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Wind-whipped fire in L.A. prompts evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
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CFPB sues Experian over "sham investigations" into consumer complaints
Experian accused of violating Fair Credit Reporting Act by reinserting disputed information back into credit reports.
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Biden administration finalizes clean electricity tax credits, says Trump should keep in place
New tax credits are available for companies that generate clean electricity, the Biden administration announced Tuesday, while arguing it would be a mistake for President-elect Donald Trump to try to undo them. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final rules for the clean electricity investment and production tax credits, less than two weeks before Trump is inaugurated. The credits are among roughly two dozen tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act,passed in 2022 with only Democrat support.
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Shockingly cold places in USA include Kentucky, which is colder than Anchorage
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Los Angeles wildfire prompts evacuations amid extreme winds
A wildfire burned about 200 acres (80 hectares) and threatened homes in an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing evacuations after officials had already warned of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful winds. The Pacific Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu led the Los Angeles Fire Department to issue a mandatory evacuation order for a large area from the hills of Topanga Canyon down to the coastline. The fire was fueled by Santa Ana winds that blow warm and dry winds from the inland deserts toward the coast.
USA TODAY
California wildfire map: Track the Palisades Fire as evacuations ordered in Los Angeles
Evacuation orders went into effect in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, with multiple homes under immediate threat on Tuesday.
CBS News
Trump won't rule out military action to take control of Greenland as son visits
Greenland's government says Donald Trump Jr. is visiting in a private capacity, so it won't discuss his presence as his father vows to make it part of the U.S.
CBS News
Verizon settlement: Here's how much some customers are getting
Verizon customers reported receiving settlement payments well below the minimum of $15, as stipulated in agreement.
NBC News
Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India is fired
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call.
Associated Press
Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say
The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. A laptop, cellphone and watch are still under review nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself just before the truck blew up. A review of Livelsberger’s searches through ChatGPT indicate he was looking for information on explosive targets, the speed at which certain rounds of ammunition would travel and whether fireworks were legal in Arizona.
AFP
NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth."You all know that SpaceX and Blue Origin have already been ones that have expressed an interest, but it could be others as well," said Nelson.
AFP
Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new US national monuments
Joe Biden is set to designate two new US national monuments -- sprawling parks -- in California as he looks to secure his environmental legacy in the waning days of his presidency.Biden will also create the 224,000-acre Sattitla National Monument in the state's far north, at the border with Oregon, offering that area the same environmental safeguards.
Reuters
Biden team wraps up expanded clean energy credit guidance
The Biden administration on Tuesday released guidance to help companies secure clean energy tax credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, finalizing a program to extend subsidies long available for wind and solar to other low carbon sources. The move is part of outgoing President Joe Biden's actions meant to shore up his administration’s broader efforts to fight climate change. Trump has said he will gut the IRA, Biden’s signature climate law, to save the U.S. budget hundreds of billions of dollars, though doing so would require support from Congress.
CBS News
Winter storm brings power outages, leaving consumers in the dark
Hundreds of thousands of households across southern and eastern U.S. states were without power Monday.
AFP
Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia says son-in-law detained in new clampdown
Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday his son-in-law was detained by "hooded men."Writing on the social network X, Gonzalez Urrutia said his son-in-law Rafael Tudares was "intercepted by hooded men, dressed in black" while taking his children to school and driven away in a gold-colored van.
Associated Press
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House speaker takes stand at his own corruption trial
Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois. The former Illinois House speaker's trial has lasted three months revealing meticulous details on the Chicago Democrat’s many alleged schemes in both his public roles and private work as a tax attorney. “When people asked me for help, if possible, I tried to help them,” said Madigan, who wore a grey suit and looked directly at jurors as he spoke.
CNN
Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word
District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.
Politico
Biden climate event blown off course
The president will establish two national monuments in White House event next week.
Yahoo Finance
Disney to combine Hulu + Live TV with FuboTV
Fubu has also settled litigation related to Venu Sports, the streaming platform from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
AFP
Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver
With no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities -- but the car from German startup Vay is something else.In this way, Vay resembles a car rental company.

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