Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushes for compromise with Trump, whines red states ‘want to steal’ auto industry

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed for a reset with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday as she warned of growing competition from Republican-led rivals threatening to “steal” her state’s bedrock auto industry. Whitmer, tipped by many observers as a potential front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2028, sounded a bipartisan note as she implored her “fellow … Read more

Tiger Woods says people ‘lost everything’ in Palisades fire. He isn’t focused on Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods says people ‘lost everything’ in Palisades fire. He isn’t focused on Genesis Invitational A handful of the nation’s best golfers had gathered nearly 3,000 miles from their hometown of Los Angeles for a strange indoor competition where they struck balls into an enormous screen, but their heads and hearts were with those impacted … Read more

Park Slope neighborhood hates this building — but they’re fighting the city from tearing it down

A war veteran’s historic, but crumbling, Brooklyn brownstone could face the wrecking ball if city building officials get their way. But a group of preservationists are trying to save the property constructed the same year the Brooklyn Bridge opened. Neighbors and members of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will ask a judge Thursday to save … Read more

TikTok tells US employees their jobs are ‘secure’ even if app is banned: ‘Our offices will remain open’

TikTok plans to keep paying U.S. employees even if the Supreme Court does not overturn a law that would force the sale of the short-video app in the U.S. or ban it, the company’s leadership said in an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday. The hugely popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance and … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Biden shows how a president responds to fires. Trump just plays the blame game

President Biden receives a briefing on the Palisades fire in Santa Monica on Jan. 8. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Less than a year ago, in February 2024, Texas suffered its worst wildfire in state history due to unusually dry and windy conditions. More than 1 million acres burned. (“Trump shoots … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Gavin Newsom’s pointless gestures on cutting regulations to rebuild

Gov. Gavin Newsom greets firefighters from Mexico arriving at LAX on Saturday. (Carlin Stiehl / For the Times) To the editor: Gov. Gavin Newsom has gotten front-page headlines with irrelevant gestures on easing regulations to rebuild in fire-stricken areas. The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, generally does not apply to single-family homes, let alone … Read more

Hundreds of Washington Post staffers beg owner Jeff Bezos to intervene at troubled paper: ‘We need a clear vision’

More than 400 Washington Post journalists sent an angry letter on Wednesday to owner Jeff Bezos, pleading with him to intervene on the paper’s direction to restore the “trust that has been lost.” The move comes as the Beltway broadsheet has seen a revolving door of distinguished journalists head for the exits after Bezos intervened … Read more

Drake sues his own record label for defamation over Kendrick Lamar diss track calling him ‘a pedophile’

Drake has taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar to federal court. The “One Dance” rapper, 38, filed a defamation lawsuit in Manhattan on Wednesday against Universal Music Group — which reps both stars — for releasing Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” In the court documents obtained by The Post, Drake accused the record label … Read more

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