Suppression crews working on more than 200 miles of active fire front gained 24% containment by early Friday, Cal Fire said. Temperatures were expected to range up to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Weak U.S. hiring slams global markets, with Dow plunging as unemployment climbs
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that employers added 35% fewer jobs in July than forecasters had expected – and that unemployment, now up to 4.3%, is the highest since October 2021.
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Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release
The historic trade was in the works for months and unfolded despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
‘El Mayo’ Zambada is charged in a number of U.S. cases, including in New York and California.
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Things to know about the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Though Thursday’s deal involves the most well-known of the Americans held in Russia, there are still several others who remain detained including Travis Leake, Gordon Black, Marc Fogel and Ksenia Khavana.
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Texas youth lockups are beset by abuse and mistreatment of children, report says
The Justice Department’s findings come three years after the department launched a federal investigation into alleged widespread abuse and harsh practices.
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Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
He was last seen publicly at funeral services for his wife, the former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in November.
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Appeals court upholds Trump’s gag order as he presses judge to exit hush money case
In its gag order ruling Thursday, a 5-judge panel found that the judge in the hush money case was correct in keeping some restrictions in place until Trump is sentenced because the case is still pending.
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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling
The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.
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Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver has crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.