Los Angeles braces as ‘life-threatening’ windstorm fans Palisades wildfire – National

As residents fled, firefighters scrambled to corral flames churning along Los Angeles hillsides as winds gained strength Tuesday across Southern California, where forecasters said “life-threatening, destructive” gusts could last for days while toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months. Fire crews responded Tuesday…

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More credit card debt likely for 1 in 5 as Canadians focus on ‘surviving’ – National

More than one in five Canadians expect to take on more debt in 2025, mostly via credit cards, according to a TransUnion consumer report that experts say shows many focus on “surviving.” TransUnion’s fourth quarter Consumer Pulse study, released on Tuesday, surveyed 1,000 adults between Sept. 25 and Oct. 6 about their expectations for 2025….

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Judge temporarily blocks release of Trump special counsel report – National

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith‘s report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning after an emergency request by defense lawyers to stop the Justice Department from making the report public —…

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