Lifestyles of the Rich and Ancient: Some in Pompeii Even Had a Home Spa

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by tons of volcanic fragments.

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‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires

As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luck. When last week’s fires in Los Angeles set parts of the city ablaze, one ...
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Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests

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Luxurious Pompeii spa complex unearthed after 2,000 years

A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.
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Some L.A. area residents return from evacuations to destroyed homes, looting

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

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Some January 6 rioters had prior criminal records, data shows

At least 159 of the Jan. 6, 2021, convicts who have been sentenced have prior criminal records, according to a CBS News investigation. Steve Reilly breaks down the data.
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