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This is a cold oasis in California. Beware of 'fogburn'

There's a saying about the denizens of this foggy timber town: They don't tan. They rust.

Los Angeles Times

Heat wave sets new records in Southern California on Sunday

LOS ANGELES — Excessive heat warnings will remain in place for the next few days, as searing temperatures continue to roast much of Southern California, increasing the risk of brush fires and putting a mounting strain on the state’s power grid.

Los Angeles Times

2 dead as wildfires ravage Northern California amid blistering heat wave

Excessive heat warnings are in effect for large swaths of California.

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The Weeknd cancels concert after dealing with vocal issues

The Weeknd suddenly ended his sold-out concert in Southern California after losing his voice during a mid-song performance

The Independent UK

‘Literally kidnapping’: Teens taken against their will to boarding schools across US

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Julio Sandoval tells parents he wants to help their wayward sons get on the right path.

Tribune News Service

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out switch to California if he loses race for No 10

Rishi insisted he was 'going to stay as an MP', but did not rule out a return to sun-soaked California

Manchester Evening News

Sisters of the revolution: the women of the Black Panther party

A new photobook recalls the crucial but often overlooked role played by women in the Black Panther party. The photographer Stephen Shames and his co-author Ericka Huggins look back

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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out returning to California if he loses Tory leadership race

The likely Tory leadership flop insisted he was 'going to stay as an MP', but did not rule out a return to the sun-soaked west coast of the USA in the long term

Daily Mirror

What’s ailing the sea lions stranded on California beaches?

Dozens of the marine animals are being found on the state’s southern beaches exhibiting signs of domoic acid poisoning

The Guardian - US

Scientists warn California's entire economy could be wiped out in weeks by 'megaflood'

Devastating floods like those seen in Pakistan and South Africa are likely to become increasingly common, a new paper warns, with a megaflood in California potentially causing eight feet of rainfall in a month

Daily Mirror

Fire-stricken California town has learned to live on edge

The fire-stricken Northern California town of Weed has long been seen by passersby as a whimsical spot to stop and buy an ironic T-shirt, but residents say they’ve grown edgy in recent years due to a new danger: Dark skies, swirling ash and flames that race so quickly they leave…

The Independent UK

Mill fire destroys homes, injures residents, sends people fleeing

WEED, Calif. — Fueled by gusty winds and sweltering temperatures, the fast-moving Mill Fire provided an ominous beginning to a brutally hot Labor Day weekend in Northern California, as it tore through Siskiyou County neighborhoods, claiming dozens of homes, causing multiple injuries, and sending thousands of residents fleeing for their…

Tribune News Service

Northern California wildfire wipes out neighborhood with frightening speed

Jane Coolidge and her husband, Bruce, were driving past the town of Weed, California, on Friday when they saw a huge plume of black smoke.

Los Angeles Times

Fifth Flex Alert for Sunday is ‘dress rehearsal’ for blackout prevention in California heat wave

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With a fourth straight Flex Alert in effect for Saturday, the manager of California’s stressed electricity grid expressed confidence Saturday that the state could avoid rotating blackouts but acknowledged the massive heat wave has left California with little margin for error.

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Heat waves can kill. Californians urged to ‘stay cool, stay hydrated’ — and not start fires

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A heat wave in 2006 killed an estimated 140 Californians.

Tribune News Service

Mill fire destroys homes, injures residents, sends people fleeing

WEED, Calif. — Residents whose homes burned Friday in the Mill fire in the Northern California town of Weed described an inferno that tore through neighborhoods in minutes Friday and took virtually everything they owned.

Los Angeles Times

Feds say captain saved himself as California boat fire killed 34. But prosecution hits a wall

LOS ANGELES — Three years have passed since Captain Jerry Boylan jumped overboard from the Conception dive boat as it was swallowed by flames that killed 34 people onboard off the Channel Islands.

Los Angeles Times

California promised to improve response to deadly heat waves. It’s still struggling

LOS ANGELES — Just two months before California would face its most severe heat wave of the year, Marta Segura was named Los Angeles’ inaugural chief heat officer and given the monumental task of improving the city’s preparation and response to the growing threat of extreme temperatures.

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The Guardian - US

Fast-moving California wildfire poses threat to rural communities

About 7,500 people in Weed and those nearby under evacuation orders as much of state faces brutal heatwave

Los Angeles Times

Students wait months for mental health help. 'We're bombarded,' counselor says

LOS ANGELES -- Leo Peñaloza was a freshman at San Bernardino High School when campuses closed as the pandemic hit. His father was hospitalized with COVID-19 for months, fighting for his life. Leo's mother cared for his father by day and began working nights to keep their family afloat.

The Independent UK

17 states weigh adopting California's electric car mandate

Seventeen states that tie their vehicle emission standards to rules established in California must decide whether to follow that state’s strict new rules

Reason

The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself

An oral history of the Libertarian Party

The Guardian - US

When rap lyrics are used against you in court: ‘They silenced me for 21 years’

Rappers have long had their music used as evidence against them in criminal trials. California could soon limit the practice

Tribune News Service

Slavery ties get famous San Jose family name stripped from building

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For decades, the Bascom family name has adorned one of San Jose’s busiest thoroughfares, a bustling light rail station and prominent buildings around the city.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Dangerous heat is broiling California. But lawmakers still aren’t doing enough

The worst heat wave of the year is bearing down on California, but efforts by state lawmakers to take coordinated action to protect residents from these climate-fueled disasters have largely fizzled out.

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