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Calif. fire threatens homes near Yosemite Valley

iht.com     5 hrs ago   56 related          

A growing wildfire has forced the evacuations of 170 homes near the main entrance road to Yosemite National Park and is threatening more, fire officials said Saturday. The blaze grew from about 1,000 acres to around 10,000...                

Falling tree kills firefighter in California

iht.com     14 hrs ago   33 related          

Federal forestry officials say a firefighter has died after being struck by a falling tree while working on a wildfire in Northern California. Andrew Jackson Palmer was injured Friday while working on a forest fire near...                

Legal line-up for the week of July 28

semissourian.com     12 hrs ago          

Think of this as the SE Live's "Good Bets" of the court beat. Here's what happening in local courts this week. Monday, July 28, 10 a.m. Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp's courtroom in Jackson A preliminary hearing for Seth...                

Africa's top badminton player ready for Beijing Olympics

xinhuanet.com     9 hrs ago   10 related          

By Andrew Jackson Oryada KAMPALA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Africa's top seed and the first ever Ugandan badminton player at the Olympics Edwin Ekiring has said he is more than ready to compete with other top players in Beijing next...                

Carl Collins

seacoastonline.com     22 hrs ago          

ELIOT, Maine — Carl Collins, 72, of Eliot, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at his camp on Loon Pond in Acton. Carl was born on May 31, 1936, in Mexico, Maine. He was the son of the late Arthur and Roxy (Walsh) Collins. Carl...                

Our Scandalous Vice Presidents

mentalfloss.com     17 hrs ago          

Chester Arthur was Canadian! Even with the kickback scandal and claims that he’d been born in Canada (which should’ve disqualified him for the vice presidency), Arthur still managed to get elected on James Garfield’s 1880...                

Le Diamant Brut: The Dirty Hearts & Ghost Mice

outside.in     yesterday          

THE DIRTY HEARTS What’s the Deal: When you think of the sound that a band called The Dirty Hearts would make, it’s probably a near-exact fit for the actual music coming from this Austin foursome. ...See more on...Where:...                

Two Vic building firms fined $85,000 (AAP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   1 related          

Unregistered builders in Victoria have been put on notice after two firms were fined $85,000 for breaching building laws and regulations. Andrew Jackson, of Jackson's Building Services, and Raffaele Vavala, trading as Logo...                

More stores offering cheaper gas to customers paying cash

dailygazette.com     Jul 25, 2008   92 related          

As federal lawmakers debate off-shore drilling and cracking down on oil speculators as ways to reduce energy costs, Capital Region drivers can increasingly count on relief at the pump from Andrew Jackson and George Washington.                

State profile: Tennessee

bbc.co.uk     yesterday          

Although Bill Clinton managed to win Tennessee for the Democrats in the 1990s, his success was due in no small part to the presence of Tennessee-native Al Gore on the ticket. The state has been leaning ever more heavily to the...                

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