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An unusual autumn heat wave afflicts California, with elevated fire concerns that on Monday prompted some power shutoffs.

To get coverage they need support, and to get support they need coverage - the vicious circle that afflicts all but the two main parties in Westminster.

This language disorder afflicts more than 1 in 300 Americans each year, including Wendy Williams and Bruce Willis.

Part of it is her ongoing trauma due to the hemorrhage Sam suffered at birth, a rare condition that results in death for up to half the babies it afflicts.

As far as economics is concerned, he has made cutting inflation, which stands at 287% annually, his clear priority, arguing that "the most regressive tax that most afflicts people is inflation".