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Tarzana's Triangle House, complete with a replica guesthouse, up for grabs at $4 million

In Tarzana, a Harry Gesner-designed Midcentury home with a replica guesthouse in back is on the market for just under $4 million.




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Large-lot homes for $1 million in three Santa Barbara County communities

Need some space? Here's a look at what roughly $1 million buys on an acre or more in Lompoc, Santa Ynez and Solvang in Santa Barbara County.




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Studio City home of late composer-orchestrator Jack Smalley for sale

The Studio City home of late composer Jack Smalley, whose credits include 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'The Last of the Mohicans,' is for sale.




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Eva Longoria takes a loss on sale of Tom Cruise's former compound

Actress-producer Eva Longoria has sold her Hollywood Hills compound, which was previously owned by actor Tom Cruise, for $8.25 million.




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Tiny homes for $500,000 in three L.A. County communities

Here's a look at homes under 1,000 square feet that are listed for roughly $500,000 in Long Beach, South L.A. and El Sereno in L.A. County.




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Mark Zuckerberg tells tech conference he has ‘become more religious’


He attributed his religious evolution to the issues his company has faced over the last few years and the birth of his two daughters.




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Bollywood's first gay romantic comedy banned in UAE


"The film will not be screened in theatres in the predominantly Muslim UAE, a desert country of around 10 million people where gay sex is illegal," said filmmaker Hitesh Kewalya.




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Leslie Wexner to step down from Victoria’s Secret parent company


Billionaire entrepreneur Leslie Wexner, under fire for his ties to the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein and allowing a culture of sexual harassment.




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His comedy mocks Germany’s history, but he’s thinking about leaving


Shapira burst into Germany’s consciousness on New Year’s Eve 2015, when several Arab men beat him on a Berlin metro train because he had objected to their singing anti-Israel and antisemitic chants.




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Amid coronavirus celebs' 'Mean Tweets' video combats antisemitism


The video, a spin on Jimmy Kimmel’s 'Mean Tweets' video, features celebrities reading antisemitic posts at a time of increasing coronavirus-related anti-Jewish sentiment.




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Coronavirus: US senators accused of insider trading named on Trump committee to reopen trading

'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America'




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Former Abta board member warns of 'zombie travel companies' – and threatens to sue holiday firms

Refund row intensifies as London ski company claims any customer who declines a 'Refund Credit Note' loses financial protection




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Airports: when checking out becomes tougher than checking in

Plane Talk: People in this country have plainly had enough of experts




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Face masks to become compulsory for air travel

Despite questionable medical benefits, passengers will be told to wear face coverings




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Tesla Model 3 can no longer be recommended, says Consumer Reports

Tesla's stock price sank Thursday after Consumer Reports blasted the reliability of the company's new Model 3 sedan and dropped it from a list of recommended vehicles.




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SUVs have made a startling rise in Germany. Now comes the backlash

Tensions boiled over this month when a Porsche Macan jumped a curb in central Berlin and plowed into a crowd of pedestrians, killing four.




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The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser: All the comforts of home, and big as a house

The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser is a big lumbering luxury SUV.




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Now your Tesla can come pick you up. California says that's not 'driverless'

With Tesla's Smart Summon feature, the car drives itself to its human owner. It's already being abused, raising public safety questions.




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California pulls back clean-vehicle rebates to point them at lower-income buyers

Starting in December, those looking to buy electric vehicles with a price tag of more than $60,000 won't qualify for rebates — nor will plug-in hybrids with less than 35 miles of all-electric range.




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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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San Diego Comic-Con 2020 is officially canceled due to coronavirus

Comic-Con International announced Friday that SDCC 2020 has been canceled over coronavirus concerns, but the pop culture convention will return next year.




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Review: Chris Hemsworth-starring 'Extraction': Come for the action, stay for the … nah, that's it

In Netflix's "Extraction," an ambitious mix of action and emotion directed by Sam Hargrave, Chris Hemsworth stars as a moody mercenary.




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Review: Netflix has another rom-com winner in 'The Half of It'

Alice Wu returns with Netflix's 'The Half of It,' a charming manifesto on love that mines both high school romances and classic movies.




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Review: Income inequality? 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' says the system needs fixing

Filmmaker Justin Pemberton turns French economist Thomas Piketty's 2013 manifesto on inequality, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," into an engaging documentary.




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How a white rapper's sidekick became a breakout sitcom star — and TV's unlikeliest role model

To portray his on-screen hype man, Dave "Lil Dicky" Burd turned to his real-life hype man: Davionte "GaTa" Ganter.




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Coronavirus listening: Finding comfort in the California sounds of '70s soft rock

An ode to 1970s Southern California soft rock: Who needs musical aggression when there's a relentless, invisible enemy lurking outside your window?




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Commentary: Listening to music, podcasts, books while staying home? Why you need a DAC more than ever

A DAC, or digital to analog converter, makes all the difference when streaming on a phone or laptop. You don't have to spend a ton, our music critic says.




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The Beatles' animated 'Yellow Submarine' sing-along is coming to YouTube for free

The Beatles will stream a rare sing-along version of the animated film "Yellow Submarine" for free on YouTube, encouraging users to stay home amid coronavirus.




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'Central Park Five' composer Anthony Davis wins the Pulitzer Prize for music

Anthony Davis shares the accidentally amusing way he learned that "The Central Park Five," which premiered at Long Beach Opera, had won the Pulitzer.




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Michelle Obama 'Becoming' documentary is a surprise new Netflix release

A documentary chronicling former First Lady Michelle Obama's book tour for her bestselling memoir, "Becoming," is coming to Netflix next month.




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Commentary: Infomercial. TED Talk. Stand-up act. 'Beastie Boys Story' did not impress our critics

Pop music critic Mikael Wood and TV critic Lorraine Ali debate the merits of Apple TV's new documentary 'Beastie Boys Story,' directed by Spike Jonze.




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Netflix is making a comedy set in the coronavirus outbreak

"Orange Is the New Black" creator Jenji Kohan will produce a Netflix series called "Social Distance" set during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Joel Rogosin, 'Knight Rider' and 'Magnum, P.I.' producer, dies of COVID-19 complications

Rogosin's longest-running success was the classic TV western 'The Virginian'




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Rangers legend Ally McCoist slams Celtic fan Sir Rod Stewart after 'horrid' comment



Rangers have been criticised by Celtic fan Sir Rod Stewart but Gers great Ally McCoist has hit back at the music legend.




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Is the Bible wrong? How one mistranslation completely changes THIS biblical story



THE BIBLE has been translated into more than 600 languages since the birth of Jesus Christ, but one small error in translation could change one of the Bible's most well-known stories.




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Leeds tipped to complete Man Utd signing if Marcelo Bielsa's men secure promotion



Leeds United have been told they'll be able to pick and choose in the transfer market if they secure promotion.




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Liverpool urged to complete Kalvin Phillips transfer as Leeds star can learn from Fabinho



Kalvin Phillips is destined to play in the Premier League but that may not be with Leeds United after all.




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Man Utd set to complete striker transfer, fee agreed, Chelsea want 'new Thiago Silva' deal



All the latest rumours and gossip coming out of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.




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The NHS will earn ‘next to nothing’ from Virtual Grand National with certain outcome



The Virtual Grand National takes placed this evening in the absence of the real race at Aintree.




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Universal Credit UK: Earnings affect payments - how other forms of income impact amount



UNIVERSAL CREDIT claims have surged in recent weeks, as Britons have begun to feel the impact of the coronavirus crisis. How do earnings affect payments?




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Media in the US: lax campaign financing bad for democracy but good for media companies

US campaign financing rules have been relaxed even further in recent years, making a worrying problem about the state of American democracy worse (because those with money have even more ability to try and buy votes or influence policy).

Media coverage of this issue, though it may pop up from time to time, seems quite limited. Perhaps because it is estimated that television stations this year could make as much as eight billion dollars from political campaigns.

The state of US mainstream media has unfortunately been lamentable for many years, and after the issues around hurricane Katrina, it was thought that the media would be rejuvenated. Unfortunately it does not seem that way.

This page has been updated with further information about campaign financing issues and how limits in the US have been lifted making the problem worse. Also added were notes on US press freedom, and an info graphic on media ownership concentration.

Read full article: Media in the United States




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Global arms sales sharply increased in 2011 compared to 2010

The latest data covering global arms sales shows that sale of arms in 2011 increased to around $85 billion, 84% of which went to developing countries. This was almost double the arms sales compared to 2010 which was the lowest since 2004.

One major factor for the increase was the US sales of arms to Saudi Arabia. Most other major arms sellers otherwise saw a decrease in sales and the trend in recent years had been declining sales.

The global financial crisis has affected many countries, and many developing countries started to see a decrease in purchases in the last few years. However, just 10 developing countries account for some 85% of all sales to developing countries in the period 2004 to 2011, which the data covers. Saudi Arabia tops that list followed by India and the United Arab Emirates. (As well as concerns about some of the regimes in the top buyers, some of this spending is also said to be due to modernizing efforts.)

Updated graphs and charts on arms sales data are provided here.

The arms trade is big business. The 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council (US, Russia, France, United Kingdom and China), together with Germany and Italy, account for approximately 85% of all arms sold between 2004 and 2011.

Some of the arms sold go to regimes where human rights violations will occur. Corruption often accompanies arms sales due to the large sums of money involved.

Read full article: The Arms Trade Is Big Business




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ABU DHABI: welcome to the pleasure domes



LYING flat out on a hot stone table, wearing nothing but the skimpiest of briefs, I suddenly felt incredibly uneasy. A Turkish man, topless and muscular, entered the room, threw freezing water over me then rubbed my stomach with abrasive mittens… and this was meant to be a holiday!




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Martin Lewis breaks down new ISA rules: ‘Now this is a bit complicated’



MARTIN LEWIS, 47, appeared on his Money Show Live last night to discuss the latest news on all things finance and coronavirus. He responded to one viewer who had questions on their ISA options.




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State pension age? Some could boost monthly income - DWP announces new way to apply



STATE PENSION age must be reached in order to get the state pension. It also marks the point at which some may be able to claim the means-tested benefit Pension Credit.




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Universal Credit UK: Earnings affect payments - how other forms of income impact amount



UNIVERSAL CREDIT claims have surged in recent weeks, as Britons have begun to feel the impact of the coronavirus crisis. How do earnings affect payments?




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Liverpool exit deal announced as Rhian Brewster completes switch to Swansea



Liverpool ace Rhian Brewster has joined Swansea on loan until the end of the season.




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The five transfer deadline day deals that could be completed before 11pm tonight



Express Sport have rounded up five deals that could yet still happen between now and the transfer deadline at 11pm later tonight.




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Jadon Sancho shirt number, Man Utd transfer agreement 'in weeks', Chelsea to complete deal



All the latest rumours and gossip coming out of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United's surprise pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani.




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02 and Virgin Media to merge creating a media and telecoms giant worth £31BILLION



VIRGIN Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced. Liberty Global and Telefonica - the owners of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - had confirmed on Monday that they were in discussions over a possible combination.