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Retired NBA pro Shaun Livingston posts Playa del Rey pad

Former L.A. Clippers and Warriors guard Shaun Livingston has listed a Playa del Rey home for sale at $1.957 million.




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Chris Paul cuts price of Houston mansion to $7.5 million

Former Rocket Chris Paul has trimmed the price of his Houston mansion to $7.5 million.




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Ed McMahon's former Beverly Hills haunt aims for $6.795 million

In Beverly Hills, a two-story home once owned by Ed McMahon that Donald Trump vowed to save from foreclosure is asking $6.795 million.




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Tax Authority reduces aliyah tax breaks


The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has found a controversial backdoor way of retroactively reducing the ten-year Israeli tax exemption for foreign income of olim (new immigrants) in the tenth year.




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Jewish Hall of Fame wrestler Bill Goldberg takes WWE title in Saudi Arabia


Goldberg, the grandson of Romanian and Russian immigrants, had his bar mitzvah in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma.




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Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posts photo of Tel Aviv taken from space


The usually bustling Israeli city is seen looking desolate amid the spread of the coronavirus.




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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons learns of his Holocaust survivor mother’s life


Kiss frontman Gene Simmons said his mother almost never spoke about her Holocaust ordeal, including time in Nazi camps.




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Farmers charter flights to bring fruit-pickers to UK as travel shutdown causes shortage of foreign workers

Nearly 200 Romanian agricultural workers flown from Bucharest to London Stansted in first of series of flights to plug gap in workforce




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Virgin Australia 'in administration'

The airline had applied for £715m government bail-out but was refused




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Richard Branson says 'this is not the end for Virgin Australia' as airline enters administration

The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment




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Coronavirus: P&O and Cunard say 'No cruises until August'

Under the Package Travel Regulations, all UK customers whose voyages have been cancelled are due a full cash refund by 7 May – but 'guests should allow up to 60 days for processing'




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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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Elon Musk should be held in contempt for unauthorized tweet about Tesla, SEC says

Tesla Inc.




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In a bind, Musk hopes autonomous Tesla taxis will drive a new, positive narrative

Elon Musk is in a bind — perhaps the tightest bind of his business career.




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The public thinks Tesla's Autopilot is safer than it is, an insurance group says

For years, automakers have been offering driver-assist technologies on many new cars.




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Toyota ordered to pay auto dealer $15.8 million in trial over Prius defects

A jury ordered Toyota to pay $15.8 million to a dealer who alleged the company's recalls failed to remedy safety defects in its popular Prius models.




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Tesla loses $408 million as technology chief J.B. Straubel departs

Tesla's $408-million second-quarter loss raises the question: How will Tesla ever make money?




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Column: In climate deal with automakers, California finds solution to Trump — ignore him

California's climate deal with automakers shows the proper solution to Trump is to go around him.




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California reaches climate deal with automakers, spurning Trump

Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW reach deal with California regulators on fuel efficiency standards




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Tesla tiene un incentivo enorme para desplegar la tecnología de conducción autonoma. ¿Pero está el mundo listo?

Elon Musk tiene un gran incentivo financiero para activar la conducción de servicio completo. ¿Pero está Tesla cerca de estar listo?




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Trump says automakers are 'crazy' to side with California. They don't need another fight

Trump wants to dump Obama-era emissions regulations. Auto industry seeks regulatory certainty to guide future investment.




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Deaths caused by drivers running red lights at 10-year high

In 2017, 939 people were killed by vehicles running red lights, according to AAA. The numbers are rising at a far higher rate than overall U.S. highway fatalities.




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California sues Trump over revoking state's authority to set car emissions standards

California's unique authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards has made the state an environmental leader and irked the Trump administration.




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Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires

Tesla limited the range for Model S and Model X charging after fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to know why.




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California sues Trump again for revoking state's authority to limit auto emissions

California has joined other states in filing a second lawsuit against the administration for revoking the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.




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L.A. Auto Show: VW America's chief has a plan to move past the emissions scandal

Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants to regain your trust.




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Alquilé un Tesla Model 3 en Turo, el servicio de auto compartido

Compartir el coche de persona a persona parece extraño, pero es fácil, aunque un poco caro




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Your Tesla could explain why it crashed. But good luck getting its Autopilot data

Tesla's Autopilot and other driver-assist systems might enhance safety, but manufacturers can keep the data under wraps.




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NTSB slams Tesla, Apple and regulators over a fatal Autopilot crash

National Transportation Safety Board chairman blasts Tesla and 'government regulators' for jeopardizing traffic safety over Tesla's Autopilot feature.




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California's April heat wave is a time to be extra cautious about children and pets in parked cars

Heatstroke danger: Never leave an unattended child or pet in a car, even if the windows are down.




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'E.T.,' 'Bugsy' cinematographer Allen Daviau dies at 77

Cinematographer Allen Daviau, who shot three of Steven Spielberg's films including "E.T" and "Bugsy" dies at 77.




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Sundance Institute launches $1-million fund to support indie film during coronavirus crisis

The Sundance Institute's Keri Putnam speaks about the $1-million relief fund for artists and arts organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Column: What would Mary Poppins do during the lockdown? Julie Andrews launches a podcast

Julie Andrews and her daughter give families a little lift amid the coronavirus quarantine with a new reading podcast, "Julie's Library."




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Review: Smartly scripted 'Tammy's Always Dying' pits mother and daughter in toxic cycle

"Tammy's Always Dying" is a low-key, insightful comic drama about a striving woman and her albatross-like mother, played by Felicity Huffman.




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Inside Zoom's exclusive A-list, invite-only, money-raising-juggernaut quarantine party

WME agent Richard Weitz's "Quarantunes" events are more than just the hottest ticket in town; they're a model for celebrity fundraising during COVID-19.




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Historic Troubadour nightclub launches GoFundMe page, calls survival 'a big if'

The general manager of the Troubadour, which famously launched Elton John's career, says 'to survive, we're going to need all the help we can get.'




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Dr. Fauci gets his wish as Brad Pitt plays him in 'SNL' cold open

Brad Pitt played Dr. Anthony Fauci in 'Saturday Night Live' episode with musical guest Miley Cyrus and cameos from Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd.




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Dr. Fauci saw Brad Pitt's 'SNL' impersonation of him. So how did Pitt do?

In an interview with Telemundo, Dr. Anthony Fauci shared how he felt about Brad Pitt impersonating him on 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend.




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What's on TV Monday: 'The Baker and the Beauty'; coronavirus

What's on TV Monday, May 4: "The Baker and the Beauty"; coronavirus TV coverage; "Creepshow"; movies on TV; TV talk shows




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England cricket stars make £500,000 donation to good causes amid coronavirus crisis



The £500,000 donation by England's centrally-contracted players is equivalent to a three month 20 per cent pay cut.




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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa has injury fear over Jean-Kevin Augustin for promotion run-in



Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa and his Elland Road staff are worried that they won't see the best of striker Jean-Kevin Augustin before the end of the season due to his numerous injury problems, as the promotion race hots up in the Championship.




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How much Arsenal must pay to sign Celtic's Odsonne Edouard as Aubameyang replacement



Arsenal have been told the kind of funds they must commit to sign Odsonne Edouard from Celtic in the summer transfer window.




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Premier League urged to change B-team stance as ex-FA chief eyes English football overhaul



Dan Ashworth has called for a major revolution of English football following the coronavirus pandemic.




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Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes told they can be perfect Man Utd partners on one condition



Manchester United fans are desperate to see Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes play together at Old Trafford.




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Man Utd transfer target Lautaro Martinez makes Old Trafford decision amid contract plan



Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez this summer.




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Celtic hero Chris Sutton taunts Rangers after Hamilton loss as title race all but over



Celtic hero Chris Sutton has aimed a dig at Rangers as he declared the title is race now over after their loss Hamilton.




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Pope Francis bombshell: Benedict's plot to cause Vatican chief 'misery' exposed



POPE BENEDICT is "making Francis' life a misery" as rumours of a major row between the two Vatican titans continue to boil, an expert has warned.




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Austerity and Structural Adjustment for Europe

For a while now many European governments have resorted to austerity measures to deal with the recession and financial crises affecting them. This may have either been by choice, or pressured from the outside.

However, as has been warned countless times, excessive austerity rarely works. Furthermore, focusing on debts and deficits appears to miss the point that the economic problems were caused by a collapse in markets and banking sector in particular, resulting in less revenues for governments; not necessarily an excessive overspend by governments.

Some of the policies being forced through even when evidence appears to show they do not work lead many to think that austerity and structural adjustment policies are being ideologically pushed for — just as they were on most of the developing countries for almost 2 decades with devastating results.

Indeed, in the US, investigations have found billionaires pouring hundreds of millions of dollars on campaigns to fix the debt making it appear as a grassroots movement. Fixing the debt of course happens to leave the elite less affected, so it works to their advantage to push for something like that.

Without more focus on appropriate economic growth, there is a real risk in going backwards, and even undermining democracy.

The global financial crisis page on this web site has been updated with new sections and videos on this issue.

Read full article: Global Financial Crisis




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Masters hero Danny Willett relives 'bonkers' 2016 triumph at Augusta



The Masters is all about the roars that sweep around Augusta National on the back nine on a Sunday but sometimes it is a different noise that carries through golf's most evocative landscape. The collective gasps of thousands of patrons; the soundtrack to calamity.




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Australia travel: I’m a Daydream Island believer



HOWEVER idyllic the destination, some things are always the same. You're going to get sunburnt - even if you lather on the factor 50. At one point you will long for a British cup of tea. And that scavenging local wildlife - such as the obligatory one-eyed cat - are always a reliable constant.