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Richard Tillman pleaded guilty to setting fire to a San Jose post office in July of 2025, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2020, a Black Lives Matter mob had set fire to the condominium complex of Wilson’s predecessor, former Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, despite his attempts to appease the movement’s demands.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Gaston County police said one of the suspects accused of setting fire to a press box at Bessemer City High School on Monday is a 17-year-old student.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
In Kyiv, officials said that five people were wounded in the strikes that damaged and set fire to residential buildings, a kindergarten and a gas station in various parts of the capital, according to the State Emergency Service.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2020, a Black Lives Matter mob had set fire to the condominium complex of Wilson’s predecessor, former Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, despite his attempts to appease the movement’s demands.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Gaston County police said one of the suspects accused of setting fire to a press box at Bessemer City High School on Monday is a 17-year-old student.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
In Kyiv, officials said that five people were wounded in the strikes that damaged and set fire to residential buildings, a kindergarten and a gas station in various parts of the capital, according to the State Emergency Service.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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