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More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and sending an estimated 20,000 people on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames. CBC | World News

RUSSIA has issued a severe warning to Donald Trump as its foreign minister said the escalation over North Korea is “unacceptable”. Daily Express :: News Feed

DONALD Trump’s most senior US General has told the US Army to “stand ready” for war with North Korea, sparking World War 3 fears. Daily Express :: News Feed

THERESA May has reiterated her desire to create a bespoke new economic relationship with the European Union after Brexit. Daily Express :: News Feed

Backstage tension still exits on Dancing with the Stars after Maks Chmerkovskiy and Vanessa Lachey allegedly got into a heated feud. Although Maks and Vanessa reportedly made up and will dance together Monday night, emotions are supposedly running high from last week’s incident. Maks didn’t dance with Vanessa in last week’s DWTS episode due leaving the episode for “personal issues.” ...

Madagascar is facing an outbreak of pneumonic plague, a rare but highly lethal disease thought to be an affliction left behind in medieval times, is spreading rapidly across the African island nation. The plague has claimed the lives of 33 people since Saturday, while an estimated 230 more have contracted the disease. According to the BBC, this particular strand is ...

Outlander fans finally got the big reunion they’ve been waiting for during Sunday night’s all new episode. The episode marked the first time that Claire and Jamie had seen each other in Season 3, after 20 years have passed between them. Warning: Major Outlander spoilers below! According to Hollywood Life, Outlander viewers were thrilled to see the couple on screen ...

U.S. economist Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions in the field of behavioural economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. CBC | World News

HILLARY Clinton has caused outrage by accusing people who backed Brexit at the EU referendum of voting “against modern Britain”. Daily Express :: News Feed

Whether it’s swimming with dolphins, feeding monkeys or riding elephants, our compulsion to snap, post and share wildlife selfies is contributing to the exploitation of animals. CBC | World News