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People Flee Idaho Town Through a Tunnel of Fire and Smoke as Western Wildfires Spread
Multiple communities in Idaho have been evacuated after lightning strikes sparked fast-moving wildfires. As that and other blazes scorch the Pacific Northwest, authorities say California's largest wildfire is zero-percent contained after destroying 134 structures and threatening 4,200 more. A sheriff says it was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully. Officials say they have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday.
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Word is Bond Takes Young Black Leaders to Ghana
“Transformative” trip lets young travelers visit painful slave history, celebrate heritage.
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Wildfires Threaten Communities in the West as Oregon Fire Closes Interstate, Creates Its Own Weather
Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington. A stretch of Interstate 84 connecting Oregon and Idaho in the area of one of the fires was closed indefinitely Tuesday. New lightning-sparked wildfires in the Sierra near the California-Nevada border forced the evacuation of a recreation area, closed a state highway and were threatening structures Tuesday.
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In Washington State, Inslee's Final Months Aimed at Staving off Repeal of Landmark Climate Law
Voters in Washington state will decide this fall whether to keep one of the country's more aggressive laws aimed at stemming carbon pollution. The repeal vote imperils the most significant climate policy passed during outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee's three terms, and Inslee — who made climate action a centerpiece of his short-lived presidential campaign in the 2020 cycle — is fighting hard against it.