Posted: Sep 27, 2022 / 10:33 AM PDTUpdated: Sep 27, 2022 / 11:54 AM PDTOn the menu at McDonald’s, a big helping of nostalgia — with a modern twist.The fast-food giant is serving up Happy Meals for adults, including toys.Beginning Oct. 3, customers can order a Cactus Plant Flea Market Box featuring a Big Mac or 10-piece order of Chicken McNuggets.But the main selling point is a little plastic figurine of a classic McDonald’s character, including Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie. There’s also a new addition named Cactus Buddy.“We’re taking one of the most nostalgic McDonald’s experiences and...…Posted: Sep 27, 2022 / 10:33 AM PDTUpdated: Sep 27, 2022 / 11:54 AM PDTOn the menu at McDonald’s, a big helping of nostalgia — with a modern twist.The fast-food giant is serving up Happy Meals for adults, including toys.Beginning Oct. 3, customers can order a Cactus Plant Flea Market Box featuring a Big Mac or 10-piece order of Chicken McNuggets.But the main selling point is a little plastic figurine of a classic McDonald’s character, including Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie. There’s also a new addition named Cactus Buddy.“We’re taking one of the most nostalgic McDonald’s experiences and...WW…

Posted: May 3, 2022 / 03:22 PM PDTUpdated: May 4, 2022 / 12:11 PM PDTCalifornia state officials in April launched a new program that lets first-time homebuyers borrow a down payment at a 0% interest rate.The program, the , provides forgivable loans to homebuyers for up to 10% of the home’s purchase price.“We have to use every tool in our toolbox to tackle the housing affordability crisis head-on,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an April announcing the program.And the biggest upside? If the homebuyer stays in the home for five years, they won’t have to repay the junior loan, according to the...…Posted: May 3, 2022 / 03:22 PM PDTUpdated: May 4, 2022 / 12:11 PM PDTCalifornia state officials in April launched a new program that lets first-time homebuyers borrow a down payment at a 0% interest rate.The program, the , provides forgivable loans to homebuyers for up to 10% of the home’s purchase price.“We have to use every tool in our toolbox to tackle the housing affordability crisis head-on,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an April announcing the program.And the biggest upside? If the homebuyer stays in the home for five years, they won’t have to repay the junior loan, according to the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement All Americans should be alarmed that the Chinese government the 2017 hack of credit bureau Equifax, resulting in the confidential personal information of about 145 million consumers being stolen.But it’s worse than that.Equifax basically left all our data out on the lawn for anyone to walk off with — the upshot of failing to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of our lives.And Equifax is by no means alone in such negligence. Most large U.S. companies similarly do not encrypt the data they take from...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement All Americans should be alarmed that the Chinese government the 2017 hack of credit bureau Equifax, resulting in the confidential personal information of about 145 million consumers being stolen.But it’s worse than that.Equifax basically left all our data out on the lawn for anyone to walk off with — the upshot of failing to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of our lives.And Equifax is by no means alone in such negligence. Most large U.S. companies similarly do not encrypt the data they take from...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California got the go-ahead from a federal judge this week to passed in 2018. I’m guessing you don’t much care.Not that you’re ambivalent about the internet. There probably isn’t a single more important technology in your life right now, which is why I’ve called for authorities to regulate the internet .Rather, net neutrality is pretty wonky and applies more to network providers than to consumers, making most of us bystanders in a fairly technical, industry-focused debate.AdvertisementBut what you should care about is the fact that...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement California got the go-ahead from a federal judge this week to passed in 2018. I’m guessing you don’t much care.Not that you’re ambivalent about the internet. There probably isn’t a single more important technology in your life right now, which is why I’ve called for authorities to regulate the internet .Rather, net neutrality is pretty wonky and applies more to network providers than to consumers, making most of us bystanders in a fairly technical, industry-focused debate.AdvertisementBut what you should care about is the fact that...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Trump administration didn’t hesitate to side with a Colorado baker who nearly a decade ago insisted that his religious beliefs allowed him to refuse service to a same-sex couple seeking a wedding cake.“An artist cannot be forced to paint, a musician cannot be forced to play and a poet cannot be forced to write,” the Justice Department said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court in 2017.But President Trump and his allies were livid when Twitter exercised its own commercial prerogative and him — not to mention...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Trump administration didn’t hesitate to side with a Colorado baker who nearly a decade ago insisted that his religious beliefs allowed him to refuse service to a same-sex couple seeking a wedding cake.“An artist cannot be forced to paint, a musician cannot be forced to play and a poet cannot be forced to write,” the Justice Department said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court in 2017.But President Trump and his allies were livid when Twitter exercised its own commercial prerogative and him — not to mention...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Protection of people with preexisting conditions returned to the spotlight Monday as Democrats insisted a more conservative Supreme Court will take away such safeguards and Republicans countered that they have a plan to make things a lot better, although they’re not saying how.President Trump set the tone for the GOP.“Republicans must state loudly and clearly that WE are going to provide much better Healthcare at a much lower cost,” he . “Get the word out! Will always protect pre-existing conditions!!!”And he :“We will have...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Protection of people with preexisting conditions returned to the spotlight Monday as Democrats insisted a more conservative Supreme Court will take away such safeguards and Republicans countered that they have a plan to make things a lot better, although they’re not saying how.President Trump set the tone for the GOP.“Republicans must state loudly and clearly that WE are going to provide much better Healthcare at a much lower cost,” he . “Get the word out! Will always protect pre-existing conditions!!!”And he :“We will have...WW…