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and plan to end operations in after the city council voted to increase driver pay. The council passed an ordinance on the issue last week. On Thursday, it voted to overrule a mayoral veto of the measure.The new rules stipulate that ridesharing companies need to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute (or $5 a ride, whichever is higher) whenever they're ferrying a passenger. Tips are on top of the minimum pay. According to the , the council passed the ordinance to bring driver pay closer to the local…

Samantha Masunaga and Sean Greene | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Abygail Liera sympathized when she first read about people who were “quiet quitting,” refusing to go above and beyond at their jobs. But it wasn’t until a few months later that she understood. The resident of Los Angeles’ Winnetka neighborhood got a new boss and was expected to train him, but when she asked for a raise, she said she was told, “We’ll see.” Her boss discouraged open and honest feedback, making her work environment feel toxic and disrespectful. “I…

Abygail Liera sympathized when she first read about people who were “quiet quitting,” refusing to go above and beyond at their jobs.But it wasn’t until a few months later that she understood.The Winnetka resident got a new boss and was expected to train him, but when she asked for a raise, she said she was told, “We’ll see.” Her boss discouraged open and honest feedback, making her work environment feel toxic and disrespectful.“I remember reading it, and I’m like, ‘Damn, this sucks that people have to go through…

For years, Tom Schwartz has been known on Vanderpump Rules for being “one of the Toms,” half of a duo with his longtime best friend Tom Sandoval. The Toms have opened bars together, built businesses, and created personal and professional identities around their friendship. It was a solid game plan until the world turned on Sandoval last year after learning about his months-long affair with Rachel Leviss. Seemingly simply as a result of being “one of the Toms,” Schwartz also found himself on the outs for sticking by his…

Numerous factors shape how a person’s immune system reacts to infections and other challenges. Age, sex and genetics are fundamental contributors—as the COVID pandemic highlighted. Now a new study shows that smoking has an equally important impact on certain immune responses, with some of its effects possibly lasting well beyond when a person quits.To explore which environmental factors had the biggest role, researchers measured the production of cytokines—key messenger molecules that mediate inflammation—in the blood of…

A study conducted by the University of Toronto at Unity Health Toronto has shown significant life expectancy benefits for individuals who quit smoking, with effects visible within a few years.Quitting smoking significantly increases life expectancy, with a study revealing that individuals who quit before age 40 nearly reach the life span of non-smokers. The research underscores the importance of cessation efforts and support from healthcare professionals and government policies to enhance public health.People who quit…

Keke Palmer's movies and TV shows show her acting chops shining in all sorts of ways. From her breakthrough role playing a Spelling Bee contestant in Akeelah and the Bee to starring in Jordan Peele’s Nope, she has an uncanny knack for putting spunk, power, and personality into her performances. Now that the True Jackson, VP star is 30 and a mother to a one-year-old son, she might be joining the long list of people thinking of quitting Hollywood.The Just Keke host experienced her whole childhood in front of the camera,…

A study in Addiction shows that cytisine, a cost-effective smoking cessation aid from Eastern Europe, significantly increases quit rates compared to a placebo and might be more effective than nicotine replacement therapy. Safe and used since the 1960s, its availability is limited to certain countries, impacting its potential global health benefits, especially in low- and middle-income nations.Cytisine, a generic smoking cessation aid, has been shown to double the success rate of quitting smoking compared to a placebo.…

It’s been a busy year for spaceflight — the busiest ever, in fact. This fall, space companies once again broke the record for successful orbital launches in a single year with 2023’s 180th flight — Starlink satellites sent up by SpaceX on November 22, according to Ars Technica. The number has since climbed to 200.That pace has been driven in no small part by Elon Musk’s aerospace venture, which set a goal of hitting 100 launches in 2023 and is nearly there, with 92 as of December 7. Private companies have become key…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAngelina Jolie may be an Oscar winner, but the actor has admitted that she “wouldn’t be an actress” if she was starting her career in the industry today.Making her on-screen debut as a child in 1982, Jolie has gone on to become one of the most famous faces in Hollywood, taking on film projects from Girl, Interrupted to Disney’s Maleficent.But in a new interview with The Wall Street…