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1/14 Abel Tesfaye, the singer-songwriter known by the stage name the Weeknd, paid $21 million for a full-floor penthouse at the Beverly West tower in Westwood.  (Jim Bartsch) 2/14 Each of the Beverly West penthouses was designed for a specific personality; Tesfaye’s residence is called the “Mogul.”  (Jim Bartsch) 3/14 The 8,215-square-foot unit boasts walls…

The design-centric boutique hotel? That’s Ian Schrager’s doing. Given Schrager’s professional origins launching Manhattan’s legendary Studio 54, it makes sense that the brand new West Hollywood Edition hotel and residences continue this cultural legacy in some key respects while offering an evolved, grown-up experience in others. “I get an instinctive feel for a place,” Schrager…

Cynthia Bello says she had no idea skipping breakfast would make her feel so fantastic. The 40-year-old Los Angeles Police Department detective and mother of two from Placentia started intermittent fasting in March to lose weight after becoming a self-professed “junk food vegan.” “I was not happy with what I saw in the mirror,” she…

When I finally left a long-term, toxic relationship, I felt like an off-leash dog at the beach; rather than spoil the high by going to therapy or making any attempt to process my emotions, I started dating immediately. One of my first dates was with a divorced man who wanted to take me to Giorgio…

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says that Lewis Hamilton’s availability for 2021 can only make the Scuderia “happy”, suggesting the Italian outfit could make a bid for the Mercedes star. Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes runs until the end of next season, at which point the six-time world champion is expected to either extend his allegiance to…

AMMAN, Jordan —  In Iraq’s bloody path to democracy following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the leading authority for Shiite Muslims worldwide, held an unparalleled position of moral authority but rarely intervened in matters of governing. On Friday, in the wake of weeks of protests that have left more than 400 people…

LONDON —  A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two of them in what police are treating as a terrorist attack. The assailant was tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, officials said. Police identified the attacker as a 28-year-old who…

SEATTLE —  Nancy Haque worried about the conditions in sweatshops around the world. For Lynne Dodson, it was the possibility of attacks on public education. The plight of imperiled sea turtles got Lisa Wathne. An array of issues brought tens of thousands of protesters to Seattle 20 years ago Saturday, with one unifying theme: concern that…

AUSTIN, Texas —  Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for about 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a chemical plant rocked by two major explosions two days earlier. “We are in a position to say it’s contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made…

Arrow McLaren SP has signed up Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew for its 2020 IndyCar campaign, the team parting ways with incumbent James Hinchcliffe. O’Ward and Askew, who join the new entity as former and current Indy Lights champions respectively, will compete in the full 2020 IndyCar season. “With our background in Indy Lights, I’ve…