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Twitter has silenced Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Twitter… for now. The social media platform temporarily suspended the account of Greene after she violated new rules that went into effect following the events at the Capitol. The Georgia congresswoman has a history of bolstering QAnon conspiracy theories. Those came…

In any other inauguration week in Washington, D.C., the city would be filling up with people in a festive atmosphere. Celebrities would be flying in, some in private jets, to take the stage at for a pre-swearing in concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Cher recalled that when she attended in 2009, “People, strangers I didn…

UPDATE: After surpassing one million total cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, Los Angeles Public Health has reported 108 new deaths and 11,366 new positive cases for Sunday. The newly reported numbers reflect an undercount due to a lag from weekend reporting. This brings the new count to 1,014,662 Covid-19 cases to date…

Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and had met Spector at a political party. Spector, then 25…

On Friday afternoon, as the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors to discuss new, stricter shutdown orders; as Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Governor Gavin Newsom appeared together to try and jumpstart the region’s lagging vaccination efforts; one key reason for the urgency of those…

James Murdoch, the renegade son of Murdoch family dynasty who broke with the empire last summer, has publicly denounced "media property owners" whose election denialism helped lead to the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol last week that resulted in five death. “The sacking of the Capitol is proof positive that what…

Powerful gun lobby the National Rifle Association of America has filed for bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas where it will reincorporate as a nonprofit, leaving New York State, where it was founded in 1871. In a bizarre statement Friday, the NRA, which has its physical headquarters in Fairfax, Va., said the…

California Governor Gavin Newsom flew down to Los Angeles on Friday for the opening of a mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. Before Newsom stepped to the podium, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced him as "not just California's governor, but America's governor." During the press conference on the field, Newsom…

UPDATED with closing stock price. Cinemark shares gained 1% to close at $19.11, their highest level since last June, after a resounding vote of confidence from veteran exhibition analyst Eric Wold of B. Riley. Wold upgraded Cinemark shared to “buy” from “neutral” and doubled his price target to $28. In a note to…

Filming activity requiring the direct presence of California Highway Patrol officers or L.A. County Sheriff's deputies will not be approved by FilmLA on Inauguration Day, January 20, because local officials expect to see increased staffing demands for law enforcement and public-safety personnel. "This means no driving…

EXCLUSIVE: Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, best known for her Dark-Hunter series, has signed with Zero Gravity Management for representation in film, television, and book-to-film-and-TV rights. Since her first book debuted in 1993 while she was still in college, Kenyon has placed multiple series on the New York…

The morning after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed that the County Board of Supervisors is considering new business closures in case of an increase in Covid-19 numbers, the board was reportedly doing just that behind closed doors on Friday. While there has been some disagreement about whether cases are…