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California Comedian Asks Grandmother To Doomsday Prep. Turns Out, She’s Ready: ‘See Your After Armageddon’

Back in the day, doomsday preppers were seen as paranoid and overly fearful of the world’s end. While the world isn’t exactly looking so sunny either, Chad and JT—comedians from California—decided to turn preppers into the butt of their latest public skit on TikTok. JT tried to pretend to be…

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California chemical tank explosion threat 'eliminated,' official says

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The threat of a toxic chemical tank explosion is off the table but some 50,000 evacuated residents need to remain in place, fire officials in California said Monday.

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California prepares for an explosive disaster as a toxic chemical tank continues to heat up despite every effort to keep it stable

50,000 residents have been asked to evacuate.

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Garden Grove Chemical Crisis Eases As California Official Says Explosion Threat Has Been Eliminated

A chemical crisis in Orange County has seen the explosion threat reduced after stabilisation efforts, though evacuation orders for 40,000 residents remain in effect.

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Explosion Risk Lifted At Southern California Chemical Tank After Emergency Pressure Release

Authorities confirmed the most dangerous scenario has been avoided after an overheating aerospace facility tank released pressure, though residents remain displaced as monitoring continues.

International Business Times

'For Brothers': Major international gang busted in Canada, 17 Indians charged for extortion targeting South Asians

The Peel Regional Police Monday announced they have taken down a violent international extortion ring linked to a group called 'For Brothers' and 17 men have been arrested and charged. None of them is Canadian and the list suggests all of them are Indian-origin or Indians. For Brothers targeted South…

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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law

California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act after privacy backlash and concerns that the law would force open-source operating systems to become age-verification platforms.

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Kendall Jenner, Jacob Elordi Dating: Relationship Details Emerge After Recent Outings

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi have been spotted on a cosy dinner date in California after a beach getaway in Hawaii, with sources claiming their bond is deepening quickly.

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California Chemical Leak Flashpoint: Catastrophic Explosion, Expected Impact Zone As Tank Likely To Fail

Thousands evacuated in Southern California as a damaged chemical tank at GKN Aerospace poses explosion risks. Emergency crews work to stabilise the tank, while legal actions against the company begin.

International Business Times UK

Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank

Authorities are trying to tamp down the risk of a possible explosion or leak of a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California

The Independent UK

Bay Area shelters cut ties with rescue after dogs listed for adoption were found shot and buried, report says

No charges had been filed against the owner of the rescue in Humboldt County, California

The Independent UK

California declares state of emergency after toxic leak threatens 40,000 residents

California authorities said on Sunday they had discovered a crack in a damaged tank containing toxic chemicals, easing fears over a potential explosion that earlier prompted the evacuation of about 40,000 residents. The leak began on Friday in Orange County's Garden Grove area, sending fumes across a densely populated region…

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California Declares State of Emergency as Firefighters Work Frantically to Contain A 7,000-Gallon Toxic Substance Leak

California declares a state of emergency in Orange County due to an overheating chemical tank, prompting evacuations and emergency response to prevent a potential disaster.

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Garden Grove chemical leak crisis takes new turn as tank crack found amid explosion fears

Nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Orange County, California

The Guardian - US

Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near Disneyland

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Troubled US chemical tank may have cracked: authorities

Fire authorities in southern California say a damaged chemical tank may have cracked, which has lowered the risk of explosion.

The Economic Times

California chemical leak: What is methyl methacrylate, a deadly chemical that has forced 50,000 residents to evacuate and can damage eyes, skin and lungs?

Chemical leak in California: California declared a state of emergency after a toxic chemical leak at a Garden Grove manufacturing facility. A tank of methyl methacrylate (MMA) overheated, forcing nearly 50,000 residents to evacuate due to fears of rupture or explosion. Crews worked to cool the unstable tank, which releases…

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California governor declares state of emergency over looming chemical disaster

Order facilitates support for 40,000 people told to evacuate Orange county as responders try to divert explosion

The Independent UK

Elderly California couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide were targeted by scammer posing as actor Tom Selleck

Investigators say that Karen Whitaker had been the victim of financial elder abuse

International Business Times

Shein Buys California-Based Everlane, Says It Would Remain an 'Independent Brand'

Shein acquires California-based Everlane in a deal that keeps Everlane as an independent, sustainability-focused brand while giving Shein a stronger U.S. and premium retail foothold.

International Business Times

40,000 Ordered To Evacuate As Chemical Tank Threatens Explosion In Southern California

Schools were closed and evacuation zones expanded across six Orange County cities as authorities warned a storage tank containing a hazardous chemical could rupture or explode.

The Guardian - US

Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party

A massive field, no clear frontrunners and one big scandal have turned the high-stakes battle into a head-scratcher

France 24

Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in California over leaking chemical tank

Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 40,000 people on Friday after a huge storage tank began leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, posing the risk of an explosion.

The Economic Times

Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $500,000 to fight overpaid CEO tax: 'fled socialism with my family in 1979...'

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has stepped into San Francisco’s heated tax debate with a USD 500,000 political donation aimed at opposing a controversial business tax proposal. At the same time, Brin is backing a rival business-friendly measure as voters prepare to choose between two competing tax plans. The battle has…

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