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Swarm of small earthquakes strikes Mojave Desert

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A series of small, shallow earthquakes was reported Thursday morning east of Barstow, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude 3.1 quake occurred at 12:24 a.m. Pacific time just north of the Twentynine Palms Marine base at a depth of 0.6 miles. A magnitude 3.5 temblor was reported in…

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Venezuela’s political fight could snarl rush to ship aid in

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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO CUCUTA, Colombia — For Anahis Alvarado, whose battle with kidney failure has become more desperate as Venezuela sinks deeper into crisis, the prospect of bringing in emergency medical and food supplies can’t come soon enough. She’s watched five fellow patients in her dialysis group die over the past few…

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Flames from San Francisco gas explosion damage 5 buildings

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By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO  — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries. Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner…

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Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Argos, Calif.

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A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday morning two miles from Argos, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:24 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 41 miles from Twentynine Palms, 41 miles from…