San Diego faced multiple wildfires on Tuesday, prompting school closures, power cutoffs, and urgent evacuation orders.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles officials remain on high alert due to strong winds and dry weather conditions.
Firefighters have battled three separate fires in the area of Northern San Diego that posed immediate threat to life in the area.
The largest of all, the Lilac Fire, affecting 85 acres. This led to evacuations in Bonsall, a small town roughly 45 minutes from San Diego.
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As per reports, 86 residents were evacuated and two buildings were affected by the fire. Working tirelessly, firefighters have successfully contained approximately 50 percent of the Lilac Fire.
The Riverview Fire, a second blaze, burned an acre of land before firefighters managed to contain it.
The Pala fire broke out an hour after the Lilac Fire, at around 2:30 a.m. local time. It burned around 17 acres of land.
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San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond wrote on X that “Mandatory evacuation orders are in place, and I cannot stress enough the importance of evacuating immediately and listening to first responders.”
Desmond added that “Santa Ana winds are creating dangerous fire conditions — please do not wait to leave if you are in an evacuation zone.”
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Emergency shelters for people and animals have been organized, and the San Diego Humane Society sent a response team to rescue six stranded horses.
The Red Cross mobilized volunteers to provide support at a temporary evacuation center in Escondido.
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Kristen Welker, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press has made a false claim regarding Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presence at the dignified transfer of 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives in the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bom**ng.
The event was attended by then-President Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris was clearly not in attendance, contrary to Welker’s claim.
This sparked criticism against the news station that was forced to issue an official apology regarding the incident.
“On our broadcast this morning, we incorrectly implied that both President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the dignified transfer of 13 American service members killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Biden was in attendance but Harris was not,” NBC said in a statement.
On our broadcast this morning, we incorrectly implied that both President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the dignified transfer of 13 American service members killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Biden was in attendance but Harris was not.
During the Meet the Press edition in question, Welker spoke to Republican Senator Tim Cotton, who criticized President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for showing disrespect to the families of the 13 soldiers.
The two were invited to commemorate the third anniversary of botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that left the 13 U.S. service members killed. However, they failed to attend the event.
On the other hand, Donald Trump did attend it, which forced Biden and Harris’s administration to accuse him of using the event for political purposes.
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Cotton explained that the Gold Star families wanted Donald Trump there.
“They wanted to take those photos. You know who the families also invited? Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” Cotton said, adding: “where were they?”
“Joe Biden was sitting at a beach. Kamala Harris was sitting at her mansion in Washington, DC. She was four miles away — ten minutes. She could’ve gone to the cemetery and honored the sacrifice of those young men and women, but she hasn’t. [Kamala Harris] never has spoken to them or taken a meeting with them,” Cotton told Welker.
He added: “It is because of her and Joe Biden’s incompetence that those 13 Americans were killed in Afghanistan.”
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It was then that Kristen Welker made the comment that caused a stir and triggered backlash.
“They did meet them during the dignified transfer. They were with them at the dignified transfer,” she said as per Fox News.
As expected, people were angry at the false claim Kristen Welker made.
“She didn’t ‘imply’ it, she outright said it. She lied to protect Kamala. Shame on you,” the X account Libs of TikTok commented.
I guess they don't understand that even if she "implied" it, she's still a liar and semantics don't change that.
“This is precisely why people have such little trust in the media these days,” commented one user. “They struggle to get even the simplest facts right when it comes to defending their preferred politicians.”
Another added: “The fact-checking team at NBC really dropped the ball.”
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Ahead of his official inauguration, President Donald Trump made a comment that sparked controversy among internet users and the public in general.
Speaking about his close friend, Elon Musk, Trump said: “He journeyed to Pennsylvania where he spent, like, a month-and-a-half campaigning for me in Pennsylvania, and he’s a popular guy, and he was very effective.
“And he knows those computers better than anybody, all those computers, those vote counting computers.
“And we ended up winning Pennsylvania, like, in a landslide, so, that was pretty good, it was pretty good. So thank you to Elon.”
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It didn’t take long before the videos of Trump’s speech about Musk got flooded with comments and reactions.
“This is called a confession,” one person wrote. “What an odd thing to say,” another added.
Someone else commented: “Did he just……..”
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“Now, Trump suggests that Elon Musk rigged the PA vote-counting computers in his favor. Surely the GOP will be demanding a full investigation into Trump and his oligarch wannabe-dictator buddies. Right?” a user noted.
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As expected, those supporting Trump defended him by saying some are sharing fake conspiracy theories, and Trump’s comment about Musk never implied that he rigged the elections.
“I literally just watched it and he never said any of that…” a person wrote.
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Another explained: “Depending on which county a resident lives in, they may vote by voting machine, or they may vote with a paper ballot that is scanned in.
“Pennsylvania uses different systems to count mail-in ballots in some parts of the state that are used to count the same-day vote, and every vote in the state leaves a paper trail.
“Therefore it would be technically impossible to hack voting machines since the paper trail would not match up. Wishful thinking though.”
It is still not clear what the president meant with this, as Pennsylvania doesn’t use one type of voting machine. As of now, the allegations by some internet users remain just a conspiracy theory.
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In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump announced the “decline” of the country will come to an end as he begins “the golden age of America.” But it was Hillary Clinton’s reaction to another topic he discussed that has everyone talking.
“Our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” Trump said among the rest. “Our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous and free.”
Between sending troops to the US-Mexico border, imposing tariffs to ‘enrich our citizens,’ and boosting domestic oil production, President Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
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“America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe, admiration of the entire world,” he said, adding: “A short time from now, we will be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and we will be restoring the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.”
This triggered Hillary Clinton to start laughing, and her reaction certainly didn’t go unnoticed.
“Ah, well, Hillary laughing her ti**s off when Donnie said he’s going to retitle the Gulf of Mexico, made it worth the watch,” another wrote.
“We are all Hillary Clinton right now. Donald Trump literally lives in a universe of his own, thinking he could change the name of the Gulf of Mexico with one stroke of a pen,” someone else posted.
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Needless to say, Hillary Clinton’s reaction has gone viral.
Furthermore, President Trump spoke of how corrupt the previous leadership has been, saying, “We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home, while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad.”
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Melania Trump, as gorgeous as ever, stood by her husband at the Capitol Building as he took the oath and sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
During the time she and the business mogul-turned president prepared to take the keys to the White House, Melania released a book titled, well, Melania, that ended up on the top of the list of New York Times Bestsellers.
The Slovenian-born former model has also confirmed a new TV documentary.
Since she and Donald Trump left the White House following his first term as the head of the country, Melania stayed out of the spotlight. But now that she’s First Lady again, that is about to change.
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Amazon confirmed of January 6 they had begun filming a new behind-the-scenes film about Melania.
Except for the documentary, that started filming in December 2024, and is set to premiere in theaters and on the streaming platform during the latter half of 2025, allegedly a follow-up documentary series is also being produced.
According to Puck News, sources familiar with the deal revealed that its licensing value is $40 million.
“We are excited to share this truly unique story with our millions of customers around the world,” Amazon said in a statement.
Melania spoke about the project herself when appearing on Fox & Friends.
She said the idea behind the movie came from the people’s interest in her book, so she assumed they wanted to learn more about her life.
“So I had an idea to make a movie, to make a film about my life. My life is incredible. It’s incredibly busy and I told my agent I have this idea so please go out and make a deal for me. We started the production in November and we are shooting right now. So it’s a day-to-day life. What I’m doing, what kind of responsibilities I have, people they don’t really know and they will see it,” Melania told Fox.
“It’s day-to-day from transition team to moving to the White House, packing, establishing my team, the First Lady office, moving into the White House. What it takes to make the residents your home, to hire the people that you need.”
Speaking with Elle in 2016, Patsy Cisneros, an LA-based political image consultant, stated that Melania was actually one of the few on television who could carry wearing white.
“Very few people can wear white on television. Because she’s so statuesque, it worked. It filled her out, rather than emphasizing how tall and thin she is,” Cisneros said, branding Melania the “ice queen.”
“It softened her,” the image consultant added.
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The First Lady has always been fashionable, but as expected, her style has changed over the years.
Melania Trump, however, doesn’t feel like her style has evolved a lot.
“My style has stayed pretty consistent over the years,” Melania told Elle. “I always wear what I like and what is appropriate for the occasion.”
For her husband’s inauguration, Melania opted for a custom double-breasted navy coat by Adam Lippes that she paired with a matching boater hat by Eric Javits, designed especially for the occasion.
Women’s Wear Daily reached out to 16 designers to ask if they would dress Melania.
Representatives from designer brands like Michael Kors, Diotima’s Rachel Scott, Zankov’s Sergio Hudson, and House of Gilles chose not to comment on whether they would consider collaborating with Melania for the inauguration.
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During Donald Trump’s first term, designers such as Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, and Jason Wu publicly refused to dress Melania.
French designer Hervé Pierre, who has been working with Melania over the years, says he can’t explain why certain designers refuse to collaborate with the First Lady.
“I don’t really do that for the good reason that the fashion industry is not very welcoming [of Trump.] That’s no secret,” he explained. “Some are very open-minded and would be able to do something special. But a lot of people are not.”
One time, a store told him he wasn’t welcome there because he was designing clothes for Melania Trump.
“I understand that you can criticise Mrs. Trump, but to say to someone who is coming to shop – full-price, ‘You are not welcome here.’ That is something that I would have never expected,” Pierre said.
“Some of the designers here in New York are lovely. The Europeans are more open-minded. They see dressing Mrs. Trump, due to the press coverage that she is getting, as a business opportunity to generate sales and free publicity.”
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Before he addressed the nation, Donald Trump, who took the oath of office for the second time and was sworn in as the 47th president, arrived for a church service with his wife, Melania Trump, by his side. This started the inauguration process and the end of office for now-former President Joe Biden.
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Trump announced that “The golden age of America begins right now,” referring to himself as to a “peacemaker and a unifier.”
Inside the arena of Washington DC, right in front of his supporters, Donald Trump signed a number of orders.
On the way out, he threw pens at the crowd.
However, before entering the chamber, just moments before taking his oath, Trump tried to give his wife a kiss. Melania, who wore a custom designed hat by Eric Javits, appeared to snub him because of the hat. It turned into an awkward moment that portrayed the president air kissing his wife instead.
Body language expert Judi James analyzed the moment and shared with Paddy Power what Melania’s “avoidance” of the kiss could be indicating.
As James saw it, Donald Trump entered the inauguration event “with a slow alpha presence” with a “mouth shrug smile to suggest a sombre, serious approach to the job.”
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Reaching for his wife, Trump “tenderly’ took her hand ‘in a romantic, hand-linking gesture that would normally be seen at a wedding ceremony,” James added.
She continued: “He then leant in to plant a kiss on his wife and for a moment it looked as though he was going for a lip-to-lip kiss.
“Melania leant towards her husband to reciprocate but she also turned her face to instigate a cheek kiss rather than the mouth variety.”
Trump and Melania ended up making a small “mwa” with their mouths.
But according to James, the First Lady was happy with the interraction.
“Melania beamed at her husband for the moment of not just acknowledgment, thanks and recognition but the signal of her being a priority and them being more of a team in the White House.”
As per the expert, the couple appeared out of ‘synch’ during the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America, and his beloved wife, Melania Trump, stood beside him, wearing an outfit that people say felt familiar.
The former model opted for a custom double-breasted navy coat by Adam Lippes that she paired with a matching boater hat by Eric Javits, designed especially for the occasion.
Melania’s bold outfit made many question if she was trying to send a message -that she’s not someone you can mess with- on the historic day when her husband sworn in as a president for the second time.
“Makes her look hard. But maybe that’s what she wants to look like today, all business. Don’t mess with me kind of thing,” one person commented.
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As always, Melania’s choice of outfit caused quite a stir. While some loved it, others mocked it, but one thing is certain, all eyes were on her at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, Washington D.C. on her husband’s inauguration.
Sharing their thoughts on the social media, an X user wrote: “I don’t like the hat. You don’t wear a hat in a church. I’m old fashioned.”
However, there were those who praised the First Lady’s fashion statement.
“That hat!” exclaimed another, while a third person beamed: “Love Melania’s hat! Why can’t we all wear hats & gloves again? So stylish.”
“Melania’s 1920s style Gatsby hat is smoke show,” someone else commented.
Some mentioned that he outfit looked kind of familiar, comparing it to Beyoncé’s iconic ‘Formation’ outfit, writing that the First Lady is in ‘her Lemonade era,’ referencing to the singer’s album name.
“Ok ladies now let’s get in formation,” someone else commented, quoting one of the song’s lyrics, while a third added: “YALL HATERS CORNY WITH THAT ILLUMINATI MESS.”
“Not Melania gettin into formation,” and “Ok Melania about to get in formation,” were other of the comments regarding Mrs. Trump’s outfit.
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Speaking to Foxof her role as a First Lady, Melania said, “I feel I was always me the first time as well, I just feel that people didn’t accept me maybe.
“Maybe some people, they see me as just a wife of the president, but I’m standing on my own two feet, independent. I have my own thoughts.
“I have my own yes and no. I don’t always agree with what my husband is saying or doing. And that’s OK.”
She said that her priority is to be a mom, a First Lady, and a wife. “And once we are in on Jan. 20, you serve the country,” she added.
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The healing properties of the miraculous plant, black cumin, are mentioned in the holy books of the Bible and the Quran.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “In the black seed (habbatus sauda) is a cure for every disease except death,” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 5688).
People from various cultures, including the Middle East and Asia, have been using black cumin, seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, in traditional medicine for centuries.
At the same time, they can ease the inflammation. This is why people who suffer from arthritis or asthma should include these seeds in their diet.
Black cumin is rich in antioxidants, and helps protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
Further, the seeds from this plant, or the oil made of them, lower the blood sugar and decrease insulin resistance. For this purpose, mix half a teaspoon of oil extracted from these seeds in a cup of black tea and consume it in the morning and in the evening.
If you experience back pain, knee pain, or pain in the joints in general, mix half of the cumin oil with 2 tablespoons of honey and a teaspoon of vinegar and enjoy it before your morning meal.
Black cumin is also used to treat hair issues, such as hair loss. Compared to the expensive chemical treatments, it is natural and more affordable. For hair loss, use 20 g of cumin oil, 20 grams of Mehndi powder and 60 g of another oil (such as coconut oil, olive oil, or any carrier oil of your choice) and mix it in a paste.
Applying this to your scalp will help nourish it and will promote hair growth.
You can also use the paste for the skin, as a moisturizing or healing paste. This is thanks to the anti-inflammatory properties of the cumin oil and the soothing effects of mehndi.
Black cumin is also beneficial in the fight against Helicobacter Pylori infections and helps reduce the effects of epilepsy.
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