California Camp Fire: Death toll touches 42
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Death toll in Northern California wildfire rises to 42, as Trump OKs disaster declaration for Golden State
How the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, California Driven by high winds and fueled by dry conditions, what started as a wildland fire became an ‘area ignition’ event that grew into a ‘giant structure fire’ in Paradise, says Tim Aboudara of the International Association of Firefighters. The death toll for the wildfires burning in northern California’s…
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California’s Governor Brown Says Heat Worse Than in Last 10,000 Years
California’s Governor Jerry Brown earned the nickname “Governor Moonbeam” years ago, during his first tenure as the state’s chief executive. Nearing the end of his second time as governor, Brown’s reaction to the wildfires in the Golden State indicate that he hasn’t changed much. The Carr Fire, which has devastated Shasta and Trinity counties, was…
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Jerry Brown Pardons 5 Ex-Convicts Facing Deportation, Provoking Trump
Gov. Jerry Brown of California pardoned five ex-convicts, including two whose families had fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia decades ago. President Trump criticized the move on Twitter on Saturday.CreditRich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown of California on Friday pardoned five ex-convicts facing possible deportation, drawing criticism from President Trump and heightening continued tensions…
