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A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires in the Amazon rainforest since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run

Trump team says Canada, Greenland, Panama comments are part of a broader plan  The Washington Post

Reagan FBI director urges caution against Gabbard, Patel  ABC News Justice’s Senate plan  POLITICO Former FBI and CIA chief urges senators to sink Patel, Gabbard  Fox News Former director of both FBI, CIA cautions against Patel and Gabbard  The Hill Journalists, nonprofits have reason

People feared the computer glitch would mean “the end of the world as we know it.” Thankfully, Y2K didn’t live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation. (Image credit: Mike Derer)

Yellen told Congress her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as Jan. 14. (Image credit: Susan Walsh)

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has been cremated after a state funeral as politicians and the public mourned his death.

The Russian leader’s phone call to Azerbaijan’s president stopped short of acknowledging responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that killed 38.

If you’re trying to dodge a headache this holiday season, opt for a lighter, cheaper red wine. Many components of red wine have been accused of causing headaches, but research suggests the most likely culprit is one you may not

Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say  CNN LIVE: Kamal Adwan detainees beaten, humiliated by Israeli army after raid  Al Jazeera English Director of one of last functioning hospitals in

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow