California Utility Avoids Trial for 2020 Wildfire That Killed Four
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Four hikers, dog rescued from cliffside near California's tallest bridge
Four hikers and a dog are safe after they were rescued from the side of a cliff in Auburn.CBS News - Top stories - California -
Yankees score four in ninth to beat Blue Jays, 6-4, avoid sweep
Yankees score four in the ninth with Aaron Judge's two-run double powering a 6-4 comeback win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.Yahoo Sports - Sports - MLB -
Trump Tried Everything to Avoid a Criminal Trial. The Day Has Arrived.
The former president will spend weeks in a New York court fighting felony charges—and trying to limit the political damage as he runs for a second term.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Melania Trump Avoids Hush Money Trial but Shares Her Husband’s Anger
Melania Trump has long referred to the hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels as her husband’s problem, not hers. But she has privately called the trial a “disgrace” that could threaten his campaign.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Family of Nigerian businessman killed in California helicopter crash sues charter company
The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weatherABC News - Sports - California -
Trump's lawyers and prosecutors spar over 'lock him up' posts and 2020 social media. Here's what you missed on trial Day 2.
The task of finding 12 impartial jurors was off to a bumpy start Tuesday as attorneys for Donald Trump, a former president known for his unfiltered use of social media, pressed New Yorkers about whether they could fairly judge him.NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Hong Kong police say a building fire has killed at least four people and injured 12
Hong Kong police say a building fire has killed at least four people and injured 12ABC News - World -
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Simpson Oil, implications of the Iranian attack on Israel and more in the latest Market Talks from the Energy and Utilities sectors.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Read about the Panama Canal Authority, North American Construction Group, natural-gas and crude-oil futures, Nel and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.The Wall Street Journal - World -
California man sentenced in road-rage killing of 6-year-old on his way to kindergarten
A Southern California man who shot at a car on a freeway during a road-rage incident and killed a 6-year-old who was on his way to kindergarten was sentenced Friday to the maximum possible sentence of 40 years to life in prison.NBC News - Top stories - California -
Biden Has to Win Back His 2020 Voters
He has lost support in key voting blocs that helped him secure the White House last time.The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden -
Inside the secret meeting where Donald Trump’s ‘catch and kill’ trial began
Soon after Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he allegedly hatched a plot with his lawyer and the publisher of the National Enquirer to pay to make damaging stories go away.MarketWatch - Business -
Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment trial, votes both articles 'unconstitutional'
The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them "unconstitutional."ABC News - Top stories -
Garden State braces for ‘peak wildfire season’
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Garden State braces for ‘peak wildfire season’ Peak wildfire season is heating up the Garden State, with one blaze burning about 30 acres in ...The Hill - Politics -
Greece offers hotel vouchers to wildfire evacuees
Holidaymakers who had to be evacuated from Rhodes last year can get money off for hotel stays.BBC News - Top stories -
East EU’s Top Utility Gets Relief as Czechs Scrap Split Plan
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Former Thames Water owner Macquarie among lenders to utility’s parent company
Australian group had been criticised for loading UK utility with debtFinancial Times - Business -
Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities
Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.Wired - Tech - Russia -
Abu Dhabi’s Taqa opens door to bid for Spanish utility Naturgy
Gulf energy group in discussions with CVC and GIP about possible acquisition of their sharesFinancial Times - World -
Lara Trump’s RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election
Call shows the Republican party to be ‘more committed to the big lie than ever’, says Democratic lawyer. The Republican National Committee sent out a scripted robocall on behalf of its new co-chair Lara Trump, falsely claiming Democrats were ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
What happened at the last Olympics? A look back at Tokyo 2020
While the eyes of the world will soon be upon Paris, we take a look back at the last summer Olympics, which took place in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, and marked the second time the city had acted as host after Asia’s first Olympics in 1964.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Views of Trump presidency improved since late 2020: Survey
Views of former President Trump’s time in the White House have largely improved since the fall of 2020, according to a new poll. The New York Times/Siena College poll, conducted April 7-11, shows voters hold more positive views of Trump’s ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Effective Leaders Avoid This Bad Habit
Stop blaming others for everything that goes wrong.Inc. - Business -
A guide to Trump's four criminal cases
The former president is juggling potentially explosive legal battles with campaigning for the White House.BBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Europe's wildfires in 2023 were among the worst this century, report says
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Drought, heat raise the risk of a repeat of Canada's record-breaking wildfires
Canada’s emergency preparedness minister is warning the country’s wildfire season could be more explosive than last year that unprecedented smoke conditions across much of the country and into the United StatesABC News - World -
Canada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecast
Worst-ever fire season in 2023 saw 15m hectare burned, eight firefighters killed and 230,000 people evacuated. Canada risks another “catastrophic” wildfire season, the federal government has warned, forecasting higher-than-normal spring and summer ...The Guardian - World -
Greece launches ‘free’ holidays for tourists who fled 2023 Rhodes wildfires
Up to 25,000 holidaymakers, mainly from Britain, in line for vouchers to cover a week’s hotel stay. It has required new legislation and navigation of copious red tape but nine months after wildfires devastated Rhodes, Greece has launched the ...The Guardian - World -
Canada at risk of another catastrophic wildfire season, government warns
Canadian officials say the country's upcoming wildfire season could be more explosive than last year's historic season.CBS News - World -
Unseasonal wildfires beset midwest: ‘The strangest winter I’ve ever seen’
El Niño weather phenomenon has contributed to warm, dry conditions in US, leading to more fires much earlier in the year. The US midwest typically spends the start of spring emerging from snow. But this year, after a warm winter left landscapes ...The Guardian - World -
Hawaii says it's safe to surf and swim in Lahaina's coastal waters after wildfire
Hawaii authorities say coastal waters off the wildfire-stricken town of Lahaina pose no significant risk to human health and it’s safe to surf and swim thereABC News - Top stories -
Maui Fire Department to release after-action report on deadly Hawaii wildfires
The Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report Tuesday detailing how the agency responded to a series of wildfires that burned on the island during a windstorm last AugustABC News - Top stories -
New report highlights Maui County mayor in botched wildfire response
The nearly 400-page investigative report released Wednesday raises new and troubling questions about Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen.CBS News - Top stories -
Hawaii AG releases first phase of report from probe into Maui wildfire
Hawaii's attorney general on Tuesday released the first phase of a report on an investigation into the Maui wildfires, laying out a timeline of the events leading up to, during and after the fires that left 101 people dead last August. The report, ...The Hill - Politics -
New Maui wildfires report raises questions about mayor's response
A new report from Hawaii's attorney general on the 2023 Maui wildfires takes a closer look at what contributed to the deadly flames. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has more.CBS News - Top stories -
New report highlights missteps in response to devastating Maui wildfire
Hawaii’s attorney general has released a report on the investigation into the devastating Maui wildfire that killed over 100 people. The nearly 400-page report raises questions regarding Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen and the response.CBS News - Top stories -
Maui County mayor's 2023 wildfire response probed in new report
A new report by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez questions Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen's response to the deadly 2023 wildfires. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti has more.CBS News - Top stories -
California's Homeless Folly
An auditor finds the state’s 30 programs spent $24 billion but failed to reduce homelessness.The Wall Street Journal - World - California -
Giannis (calf) out for rest of Bucks regular season
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the remaining three games of the regular season, the team announced Wednesday, after an MRI confirmed a left calf strain.ESPN - Sports - NBA -
All My Friends Are Retired. Why Am I Still Working?
They all want me to play with them, and I admit—it’s tempting. But in the end, I’m happy I’m still toiling at my desk.The Wall Street Journal - World