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US: Firefighters struggle to control wildfires amid heat wave
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US: Firefighters struggle to control wildfires amid heat wave

Firefighters in the western US fought to contain wildfires amid soaring temperatures in northern California and surrounding regions. A rescue aircraft…
California braces for more fire danger from winds
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California braces for more fire danger from winds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair…
Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise
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Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their…
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
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Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly reversed course and approved California’s application for disaster relief funds to…
Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria
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Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has made a rare public visit to the coastal province of Latakia where…
Mideast wildfires kill 2, force thousands to flee homes
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Mideast wildfires kill 2, force thousands to flee homes

BEIRUT (AP) — Wildfires around the Middle East triggered by a heatwave hitting the region have killed two people, forced…
Small explosion at bakery in Lebanese capital kills 4 people
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Small explosion at bakery in Lebanese capital kills 4 people

BEIRUT (AP) — A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several…
Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
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Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California’s wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed one million…
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
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Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast,…
Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark
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Better weather won’t keep California from grim fire landmark

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters may get a reprieve from the weather Saturday as red flag warnings of extreme fire…
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