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California schools close as smoke from Camp Fire fills the skies

Smoky air from Northern California's Camp Fire has prompted officials to close Bay Area schools on Friday.

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Euroviews. I was Michelle Obama's photographer. Here's what she taught me | View

I still hear the first lady's voice in my head every time I am confronted with a challenge that scares me.

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Suspected serial killer Samuel Little connected to at least 90 murders

Little, also known as Samuel McDowell, is currently serving three life sentences for strangling three women in the Los Angeles area between 1987 and 1989.

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Trump aide targeted by first lady is leaving the White House

Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel's days were numbered after she clashed repeatedly with Melania Trump and her staff.

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Death toll rises to 56 in Northern California's Camp Fire

Authorities released a list of 101 people still unaccounted for — and they said that's only a partial list.

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Wisconsin teens' apparent Nazi salute photo was innocent, says photographer

One of the teens in the image, Jordan Blue, who can be seen in the photo not participating in the salute, contradicted the photographer's account.

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Christie's auction of American art sets records, hauls $318 million

Edward Hopper's iconic "Chop Suey" sold for a staggering $91,875,000, a new auction record for American Art.

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Hate crimes in America spiked 17 percent last year, FBI says

The annual report showed there were 7,175 bias crimes, which targeted 8,493 victims based on their race and sexual orientation, reported in 2017.

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Death toll in Northern California wildfire climbs to 48

The so-called Camp Fire that broke out in Northern California last week is the deadliest in state history.

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World Kindness Day brings a little light to a dark world

November 13 marks the observance of World Kindness Day, which was established by the World Kindness Movement at a Tokyo conference in 1998, and dedicated to being nice to others.

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Euroviews. Stan Lee was a man, not a hero. But he leaves behind a radical legacy

Stan Lee may have been mortal, but his ideas, like his superheroes, will never die.

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Baby elephants become playmates

Two elephant calves at the San Diego Zoo were caught on camera enjoying an animated play session.

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Paradise no more: California wildfires leave town unrecognizable

"Honestly, it looks like Armageddon," said one state fire official.

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Good Samaritans to the rescue as thousands of animals displace by wildfires

"It's hard to to wrap your head around what a disaster this is — for people and animals"

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Dozens of Wisconsin students apparently give Nazi salute in viral photo

Mark Ojakian, president of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, said he was horrified when he learned about the incident and described it as "appalling and unacceptable."

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California wildfire still raging near L.A. and could burn for another week

The Woolsey Fire has killed at least two people.

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Euroviews. Trump is in a global hole of his own making, and he can't stop digging

Why should we care? Trump may extoll the benefits of nationalism, but America desperately needs loyal, determined partners right now.

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Migrants scramble onto trailer in Mexico en route to northern border

Migrants scrambled to get on the back of a trailer in the central Mexican state of Queretaro on Sunday (November 11), en route to the United States to seek asylum north of the border.

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To cool the planet, should deserts be flooded?

The idea is "risky, unproven, even unlikely to work," according to Y Combinator. But if it did work, it could slow climate change.

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Euroviews. Trump made the midterms about values — that's why Republicans lost

Republicans are bleeding suburban voters who used to vote reliably Republican. This was key to the Democratic takeover of the House.

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