the direction the city is heading. Residents and community leaders have expressed frustration with the political divisiveness and loss of a sense of community,” the statement adds.
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The Senate on Saturday voted to advance a $700 billion package to address climate change, curb the rising cost of prescription drugs and extend Affordable Care Act benefits.
The bill also will make a number of changes to the tax code, including the establishment of a 15% corporate minimum tax, intended to target major conglomerates that avoid paying taxes through a mixture of loopholes and other accounting maneuvers.
The legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, now likely has the votes for final passage, a big victory for a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda, which looked to have stalled out earlier last month. The vote was 50-50 to bring the legislation to the floor, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the ties.
Before it clears the Senate, the legislation will have to go through a lengthy process of debates and what is referred to as vote-a-rama, in which Republicans and Democrats are expected to offer an array of amendments can be offered. That is expected to last until early in the morning on Sunday. Democrats have been working toward passage of the bill through the intricate legislative process of reconciliation, which allows bills to get to the floor by simple majority rather than the usual 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster.
Once the legislation passes, it will head to the House, where a vote is scheduled for next Friday.
“The Inflation Reduction Act is a groundbreaking bill for the American people: for families struggling to pay the bills, for seniors struggling to pay for medications, for kids struggling with asthma,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on the floor of the Senate before the vote to proceed. “This bill is for them.”
Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) surprised
the direction the city is heading. Residents and community leaders have expressed frustration with the political divisiveness and loss of a sense of community,” the statement adds.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorExperiential media and immersive technology company Cosm will paunch its first public venue in Hollywood Park, it announced on Wednesday. The location will be the first venue of its kind to utilize Cosm’s domed and compound curved LED technology.As part of Hollywood Park’s retail district, the venue will showcase a 26.6-meter diameter LED dome in a 65,000 total square feet facility that can hold up to 1,700 guests.
President Joe Biden has joined the list of US presidents and other world leaders who have held the position of Honorary Chairman of the Presidents Cup. It was announced on Monday, Aug. 15 that First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s husband had accepted the role for the 2022 Presidents Cup.
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Owning her age. Renée Zellweger has fully embraced being in her 50s — and says she wouldn’t go back to her 20s for anything.
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Carlos and Alexa PenaVega have a romantic moment by the fire in this still from their new Hallmark Channel movie, Love in the Limelight.
Looking forward. Selena Gomez revealed her hopes for a family and why she doesn’t see herself staying in Hollywood for the rest of her life.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have been household names in Hollywood for decades – so it's not surprising their children, Travis and Sosie, have followed in their footsteps.MORE: Exclusive: Kevin Bacon opens up about his special bond with rarely-seen son TravisBoth have already appeared in film and TV projects, and Travis is also a singer in the metal band Contracult. However, on Thursday, he announced a new project that he is excited about, and it sounds scary!WATCH: Kevin Bacon shares sweet family videoSharing a photo on Instagram of him and two of his friends – actor and filmmaker Kyle Kouri and artist Dylan Garrett Smith – Travis revealed that the trio will be bringing "dark art" to their fans with a series of "horror shorts".He captioned the image: "Extremely excited to share SLASHTAG CINEMA, an all new universe of horror shorts, written by, shot by, scored by, and starring me, @kylekouri, and @dylanxvx.
William Earl Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood in-person celebration returns to Los Angeles on Aug. 11, presented by Facebook Gaming. This year’s honorees include producer, cook and host Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, actor Angus Cloud, singer and actress Halle Bailey, and singer and actress Becky G.
statement on his website. “Extending this program will help ensure California’s world-renowned entertainment industry continues to drive economic growth with good jobs and a diverse, inclusive workforce.”If the bill, dubbed “SB 485,” is passed, it would extend the credit past 2025, which is when the current tax credit is expected to expire.Newsom also tweeted out an ad on Wednesday slated to run in newspapers that condemns anti-abortion states like Georgia and Oklahoma, which it claims have “waged a cruel assault on essential rights.”Today, Hollywood will wake up to this ad.Time to choose.You can protect your workers, or continue to support anti-abortion states that rule with hatred.We’re here for you.
Newsom wrote. “Most importantly, we share your values. So now, it is time to choose.” Today, Hollywood will wake up to this ad.Time to choose.You can protect your workers, or continue to support anti-abortion states that rule with hatred.We’re here for you.
Kissing Booth movies to a spooked-out girl in The Conjuring to her Emmy-nominated role in the acclaimed limited series , the 23-year-old has brought a "girl next door" element to her impressive work history—which, unfortunately, has often left her feeling undermined in Hollywood.Los Angeles-born Joey explained that people have a preconceived notion of who she is as a person based on the way she looks and how she carries herself. “Because of how I look,” the star says in an interview with .
Lily Ooi Jay Chou likes to think big. His latest music release, “Greatest Works of Art,” is not just the Mando-pop king’s first full-length album after a six-year hiatus. The album’s elaborate, international production of its eponymous first single and the accompanying music video, features the “cameos” of some of the biggest names in art history.It sets Chou up nicely for the his next creative chapter: an art film.“This music video has received a lot of good feedback, including from the French Tourist Office, so I will consider preparing a film project that tells a story revolving around an artist.