Los Angeles
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The city of Beverly Hills said an evacuation alert was sent mistakenly to residents this morning. It comes after nearly 10 million people were sent evacuation alerts in error yesterday, including in places far from where wildfires are burning. A second alert followed, telling people to disregard the earlier warning and that it was meant…
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The NFL has moved the Los Angeles Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona. The game will be played on Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale. The league announced the decision yesterday, a few hours after a fire broke out in an area several miles…
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Containment of the Hurst fire is now 37%, California governor Gavin Newsom has said. He posted on X that evacuation orders have “been downgraded to warnings and lifted”. However, residents returning home are advised not to drink the water and to “observe extreme caution”. On the ground: One daughter’s haunting account of her father’s fatal…
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Scenes from the western Los Angeles suburb have shocked its residents, thousands of whom were forced to flee as the area’s biggest fire closed in. David Latt, one of those residents, has just spoken to The World With Yalda Hakim and compared what he’s seen to pictures of the notorious Second World War bombing of Dresden in…
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More stars have shared messages about the fires currently ripping through Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry. Gwyneth Paltrow shared this post on Instagram, saying she and her family are themselves safe, but have friends who have “lost everything”. British actor Richard E Grant also posted a message of support on Instagram, writing:…
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One of the fires ravaging Los Angeles has broken out in the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, which is home to Hollywood A-listers and billionaires. According to Velvet Ropes, which maps celebrity properties, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Matt Damon, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Swank and Sally Field all have homes close to where fires are raging.…
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Worst to come later today, experts say As wildfires rage across thousands of kilometres in California, experts are warning that the worst is yet to come. The National Weather Service said winds should gradually weaken throughout the day but the worst conditions were expected in the morning LA time (later this afternoon in the UK).…
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Hollywood actors including Chris Pratt and Josh Gad have praised the “brave firefighters” working to contain the wildfires. In a message to his more than 45m followers on Instagram, Guardians Of The Galaxy star Pratt, 45, urged people to “send prayers and strength” to those affected. He continued: “Thank you to the brave firefighters and…
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Billie Eilish has alerted people in Los Angeles to the fire service’s advice on how to stay safe. “What’s going on in LA right now is sooo scary and devastating,” the singer posted to her 121m followers on Instagram. The Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, where one of the fires has broken out, is home to a…
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Los Angeles is on the verge of hosting a series of world-class sporting events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which present significant opportunities for local businesses, especially Black-owned small businesses. In a major announcement at the city’s first-ever Sports and Entertainment Summit, Mayor Karen Bass introduced ProcureLA,…
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Matthew Perry died in December 2023 at the age of 54 from acute effects of ketamine, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner A law enforcement investigative source tells PEOPLE its investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death is “nearing its conclusion” and police believe “multiple people” should be charged. The source says the U.S. Attorney’s…
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The 70-year-old retired physician disqualified from the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon after allegations of cheating died by suicide, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office has determined. Dr. Frank Meza was found dead in the Los Angeles River Thursday, days after he was disqualified from the March race, in which his 2:53:10 finish time would have set a record for…
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Long announced to begin on Thurs., Jan. 10, the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) strike will now begin on Mon., Jan. 14. Questions had been raised internally whether or not UTLA had given proper 10-day legal notice of the impending strike to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Rather than launch a massive District-wide job action…
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To Whom It May Concern I am writing to recommend Chimezie Irobiko for a master’s degree program in Computer Science at Marist College, California State University, Los Angeles. He is a young man with tremendous drive and unlimited potential. I consider him interestingly sociable, courteous and time-conscious; he also exhibits strict adherence to given instructions.…
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Subject: Letter of Recommendation for Chimezie Irobiko To Whomever It May Concern, I am pleased to recommend Chimezie Irobiko for admission to the master’s program in Computer Science at Marist College, California State University, Los Angeles. In my position as his project guide and mentor during the last semester of his 4-year academic studies…
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Barely a week after shootings were recorded in two U.S. schools, a 12-year-old girl has been arrested on charge of negligent discharge of a firearm. In the horrific incident which occurred at a Los Angeles middle school on Thursday, two students sustained gunshot wounds. According to a report from NBC News, police said a 15-year-old boy was shot…
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