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Today — 12 April 2025Main stream

After L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu

Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million.

© Stephen Ross Goldstein for The New York Times

Transmission towers in Eaton Canyon in Altadena, Calif. Southern California Edison, an electric utility, said it planned to bury power lines in fire-prone areas.
Yesterday — 11 April 2025Main stream

After a Rocky 90-Day Tenure, L.A.’s Recovery Czar Is Stepping Down

Steve Soboroff was picked by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the city’s rebuilding effort. But dust-ups over his compensation, the scope of his authority and more got in the way.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Steve Soboroff’s 90-day tenure as the Los Angeles mayor’s chief recovery officer came to an end on Friday.

Siemens Executive and His Family Died in Hudson Helicopter Crash

Agustín Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal died on Thursday in the crash near New York City along with their three children and the pilot.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

The wreckage of the helicopter was pulled out of the water on Thursday evening.

A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks

11 April 2025 at 15:00
The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed monasteries.

© The New York Times

The Old Masoeyein monastery, in Mandalay, Myanmar, after it was destroyed by the earthquake.

Charter Company in Fatal Helicopter Crash Had Prior Mechanical Failures

11 April 2025 at 09:19
At least twice before in the past 12 years, aircraft operated by the firm New York Helicopter Charter failed while in flight.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

The helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River, killing six, was operated by a company whose aircraft had suffered two midair breakdowns in the past 12 years.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Sidelined and Still Processing Her Defeat, Harris Looks for a Way Back In

A successful campaign for governor of California in 2026, Kamala Harris has told allies, would give her a prominent perch from which to push back against President Trump and defend Democratic priorities.

© Etienne Laurent/Reuters

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has not decided her next move, but some of her closest allies say she is leaning toward a run for governor of California that would all but foreclose the possibility of running for president in the next election.

Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building

The collapse of a 30-story building under construction was “not normal,” an engineering expert said. It was one of the biggest projects ever done by a Chinese state-owned company.

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

30 March 2025 at 03:56
Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.

Myanmar Earthquake: What We Know About Death Toll and Damage

30 March 2025 at 00:16
The death toll in Myanmar has exceeded 1,600, the country’s military government said. The powerful earthquake also jolted other parts of Southeast Asia.
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