Strong winds weaken in LA, giving respite to weary firefighters newsthirst.

Watch: Footage reveals extensive devastation from California wildfires Firefighters battling two fires that have wreaked destruction across Los Angeles for nine days could get some respite on Thursday from the weather. The hurricane-strength winds that initially fanned the flames and hampered rescue efforts have weakened into much lighter gusts. Progress has been made in containing…

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Trump nominees for treasury, interior secretary and EPA chief to face senators – live | Trump administration newsthirst.

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Interior secretary nominee Burgum to back expanded oil and gas drilling on public lands Doug Burgum, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the interior department, will tell senators at his confirmation hearing today that he supports expanding oil and gas drilling on…

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A town torched by LA fires rallies to revive its community: ‘Everybody wants to come back’ | California wildfires newsthirst.

A week after wildfires tore through the community of Altadena, the smell of destruction still hangs in the air. The acrid smoke seeped into the walls of homes that survived the Eaton fire, which burned 7,000 buildings and killed at least 15 people. On Woodbury Road, where unblemished homes stand in between blackened lots of…

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