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Anthony Davis tries to stay busy — and informed — during NBA shutdown

Catching up with the Lakers All-Star forward and what it's been like for him during the quarantine and continuing suspension of play.




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Op-Ed: Millions of small businesses are about to collapse. We can't afford the mistakes we made in 2008

Saving Wall Street in the 2008 crash didn't save Main Street. We can't let that happen again.




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Op-Ed: Yes, businesses have been hurt by coronavirus closures, but they won't get relief from the courts

The Supreme Court has made clear repeatedly that governments can regulate businesses to protect the public interest.




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Lawmakers warn coronavirus contact-tracing is ripe for abusive surveillance

Silicon Valley can come up with apps that might free Americans from home confinement. But Washington fears creating an invasive surveillance system.




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Small-business loan program resumes with new funding as the Lakers return money received in first tranche

Despite early glitches and overwhelming demand, the Small Business Administration processed more than 100,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans by more than 4,000 lenders.




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Some California businesses could reopen within weeks as state fights coronavirus, Newsom says

The first loosening of coronavirus restrictions would be for 'lower risk' businesses, including some manufacturing and small companies.




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Social media editor, Business and Sports reporters announced

Announcing a promotion and two recent additions to The Times' staff: Stacey Leasca has been named social media editor.




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Kimi Yoshino named L.A. Times Business editor

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: We're pleased to announce that Kimi Yoshino is the new Business editor of the Los Angeles Times.




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Dan Beucke joins L.A. Times as deputy business editor

Dan Beucke has joined the Los Angeles Times as deputy Business editor.




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Off-duty FDNY EMT busted for attacking ex-girlfriend in drunken rage, one of three city employees arrested for domestic incidents in eight-hour span

Robert Soto, 33, showed up drunk to his ex-lover’s Morrisania apartment some time before midnight Thursday and got into an argument with the woman. As she tried to escort him out, Soto bashed her head into a metal door, cops said.




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EXCLUSIVE: Knife-wielding madman’s sister says Harlem bus stabbing suspect struggled with personal demons, drug abuse

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be my brother until I saw everything the next day and saw his name," said Rosemary Gomez, 38. “I was like, ‘No, it can’t be him, it can’t be him.' Then his (estranged) wife called me. She was in a state of shock."




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Columbus Blue Jackets to play games without fans present

Columbus became the first NHL team to say it will play in an empty arena, announcing on Wednesday that it will abide by a mandate from the state of Ohio.




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NHL observations: Players try to stay busy at home during coronavirus pandemic

Players are trying to find creative ways to keep themselves busy during the coronavirus outbreak that has put the NHL season on pause.




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SEE IT: Monkey gives ATM the business in brazen caper

Show me the monkey! Watch a primate break into an ATM in India




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Tourism is tanking. So RV and camper companies found business fighting COVID-19

The near total collapse of tourism has left recreational-vehicle companies — those that rent or sell RVs and the like — scrambling to survive.




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LAX FlyAway Bus suspends service to Long Beach and Hollywood

The airport shuttle is cutting back on schedules due to drop-offs in passengers




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Flat fire - Shepherds Bush

Part of the balcony of a flat on the first floor was damaged by fire.




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A happy little miracle in dark times: The plant nursery business is booming

Plant nurseries are now offering curbside service: 'A resurgence of victory gardens'




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Doctor treating COVID-19 patients gambles on clot-busting drug

Doctors caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients are trying new ways to attack the coronavirus. One theory is that they have blood clots in their lungs.




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What will 'back-to-normal' look like for California? Some businesses could restart before others

After the coronavirus pandemic cools down, how will California start getting back to normal? Slowly, methodically and in stages.




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Travel industry offers new safety procedures in bid to revive business

Hoping to get Americans traveling again, a travel trade group has developed cleaning protocols and other steps to protect people.




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Column: What do you do if a business furloughs everyone you need to speak with?

A SoCal woman found an "adverse report" on her credit file. Then she discovered the entire department that can help fix the problem is furloughed.




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Antibody tests aren't always reliable or available. But businesses are racing to use them

There's been talk of creating immunity passports for workers using coronavirus antibody tests, but they're in short supply and not 100% accurate.




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Overlooked small businesses are finally getting federal loans. Challenges remain

Many can now meet payroll for a few weeks – but then what?




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McConnell's coronavirus business liability pledge sparks lobbying frenzy

Mitch McConnell has promised that the next coronavirus bill would protect business owners from lawsuits related to COVID-19.




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Charles Yu quarantines with disaster blockbusters, Wong Kar-wai and 'Ozark'

The author, most recently, of "Interior Chinatown" opts for "Independence Day," a slew of inspiring novels, "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Ozark."




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Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus kills the delusion that government should be like a business

Trump justifies his actions on coronavirus by saying he's a businessman who doesn't like having a lot of employees. But government is not a business.




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Letters to the Editor: Newsom's stopgap stimulus for immigrants perpetuates their abuse

The state isn't doing right by undocumented immigrants with a financial relief program that does nothing to address abusive labor practices.




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Justice Department spots signs of fraud in applications for small business coronavirus bailout

'Whenever there's a trillion dollars out on the street that quickly, the fraudsters are going to come out of the woodwork'




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Unsure if California coronavirus rules hit your business? Good luck finding out

California has no clearinghouse yet to help businesses interpret Newsom's stay-at-home order.




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Review: What was a nice Jewish couple doing in a business like this?

Netflix documentary "Circus of Books" looks at the strange history of this now-closed West Hollywood institution of gay culture.




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Review: Natalie Wood's death is still big business. In HBO's new doc, her family fights back

In HBO documentary "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind," the star's daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner offers a personal counterpoint to true crime gossip.




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FSA publishes guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

Advice for food businesses in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK.





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What Comes Next for Small Businesses and PPP ?

WIth the funds for the PPP depleted as of today, as we hope for another tranche of the same amount or more to be approved by the government,  here are some of the issues I have had to address with small businesses I deal with and some of the recommendations I am making to those...




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I Hired a Team of Secret Shoppers to Find Out How Businesses Were Opening in Dallas. It’s Not Good.

I wanted to get an understanding of what opening meant to businesses around Dallas. Were they opening? What precautions were they taking? Were employees in safe environments? And bigger picture, I wanted to know if these are places that I would feel safe taking my family to. So I hired a company that specialized in...




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Egypt's 'abusive' Emergency Law: president expands powers, citing virus

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak.




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Utah jobless claims slow as businesses near reopening

Utah's pace of applications for unemployment benefits is slowing, but still at historic highs, according to figures released Thursday.

       




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St. George restaurants, businesses reopen after coronavirus closures

Businesses in St. George are opening their doors again as Utah begins to reopen its economy in phases amid the coronavirus outbreak.

       




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My call to address business flexibility, says ANN WIDDECOMBE



THIS is a story of two businesses and of two very different approaches to our current exigencies.The first concerns my local laundry CleanCall, which devised a means to keep going and contributing to the economy.




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Indianapolis convention business looking to emerge from bleak coronavirus crisis

Conventions, conferences and trade shows cling to calendar spots with cautious optimism after the coronavirus pandemic caused tourism to nosedive.

       




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Letters: Trump keeps campaign promises by building a robust economy

Keeping him in office prevents the left from destroying America with their socialistic ideology, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Robust health care system needed to combat coronavirus threat

Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says.

       




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How an e-cigarette store owner is making his businesses essential during coronavirus

Many businesses have had to change course during the coronavirus lockdown but few as quickly this e-cig maker who now makes hand sanitizer.

       




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This non-essential business owner had to close, so he started bottling hand sanitizer instead

When coronavirus precautions forced Shadi Khoury's non-essential business, Indy E Cigs, to stop production, he began bottling hand sanitizer instead.

       




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: George Bush 41

Reunited with Barbara and their daughter Robin

      




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'Business absolutely as normal' for Power, Pagenaud

SONOMA, Calif. – For a weekend with an IndyCar Series championship on the line and a season climaxing at Sonoma Raceway, there might not be two more relaxed drivers than Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.

       




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'Stay home': Holcomb elevates Indiana response by shutting down nonessential businesses

Indiana on Monday joined a handful of states, including several of its neighbors, by shutting down nonessential travel and businesses.

      




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How Holcomb will work with other governors, businesses to reopen Indiana

Gov. Eric Holcomb will partner with other Midwestern states as they coordinate reopening their economies in phases as soon as early May.

       




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Governor reaches out to business organizations to talk safety as he considers reopening economy

Gov. Eric Holcomb has begun reaching out to the business community to learn how to begin reopening the economy as safely as possible.