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01/17/2025

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Arman Tsarukyan is out of his UFC311 fight with Islam Makhachev due to injury. According to our sources, the UFC is working on a replacement fight for Makhachev, with Renato Moicano among the options.

01/17/2025

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01/16/2025

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01/16/2025

A hillside home overlooking the Pacific Ocean that survived the devastating Palisades Fire has split in half from a landslide directly behind the property.
The home is now one of 10,000 structures destroyed in costliest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles.
Aerial footage from the 17000 block of Castellammare Drive shows the crumbling home split in two: the result of water runoff from the firefight.

“This is not good,” Bryan Kirkwood, who was hired to provide security for the few homes that survived the firestorm, told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo.
Kirkwood gave KTLA a tour of the devastation and pointed out the home just above that burned to the ground, likely where the mudslide originated.

“This is devastating. I didn’t realize it was this bad,” the private security guard said. “I didn’t see the news, got out here and looked and it didn’t hit me until now. Wow. This is a big deal.”

After being forced to evacuate, many Pacific Palisades homeowners hired private security to protect what’s left of their homes and law enforcement has made dozens of arrests in the Palisades evacuation zones.

“I’ve seen some people [out here],” Kirkwood, explained. “I had one guy come up the hill the other day. I said, ‘What are you doing here, who are you? You can’t be here. You’re not authorized to be here.’”

Looters remain a concern for many people who lost their homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires, with some residents even defying evacuation orders and arming themselves to protect their homes.

In a Wednesday press conference, newly elected L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman addressed the issue of looting and burglaries.

“There are people out there who have decided that they are going to take advantage of this tragedy and that they’re going to exploit this crisis for their own personal benefit,” the DA said. “We have sent this warning, and I’ll say it again: The question is not if, but when you are arrested. You will then be prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law.”

Source: KTLA

01/16/2025

Let’s come together to support the Mehtemetian family in their time of need. Their home and school were lost in the devastating Eaton fire, and now they need our help to rebuild their lives. Every donation counts.

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01/16/2025

Landlords in fire-ravaged Los Angeles have jacked up rents — in some cases by more than double the price — in violation of California law against price gouging as thousands of residents seek shelter.

By law, landlords are not permitted to raise the price of housing by more than 10% after a state of emergency has been declared.

But a search of local listings and horror stories from realtors show that many opportunistic landlords are openly flouting the law after the wildfires destroyed entire communities. Some 12,000 structures, from Malibu to Pacific Palisades to Altadena, have been left in ruins.

One rental property in North Hollywood jumped overnight by $800, to $5,700 a month, she told the outlet.

In one extreme case, a five-bedroom home in Santa Monica, listed at $12,500 per month last February 2024, was recently relisted for $28,000 per month — a 124% increase, according to Inside Edition reporter Lisa Guerrero.

Laura Kate Jones, another LA-based realtor who is looking for a home for a client whose Pacific Palisades property was destroyed in the wildfires, found that rents for several properties in West LA surged by between 15% and 20% overnight.

One listing agent raised the rent by $3,000 during one tour, she said.

“People are so panicked and desperate to get into a house right now that they’re just throwing money into the wind,” Jones told the Times.

“People taking advantage of this. It’s horrendous.”

Source: New York Post

01/16/2025

The message of Ruben Vardanyan, a political prisoner illegally held in Baku prison, which was conveyed to his family during a phone call.

“January 16, 2025
I want to appeal to the international community, people who are not indifferent to what is happening in our region and want lasting and real peace.

I, Ruben Vardanyans, 2023. I have been in solitary confinement for more than 470 days since September 27. I have spent 340 of those days in solitary confinement. Before the trial, I would like to convey the following statement , I have exhausted all other means of bringing you the truth about what is going on here.
I have a court hearing scheduled for January 17 at 3:00 p.m. I have been told that I face 42 charges, some of which carry up to life in prison.
But so far I have not been given the opportunity to get acquainted with the official indictment. They only allowed me and my lawyer to look through the 422-volume criminal file in Azerbaijani, which I do not speak, and a rather short period of time was allocated for it: 2024. from December 9 to 2025 January 8.
I received the list of articles with which I am accused in Russian only in 2025. on January 8.
At the same time, pressure was put on me, my lawyer, and my translator to get us to sign back-to-back documents, including false transcripts of interrogations that never happened.
I officially announce the following.Since the first day of my arrest, I have not given any testimony, except for the first interrogation, during which I simply stated my name. I emphasize once again. all records with my signature are fake. Those documents don’t actually exist. My lawyer and translator were forced to sign these documents.
I again declare and insist on my absolute innocence, the innocence of my compatriots, and I demand to stop this politicized case against us immediately.
Despite our innocence and the political motivations of the case, it is very likely that the prosecutors will ignore my statement and proceed with the trial. In this case, I request and require you to support my following demands:

Source: Tert

01/16/2025

On January 16, 2025, the 11th meeting of the Commission on Delimitation and Border Security of the State Border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Commission on the Delimitation of the State Border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia was held on the border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev.

According to the press release issued by MFA, during the meeting, the Parties continued to exchange views on the sequence of sections/segments of the borderline for further carrying out delimitation works and agreed on starting the complex of works on the delimitation of the state border from the northern section: from the point of intersection bordering the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia, and then in the southern direction, from North to South: to the border of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Parties discussed the drafts of respective guidelines for the procedures on carrying out delimitation works. The Parties agreed to set the date and location of the next meeting through working-level consultations.

Source: Hetq

01/16/2025

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, two sources told CBS News.
According to Forbes, they are the three richest people in the world, worth an estimated $850 billion combined.

CNBC was first to report their plans to attend the president-elect’s inauguration.
Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tapped by Trump, along with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, to head up a new temporary agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Amazon, which is run by Bezos, is donating $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund and will stream the ceremony on Prime — in essence, another $1 million in-kind donation, according to a source familiar with the donations.

Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is also sending $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not be attending Trump’s inauguration, her office said Monday.

Source: CBS News

01/16/2025

California wildfire victims are eligible to receive one-time payments of $770 from the federal government.

It’s part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Critical Needs Assistance program, which helps individuals and households who have critical needs after a disaster. This includes funds to cover food, gas, prescriptions, and other critical expenses.

“People impacted by these fires are going to receive a one-time payment of $770 one-time payment, so they can quickly purchase things like water, baby formula, and prescriptions,” President Joe Biden said on Monday.

Biden said $5.1 million has already been delivered to nearly 6,000 impacted residents who registered for the program.

“There are other forms of assistance that you may qualify to receive once you apply for disaster assistance,” FEMA said. “As your application continues to be reviewed, you may still receive additional forms of assistance for other needs such as support for temporary housing and home repair costs.”

Here’s what you need to know about applying for FEMA benefits.

What is provided?
FEMA may provide financial assistance to applicants who have immediate or critical needs because they are displaced from their primary dwelling. Immediate or critical needs are life-saving and life-sustaining items including, but not limited to: water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items and fuel for transportation.

Who is eligible?
Those who are unable to access their homes for a minimum of seven days are generally eligible for the funds. Applicants have up to 60 days following a presidential major disaster declaration to apply.

To be eligible, the following must be met:

A registration is completed with FEMA;
The applicant passes identity verification;
At registration, the applicant asserts that they have critical needs and requests financial assistance for those needs and expenses;
Their pre-disaster primary residence is located in a county that is designated for CNA; an
The applicant is displaced from their pre-disaster primary residence as a result of the disaster.

Source: FOX 11

01/16/2025

Amid concerns over looters targeting wildfire victims’ homes, some residents are defying evacuation orders and choosing to protect their properties instead.

The homeowners said they have chosen to stay put, taking security measures into their own hands while potentially snuffing out any embers that could ignite.

EveAnna Manley moved to Altadena 20 years ago and said she worked to prepare her home for natural disasters such as the Eaton Fire.

As of Wednesday, around 50 people had been arrested for alleged looting in wildfire evacuation zones across L.A.

Manley said she is fully prepared to face any looters who show up on her property.
“I do have fi****ms and I’ve been calling my friends to make sure I know how to legally exist with them,” she said.

Manley’s street is among many that remained closed to traffic and is guarded by authorities against trespassers.

“It’s a hard no blockade and I’m glad for that,” she said. “I want the hard no because I don’t want anyone else up here. There have been reports of looting and that’s frightening. We don’t want that up here.”

Manley said she was inspired by her neighbor to prepare her home for future disasters like the Eaton Fire.

“He had 55-gallon drums of water,” she recalled of her neighbor. “He had a reloading center. He put in a whole-house generator and I followed after that. I learned from him.”

She removed the wood shingles on her home’s exterior and replaced them with concrete shingles.

“We do live in California, after all, so there can be earthquakes, mudslides,” Manley explained.
Due to her years of preparation, she said she didn’t feel the need to evacuate when the Eaton Fire arrived in her neighborhood.

Source: KTLA

01/15/2025

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01/15/2025

A fire department in Arizona celebrated a baby boom with a special photoshoot after 18 of its firefighters welcomed 19 babies in 2024.

Earlier this month, the Chandler fire department hosted a gathering for its team members and their families to pose for adorable group photos with their newborns.

Speaking to “Good Morning America,” Jack Bernard, an engineer at the department, and a dad to daughter Jersey June, shared that the idea for the photoshoot came from his fiancée, Lexi Friedman.

“Lexi had actually pointed out that a lot of guys in the department were having babies, and then myself and Christopher Morales, who also has a newborn baby,” he explained. “We help run our department’s social media page, and so we’re always coming up with different ideas. And this one kind of just fell in our lap. Lexi gave us the idea, and we rolled with it, and turned out to be a lot more special than we could have imagined.”

Bernard, who welcomed his first child with Friedman in June, mentioned that with so many new parents at the department, they’ve created a group chat to share updates and advice.
“Everyone you know comes from different backgrounds and has different experiences, and so it’s really easy to find somebody at work that’s gone through something that you’re trying to figure out, like parenthood, and for all of us to be going through the same stage at the same time is pretty special,” he said. “So we shared laughs over the sleepless nights and shared tips and stuff like that.”

Gushing over his newest addition to his family, Bernard described Jersey as “a blessing in our lives.”

“She’s the happiest little baby,” he said. “She’s always laughing and smiling and she’s the best.”

Out of the 18 firefighters who welcomed babies, one had twins and the youngest was born in early December, according to Bernard.

Blas Minor, the department’s chief of public relations, shared that celebrating 19 births in 2024 has helped foster a strong sense of community within the department.

Source: ABC News

01/15/2025

Hamas has told Al Jazeera Arabic that the group’s delegation has delivered its approval of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement to mediators.

Israeli forces have stepped up attacks on Gaza, bombing a school-turned-shelter and several homes across the Strip, and killing at least 62 people over the latest 24-hour reporting period.
The attacks come despite mediators saying a ceasefire agreement is closer than ever, with US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al Sisi issuing a joint call on Israel and Hamas to conclude the deal.

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv, calling for a deal that would secure the release of captives held in Gaza, while hundreds of hard-liners marched in Jerusalem, demanding a continuation of the war.

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed at least 46,707 Palestinians and wounded 110,265 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.

Source: Al Jazeera

01/15/2025

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01/15/2025

I am not referring to the aggressive statements for him, because every aggression requires grounds. This was announced by RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan during the summary of the work done in 2024, referring to the statements of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, about starting military operations against the Republic of Armenia.

“There are no grounds to carry out aggression, because RA comes up with narratives of establishing regional peace, and these narratives are quite valid. I don’t think there is a reason to escalate the region in any way,” the minister said
According to him, since there is talk about the security of the region, it is not due only to Armenia and its one neighbor.

“It depends on the whole region. Of course, the region is not going through easy times, but at the same time I see that the existing problems can be solved through negotiations,” he said.

Source: Tert

01/15/2025

I am deeply saddened to see the devastating forest fires in my home state, California, where many Armenian-American communities have also been affected by this tragic disaster. Christina Quinn, the US ambassador to Armenia, wrote about this.

“I pray for the people who have lost their homes and livelihoods, I pray for those who are anxiously waiting for news from their relatives. For the warm words of solidarity, I thank the RA government and the Armenians who shared their concern with us,” Christina Quinn wrote.
Let us remind you that fires continue in California. Now 6 million people are at risk of evacuation. Tens of thousands of citizens have already been evacuated.

Source: Armenpress

01/15/2025

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Yerevan has handed over a note of protest to the Ambassador over a television broadcast containing ‘artificially generated narratives’ against the Armenian sovereignty, the foreign ministry said.

“The Ambassador of the Russian Federation Sergey Kopyrkin was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia on January 15 on the occasion of the Weekly News program broadcast on nationwide state television in the Russian Federation on January 12, 2025, which contained artificially generated narratives against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia. During the meeting the relevant note of protest was handed over to the Ambassador,” the foreign ministry said.

Source: Armenpress

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