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Review: 'Final Fantasy XVI' goes full 'Game of Thrones' with medieval battles and mysticism

It might sound odd in a game full of medieval mysticism, raging battles and swordplay, but "Final Fantasy XVI" actually wants to help its players survive the chaos.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Cooking with a gas stove may be as bad as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, study finds

LOS ANGELES — Cooking with gas-fired stoves can cause unsafe levels of toxins to accumulate inside homes, exposing people to roughly the same cancer risk as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, according to a new study.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Jeremy Strong, Christina Ricci, Helen Mirren, more reveal the inner workings of their series

LOS ANGELES — So there they sat, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart, speaking across a table one late April day with four other actors talking about the old days. They reminisced about being in the same late-1960s British theater scene, laboring to become top-flight classical thespians.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Kevin Baxter: 'Enough is enough.' Too much soccer aggravating MLS players and coaches.

LOS ANGELES — Apparently it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Because with the conclusion of the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday in Las Vegas and the kickoff of the Gold Cup coming up Saturday in Chicago, we're entering a summer of soccer in the U.S.…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

NBA mock draft: Hornets and Blazers have big decisions

LOS ANGELES — They're in the gym, at the games, studying film and speaking to league insiders. The writers who cover these NBA teams, the ones picking in the first round, know what teams need. They know who could be available. They know what types of players these executives like…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to your health — and our democracy

Back in the dawn of the Trump era — just prior to his 2017 inauguration — the line of would-be suck-ups queuing up for face time with the president-elect included a man with a distinguished name.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Commentary: Why is Biden silent on Modi and India’s slide toward autocracy?

India’s democracy is in danger. There is no sound moral, political or economic case for President Joe Biden and other democratic leaders to pretend this isn’t happening.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Mark Z. Barabak: Texas vs. California: Mean tweets, migrant dumping and the 'race to the bottom'

Name-calling. Mean tweets. A governor's quick-draw veto pen.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Breaking the Silence: A Black mother's journey with grief after losing a son to suicide

LOS ANGELES -- Amid a super bloom of wildflowers and mustard plants, Deneen Vaughn takes a moment to catch her breath.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023

Mannie and Rose: One couple's journey through Alzheimer's, 'a very tricky thief'

Mannie Rezende, a film buff, went to see a movie a few years ago and when it ended, he couldn't remember where he had parked his car.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2023