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• Three fires grow, forcing at least 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

  08-01-2025 13:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
  
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• SEAN HANNITY: These officials have failed the people of California

  09-01-2025 04:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses how California officials are responding to the wildfires plaguing residents on "Hannity." SEAN HANNITY: Mayor Bass, Governor Newsom, the federal government, they have all failed the people of California. Much of the dry brush all across Southern California has not been cut back for quite some time. They have a science. It's called forestry. You have control burns. You prevent fires like this from happening. The L.A. Fire Department, they are understaffed
  
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• Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for her absence as wildfires ravage city

  09-01-2025 04:06 via foxnews.com
  
  An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters' questions after being pressed on her initial absence as wildfires raged across her jurisdiction. "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? And do you regret cutting the Fire Department budget by millions of dollars, Madame Mayor?" Sky News reporter David Blevins asked as Bass waited to deplane Wednesday following her trip to Ghana. "Have you absolutely nothing to say to th
  
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• Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for absence as wildfires ravage city

  09-01-2025 04:06 via foxnews.com
  
  An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters' questions after being pressed on her initial absence as wildfires raged across her jurisdiction. "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? And do you regret cutting the Fire Department budget by millions of dollars, Madame Mayor?" Sky News reporter David Blevins asked as Bass waited to deplane Wednesday following her trip to Ghana. "Have you absolutely nothing to say to th
  
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• Palisades wildfire: Candace Cameron Bure fears families, small businesses will not recover from devastation

  09-01-2025 03:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Candace Cameron Bure shared her fears that Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood will struggle to recover after a wildfire devastated the upscale area.The Palisades Fire, which was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and ignited in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning, has already consumed more than 15,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 buildings, Fox Weather reported Wednesday.  Bure, who lived in the Pacific Palisades for over three decades, told Fox News Digital she was "be
  
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• Actor James Woods recalls chaotic moments as Palisades fire gained momentum, praises 'good' neighbors for help

  09-01-2025 03:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Actor James Woods recalled the chaotic moments Tuesday afternoon in Pacific Palisades as a deadly wildfire began sweeping across his neighborhood, destroying home after home. Woods and his family fled their house as the flames inched closer and closer. He’s unsure if his house is still standing but told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday "it’s possible.""It's astonishing that what happened during this experience was that we found out that none of us is a celebrity. None of us is a p
  
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• Trump details strategy to get necessary votes with one-bill approach to border, taxes

  09-01-2025 03:32 via foxnews.com
  
  President-elect Trump pointed to a strategic benefit of the one-bill approach to budget reconciliation that he's said he prefers during a closed-door meeting with Republican senators on Wednesday evening at the Capitol. By combining legislation relating to both the southern border crisis and taxes into one reconciliation bill, Trump suggested that one issue could potentially force some lawmakers to make a difficult decision. For example, if a Republican doesn't support a piece of the tax co
  
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• NY Times column highlights 'deceptions' and 'illusions' of Biden's presidency: 'History won't be so kind'

  09-01-2025 03:30 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Times columnist Bret Stephens called out four deceptions and four illusions of President Biden's tenure in a piece published Wednesday that would "not serve his legacy well."The illusions Stephens included Biden's assertion that the 2021 migration surge was "seasonal," his position that it was "highly unlikely" the Taliban would take control of Afghanistan, his claim that inflation was just transitory, and lastly, "that he was the best Democratic candidate to defeat Donald Trump."Biden
  
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• Space satellites track astonishing expansion of deadly California wildfires

  09-01-2025 03:21 via foxnews.com
  
  The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) recently shared shocking time-lapse footage taken from space of the California wildfires, which ignited Tuesday afternoon and have already caused 100,000 people to flee their homes.The eight LA area wildfires: The Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Olivas Fire, the Lidia Fire, the Scout Fire, the Sunset Fire and the Woodley Fire - threaten at least 28,000 structures, Fox News Digital reported.CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RA
  
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• Marie Osmond says brother Wayne's death has left a ‘giant hole’ in her heart

  09-01-2025 03:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Marie Osmond said Wednesday the death of her older brother, Wayne Osmond, a week ago left a "giant hole" in her heart in her first public comments since he died. "I’m so grateful that just a few weeks ago, I was able to take a long drive to spend time with my brother Wayne," the 65-year-old singer wrote in a lengthy Instagram post along with a photo of her with Wayne. "I really felt the Spirit compel me to go see him, and I’m so thankful I listened to what I was feeling. I will
  
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• JESSE WATTERS: Los Angeles County is 'apocalyptic'

  09-01-2025 03:19 via foxnews.com
  
  JESSE WATTERS: Apocalyptic. This is Los Angeles County. Entire neighborhoods are burning. Over 10,000 acres in Pacific Palisades alone. And the smoke everyone's breathing is being described as a toxic soup. Five people already dead. They were burned alive. Hundreds of homes have been scorched.‘DRAMATIC AND APOCALYPTIC’: LA FIRE CAPTAIN DETAILS OBSTACLES ALLOWING WILDFIRES TO RAVAGE THE CITYThis is the most destructive fire in L.A. County history, and it's still raging. 0% of the fire
  
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• Capitol Police arrest man attempting to set his car on fire amid Trump DC visit with GOP senators

  09-01-2025 03:11 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said that they arrested a person who attempted to set his car ablaze near the U.S. Capitol building during President-elect Trump's visit late Wednesday."Twice today our officers stopped a man who could have been a danger to the Capitol Hill community," U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said. "This vigilance is critical during this time of heightened security."The agency said that during Trump's visit with Republican senators and his time paying respect to
  
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• Comedian ended her 'Stockholm Syndrome' with the left, says it's become 'party of censorship'

  09-01-2025 03:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Stand-up comic Whitney Cummings is fed up with the left, accusing them of abandoning their principles and slamming those who are annoyed that she has been calling out liberals in recent public appearances.In the latest episode of her "Good For You" podcast, Cummings railed against the political left, saying that end of the political spectrum has become hypocritical and censorious in recent years."I always thought of myself as a pretty liberal person," Cummings said, "But I don’t think the
  
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• Penn State's James Franklin jabs at Notre Dame ahead of CFP matchup: 'Everybody should be in a conference'

  09-01-2025 02:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Before his Nittany Lions take on the Fighting Irish for a spot in the national title game, Penn State head coach James Franklin was blunt about Notre Dame not playing in a conference. Notre Dame is one of three teams that play an independent schedule in the FBS, but the College Football Playoff expansion has led Franklin to believe every team should be in a conference. It didn't matter that Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was right next to him during a joint press conference Wedne
  
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• Eagles' Jalen Hurts, dealing with concussion, takes step forward for potential playoffs return

  09-01-2025 02:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The Philadelphia Eagles have Super Bowl aspirations, but they will very likely need their franchise quarterback to get them there.However, Birds fans collectively held their breath a couple weeks ago when Jalen Hurts went down with a concussion.The head injury caused Hurts to miss the final two games of the season. It should be noted that the Eagles rested plenty of starters in their season finale against the New York Giants, but even if they hadn't, Hurts would have been shelved, since he's sti
  
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• LAURA: Biden and Newsom should be ashamed of themselves

  09-01-2025 02:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News host Laura Ingraham reflects on how officials are responding to the California wildfires on "The Ingraham Angle." LAURA INGRAHAM: The people of California are going to need billions in aid to recover from this, but we're sending $500 million to Ukraine. We shipped our excess equipment, firefighting equipment, to Ukraine. This is insanity. Biden should be ashamed of himself.  CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGE ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FORCING THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES&nbs
  
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• NFL announces contingency plan if SoFi Stadium can't be used for Rams-Vikings playoff game due to wildfires

  09-01-2025 02:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A contingency plan has been put in place by the NFL as it continues monitoring the wildfires in California ahead of the Los Angeles Rams-Minnesota Vikings wild-card matchup Monday. The No. 4-seeded Rams are scheduled to host the No. 5 Vikings at SoFi Stadium, but as the wildfires rage in the area, there’s a strong chance the Inglewood venue won’t be used. The NFL released a statement saying it plans on having the Rams-Vikings play as scheduled Monday night at SoFi Stadium.
  
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• Chemical used for explosives found in New Orleans terrorist's storage unit: FBI

  09-01-2025 02:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A common chemical used for explosives was discovered by the FBI in a Texas storage locker linked to Bourbon Street terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who the agency has identified as the person who carried out the New Year's attack in New Orleans.The storage unit was rented by Jabbar and located roughly a mile from his Houston-area home in Harris County, officials with the FBI’s Houston field office said in a release. Bottles of sulfuric acid were discovered Monday inside a cooler in the u
  
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• Alcohol linked to cancer in health advisory as doctors react

  09-01-2025 02:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News' Health newsletter brings you stories on the latest developments in health care, wellness, diseases, mental health and more.‘SEVERE DISEASE’ – The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported in Louisiana. Continue reading…GET ‘UNHOOKED’ - Psychologist shares the secret to finally breaking bad habits. Continue reading…FacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitterLinkedInFox News FirstFox News OpinionFox News LifestyleFox News HealthFox News AutosFox News Ent
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Palisades Fire before and after

  09-01-2025 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A photo gallery showing the devastation caused by the Pacific Palisades wildfire that has wreaked havoc across Los Angeles.
  
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• Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo played cards with players on flight home following double-digit loss: report

  09-01-2025 01:45 via foxnews.com
  
  The New England Patriots fired coach Jerod Mayo after just one season on Monday, and a report on Wednesday revealed telling details about his first year as NFL head coach and what the lead up to that decision looked like. The Patriots closed out the season with a win over AFC East rivals, the Buffalo Bills, but it wasn’t enough for owner Robert Kraft to want to stick with Mayo. "After the game I informed Jerod Mayo that he will not be returning as the head coach of the
  
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• Navy veteran warned CNN reporter he would ‘seek legal damages’ if ‘inaccurate’ story was published

  09-01-2025 01:44 via foxnews.com
  
  PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA -- The Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation warned CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt that his 2021 story about him was "inaccurate" and he would "seek legal damages," according to text messages that were shown to jurors on Wednesday.Zachary Young said during his second day on the witness stand that he initially thought CNN needed help evacuating its own people from Afghanistan, and he reached out because he thought CNN was interested in his services because staffers vie
  
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• Photos from California wildfires show shocking before and after at historic state parks: 'Devastating'

  09-01-2025 01:36 via foxnews.com
  
  The historic home of movie cowboy legend Will Rogers and buildings at Topanga State Park were decimated by the raging wildfires in Los Angeles, according to a news release from California State Parks.At Will Rogers State Historic Park (WRSHP), where Hollywood’s highest-paid actor in the 1930s lived, the home overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica was destroyed.Before and after pictures from California State Parks showed the level of devastation of the ranch, where just fireplaces re
  
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• 'Dramatic and apocalyptic': LA fire captain details obstacles allowing wildfires to ravage the city

  09-01-2025 01:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Los Angeles Fire Department captain Sheila Kelliher details how persistent wind has prevented firefighters from extinguishing the flames surrounding parts of L.A. and allowed the "dramatic fire" to engulf the area.CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGE ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FORCING THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMESFires started erupting in areas surrounding L.A. on Tuesday night, with more catching ablaze on Wednesday. Presently, the six fires are the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the
  
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• Texas officials say dead birds found in early January tested positive for bird flu

  09-01-2025 01:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Texas officials confirmed Wednesday that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) has been detected in Austin-Travis County after tests were performed on dead birds discovered in North Austin earlier this month.The Austin Public Health Department and Texas Department of State Health Services said the tests on the deceased birds were conducted by an area veterinary lab, which detected the virus.Austin Public Health issued the advisory Wednesday as a reminder to the public that people
  
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• Charlamagne points to Trump's 'Gulf of America' plan as a show of 'political will' Dems could never pull off

  09-01-2025 01:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Radio host Charlamagne Tha God said President-elect Donald Trump is showing the country how presidents can get things done if they have the will to do it. During a Tuesday press conference, Trump announced his intention to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which he said has a "beautiful ring" and is more "appropriate" for the body of water. The hosts of the Breakfast Club reacted to Trump's comments on their radio show Wednesday.MISS. LAWMAKER: 'GULF OF AMER
  
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• Mike McDaniel reflects on approach to player discipline during remarks about Dolphins' subpar season

  09-01-2025 01:02 via foxnews.com
  
  The Miami Dolphins' decision to hire Mike McDaniel in 2022 represented a distinct change in coaching style from the previous regime. Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores was defensive minded, while McDaniel handled the offensive coordinator duties for the San Francisco 49ers in 2021. Each brought a distinct personality and took different approaches to player discipline.The New York Jets defeated the Dolphins this past Sunday, which dropped their record to 8-9. While Miami finished the 2022 an
  
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• Passenger arrested after allegedly opening emergency door of JetBlue plane on taxiway at Boston airport

  08-01-2025 14:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man was arrested after allegedly trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
  
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• 'This is like a movie scene': California's Eaton fire burns multiple homes

  08-01-2025 14:52 via nbcnews.com
  KNBC reporter Michelle Valles walks through an Altadena, Calif., neighborhood as homes ignited by the Eaton Fire burn around her. The fire double in size overnight, consuming thousands of acres and destroying multiple homes.
  
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• Biden says he thinks he could have beaten Trump in the 2024 election

  08-01-2025 14:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in a new interview published Wednesday said he still believes he could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election but isn't sure if he could have served a full second term.
  
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