Two years ago, Long Beach artist Dave Clark exhibited a small sculpture of his called “Together. Forever. Maybe. Regret” at the local Mantel Gallery — itself a small, repurposed Little Free Library that does double duty: When it’s not filled with books, it displays the works of artists like Clark. At the time, Clark and … Read more
Donald Trump, in his determined effort to claim the mantle of friend of the working man and woman, unveiled a proposal the other day to make overtime pay tax-exempt. “People who work overtime are among the hardest-working citizens of our country, and for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them,” … Read more
If you were tuned in to the political jabber this weekend and undistracted by news of an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, you may be aware that Trump’s running mate JD Vance acknowledged having “create[d] stories” about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, to focus the media’s attention on the immigration issue. Among the stories … Read more
Bruce Breslau has lived in his Chatsworth condo since 2009 and figures that last year he and his partner paid $1,200 in fees to help keep their 290-unit townhouse complex insured in case of fire and other calamities. That was before Breslau’s California West housing development was dropped by Farmers Insurance and the homeowners board … Read more
There have been a couple of new developments in the crypto world over the last few days just begging to have their dots connected. Here they are: On Sept. 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued its annual report on cryptocurrency fraud. The FBI found that, in 2023, crypto-related fraud absolutely exploded, with $5.6 billion … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwanese company denied responsibility for making and distributing a batch of exploding pagers branded with its name that killed at least nine people and wounded thousands more in Lebanon on Tuesday. According to media reports citing Lebanese and American officials, Hezbollah ordered more than 3,000 electronic pagers from Gold Apollo, a manufacturer … Read more
Lionsgate will work with artificial intelligence research company Runway to create and train a new artificial intelligence model customized to the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” studio’s film and TV content, marking the AI company’s first collaboration with a Hollywood studio. The model will generate cinematic video that can then be edited with Runway’s suite … Read more
Contestants on MrBeast’s upcoming competition series have sued the popular YouTube star’s production company and Amazon for sexual harassment, failure to pay minimum wages and negligent infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations. The plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accusing Amazon Alternative, MrB2024 and another production company, … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed interest rates by an unusually large one-half of a percentage point and signaled that further cuts are on the way for households struggling with still-elevated prices and a generally slowing economy. It was the first rate cut since 2020 and reflected a shift in policymakers’ primary focus from … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back on bashing of the Golden State, trumpeting the state’s economy after some high-profile companies including SpaceX and Chevron announced plans to move their headquarters to Texas. The governor’s office this week touted the large number of California companies that Inc. magazine included in its recent ranking of fastest-growing private … Read more