fire
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More than 50 Eaton fire survivors showed up to protest in front of the governor’s mansion on Monday night in Sacramento, where Newsom was holding an event for legislators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
That score lit a fire in the Springboks, with Kolbe kicking a penalty and Damian de Allende barrelling over after another imposing maul as South Africa showed far more ruthlessness compared to a week ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The geese eventually fire their weapons into the air as fireworks explode over the words “Lake America.”
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
That would have limited utilities’ liability for the fire but increased electric bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
I got the fire going in the stove.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Last year, also in legislation revealed in the session’s last days, Newsom created a second fund of $18 billion to pay for future fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Serhii Koretskiy visited the area as rescuers continued to put out fires and searched through rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Newsom said in his statement Saturday that the bill would strengthen accountability for utilities that spark fires by stopping executives from receiving bonuses after a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The number of incidents has risen year-on-year and nearly half the fires started in homes or garages, the data shows.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She’d seen fires like this on the news.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Hrgovic began landing the occasional heavy shot but Itauma took them well and fired straight back.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
He fired off a message to a WhatsApp group of fellow conservative politicians: “Man, we’re screwed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
This week, the Post reported that shortly before he was fired, George had been warned to stop investigating an Army helicopter flyby outside Kid Rock’s house in Tennessee.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The company in March as part of a settlement admitted it had violated federal labor law when it hassled employees and agreed to pay $50,000 to the fired worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Janet fired the first one she caught, but what was the point?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Those in the firing line came from various branches of the military.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
However, Bessent conceded, he wasn’t doing this now—only firing a “warning shot,” saying what would happen if those entities didn’t pull back.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now, 2½ months after firing Straus, Parsons is deep into another coaching search.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Longtime Forbes editor-in-chief Randall Lane received a $6 million payment that led to his firing after advising RJ Shook on the sale of his research company to a private-equity firm last summer, according to Shook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mariya Smirnova, the squadron commander, noticed the silence and reasoned—correctly—that the only reason the antiaircraft guns would stop firing was because there must be German night fighter aircraft patrolling the sky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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