President Biden used his first #SOTU address to praise the West’s response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “premeditated and unprovoked” war with Ukraine latimes.com/politics/story…
Biden: "The United States has worked with 30 other countries to release 60 million barrels of oil from reserves around the world... . These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home." #SOTU#SOTU22latimes.com/politics/story…
Even as the United States and its allies have hammered Russia’s economy in response to the invasion of Ukraine, they have held back perhaps the most powerful weapon in their arsenal: a total embargo on oil and gas, writes @dleelatimeslatimes.com/politics/story…
A cutoff of Russia’s energy industry would impose severe consequences for U.S. allies in Europe.
The disruption of global energy markets and the subsequent surge in oil and gas prices would likely add to inflation that’s already at a 40-year high latimes.com/politics/story…
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine came at a moment of tightening energy supplies and rising prices. As economies recover from the long pandemic, oil producers have been struggling to keep up with pent-up demand from consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Opinion: When Putin’s invasion of Ukraine seemed imminent, President Biden warned that war would have energy and economic consequences here. Both have now become reality (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/letter…
Opinion: The West has been slow to recognize the full danger of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions. For millions of Ukrainians, the continuing flow of money is fueling tragedy (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/story/…
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Based on the podcast of the same name, #TheDropout tracks the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her biomedical company, Theranos. latimes.com/entertainment-…
At Theranos’ zenith, Holmes became known for her personal style, which seemed poised for mythmaking.
But no aspect of Holmes’ persona has fed into the public’s fascination more than what may be its most peculiar aspect: her deep voice. latimes.com/entertainment-…
In the new @hulu limited series, getting Holmes' voice right was crucial to actress Amanda Seyfried because “people are always talking about the voice. It’s the first thing people mentioned." latimes.com/entertainment-…
New: The California Supreme Court declined to lift an enrollment cap on UC Berkeley, leaving one of the nation’s most popular campuses scrambling to cut its incoming fall class by one-third just weeks before it was set to release admission decisions.
The high court rejected the UC’s appeal to stay a lower court ruling issued last August that froze enrollment at Berkeley until the campus more thoroughly examined the impact of its burgeoning growth on housing, homelessness and noise. latimes.com/california/sto…
The court left intact a ruling by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, who capped enrollment while the lawsuit filed by Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods, proceeds.
Not long into the pandemic, a daily convoy of 18-wheelers showed up on Drumm Avenue, turning the once-quiet Wilmington street into a loud and dusty truck route from dawn to well-past dusk that has continued for nearly two years. latimes.com/california/sto…
“How do they think this is OK for us?” said Wilmington resident Valerie Contreras. “We’ve been complaining for years. Our neighborhoods are getting whittled away, so we’re left with an industrial city that Los Angeles and the ports have created.” latimes.com/california/sto…
“Our firefighters were able to get out and put more boots on the ground overnight,” Nathan Judy said. “Today we’ll get more crews on the fire line, building that containment line.”
The company that ran a Beverly Hills store that rented out safe deposit boxes has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with customers to launder drug money.
It also acknowledged that people at the company sold cocaine, arranged drug deals at the store and instructed customers how to structure cash transactions to dodge currency reporting requirements. latimes.com/california/sto…
Federal regulators are increasingly approving medicines before studies have shown they work, leaving patients at risk of taking prescriptions that could harm but not help them.
Last year, 14 new drugs received so-called accelerated approval, in which they have not gone through the testing that the FDA regularly requires. That amounted to 28% of the 50 drugs the FDA approved. latimes.com/business/story…
The rules were created to be used in rare cases.
But with pressure from the pharmaceutical industry, patient groups & politicians to speed medicines to market, now most drugs are approved under the accelerated approval rules or through 3 similar programs. latimes.com/business/story…