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A devastating 2018 California wildfire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Now, as the town of Paradise rebuilds, it is installing and testing new wildfire warning sirens. (Aug. 17) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
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President Joe Biden’s meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on August 18 will join a long list of historic, diplomatic visits to the presidential camp. (Aug. 16)

The head of the Maui’s emergency agency said on Wednesday he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about encroaching wildfires. (Aug 16) (AP video/Mike Householder)

A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court. (August 16)

Here’s the latest for Wednesday, August 16th: Survivors of Maui fires work to find dead; Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots; Nigeriens call for volunteers as junta faces possible invasion; Doggy droids and androids at World Robot Conference in Beijing….

Thousands of pets are presumed missing or lost following the devastating fires in Maui. The island is rallying together for search and rescue efforts.

The police chief and officers in
Goodhue, Minnesota, a small town about 65 miles southeast of Minneapolis, have resigned, citing low salaries.

Myshonique Shontrell Maddox, 28, was reported missing out of Columbus, Georgia on July 22. Her remains were found in a wooded area in Alabama.

Record marine heat wave bakes Florida corals, while scientists nurse rescued coral fragments that could one day aid recovery.

A statement from Maui County, Hawaii said that by late Tuesday, crews with cadaver dogs had searched 32% of the area devastated by a massive wildfire last week. (Aug. 16)