Firefighters have made some progress against California's deadliest current wildfire, which had been getting larger, officials say.

The Carr fire is now 20% contained, up from 5% on Sunday when wind and dry conditions were causing it to grow.

It is one of eight major wildfires currently burning in the state.

Read more at BBC News.

India has published a list which effectively strips about four million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship.

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can prove they came to the state by 24 March 1971, a day before neighbouring Bangladesh declared independence.

India says the process is needed to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrants.

Read more at BBC News.

From the rolling hills in the south to the rocky west coast, Ireland is a country known for its unparalleled beauty. Among the hundreds of quaint towns and hidden villages, there's one place that stands out from the rest.

Less than 10 miles from the coast of County Galway sits the trio of isles that make up the Aran Islands. Guarding the mouth of Galway Bay, these three rocky islands are a patchwork of stone walls and lush green pastures, offering stunning scenery from coast to coast.

Read more at Departures.

When the Apollo astronauts returned from the moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, but how toxic is it for humans?

The “lunar hay fever,” as NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt described it during 1972’s Apollo 17 mission, created symptoms in all 12 people who have stepped on the moon. From sneezing to nasal congestion, in some cases it took days for the reactions to fade. Inside the spacecraft, the dust smelled like burnt gunpowder.

Read more at Earth Sky.

Earlier this week, I was talking with one of my best friends. He’d recently started dating again after getting divorced from his wife of 11 years. And let’s just say that he wasn’t quite as lean as he was when they first met. Not only had his waistline expanded considerably, his confidence had taken a hit. He was disappointed with his lot in life, and didn’t feel good about himself and things in general.

He had, to put it bluntly, let himself go. And he wanted me to help him get rid of his paunch and shape up again. I'm a personal trainer with an advanced degree in exercise science, so I get this a lot. Here’s what I told him:

Read more at Vice.

Alexa is finally getting an equalizer feature, letting users adjust EQ settings with commands like “Alexa, decrease the treble.” It’s a nice feature that I’m honestly a bit surprised the company didn’t introduce a while back. After it rolls out over the next couple of days, you’ll be able to satisfyingly tell your Echo, “Alexa, turn up the bass.”

The full features are only coming to the U.S. for the time being, making it possible to adjust different bands between -6 db and 6 db on the standard Echo, the Dot, Plus, Show and Echo Spot.

Read more at Tech Crunch.

It’s a warm night in downtown Los Angeles, and roughly 75 Sugar Babies are bonding over unlimited sushi on the top floor of a highrise. They’re decked out in high heels and spandex, but if they are peacocking, it’s only for each other; no Sugar Daddies are invited to this annual Los Angeles Sugar Baby Summit.

Brook Urick, a member of the Sugar Baby site SeekingArrangement’s press team, asks the crowd to settle down. She peers through large glasses as she rifles through questions the women have submitted on slips of paper. As Urick pulls them at random, they seem to circle around the same central theme: how do you negotiate financial agreements with Sugar Daddies? Urick seems annoyed by the question itself.

Read more at Time.

Brexit without a trade deal would lead to civil unrest within two weeks, Amazon’s top U.K. manager said. The Times reported Doug Gurr, head of U.K. and Ireland business for Amazon, privately met with Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and other business leaders on Friday.

Amazon (amzn, -0.66%) had pledged to create an additional 2,500 jobs in the United Kingdom this year, bringing the total to 27,500. Gurr told The Guardian last month Amazon has invested £9.3 billion ($12.2 billion) in its UK operations since 2010.

Read more at Fortune.

Among the wealthy tri-state-area set, there’s more buzz than ever about fleeing south to Florida, land of mild winters and, more importantly after last year’s federal tax overhaul, zero state personal income tax.

Actual action? Pretty scarce.

High-earners are learning what tax experts have known for years: Tax collectors in states like New York make it really hard to leave. Wealth managers and tax lawyers say many of their clients are staying put after hearing about the scrupulous records they would have to keep to show they’ve really uprooted their lives and severed ties with their former states -- and that it’s not as easy as just spending a few more days a month in a Florida vacation home.

Read more at Bloomberg.

Consumer staples had a terrible first half. But now, it's time to go shopping for some deals.

Kellogg (K - Get Report) wasn't immune to the selling, but it held its own fairly well, and actually broke out to a new year-to-date high last week. That tells me that if money starts rotating into consumer staples stocks in the second half, Kellogg is likely to be one of the leaders.

The stock meets my other criteria too. It's big, with a market cap of $25 billion, has a strong dividend yield of 3.0%, and has increased its dividend every year since 2005. Earnings are expected to rise 10% this year and 6% next year (revenues are expected to rise by 4% and 2%).

Read more at The Street.