One California calamity after another, and yet we always endure - Los Angeles Times
11/11/2018, 3:02:42 PMcalifornia, a history of disaster ✔ A town named Paradise has been reduced to ash ✔ San Francisco burns after the great earthquake of April 1906 ✔ And the time to rethink the planning of the landscape is before, rather than after the damage is done ✔ We’ve seen firefighters and other responders risking their lives to save others
110 missing in California wildfire, sheriff says
11/11/2018, 1:38:30 PMButte County Sheriff Kory Honea says his department has reports of 110 people still missing in a massive Northern California wildfire that has scorched 164 square miles. ✔ The department initially had more than 500 calls about citizens who were unable to reach loved ones ✔ Next he says sheriff’s officials will be cross-checking their list with official shelters to search for the remaining missing ✔ Honea said Saturday that 23 people have died in the fire near Paradise, about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco
'Only bones and fragments': California wildfire toll at 25 as grim searches go on
11/11/2018, 1:42:47 PMRescuers begin the task of scouring the wreckage of the most destructive fire in state records, in search of remains of the dead ✔ More firefighters were headed to the area, with wind gusts of up to 50mph expected through Monday, raising the risk of conditions similar to those when the fire started on Thursday, the National Weather Service said ✔ Much of the northern two-thirds of the state, including where the fire is burning, is abnormally dry, according to a US government analysis
First they marched, then they mobilized: how the resistance swayed the midterms
11/11/2018, 2:03:57 PMDemocrats may not have generated a blue tsunami, but we saw how savvy and energized the grassroots resistance can be ✔ Local resistance groups formed crucial nodes in a massive nationwide get-out-the-vote operation that not only dwarfed previous midterm voter-mobilization efforts but may well have been the largest in US history ✔ Her new book How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance, has just been published by University of California Press
These Pictures Show The Total Devastation Caused By California Wildfires
11/11/2018, 1:12:29 PMThousands of structures have burned as strong winds continue to fuel the Camp, Hill, and Woolsey fires burning in Northern and Southern California. ✔ Firefighters battle flames overnight as a wildfire burns homes in Thousand Oaks, California ✔ The charred remains of a car and business structure after the Camp fire moved through the area.f A piece of art sits outside the burned remains of home in Paradise
Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities
11/11/2018, 12:38:41 PMPresident Donald Trump's tweet blaming "gross mismanagement" for the devastating California wildfires is sparking backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities. ✔ Rice also added that Trump's assertion that California's forest management policies are to blame is dangerously wrong ✔ Helping victims and fire relief efforts in our state should not be a partisan issue ✔ About 14 hours after Trump's initial tweets, he tweeted again, this time paying tribute to those affected by the fire
California wildfires: The most destructive in state's history
11/11/2018, 12:28:37 PMMore than 3,000 emergency personnel are fighting the blazes using helicopters and firefighting air tankers. ✔ Know as Woolsey, the wildfire near Malibu has now doubled in size and covers an area of 28.000 hectares ✔ More than 3,000 emergency personnel are fighting the blazes using 23 helicopters and firefighting air tankers according to officials but the raging winds and speed of the fires were staggering
Colonising Mars is 'the ONLY way humans will avoid extinction'
11/11/2018, 1:53:02 PMLIFE on Mars is humanity’s only hope to avoid complete extinction, according to an expert on the Red Planet. ✔ Such a doomsday event could be caused by a large asteroid, a nuclear winter created by a volcanic eruption or a giant solar flare, according to Petranek ✔ And although Mars is a much more harsh environment to survive in than Earth, there is one big benefit ✔ MARS returns for a second season on Sunday November 11 at 8pm on National Geographic
Death toll jumps to 25 in California wildfires; 57,000 buildings threatened
11/11/2018, 1:54:18 PMFire officials report 5 percent containment of a fire in Malibu, while blaze that destroyed the town of Paradise still burns out of control ✔ Ferocious flames in southern California neared coastal homes along the famed Pacific Coast Highway in the Malibu area ✔ The exotic animals at Ronnie Semler’s Saddlerock Ranch, including zebras and water buffalo, were roaming their corrals Saturday even though a structure that appeared to be a barn, several vehicles and fences burned
California fire: Robin Thicke's $2.3m home is burned to the ground
11/11/2018, 3:21:25 PMRobin Thicke and his pregnant girlfriend April Love Geary are devastated after their Malibu home was destroyed in the raging California wildfires. ✔ The fire erupted on Thursday afternoon and has spread over 70,000 acres, destroying thousands of homes and, along with two other fires, has left over 25 people dead ✔ Praying for everyone in Malibu, our city is up in flames ✔ Robin's son Julian on the beach as the family remain homeless (Image: Instagram)
'Fire tornadoes' possible as Santa Ana winds return with a vengeance in Woolsey fire
11/11/2018, 3:46:36 PM'Fire tornadoes' possible as Santa Ana winds return with a vengeance ✔ This site shows real-time air quality conditions for locations statewide ✔ Residents have still not been allowed into the area ✔ John Benedict, chief of the Sheriff’s Department North Patrol Division, said an investigation will try to determine the exact causes of death
Another smoky day of unhealthful air in Southern California
11/11/2018, 3:13:54 PMThe Woolsey fire is bringing another day of unhealthy air and smoke to Southern California. In Los Angeles County, the areas with the worst air quality Saturday were the west San Fernando Valley and northwest coastal Los Angeles County. ✔ Source: Ventura County Emergency Operations Center Read More Nov. 10, 2018, 6:52 p.m. Camp fire By Liam Dillon , Taryn Luna and Louis Sahagun Nov 10, 2018 | 6:52 PM Death toll from Camp fire in Paradise jumps to 23; many still missing The death toll from the most destructive fire in California history surged to 23 people on Saturday night, with more than 100 still missing in Butte County, officials said
Whole communities still under mandatory evacuation. Here's the full list
11/11/2018, 3:24:56 PMWhole communities still under mandatory evacuation. ✔ Fourteen more bodies were discovered Saturday, and fire crews are still searching through the burn area for more victims ✔ The drive had also become a way for her to charge her phone ✔ The homes and a clubhouse are located in a remote area surrounded by rugged mountain terrain
Shocking drone video shows scope of destruction in Paradise
11/11/2018, 3:02:43 PMShocking drone video shows scope of destruction in Paradise ✔ She was among those who stayed behind and could not leave after trees and power lines blocked roads ✔ A peach-colored, eight-bedroom home on Collingswood Court was destroyed ✔ Current visibilities less than a mile for some spots ✔ This site shows real-time air quality conditions for locations statewide
Donald & Melania attend WWI commemoration and shake hands with Putin
11/11/2018, 2:19:21 PMPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are in Paris commemorating the cessation of hostilities in World War One. They saw Vladimir Putin this morning at the Arc de Triomphe. ✔ Bells tolled in Paris in remembrance of the cessation of fighting at 11:00 in the morning on Nov. 11, 1918 in Compiègne, France ✔ Trump came under immediate scrutiny for skipping the trip and was compared to Canada's Justin Trudeau who last year visited monuments in France under a steady downpour
Week in sports | Pictures | Reuters
11/11/2018, 3:34:58 PMA flock of pigeons fly away as Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicks the ball to the Cleveland Browns. Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports ✔ A flock of pigeons fly away as Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicks the ball to the Cleveland Browns ✔ Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Reuters / Sunday, November 04, 2018 New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara hurdles Los Angeles Rams free safety Lamarcus Joyner
Class of KidsPost: Washington Episcopal School’s fourth-graders
11/11/2018, 12:22:24 PMThese 21 students are excited for Christmas and have a passion for sports. ✔ Teachers interested in learning more about KidsPost can sign up for our weekly email at wapo.st/kidspostteachers ✔ Other students chose Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, John F ✔ Kennedy and Grandma, because I love her and love her pancakes ✔ Also on their agenda as president: ending racism by helping immigrants
Paradise fire update: Is Paradise fire contained? Latest death toll as California BURNS
11/11/2018, 1:27:03 PMPARADISE in California is being engulfed in flames as the death toll from the Camp Fire rises to at least 25 with more than 100 missing. Is the Paradise Fire contained? ✔ Paradise fire: At least 25 people have been killed (Image: AFP) Paradise fire update: More than 100 people are missing (Image: AFP) Crews had cut containment lines around about 20 percent of the blaze ✔ Paradise is still thick with smoke and people who stayed behind to try to save their home or who managed to get back to their neighborhoods found cars burned to a crisp and their homes reduced to rubble
'It’s gone. Paradise is gone.' Fire destroys a town, taking so many lives with it
11/11/2018, 2:33:36 PMTwo days after walls of flames devoured the entire Sierra foothills town of Paradise in minutes, three firefighters set about surveying the damage Saturday so they could report back to evacuees they’d grown up with on what they’d seen.Capt. Alejandro Saise, firefighter A.J. Mount and engineer Phi... ✔ Mount and engineer Phil Rose had little good news to share ✔ Actors, judges, retired firemen and realtors are among the people who live in this neighborhood around a small reservoir between Malibu Beach and Conejo Valley ✔ It gives me peace of mind knowing I’m in control and can at least try to save my home
In Japan, an open-air architecture museum that honors Western-inspired architecture - Los Angeles Times
11/11/2018, 2:11:36 PMMeiji-mura, northeast of Nagoya, is an open-air museum and a homage to the Western-inspired architecture that sprang up as Japan opened its borders to foreign trade after a 200-year period of isolation. ✔ Wright’s masterwork was demolished in 1968, and the park’s owners shipped the remnants of the lobby and reflecting pool to their then-new theme park ✔ I spent five happy hours last summer traipsing around the park’s wide boulevards and narrow hillside trails, wondering at the Japanese workers’ houses relocated from Hawaii and Brazil and the Japanese houses of Christian workshop brought from Seattle and Kyoto, Japan ✔ Tickets cost about $15.50 for adults, with discounts for students and seniors
Katy Perry, John Legend and more celebs condemn Trump's response to California's wildfires - Los Angeles Times
11/11/2018, 2:38:56 PMCelebrities and firefighter organizations condemned President Trump for his erroneous Twitter statements about the Camp and Woolsey fires. ✔ As first responders battled raging fires and 250,000 Southern Californians fled for safety many watching their homes go up in flames overnight celebrities and firefighter organizations condemned President Trump for his erroneous and heartless Twitter statements about the Camp and Woolsey fires that have devastated countless lives across the state ✔ As of late Friday night the fire had destroyed scores of homes and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents
The Latest: Strong winds challenging California firefighters
11/11/2018, 3:54:07 PMPARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California wildfires (all times local): 7:40 a.m. Firefighters battling the third-deadliest wildfire in California record fended off strong winds overnight and increased their handle on the blaze. California fire spokesman David Clark said Sunday that the Camp Fire grew slightly to 170 square miles (440 square kilometers), from 164 square miles (425 square kilometers) Saturday night. It is now 25 percent contained, up from 20 percent Saturday. Clark says crews are at a "pivotal point" and that high winds and dry conditions similar to when the fire started Thursday are expected for the next 24 hours. The fire has destroyed more than 6,700 buildings, nearly all of them homes, and killed 23 people. A pair of fires burning in Southern California has killed two and 250,000 remain under evacuation orders.
Melania is glamorous in grey for Armistice commemorations in Paris
11/11/2018, 1:42:56 PMMelania Trump, 48, looked elegant in a grey pleated dress and matching coat as she joined commemorations at the Arc de Triomphe, whlie Brigitte Macron showcased two looks. ✔ It was a rainy morning in Paris as world leaders and their partners turned out to mark Armistice Day, but the drizzly atmosphere did nothing to put a dampener on the First Ladies' style ✔ Monika is well known for her love of designer labels such as Fendi, Gucci or Dior, so it's no wonder she was eager to pull out all the stops for the high profile occasion
Armistice Centenary pull-out: We must never forget
11/11/2018, 2:11:32 PMPages 42-43 A stand-off that ended in abject surrender - Pages 44-45 Assassination to Armistice: The war in pictures - Pages 46-47 How we covered key events during the war ✔ BUT THE real bitterness came with the official signing of the full peace agreement in Paris the following June ✔ Assassination to Armistice: The war in pictures The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914 (Image: Photo12/UIG via Getty Images) A crowd of young men queuing up at the Army Recruiting Office at Southwark Hall (Image: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) A soldier saying goodbye to a loved one in the rain at Victoria station, London (Image: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) An American soldier lies dead, tangled in the barbed wire, Northern Europe, WWI (Image: American Stock/Getty Images) Crowds celebrating the end of the First World War (Image: The Royal Photographic Society Collection/National Science and Media Museum/SSPL/Getty Images) A German cavalryman wearing a mask to protect against gas attacks (Image: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) How we covered key events during the war Our sister paper the Daily Express - founded in 1900, 18 years before the Sunday Express, by Sir Arthur Pearson with the axiom 'Never forget the cabman's wife' - took a fiercely patriotic line on the war and carried a regular recruitment advert for the Forces Our sister paper the Daily Express took a patriotic line on the war (Image: Daily Express) The newspaper carried a regular recruitment advert for the Forces (Image: Daily Express) The newspaper was founded in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson (Image: Daily Express) Germany's surrender and the end of the war captured in great detail (Image: Daily Express) Gains in the Somme battle, a Zeppelin downed, and the death of military legend Lord Roberts (Image: Daily Express) The deaths of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife led to the Great War (Image: Daily Express)
Wildfires could affect NFL’s Week 10 games; Packers and Cowboys desperate for wins
11/11/2018, 1:58:18 PMTeams are beginning to calculate their playoff chances, for better or worse. ✔ It looked to be just what the New Orleans Saints needed: another toy for Sean Payton’s mad-scientist offense ✔ Cowboys on the brink: Are the Cowboys facing a must-win game against the Eagles in prime time Sunday ✔ (Read more.) ATS Betting Tips/Picks The latest trends: The Panthers’ offense is trouble for the Steelers
Prostitute says she sits back and smokes crack as daughter goes off with punters
11/11/2018, 2:13:54 PMSpeaking to undercover reporters, one sex worker lifts the lid on a dangerous life spent on the streets of Cardiff and Newport, in South Wales ✔ The first time you go on the streets, it changes you ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Ex-soldier's murder conviction quashed UK's biggest family adds one more Family's double cancer blow Meghan Markle's PA 'quits suddenly'
A surreal Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway as fire transforms Malibu's beaches - Los Angeles Times
11/11/2018, 2:11:33 PMMalibu's beaches become a smoky refuge for fire victims, animals and even celebrities ✔ At sunset Saturday, the waves crashed against the rocks at Point Mugu State Park, just like always ✔ But the last two days have been anything but normal ✔ But his house never burned, so he and his wife didn’t evacuate, even after he watched those familiar hills light up Friday like the Fourth of July
Labour chaos as Thornberry says party COULD back fresh Brexit vote
11/11/2018, 12:28:57 PMThe muddled stance came as Theresa May struggles to thrash out a deal with the EU - amid rising fears that negotiations could fail. ✔ Large numbers of Labour MPs, the SNP, the Lib Dems and some Tories have joined the campaign to force a new vote that could cancel Brexit altogether ✔ Polls have also suggested that the balance might have swung away from the 52 per cent to 48 per cent result last time ✔ 'With no say over the rules that will govern huge swathes of our economy.'
‘People need to come back’: Future of quaint, beachfront town at risk after Hurricane Michael
11/11/2018, 2:16:32 PMMayor of Mexico Beach worries that residents won’t return after town flattened by storm. ✔ It was more therapeutic than anything else, Kelly said ✔ Police sirens blinked and blared, and spray paint was scrawled on homes the color of Easter eggs ✔ Tommy T’s collapsed and the pier’s wooden planks had blown away ✔ The trucks will be gone, and all that will be left is us
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