Wednesday, January 15

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LA Renters Hit With Massive Price Gouging During Wildfire Chaos

LA Renters Hit With Massive Price Gouging During Wildfire Chaos

General
Landlords in Los Angeles have actually been implicated of making use of the ravaging wildfires after raising leas for sought-after homes by countless dollars.Newsweek has actually called California Attorney General Rob Bonta's workplace for remark through e-mail.Why It MattersRate gouging by more than 10 percent after an emergency situation has actually been stated is prohibited in California. The reported walkings recommend these laws are being disregarded throughout a time of crisis in the city. A home burns throughout the blaze in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 8, 2025. Los Angeles lease rates are being raised to an unlawful level throughout the wildfires. AGUSTIN PAULLIER/ AFP/Getty Images What To KnowLos Angeles-based news outlets are reporting that rental real estate rate...
Louder Than Life Cancels Friday’s Shows Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene

Louder Than Life Cancels Friday’s Shows Due to Remnants of Hurricane Helene

Entertainment
"Throughout the day there were minutes where it appeared possible, however in the end, Mother Nature won this round," organizers stated Louder Than Life was required to cancel the Friday lineup of the weekend-long Louisville, Kentucky celebration due to climate condition stimulated on by Hurricane Helene. While the celebration handled to stage its opening day on Thursday, wind gusts reaching 55 miles per hour and heavy showers from Helene got in the location Friday, according to the Courier-JournalGov. Andy Beshear likewise stated a state of emergency situation for eastern Kentucky amidst the historical rains that swept the Southern states. The celebration at first intended on soldiering through the weather condition Friday, as the lots were opened in anticipation of the...
Your guide to a disaster-prone election year

Your guide to a disaster-prone election year

Science and Nature
Hey there and welcome to week 3 of State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter about how catastrophes are improving our politics. I'm Jake Bittle. Cyclone Michael tore throughout the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5 storm less than 4 weeks before the critical 2018 midterm elections, eliminating lots of individuals and ruining more than 1,000 structures. In the weeks that followed the storm, then-governor Rick Scott provided an executive order that loosened up limitations around mail-in balloting and permitted city governments to open less Election Day ballot locations. "We do not discover proof that the quantity of rains from the typhoon drove turnout decreases. We do discover that ballot location closures and increased travel ranges meaningfully depressed turnout."-- Kevin Morris ...