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In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, farmer Kevin Herman stands next to an almond sweeper at his ranch near Madera, Calif. Herman says that Donald Trump's campaign vow to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally pushed him into buying more equipment, cutting the number of workers he'll need during the next harvest. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

Deportation Fears in Farm Country

by Scott Smith Associated PressJanuary 8, 2017

A home smolders after it was destroyed by a wildfire Friday, June 24, 2016, near Lake Isabella, Calif. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

2 Die in Quick-Moving Wildfire in California

by Scott Smith Associated PressJune 25, 2016