Los Angeles has one of the most dynamic dining scenes in the country, offering everything from street food to Michelin-starred restaurants.

By Dana G. Smith for the New York Times

In 1881, the conservative German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, plagued by a rise in socialist ideology, proposed a national retirement benefit to appease the leftist masses. He set the retirement age at 70. Average life expectancy at the time? About 40 years.

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Acclaimed theater company A Noise Within has announced an eclectic six-play 2023-24 season sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation that the company is dubbing a “Balancing Act.”

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Grant money for post-COVID job training programs-California is offering stipends to students — for themselves and for spreading the word. By Jon Healey

To help ease the financial distress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic , the federal government sent billions of dollars to the states for healthcare , unemployment benefits , internet connections and many other services.

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When it rains, it’s poor or riches for businesses-Wet weather gives roofers and others a boost but hurts restaurants, carwashes. THREE 1,500-gallon metal tanks from Greywater Corps capture rainwater. (Greywater Corps) By Andrea Chang, Margot Roosevelt, Samantha Masunaga and Kiera Feldman