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"They both are in dire straits," she says, with only about 50 fishers and 500 red fox left in the wild.

State Farm General asked Monday for an emergency rate increase averaging 22%, saying the Los Angeles County fires have put California’s largest insurer in dire financial straits.

State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% Monday, claiming the Los Angeles County fires have put the company in tough financial straits.

Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December.

Inflation promises were key to Trump's victory but by many measures, such as growth and job creation, the economy overall was not in the dire straits he painted on the campaign trail.