Palisades wildfire: Candace Cameron Bure fears families, small businesses will not recover from devastation

Candace Cameron Bure shared her fears that Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood will struggle to recover after a wildfire devastated the upscale area. The Palisades Fire, which was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and ignited in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning, has already consumed more than 15,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000…

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Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for absence as wildfires ravage city

An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters’ questions after being pressed on her initial absence as wildfires raged across her jurisdiction.  “Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? And do you regret cutting the Fire Department budget by millions of dollars, Madame Mayor?” Sky…

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Space satellites track astonishing expansion of deadly California wildfires

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) recently shared shocking time-lapse footage taken from space of the California wildfires, which ignited Tuesday afternoon and have already caused 100,000 people to flee their homes. The eight LA area wildfires: The Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Olivas Fire, the Lidia Fire,…

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NY Times column highlights ‘deceptions’ and ‘illusions’ of Biden’s presidency: ‘History won’t be so kind’

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens called out four deceptions and four illusions of President Biden’s tenure in a piece published Wednesday that would “not serve his legacy well.” The illusions Stephens included Biden’s assertion that the 2021 migration surge was “seasonal,” his position that it was “highly unlikely” the Taliban would take control of…

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Trump details strategy to get necessary votes with one-bill approach to border, taxes

President-elect Trump pointed to a strategic benefit of the one-bill approach to budget reconciliation that he’s said he prefers during a closed-door meeting with Republican senators on Wednesday evening at the Capitol.  By combining legislation relating to both the southern border crisis and taxes into one reconciliation bill, Trump suggested that one issue could potentially…

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Texas officials say dead birds found in early January tested positive for bird flu

Texas officials confirmed Wednesday that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) has been detected in Austin-Travis County after tests were performed on dead birds discovered in North Austin earlier this month. The Austin Public Health Department and Texas Department of State Health Services said the tests on the deceased birds were conducted by…

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Chargers donate $200K for wildfire relief efforts, urges fans to help out with supply drive ahead of playoffs

As wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, one of its pro sports teams is taking action to help relief efforts.  The Los Angeles Chargers announced Wednesday they will provide $200,000 in targeted funding to the American Red Cross, LA Fire Department Foundation, Team Rubicon and pet rescue organizations sheltering animals that have been…

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