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Firefighters are holding the line against LA wildfires that are still raging in extreme winds. (AP PHOTO)

Staggering cost of LA wildfires revealed

The total damage and economic loss is expected to be surpass Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Firefighters are holding the line against LA wildfires that are still raging in extreme winds. (AP PHOTO)

Death toll rises as firefighters gain slight control of LA fires

The Los Angeles wildfires are increasingly getting under control, thanks to fire crews who are holding the line, however, the death toll has tragically increased to at least 25.

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.President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing.

Trump’s pick for Pentagon grilled on sex assault allegations

The former Fox host vowed to foster a ‘warrior culture’ at the Pentagon in a combative Senate showdown with Democrat foes.

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Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for "The Favourite," poses in the press room during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Should awards season be cancelled? A debate amid LA fires

Cancelling awards season would match the sombre tone of what Los Angeles is enduring, but can that town endure another blow to its economy, after COVID and after the historic actors and writers strikes?

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The report found there was enough evidence to convict Trump for obstructing the election result.

US prosecutor says Trump 'would have been convicted'

A report by the departing US Special Counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump would have been found guilty, if his indictments against him had proceeded.

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The City of Angels has descended into a hell that not even Hollywood’s finest producers could have scripted.

Lives lost, communities obliterated and memories gone: Inside the ‘apocalyptic’ LA fires

The City of Angels has descended into a hell that not even Hollywood’s finest producers could have scripted.

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The Oscar nominations have been pushed back as the wildfires rage in Los Angeles.

Oscar nominations postponed due to LA fires

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back amid the ongoing California wildfire crisis effecting the greater Los Angeles region and Hollywood’s biggest names.

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Natural disasters like bushfires and floods have increased insurance costs beyond inflation.

How the LA fires could push up Australian insurance costs

Destructive fires in the US could drive up Australians' insurance premiums as the frequency and scale of natural disasters increases across the world.

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FBI agents went to Ben Affleck's Los Angeles home to see if he had CCTV footage of a private drone.

FBI visit Ben Affleck in LA wildfires drone probe

In another dramatic development amid the LA fires, Ben Affleck has received a visit from FBI agents as they probe ‘unauthorised’ drone activity.

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A person tries to hose down embers from the Palisades Fire.

LA burns: Hurricane-force winds, death toll skyrockets

The scale of the LA fires is proving tough to quantify, but the term ‘worst natural disaster in history’ is now a reality as the death toll from blazes hits 24, with that figure only set to rise.

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At least 24 people have died as major wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area in the US state of California.

LA wildfire death toll rises as conditions worsen: ‘Another night of unimaginable terror and heartbreak’

More than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, with intense winds set to fan the flames again.

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Firefighters hike into the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles.

Death toll at 24 as looters dressed as firies target homes

Authorities have updated the wildfire death toll to 24 as abandoned homes become the target of callous thieves and fires continue to ravage Los Angeles

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A car drives past homes and vehicles destroyed by the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates.

‘Death all over the place’: Grim assessment of LA fires

As wildfires that have killed 16 people in Los Angeles continue to burn, criticism over how they have not been put out has been lumped on leaders.

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Sytlised animation of how The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will operate in space.

Rare look at NASA’s new tool in the search for ‘dark energy’

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is preparing for launch in 2027, with a mission to study distant galaxies and explore dark energy.

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US swimmer Gary Hall Jnr will get replica Olympic medals after losing them in the LA fire. (AP PHOTO)

Replica Olympic medals given to fire-hit US swim great

Gary Hall Jr, famed for his ‘smash them like guitars’ comment about the Aussie Olympic swim team, is to be given replica medals after the LA fire disaster.

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