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Trump tweets on California wildfires spark confusion, debate

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Editor

Fire authorities insisted on Monday that they have ample water supplies to fight California’s devastating wildfires, contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets that unspecified water diversions to the Pacific were making matters worse.

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Firefighters battle to save communities from epic California fire

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Editor

Crews battling the second-largest wildfire on record in California fought on Monday to keep flames from descending into foothill communities, as reinforcements arrived from as far away as Alaska.

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U.S. judge rules against Trump policy restricting transgender troops

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Editor

A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled the policy in March.

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Pentagon restricts use of geolocation software for troops

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Editor

The U.S. military is prohibiting its deployed personnel from using geolocation features on smartphones, fitness trackers and other devices because they could create security risks by revealing their location, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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Hurricane John forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Editor

Hurricane John formed off of Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, but the storm was projected to move parallel to the coast before wheeling off into the Pacific Ocean later this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.