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News Wrap: California wildfires push crews to their limit

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News Wrap: California wildfires push crews to their limit

In our news wrap Wednesday, wildfires are raging across California, forcing a statewide emergency, stretching crews to their capacity and leaving thousands under evacuation orders. Fires in the Bay Area and Napa’s wine country exploded overnight. Also, in Mali, soldiers who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita are promising timely elections as the country faces an Islamist insurgency.

08/19/2020

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