California firefighters pick their battles
By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer
      SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The unprecedented number and size of wildfires burning in California this year has forced firefighters to strategically choose which ones to tackle. Their plan is this: Crews are dispatched to protect communities in the path of flames, while blazes are allowed to chew through...
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Giant Saudi field is key to boosting oil output
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Associated Press Writer
      KHURAIS OIL FIELD, Saudi Arabia (AP) - This massive oil field surrounded by the desolate sands of Saudi Arabia's vast eastern desert feels like the middle of nowhere. But what happens over the next year at Khurais, one of Saudi Arabia's last undeveloped giant oil fields, could hold the key to wh...
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