Weary Californians return homes
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Thousands of Californians forced from their neighborhoods by this week's wind-whipped wildfires returned home on Friday, some of them finding their property unscathed amid the destruction and others discovering nothing but blackened rubble.
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With apologies to the Mamas and Papas, California isn&#39;t just dreamin&#39; about the baseball playoffs as the regular seasons winds down.
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I recently moved from a small apartment in Oakland to a new house in Sacramento. The cat and I are adjusting quite well, thank you, though for about one month, I was without a kitchen. Or a water heater. Or downstairs flooring. It may not have been the best-laid renovation plan.
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The summer of love has given way  to the autumn of fear in San Francisco, a liberal stronghold  where residents bitterly disappointed by the Bush victory are  in no mood to reach out and mend divisions.
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Some residents began returning to their homes Monday in this city where Hurricane Frances slammed into Florida's eastern coastline, and the storm, which had moved into the Gulf of Mexico, hit the state a second time when it crossed into Florida's panhandle about 2 p.m.
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The Angels have been here before, and in that they find some solace.
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Their homes are in ruins, many have only the clothes they&#39;re wearing, yet those who took a direct hit from hurricane Ivan returned to their neighbourhoods yesterday determined to rebuild.
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A year after they returned home, members of a badly battered Marine Corps unit are still finding it hard to adjust to their civilian lives.
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A weekend of good weather means the fires are finally on the wane  -  and the time to ask how California coped is here
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The Dodgers left Los Angeles a week ago as a team starting to emerge from a nasty post-All-Star break slump. They return home with a nine-game winning streak.
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Thousands of villagers evacuated from a rumbling volcano in eastern Indonesia are allowed to return home.
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The wildfires in California have forced an exodus of estimated 950,000 people from their homes. But where have they all gone?
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LOS ANGELES - Despite reassurances from state officials, homeowners in fire-ravaged Southern California might have plenty to worry about when it comes to home insurance.
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The empty nest isnât what many parents expected it would be when their children left for college. Many students seem to be home almost as much as theyâre away.
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Many who fled snow for the Sun Belt are moving back to be near family.
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On foot, by bicycle or in motorized rickshaw taxis, the people of this east coast village began returning home Wednesday as Sri Lanka turned its attention from relief efforts to resettling people uprooted by the Asian tsunami.
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Survivors of firestorms that destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Southern California found reasons Sunday to be thankful even as the damage toll mounted and firefighters worked to contain blazes.