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The UK’s biggest retailer is to raise store worker pay by 5.2% over the next six months but strip away a 10% premium for working on a Sunday. Tesco said it was to stagger the increase, with the full amount taking effect from the end of August after an initial rise at the end of…
President Trump revoked the security detail of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised Trump on the COVID-19 pandemic but turned critical of Trump once he tried to undermine public health guidance. Fauci has faced regular threats to his life and has received federal protection for years, but it was ended this week…
The most important pitches for the Dodgers on Tuesday came long before the start of their game that night. In the second of a key three-game series against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers found themselves in an uncomfortably familiar position: Lacking an available starting pitcher amid a wave of early-season injuries, and turning instead…
Scarlett Johansson, Steven Spielberg, Adam Sandler and several other Jewish celebrities assembled in matching T-shirts to shame Ye (formerly Kanye West) for his latest antisemitic outbursts β at least thatβs what a self-proclaimed βgenerative AI expertβ fantasized this week. Israel-based creator and marketing professional Ori Bejerano on Tuesday published a black-and-white video on social media…
Adrien Brody flashed his status as a two-time Oscar winner to ward off the orchestral music that was nudging him to wrap up his lengthy acceptance speech Sunday evening. βPlease turn the music off. Iβve done this before,β he said, well into his speech, promising to not be βegregiousβ in the rest of his remarks….
One of the most enjoyable parts of living in Southern California is the opportunity to walk into a high school gymnasium and find out what former hoop star has a framed jersey on the wall at their alma mater. If you stop by Riverside Poly, you get to see two Hall of Famers on the…
She comes back a couple of times a week, picking through the ash to look for things from a past life: cup, cracked plate, cheese grater, mixing bowl. The Japanese plum tree is gone. The pool is murky and dark, and she remembers how she had searched for the perfect tiles to catch the sun…
The Lakers lost a key role player when forward Dorian Finney-Smith agreed to a deal with the Houston Rockets, but they quickly moved onward by agreeing to a deal with forward Jake LaRavia when NBA free agency opened Monday afternoon. According to people not authorized to speak on the matter, Finney-Smith agreed to a four-year,…
Flogging Molly, the Celtic punk band that formed in L.A. in the β90s, is calling off its 2025 shows so frontman Dave King and his bandmate wife, Bridget Regan, can deal with what the group described as a βvery serious health condition.β That means a host of shows on the bandβs Road to Rebellion tour,…
Dodger Stadium remains under construction, in the midst of significant offseason renovations for the defending World Series champions. But hundreds of reporters flocked to Chavez Ravine nonetheless Wednesday, to witness the team put one of the key final touches on its 2025 roster. Less than a week after announcing he would sign with the Dodgers…