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How Watch Duty became an essential app during the L.A. wildfires
The Watch Duty app's fire fact-checkers brought reliable information to Los Angeles residents during a week of chaos.CBS News - 12h -
L.A. Wildfire Victims Need Cash More Than Used Clothes: How to Help
After natural disasters, relief organizations are overwhelmed by clothing donations. Aid groups in Southern California say money is more helpful.The New York Times - 19h -
L.A. landlords accused of price gouging say they’re responding to unprecedented demand from wealthy wildfire victims
Some landlords lowered rents after MarketWatch asked about increases that appeared to violate laws against price gouging.MarketWatch - 3h -
How a design concept may help save homes from wildfires
In Los Angeles, where the historic Palisades and Eaton Fires continue to burn, a home built using a so-called passive design concept was the only one still standing in its neighborhood. David ...CBS News - 13h -
California wildfire victims may receive a one-time $770 payment. Here's how to qualify
People affected by the California wildfires may qualify for immediate federal financial assistance to help pay for necessities.CNBC - 17h -
How one CBS News reporter used TikTok to help wildfire evacuees
CBS News Sacramento's Ashley Sharp has received widespread praise for assisting families affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, sharing updates on their homes on TikTok. They have garnered millions ...CBS News - 23h -
Here’s how much lumber Southern California will need to rebuild after the wildfires
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires in Southern California have destroyed more than 12,000 structures, raising the likelihood of a spike in demand for lumber in the months and years ahead.MarketWatch - 1d -
The media needs to show how the climate crisis is fueling the LA wildfires
With few exceptions, the news has shied away from showing how the unfolding climate crisis plays a large role in the disaster. Last week, as the Sunset fire was bearing down on her Los Angeles ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tax breaks are becoming more generous for natural-disaster victims — just in time for Los Angeles wildfire victims, experts say
A longtime effort to make tax breaks more generous for victims of natural disasters is finally coming to fruition just as wildfire victims are staring at billions of dollars of devastation around ...MarketWatch - 2d -
'That room can go to evacuees': How the Rams moved their playoff game to Arizona amid L.A. wildfires
For the Rams, the game's location, SoFi Stadium or not, quickly became secondary to what is happening in their home city.ESPN - 3d -
With the L.A. Fires Still Raging, Baby Care Brands Are Stepping Up to Help Parents in Need
Several startups have mobilized—and collaborated—to get necessary supplies into the hands of fire-impacted caregivers.Inc. - 3d -
Biden announces student debt relief for 150,000 borrowers, bringing total helped to more than 5M
The Biden administration announced Monday it was forgiving student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of individuals impacted by debt relief in President Biden’s term ...The Hill - 3d -
‘Our computer sampler cost more than a house!’: how the Korgis made Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
‘I wrote it in 20 minutes one Sunday morning and there have now been more than 50 cover versions. My favourite is the brooding one Beck did for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’. We’d had a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Here's how to help wildfire victims as California blazes explode in size
Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.ABC News - 4d -
Are arsonists responsible for the L.A. wildfires?
Fire investigators are working to determine whether the Los Angeles blazes were the result of an intentional act, an accident or damaged utility lines.NBC News - 4d -
How Los Angeles' Latino community is helping support fire victims
Thousands of firefighters are battling at least four sprawling wildfires spread around the Los Angeles area as of Sunday.ABC News - 4d -
L.A. wildfires still largely uncontained
Nearly a week since wildfires first erupted in Los Angeles County, the scope of the disaster has become shockingly clear: At least 16 deaths, more than 12,000 homes and structures destroyed, and ...CBS News - 4d -
How California residents are stepping up to help fire victims
As wildfires in the Los Angeles area continued to burn on Saturday, some people and businesses lent a helping hand to displaced residents. CBS News Los Angeles' Dillon Thomas reports.CBS News - 5d -
California communities step up to help fire victims
As fire victims in Southern California discover how much they've lost, communities are stepping up to help them. Elise Preston reports on the relief efforts.CBS News - 5d -
How to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires and avoid scams
Wildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving ...NBC News - 5d -
Will spending more boost your quality of life in retirement? Here’s how annuities help that.
Retirees may hold back when they think they’re draining their savings instead of spending an income.MarketWatch - 5d -
Maps show how dry the Southern California is, as L.A. wildfires burn
Dry vegetation helped fuel fires that spread through the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.CBS News - 6d -
"This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia loses home in L.A. wildfires: "Your heart just breaks"
Actor Milo Ventimiglia, best known for his roles in "This is Us" and "Gilmore Girls," spoke about losing his home in the L.A.-area wildfires as he and his pregnant wife prepare to welcome their ...CBS News - 6d -
L.A. wildfires to cost insurers more than $20 billion. Three companies are likely to foot most of the bill.
Allstate, Chubb and Travelers are likely to be the publicly traded insurance carriers most affected, as they are the most exposed to the California homeowners’ market.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
L.A. wildfires have caused more than $135 billion in economic losses — and counting
Fires across Southern California are already one of the most damaging in the states history.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
How to help Southern California wildfire victims
Nearly 180,000 people have been forced from their homes by the devastating wildfires burning in Southern California. They include Dale Fielder, who is sheltering at the Pasadena Convention Center ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
How Gen AI Helps Small Businesses Recruit Better Employees, and More Efficiently
A new survey reveals a large number of small companies haven’t used AI much—or at all. Those that have report significant hiring benefits as a result.Inc. - Jan. 9 -
How many houses need to be built in your area? Use our postcode tracker
The postcode lookup allows anyone in England to monitor new home-building targets in their area.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
How to help victims of Southern California wildfires
Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
How to help victims of LA wildfires
The Red Cross Cross and Salvation Army are already mobilizing to help victims.The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Shares of California utility Edison International drop more than 10% as wildfires rage
Fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear to be weighing on shares of Edison International, whose Southern California Edison is the power utility for the areas directly ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Four fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Bitcoin Is Luring More Companies and Their Cash
It is a sharp pivot away from the cautious approach of the traditional corporate treasury, normally charged with safeguarding cash rather than chasing higher returns.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
How to use AI to be more productive and successful at work
Smarter by CNBC Make It's online course will help you understand new AI tools and how you can use them to save time at work, in your business, and in life.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
How much money you need to retire in every U.S. state—it's more than $700,000
Retiring in Hawaii costs over twice the U.S. average, making it the most expensive state for retirement.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew
Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases.Wired - Jan. 4 -
How the US can help to save Georgia from the brink
The West could do more to stand by the Georgians who are protesting the GD’s authoritarian rule and its refusal to expand ties with the European Union.The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Looser, More Comfortable Workout Clothes for the New Year
Skintight leggings, crop tops and unitards have long been the workout uniform, but women’s active wear trends are expanding.The New York Times - Jan. 3