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Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing
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January 11, 2018
Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing
The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on…
Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state
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January 8, 2018
Armed clashes kill 11 in Mexico’s troubled Guerrero state
Violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force and state police killed 11 people in the troubled southern state of…
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
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January 3, 2018
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United…
California rolls its own recreational pot sales out for 2018
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January 2, 2018
California rolls its own recreational pot sales out for 2018
From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego…
Video: Los Angeles faces biggest fire danger ever
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December 7, 2017
Video: Los Angeles faces biggest fire danger ever
Video shows fire burning near Los Angeles freeway Every day firefighters in Los Angeles receive a brush burning index report…
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree
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November 15, 2017
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree
The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail for a charge of stabbing a neighbor, had…
Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40
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October 15, 2017
Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40
They fled in fear nearly a week ago. Now they’re ready to go back. While wildfires are still burning powerfully…
Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires
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October 14, 2017
Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires
A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews battling the…
Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires
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October 12, 2017
Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires
Wildfires already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history could gain momentum Thursday…
Emergency alerts get scrutiny after deadly wildfires
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October 12, 2017
Emergency alerts get scrutiny after deadly wildfires
Communities in wildfire-prone Northern California have an array of emergency systems designed to alert residents of danger: text messages, phone…