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Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues

At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades.
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Nations agree on rules for implementing Paris climate agreement

Nations dragged a deal over the line Saturday to implement the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks that failed to match the ambition the world's most vulnerable countries need to avert dangerous global warming.

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Alaska rocked by two huge earthquakes

Two earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 have shattered highways and rocked buildings in Anchorage, Alaska sending people into panic.

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When you die you know you’re dead as your brain keeps working for some time, research shows

Haunting new research indicates we will actually know when we have died, because our brains keep working after the heart stops.

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NASA spacecraft lands on Mars

NASA's $993 million Mars InSight lander has successfully touched down on the Red Planet to listen for quakes and study how rocky planets formed, the US space agency said Monday.
 

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California wildfires: Trump visits state's deadliest wildfire

US President Donald Trump has arrived in California to survey the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

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Number of missing in California wildfire soars to over 600

The number of people missing in one of California's deadliest wildfires soared to more than 600 on Thursday as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers.

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Miley Cyrus, Gerard Butler, Neil Young and More Lose Homes in Woolsey Fire

The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still missing, officials have said.

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Stars survey the damage as multimillion-dollar homes destroyed by California fires

Celebrities have lost their luxury homes as devastating wildfires rip through some of California’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.

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L.A. Mayor Says Federal Fire Assistance Is on the Way — Despite Trump's Comments

Trump had tweeted on Saturday, "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor."

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California wildfires: Death toll rises to 2

The death toll in the wildfires raging through California has risen to 25, according to officials.

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Chaos as Hollywood stars fear losing their homes

CHARLIE Sheen is among a list of Hollywood stars who have been affected by the California wildfires, as they and their loved ones fear their homes have been destroyed.

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California wildfires: Malibu homes burn as death toll climbs to nine

A raging wildfire in southern California has swept into the beach resort of Malibu - home to many Hollywood stars - leaving buildings burning and sending residents fleeing.

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Is Sex Addiction Real, or Just an Excuse for Bad Behavior?

In Hump Day, award-winning psychotherapist and TV host Dr. Jenn Mann answers your sexiest questions — unjudged and unfiltered.

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Why did this lioness kill the father of her cubs?

A lioness at a US zoo has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen - an incident experts say is shocking and unprecedented.

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Nasa photographs rectangular iceberg

Nasa has released a striking photo of a rectangular iceberg floating in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica.

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‘TOO LATE TO FLEE’: ‘Worst storm ever’ smashes into US

FLORIDA residents have been told it is now too late to evacuate as Hurricane Michael, the strongest to hit the state, makes landfall.

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