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Joe Thompson struggled desperately to find a new place for his family to live after the wildfires, and ended up in a five-bedroom home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday. The house had been on the market the previous day for $28,000 a month, more than double that price. Rent posted 1 year ago. The agent is asking for three months’ worth of rent to be paid in advance, and several people have already applied.Thompson and his partner turned away in surprise.”We’re not going to do that,” Mr. Thompson, 44, a trader and investor, said later. “We just keep looking.”The…

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off as another Southwest Airlines jet taxi in Burbank, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images Hide Caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines for illegally delaying certain routes for months. The agency said Wednesday that Southwest Airlines had 180 disruptions and “chronically delayed” flights between April and August 2022 on routes between Chicago and Oakland, Calif., and Baltimore and Cleveland. did. The DOT defines a “chronically delayed” flight as one that “flies at least 10 times per month and arrives more than 30 minutes late more than 50% of the…

Latest sports information (Photo illustration/MetroCreativeConnection) Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Basketball Leader Area teams wishing to participate in the Mid-Ohio Valley Boys and Girls Prep Statistics Basketball Leaders should submit season-long cumulative statistics and team records, including averages, to jbennett@newsandsentinel.com and jholland@ by 3:00 p.m. every Monday You will be asked to do so. newsandsentinel.com. *** Youth Free Throw Championship Knights of Columbus Council 594 of Parkersburg will host the local Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship, which will be held at noon Jan. 18 at Parkersburg Catholic High School. This contest is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 14…

TI got stung in the tail here. Joe Biden’s farewell speech did not seem like a must-see for most politics-weary Americans. Obedient viewers may have been expecting the president to release the first draft of his yawn-inducing White House memoir.But after more than half a century of elected office, the 82-year-old great-grandfather had one final surprise in store. Donald Trump’s name was not mentioned in the prime-time speech. Rather, it will be remembered as a dark and ominous warning of something broader and deeper, of which President Trump is a symptom.”Today, an oligarchy with extreme wealth, power, and influence is…

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway, one of the nation’s largest railroad companies, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.>>Cover storyAtlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway celebrates 50th anniversaryFreight trains transport millions of vehicles each year. Norfolk Southern, one of the nation’s largest railroad companies, is currently looking back on its 50th anniversary. Atlanta News First went behind the scenes of their training procedures.>> Full text link>> Top 7Student in critical condition after self-inflicted gunfire at Cobb County Middle SchoolA Cobb County student is in critical condition after “self-harming with a firearm” at Mableton Middle School, a school district spokesperson…

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, sent a huge new rocket into space on Thursday, carrying a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine, 320-foot New Glenn rocket (named after the late astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth) was launched on its first test flight. It was launched from a NASA launch pad in Florida, drawing cheers from the assembled crowd. Catch a pre-dawn tour on a nearby beach. On January 16, 2025, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. AP After…

A Philadelphia Eagles fan screaming at a Green Bay Packers fan at a Philadelphia stadium is now facing serious consequences for his actions.During last Sunday’s NFL Wild Card round of the playoffs, Packer fan Alexander Basara posted a clip to X of an Eagles fan heckling his fiancée decked out in Packers gear. “I wonder what it’s like to go to Philadelphia just to cheer on your team,” he wrote along with a video of the interaction.”For no reason, unsolicited. Packers Twitter, please help me find this guy…. This is not okay. My fiancé did this just to support his…

Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, our evening newsletter that brings you the latest reporting and analysis from the NBC News political team from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.It was another busy day at the U.S. Capitol, with long confirmation hearings for candidates for the next Trump administration. Jonathan Allen organizes it all and provides the key points. Additionally, Andrea Mitchell looks back at the long road to the Gaza ceasefire and the roles played by the outgoing and incoming presidents. — Adam WollnerSign up here to receive this newsletter in your…

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan underwent emergency surgery at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital following a knife attack at his Bandra residence early on Thursday. The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple injuries during a collision with an intruder at around 2:30 a.m. local time. Police sources said Khan spotted the intruder in his 11th-floor apartment and tried to intervene during an argument between the suspect and a domestic staff member. The encounter reportedly left Khan with multiple stab wounds, one of which was close to his spine. A team of experts performed the two-and-a-half-hour surgery, and additional plastic surgery procedures were also performed.…

For the second year in a row, nursing has topped U.S. News & World Report’s list of best jobs. But what makes a job “the best”? For the second year in a row, nursing has topped U.S. News & World Report’s list of best jobs. But what makes a job “the best”? “Nursing ranks No. 1 for this year’s best jobs thanks to its important role in health care, flexibility, and strong 10-year career prospects,” said Carly Chase, vice president of careers at U.S. News. It maintains its position.” “No. 2nd place is IT Manager, 3rd place is Physician Assistant,…