5 things to know for Feb. 7: USAID, Missing plane, Artificial intelligence, California wildfires, Ukraine
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Do you still need to pay for your home if it was destroyed in a disaster?
(For those affected by the Los Angeles area wildfires, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on January 18 that five big banks — Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, US Bank and Wells Fargo — will ...
Trump is targeting the immigrants who will be called on to rebuild LA
On the outskirts of Altadena, where one of the most destructive firestorms in Los Angeles history had just receded, a group of volunteers worked last week to gather fallen tree branches and leaves — ...
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Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The two-bedroom house along East Altadena Drive was purchased by William ... Black families who were able to buy property in California and then pass down those homes through generations.” ...
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Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
West of Lake, Black and Latino residents made up a majority of the population in every Altadena census tract. The area has maintained a vibrant Black community. Hutchinson called on California Atty.
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Altadena reopens to reveal devastated homes — but a community still standing
As she surveyed the charred remains of her old Altadena neighborhood, Jocelyn Boyd stared in silent disbelief. Loma Alta Park, where the public swimming pool once served as a summertime sanctuary ...
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Altadena sheriff’s station reopens after smoke contaminants prompted closure
and the California flag flying overhead disintegrated in the heat of the Eaton fire. But after briefly relocating to the nearby Crescenta Valley sheriff’s station, Altadena deputies soon ...
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Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
Records, radio logs and interviews show that residents living west of Lake Avenue were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours after the Eaton fire started. Residents said they ...
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The devastation in Altadena’s historic Black community
The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have scorched an area larger than the size of Paris and two are already the most destructive in Southern California ... s remains in his Altadena home.
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'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...