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Biden raises pay for firefighters battling 'increasingly destructive' blazes

Reuters · Reuters · last updated
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Tuesday a temporary pay raise for federal wildland firefighters, saying they were facing longer, more severe fires partly due to climate change and their pay has lagged that of others.
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