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Scientist Daniel Swain on "Unprecedented Climate Conditions" Contributing to Deadly CA Wildfires & "Everything was on Fire": CA Resident Describes Fleeing 30-Foot-High Flames Surrounding Her Ranch & More Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Monday, October 16, 2017 democracynow.org Stories "Stop the Unconstitutional War in Yemen": Rep. Ro Khanna on Growing Opposition to U.S.-Backed War   The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war and naval blockade in Yemen has sparked a cholera epidemic that has become the largest and fastest-spreading outbreak of ... Read More → Scientist Daniel Swain on "Unprecedented Climate Conditions" Contributing to Deadly CA Wildfires In California, at least 40 people have died, hundreds are missing, and thousands of homes have been destroyed by uncontrollable wildfires. More than 11,000 ... Read More → "Everything was on Fire": CA Resident Describes Fleeing 30-Foot-High Flames Surrounding Her Ranch In California, at least 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate, with about 75,000 people still displaced. Some residents had to flee for their lives, as drought ... Read More → COINTELPRO 2? FBI Targets "Black Identity Extremists" Despite Surge in White Supremacist Violence A leaked FBI counterterrorism memo claims that so-called black identity extremists pose a threat to law enforcement. That's according to Foreign Policy ... Read More → CA Rep. Khanna: "We Can't Control Environmental Catastrophes Caused by Extreme Climate Conditions" In California, raging wildfires fueled by climate change have killed at least 40 people, destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and scorched more than ... Read More → Headlines → Somalia: Twin Truck Bombs in Mogadishu Kill 300, Injure Hundreds Trump Refuses to Certify Iran Nuclear Deal, Undermining Agreement Secretary of State Tillerson Rebuffs Senator's Claim Trump "Castrated" Him California: Hundreds Still Missing as Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 40 Ireland: Remnants of Hurricane Ophelia Make Landfall Climate Denier Kathleen Hartnett White Named White House Environmental Adviser Louisiana: 7 Injured and 1 Missing as Oil Rig Explodes Near New Orleans Puerto Rico: Official Hurricane Death Toll at 48, Likely to Be Much Higher States Sue over President's Move to Destroy Affordable Care Act Iraq Begins Offensive to Seize Kirkuk After Kurdish Independence Vote Yemen: Cholera Epidemic Now the Worst Outbreak in History Guatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt Back on Trial for Genocide More Women Bring Rape Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein Amazon Studios Suspends Chief Roy Price over Sexual Harassment Charge Donald Trump's Campaign Subpoenaed over Sexual Assault Charges Unsigned QB Colin Kaepernick Charges NFL Owners Colluded Against Him Forward this email → Donate today → Follow BOOK RELEASE Get Your Signed Copy of Reclaiming Gotham, the newest book by Juan González, and find a speaking event near you!  WEB EXCLUSIVE "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors": Ai Weiwei on His NYC Exhibition Exploring Borders & Nationalism HOT TOPIC Democracy Now! Reports on Nuclear Threats COLUMN Trump Lies as Global Warming's Victims Die SPEAKING EVENTS 10/17 Teaneck, NJ 10/18 New Brunswick, NJ 10/20 Princeton, NJ 10/21 San Rafael, CA 10/26 Philadelphia, PA More events DN! IN THE NEWS LISTEN: KALW's Your Call Radio Interviews Juan González 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License