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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What happened to Malibu residents in the fire zone who refused to evacuate?

    The Woolsey Fire has burned more than 97,000 acres and is 40 percent contained. Evacuated Malibu residents vented Tuesday night at a meeting at Santa Monica High School, where they got little information on when they’d be able to return home.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 14, 2018 • 1 min read

    The Woolsey Fire has burned more than 97,000 acres and is 40 percent contained. Evacuated Malibu residents vented Tuesday night at a meeting at Santa Monica High School, where they got little information on when they’d be able to return home. Others had refused to leave their homes, and risked everything to save their property. Some evacuation orders were lifted today.

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    Why reading on a page is different from reading on a screen
    1. 0:00What happened to Malibu residents in the fire zone who refused to evacuate?You’re reading this
    2. 8:05With Democrats flipping so many House seats, what’s the future of the GOP in California?
    3. 15:12The story of Amazon’s HQ2 shows wealth gap in America
    4. 26:07What’s lost when we don’t read deeply
    5. 40:08Art in the age of white supremacy
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