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Counterprotesters, group clash at rallySAN FRANCISCO — A white nationalist group’s rally outside the California state Capitol building turned violent as fighting broke out with a larger group of counterprotesters, leaving 10 people injured with stab wounds, cuts and bruises.Fights erupted when about 30 members of the Traditionalist Worker Party gathering to rally around noon Sunday were met by about 400 counterprotesters, California Highway Patrol Officer George Granada said.As people tried to leave the area, smaller fights broke out, Granada said.Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey said nine men and one woman, ranging from 19 to 58 years old, were treated for stab wounds, cuts, scrapes and bruises. Of the injured, two were taken to the hospital with critical stab wounds, but they were expected to survive.“There was a large number of people carrying sticks and rushing to either get into the melee or see what was going on,” Harvey said.Police were investigating two assaults that happened outside the Capitol grounds, but no arrests have been made, the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement.The Capitol was on lockdown until protesters cleared the area.

Crews make gains against wildfireLAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — Fire crews are making inroads against a raging wildfire in central California that has claimed two lives and destroyed 200 homes.Officials said about 2,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, which tore through many homes belonging to retirees on fixed incomes.Federal fire officials said Sunday evening that containment on the 68-square-mile blaze increased from 10 percent to 40 percent.The death toll stood at two, but officials warned that it might rise. Cadaver dogs were being brought in Sunday to search for remains.

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