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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Cubaβs top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to enter diplomatic talks with the United States, reiterating the countryβs willingness to engage even as tensions escalate with President Trump asserting that the island nationβs government could soon collapse. βWe are ready to engage with the U.S. on the issues that are important for the…
AI-generated artist Tilly Norwood and the company behind her released a new music video speaking directly to her critics. As AI evolves, Hollywood faces questions over legal protections, copyright infringement and human labor. Jo Ling Kent reports.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES Wednesdayβs Results BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bell 4, San Pedro 0Carson 7, Granada Hills 5Chatsworth 1, Sylmar 0East Valley 15, Panorama 4Hollywood 12, RFK Community 4LA Wilson 26, Contreras 0Locke 22, Animo Venice 2Monroe 3, Eagle Rock 1Rancho Cucamonga 5, Huntington Park 0San Fernando 9, Cleveland 5SOCES 12, Northridge Academy 2South…
A record release of strategic oil reserves has been agreed in a bid to help offset supply disruption since the Middle East conflict began. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said it would coordinate a flow of 400 million barrels into the market, with the UK government contributing 13.5 million barrels. The body has barrels at…
The big question surrounding last yearβs Academy Awards was whether the show would address the L.A. wildfires, which had rattled the city mere months prior. This year, the elephant in the room is the ongoing Iran war, which like last yearβs wildfires, puts a celebration like the Oscars in sharp relief. But for Conan OβBrien,…
In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation. The most newsworthy elements in this 147-page document detailing the vetting, appointment and severance of the ex-US ambassador were the eyewatering Β£75,000 payoff Peter Mandelson received for being sacked – he had asked for near Β£550,000 –…
QLAYAA, LebanonΒ βΒ The bells rang, their peals obscuring the buzz of the Israeli drone overhead as the casket of Father Pierre al-Rahi arrived at the parish he had served. Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral. He had announced that the people of Qlayaa would…
Elon Musk is planning to launch a new payments platform, called XMoney, in beta form to select users in April. InΒ announcingΒ a planned partnership between XMoney and Visa more than a year ago, then X CEO Linda Yaccarino referred to the platform as a so-called “Everything App” β a reference to the kind of all-in-one digital…
Hall of Fame high school football coach Bob Johnson, who turned El Toro and Mission Viejo into powerhouse high school football programs and became one of the winningest coaches in state history, has died. He was 80. He had been battling Alzheimerβs. βI feel for the family,β Mission Viejo football coach Chad Johnson (no relation)…
The International Energy Agency (IEA), the developed nation body founded in the 1970s to deal with oil crises precisely like the one we’re now facing, has announced something extraordinary. Its members, which is to say most of the world’s rich nations, will release an unprecedented amount of oil from their national stockpiles into the global…
