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Water rushes down from lake created by landslide

11/15/2018, 12:55:03 AM
Large volumes of water from a lake created by landslides on the border of Sichuan province and the Tibet autonomous region headed downstream with a vengeance on Wednesday, washing away a bridge over the Jinsha River in Sichuan and putting flood control authorities farther downstream in Yunnan province on alert. ✔ The collapse of the bridge, in Sichuan's Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, on Nov 14, 2018 ✔ The circular urged flood control authorities to ensure zero casualties and to minimize economic losses ✔ Special attention should be paid to those engaged in farming, it added



Winter storm bringing snow and ice from Arkansas to Maine

11/15/2018, 12:06:50 AM
The first big winter storm of the season turned deadly when a tour bus overturned on a slick Mississippi highway. The storm could bring snow, ice and rain from Arkansas to Maine. CBS News correspondent Don Dahler reports.



At least 56 killed, more than 100 missing in California wildfire

11/15/2018, 3:18:50 AM
The remains of eight more victims were found on Wednesday in and around a northe... ✔ The footprint of fire grew to 135,000 acres (55,000 hectares) as of Wednesday, even as diminished winds and rising humidity allowed firefighters to carve containment lines around more than a third of the perimeter ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Winter weather advisory for mix of sleet, snow and rain on Thursday. Some slick travel possible.

11/15/2018, 2:58:24 AM
A coating or more of snow and sleet is possible in our colder areas, as well as a glaze of freezing rain. ✔ By Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow November 14 at 9:30 PM 9:30 p.m. - Messy commute likely as wintry precipitation moves in Simulated radar from the high resolution NAM model ✔ This is an event where just a few degrees will make a big difference in how much snow and wintry mix occurs and where, so surprises are possible if not likely



Experts: California wildfire is deadliest in last 100 years

11/15/2018, 2:19:34 AM
Wildfire experts say the Northern California wildfire that has killed at least 48 is the deadliest in a century. California officials say the fire burning in a rural area far north of San Francisco killed more people than any blaze in the state's recorded history. But the U.S. government doesn't closely track civilian casualties. and records from long ago are incomplete. Stephen Pyne, a regent professor at Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences and author of "Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America," and Crystal Kolden, a professor at the University of Idaho and expert in fire science, said 1918 was the last time more people were killed in a wildfire.



California’s deadliest wildfire is also a massive air quality problem

11/15/2018, 12:49:03 AM
Children, the elderly and people who spent significant time outside are particularly at risk for breathing complications. ✔ Delfino and his colleagues found that, during the 2003 California wildfires, hospital admissions due to asthma increased by a third ✔ Read more: California fires: Diaspora from Paradise waits, anxiously, to return to devastated homes Mapping the Camp and Woolsey Fires in California The weather and climate behind the California infernos that wrecked Paradise and torched Malibu



Before and after photos show wildfire devastation in California towns

11/15/2018, 3:36:18 AM
Grim images show once-thriving California towns devoured by wildfires and reduced to rubble and ruin as residents return to survey what's left of their homes and their communities. ✔ Grim images show once-thriving California towns devoured by wildfires and reduced to rubble and ruin as residents return to survey what's left of their homes and their communities ✔ They have also requested 150 additional search-and-rescue personnel ✔ Rains aren't expected to hit the parched area until Thanksgiving next week, according to the National Weather Service



Sheriff: Death toll rises to 56 in N California wildfire - World

11/15/2018, 3:31:51 AM
undefined ✔ Authorities have reported eight more fatalities from a blaze in Northern California, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 56 in the deadliest wildfire in state history ✔ The fire that started last Thursday has displaced 52,000 people and incinerated the town of Paradise



Billionaire uses $25m yacht to bring supplies to CA wildfire victims

11/15/2018, 3:36:16 AM
Howard Leight and a group of volunteers loaded up his 142ft-boat with thousands of supplies on Tuesday and set out for Paradise Cove, where surfers met them to bring the items to shore. ✔ The billionaire said he spent Friday night trying to save the vineyard and two of his homes ✔ 'We still have incredibly tough conditions ahead of us.'  The map above shows the fires currently alight in California as of 7am local time on Wednesday



Californian woman, 43, takes in 93-year-old WWII vet fleeing wildfire

11/15/2018, 3:36:15 AM
Tracy Grant, of Oroville, was handing out hamburgers at the Forebay Aquatic Center when she met 93-year-old Lee Brundige. She extended home to the man impacted by Camp Fire. ✔ Once smoke hindered the air quality around the center - just 20 miles south of Paradise - the 43-year-old convinced the frazzled Brundige to come with her home ✔ Fox was a history buff captivated with details surrounding World War II so he immediately connected with the veteran ✔ The Camp Fire is now the deadliest and most destructive fire in the state's history, killing at least 48 people in the Paradise area



California Authorities Share Terrifying Video of a Woman Escaping the Woolsey Wildfire

11/15/2018, 3:50:35 AM
The graphic video is being shared to emphasize how quickly fires can move and the importance of obeying evacuation orders when they're given ✔ pic.twitter.com/bCGYmgtxVf LA County Sheriff's (@LASDHQ) November 12, 2018 The screen then changes from a normal dark road to nothing but blazing orange, as Hackett records the disastrous scene of flaming debris and sparks aggressively hitting her windshield



Donald Trump’s coal and nuclear bailout plan mimics Barack Obama’s market intervention disaster

11/15/2018, 1:21:08 AM
President Trump and the administration have long vowed to revive America as the world’s leading energy producer. To fulfill this promise — as well as unofficial campaign promises — the administration announced in June that it planned to bail out coal and nuclear power plants at risk of being shuttered under the guise of national security, claiming saving these plants would bolster “grid resilience” and promote American “energy dominance.” ✔ Consumers should not be asked to subsidize bailouts for favored industries ✔ If the government were to prioritize some electricity sources over others, it would unnecessarily undermine every principle that makes America the world’s most resilient free market economy ✔ Caruso is a former head of the U.S. Energy Information Administration



Families Left Homeless By California’s Deadliest Wildfire Are Now Living In A Walmart Parking Lot

11/15/2018, 3:01:22 AM
"I can't even think. We're still all in shock that we're all here in this one little community Walmart parking lot." ✔ Some people will probably go stay other places, some people won't come back it’s very early to tell, Jones said ✔ She pointed out that volunteers have been taking care of evacuees, providing them with food, clothing, and other supplies ✔ We're still all in shock that we're all here in this one little community Walmart parking lot



Kim Kardashian Says Kanye West Contacted People Close to Trump About President's Controversial Wildfire Tweet

11/15/2018, 3:50:33 AM
The rapper recently sent screenshots of President Trump's tweets to his team and asked for "empathy" ✔ Kanye West is still making his voice heard in the White House ✔ But in the weeks since, Kim Kardashian said that her husband hasn’t completely abandoned the political arena ✔ They took their computers and a hard drive that contained their photos and videos



Explainer: Blame climate, but crowded forests also fuel California...

11/15/2018, 3:18:52 AM
With a tweet blaming California's wildfires on "gross mismanagement of... ✔ Before Europeans settled in California, Native American fire practices, including periodic low-intensity fires, helped renew forests and kept them from becoming too dense ✔ Policies of aggressively fighting every fire, however, have resulted in the loss of that natural thinning ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



After Mira Ricardel, will Melania Trump set her sights on John Kelly next?

11/15/2018, 12:45:00 AM
Melania Trump is not the only first lady to apparently feud with White House staff ✔ Melania Trump has taken an unorthodox step for a first lady in publicly calling for the firing of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel ✔ Israel's aircraft struck Gaza on November 12, killing three Palestinians and wounding nine after a barrage of rocket fire into its territory from the enclave



California Fire Victims Are Suing Their Power Company For Igniting The Blaze

11/15/2018, 12:00:43 AM
PG&E has another wildfire lawsuit on its hands as victims claim the utility has not maintained its lines. ✔ Northern California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has once again found itself at the center of both a legal and literal firestorm as customers affected by the region’s latest deadly blaze seek to hold the utility accountable ✔ The company has failed on those fronts, the victims charge



Nasty winter weather strikes southeastern U.S., heads north

11/15/2018, 12:25:54 AM
In northern Mississippi, a tour bus overturned on an icy highway ramp, killing two people and injuring 44 others ✔ The county coroner, Josh Pounders, told The Associated Press two people died and 44 others were injured, some critically ✔ The crash occurred where Interstate 269 meets with Interstate 22 ✔ The Thursday evening commute will face similar issues from New York City to Boston



California wildfires getting WORSE as chilling footage shows 100-acre Sierra Fire raging out of control and death toll hits 50

11/15/2018, 3:55:04 AM
THE deadliest wildfire in California’s modern history is still raging out of control as the fires have now claimed 50 lives. More than 200,000 acres have been burned since the fires started last Th… ✔ President Donald Trump tweeted earlier today: Thank you to the great Firefighters, First Responders and @fema for the incredible job they are doing w/ the California Wildfires ✔ Our Nation appreciates your heroism, courage & genius ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368



Ryan Zinke Says California Wildfires Are Getting Worse But Won’t Mention ‘Climate Change’

11/15/2018, 12:36:30 AM
The interior secretary said, “There’s a lot of reasons for a fire” and “now is not the time to point fingers.” ✔ Six days into the blaze, dozens of people were still unaccounted for, and it was only 35 percent contained ✔ So far this year, California’s wildfires have burned more than twice as many acres as by this time last year ✔ They’re going to get more challenging because of the continuing alteration in the climate



California man who lost everything in wildfires makes remarkable rescue

11/15/2018, 3:50:53 AM
A California man who lost his own home in the fires made a remarkable rescue amid the devastation. Jeff Hill, who rescued a mule trapped in the destruction, joins CBSN to discuss the moment that gave him a "glimpse of happiness" in the middle of the disaster.



PG&E rout may be hitting hedge funds after raised bets before fire

11/15/2018, 12:43:46 AM
Prominent hedge funds, including Baupost Group and Viking Global Investors, may ... ✔ Appaloosa Management raised its exposure by 122 percent to own 3.9 million shares at the end of September ✔ A number of hedge funds that sometimes make bets on distressed investments had been moving into PG&E after deadly fires last year ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Fiji prime minister leads provisional election count

11/15/2018, 3:55:24 AM
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was set to win re-election on Thursday, ... ✔ Bainimarama’s main opponent is also a former coup leader and long-serving prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, who now leads the Social Democratic Liberal Party of Fiji (SODELPA) ✔ Torrential rain and flooding on Wednesday forced voting in some centers to be rescheduled ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Serhii Plokhy wins nonfiction book prize for Chernobyl story

11/15/2018, 12:42:51 AM
LONDON (AP) — A book about the causes and consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has won Britain's leading nonfiction literary award. Serhii Plokhy was awarded the 30,000-pound ($39,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London on Wednesday for "Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy." Plokhy, a professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University, explores the way the Soviet political system, a flawed industry and human error triggered an accident that sent radioactive fallout over half of Europe.



Gov. Brown at a loss for words after touring charred ruins of Paradise

11/15/2018, 12:31:00 AM
Officials told reporters at a press conference Wednesday to expect a "new normal" after the Camp Fire burned homes and businesses in Paradise and other small neighboring communities. ✔ (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) DeAnn Dee Miller, 57, was homeless on the streets of Chico for a year and a half until this May, when her uncle got her a 16-foot travel trailer and parked it in Magalia ✔ In those instances, PG&E is looking at a longer term rebuild of the system wherever and whenever customers rebuild their homes, and supporting our communities as they recover and rebuild



Malibu schools will remain closed until after Thanksgiving

11/15/2018, 2:05:20 AM
Malibu schools will remain closed until after Thanksgiving ✔ (Nicole Santa Cruz) While Laura Whitaker’s daughter took her 8-year-old son for a donated haircut, Whitaker hung out with her dog Sadie outside her tent ✔ Investigations are underway on the cause of the Camp fire, which has destroyed more than 7,000 homes and killed at least 48 people



Colorado early snow clouds climate change debate

11/15/2018, 1:14:11 AM
A heavy autumn snowfall has ski resorts across Colorado holding some of their earliest opening days in a decade or more, stoking skiers and fueling another snowball fight over climate change. ✔ Ski seasons are becoming shorter, more extreme, and less reliable ✔ Climate Depot’s Marc Morano compared such warnings to the infamous pronouncement of former University of East Anglia climate scientist David Viner, who warned that winter snowfall would soon become a very rare and exciting event ✔ So get out there, get your days in, and take advantage of when the skiing’s good



How search for knowledge helped lift China's reform

11/15/2018, 1:30:43 AM
EDUCATION:

1974-76: MA, Chinese language and literature, Stanford University

1970-74: BA magna cum laude, Chinese language and literature, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

AWARDS:

2017: Foreign Educator of the Year, presented by the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs; Chinese Government Friendship Award

CAREER:

2017-present: President and CEO, US-China Strong Foundation

2013-present: Nonresident senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2010-present: Senior adviser, Vermilion Partners

2014-17: Associate dean, Peking University's Yenching Academy

2014-17: Professor of management practice, Peking University's Guanghua School of Management

2008-13: Managing director and senior adviser, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Beijing

2005-08: Chairman of China operations, Shaklee Corp

1998-2005: President, National Committee on US-China Relations

1986-1998: Various senior management positions with Cargill ✔ Holden visits Wenchuan county in Sichuan province shortly after the devastating 2008 earthquake ✔ People at that time did not know what the future was going to be, but they knew one thing: China had to change - there was no doubt about that, Holden said




An EU army would give in before you could say 'Macron'

11/15/2018, 12:55:41 AM
I KNOW he can be a bit . . . um . . . coarse from time to time. But there’s something rather wonderful about Donald Trump’s ability to speak the truth, with no frills attached. And not care who he … ✔ But there’s something rather wonderful about Donald Trump’s ability to speak the truth, with no frills attached ✔ Winter is coming UH-OH – the Beast from the East is said to be on its way back ✔ That’s a gutless response and devoid of ­principle ✔ We’ll deal with the savages if they try ­anything on



A Model T, Abandoned as Paradise Burned, Emerges With Barely a Scratch

11/15/2018, 1:31:30 AM
The antique car stands out like a museum piece in a vast landscape of destruction. But that is little comfort to its owner, who lost his home and his town to the flames. ✔ The burned hull of a washer is visible in the rubble ✔ No doctor was available, and the building was being evacuated ✔ They later watched their house burn down on CNN, and assumed that the old Ford had also been destroyed ✔ But its skinny tires and unique pedal system made maneuvering it a challenge



Death Toll Rises To 56 In Northern California Camp Fire, Deadliest In State History

11/15/2018, 3:31:37 AM
The Butte County Sheriff says 130 people are still missing. ✔ More than 130,000 acres have been burned in the blaze, which was only 35 percent contained at the time of the news conference ✔ The same preventative measures are being recommended ✔ What causes these catastrophes … the changing of the climate, the winds, the dryness and the continuing drought, he said



UK PM gets backing from cabinet for Brexit deal - World

11/15/2018, 1:07:54 AM
undefined ✔ Media speculation in London has it that a number of MPs are considering whether to send in letters that would trigger a vote among all of the Conservative MPs ✔ She may fail yet, but spin and half-truths are a guaranteed recipe for disaster, he concluded



Actor Pierce Brosnan looks shaken as he returns to Malibu home after wildfires

11/15/2018, 3:55:15 AM
BOND star Pierce Brosnan looks shaken on his return to his torched Malibu home, as the California wildfires death toll hit 50. Pierce, 65, put a hand to his head as he surveyed the damage. The acto… ✔ Instagram 19 'Love' is all that remains of Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus's house after the fire Instagram/Miley Cyrus 19 Miley Cyrus shared this post to her Instagram feed Hemsworth continued: Many people in Malibu and surrounding areas in California have lost their homes also and my heart goes out to everyone who was affected by these fires



US returns 'Bells of Balangiga' to Philippines after 1901 clash

11/15/2018, 3:03:22 AM
US forces took the bells after a brutal counter-attack that killed anywhere from hundreds to thousands of Filipinos. ✔ We continue to oppose any efforts by the administration to move the bells to the Philippines without the support of Wyoming's veterans community, Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Representative Liz Cheney said in statement ✔ 101 East Philippines: Disaster Capitalism, Inc



Norovirus confirmed at Chico evacuation center

11/15/2018, 3:33:21 AM
Public health officials were responding to a Norovirus outbreak at an evacuation center for fire victims in Chico. ✔ About 7 or 8 p.m., she thinks, she saw them coming from the Skyway down the hill toward her and her father’s 2.5-acre property, in the 2700 block of Eskin Maidu Trail ✔ Authorities told Malibu residents during a town hall meeting Tuesday that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s watershed emergency response team will try to determine what areas of the city are most at risk for mud flows in the event of a strong storm



Bizarre trend sparks outrage after cub is found in a supercar

11/15/2018, 2:55:17 AM
A bizarre and disturbing new trend sees the wealthy posing with illegally purchased tiger and lion cubs alongside supercars for Instagram photographs, animal rights campaigners warn. ✔ 'Once they grow up they're just thrown out' The NGO is calling for beefed-up government measures against the trafficking of wild animals and their use in French circuses In a separate case brought by Hutch's NGO, 30 Million Friends, a French court handed a 6-month jail term to another person found with a lion cub



Officials in Paradise limited evacuation alerts as fire moved in

11/15/2018, 3:33:22 AM
When the Camp fire barreled toward this Sierra foothill town last Thursday morning, officials had a crucial choice to make right way: How much of Paradise should be evacuated?The decision was complicated by history and topography. Paradise sits on a hilltop and is hemmed in by canyons, with only ... ✔ Brown was by joined by U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, FEMA Administrator Brock Long and state fire officials to give an update on the Camp and Woolsey fires ✔ Now, Miller fears, she’s homeless again with only the clothing she was wearing when she evacuated from the area



56 dead in Paradise fire; 10,300 structures lost

11/15/2018, 3:03:25 AM
Grim toll: 56 dead in Paradise fire; 10,300 structures lost ✔ Malibu residents who live between the ocean and the northern city limit and in the neighborhoods of Serra Retreat and Sweet Water Mesa were allowed back home starting at 2 p.m.  The Malibu Colony neighborhood and Civic Center area remained closed ✔ The remainder of Lake Sherwood, Hidden Valley and Carlisle Canyon Road are still under mandatory evacuation, Cal Fire said



Lord Sugar weeded out another candidate on The Apprentice

11/15/2018, 12:38:45 AM
The Apprentice saw Kayode Damali fired by Lord Sugar but win the honour of making a contender for the best speech ever by a candidate in the taxi ride home. ✔ Disaster: Subsequently, things were so dull Lord Sugar struggled to decide who to send home Like their colleagues Jasmine and Sian, neither Sabrina or Kayode had done much wrong and anything they had messed up was mostly the fault of their Project Manager: Tom



May A.I. Help You?

11/15/2018, 12:09:28 AM
Intelligent chatbots could automate away nearly all of our commercial interactions — for better or for worse. ✔ The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville 20 Americans Die Each Day Waiting for Organs ✔ midinterview, but you can’t for the life of you figure out who Terry Gross is talking to ✔ Related Coverage Group 3 Created with Sketch



National Book Awards: Sigrid Nunez wins major prize as Isabel Allende is honoured

11/15/2018, 3:56:25 AM
Allende received a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony that celebrated diversity, truth and literature as healing forces in a dark time ✔ You set a high bar for us, for those who wondered if anyone would ever read their words, he said ✔ Anderson and Eugene Yelchin The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Translated literature Winner: The Emissary by Yoko Tawada, translated by Margaret Mitsutani Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover Love by Hanne Ørstavik, translated by Martin Aitken Trick by Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft



19 Truly Terrible Horror Stories People Have Actually Witnessed In Real Life

11/15/2018, 2:05:36 AM
"The guy inside must have forgotten to press the lock button because the door starts sliding open, exposing the poo-ing individual to at least 50 people who were crammed onto the train." ✔ 'Anything else I can do for you?' In shock, he said, 'H-How do I fix this?' I told him, 'Get Armor All on them a few more times to even out the color, but it'll never be the same again ✔ Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video Watch more BuzzFeed Video Top trending videos Watch more BuzzFeed Video



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