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Lexington Herald-LeaderA faith worth having is a faith worth struggling for — and it will be a struggle.
Paul Prather: I’m always amused by those who assume that people of faith just blithely trundle along through life, naively believing whatever precepts their church happens to hand out.
- Poughkeepsie Journal
Last holiday season saw a deadly COVID surge. Here's what doctors say to expect this year.
While much has changed since last holiday season, health officials are still warning there are precautionary measures needed to prevent another surge.
- Beaver County Times
Predictions call for high precipitation, potentially colder weather for winter season
Local forecasts range from warmer days to significantly below average temperatures and blizzards.
- AccuWeather
Great Lakes 'have a fever' as first lake-effect snow sets a record
The first significant lake-effect snow of the season dropped nearly a foot of snow near the shores of the Great Lakes Tuesday into Wednesday. The snowfall was enough to transform parts of Michigan's Lower Peninsula into a winter wonderland and break into the record books at one weather station in Michigan. Snow totals topped 11 inches in northern parts of northern Michigan. Gaylord, Michigan, picked up 11.7 inches of snow on Tuesday, which set a record for the heaviest snowfall in a calendar day
- Idaho Statesman
‘They keep coming.’ Watch herd of 150 bison surround SUV at Yellowstone National Park
“They keep coming. They could do some serious damage to the car right now.”
- Fortune
‘I’m afraid we’re going to have a food crisis’: The energy crunch has made fertilizer too expensive to produce, says Yara CEO
Unlike other shortages, a food crisis is “a matter of life or death,” says Svein Tore Holsether.
- NBC News
Scotland's 'Sphinx' snow patch melts away for only eighth time in 300 years
The "Sphinx," the United Kingdom's longest-latching patch of snow, located in the Scottish Highlands, has melted away for only the eighth time in 300 years.
- Naples Daily News
Strong storms moving across Florida bringing heavy rain, slightly cooler temperatures
Early-morning storms even grabbed the attention of meteorologist Jim Cantore, who tweeted Friday morning South Florida was "looking more interesting."
- The Courier Journal
How much snow? This Japanese Elm in Kentucky predicts almost 50 inches of snow this winter
Dick Frymire of Irvington, Kentucky, has used a Japanese Elm tree, and a special "secret formula" to predict winter weather for the coming year.
- Associated Press
AP PHOTOS: A slow motion burial awaits in volcano no-go zone
All will disappear as a blizzard of dark ash blows from a volcano on La Palma island and drifts to the ground inch by inch, foot by foot. Inside the exclusion zone, there is destruction by lava as well as burial in a sepulcher of black snow. Whether the end comes from lava or from ash, homes and fields located below the Cumbre Vieja volcano face annihilation in slow motion.
- Associated Press
Remains found thought to be German hiker missing since 1983
Skeletal remains found in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man from West Germany who disappeared during a multi-day mountaineering trip nearly 40 years ago, park officials said Thursday. Rudi Moder, an experienced winter mountaineer who was living in Fort Collins, started his excursion over Thunder Pass and into the park Feb. 13, 1983. The search included teams on skis and snowshoes, a dog trained to find people in avalanche debris and a helicopter.
- App.com | Asbury Park Press
Marlboro bison — weighing 1.25 tons — is rescued after escape from local farm
The animal was sedated on Wednesday for the journey home, the Monmouth County SPCA wrote on its social media pages.
- Charlotte Observer
Snow and ice forecast for parts of NC mountains, forcing Blue Ridge Parkway closures
Mount Mitchell State Park closed Nov. 3, too.
- Asheville Citizen-Times
NPS: Need public tips, photos to help in Blue Ridge Parkway homicide investigation
National Park Service investigators are seeking tips & photos from the public to aid in the investigation of a Oct. 9 homicide on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- BuzzFeed News
Raw Photos Of Landfills Show The Extreme Amount Of Waste Humans Produce
Where does all the trash go after you take it to the dumpster? The reality depicted in the images here showcase the current state of waste management, and how the items we discard are piling up all over the world.View Entire Post ›
- The Weather Network
PHOTOS: The Northern Lights put on a brilliant display across Canada last night
These auroras were so intense, witnesses said they rivaled those seen during the 2015 St. Patrick's Day solar storm!
- Business Insider
Truckers at 2 backlogged US container ports have collectively sat idling for 50 years so far in 2021, data suggests
America's busiest ports are clogged with containers because of a breakdown in the supply chain network. Truckers are struggling to ease the backlog.
- AccuWeather
Northwest storm train keeps rolling along
November is beginning the same way October ended in the Northwest: stormy. AccuWeather forecasters say that the storm train is likely to keep chugging through the region for at least several more days. This stormy pattern is sending much-needed precipitation in the form of rain and mountain snow to areas from the Pacific Northwest to Northern California. Both Seattle and Portland, Oregon, have recorded measurable rain on the first four days of the new month. As the next storm continues to move a
- Reuters
Visibility deteriorates as pollution cloaks China's capital
Visibility in parts of Beijing was less than 200 metres (219 yards) on Friday as heavy pollution shrouded the Chinese capital, forcing the closure of some highways. Beijing issued its first heavy pollution alert for the fall and winter on Thursday, requiring the suspension of some outdoor construction, factory operations and outdoor school activities. Visibility has been severely limited with the top of the city's tallest buildings vanishing in the haze.
- Asheville Citizen-Times
Watch this: Asheville video captures 3 bears sniffing car after pre-Halloween egging
Three bears spent nearly 10 minutes sniffing, pawing at and climbing on a car outside Michael Ruiz's North Asheville home, and he thinks he knows why.