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Think of Mike Buckley as a kind of double agent. Not the sinister kind, who give away state secrets for money or revenge; Buckley is privy to much lower-level intelligence. But that doesnβt mean itβs not just as valuable to the people involved. Buckley is the Kingsβ goaltender coach and his chief pupil is Darcy…
So much for the Dodgers ruining baseball. They wonβt finish this season with the best record in history, as they could win every one of their remaining games and still not realize the 120-win season that was envisioned for them. They might not even finish this season with the best record in the National League…
Wonder what Caitlin Clark thinks about the confusion surrounding Austin Reavesβ imminent return to the Lakers lineup? Or whether Jeanie Buss has turned on LeBron James? Or if she has nothing but praise for Luka Doncic? Tune in to the Lakersβ matchup against the New York Knicks on the NBC Sports debut of βBasketball Night…
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Childrenβs Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would be used to criminally prosecute the parents of transgender kids. The agreement, filed in…
Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the Southeast Asian nation could be returning to its authoritarian past. As police trucks have been spray-painted with anti-law enforcement slogans, President Prabowo Subianto has denounced the demonstrations as βtreason and terrorismβ while seeking to assuage wide-ranging discontent….
Ed Miliband has told Labour MPs he is committed to looking at unhitching electricity prices from gas in a bid to bring down household bills. The energy secretary told a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) on Monday night that the move would be “complicated but possible”, according to sources present. Politics Hub: Follow…
A lobbying group representing UK start-ups will this week warn Rachel Reeves against a tax raid on limited liability partnerships (LLPs), arguing that it would hit the backers of Britain’s most innovative companies. Sky News has seen a letter to be sent to the chancellor on Monday, in which the Startup Coalition will argue that…
A Los Angeles jury dealt a blow to social media giants Meta and YouTube this week when it found that the platforms were negligent for designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a California woman. Both companies plan to appeal, but the ruling has ignited uncertainty around the tech companiesβ future and sparked…
Letβs unpack our need to unpack the whole βwoman on TikTok who fell in love with her psychiatristβ saga. First the facts: Kendra Hilty recently posted 25 videos on TikTok in which she discussed her decision to end four years of 30-minute monthly sessions (most of them on Zoom) with a male psychiatrist who prescribed…
Tuesday night, Gustavo Dudamel was back at the Hollywood Bowl. This summer is the 20th anniversary of his U.S. debut β at 24 years old β conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and becoming irrepressibly besotted with the amphitheater. He walked on stage, now the proud paterfamilias with greying hair and a broad welcoming smile on…
