Sobering advice from two experts on how to prevent similiar fires
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Cases of sick scammers blackmailing people after tricking them into sending nudes pics are soaring
SEXTORTION is soaring with the number of victims at an all-time high, figures show.Cases of criminals posing as potential lovers to trick people into sending…
You survived ’til 2025. Here are the big Hollywood business stories to watch for
Covering the entertainment business is never boring, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another banger as business models that have been around for…
2024 was brutal for Los Angeles restaurant closures
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‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data | Coronavirus pandemic News
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on China to share information on how COVID-19 emerged five years ago. The coronavirus killed millions of people, locked…
Have some down time? Check out the revamped L.A. Times games
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Flu surge ‘will peak in 10 days’ as UK hospitals bring back face masks to protect against ‘quad-demic’
A FLU surge - reportedly set to peak in 10 days - has brought back Covid-style restrictions to several major UK hospitals.A decision to reintroduce…
Trump and first lady test positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Trump said early Friday that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus.“We will begin our quarantine and recovery process…
Trump coronavirus: Other world leaders who’ve been infected
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74,…
Box office bombs. Cable’s collapse. What went wrong for Hollywood in 2024
Note: The Wide Shot newsletter will be off next week.When chronicling what went wrong in Hollywood in 2024, it’s hard to narrow down the list…
Kate Garraway will open up on the pain of spending first Christmas without husband Derek Draper
KATE Garraway will open up on the pain of spending her first Christmas without late husband Derek Draper.In January, the presenter, 56, lost her partner…
Trump doctor’s statement on his coronavirus infection
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife, Melania, had both tested positive for the coronavirus. Following is a text of a…
Tortoises are bouncing back thanks to Marine base conservation effort
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Hollywood year in review: Who won in 2024?
There were plenty of things that went wrong for Hollywood in the year 2024. There were box office flops (sorry, “Joker: Folie à Deux” and…
Warning as Brits given ‘final chance’ to book their winter jabs and avoid ‘festive flu’
BRITS have been given one "last chance" to get their winter jabs to avoid spending Christmas in bed - or in hospital. The NHS has…
Disneyland OKs state’s largest wage theft settlement with workers
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Newsom to roll out $100-billion ‘California Comeback Plan’
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Coronavirus crisis threatens to shutter doctors’ offices
WASHINGTON — As hospitals in California and across the country struggle with a surge of coronavirus infection patients, a second crisis is brewing in physicians’ offices,…
New heartache for Kate Garraway as she shuts down another company owned with late Derek Draper – with £900k debts
BRAVE Kate Garraway is shutting down another company she ran alongside late husband Derek Draper - and it’s got debts of almost £1million.The Good Morning…
How YouTube and Netflix are changing the business of kids’ shows
It’s 7 a.m. Do you know what your kids are streaming?Although the splashiest shows of the direct-to-consumer video era tend to target grownups, children —…