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Centered under the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Eureka, the strong quake frayed nerves across most of California’s North Coast.

Centered under the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Eureka, the quake frayed nerves across most of California’s North Coast.

Newsom said the seed of inspiration for his jobs plan was sown when he was lieutenant governor, and saw how the California dream had frayed in many places.

The box of the silver medal from London 2012's road race is now heavily frayed "thanks to all the primary schools I've taken it to".

Despite that, this is a growing scandal that has further damaged the already frayed relationship between the government and the hostage families.