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When they land, they risk igniting new spot fires, which can quickly devour homes.

But in the midst of her campaign, George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a police officer during an arrest, igniting a nationwide racial reckoning and demand for criminal justice reform.

Despite my zeal and, at this point, confidence, I do take a few precautions: I use a long reach lighter, tilt my head back a little, have a lid ready in case I need to extinguish the flame early, and, unlike some of the professional chefs I have seen, I take the pan off the heat — or turn the burner off completely — before actually igniting.

Fernando Valenzuela became a star pitcher with the Dodgers in 1981, igniting Fernandomania and giving Mexican Americans a hero still revered today.

The strike hit the al-Aqsa Hospital compound in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in the early hours of Monday, igniting a fire that burned makeshift shelters for displaced people.