Hawaii Wildfires
As the windswept fire invaded a historic town in Maui this week, a familiar and terrifying chain of events was set in motion.
Maui faced a housing shortage before a fire destroyed Lahaina. Though its tourist facade may be rebuilt, bringing back its thriving local community will be a challenge in an era of climate disasters, columnist Anita Chabria writes.
As the fires on Maui have demonstrated, Hawai’i doesn’t offer an escape from the problems elsewhere.
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Christopher Nolan’s movie has no interest in reducing the atomic bombings of Japan to a trivializing, exploitative spectacle, despite what some would want.
The Lakers’ deal to acquire Pau Gasol from Memphis changed the path of each franchise, led the Lakers to two NBA titles and landed Gasol in the Hall of Fame.
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