Over 14,000 firefighters from nine states and international sources are working to control the raging wildfires in and near Los Angeles, with some success but three large fires still challenging. Another fire is fully contained, but over 100,000 people remain under evacuation orders or warnings due to the ongoing danger and extensive damage.
Two rival space billionaires will each be launching their own massive rockets in the coming days, with Blue Origin's New Glenn making its first flight on Monday and SpaceX's Starship/Super Heavy combo aiming for its seventh test flight. These giant rockets have the potential to not only reach far beyond Earth's orbit, but also take humans to the moon and Mars in the near future. With competition heating up in the space industry, the success of these launches could determine which company will lead the way in space exploration.
Twelve people were detained during a climate protest in The Hague, with police using water cannons and horses to clear the way. Protesters argue that the police used the force unnecessarily and arbitrarily.
Sports plane makes successful emergency landing on Marken with two occupants uninjured, medical team and KNRM deployed.
The devastating fire in Pacific Palisades leaves Sabrina's parents without their dream retirement home and marks the potential for the most expensive disaster for insurance companies in the area. As more natural disasters occur due to climate change, insurance companies are beginning to pull out of high-risk areas like this.
Alcohol-free specialty beer is increasingly popular in the Netherlands and is becoming the main source of income for brewers, such as at Van de Streek Bier in Utrecht. More and more supermarkets are offering different variants, and students are also beginning to see the value of alcohol-free beer.