An emotional roller coaster

Monday, December 5, 2016 View this email in your browser A devastating fire; a pipeline victory. A populist wave; a far-right loss. Yes, it's that kind of Monday. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By Doug Criss. 1. Oakland fire At least 33 people are dead in the Oakland warehouse fire, but the toll's probably going to rise because less than a third of the building has been searched.  When the blaze broke out during a dance party at the "Ghost Ship" Friday night, attendees struggled to escape because it only had two exits. Officials are asking victims' families to preserve their belongings, such as toothbrushes, because they'd need DNA to ID many of them. The cause is still unknown. 2. North Dakota pipeline Protesters erupted with joy when news broke last night that the Dakota Access Pipeline will be rerouted. The Army Corps of Engineers says it'll look for a route that doesn't go through the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's land. But tribal leaders fear the incoming Trump administration will just reverse the decision. 3. Austria presidential election The EU's relieved now that Austria won't have a far-right head of state after all. Populist Norbert Hofer took a solid beating. He lost by 7% to Alexander Van der Bellen, who solidly supports the EU. Hofer's anti-immigrant message lost its luster a bit because the migrant crisis has eased somewhat. 4. Italy referendum The populist wave that powered Brexit rolled through Italy and washed away its Prime Minister. Matteo Renzi will resign after a constitutional amendment he favored was roundly defeated. It's a win for anti-EU parties, which will now have more power to perhaps pursue Italy's exit from the union. 5. Fidel Castro Cuba ended nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro with a simple, three-minute ceremony in Santiago de Cuba. Family members and a handful of Latin and African leaders attended. Cuban President Raul Castro slid a box with his brother's ashes into a mausoleum opening, ending the brief funeral. Share Tweet Forward Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Popularity contest Who was the most popular on Instagram this year? The Pope and a pop star, of course. Sorry, your bathroom selfies didn't make the cut Pop art How to create an art installation that generates buzz. Buy 180 decommissioned guns. Give them to artists. Cue the conversations. Snow globe Ahh, Hawaii. The land of sand, surf ... and snow? Yep. There's a winter storm brewing in paradise, on the summits of the Big Island. We'll stick to Bocce  Why throw darts when you can throw an axe? Thank our nice neighbors to the north for this bar game, which is headed our way. High (cost) tops Think your sneaker game is tight? Can you afford these diamond-dusted ones that cost $132,000? Yeah, we didn't think so. And finally ... Place your bets It's a spaghetti eating contest. With a man and his two dogs. And this, friends, is why we have an internet. (Click to view) Thanks for reading Five Things! We'd love to share our other newsletters with you. Check out CNNMoney's Reliable Sources, an insider's look into the media, brought to you by Brian Stelter. Read more stories on CNN.com » CNN Five Things shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? Let us know. We're all about self improvement. Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Sign yourself up! Copyright © 2016 Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to CNN newsletters. Our mailing address is: Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences