Wildfire victims’ bodies may never be found as corpses burnt beyond recognition
11/14/2018, 3:45:35 PMVICTIMS of California’s worst wildfire disaster may never be identified – or have incinerated to nothing amid intense heat. An 100-strong deployment of National Guard troops are to arrive … ✔ VICTIMS of California's worst wildfire disaster may never be identified – or have incinerated to nothing amid intense heat ✔ It remained unclear how many individuals whose whereabouts were unknown had perished or fallen out of touch in chaotic evacuations
Troops help search for wildfire victims
11/14/2018, 3:32:14 PMThe deadliest blaze is 35% contained as the search for victims in the town of Paradise continues. ✔ Fire officials have not yet confirmed a cause for the blaze ✔ You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +44 7555 173285 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Or Upload your pictures/video here Text an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Please read our and
California wildfire victims sue utility PG&E alleging negligence
11/14/2018, 3:36:40 PMA group of three law firms representing multiple victims of California's de... ✔ Last month PG&E cut off electric power to about 60,000 customers to prevent wildfires as high winds threatened to topple trees and power lines ✔ Searchers looking for the remains of victims in the charred ruins of Paradise were set to expand their operation on Wednesday as firefighters stepped up efforts to contain the blaze ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Shocking map reveals celeb homes destroyed by California wildfire
11/14/2018, 1:19:47 PMTHIS map lays bare how the glamorous lives of celebs in Malibu went up in smoke after their sprawling homes were burned down in California’s worst ever wildfires. Kim Basinger, Miley Cyrus, Neil Yo… ✔ Their community and state are very special to them and they want to give back to the place that has created so many beautiful memories for themselves and others ✔ Meanwhile, in the north of the state, emergency services are still working to contain a fire
California wildfire death toll rises to 48 as search continues for missing people - follow updates
11/14/2018, 2:15:41 PMBlaze incinerates more than 8,800 homes and other buildings ✔ The remains of six more victims of California’s most lethal and destructive wildfire in history were found on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 48 ✔ A 10-member forensics search team wearing white protective suits and red helmets used a dog to scour the debris on one residential street in Paradise lined with razed houses
PG&E shares dive after utility flags impact from Camp wildfire
11/14/2018, 2:17:05 PMShares of utility PG&E Corp fell 18 percent on Wednesday after the company warne... ✔ NBC said in a report nbcnews.to/2K4tvNZ on Tuesday that a day before the fire started, PG&E emailed a local landowner about problems with sparks and the need for workers to enter her property and work on the high-power lines ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Pink's husband says California wildfire looters will be 'shot on sight'
11/14/2018, 3:30:47 PM'Well, if you are a looter, think twice if you are heading back into Malibu' ✔ California just lost 12 people to senselessness and countless bullets ✔ Pink and Hart evacuated their Malibu beachside property as the fire spread ✔ The thing to look for in tragedy is all of the helpers ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds
Beast from the East RETURNS: What is the Beast from The East, when will storm hit the UK?
11/14/2018, 3:53:13 PMTHE Beast from the East caused carnage earlier in the year as the UK was ground to a halt by severe levels of snowfall. But what is the Beast from The East, when will storm hit the UK? ✔ (Image: GETTY) Beast from the East RETURNS: The adverse weather earlier in the year ground traffic to a halt (Image: GETTY) Northern parts of the UK could see an unsettled December, as temperatures will get colder and increase the chance of snow falling
Mueller 'investigating Nigel Farage' in Trump-Russia investigation
11/14/2018, 12:38:33 PMProsecutors quiz Jerome Corsi, a conservative commentator, about former Ukip leader ✔ World news in pictures Show all 50 left Created with Sketch ✔ The pair were awarded the honour for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict ✔ There is also no legal requirement for a special counsel to be confirmed by the Senate
Business class passenger in drunken rant on Heathrow-bound flight after crew refuse to serve her more wine
11/14/2018, 2:15:42 PM'I am a f***ing international lawyer. I work for all you f***ing people ... But you won't give me a glass of wine, is that correct?” ✔ Erdogan's official state visit has been met with protests EPA 48/50 27 September 2018 Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N ✔ Air India has been approached for a statement on the incident but is yet to comment
Trump and Brown stir up rhetoric on wildfires but overlook pressing problems - Los Angeles Times
11/14/2018, 12:14:40 PMBrown talks about climate change, Trump about forest management. But few talk about the big problem: Building homes in hazardous fire zones. ✔ President Trump took to Twitter to blame bad forest management ✔ In Trump’s case, that is an attack on environmental regulations ✔ This is not the first time Western wildfires have became a political football ✔ The conflagrations have mostly seared oak woodlands, chaparral and grass
Trump supporter banned from Disney World after holding 'Keep America great' sign up on Splash Mountain
11/14/2018, 2:53:00 PMDion Cini said he used a 'guerilla marketing' tactic to help generate support for the US president's campaign ✔ Dion Cini calls his photos at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort guerrilla marketing ✔ This picture shows the four GRU officers who entered the Netherlands at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on April 10, travelling on official Russian passports ✔ However, some pointed out that a sign could be a hazard on a fast-moving ride
United Airlines will give away 5 million bonus miles to fliers who donate money to Southern California wildfire relief - Los Angeles Times
11/14/2018, 12:56:21 PMThe company made a $150,000 direct donation to Ventura County organizations and plans to give away 5 million miles to generous fliers. ✔ The airline’s direct gift was made to the Ventura County Community Foundation and the North Valley Community Foundation ✔ Delta Air Lines will waive change fees for tickets issued Nov. 12 or earlier at Burbank, Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco airports
People who lost their homes in California are suing PG&E, accusing the energy company of negligence and blaming it for the wildfire
11/14/2018, 3:31:10 PMPG&E told state regulators last week that it experienced a problem on a transmission line in the area of the fire just before the blaze erupted. ✔ Read more: The death toll from California's fires keeps rising, with thousands of homes destroyed in Malibu and Northern California A firefighter keeps watch as the Woolsey Fire burns a home in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 ✔ But officials said crews were able to keep it from advancing toward Oroville, a town of about 19,000 people
Ailing musician died next to his service dog in Paradise fire - Los Angeles Times
11/14/2018, 1:09:05 PMErnie Foss was killed in last week’s Camp fire in the Northern California town of Paradise. He was one of at least 48 people to die in California’s deadliest wildfire. ✔ Authorities told Loo that Foss’ body was found outside his home near his minivan, next to the body of his service dog, Bernice ✔ She hasn’t been to Paradise yet to see the damage, but has heard that Foss’ home, and everything in it, is gone ✔ For this to happen, it just sends me off my center of gravity, she said
Migos Casually Brought Over $200K in Cash with Them for Carpool Karaoke: 'This is Absurd!'
11/14/2018, 3:19:01 PMRappers Quavo, Offset and Takeoff — the trio that make up Migos — went for a Carpool Karaoke ride on Tuesday's The Late Late Show with James Corden ✔ Get push notifications with news, features and more ✔ + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications ✔ Why, just the night before, they were out at a strip club making it rain, as Corden casually put it ✔ The Late Late Show with James Corden airs weeknights (12:35 a.m.) on CBS
Analysis | The Energy 202: Green protests at Pelosi's office signal rift over Democratic climate strategy
11/14/2018, 1:49:46 PMThe cracks are already showing. ✔ State ethics laws say it is illegal for a lobbyist or a lobbyist’s client, called a principal, to give a public official a thing of value, including a job, per the report ✔ Martha McSally and stole the show as the candidate conceded the Arizona Senate race to Democrat Rep
Revisiting Mike Davis' case for letting Malibu burn
11/14/2018, 12:14:47 PMIn "The Case for Letting Malibu Burn" Mike Davis pointed out how the ecology of the Santa Monica Mountains means it all burns every 20 to 25 years. He was terribly right. ✔ The Case for Letting Malibu Burn depicted Malibu and other wealthy cities built in the boonies as created not for love of the great outdoors or frontier rusticity, but rather as thickets of privacy against L.A.’s working classes and people of color ✔ I’m infamous for suggesting that the broader public should not have to pay a cent to protect or rebuild mansions on sites that will inevitably burn every 20 or 25 years, he told me
Baywatch star reveals fire devastation as she searches for the missing
11/14/2018, 2:01:42 PMBAYWATCH star Donna D’Errico revealed the sheer devastation in “apocalyptic” Malibu fire after spending three days rescuing animals and looking for missing people. The model and actress risked thic… ✔ We’ve been working to try and help rescue a giraffe called Stanley too, from Malibu Safari but we’re still waiting to hear about the status of him ✔ As the Malibu fires continue to burn, Donna and her team were unable to get through the cordons on Tuesday but hope to go back up to the area as soon as they are allowed ✔ For more information about the organisation go to https://www.lcanimal.org
Horse found "shivering uncontrollably" after hiding in pool to survive California wildfires
11/14/2018, 2:49:32 PM"Among all the sadness I had a glimpse of happiness today," the man who discovered the horse said ✔ Hill said it's unclear how long the horse was in the pool ✔ Thanks to her own quick thinking and Hill's help, she was able to make it through the wildfires ✔ Well among all the sadness I had a glimpse of happiness today!As I was checking to see if someone’s house was standing.. ✔ Posted by Jeff Hill on Sunday, November 11, 2018
California Today: In the Wake of the Fires, Memories of a War Zone
11/14/2018, 2:10:19 PMWednesday: Similarities in the chaos, Juul suspends sales, and Shake Shack goes local for its first Bay Area opening. ✔ Here’s the sign-up .) Across California, with firefighters battling blazes in the north and south and search-and-rescue teams looking for human remains, the dramatic imagery emerging looks much like what comes out of the world’s conflict zones not a slice of America known for its beaches and other natural wonders ✔ For San Francisco’s homeless , that’s easier said than done
California's "Camp Fire" death toll jumps to 48 as lawsuit blames utility
11/14/2018, 2:49:34 PMAt least 50 deaths have been reported statewide as blazes continue to scorch wide swaths of Northern and Southern California ✔ Trump calls wildfires a very tough situation President Trump called the wildfires devastating and the likes of which we've never seen before at the White House on Tuesday ✔ Under normal circumstances where you would have, you know, people and places and things to help you connect them, a lot of that is gone, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said
Miley Cyrus donates $500k to emergency relief after home wrecked by wildfires
11/14/2018, 2:18:50 PMMILEY Cyrus and her beau Liam Hemsworth have offered a kind gesture after their home was tragically destroyed in the Californian wildfires. ✔ HEARTBROKEN: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have lost their $2.524m home in the fires (Pic: GETTY IMAGES) BEFORE AND AFTER: Miley Cyrus shared the shock before and after affects (Pic: MILEY CYRUS/INSTAGRAM) While Miley in a now deleted post shared a before and after shot of her devastated $2.524m residence, with her 75.6m followers
Kanye West Kisses Chicago in New Father-Daughter Photo Shared by Wife Kim Kardashian
11/14/2018, 2:06:58 PMAriana Grande and Kardashian West's sister Kylie Jenner dropped likes on the photo ✔ + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications ✔ Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs ✔ Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter ✔ We must continue to reach out and help each other in these trying times
Wall Street gains on tame inflation data, oil rebound
11/14/2018, 3:24:36 PMU.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday, after consumer prices in October rose as e... ✔ A bitter trade dispute between the United States and China, worries about rising interest rates and slowing corporate profits have stalled gains for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 trading about 7 percent below its record level ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Scientists behind ocean warming study say errors were made
11/14/2018, 1:50:48 PMScientists behind a study that found the world's oceans were warming faster than previously believed have said their work contained errors, which means they cannot reach conclusions with such certainty. ✔ Read More Nature said it was looking into the matter ✔ Maintaining the accuracy of the scientific record is of primary importance to us as publishers and we recognize our responsibility to correct errors in papers that we have published, a spokesperson for Nature said in a statement ✔ Read more: Greenland's melting glaciers may someday flood your city
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin pay $100k a month for rental mansion
11/14/2018, 12:58:48 PMThe Canadian-born heartthrob agreed to rent the Spanish-style home, which is listed off-market for $8.5million, on a short-term lease, thus increasing his monthly rental payment. ✔ The couple were seen taking in the views from a balcony, where Justin wrapped his love with a hug from behind ✔ Embattled: The couple recently viewed Demi Lovato's's former Hollywood Hills house, where she overdosed in late Jul. It was put on the market in September and is listed for $9.5million Wedded bliss: Justin and Hailey tied the knot in a secret courthouse ceremony on September 14, but plan on celebrating their union at a church in front of family in the near future Snaps: Since getting together, they have shared an array of affectionate snaps on social media
Fiji Coup Leader’s Re-Election Is Boon for China
11/14/2018, 3:10:49 PMIn Fiji’s election, former military leader Frank Bainimarama looks to have won the vote, an outcome likely to entrench China’s growing influence in the South Pacific. ✔ She said Beijing wanted Fiji’s elections to go smoothly ✔ The U.S. and its allies are coordinating to counter what they see as Beijing’s attempts to gain influence over smaller nations via its Belt and Road initiative ✔ The government says it has worked hard to put the legacy of its coup-prone history behind it
Oxfam worried about NK human rights
11/14/2018, 12:21:34 PMundefined ✔ Oxfam's Humanitarian Lead Richard Corbett speaks at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Friday ✔ The international organization which provided aid to South Korea during the Korean War, opened its Seoul branch in 2014 ✔ Government funding consists of some 43 percent of Oxfam's income for its headquarters in the U.K
‘EU will not stop us!’ May says huge trade deals to come as 11-nation agreement on horizon
11/14/2018, 1:30:18 PMTHERESA May is adamant the UK will strike independent trade deals after Brexit, claiming countries want to welcome Britain into a key trade pact. ✔ The Prime Minister addressed a rowdy House Of Commons on Wednesday after news broke a draft Brexit agreement had been reached with the EU ✔ We will be able to strike those trade deals around the world ✔ Donald Trump’s US administration has pulled out of the agreement
Butchered body of expat found hanging from 31-storey Thai building
11/14/2018, 1:15:11 PMA MUTILATED body of a pensioner with a bullet wound in his chin has been found hanging from 31-storey apartment block in Thailand. The man believed to be from Oslo, Norway plunged from the top of t… ✔ The natural disaster relief team to had to rappel down the building to recover the body for evidence without disturbing it ✔ I'm shocked that the person was hanging from the building like him ✔ Many people saw the body hanging there because it took a long time to get it.''
Evacuees fear the worst for family and friends left behind in Paradise - Los Angeles Times
11/14/2018, 12:14:41 PMTeams from across California and the West descend on Butte County to join the hunt for the remains of victims of the Camp fire. ✔ Located in the Sierra foothills, the rural enclave and surrounding communities were getaways from the Sacramento Valley and the cities of Chico and Oroville ✔ As emergency crews and cadaver dogs sift through rubble and ashes, message boards put up at shelters, evacuation centers and churches listing the names of the missing grow crowded with plaintive appeals, reminiscent of the postings found in Manhattan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks ✔ The messages range from reassuring (I’m OK, don’t worry about me) to urgent
Activists erect 'we're f****d' banner over Westminster Bridge in climate protest
11/14/2018, 1:17:33 PMWARNING STRONG LANGUAGE: Another 37 metre banner reading “CLIMATE CHANGE” was dropped from the bridge by protest group Extinction Rebellion ✔ Dozens of police arrived in vans to closely watch the protest as chants of fracking is stoppable and keep that oil in the soil rang out on Victoria Street ✔ A number of the protesters hailed from near Cuadrilla's shale gas fracking site at Preston New Road in Lancashire, which they claimed was environmentally damaging ✔ The Mirror has approached The Metropolitan Police for a statement
Sierra fire grows to 147 acres overnight in Rialto amid gusty winds
11/14/2018, 2:59:29 PMA brush fire that erupted late Tuesday in Rialto near the Fontana city limits grew to 147 acres overnight amid relentless winds, fire officials said Wednesday. ✔ Residents who live between Coastline and Carbon Mesa Road and from the ocean to the northern city limits (with some exceptions) will be allowed entry with proper I.D ✔ A man left a message for Mary Cory: I’m OK, don’t worry about me ✔ One friend heard that Josh got a ride through nearby Magalia, but who knows
Camp fire burns 135,000 acres with 35% containment
11/14/2018, 3:40:05 PMThe Camp fire has scorched 135,000 aces in Butte County and was 35% contained as of Wednesday morning, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials. ✔ The fire, which has killed at least 48 people and devastated the Northern California town of Paradise, was a direct and legal result of the negligence, carelessness, recklessness, and/or unlawfulness of PG&E, the lawsuit said ✔ Red Cross volunteers also handed out forms at its Chico shelters for people to fill out and declare that they were OK as part of the agency’s Safe and Well program
Woolsey fire grows slightly overnight to 97,620 acres with 47% containment
11/14/2018, 3:20:58 PMThe Woolsey fire grew slightly overnight, burning roughly 500 acres and growing the fire’s footprint to 97,620 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials. ✔ Shortly after the Hill and Woolsey fires broke out Thursday, the city manager announced a state of emergency, which allows the city to seek state and federal financial assistance in dealing with the fires ✔ He said he was headed to Yuba City and left a gmail address
Brexit BETRAYAL: Angela Merkel played KEY role in David Cameron calling EU referendum
11/14/2018, 12:50:56 PMDAVID Cameron sought the advice of German Chancellor Angela Merkel long before announcing plans to take Britain into an in/out EU referendum, it has emerged. ✔ In it, he argued that national parliaments were the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU ✔ Five years on, the situation is almost unrecognisable ✔ Betfair offer 5/1 odds on Mrs May leaving her position this week and 3/1 on her leaving Downing Street by the end of the month
EU plan to enable non-dollar Iran trade, oil sales unraveling:...
11/14/2018, 2:08:13 PMA special European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran against newly rei... ✔ Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Guschelbauer confirmed Vienna would not host the entity after studying the impact with ministries and the central bank ✔ Disaster for Europe’s credibility if this trajectory continues for much longer ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
A new Venezuelan ID, created with China's ZTE, tracks citizen behavior
11/14/2018, 1:46:31 PMChina's ZTE is helping Venezuela build its new ✔ In June 2008, Venezuela agreed to pay a Cuban state company $172 million to develop six million of the cards, according to a copy of the contract ✔ Additional reporting by Adam Jourdan in Shanghai, Ben Blanchard in Beijing, Eric Auchard in London, Sarah Marsh in Havana, Ivan Alonso in Cancun, Christine Murray in Mexico City, Francisco Aguilar in Barinas and Andreina Aponte in Caracas Cards of Control By Angus Berwick Photo editing: Marco Bello Video: Havovi Cooper Design: Pete Hausler Edited by Paulo Prada Follow Reuters Investigates
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