Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie joins San Francisco mayor’s race
September 28, 2023
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Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie joins San Francisco mayor’s race

Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist and heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune, announced his candidacy for San Francisco mayor this week, seeking to mobilize voters agitated by…

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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?
September 27, 2023
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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?

The book, on the other hand, has been revised since Sondheim’s death by its writer, David Ives, and director, Joe Mantello. But the team said that “the three…

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Tropical Storm Hilary destroyed this summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains
September 27, 2023
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Tropical Storm Hilary destroyed this summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains

NEAR ANGELUS OAKS —  Camp River Glen’s parking lot was swallowed by the Santa Ana River. The top of a tractor poked out of mud. Gigantic water tanks were…

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Fire at Wedding Hall in Iraq Kills More Than 100 People
September 27, 2023
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Fire at Wedding Hall in Iraq Kills More Than 100 People

A fire swept through a wedding hall late Tuesday in a predominantly Christian area of northern Iraq, killing at least 100 people and leaving more than 150 others…

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Applications for L.A.’s emergency rent aid close soon
September 27, 2023
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Applications for L.A.’s emergency rent aid close soon

Angelenos who owe back rent have until Monday to apply for the city’s emergency rental assistance program, which can repay up to six months of unpaid rent for…

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The Pumpkin Spice Latte Will Outlive Us All
September 27, 2023
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The Pumpkin Spice Latte Will Outlive Us All

On a nearly 90-degree September morning, Verena Adelsberger held her first pumpkin spice latte in a downtown Manhattan Starbucks. It wasn’t just her first of the season. It…

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Supervisors order crackdown on small business fraud
September 27, 2023
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Supervisors order crackdown on small business fraud

Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to ramp up efforts to root out fraud within a program meant to help small businesses, ordering staff to finally make improvements…

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Iraq Wedding Hall Fire Kills at Least 100
September 27, 2023
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Iraq Wedding Hall Fire Kills at Least 100

MOSUL, Iraq — A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, the authorities…

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L.A. County to pay nearly $2.6 million to former fire captain shot at Agua Dulce station
September 27, 2023
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L.A. County to pay nearly $2.6 million to former fire captain shot at Agua Dulce station

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $2.6 million to a former fire department captain who was shot by a fellow firefighter at…

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David McCallum, Actor in ‘NCIS’ and ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90
September 26, 2023
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David McCallum, Actor in ‘NCIS’ and ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90

David McCallum, the Scottish-born actor who became a surprise sensation as the enigmatic Russian spy Illya Kuryakin on “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and found television…

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