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‘Polarizing’ journalist Bari Weiss to become CBS News editor-in-chief in wake of controversial Paramount merger: report

Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

RFK Jr. allies say autism claims will drive midterm turnout

Kennedy's belief that vaccines or Tylenol cause autism is resonating with a slice of voters.

Axios · Oct 3, 2025

A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' career and legal problems as he is set to be sentenced

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

A 33-Year-Old Woman Asks For Help Becoming Financially Disciplined: 'I Know Nothing About Finance And It's One Of My Biggest Regrets Not Learning'

A 33-year-old woman from Los Angeles is just getting started on her financial journey. While it's optimal to invest in your 20s, it is never too late to get started. In fact, she's ahead of the people who only got started in their 40s and 50s.

Benzinga · Oct 3, 2025

The sombrero videos Trump keeps posting, explained

The AI videos targeting Democrats are using Latino cultural tropes as a cudgel.

Axios · Oct 2, 2025

Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home review – an extremely moving look into the rock icon’s final months

This fly-on-the-wall documentary was meant to follow the couple as they left LA for Buckinghamshire. It turned into a compellingly intimate memorial

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Customs and Border Protection to spend $7.5 million on night vision goggles as 750,000 federal employees go unpaid

Exclusive: The no-bid contract was awarded to L3 Harris Technologies, which is also overhauling the 747-400 plane ‘gifted’ to Donald Trump by the royal family of Qatar, according to federal procurement documents reviewed by The Independent

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife - Roll Call

The shutdown rolled on Thursday with both sides dug in and Trump using the lapse as an excuse to cut “dead wood” in the executive branch.

Roll Call · Oct 2, 2025

Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during LA immigration protest

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Tail of the Dragon Isn't Overrated. It Just Isn't the Same

Well. I’m sure that at least half of the driving enthusiasts in our fine union instantly scoffed at my headline. “How could the Tail be overrated? It’s the best driving road in the country.” To which the other half, primarily located in Los Angeles, will scoff back and say, “It…

Motor1 · Oct 2, 2025