1 victim of LA fires identified: Man died with garden hose in hand, family says

• Vela's family safe after home destroyed in LA fires

  The wife of former Mexico international Carlos Vela has stated that the player and family are safe after their Malibu home burned down in the devastating Palisades Fire in Southern California.
  
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  Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem

  As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.
  
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  Jeremy Hunt apologises to Letby victims' families

  The former health secretary has been giving evidence at the Thirlwall Inquiry into the nurse's crimes.
  
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  Biden meets with families of victims of New Orleans attack

  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with families, survivors and local law enforcement affected by the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and wounded dozens of ...
  
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  'Whole life gone' in house fire, family says

  Laura, Toby and their two autistic sons now live with grandparents after losing their home in fire before Christmas.
  
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• Cybertruck driver died by suicide before Las Vegas explosion, authorities say

  Authorities say the 37-year-old former Green Beret suspected of detonating a Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas died by suicide before the blast. Andres Gutierrez has the latest on he ...
  
  CBS News - Jan. 2

• Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion identified as U.S. Army soldier, officials say

  Authorities say the body found inside the Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas was burned beyond recognition the coroner made a positive identification, and the military ID and passport recovered ...
  
  CBS News - Jan. 2
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  Man who died in Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump hotel ID'd as Army special ops soldier

  Authorities said Thursday that their investigation into an explosion that rattled the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas and killed one person had narrowed in on a decorated U.S.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 2
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  Las Vegas Cybertruck driver identified as Army soldier

  The man who died in a Cybertruck explosion Wednesday outside the Las Vegas Trump International Hotel has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a law enforcement source told NewsNation. ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 2

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  WATCH: Palisades Fire still not contained, but some families are beginning to return home

  About 180,000 people evacuated this week as multiple fires burned 45 square miles; however, some residents affected by the Palisades Fire went against advisories and began to return home on Thursday.
  
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