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The HFPA, which presents the annual Golden Globe Awards, has been accused of monopolizing the foreign entertainment reporting market.
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A worldwide rally on Monday sent Wall Street back to where it was just a couple days after it set its record earlier this year.
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In new book, Sean Hannity makes case for more Trump
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Are you a Trader Joe’s super-fan? We’re interested in hearing from readers who shop at Trader Joe’s, in light of criticism leveled at the company for ‘racist’ product labeling.
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In an MSNBC programming shift, Nicolle Wallace’s “Deadline: White House” expands to two hours and Chuck Todd’s “MTP Daily” moves to midday.
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President Trump said the federal government will have to be paid a “substantial amount of money” as part of any acquisition of TikTok by Microsoft.
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Recent rulings from the Trump administration double down on cruel policies related to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Houston Rockets guard Ben McLemore has sold his Tarzana home for $2.625 million.
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The clubhouse of B-Bar-H, a desert ranch with a star-studded past, is on the market for $999,000 in Desert Hot Springs.
A survey of 67 workers highlighted the issues faced by people of color, women and LGBTQ people in the tech industry.
The coronavirus-related closures hurt many small businesses. But before that, Black-owned businesses already faced hurdles in getting financing.
Beneath the fury over George Floyd’s death lie longstanding economic inequities that have plagued California’s 2.6 million black people.
Hollywood has worked to increase diversity in its lowers ranks. But the top writing jobs in film and TV still largely go to white men.
Seven & i Holdings Co., the world’s largest convenience store operator, is betting $21 billion on the future of quick-stop shopping in the U.S.
As California grapples with a deluge of requests for unemployment benefits during the pandemic, government workers tasked with processing claims say they are hampered by outdated technology, bureaucratic red tape and a shortage of trained staff.
In trying to fend off the coronavirus, countries that put up entry barriers to tourists have done so at a mounting cost to themselves and others.
The U.S. is spending up to $2.1 billion on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur.
Economic output fell 32.9% in the second quarter, more than at any time since the Great Depression.
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Can you get fired if you don’t return to the office because of coronavirus concerns? Yes — but with a lot of caveats. Here are some strategies and legal protections.
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Many homeowners who delay mortgage payments through forbearance plans will be allowed to make missed payments when the home is sold or the loan term is over.
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Millions of homeowners have signed up for mortgage forbearance programs. But there is confusion and concern over how they will pay back what they owe.
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Job seeking in an uncertain economy is difficult enough. Throw in fears of contracting the coronavirus, home quarantines and hiring freezes, and the hunt becomes harder.
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If you’re having second thoughts about a dorm room or off-campus apartment you signed up for, you may have options. Here are ways to potentially get out of your lease or cancel your contract.
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Mortgage companies are letting home owners with coronavirus-related financial hardships delay payments, but the process is confusing
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Many people are better off paying down their debt on their own rather than taking out another loan.
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Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner, is a personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times and NerdWallet.
The Northern California compound of ex-WeWork Chief Executive Adam Neumann has hit the market for $27.5 million.
Actors Eliza Dushku, Marisol Nichols and Noureen DeWulf are among this week’s real estate movers and shakers.
Jason Blum of ‘Get Out’ and ‘Purge’ films has listed his downtown L.A. penthouse. Also: Former BET chief Debra Lee has listed her home in the 90210.
The residence at the Broadway Hollywood Building in Hollywood features contemporary details, modern fixtures and a mural by street artist RETNA.
Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf has listed his Coto de Caza mansion, which has a small ice rink, for sale at about $10.8 million.
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This marks the first round of new tax credits under the extended California film and television tax credit program, which runs through 2025. Production restart remains ‘slow and steady.’
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Microsoft said on Sunday that it is exploring purchasing TikTok’s service in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son’s politics are to the left of the famously conservative family.
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Conventions, election night and the campaign trail will look a lot different on TV to political junkies as the 2020 race heats up.
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The social video app faces growing scrutiny from the U.S. government, rising competition from rivals like Facebook and the defection of top creators.
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Home-office expenses eligible for a California tax write-off can include desks and chairs, as well as a portion of your rent, utilities, homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance and repair and maintenance costs.
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Actors Anthony Hopkins, Rainn Wilson and John Stamos make the real estate headlines.
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Recent rulings from the Trump administration double down on cruel policies related to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Republican proposal on coronavirus relief puts all the risk from catching COVID-19 on workers.
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After a more than two-month mission to the International Space Station, a SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts returned to Earth.
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Bill English, the unsung hero of the dawn of personal computing, has died at 91.
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Henrik Fisker is raising $2.9 billion to build and market the Fisker Ocean all-electric compact SUV
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Tesla’s $104 million second quarter profit came from the selling of pollution credits, not cars.
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After Tesla posted a profit for its fourth consecutive sector, the path is now open for the electric car-maker to join the ranks of the blue-chip S&P 500 Index.
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Can Tesla and the stock market as a whole continue to defy gravity?
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital have acquired the XFL, a spring football league that filed for bankruptcy in April.
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With the investment deal, Google hopes to broaden its reach in the smart-home devices market.
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Landmark New York retailer Lord & Taylor has filed for bankruptcy, joining a growing list of stores slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Trump administration will announce measures shortly against “a broad array” of Chinese-owned software deemed to pose national security risks, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said.
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After a two-month mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are headed home.
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ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is racing to save the video-sharing app’s U.S. operations by making a last-ditch plea to the Trump administration to allow it to sell the unit to Microsoft.
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Filling out online surveys doesn’t pay well, but if you’re bored anyway, they’re an easy way to make a buck. Other options: Be a mock juror or make video reviews.
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As Americans put off hospital visits to avoid COVID-19 exposure, insurers are seeing big profits, but many are expected to raise premiums next year anyway.
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In reportedly preparing an order to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it off, the Trump administration chooses a peculiar cyberdefense beachhead in an emerging battle over information espionage.
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Newsom hopes the Omaha investor will support demolishing four hydroelectric dams owned by a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary along the Oregon-California border to save dwindling salmon populations.
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Big Tech continues to steamroll through the pandemic, and strong gains for some of the market’s most influential companies on Friday helped Wall Street close out its fourth straight winning month.
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A Florida teen will face 30 felony charges in a scam that involved hacking Twitter accounts of high-profile users and soliciting Bitcoin donations.
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L.A. County’s contact-tracing system has repeatedly failed to alert officials to outbreaks at workplaces, allowing COVID-19 to continue to spread.
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Many people who lost jobs or income in California due to coronavirus say they have been unable to get the benefits for which they are eligible.
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It’s becoming increasingly clear that California is not going to conquer the coronavirus until it dramatically improves safety measures for essential workers at the epicenter of the health crisis.
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Assemblyman Phil Ting said there is support for providing up to $600 weekly to jobless Californians
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Legislators have proposed expanding workers’ compensation eligibility so that more employees will be covered if they are diagnosed with COVID-19, increasing the number of sick days for food service workers and requiring employers to pay a portion of utility and internet bills for teleworkers.
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Los Angeles swap meets are an infinite jumble of commerce, tailored to the needs of low-income communities.
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Trader Joe’s says it’s retiring in-house labels such as Trader Jose’s and Trader Ming’s. A petition faulted company for “racist branding and packaging.”
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On July 4, the company announced the immediate shutdown of its five locations and laid off 54 employees, just a week after workers announced they planned to become one of the few unionized coffee shops in the U.S.
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Writing a note of explanation for a negative posting in your credit report probably won’t help your score much. But here are some things that will.
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Adding another person to your credit card will help build credit. But make sure the underlying problems that caused the bad scores are resolved.
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You have many credit scores. And credit bureaus use different credit scoring formulas, which can vary widely.
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With people out of work and in desperate need of money, the slow payout is bad news. And it’s unclear when they will get their refunds.
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If, like this reader, you still haven’t received your coronavirus stimulus payment, there are steps you can take.
