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California goes dark as wind-whipped fires force evacuations

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed flames and fears in the state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the past two years.

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Liquor stores in Utah to pour cases of beer down the drain

A new law effective at midnight on Oct. 31 increases that limit to 5%, which means several beers now at state stores will be sold by private businesses instead.

Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall

Carter, 95, fell Monday evening at his home. A spokeswoman said in a statement earlier that his fracture was minor, and he was looking forward to recovering at his Plains, Georgia, home.