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  "title": "US northwest battles wildfires after Spokane neighborhoods scorched",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/us-northwest-battles-wildfires-after-spokane-neighborhoods-scorched",
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  "published": "2026-08-03T23:58:44.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/08/04/us-northwest-battles-wildfires-after-spokane-neighborhoods-scorched_6756130_114.html"
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  "summary": "Three fires have combined to burn 8,026 acres in the Spokane area of Washington state. The Old Trails fire, the biggest of the three, jumped the Spokane River on Saturday afternoon and crossed into the city proper. Mayor Lisa Brown said they were combing the city block by block and couldn't tell people yet when they could return home.",
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        "title": "Spokane wildfires: Map, smoke tracking tools, and latest update as 3 fires devastate eastern Washington",
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        "title": "Wildfires raze neighborhoods in northwest US city of Spokane",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US northwest battles wildfires after Spokane neighbourhoods scorched",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Videos show devastating Spokane, Washington, wildfires that forced thousands to evacuate",
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        "published": "2026-08-03T23:16:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US northwest wildfires force 65,000 to flee as hundreds of buildings burn in Spokane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-northwest-wildfires-force-65-000-to-flee-as-hundreds-of-buildings",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "US Northwest battles wildfires after Spokane neighborhoods scorched",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-northwest-battles-wildfires-after-spokane-neighborhoods-scorched",
        "published": "2026-08-04T07:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with wildfires in Spokane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/authorities-arrest-arson-suspect-in-connection-with-wildfires-in",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:56:56.000Z"
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