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As hundreds of Los Angeles residents return to find homes reduced to ashes due to a devastating wave of wildfires, many are fearful that their insurance policies may not cover the rebuild cost and that future premiums will be astronomical. We talked about this situation with Michael Wara, Senior researcher for climate and energy at Stanford University.

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Russia orders US citizen arrested for drug smuggling to remain in custody

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