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Months after California wildfire, pets and owners reunited

11/3/2018, 6:37:55 PM
Embers falling on their heads, Venesa Rhodes and her husband had seconds to rush their two beloved cats into their SUV before a wildfire last summer would overtake them all. One cat got in. But the other, named Bella, bolted and disappeared as the blaze bore down. The couple had no choice but to flee, and their home and much of the neighborhood in Redding, California, soon was reduced to ash. Rhodes and her husband, Stephen Cobb, presumed Bella was dead. Devastated by their losses, they moved 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) to Rhodes' hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, to start over.



UK weather: Five storms forecast to RAVAGE Britain with rain and gales before Christmas

11/3/2018, 6:46:54 PM
UP to five named storms could batter the UK with heavy rain and powerful gales before Christmas, it has been forecast. ✔ No year since storms were first named in 2015 has had more than five named storms before Christmas ✔ Washouts are also due tomorrow and on Bonfire Night on Monday in south-west England ✔ This unsettled theme looks set to continue through the first half of November



Italian storms claim 17th life, and 14 million trees

11/3/2018, 7:11:28 PM
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, tak... ✔ Fallen trees are seen in the mountain near Belluno, Italy, November 3, 2018 ✔ We’ll need at least a century to return to normality, it said ✔ Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was due to visit the region on Sunday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Troops dispatched by Trump install razor wire on Mexico border in 'political stunt' days ahead of midterm elections

11/3/2018, 6:35:45 PM
Up to 7,000 troops are due to head south ✔ Addressing supporters in Sao Paulo, Haddad did not concede or even mention Bolsonaro by name ✔ Martin Dempsey, another former general and onetime JSC chairman, said on Twitter, the border operation was a wasteful deployment of over-stretched soldiers and marines



Death toll in Italy storms and flooding rises to 17

11/3/2018, 4:58:07 PM
The death toll in Italy has risen to 17 after a week of severe weather and flooding across the country, according to Italy's Civil Protection Agency. ✔ MUST WATCH Italy storms leave several dead, Venice flooded 01:31 (CNN)The death toll in Italy has risen to 17 after a week of severe weather and flooding across the country, according to Italy's Civil Protection Agency ✔ Flood barrier project incomplete This week's flooding was caused by a seasonal high tide and a strong low-pressure system in southern Europe that brought strong winds from the south and pushed water up the Adriatic Sea into Venice



Second body found in collapsed Baltimore warehouse after possible tornado

11/3/2018, 4:07:29 PM
Heavy weather may have caused partial collapse at Amazon.com facility. ✔ In Baltimore, the fire department’s Clark said damage to the Amazon warehouse involved a section of the outer wall measuring about 50 feet by 50 feet collapsing ✔ Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, owns The Washington Post.) The warehouse is a long, flat-roofed structure ✔ Staff writer Michael Ruane contributed to this story



Midterm elections opinion polls 2018: Who is leading the midterms? Who will win next week?

11/3/2018, 5:20:04 PM
MIDTERM elections are only a few days away - but who is winning in the race between the Democrats and the Republicans? ✔ The Democrats lag far behind with 16.3 percent, equal to 1 in 6 ✔ Larry Sabato, director of the Virginia Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said: The most important work done in the country in public policy is done in the states by governors and state legislatures ✔ Polling stations will open as early as 5am in some states on November 6



9 new trailers you should watch this week

11/3/2018, 4:08:47 PM
Spies in Disguise, Dogs, and more ✔ The Quake A few years ago, the Norwegian disaster film The Wave got a bunch of buzz for taking a somewhat smaller-scale approach to a disaster movie, honing in on the characters more than just the epic disaster shots ✔ This time around, we get to follow Mahershala Ali as he begins investigating a case in which two children vanished in the Ozarks in the 1980s



Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Dr Ranj suffers MERCILESS setback ahead of tonight’s show

11/3/2018, 5:08:45 PM
STRICTLY COME DANCING contestant Dr Ranj Singh could be due an incredibly raw deal after experiencing a possible setback ahead of his performance in tonight’s edition of the BBC ballroom dancing competition. ✔ This could mean the wisecracking father-of-three is saved by the public vote yet again this week ✔ But paso… Paso Joe… Seemingly trying to make a joke about Joe’s Strictly attire, Dianne suddenly ordered him to take off his clothes, before declaring: I shouldn’t have said that! Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight at 7.05pm on BBC One



A Nation in Turmoil Prepares to Deliver a Verdict on Trump

11/3/2018, 4:45:38 PM
Republicans have grown increasingly pessimistic about holding the House, as polls show a number of incumbents lagging well below 50 percent. G.O.P. leaders are more hopeful about the Senate. ✔ I don’t think you can find a race in the country where health care hasn’t been a dominant issue, the Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson said ✔ I’ll give you the latest intel from the campaign trail ✔ And the Democrats have really become much more of a grass-roots activist party



Zimbabwe government fails to keep inflation in check as post-Mugabe honeymoon ends

11/3/2018, 6:46:47 PM
In most countries, a 79 percent leap in share prices over just 11 days would normally suggest a surfeit of investor confidence. ✔ Hyperinflation was finally brought under control in 2009 after the Zimbabwean dollar was finally abolished ✔ But nowhere has the situation been as grave or as tragic as in the health sector ✔ Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security



Why the headquarters of iconic U.S. tech companies are now top tourist attractions

11/3/2018, 4:10:23 PM
With many tech companies enjoying worldwide prominence, many headquarters have now become architectural wonders in their own right.  Both the state-of-the-art buildings and lifestyle are fascinating to outsiders. ✔ Brooks Kraft | Getty Images Google employees arriving after bicycling to work at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA ✔ Even company offices that aren't architecturally gifted, have drawn wide interest for not only their high tech products and services but also their employee perks such as massages, volleyball courts, cafeterias stocked with free gourmet food, dry-cleaning and doctors on site ✔ The top nine floors of the building have 11,000 LED lights on the exterior which feature work by artist Jim Campbell



Into the dark water: Philip Hoare on the life and death of Wilfred Owen

11/3/2018, 4:29:06 PM
In peace and wartime, Wilfred Owen found solace and sensuality in swimming. A new film marking the centenary of his death explores the refuges the poet sought away from the battlefield ✔ I spent my childhood holidays in Torquay, but I’d forgotten how blue its waters were ✔ I realise now that my English teacher, a harried-looking man who seemed pained by the real world, was tapping into a greater awareness of Owen’s work ✔ There are conflicting reports about what happened next



Japanese towns that thrive on once-abundant squid suffer as numbers decline at alarming rate

11/3/2018, 4:51:11 PM
Takashi Odajima picked up a cracked and faded photograph and dusted it off with his sleeve. He smiled a little sadly at the image from long ago, back when ✔ HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO – Takashi Odajima picked up a cracked and faded photograph and dusted it off with his sleeve ✔ Now, it takes them almost 50 days to catch that much ✔ Outside, leaning against the mall’s glass façade, Odajima was happy for the moment, at least



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