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‘Hurricane of fire’ rages on

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LOS ANGELES — A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles’ most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged ...

Celebrities not immune to wildfire’s destruction

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that are burning in and around Los Angeles have burned the homes of several celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton. Crystal and his wife, Janice, released a statement Wednesday saying their home of 45 years in the Pacific Palisades ...

Up in the air: Juggling competition proposed

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HOUGHTON — During the course of a trick, juggling sticks can spin, flip or swoop in as many combinations as the juggler can imagine. The path to getting them a showcase in Houghton could be more straightforward. Mike Adams, the CEO of juggling stick company Jolly Lama, spoke to the ...

Artists share work inspired by Island

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HANCOCK — The impact of Keweenaw County’s Silver Island on three area artists will be on display and the public will given the opportunity to meet the artists at an event in Hancock tomorrow. The Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) will host the Silver Island Artists in Residence from 2 to 4 p.m. ...

Out of control

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LOS ANGELES — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the ...

Jimmy Carter laid to rest

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political ...