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Friday, January 10, 2025

Trash tycoon reveals how 'miracle' Malibu house survived wildfires when everyone else's burned

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14272575/trash-tycoon-david-steiner-reveals-malibu-house-survived-la-fires.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14272229/Anthony-Hopkins-issues-message-losing-home-LA-wildfires.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14272741/A-listers-fight-sold-hotel-suites-fleeing-LA-mansions-sip-cocktails-Ozempic-delivered-rooms-city-burns-feels-like-scene-Titanic-reveals-CAROLINE-GRAHAM.html

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