Trump rocked their world at Davos.  Nobody wants to say the wrong thing.  Private parking for jets was at a premium, and nobody had to guess who was running the show.  America may be in for the greatest era of growth we’ve ever seen.  I drive the same highway every day, and I’ve never seen so many dump trucks and heavy equipment on the highway.  This may be the greatest time in American history, but let’s not get too carried away.

Everybody wants to be friends with DJT.  They certainly don’t want him lying awake at night thinking of ways to ruin them.  Davos used to be where they preached global warming and worried about how many years we had.  Now they’ve got a spoiler.  They can either save the planet or do business, their choice.  Not that the planet needs saving.  That’s in God’s domain.

We’ve got Maduro, and Venezuela is celebrating.  We dug the wells and they kicked us out.  But things haven’t been too good domestically.  That’s about to change.  Maduro’s not dancing around any more.  Furthermore, we demonstrated some technology in Venezuela that has the rest of the world talking, or worrying.  Apparently Venezuela’s defenses were knocked out without warning and they were helpless.  Now they’ve lost their fearless leader, and they’re happy.

Here at home, things are good.  The grocery store is stocked, gas is cheap(er) and things are looking up.   I don’t know when we’ve seen gas prices go down, but don’t look now.  

DJT has got big things on his plate.  Europe has worried about global warming, and Donald wants business.  Who knows what’s to become of Ukraine?  There must be some minerals that everybody needs, but other than that people are being killed.

Donald Trump has positioned himself as a peacemaker, and you know what the Bible says about that!

A new letter has just been written and you can get all the details, or some of them, there.

Sabbath services have been canceled here in Tyler due to the potential for severe weather. We hope you all stay warm and safe.

Mark

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Two days of torrential downpours have unleashed heavy flooding and landslides in southeast Brazil, killing at least 30 people, according to authorities.

Civil defense officials said another 17 individuals were listed as missing following the landslides and building collapses.

An additional 2,600 residents have been evacuated from their homes in the state of Minas Gerais, where regions have been devastated by the heavy rains.

Rescue workers in Minas Gerais used a break in the rains to try and clean up some of the damage following rain-triggered landslides.

Fatalities were reported in Belo Horizonte, the state’s capital and largest city, where a new record was set for the greatest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period. Additional deaths were reported in the state’s interior areas.

The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeau Zema, will fly over the flooded area on Sunday to evaluate the damage.

Rescue workers search for five victims buried by a landslide in Belo Horizonte

More rain is expected in the area, as well as in other parts of Brazil including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

The deadly floods came the same weekend that Brazilians were commemorating the deaths of 270 killed one year ago when a dam burst in the municipality of Brumadinho, also in Minas Geiras.

Read more: Brazil dam disaster victims still seeking justice

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Source: https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-flooding-landslides-strike-brazil/a-52152383

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Starting Thursday, it had been raining heavily in the northeastern, central parts of the province, which led to 23 counties and districts of the province being inundated by floodwaters, said Jiangxi provincial emergency management bureau.

As of 11:00 a.m. Saturday, the floods also adversely affected 37,200 hectares of crops and wiped out 2,200 hectares of crops. Fifty-eight houses collapsed into the surging waters, with 88 houses severely damaged and 12,000 residents in urgent need of aid.

Direct economic losses were estimated at 670 million yuan (about 97 million U.S. dollars).

The weather service predicted that the downpour would continue until Tuesday.

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A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service expired for most counties at 11 p.m., but will remain in effect for some eastern counties, including Edgecombe and Nash, until 3 a.m..

A tornado warning was issued for Vance and Warren counties Sunday night, but quickly expired.

A flash flood watch has been issued for multiple counties, including Wake, Cumberland, Chatham, Johnston, Durham and Orange, until 2 a.m.

“We are now seeing this as more of a flash flooding event than a severe weather event,” WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said.

More than 3,000 power outages were reported in Cary and more than 2,000 were without power in Durham during the peak of the storm in the Triangle.

Many throughout the Triangle reported downed trees and flooding on area roadways.

Multiple trees and power lines were downed near the intersection of Edgemont Road and Sadie Drive in Wendell. The National Weather Service was investigating the potential of a tornado touchdown.

According to Maze, radar images were showing a “debris ball” in Guilford County, which is evidence that a tornado had touched down in the area.

Authorities said a state of emergency has been declared in Guilford County after at least one person died as a result of the weather. Authorities said the deceased person, who was not identified, died when a tree fell onto a car.

Photos from the scene showed trees in the middle of the road, roofs that had been ripped off houses and a mobile home had been lifted across the ground and blown across the street.

According to NBC affiliate WXII, confirmed tornadoes were reported in Danville and Chatham and thousands were without power as a result of the storm. Officials said dozens of power lines were down throughout the county.

Officials said many schools in Guilford County were without power Sunday night as a result of the storm and Hampton Elementary School was severely damaged.

All Guilford County schools will be closed Monday as a result of storm damage around the county.

“The recent severe weather in North Carolina has affected families and schools. This evening, I talked to Superintendent Contreras is Guilford County and assured her that we at the Department of Public Instruction will help in any way we can. We will be reaching out to other affected school districts Monday as well,” State Superintendent Mark Johnson said in a statement.

Crews in Greensboro will begin a full damage assessment Monday morning.

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Monday will be calmer, but cooler, with a high around 60 degrees. Wednesday and Thursday will be the warmest days of the week, with highs in the upper 70s.

Source: http://www.wral.com/tornado-watch-issued-for-triangle-surrounding-areas-until-11-pm/17487977/

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The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.

There are growing concerns about food shortages and disease.

Martin Faller, IFRC’s deputy regional director, said more than a third of Bangladesh and Nepal were flooded, while about 11 million people across four northern Indian states were also affected.

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced.

“This is fast becoming one of the most serious humanitarian crises this region has seen in many years, and urgent action is needed to meet the growing needs of millions of people affected by these devastating floods,” Mr Faller said in a statement.

“Millions of people across Nepal, Bangladesh and India face severe food shortages and disease caused by polluted flood waters.”

Bangladesh, where flood levels are already at a record high, is expected to be further hit as swollen Indian rivers flow down through it in the coming days.

Save the Children Director Mark Pierce said the situation there was “extremely desperate”.

“The sheer volume of water is also making it really difficult to access some of the communities most in need.”

Nepal’s Red Cross Society said food crops there had been wiped out, as floods hit major farming and agricultural land in the south.

“We fear that this destruction will lead to severe food shortages,” said Secretary General Dev Ratna Dhakhwa.

Further heavy rain has been forecast across the region in the coming days, worsening the flooding and making it harder to reach those affected.

Save The Children’s India manager, Murali Kunduru, told Reuters that while the monsoon rains come annually, “this year is particularly severe”.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40975232

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