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With thousands suffering and dying from the coronavirus in California and across America in record numbers, the disease has now hit Los Angeles' first family. Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed tonight that his nine-year old daughter has tested positive for Covid-19. “Maya is doing fine and her symptoms are mild,” Garcetti…

UPDATE, 11:19 AM: After a hard fought election and eight years in office, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has just conceded to George Gascón. Noting the ” contentious fight” and fighting back tears, the first African-American woman elected to the powerful prosecution office recognized that the votes…

Co-founder and Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors is set to host her first live streaming event on YouTube for election night — which is tonight in case you didn’t know. Patrisse Cullors + BLMPAC Present: Live From Election Night will stream on Cullors’s YouTube channel starting at 6pm PT/9pm…

George Gascón's bid to be Los Angeles County's next District Attorney replacing two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey has all the drama of a Hollywood production, and the challenger has a lot of the industry’s backing to support that idea. Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings, newly minted Warner Bros TV boss Channing Dungey, FX…

The fly in the ointment — that may forever be how the vice presidential debate between incumbent Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is remembered. On the latest Deadline podcast POTUS 2020: Battleground America, senior editor Dominic Patten and political editor Ted Johnson size up the latest debate, that pesky…

With TV ratings for the NBA Finals down about 20% from last year after three games, Sen. Ted Cruz and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have been feuding on Twitter over the cause of the downturn. See their exchange below. The Texas Republican, replying to a tweet from Fox News host Sean Hannity about the ratings…

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors will present a one-night-only drive-in event for the performance piece Malcolm Revisited which explores the life, legacy, and impact of this iconic historical figure, as well as his influence on the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The event will kick off October 2 at 8 PM at…

“Yeah, well, I didn’t downplay it,” Donald Trump told an ABC News' town hall tonight of his response to the deadly coronavirus. “I actually, in many ways, I up-played it, in terms of action," the incumbent added, citing his bans on some travel to and from China and Europe this spring. "My action was very…

With the start of an NFL season like no other just days away, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said advertising sales are on pace with the 2019 season, with a sizable chunk of Super Bowl inventory sold out. On a Zoom call with the media lasting an hour and a half, McManus acknowledged that broadcasts will bear the…

Spike Lee’s latest joint brings Michael Jackson’s moving number “They Don’t Care About Us” to a new era of social justice movements. The Do The Right Thing director dropped a new version of the music video during Lee’s annual Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson birthday celebration on Saturday. While the new video…

UPDATED at 11:40AM PT with NBA statement. NBA players have voted to resume the playoffs but will take another night off on Thursday in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, WI. "NBA playoff games for today will not be played as scheduled.  We are hopeful to resume games either Friday or Saturday,&#8221…

The rainbow All Black Lives Matter mural running down Hollywood Boulevard will become one of the street’s newest permanent attractions. On Friday Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced the project, which is a collaboration with StreetsLA, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and other local community…