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Timelapse shows rapid spread of Palisades wildfire

Timelapse footage from the University of California San Diego shows the wildfire's explosive growth between Tuesday morning and afternoon.

The blaze grew from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in mere hours, while a plume of smoke billows over the city.

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Moment friends abandon house as Palisades fire closes in

Split screen of a charred building and a woman hugging a child

Day two of LA fires: Inferno skies and charred homes

BBC Reporter is at the scene of the California fire.

BBC reporter surrounded by LA fire destruction

CBS reporter Danya Bacchus wears a face mask and goggles as she reports from the scene of a wildfire in Los Angeles

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Plumes of dark grey smoke are seen above a lit-up coastal theme park on Santa Monica's iconic skyline

View of LA fires over iconic Santa Monica skyline

CBS reporter speaks to camera in a side-by-side image with a burning house in Los Angeles

Inside neighbourhood totally lost in LA fires

Bystanders look on as smoke billows over the LA skyline in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on 7 January

Houses burnt to the ground as wildfires tighten grip on LA

Bulldozer headed to remove cars.

Fire department bulldozer heads down Sunset Boulevard

A jet is circled in red close to a commercial plane.

University basketball team's jet nearly collides with plane

Fire rescue is occurring on screen.

California police rescue man trapped inside burning trailer

Santa Cruz wharf collapses

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Tornado touching down in parking lot near cars and shops

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A woman with a mask and safety goggles is in split screen with a helicopter battling a wildfire.

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Aerial images of yellow wild fires flames near emergency vehicles on a road.

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Water sloshes out of a pool with a split screen of lots of red soup cans that have fallen off a shelf

Moment earthquake hits California and damages store

Man clinging to a cliff being rescued

Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter

Firefighters helping people stuck on ride.

Riders stuck midair for hours on California park ride

A huge cloud of dust sweeps over fields and trees.

Giant wall of dust sweeps across central California

Firefighter crew drives down street with burning trees

Crews battle deadly Jennings Creek wildfire

Woman taking picture of a helicopter and wildfire smoke filling the sky

Smoke towers over homes as wildfire spreads near Los Angeles

Trump and Claudia are pictured.

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Split screen of a man facing the camera on the left and the steering wheel and driving area of a driverless car on the right.

Man trapped inside driverless car as it spins in circles

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Carter lies in state.

Jimmy Carter lies in state after procession to US Capitol

The former president's coffin was transported to Washington DC from Georgia on Tuesday.

Ice hockey player lying in pile of stuffed toys on ice rink

Moment over 100,000 teddy bears fly onto ice rink

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his family

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Harris certifies the election.

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Justin Trudeau stands in front of a wooden podium.

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A huge white plume of snow barrels down a mountain.

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Demi Moore accepting Golden Globe award on stage

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A person puts their hood up in a severely snowy scene next to a tree

Watch: Snow blankets parts of US as cold snap takes hold

Parts of the US have been covered in snow as a severe winter storm sweeps the country.

Elizabeth Rizzini in a red dress stands in front of a weather map of north America, showing snow storms in the east

Watch: Heavy snow as severe US winter storm moves east

Mid-Atlantic states can expect heavy snow falls as the storm pushes east from the southern plains.

Michael J Fox wearing the Medal of Freedom with Joe Biden behind him holding his shoulders

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President Joe Biden gave the US's highest civilian honour to 19 people, including Denzel Washington and Hillary Clinton.

A male is walking with a backpack in his hand.

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Split screen image showing Lily talking to the camera and the aftermath of the vehicle explosion.

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Two women stood on a street in New Orleans, they are both looking in different directions

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As businesses and bars re-open, the BBC's Carl Nasman talks to people returning to Bourbon Street.

Composite image of a New Orleans map overlaid with annotated images of the suspect's white pickup truck

What CCTV and social media videos reveal about New Orleans attack

BBC Verify’s Jake Horton looks at how the attack in New Orleans unfolded.

People run to escape as car is driven at speed down New Orleans street

People run to escape New Orleans truck attack

CCTV footage shows people leaping out of the way of the vehicle, as it was driven at crowds on New Year's Day.

A still image from CCTV footage showing several cars on a road and white pick-up truck circled in red.

Moment New Orleans attacker enters busy street in pick-up truck

CCTV catches moment pick-up truck turns into a busy street in New Orleans killing several people.

Police cars on a street in New Orleans

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Police run down the street in New Orleans

Webcam appears to show police running to New Orleans attack scene

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