This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters hereGood morning and welcome back to FirstFT Asia. In today’s newsletter: The catastrophic fires in Los AngelesLogistic groups move Chinese staff overseasThe global relationship recessionThe California wildfires could be the costliest disaster in US history, the state’s governor said, as forecasts of heavy winds raised fears that the catastrophic blazes would spread further.In remarks to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Gavin Newsom said the fires…
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LA City Council President Marqueece Johnson. Credit: (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Just when one thinks the debacle regarding California local leadership cannot possibly get worse, a new bombshell drops. The Gateway Pundit previously reported that a massive 3,000-acre wildfire raged out of control and engulfed homes in Pacific Palisades, California, on Tuesday afternoon. Shocking and heartbreaking footage has emerged showing people abandoning their cars and running for their lives. Residents have lost their homes, entire livelihoods, and even their lives over the past several days as fires have spread all across Southern California with no signs of…
Brooke Shields says her doctor performed vaginal rejuvenation surgery on her during a labial reduction procedure without her consent.The 59-year-old model revealed that she learned about the “bonus procedure” from her doctor after the fact and was “enraged.”The former “Suddenly Susan” star shared the story in her new book, “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old.”Article continues below advertisementBrooke Shields Reveals She Had Labia Reduction SurgeryMEGAShields shared a shocking story in her new book, “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old,” about an unwanted cosmetic procedure she received.The “Endless Love” star revealed that she’d gone to see her…
“We are still determined to use every day we have in office to get this done,” Sullivan said, “and we are not, by any stretch of imagination, setting this aside.” He said there was still a chance to reach an agreement before Biden leaves office, but that it was also possible “Hamas, in particular, remains intransigent.” During their call, Netanyahu also thanked Biden for his lifelong support of Israel and “the extraordinary support from the United States for Israel’s security and national defense,” the White House said. Israel launched its assault in Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed across its borders in October…
The US had asked Italy to arrest and extradite the Iranian national for allegedly transferring drone technology.Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Ministry and judiciary have confirmed that Iranian national Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested in Italy at the behest of the United States, has been released. Abedini was returned to Tehran after being arrested as part of a “misunderstanding”, Mizan, the official news outlet of the judiciary, said on Sunday. The report, also aired by state television, said his release was secured after talks between the Iranian intelligence ministry and the Italian intelligence service. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in…
Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty said an NFC East team is his dream destination. Perhaps it should grant his wish. Jeanty recently declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, scheduled for April 24-26 in Green Bay. In a Saturday interview with Pat Doney of KXAS-TV in Fort Worth, the RB said he wants the Dallas Cowboys to draft him. Of course, he played at Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where the Cowboys’ headquarters are located. “I would love to play for the Cowboys,” Jeanty said. “It’d be like a dream come true. Obviously, I used to play…
To the Editor:Leah Goodridge’s Opinion guest essay, “New Yorkers Deserve More Public Restrooms” (Dec. 30), makes the kind of good sense that all community-minded folks should be able to agree on, even in this divisive political climate.Councilwoman Sandy Nurse’s bill that would require the installation of a free, public bathroom for every 2,000 New York City residents by 2035 and Councilwoman Rita Joseph’s bill to require public restrooms in all municipal buildings in the city make perfect sense.Having lived in the New York metropolitan area for a good portion of our lives, we have often gone looking for a public…
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The town of Colonnata (Italy),Alessandro Gandolfi/Panos Pictures At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy’s Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a quaint place famed for its pork lard and quarry workers. The stone extracted from outside the nearby city of Carrara, including from the white marble quarry in the image below, is widely regarded as the purest and most valuable in the world. Alessandro Gandolfi/Panos Pictures Before modern technology, enormous blocks of marble were transported down the mountainside manually with cables, ropes and a sled in a method known as “lizzatura”, as recreated…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the matter said, as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal before Biden leaves office on Jan. 20.Biden and Netanyahu discussed efforts under way to reach a deal to halt the fighting in the Palestinian enclave and free the remaining 98 hostages held there, the source said.Netanyahu updated Biden on progress and on the mandate he has given his top-level security delegation now in Doha in order to advance a hostage deal, Netanyahu said in a statement.Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan told…