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Plot thickens in Oakland as grand jury investigates influential family, Mayor Thao, her partner
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 3 hours agoA Justice Department subpoena confirms a federal grand jury investigation involving Oakland Mayor...
Editorial: This record-breaking heat is an emergency. It's time to treat it like one
Los Angeles Times· 16 hours agoIt’s alarming that only a few weeks into the summer we’ve already experienced a prolonged heat wave...
A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the area of the Thompson Fire on...
Opinion: Our disaster responders are exhausted. This puts Americans at risk
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoEmergency managers have become the nation’s de facto problem solvers — but are now running on empty,...
The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America
MPR News· 5 days agoOn any July Fourth or New Year’s Eve, it’s common to experience the loud pop of a firework or see it colorfully explode into the sky and hang there briefly. Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers ...