The number of dead tied to the wildfires increases as local officials warn the toll will increase. About 180,000 people have had to evacuate.
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Her family thought they would return home the next day. Now, their house is gone.
Jinghuan Liu Tervalon packed a few documents, keepsakes and clothing before leaving her Altadena, Calif., home ahead of the fast-moving Eaton Canyon Fire. Her son returned to find rubble and ash.
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Q&A: CIA Chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In an exit interview with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks “there’s a chance” for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Hey, meat eaters. Your gut health can rival a vegan’s. Here’s how
Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that influence our health. A new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is the variety of plant-based food in your diet, even if you eat meat.
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After 17 years, it’s Hoda Kotb’s last ‘Today’ show
Craig Melvin, current news anchor and host of Today’s 3rd Hour, has been named Kotb’s successor.
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How these suburban moms in Ukraine manage grief by training to down Russian drones
Women from a Kyiv suburb traumatized by a 2022 massacre by Russian troops joined a volunteer air defense unit to take down Russia’s drones — and deal with their fears.
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Elon Musk’s latest foray into politics: a live chat with Germany’s far-right candidate
With Germany’s election in six weeks, Elon Musk was full of praise for his livestream guest on X: Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s candidate for chancellor.
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As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires
Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren’t firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.
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Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico officials over handling of ‘Rust’ shooting case
Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust.
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‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina, authorities say
A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation’s capital after a fake online conspiracy theory motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police.
