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Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums
The fires ravaging upmarket Los Angeles districts Pacific Palisades and Malibu will be the most expensive ever to hit California, according to experts, who expect premiums to rise in a region already abandoned by many insurers.On Wednesday, it estimated the total cost of the Los Angeles fires so far at between $135 billion and $150 billion.
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Viral video shows men helping woman flee California wildfires, not 'looters' | Fact check
A television news report makes clear the men in the video were helping a woman evacuate her home, not looting it.
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As wildfires ravage L.A., here's a look at worst fires in California's history
Early estimates show that the total damage and economic loss due to the Los Angeles wildfires could be between $60 billion and $130 billion.
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Asian American professor wrongfully accused of spying for China is suing University of Kansas
Franklin Tao, an Asian American scientist who was wrongfully accused of spying for China, is suing the University of Kansas, his former employer, accusing it of “vicious, unabated discrimination.”
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Altice to spend millions on internet upgrades in settlement with West Virginia
The parent company of one of West Virginia’s largest internet providers has reached a settlement with the state to resolve thousands of consumer complaints. Under the settlement announced Friday by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Altice USA will make $40 million in additional upgrades in West Virginia through 2027, provide $4 million in credits to customers’ accounts and pay the state $500,000. Altice entered into the agreement without admitting that its practices violated the state Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
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Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre says 'no avenue' for criminal case in connection to attack
The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded Friday that while federal prosecution may have been possible a century ago there is no longer an avenue to bring a criminal case more than 100 years after one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history. The Department of Justice said at the outset of its probe it had no expectation anyone would be prosecuted, but in a more than 120-page report federal investigators outlined the scope and impact of the massacre, an attack by a white mob on a thriving Black district that left as many as 300 people dead and 1,200 homes, businesses, schools and churches destroyed. “Now, the perpetrators are long dead, statutes of limitations for all civil rights charges expired decades ago, and there are no viable avenues for further investigation,” the report states.
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No, Biden administration didn't block firefighting aircraft during LA visit | Fact check
Firefighting aircraft could continue operating in restricted airspace as long as they coordinated with air traffic control, according to the FAA.
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A company that tracks and sells Americans' location data has seemingly been hacked
A company that tracks American location data through smartphones has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals, according to cybersecurity researchers
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Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the local fire department said.
AFP
Ex-NY mayor Giuliani in contempt of court -- again
A US judge held former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court on Friday for continuing to defame two Georgia election workers.At a court hearing in Washington on Friday, District Judge Beryl Howell found Giuliani in contempt and threatened him with potential fines if he continues to make defamatory remarks about the pair.
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Mysterious silver poisoning turned an 84-year-old gray for good
Doctors at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong were at a loss after examining an 84-year-old man admitted for complications relating to an enlarged prostate. But medical experts weren’t perplexed by his prostate issues—they were surprised at the patient’s unnaturally silver skin, fingernails, and even whites of his eyes. A subsequent skin biopsy revealed […]
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FBI must be independent and above the partisan fray, outgoing director says in farewell address
The FBI must remain independent, above the partisan fray and “committed to upholding the rule of law,” outgoing Director Christopher Wray said in a farewell address just days before his expected retirement at the conclusion of the Biden administration following more than seven years on the job. The remarks at the packed farewell ceremony at FBI headquarters steered clear of any direct political reference, with no overt mention of President-elect Donald Trump's scathing criticism of him or the turmoil the bureau has encountered amid a spate of highly charged investigations into both Trump and President Joe Biden.
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Constellation Energy Agrees to Buy Calpine for $16.4 Billion
The merger combines two of the country’s largest power generators as demand for electricity surges.
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Meta ends diversity programs, joining McDonald's, Walmart and others
Meta confirms Axios report that the company is is axing its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including for hiring and training.
CNN
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program
Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.
AFP
US, UK unveil widespread sanctions against Russia's energy sector
The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia's energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday praised the United States for introducing the sanctions.
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Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities. Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Many of the actions are expected to launch on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, when he takes office.
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President Joe Biden to deliver primetime farewell address from Oval Office
President Joe Biden is set to give a farewell primetime address to the nation next Wednesday at 8 p.m., days before he leaves the White House.
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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Like others before it, the social media giant cited a U.S. Supreme Court decision in July 2023 that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. Conservative activists have gone after companies — both in the courts and on social media — seeking to set a similar precedent in the working world.
CNN
Federal judge slams Rudy Giuliani as ‘outrageous and shameful’ as she holds him in contempt in 2020 election defamation case
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