
Maui wildfires cause more than $1.3 billion in residential property damage, according to a preliminary estimate
The devastating Maui firestorm, which killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more, cost $1.3 billion in damage to 3,088 residences, a preliminary report found Thursday.
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What we know about the federal government's response to the Hawaii fires so far
The federal government has gone into disaster response mode after wildfires destroyed Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii earlier this week.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez pledge $100 million to Maui recovery
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez are pledging $100 million dollars to recovery efforts in Maui, Sánchez announced Friday on her Instagram account.
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Why was Weiss named special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden? It's complicated.
Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began.
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Utah school district to pay $2 million to family of bullied student who died by suicide
A school district in Farmington, Utah, announced this week it will pay $2 million to the family of Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor, a Black and autistic student who died by suicide in 2021.
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House Republicans grappling with path ahead on government funding
House Republicans are still scrambling to find a path forward with less than two months until the government runs out of funding, as the right wing of the GOP conference is still insisting it needs to see more spending cuts in order to support a series of bills to avert a government shutdown.
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Viet Dinh, Fox's top lawyer who oversaw its $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down
Fox Corporation on Friday said it had severed ties with its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company's historic $787 million settlement with voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems.
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Adam Sandler appears with his whole family in 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' trailer
Adam Sandler has tapped his entire clan to star in his next movie.
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Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show
Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of years of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.
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Joey King says being on stage with Taylor Swift feels like getting in 'an ice bath'
In July, Taylor Swift had a surprise for fans at her "Eras" tour stop in Kansas City. She premiered a new music video for the song "I Can See You," and invited Joey King and Taylor Lautner, who star in the video, out on stage with her. While King, star of "The Kissing Booth" and "Bullet Train," is used to fans, she said this was something entirely different.
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House Republicans plan to keep investigating Hunter Biden and still want to hear from David Weiss
Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations related to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal probe.
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SAG-AFTRA working to cover reality stars in its contract
SAG-AFTRA is looking to extend its contract protections to those who appear on reality shows, according to a statement provided to CNN from the union.
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