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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - A pair of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members (L) chat with their counterparts from the U.S. Navy (C) on the MSDF helicopter carrier Hyuga in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the U.S. military. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (R), commander of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks to reporters on the carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Standing beside Cloyd is Rear Adm. Umio Otsuka, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 2. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The helicopter carrier Hyuga of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sails in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the U.S. military. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. carrier George Washington sails in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The crew of the U.S. carrier George Washington work in its command information center in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter approaches the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters prepare to take off on the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. carrier George Washington sails in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter approaches the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - A pair of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members (L) chat with their counterparts from the U.S. Navy (C) on the MSDF helicopter carrier Hyuga in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the U.S. military. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters prepare to take off on the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The crew of the U.S. carrier George Washington work in its command information center in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - The helicopter carrier Hyuga of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sails in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the U.S. military. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (R), commander of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks to reporters on the carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Standing beside Cloyd is Rear Adm. Umio Otsuka, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 2. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)