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GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling an 11-square-mile blaze in California have caught a break from the weather — but it may not last. Fire officials say 40 mph "sundowner" winds that usually sweep down the mountains near Santa Barbara didn't materialize last night. That allowed fire crews to make progress. The blaze was 24 percent contained this morning. No homes have burned, but 270 remain at risk, and evacuations remain in place for campgrounds and ranches in the steep rural canyon areas.
PHOENIX (AP) — Parts of the Southwest are bracing for a second summer heat wave as a high pressure ridge rolls in to bake Arizona, California and Nevada with triple-digit temperatures. The National Weather Service in Phoenix says temperatures are expected to ratchet up to 111 degrees today and as high as 120 degrees tomorrow and Monday. Excessive heat warnings are in effect through the first half of the week.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for the Council of American-Islamic Relations says the FBI has interviewed a man who worshipped at the same mosque as Omar Mateen. Omar Saleh says he sat in on the interview yesterday at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce. He says the council suggested that the FBI conduct interviews at the mosque for two reasons: to show that the sense of loss for the 49 who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting is not unique to the non-Muslim community, and to show that the mosque has an open door policy.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister has traveled to Syria to meet with its leader and visit the Russian air base. The Defense Ministry says Sergei Shoigu met with Syrian President Bashar Assad to discuss military ties and cooperation in fighting "terrorist groups." Russia has conducted an air campaign in Syria since last September, helping Assad's forces win back some ground.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency says authorities have arrested a suspect in the hacking of several websites of state-run organizations. It quotes the Revolutionary Guard on Saturday as saying its cybercrimes unit arrested the hacker, who referred to himself online as the "Mafia Hacking Team." It says he hacked into the websites of the Iranian postal service, universities and other government-run organizations. It did not give a motive or say if any information was stolen.
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