A few spot fires ignited Saturday afternoon across a highway from a massive wildfire, and firefighters struggled to put them out before they could spread in the miles of tinder-dry forest beyond. Several rural homes near the new fires were being evacuated Saturday evening, Georgia Forestry Commission spokesman Eric Mosley said. About 30 miles from Waycross, another fire broke out late Saturday in Atkinson County and burned at least 700 acres, said Buzz Weiss, spokesman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. It posed no immediate threat to people living in the area. The larger fire has consumed nearly 100 square miles of drought-parched forest and swampland in southeast Georgia since it ignited April 16. Firefighters were patrolling a closed 16-mile stretch of U.S. 1, which links Waycross with Jacksonville, Florida. They set controlled burns to prevent the blaze from spreading into acres of forest beyond the road.... http://www.cnn.com censor News |
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Tensions hit peak over Gaza clashes |
| TENSIONS IN the Gaza Strip reached 'an unprecedented high' yesterday as Palestinians prepared for an expected Israeli military onslaught. In an overnight operation three members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad wer.. full News |
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Turkey faces military crisis |
| Turkey came under mounting pressure from the European Union last night to rein in the influence of its generals, after the country's powerful pro-secular military threatened to intervene in the Islamic-oriented.. full News |
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Calif. Democrats warm for Clinton, wild for Obama |
| Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) of Illinois wowed California Democrats at their annual convention on Saturday, drawing a more passionate welcome than Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton received hours earli.. full News |
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Fed's Yellen says U.S. economic downturn possible |
| There is the potential for a downturn in the U.S. economy that could have ripple effects around the world, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Saturday. The U.S. economy grew modestly i.. full News |
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Mexico City Mayor: Government Doctors Cannot Refuse Abortions |
| Mexico City's mayor said doctors at city-run hospitals will not be allowed to refuse to perform abortions because of moral objections under a newly approved law legalizing abortion.Marcelo Ebrard said that doct.. full News |
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