Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Should we keep rebuilding in fire-prone Malibu?
Private firefighters successfully defended Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s $50 million mansion from the Woolsey Fire.
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenPrivate firefighters successfully defended Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s $50 million mansion from the Woolsey Fire. Insurance companies with a lot at stake have recently started hiring private wildfire defense teams to protect their clients’ properties.
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4 storiesWhat will Malibu do differently after the Woolsey Fire?
The wildfires that started a week ago are the most destructive in California history. More than 10,000 homes and buildings have been destroyed. The cost to homeowners, the state, and insurers could be more than $19 billion.
Read the story8 minThe rise of private firefighting companies
I nsurance companies with a lot at stake have recently started hiring private wildfire defense teams to protect their clients’ properties.
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President Trump has alleged voter fraud in Florida and elsewhere. He tweeted, “An honest vote count no longer possible - ballots massively infected.” He has yet to provide any evidence of those charges.
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Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman played a bitterly divorced couple on “Parks and Recreation.” In real life, they’re happily married. They met nearly 20 years ago when they were performing in a play in Los Angeles.
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