Independent filmmaker Sylvia Ray always wanted to shoot her first feature film, “The Middle,” in California — as it’s set in Barstow, where she grew up. Instead, she shot it …
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The more I think about Proposition 40, the billionaire tax that will go before California voters in November, the angrier I get. I’m angry at President Trump. His cruel slashing …
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Trump arrives in Los Angeles for GOP fundraiser. Newsom bemoans ‘overdue’ wildfire relief
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening and headed directly to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party. Though the …
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Paramount-Warner Bros. antitrust trial is slated for next year
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesParamount Skydance must wait until March to defend its proposed $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a blockbuster deal that would reshape Hollywood by uniting two storied studios. On …
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Paramount’s David Ellison says critics don’t get his politics
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesParamount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: whether he can be trusted to control CNN. …
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Trump set to visit L.A. for fundraiser. Attacking Newsom is on the agenda
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Tuesday and Las Vegas on Wednesday as part of a two-day West Coast trip aimed at highlighting his administration’s economic record ahead …
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California sues Trump to block latest tariffs, sharing of needy families’ data with ICE
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration Monday — one to block President Trump’s latest round of tariffs on international trading partners, the other to block his administration from …
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Trump says Pirro ‘folded like an umbrella’ in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that U.S. Atty. Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial …
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Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people …
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Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them, a push from conservatives who have chafed for years over …