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Water supplies run dry in California
Reuters Photographer Lucy Nicholson travelled to southern California to document the struggle faced by people whose water supply has run dry. In one of the towns hardest hit by California’s drought, the only way some residents can get water to flush the toilet is to drive to the fire station, hand-pump water into barrels and take it back home. The state’s three-year drought comes into sharp focus in Tulare County, the dairy and citrus heart of the state’s vast agricultural belt, where more than 500 wells have dried up.
Wildfire hits Northern California mountain communities
More residents of Northern California mountain communities were told to leave their homes Thursday after an out-of-control wildfire doubled in size, scorching more than 100 sq m of drought-parched timber and brush.
Apple’s new iPhone 6 goes on sale
Apple’s stores attracted long lines of shoppers for the debut of the latest iPhones, indicating robust pent-up demand for bigger-screen smartphones. The iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus became available starting in Australia, before rolling out in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Canada and the United States. Consumers in New York and San Francisco had already formed queues to be first to buy the gadgets.
Earthquake in Napa leaves widespread damage, dozens injured
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after an early morning, 6.0 earthquake shook much of the Bay Area Sunday.
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Coachella 2014: Pharell, Wye Oak and other choices abound as weekend 2 gets underway
As attendees happily filed into the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday for the second and final weekend of the Goldenvoice-promoted Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, there were a few cliff-hangers left over from last weekend. Among them: Will Pharrell Williams bring out another all-star parade of guest stars? Will every artist on Saturday be in a significantly better mood without the threat of a dust storm? Is Beyonce here again?
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Fighting backyard gun ranges in the ‘Gunshine State’
Every Wednesday afternoon, Doug Varrieur steps into his backyard in the Florida Keys, aims his .380 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol and fires shots that ricochet through city halls around the state. Varrieur, 57, discovered a little-noticed part of Florida law which prohibits local governments from restricting gun rights in any way, and in December he set up a personal gun range on his property in a residential subdivision. Reuters photographer Andrew Innerarity visited the backyard gun range, as seen below.
Colby fire wildfire burns more than 1,700 acres, destroys 5 homes
More than 700 firefighters battle a blaze in southern California, which burned more than 1,700 acres and destroyed five homes. Three men are arrested on suspicion of starting the fire.
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Wildfire destroys homes along California’s scenic coast, surges to more than 500 acres
A wildfire that erupted in a scenic stretch of California’s central coastline late Sunday night has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced many residents to evacuate, county and fire officials said.