UK minister condemns Trump for skipping cemetery visit because of rain
11/12/2018, 1:34:15 AMBritish defence official says rain ‘did not prevent our brave heroes from doing their job’ ✔ - Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said on September 29, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region
Firefighters' union boss calls Trump's wildfire comments 'shameful'
11/12/2018, 1:33:54 AMTwo more people found dead as US president rows with senior state official ✔ - Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said on September 29, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region
California wildfire death toll mounts, matches state's deadliest
11/12/2018, 3:28:30 AMAs relatives desperately searched shelters for missing loved ones on Sunday, crews searching the smoking ruins of Paradise and outlying areas found six more bodies, raising the death toll to 29, matching the deadliest wildfire in state history. ✔ The statewide death toll stood at 31 and appeared certain to rise ✔ Two people were found dead in a wildfire in Southern California, where flames tore through Malibu mansions and working-class Los Angeles suburbs alike ✔ This is a devastating thing, and it's happening to so many people
California wildfire is joint deadliest in state history with 29 dead
11/12/2018, 3:28:33 AMAuthorities have reported six additional deaths in a Northern California, raising the death toll to 29 and making it the deadliest wildfire on record in California history. ✔ The fire's cause remains under investigation but Southern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where it started as Santa Ana winds blew through the region ✔ Los Angeles County sheriff's Chief John Benedict declined to offer additional details about the fatalities pending an official investigation
Gerard Butler posts image of Malibu home burned in wildfire
11/12/2018, 2:50:21 AMActor shared devastating photo of his residence "half burned" and thanked the Los Angeles Fire Department in the Instagram post ✔ The Woolsey and Hill Fires have been blazing through Southern California, forcing some residents to flee their homes and hope there will be something left when they come back ✔ Heartbreaking time across California, wrote the 300 actor, including a photo of himself in front of a charred home and car ✔ If you can, support these brave men and women at SupportLAFD.org
Man survives deadly California wildfire by hiding in creek with his dog
11/12/2018, 1:39:11 AMMatt Armbruster didn't heed warning to evacuate and quickly fled with his pet as flames closed in ✔ Clouds of thick black smoke have engulfed the picturesque California hillsides as wildfires ravage the state ✔ More than 83,000 acres have burned and at least 170 homes were wiped out ✔ High winds can turn one small hot spot into a much larger blaze ✔ While firefighters battled on the front lines, they also found themselves fighting a Twitter war with the President Trump, who blamed the fires on forest mismanagement
This 25-Year-Old Lost A Friend In The Borderline Shooting. Then She Helped Fire Evacuees
11/12/2018, 2:24:58 AM"We went from a massacre to a natural disaster and no one has anytime to catch their breath. You can't grieve or feel anything when you're being kicked out of your home." ✔ It hosts all-ages concerts, birthday parties, line dancing lessons, and weekly college night ✔ You saw the same people at the pool table every week ✔ It’s just a lot in such a short span of time but we’ll never forget ✔ I put the emotions aside and let the adrenaline kick in and I'm kind of scared how it will feel when it stops
Poland's political leaders join far-right groups on independence march
11/12/2018, 1:33:17 AMPresident Andrzej Duda among those appearing alongside EU flag-burners ✔ AFP/Getty 45/51 28 September 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press conference in Berlin ✔ The ceremonies in Poland coincide with world leaders gathering in Paris to mark a century since the armistice
Trump and Macron hold ‘very constructive’ meeting after high tensions over creation of EU army
11/12/2018, 1:33:43 AMLeaders meet after US president described French counterpart's remarks as 'very insulting' ✔ The invite comes at the end of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's two day trip to the Middle Eastern country, where he met with Saudi King Salman EPA 1/51 11 November 2018 Heads of states and world leaders attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Donald Trump to award biggest campaign donor’s wife medal of freedom
11/12/2018, 1:33:49 AMSheldon and Miriam Adelson gave more than $100m to Republicans for 2018 midterms ✔ headquarters AP 47/51 26 September 2018 Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search for victims after a building collapsed in New Delhi killing five people, the latest incident highlighting India's poor urban planning and construction AFP/Getty 48/51 25 September 2018 US golfer Tiger Woods tees off during a practice session ahead of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Course at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, south-west of Paris AFP/Getty 49/51 24 September 2018 President Donald Trump and US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, talk with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres during the General Assembly at UN Headquarters AP 50/51 23 September 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed that his country is ready to confront America, following an attack on a military parade in Ahvaz in which 25 people were killed
Trump attacks Michelle Obama and accuses her of 'trying to be controversial' in her memoirs
11/12/2018, 1:33:47 AMFormer first lady says the US President put her family in danger with conspiracy theory about her husband's birthplace ✔ Erdogan's official state visit has been met with protests EPA 46/51 27 September 2018 Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N ✔ He added: ‘I’ll never forgive him for what he did in many other ways, which I’ll talk to you about in the future
Ferocious winds whip California fires as death toll rises to 31
11/12/2018, 3:06:55 AMThe death toll from wildfires raging in California rose to 31 on Sunday after si... ✔ In Southern California, where the Woolsey Fire scorched 83,275 acres, the blaze was only 10 percent contained ✔ The Camp Fire burned down more than 6,700 homes and businesses in Paradise, more structures than any other California wildfire on record, and the death toll, which could rise, also makes it one of the deadliest ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
What massive wildfires mean for the future of California
11/12/2018, 3:55:00 AMCBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's DeMarco Morgan to explain how little rain and high winds are a "recipe for disaster" contributing to California's explosive wildfires.
How to Help Those Affected by the California Fires
11/12/2018, 12:03:09 AMThree raging wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed thousands of homes. Here are some charities that are helping victims. ✔ It has turned into the most destructive in the state’s history and one of the most deadly ✔ It is accepting donations for patients and families who have been displaced ✔ It will funnel the donations to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, which will distribute the money to local nonprofits
Death toll from California wildfires rises to 25 as firefighters hunt for survivors
11/12/2018, 1:33:35 AMBlaze raging in north is state's most destructive on record ✔ The flames burned down more than 6,700 buildings, almost all of them were homes, making it California’s most destructive wildfire on record ✔ Mr Trump took a more empathetic tone later in the day, tweeting sympathies for firefighters, people who have fled their homes and the families of those killed by the flames
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11/12/2018, 1:33:31 AMCanada's answer to the Kardashians talk about the dark side of the high life and the lessons they learnt ✔ The first lady is visiting Africa on her first big solo international trip, aiming to make child well-being the focus of a five-day, four-country tour Reuters 42/51 1 October 2018 Indian school children dressed like Mahatma Gandhi perform yoga during a event at a school in Chennai ahead of his birth anniversary
Adult film actress hits back at Australian town trying to ban porn
11/12/2018, 12:48:54 AMAn adult film actress has hit back at an Australian town that is trying to ban porn - saying the women there are just jealous that their boyfriends watch it. ✔ She has now stepped back from filming and focuses on live shows after she said the industry, which many thought was recession proof, collapsed during the Global Financial Crises ✔ The City Women campaign began two years ago, when the first rally was held in Toowoomba, and Ms Shelton said that support for the campaign is now 'in the thousands' ✔ 'It's more about raising awareness and creating a conversation.'
Gerard Butler's house 'half-gone,' others await fire's toll
11/12/2018, 12:42:57 AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities whose coastal homes have been damaged or destroyed in a Southern California wildfire or were forced to flee from the flames expressed sympathy and solidarity with less-famous people hurt worse by the state's deadly blazes, and gave their gratitude to firefighters who kept them safe. "Returned to my house in Malibu after evacuating," Gerard Butler wrote in an Instagram post next to a photo that showed a burned-out structure and a badly scorched vehicle. "Heartbreaking time across California. Inspired as ever by the courage, spirit and sacrifice of firefighters."
Firefighter union president rips Trump for "demeaning" comments about California wildfires
11/12/2018, 3:21:32 AMPresident Trump threatened to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor" ✔ Rice went on to call the president's blame dangerously wrong ✔ Wildfires are sparked and spread not only in forested areas but in populated areas and open fields fueled by parched vegetation, high winds, low humidity and geography, Rice said ✔ Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2018
Hearses stand by as crews search for California fire victims - World
11/12/2018, 2:15:36 AMundefined ✔ Bechtold posted a flyer on social media, pinned it to bulletin boards at shelters and showed her picture around to evacuees, asking if anyone recognized her ✔ Brown told a press briefing that federal and state governments must do more forest management but said that's not the source of the problem
Dream Kardashian shares sweet kiss with cousin Saint West
11/12/2018, 12:02:00 AMDream, two, is seen in the snap bending down to plant a smooch on the little boy's lips as he sits on the ground with his face turned upwards towards her. ✔ The next generation of Kardashians is clearly growing up to be as close as their famous parents are ✔ 'To my Dreamy, Today is your 2nd Birthday and one day when you are older you will read this and know how much I love and cherish you ✔ Over the past couple of days, some of the Kardashians have had to evacuate their mansions due to the Woolsey fire that has been raging out of control in the Calabasas and Malibu areas of LA
Forced Out by Deadly California Fires, Then Trapped in Traffic
11/12/2018, 12:03:12 AMThe infernos raging at both ends of California have created a double nightmare for residents. Many who fled fires found themselves stuck on traffic-clogged roads. Some died in their cars. ✔ Thousands of residents in the wooded town of Paradise did what they were told to do when the morning skies turned dark and an inferno raged across the hills: They got in their cars and fled ✔ Thomas and Gloria Selby, a couple in their eighties, rushed to pack up their dog, medicines for a grandson who suffers from seizures, and their prized belongings, including Mrs. Selby’s sewing machine
British Army set to carry out its largest test of robots
11/12/2018, 12:41:16 AMOur troops will try out more than 70 pieces of futuristic technology in a simulated battle. ✔ The exercise on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, is set to last four weeks and will involve enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles ✔ The drill, involving more than 200 people, will conclude with a battlegroup experiment, where the best ideas and products will be tested in the toughest of simulated war and disaster environments
Japan PM Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy
11/12/2018, 3:18:29 AMJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Monday for a new public works s... ✔ Japan’s government is considering a 10 trillion yen ($87.77 billion) stimulus package to offset the impact of a sales tax hike next, sources told Reuters last week, as concerns about consumer spending and the global economy grow ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Opinion | Let the People Vote
11/12/2018, 1:02:18 AMAmerica finally has a pro-democracy movement — and it did very well at the polls last week. ✔ It comes from this general concern about democratic institutions not being reflective of the will of the people, Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, told me ✔ 12, 2018 Opinion | Demetrius Jifunza, Yraida Guanipa, Joey Galasso, Leah Varjacques, Andrew Satter And Taige Jensen: How to Get 1.4 Million New Voters Oct. 8, 2018 Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook and Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram , and sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter
Gov. Brown: Mega-fires 'the new abnormal' for California
11/12/2018, 1:26:45 AMGov. Brown: Mega-fires 'the new abnormal' for California ✔ Power lines were down and and Southern California Edison crews were out fixing lines ✔ The cars were charred, A fire crew from Long Beach lay in the grass of the driveway of a home that had been engulfed in flames only hours ago ✔ The parking lot was far less crowded than it had been ✔ It was unclear exactly when the freeway will reopen
Death toll jumps to 29 in Camp fire
11/12/2018, 2:35:48 AMThe death toll from the Paradise fire in Butte County rose to 29, with six new bodies recovered Sunday, officials said. The number fatalities are expected to increase further as officials make their way through thousands of burned homes. There are currently more than 200 people unaccounted for, B... ✔ We have evacuated to Zuma before, said Whitman, a Realtor who has lived in Malibu for 40 years ✔ Pam Whitman, a Realtor and 40-year resident of Malibu walked her dog Trapper while wearing a mask over her face and holding a wooden walking stick in her right hand
Homeowners used sprinklers to fight fire. When water was shut off, they started draining the pool
11/12/2018, 1:35:01 AMA couple used the tools they could find to fight the flames that threatened their home. ✔ Peak said Wagner’s wife told him late Saturday night that the well-known surf shop owner was placed in an intensive care unit at a local hospital, but he is expected to survive ✔ The crews, shouting instructions above the roar of a helicopter and sirens, grabbed hoses and sprayed as a palm tree erupted in flames and dry brush quickly caught fire like tinder, inching toward a home at the top of a ridge
All of Calabasas now under mandatory evacuation
11/12/2018, 2:35:50 AMAll of Calabasas now under mandatory evacuation, city says ✔ We’re dealing with existential conditions that, once they take off, the certain amount of dryness in the vegetation and the soil and the air, then the winds get up 50, 60 miles an hour, this is what happens, Brown said ✔ This air bombardment helped push the flames back as Los Angeles County Fire Department Engineer Scott Pishe and his team looked on outside of several multimillion dollar homes
The 1933 Griffith Park fire was California's deadliest. Until now
11/12/2018, 3:59:51 AMAt 29 dead and counting, the Camp fire in Butte County matched the deadliest fire on state record — a 47-acre scorcher that killed 29 people in Griffith Park in Los Angeles in 1933, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ✔ Officials expect the death toll to rise in Butte, noting that 200 people are still reported missing ✔ And this new abnormal will continue certainly in the next 10 to 15 to 20 years ✔ His mom, Joline Clark, who also lives in Bell Canyon, stood and watched from the driveway as he scoured where the house used to stand below
Review: The Little Drummer Girl is a brilliantly made BBC drama
11/12/2018, 1:34:01 AMAs with everything else in 'The Little Drummer Girl', the music is judged just right, says Sean O'Grady ✔ Charlie (Florence Pugh), young English actress improbably turned Mossad agent, manages to drive a car full of (concealed) Semtex across Europe without lighting a fag (inadvisable in the circumstances) ✔ Thus, even this line, delivered by Gadi, echoes ones we heard earlier from Salim when he condemns the British for leaving the Palestinians to the disaster of 1948
‘Will he lose his leg?’: Thousands of Gaza protesters facing life-altering injuries from Israeli high velocity bullets
11/12/2018, 1:33:18 AMIsraeli army appears to be moving from shoot to kill to shoot to maim policy, writes Sarah Helm ✔ Hala Mughazi, the chief nurse who hoped for peaceful change in March, is instead overseeing the biggest emergency nursing response UNRWA has ever known in Gaza, organising treatment in clinics up and down the strip for thousands with wounds so big you can put your hand through them, she says
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