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City on Fire
One Embryo. Three Parents. The Future Is Already Here. Plus. . .
Columbia and Trump settle. What my AI friend taught me. The LA fire victims ask: Where did the money go? Following Zohran Mamdani’s internet trail. And…
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Where Did $100 Million in LA Fire Relief Money Go?
Some Southern California residents say there are few signs of the ‘direct relief’ promised by FireAid.
Madeleine Rowley
Rick Caruso: I Refused to Shake Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Hand
A conversation with the billionaire and former mayoral candidate about who’s to blame for the LA fires—and how to save California.
Bari Weiss
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WATCH: LA’s Fire Stations Are Falling Apart
Mold, potholes, broken doors, collapsed ceilings. LA’s firefighters live in horrible conditions while battling the most destructive fires in the city’s…
Austyn Jeffs
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Climate Change Did Not Cause the LA Fires
A scientist says the climate is not broken; we need fossil fuels; and bad policy led to the fires.
Emily Yoffe
WATCH: Inside the LA Firefighters’ Base Camp
Over 3,000 first responders live in tents and trailers in the Rose Bowl, where they have fajita dinners, emotional support dogs, and even exclusive LA…
Austyn Jeffs
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Letters to the Editor: The Fires Weren’t Inevitable
Three readers respond to the argument that LA was built to burn.
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WATCH: ‘We Are Operating on Adrenaline, Caffeine, and Donuts’
At LA’s evacuation shelters, volunteers work day and night to help their neighbors with clothes, food, and pet care.
Austyn Jeffs
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What’s Left of My House
On my street in Altadena, the only things still standing are the chimneys.
Meghan Daum
LA Was Built to Burn
Blame whoever you want. But the reality is we built a massive civilization where fire is part of the natural habitat.
Leighton Woodhouse
WATCH: Why Is the Santa Ynez Reservoir Empty?
While Southern California experienced a historically dry rainy season, Pacific Palisades’ emergency water supply was bare.
Austyn Jeffs
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‘Everything Is Gone’
Eleven dead. Thousands displaced. Entire neighborhoods burned to rubble. Four Angelenos tell us what they lost—and what they’re still holding on to.
Peter Savodnik
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