Miller Sanford A plane flies over homes and residential buildings in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) San Francisco this week moved to ban the use of property management software that critics allege is used to artificially raise rents and discourage competition. Supporters say the ban would be the first of its kind targeting software that … Read more
Apple on Thursday reported a return to sales growth in its fiscal third quarter as iPhone revenue topped Wall Street targets, helping cushion a bigger-than-expected sales decline in major market China. The company said revenue rose 4.9% to $85.78 billion in the three months ended June 29, beating the average analyst estimate of $84.53 billion, according … Read more
MEG Energy Corp.’s Christina Lake thermal oilsands project. MEG is one of the companies that form the Pathways Alliance.Supplied/MEG Energy A group of Canada’s largest oilsands companies has revived its website after scrubbing its online presence in response to a federal bill targeting environmental advertising claims. The Pathways Alliance, which has committed to bringing its … Read more
Coun. Courtney Walcott warned the city may need to consider other options to not turn people away, such as raising transit fares for non-subsidized passholders or cuts to another program or service Citizens line up for a variety of subsidized City of Calgary services and cashiers, including a Low Income Transit Pass at the Municipal … Read more
Willie Nelson, left, and Bob Dylan. The two performed Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl in a show The Times wasn’t permitted to photograph. (Andy Kropa / Invision / AP, left; Chris Pizzello / AP) On the road together for an extended period for the first time since 2009, Willie Nelson, 91, and Bob Dylan, 83, … Read more
One of Trevor Wowk’s curfew conditions was relaxed, as he has been fitted with a GPS monitoring device. Trevor Wowk, a former PPC candidate seen here in a September 2019 file photo, faces three criminal charges.Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post He stands accused that between July 20 and July 23, at or near Regina, … Read more
Tom Cruise is set to execute a death defying stunt at the Paris Olympics (Picture: GC Images) Tom Cruise is reportedly set to perform a breathtaking stunt to conclude the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 62-year-old Hollywood icon is preparing to not only wrap up the current games but also herald the transition to the 2028 … Read more
Francine Pascal, the creator of the “Sweet Valley High” books, died Sunday at age 92. (Dominique Cimina) Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of young readers, has died at age 92. Pascal died Sunday, … Read more
Striking video game actors and allies picket outside Warner Bros. in Burbank. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) It was déjà vu in Burbank on Thursday as hundreds of striking video game actors carried picket signs and marched outside the Warner Bros. studio lot roughly a year after their film and TV colleagues did … Read more
The Knicks continued to fill out the back of their training camp roster by signing Magic forward Chuma Okeke on Thursday to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal, a league source confirmed. Okeke, the 16th overall pick in the 2019 draft, will receive an invite to training camp with the Knicks after he was in and … Read more
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