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California Governor Gavin Newsom, who faces a September 14 recall election, speaks during a campaign event at Long Beach City College Liberal Arts Campus in Long Beach, California, US, September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leah MillisREUTERS
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Californians to decide governor's fate in Republican-backed recall

Newsom, a first-term governor and former lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor, is fighting for his political future in only the second recall election for governor in state history despite...

California governor seeks $16.7M in aid for Afghan refugees
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California governor seeks $16.7M in aid for Afghan refugees

US President Joe Biden attends a virtual briefing on Hurricane Ida with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and governors and mayors from states and cities impacted by the storm, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building?s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, US, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Biden declares emergency in California over Caldor fire

In this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows from left, overview of Greenville, Calif., before the wildfires on Oct. 31, 2018 and overview of Greenville, during the Dixie Wildfires on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history is running through forestlands as fire crews try to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo : UNB/AP
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Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire

View of a burned out commercial building following the Dixie Fire, a wildfire that tore through the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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Wildfire leaves historic, 'quirky' California town in smoldering ruins

A home is consumed by flames in the River Fire, a wildfire burning in Grass Valley, California, US, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

Flames from the Dixie Fire crest a hill in Lassen National Forest, Calif., near Jonesville on Monday, July 26, 2021. Photo: UNB/AP
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Evacuations lifted as progress made against western fires

The fire has burnt down everything in its path but so far only ravaged remote areas in northern California. Photo :AFP/ BSS
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Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate

AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan
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US federal judge overturns California's ban on assault weapons

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Offbeat

California teen shoves bear to protect dogs in viral video

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the opening of the country's first federal and state operated community vaccination site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Los Angeles, California, US, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in prizes

Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, U.S. May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
World+Biz

California transit worker kills 9, extending US mass shooting epidemic

Meghan Markle. Picture: Collected
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Meghan to watch Prince Philip's funeral from home in California, source says