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    ‘Special Ops 2.0’ review: Kay Kay Menon-led suspense thriller often resists momentum

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    US tariffs will crush lives and livelihoods in Bangladesh, Cambodia garment industries

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Watch: Scenes from over two dozen wildfires raging across California (and in Oregon)

Rescue missions are tackling 25 major blazes across California, which have scorched a record high of 2.2 million acres across the state, according to CNN.

Scroll Staff
Sep 09, 2020 · 05:49 pm
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#Wildfires in California continue and growing fear of increasingly dangerous/windy conditions in the coming days.

This is Creek fire north of Fresno in Sierra National Forest.pic.twitter.com/ivTjeREcPF

— Scott From Scotland (@ScottDuncanWX) September 6, 2020

Several new fire in California today. The #CreekFire in Fresno County. #ValleyFire in San Diego County. #ElDoradoFire in San Bernardino County. Lots of smoke seen on satellite. pic.twitter.com/fnHu0ZgbvK

— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) September 6, 2020

A "smokenado" was spotted twisting in Southern California as the Valley Fire continued to burn. https://t.co/iAh3res5hb pic.twitter.com/IH9b68MOoB

— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2020

Nearly 200 people were airlifted to safety over the weekend in California as thousands of firefighters battle nearly two dozen wildfires.

The Creek Fire alone has scorched more than 45,000 acres in central California so far.

Parts of California remain under a state of emergency pic.twitter.com/H2uXLqCDDP

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 7, 2020

2020 is just showing off now.

The El Dorado Fire, burning in San Bernardino County, California, was caused by a “smoke generating pyrotechnic device” — used AT A GENDER REVEAL PARTY...pic.twitter.com/ZZ70pzEruA

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 7, 2020

This is nuts. Downtown Stayton at 12:22pm. Be safe, everyone. #KGW #Oregon #Fire #Smoke #LionsheadFire @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/ff4MKKU4qm

— Christine Pitawanich (@CPitawanichKGW) September 8, 2020

It’s surreal, this was around 3pm n downtown #Salem, #Oregon. Between a very hot, dry Summer & uncharacteristically strong winds. The sky is eery and thick with smoke & ash#OregonFires#California#wildfires#ForestFire#America#USA pic.twitter.com/j1Lz1EYyH5

— 🍒Index Hakeem🍒 (@hakrashaa) September 9, 2020

Ash now falling from the skies in Salem from #wildfires pic.twitter.com/zvw1RHkphv

— Whitney Woodworth (@wmwoodworth) September 8, 2020

Wildfire smoke in oregon turned day into night. 5pm near salem, interstate 5.

*Home evacuations, smoke screen skies pic.twitter.com/A6HORZ3ggK

— A Respectable Wagon (@AntiqueWagon) September 9, 2020
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