Yosemite's Oak Fire explodes in size; Governor Newsom declares emergency
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- The Guardian
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
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Fox News host calls out GOP for attacking the FBI after raid on Trump's home: 'Whatever happened to the Republican party backing the blue?'
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- Bloomberg
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