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As of Thursday afternoon, the city of Santa Monica had imposed a sunrise-to-sunset curfew to help support law enforcement efforts in the area bordering the Palisades Fire. A Santa Monica woman said she grabbed all her photo albums and dropped them in a bin she brought with her when she evacuated. Another Santa Monica resident, Svetlana Sornekova, 88, fed pieces of chicken to her small pup out of a plastic foam bowl. Around her, other temporary shelter residents were walking their dogs, the only loved ones they took with them when they evacuated. Svetlana Sornekova, 88, evacuated from her home in Santa Monica.

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☆ California’s insurance is in crisis. The solution will cost homeowners a ton
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Some of those policies were not renewed by homeowners, according to an insurance industry trade group. The issue has continued to build over the past several years, State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and consumer groups say. Those policies have higher premiums than traditional private insurance and less coverage, often requiring homeowners to buy additional “wrap around” coverage at an even higher cost. The policy is designed to get private insurers to take back much of the coverage now handled by California FAIR. California is the only state that hasn’t allowed the cost of reinsurance to be factored in to rates, she said.

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☆ 'Our entire town appears to be gone': 3 wildfire evacuees describe the devastation in Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Jane Zhang | Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

There's a reason that it's impossible to buy in and that Bill Hader lives on our street. We stayed at our friend's house until they lost power, then checked into the Beverly Hilton. It was like all of West Los Angeles had descended upon the hotel — it took 40 minutes just to pull into the driveway. On Tuesday afternoon, she and her significant other evacuated to her parents' home in another part of Los Angeles. My close friend Alisa lives up the street, so I called to check on her and her family.

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When the Los Angeles riots erupted in 1992, Americans recoiled at the fires silhouetting the downtown skyline. Mansions were reduced to ash in Pacific Palisades, a West Los Angeles celebrity enclave. Credit... Philip Cheung for The New York TimesImage The toll of the fires was only beginning to take shape on Wednesday. Credit... Isadora Kosofsky for The New York TimesImage Southern California is critically dry, and its landscape is parched. “There’s a kind of mantra that when the wind blows, Los Angeles burns,” said D.J.

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The LAPD is searching for potential victims of Dr. Hajhosseini, who allegedly used job recruiting sites to target women. LAPD / X“Though he is charged with assaulting a single victim, investigators believe there are other victims who have yet to come forward,” the LAPD said. Hajhosseini voluntarily took a polygraph exam, which he passed.”Hajhosseini was arrested on Nov. 26 and released days later after posting a $2 million bond. On Friday, Hajhosseini was formally charged with multiple counts of drug-induced rape and rape of an unconscious person. “Hajhosseini used job recruiting websites and offered high hourly wages to locate and entice potential victims,” the LAPD said.

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☆ Being child-free has given me the capacity to be friends with people in different age groups. I'm more present and available.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Jackie Lam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But honestly, I have no interest in having kids of my own. Being child-free has allowed me to have friends of different ages and backgrounds. Related VideoAs a proud childless cat lady, I've found that I have a greater capacity for different types of friendships. I'm able to have friendships with friends of different ages and backgroundsI can say that being child-free has likely allowed me to have the time, space, and energy to make friends of all ages and backgrounds. Not having kids has afforded me greater space to be present for others — as a friend, daughter, partner, cousin, and "auntie."

Persons: It's, weren't, I've, Sally, Melanie, We're, Marie, I'm Locations: Los Angeles County, West LA, West Los Angeles, Pasadena

☆ Jack Jones, balladeer famous for ‘Love Boat’ theme and 1960s hits like ‘The Impossible Dream,’ dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Jones died of leukemia at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., his wife of 15 years, Eleanora Jones, said. Jones had hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, but his highest chart numbers could be found on what was then known as the easy listening chart, which later became adult contemporary. 1 singles with “The Race is On” in 1965, “The Impossible Dream (The Quest)” in 1966 and “Lady” in 1967. 6 on the easy listening chart and No. Besides Jones’ wife, his survivors include daughters Crystal Jones and Nicole Ramasco, stepdaughters Nicole Whitty and Colette Peters, and three grandchildren.

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☆ Hungary’s Orban says Russia stands to gain as ‘irrational’ West loses power
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Orban, a nationalist in power since 2010, made the comments during a speech in which he forecast a shift in global power away from the “irrational” West towards Asia and Russia. “In the next long decades, maybe centuries, Asia will be the dominant centre of the world,” Orban said, mentioning China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia as the world’s future big powers. “The EU needs to give up its identity as a political project and become an economic and defence project,” Orban added. The EU opened membership talks with Ukraine late last month, although a long and tough road lies ahead of the country before it can join the bloc. A declaration at the end of the NATO summit this month said the alliance will support Ukraine on “its irreversible path” towards membership.

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South Africa’s genocide case has put the spotlight on a deeper fault line in global geopolitics. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty ImagesReactions from the Global North to the ICJ case have been mixed. “This war is a war that is not only between Israel and Hamas,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told MSNBC in December. “It’s a war that is intended – really, truly – to save Western civilization, to save the values of Western civilization.”So far, no Western countries have supported South Africa’s case against Israel. Traditionally, the West has wielded significant influence in international affairs, but South Africa’s move signals a growing assertiveness among Global South nations that threatens the status quo, says Adekoya.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants to receive food aid. The groups argue the interview requirement is burdensome and prevents those who qualify for food aid from receiving it. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesEligible households next receive a notice indicating their certification period, or how long they'll receive SNAP benefits. But interviews are not mandated by the federal statute governing the SNAP program, the organizations petitioning the government note. A 2021 review of enrollment data in California found that 31% of SNAP applicants in Los Angeles County were denied SNAP due to missing their interview, compared to just 6% who were denied for failing to meet eligibility requirements.

Persons: Aviana Kimani, Kimani, it’s, ” Kimani, “, you’re, Allan Rodriguez, Ty Jones Cox, ”, Aaron Ament, Charles Schwab Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture, Nutrition Assistance, SNAP, Student Legal Defense Network, Center for Law, Social, California, Aid, Department of Agriculture, West Los Angeles College, Agriculture Department, Center for Budget, Student, Associated Press, Charles, Charles Schwab Foundation, Inc, AP Locations: California, Los Angeles County

There's nowhere completely safe from the climate crisis, and for many, it's raising housing costs. You can save money and combat the climate crisis with tax credits for clean-energy solutions. This article is part of "Your Wallet on the Climate Crisis," a series exploring the crisis' financial impact and how people can plan. You can save money by switching to a more energy-efficient lifestyle, and there's a good chance you'll also be financially rewarded for it. We're all under the threat of climate change now, and sleeping on it won't solve anything.

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"The public in West African countries has become increasingly wary of hosting a Western military presence," said Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at London-based risk firm Verisk Maplecroft. "The French exit from Niger will push Western troops further away from the central Sahel." The U.S. has refused to call the Niger takeover a coup, meaning it can avoid severing ties for now. Unlike France, American forces do not actively engage with Niger forces against Islamist militants and could be open to working within a transition to civilian rule. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the French military base in the capital calling for the troops' departure.

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☆ What the West Loses by Trading With Dictatorships
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Officials from the EU and China celebrate the agreement admitting China to the World Trade Organization, May 2000. Photo: Alain BUU/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesIn 1989, the political scientist Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history: “What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of postwar history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Today we have to acknowledge: Fukuyama was wrong.

Persons: Alain BUU, Francis Fukuyama, Fukuyama Organizations: EU, China, World Trade Organization Locations: China

☆ Extreme heat is the deadliest natural disaster. FEMA can’t treat it like one
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Extreme heat is far deadlier than other natural disasters, killing on average more than twice as many people each year as hurricanes and tornadoes combined, according to data tracked by the National Weather Service. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego recently told Biden the city’s extreme heat is a “long-term emergency.” But it can’t get FEMA federal assistance unless Congress amends the Stafford Act – something some Western lawmakers are pushing for. “Just because we don’t necessarily have the authorities right now in the Stafford Act, that doesn’t mean we’re sitting idly by,” Criswell said. “Right now, FEMA doesn’t treat extreme heat in the same way as it does other disasters because it can’t,” Juanita Constible, senior climate and health advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council, told CNN. “Adding it to that official list from Congress would clarify FEMA’s role in addressing heat,” Keith said.

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☆ Diners Are Fed Up With Minimal Service. Will a Little Warmth Win Them Back?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Leann Emmert and Katrina Elder, who work in the film industry, used to spend weekends checking out the newest Los Angeles restaurants. The couple has been largely sticking to a neighborhood restaurant with consistently good food and that everybody-knows-your-name feeling. “Great food in the absence of hospitality is not a great value,” he said. He told managers to hire workers to bus tables, a task that in recent years had fallen largely on servers. He simplified both the tablets that servers use to take orders and the way some dishes are prepared and plated.

☆ Adidas' break-up with Kanye West has halved its earnings forecast for 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adidas had forecast net income of 500 million euros five days before cutting ties with Kanye West. After ending the deal with the rapper the figure has been cut to just 250 million euros. Adidas said the reduction was "due to negative tax implications in the third quarter related to the company's decision to terminate the adidas Yeezy partnership" and reflected the "high seasonality of the adidas Yeezy business geared towards the fourth quarter." As part of his Yeezy deal with Adidas, West also demanded that a facility be set up in Wyoming, Bloomberg reported. Adidas executives took just two minutes to cut ties in an "undramatic" phone call, having initially delayed a decision to get legal opinions from US law firms, per Bloomberg.

Hours before Hurricane Ian decimated a small Fort Myers Beach marina, James “Denny” Hurst’s daughter sent him a panicked text. Lee County Sheriff's OfficeThe 72-year-old stayed put. More than 135 people have been confirmed dead by an NBC News count, and their families have begun holding funerals. Find the boat, you’ll find the body.”Ilonka Knes, 82, is one of three missing Lee County residents. Lee County Sheriff's Office“She wouldn’t have left him.

LOS ANGELES — Painful memories of a violent and chaotic past were resurrected this week for many Iranian Americans watching from afar as protesters flooded the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her death has sparked outrage across Iran and waves of protesters clashed with Iranian security forces this week. The deadly unrest has been documented on social media and triggered demonstrations in other parts of the world, including in Los Angeles, home to the largest Iranian population outside Iran. Gladkikh was born and raised in Southern California after her family fled Iran in the 1990s. Iranian officials are investigating after they said Amini had a pre-existing condition and suffered a heart attack while in custody.

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