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In Los Angeles, water runs short as wildfires burn out of control

9 Jan 2025

By Jackie Luna, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Allen and Hannah Lang LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battling multiple wildfires that raged across Los Angeles on Wednesday were up against a near-perfect storm: intense wind, low humidity and, most troubling for residents, inadequate supplies of water to contain the blazes. Los Angeles authorities said their municipal water …

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Iconic Riviera CC in evacuation zone for Pacific Palisades wildfire

9 Jan 2025

The iconic Riviera Country Club is being threatened while in the mandatory evacuation zone for the Pacific Palisades fire northwest of Los Angeles. Riviera is the venue for the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational, the annual tournament hosted by Tiger Woods that is scheduled to be played Feb. 13-16. The Pacific Palisades fire began Tuesday morning …

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Hacker claims breach of US location tracking company Gravy Analytics

9 Jan 2025

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens ASHBURN, Virginia (Reuters) -An unknown hacker is claiming to have pulled off a heist at U.S. location tracking firm Gravy Analytics, according to screenshots of the boast circulating online. It is not clear exactly how and under what circumstances the breach occurred. A Russian-language post and screenshots uploaded early …

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George Santos’ fraud sentencing delayed after he asked to make more podcasts

9 Jan 2025

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday delayed George Santos’ sentencing on fraud and identity theft charges, after the disgraced former U.S. congressman requested time to continue his “Pants on Fire” podcast to help pay off more than a half million dollars he owes. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in …

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‘Like a warzone,’ Los Angeles wildfire survivors relive night of fear and panic

9 Jan 2025

By Joe Brock and Matt McKnight PASADENA, California (Reuters) – When gas canisters at his neighbors’ homes began exploding under the heat of the flames, Kevin Williams knew it was time to run. “The wind whipped up, the flames were up about 30 or 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high, and you hear ‘pop, …

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Winds, warmth and relentless drought fueled Los Angeles fires, scientists say

9 Jan 2025

By Alison Withers and David Stanway (Reuters) – Scientists said the wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the arid Los Angeles landscape mark the latest in climate-fuelled weather extremes that are likely to escalate further as global temperatures continue to climb. Erupting well outside of the traditional wildfire season, the California blazes were spreading quickly on Wednesday. …

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NY Fed beats lawsuit by Puerto Rican bank over Venezuela-related account cutoff

9 Jan 2025

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a Puerto Rican bank’s lawsuit challenging the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s decision to cut off its access to the U.S. central banking system in a crackdown on lenders with links to Venezuela. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan rejected …

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