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Google is severely limiting how political advertisers can target people online.
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Stocks fall as investors turn anxious that the United States and China may not reach a trade deal before more tariffs kick in. -
Two years after Bumble Bee Foods pleaded guilty to price-fixing, the canned tuna producer is in talks with FCF Fishery to buy it during a bankruptcy reorganization, sources say.
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The government has dropped a proposal to cut nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels, according to a regulatory document published Wednesday.
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Southern California Gas insists the Aliso Canyon facility is needed for power-grid reliability.
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In Paradise Clay, a waterfront enclave north of San Francisco, the estate of late comedian and actor Robin Williams is for sale at $7.25 million.
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Los Angeles-based Honey’s popular browser extension is used to compare prices at online shopping sites. The company was profitable last year.
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Most Federal Reserve officials believed last month that the three rate cuts they made this year would be enough unless the economy weakened significantly.
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Mexican actress Paola Núñez has paid $1.349 million — or $100,000 over the asking price — for a chic hillside home in Laurel Canyon.
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
Executives coached coroners on how to keep body parts harvesting records secret
In Woodland Hills, actor Ricky Whittle has bought a custom home for $1.425 million — or $125,000 more than the asking price.
After buying a scenic spot in Encino last year, record producer Cirkut has trimmed the price of his Hollywood Hills contemporary home to $5.495 million.
Two-time NBA champion Sasha Vujačić is asking $3.799 million for his Manhattan Beach town house of 10 years.
Jimmy Rollins, the former All-Star shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers, has sold his Encino home for $10.55 million.
Producer Jonathan Littman’s Encino villa, which portrayed the home of Adrian Grenier’s character in HBO’s “Entourage,” is for sale for $5.499 million.
Company Town
As Hollywood’s major unions gird for potentially contentious contract negotiations with major studios, Netflix moves to hash out its own labor deals that could give it a major competitive advantage in the event of a strike.
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Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive in charge of Disney+, blamed streaming service glitches on heavy demand and a computer coding problem.
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Women and people of color directed a greater proportion of TV shows in the last season, but Hollywood is still giving a majority of first-time jobs to a less diverse pool of insiders.
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The Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston agency is the fifth company to break ranks with the ATA.
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The so-called Paramount decrees have governed film distribution and exhibition for decades. The Justice Department views them as out of date.
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Google’s head of philanthropy says the tech giant is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about its appetite for consumer data.
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Factory workers at Proterra, a Silicon Valley e-bus startup, have joined a union that also represents L.A. oil refinery workers.
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The proliferation of phony identities on Facebook has reached a record high.
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The sportswear giant says it will pull its products — from shoes to jerseys — from the e-commerce behemoth because it wants to create its own direct ties to online shoppers.
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Los Angeles-based Honey’s popular browser extension is used to compare prices at online shopping sites. The company was profitable last year.
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In Paradise Clay, a waterfront enclave north of San Francisco, the estate of late comedian and actor Robin Williams is for sale at $7.25 million.
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Southern California Gas insists the Aliso Canyon facility is needed for power-grid reliability.
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The Scorpion submarine, which became a Long Beach tourist attraction, had deteriorated so much that it was closed in 2015. Plans are to remove the sub by mid May.
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California companies are scrambling to figure out how AB 5, a sweeping new hiring law, affects them.
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GM alleges that the late Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne himself authorized bribes with the ultimate aim of weakening a competitor and forcing a merger.
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Ford Motor Co. on Sunday unveiled its all-new fully electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E.
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Ford is pulling out all the stops with the Mach-E, an SUV with a strong family resemblance to the Mustang, the world’s best-selling sports coupe and a muscle-car icon since its launch in 1964.
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California has joined other states in filing a second lawsuit against the administration for revoking the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
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Once Ring doorbell owners give law enforcement access to video captured by their cameras, police can keep the video as long as they want and share it.
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The real test will come next year, when Google’s Stadia begins to compete with new video game consoles due out from Sony and Microsoft, an expert says.
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Target is touting strong third-quarter earnings as it pushes faster delivery and invests in stores and on new fashion brands.
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The Middle East’s biggest airline, Dubai-based Emirates, announced on Wednesday a firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.
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Gannett and GateHouse will merge into the largest U.S. newspaper company, but its future looks anything but certain.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti has worked to portray himself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.
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Boeing got 50 orders for the 737 Max during the Dubai Airshow, building momentum for the grounded aircraft ahead of its potential return to the skies.
How I Made It
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If it wasn’t for the professional wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, El Segundo Brewing Co. and it’s founder, Rob Croxall, wouldn’t be where they are today.
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At Universal Studios Hollywood, Jon Corfino gets to spend his days creating new attractions, including Jurassic World — The Ride. At lunch, he likes to blend in with parkgoers to see what’s working and what isn’t.
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Matt Pohlson and Omaze team up with celebrities to offer one-of-a-kind experiences for raffle contestants, with a substantial chunk of the proceeds going to charity.
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Health-Ade Kombucha Chief Executive Daina Trout likes science, health and fermenting. She’s combined them all into a business run with her husband and her best friend.
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Kadakia turned her own frustration over finding dance classes into a successful business model
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