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November 13, 2018 (Tuesday)

Business and economy

Amazon HQ2
- Amazon announces it will split their second headquarters in New York City and National Landing in northern Virginia (outside Washington D.C.) (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2018 California wildfires
- The death toll of the Camp Fire in Butte County, the deadliest wildfire in Californian history, rises to 48 people while dozens are missing. (BBC)

Law and crime

CNN v. Trump
- CNN files a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming its revocation of White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass on November 7 violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. (The Washington Post)
- Several media organizations file amicus briefs in support of CNN. (Vox)
- One America News Network files an amicus brief in support of the Trump administration. (CNBC)
Pike County, Ohio shootings
- Four suspects have been arrested for the murders of eight members of a family in 2016. Police believe custody of a child plays a role in this case. One of the suspects has a child with one of the victims. (CNN)
Bishop International Airport incident
- Amor Ftouhi is found guilty of three federal charges in the stabbing of an airport police officer last year in Flint, Michigan. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
- The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka reverses President Maithripala Sirisena's decisions to dissolve Parliament and to hold snap elections. (Al Jazeera)
Brexit
- The Government of the United Kingdom says that UK and EU negotiators reached a draft agreement and that it will be discussed by Cabinet tomorrow. (AP via ABC News)
2026 Winter Olympics
- Residents of the city of Calgary head to the polls to vote on a non-binding plebiscite to determine if the city should make a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. (CTV News)
- The unofficial results suggest the No vote is in the lead, and only a 40% voter turnout. Official results will be released Friday, November 16. (City of Calgary)
First Lady of the United States Melania Trump calls for the ousting of Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel. (Toronto Star) (Reuters)
The Islamic City Council of Tehran appoints Pirouz Hanachi as the new mayor of Tehran, the third in 18 months. (RFE/RL)

Science and technology

Timeline of nuclear fusion
- China's Hefei Institutes of Physical Science announces that its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei has reached a milestone of 100 million degrees celsius. (CGTN)

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