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In fight over insurance, neighbors crowdsource LA fire contamination data
2025-05-02 23:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
By CLAUDIA LAUER and SALLY HOAll sense of survivors guilt was fleeting for those residents whose homes remained standing after wildfires ripped through the Los Angeles area three months ago.Many worried that smoke from the Eaton wildfire that destroyed more than 9,000 structures and killed 18 people may have carried toxins, including lead, asbestos and heavy metals, into their homes. But they struggled to convince their insurers to test their properties to ensure it was safe to return.Nicole Maccalla, a data scientist, said embers burned more than half of her roof, several windows and eaves were damaged, and her house in Altadena was left filled with ash, debris, soot and damaged appliances. She said her insurance adjuster said USAA would pay for contamination testing, but after choosing a company and coming back with the results, her claim was rejected. The adjuster said the company only covered testing in homes with major damage.Every single item is a battle, said Maccalla. Its...
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'Frustrated' voters demand 'bold and brave' politicians with a vision
2025-05-02 21:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Hairdresser Renee Johnson hears a lot in her Muswellbrook hair and beauty salon.But one thing she has not heard, in the two weeks since the federal election campaign kicked off, is anything from either major party that would cement her vote.She is still undecided.As a small business owner in a traditional mining town, her biggest fear, and one that she shares with her customers, is job insecurity."It's fair to say that I haven't heard [anything] from either party to sway me."I get scared of the unknown," she said of the future of Muswellbrook in the NSW Hunter Valley, where the coal mine is moving to closure by 2030.Ms Johnson is not alone in her indecision. Nor is she alone in feeling that neither of the major parties has put forward anything that would definitively earn their vote.The ABC's Your Say project has heard from thousands of audience members since the start of the campaign.Many lament a lack of long-term political vision and express fear for the future. They question where...
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US' most-populous state files lawsuit against Trump's tariffs
2025-05-02 21:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The United States' most populous jurisdiction, California, and its Governor Gavin Newsom are suing the Trump administration in a lawsuit aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners.In the lawsuit filed in the US Federal Court, the state is accusing Mr Trump of abusing his executive powers and inflicting harm on California and the country."Today I announced a lawsuit on behalf of the state of California suing the Trump administration. California's the largest manufacturing state in our union, one of the largest trading partners around the globe," Mr Newsom said in a post on X."No state will be impacted more than the state of California as it relates to the unilateral authority that's been asserted by the Trump administration to impose the largest tax increase in modern American history."Mr Trump imposed 10 per cent tariffs on goods from all countries and higher tariffs for countries the administration says have high barriers to US imports, mos...
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