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Month: June 2021

These are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they’re quitting

By Paul Vercammen and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A swirling tornado of flames reaching 40,000 feet into the sky tore through a California city in 2018, leaving a veteran hotshot firefighter horrified. The fire tornado, which obliterated entire neighborhoods in Redding, California, during the massive Carr Fire, still haunts former hotshot supervisor Aaron Humphrey. He says

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Cooling shelters in Portland welcome pets

By BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — This weekend the temperatures are expected to hit the triple digits and it’s important to keep your pet safe during this unprecedented heat wave. Jennifer Robinson, the hospital manager for Pet Samaritan Veterinary Clinic said pet owners need to keep an

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President Joe Biden will address the building collapse in Florida on Friday.

‘Our heart goes out to them:’ Biden speaks on Florida building collapse as rescue efforts enter second day

By Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said his administration was doing everything in its power to be of assistance to those affected by a building collapsing in Florida that has left at least four people dead and more than 150 people missing. “It’s a tough, tough time. There’s so many people

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Engineer raised concerns about structural damage at Surfside condominium in 2018 report

A structural field survey report completed nearly three years before the collapse of the Champlain Towers south condominium complex in Surfside, Florida, raised concerns about structural damage to the concrete slab below the pool deck and “cracking and spalling” located in the parking garage. The report from October 2018 was included in a series of public records documents that were published overnight on the Surfside town website.

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The two-track twostep: How the bipartisan infrastructure deal came together and nearly fell apart in 24 hours

By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN At first glance, the bipartisan infrastructure deal that emerged this week seemed like a ripe opportunity for President Joe Biden to take a dig at his predecessor, whose attempts at focusing on roads and bridges often went awry. “Welcome to infrastructure week!” read the

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