By KAREN MATTHEWS NEW YORK — Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. The agreement with New York,…
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Writer-director John Sayles is best known for movies he’s made, such as “Passion Fish” and “Lone Star,” both of which earned him Oscar nominations for his original screenplays. But Sayles, 72, didn’t start his career with filmmaking in mind. By the time of his movie debut with “Return of the Secaucus 7” in 1980, Sayles…
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The IRS reversed course this week, advising early tax filers who included the Middle Class Tax Refund as taxable income to recoup the money by amending their 2022 federal tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service issued an advisory Tuesday, April 11 regarding various tax refunds issued by 21 states, California among them. “Taxpayers who filed…
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The distinctive, pyramid-esque Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, nicknamed the Ziggurat, has been on the auction block for the last month, but failed to draw a single bid by Wednesday’s 9 a.m. deadline, April 12. U.S. General Services Administration officials will now try to determine why the building, which the federal government has…
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Disneyland’s iconic Splash Mountain ride, which has thrilled and soaked millions of parkgoers since 1989, will close for good on May 31, officials have announced. The closure allows work to begin on a new attraction —Tiana’s Bayou Adventure — which will remake the ride using the theme of the “Princess and the Frog” movie’s continuing…
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David Matthews | New York Daily News The United States Postal Service is set to raise the cost of a first-class stamp to 66 cents. The increase from 63 cents will take effect July 9, 2023 unless a postal regulator overrules the hike. The agency’s price increase from 60 cents was approved in January. The USPS…
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LeBron James had the basketball and the Lakers’ play-in game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in his capable hands as the final seconds of the fourth quarter ticked down Tuesday. Everyone watching inside Crypto.com Arena and on TNT knew what would happen next. James would drive and score the tie-breaking basket and the Lakers would complete…
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With a recession approaching, now is a good time to reassess expensive government programs, cutting where possible. A good place to begin is letting expire the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan program. According to its website, it is a down payment assistance program of up to 20% of a home’s purchasing price…
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In an interview with former White House spokesperson and now MSNBC host Jen Psaki, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered some political advice to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “I’d tell him to pack up and wait a few years,” he said. “And actually do some of the hard work, which actually includes governing, not identity and…
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LOS ANGELES — Maybe it was fate that pushed the Lakers into their triumphant moment Tuesday night. Maybe the frenzied ending and the explosions of noise from the faithful had to happen the way they did, after the home team had trailed by 15 against a Minnesota club that entered the night shorthanded and a…
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