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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

Editor's Pick

Shuteye and Sleep Hygiene: The Truth About Why You Keep Waking up at 3
a.m.

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caffeine after lunch, have stopped drinking alcohol and eat healthily.
But you’re still staring at the ceiling in the small hours. Here’s
why.

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Editor's Note: "It's a misconception that we sleep the night through -
nobody ever does," says the sleep coach Katie Fischer. Waking as much
as five or seven times a night is not necessarily a cause for concern
- the most important thing is how you feel when you get up. "In the
morning, do you feel refreshed, or groggy and unable to function, 30
minutes after waking?"

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LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI
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It seeks $1,000 (£812) per user for alleged violations of the US
federal Stored Communications Act as well as an unspecified amount for
breach of contract and California's unfair competition law.

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Rationing by inconvenience: Health insurers count on customers not
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When Jessica (not her real name) learned in her 20s that she had
severe immunodeficiency, she was prescribed subcutaneous
immunoglobulin therapy (SCIg), a very expensive type of injection
treatment that can protect against infection and prevent long-term
damage from infections. She had no idea the challenges that would lie
ahead when her physician submitted the request for prior
authorization, or pre-approval from her private insurer.















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Gaumutra Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Fungal Or Anti Science? Experts Weigh In
On IIT-M Chief's Remarks
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While some spoke of the medicinal benefits of gomutra or gaumutra, a
section of modern scientists did not support its use for medical
purposes.

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Mumbai: Court Restrains Housing Society From Charging Maintenance On
Per-Square-Foot Basis, Orders Per-Unit Billing
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Mumbai: In a significant ruling for property owners, Mumbai's
Co-operative Court has restrained a housing society from levying
maintenance charges on a per-square-foot basis.














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Tech Takes the Pareto Principle Too Far - Bobby Lockhart
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There's a reason video games build what's called a 'vertical slice'.
If you're not familiar, a vertical slice is a single playable area,
with all mechanics, final art, vfx, sfx, music, etc. Basically, a
little piece of exactly how the finished game will look and feel and
play.

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Is your drinking healthy? 3 charts break down the connection between
alcohol and cancer, heart disease and more.
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How much drinking puts your health at a meaningful risk? Experts break
down the numbers.














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Ketamine Nasal Spray Approved as Standalone Treatment for Tough
Depression Cases
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An emerging treatment for clinical depression has reached an important
milestone. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved
Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-based nasal spray, Spravato, as a
standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven't responded to
other options.

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Elderly Women in Japan Are Choosing Prison Over Loneliness
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Japan's population, like much of the modern world, is aging and not
producing enough babies to replace all the people entering their
twilight years.














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Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion
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The close relationships between AI start-ups and their Big Tech
backers were probed by the Federal Trade Commission during Joe Biden's
administration.

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DeepSeek AI might be smarter than OpenAI's smartest AI, and you can
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There's a new AI player in town, and you might want to pay attention
to this one. On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence company
DeepSeek launched a new, open-source large language model called
DeepSeek R1.














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What is health span, and how can you maximize yours?
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Much attention has been paid in recent years to life expectancy in the
U.S., which remains lower than in many other industrialized nations
that spend less on health care.

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VC firms are tapping into college athletic programs and endurance
sports to find standout investors
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Maggie Basta's first experience as a teammate came early in life: She
grew up playing soccer and was on the soccer team at Harvard
University. Today, Basta is an investor at Scale Venture Partners and
focuses on AI infrastructure and developer tools.














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Scientists Unravel Mystery of How This Tiny Bat Travels Hundreds of
Miles - WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=133379&nl=daily]
Hitching a ride on storm winds helps pregnant females reach distant
birthing grounds

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What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World
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Experts are worried about the potential public-health implications.














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What's Worse Than a Situationship? A Nano-Ship.
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Remember when I said I'm over dating apps because of the "carouseling"
trend? Yeah, this solidifies my decision, after Tinder noticed an
uptick in "microconnections" last year.

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BOE Capital Adviser Says AT1s Should Be Ditched If Rules Change -
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Comments reflected personal opinion of policy adviser at BOE
Australian regulator scrapped AT1s after Credit Suisse drama













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Two interviews with the founder of DeepSeek -- LessWrong
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High-Flyer is probably the most exotic among the swarming multitude of
competitors in the battle of large models.

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'The Brutalist' Director Speaks Out After AI Controversy Erupts
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The Brutalist director Brady Corbet is addressing the backlash caused
by the revelation that AI was used in parts of the film's creation.
Corbet issued a statement following revelations by the film's editor,
David Jancso, in a Jan. 11 interview with tech publication Red Shark
News.

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Tesla brand value shed $15 billion in 2024 with aging lineup, Musk at
helm, researchers found
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The value of Tesla's brand fell by 26% in 2024, a second straight
annual decline, with factors including an aging lineup of vehicles,
and CEO Elon Musk's "antagonism," according to research and consulting
firm Brand Finance. Tesla's brand value now stands at an estimated $43
billion, down from $58.

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More Than a Dozen Cats Dead or Sickened by Bird Flu in Raw Pet Food,
FDA Says
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The sick or dead cats include domestic, exotic and sanctuary cats. The
FDA is investigating.

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China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public
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Authorities in Beijing are ramping up pressure on neighbors to rein in
cyberscams after the high-profile kidnapping of a young Chinese actor
who says he was trafficked into a criminal enclave in Myanmar.

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Fed to keep rates on hold for foreseeable future, Pimco says - FT (No
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US central bank will wait for more details of Trumps policies before
resuming cuts, says bond managers investment chief

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What Trumps executive orders tell us about the future ofimmigration
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Fearless journalism is more important than ever. When news breaks, you
need to understand what actually matters and what to do about it. At
Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been
more vital. But we cant do it on our own.

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What to Know About 'Stargate,' OpenAI's New Venture Announced by Trump
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $500 billion joint
venture between OpenAI, Softbank, MGX and Oracle to build new
datacenters to power the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) in
an early signal that his Administration would embrace the technology.

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Will Europe send troops to postwar Ukraine?
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Suddenly, a loud boom is heard and what looks like a Russian drone
comes crashing into one of the many coalition miradors built along the
de facto border. One soldier is killed and another wounded. In the
hours following the incident, Russia blames Ukraine for shooting down
one of its surveillance drones. How Europe responds could plunge the
continent back into the throes of war.

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Trumps Ukraine envoy has a hard climb to any peace deal - WSJ (No
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WASHINGTONPresident Trump has handed retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg
the job of ending the Ukraine war in a hundred days. Almost no one
thinks he can do itespecially the Russians.

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How Trump can counter Irans nuclear ambitions | Mint - WSJ (No
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Will Irans Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agree to nuclear negotiations
with President Trump? According to the Justice Department, the clerics
minions tried to assassinate Mr. Trump during the campaign. But given
the Islamic Republics precarious standing in the Middle East, its
ever-worsening economy tied to a collapsing currency and shortages of
energy and gas, and a foreboding among many regime loyalists about
their grip on Iranian society, Mr. Khamenei might be willing to make
compromises in his nuclear aspirations in return for softened U.S.
sanctions. After all, he has already made Iran a nuclear-threshold
state.

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Richard Branson Calls Renewable Energy Unstoppable After Trump Pulls
U.S. From Paris Agreement - Inc (No paywall)
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Even as President Donald Trump takes aim at renewable energy and
environmental regulations during his first few days in office, another
billionaire is standing up in defense of clean energy tech.

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Why William McKinley, the 25th President, Is Trump's New Hero
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It is an unlikely restoration for an American president whose
little-noted but highly consequential time in office was sandwiched
between Grover Cleveland and the swashbuckling Theodore Roosevelt. But
the new attention says much about Mr. Trump’s ambitions for his
second term. His prescription for curing whatever ails America
includes expanding its physical footprint — to Greenland, to Panama
and even to the surface of Mars.

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How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google
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And it was created on the cheap, challenging the prevailing idea that
only the tech industry’s biggest companies — all of them based in
the United States — could afford to make the most advanced A.I.
systems. The Chinese engineers said they needed only about $6 million
in raw computing power to build their new system. That is about 10
times less than the tech giant Meta spent building its latest A.I.
technology.

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Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming Here's What We
Know.
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This week’s Arctic blast highlights the escalating dangers of
plunging temperatures, especially in areas unaccustomed to them.
Deaths related to cold weather have more than doubled in the United
States over the last two decades. In 2022, more than 3,500 people died
from causes linked to cold exposure, according to a study from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Opinion | China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America's Green
Economy
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Then, other countries started poaching our technology. They lured
companies abroad with free capital and cheap labor. Back in America,
policymakers stuck to their laissez-faire guns. If employers wanted to
move production offshore, who were we to question the free market? But
our economic competitors weren’t playing by the same rules. The free
market didn’t take our jobs; China and Mexico did, by tempting
companies with financial incentives.

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Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI cracked when it hired Mustafa
Suleyman, rival Marc Benioff says
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was literally chuckling when talking to
CNBC from Davos about the new rift in Microsoft's relationship with
OpenAI.

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California Wildfire Updates: New Hughes Fire Explodes To 10,000 Acres
As Authorities Order Tens Of Thousands To Evacuate - Forbes (No
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A new fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in northern Los Angeles
County and rapidly grew throughout the day to set ablaze more than
10,000 acres, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders and
warnings to more than 50,000 people as first responders rushed to
contain the wildfire amid high winds.

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Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users
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Popular caller ID app Truecaller has long left iPhone users at a
disadvantage by not offering the caller information in real-time -- a
feature its Android users have enjoyed for some time.

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Victoriaas anti-corruption watchdog charges 28 more people over
allegations of bribes to register builders
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In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. In the
UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or
email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call
or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on
988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis
counsellor. Other international helplines can be found at
befrienders.org

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EU trade chief says it acould considera UK joining pan-Europe customs
deal
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Earlier this month, the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey used a speech in
London to say that a customs union with the EU would be "the single
biggest thing we can do to turbocharge our economy in the medium and
long term". He also argued that closer links with the EU in both trade
and defence could help the UK "Trump-proof" itself against the US
president's second term.

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ONS to spend millions on temp workers to fix aunusablea UK employment
data
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Exclusive: Office for National Statistics to spend £8m in deal with
employment agency Randstad to recruit hires

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Is TikTok a national security threat a or is the ban a smokescreen for
superpower rivalry
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Yet if the argument about TikTok is really a geopolitical battle
between the US and China, smaller Britain is wisest to keep out of the
way. "It makes sense to see how this plays out in the US first," says
Martin. "Because if the US succeeds in getting TikTok sold, the
problem goes away."

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Some shareholders of a16z-backed Divvy Homes may not see a dime from
1B sale | TechCrunch
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send me a message on Signal at 408.204.3036. You can also send a note
to the whole TechCrunch crew at [email protected]. For more secure
communications, click here to contact us, which includes SecureDrop
and links to encrypted messaging apps.

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OpenAI, SoftBank each commit 19 billion to Stargate AI data center,
the Information reports
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On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that OpenAI,
SoftBank Group and Oracle will unveil Stargate and invest $500 billion
over the next four years to help the United States stay ahead of China
and other rivals in the global AI race.

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A $500bn investment plan says a lot about Trumps AI priorities - The
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When President Donald Trump announced a half-trillion-dollar of
private-sector investment in American artificial-intelligence (AI)
infrastructure on January 21st, his second day in office, he basked in
the accolades of the three men backing the Stargate project: OpenAIs
Sam Altman, Masayoshi Son, a Japanese tech mogul, and Larry Ellison of
Oracle, an IT firm. He called it the largest AI investment in history.
Then came the kicker. This is money that normally would have gone to
China.

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Scientific Americans 10 Most Anticipated MicrohistoriesComing Out in
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The new year can be a clean slate, giving us an opportunity to
reinvent ourselves as someone who reads more. While were trying to
predict what this year will bring, its important to keep one thing in
mind: there are some great books coming out this year. Diving into
microhistory, nonfiction books that seek to address larger questions
by diligently focusing on a narrow or micro subject, can help cut
through the noise. They can be a fun and easy way to become an at-home
expert while checking at least one thing off your resolutions list.

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Trump's call with Saudi Crown Prince results in $600B pledge to US
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince announced Thursday that the kingdom is set
to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.
The announcement follows recent remarks by President Donald Trump, who
hinted that his first international trip, if reelected, would be to
the kingdom.

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Hughes Fire Burns 10,000 Acres Near L.A.
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The Weather Service said that warm and dry conditions were expected on
Thursday, with another round of Santa Ana desert winds peaking around
9 a.m. Pacific time. Cooler conditions were forecast for Friday and
through the weekend, with intermittent showers expected starting
Monday morning, which could ease the fire threat.

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After Snow and Frigid Temperatures, the Southeast Now Faces Icy Roads
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The storm was already extremely disruptive in the region earlier this
week, with scores of schools canceling classes, airports delaying or
canceling flights and travel made nearly impossible. Fueled by a
whirling mass of Arctic air, the storm has also killed at least 10
people in Texas, Alabama and Georgia.

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Residents Return to See What the Fire Left Behind, and to Say Goodbye
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A bonsai tree that had sat atop the urn was gone, and the ceramic
vessel cracked when Ms. Miller picked it up. But the ashes of her
daughter, Allison, who died four years ago at age 20 of congenital
heart failure, were still there. Ms. Miller placed the urn in a
cardboard box and prepared to load it into her car.

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What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts: Medicaid and
More
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Many of the G.O.P.’s anti-spending members have said they cannot
support a bill that adds significantly to the nation’s debt. But
most of the major policies Mr. Trump wants included in the legislation
are extremely expensive. Extending the tax cuts he signed into law in
2017 alone is expected to cost $5 trillion.

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Devotees of Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Are Working to Take Their Mountain
Back
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Cochrane, 52, and Porter, 43, turned the breezy online exchange into a
what-if conversation. Buzz built around the idea. The men met for the
first time when local media interviewed them together. Porter had the
foresight to establish a website and an email address for the venture.

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New Brush Fire Breaks Out in L.A., Threatening Bel-Air
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The 20-acre fire was burning on the Sepulveda Pass near Interstate
405, the Getty Museum and the campus of the University of California,
Los Angeles.

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