So far this year, fires have already scorched approximately 4 million acres in California — twice the previous record, about five times the size of Yosemite National Park — with peak fire season just now arriving as the calendar turns to October.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
The unmistakable signature of chilli thrips are blooms that look deformed, scorched, singed and burnt.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
But the underlying tribal, religious, and political tensions have simmered for decades.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
The potential simmered beneath the surface last season across 21 league appearances (13 off the bench) with one goal, four assists and occasional injury problems.
The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.
After hearing gunshots ring out in the middle of the night, residents soon feared two bears had been poached as speculations swirled, California wildlife officials say.
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Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Heck, Mougey poached Paton’s nephew away for a scouting job in New York.
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