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West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees – those long, often unnoticed barriers holding floodwaters back from homes and towns.

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Tech Billionaires Warn of California Exodus as 5% Wealth Tax Sparks Panic

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California as a proposed 5% wealth tax sparks panic among Silicon Valley founders.

International Business Times UK

Is Nicki Minaj an Illegal Immigrant? Netizens Calling to Deport Rapper Back to Trinidad and Tobago

Is Nicki Minaj an illegal immigrant? Explore the viral deportation calls, residency rumours, and claims she joined MAGA to protect her California home from seizure.

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California tech founders unload on a proposed state wealth tax that already has some billionaires preparing an escape. 'I am screwed for life'

"One market correction, nationalization event, or prohibition of divestiture (not at all uncommon during wartime) and I am screwed for life."

Fortune

School closures have rocked this LA-area district – are they destroying it, or saving it?

As the US faces challenges to public school funding, activists warn that more people should pay attention to what’s happened in Inglewood, California

The Guardian - US

Miles Teller gets wife's wedding dress remade for Christmas after it was lost in California wildfires

Miles Teller gifted his wife, Keleigh Teller, a replica of her wedding dress for Christmas because the original was lost in the California wildfires back in January.

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Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says

The proposal calls for California residents worth more than $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equivalent to 5% of their assets.

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Southern California records its wettest Christmas Eve and Day ever

At least three people were killed due to storm-related incidents this week

The Independent UK

Southern California cleans up after the wettest recent Christmas season

More than 17in of rain fell in Ventura county, with trees felled and hundreds of car crashes throughout the region

The Guardian - US

Judge Blocks ICE Arrests at Immigration Hearings in Some Areas Of California

Beginning in May, reports from across the country described Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waiting in courthouse hallways and arresting people as they exited their hearings.

Latin Times

A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way

From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Mudslides bury cars and homes up to their windows in California town

At least three people killed across state since atmospheric river storms began earlier this week

The Guardian - US

Photos show California homes buried in mud and debris during Christmas storms

Towns across California have been affected by storms during Christmas week, filling homes halfway with mud, cracking highways and burying cars. The National Weather Service warned of heavy rain throughout the week due to a series of atmospheric rivers.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry 'Heartbreakingly' Keeps Windsor Christmas Eve Tradition For His Kids

Prince Harry is defying the distance to keep a 'heartbreaking' Windsor Christmas tradition alive for Archie and Lilibet in California. Discover why the Duke insists on this 19th-century ritual despite his bitter estrangement from the Royal Family.

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Southern California hit by deadly floods as atmospheric river storm strikes

Heavy flash flooding has hit southern California over Christmas, forcing hundreds to evacuate and leaving four dead.

Euronews

California storm eases but flooding and avalanche risks remain high

Powerful weather system brought Los Angeles its wettest Christmas in 54 years, killing two people and prompting evacuation warnings in the mountains.

The Guardian - US

‘Not the charmed industry it once was’: can Hollywood find its comeback story?

After the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the pandemic, and structural shifts in technology, LA’s trying to find its footing in a changed industry

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Tylor Chase’s Co-Star Shares “Devastating” Update About Struggling Nickelodeon Star’s Motel Stay

“I’m really feeling devastated here,” Daniel Curtis Lee said in a heartbreaking update.

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The Independent UK

Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf

A strong storm system that has brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California is expected to ease

The Independent UK

California farming mogul accused of traveling to Arizona to shoot his estranged wife dead

Michael Abatti, a member of an influential California farming family, was arrested on murder charges in connection to the death of his estranged wife Kerri Ann Abatti

The Guardian - US

Southern California sees third death from atmospheric river storm drenching region

Some parts of LA saw more than 11in of rain, with flooding, road closures and debris flows reported across the region

The Independent UK

California facing major storm on Christmas Day threatening heavy rain, floods and landslides

AccuWeather warned that wind speeds could reach 80mph in central California

The Independent UK

Companies are coming up with plans to block out the sun

Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to the atmosphere to reduce global warming, prompting enthusiasm from investors and concerns from some scientists, Josh Marcus reports

Euronews

Winter storm brings flooding, mudslides and near-whiteout snow to California

A powerful winter storm hit California, causing hazardous travel conditions and flash flooding.

The Independent UK

Storm system threatens more rainfall Christmas Day over waterlogged Southern California

Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off

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