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Los Angeles Rams embrace their role as a beacon of light for their fire-ravaged home city
New insurance rules mean homeowners throughout California are likely to pay more after fires
Compare the size of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires to where you live

Los Angeles Rams embrace their role as a beacon of light for their fire-ravaged home city
New insurance rules mean homeowners throughout California are likely to pay more after fires
Compare the size of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires to where you live

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Los Angeles Rams embrace their role as a beacon of light for their fire-ravaged home city

When disaster strikes and people are hurting, sports can seem so small and unimportant. In the grand scheme of things, a game on a field is nothing compared to the task of losing a loved one or rebuilding a life after losing it all.But the magic of games is that they can be a salve on painful wounds. A team can become a city’s light in a dark time. In sports-mad Los Angeles, the Rams are embracing that role as wildfires sweep across Southern California.“All you guys did – you represented exactly what we wanted to be about, men. A city that’s f**king going through a lot of different stu

New insurance rules mean homeowners throughout California are likely to pay more after fires

Compare the size of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires to where you live

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Olympics-LA wildfires embolden Games critics, but relocation unlikely

Wildfires that devastated neighbourhoods across Los Angeles have provided fresh motivation for critics of the 2028 Games and complicated the effort to host the world's biggest sporting event, but experts say a relocation would be unlikely.The fires that officials said could rank as the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history continue to rage after several days, with desert winds and a parched landscape presenting extremely hazardous conditions.Governor Gavin Newsom has already moved to assure that Angelenos will be ready to host the Games, a massive undertaking even under the be

How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today

Tiger Woods’ golf tournament moved away from Pacific Palisades amid ongoing wildfires

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Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga on star-studded list for wildfire relief concerts

Musicians Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and Jelly Roll will take the stage with other big names at wildfire relief concerts in Los Angeles this month, organizers said on Thursday.Other acts for the fundraisers dubbed FireAid include Green Day, Gracie Abrams, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting and Stevie Nicks. Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform together for the first time. The shows are scheduled for Jan. 30 at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, just outside of Los Angeles. They will be shown live in select AMC Theatres and stream on Netflix, Max, Apple TV,

FireAid benefit concert will include Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more

Sting, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at FireAid Benefit Concert

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Los Angeles 'Red Flag' wildfire warnings expire, but dangers persist

Red Flag warnings advising of extreme wildfire danger expired across the Los Angeles area late on Wednesday, but forecasters warned that dry and windy conditions will persist on Thursday, and that the threat of blazes remained. The National Weather Service added that the respite for fire-ravaged Los Angeles will be short, with high chances for renewed Red Flag warnings - when ideal fire conditions of high winds and low humidity dominate - starting again on Sunday.Some 6.5 million people remained under a critical fire threat, after the fires consumed an area nearly the size of Washington, D.C.,

Business|Travel|US

US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines. The agency said the U.S. District Court lawsuit it filed in California on Wednesday alleges that Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers' travel plans. It says it's seeking “maximum civil penalties.” “Airlines have a legal obligation to ensure that their flight schedules provide travelers with realistic departure and arrival times," Transport

Bondi says she won't play politics as attorney general but doesn't rule out probes of Trump foes

Trump State pick Rubio praised in Senate, warns against China reliance

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Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

That leads to the second key question: Who is being insured? Insurance involves transferring risk from an individual to a larger group of people who can share the risk. Insurance experts call this “risk pooling.” Pools that are too small will struggle because there aren’t enough people to share the burden. In public solutions to catastrophe problems, getting more people in the pool could be especially useful in expanding coverage. For example, the National Flood Insurance Program brings many homeowners across the country into a pool, but it also excludes some, such as those who suffe

Economy|Finance|Political|US

US stocks surge after latest inflation report shows progress on price hikes

Recently, progress on inflation appeared to be stuck or, at worst, reversing: A closely watched gauge of underlying price hikes — an index that excludes highly volatile categories — hadn’t budged for months.On Wednesday, it got unstuck.The closely watched core measurement of the Consumer Price Index slowed for the first time in months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday. That reading, coupled with some better-than-expected wholesale inflation data received on Tuesday, spurred optimism in the markets.US stocks spiked Wednesday morning, as the CPI report booste

Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement designed to end 15-month Gaza war, official says

Goldman Sachs profit hits over 3-year high as investment banking, trading fuel bumper quarter

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Poland's leader accuses Russia of planning acts of sabotage against 'airlines around the world'

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines. Tusk spoke at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy. “I will not go into details, I can only confirm the validity of fears that Russia was planning acts of air terror, not only against Poland, but against airlines around the world,” Tusk said. The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe.

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Iran never plotted to kill Donald Trump, Iranian president says

Iran never plotted to kill Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an NBC News interview on Tuesday, denying past claims from Trump and the U.S. government.In November, the U.S. Justice Department charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps to assassinate the U.S. president-elect. Law enforcement thwarted the alleged plan before any attack was carried out. Trump also said last year during the U.S. election campaign that Iran may have been behind attempts to kill him."None what

Mozambique president sworn in as post-election protest deaths rise

Israeli hostage families caught between hope and despair

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Ukraine reports emergency power cuts amid 'massive' Russian air strike

Ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in six regions amid what authorities described as a "massive" Russian missile strike, the national grid operator said on Wednesday.Kyiv's air force had warned of numerous groups of missiles launched by Russia amid a nationwide air-raid alert, but there were no immediate reports of damage.In a statement, Ukrenergo said it had introduced the power cuts in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions.Separately, Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko said on social media that "preventative measures" involving t

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Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if Australian POW killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces last month, after which a video surfaced of him being questioned while dressed in a military uniform.This week Australian national broadcaster ABC and CNN affiliate Seven News reported that the 32-year-old has likely been killed, both citing sources in Ukraine.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese s