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Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Bob Bakish is streamlining his team by identifying key executives who will oversee the various TV networks after Viacom’s upcoming merger with CBS Corp. The Viacom-CBS marriage is expected to be complete by mid-December. Three veteran programming executives — Showtime’s David Nevins, Nickelodeon’s Brian Robbins and MTV’s Chris McCarthy — are […]

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In a wild, wide-ranging interview earlier this summer at San Diego Comic-Con — beginning with the eternal struggle over how to hold a microphone — the cast and creators of “Rick and Morty” of course landed on the subject every fan of the Adult Swim animated series wants to talk about: Pickle Rick. Co-creator Dan […]

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Roundups usually involve gathering cattle, sheep or horses, but they can also include bison and rattlesnakes. Here are five places to watch or participate when it comes time to round ’em up. Maybell, Colo. Sombrero Ranches’ Great American Horse Drive, an authentic horse drive in northwest Colorado, means you’ll see horses trotting through the town […]

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Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and chief executive officer of nonprofit healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente, died Sunday in his sleep. He was 60. Tyson became CEO of Oakland-based Kaiser in 2013 after working at the company for almost three decades, directing its hospital systems and leading its “Thrive” advertising campaign. He’d since increased the organization’s revenue […]

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I’m Business columnist David Lazarus, with a look today at holiday travel. There have been a number of alarming stories recently about the nightmare of getting out of Los Angeles International Airport amid a new policy of steering taxis and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to an off-site lot. Though LAX officials are […]

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BEIJING —  Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported nearly $60 billion in sales Monday part way through Singles Day, an annual marketing event that is the world’s busiest online shopping day. The day was a temporary relief to retailers that face fading demand as Chinese consumers, anxious over slowing economic growth and the tariff war […]

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When you say you are going to spend the afternoon in Paramount, you might have to correct your friends from thinking you are doing a tour of Paramount Pictures studios. The city is nestled between Compton and Bellflower, with the rap-famous street Rosecrans Avenue running through the northern half while Alondra Boulevard (see rapper-singer Buddy’s […]

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