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• Pineland Road fire और Highway 82 fire ने 100 से अधिक घरों को नष्ट कर दिया है, और ये इस वसंत में अमेरिकी दक्षिण में लगी बड़ी संख्या में जंगल की आग का हिस्सा हैं। • सप्ताहांत में हुई भारी बारिश ने दक्षिणी Georgia की दो फैलती हुई आग की गति को धीमा कर दिया, जिससे कर्मियों को उन आगों को नियंत्रित करने में कुछ प्रगति करने का मौका मिला जिन्होंने 100 से अधिक घरों को तबाह कर दिया है। • हालांकि बारिश ने अग्निशमन प्रयासों में मदद की, लेकिन Georgia Forestry Commission ने सोमवार को कहा कि यह "आग बुझाने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं थी" और रविवार को सूखे से प्रभावित राज्य भर में कर्मियों को 10 नई आग की घटनाओं का सामना करना पड़ा।

• राज्य के अरबपतियों पर एक बार के 5% टैक्स के प्रस्ताव का सिलिकॉन वैली के टेक दिग्गजों और गेविन न्यूसोम द्वारा विरोध किया जा रहा है। • कैलिफोर्निया के अरबपतियों पर एकमुश्त टैक्स लगाने के प्रस्ताव के समर्थकों का कहना है कि उन्होंने इस उपाय को नवंबर के मतपत्र (ballot) में शामिल करने के लिए पर्याप्त हस्ताक्षर जुटा लिए हैं। • एक बयान के अनुसार, अभियान का दावा है कि उसने 1.5 मिलियन से अधिक हस्ताक्षर एकत्र किए हैं।

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Pat McFadden says Trump running a ‘transactional presidency’ and that ‘our job is to navigate this’Good morning. Keir Starmer is holding a press conference in Downing Street this morning. As Kiran Stacey reports, the PM’s main intention will be to announce support for people most hit by rising energy prices, particularly householders reliant on heating oil. The measures are expected to be worth tens of millions of pounds.But, inevitably, most of the focus likely to be on how Starmer responds to the latest provocations from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue of species hit by climate change, but there are limits