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Five Guys to close two L.A.-area locations

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China-backed AI tool behind fake Brad Pitt fight making Hollywood inroads

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Grocery Outlet restarts expansion with new California branches

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Hiltzik: Trump greenlights California's dumbest water project

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States sue to block Paramount's $111-billion Warner Bros. takeover

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State lawmakers cry foul over new cap placed on film tax credits

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'Moana' loses its way at the box office with a $43-million domestic opening

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OpenAI faces sanctions bid as newspapers say ChatGPT was trained on stolen news

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Hiltzik: Trump wants to let companies make fewer disclosures, thus keeping investors in the dark

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Comcast and NBCUniversal are splitting up. Now what?

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Our predictions for the summer box office

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SpaceX IPO sparks race for luxury housing in Southern California

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Inside the $1.34-billion real estate scandal that rocked sleepy Laguna Beach

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Downtown L.A. businesses are in crisis. Owners want politicians to deal with it

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'Brutal': A growing tribe of jobless techies is lost in Silicon Valley's new reality

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This private club catered to Hollywood elites. Then it came crashing down

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How top Paramount executive's ties with Vegas gambler unraveled

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'It was just a free-for-all': What happened to Kanye West's Donda Academy?

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Trump grabs credit for Walmart price cuts while inflation keeps biting

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Feds accuse 99 Ranch of discriminating against non-Chinese employees

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Endless shrimp deal was scheme to squeeze Red Lobster, suit says

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Rocket Lab enters satellite communications market with $8-billion deal

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NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

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SpaceX stock returns to Earth after record IPO

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Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California

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Why tech stocks are getting hammered

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California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback

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L.A. port traffic rises in April despite trade disruption, higher fuel costs

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Technology and the Internet

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Sleeping robotaxi riders are triggering 911 calls and straining first responders

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New York blocks new AI data centers in first statewide moratorium

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Fire-damaged Pacific Palisades shopping center sets reopening date

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Downtown L.A. fixture PwC will move to Century City

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California's historic housing bill is here. See which neighborhoods are getting upzoned

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City approves mega development that will alter downtown L.A. skyline

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Waymo is starting robotaxi service in San Diego

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Walmart's EV chargers are coming to California with discounts for members

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Waymo reports teen riders for bad behavior and delivers them to the police

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Top fashion has a problem with extreme heat as productivity falls

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Trump administration clears path for controversial Mojave Desert water pipeline

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Not everyone is leaving California. A new commercial battery maker just landed in Sacramento

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Delta strips perks from premium seats as fliers chase first-class deals

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Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?

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Influencers want to adopt the 'analog lifestyle' for 2026. Here's how to join them

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1.5 million bags of shredded cheese have been recalled. Check your fridge for these brands

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Can't find an apartment in L.A.? That's because fewer are being built

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What can you afford to buy? Use our calculator

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Can I save taxes by having my parents leave an inheritance to my children?

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Living in your rental? The tax benefits aren't so clear cut

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Claiming Social Security early would shrink your spousal check, but not your survivor benefit

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What exchange rates do credit cards use?

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Stocks rise after data show slowing inflation, even as IBM plunges

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U.S. military restores blockade after Iran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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Consumer inflation rate falls for the first time since 2020

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Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease

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Oil prices jump after the latest fighting in the Middle East, while AI stocks sink

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AI price war heats up as OpenAI, Meta and Musk slash model costs

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Why the World Cup failed to deliver the promised U.S. jobs surge

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EU weighs age restrictions for children using social media

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With AI character Tilly Norwood set for feature-film debut, Hollywood debates what it means to be an actor

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Keystone pipeline operator may pay $27-million settlement for major Kansas oil spill

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U.S. consumers contend with inflation and other recent economic pressures

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Fuel prices slamming consumers even as oil crisis eases

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