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Watch: Palisades Fire spews ‘fire devil’Firefighters are making an all-out assault to prevent the largest of the deadly wildfires that is threatening Los Angeles from spreading into one of the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.Aerial crews have been bombarding the flaming hills with water and fire retardant to hold back the Palisades fire, which has expanded an additional 1,000 acres and is now menacing Brentwood.Officials have been on the defensive amid mounting anger at how hydrants ran dry as firefighters struggled to contain the fast-moving blazes.Winds are expected to pick up again overnight, further fanning the flames that have already left…

PoliticusUSA needs your support. Please consider subscribing to an independent outlet that will never bend the knee to any politician. As Republicans look to blame anyone and everyone for the LA wildfires, President Biden has mounted a vigorous federal response to assist the local communities that have been impacted and are still battling the fires.A White House official summarized the support that the federal government is providing during the LA wildfires:At the President’s direction, the Department of Defense is providing support to the firefighting efforts, including:Overnight infrared imaging for perimeter maps,The California National Guard is providing 1,000 personnel to support…

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw four interceptions in his team’s 32-12 playoff loss to the Houston Texans Saturday. Herbert threw just three interceptions during the regular season, joining Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers as the only quarterbacks to throw three or fewer in a season. But Herbert didn’t resemble Brady or Rodgers at any point during his calamitous day Saturday. With four interceptions and just 14 completions on 32 attempts, Herbert had, arguably, the worst performance of his career. It also dropped him to 0-2 in the playoffs. His only other playoff game was the historic collapse against the Jacksonville…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia’s economy at the risk of destabilizing global markets and said the country would press on with large oil and gas projects.A ministry statement also said that Russia would respond to Washington’s “hostile” actions, announced on Friday, while drawing up its foreign policy strategy.RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BLASTS UKRAINE PEACE DEAL REPORTEDLY FLOATED BY TRUMP’S TEAM: ‘NOT HAPPY’The statement said the measures amounted to “an attempt to inflict at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the cost of the risk…

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been asked what checks are in place to vet firms after fast-fashion retailer Shein refused to answer “basic questions” over its supply chain.Liam Byrne, chair of the Business and Trade Committee, wrote to Dame Julia Hoggett asking if the stock market had tests in place to “authenticate statements” by firms seeking to list, “with particular regard to their safeguards against the use of forced labour in their products”.It comes after MPs branded the evidence of a Shein lawyer “ridiculous” when she refused to say if the company sold products containing cotton from China.Byrne told…

Thousands of firefighters labored to contain the four wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area Saturday before evening winds forecasted to fan additional flames.In the Pacific Palisades, incarcerated firefighters dug wide trenches across the charred landscape in an attempt to contain the blaze, which has been called the most destructive in the city’s history. Across the city, in Altadena, first responders dragged hoses over burned-out cars and rebar. In Mandeville Canyon, where the Palisades fire grew closer to the UCLA campus – prompting evacuation orders across the Brentwood and Encino neighborhoods – firefighting planes dropped water and retardant in an…

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  “Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study. Trace quantities of protein residue have long been detected in classic oil paintings, though they were often ascribed to contamination. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found the inclusion was likely intentional — and sheds light on the technical knowledge of the Old Masters, the…

Getty ImagesAn eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends.”It sounded like a bomb, I was shocked. I started looking around, also wondering if it was gunshots,” Stephen Mangoka, a 75-year-old farmer from Makueni county’s Mukuku village, told the BBC.”I looked up in the sky to see if there was smoke. Nothing.”I rushed to the road to check if there had been an accident. Also, nothing. That is when someone told me that something had fallen from the skies.”In fact, a massive round metal object had plummeted from above…

The Minnesota Vikings are tied for the second-best record in the NFC this year, but their first playoff game will be on the road.That’s because the one team ahead of them is the 15-2 Detroit Lions, who won the NFC North with a victory over Minnesota in Week 18.The Lions earned a top seed and a bye, while the Vikings head to Arizona to face the Los Angeles Rams. The game was originally scheduled for LA, but it was moved due to wildfires.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The NFL shield logo on the field at SoFi Stadium…

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