Miller Sanford Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in “It Ends With Us.” (Nicole Rivelli / Sony Pictures Entertainment) A conflict between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the stars of the movie “It Ends With Us,” has turned into a jobs program for attorneys and flacks. Lively last month filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with the … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s healthcare nominee. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) For more than 50 years, as the economics of American healthcare and health insurance have evolved, one theory has persisted, unchanged: To promote better and more efficient medical treatment, patients must have “skin in the game.” The idea is that … Read more
Baby food for sale inside Walmart. (Jeff Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week set maximum levels for lead in baby foods such as jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids’ exposure to the toxic metal that … Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday named billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett to be his senior economics advisor, in an apparent bid to add substance to a gubernatorial campaign that has been criticized for being all flash. The surprise move will give the Republican Schwarzenegger the counsel of the world’s second-richest man, a Democrat from Omaha who … Read more
When it became clear that the disputed Florida election could deliver the White House to his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush immediately recused himself from any official role in the recount, promising to avoid even the “slightest appearance of a conflict of interest.” He directed his staff to spend their time on government business and pledged … Read more
Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot accused President Bush’s campaign Sunday of plotting to fake a photograph to smear his youngest daughter, of conspiring to disrupt her wedding and of hiring an ex-CIA employee to wiretap his computerized stock trading program and ruin him. Perot said the plotting was the real reason he dropped out of … Read more
The White House’s outgoing cyber czar, Harry Coker, called for three key things to meet the growing threat of digital attacks: more funding, deregulation and opening up cyber jobs to those without college degrees. As adversaries like Iran, China and Russia lob near-constant attacks on the US digital infrastructure, “we have to prioritize cybersecurity within federal budgets” … Read more
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The Palisades fire burns along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) As fires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, some firefighters battling the Palisades fire reported on internal radio systems that fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades were coming up dry. “The hydrants are down,” said one firefighter. “Water … Read more
By agreeing to share power with a Democratic minority, Republicans in the state Assembly are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Imagine what would have happened if, having won control of the House of Representatives after wandering 40 years in the political wilderness, Newt Gingrich was unable to win the speakership. Imagine, … Read more
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