The number of global unprovoked bites are down by nearly half from last year
Florida made up half of those bites, with eight in Volusia County, home to Daytona Beach. The county is unofficially known as the shark bite capital of the world. Many bites there were likely from ...
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Trump criticised for dumping gallons of water from 2 California dams farmers relied on, ‘Every drop belongs to someone’
“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez said. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political ...
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17 employees helped save the Getty Villa from the fires. They're telling other museums how it was done
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at about 7 a.m., the Getty’s Emergency Planning Specialist ... “They could come inside for a second, get a drink of water, be inside for another 20 minutes or so and ...
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Per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years in SoCal
LOS ANGELES — Southern California residents reduced their per person potable water use by 45% since 1990, marking a significant milestone in conservation efforts, a state agency announced Thursday.
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White House to offer buyouts to 2 million federal workers who won’t return to office
Getty Images “This email is being sent to more than TWO MILLION federal employees,” Katie Miller, who serves on an advisory board to the Department of Government Efficiency, wrote on X.
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Tech stocks fall as China's DeepSeek sparks U.S. worries about the AI race
Nvidia's losses represent the biggest market value drop in U.S. stock market history, according to Bloomberg. Nvidia said in a statement that "DeepSeek is an excellent AI advancement" and an ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, while hovering 50 to 100 feet over steep terrain to drop thousands of gallons of water at pinpoint ...
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Trump inauguration photos: From his arrival at the White House to his swearing-in at the Capitol Rotunda, see images from the historic day
Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of ...
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Pro dumps 2 into water — then gets ‘big break’ after intriguing rules talk
But did that one maybe cross over a little piece of turf that jutted out from the water — and was also near the green? Had it, he could drop there. Had it, he’d avoid hitting a third ball from ...
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Fighting LA’s fires from the sky
Helicopters in particular - able to drop vast volumes of water precisely ... Image source, Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images The two largest fires, Eaton and Palisades, are still burning across a ...
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LeBron James, family forced to evacuate Los Angeles-area home during raging wildfires
Variety via Getty Images This is not the first time the James family has evacuated due to fires. In 2019, the family left their home after brush fires broke out near the Getty Center in the ...
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Fresh Take: California’s Water Politics And A Major Misconception
A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades Fire. Amid all the heartbreaking news about the Los Angeles wildfires, you might have also seen some online chatter about Stewart and Lynda ...