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These Drivers Found Cheap Gas

It’s in Valley Center, Calif., on tribal land. Customers relish every penny saved.

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David Dickerson was among those who stopped at Horizon Fuel Center recently when its gas was going for $5.39 a gallon, well below the state average.

Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up

Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.

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Anthropic’s updated model, Claude Opus 4.8, is particularly adept at vibecoding, or the process of artificial intelligence writing code from prompts in conversational English.

Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison

Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.

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The actor Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2023. His assistant had injected him with at least three shots of ketamine that day.

The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor

The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

Inglewood, Calif., argues that its 2015 development agreement with Hollywood Park, which includes SoFi Stadium, is void because of a subsequent state court decision.

Celebrity Assistants Exist to Indulge Their Bosses, but When Does Duty Cross a Line?

Matthew Perry’s assistant injected the ketamine that killed his employer. His sentencing has some in the demanding profession considering the power dynamics involved.

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An autopsy report attributed Matthew Perry’s death in 2023 to the “acute effects" of ketamine. The actor’s personal assistant had found him unresponsive in a hot tub in his home in Los Angeles.
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