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Two decades ago, fire ripped through Canberra, destroying 480 homes. An Australian fire chief reflects on possible lessons for California.

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California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced several bills to increase firefighter pay, expand FEMA funding and include affordable housing as part of disaster response.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House on Thursday, a tradition that dates back nearly a century.

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Trump's unfit nominee for Defense secretary gets the benefit of an incomplete, half-baked and secret FBI report.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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How will Mexican leaders respond if, as expected, Trump pressures them to accept deportees from third countries? 'Mexico is in a really tough spot.'

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