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Yesterday — 9 January 2025Main stream

‘It Was Biblical’: Ash and Flame Upend Life in Southern California

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By: Shawn Hubler
9 January 2025 at 22:46
Wind-whipped wildfire blew through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe, merging, psychically if not physically, into a kind of mega-catastrophe.

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Several Local Landmarks Are Destroyed in Southern California Wildfires

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By: Matt Stevens
9 January 2025 at 03:45
A high school used in many films, a synagogue and several well-known restaurants are among the structures that burned, while other local landmarks are endangered.

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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burning in Eaton, Pasadena.
Before yesterdayMain stream

What We Know About the Wildfires Raging in Southern California

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By: Jesus Jiménez and Soumya Karlamangla
8 January 2025 at 21:49
The fast-moving fires are intensifying because of fierce winds, the strongest in Southern California in more than a decade.

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The fires in Southern California have forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes.

Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30

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By: Sara Ruberg
8 January 2025 at 10:50
As Perry’s health declined, fans rallied behind the animal and his companions living in a Bay Area park.

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Nanette Singer, one of Perry’s handlers. Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.

What Are the Santa Ana Winds That Are Helping to Fuel the Palisades Fire?

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By: Camille Baker
8 January 2025 at 08:37
The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.

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The Santa Ana winds have the potential to create life-threatening weather conditions like the Palisades Fire that was burning in California on Tuesday.
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