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Khloe Kardashian loses sleep over wildfire evacuations

11/9/2018, 5:42:40 PM
Wildfires have started spreading throughout Northern and Southern California yesterday, which has caused Khloe Kardashian to lose sleep over the fires and evacuations. ✔ I'm raiding your pantry @kendalljenner.' On the go: Kourtney Kardashian, 39, shared a photo with supplies packed into one of her vehicles, stating, 'I pray that everyone is safe and protected from these fires,' adding, 'No Calabasas tonight' Pantry raiding: She shared a photo of 'Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Sandwich Cremes' from the Whole Foods brand 365 Everyday Value, adding, 'Wait, What



The Latest: Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Malibu

11/9/2018, 6:11:56 PM
CAMARILLO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local): 7:25 a.m. A raging Southern California wildfire has triggered a mandatory evacuation order for the entire beachside city of Malibu. The fire broke out Thursday northwest of Los Angeles and roared southward, jumping the U.S. 101 freeway early Friday and sweeping into the Santa Monica Mountains. Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles (34 kilometers) of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range. The Los Angeles County Fire Department tweets that the fire is headed to the ocean, punctuating the message with the declaration: "Imminent threat!"



California wildfire advances on Malibu, one of three large blazes

11/9/2018, 5:14:19 PM
Three wind-whipped wildfires burned in California on Friday morning, including o... ✔ The blaze advanced rapidly to the outskirts of the city of Chico early on Friday, forcing thousands to flee after it left the nearby town of Paradise in ruins, Cal Fire said ✔ Evacuation notices were set for homes on the east side of Chico, a city of about 93,000 people about 90 miles north of Sacramento ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Wildfire destroys entire town as massive blazes tear through California

11/9/2018, 5:10:03 PM
At one point, the unrelenting flames burned about 2,000 acres per hour, taking down everything in its path ✔ The south side as well as the north side has been hit very hard as well ✔ Retired engineer Duane D'Amico and his dog narrowly escaped the oncoming flames ✔ I don't think, there's not going to be a home left in Paradise ✔ The devastation these communities are facing cannot be understated



Five people burned alive in their cars in Northern California wildfire

11/9/2018, 7:51:03 PM
More than 100,000 residents have been told to evacuate as the fires, one in the north and two in the south, scorch thousands of acres, fueled by the notorious Santa Ana winds. ✔ Five people have been burned alive in their cars by a wildfire in Northern California while officials warn that two other blazes ravaging the southern part of the state are zero percent contained, threatening to destroy thousands of homes ✔ Kourtney left her Calabasas home and posted an Instagram picture of suitcases in her car as she went to stay with sister Kendall Jenner's house in Beverly Hills and joked she was raiding her pantry for food



California wildfire leaves town in ruins as nearly quadruples in size

11/9/2018, 5:12:49 PM
A wildfire that moved so fast that firefighters couldn't hope to stop it quadrupled in size on Friday after destroying several thousand buildings and leveling much of a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people, authorities said. ✔ Firefighters were able to stop the flames at the edge of the city, where evacuation orders remained in place Friday, said Cal Fire Cpt ✔ AP Bushfire Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation



Thousand Oaks reels from twin tragedies: a mass shooting and destructive wildfire - Los Angeles Times

11/9/2018, 7:18:18 PM
Thousand Oaks reels from twin tragedies: Mass shooting and destructive wildfire



Our engagement do was a lavish disaster - our wedding will be the total opposite

11/9/2018, 7:23:18 PM
SHE is the loud, bubbly reality star who was known for her wild partying and tumultuous love life, but Vicky Pattison has finally found “the one”. After a chance meeting with John Noble… ✔ 12 SHE is the loud, bubbly reality star who was known for her wild partying and tumultuous love life, but Vicky Pattison has finally found the one ✔ After winning I’m A Celeb in 2015 I moved to London, and I’d never been so in demand workwise ✔ We never stopped loving each other and the wedding was never off



Dramatic footage shows family PRAY as they drive through California fire which left 5 dead

11/9/2018, 7:59:37 PM
SHOCKING footage has emerged of a family driving through California to escape a wildfire. ✔ My brother and mom were at work and school and never got to come back and grab anything, Bush said in a message ✔ Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West was among the many forced to flee, posting on Instagram a video of the flames from a plane window ✔ Just landed back home and had one hour to pack up and evacuate our home



Malibu fire update: Mandatory evacuation order forces residents to flee beach paradise

11/9/2018, 6:49:50 PM
Malibu, one of California’s most fabled playgrounds, was under threat Friday of a massive wildfire. ✔ Strong winds blow smoke horizontally over the the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean over the city of Malibu, far distance, in Southern California, seen from the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2018 ✔ Unable to return to their home in Oak Park, they were plotting on how to make good use of the scuba equipment they had in their car to turn the day into something a little less scary



Fall color is near peak across the D.C. area through Veterans Day weekend

11/9/2018, 5:59:40 PM
It's a chilly but increasingly pleasant long weekend for leaf peeping locally. ✔ Fall colors on the Bluemont Junction Trail in Arlington ✔ Maryland's reporting indicates northern parts of the state are past peak, with our region in peak color ✔ On Monday, clouds might increase with time, but it will be tranquil as highs rise to about 50 degrees



California fires: Which Hollywood stars live in Malibu? Orders to EVACUATE celeb hotspot

11/9/2018, 5:04:36 PM
MALIBU beach residents have been ordered to evacuate as the massive California wildfire approaches, but which famous faces live here? ✔ A wildfire is raging across Northern California, and has destroyed parts of the Sierra foothills ✔ California fires: Some of Malibu’s most famous residents (Pic: DS) However, it’s not only the celebrity tourists who come to enjoy the wonderful weather ✔ Jennifer Anniston lived by the beach with her then-husband Brad pitt while he was filming Fight Club



Woolsey Fire Sends Thousand Oaks Residents Fleeing, Hours After Mass Shooting

11/9/2018, 4:06:56 PM
Another wildfire, the Camp Fire, raged in Northern California. Thousands of acres and hundreds of buildings have burned in the blazes. ✔ The Woolsey Fire delivered a one-two punch for Thousand Oaks, igniting just hours after a gunman opened fire inside a popular country music bar in the city on Wednesday night and killed 12 people ✔ California’s governor-elect, Gavin Newsom, declared a state of emergency on Thursday afternoon and asked President Trump for federal assistance for Butte County and Ventura County



Paradise fire map: California Camp fire leaves town in RUINS - schools, hospitals evacuate

11/9/2018, 4:50:03 PM
CALIFORNIA wildfires have pursued into the cold months and towns are being burned down by the encroaching Paradise wildfire. The quickly spreading flames have engulfed enough land to now prompt evacuations. ✔ The California Department of Forestry and Fire protection - known as CAL Fire - said: Firefighters continue to be challenged with extreme fire and weather conditions including strong winds and with long range spotting ✔ The hospital was totally destroyed, Mike Mangas, a spokesman for operator Dignity Health, told Action News Now



Opinion: What I learnt campaigning for the first transgender candidate for governor – and why I'm optimistic even though we lost

11/9/2018, 6:40:40 PM
We broke barriers, challenged people to think about their own biases, and stayed positive and authentic in the process. We introduced many young people to politics and campaigning – young people who will go on to run campaigns and change the course of our future ✔ The attack has been blamed by Iranian government and military officials on gulf states that are allied with the US AP 49/50 22 September 2018 Pakistan has invited Saudi Arabia to become a partner in the Beijing funded Belt and Road scheme that will improve and expand Pakistan's infrastructure



Floods kill 4 in Jordan, visitors seek high ground in Petra

11/9/2018, 7:34:05 PM
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Flash floods caused by heavy rain across Jordan killed four people Friday and forced hundreds of tourists to seek higher ground in the kingdom's ancient city of Petra, government officials said. About two dozen people were hurt and dozens more evacuated from their homes in several locations in the kingdom, as flood waters rose rapidly. Amateur video posted online showed a powerful torrent rushing through the steep, narrow canyon through which visitors reach the Treasury, the main attraction of Petra, an ancient trading hub carved from rose-colored rock.



UK weather 'danger to life' warning issued as floods set to batter Britain - but how will you be affected?

11/9/2018, 5:12:36 PM
BRITAIN faces a double whammy of gale force winds and flooding later today causing power cuts, train delays or cancellations and road closures. The Met Office has issued a “danger to lifeR… ✔ That active weather system sweeps in later in the day turning things wet in the afternoon across northern Ireland, Wales and south west England ✔ It'll be wet, blustery, a lot spray and water on the roads ✔ The best of any sunshine will be in the north and east with temperatures staying mild



Wildfires hit California city reeling from mass shooting

11/9/2018, 6:02:27 PM
Even as the South California city of Thousand Oaks reeled from a mass shooting in which a gunman killed 12 people in a bar, a spreading wildfire forced thousands of people to flee their homes in a nearby area on Friday. ✔ Long fired seemingly at random inside the Western-themed bar with a .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said ✔ Jason Coffman wept as he told reporters that his son, Cody, 22, was among the dead



Ex-soccer star Eric Wynalda loses home to massive Ventura fire

11/9/2018, 7:32:14 PM
It’s bad enough when you’re evacuated at 3 a.m. because flames from a raging wildfire are just across the canyon. The experience becomes even rawer, even more visceral, when you see them engulf your house on television.That’s what happened to former U.S. soccer star Eric Wynalda on Friday, as the... ✔ Nov. 9, 2018, 10:43 a.m. Woolsey fire By Ruben Vives Nov 09, 2018 | 10:43 AM Gunfire, smoke and flames weigh heavily on these Westlake Village residents Jim Young looks at smoke rising from the Woolsey fire ✔ Brown Press Office (@GovPressOffice) November 9, 2018



Council sparks fury asking locals to clean out public drains THEMSELVES

11/9/2018, 4:22:53 PM
A COUNCIL sparked outrage after asking residents to clean leaves out of public street drains themselves ahead of incoming annual floods. Raging locals blasted Lancashire County Council – dema… ✔ A COUNCIL sparked outrage after asking residents to clean leaves out of public street drains themselves ahead of incoming annual floods ✔ Alamy 4 Locals blasted the authority, asking why they bother paying council tax During the autumn we often find the problem is simply caused by leaves lying on top of the grate which act like a plug and stop the water flowing down



Kardashians Evacuate Calabasas Amid California Wildfires: 'Pray Everyone Is Safe'

11/9/2018, 5:30:23 PM
Sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney sought refuge elsewhere as windswept fires raged near their Southern California homes. ✔ Fast-moving wildfires sweeping through California have forced thousands of residents to evacuate, including Kardashian family members who call the Southern California town of Calabasas home ✔ Thank you for all that you do for us!!! she wrote alongside another video



Malibu evacuated as 150ft flames force thousands to flee from wildfires

11/9/2018, 6:53:47 PM
Flames ripped through residential areas and flames leapt from hospitals and schools, a car dealership went up in flames on a street clogged with burned out vehicles and an abandoned police car ✔ Firefighter monitors a burning home while battling the Camp Fire in Paradise, California (Image: REUTERS) Workers and first responders evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital (Image: Getty Images) Flames ripped through residential areas and flames leapt from hospitals and schools, according to a Reuters witness, who saw a car dealership go up in flames on a street clogged with burned out vehicles and an abandoned police cruiser



Returning for two-week tour, former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy reflects on her lifelong ties with Japan

11/9/2018, 4:05:54 PM
Caroline Kennedy was in top form when she returned to Japan recently for a two-week visit. Following her arrival here on Oct. 25, the former ambassador's i ✔ and the Soviet Union on Aug. 5, 1963 a day before the 18th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing after more than eight years of difficult negotiations during the Cold War ✔ Japan would greatly benefit from their increased leadership and participation



California fires: Malibu residents ordered to evacuate

11/9/2018, 4:15:08 PM
Fire officials say multiple buildings have been destroyed as Malibu evacuates 13,000 of its residents ✔ By Thursday evening, it had scorched up to 7,000 acres and sent residents of more than 1,200 homes fleeing, the Los Angeles Times reports ✔ Murphy says firefighters were able to stop the fire at the edge of the city, where evacuation orders remained in place



Raging California fires: Why have the flames spread so quickly?

11/9/2018, 6:19:37 PM
Across California, three separate wildfires are ravaging communities and forests, with  tens of thousands forced to evacuate their homes. The Camp, Hull and Woolsey fires will continue to burn for days. How have the flames spread so quickly in California? USA TODAY breaks it down ✔ Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, as they abandoned vehicles ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures ✔ Drying phenomenon  The fires are also spreading due to low humidity and high temperatures across California, spurring on flames



Raging California wildfires kill 5, force thousands to flee

11/9/2018, 7:36:11 PM
Entire communities destroyed as fire fighters struggle to contain fires plaguing state. ✔ California's Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency ✔ Cars and trucks, some with trailers attached, were left on the roadside as evacuees ran for their lives, said Bass, the police officer ✔ They do have a car, but they both are older and can be confused at times



Kim Kardashian Jokes Daughter North 'Is Always a Mood' in New Photo with All Three of Her Kids

11/9/2018, 5:10:18 PM
Kim Kardashian West's daughter North is a natural photo model — but sometimes, she's just not feeling the camera ✔ North is a natural photo model but sometimes, she’s just not feeling the camera ✔ Get push notifications with news, features, and more ✔ + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications ✔ Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter



California wildfires force hundreds of thousands to evacuate, claim lives

11/9/2018, 6:21:39 PM
Raging wildfires across California have forced 157,000 people from their homes, and have led to at least one death in the north of the state, officials say. A blaze is also approaching LA Zoo. ✔ Video from the scene shows firefighters battling to extinguish burning buildings, as the sky glowed orange and filled with smoke ✔ There are quite a few of them we've seen, trying to escape the flames and get out, get to safety, because their home, their habitat, is on fire, she said



The Latest: California evacuees recount harrowing escape

11/9/2018, 5:33:41 PM
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Some people who escaped a roaring wildfire in northern California spent the night at a church in the nearby city of Chico. Residents of the town of Paradise told harrowing tales Friday of a slow motion escape from a fire so close they could feel it inside their vehicles as they sat stuck in terrifying gridlock. They say it was like the entire town of 27,000 residents decide to leave at once. Fire surrounded the evacuation route and drivers panicked, some crashing and others abandoning their vehicles to try their luck on foot. Many of the rural residents have propane tanks on their property and the tanks were exploding. Resident Karen Auday says "they were going off like bombs."



Trump calls California bar shooter 'sick puppy' as fires rage

11/9/2018, 7:24:16 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the gunman who killed 12 people in a ... ✔ I want gun control and I hope to God nobody else sends me any more prayers ✔ A large plume of smoke grew on the horizon to the northeast of the city ✔ and today, it is being frantically scattered in an effort to escape the fires ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



'I don't want prayers, I want gun control': Mother of man killed in California after surviving Las Vegas attack

11/9/2018, 6:40:38 PM
Telemachus Orfanos escaped mass shooting in Las Vegas, only to be among 12 killed in Thousand Oaks ✔ The mother of one of 12 people killed in a mass shooting at a California bar – having survived last year’s deadly attack in Las Vegas – has angrily rejected thoughts and prayers and called for immediate gun control ✔ Only reason we are alive is the shooter chose a different night, he said on Twitter



Wildfires scorch California: What we know and don't know

11/9/2018, 4:30:29 PM
The three wildfires, which range from 180 miles northeast of San Francisco to the Santa Rosa Valley in Southern California, come as California continues to recover from other wildfires. ✔ Authorities say the conditions in some parts of California hot and dry are ripe for wildfires ✔ Contributing: Associated Press; Steve Kiggins, Jeremy Childs, Megan Diskin and Cheri Carlson, USA Today; Alayna Shulman, David Benda, Mike Chapman, Redding Record Searchlight



World’s most inappropriate selfies prove there’s definitely a time and place for taking snaps of yourself

11/9/2018, 4:55:08 PM
A SHOCKING collection of pictures shows the world’s most inappropriate selfies, with tourists snapping themselves posing at Auschwitz and the 9/11 memorial. The latest round of selfies also c… ✔ The latest round of selfies also captures people poking fun at others' misfortunes, including this shot of a lad beaming at the camera as somebody's house burns down behind him ✔ Also included in the batch is the other person's car accident selfie and two women posing at the county jail facility ✔ Here's a selection of some of the most ill-timed selfies ever taken



Exclusive: Agribusiness giant ADM made buyout approach to...

11/9/2018, 5:00:02 PM
Top U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co has approached Argentine soy c... ✔ ADM will seek to take advantage of its strong position by taking over a major Argentine crushing operation that is being squeezed by the trade war, another added ✔ (The online version of this story has been refiled to fix headline) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



US democracy is in crisis. But Trump is only the symptom | Jonathan Freedland

11/9/2018, 6:12:34 PM
A system that favours the white, rural minority over the diverse majority will soon lose legitimacy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland ✔ It’s been looming for a while, thanks to the Mueller investigation into suspected collusion between the Trump campaign and Kremlin efforts to swing the 2016 election ✔ The same is truer still of the Senate, in which a nearly empty, rural state such as Wyoming – population 580,000 – has the same representation as California, home to 39 million people



NHS tells staff to use Whatsapp to communicate during emergencies

11/9/2018, 6:38:39 PM
The NHS has told staff to use Whatsapp to communicate during emergencies after producing its first guide for staff. ✔ These sensible guidelines will make the care of our patients safer through better communication by NHS staff ✔ Instant messaging however is no substitute for the medical record and it is important any advice received on those channels is added to the medical record, with the original messages deleted



Car 'chased by thieves' narrowly misses a dog walker in dramatic smash

11/9/2018, 7:18:31 PM
The red Renault Clio crashes through a garden fence and loses a wheel in the collision in Dudley, West Midlands. Devon Beck said it is the second time in five years a car has landed in her front garden. ✔ Dramatic footage of the smash captured on a home surveillance camera in Brook Street, Dudley, West Midlands, on Saturday October 27 revealed just how close the unsuspecting pedestrian and his pet came to disaster ✔ The car smashes through a metal fence and rolls across the grass at speed, losing a wheel on impact before landing upright in bushes ✔ 'There were four people in the car and one of them suffered a slight cut to the back of their left hand



Corrie surprise as Nick Tilsley's new lady arrives - and Carla confronts her

11/9/2018, 5:33:29 PM
Nick Tilsley has already caused a great deal of trouble since he arrived in Coronation Street - but his other half is set to cause even more ✔ (Image: ITV) Read More Dancing on Ice 2018: Celebrity and pro pairings REVEALED including Wes Nelson Steve is delighted, saying all they need to do is sign, putting the ring back on her finger ✔ Read More Showbiz and TV editor's picks Dec's 'silent anger' at Ant Cheryl's jibe at Liam in new song Iceland's banned Xmas ad I'm A Celeb line-up rumours



Looming violence in Yemen as UN peace talks pushed back

11/9/2018, 5:55:56 PM
Fears of famine as fighting escalates between Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition ✔ The human cost could be the highest in Yemen’s three-year-old war to date, but similar coalition tactics managed to drive the Houthis out of Aden, another port city, relatively quickly in 2015 ✔ The US, however, is sending mixed signals on what it wants for Yemen’s future, after reports emerged on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering designating the Houthis, who receive military backing from Iran, a terrorist organisation – a move observers say will further impede the faltering peace process



Opinion | What would the ghosts of 1918 tell us about the perilous world today?

11/9/2018, 4:41:57 PM
Trump can pretend that he won the midterms. But that would be a march of folly. ✔ The United States just finished a snarling, bitterly divisive election, and we’re all puzzling over how to interpret the results ✔ Against this backdrop, let’s look at the midterm elections ✔ Michael Gerson: Trump is leaving a trail of ruin behind him Megan McArdle: Both Democrats and Republicans are losing this culture war



'She's made us proud': Ilhan Omar's journey from Somali refugee to US congresswoman

11/9/2018, 4:15:09 PM
Former neighbours of Ilhan Omar at a Kenyan refugee camp are celebrating her historic election ✔ Fadumo Kuusow remembers a thin and shy girl who lived next door ✔ I remember she was always alone and sat near their makeshift home ✔ Since its creation in 1980, the programme has led to hundreds of thousands of people from around the world being admitted to the United States



Election turnout broke records, and as the count continues, Democrats' prospects improve - Los Angeles Times

11/9/2018, 5:42:26 PM
Millions of ballots remain to be counted from Florida to California, and as those votes get tallied, Democratic prospects have improved. Already, the electoral map that emerged from the midterm election would be daunting for Trump's reelection. And Trump declares a new crackdown on asylum seekers. ✔ Abrams campaign officials say they believe that, as final ballots are counted, Kemp will drop below 50% ✔ Until next time, keep track of all the developments in national politics and the Trump administration with our Essential Washington blog, at our Politics page and on Twitter @latimespolitics



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