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By day, youβd be forgiven for walking past the newest theater in downtown L.A. It isnβt hidden in an alley or obscured via a nameless door. No, this performance space is essentially a theater in disguise, as itβs designed to look like an electrical box β a fabrication so real that when artist S.C. Mero…
The spring forecast was meant to be a moment to take stock of Rachel Reeves’s stewardship of the economy. But events of recent days have rendered this occasion rather meaningless: The chancellor knows only too well that war in the Middle East could throw her best-laid plans off course, so it was curious to watch…
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is preparing for President Trump to declare a national emergency in order to seize control of this yearβs midterm elections from the states, including by bracing his Senate colleagues for a vote in which they would be forced to either co-sign on the power grab or resist it. In the wake…
A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns…
The UCLA menβs basketball team made Senior Night one to savor Tuesday, dominating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 at Pauley Pavilion for its 20th victory of the season and third over a top-10 ranked opponent. The Bruins improved to 20-10 overall and 12-7 in the Big Ten with one regular season game remaining, Saturday at crosstown…
The UK’s economic forecast has been downgraded for 2026 but will then improve – and unemployment will peak this year, the chancellor has revealed. Giving her spring statement in the House of Commons, Rachel Reeves said gross domestic product (GDP) will now grow “slightly slower in 2026” than forecast at November’s autumn budget, but will…
From Hollywood actors to Olympic athletes and politicians, Californiaβs newest Hall of Fame class runs the gamut in talent and achievements. Academy Award-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis and former governor/action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olympic champions Janet Evans and Carl Lewis, authors Riane Eisler and Terry McMillan, chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, groundbreaking ensemble Mariachi Reyne de Los…
The government will halt visa routes for nationals from four countries who the home secretary says have “abused” the UK’s generosity. An emergency brake is being placed on study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, while work visas have also been stopped for Afghans. It’s the first time such visa bans have…
NEW YORKΒ βΒ U.S. and Israeli officials are privately casting doubt on projections from the Trump administration that the war with Iran could end within a matter of weeks β instead warning that a months-long campaign may be required to destroy the countryβs ballistic missile capabilities and install a pliant government, multiple sources told The Times. The…
Amazon said drones struck three of its Middle East data centers, causing outages related to the “ongoing conflict in the Middle East.”Β Drones directly struck two Amazon Web Services facilities in the United Arab Emirates, and a drone strike near an Amazon data center in Bahrain also damaged that facility, the company said in aΒ postΒ on…
