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Rio de Janeiro landslide kills 14 - World

11/12/2018, 7:07:34 AM
At least 14 people have died in Brazil after a landslide struck their homes in the southeastern city of Niteroi in Rio de Janeiro state, officials said Sunday.



Southern California wildfire slows; 177 homes destroyed

11/12/2018, 5:32:49 AM
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Relief and heartache await those starting to return home to a Southern California wildlife zone. Eager to know the status of his house, 69-year-old Roger Kelly defied evacuation orders Sunday and hiked back into Seminole Springs, his lakeside mobile home community in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu. His got the thrill of finding his house intact. But some a half-block away were laid to waste, as were dozens more, and virtually everything on the landscape around the community had been turned to ash.



California latest: Hundreds MISSING as death toll rises from DEADLIEST wildfire on record

11/12/2018, 4:20:44 AM
HUNDREDS of people are still unaccounted for as uncontrolled wildfires tear through California, causing a relentless plague of destruction, leaving scores displaced and dozens dead. ✔ Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests ✔ But the President’s unguarded words have been attacked by prominent members of the firefighting community, with Harold Schaitberger weighing in on the debate ✔ In my view, this shameful attack on California is an attack on all our courageous men and women on the front lines



Camp Fire Update: Fatalities Rise, Over 200 Still Missing As Flames Spread

11/12/2018, 5:09:08 AM
The wildfire has already burned some 111,000 acres with 25 percent contained as of Sunday and is still threatening 15,000 structures. ✔ Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea warned the death toll could increase with 228 people still missing ✔ Paradise has always been a close-knit, strong community ✔ To those who have lost friends and family members, homes and businesses, know that the entire state is with you ✔ The Camp Fire burns in the hills near Oroville, California, Nov. 11, 2018



Royal DISASTER! Three of Meghan and Prince Harry’s top aides QUIT in just six months

11/12/2018, 6:29:16 AM
THREE of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s top aides have quit their jobs since the couple married on May 19 this year, with a Palace source claiming that it is “starting to look like a stampede”. ✔ Another drily commented: To lose one member of the household could happen to anyone ✔ A spokesman for Prince Harry said: His Royal Highness is hugely grateful to Ed for his hard work during a period that has seen the launch and growth of the Invictus Games, countless tours around the world, and the detailed planning for his wedding



Fast-moving wildfire erupts near Cal State San Bernardino as Santa Ana winds pick up - Los Angeles Times

11/12/2018, 5:28:16 AM
A new fire broke out Sunday night above Cal State San Bernardino, spreading rapidly as erratic Santa Ana winds whipped through the area, officials said.  ✔ Fire crews were putting engines in place to protect buildings ✔ It’s unclear how many structures, if any, are under threat or whether authorities are ordering evacuations ✔ The blaze erupted as thousands of firefighters across the state are battling three large wildfires that have ravaged nearly 200,000 acres and claimed the lives of 31 people ✔ #UniversityFire(Update): IC advises 30 acres with rapid rate of spread



Trump reportedly wants to stop giving Puerto Rico hurricane relief funds because he thinks the government is using it to pay off its debt

11/12/2018, 7:29:37 AM
Trump can't take disaster funds back that he's already set aside for Puerto Rico, but he reportedly could refuse to sign any future spending bills. ✔ The report comes after a Wall Street Journal article said Puerto Rico bond prices had soared after the federal oversight board that runs the US territory's finances released a revised fiscal plan that raises expectations for disaster funding and economic growth



More victims found in California wildfires

11/12/2018, 4:44:08 AM
Six more bodies are found in the north of the state, taking the death toll to 31 with 200 missing. ✔ By Sunday it had consumed 83,000 acres and destroyed at least 177 buildings, officials said ✔ In a tweet on Saturday, he accused state authorities of gross mismanagement of forests ✔ Mr Brown's spokesman, Evan Westrub, called Mr Trump's comments inane and uninformed



AP PHOTOS: Wildfires rage, destruction, death in their wake

11/12/2018, 5:45:27 AM
The devastation is complete in Paradise, California, where a wildfire tore through town and destroyed everything, killing at least 23 and destroying so many houses it's already the most destructive fire on record in the state. In other places in the state, fires were more selective, leaving some houses leveled and others still standing. Two people were also found dead in a wildfire in Southern California, where flames tore through Malibu mansions and working-class Los Angeles suburbs alike. More than 8,000 firefighters in all battled three large wildfires burning across nearly 400 square miles (1,040 square kilometers) in Northern and Southern California, with out-of-state crews continuing to arrive and gusty, blowtorch winds starting up again.



California wildfires: Celebrities among those to lose homes

11/12/2018, 6:51:21 AM
The deadly wildfires ripping through California have forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate, including some celebrities whose homes have been lost to the blazes. ✔ MUST WATCH (CNN)The deadly wildfires ripping through California have forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate, including some celebrities whose homes have been lost to the blazes ✔ Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across California A massive smoke plume, powered by strong winds, rises above the Woolsey Fire in Malibu on Friday



BBC UK weather forecast: Carol Kirkwood issues THUNDERSTORM warning as COLD air pushes in

11/12/2018, 7:05:08 AM
THUNDERSTORMS are expected to thrash the UK as an area of low pressure pushes into the island, resulting in blustery showers, some of which could be thundery. The weather system will also be responsible for thick cloud. ✔ The heat value is going to range between 11 and 14 Celsius, with the best of the sunshine in Hull, Norwich and London ✔ Storm Deidre still continues to cause havoc and the betting suggest the wind speed could reach as high as 100mph next weekend in mainland UK



Barrier lake in Sichuan begins discharging water

11/12/2018, 7:06:58 AM
An overflowing barrier lake in Southwest China’s Sichuan province began discharging water at 10:50 am on Monday through a man-made floodway, with the flow expected to peak in about 20 hours, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. ✔ The barrier lake had inundated a farmhouse and a suspension bridge in Sichuan's Jinsha township, Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday ✔ Fifty-two barns, as well as farms and roads, were damaged, while 25 family homes, the township government building, a school and a clinic are under threat of flooding, the report said



Wildfires deadliest on record in California with 31 killed

11/12/2018, 4:25:33 AM
Hot dry winds expected to blow until Tuesday whipped up the flames and heightened the urgency of evacuation orders. ✔ Several officials urged residents to heed evacuation orders ✔ Sol Bechtold drove from shelter to shelter looking for his mother, Joanne Caddy, a 75-year-old widow whose house burned down along with the rest of her neighborhood in Magalia, just north of Paradise ✔ Your mother's somewhere and you don't know where she's at ✔ Counting the Cost Extreme heat, wildfires and the cost of climate change



No. 7 WVU routs outmanned TCU

11/12/2018, 5:03:33 AM
MORGANTOWN — It took almost two quarters, but once the West Virginia University offense got rolling Saturday there was not much visiting Texas Christian could do to stop the avalanche of points. No. 7 WVU (8-1, 6-1 Big 12) thumped the Horned Frogs 47-10 to keep pace in the race for a spot in the Big 12 championship game. Redshirt senior quarterback Will Grier, suddenly back in the conversation for an invitation to the Heisman Trophy ceremony after a midseason lull, completed 25 of 39 pass attempts for 343 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.



'We just want to go home': Southern California fire evacuees express frustrations at community meeting

11/12/2018, 4:23:13 AM
Residents gathered at a community meeting Sunday evening in Woodland Hills for updates about the Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire, shouting for answers about the status of their homes and when they could return to them. ✔ Now the couple is staying at the other Woodland Hills evacuation center, Pierce College ✔ I’m able to instruct people what to do and how to do it, but when it comes to yourself, sometimes you don’t follow your own advice ✔ JOHN LOCHER, AP Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



Are these the most SHOCKING plane crashes in history?

11/12/2018, 7:29:23 AM
You're more likely to die driving your car, but that doesn't stop a lot of us being terrified of planes. Looking through these photos, you can see why ✔ Pause slideshow The Tenerife air disaster of 1977 saw two 747 jumbo jets collide in mid-air ✔ Killing a total of 570 people #1 of 16 The Tenerife air disaster of 1977 saw two 747 jumbo jets collide in mid-air ✔ Killing a total of 570 people [AFP/Getty Images] Previous Next Previous Next



Devastation as deadly California blaze tallies grim stats

11/12/2018, 5:32:56 AM
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires continued to rage on both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: six more dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll there to 29. It matched California's record for deaths in a single fire. Another 228 remain unaccounted for as crews stepped up the search for bodies and missing people. Two people were killed in a wildfire in Southern California. Ten search teams were working in Paradise — a town of 27,000 that was largely incinerated last week — and in surrounding communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Authorities called in a DNA lab and teams of anthropologists to help identify victims.



Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy

11/12/2018, 4:48:52 AM
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Monday for a new public works spending program to stimulate the ✔ At the meeting Abe said compiling the package has become an urgent matter, according to a government official ✔ Advisers at the CEFP meeting also threw their support behind the government's plan to encourage mobile phone carriers to lower smartphone fees, saying they hoped the move would increase households' disposable incomes



Air Force introduces 1st refueling aircraft

11/12/2018, 8:00:12 AM
undefined ✔ As of now, the aircraft can only carry out 30-minute missions without aerial refueling ✔ Its introduction comes at a time when relations between Seoul and Pyongyang are improving ✔ When it was first decided to introduce the aircraft in 2015, Pyongyang criticized the move, calling the decision a war crime



Melissa McCarthy honored with People's Icon of 2018 award

11/12/2018, 7:47:34 AM
It was a big night for Melissa McCarthy. The star was honored on Sunday with the first-ever People's Icon of 2018 award at the People's Choice Awards. ✔ McCarthy's latest movie is the based-on-a-true-story dramatic comedy Can You Ever Forgive Me ✔ People’s Choice Awards 2018: FULL LIST OF WINNERS  THE MOVIE OF 2018 Avengers: Infinity War THE COMEDY MOVIE OF 2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me THE ACTION MOVIE OF 2018 Avengers: Infinity War THE DRAMA MOVIE OF 2018 Fifty Shades Freed THE FAMILY MOVIE OF 2018 Incredibles 2 THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2018 Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades Freed THE MALE MOVIE STAR OF 2018 Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther THE FEMALE MOVIE STAR OF 2018 Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Infinity War THE COMEDY MOVIE STAR OF 2018 Melissa McCarthy, Life of the Party THE ACTION MOVIE STAR OF 2018 Danai Gurira, Black Panther THE SHOW OF 2018 Shadowhunters THE DRAMA SHOW OF 2018 Riverdale THE COMEDY SHOW OF 2018 Orange Is The New Black THE REVIVAL SHOW OF 2018 Dynasty THE REALITY SHOW OF 2018 Keeping Up with the Kardashians THE COMPETITION SHOW OF 2018 The Voice THE MALE TV STAR OF 2018 Harry Shum Jr., Shadowhunters THE FEMALE TV STAR OF 2018 Katherine McNamara, Shadowhunters THE DRAMA TV STAR OF 2018 Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2018 Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2018 The Ellen DeGeneres Show THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2018 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2018 Maddie Poppe, American Idol THE REALITY TV STAR OF 2018 Khloe Kardashian, Keeping Up with the Kardashians THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2018 Shadowhunters THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2018 Wynonna Earp THE MALE ARTIST OF 2018 Shawn Mendes THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2018 Nicki Minaj THE GROUP OF 2018 BTS THE SONG OF 2018 BTS: Idol THE ALBUM OF 2018 Nicki Minaj: Queen THE COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2018 Blake Shelton THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2018 CNCO THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2018 BTS: Idol THE CONCERT TOUR OF 2018 Taylor Swift: Reputation THE SOCIAL STAR OF 2018 Shane Dawson THE BEAUTY INFLUENCER OF 2018 James Charles THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2018 BTS THE ANIMAL STAR OF 2018 Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund THE COMEDY ACT OF 2018 Kevin Hart THE STYLE STAR OF 2018 Harry Styles THE GAME CHANGER OF 2018 Serena Williams THE POP PODCAST OF 2018 Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad THE MOST HYPE WORTHY CANADIAN OF 2018 Tessa Virture & Scott Moir L’INFLUENCEUR POP CULTURE FRANÇAIS DE 2018 Lufy HONORARY ICON AWARD RECIPIENTS: THE PEOPLE’S ICON OF 2018 Melissa McCarthy THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION OF 2018 Bryan Stevenson, social activist and founder of Equal Justice Initiative THE FASHION ICON OF 2018 Victoria Beckham



Northbound 101 Freeway reopened in Woolsey fire

11/12/2018, 6:43:31 AM
Northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway were reopened late Sunday between Valley Circle and Reyes Adobe Road, officials said. ✔ Brown: Mega-fires 'the new abnormal' for California State officials said firefighters from Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho and Montana have responded or on their way to battle the California blazes ✔ They were about to move on but then got a flat tire



The 8 things you might have missed this weekend

11/12/2018, 6:50:09 AM
Boris Johnson has warned of a cabinet mutiny over Theresa May's Brexit plans, the world has come together to mark the centenary of the Armistice, and the California fires are on track to become the deadliest in the state's history. ✔ By the time the U.S. Senate election recount was ordered, Scott's lead had shrunk to 12,500 votes, or 0.15 percent, below the threshold under which a machine recount is automatically triggered under state law ✔ Best picture from the weekend French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hug after unveiling a plaque in a French-German ceremony in the clearing of Rethondes (the Glade of the Armistice) in CompiegneCredit:AFP Best cartoon from the weekend Blower cartoon Brexit Bulletin promotion



Mila Kunis acceps Best Comedy Movie award for The Spy Who Dumped Me 

11/12/2018, 7:51:26 AM
Mila Kunis stunned in a little black dress on Sunday night in Santa Monica to accept the trophy for the flick. She used her platform to bring attention to the wildfires in California. ✔ Her movie The Spy Who Dumped Me brought home the award for Best Comedy Movie at the 2018 People's Choice Awards ✔ The dark frock was understated, highlighting her slender figure, without needing any extra bells or whistles ✔ She has been nominated for People's Choice Awards three times previously: In 2012 and 2013 for Favorite Comedic Movie Actress and in 2013 for Favorite Movie Actress



Stars flee California fires as mansions destroyed and death toll hits 31

11/12/2018, 7:53:52 AM
THE death toll from the devastating Californian wildfires jumped to 31 today with more than 200 missing – as flames closed in on the £18million mansion of Simon Cowell. Authorities called in a mobi… ✔ The entire nearby city of Calabasas, home to more than 20,000 people, was placed under a mandatory evacuation order by city officials on Sunday evening ✔ The safe was punctured with bullet holes from guns inside that went off in the scorching heat ✔ We've had them come right up to the city limits…but nothing like this



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