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Trump threatens to pull federal funds for wildfires over forest ‘mismanagement’
Northeastern gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are expected to pick up around 8 p.m. Saturday, Cal Fire spokesman Kevin Tidwell said. Three were still in their pens when the adjacent barn caught fire, and Tricia Fultz just had to open the pens, burning her hands and hoping for the best.
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Major oil producers foresee oversupply, edge closer to production cuts
Producers need to cut about 1 million barrels a day from October production levels, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in Abu Dhabi on Monday. OPEC and its allies will meet in Vienna on December 6-7 to decide on output policy for 2019. He said the committee were reviewing the market and would draw up a plan to deal with the prospect of higher supply in 2019.
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California wildfires force hundreds of thousands to evacuate, claim five lives
Butte County Sheriff Korey Honea said four people were found dead inside a vehicle in the Paradise area, while another was found nearby. The sheriff says they have taken 35 reports of missing people. Acting Governor Gavin Newsom called a state of emergency in Butte County. "There was really no firefight involved", McLean said, explaining that crews gave up on attacking the flames and instead helped people evacuate.
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With new Justice official, fate of Russian Federation probe in question
CNN followed the Axios story with: " Whitaker backlash prompts concern at the White House ", in which it reports, based on anonymous sources, that "there is a growing concern inside the White House over the negative reaction to Matthew Whitaker being tapped as acting attorney general after Jeff Sessions' abrupt firing".
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Meteorologist Explains the California Fires-And Scoffs at Trump's Claims
Some of the thousands of people forced from their homes by the blaze were allowed to return, and authorities reopened USA 101, a major freeway through the fire zone in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. What about the Woolsey Fire? It's a major freeway artery through the fire zone in western Los Angeles County and southeastern Ventura County. The smaller Hill Fire covered 4,531 acres and was 70% contained.
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Stan Lee, co-creator of Marvel Comics, dies aged 95
Numerous current stars of Marvel superhero movies offered their respects to Lee, who hepled create some of the most famous superheroes of all time. Reports say he was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday after suffering a medical emergency and was declared dead shortly afterwards.