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Bryson Fire Containment Grows To 39%; Elordi and Meaney in Focus

Firefighters have burned through about one hundred forty-seven acres of brush north of Malibu, according to the county fire department; the movie news is warmer.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDeadline says the Bryson Fire north of Malibu is thirty-nine percent contained after winds improved, with about one hundred forty-seven acres burned.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGood progress for the crews out there.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow, movies.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlso The Hollywood Reporter says Jacob Elordi felt less alone after watching a John Cassavetes film, and I own that movie on every format.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhich one? Never mind. My pitch is Mobland: Deep Space Nine Lives, where O'Brien fixes the transporter and the witness list shrinks.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd watch it twice. Brock, is the forecast darker than Meaney?

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  1. Bryson Fire Ignites Near Calamigos Ranch In Malibu · Deadline
  2. Wind-fueled wildfire breaks out in Malibu as power cut to thousands… · New York Post
  3. Bryson Fire Passes 100 Acres in Malibu, Orders Issued · Deadline
  4. Malibu fire spreading rapidly overnight, prompting more evacuations · New York Post
  5. Shapiro mansion revamp, Fifa Peace Prize review, Malibu fire · New York Post
  6. Malibu wildfire rages, triggering evacuations in Southern California · NBC News
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