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Consumers generally don’t need extended warranties. “They are cash cows for retailers,” said Linda Sherry, a spokeswoman for the advocacy group Consumer Action. “Salespeople get commissions, which is why they push them so hard.” But that doesn’t mean you want to dismiss the idea of purchasing extra protection in all cases. A tipster working in…

America’s largest motorcycle company and its most successful manufacturer of electric motorcycles are going head-to-head with a pair of battery-powered street bikes. Harley-Davidson has begun selling its dynamic new LiveWire, the Milwaukee-based giant’s first battery bike, and the first in a coming line of many such two-wheelers. Zero Motorcycles has started deliveries of the Zero…

A Jonas brother, a Chinese filmmaker and a hockey franchise co-owner were among the biggest movers and shakers in L.A. County’s real estate market last month. Here’s a closer look at the biggest residential real estate deals that closed in November. $22.5 million — Beverly Crest In the 9600 block of Oak Pass Road, a…

Five weeks ago, a visit to Barneys New York’s Beverly Hills flagship to survey the state of the store-closing sale found discounts of a meager 5% to 10% and and no shortage of inventory on hand. A revisit this week found much deeper discounts and clothing racks and shelves thinning out considerably. Below are a…

Here’s our list of stylish books to give as presents this season. “John Galliano for Dior” By Robert Fairer During the 15 years John Galliano spent designing for Christian Dior, photographer Robert Fairer was perched along the runway documenting the outsized creations that strolled past. This big book flaunts Fairer’s full-bleed photos that capture Galliano’s…

It’s been a whirlwind sprint to the finish line of 2019 for New York-based designer Prabal Gurung. At New York Fashion Week in September, he presented a conversation-starting 10th-anniversary collection framed around the question, “Who gets to be American?” In November, Abrams published a 272-page monograph, “Prabal Gurung: Style and Beauty With a Bite,” detailing…

The allure of Atwater Village lies not in the many restaurants and specialty stores that line Glendale Boulevard, but in its abundant small-town charm. Despite recent changes — a new suspension bridge will connect Griffith Park with Atwater Village next year — many things remain the same. There’s always a line at Tacos Villa Corona,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —  Former President Obama said Friday the Paris agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but is still the way forward to achieve progress and encourage businesses to invest in clean energy. Nearly 200 nations pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions and help poor countries cope with the worst effects of…

PARIS —  Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former prime minister and loyalist of Algeria’s influential army chief, has been elected the country’s new president. Tebboune, 74, was elected with 58.15% of the vote in the oil-rich North African nation, according to the head of the National Independent Electoral Authority, Mohamed Charfi, on Friday. Tebboune served briefly as prime…

Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee began sparring over the articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES A House Committee Divided Fourteen hours of vitriolic debate on Thursday did virtually nothing to change the minds of Democrats and Republicans on the House…