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Month: June 2021

These are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they’re quitting

By Paul Vercammen and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A swirling tornado of flames reaching 40,000 feet into the sky tore through a California city in 2018, leaving a veteran hotshot firefighter horrified. The fire tornado, which obliterated entire neighborhoods in Redding, California, during the massive Carr Fire, still haunts former hotshot supervisor Aaron Humphrey. He says

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Cooling shelters in Portland welcome pets

By BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — This weekend the temperatures are expected to hit the triple digits and it’s important to keep your pet safe during this unprecedented heat wave. Jennifer Robinson, the hospital manager for Pet Samaritan Veterinary Clinic said pet owners need to keep an

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The two-track twostep: How the bipartisan infrastructure deal came together and nearly fell apart in 24 hours

By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN At first glance, the bipartisan infrastructure deal that emerged this week seemed like a ripe opportunity for President Joe Biden to take a dig at his predecessor, whose attempts at focusing on roads and bridges often went awry. “Welcome to infrastructure week!” read the

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Will a pending Supreme Court case doom DOJ’s voting rights lawsuit before it begins?

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before cameras Friday to announce a lawsuit challenging Georgia’s new voting restrictions, it was the timing and the Justice Department’s strategy that intrigued voting rights experts. That’s because the lawsuit — triggering the latest dispute about the scope of Section 2

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The Obama portraits are on display at the site of their first date

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Three years after Barack and Michelle Obama’s official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the paintings have arrived at the Art Institute of Chicago, where the former President and First Lady had their very first date. On display there through mid-August, the artworks by Brooklyn-based Kehinde Wiley and Baltimore-based

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