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As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its shrinking forests from intensifying disasters.

UC leaders say the fine would be “devastating” to the 10-campus system and have broadly indicated that other proposals violate the university’s mission and values.

Davis said the blast engulfed an entire building at the facility, calling it "the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career."

But these pronouncements miss what made the internet bust so devastating—and it's about more than just speculative fervor in the stock market.

While the murder of Karen, who would have turned 60 in September, was brutal and devastating, forensics specialists said her memory lived on "to this day" for the part it played in forensic testing.