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L.A. Mayor Bass offers a hold-the-line budget, with no layoffs and few increases in services
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budgetbombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap. On Monday, in the midst of a tough reelection fight, Bass unveiled a much rosier $14.9-billion spending plan for 2026-2027 that — thanks in part
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‘Beautiful joke’: The Onion finally reaches another deal to take over Infowars
The Onion has reached an agreement in its long-standing bid to take over the Infowars conspiracy website founded by right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones. The satirical news outlet plans to license the Infowars website and its associated intellectual property from Gregory Milligan, who was appointed by a bankruptcy court to manage the website, for $1,800 a
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The real reason behind ‘Love on the Spectrum’ stars Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman’s split revealed
“Love on the Spectrum” stars Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman called it quits after growing apart. “There was no fight over engagements and rings being thrown around,” Abbey’s mom, Christine Romeo, shared via a YouTube video alongside her cousin Mary Romeo on Sunday. “You know, Abbey would say she wanted to get married, which really
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Puka Nacua taking part in Rams’ offseason program after rehab stint
Rams All-Pro receiver Puka Nacua was present on Monday when the Rams began voluntary offseason workouts at their Woodland Hills training facility. Nacua, who entered a rehabilitation facility in March, was not among players scheduled to speak with reporters at the outset of the Rams program, which includes three phases and ends in June. Coach
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Trump publicly dismisses his Energy Secretary over gas price prediction
President Donald Trump publicly contradicted Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s assessment that gas prices will remain elevated through next year, dismissing it as “totally wrong.” Wright told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that prices have “likely peaked” but cautioned the decline might not occur until next year. Wright attempted to frame the forecast positively by referencing
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How much are cheap tickets to see Buju Banton on tour with Stephen Marley?
The reggae tour of the year is here. Buju Banton recently announced he’s striking out on his North American ‘Roots and Rhymes Tour’ with co-headliner Stephen Marley. From mid-June through late July, the Rastafarian icons will light up 22 arenas, amphitheaters and pavilions all over the U.S. and Canada alongside special guests Gramps Morgan and
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Palantir Issues Ominous Corporate Manifesto
Military and intelligence contractor Palantir has long struggled to beat the allegations of enabling an Orwellian surveillance state on behalf of the Pentagon. The Alex Karp-led company has received huge sums in federal funding to build out a surveillance platform for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with countless other contracts for military operations, policing, and
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FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic over article alleging he drinks excessively
FBI Director Kash Patel sued the Atlantic magazine for $250 million on Monday, claiming an article that talked about his alleged excessive drinking was false and a “malicious hit piece.” The Atlantic, in response, said it stood by its reporting and would vigorously defend against the “meritless lawsuit.” In the article, posted on the magazine’s
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GOP lawmaker ‘accused of beating women’ drafts expulsion resolution against Nancy Mace
A Republican lawmaker who was accused of violence against women has reportedly drafted an expulsion resolution against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) before she can do the same to him. On Monday, NOTUS reported that the resolution drafted by Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) notes that Mace berated security officers and Transportation Security Administration officials at Charleston
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Animal-based skincare is having a moment. Here’s what dermatologists warn against
Bryan Vander Dussen spent years as a dairy farmer before shifting to selling farm-raised beef. In the past year, he and his wife have been making another transition: cooking up recipes in their kitchen that turn organ fat from his animals into tallow balm that buyers are eager to slather on their skin. One tricky