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To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

Despite the connection to San Diego, the convention staying in the city has never been a given. Rumors circulate annually about moving it to other cities.

Firefighters are battling to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes.

"We rarely come out and say, 'You should not do this.' But this is one of the exceptions," consumer advocate Teresa Murray says, warning against the lure of rock-bottom prices from unfamiliar sellers.

Join MiraCosta College Superintendent/President, Dr. Sunny Cooke and more than 250 business leaders, influential citizens, elected officials, and MiraCosta College faculty and staff as we look back at 90 years of life-changing education. Help us honor our past, celebrate the present, and shape our future at this annual event! Visit: https://miracosta.edu/office-of-the-president/public-information-office/landing/CommunityLeadersBreakfast.html

Join DMVA in painting the town pink and cheering on more than 2,000 walkers as the San Diego Susan G. Komen 3-Day® kicks off in Del Mar! This cheering station is an annual outpouring of support from the community that welcomes the walkers with pink balloons and ribbons. Cheerleaders from Torrey Pines High School, the Del Mar Lifeguards, local business owners and community residents line the streets to cheer the event participants on their journey as they head south to San Diego. Anyone interested in participating in this fun and inspirational morning is encouraged to dress in pink and come to Del Mar Village just south of 15th Street on Camino Del Mar (Highway 101) between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. The Del Mar Village Association (DMVA) is rallying a crowd of well-wishers to cheer on more than 2,000 anticipated walkers that will pass through the heart of Del Mar Village on Friday, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. as the San Diego Susan G. Komen 3-Day® kicks off. Since 2010, the cheering station has been an annual outpouring of support from the community that welcomes the walkers with pink decor, signs, upbeat music, big smiles and encouragement. Cheerleaders from Torrey Pines High School, the Del Mar Lifeguards, local business owners and community residents line the streets to cheer the event participants on their journey as they travel more than 60 miles south to San Diego to raise funds and awareness in the fight to end breast cancer. The breast cancer cheering station is sponsored by Del Mar Plaza, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, L’Auberge Del Mar, Stratford Square, Darshan Bakery and Starbucks in Del Mar Village. For more information, please visit www.visitdelmarvillage.com or call 858-735-3650. For more information about the Susan G. Komen 3-Day®, visit www.the3day.org.

Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.

Author Zadie Smith says she'll miss being young. In this week's Wild Card, Smith opens up about having enough time and growing older.

The bidder that lost last month's auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' assets had complained that the process was rigged and "fatally flawed."