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Firefighters coordinate efforts at a burning property while battling the Fairview Fire on Monday, near Hemet, Calif.

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California battles wildfires and faces blackouts during a brutal heat wave

9:11am September 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Triple-digit temperatures are expected as energy officials warn the electrical load on Tuesday could reach the state's highest demand ever. Four deaths were reported as multiple wildfires burned.

An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray

6:30am September 06, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

A Yale professor of finance read through 50 popular finance books to see how they square with traditional economic theory.

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Inflation Reduction Act may help low-income Montanans get air conditioning

6:30am September 06, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

Montana has seen a record number of hot days this summer. More are forecasted as the climate changes. The state is trying to adapt with some help from the Inflation Reduction Act.

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It's the first day of school in Uvalde since May's mass shooting

6:29am September 06, 2022

by Camille Phillips

For some students who attended Robb Elementary in Texas, it will be the first time back in classrooms since a gunman killed 21 people at their school in May.

Actor Brendan Fraser arrives on September 4, 2022 for the screening of the film "The Whale" presented at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

Why Brendan Fraser's Hollywood comeback story is both warming hearts and raising ire

6:15am September 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Brendan Fraser returns to the big screen in The Whale, a new Darren Aronofsky film about a reclusive English teacher as he struggles with his health and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

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News brief: special master request granted, Uvalde students, Britain's Liz Truss

6:14am September 06, 2022

Judge grants Trump's special master request to review search materials. Uvalde students return to school for the first time since May's shooting. Britain's prime minister will be formally appointed.

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A Texas town gets its portrait on a silo

5:05am September 06, 2022

by Susan Stamberg

Australian artist Guido Van Helten is known for his large-scale murals, often painted on abandoned industrial sites. Now he's telling the stories of McKinney, Texas, on the sides of its grain silos.

Electrical grid towers are seen during a heat wave where temperature reached 105 degrees Fahrenheit, in Pasadena, Calif. on Wednesday.

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California could see blackouts as heat wave taxes the power grid

10:16pm September 05, 2022

by Emma Bowman

If Californians don't mind their energy use over the next several days, officials warn, they could force power outages during a punishing heat wave that's hitting Western states.

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Traffic fatalities in the U.S. are at their highest levels in two decades

4:23pm September 05, 2022

by Frank Morris

Traffic fatalities in the United States are the highest they've been in 20 years, despite steady improvements in auto safety and declines in drunk driving.

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To better match their community, police in Yonkers try to find more Black recruits

4:23pm September 05, 2022

by Dan Girma

The Yonkers Police Department has never reflected the demographics of the community it serves. In order to change that, it is reaching out to more Black recruits.