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No power, no flights, little drinking water in Ida’s aftermath

Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat.

Around Tahoe, landmarks, cherished places await a fire’s fate

Perhaps more than with other wildfires in the Western U.S., this one resonates the world over. Lake Tahoe is an international destination, a glorious wedding backdrop, a sparkling jewel in John Muir’s Range of Light.

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Faced with tough questions about leaving Afghanistan, including Americans left behind, President Joe Biden planned to address the nation Tuesday about the way forward after 20 years of U.S. war.

 
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The Caldor Fire was 3 miles outside of South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, officials said. The National Weather Service warned that weather conditions Wednesday would include wind gusts up to 30 mph.

 
1 dead, at least 1M without power after Ida makes landfall — PHOTOS

Rescuers set out to reach people trapped by floodwaters, and utility repair crews rushed in after Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the late-summer heat.

Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan

Family members of the fallen often travel to Dover to be present as flag-draped transfer cases are taken off the transport plane that returns them to American soil.

 
Ida rips Louisiana, heads northeast; morning may reveal extent of damage

One of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., Ida was downgraded late Sunday to a Category 1 hurricane, but was heading toward Mississippi, more states.

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