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Milwaukee landlord finds stolen Picasso Torero print in vacated apartment
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The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus
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Karen Read’s lawyer says Clancy defense attorney may be ‘cut from a different cloth’ as deliberations drag on
One of Karen Read’s former defense attorneys praised Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer for his work as jurors neared the end of a sixth day of deliberations after twice telling the judge they could not reach a unanimous verdict."It immediately brings back the stress and the pressure that comes from having somebody's life in your hands and the very worst part of a trial, which is when the jury's out," said David Yannetti, who was key to Read's defense team through both of her Massachusetts murder trials. "...
SLIDEFORGE: An LLM Agent for Controllable Editing of Slides as Structured Artifacts
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Solving the Needle-in-a-Haystack Problem in Mammography Vision-Language Model with Differentiable Subset Sampling
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Contamination Inflates Scores but Rarely Reorders Large Language Model Leaderboards
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Distilled Rapid Embedding Transfer (DRET): Parameter-Efficient Biomedical Domain Adaptation via Priority-Based Embedding Transfer
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Margins, Not Windows: Training-Free Per-Step Lossy Speculative Decoding
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PiPMRE: A Pipeline Based on Language Model for Medical Relation Extraction
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Where Does Harness-Optimization Value Live? Localized Gains and the Budget-Splitting Trap in Self-Evolving LLM Agents
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Tail-Likelihood Reinforcement Learning
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The Geometry of Ignorance: LLMs Know When to Temper Bayesian Priors
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Caught in the Story: Narrative Captivity in Multi-turn LLMs Conversation
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A Prompt-Engineering Approach to Develop Scalable, Flexible, and Real-Time Hybrid Micro-Level Personalization in a General Purpose AI Teaching Assistant
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Fresh Memory, Stale Plans: Dependency-Scoped Validation for Distributed LLM-Agent Memory
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Structure and Implementation of New Practical English Textbooks Driven by Artificial Intelligence
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US military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at southern border in August
EXCLUSIVE – The U.S. military provided rare insight into its operations at the southern border Thursday, revealing that it took down "approximately 100" suspected cartel drones in August alone, a senior War Department official confirmed to Fox News.The disclosure marks the first time the Pentagon has revealed how frequently counter-drone technology, including sophisticated laser systems, is being used at the southern border to stop suspected cartel drones from entering the U.S.According to a sen...
Gimlet Labs, which helps customers divide AI tasks across multiple chip types, raised $300M led by a16z at a $3B valuation, six months after an $80M Series A
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Gimlet Labs, which helps customers divide AI tasks across multiple chip types, raised $300M led by a16z at a $3B valuation, six months after an $80M Series A The company, whic
Bernie Sanders Proposes Artificial Superintelligence Ban Amid Rogue AI Hackings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) are calling for a permanent ban on the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence, citing a series of recent hackings involving "rogue" models. The bicameral duo announced Thursday they will introduce the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would institute the permanent ban, along with temporarily pausing "advanced AI development" until federal regulators establish...
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Resect AI, which is developing open-source tech to catch AI hallucinations before they happen, emerges from stealth with $25M from private equity investors
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China Maps South China Sea Floor At Twice The Resolution Of Global Models
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Tesla’s Make-or-Break Cybercab Had a Quiet Debut
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Blue Jays close in on Guardians in wild-card chase, but Cleveland has an extra game to play
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Cuba Says US Waging A 'War Without Bombs'
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Caitlin Clark's record-breaking August sets the stage for her FIBA Women's World Cup debut
Caitlin Clark is gearing up for her first appearance in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, and if she plays like she did for the Indiana Fever this past month, Team USA may be impossible to take down.Clark’s August in the WNBA was a spectacle to behold, as she once again made league history with her phenomenal play.For starters, Clark scored or assisted on 44.7 points per game, a WNBA record for a single month. The stellar point guard has always had a knack for either finding the b...
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Austin Woman Arrested After Police Find Hundreds Of Suspected Stolen Bank Cards, Keys And Mail
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Toronto thunderstorm turns local Timmies into a bunker | The Moment
Alper Yesil tells The National about the moment a severe Toronto thunderstorm turned a local Tim Hortons into a makeshift storm shelter as heavy rains and high winds sent traffic lights and people flying.
Heated Rivalry casts Resident Evil's Milla Jovovich, Gossip Girl's Kevin Zegers in Season 2
The cast of Heated Rivalry is getting hotter by the week, with the Canadian-made hockey drama recruiting three more stars for its second season roster.
Lindsay Clancy jury wraps day 6 with bombshell one-juror standoff, deliberations to resume Friday
The jury deciding Lindsay Clancy’s fate ended a dramatic sixth day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict amid a dispute involving a holdout juror, with deliberations set to resume Friday.The panel of nine women and three men has twice reported being deadlocked. Jurors are expected to return Friday, when Judge William Sullivan is also set to address a dispute involving one member of the panel.Earlier Thursday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington unsuccessfully sought to remove a juror after t...
WATCH: Bystanders, police lift Volkswagen off woman pinned underneath after dramatic e-bike crash
A group of strangers and police officers rushed to lift a Volkswagen Beetle off an injured e-bike rider after she became trapped beneath the car during a crash on a busy Pennsylvania road, dramatic body camera video shows.Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna sa...
Nvidia PAIR makes it easy to create a household data center for running agentic AI tasks
Nvidia Corp. is targeting artificial intelligence agent enthusiasts with a new local distributed clustering tool called the Personal AI Router. It enables them to use any idle Mac computers or PCs lyi
Missouri high court blocks GOP-backed congressional maps ahead of midterms; Trump blasts 'ridiculous' ruling
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously blocked newly enacted Republican-backed congressional districts from being used in November's midterm elections, ruling that voters must first approve the map in a statewide referendum.The ruling marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle. The GOP had aimed to use Missouri’s new congressional map to help them win an additional seat and hold onto its slim House majority.The court ruled that the referendum petition, fi...
Here's why, even with all its problems, college football is still better than the NFL
It's been a tough offseason for college football, with discussions on expanding the College Football Playoff, Lane Kiffin's NFL-to-LSU pipeline, and the ever-expanding crisis of tampering and abuses in the transfer portal or in NIL.While week zero has already come and gone, college football is officially and fully back for week one, starting Thursday evening and continuing without the long Labor Day weekend. And it's a reminder of the many reasons why there's so much more to like and enjoy in th...
Michael Lombardi leaves North Carolina football GM role, university's internal probe continues
Michael Lombardi will no longer be part of the North Carolina football program. The longtime NFL executive stepped down Thursday from his most recent role as the college program’s general manager, UNC announced Thursday.Lombardi’s decision comes more than a month after the university placed him on paid administrative leave amid an internal investigation. Even with Lombardi’s resignation, the probe launched by UNC’s Office of University Counsel will proceed, the school confirmed.Lombardi arrived ...
Tesla says Cybercab rides are available in limited areas of Austin; the two-seater has no steering wheel or pedals, and 45 Cybercabs are registered in Texas (Reuters)
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Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext 3 Trains on Weather Station Observations to Deliver 5 km Global Forecasts, Refreshed Every Hour
WeatherNext 3 ingests live geostationary satellite mosaics, refreshes hourly, and outputs 5 km forecasts across Search, Gemini, Maps. The post Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext 3 Trains on Weather Station
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Bibi Makes Crystal Clear That Toppling Iran Is Israel's 'Central Mission, Within Reach'
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Judge grants injunction against NCAA, SEC, allowing athletes with NFL ties eligible to play for LSU, others
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Officials identify victims killed, officers injured in Minneapolis apartment shooting
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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns
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The National | Toronto region cleans up after 100 year storm
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China-Linked Hackers Hid In Cisco Routers, Stole Administrator Credentials: Report
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U.S. aims 'to really tighten the screws' on Cuba with newest sanctions: analyst
The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises.
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Traumatised child to feminist crusader: The extraordinary, complicated story of Gloria Steinem
New York Times: Steinem, who died on Thursday, helped usher in sweeping cultural change.
Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation
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Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time
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AI scientist and Google researcher Ray Kurzweil joins BCI startup Subsense, which develops non-surgical BCI tech involving inhaled nanoparticles, as an advisor
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New HBO superhero show faces 'woke' criticism for reframing classic hero lore around racial privilege
HBO’s new superhero series, "Lanterns," drew criticism from some viewers who accused the studio of overhauling a beloved character’s origin story to focus on modern racial discourse and privilege.Episode 3, "OutKast," reframes the franchise's traditional emphasis on "fearlessness" through the experience of a Black man in America, prompting some critics to accuse the show of sacrificing classic comic book lore for social justice commentary.In DC Comics lore, Green Lanterns are intergalactic peace...
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Democrats Cry Foul As DHS Launches Voter Fraud Probe In 9 States
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Global Affairs collecting DNA from families of Canadians missing in Nepal
Federal government officials said Global Affairs Canada is working to collect DNA from the families of Canadians still missing in Nepal and China after a flash flood ripped through the border region last week.
Trump names Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army following Dan Driscoll's resignation
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, as acting secretary of the Army."I am pleased to announce that Adam Telle, the current Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will become Acting Secretary of the Army, effective immediately," Trump posted on Truth Social."He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all."He made the announcement after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation to the pres...
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Asian LNG Prices Surge To Highest Since 2022 As Iran War Escalates
Asian LNG Prices Surge To Highest Since 2022 As Iran War Escalates Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Spot LNG prices for Asian buyers went up to almost $26 per million British thermal units yesterday for a 5% weekly gain following the resumption of strikes between the United States and Iran. Spot LNG for Asia traded at $25.908 per mmBtu late on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed traders, after President Donald Trump said "We took out all of the new equipment th...
Popular pantry staple could get you stopped at airport security under little-known TSA rule
Travelers may want to take a second look at what they're packing for their next flight after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded passengers that one common food item is subject to its liquids rule.The TSA recently took to X to remind travelers that, yes, peanut butter is considered a liquid when going through airport security."Peanut butter is a liquid... we said what we said... this time with receipts," the agency wrote.THE BIGGEST FOOD AND DRINK MISTAKES TRAVELERS MAKE ON...
Excavation set to begin on Trump administration's 250-foot triumphal arch amid legal battle
Excavation work will begin over the next two weeks on a site where the Trump administration plans to build a tall memorial arch in Washington, D.C., a project that faces a lawsuit from opponents who argue the project will disrupt nearby historic sight lines.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday that work would start on the Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck, which will be located on Columbia Island, standing between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery...
Audacity's new look is finally here, along with its largest feature update in years
The popular free audio editor gets a colorful dark mode and granular editing tools.
GOP candidate gets busted allegedly trying to plant drugs on his political rival
A Republican candidate for the Missouri state House is facing federal drug charges after newly unsealed court documents revealed an alleged plot to frame his political opponent by planting cocaine and prescription pills in her purse.Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, made his initial court appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in Springfield, where he faced one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. According to the Justice Department (DOJ),...
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Trump’s White House releases video games making fun of deportation
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Mamdani Has A Nearly 200 Person "Influencer Network" Sometimes Paid Using Taxpayer Money A new investigation is putting Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s social media operation under scrutiny after revealing that City Hall has cultivated a network of nearly 200 online creators to help distribute information about the administration, according to the New York Post. The Columbia Journalism Review reports that members of the network receive regular material from the mayor’s communications staff,...
Jennifer Aniston, boyfriend Jim Curtis’ chemistry shines as she reveals ‘deep fear’ during interview
Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend Jim Curtis’ chemistry was on full display Wednesday evening when the "Friends" star interviewed the wellness coach about his new book.While the 57-year-old kept it professional as she questioned him about his life and how he came to write his self-help guide, "The Book of Possibility," their connection was undeniable.The "Friends" star later revealed that she was overcoming a "very deep, deep fear of public speaking" by interviewing him."You’d never know it," Curti...
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Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell reveals how booze helped fuel his legendary 71-point game
There are certain sports where I think it’s widely believed, if not accepted as a cold, hard fact, that alcohol can improve performance.Hasn't everyone's golf game improved with a little swing oil?However, I didn't think basketball was one of the sports, at least not until Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell revealed that he dropped a cool 71 points back in 2023 with a little help from grandpa's old cough medicine.AMERICAN TENNIS STAR AMANDA ANISIMOVA LEAVES FANS CONVINCED SHE DRANK BEER M...
Indiana farm faces backlash after honoring Charlie Kirk with corn maze display
An Indiana farm's corn maze tribute to the late Charlie Kirk drew intense community backlash, prompting the farm to issue a statement defending its decision.Goebel Farms in Evansville told KWTX it chose to honor the slain Turning Point USA founder because of his commitment to free speech.Kirk was fatally shot during a TPUSA event at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, 2025.ITALIAN ARTIST UNVEILS CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL STATUE HE PLANS TO FEATURE AT TIMES SQUAREAfter announcing the maze's theme this y...
Sources: Index Ventures dropped plans to invest in AI assistant Town after Instinct, which Index is backing, complained about a potential conflict of interest
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High-profile VPD officer and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh charged with theft, fraud
Vancouver police officer, anti-gang advocate and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust offences dating back to 2017.
Will Ospreay's era as AEW champion begins, learns he'll have title defense at All Out: 'I am the standard now'
Will Ospreay found out quickly who his first All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship title defense was going to be against.The "Aerial Assassin" started AEW "Dynamite" on Wednesday with an impassioned promo, calling his All In opponent Kenny Omega "the best wrestler in the world" for the last 10 years and "still is."COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICK"I think about the people that have held this belt before," he said. "Chris Jericho, ‘Hangman’ Page, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, Bryan Dan...
Stephen A Smith warns Hasan Piker will ‘contaminate’ Democrats in the midterms, ‘come back to haunt them’
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith warned Thursday that far-left streamer Hasan Piker could become a general election liability for Democrats, telling Politico host Dasha Burns during "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" that Piker's influence could hurt the party beyond its progressive base and give Republicans ammunition against candidates who embrace him.Smith said he believed Piker’s growing political footprint would ultimately hurt Democrats."It's a negative because I think, over the long hau...
Four Major AI Models Suffer Rare Overlapping Downtime
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all suffered significant service disruptions within roughly the same few-hour window Thursday morning. OpenAI and Anthropic reported elevated errors and later restored service, while Grok remained impaired and third-party monitoring indicated a likely Gemini outage despite no public acknowledgment from Google. Ars Technica reports: Other major Internet services, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Cloudflare, have not reported any major issues as...
What Is The Best Waterproof Rating For Bluetooth Speakers?
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OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is 'the most intelligent and aligned model in the world'
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Sources: Crusoe raised $3B+ at a ~$30B post-money valuation; Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners co-led the round, with Mubadala Capital participating (Bloomberg)
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Biden Judge Blocks Trump's Latest Birthright Citizenship Order
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California girls’ sports advocates vow fight after judge tosses trans athlete case: 'Far from over'
Advocates for girls' sports vowed to keep fighting after a federal judge dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging California policies that allow biological male athletes to compete on girls' school sports teams.A DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital the administration remains committed to enforcing President Donald Trump’s policy barring biological males from girls’ sports despite the setback and is considering an appeal."We are disappointed by the Court’s order, and remain commi...
OpenAI starts rolling out its next-generation GPT-6 Astra model
OpenAI Group PBC today started opening access to GPT-6 Astra, its newest and most capable large language model. The company stated that the LLM demonstrates “state of the art” performance in multiple
Venezuelans of all stripes are denouncing Trump's 'biggest oil deal ever'
U.S. President Donald Trump's oil deal with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez is being rejected by the Venezuelan opposition, and by some in her own party. Venezuelan Canadians, some with long careers in the oil industry, say the deal is illegitimate and will be repudiated.
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Tauranga teenager Loukas Rainger’s mum in hospital as Thailand watch theft case reaches court
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Alberta separation too costly with too many uncertainties, warns Calgary think-tank
A new report from the Canada West Foundation warns that, though the grievances behind Alberta secession may be real, the economic risks and political uncertainties are too great to consider separating from Canada.
Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss
A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit.The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving enforcement in Canada and some U.S. jurisdictions.Most previous cannabis-driving studies have involved smoked or inhaled marijuana, which more rapidly spikes levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive...
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1 dead, 4 injured after driver, 91, crashes car in Trader Joe's parking lot, police say
One person was killed and four others injured after a motorist collided with a group of pedestrians in the parking lot near the Grove on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
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1 dead, 4 injured after senior driver crashes car in Trader Joe's parking lot, police say
One person was killed and four others injured after an elderly woman collided with a group of pedestrians in a Trader Joe's parking lot near the Grove on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Iran prefers conflict with US over peace to suppress internal uprising, human rights activist warns
Regime leaders in Iran are more content to see continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors rather than pursuing peace in an effort to keep their disenchanted population at bay, one expert says.U.S. forces have launched airstrikes against Iran in recent days following a brief pause in hostilities amid renewed flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran isn't as concerned about military action against the country, but rather discontent among Iranians, Dr. Majid Sadeghpour, a...
Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient
Gene-edited pig kidneys could offer a lifeline to patients stuck waiting for a human donor.
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Lack of FEMA funds cuts off key recovery program for Eaton, Palisades fire survivors
California says it's ending its disaster case management program for Eaton and Palisades fire survivors after FEMA stalled federal funding.
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Convicted Malibu scammer added to FBI's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list after fleeing U.S.
Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, a Malibu man who fled the U.S. to avoid an expected 15-year prison sentence after a fraud conviction last year, has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
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Body recovered from lake at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights
LAPD officers are investigating after a body was recovered from the lake at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights.
