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  Father kills his three children, 1 other, himself at California church

  World | March 01, 2022 11:03 IST

  The gunman fatally shot himself at the Sacramento-area church. The mother of the three was out of town.  

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  $426 million lottery ticket sold in California; winner yet to be known

  World | January 30, 2022 7:34 IST

  The jackpot was advertised as $421 million, but skyrocketing sales lifted the total to $426 million.

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  Wildfire along California’s Big Sur forces evacuations

  World | January 23, 2022 8:06 IST

  The fire started on Friday night in a steep canyon and quickly spread toward the sea, fanned by strong winds up to 50 mph (80 kph).

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  Omicron variant: California 1st state to top 5 million cases amid surge

  World | December 29, 2021 9:17 IST

  1st coronavirus case in California was confirmed on Jan 25, 2020. It took 292 days to get to 1 mn infections on Nov 11, and 44 days from then to top 2 million.

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  COVID: California sets deadline for health worker boosters

  World | December 23, 2021 12:52 IST

  California was the first state to require health care workers to be vaccinated, a rule that took effect in September.

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  After California wildfire, thousands of trees to be removed

  World | October 24, 2021 9:17 IST

  The hazard trees could potentially fall onto people and cars on section of State Route 180 known as Generals Highway, or they could create barriers for emergency and fire response, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks said on Friday.

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  Bill Clinton to spend 1 more night in California hospital

  World | October 17, 2021 10:14 IST

  Bill Clinton will remain at University of California Irvine Medical Center “to receive IV antibiotics before an expected discharge tomorrow,” the statement said.

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  Over 90 snakes found under Northern California home

  World | October 16, 2021 12:30 IST

  Wolf, director of Sonoma County Reptile Rescue, said he crawled under mountainside home in Santa Rosa and found a rattlesnake right away, then another and another. 

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  Southwest Airlines cancels over 350 flights following major disruptions

  World | October 12, 2021 6:57 IST

  Southwest has struggled all summer with high numbers of delayed and canceled flights. In August, it announced it was trimming its September schedule by 27 flights a day, or less than 1 per cent, and 162 flights a day.

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  California oil spill: How much oil leaked from ruptured underwater pipeline still unknown

  World | October 08, 2021 8:59 IST

  Sarah Bedolfe, a marine scientist with ocean advocacy group Oceana, said those responsible for oil spills are on the hook for damages, so early spill estimates tend to be lower than final amounts.

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  California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools

  World | October 02, 2021 8:35 IST

  California, the most populous state in the country, reported more than 6 million public school students in April, according to the state's Department of Education.

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  California's job growth triples national rate in August

  World | September 19, 2021 11:07 IST

  According to the employment data for Aug 2021 released by EDD, the Golden State's unemployment rate decreased to 7.5 pc in Aug as the state's employers gained 104,300 non-farm payroll jobs, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Coronavirus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity

  World | September 05, 2021 7:22 IST

  In Fresno County and neighboring counties, the number of confirmed and suspected coronavirus patients in hospitals is more than double what it was 4-weeks ago, the Fresno Bee reported.

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  California wildfires: Caldor Fire scorches over 100,000 acres

  World | August 23, 2021 15:48 IST

  The currently most active fire in California cut a 64.3 km stretch of the Highway 50 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains area, said the Inciweb, an interstate incident information system, in an update on Sunday.  

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  Wildfire UPDATE: New round of winds fuel fury of Northern California

  World | August 22, 2021 13:01 IST

  The Caldor Fire in the northern Sierra Nevada already destroyed dozens of homes, and authorities on Friday closed down a 46-mile (74-km) stretch of Interstate 50, the main route between the state capital of Sacramento and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada state line.

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  1st cruise ship from California in months heads to Mexico

  World | August 22, 2021 9:31 IST

  Passenger Bob Lechtreck said he and his wife were on the inaugural sailing on December 11, 2019.

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  Explosive California wildfires could burn into December

  World | August 21, 2021 9:25 IST

  California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. Now it’s entering a period when powerful winds have often driven the deadliest blazes.

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  National forests closed as California wildfires surge

  World | August 20, 2021 16:28 IST

  The U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that beginning on Aug. 22 it will close nine national forests from near Lake Tahoe at the Nevada border on the east all the way west to Six Rivers National Forest, which stretches north to the Oregon border and contains more than 1 million acres of land alone.

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  California wildfire season sets records, more damage expected

  World | August 20, 2021 13:55 IST

  California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. 

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  Weekend of fear looms for Californians in face of wildfires

  World | August 07, 2021 23:31 IST

  The Dixie Fire that incinerated much of the gold rush-era town of Greenville has destroyed more than 180 homes and is threatening more than 10,000 buildings in the northern Sierra Nevada. It had engulfed an area larger than the size of New York City.