WORLDWIDE BREAKING NEWS: July 2018

WATCH: 2-year-old delivers burritos to firefighters in Northern California

Firefighters battling the Carr Fire received a special treat from 2-year-old Gracie: breakfast burritos. The toddler has two uncles and a grandfather who are helping to fight the raging wildfire.

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WATCH: Boater finds shelter from waterspout under stilt house

Eddie Ortiz was boating with his family of Key Biscayne, Florida, when the outing was interrupted by a force of nature.

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WATCH: Homeless man receives hundreds of job interviews after tweet

David Casarez, an unemployed web developer, handed out his resume on a Silicon Valley street and a stranger shared his story on social media.

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WATCH: Doggie, you can drive my car

This adorable dog doesn't need to be taken outside for a walk when she could drive herself around just fine.

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WATCH: People flee into sea to escape Greek wildfires

Video shows dozens of people who fled into the sea to escape wildfires that swept through the Greek resort of Mati

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WATCH: Inside the hot zone of California's raging wildfires

Thousands of homes have been evacuated on the western edge of Redding, which has a population of about 90,000.

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WATCH: Animal kingdom lurks in backyards, manholes

Mountain lions appeared outside a man's home in Denver while a bear appeared in a manhole in Colorado Springs.

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WATCH: Man takes a ride on a jet-powered hoverboard

Franky Zapata soared through the air above a beach in France.

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WATCH: Bus crash investigation yields heart-stopping video

The bus driver crashed into a Marquette University building in May.

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2 American cyclists killed in attack claimed by ISIS

The cyclists were part of a group of seven who were targeted, authorities said.

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Stephen Colbert says Leslie Moonves is 'my guy,' but 'I believe in accountability'

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert took on the network's CEO Leslie Moonves.

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Minneapolis Police Were Justified in Killing Black Man, Prosecutor Says

The county attorney said 'the decision to use deadly force' was authorized

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Palestinian teen says no regrets after release from Israeli prison

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi said Monday she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail for slapping two soldiers, but does not regret any of her actions. Tamimi, who was 16 when she was arrested in December for hitting and kicking soldiers in front of her house in the occupied West Bank, was released Sunday and swarmed by media from across the globe. In one day you age 100 years," she said in the backyard of her home in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh.

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Space photos show fires tormenting bone-dry California

Triple-digit temperatures and parched land have left much of California's expansive forests vulnerable to any spark or flame. The Carr Fire, which started on July 23 after a vehicle caught fire, has spread to nearly 100,000 acres as of July 30. From hundreds of miles above, satellite images show a state besieged by an imposing plume of smoke, with a vast part of the region blanketed in a thick, brown haze. SEE ALSO: Redding newspaper lost power amid extreme fire, but still found a way to print the news Vegetation in the drought-ridden terrain around the City of Redding, where the Carr Fire has prompted thousands to flee and has taken at least six lives, is now exceptionally dry. NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the California fire's smoke spreading to Utah.Image: NASAIn fact, it's likely approaching either near-record or record dryness levels in Northern California, said Brenda Belongie, lead meteorologist of the U.S. Forest Service's Predictive Services in Northern California, who works and lives in Redding. NOAA's #GOES17 satellite saw smoke from the #wildfires in northern #California late yesterday, note the high white clouds blowing over the brown-colored smoke beneath. This week a dangerous heatwave with triple digit temps is expected to exacerbate the situation. pic.twitter.com/NhroaD3RuB — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) July 30, 2018 While any fire is the result of a confluence of weather events — notably gusty winds, human carelessness, and lack of rain — California's forests have been subjected to both heat waves and sustained periods of notably hot temperatures, both of which are enhanced by climate change. Check out this airplane view of the #CarrFire. http://bit.ly/2v1P6Qw — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 27, 2018 "In California, persistent heat and dryness increased fire danger," wrote the U.S. Drought Monitor on July 24, the day after the Carr fire began. In particular, the area around Redding is experiencing conditions worse than "abnormally dry," and is now listed as experiencing "moderate drought." As temperatures heat up this afternoon across #NorCal, we're seeing an increase in fire activity. Here's the latest #GOES16 Fire Temperature product #CarrFire #RiverFire #RanchFire #MendocinoComplex #cawx pic.twitter.com/TaikChKmSo — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 29, 2018 Much of the entire heat-stricken Northern Hemisphere has recently experienced record heat waves or above-average summer temperatures. Redding could be experiencing its warmest July on record, according to KRCR News meteorologist Rob Elvington. Northern Hemisphere temperature anomalies during summertime (land-only)...[1900-2017 June/July/August 2-m T data from @BerkeleyEarth] pic.twitter.com/rkmLUwJPQS — Zack Labe (@ZLabe) July 29, 2018 Redding's scorching 2018 summer isn't an anomaly. Each of the city's last June-July average temperatures for the last five years have been among the five hottest on record, noted Elvington. These conditions have helped further dry out the land and spawn a fire that leapt over the Sacramento River last week. Those conditions also stoked a towering vortex that propelled the Carr Fire's own violent weather system. "This is a large and dangerous plume dominated fire in which spreading is not driven by the wind, but rather the fire itself," the National Weather Service wrote over the weekend. Smoke plume is now breaking through the nocturnal inversion. Fire activity will likely increasing with more venting. #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/rqr1gSqsBG — Rob Elvington (@RobElvington) July 27, 2018 During the day, satellite images have picked up the fire's towering plume, which exploded to over 20,000 feet in around 40 minutes. Here is another radar rendering of the #CarrFire plume during the destructive vortex. The plume undergoes rapid vertical development, growing from 6 to 12 km (19->39Kft) in 40 min. Thats a lot of stretching and a possible explanation for vortex intensification. #CAwx #CAfire pic.twitter.com/1CTHAvl6Di — Neil Lareau (@nplareau) July 29, 2018 The Carr Fire can also be seen easily from space at night, where it appears as bright as the Golden State's sprawling cities. The #SuomiNPP satellite captured this image of smoke from the #California wildfires this morning - including the large #FergusonFire, which has grown to 43,000 acres and closed parts of #Yosemite National Park. pic.twitter.com/wCfCkUTO4b — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) July 26, 2018 Man the #CarrFire is scary. New infrared imagery now that GOES-16 is back up. #CAfire pic.twitter.com/Mw4IQ7EVYQ — Rob Elvington (@RobElvington) July 27, 2018 California's dramatic 2018 fire season, which forced a smoke-filled Yosemite National Park to close its iconic valley and brought flames back to the region's wine country, follows the state's harrowing 2017 season — its worst fire season on record. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?

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Sacha Baron Cohen Punks Roy Moore With 'Pedophile Detector'

When former GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore sat down for an interview with a man

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Supreme Court pick wins over holdout Republican, meets Democrat

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who was publicly undecided over whether to back U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh threw his support behind the judge on Monday, improving chances Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by leading Democrats to block him. U.S. Senator Rand Paul made his announcement as Kavanaugh continued visiting senators considering his nomination, including the first Democrat he has met, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin.

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The Latest: CBS keeps CEO in place during misconduct probe

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on CBS CEO Les Moonves facing sexual harassment allegations (all times local):

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Malaysia Flight 370 Was 'Steered Off Course Deliberately,' Report Says

MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board

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HHS Official Ximena Barreto Resigns After Scandal Over Anti-Muslim Comments

A Department of Health and Human Services official who shared bigoted memes

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Three dead in New Orleans after gunmen open fire at busy strip mall

Three people were killed and seven injured when two men opened fire into a large crowd outside a New Orleans strip mall on Saturday. According to the city police chief, Michael Harrison, the pair stood over one person and fired multiple shots before fleeing.

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Here Are the Coolest Cars Bonhams Is Auctioning Off at Monterey This Year

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Minneapolis Police Release Bodycam Video From the Fatal Blevins Shooting

Footage shows the man shot from behind after a frenetic foot chase

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EU trying to 'swindle' UK in Brexit talks: report

Italy's far right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has accused the European Union of attempting to "swindle" the United Kingdom out of the Brexit people voted for in the landmark 2016 referendum, The Sunday Times reported. "My experience in the European parliament tells me you either impose yourself or they swindle you", Salvini told the weekly as he urged prime minister Theresa May to take a harder stance in negotiations to sever ties with the trading bloc. May and her ministers are scrambling to forge agreements with each of the EU's 27 member states after a week which saw her already fragile "Chequers plan" for Brexit knocked back by Brussels chief negotiator Michel Barnier.

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Rudy Giuliani: 'Collusion Is Not A Crime'

Rudy Giuliani said Monday that President Donald Trump didn't collude with the

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Firefighters gain on sprawling California wildfire, six dead

By Bob Strong REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighters on Monday gained ground on a massive wildfire that has killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes, while rescuers searched for at least seven missing people. The Carr Fire ignited a week ago outside Redding, about 150 miles (240 km) north of Sacramento, and doubled in size over the weekend, charring an area half the size of New York City and forcing 38,000 people to flee their homes. Two firefighters, a 70-year-old woman and her two young great-grandchildren were among the dead.

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Rand Paul Says He'll Support Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination To Supreme Court

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced on Monday he will support the nomination of

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Mnuchin says Fed is 'responsible' in raising interest rates

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is insisting that President Donald Trump "absolutely" supports the independence of the Federal Reserve

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Honda profits jump on strong car and motorcycle sales

Honda Motor Co. says its profits jumped 17.8 percent in the latest quarter, driven by strong auto sales in North America and motorcycle sales in Asia

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Asian markets mixed ahead of Bank of Japan policy statement

Asian markets are mixed ahead of a key statement by the Bank of Japan, which could indicate a tightening of its monetary policy

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Rates rise on Treasury bills to highest level since 2008

Rates rise on US Treasury bills to highest level in more than 10 years

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How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Technology stocks tumbled for the third day in a row Monday as a sharp reversal for some of Wall Street's recent favorites worsened

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US Foods, CBS fall; First Data, Chevron rise

US Foods, CBS fall; First Data, Chevron rise

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Treasury projects Q3 borrowing to surge to $329 billion

Treasury projects $329 billion in borrowing in July-September quarter, largest in 8 years

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Markets Right Now: Tech stocks drag US indexes lower

Technology stocks slump for the third day in a row and pull major U.S. indexes lower, offsetting gains in energy companies

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Harley-Davidson rebels with an electric motorcycle

Electric bikes, smaller bikes, stores in cities and e-commerce, at Harley-Davidson?

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Fed is set to leave rates alone as trade war raises anxiety

Fed is set to leave rates alone this week in the face of trade threats

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Tyson cites tariffs in cutting earnings outlook for the year

Tyson Foods is citing tariffs on chicken and pork in cutting its earnings outlook for the year

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Passages 2018: Those we’ve lost through the year

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Pressing Pause on Pot Convictions

We’ve imposed moratoriums on pot prosecution. What are the rest of the states waiting for?

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In a Remote Convent, an Endangered Salamander Finds a Shot at Renewal

The achoques have nearly disappeared from Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico. A colony in the care of Dominican nuns offers hope the species can be saved.

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Deep in the Birthplace of Cuban Rum and the Daiquiri

Far from the tourists in Havana lies Santiago de Cuba. There, rum became a refined drink, and its signature cocktail still thrills.

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Books of The Times: A Poet Laureate Sends News From the End of Life

Donald Hall died last month at 89, and his recently published memoir, “A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety,” is “up there with the best things he did.”

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Former FEMA Official Accused of Sexual Misconduct That Spanned Years

Corey Coleman had led the agency’s human resources office until June, when he resigned. Investigators will look into whether his behavior was criminal.

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‘Bigfoot Erotica’ Becomes an Issue in Virginia Congressional Campaign

Monster-themed pornography does exist. But Denver Riggleman, a Republican, said his writing on Bigfoot has not been pornographic.

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Alex Trebek, Saying He May Leave ‘Jeopardy!’ in 2020, Suggests 2 Replacements

Neither of the potential names floated by the 78-year-old trivia show host had been on the radar of most fans.

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U.K. Courts Reduce Their Role in Ending Life Support

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that if the family and doctors agree, they do not need a court’s permission to let a patient in a persistent vegetative state die.

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