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Many of the fires north of San Diego were largely contained, and all five fires in Los Angeles County were about 50 percent contained or more, officials said.
AP - The devastating wildfires in Southern California have caused at least $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone, officials said Wednesday, as easing wind gave firefighters hope that they could begin to gain ground against the flames.
AP - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost as much as $2.4 trillion through the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The White House brushed off the analysis as "speculation."
AP - Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships reportedly pounded Kurdish rebel positions along the Turkey-Iraq border Wednesday, broadening military operations against insurgents amid persistent fears Turkey will launch a major offensive inside Iraq.
The second-largest ice sheet on Earth is in constant motion as ice melts into the ocean -- an age-old process that scientists say has speeded up because of global warming. The fear is the increasing melt could cause sea levels to rise enough to flood low-lying cities, such as New York City, and Shanghai, China, displacing millions of people.
Bush declares major disaster in CaliforniaLosses to top $1billion in San Diego CountyThree dead, 40 injured, 900,000 evacuated8,900 firefighters in battle; 670 sq miles hit
Southern California's wildfires have touched down like tornados destroying some homes while leaving others standing. Rancho Bernardo is littered with charred, smoldering debris, and some homes are relatively unscathed. Now those residents forced to flee are looking forward to one thing -- rebuilding.