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What is Pink Powder Used in Wildfire Fighting and Why It is Causing Environmental Concern
Los Angeles battles devastating wildfires as pink fire retardants, including Phos-Chek, are used to curb the spread. Aircraft and helicopters have dropped thousands of gallons of the chemical across...
US: Wall St opens higher after softer-than-expected producer price data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 14), as investors assessed softer-than-expected producer inflation to gauge the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory this year.The Dow Jones Industrial...
Who Was Heather Williams? Missing North Carolina Woman Who was Last Seen on Doorbell Camera Getting into Stranger’s Car Found Dead in Woods
A cognitively impaired North Carolina woman, who was last seen on a doorbell camera entering a stranger's car, was found dead in a wooded area just a few miles...
Keith Wasserman: $3 Million Home of Los Angels CEO Who Offered ‘Any Amount’ for Private Protection Burns to Ashes in Wildfire
The upscale Los Angeles home of a prominent real estate mogul—who faced backlash for offering to "pay any amount" for private fire protection—has been completely destroyed in the Palisades...
China’s new loans post first drop in 13 years on weak demand
NEW loans extended by Chinese banks posted their first decline since 2011 last year, underscoring weak demand for financing in the economy plagued by lingering deflation and a housing...
Allison Schardin: Minnesota Mom Who Sexually Abused Two Teens in Hotel Room Hot Tub While on Staycation with Husband and Kids Gets Light Sentence
A married mom of two from Minnesota received a light sentence after confessing to sexually abusing two minor boys she met in a hotel hot pool. Allison Schardin, 39,...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders All Flags to be Flown at Full Staff for Trump’s Inauguration Despite National Mourning for Jimmy Carter
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott defied federal orders on Monday by declaring that flags across the Lone Star State would be raised to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming...