| 单词 | tinderbox |
| 例句 | A forest fire was making its way along the tinderbox ridges above them, flaring and shimmering against the overcast like the northern lights. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As World War I came to an end, Washington, DC, which was about 75 percent white, was a racial tinderbox, an explosion waiting to happen. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The mistress was too mean to invest in a tinderbox, but she was mortified to be thought a careless housewife who let her kitchen fire die, so she put Lyddie in charge of it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She dropped it, and in one motion grabbed another one from her dress and struck it against a small tinderbox. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The girl handed her the matches and the tinderbox. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He stood with arms crossed as we snapped them apart to refill the tinderbox. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Squirreled away in them I had string and wax, some dried apple, a tinderbox, a marble in a small leather sack, a pouch of salt, hook-needle and gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She reached into the backpack again and pulled out the matches and the tinderbox. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It also sparked a sense of betrayal among some of Smollett’s initial supporters and added kindling to the nation’s already precarious racial and political tinderbox. ‘Angry, betrayed, disappointed’: Jussie Smollett’s alleged lies inflame already tense Chicago 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z In the tinderbox that is the Middle East, he discovered, even theater is explosive. US reporter/actor plays to tough crowd in Israel 2011-05-20T12:26:08Z Showing off his instincts for journalistic anarchy, Mr. Hayes dispatched the literary pranksters Terry Southern, Jean Genet and William Burroughs into the tinderbox of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. The ‘Esquire Man’ Is Dead. Long Live the ‘Esquire Man.’ 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z By the end of 1986, the city’s gay ghetto was a tinderbox. Life on the frontline of the Aids epidemic | David France 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The response to Komen was surely so tinderbox explosive because it had been building with every politically theatrical investigation launched by Cliff Stearns and every grisly abortion scene enacted on the House floor by U.S. The tyranny of pink 2012-05-30T11:45:00Z By institutionalizing injustice in the way that it does, the Indian State has turned this country into a tinderbox of massive unrest. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Five 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z It's a tinderbox, and the reader follows Youssef's trajectory with mounting dread. Author Laila Lalami brings her novel 'Secret Son' to Seattle 2010-05-01T00:04:00Z Hong Kong, Tibet and the far western province of Xinjiang are all tinderboxes, with the fuses already burning. Chronicle of a death foretold 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z His vision of Red Hook is in some ways the opposite of his vision of another Brooklyn neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant, which he portrayed as an ethnic tinderbox in his 1989 film, “Do the Right Thing.” Movie Review: ‘Red Hook Summer,’ Directed by Spike Lee 2012-08-09T12:00:00Z Rivers made enemies with her red carpet snark, unapologetic abrasiveness and tinderbox opinions. Joan Rivers, a singular comic with a writer's conflicted heart 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s a tinderbox summer of riots and protests, and the reception from some who are working on Madison Avenue is less than supportive. The Tv Watch: ?Mad Men? Opens its Fifth Season on AMC 2012-03-22T21:40:54Z The memoir describes the plight of poor, angry white Americans in Appalachia and the Rust Belt, a tinderbox of resentment that ignited national politics. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ made J.D. Vance the voice of the Rust Belt. But does he want that job? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z If you’re being abused, sheltering at home is like lighting a match to a tinderbox. Chairing a Gala While Stuck in Mustique 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Her title refers to “hazard reduction burns,” the planned fires often used to deforest areas on the verge of becoming tinderboxes. Signs of the Apocalypse at the Hammer Museum 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Not because of the political tinderbox, but because we can’t stop fiddling with the matches. Son of Saul's László Nemes: 'Our civilisation is preparing for its own destruction' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The combination of growing up poor, having a broken family and facing constant bullying from classmates made Carson a tinderbox of a child. He’s already a famous surgeon and author, so why is Ben Carson toying with a longshot presidential bid? Lee's vision of Red Hook is in some ways the opposite of another Brooklyn neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant, which he portrayed as an ethnic tinderbox in his 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing." 'Red Hook Summer': Spike Lee's tale of a struggling neighborhood 2012-09-06T20:23:07Z In “Watchmen” the community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the world by extension, is a tinderbox. "Watchmen" creator and star: This is America's history, not just black or white history 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z When Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead in Memphis in 1968, a spark was thrown into the Washington tinderbox. Michelin strong: with coveted food guide, did DC finally reach cultural relevance? 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z It's a tinderbox summer of riots and protests, and the reception from some who are working on Madison Avenue is less than supportive. 'Mad Men': Times change and a battle rages outside 2012-03-24T04:30:10Z Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox. Deadly Fire in Africa’s Richest City Exposed a Secret in Plain Sight 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z While much of the anger has come as a consequence of what is happening in Gaza, the West Bank was already a tinderbox before 7 October. Divided communities in the occupied West Bank 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z And now the world is watching as the tinderbox conflict between Israel and Palestinians gets closer and closer to ignition and explosion. The world is coming apart at the seams 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Years of drought fueled by a warmer climate had made it a tinderbox. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “The entire world is like a tinderbox and one little lit match can set everything on fire,” Galloway said. How the Israel-Hamas war is dividing Hollywood 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Deadly clashes have escalated between the Israeli military and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and resurged between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed, heavily armed Hezbollah group along the two countries' tinderbox border. Gaza reports record 24-hour death toll from Israeli bombing 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z But no one is going to come out of this romantic tinderbox unscathed. Review: Chekhov knew ‘Life Sucks.’ Aaron Posner’s Vanya redo turns it into an invigorating question 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The string of incidents underscored the tinderbox nature of the region in the days since the Oct. Firebombs, protest across region complicate path for U.S., Israel 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The incident underscored the tinderbox nature of the region in the days since the Oct. Violent protest at U.S. Embassy in Lebanon prompts new do-not-travel warning 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Even so, by the standards of Jerusalem, always a tinderbox of national and religious conflict, it was not exceptionally tense. Israel blindsided by most serious attack from Hamas in a generation - Jeremy Bowen 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z But Taiwan is now a tinderbox in what has become a volatile US-China relationship - and analysts say grey zone tactics are part of Beijing's strategy to control Taipei without firing a single shot. How China is fighting in the grey zone against Taiwan 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The risk to America’s premier wine-making regions — where wildfires caused billions of dollars in losses in 2020 — is growing, with climate change deepening drought and overgrown forests becoming tinderboxes. Wildfires can make your red wine taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The bad news is that climate instability and drought are making wildfires more volatile and less predictable, turning much of the American West into a tinderbox. $18 an hour to parachute into a forest fire? Firefighters hit pay cliff 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z "Iran remains a tinderbox, ready to ignite at any moment." Iran's women a year after Mahsa Amini's death: 'I wear what I like now' 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The authorities said they were battling scores of blazes around the country after weeks of searing heat turned many areas into tinderboxes. Greece Battles Its Most Widespread Wildfires on Record 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “The low humidity and heat will continue to maintain tinderbox conditions in the Cascades, where we already have a few big fires,” Mr. Rockey said. Late-Season Heat Wave Hits the Northwest 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z It’s a “tinderbox,” Frye said of South Africa, waiting for any spark to set it off. South Africa’s unemployment is a ‘ticking time bomb.’ Anger rises with millions jobless 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z We’re seeing changes in rainfall and changes in weather patterns that are making droughts more common, which is basically creating a tinderbox for these fires to spread—and to spread rapidly and quickly. How Wildfires Kill People 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Researchers note that although any one of these factors would typically lead to increased fire risk, all of them together created a tinderbox that was primed to explode. How a perfect storm of climate and weather led to catastrophic Maui fire 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z When it dries out, it creates a tinderbox that’s ripe for wildfire. What’s driving Maui’s devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Wildfires across Greece slowly abated on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes in the past days, but temperatures rose, threatening new outbreaks in tinderbox conditions. New York Governor Hochul directs agencies to probe toxic lead cables 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Wildfires across Greece slowly abated on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes in the past days, but temperatures rose, threatening new outbreaks in tinderbox conditions. US Senate defeats effort to limit US aid to Ukraine 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Wildfires across Greece slowly abated on Thursday after razing swathes of forest and dozens of homes in the past days, but temperatures rose, threatening new outbreaks in tinderbox conditions. Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails -WSJ 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z For some, the violence is the result of poverty and discrimination: entrenched social ills ensure that France's bleak estates remain tinderboxes. France riots: Why do the banlieues erupt time and time again? 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z All of that, writes Lustgarten, could make the future Atlanta "a virtual tinderbox for social conflict." We’re having a violent meltdown: The human costs of global warming — and of our response to it 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z “But it’s really more complicated than that,” and could have as much to do with a bad year on the stock market hurting the company’s investment income as California’s tinderbox hillsides. State Farm's California freeze: Looming insurance apocalypse or political ploy? 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In the opening stages of the Republicans’ 2024 presidential race, the “parents’ rights” movement and lessons for schoolchildren are emerging as tinderboxes. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin rules out presidential campaign while in California 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Residents described the country as a tinderbox waiting for a spark after the two generals signed an internationally backed draft deal in December meant to provide a road map to civilian leadership. Sudan’s neighbors fear spillover as death toll from clashes nears 200 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The holy site, a tinderbox for Israeli-Palestinian tensions, sits on a hilltop sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Israeli medics: 2 killed in Palestinian attack in West Bank 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z It is now clear these landscapes were tinderboxes for the spillover of a deadly virus. The next deadly pandemic is just a forest clearing away — but we're not even trying to prevent it 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Perhaps the explosion is unavoidable given the tinderbox of emotions. Review: Conflict, intrigue and family dysfunction converge in 'The First Deep Breath' 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z State Sen. Scott Wiener weighed in, telling CBS News Bay Area, “We’re creating a tinderbox out there. People are incredibly frustrated with how things are playing out on our streets.” San Francisco gallery owner investigated after viral video shows him hosing down homeless woman 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z “It was a tinderbox,” Godfrey said, filled with steam-driven spinning machines that covered the floors with a combustible dust — in rooms lit by windows and candlelight, on machines lubricated by whale oil. Britain saves ‘grandparent’ of all modern skyscrapers, built in 1796 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The resulting tinderbox of revolutionary fervor, royalist scheming and international meddling was primed for a conflagration. Review | How an American teacher became a symbol of Iran’s democratic dreams 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “We are a tinderbox right now. ... The difference between the right and the left is you are getting lightning strikes on the right,” he continued. 'We are a tinderbox': Political violence is ramping up, experts warn 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave that for decades has been a tinderbox for ethnic conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Beaches? Cruises? ‘Dark’ tourists prefer the gloomy and macabre 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The push for paper balloting, because it will extend the vote-counting time and thereby potentially undermine confidence in the process, “is a tinderbox.” Opinion | In Nevada, election deniers prepare to sabotage the midterms 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “I think people would be willing to tolerate a milder version of the Islamic Republic, but they’ve just entrenched their positions and have created this situation. It’s turned Iran into a tinderbox.” ‘They Have Nothing to Lose’: Why Young Iranians Are Rising Up Once Again 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z This rural region of the state can be a tinderbox during late summer, and residents here are no stranger to wildfires. Mosquito Fire near Sacramento is at a ‘tipping point,’ fire officials say. 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z And, he added, “For families like ours, you’re potentially causing huge issues on top of the wounds of adoption — you’re potentially causing a tinderbox at home.” Daring to Speak Up About Race in a Divided School District 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z But even before global warming turned California into a heat-domed tinderbox where fire tornadoes exist, September in L.A. was always hotter than most previous summer months and occasionally total hell. Column: September is the cruelest month — at least in L.A. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z At the same time, immigration has become a political tinderbox, and hate crimes against minorities — including a spate of vandalism and burglaries targeting Indian mosques and Hindu temples — have risen during the pandemic. This conservative multimillionaire could become the first nonwhite prime minister of Britain 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z He used the word "tinderbox" repeatedly, understandably believing his followers might not pick up on his hint the first time. Trump's inner turmoil: He craves credit for January 6 — but can't admit it for fear of prison 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z There was still no indication on Wednesday as to the exact cause of the fires, but unusually dry weather in recent days has created tinderbox conditions. Europe’s Heat Wave: 5 Things to Know 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Yet droughts over the last two decades turned forests in the Sierra Nevada into one giant tinderbox. Why fighting fire with fire might actually save Yosemite's giant sequoias 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Experts say that "extreme fire weather" - weather that creates tinderbox conditions for wildfires - is getting more frequent and more extreme, in nearly all regions of the world. Heatwave: Are wildfires happening more often? 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The pandemic, inflation and soaring food prices are turning the region into a tinderbox just ready for explosion. Opinion | What’s a little autocracy for a little oil? 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z “Wildfire risk is already so high” Those bone-dry conditions, made worse by sweltering heat and, you guessed it — climate change, turn landscapes into tinderboxes. These fire-prone places are ditching fireworks for drones this July Fourth 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z During the early months of the pandemic, stores became tinderboxes for a society frazzled by lockdowns, protests and mask mandates. Amid Attacks and Thefts, Some Retail Workers Want to Fight Back 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Drought and climate change have turned the Western United States into a tinderbox, resulting in more destructive wildfires of all kinds. The Government Set a Colossal Wildfire. What Are Victims Owed? 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z They are a news tinderbox, even without trying. Prince Harry and Meghan remain low-key at Jubilee events 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z But, Mr. Dallek added, the nation feels like a tinderbox right now. In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z As with Carlson, these threats are often packaged as "warnings," as when Trump declared on Fox News in February, "You can push people so far and our country is a tinderbox too, don't kid yourself." Mass shooting in Buffalo: Tucker Carlson and other right-wing conspiracy theorists share the blame 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Authorities had warned these tinderbox conditions could lead to rapid wildfire spread and new fire starts throughout the day Sunday and in the following days. Winds fuel New Mexico wildfire, complicating containment efforts 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z "All the economic indicators point to worsening economic realities in Iran. To say Iran sits on a tinderbox is no exaggeration," said Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Program at Middle East Institute. Analysis: Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Much of the state is under either extreme or exceptional drought conditions, the two worst levels, which have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox. Worsening wildfire conditions predicted in New Mexico as blazes grow 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z But after the fall of Baghdad, he traveled there for Esquire and found it a tinderbox of trigger-happy contractors and resentful Iraqis. How Tucker Carlson stoked white fear to conquer cable 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Macron will therefore have to tread carefully if he doesn’t want the tinderbox to explode again. Analysis-In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Every new ball added to Barry’s high-pressure juggling act threatens to ignite the tinderbox that is his psyche and unleash whatever it is — rage? guilt? 'Barry' is at its best when Barry is at his worst. And Season 3 is a master class 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z But they know that a tinderbox of risk factors exists. A tale of many pandemics: In year three, a matter of status and access 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a tinderbox,” said Sally Yozell, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, a national security think tank based in Washington. Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z But it became a tinderbox during her failed run for the Democratic presidential nomination, when Maya Harris was seen as part of a power struggle over the direction of the campaign. Vice President Kamala Harris, in her toughest hour, is keeping a tighter circle 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The nonstop focus on grievances, researchers say, has created a tinderbox of disenchanted Americans who view themselves as foot soldiers in a struggle against mandates and other perceived attacks on personal liberties. Building on anti-mask activism, far-right groups pivot from mandates to midterms 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z And then you have the smaller nations and regions caught between, stirred by their own ambitions and offering potential tinderboxes for larger wars. Opinion | The Ukraine War and the Retro-Future 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z And we know this setting is a tinderbox for communicable disease. World must respond to urgent health needs of displaced Ukrainians 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z This year, Qin described it as the “biggest tinderbox” between the two sides and said support of Taiwanese independence would likely result in military conflict. Nixon library marks 50 years of U.S.-China relations amid low point for diplomacy 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “The heating of the planet is turning landscapes into tinderboxes,” said the report, which was published on Wednesday by the United Nations Environment Program. Climate Scientists Warn of a ‘Global Wildfire Crisis’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Trump joined in over the weekend in an interview on the network, saying, "you can push people so far and our country is a tinderbox too, don't kid yourself." Trump's anti-vaccine hysteria has a mission: violence 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z This tinderbox of a lawsuit began in the wake of a June 2017 shooting attack on a group of Republican lawmakers who had gathered at an Alexandria baseball field to practice for a game. Sarah Palin loses jury trial in closely watched New York Times libel case 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “You can push people so far. And our country is a tinderbox, too. Don’t kid yourself.” Trump warns COVID mandates creating ‘tinderbox’ in U.S. 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Dahle, whose district has been hard hit by wildfires, has been a harsh critic of California’s forest management policies that he said have created deadly tinderboxes across the state. Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle to challenge Newsom for California governor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The opening ceremony has also become a political tinderbox for Taiwan’s Olympic team, which has been pressured into competing under the name “Chinese Taipei” due to Chinese claims of sovereignty over the democratic island. Xi Jinping sees Beijing Olympics as validation of his power 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z He repeated the "tinderbox" language while fantasizing about the trucker blockade being replicated in the U.S., saying, "our country, I think, is far more of a tinderbox than Canada." Trump's anti-vaccine hysteria has a mission: violence 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Notably, so does historical fire suppression strategies that helped turn today’s dry landscapes into tinderboxes full of fuel. The US has a new plan to confront its "wildfire crisis" 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “When you look at what’s happening — when you look at what’s happening in Canada. Our country, I think, is far more of a tinderbox than Canada.” Trump warns COVID mandates creating ‘tinderbox’ in U.S. 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z This is “driving considerable disillusionment from air-quality concerns and lifestyle disruptions. … The country is a tinderbox and conditions are continuing to deteriorate.” This Isn’t the California I Married 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z A patchwork of different peoples and religions, Bosnia has long been a tinderbox for larger conflagrations. In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z But exceptionally warm and dry conditions through this fall, including a historic lack of snowfall, created tinderbox conditions ripe for a fast-spreading blaze. How extreme climate conditions fueled unprecedented Colorado fire 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z But the incident, though ultimately harmless, underscored a strategic weakness for Ukraine’s military in a tinderbox for war. In their shared sea, Ukraine and Russia already risk direct conflict every day 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The last time this area became an international tinderbox was in April, when the anti-Russian government of Ukraine threatened an offensive against Donetsk and Luhansk, and Russia assembled thousands of troops along Ukraine's eastern border. U.S.-Russia confrontation over Ukraine threatens to become all-out war — but why? 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z It is also a tinderbox that requires only a match to spark new hostilities. How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z “The reckless decision by House leadership to rush this controversial vote within a matter of hours and without true consideration created a tinderbox of vitriol, disingenuous framing, deeply racist accusations and depictions,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez wrote. Ocasio-Cortez apologizes for her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome funding. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The effort seeks to demonstrate ways of reversing more than 100 years of mismanagement that have transformed many forests into tinderboxes. A huge forest experiment aims to reduce wildfires. Can it unite loggers and environmentalists? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Yet recovery could prove fleeting: Holiday weekends such as Labor Day have acted as a tinderbox for earlier outbreaks, and late summer marks the return of students to college campuses. In Florida, a summer of death and resistance as the coronavirus rampaged 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Wade decision, the abortion debate has been a political tinderbox. What the Supreme Court ruling on the Texas abortion ban means for politics 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Her case has become a tinderbox in the tensions in Hollywood as media companies scramble to adjust their decades-old business models to reflect the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and streaming. Disney wants Scarlett Johansson case arbitrated; her team wants an open court 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Winds gusting through a vast tinderbox of undergrowth made the fire balloon in size and merge with a smaller blaze. ‘A Recipe for Catastrophic Fire’: How an Oregon Blaze Became the Nation’s Largest 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Others believe the hardships exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic created a tinderbox which just needed a spark to set it alight. South Africa riots: Looting and shooting in Durban 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The western half of the country is a giant tinderbox. "A terrible idea": Why fire scientists want you to skip the fireworks this Fourth of July 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z The tinderbox days of the bubble seem like forever ago. These N.B.A. Playoffs Burst 2020’s Bubble 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But putting aside nomenclature, there is no doubt that the ongoing Israeli misrule of Palestinians is both unjust and creates a tinderbox. Should U.S. condition aid to Israel on reducing conflict? 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z However, climate change still plays a major role by heating and drying forests, turning them into tinderboxes. The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The shootings, with a 21-year-old man charged in each, ignited the familiar national tinderbox of ethnicity, misogyny and religious faith. As pandemic recedes, mass shootings again jolt America 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Firefighting was a dangerous - sometimes fatal - job in the "tinderbox city" and Jim was hailed a hero by colleagues after the dispute ended with a famous victory for the strikers. Covid in Scotland: Families remember loved ones lost to coronavirus 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z There is little doubt that a warming climate turned California’s forests into tinderboxes, leading to last summer’s frightening wildfires. Editorial Roundup: New York 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z This postcard-pretty patchwork of small towns, forests and fields is far removed from the tough streets of urban America and the South’s racial tinderboxes. Gun provocation reveals tensions in Michigan tourist haven 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z When the Tar Heels and Blue Devils typically play in Durham, the Cameron Crazies traditionally pack that steamy tinderbox to its rafters, armed with painted bodies and faces and clever schemes to harass opponents. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z In March, these crowded immigration facilities, already with flawed health care and unsanitary conditions, became a tinderbox ready to burst into flames. Stop cruel immigration detention: Close the Northwest Processing Center 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z He has a Zune-branded stress ball as well as a Zune tinderbox, complete with matches that are dyed in the brand’s customary burnt orange and fiery purple. Microsoft killed the Zune, but Zune-heads are still here 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “This is already a volatile situation. It’s like a tinderbox and throwing lit matches into it.” Sen. Ted Cruz to Democrats calling for his arrest over election audit: ‘Calm down’ 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Homeless shelters and encampments are “still a tinderbox for transmission of the virus,” said Dr. Harrison Alter, interim medical director of Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless, across the Bay from San Francisco. Isolation Helps Homeless Population Escape Worst of Virus 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z These comments invited outrage and the debate soon reached tinderbox proportions on social media. How Black Lives Matter exposed old wounds in South African cricket 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The letter stated that the virus “will make any scheduled execution a tinderbox for further outbreaks and exacerbate concerns over the possibility of miscarriage of justice.” Federal execution nears for man who killed Texas teenager 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z It was these very elements that turned the mountains into such a tinderbox this past summer, said Francis, the University of Texas researcher. Scarred by fire, California's first state park remains closed. Can Big Basin recover? 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “It seems like we are sitting on a tinderbox, and there are so many different things that could potentially cause problems,” said Rachel Shank, executive director of Georgetown Main Street. D.C. police and businesses prepare for possible Election Day unrest 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “People are so divided, and it is such a tinderbox,” Martz said. Boarded-up windows and increased security: Retailers brace for the election 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z California was turned into a tinderbox of dead trees after a five-year drought and a bark beetle epidemic that killed 150 million trees, the largest die-off in modern history. California wildfires are huge this year, but not deadliest 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z California was turned into a tinderbox of dead trees after a five-year drought and a bark beetle epidemic that killed 150 million trees, the largest die-off in modern history. California wildfires are huge this year, but not deadliest 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The intricacies of liability shields for technology firms may seem a niche issue to emphasize ahead of a tinderbox election that hardly lacks for controversy. Opinion | The Justice Department hypes phantom censorship with an attack on Internet platforms’ core protection 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In sum, management policies have created tinderboxes in Western forests, and climate change has made it much more likely that those tinderboxes will erupt into destructive fires. Climate change and forest management have both fueled today’s epic Western wildfires 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z That's why the current moment is a tinderbox for paramilitary and extremist growth. Portland and Kenosha violence was predictable — and preventable 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z The camp is still a tinderbox of dry wood, tents and living containers. 'It's unbearable': Lesbos refugees sleep on streets after devastating fire 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Brown added that the state was essentially a tinderbox, with its most extreme fire conditions in three decades, according to OregonLive.com. Oregon on 'high alert' as wildfires destroy hundreds of homes; governor issues dire warning 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “This is not just about Rusesabagina … It’s about the broader destabilisation of a region that is ongoing. The region is a tinderbox.” From Texan porch to Kigali court: a Rwandan dissident's mystery journey 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “We almost think this is akin to throwing a match on a tinderbox,” she said. One man’s battle shows why covid-19 and obesity are a toxic mix 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z “On the inside, it’s a tinderbox,” Reilly told the House criminal justice committee. Advocates want COVID-19 health monitor for Louisiana prisons 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z But ignoring the tinderbox that is our state and our planet invites more madness, not just for the Cassandras but for us all. They know how to prevent megafires. Why won’t anybody listen? 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z A continued drought this summer has made the south-west a tinderbox, with over a quarter-million acres burning in the Four Corners states alone, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. ‘Wake-up call’: wildfires tear through drought-plagued US south-west 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z That left much of the state a tinderbox when hundreds of lightning strikes scorched the countryside last week. Fast-Moving California Wildfires Boosted by Climate Change 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “The global economy has essentially become a giant tinderbox, susceptible to any spark that may come its way.” The only V-shaped recovery after coronavirus will be in the stock markets | Larry Elliott 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Grijalva said it seemed that Milley knew something was planned, “there’s a tinderbox here and he wants his people to respect the rights of the protesters.” National Guard commander says police at Lafayette Square used ‘excessive force’ to clear path ahead of Trump 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The economic impact of coronavirus is a “tinderbox” that will drive civil unrest and instability in developing countries in the second half of 2020, according to new analysis. Protests predicted to surge globally as Covid-19 drives unrest 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The vacuum left between the two sides is becoming a tinderbox. 'We don't live in a communist country!': battle over masks rages in Texas 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z By the time outrage and despair over Mr. Floyd’s death filled our feeds, the tinderbox was ready to explode. A ‘Glorious Poetic Rage’ 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Haiti, spared a major coronavirus outbreak so far, now a ‘tinderbox’ set to ‘explode’ Latin America had time to prepare for the coronavirus. It couldn’t stop the inevitable. 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Into this tinderbox of pain, throw the match of Floyd’s graphically documented killing. Cause of death: COVID-19, police violence or racism? 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Those that remained raised rates and deductibles for nearly all homeowners to reflect the climate-change reality that we’re living in a tinderbox. Column: Stores may be insured for looting. But guess who pays in the end (hint: you) 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The president chose to inflame the tinderbox, tweeting a threat to use the National Guard against demonstrators he denigrated as “THUGS.” Protests pose a challenge for Biden: Appealing to older and younger black voters 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z While other presidents seek to cool the situation in tinderbox moments like this, Mr. Trump plays with matches. In Days of Discord, a President Fans the Flames 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z He chose to inflame the tinderbox himself when he issued an ultimatum to people protesting the death of a black man there under the custody of a white police officer. With ‘shooting’ tweet, Trump inflames rather than soothes tensions amid Minneapolis unrest 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump instead threw a rhetorical match into the tinderbox. Analysis: Trump fuels new tensions in moment of crisis 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a very volatile issue. It’s a tinderbox.” Advocates seek investigation of State Police surveillance 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In 2002, Utah was reeling from four years of dry conditions that turned the state ''into a parched tinderbox,'' as the Associated Press reported at the time. Thirsty future for American West, as ”megadrought” grips some of the fastest-growing U.S. cities 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Now the family are living in lockdown together, struggling with isolation, a loss of their support network and a claustrophobic atmosphere that Julie describes as a "tinderbox". The parents in lockdown with violent children 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “We’re racing to get ahead of an outbreak. Homeless shelters could become a tinderbox in terms of rapid spread of the outbreaks.” Hotels sit vacant during the pandemic. But some locals don’t want homeless people moving in. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z "It is the best place for a virus to be. People are close together. Their immune systems are compromised. It is just a tinderbox for that match." Virginia nursing home's coronavirus death toll rises to 45 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z “It is the best place for a virus to be. People are close together. Their immune systems are compromised. It is just a tinderbox for that match.” Deaths hit 45 at Virginia care home called ‘virus’s dream’ 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal judge on Monday to release hundreds of vulnerable inmates at FCC Oakdale to home confinement, calling the rural facility a tinderbox “ready to explode.” ACLU: Feds ‘slow walking’ inmate release at stricken prison 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z “I’m just doing all of it. Because they’re in a tinderbox — as soon as one person gets it, it’s going to spread like wildfire.” Immigrant advocates sue to get vulnerable detainees released from ICE custody amid coronavirus 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Jails, prisons and other detention facilities, often lacking any realistic means of achieving physical distance among inmates and detainees, are tinderboxes for disease of all sorts. Opinion | Detained migrant children are sitting ducks. Accelerate their release. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “The conditions and reality of incarceration make prisons and jails tinderboxes for the spread of disease,” said Udi Ofer, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Justice Division. An explosion of coronavirus cases cripples a federal prison in Louisiana 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z This year, there was the perfect storm – record-breaking drought and heat coalescing on tinderbox land. In fire-hit rural Australia, climate debate burns deep 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In Kinglake West, Deb and Mark Morrow, who lost their house on Black Saturday, say they are again living in a tinderbox. ‘It’s triggering’: Australian community razed by fire dreads a sequel to its darkest hour 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z A rundown housing project that’s home to more than 30 nationalities, the neighborhood is a volatile tinderbox of factions and competing tribes, its tenuous peace held together by shaky alliances born of uneasy proximity. Review | Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Misérables’ gets a starkly contemporary update in France’s exhilarating Oscar nominee. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Soon after the attack, former Vice President Joe Biden, the national front-runner, issued a statement charging that Mr. Trump had “tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox.” Editorial Roundup: US 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Heat and drought have toasted the land, turning Australia’s countryside into a tinderbox. Opinion | Australia’s apocalyptic fires are a warning to the world 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The events drew attention to two extremes of climate change: prolonged rainfall that flooded the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and prolonged drought that dried California's forests and grasslands into a tinderbox. Fires and Flood Cap Off a Decade of U.S. Disasters 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The NHS, the country’s universal healthcare system, became an election tinderbox, with Labor warning that Brexit could leave it in peril of predatory U.S. health companies. Brexit fight dominates as Britain goes to the polls 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Dry areas are now drier and larger, with forests that used to be reliably moist becoming tinderboxes waiting for a spark. The World Burns All Year. Are There Enough Planes to Douse the Flames? 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Now Californians, like most western Americans, live too close to their wildlands, which are drying into tinderboxes. California is living America’s dystopian future 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z We’ll be watching events throughout the day as the tinderbox situation unfolds, with the strongest Santa Ana winds in a decade likely still around peak strength until the evening in southern California. California: San Bernardino fire adds to ring of blazes around LA – live 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Thousands of firefighters are battling wind-fueled wildfires across California, as warm temperatures, strong winds and low humidity turned the state into a “tinderbox”. California wildfires: how bad are they and is the climate crisis linked? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Conditions statewide made California “a tinderbox”, said Jonathan Cox, a spokesman for the California department of forestry and fire protection. California wildfires: violent winds fuel Kincade blaze as Getty fire burns in LA 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Fire conditions statewide made California "a tinderbox," said Jonathan Cox, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. LeBron James among California wildfire evacuees after blaze erupts near Getty Center in Los Angeles 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Fire conditions statewide made California “a tinderbox,” said Jonathan Cox, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fires spread amid power outages in Northern California 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The NWS issued red-flag warnings Thursday for much of the San Francisco Bay area, including the region where the Kincade Fire is burning, as blustering offshore winds met dry air and created tinderbox conditions. High-voltage power line broke near origin of massive California fire that forced thousands of evacuations 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z This incursion threatens to bring both to a region that was already a tinderbox of tension. Could Turkish offensive unleash Islamic State threat? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z No stranger to nationalist rhetoric himself, Mr Trump compared security at the US-Mexico border to the tensions between India and Pakistan in the tinderbox Kashmir region. Trump praises Modi at ‘historic’ Texas rally 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z “When I drive home through my neighborhood, I see tinderboxes everywhere.” Communities search for ways to live with growing fire threat 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is an American ally in the planet’s most volatile tinderbox. Editorials from around New York 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z All that heat transformed northern forests into tinderboxes ready to light. Arctic sea ice is at a near-record low — but that’s just one of the north’s problems 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Residents allegethe use of criminal gangs to sway voters, creating mayhem and turning Kibera into a tinderbox that sparks conflict in regions of Kenya. 'If we don’t kill these people they will kill you': policing Africa's largest slum 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z With such intense flames, she realized, the attic would be a tinderbox. Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than anybody knew 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z "It is a policy of dehumanization implemented by this executive administration made at the feet of Stephen Miller that creates a tinderbox of violence and dehumanization where hurt people hurt people," she said. AOC tears into Trump for 'manufactured' border crisis at emotional hearing on migrant detention 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Not for the first time, nor certainly the last, the Persian Gulf is a veritable tinderbox. The UK must stand up to Trump over Iran | Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Who needed a big fireworks show on Independence Day in Washington when America’s political system is nothing but a tinderbox, ready to blow? Despite July 4 display on National Mall, the real fireworks are in Congress 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z On the hottest night of the summer, all this tinderbox needed was a spark. A riot that changed millions of lives 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say Almena and Harris knowingly created a tinderbox with inadequate means of escape. Ghost Ship trial: A weary dad sits in court every day, missing his daughter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite years of deployments of French, U.S. and U.N. forces, the Sahel region remains a tinderbox of Islamist fighters, ethnic militias and smuggling rackets. World Digest: May 16, 2019 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z To survive, the Palestinian Authority has scaled back wages for the civil servants, triggering what analysts describe as a tinderbox in the West Bank. Trump asks Saudi Arabia to pay for Middle East peace deal 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z For U.S. officials, it has meant reconciling Trump’s withdrawal directive with the reality of the tinderbox that would be left behind. Allies decline request to stay in Syria after U.S. troops withdraw 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Nelson MP Nick Smith said the entire region was a "tinderbox" and its 70,000 residents were "on edge." Thousands flee New Zealand wildfire 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Here’s a look back at the conflict that engulfed Northern Ireland and spilled into Britain’s mainland, the peace that followed and the possibility that the tinderbox might ignite again. AP Explains: Brexit awakens old fears in Northern Ireland 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z This creates a tinderbox for wildfires, which can ignite from actions as simple as sparks flying from a trailer dragging on the road or a faulty power line. The new abnormal: why fires like Paradise will happen again and again 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Separately, Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying that the United States is selling more arms into the Middle East than the region needs, making it a “tinderbox”. Iran's Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb... 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z They are a perfect tinderbox for wildfires, and scientists say they are happening more often. Trump thinks climate change had no role in California’s fires. But here are the facts. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Eastern Europe is now a tinderbox of competing populisms, full of talk of Putin only understanding violence, of dodgy alliances and half-meant security promises. Forget Brexit, war in Ukraine is the biggest threat to Europe | Simon Jenkins 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Those high temperatures had made the vegetation especially parched, officials argued, and turned Butte County into a tinderbox. Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California’s history, has been contained 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z In fact, few disagree that California’s increasingly dry and overgrown forests are, effectively, large-scale tinderboxes. Explainer: Blame climate, but crowded forests also fuel California... 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The irony is that Paradise was one of the few Sierra slope towns built in a tinderbox that tried to change its fate. Despite fire after fire, Paradise continued to boom — until California's worst wildfire hit - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Others sided with Mr. Trump, arguing that a litany of federal and state environmental regulations have made it increasingly difficult to thin overgrown woods or clear dry, beetle-kill stands, turning the federal forests into tinderboxes. Trump sparks California wildfires debate on clearing versus climate 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Officials shot back that increasingly destructive fires are a result of global warming, which has led to weather that dries out vegetation and turns large swaths of grassland into a tinderbox. ‘It is not safe.’ California wildfires continue deadly assault on populated areas. 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z What others are now calling the New Cold War — but I prefer to think of as a new global tinderbox — bears only the most minimal resemblance to that earlier period. On the road to World War III? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z It all suggests America is a tinderbox and its president is like a child playing with matches. ‘Edge of the knife’: Trump drags divided states of America towards his midterms reckoning 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z But the province now is a tinderbox of geopolitical tensions and warring armed groups. Syria’s Looming Idlib Offensive Is Stalled by Turkey 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “It’s all very flammable material – they’re like tinderboxes waiting to catch fire.” Devastated and destroyed: Delhi slums struggle to recover from frequent fires 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Judicial nominees are particularly practiced at not answering a tinderbox question like whether they will protect access to abortion, and Democrats are likely to be frustrated. 10 things to watch for in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing Wednesday 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Profanity prone in the extreme, LaBorde was known for her tinderbox temper and hostile disposition. How the Trump administration went easy on small-town police abuses 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “I have to respectfully disagree with Secretary Zinke and say that a multitude of factors contribute to the tinderbox conditions in California and across the West,” Mr. Barnwell wrote in an email. Climate Has a Role in Wildfires? No. Wait, Yes. 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Other than a gas station across the street, the only nearby business was the Ear Inn, a dimly lit tinderbox of a bar that recently celebrated its 200th birthday. Coming of Age in the Loft Jazz Scene 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The Ghost Ship warehouse was uniquely dangerous, described by some as a “tinderbox” and “deathtrap”. 'We simply can't exist': how Oakland's warehouse fire reshaped a community 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Come July, triple-digit heat once again fueled huge blazes, as arid land served as an ideal tinderbox. Opinion | We won’t stop California’s wildfires if we don’t talk about climate change 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z But eastern Congo is a tinderbox of conflicts over land and ethnicity stoked by decades of on-off war and this could hamper efforts to contain the virus. WHO warns there may be no vaccine option for new Ebola outbreak 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z To inflame that situation with such rhetoric was a true danger, a match lowered to a tinderbox. Trump vs. the Times: Inside an Off-the-Record Meeting 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z But its true destructiveness might lie ahead, as its burns a path through a tinderbox primed for disaster. Essential California: How dead trees could make a fire near Yosemite much worse 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But its true destructiveness might lie ahead as it burns a path through a tinderbox already primed for disaster. Massive tree die-off brings unprecedented danger as wildfire burns near Yosemite 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The ground is extremely dry at the moment and grassland and parks will act like a tinderbox when exposed to even the smallest of sparks. Heatwave sees crews 'praying for rain' 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z “To be on a position like that after a major altercation. I found that very strange, in a tinderbox environment to continue like that.” Australian basketballers 'in fear' for safety in Philippines brawl 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Rakhine State was already an ethnic tinderbox before the light infantry divisions arrived. The shock troops who expelled the Rohingya from Myanmar 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z For the capital’s thousands of firefighters, the slums are sprawling, unregulated tinderboxes. Firefighting in Manila's tinderbox slums – a picture essay 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z "This is a blaze, the building is just going up like a tinderbox. It's quite shocking," he said. Sturgeon: Art school fire is heartbreaking 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Yet WhatsApp has several features that make it a potential tinderbox for misinformation and misuse. In India, Facebook’s WhatsApp Plays Central Role in Elections 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Can it be safely managed in the tinderbox of Korea? Opinion | Korea is built to be unsolvable 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Managing in the major leagues with a tinderbox bullpen is excruciating. Dodgers' bullpen follows the same script and lets the Diamondbacks steal one in 4-3 loss 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Curry County Fire and Safety Director David Kube described the area as “tinderbox dry.” Dry conditions prompt burn ban in New Mexico county 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The traditional way to understand this episode is that it proves how much of a tinderbox the Jerusalem issue is. Trump’s move frees Palestinians to focus on peace 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Trump upended decades of U.S. policy in defiance of warnings from around the world that the gesture risks aggravating conflict in the tinderbox Middle East. Arabs, Europe, U.N. reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z According to the paper, this mass extinction happened because the space rock slammed into an oily tinderbox, blasting enough soot into the atmosphere to cause extreme global cooling. Dino-Killing Asteroid Hit Just the Right Spot to Trigger Extinction 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “I thought this would be a tinderbox,” Ogle said. Booze on the ballot: Utah dry town mulls allowing alcohol 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z That said, they’ve also discovered that — because the world is such a tinderbox right now — people are remarkably engaged on national security. Analysis | The Daily 202: Ex-CIA officers running for Congress as Democrats 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “Even in a really wet year, if you get a hot summer, your vegetation is just a tinderbox,” Swain said. Scientists See Climate Change in California's Wildfires 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Trump upended decades of U.S. policy in defiance of warnings from around the world that the gesture risks aggravating conflict in the tinderbox Middle East. Arabs, Europe, U.N. reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Most memorably, classmates say, Mr. Miller established a reputation for barreling eagerly toward racial tinderboxes, leaving some to wonder whether his words were meant to be menacing or hammy. Stephen Miller, the Powerful Survivor on the President’s Right Flank 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z South Korean officials, in a shift from the previous conservative government, have called for increased negotiations with the North as a way of defusing the escalating tensions on the tinderbox Korean Peninsula. After North Korea Nuclear Test, Trump Saves Harshest Words for South Korea 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z A wood skyscraper might sound like a bad idea—and potentially a giant tinderbox. High Rises Made of Wood? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z In a tinderbox atmosphere, where opposition supporters are convinced that their candidate, Raila Odinga, was cheated of victory in last week’s presidential election, the images spread on social media are incendiary. Horrifying images on social media fuel tension after Kenya's disputed election, but not all are real 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The poorest neighborhoods in our urban areas are tinderboxes; too often, it is police brutality that sets them afire. Trump’s bluster and Sessions’ muscle are dangerous for police reform 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z France's Mediterranean coastline is vulnerable to seasonal wildfires because of its inland forest fringe that becomes a tinderbox in the dry summers. 'This seems endless.' Fires force evacuation of 12,000 in 3 French Riviera towns 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z What might be viewed as a local policing decision elsewhere in the world was in this tinderbox of a city treated as an unacceptable infringement on the rights of Muslims to visit the compound. At Jerusalem's Holiest Site, the 'Status Quo' Is Breaking Down into Open Conflict 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Without clearing brush, forests become unnaturally overgrown - creating a tinderbox ready to explode into even more ferocious flames. California Editorial Rdp 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The sky was a tinderbox of mystery and hope and fear - and we were all looking up. Editorials from around Oregon 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z If it again comes under attack by pro-Assad forces, Washington may be forced to defend the coalition at the risk of sparking a tinderbox of tensions with Iranian and Syrian troops in the northern province. U.S. risks further battles as it steps deeper into Syrian quagmire 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “I think that Europe is going to become a political tinderbox over the next few years,” Bannon said, according to Kassam. Breitbart sees potential to expand in Europe amid French, German elections 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The biggest moral challenge of her leadership is posed by Rakhine state, a tinderbox of tension between minority Rohingya Muslims and majority Buddhists. Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's great hope fails to live up to expectations 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z “It has inflamed what was already a tinderbox.” Rockville High rape case draws attention at White House briefing 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z However, this forester says poor management by rangers has turned the forest into a tinderbox. Editorials from around New York 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Among them is Anne Patterson, 67, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and a former ambassador to Pakistan and Egypt, two of the biggest tinderboxes Mr. Trump will face. In a Week, Trump Reshapes Decades of Perceptions About America 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z HAIFA, Israel — The wildfires that swept across Israel and the West Bank last month were the worst in a decade, a torch lit in a tinderbox. Israeli leaders said recent fires were ‘pyro-terror.’ But few Arabs have been charged with arson. 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The victims died because they were trapped in a tinderbox. Oakland’s Fire Shows Risks of Pursuing Dreams in Illegal Warehouses 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Almena declined to talk about reports from former residents who described the building as a “tinderbox” and “death trap” filled with RVs and pianos. Oakland warehouse manager mournful but defiant after 36 die in fire at artists collective 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The warehouse was a 10,000-square-foot tinderbox with stacks of discarded furniture piled high, a rickety staircase made partly of wooden pallets, and a half-dozen RVs. Investigations into Oakland fire intensify as grim search for victims enters Day 4 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Inside was a 10,000-square-foot tinderbox: stacks of discarded furniture piled high, a rickety staircase made partly of wooden pallets, and a half-dozen RVs. Before deadly Oakland fire, Ghost Ship warehouse was scene of legal sparring and tenant drama 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Some former residents described the building as a “tinderbox” and “death trap” filled with RVs and pianos. They said it lacked fire sprinklers and had a staircase partly made from wooden pallets. Man who managed Oakland warehouse says fire victims were 'my children,' 'my future' 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z "It was a tinderbox," said Brooke Rollo, 30, who did not attend Friday’s event but had gone to parties there previously. Some had long viewed the site of fatal Oakland blaze as a 'death trap' 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Wetter weather this year — compared to the tinderbox conditions created by the El Nino phenomenon in 2015 — provided some relief. No Real Progress Made After Choking Haze Affected Millions of People 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Leaves, fallen branches and dried undergrowth have turned the forest floors into tinderboxes. Tennessee editorial roundup 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The sectarian tinderbox of about 200,000, roughly 30 miles west of Mosul, was once home to Shiite and Sunni Turkmen. Shiite militias have joined the battle to push Islamic State from Mosul. But can they be kept under control? 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The South’s usually temperate forests have turned into tinderboxes, worries Denise Croker, a chief ranger with the Georgia Forestry Commission in northwest Georgia. Deep South drought kills crops, threatens herds, dries lakes 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z In the meantime, read about the London Stadium’s tinderbox tie test: West Ham v Chelsea: EFL Cup fourth round – live! 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The dispute over the Western Wall is one of several tinderboxes for Israel’s Orthodox establishment and the more liberal denominations. Battle over women praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall continues as compromise stalls 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The blazes, which broke out Monday as temperatures hit triple digits, raged in a tinderbox region of the forest that had not burned for many years. In Southern California, firefighters jump from one forest blaze to the next 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The blazes, which broke out Monday as temperatures hit triple digits, raged in a tinderbox region of the forest that had not burned for many years. Twin fires in San Gabriel Mountains force hundreds of evacuations amid brutal conditions 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The blaze coincided with the first major heatwave of the year, creating tinderbox conditions. Firefighters killed tackling huge Cyprus forest blaze 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The United States and Vietnam must not spark a “regional tinderbox,” the Communist Party newspaper, China Daily, warned in an editorial Tuesday, noting concerns that Obama’s move was meant to “curb the rise of China.” Don’t start a fire in Asia, China warns Obama after Vietnam arms embargo lifted 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The last pillar of the Dodgers' bullpen, the lone reliable man in this tinderbox assembled by President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, crumbled at 11:07 p.m. on Friday evening. Kenley Jansen and Dodgers are burned by Melvin Upton's ninth-inning homer 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z But they all shared one factor: tinderbox dryness in the brush and wood that fueled them. I Survived the Wildfire That Killed My Firefighting Crew 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s beautiful but makes things much more complicated, and I think much more of a tinderbox. The Cast of Rebecca Miller’s ‘Maggie’s Plan’ on Real-Life and On-Screen Romances 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The idea that Turkey is encouraging a war in the South Caucasus, long a tinderbox for Russia, is unlikely to sit well with the Kremlin. Azerbaijan Claims to Halt Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Warns Armenia 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Rubio, always aware of the immigration tinderbox that injured him with the Republican base, conceded he would be open to a pause of the program to eliminate abuse of it. The Low-Energy Debate 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z However, local economists and business analysts warned the magazine Revista Net of a tinderbox of poverty and desperation. Juárez: factory workers are protesting for their rights with an ‘Occupy-style’ sit-in 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z It isn't exactly clear to me how the allocation of delegates works in Nevada but the issue of Super Delegates is a tinderbox for Bernie supporters. Stakes in Nevada Rise for Hillary Clinton as Caucuses Near 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Precisely because pension reform is such a tinderbox issue, lenders reluctantly agreed to tackle it in January. Tsipras expecting protest after Greece paves way for further privatisations 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z He was only 22 but not shy in expressing his political views, and was linked to the far-right National Front, then a growing force within British politics with race a tinderbox issue. Davis Cup final: Buster Mottram & story of Britain's 1978 campaign 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z So while investors are more sanguine about global risks now, markets may be sitting on a tinderbox. China’s Currency Path and the Dollar-Debt Time Bomb 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z “The threat is real, and the region is a potential tinderbox for radicalization,” the Balkan diplomatic official said. Islamic State plotting to infiltrate, destabilize Balkans, intelligence suggests 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Citi Field was a tinderbox, a fuse waiting to be lit. Mets Fans Had Their Say. Now, Let’s Play Ball. 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z This is the dilemma of the activist athlete – even one tackled into the tinderbox – they risk of alienating fans, supporters and sponsors is real. James Blake's dilemma: how much of an activist does he want to become? 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z After all, our tinderbox climate is getting worse: fire seasons are now an average of 78 days longer than they were in 1970, and twice as many acres burn today as did three decades ago. The Fires That Aren’t Worth Fighting 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Cooler temperatures are aiding firefighters in battles against wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington but the region’s historic drought has created unprecedented tinderbox conditions. Cooler California temperatures give wildfire crews relief after five-day battle 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Kashmir is always a tinderbox, and right now, is indeed alarming. "Are (Modi's) India and (Sharif's) Pakistan Sliding Toward War?" -- Let's Hope Not 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Four years of drought, along with climate change, had turned what should have been cool and moist higher elevations into a tinderbox, and then a burned-out moonscape of ash and wooden skeletons. After Years of Drought, Wildfires Rage in California 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z With shootings of black men by police officers across the country setting off violence and racial strife, the authorities here have made a concerted effort to defuse potential tinderbox situations as quickly as possible. Boston Officials Move Quickly to Share Video in Suspect’s Shooting 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “We’ve got a lot of real tinderboxes in large cities now,” he said. Philadelphia's Osage Avenue police bombing, 30 years on: 'This story is a parable' 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z But the desolation that made the area a tinderbox for protest—where frustration with government neglect and police abuse momentarily spilled into violence — is still palpable. In weary Baltimore neighborhood, children take to the street for some fun 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Otherwise, we’re going to concentrate so much on the Middle East that we’re going to lose sight of a potential tinderbox in Northeast Asia. Bill Richardson: Obama Administration Policy on North Korea Is Not Working 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Maybe, in the Baltimore tinderbox of anger and distrust, some of them reacted irately to a phalanx of men and women in blue. After social-media alert to a ‘purge,’ police officers stood waiting 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z In the long term, the lack of snowpack threatens to turn once-lush forests into tinderboxes that could ignite with a single errant spark, a single discarded cigarette or a single ill-placed lightening strike. As West struggles with drought, complicated water politics loom 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Routinely petty and partisan when it comes to the Democratic president and his efforts, they risk sabotaging a promising attempt to stabilize the tinderbox that is the Middle East. New England editorial roundup 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z As a result, Syrian cities became a tinderbox, and the subsequent political instability ignited into violence in 2011 at the onset of the Arab Spring. Climate Security Pits U.S. Military Against Congress 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Netanyahu warned that the planned agreement would create a “nuclear tinderbox” in the Middle East and “inevitably lead to war.” Netanyahu’s dangerous zero-sum game 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that the current nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran could spark an arms race in the Middle East and turn it into a “nuclear tinderbox.” Netanyahu: Nuclear Deal 'Paves Iran's Path to the Bomb' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z A region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox. Transcript: Netanyahu Speech to Congress 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, administration officials are grappling with how deeply America can become involved without overly offending various factions in the tinderboxes of Syria, Iraq and Iran. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z A military-grade airstrip and dredged harbor on Fiery Cross Reef, which lies on the western edge of the Spratly archipelago, clearly would expand China's ability to operate in an area considered a potential tinderbox. China's man-made islands in disputed waters raise worries 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “The people of South Sudan are living in a tinderbox, with emotions high, an abundant flow of weapons and with both sides recruiting fighters, often forcefully and including children,” Al Hussein said. U.N. Says Tens of Thousands Dead in South Sudan Conflict 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z For some local residents, the housing situation has become a political tinderbox and a call for action. Winter workers seek housing in Telluride 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z But Kagan said Jerusalem was a “tinderbox” because of renewed tensions over access to one of the city’s holiest sites, which Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims know as the Noble Sanctuary. Court asked to consider Jerusalem’s sovereignty on U.S. passports “I mean, history suggests that everything is a big deal with respect to the status of Jerusalem. And right now Jerusalem is a tinderbox.” Supreme Court Weighs Status of Jerusalem for Passports 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z She said it was shocking that Congress would seek to meddle in a sensitive foreign policy “tinderbox.” Supreme Court appears sharply split on Jerusalem passport issue 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations, called Gaza “a tinderbox.” Kerry pledges more U.S. aid to rebuild Gaza Combined with three years of drought, which has turned many farms to dust, wilderness areas are a tinderbox. Summer's over but heatwave pushes southern California towards meltdown 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In places where police mistrust is already rife, the failure to document — where documentation is expected — might then become its own new tinderbox. Today’s Police Put on a Gun and a Camera 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The town and the forest that surrounds it were a tinderbox after three years of drought. Lumber town takes stock after wind-driven wildfire 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Hot weather, dry conditions and one bolt of lightning is all it takes for these tinderboxes to ignite. Congress should do more to protect the country from wildfires Droughts and erratic precipitation have turned forests into tinderboxes, and everything from campfires to lightning strikes have become their sparks. Hung Out to Dry: Simpson, GOP Lawmakers Abandon Wildfire Bill 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z But it’s uncertain how the new Indonesian leader will address pressing regional security issues — most immediately, the South China Sea’s tinderbox of maritime and territorial conflicts. The U.S. and Indonesia Need to Hold Back China in the South China Sea 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z A three-year drought has created tinderbox conditions across much of the American west. California's fire fighters are braced for a long, hot - and busy - summer 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The area remains a tinderbox with unseasonably warm spring temperatures and dry vegetation. Funny River Fire grows to 105 square miles 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The tinderbox situation in the eastern Ukraine makes many papers. Benefit changes and Clooney's new girl - the newspapers 2014-04-28T05:23:49Z And then there was the tinderbox of Ukraine. Quick History: Obama’s High-Profile Tour of Asia Hits Speed Bumps 2014-04-26T19:45:50Z According to McGraw, there was a tinderbox feel to the affair. Jenkins: Muffet McGraw, Geno Auriemma: These two plain don’t like each other 2014-04-07T22:43:54Z But the central region has been a tinderbox for decades. Herdsmen kill 100 in attacks on Nigerian villages 2014-03-16T15:58:30Z When his mother found out, she admonished him: Not for smoking — it was the 1960s, after all, he said — but for doing so amid the centuries-old rafters, because “technically, the house is a tinderbox.” The Appraisal: In Gracie Mansion’s Attic, Mayors and Their Children Find a Flexible Space 2014-03-03T15:56:46Z The land dries crisp and tinderbox very quickly. How Aborigines solved the bushfire problem 2014-03-01T21:36:34Z But Islamist guerrillas abound on its borders and the internal strife in neighboring Syria and Lebanon often spills over, raising tinderbox incidents every few days, Gantz said. Israel wages 'war between wars' as Mideast threats simmer 2014-01-31T15:41:48Z Or else it could be a volatile tinderbox of tens of millions of unskilled and workless youngsters. Tackling Uganda's lack of school places 2013-12-11T00:16:36Z "It's a tinderbox that can ignite into something very, very big and very, very bad." Central African Republic: Religious tinderbox 2013-11-04T13:38:45Z "It's a tinderbox that can ignite into something very, very big and very, very bad," the Associated Press news agency quoted Mr Ging as saying. CAR's special UN force approved 2013-10-30T14:01:11Z Has the administration seriously considered the likelihood that Russia and Iran will resupply Mr. Assad immediately after a strike and the other possible reactions in a region that’s such a tinderbox? Letter From Washington: Obama's Red Line Comes Back to Haunt Him 2013-09-01T16:03:07Z He'll continue to lead the coalition, alongside deputy leader Paulo Portas whose resignation 13 days ago ignited the tinderbox of austerity fatigue and economic gloom. Portugal's president backs government after national salvation deal collapses - eurozone crisis live 2013-07-22T07:10:49Z Some grew up in this tinderbox town in the mountains, meeting the elite hotshot fire crews during school presentations, or watching them roll through town in their hulking trucks and matching T-shirts. Boys With Firefighting Dreams, and Goodbyes That Turned Final 2013-07-03T02:12:20Z But thousands more acres are dense tinderboxes, Mr. Bruno said. Cost of Battling Wildfires Cuts Into Prevention Efforts 2013-06-28T00:33:43Z Like earthquakes in California or hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, wildfires are a perennial danger in the tinderbox West. In Colorado, Nature Takes a Fiery Toll Despite a Community’s Efforts to Prepare 2013-06-15T00:26:59Z Mumbai’s racecourse does not carry the same historical baggage; nor is it the tinderbox that is Gezi Park of Istanbul. India Ink: Central Park Dreams Trigger a Battle in Mumbai 2013-06-13T04:30:26Z So rather than watch the bugs turn the land into a tinderbox for wildfires, the Lipsons decided to take steps to stop the beetles in their tracks. Prototype: Tech Accessories, Courtesy of the Mountain Pine Beetle 2013-06-08T18:49:29Z Residents, including Mr. Muska, never viewed the plant as a potential tinderbox capable of obliterating half their town. After Plant Explosion, Texas Remains Wary of Regulation 2013-05-10T01:08:32Z Animal rights have emerged recently as an unexpected tinderbox in the mayoral race, primarily around the issue of New York’s horse carriages. N.Y.C. Mayoral Hopefuls Vie to Love Animals the Most 2013-05-07T01:59:37Z The American West is a tinderbox right now.” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Savors a Steep Learning Curve 2013-04-30T02:24:46Z "Other countries, once they see Iran getting nuclear weapons, will rush to get their own nuclear weapons and then the Middle East will become a tinderbox," he said. Israel 'will act on Syria weapons' 2013-04-18T14:38:46Z On top of this, the region around Sochi is a political tinderbox. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is a political tinderbox for Russia 2013-01-02T12:13:10Z Regional and international leaders are scrambling to halt a fresh conflagration in a Great Lakes borderlands region that has long been a tinderbox of ethnic and political conflict fuelled by mineral riches. Congo's "The Terminator": at large but out of sight 2012-11-21T18:50:38Z “But in this environment, an accident is going to be like setting a match to a tinderbox.” U.S. Military Sends Ospreys to Okinawa, Despite Fierce Opposition 2012-10-01T15:42:25Z Still, despite the practical constraints under which Suu Kyi operates, some ethnic leaders have expressed disappointment that she has not said more about Burma’s ethnic tinderbox. Charm Offensive: Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's President Visit U.S. 2012-09-26T21:35:24Z In the United States, New Mexico and much of the rest of the West remain a tinderbox. Green Blog: Burning a Forest to Save It 2012-09-26T17:58:00Z He suggested that there was a "tinderbox atmosphere" in suburbs of French cities suffering from high youth unemployment and poverty. VIDEO: Youths riot in north France city 2012-08-14T15:14:48Z The London he describes was a tinderbox on the verge of being set alight. English riots one year on 2012-08-06T09:10:46Z The agreement, originally initialed by Great Lakes region foreign ministers on Thursday, proposes a military response to an offensive by Tutsi-led M23 rebels in east Congo's turbulent borderlands, which are a political and ethnic tinderbox. Congo, Rwanda presidents sign up to anti-rebel pact 2012-07-15T18:02:59Z The grinding drought that transformed much of the West into a tinderbox has all but choked off the growing season here. Kansas Town Stuggles to Deal With 115 Degrees 2012-07-02T01:20:59Z As always in the tinderbox that is Burma, one match could set off completely unexpected and tragic results. Will Ethnic Violence Kill Burma's Fragile Reforms? 2012-06-11T22:05:41Z But Kigali's alleged involvement, after a thaw in relations with its former arch foe Congo, is fanning fears of a slide back to war in a region that is a tinderbox of ethnic violence. E.Congo mutiny rakes over regional, ethnic wounds 2012-06-08T09:39:10Z Nevertheless, Ms Haffajee decided to take down the image because the "atmosphere is like a tinderbox". Paper removes 'rude' Zuma picture 2012-05-28T11:44:48Z They point to Syria's sectarian dimension — its divided opposition and multi-ethnic, multi-religious tinderbox of a population. A Tale of Two Revolutions: Syrian Refugees in Libya Compare Uprisings 2012-04-12T18:55:00Z No. I spent a large part of my childhood in Tunisia, that little tinderbox that last spring sparked so many changes in the world. A Conversation With Rachel Graham: Rachel Graham: The Aquatic Jane Goodall, Speaking Up for Sharks 2012-03-26T16:50:41Z With postrevolutionary Egypt a tinderbox of frustration and anger, the Port Said deaths provided the spark that lit the most recent fire. Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots 2012-02-08T17:45:00Z With post-revolutionary Egypt a tinderbox of frustration and anger, the Port Said deaths provided the spark that lit the most recent fire. More Killing in Cairo as Protesters Confront Authorities Over Soccer Riot 2012-02-03T21:30:00Z When Mr. White assumed the mayoralty in January 1968, Boston was a tinderbox. Kevin H. White, 82, Boston Mayor During Busing Crisis, Dies 2012-01-28T04:30:40Z Jos, in Nigeria's volatile "Middle Belt," is historically a religious and ethnic tinderbox in the country's sensitive North-South divide between Muslims and Christians. Insight: Islamist attacks strain Nigeria's north-south divide 2011-12-29T13:11:35Z Arrived at the barn, they produced a tinderbox, and, lighting a match, ordered Thomas to set fire to a heap of loose straw that lay near the barn door. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Such remarks tap into what is arguably the biggest public grievance in South Korean society — and, potentially, a political tinderbox. Social Critic Captivates Voters in South Korea 2011-11-14T19:21:07Z But only one candidate backed by the movement became a governor — in Anbar, which the Americans are hoping will not turn back into a tinderbox after they are gone. Qasim al-Fahadi, Leader in Iraq?s Anbar Province, Survives Bombing 2011-11-07T21:41:18Z For Obama, the larger story is of an administration with deepening credibility on how to handle bad actors or international tinderboxes without immersing the United States in war. Gadhafi death amounts to victory for Obama?s approach, but little impact likely on election 2011-10-20T22:15:51Z And off the poor wretches had to go, without even their tinderboxes to make fires. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z Texas saw what looks to be its hottest summer, making that vast state into a tinderbox. Weather disasters keep costing U.S. billions this year 2011-09-08T03:49:46Z Libya before the revolt was in many ways a social tinderbox. Tribal Rifts Threaten to Undermine Libya Uprising 2011-08-13T21:16:43Z Much of the killing was carried out in the west, still a tinderbox of ethnic and land tensions. Ivorian forces executed 26 people in past month: UN 2011-08-11T17:32:02Z Then it was Croydon, many miles south of Hackney and not a neighborhood usually seen as a tinderbox. London Riots: Fires Spread on Third Night of Violence 2011-08-09T09:45:00Z Long an ungovernable tinderbox of ethnic tensions, the west was wracked with brutal fighting trigged by the disputed elections. As Ivory Coast Recovers, One Region is Stuck in a Cycle of Hate 2011-07-16T06:10:00Z Now a little-known physician has stepped into this tinderbox environment to take the mantle — indeed, the very instruments — of the man many abortion rights advocates regard as a martyr. Taking Fight Back to Wichita, Doctor Seeks Abortion Clinic 2011-07-09T23:18:40Z There is nothing, in the humble opinion of the writer, which proves Kanu’s natural fitness for leadership so much as his having decided against the popularising of the tinderbox. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Some complained that it was environmentalists who had caused the forests to become tinderboxes by preventing the thinning of trees as they sought to protect wildlife. As Arizona Fire Rages, Officials Seek Its Cause 2011-06-11T16:37:45Z He struck a flint against a tinderbox, then lit the candle, shielding it from the wind till the wick was fully ablaze. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z BASRA, Iraq—Basra was a lethal tinderbox for much of the period after the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq. Basra Rebuilds Amid New Confidence 2011-06-02T19:11:13Z And because the material was so volatile, the factories were like tinderboxes. A Brief History of Plastic's Conquest of the World 2011-05-29T14:15:02.467Z Then, in mid-April, there were concerns about wildfires as the dry season wore on, turning dead vegetation into a tinderbox waiting for a spark. Scientist at Work: An Ancient Watery Underworld 2011-05-25T15:40:40Z Many analysts believe Abyei will be a tinderbox until both sides compromise. North May ?Cleanse? Sudanese Border Town, U.N. Says 2011-05-25T15:45:05Z Defiant protests continued in any case, and three more protesters were shot dead in the tinderbox city of Homs, rights activists said. Syria government approves lifting 48-year emergency rule 2011-04-19T21:04:04Z Texas is a tinderbox, pastureland for hungry cattle is drying up, and prospects are deteriorating rapidly for wheat, corn, cotton and other crops. Drought grows more dire in Southwest, farms hit 2011-04-14T16:22:57Z There are also large Kurdish populations and other minorities in Aleppo — it’s a real tinderbox.” New Grievances Broaden Syria?s Protest Movement 2011-04-14T00:56:30Z His books have taken on not only politics and philosophy, but also biotechnology and that tinderbox of an idea: human nature. Francis Fukuyama?Book Origins of Political Order 2011-04-10T14:00:00Z The tinderbox, of course, lies somewhere between rage and resignation. Egyptian Tinderbox Hangs on Deadly Mix of Emotion: Andre Aciman 2011-02-01T02:05:40Z Bill Richardson called a "tinderbox" after returning from a visit to the North Korean capital this week. War Rhetoric Rises Between North, South Korea 2010-12-23T23:00:00Z “The situation is still a tinderbox,” Richardson said an interview with AP. North Koreans Threaten ‘Sacred War’ as South Stages Exercise 2010-12-23T17:45:19Z But tensions on the peninsula remained high, with a U.S. troubleshooter, Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, calling the situation "a tinderbox" and urging the North to let the rival South conduct exercises. Fog may delay South Korean drill, after North's threat 2010-12-19T00:06:14Z A U.S. troubleshooter, Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, called the situation "a tinderbox" and urged the North to let the rival South conduct exercises. South Korea set for live-fire drills despite North threat 2010-12-18T02:59:53Z And in the tinderbox of Lebanese politics, nobody likes surprises. Already Tense, Beirut Shudders in WikiLeaks Spotlight 2010-12-08T08:50:00Z But they made Lebanon even more of a tinderbox and increased the prospect that a future conflict might include Syria. U.S. Strains to Stop Arms Flow 2010-12-06T22:19:00Z The president will also devote critical time to the African nation of Sudan, a political tinderbox, and to his relationship with leaders in Asia. For Obama, Time to Remind the World of His Agenda 2010-09-22T06:15:00Z Conditions in southern California, the Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Texas are expected to be warmer and drier than normal, creating a "tinderbox" effect for parts of California by spring and fall next year, he added. Northeast headed for milder winter: AccuWeather 2010-08-03T15:07:00Z "An immediate presence of trained international police officers and human rights monitors is critical to protecting lives and human rights in this tinderbox of violence and abuse," said Dawn Calabia, senior advisor for Refugees International. OSCE to send police monitors to Kyrgyzstan 2010-07-22T14:58:00Z “The waters around here are a tinderbox,” he said. Tourism Suffering on Isolated South Korean Island 2010-06-17T18:23:00Z So we face a tinderbox moment: a test of the strength of democratic institutions in a time of extreme fiscal stress. Tea Party rage is just the beginning 2010-05-24T23:13:00Z South Lebanon is once again looking like a tinderbox. Elusive peace 2010-03-25T17:16:00Z Jos, in Nigeria’s so-called “middle belt”, is a tinderbox that sits between the country’s predominantly Muslim north and largely Christian south. Sectarian violence in Nigeria: Deadly reprisals 2010-03-08T15:55:00Z In a post on the school’s Web site, Mr. Belle wrote from Port-au-Prince: I have been told that much U.S. media coverage paints Haiti as a tinderbox ready to explode. 2010-01-19T13:16:00Z Then he got out his tinderbox and struck, struck, struck. The Broom-Squire Then he tied up all his money in her apron, and slung it on his back like a bundle, put the tinderbox in his pocket, and walked off to the nearest town. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen But the building itself, old and rotten, a very tinderbox, was doomed. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant "I need not be a witch to do that; now get your tinderbox from your bag, and I will arrange the wood." The Devil's Pool Meinik carried a tinderbox, and soon had a fire blazing, and by its side they piled a great stock of wood. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Then I heard the striking of a tinderbox. Orrain A Romance "Hallo," said the soldier; "well this is a pleasant tinderbox, if it brings me all I wish for." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen This live coal was sometimes lost and the tinderbox missing; then the man of the family would travel to the nearest house for a spark with which to kindle his lost fire. Confessions of Boyhood They then got out their tinderboxes and bunches of rags, shook a few grains of powder from one of the horns among the chips, and then got the tinder alight. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden I knew where she kept her tinderbox and matches; I found them, and struck a light; and by the light of the match I perceived the candle and candlestick lying on the floor. Poor Jack The very lucifer-matches in many houses would be as useless as the tinderbox of a shipwrecked sailor. Paul Faber, Surgeon At last I came upon the candle, which had rolled under the curve of a cask, but, try as I would with my tinderbox, I could not light it. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard With tears still wounding him, he searched the niche in the adjacent wall, until he found the tinderbox that he had left there. Highland Ballad She says he finds his way up to his room, in the dark, and the candle and a tinderbox are always placed handy for him there. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden You are silly, not I; I'm a poet, if I had but, etc.—Who's silly now? rogues and lasses, tinderboxes and buzzards. The Journal to Stella "If, spite of your marriage with Old Drury, you "Come here with your tinderbox, courting the New "I'll have you indicted for bigamy!" Rejected Addresses On reaching his chamber he laid his hand on every possible ledge and corner for the tinderbox, but for a long time in vain. Wessex Tales To strike a fire one must have the flint and tinderbox, for matches were unknown until about 1830. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest He set down the jar, and reached for the tinderbox. The Lion's Skin He mixed sulfur with some dry leaves, set them on fire with a spark from his tinderbox, and proceeded to smoke the bees out. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea She found the tinderbox, and with trembling hands struck a light. White Lies Take the flint and tinderbox, creep along the bank, and light a fire at that spot; maybe the smoke will draw them above us. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea |
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