Vanity projects and kamikaze loggias: Tibilisi’s architectural disaster
11/15/2018, 7:52:45 AMThe centre of the Georgian capital has long been the plaything of outsize egos – but can its architecture biennial inspire useful debate about the city’s future? ✔ Everyone has a right to air, not just the right to breath clean air, but to look out of their window and not be confronted by the concrete wall of a new illegal building ✔ Follow Guardian Cities on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to join the discussion, and explore our archive here
New Wildfire Sparks in Southern California As Deadly Fires Kill 50
11/15/2018, 6:03:53 AMA new wildfire in southern California sparked Tuesday, adding challenges for crews already fighting deadly blazes across the state. ✔ The department said firefighters continued to hold established containment lines on Tuesday evening and will continue to provide structure defense and continue to strengthen and improve existing control lines ✔ Additionally, some schools in Sonoma County, almost 200 miles away from the Camp Fire, canceled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to poor air quality
'It was a gem': idyllic mobile home community scorched by wildfire
11/15/2018, 7:52:46 AMNeighbors in the tiny Seminole Springs are banding together in the aftermath of California’s deadly wildfires ✔ Rodger Kelly had been up through the night, watching the orange glow emanating from the hillside above his home of 30 years ✔ By the early morning on Friday last week, flames were quickly billowing toward them ✔ She lived in one of the few decimated houses in the lower-part of the park
Surrounded By California's Deadliest Wildfire, People Jumped Into A Lake And Creek To Survive
11/15/2018, 4:44:52 AM"They were trying to escape the fire coming through and, because they knew it came from the roadside, they couldn't get out." ✔ A coroner's official looks for human remains in the rubble of a house in Paradise, Calif ✔ There was no time for anyone in authority to send us an evacuation order ✔ Scott and the three others with him appeared to be suffering from hypothermia, Moak said, so her family took them in, gave them warm baths, new clothes, and blankets
Challenges facing firefighters battling California's wildfires
11/15/2018, 5:00:02 AMThe Camp Fire in northern California has become the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. National Geographic writer Sarah Gibbens joins CBSN to discuss the challenges firefighters face in battling the wildfires, as well as the impact they have on the environment.
Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter Willow check out evacuated home
11/15/2018, 7:54:19 AMJada and movie star husband Will Smith reside in a $42-million custom home located in the hills between Calabasas and Malibu where the Woolsey fire has burned almost 100,000 acres. ✔ Concerned: The pair were spotted at a police checkpoint along with Jada's mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones Wary: On November 9, Will posted video to social media showing him keeping an eye on the wildfire that created a massive smoke plume in the distance Safe for now: Will panned the camera to show his property nestled in the trees before swinging it round to show the looming clouds of smoke On November 9, one day after the blaze broke out, Will had posted video to social media showing him keeping an eye on the wildfire that created a massive smoke plume in the distance
Journalist shares videos of deserted Paradise and captures devastation
11/15/2018, 7:54:23 AMDan Ryant recorded the footage while driving around Paradise on Wednesday. The Camp Fire, which left Paradise a smoldering ruin, killed 56 people and destroyed 125,000 acres. ✔ Brown, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump's policies, said he spoke with Trump, who pledged federal assistance ✔ 'This is so devastating that I don't really have the words to describe it,' Brown said, saying officials would need to learn how to better prevent fires from becoming so deadly ✔ 'Each home has a life & memories attached to it.'
Southern California fire scorches huge swath of public lands
11/15/2018, 6:04:18 AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern Californians faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire are also grappling with the destruction of a vast swath of public lands that are popular destinations for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers. The Woolsey fire has charred more than 83 percent of National Park Service land within the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreational Area, where officials announced Wednesday that all trails were closed.
Camp Fire Containment At 35%, Norovirus Outbreak At Chico Evacuation Shelter
11/15/2018, 7:51:18 AMThe death toll in camp fire is 56 with some 130 people still missing. ✔ The best way to stop the spread of the virus is hand washing, food safety and isolation of those who are sick, Shaw said adding the workers in the camps have taken the required steps ✔ And it's going to get worse unfortunately, Cal Fire Strategic Planning Chief Thom Porter said, ABC 7 News reported
Northern California fire death toll at 56; 130 missing
11/15/2018, 5:50:04 AMMAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — As the scope of a deadly Northern California wildfire set in, the sheriff said more than 450 people had now been assigned to comb through the charred remains in search for more bodies. The blaze has killed at least 56 people and authorities say 130 are unaccounted for. Many of the missing are elderly and from Magalia, a forested town of about 11,000 to the north of Paradise. The one major roadway that runs through the mostly residential town is dotted with gas stations, a pizza shop, a hair salon and Chinese restaurant and convenience stores. There is no Main Street or town center. Resident Johnny Pohmagevich says a Rite Aid on the main road is as much of a center as the town has.
The Trump effect? Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Canada soars by 500%
11/15/2018, 4:30:28 AMTrump seems to have accomplished what political Hollywood never has – convincing thousands of Americans to flee the country. Driven by his policies, more US citizens sought asylum in Canada last year than have in decades. ✔ Canadian public safety minister Ralph Goodale reminded aspiring migrants earlier this year that there is no free ticket into Canada, while the border agency wants to increase deportations of denied asylum claimants by 35 percent ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Canada newsUS news
US oil firm's bid to drill for oil in Arctic hits snag: a lack of sea ice
11/15/2018, 6:22:58 AMHilcorp’s plan to extract 70,000 barrels a day follows Trump’s reversal of an Obama-era ban on fossil fuel activity in the region ✔ Climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels is causing the planet to warm, with the Arctic heating up twice as quickly as the global average ✔ An oil spill in the Arctic would be impossible to clean up and the region is already stressed by climate change
Time to stop the rot in the lottery system - Opinion
11/15/2018, 7:41:24 AMundefined ✔ Judging from what Feng and his colleagues have said in the videos, they all knew it was a crime to embezzle the lottery funds, yet they still indulged in corruption ✔ Moreover, the audit office should more frequently audit the accounts of the lottery department so that problems can be detected and addressed before they can grow and cause irreparable damage to the department ✔ The lottery system cannot afford to suffer another corruption scandal case
CMA Awards 2018: Keith Urban upsets, Chris Stapleton steamrolls
11/15/2018, 5:18:26 AMKeith Urban won his second Entertainer of the Year Award on Wednesday night at the 52nd CMA Awards, 13 years after he picked up his first trophy in the show's most prestigious category. ✔ There’s not much to laugh about in news headlines lately, but the singers kept the night light with their popular parodies, by good-naturedly picking on their friends in the audience and laughing at each other ✔ With just a guitar and a spotlight, Brooks brought his bride to tears with Stronger Than Me
'We've become a bit of experts on how to recover from fires': Ventura County town hall starts residents on road back to normal
11/15/2018, 5:59:11 AMAbout 50 people gathered for a town hall meeting in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night for people who lost homes or belongings or homes in the Woolsey or Hill fires. ✔ (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) After touring the site of the Camp fire in Paradise, Calif., on Wednesday, Gov ✔ Whitaker couldn’t go to a shelter with her large dog, a rescued Rottweiler, so here she was, camping instead ✔ Gray smoke filled the air around it Wednesday afternoon, and power lines dangled over sidewalks
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 National Book Awards
11/15/2018, 4:23:52 AMCongratulations to all these extremely good writers. ✔ Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly presented Doron Weber with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community ✔ For her part, Allende concluded, a National Book Award made her feel she may truly be able to root herself somewhere
An outdated annual event
11/15/2018, 6:17:39 AMundefined ✔ The child's failure is a family disaster and the reality is that mothers lose face before their friends and relatives who have successful children ✔ He served as the president-publisher of the nation's first English daily newspaper from 2004 to 2014 after working as a reporter since 1974
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