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Celebrities flee fast-moving wildfire in Southern California

11/10/2018, 7:10:14 PM
Kim Kardashian West, Scott Baio, Rainn Wilson are among numerous celebrities forced to flee their homes ✔ pic.twitter.com/D9t8VxFXeo Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) November 9, 2018 Alyssa Milano on her Malibu home evacuation Alyssa Milano said Friday her home was in jeopardy and tweeted, If anyone can get 5 horses out the fire please help me ✔ Thank you for all that you do for us!!! 38 Photos Wildfires tear through Northern, Southern California Tens of thousands of people have evacuated their homes as flames burn through communities in Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties



Vicky Pattison's engagement party was 'a disaster'

11/10/2018, 4:48:24 PM
Talking about the event in a column for The Sun , the reality star, 30, said: 'Everything went wrong that could have gone wrong.' ✔ She is set to tie the knot with her fiancé John Noble, who she reconnected with two years ago after they bumped into each other on a train ✔ My birthday's coming up, his birthday is coming up, so we're on a nice run of seeing each other a lot ✔ Vicky appeared to hint at troubles in their romance when she shared a cryptic post about the 'perfect relationship' on Instagram



California Faces Its Most Destructive Wildfire In State History

11/10/2018, 4:50:25 PM
President Trump, meanwhile, is blaming poor "forest management" and threatening to cut federal funding. ✔ California continues to reckon with the most destructive wildfire it has ever seen as thousands of structures topple and the death toll rises to nine ✔ President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has blamed the fires on poor forest management and threatened to cut federal payments



California’s most destructive wildfire should not have come as a surprise

11/10/2018, 7:41:15 PM
The Camp fire raging in Butte County and the Tubbs fire that torched Northern California’s wine country are a year and 100 miles apart. But they have much in common. ✔ Palley / For The Times) Firefighters battled through the night into Saturday morning to save communities from the raging Woolsey fire, which has exploded to 70,000 acres, destroyed scores of homes and forced 250,000 people to evacuate across a wide swath of Los Angeles and Ventura counties



When a mass killing and harrowing wildfire converged on my hometown

11/10/2018, 7:41:14 PM
Like many cities across America, we had experienced what is undoubtedly the most terrible way to become a household name. Then the fires came. ✔ Nearby, a group of mourners linked hands and sang Amazing Grace under oak trees strung with lights ✔ But after Jorrey got home, he heard about the Borderline shooting ✔ Crowded shelters turned away panicky evacuees for lack of space ✔ Pepperdine University students awoke to texts ordering them to shelter in place



Trump supporter suspected of sending pipe bombs to CNN could spend life in prison

11/10/2018, 5:06:25 PM
Recipients of bombs were all critics of Donald Trump ✔ The attack has been blamed by Iranian government and military officials on gulf states that are allied with the US AP 50/50 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



At Least 9 Dead in California Wildfires as Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Funding

11/10/2018, 4:37:55 PM
As a trio of devastating fires continue to ravage California, hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes, while the death toll keeps rising ✔ As a trio of devastating fires continues to ravage California, hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes, while the death toll keeps rising ✔ The cause of the fire, which has become the most destructive wildfire in California’s history, remains under investigation, according to the San Francisco Chronicle



Shelters are overflowing as 300K residents flee California fires

11/10/2018, 5:45:12 PM
Communities across Ventura and Los Angeles counties including Malibu, Calabasas and the Topanga Canyon area were told to evacuate on Friday as the Woolsey and Hill fires approached. ✔ Horses are spooked as the Woolsey Fire moves through the property on Cornell Road near Paramount Ranch on Friday The Woolsey Fire burns towards the Westworld set at Paramount Ranch on Friday in Agoura Hills, California Paramount Ranch, where a number of Hollywood westerns have been filmed, is seen after it was decimated by a wildfire ‹ Slide me › Slide to view: A scene from HBO's Westworld (left) is seen alongside the fire-devastated movie lot on Friday (right) HBO said that no cast or crew were at the Paramount Ranch location when it burned down



Trump says California gunman who killed 12 was 'very sick puppy'

11/10/2018, 4:42:18 PM
Gunman Ian David Long walked into Borderline Bar and Grill and opened fire on dancing college students, before apparently killing himself ✔ Stunned bystanders wait for news after the mass shooting (Image: MIKE NELSON/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Two women wearing blankets leave the area near the bar (Image: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) One of the dead, Telemachus Orfanos, had survived the mass shooting at a country music concert in October 2017 in Las Vegas that killed 58 people, the worst such incident in modern U.S. history, ABC News said, citing a friend



Here's the latest evacuation maps, road closure, school closures, animal services and victim help services

11/10/2018, 7:51:56 PM
Here's the latest evacuation maps, road closure, school closures, animal services and victim help services ✔ Read More Nov. 10, 2018, 10:18 a.m. Camp fire These are the most destructive fires in California history Nov. 10, 2018, 9:58 a.m. Woolsey fire By Soumya Karlamangla Nov 10, 2018 | 9:58 AM A day after the worst news event they’ve covered, these journalists faced a relentless inferno (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) On Wednesday night, Kyle Jorrey looked over the final version of the newspaper and decided it was ready for print



Lady Gaga Documents Being Forced to Evacuate from Malibu Home Amid Fire: ‘All We Can Do Is Pray'

11/10/2018, 5:29:13 PM
“I am thinking so deeply for everyone who is suffering today from these abominable fires," the star wrote on Twitter after she had fled to safety ✔ In a video posted to her Instagram Story, the A Star Is Born  actress was seen packing up her things as smoke clouds hovered over the property ✔ All we can do is pray together & for each other ✔ One person was found inside a residence and three were found outside of residences, according to the statement



Crews battle California blazes, including state's most destructive

11/10/2018, 4:30:20 PM
Two monster wildfires, including the most destructive in California's histo... ✔ The fire destroyed dozens of structures, forced thousands of evacuations and closed a major freeway ✔ REUTERS/Eric Thayer Last month, after Trump rekindled his criticism of California’s wildfire prevention steps, a spokesman for Brown said Trump’s comments lacked credibility ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Bar gunman apparently paused during massacre to make Instagram post

11/10/2018, 5:36:03 PM
At least one social media post Ian Long made after beginning the massacre has emerged as an early focus ✔ -- Authorities trying to make sense of why a gunman killed 12 people at a Southern California bar are not publicly discussing what they've learned, but at least one social media post he made after beginning the massacre has emerged as an early focus ✔ Dominique Colell, who coached girls' track and field at the high school where Long was a sprinter, remembers an angry young man who could be verbally and physically combative



Migrant caravan departs Mexico City as new caravans merge to reach capital

11/10/2018, 7:35:29 PM
Migrants in a caravan set out Saturday on foot from Mexico City as more migrants in southern Mexico made way for Mexico’s capital. ✔ GUILLERMO ARIAS, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Members of the migrant caravan continue to make their way from Ciudad Isla, in the state of Veracruz, to the state of Puebla, in Mexico ✔ Some of the applicants for asylum appear to have left the city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, where their claims were made, and have joined the caravan still in southern Mexico, the Mexican newspaper El Universal reported Friday



California wildfires: Nine dead as 250,000 forced to flee inferno

11/10/2018, 4:16:42 PM
AT LEAST 9 people have died after two monster wildfires burnt through northern and southern California. ✔ A firefighter hoses down a property engulfed in flames during the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, (Image: REUTERS) A resident pours a bucket of water to put out flames (Image: REUTERS) Brave emergency services can be seen desperately trying to tackle to the flames, residents can be seen using whatever means possible to try and protect their homes with many fleeing with just the clothes on their backs



California wildfires threaten Hollywood sets and celebrity homes

11/10/2018, 7:30:28 PM
The historic Paramount Ranch was among those to burn down. ✔ Actor James Woods has been using his Twitter account to help people locate their loved ones ✔ He created the hashtags #CampFireJamesWoods and #SoCalFiresJamesWoods to create what he called electronic bulletin boards, even spreading the word about Milano’s five imperiled horses, despite the two actors' opposing political views ✔ The thing to look for in tragedy is all of the helpers ✔ We’re all so grateful for your bravery and selflessness



Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are NOT engaged

11/10/2018, 5:59:50 PM
Kylie Jenner arrived home to a stunning display of roses from boyfriend Travis Scott on Tuesday night. But while the gesture was romantic, it was not a proposal, according to TMZ. ✔ 'It was also an elaborate bon voyage gift to mark the beginning of his tour ✔ The entire area has been evacuated as of Thursday night  Stay safe: The Woolsey fire began Thursday afternoon and as of Friday had ravaged 14k acres of land, threatening over 30k residences



Campaign to rebuild Karl Stefanovic's battered reputation backfires

11/10/2018, 6:49:52 PM
A new "top secret" strategy to rebuild the Today co-host's battered and bruised reputation has already hit a snag. ✔ All the while Karl, who from personal experience is a man who likes to be liked and embraces something of a court jester persona, has had to front up on morning television day after day valiantly attempting to connect with many women who watch his show religiously, but have started to switch off



Opinion | A Blue Wave in Kansas? Don’t Be So Surprised

11/10/2018, 4:22:22 PM
If the Electoral College is the barometer, this state is deep red. But it’s the only one that has elected three female Democratic governors. ✔ At her election-night watch party, before Ms. Kelly’s race was called, the crowd cheered when a fellow pragmatist and the first-time candidate Sharice Davids defeated a four-term Republican in Kansas’s Third Congressional District ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram



Is 'Homecoming' Worthy Of Being Our Latest Streaming Obsession?

11/10/2018, 4:16:32 PM
In short, absolutely. ✔ Amazon StudiosStephan James and Julia Roberts in Homecoming ✔ Homecoming, the twisty series that dropped last week on Amazon, doesn’t have some plain ol’ A-lister clawing at the boob tube’s door ✔ I’m terrible at predicting the outcome of anything, but I wasn’t expecting ..



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