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Hollywood actors hit picket lines as SAG-AFTRA joins WGA in historic double strike

Dramatically escalating a bitter labor battle that has already brought Hollywood to a virtual standstill, thousands of striking film and television actors took to the streets on Friday to fight for better pay and job protections in an industry that has been upended by the rise of streaming.

Los Angeles Times

Viewers defend airline employee who charged passenger $200 for overweight bag in viral TikTok

‘She robbed me,’ passenger proclaimed in viral TikTok

The Independent UK

Desert Daze Festival postpones to 2024, announces new Daze in the City series

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Festival promoters have postponed the 11th edition of Desert Daze, originally scheduled for Oct. 12-15 at Moreno Beach inside Lake Perris State Park.

The Orange County Register

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Rosanna Arquette involved in car crash at Malibu shopping center

LOS ANGELES — Rosanna Arquette crashed her car into a building at the Point Dume Village shopping center in Malibu, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to the L.A. Times.

Los Angeles Times

As actors go on strike, here are some of the projects that likely will be shut down

LOS ANGELES — When SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors voted on Thursday to approve a strike action that would put actors on the picket lines for the first time since 1980, and striking alongside members of the Writers Guild of America for the first time in over 60 years, Hollywood…

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Outrage over Times' journalism exposes LAPD's ignorance of a free press, experts say

LOS ANGELES -- In a routine act of journalism Saturday, two Times reporters went to the home of a Los Angeles police officer to see if she wanted to comment for a forthcoming news article. The article, they told her, would publicly name her for the first time as one…

Los Angeles Times

Drivers on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could pay $10 tolls, get extra lanes. Would it help with traffic?

LOS ANGELES -- Commuters on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could soon be driving in new lanes and paying tolls of nearly $10 to use the express lanes during peak hours.

Los Angeles Times

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Manhattan Transfer’s ‘last concert ever’ will be Dec. 15 in Los Angeles

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The jazz vocal group Manhattan Transfer will perform what is being called its "last concert ever" Dec. 15 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

The Orange County Register

Tesla Cybertruck Will Likely Get Vehicle-To-Vehicle Charging Capability

The Tesla Cybertruck will likely get the bidirectional charging feature, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2L) capability

InsideEVs

Actors said they were making progress in contract talks, then they weren’t. What happened?

LOS ANGELES — Nearly three weeks ago, it looked as if SAG-AFTRA was headed toward a landmark deal with the major Hollywood studios.

Los Angeles Times

ICC banking on T20 for cricket's inclusion in Olympics

NEW DELHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Geoff Allardice on Friday said that the ICC is actively pursuing the inclusion of T20 cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The Times of India

Lisa Marie Presley death linked to weight-loss surgery

LOS ANGELES: The death of Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, was caused by a bowl obstruction related to a prior weight loss surgery, medical examiners said.

Bangkok Post

Pearl & The Oysters: "We fell into the vintage analogue synth rabbit hole in our teens and have been obsessed ever since"

Pearl & The Oysters' breezy sound channels ‘70s Brazilian pop, Haruomi Hosono and Stereolab into music laced with vintage gear, obscure instruments and sonic surprises

MusicRadar

L.A. Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants’ Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway.

When the American Hotel converted into a tourist hotel, its long-term residents lost not just their affordable housing but the creative community that long thrived in the iconic building.

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Kendrick Perkins doubts LeBron James can lead the Lakers to the NBA championship

Kendrick Perkins thinks LeBron James needs to take a back seat if the Lakers are to win another NBA championship this coming season.

Tribune News Service

Poison rocker Bret Michaels, 60, shares his life lessons: 'Cold beer makes good friends'

DETROIT — At 60, Bret Michaels says he's like a classic muscle car.

Tribune News Service

Trent Tucker knows why TV is obsessed with basketball legends

Michael Jordan is still a game changer. Since "The Last Dance," a 10-part series on the Chicago Bulls legend, debuted on ESPN in 2020, documentarians have become some of basketball's biggest boosters.

Tribune News Service

Custom sneaker company brings style to NBA Summer League

LAS VEGAS — The paneling is perfect. The paint, impeccable. The hustle and bustle of NBA Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center but white noise when the artists are hard at creating.

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Louder

The night The Beatles were guarded by Christ and Moses

In August 1966, The Beatles played their second to last show at LA’s Dodger Stadium – and they had a couple of familiar names on their security team

Los Angeles Times

Meet the 486-legged creature found in an LA area park

A previously unknown species has been discovered lurking in the parks of Los Angeles and Orange counties.

The Independent UK

Striking actors to begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of Hollywood

Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles in what has become the biggest Hollywood labor fight in decades

The Guardian - UK

The Bear: the best show of 2022 is back – and it’s the perfect example of how to ace a second series

It’s wild we’ve been messing around with Timothée Chalamet when we already had Jeremy Allen White as a Michelin-level chef in a white T-shirt trying to turn around a doomed Chicago sandwich shop

Bangkok Post

'We were duped' by studios, says Hollywood actor union president

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors were "duped" into extending negotiations for two weeks by studios who wanted more time to promote their summer blockbuster movies, union president Fran Drescher told AFP on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Fast-food workers rally as California lawmakers hold controversial franchise liability bill

LOS ANGELES — Scores of Los Angeles fast-food workers spent their Thursday protesting for higher pay and better working conditions, even as labor's latest legislative pushback against the restaurant industry has stalled.

Los Angeles Times

Lisa Marie Presley’s cause of death revealed by LA County medical examiner

LOS ANGELES — Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died from complications of a small bowel obstruction, the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s online database reported Thursday. She was 54.

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