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Displaced tenant Heather McAlpine who lost her Altadena studio in the Eaton fire, stands inside her temporarily home in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse

By JANIE HAR AND DAMIAN DOVARGANES JANIE HAR AND DAMIAN DOVARGANES - Associated Press
Thu,02/20/25-11:01PM, 178 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area wildfires. But only two hours after seeing the listing, the rental was snapped up.
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Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

By NICOLE WINFIELD AND COLLEEN BARRY NICOLE WINFIELD AND COLLEEN BARRY - Associated Press
Fri,02/21/25-2:00AM, 176 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs — along with bacterial, viral and fungal infections on top of his chronic bronchitis.
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U.S. Forest Service crew members put tree branches into a wood chipper as they prepare the area for a prescribed burn in the Tahoe National Forest, June 6, 2023, near Downieville, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

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How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers

By MARTHA BELLISLE AND CLAIRE RUSH MARTHA BELLISLE AND CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press
Thu,02/20/25-11:04PM, 171 Reads
SEATTLE (AP) — The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires, raising the specter of even more destructive blazes across the American West, fired workers and officials said.
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A poster shows Shiri Bibas, who was kidnapped to Gaza with her husband and two young sons on Oct. 7, 2023, in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate

By AREEJ HAZBOUN AREEJ HAZBOUN - Associated Press
Fri,02/21/25-3:40AM, 155 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by Hamas was
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