Edmunds to cut 129 jobs in Calif., Detroit

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The company will cut 122 jobs at its Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters, and another seven at a satellite office in Detroit, by March 7. "This workforce reduction, when finalized, is expected to be permanent," Jamie Epstein, Edmunds' vice president of employment experience, wrote in the WARN letter dated Jan. 6. "However, our offices are not ...
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Irvine School Wins Regional Science Bowl at JPL Third Year in a Row

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The team from Santa Monica High School confers during the final rounds of the L.A. regional Science Bowl, before winning second place. Teams were given mere seconds to answer complex science and math questions. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Despite the serious brainwork required, the atmosphere was fun and energetic, with even a milk-and ...
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2020 Olympic Selection Procedure Update Announced by USA Table Tennis

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Two spots for each of the men’s and women’s team (as well as the replacement athlete) will now be determined by the USATT Olympic Trials, which are to be held from February 27th to March 1st in Santa Monica College, California. One spot for each of the men’s and women’s team will be awarded to the USATT athlete with the highest world ...
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Xbox Exec Teases New Exclusive From Red Dead Writer

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he said. The Initiative was announced at E3 2018 as part of Microsoft's wider announcement of new studios and acquisitions. The company, which is based in Santa Monica, says its ambition is "about craft, creating story, innovating, and looking ahead to the next big thing." While the company is owned by Microsoft, it claims to operate independently.
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Troy and Oaktree launch Quid

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Troy Capital Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund, and Oaktree Capital, a leading global alternative investment management firm with expertise in credit strategies, announced a spinoff called Quid, a provider of loans backed only by pre-IPO shares, with no personal guarantee. Quid was ...
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Columna: Una retrospectiva de cuando Kobe Bryant humildemente dio su salto a la NBA

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De los archivos: El gran Kobe Bryant de los Lakers murió el domingo en un accidente de helicóptero en Calabasas. La siguiente columna publicada el 15 de octubre de 1996 es el primer acercamiento de la periodista del Times, Helene Elliott, sobre el futuro miembro del Salón de la Fama. Detrás de él, las nubes rozaban las cimas de las ...
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Kobe Bryant crash: Questions emerge about why helicopter was flying in fog

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For about 20 seconds, he said, he followed the sound of the helicopter as it swept over the church parking lot and south toward the crest of the Santa Monica mountains. It sounded even and normal, but, he said, “it sounded too low.” It turned out that the pilot, Ara Zobayan, who had held a commercial licence since 2007, had not obtained a ...
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Scooter start-up Bird acquires German rival Circ and raises $75 million

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Bird Rides Inc., one of the world’s largest providers of electric scooter rentals, is using the time to prepare for expansion. The Santa Monica company said Monday that it’s acquiring Circ, a German rival, for an undisclosed sum. Bird also said it raised an additional $75 million from investors on top of a $275-million round disclosed in ...
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