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Protests have become as bold as they are widespread\u2014mostly against the country\u2019s unsustainable zero-covid policies, but increasingly against the ruling regime itself. California\u2019s wildfires have been growing more intense, and a new analysis shows just how much those blazes undo the good work of the state\u2019s green policies. And a look at the evolution of the Great British Lad.

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