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Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires

The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response to devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have so far killed 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. As of Friday morning, 153,000 residents are under evacuation orders, and an additional 166,800 are under evacuation warnings, according […]

Technology

The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures

On the morning of January 7, the first of Los Angeles’ vast wildfires broke out in a forested area near Topanga State Park on the northwest edge of the city. Conditions allowed the blaze to spread very quickly: 100 mph winds, very low humidity, and a landscape primed to burn after months without rainfall together […]

Lifestyle & Culture

‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Ends on a Devastating Cliffhanger—And Tees Up a Wild Final Season

The following article contains major spoilers for season two of Squid Gameincluding its final episode. The new Squid Game is a pretty cautious season of television overall. But you can understand why: with the weight of expectation that comes with building on such a massive cultural behemoth, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opts largely to replay the […]

World News

Before and after images show devastating impact

Reuters Locals cleaning up debris amongst the mud left behind by flash-flooding in Alfafar, Valencia Spain has been coming to terms with devastating floods which have left more than 200 people dead and dozens missing this week. Thousands of emergency services staff and military personnel have been working on search and rescue operations in flood-hit […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Marisa Abela and Harry Lawtey on Industry’s Devastating Season 3 Finale: “It’s Kind of Tragic”

When the creators of Industry wrote the show’s third season, they didn’t know whether HBO would greenlight more episodes—so they made sure to throw everything they had into it. By the end of Industry’s season three finale, the stakes for the show’s beautiful fuckups—and for the bank itself—are fairly existential. Yasmin (Marisa Abela) lands in […]