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On Friday morning, an estimated 100,000 residents were evacuated from the endangered areas, according to the Los Angeles Times. The flames began advancing on local communities so quickly that fire and police responders were unable to warn residents before seeking safety themselves. One death has been reported, and dozens of homes are said to be entirely demolished, according to KCAL9, a CBS affiliate in L.A. The resident died from cardiac arrest, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s website....

Governor Gavin Newsom stated during a press conference that all health care workers in the state have six weeks to get their booster shot or face unemployment. The California Nurses Association said in a news release that they are looking into the new booster mandate and support everyone getting the vaccine, but “a multiple-measures approach to infection control is the most effective, and vaccination is just one, albeit critical, component....

The California Legislature passed Democratic Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill Thursday to revise laws governing statewide elected officials by replacing references to “he,” “him” and “his” with gender-neutral terms. Bauer-Kahan’s bill is a part of an effort to adjust state laws and official forms, according to the Associated Press. She said, “it’s important to do this work.” “We have women serving in our highest offices, and the (sections) of the code referring to them only in the male pronoun was pretty shocking to me....

It comes after months of severe drought in the region, leaving water levels in the state’s most important reservoirs well below their historical average. “Reservoirs, mainly dams at the mountain front, provide seasonal storage for water supply, in addition to storage to reduce downstream flooding,” Roger Bales, a water and climate engineer at the University of California, Merced, previously told Newsweek. “They store winter and spring rainfall and snowmelt [in the wet season], releasing that stored water during the summer growing season for irrigation and for municipal use [in the dry season]....

In a statement, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced that the inmate, whose identity has not yet been released, had died in a hospital on Sunday after contracting COVID-19 at the California Institute for Men in San Bernardino County. According to The Los Angeles Times, another inmate from the U.S. Penitentiary at Lompoc also died on Saturday due to coronavirus-related complications, but he had been released from the facility on April 1....

Starting next month, 10 percent of the first COVID-19 doses California receives will be set aside for educators and child care workers, Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday. While 35 of California’s 58 counties were already making COVID-19 vaccines available to teachers, Newsom said this move will help teachers statewide gain access to vaccine appointments. Speaking at the Alameda County Board of Education Friday morning, Newsom attributed his announcement to the state’s expected increase in vaccine supply....

Willing to take risks and make morally reprehensible decisions to succeed in his mission, Adler is an interesting character for more than the mysterious scar seen across his face. His story has continued in the ongoing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War narrative, with Season 1 seeing him encounter Stitch. An old enemy of the CIA expert, Stitch eventually captures Adler. While players do not know Stitch’s full plans for sure, there are some clear hints as to what the ally of Perseus is up to....

Not only does Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies’ open world mode have a main quest easter egg coming in Season 3 Reloaded, but the latest update brought several welcome changes to the mode. Aside from the new Duga region, gameplay improvements have been made that provide a much-needed increase to the speed of an Outbreak match. From a new side quest to a hilarious easter egg that references a community meme, here is every change to Outbreak in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 3....

As confirmed by Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is finally adding League Play. This ranked, competitive game mode is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on February 8. Treyarch has said that the mode is “built on the foundations” of League Play from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, but it will give players the chance to earn even more Ranks and participate in League Play Events....

The background is revealed through an ARG experience similar to the original Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War teaser. After solving a few puzzles, finding the right code, and putting it in the right console, players learned the background for the new season of content. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Fan creates Zombies Loot Probability Calculator The next season (as revealed by CharlieIntel) will follow the story of an old enemy on his return to get revenge....

One such secret in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a hidden achievement in the Zombies mode’s Die Maschine map. Once players activate the Pack-a-Punch feature, five orbs will appear across the map, and activating them all will unlock a “coffin dance” Easter egg. RELATED: Former Overwatch Pro Shocked by Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Toxicity As a side note, players do not have to be inside the Dark Aether for this achievement to work....

The humorous quest mirrors the crate easter eggs from past maps, with players getting a special chest full of rewards for completing it. While the demonic bunny from Firebase Z’s crate quest does feature prominently in this new side mission, the tone is much closer to that of the Coffin Dance from Die Maschine. For those looking to collect an extra reward, here is how to reach the night club and complete Mauer Der Toten’s Disco Bunny quest....

With the latest intel setting up the Season 6 Survival map and the finale of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies, the items should definitely be worth collecting. As always, the items take a few different forms, and players will need to search Armada and Collateral thoroughly in order to collect everything. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Fan Makes Real Life Ice Drake Krig 6...

Developer Treyarch’s fifth entry in its Black Ops series launched back on November 13, 2020. The game has since been met with a fairly positive reception, with some players praising its innovative campaign, while others are critical of ongoing gameplay issues. While the franchise does usually harbor its fair share of critics, Call of Duty is as successful as its ever been, with Black Ops Cold War now one of the best-selling games of all time....

The Call of Duty Zombies fan set out to obtain a new world record, doing this and then some. The player reached world tier 1,000 in their match, an accomplishment that has blown away several of InsomniaVirus’ fellow gamers. While they had accomplished impressive feats in the past, like round 351 in Season 1 and round 476 in Season 2, neither can compare to what the player has done in Season 3....

Where Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare shines the most is its single-player campaign mode. This may come as a surprise to some, as the series has typically been praised for its multiplayer, but Infinity Ward went all-out with Infinite Warfare’s campaign. The game is a non-stop sequence of insane set-pieces and intense firefights, made all the more entertaining by the new weapons and gimmicks Infinity Ward has thrown into the mix....

Season 9 leaks from the beta test have been circulating, energizing fan’s excitement over the next season. It seems that the game will be steering away from its Black Ops and Warzone integration and instead start implementing maps and features from the popular PC and console game Modern Warfare. RELATED: Call of Duty Mobile Passes Major Milestone The feature that fans want to be pulled over is the Gunsmith option in the loadout menu....

In the closing moments of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s first trailer, released a few weeks ago, a title card flashed on the screen, displaying the game’s release date of October 28, 2022, and revealing that players who pre-order the game will get early access to its open beta. This is nothing new to the Call of Duty franchise, with the last few entries like Vanguard and Black Ops: Cold War both offering a few days of exclusive access to the beta for those who had pre-ordered....

At the time, Courtois was on loan from Chelsea at Atletico Madrid, while Caballero was at Malaga before he moved to Manchester City in 2017 for £4.4 million. Chelsea 7/2 to win Carabao Cup Chelsea’s second-choice goalkeeper has been limited to two appearances in the Carabao Cup, but does not have any problems playing beside the goalkeeper he believes is the world’s best. “I saw him in his first season [at Atletico] and he was fantastic,” Caballero told Chelsea’s match day programme....

“It’s terrifying in some ways to think that two things could happen to her in this span of time, but Mom is a strong lady,” Ripken told The Baltimore Sun. On Tuesday, a man with a handgun approached 75-year-old Vi Ripken near a bank in Aberdeen, Md., and tried to carjack her, police said. She activated a key alarm and the man left. Aberdeen police later charged Jesse Bowen, 33, of Havre de Grace with attempted armed robbery, attempted armed carjacking, possessing a dangerous weapon, first degree assault and several controlled substance related charges....