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TCU September Lightning Complex fires force evacuations in 3 counties in California’s Central Valley

TCU September Lightning Complex fires force evacuations in 3 counties in California’s Central Valley

Firefighters on Wednesday are continuing to battle several lightning-sparked wildfires that have prompted evacuation orders across three counties in Central California. The three major fires forcing people to flee were the 2-2 Fire in the northern corner of Stanislaus County, the 2-7 Fire just east in Calaveras County and the 6-5 Fire in Tuolumne County. (Click the linked text to …

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1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. “The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for your papers,” said Lidia, who …

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US labor force lost 1.2M immigrants, preliminary data shows

US labor force lost 1.2M immigrants, preliminary data shows

It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. “The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for your papers,” said Lidia, who …

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Social Security and Medicare cuts are coming because the bond market will force Congress: economist

Social Security and Medicare cuts are coming because the bond market will force Congress: economist

Lawmakers have known for decades that U.S. entitlement programs are on unsustainable paths as demographics inevitably skew the population older. Attempts to come up with a fix have gone nowhere, but the expected insolvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds by 2034 will serve as a catalyst, with the bond market forcing Congress to bite the bullet, according …

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base | Aug 29 – cbs8.com

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base | Aug 29 – cbs8.com

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base | Aug 29  cbs8.com SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit  Spaceflight Now Vandenberg preparing for fifth SpaceX launch this month  KSBY News SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)  Space With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse  Ars Technica Source link

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Newsom launches task force to clear CA homeless encampments

Newsom launches task force to clear CA homeless encampments

By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters A city worker picks up items belonging to an unhoused person outside of their tent in San Francisco during an encampment sweep on Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Manuel Orbegozo for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new homeless response task force Friday, marking …

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US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter – Reuters

US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter  Reuters Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  NBC News Trump administration offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt  PBS US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6  The Guardian Air Force grants full military honors to Ashli …

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Hegseth directs Army to stand up interagency task force for counter-UAS

Hegseth directs Army to stand up interagency task force for counter-UAS

Hegseth directs Army to stand up interagency task force for counter-UAS “We’re moving fast, cutting through bureaucracy, consolidating resources and empowering this task force with the utmost authority,” Secretary Hegseth said. Anastasia Obis August 29, 2025 1:32 pm 3 min read Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to stand up a task force that will lead …

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