New favorite blurb for my book: "My wife was getting annoyed because I was just ignoring her, diving into this." -- . Listen to him and talk about it for like 10 minutes here: open.spotify.com/show/07SjDmKb9 #NowPlaying
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Ben Fritz
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West Coast bureau chief for U.S. News . Longtime Hollywood journo. Author of "The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies." ben.fritz@wsj.com
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Tempted as you may be on a Friday night, don't turn away. This happened in America.
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Video footage of an intruder attacking Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer:
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Not a typo: California is *increasing* the amount of water it gives to farmers and residents, thanks to the recent storms. (Also, no, the drought is not over)
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At 72, the Monterey Park gunman was the oldest mass shooter in modern history.
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Prosecutors plan to charge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting on the "Rust" movie set. WSJ scoop by :
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Finally my years covering Hollywood and my current job editing coverage of California politics (among other things) are coming together in the most perfect way
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The former Disney head of communications who lasted 70 days made $8.4 million, or $119,505 per day. wsj.com/articles/the-d Also...
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My first job, in the early 2000s, quickly "pivoted" to me being ordered to sell all the office furniture (for cash) and start working from home. Fond memory.
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Twitter is holding an auction for office furniture/decor, and so far bidders say they're willing to pay $16,000+ for giant Twitter bird statues...
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Big winter storms and rising sea levels are a dangerous combination for California beach towns.
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The world's longest party sub could be yours for $10 billion.
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San Jose last week became the first U.S. city to require all gun owners to carry liability insurance for accidents. This local gun owner has a way around it. wsj.com/articles/san-j
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Nearly 250 million people [in China] were infected with the coronavirus between Dec. 1 and Dec. 20, according to notes of a National Health Commission meeting on Dec. 21 seen by The Wall Street Journal.
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Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the Varsity Blues college-admissions cheating scheme, sentenced to 3½ years in prison. More updates to come.
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Another powerful and compelling story on crime in America by the incomparable duo of and
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Tourism has bounced back in Hawaii. But visits by Japanese tourists, who spend the most money, has not. Fascinating story by wsj.com/articles/hawai
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Riveting, horrifying, and heartwarming stories from the Buffalo blizzard in this must-read article by wsj.com/articles/the-i
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Paid actors. No warnings. Unapproved uses. Online mental-health services flouted longtime advertising standards to power their rapid growth. wsj.com/articles/teleh via
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The Sooner State has become the biggest source of black-market weed in the country, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics estimated this month.
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Triggering content warning
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Imagine you are stuck in an airport, listening to "Sleigh Ride" over and over and over. This is the fresh hell facing thousands of stranded Christmas travelers! wsj.com/articles/chris via @WSJ
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Great example of how the WSJ's coverage of the economy doesn't just mean big banks and tech giants
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Ty Walker pocketed about $60 squeegeeing in two hours on a recent day, fairly typical for a gig he says can yield $400 on good days. “It’s extra money to support my hustle,” he says. But it'll soon be banned at his usual downtown corner. wsj.com/articles/balti via @WSJ
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Ty Walker pocketed about $60 squeegeeing in two hours on a recent day, fairly typical for a gig he says can yield $400 on good days. “It’s extra money to support my hustle,” he says. But it'll soon be banned at his usual downtown corner. wsj.com/articles/balti via
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Really dangerous time to be a homeless person living on the street in much of the country.
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The recent surge of migrants at the border is being felt 650 miles away in Denver, a city not used to helping thousands of new asylum seekers.
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Research has found that younger priests and those ordained in more recent years are noticeably more conservative than older priests, with nearly half disapproving of Pope Francis wsj.com/articles/u-s-c via
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The mission for HLN — once known as CNN Headline News — has become even less clear recently, as it aired a marathon of “The West Wing” episodes during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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