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Fierce Santa Ana winds were expected to ease somewhat Friday, lessening the chance of the fire spreading farther.

Fierce Santa Ana winds were expected to ease somewhat Friday, lessening the chance of the fire spreading farther.

C&S, the agency said, will be nothing like “a meaningful competitor that would mitigate a substantial lessening of competition” resulting from the merger.

A sudden “wobble” in Helene’s trajectory pushed the storm east, lessening its ultimate impact on Alabama, although the Yellowhammer State still got some gusts of wind and rain and saw thousands of residents lose power.

But the CMA provisionally concluded on Wednesday that such a deal would lead to a "substantial lessening in competition".