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LOS ANGELES: The world’s biggest trees were being wrapped in fire-proof blankets on Thursday in an effort to protect them from huge blazes tearing through the drought-stricken western United States. A grove of ancient sequoias, including the 275-foot General Sherman Tree — the largest in the world — were getting aluminum cladding to fend off the flames. Firefighters were also …

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