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  • May 26

    California chemical tank explosion threat 'eliminated' but 50,000 remain evacuated in Orange County

    Fire officials in Orange County, California, confirmed on Monday that the immediate threat of a catastrophic explosion from an overheating chemical tank has been eliminated, though evacuation orders for more than 50,000 residents across six cities remain in place.

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The day brought the familiar mix of hard power and softer systems failing under pressure. Russia rejected a Ukrainian election truce, Saudi Arabia shut its main airport after Houthi strikes, and European supermarkets discovered that a hacked fridge can be a national problem.

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One incremental development on Turkey's online restrictions; no new law, ruling or discrete event requiring a chronicle entry.

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