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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — It's being battled by 1,300 firefighters, but a wildfire about 60 miles east of Los Angeles remains out of control. Officials say the blaze is roaring up and down canyon hillsides, fueled by bone dry conditions created by years of drought. Flames have engulfed homes. Thousands have been forced to flee.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh (jay) Johnson will visit Louisiana tomorrow to review the government's response to the widespread flooding in southern Louisiana. A spokeswoman says President Barack Obama, has directed the head of FEMA to use all available resources to assist in the response and recovery. More than 70,000 people have registered for individual assistance and more than 9,000 have filed flood insurance claims.
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed over the central Atlantic, becoming the season's sixth named storm. The storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph. Fiona remains over open waters and is not currently a threat to land. The depression is centered about 920 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is receiving his first national security briefing. Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are entitled to receive the briefings as their parties' presidential nominees. His campaign says Trump was joined at a FBI office in New York City by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. It's not clear whether Clinton has been given a briefing.
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran has confirmed that Russia is using its territory to launch airstrikes in Syria. The acknowledgment came as a second wave of Russian bombers struck Syrian targets. The new alliance could strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has struggled to stay in power during a long and bloody civil war. The State Department says Moscow is "exacerbating what is already a very dangerous situation" and carrying out bombing runs "that continue to hit civilian populations."
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