Newsletter: A grim feeling of déjà vu on vaccine misinformation and the bird flu

A colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows H5N1 virus particles in yellow. (Associated Press) Good morning. It is Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s what’s happening in Opinion. Does anyone else like we’re fighting the same ideological battles over and over, even more so after the election? Autism-related … Read more

Blake Lively sues ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment, campaign to ‘destroy’ her reputation

They starred in “Ends With Us,” but their legal battle is only just beginning. Blake Lively has filed a bombshell lawsuit against co-star Justin Baldoni alleging he sexually harassed her on the set of their hit film, TMZ reports. According to the legal docs, the actress further accuses Baldoni — who also served as the … Read more

Bing Crosby struggled to sing ‘White Christmas’ to troops, ‘most difficult thing’ in his career

Bing Crosby is the legendary voice behind the iconic song “White Christmas.” ullstein bild via Getty Images For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing “White Christmas” in December 1944, home must have seemed far away.  The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy childhood Christmases, once told his nephew, Howard Crosby, that … Read more

U.S. agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t

Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company’s Fremont, Calif., factory on Sept. 18, 2023. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Los Angeles needs to better support its animal shelters

Dogs in cages at Los Angeles Animal Services’ Chesterfield Square location. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Thanks for keeping the spotlight on this decades-old issue of the troubles at L.A. Animal Services. Too many necessary public departments, including this one, continue to be underfunded and therefore suffer from woeful understaffing. How … Read more

A trip back to the ’80s, with the feel of a more innocent age, whatever the reality

Adam Ross, author of “Playworld.” (Emily Dorio) Book Review Playworld By Adam RossKnopf: 528 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Adam Ross’ extraordinary second novel, “Playworld,” is a beguiling ode to a lost era, one that predates helicopter parenting, … Read more

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