofty compensation plan — which swelled 4% from the previous year — maintains Zaslav’s standing as one of the most handsomely paid executives in America, ahead of his Hollywood counterparts.
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Dani Schlarmann, a recruiter, noticed something fishy about the job applicants. Cover letters and resumes sounded identical. Candidates embellished their experience to match the job description. On top of that, engineers were caught using artificial intelligence tools to “cheat” on live coding tests. The California resident, who works for blockchain technology company Ava Labs, vented
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A robot on wheels could serve up your next meal thanks to a partnership between DoorDash and Coco Robotics that’s bringing food delivery robots to Los Angeles sidewalks. The food delivery service DoorDash announced Thursday that eligible customers in Los Angeles and Chicago can order food through their app to be delivered by a small,
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Demand for warehouses used to move goods through Los Angeles County ports is expected to fall if widespread tariffs take effect, potentially damaging the economic vitality of one of the world’s largest industrial real estate markets. Leasing of buildings used to collect and distribute imported goods has slowed at least temporarily as businesses wait to
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WASHINGTON — President Trump walked back plans on Wednesday for a global trade war that sparked fears of economic panic and recession, a dramatic reversal after a week of market turmoil that led to a historic surge of relief on Wall Street. But the president further escalated his standoff with China over tariffs, raising duties on America’s
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When her 14-year-old son took his own life after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots, Megan Garcia turned her grief into action. Last year, the Florida mom sued Character.AI, a platform where people can create and interact with digital characters that mimic real and fictional people. Garcia alleged in a federal lawsuit that the platform’s chatbots
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WASHINGTON — Canada will begin imposing 25% tariffs on select U.S. car imports Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and Ottawa as the rest of the world grapples with President Trump’s ongoing assault on the global economic order. Canada’s move came hours after Beijing vowed that China would “fight to the end” over the Trump administration’s tariff
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California lawmakers are pursuing legislation that could give drivers for apps like Uber and Lyft the ability to form unions, while still being classified as independent contractors. Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) plan to introduce Assembly Bill 1340, also titled the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, on Tuesday. The
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WASHINGTON — As the fallout over President Trump’s tariffs continues to roil the world economy, a few Republicans in Congress have begun discussing how to curb the president’s ability to levy tariffs — taking a rare step to rein in the party leader. Republican leaders have largely struck a “wait-and-see” attitude toward the tariffs, as well as
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Stay in LA, the grassroots campaign aimed at boosting film and television production in Los Angeles, held a rally in Sun Valley on Sunday to draw attention to the struggling local entertainment industry. The rally at SirReel Studio Services featured a series of speakers from across the entertainment industry as well as state and national
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“A Minecraft Movie” injected some much-needed life into the slumbering box office with a record-breaking $157-million domestic opening and $144 million overseas. The movie, starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge, shattered expectations, doubling some pre-weekend estimates. It took the top slot for a video game adaptation, eclipsing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” launch
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For the Rams, a house isn’t necessarily a home. There’s the Sunday sanctuary of SoFi Stadium — also known as Rams House — but the franchise that returned to Los Angeles in 2016 has turned its attention to creating a permanent home in Woodland Hills, where it will spend the other six days of the
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SAN FRANCISCO — The iPhone is a quintessentially 21st century product — Californian in its creation and design and now enmeshed in the global economy. Apple makes most of its iPhones in China, though in recent years the Cupertino-based company has made more of its products in India, Vietnam and other nations. In all, the tech
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Dear Liz: I have a retirement account at work and a stock portfolio. Both are down significantly this year and I’m tired of losing money. What are the safest options now? Answer: Before the “what” you need to think about the “why” and the “when.” Why are you investing in the first place? And when
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WASHINGTON — A second day of market devastation shook Washington on Friday, vanishing more than $5 trillion in value in one of the largest 48-hour losses on record — an extraordinary rout caused not by pandemic, war, terrorism or bank failure, but by policy set by the American president. The policy, announced by President Trump on Wednesday,
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As with many of his political positions, President Trump’s extraordinary new tariffs are based on the presumption that the United States is being treated unfairly by the rest of the world. He proclaims his tariffs are merely “reciprocal.” “They do it to us, and we do it to them,” Trump said. “Very simple.” But are
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico has avoided the worst of the Trump tariff onslaught. At least for now. That was the message of relief that Mexican officials were sending Thursday, a day after the Trump administration unveiled its much-anticipated “Liberation Day” tariff regimen, imposing import levies on scores of nations worldwide. Spared in the latest round of duties
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The old political adage that “where you stand depends upon where you sit” has been getting aired out in Washington. Republicans and conservatives used to celebrate judges’ issuance of nationwide court injunctions to block Biden policies or progressive government programs. Now that nationwide court injunctions are being used to block Trump policies, however, onetime fans
Read More인계동가라오케에서 인계동가라오케에서 노래를 부를 때 인기도가 중요한지에 대한 질문은 사람마다 다르게 느낄 수 있는 부분입니다. 어떤 사람들은 최신 인기곡을 부르면서 분위기를 띄우는 것을 중요하게 생각하고, 어떤 사람들은 자신이 좋아하는 노래를 부르는 것이 더 중요하다고 생각합니다. 따라서 노래방에서 인기도가 중요한지 여부는 상황과 분위기에 따라 다르게 판단될 수 있습니다. 인계동가라오케는 다양한 사람들이 방문하는 공간이기 때문에, 단체로 방문했을
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After getting into a car accident last month, Debbie Boyd held out hope that her Chevy Volt could be repaired. But the car was declared a total loss on Monday, three days before President Trump’s 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks is set to go into effect. “It’s like the worst timing imaginable
Read More바이낸스 레퍼럴 바이낸스는 세계적인 암호화폐 거래소로, 다양한 기능과 혜택을 제공하는 플랫폼입니다. 그 중 하나가 바로 “바이낸스 레퍼럴 코드”입니다. 이 코드는 기존 사용자가 신규 가입자를 추천할 때 사용되며, 추천인과 신규 가입자 모두에게 혜택을 제공하는 시스템입니다. 많은 사람들이 이 코드를 사용하여 거래를 시작하고, 서로에게 혜택을 주고받고 있습니다. 그런데 “바이낸스 레퍼럴 코드가 수익률에 영향이 있나요?”라는 질문에 대해 궁금해하는
Read Moret-shirts define 90s teenage fashion The 1990s was a time of bold fashion choices, heavily influenced by music, movies, and television. Teenagers of that era embraced clothing as a form of self-expression, using fashion to showcase their personalities and interests. One of the most iconic elements of 90s teenage fashion was the band T-shirt, a
Read Moreoil burner pipe better than a thin one When choosing an oil burner pipe, the thickness of the pipe plays a significant role in determining its durability, functionality, and overall performance. Both thick and thin oil burner pipes have their own advantages and drawbacks, but in many cases, a thicker oil burner pipe is considered
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CBS has asked the Federal Communications Commission to end its investigation into edits of its “60 Minutes” Kamala Harris interview, arguing that the federal government risks becoming “a roving censor” trampling on free speech rights. President Trump was furious over the “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Harris in October, in the closing weeks of
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It started on Jan. 31, when someone named Mike Russo showed up at the Social Security Administration offices outside Baltimore and started introducing himself as a representative of DOGE, the federal budget-cutting service headed by Elon Musk. Over subsequent days, he urged seniorSocial Security Administration officials to take the deferred resignation offer that had been
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Dear Liz: My mother passed away a little over a year ago, and my father about 18 months prior to her. I discovered that my parents saved up quite a lot of cash (in the six figures), and I’m afraid to deposit it without triggering the IRS. My parents routinely saved anywhere from $5,000 to
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Director Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17” had a slow start in theaters this weekend, amid a sluggish last few weeks for the domestic box office. The Warner Bros. Pictures film opened in the U.S. and Canada to $19.1 million, landing it in first place. But “Mickey 17” was expected to bring in about
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A top State Farm executive was fired this week after saying the insurer’s California rate hikes are “kind of” orchestrated and after making disparaging remarks about Pacific Palisades homeowners that were caught on an undercover video. Haden Kirkpatrick, State Farm Mutual’s vice president for innovation and venture capital, was recorded saying that the request by
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Two months after twin fires destroyed large swaths of two Southern California communities, many of the businesses left behind are struggling to revive sales in the face of displaced customers, road closures and a massive rebuilding effort that is projected to drag on for years. The secondary crisis has hit hard in Malibu because of
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Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The Department of Justice on Friday reaffirmed a proposal that a court force the tech company to sell off its popular Chrome browser to restore competition. The federal government made the demand last year after a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust
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On Feb. 21, Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, publicly upbraided Donald Trump over his transgender policies. Here’s what happened after that. Out of the blue, the Trump administration canceled a contract that allowed parents in the state to apply for Social Security numbers for their newborns by simply checking a box on a form at
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Stater Bros. Markets has laid off dozens of clerks in its Southern California stores for the first time in its 89-year history, blaming inflation and tariffs for its decision. “I don’t think it’s any secret that in the last four years, we’ve seen significant inflation, more than I’ve ever seen in my career,” Chief Executive
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Paramount Global has asked a federal judge to toss President Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview, alleging Trump’s legal effort was designed to “punish” CBS for editorial decisions — a violation of protected free speech rights. In its motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed Thursday, Paramount argued that Trump and fellow
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In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a series of lawsuits against financial companies it accused of running roughshod over the public. Now, the agency under a new interim director is rapidly withdrawing those cases and others, with the CFPB most recently filing a motion this week in
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MEXICO CITY — One day after President Trump’s sweeping tariffs took effect, ending decades of free trade across North America, Mexicans reacted with a mix of fear and defiance. “There will not be submission,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference Wednesday. “Mexicans are valiant and strong.” Sheinbaum reiterated her plan to announce punitive counter
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California lawmakers will consider a bill intended to expand protections for migrant workers who come to California through temporary work visa programs for jobs in agriculture, nursing, domestic care and other industries. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1362, would require that all contracted foreign labor recruiters register with the state and follow rules aimed at preventing
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico and Canada vowed retaliation for sweeping tariffs imposed Tuesday by President Trump on all goods from their countries, a move that overnight upended free trade in North America and sent shock waves through the global supply chain. As of midnight Tuesday, the U.S. was expected to start levying a 25% tax on all
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The Oscars’ streaming debut was marred by a series of Hulu glitches, leaving thousands of film fans unable to watch Conan O’Brien’s comedic antics, a “Wicked” musical performance by stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and even the awarding of the year’s biggest award. More than 33,000 users reported an inability to log on to
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Serena Williams is expanding her portfolio of professional sports organizations to include a WNBA team. The tennis legend was announced Monday as a co-owner the Toronto Tempo, an expansion team that is set to start play in 2026. Williams is joining an ownership group that is headed by Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures.
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Striking a distinguished look in a gray suit with coiffed white hair, Vincent Teixeira stepped up to the podium, standing in front of fellow film and TV actors who filled the house at the 99-seat Eastwood Performing Arts Center in East Hollywood. Like an old-timey silent movie performer, he then began gesturing with his arms
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Mattel has reclaimed highly coveted rights to create action figures and collectibles based on DC characters such as Batman and Superman starting in the second half of 2026. “It’s a huge deal. You’re dealing with some of the greatest superheroes and some of the best action figure potential in the industry, and we’re incredibly excited
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Technicolor Group, the storied visual effects, motion graphics and animation company behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable films, is shuttering operations, including in California. The company is laying off 217 workers and permanently closing its Culver City studio on Lindblade Street, according to a notice filed with California‘s Employment Development Department on Feb. 24. Technicolor,
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For more than 20 years, Sherman Oaks florist Mark’s Garden has designed the towering greenery and blooming displays seen at the Oscars. Getting that Hollywood awards-season work is key, particularly during the business’ typically slow first quarter of the year. And the free advertising that comes with your floral arrangements gracing the year’s biggest stage?
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Another round of layoffs hit the San Francisco Bay Area’s volatile tech industry. HP Inc. plans to lay off up to 2,000 more employees as the company looks for ways to slash costs amid economic uncertainty and eyes more investments in artificial intelligence. The job cuts are part of a restructuring plan called Future Now
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MEXICO CITY — Facing a Tuesday deadline, the government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is once again mounting a full-court press to dissuade President Trump from implementing potentially devastating tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States. This week, she delivered a symbolic gift: the transfer to the United States of 29 drug trafficking suspects, including Rafael
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Los Angeles County could lose $4.6 billion to $8.9 billion in economic output over the next five years from the Palisades and Eaton fires, a Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. study released Thursday predicts. Federal, state and local governments are estimated to miss out on up to $1.4 billion in tax revenue from 2025
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When the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks earlier this month, fans in Los Angeles knew they were getting a phenomenal young player who is a five-time All-Star selection, led the league in scoring last season and took his team to the NBA Finals in June. One thing those fans might not have
Read More오피사이트에서 소음 오피사이트는 다양한 사람들이 온라인 상에서 업무를 처리하거나 협업을 진행하는 중요한 플랫폼입니다. 이곳에서 효율적인 작업 환경을 유지하는 것은 매우 중요하며, 그 중 하나가 바로 소음 공해를 어떻게 처리하느냐입니다. 오피사이트의 사용자는 전 세계에서 다양한 환경에서 작업을 하며, 가상 공간에서의 소음 공해 역시 중요한 문제로 떠오르고 있습니다. 소음 공해를 잘 관리하지 않으면 집중력이 저하되고, 업무의 효율성이
Read More퓨전 요리를 즐길 수 있는 바는 강남은 트렌디한 유흥 문화를 선도하는 지역으로, 다양한 스타일의 바와 레스토랑이 끊임없이 생겨나고 있다. 단순히 술을 마시는 것을 넘어, 독창적인 음식과 함께하는 유흥 문화가 자리 잡으면서 퓨전 요리를 제공하는 바가 점점 더 인기를 끌고 있다. 퓨전 요리는 서로 다른 문화권의 조리법과 재료를 결합하여 색다른 맛을 창조하는 방식으로, 특히 감각적인 미식
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Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costume designer, whose shop draped celebrities and civilians for more than half a century, has died. She was 90. Boschet died Monday afternoon of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at her home in Chatsworth, a spokesperson for the family confirmed. In a career that defied the frequent churn and vagaries
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Thousands of University of California healthcare, research and technical employees walked off the job Wednesday, urging the university to address staffing shortages and end what they describe as restrictions on employees’ ability to raise concerns about workplace conditions. The planned three-day strike comes amid strained negotiations between the 10-campus UC system and University Professional and
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State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, estimated Tuesday that it will cost $7.6 billion to settle its Los Angeles-area fire claims, but it said reinsurance will lower its losses to about $612 million. The company disclosed it has already paid $1.75 billion to cover about 9,500 claims and will be able to handle all
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When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers. She found her son had been exchanging messages with chatbots on Character.AI, an artificial intelligence app that allows users to create and interact with virtual characters that mimic celebrities, historical figures and anyone else their imagination conjures.
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An Arizona woman has been awarded $7.25 million by a federal court in California after a day of magic at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with her grandson ended with her in an ambulance. Earlier this month, a jury found Universal Studios Hollywood responsible for the crushed spine that lawyers said 74-year-old Pamela Morrison
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Apple said Monday it plans to invest $500 billion in the United States, hire 20,000 people and open a new manufacturing factory in Texas over the next four years. “We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we’re proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our
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Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to connect more people to high-speed internet. Called Project Waterworth, the massive cable spanning more than 31,000 miles will bring “industry-leading connectivity” to the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa and other regions,
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People who toil on the Universal Studios lot out of the public eye recently got an upgrade to their workplace meant to bring it more in line with its glamorous image as a historic movie factory and theme park known to the world. The old campus was so uninspired and bland that wags compared it
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Nikola, the startup that sought to build fleets of electric heavy-duty trucks, has filed for bankruptcy and plans to shut down. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, expects to sell all or most of its assets in order to maximize value for shareholders and ensure an “orderly wind down of its businesses,”
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MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — On a clear, cold day in mid-February, we had spent hours on backcountry skis trudging up and across a remote mountainside in the eastern Sierra when we noticed that the trees directly above us were much smaller than the others we had passed along the way. Still panting from the workout, I
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Can prefab homes accelerate the rebuilding of Altadena and Pacific Palisades? The new foundation launched by Rick Caruso is hoping they will, announcing on Wednesday a $15-million pledge from an Airbnb co-founder to provide nearly 100 prefabricated homes in communities ravaged by wildfire. The donation from Joe Gebbia, who is also a member of Tesla’s
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Trader Joe’s has recalled a popular frozen dish over possible plastic contamination, the grocery chain said. The organic acai bowl, which sells for $3.99, may contain plastic material, the retailer announced last week. The company encouraged customers who had purchased the bowls, which include berries, bananas, granola and dried coconut, to throw them out or
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Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Park Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has reconsidered. A plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the beloved federal agency appears to have been reversed. Last month, prospective
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By the time “Emilia Pérez” had garnered 13 Oscar nominations, including for best picture, Netflix’s Spanish-language musical about a transgender drug lord had already been mired in controversy. Critics skewered the film’s portrayal of trans issues and Mexican culture. Then Karla Sofía Gascón’s old social media posts resurfaced in which the first out trans performer
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Herbalife has named a new chief executive, marking a new chapter for the Los Angeles nutrition products company as it continues to rebuild after a string of controversies over the last decade. Stephan Gratziani, who started as an independent distributor at Herbalife nearly 34 years ago, will take over the top job May 1. He
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Farmers Insurance, the state’s second-largest home insurer, said it expects to lose at least $600 million from the Los Angeles fires, a substantially smaller figure than some other major insurers have announced. The Los Angeles-based company said the figure includes payments from its reinsurance program but not an expected assessment from the FAIR Plan, the
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A group of Los Angeles fast food workers walked off the job Tuesday to urge city officials to approve a law that would give them more control over their work schedules. Fast food workers have long complained of unstable schedules that make it difficult to plan their finances, child care, medical appointments and other obligations.
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Watch out for the handle of your cooler the next time you head out to the beach or the wilderness — 1 million ice chests are being recalled after customers reported losing their fingertips. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Igloo is recalling its 90 quart Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers after the company
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Apple and Google have restored TikTok to their U.S. app stores after President Trump delayed enforcement of a law that requires the popular video app to divest or face a nationwide ban. The tech companies removed TikTok nearly a month ago to comply with the law, which went into effect Jan. 19. A day later,
Read MoreCFPB는 온라인 온라인 대출 시장은 최근 몇 년 동안 급격히 성장하였습니다. 인터넷을 통해 대출을 신청하고 승인 받는 과정은 매우 간편하며, 많은 사람들이 이를 통해 빠르고 쉽게 자금을 확보하고 있습니다. 그러나 온라인 대출은 편리함과 빠른 승인 절차로 인기를 끌고 있지만, 소비자들에게 불리한 조건이 적용되거나 불법적인 대출 사이트가 존재할 위험도 있습니다. 이에 따라 미국의 금융 규제 기관인
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California’s insurance commissioner on Friday turned down a request by State Farm General for an emergency 22% hike of its home insurance rates due to the Los Angeles wildfires, saying the company hadn’t proven it was warranted. Commissioner Ricardo Lara said the state’s largest home insurer has failed to prove it needs the increase or
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Russia. China. Venezuela. Iran. More than a dozen countries make gasoline at state-owned refineries. Could California be next on the list? California policymakers are considering state ownership of one or more oil refineries, one item on a list of options presented by the California Energy Commission to ensure steady gas supplies as oil companies pull
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Google’s YouTube and Paramount Global have struck a new distribution contract, averting a threatened blackout of CBS and other television channels for nearly 8 million YouTube TV customers. The deal was clinched Saturday night, about 48 hours after the previous pact had expired. The two sides then extended a deadline to allow negotiations to continue,
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More than a decade ago, outcries about the lack of diversity in the tech industry reverberated across major Silicon Valley companies from Facebook to Google. Women and minorities spoke out about feeling out of place in male-dominated professions, civil rights activists urged businesses to do more and tech workers like Tracy Chou, who was a
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Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to be carried out under sweeping new orders issued by the Trump administration. At religious centers and job sites, community leaders are hosting “Know Your Rights” training sessions in Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi and other languages
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