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A look at what is in Biden’s budget plan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden unveiled a $6.8 trillion budget blueprint on Thursday that included new spending on child care, education and health care, and $5 trillion in proposed tax increases on wealthy Americans and corporations over the next decade.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

4 months sober, Cara Delevingne reflects on what prompted her to seek treatment

Cara Delevingne is four months sober after seeking treatment for substance use disorder.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

RuPaul slams those laws banning drag shows: 'Get these stunt queens out of office'

RuPaul, the queen of drag, is urging Americans to vote "these stunt queens out of office" in response to the recent wave of legislation banning drag shows.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

‘Baywatch’s’ Alexandra Paul on trial; video shows ‘open rescue’ of Foster Farms chickens

LOS ANGELES — Former “Baywatch” star Alexandra Paul and another woman went on trial this week in Merced County after taking two chickens from a Foster Farms truck outside a California plant.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

New storm could bring more peril to California rivers already hit by deadly flooding

LOS ANGELES — A powerful storm barreling toward California from the tropical Pacific threatens to trigger widespread river flooding throughout the state as warm rain melts a record accumulation of snowpack and sends runoff surging down mountains and into streams and reservoirs.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: How touchy-feely Starbucks became the poster child for illegal union-busting

Few American companies strive to project as warm and welcoming an image as Starbucks, in its treatment of customers and workers alike.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it?

LOS ANGELES — A drive along the ocean on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is Southern California at its finest. Sunlight dances on the water. Coves are pristine, unsullied by development. Catalina Island appears so near you can almost spot the bison.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

She didn't need the risky surgery. LA County doctors talked her into it anyway, lawsuit says

LOS ANGELES — After a stay at a Los Angeles County public hospital, Bernetta Higgins was home and feeling better when one of the surgeons called.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Kitesurfing Californians found the perfect beach in Baja. Then they gentrified it

LA VENTANA, Mexico — Days after Kirk Robinson got fired from a corporate job he hated, he and a windsurfing buddy loaded their gear into his Volkswagen van and headed south from Los Angeles in search of a mythic beach.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Graffiti, vaping, sextortion, drugs: A new school app can report school safety issues

LOS ANGELES — Graffiti. A broken window or compromised fence. Vaping in the bathroom. A sextortion threat. A student who talked about bringing a weapon to class.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023