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2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi |Aliza Chasan

Lynn McIntyre is supposed to feel like one of the lucky ones. When a series of wildfires devastated Los Angeles in January, her Pacific Palisades home was among those inexplicably spared. But with every single home around her burned to the ground, McIntyre calls herself something different: "one of the left behinds.""I don't feel as lucky as people think," she said. "Because I don't have the same set of issues that all of my neighbors have.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi

California wildfires cleanup challenges It's been almost three months since a series of wildfires fueled by strong winds destroyed more than 11,000 homes and 37,000 acres in Los Angeles, reducing much of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods to ash. City, state and federal leaders promised to expedite the rebuilding process and in February completed an important first step. The Environmental Protection Agency cleared more than 9,000 properties in 28 days.

Feb 17, 2025 | msn.com | Sharyn Alfonsi

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Feb 16, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi |Aliza Chasan

Germany policing the internet for hate speech Dozens of police teams across Germany raided homes before dawn in a coordinated crackdown on a recent Tuesday. The state police weren't looking for drugs or guns, they were looking for people suspected of posting hate speech online. As prosecutors explain it, the German constitution protects free speech, but not hate speech. And here's where it gets tricky: German law prohibits speech that could incite hatred or is deemed insulting.

Dec 22, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Sharyn Alfonsi

During one of the deadliest chapters in its history, Mexico's government devised a new strategy to curb gun violence; it filed two lawsuits.The first, in 2021, included U.S. gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and one of their wholesalers. The second, filed a year later, against five U.S. gun stores, claimed they engaged in "reckless and unlawful business practices" that supply dangerous criminals. An estimated 200,000 to half million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico every year.