PLAYA VISTA — There was a commercial in 2019 for that year’s installment of the “Terminator” franchise that featured Kawhi Leonard and Paul George – who’d recently become Clippers – alongside movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. In it, Schwarzenegger welcomes Leonard to L.A.: “It’s good to see another Terminator.” Leonard: “I don’t know…
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LOS ANGELES — The Venice-based COVID-19 testing company doing business as Sameday Health allegedly falsified and forged test results, according to a complaint released Thursday by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, which reached a $22.5 million settlement with the company. Sameday Technologies, which operates under Sameday Health, has a total of 55 testing sites…
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The Chicago Bulls knew what was coming when they exited the Fiserv Forum locker room for the second half of Game 2. With a 63-49 lead in their pocket, the Bulls were more confident than they’d been in a game in weeks. But a double-digit lead only means so much when two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo…
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The Hawks got a first-hand lesson in Game 2 on what Jimmy Butler can do when he wants to take over a game. Butler’s teammates already knew. “Crazy,” Bam Adebayo said. “We see that in pickup ball all the time. He’ll take over pickup, and I don’t know if he wants to save it for…
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Mikel Jollett, frontman of the Airborne Toxic Event, doesn’t always create a narrative around his music. Sometimes it is fine-tuned like a staticky radio frequency finding its clarity. While songwriting can be technical or formulaic, Jollett said in a phone interview that sometimes it’s a matter of telling a story or a more authentic process…
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The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, recently purchased a 9% stake in Twitter, the social media platform that permanently banned former President Donald Trump and that conservatives accuse of suppressing their content. Musk’s purchase made him Twitter’s largest shareholder, and he vowed to take it over, possibly to turn it into a private…
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Gov. Jared Polis offered up Colorado as a new home to both Disney and Twitter on Tuesday after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated his criticisms of both companies. DeSantis said he was looking for ways to hold Twitter’s board of directors “accountable” in the wake of news of the board’s “poison pill” plan to stop…
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DETROIT — Gleyber Torres is the odd man out again. He went 0-for-4 Wednesday night against the Tigers, extending his hitless streak to 0-for-17. Thursday, he was also out of the starting lineup for the series finale against the Tigers at Comerica Park. It was the second time in three games as his struggles and the…
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It’s good to help the poor. The problem is finding the right way to do it. That’s complicated because California just keeps getting more expensive, with median home prices in many areas of Southern California now stretching over $1 million. AB 2589 is by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles. It would give those making $30,000…
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Amazon Fresh opened its doors Thursday in Mission Viejo, bringing its “Just Walk Out” technology to south Orange County. The 35,000-square-foot grocery store took the place of a former Office Max at 26940 Crown Valley Parkway. Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods in 2017, has been opening grocery stores across Southern California, with its first Fresh…
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