Miller Sanford A mailer for Measure A does not mention that the ballot proposal would increase the sales tax by a quarter-cent in most L.A. County cities. In six cities, the tax would rise by a half-cent. (Los Angeles Times) A campaign flier arriving in mailboxes around Los Angeles County promotes a ballot measure that would mandate … Read more
A fissure opened up amid a slow-moving landslide that has caused power to be cut off to some homes in the Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood of Portuguese Bend. Now, land movement in an adjacent city is resulting in new shutoffs. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Power shutoffs have expanded on the Palos Verdes Peninsula … Read more
Have you considered choosing this seat? (Picture: Getty Images) Being stuck in the middle of the row for a long-haul flight. The person in front reclining all the way and leaving you with next to no legroom, all while a child kicks the seat behind you. Needing the loo but not being able to get … Read more
Autumn is here, and it’s the season for ‘lover girls’ (Picture: Getty Images) Spend hours curating playlists exclusively populated with love songs? Always thought of yourself as a hopeless romantic? As the seasons change and the leaves crisp up, ‘lover girl’ autumn is making its debut as, according to new research, 3 in 5 UK … Read more
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris demonstrated her culinary acumen in the 2019 YouTube series “Cooking With Kamala.” (Kamala Harris Campaign) Lyndon Johnson herded goats. Richard Nixon plucked chickens. And Bill Clinton stocked groceries. Many presidents have had humble jobs early in their working lives. If Kamala Harris is elected in November, she’d join that list with … Read more
A doctor tests an endoscopy probe. Screening for esophageal cancer can save lives by catching the disease when it’s still treatable, but figuring out who to test is a major hurdle. (Pascal Deloche / Godong / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth … Read more
Members of San Francisco’s Republican Party watch the Tuesday night presidential debate from a pub in the city. (Juliana Yamada / Associated Press) In a U.S. presidential race that features a deeply polarized electorate and a sharp contrast between the two candidates, most voters have known for months which side they are on. Then there … Read more
How a memorial to WWII sex slaves ignited a battle in Berlin On a quiet street corner in Berlin’s Mitte district, a bronze statue of a young girl in a traditional Korean dress glitters in the sun. Her fists are clenched, her expression tense. She is seated but her heels do not touch the ground. … Read more
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