Los Angeles fire chief says thousands of homes and other structures have burned in the Pacific Palisades fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles fire chief says thousands of homes and other structures have burned in the Pacific Palisades fire.
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- People
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- People
1-Year-Old Baby and 10-Year-Old Boy Among 3 People Killed in Home Massacre: 'A Horrible Tragedy'
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- The Independent
California wildfires: Former child star dies on family estate after ‘water shut off’
British-born star, who was born blind and lived with cerebral palsy, was unable to be rescued
- CNN
A father at the bedside of his son, a surfer and a woman who stayed behind with her beloved pets are among wildfire victims
An amputee and his son with cerebral palsy were among the 24 deaths in the fires raging around Los Angeles. The father was found at his son’s bedside.
- The Telegraph
Teenager dies after car plunges into sewage pit
A teenager died after a car veered off a road and plunged into a sewage treatment pit.
- Sky News
What we know about the people killed in the Los Angeles wildfires
Details are starting to emerge of the victims of the Los Angeles fires - and at least two died trying to protect the homes where they raised families for decades. The 67-year-old great-grandfather of 10 died in his Altadena home. Mrs Navarro told NBC News that her husband wanted to leave.
- People
3 Family Members Feeling ‘Helpless’ After Each of Their Homes Are Destroyed in L.A. Fires: ‘We Still Have to Cover Our Mortgage'
Robert Lara lost his home in the fires along with his mother Domitila Hinojosa, and his uncle in Altadena
- People
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Jim Morrison’s sudden death at age 27 is still shrouded in mystery
- The Guardian
Yorkshire police officer killed at crash scene was ‘the very best of us’
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- Cover Media
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- BBC
What we know about LA fires victims
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- Sky News
Off duty police officer hit by lorry and killed in North Yorkshire had stopped to help
A police officer who died after being hit by a lorry while helping at the scene of another crash "epitomises the very best of British policing", her boss has said. "Rosie epitomises the very best of British policing," he said. Mr Welford had been involved in the original collision.
- Sky News
Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man in the duo Sam & Dave, dies
Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man and other 1960s hits in the legendary Sam & Dave duo, has died aged 89. Moore, who influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, died on Friday in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist Jeremy Westby said. Moore was inducted with Dave Prater, who had died in a 1988 car crash, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
- The Guardian
A man still holding a garden hose. A woman who stayed with her pets. Details emerge about the LA fire victims
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- Evening Standard
David Beckham stepped in to stop row between Prince Harry and James Corden over ‘cruel comment’ about appearance
England footballer calmed down ‘raging’ actor after Harry’s ‘cruel joke’
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- The Telegraph
North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war
The last written notes of a North Korean soldier have revealed how Pyongyang’s troops are being used as “bait” to lure out and shoot down Ukrainian drones.
- CNN
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death
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