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Review: In The Sci-fi Thriller 'Dark Matter,' Joel Edgerton Battles Through Parallel Worlds
Blake Crouch has enjoyably adapted his own 2016 novel "Dark Matter" into a nine-episode series for Apple TV+, which aims to be your destination for classy sci-fi. It's got nothing to do with "dark matter" except as Shakespeare might have used the phr
Los Angeles Times3 min readAmerican Government
Commentary: Is Biden A YIMBY? He Certainly Has Good Reason To Embrace A Pro-housing Agenda
President Biden’s recent pro-housing pivot didn’t come a moment too soon. Even though the housing shortage is long-standing, well-known and worse in blue cities, high housing costs somehow sneaked up on Democrats. By facing the crisis head on, Biden
Los Angeles Times3 min readInternational Relations
Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Returns From India For Milken Conference
LOS ANGELES — A little more than a year after leaving Southern California for New Delhi, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returned home for a packed schedule of panels at the Milken Institute Global Conference. This is Garcetti's second trip b
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Commentary: What A Quail Taught Me About Grief By Joining A Flock Of Turkeys
It’s dusk in spring, and the seven-year anniversary of my mother’s death from cancer is approaching, a death that marked the end of my biological family. I want to text my friend Margot, who lost her dad to AIDS in the spring years ago, and ask, “How
Los Angeles Times3 min read
'Essentially A Gas Station,' Fishy Feast Draws Sea Lions To Pier 39 In Numbers Not Seen In 15 Years
They're big, loud and smelly — and they have taken over San Francisco's touristy Pier 39. In recent days, some 1,100 to 1,200 anchovy-breathed, blubber-bodied sea lions have been counted flopping on and around the docks, Harbormaster Sheila Chandor s
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Another Strong Outing By Yoshinobu Yamamoto In Dodgers’ Victory
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting to give the Dodgers that feeling. The one where, every time he takes the ball, the team will get a quality start. Where, whenever he ascends the mound, a string of zeros will follow. Where, most importantly, the days he
Los Angeles Times3 min readAmerican Government
Editorial: Break Out The Hook. This Time Trump-Biden Debates Need Tight Rules Of Civility
President Joe Biden’s statement that he would be “happy” to debate Donald J. Trump means that voters will have at least one opportunity to see the two major-party candidates answer questions side by side. Aside from satisfying some viewers’ interest
Los Angeles Times5 min read
Steve Lopez: As Some Nursing Homes Cry Poverty, What Can Be Done About Increased Staffing Requirements?
If you suspect that you or a loved one might one day end up in a nursing home, and you breathed a sigh of relief when the Biden administration announced increased staffing requirements on April 22, you may need to pull a Larry David and curb your ent
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Project Roomkey: Lessons Learned From A Massive Program To Save The Lives Of Homeless People
LOS ANGELES — The state program that provided private hotel and motel rooms for homeless people during the COVID pandemic improved healthcare for thousands and provided valuable lessons for how shelters could better serve their clients, a two-year st
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Do Dying People Have A 'Right To Try' Magic Mushrooms? 9th Circuit Weighs Case
Do dying patients have a "right to try" illegal drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA if they might alleviate end-of-life suffering from anxiety and depression? That question is now before one of the nation's highest courts, with a Seattle-based palliati
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Susan Buckner, ‘Grease’ Actor Who Played Cheerleader Patty Simcox, Dies At 72
Susan Buckner, whose TV and movie career included a memorable turn in “Grease,” has died. The actor “died peacefully” in Miami surrounded by loved ones on May 2, Melissa Berthier, a publicist for Buckner’s family, confirmed in a statement shared with
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Commentary: My Mother Set Herself On Fire. Why Do People Choose To Self-immolate?
Ten years before I was born, at 4:40 on the morning of Nov. 10, 1971, my mother and another woman sat “yogi-style” on the floor of an Ann Arbor, Michigan, kitchen and lit themselves on fire. They were just blocks from the University of Michigan campu
Los Angeles Times4 min read
This Artist Sued To Remove Homeless People. They Also Have Been His Friends And Inspiration
Artist Joel Coplin has spent the better part of three years painting what he sees through the window of his studio: A woman showering with a hose beside barbed wire; a body lying still at an intersection under a streetlight. Then there's an unfinishe
Los Angeles Times3 min read
King Charles III Is 'Very Good' Amid Cancer Treatment, Won't See Harry During Prince's UK Visit
Two weeks after his return to the public eye, King Charles III is said to be "very good" amid his cancer battle. British politician Penny Mordaunt, a minister in Rishi Sunak's Conservative government, said during a Tuesday appearance on GB News that
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Bethenny Frankel, Fiance Paul Bernon Reportedly Split After Nearly Six Years Together
Reality star Bethenny Frankel and her fiance, Paul Bernon, have reportedly split. The former "Real Housewives of New York" star and the film producer called off their engagement about two months ago and after nearly six years together, Us Weekly repo
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Bill Could End Holdup For California Research On Psychedelics And Addiction Treatment
LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers could soon clear a governmental logjam that has held up dozens of studies related to addiction treatment, psychedelics or other federally restricted drugs. The holdup revolves around the Research Advisory Panel of C
Los Angeles Times2 min read
Editorial: Biden Expanded Two National Monuments In California. Three More To Go
President Joe Biden’s move Thursday to expand two national monuments in California is unquestionably good news for our climate and environment. One proclamation will increase the size of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by nearly one third, ad
Los Angeles Times7 min read
Kratom Products Have Gone Unregulated In California, Unnerving Both Fans And Critics
It comes in greenish powders, capsules and extracts, and is readily found in smoke shops and online. Some say they use it for an energy boost or as a mood lifter. Others seek relief from pain. It can act both as a stimulant and as a sedative. Doctors
Los Angeles Times3 min readAmerican Government
Doyle McManus: Donald Trump Puts America On Notice Again: If He Loses, He Won't Go Quietly
Donald Trump has put America on notice: If he loses the presidential election, he reserves the right to encourage his followers to fight. When Time magazine asked Trump whether the election would end in political violence if he loses, the former pres
Los Angeles Times3 min readCrime & Violence
UCLA Detectives Use Jan. 6 Tactics To Find Masked Mob Who Attacked Pro-Palestinian Camp
LOS ANGELES — It is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest case in the history of the UCLA Police Department: how to identify dozens of people who attacked a pro-Palestinian camp at the center of campus last week. The mob violence was captured on live
Los Angeles Times3 min readAmerican Government
Lawmakers Grill California Gov. Officials On Homelessness Spending After Audit Causes Bipartisan Frustration
LOS ANGELES — Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration Monday as they grilled Gov. Gavin Newsom's top housing officials in a tense legislative hearing about how billions of state dollars have been spent on the worsening homelessness crisis. T
Los Angeles Times3 min read
San Francisco Shelter Operator Got $105,000 For Work It Never Did, City Officials Say
All you had to do was drive by this shelter for homeless people, and it was clear that San Francisco had been duped, officials say. There was no new paint job brightening the Oasis Hotel, which houses some of the city's most vulnerable residents. Tha
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Disney's Streaming Business (sans ESPN+) Turns A Quarterly Profit
Walt Disney Co. is making massive strides toward making its streaming business profitable, a milestone that comes none too soon as its traditional TV networks continue to decline. The Burbank media and entertainment giant reported overall streaming b
Los Angeles Times3 min read
Billionaires Sue LA For Right To Demolish Marilyn Monroe's House
LOS ANGELES — In January, fans and conservationists celebrated when the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission recommended landmark status for Marilyn Monroe's home, a crucial step in saving the residence from being demolished. The new owners of t
Los Angeles Times3 min read
Walker Buehler Shows Some Rust But Overcomes It In His Dodgers Return
It took all of seven pitches for Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler to exceed the expectations of manager Dave Roberts, who prefaced Buehler’s first major league start in 23 months Monday night by saying, “I don’t expect to see the 96-97 mph that he
Los Angeles Times5 min readCrime & Violence
Supreme Court Poised To Enter Debate Over Transgender Care For Minors
WASHINGTON — After steering clear of the divisive issue for months, the Supreme Court may be on the verge of deciding whether to jump into the national debate over medical treatment for transgender youths. As soon as Thursday justices may vote behind
Los Angeles Times2 min read
His Dad Gave Him Water On Way To Winning O.C. Marathon. He Got Disqualified For Drinking It.
LOS ANGELES — A father sees that his son is thirsty. Very, very thirsty. So he hands a bottle of water to his grateful offspring, who takes a slug. Is that so wrong? Well, yes, it is a rules violation during a marathon, and it resulted in Esteban Pra
Los Angeles Times4 min readSocial History
Jackie Calmes: Donald Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Second Term
Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he's allegedly done in the past. Scheming to flip the legitimate 2020 election result and resisting the peaceful transfer of power, a first for U.S. presid
Los Angeles Times3 min read
Snoop Dogg Puts Mind, Money On Bowl. Not That Kind Of Bowl. A College Football Bowl Game.
LOS ANGELES — Thirty years ago, Snoop Dogg was sipping on gin and juice, with his mind on his money and his money on his mind. These days, the Long Beach-based rapper and business man is running a company that sells gin and juice products, with his m
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Armed With Venture Capital, Skims And Kim Kardashian Write Their ‘Second Chapter’
Kim Kardashian was already a successful celebrity businesswoman when she launched Skims five years ago. But more often than not, she simply had attached her name to a string of existing companies: QuickTrim supplements, Carl’s Jr. salads, Skechers Sh
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