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| Stop expecting firefighters to save your homes | | The Forest Service is already predicting that it will spend as much as $1.6 billion protecting homes, towns, and watersheds from wildfires this summer. In all but two of the past 15 years the agency has spent more than a billion dollars fighting fires, yet there's little evidence that the increased spending is doing anything to control the flames. The blazes just keep getting bigger and more destructive. |
| How Pope's move breaks with conservatives | | On Saturday, thousands gathered in El Salvador to celebrate a jubilant moment in their country's history. In a special ceremony held in the capital city of San Salvador, former Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified, putting him one step closer to sainthood. |
| Texas floods a scary preview | | The deadly rainfall that has left many parts of Houston underwater has happened before and can happen again -- not only in Texas but other cities that are unprepared. Houston has been known to flood even in moderately heavy rains -- some of its roads are designed to collect large pools of water when the city's drainage gets overwhelmed, which happens pretty often. And some parts of the city received an enormous amount of rain -- more than 11 inches. |
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