LA County wildfires create fierce competition for homes in Newport Beach, South Bay • First US case of new bird flu strain found on California duck farm
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

California utilities commission proposes new standards for battery storage facilities

A big fire in Monterey County is another in a series of blazes at plants around the state.

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LA County wildfires create fierce competition for homes in Newport Beach, South Bay

Josh Altman, formerly of “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles,” went viral after he predicted that up to 70% of residents in the Pacific Palisades would not return following the fires.

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First US case of new bird flu strain found on California duck farm

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.

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Egg prices near $9 a dozen in California, and that won’t change anytime soon

Some grocery stores, including Trader Joe’s and even Costco, have limited how many eggs shoppers can buy.

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Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok

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US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group

U.S. consumers had been feeling increasingly confident until the past two months.

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Where Southern California house rents rose the fastest last year

2024’s biggest local rent hikes were concentrated in somewhere more affordable communities, a Rentometer study shows.

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California farms fail as land values plunge amid groundwater crisis

With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040

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DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differently

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s chatbot appears to censor answers to sensitive topics about China.

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Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government for names on its Maps service

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