Why would the Angels become buyers at the MLB trade deadline?
In the slang, “mid” means disappointingly mediocre, forgettable, uninspiring. On TikTok, a classic rant starts: “It’s called the Midwest because everything in it is mid!…
After push from L.A., Newsom plans to weaken state duplex law in wildfire areas
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to issue an executive order Wednesday allowing Los Angeles-area governments to limit development in wildfire-affected neighborhoods by exempting them from provisions…
White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development | News
Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal on Wednesday for with discussions to focus on business opportunities.United States President Donald Trump…
‘Village of one kidney’: India-Bangladesh organ traffickers rob poor donors | Poverty and Development
Joypurhat/Dhaka, Bangladesh, and New Delhi/Kolkata, India – Under the mild afternoon sun, 45-year-old Safiruddin sits outside his incomplete brick-walled house in Baiguni village of Kalai…
Frederick M. Nicholas dead: Lawyer shaped MOCA, Disney Concert Hall
Frederick M. Nicholas, a war hero, attorney and real estate developer who shaped several of Los Angeles’ major arts and public service institutions, died peacefully…
Once-in-a-decade UN conference on development aid kicks off in Spain | Poverty and Development News
At least 50 world leaders gather in Seville to address global concerns, including hunger, climate change and healthcare.The United Nations Conference on Financing Development has…
Organized crime stifles Latin America’s economic development
Organizd crime, including drug smuggling is stifling Latin America's economy, according to a recent report by the World Bank. Photo by Carrasco Ragel/EPA-EFE June 27…
Angel City’s Christen Press focusing on Alyssa Thompson’s development
It doesn’t seem that long ago that Christen Press was helping the national team to consecutive World Cup titles. She was unstoppable then, a key…
Rewriting the Rules of Foreign Aid: Geopolitics, Power, and the New Diplomacy
In the world of international relations, foreign aid is not simply about altruism. It is a very complex thing, as Carol Lancaster points out in…
Supreme Court sharply limits environmental impact statements
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the reach of environmental impact statements in a victory for developers.The justices said these claims of the potential…
Florida state parks now legally protected from commercial development
May 23 (UPI) -- State parks in Florida are now protected from commercial construction after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the State Park Preservation Act into…
Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey | Poverty and Development News
Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 percent in five…
Coachella Valley charts path forward for California with affordable housing
PALM SPRINGS — Along the main thoroughfare of this desert city, just a block from a vibey, adults-only hotel and a gastropub serving boozy brunches, a new…
Olympics broadcast center and movie studio coming to Hollywood Park
Rams owner Stan Kroenke will build a movie studio next to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood that will serve as the international broadcast center for the…
Trump order envisions housing veterans in West L.A. center
President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a center for homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles…
Dearica Hamby helps spur Sparks teammate Rae Burrell’s development
Every time Dearica Hamby substitutes out of a game or goes into a timeout, she tells Rae Burrell the same thing:Stay ready.“She’s playing behind two…
Henry Golding ‘really excited’ for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV series
Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his “Crazy Rich Asians” collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan’s book trilogy,…
White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs | Poverty and Development News
Harare, Zimbabwe – Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by…
The pioneering child development study monitoring babies’ brains
Victoria GillScience correspondentKevin Church/BBC NewsResearchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning 'hats' to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely…
Volt Lithium and Wellspring Hydro Enter Into Field Development Agreement Backed by Follow-On Grant from State of North Dakota
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