Inside ByteDance, the world's most valuable startup

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"ByteDance seems to have outflown them." In 2017, ByteDance acquired Musical.ly, a three-year-old startup with offices in Shanghai and Santa Monica, California. The company's app allowed users to create 15 to 60 second videos while lip-syncing to music, and by the time ByteDance bought in it was 200 million users strong, many of whom were young ...
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LA County Is Closing Hiking Trails Because Too Many People Are Gathering

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People practicing social distancing to protect themselves from the coronavirus take in a sunny day while hiking a popular trail in the Santa Monica mountain range in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Brian Melley/AP To get some fresh air and exercise, you don't have to stay home, but you can't hike Los Angeles County's trails. All trails ...
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Orange County girls water polo coach of the year: Rosary’s Rory Bevins

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“(The new Servite pool) has been a huge blessing.” The Royals’ speed and quick transitions shined in a 12-6 victory against Santa Monica in the semifinals in the expansive waters of the Woollett Aquatics Center. In the finals, Bevins showed his flexibility and understanding of matchups by mixing in a quick-entry, 2-meter attack with ...
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Gov. Newsom closes parking lots at California state parks, beaches to limit access amid virus outbreak

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Local officials had already moved to close parking at the state's best-known beaches in Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to curb crowds. Parks in scenic Marin County, north of San Francisco, were closed and access was restricted to many of the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains that run through Los Angeles County.
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Map: COVID-19 Cases Top 400K Worldwide; 536 Confirmed In LA County

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People practicing social distancing to protect themselves from the coronavirus take in a sunny day while hiking a popular trail in the Santa Monica mountain range in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Brian Melley/AP To get some fresh air and exercise, you don't have to stay home, but you can't hike Los Angeles County's trails. All trails ...
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Court tosses Mohamed Hadid’s demolition appeal

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“It’s not even a close call in my mind that the plaintiffs are at a legitimate risk of suffering damages and harm to their homes,” Karlan said in a bench ruling from his Santa Monica courthouse. “[The structure] just cannot be left in place. It cannot remain, knowing what we know now.” The swift upholding of Karlan’s order ...
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California scrambling to obtain protection gear for healthcare workers, first responders

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Local officials had already moved to close parking at the state’s best-known beaches in Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to curb crowds. Parks in scenic Marin County, north of San Francisco, were closed and access was restricted to many of the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains that run through Los Angeles County.
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