Rose Bowl half-marathon and 5K postponed due to wildfires

The Rose Bowl half-marathon and 5K scheduled for Jan. 19 has been postponed due to the wildfires in Southern California. It is the fourth sporting event in the area to be rescheduled because of the fires. Kings and Lakers games were postponed, and Monday night’s Vikings-Rams playoff game was moved to Arizona. “Our thoughts and…

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NFL and teams announce donation of millions to help wildfire victims in Los Angeles region

The NFL announced it will donate $5 million for wildfire relief efforts as Southern California continues to battle raging wildfires. “Led by individual contributions from clubs and ownership groups from the Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans and NFL Foundation, these funds will deliver vital resources to local organizations supporting those…

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Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility’s lack of common wildfire safety protocol

Los Angeles’ municipal utility lacks a common safety procedure that may have kept water pumping to fire hydrants during an intentional power shutoff, though President Biden said the outage caused the problem. Republicans, including President-elect Trump, have blamed Democratic officials — at least in part — for the water shortage, which has hampered efforts to…

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