Lawsuits claim that a power line may have caused the LA fire
A Southern California Edison (SCE) spokesman said the utility will review the complaint that it received about the Woolsey Fire after it was filed by a firefighter. “Our hearts remain with our communities during the devastating fires in Southern California and we remain committed to supporting them through this difficult time,” the spokesman added. The utility said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
The special counsel defended the Trump indictment
Climate change caused the year 2024 in human history to be the Hottest Year in human history, said scientists from major meteorological associations around the world. Scientists said climate change caused the year 2024 to be the hottest year in human history. The average daily temperature for the US in 2024 was 1.3C above the 20th-century average, they added.
There is a cease fire between Israel and Hamas
The first few days of a ceasefire deal in the Middle East will begin with the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, a senior Israeli official said. A further round of negotiations will begin 16 days into that first phase of the agreement, about further withdrawals of Israeli troops from Gaza, the official added.
A new fire breaks out in Southern California
A new fire broke out in Southern California on Monday night, adding to the string of fires there in the past week that have left more than 20 people dead and hundreds of thousands under evacuation orders. The Cal Fire reported that the auto fire had burned 56 acres by Tuesday morning. Mandatory evacuateances in connection with the fire are in place.
Both Israel and Hamas have made progress in their hostage release talks
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Monday that Israel will not release its hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a ceasefire. “We’ll release only the first part of the deal,” Netanyahu said, adding that the remaining prisoners will be released “as soon as there is a durable ceasefire”. Netanyahu’s comments come as Israel launched its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
Trump is flattered by the Nvidia reply to Biden’s new chip restrictions
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced a new rule that would allow companies in countries that are not subject to arms control to get up to 1,700 of the latest artificial intelligence chips. They will be allowed to apply for a special license to acquire more chips, to build large-scale datacenters using US technology, or to gain access to the most powerful closed model “weights”.
The governor of California said that the fires could prove to be the costliest disaster in US history
The US President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed California’s Governor Gavin Newsom for the state’s wildfires, saying he’d blocked an infusion of water to Southern California. At least 16 people have died and over 12,000 buildings have been destroyed amid the wildfires. Trump claimed he had blocked an infusion of water to Southern California over concerns about how it would affect a threatened fish species.
What do researchers think of the fact-checking on Facebook?
Facebook’s fact-checking platform Meta has added a ‘False: Verified by Animal Poltico’ label to posts after they are rated as “false” by third party fact-checkers. Meta said the move was to counter fact checkers’ political bias and censorship. Facebook had created the Third Party Fact-Checkers programme to address misinformation on its platforms.
The winter storm has wreaked havoc in the US, stranding cars, canceling flights and no power
As much as 34,000 people have lost power in Arkansas after 15 inches of snow fell across southwest Arkansas amid a winter storm. Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electricity provider, said that power should be restored by Saturday afternoon. The NBA postponed the game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks scheduled to take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
There are conversations about the moment
Former US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the US Supreme Court to stay the sentencing of him on charges of lying to the FBI amid the Russia investigation. They said a stay was necessary to prevent “grave injustice and harm” to the federal government. Trump was convicted of eight counts of lying to the FBI between February and May 2020.