California fires live: 16 deaths confirmed as flames threaten UCLA campus and worsening winds predicted

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Los Angeles county sheriff says death toll expected to rise, with firefighters racing to contain Palisades fire

34,646 homes and businesses in Los Angeles are currently without electricity, according to Poweroutage.us, an outage monitor that tracks blackouts across the US.

Roughly 18,400 Southern California Edison customers remain without power, as well as about 16,100 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power customers, and about 100 with Pasadena Water and Power, according to the latest data.

San Bernadino: 8,333

Riverside: 7, 152

Santa Barbara: 2,081

Palisades: At least 23,654 acres, 11% contained

Eaton: At least 14,117 acres, 15% contained

Kenneth: At least 1,052 acres, 90% contained

Hurst: At least 799 acres, 76% contained

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Iran, already on the defensive, braces for second Trump term – The Washington Post

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  1. Iran, already on the defensive, braces for second Trump term  The Washington Post
  2. Tehran Faces Critical Decisions as Trump Takes Office and Nuclear Deal Expires  OilPrice.com
  3. Will Iran build a nuclear bomb while Trump is in power in the US?  Al Jazeera English
  4. Will Trump put the final nail in Iran's coffin?  Israel Hayom
  5. Only Trump Can Go to Tehran  Foreign Policy
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Yorkshire police officer killed at crash scene was ‘the very best of us’

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Tributes paid to PC Rosie Prior, who died along with motorist Ryan Welford after being struck by lorry on verge of A19

A police officer who was killed after being struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of another crash in North Yorkshire was “the very best of us”, local leaders have said.

PC Rosie Prior and a motorist, Ryan Welford, were standing on the verge of the A19 when they and a third person were struck by a heavy goods vehicle shortly before 9am on Saturday, police said.

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From President to Divine Protector? Putin Elevates Himself to New Heights With Godly Rebrand – The Daily Beast

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  1. From President to Divine Protector? Putin Elevates Himself to New Heights With Godly Rebrand  The Daily Beast
  2. In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas  BBC.com
  3. Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia  Reuters
  4. Putin engraves his initials on Orthodox religious items distributed to Russian military commanders  Meduza
  5. On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrated Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior  Патриархия.ru
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At-home ECGs will detect early heart issues and save thousands, say doctors

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Colour-coded output from smartwatch device would be easy for public to read

They remain some of the most complex diagnostic procedures carried out by doctors. To take an electrocardiogram, or ECG, they first have to attach 10 or more electrodes to a patient’s chest, arms and legs to measure the heart’s electrical activity. Then, once these signals have been recorded, a cardiologist has to interpret them to determine if a person has a particular heart ailment.

It is a life-saving technology – but a complicated, expensive one. However, UK scientists now believe they could soon overcome these limitations by developing devices which will allow patients to take their own detailed ECGs at home and be provided with easily interpreted diagnoses about the state of their hearts.

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Trump ‘beauty parade’ may favour populist right leaders over Starmer

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Diplomats have advised the UK prime minister to have a face-saving response just in case he comes low down on the list at the inauguration

Donald Trump may invite ­populist rightwing leaders from Europe such as Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán to the White House before Keir Starmer, senior UK ­diplomats believe.

Downing Street and the Foreign Office are eagerly pressing for the prime minister to be at the head of the traditional “beauty parade” of overseas leaders who are called to see the new president in the days after the inauguration on 20 January. Representations are being made via the UK embassy in Washington.

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