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Venezuelan orchestra cancels Hollywood Bowl shows

In early July, the Los Angeles Philharmonic quietly canceled all four Hollywood Bowl performances featuring Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. The L.A. Phil, in a statement,…

Is William Ruto the most disliked Kenyan president in history?

Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Bloomberg via Getty Images William Ruto has faced mounting public resentment since he became president Kenya’s William Ruto rode into office on a wave of…

About 200 arrested at California farms, DHS says – NBC Los Angeles

What to Know About 200 people were arrested Thursday in immigration enforcement operations in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Federal agents were at the Glass House Farms cannabis farm properties…

Dodgers coach Dino Ebel’s eldest son learned lessons from the pros

MILWAUKEE — As a tour group gathered in the press box at American Family Field on Monday, the stadium guide looked down at the diamond and tried to identify the…

What it’s like to do an enzyme cedar bath at Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Before our appointment at Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, a peaceful retreat off the Bodega Highway in West Sonoma county, a friend and I popped into a nearby gift…

This is the rare bright spot in a tough Hollywood job market

Toni Gray’s phone is blowing up these days. The head of production at Dhar Mann Studios, which makes shows for YouTube and other online platforms, said entertainment industry friends in…

Venture capital investment rises in L.A., and not just for AI startups

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two…

A new art show brings L.A. climate inequities to life at Descanso Gardens

This weekend, Descanso Gardens will unveil a meticulously curated art exhibition titled “Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World.” Co-curated by Edith de Guzman,…

Families of Air India crash victims seek answers after report

Samira Hussain South Asia correspondent BBC For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash that killed his brother,…

ICE raids are leaving some L.A. cats and dogs homeless

Federal immigration agents raided a Home Depot in Barstow last month and arrested a man who had his 3-year-old pit bull, Chuco, with him. A friend managed to grab Chuco…