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Exclusive | NYC’s ‘Balloon doctor’ will see you now — debt-strapped med grad’s quirky subway side hustle blows up with straphangers

For Brandon Axelrod, a 27-year-old physician at one of Manhattan’s most acclaimed medical facilities, it’d be easy to have an inflated ego.  …

Travelers may be slapped with ‘ridiculous’ new fees as popular city seeks millions per year

Many popular destinations struggling with overtourism and infrastructure issues are aiming to fix those problems in an often unpopular way…

Dear Abby: My friend’s verbally abusive ex-husband is pressuring her to live with him

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Maron,” who is 65 and divorced from her husband, who had been extremely verbally…

Santa Monica reacts to latest closure news as apocalyptic Third Street Promenade struggles for survival: ‘I hate this so much’

It’s last call at a beloved bar at one of Downtown Santa Monica’s best-known corners — the latest high-profile fatality…