Wildfire nears small towns in California. evacuations rise
A Sierra Nevada foothills wildfire expanded toward Mountain Ranch Sheepranch and Cave City, burning 15 structures and over 3500 acres. Hundreds fled as backfires trenches and air tankers fought the blaze amid 12 mph winds and 100 plus degree heat. Firefighters reported the blaze moving slowly toward communities, with 300 to 400 evacuees so far.
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Four Die In Apparent Robbery At Tulsa Restaurant
Four Lee's Famous Recipe Country Chicken employees were found fatally wounded in a bloody cooler on Tulsa's east side Monday night. A 17 to 23 year old group included a recently hired worker and a mother of three. One victim died earlier, authorities said, as police prepared to release fuller details later today.
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2 Live Crew Violates Copyright Over Oh Pretty Woman Parody
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 2 Live Crew violated Acuff‑Rose Music Inc. rights by recording a parody of Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman. The court overturned a Nashville district court finding and held the commercial parody not protected as fair use.
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Luke Skyywalker Records
6Th Circuit
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Alan Norris
Joiner
Norris
District Court
Computer chip implants to track stray cats in The Hague
The Stray Cat Foundation in The Hague will implant microchips in about 500 of 3,000 stray cats to identify sterilized animals and study their movements. Implementation starts in October with city subsidy, costing about $10 per implant. The project aims to reveal roaming patterns and behavior to curb population growth.
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U.S. pressures Iraq on Shiite treatment and missiles
U.N. weapons inspectors left Iraq with data on ballistic missiles as the United States and allies press Baghdad over Shiite treatment. Dumas noted Security Council talks to extend protections to southern Shiites, similar to Kurdish regions, while Major met his cabinet on Iraq.
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Hoisting the colors over Lenin's Tomb in Moscow
A worker raises the Russian flag above Lenin's Tomb as Red Square is prepared for festivities surrounding the anniversary of the failed coup that contributed to the fall of communism in the former Soviet Union.
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U.S. man linked to spying detained in Murmansk
In Murmansk a U.S. citizen named Levitus was detained by security officials after a Russian allegedly handed him disks with classified Arctic Ocean research. ITARTass cited unnamed sources and identified a Russian suspect as Yu Avrutin. Levitus, whose visa had expired, was said to represent a U.S. company in Murmansk. Murmansk lies near Severodvinsk, home port of Russia's Northern Fleet submarines and ships.
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Levitus
Arctic Ocean
Itartass
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Severodvinsk
Barents Sea
Russia
Georgian troops seize Sukhumi in Abkhazia crisis
Georgian troops backed by tanks stormed the Abkhazian capital Sukhumi prompting a military council to rule the rebel region. The move followed Abkhazia declaring independence and clashes that killed dozens. Russia deployed paratroopers as Moscow warned against aggression.
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Abkhazia
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Moscow
Anna Braide
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Council of Ministers
Associated Press
Weather forecast by zones for Douglas County
Zoned forecast reports dense fog tonight with varied low temperatures across zones. Zone 1 2 4 5 expect mid 50s and high near 80 Wednesday. Zone 3 6 show fog then high in low 80s. Zones 7 10 vary from 60s to mid 80s with sun or fair conditions. Zone 8 11 remain near 60s and 80s. Zone 9 12 17 trend to partly cloudy tonight and on Wednesday with highs around mid 80s. Zones 13 14 15 16 echo partly cloudy with highs near 80 to 85 and light east winds. Overall reading notes include a few instants of calm, mostly clear evenings, and a lakes report for Clinton Lake with temperature 80, level 876.53 feet.
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Weather outlook for Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado
Missouri tonight clear north with possible thundershowers south low 55 to 65 Wednesday sunny highs in the 80s Nebraska clear east tonight chance of thundershowers west lows in 50s thunder shower risk west Wednesday highs 80s Panhandle Oklahoma tonight mainly cloudy with scattered showers Wednesday partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms highs low to mid 80s Colorado clearing tonight with east fog scattered afternoon storms Wednesday highs west 70s to 90s statewide road conditions numbers for Kansas and turnpike authority listed
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