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In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution

In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running.
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How the wildfires in the Los Angeles area could affect California's home insurance market

How the wildfires in the Los Angeles area could affect California's home insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province.
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Stars lose homes in Los Angeles area fires and Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1M to relief effort

Stars lose homes in Los Angeles area fires and Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1M to relief effort

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhené Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events.
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Victims of the fires in the Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least five people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area.
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A powerful winter storm's heavy snow and sleet cancels flights and closes schools across US South

A powerful winter storm's heavy snow and sleet cancels flights and closes schools across US South

DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and icy conditions to parts of the U.S.
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How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California's home insurance market

How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California's home insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear

Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pedestrians shuffled by the famed Chateau Marmont hotel, customers queued up at Starbucks on Sunset Boulevard and car horns bleated at gridlocked intersections.
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'Incalculably small' amount of diesel visible at site of 8,000-litre B.C. spill

'Incalculably small' amount of diesel visible at site of 8,000-litre B.C. spill

Aerial surveillance over an area where thousands of litres of diesel was spilled last month off Vancouver Island shows most of the fuel is no longer visible on the water.
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Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear

Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pedestrians shuffled by the famed Chateau Marmont hotel, customers queued up at Starbucks on Sunset Boulevard and car horns bleated at gridlocked intersections.
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