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One section of west Altadena that was also being threatened by flames did not receive an evacuation order until almost 6 a.m.

But because of the threatened layoffs, our capacity to use them is facing drastic reduction.

Trump and Musk are consenting adults, of course, but unfortunately, their team-up is ruining lives and threatens to destroy the American economy, so they've made their relationship the public's business.

From Salon

As long as the Democrats make it all about big bad Trump, they are sticking with the low-dominance strategy that has cost them election after election and now threatens to cost us our democracy.

From Salon

That was after Trump said he had halted a plan to double US tariffs on Canadian steel and metal imports to 50%, just hours after first threatening them.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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