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Cole Tomas Allen, ‘a godly person’ and indie video game developer, allegedly attempted to assassinate President Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
The man accused of breaching security to attack a Washington press gala wrote an anti-Trump “manifesto” and traveled from California, officials said.
Several current and former firefighters told The Times that it’s often easier to keep their mouths shut than deal with the ramifications of speaking up.
The LAFD’s internal shop was “not equipped” to deal with the crisis of the Palisades fire, a deputy chief wrote in enlisting a PR firm. Meanwhile, two LAFD spokespeople made more than $400,000 last year.
Más de 70 manifestantes fueron detenidos el sábado por la tarde después de que las autoridades lanzaran gas lacrimógeno y balas de pimienta contra la multitud, lo que provocó que al menos un adolescente resultara herido en un ojo y que otros sufrieran quemaduras en la piel, según informaron los manifestantes y la policía.
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More than 70 protesters were arrested Saturday evening after authorities shot tear gas and pepper balls into the crowd, leaving at least one teen with an eye wound and others with skin burns, according to demonstrators and police.
The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But during critical discussions about the Palisades fire, the commissioners have largely been quiet.
Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reignited into the giant Palisades fire.
The testimony raises questions about why LAFD officials did not address concerns expressed to them about weather conditions and potentially dangerous hot spots that could flare up into another fire.
Scott Pike was assigned to pick up the hoses from the Lachman fire. But he said he saw about five areas that were still smoking.
