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Which parts of California are at highest wildfire risk this summer?

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — After two years of devastating wildfire in 2020 and 2021, California experienced three relatively mild years in a row.

But this year began with historic blazes in Los Angeles when months of extremely dry winter conditions combined with 100 mph Santa Ana winds, destroying more than 16,000 homes and killing 30 people in a ...Read more

As curfew approached, protesters faced flash-bangs, pepper balls, rubber bullets

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LOS ANGELES — With less than two hours until the 8 p.m. curfew set in, law enforcement pushed hundreds of protesters through downtown toward Los Angeles City Hall, releasing rubber bullets, flash-bangs, pepper balls and tear gas into the crowd.

The LAPD issued an order to disperse around 4 p.m. after a day of largely peaceful protests. ...Read more