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Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150 (AP)

The glow from a wildfire can be seen through the entrance to the small community known as Old West Ranch near the Mojave Desert town of Tehachapi, Calif. as residents were evacuated Tuesday July 27, 2010. More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday. The area is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo by Alex Gallardo)AP – Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.


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Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150 (AP)

The glow from a wildfire can be seen through the entrance to the small community known as Old West Ranch near the Mojave Desert town of Tehachapi, Calif. as residents were evacuated Tuesday July 27, 2010. More than 30 homes were lost in the small hill community of Old West Ranch and another 150 structures were threatened, firefighters said Tuesday. The area is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo by Alex Gallardo)AP – Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.


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U.S. on pace for 1 million foreclosed homes in 2010

Buying the house was the easy part. Keeping the home is another story.

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Homes lost to foreclosure on track for 1M in 2010 (AP)

In this photo taken May 24, 2010, a man walks in front of a bank owned foreclosed home in Palo Alto, Calif. RealtyTrac Inc. will report half-year foreclosure rates Thursday, July 15, 2010. Nearly 528,000 homes were taken over by lenders in the first six months of the year, a rate that is on track to eclipse the more than 900,000 homes repossessed in 2009, according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc., a foreclosure listing service. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – More than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year, as lenders work their way through a huge backlog of borrowers who have fallen behind on their loans.


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Hundreds of homes evacuated because of Ariz. fire (AP)

A new wildfire burns at Shultz Pass between the San Francisco Peaks and Mount Elden Sunday, June 20, 2010, in Flagstaff, Ariz. The Timberline Estates, Wupatki Trails, and Fernwood neighborhoods are being evacuated due to the blaze. (AP Photo/Michele Legg)AP – The second wildfire to hit Flagstaff in two days quickly spread Sunday to more than 4 square miles, driving residents from hundreds of homes just north of this forested city, creating a huge plume of smoke and prompting a search for missing hikers.


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3 killed, homes damaged in Indonesia quakes (AP)

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a localised tsunami warning and panic as people fled their homes, officials and residents said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP – A series of powerful earthquakes hit Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, damaging hundreds of homes and triggering a brief tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to high ground. Rescue officials said the death toll could climb, with several hard-hit remote areas yet to be reached.


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Strong quakes in Indonesia kill 3, collapse homes (AP)

AP – A series of powerful earthquakes rattled Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and demolishing dozens of homes. A tsunami warning sent panicked residents fleeing buildings to high ground.

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