Wildfire destroys 64 homes near Shasta Lake California
A wind-shifted blaze started by a lawn mower scorched 3000 acres near Shasta Lake forcing evacuations of hundreds. More than 300 residents were relocated to shelters, with five minor injuries reported. Alphonso and Shelley Barrera fled with their dog left behind.
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State Forestry Department
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Redding
CDF
Jim Sweet
Alphonso
Shelley Barrera
Charley Threatens Florida As Bonnie Makes Landfall
Hurricane Charley strengthened to near 105 mph and urged almost 1 million people to evacuate from Florida Keys to Tampa Bay as it aimed for the west coast. Bonnie rode ashore in the Panhandle with about 50 mph winds, while Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency for the entire state.
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Bonnie
Florida Panhandle
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Jeb Bush
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Panhandle
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Florida Keys
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MacDill Air Force Base
Erin Dorrance
MacDill
U.S. Central Command
Iraq
Special Operations Command
Tampa, Fla
Pinellas County
California Supreme Court voids San Francisco gay marriages
The California Supreme Court voided about 3,995 same sex marriages performed in San Francisco between February 12 and March 11, ruling the mayor exceeded his authority by issuing licenses and performing ceremonies. The court found state law defined marriage as between a man and a woman, leaving the legality unresolved pending broader constitutional review.
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California Supreme Court
Ilegally
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Joyce Kennard
High Court
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Phyllis Lyon
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California
Gavin Newsom
Newsom
Bill Lockyer
Dennis Herrera
Massachusetts
Top Court
Al-Qaida uses crime to fund terror, report says
The AP cites U S Treasury officials and an independent commission noting al Qaida and allied militants increasingly fund attacks through crime. They warn groups shift to petty crime, drug trafficking and fraud as banks clamp down, after alerts tied to arrests in Pakistan and Britain.
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South Africa
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Associated Press
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Independent Commission
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Molly Millerwise
Department
United States
Pakistan
Britain
New Jersey Governor McGreevey resigns amid gay affair
Gov James E McGreevey announced his resignation effective November 15 admitting an extramarital affair with a man The Democrat said his truth is that he is a gay American He stated staying would invite rumors and threats of disclosure and called the right course to resign Senate President Richard Codey will become acting governor and the term ends in early 2006
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N.J
James E. McGreevey
Senate
Richard J. Codey
McGreevey
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