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Lynne Doty is a news writer for politics, health, business, parenting, and finance. Lynne is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her kids—who are both competitive swimmers—and her husband.

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LINE says it’s not in bed with Sony’s Soneium after all

LY Corporation denied that its Web3 venture, Line Next, had entered into a business partnership with Soneium, a Sony-backed Ethereum layer-2 network. The statement, issued on March 28, followed media reports and social media coverage that suggested a partnership had been finalized between LY and Soneium. “These reports were based on an announcement made by […]

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VIP Records helped launch Snoop Dogg's career. Now the shop owner wants to build a museum

In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record store, a vinyl-filled paradise called the World Famous VIP Records on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. He wanted to give youth a creative outlet in the gang ridden

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'Miracles and Wonder' explores mysteries about Jesus with detective zeal

For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: “Why religion?” At age 15, she found herself among thousands in Candlestick Park, electrified by the words of evangelist Billy Graham. The theology scholar to be was entranced, “overcome with tears … praising God for all the souls being saved that day.” Being born

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Casting director Tess Sanchez was blindsided when she lost her job. So she turned the page

“We’ve decided to go in a different direction” was the standard line Hollywood casting director Tess Sanchez delivered for more than 20 years. Post-auditions, the phrase served as a gentle letdown for actors. Then, in 2020, Sanchez found herself on the receiving end of rejection after losing her beloved job. Rather than submit to defeat,

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After a string of dramatic roles, Matt Bomer needed a comedy. Enter 'Mid-Century Modern'

Matt Bomer is funny. Quite funny, in fact. You’d be forgiven for not really associating the “White Collar” and “Fellow Travelers” actor with having a funny bone, though. “I have friends who I went to college with who were shocked when I immediately started working in drama,” he tells me. “They’re like, ‘Whoa, what’s happening?’”

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Jim Jarmusch gets dark: Indie filmmaker reveals his latest artistic turn in L.A. show

Jim Jarmusch can’t stop collaging. The celebrated independent filmmaker, known for movies such as Cannes Grand Prix winner “Broken Flowers” and “Stranger Than Paradise,” has been dabbling in the art form for decades, amassing hundreds of works. Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into

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How John Calipari wasted one of his best NCAA Tournament coaching jobs as Arkansas blows lead vs. Texas Tech

SAN FRANCISCO — Arkansas was up 16 points midway through the second half of its Sweet 16 game vs. Texas Tech on Thursday and appeared to be on its way to the Elite Eight. Making it to the West Regional Final would have been anther step in one of the best coaching jobs of John

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‘We’re just hanging on for dear life’: How CEOs are navigating increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

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The vibecession is back. But a change in mood about the economy is often ‘a harbinger of things to come’: a drop in consumer spending and business investment, economist says

President Donald Trump’s victory partially had to do with how people felt about the economy. The previous administration could not convince voters the economy was fine because it didn’t feel fine. America was caught in a “vibecession,” one that has come back to haunt us.  “If you believe the latest survey data … you would

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