Winter storm updates: Snow and sleet change to rain later this morning
11/15/2018, 12:50:43 PMConditions deteriorate north and west of Interstate 95, with increasing chances of accumulation and slick roads. ✔ By Angela Fritz and Angela Fritz Deputy weather editor Email Bio Follow David Streit November 15 at 7:22 AM * Winter weather advisory from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Flood watch noon through this evening | School closings and delays * 7:30 a.m. update: Several school districts have decided to close instead of delay ✔ Today (Thursday): A mix of rain/snow/sleet arrives before the dawn and makes for a tricky commute
Troops search ruins as California wildfire death toll climbs
11/15/2018, 2:07:56 PMU.S. National Guard troops fanned out to scour the ruins of the devastated town ... ✔ CRITICALLY DRY VEGETATION The blaze, fueled by thick, drought-desiccated scrub, has capped two back-to-back catastrophic wildfire seasons in California that scientists largely attribute to prolonged drought that is symptomatic of climate change ✔ (GRAPHIC: Deadly California fires, tmsnrt.rs/2Plpuui) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Snow! Airlines cancel flights, waive change fees for winter storm
11/15/2018, 12:31:06 PMAir travelers faced delays and cancellations Thursday as an early-season winter storm brought messy weather to the Midwest and Northeast. ✔ This Thursday morning screenshot of the USA TODAY Weather map shows a winter storm spreading messy weather across the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 (Photo: USA TODAY Weather) Air travelers faced delays and cancellations Thursday as an early-season winter storm brought messy weather to the Midwest and Northeast ✔ The details varied by carrier, but – generally – they allowed travelers at certain airports to make one change to their itineraries without paying recalculated fares or change fees that typically cost $200 or more
Chris Stapleton dedicates CMA win to California wildfire victims
11/15/2018, 1:56:03 PMIn his acceptance speech for Single and Song of the Year for 'Broken Halos,' Chris Stapleton dedicated the award to the victims of the California wildfires.
With nowhere to go, wildfire evacuees set up camp in Walmart parking lot
11/15/2018, 12:32:52 PMCalifornia officials say they've identified most of the 59 people known to have died in wildfires that started a week ago. Searchers recovered eight more victims of the Camp Fire north of Sacramento Wednesday, along with a third victim of the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles. The Camp Fire has destroyed nearly 9,000 homes and forced at least 52,000 people to evacuate. Mireya Villarreal reports.
How can Donald Trump be re-elected in 2020? By talking about the economy
11/15/2018, 1:23:53 PMPresident Donald Trump can enjoy a re-election landslide if he embraces the boring and repeats the phrase 'peace and prosperity.' ✔ Slightly right-of-center voters will put up with bushels of drama if they believe the president is looking out for their jobs ✔ But when Trump became distracted by a migrant caravan 2,000 or 3,000 miles away from Milwaukee, they wondered: Why am I tolerating this, again ✔ This column first appeared The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
‘It’s worse than what was predicted’: D.C. area hit with first snowfall of the season
11/15/2018, 2:41:28 PMA messy wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain creates slick roads and walkways in the area. ✔ A man clears off his car in the snow on Thursday in Alexandria ✔ (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Vesna Kevork walks down 15th Street on her commute to work during the first snow of the season in Washington ✔ The storm of ice and snow is hitting other parts of the northeast and it is expected to have a heavy impact on the Shenandoah area of Virginia
Zombie TV shows among root causes of mass shootings, Republican governor says
11/15/2018, 2:02:02 PMKentucky governor attempts to draw link between children's access to violent television and gun violence ✔ - Macedonians cast ballots on September 30 on whether to re-name their country North Macedonia, a bid to settle a long-running row with Greece and unlock a path to NATO and EU membership AFP/Getty 47/50 29 September 2018 Residents trying to salvage belongings from their homes which collapsed after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018
A Fukushima waiting to happen? Huge stockpile of nuclear waste on California fault line threatens US
11/15/2018, 3:46:31 PMMillions of pounds of toxic waste are being buried under the site of a privately owned former nuclear power plant in California. The only problem? Experts warn that it sits on a major fault line — and in a tsunami zone. ✔ Babiarz believes the San Onofre plant is a ticking time bomb ✔ You can’t, because it’s classified, because a lot of the things that happened at Santa Susana were classified and therefore there are things that they’re just never going to tell you and only accidentally does it come out, he said
Retired postman wins nearly $350 million after using same lottery numbers for 25 years
11/15/2018, 2:46:16 PMWinner says he plans to 'give back to Manhattan' with largest prize won in New York Lottery history ✔ Over 60 heads of state and government were taking part in a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the mute and powerful symbol of sacrifice to the millions who died from 1914-18 AP 5/50 10 November 2018 Firefighters push down a wall while battling against a burning apartment complex in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California
Worries over emissions from wildfires
11/15/2018, 12:34:45 PMRising numbers of extreme wildfires could result in a significant increase in CO₂ emissions, scientists have warned. ✔ According to the World Meteorological Organization, the fires burned 30,000 hectares of Swedish forest and triggered EU emergency response mechanisms ✔ Thomas Smith, assistant professor in environmental geography at the London School of Economics (LSE) has a similar view ✔ They will happen and will intensify in a warming world
Inside Facebook’s secret fight-back through years of crisis
11/15/2018, 2:02:12 PMSources reveal how Facebook went on attack to discredit critics as politicians and users began to turn on social media giant ✔ The flight was en route to Pangkal Pinang, and reportedly had 189 people onboard EPA 18/50 28 October 2018 A supporter of Workers' Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad embraces a fellow weeping supporter, after learning that rival Jair Bolsonaro was declared the winner in the Brazil presidential runoff election
Pierce Brosnan surveys damaged home after wildfires
11/15/2018, 1:14:03 PMThe James Bond star returned to his Malibu home to find it torched by flames. Wife Keely Shaye Smith wore a respirator mask to avoid breathing in any of the smoke and ash that was still in the air. ✔ Actor Pierce Brosnan came back to his home to find it heavily damaged by the Californian wildfires ✔ The Weather Channel is predicting a 40 per cent chain of rain for San Francisco and Los Angeles - with the rain expected to fall in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day and continue into Tuesday
California wildfires death toll rises to 59 with dozens still unaccounted for
11/15/2018, 2:49:21 PMCalifornia officials say they've identified most of the 59 people known to have died in devastating wildfires ✔ A total of 461 people are part of the search and rescue effort ✔ An analyst with Citi Investment Research estimates damages from the fire could exceed $15 billion but noted that the state of California will likely step in to protect the utility and its customers
Is Trump right about California wildfires?
11/15/2018, 12:28:30 PMIs poor management of forests to blame for deadly fires in California? ✔ California wildfires: Is Trump right when he blames forest managers ✔ In a couple of tweets, he has suggested that the state has not managed its forests properly, despite receiving billions of dollars each year ✔ Prof Stefan Doerr, at Swansea University, says the modern policy of putting out all fires in wild areas may have been misguided
As the death toll rises to 56, hope fades for those missing in Paradise fire - Los Angeles Times
11/15/2018, 12:07:04 PMThe Camp fire death toll increased to 56 Wednesday when search crews recovered eight more bodies on Wednesday in Paradise. ✔ She did not know how many people were ill but said that the sick have been separated from the healthy ✔ Soon after, two middle-school-aged girls walked up to the couple, one with a tray of patties and the other with the fixings including mustard and pickles
Thursday Morning Briefing
11/15/2018, 2:24:53 PMA deadly crossing ends migrant's American dream, ✔ The dollar jumped and traders bought into the safe-haven yen after the Brexit deal was plunged into uncertainty, spooking investors across currency markets ✔ China sends response to U.S. trade demands Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
They evacuated to escape the deadly Camp Fire. Then norovirus invaded their shelter.
11/15/2018, 3:08:25 PMAbout 15 to 20 people being housed at Neighborhood Church of Chico have tested positive for norovirus, said Lisa Almaguer, a spokeswoman for the Butte County Public Health Department. ✔ Officials told the Sacramento Bee that about 366 evacuees are currently staying at the two emergency shelters in Butte County ✔ Read more: When ‘hell moved in,’ a California nurse drove through fire to save lives Dad stays calm, sings to young daughter during harrowing evacuation from California wildfire
MasterChef: The Professionals viewers baffled by contestant's tattoos
11/15/2018, 3:26:21 PMTristan, 31, who is head chef at a restaurant in south east London, has two distinctive tattoos in the shape of lightning bolts; one under each eye, in addition to several other inkings. ✔ He had a rollercoaster journey on Wednesday night's episode of the BBC Two series, with his efforts in the skills test described as a 'disaster' by judges, only for his impressive signature challenge to send him sailing through to the next round ✔ The round went badly for Tristan, who didn't fillet the fish delicately enough and added water to the sauce ✔ 'It's fallen apart a bit,' a red-faced Tristan said ✔ MasterChef: The Professionals continues tonight at 8pm on BBC Two
California fires hope as forecasters FINALLY predict rain as death toll hits 57
11/15/2018, 12:04:35 PMMUCH needed rain has been predicted in California as its worst ever wildfires continue to obliterate vast tracts of the Golden State. Authorities say at least 57 are dead but hundreds are still una… ✔ AFP or licensors 11 Rescue workers sift through rubble in search of human remains at a burned property in Paradise AFP or licensors 11 A cadaver dog sniffs around rubble at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates Reuters 11 Body searcher Trish Moutard and her sniffer dog I.C examine a truck AFP or licensors 11 Officials tag a body found in the Holly Hills neighbourhood of Paradise AFP or licensors 11 Rescue workers carry a body away from a burned property The National Weather Service said the winds would slack off enough during the afternoon to allow firefighter to tackle raging fires
Here's Jacob Rees-Mogg's letter calling for Theresa May to be ousted in full
11/15/2018, 1:36:31 PMThe arch-Brexiteer has written to Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers calling for a leadership challenge ✔ The 2017 Election Manifesto said that the United Kingdom would leave the Customs Union ✔ Jacob Rees-Mogg Read More Latest Brexit news Live updates as Theresa May faces mutiny Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigns Esther McVey resigns in blistering blast Mogg 'to call no confidence vote' Summary of the deal and sticking points What will No Deal really mean
Analysis | The Energy 202: Top House Democrats don't agree on who should lead on climate change
11/15/2018, 2:22:11 PMLet the turf wars begin. ✔ Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) speaks about flood insurance in Union Beach, N.J ✔ Meanwhile, the LA Times reports a third body was found in the wreckage of the Woolsey fire, which has scorched more than 98,000 acres in Southern California ✔ Every time I come to California I say this is the worst fire I’ve seen
Plan your Thanksgiving travel to avoid L.A.'s worst holiday traffic times and the worst time to drive to LAX - Los Angeles Times
11/15/2018, 12:18:59 PMAAA predicts more than 54 million Americans will be going somewhere, most of them taking a road trip. ✔ TSA, which looks at different metrics in its forecasts, is expecting more than 25 million passengers at airport screening checkpoints from Nov. 16-Nov ✔ Miami ALSO United Airlines will give away 5 million bonus miles to fliers who donate money to Southern California wildfire relief Maui's Wailea resorts are best in Hawaii, Condé Nast Traveler's readers say
What Donald Trump can learn from Ike, Nixon and Reagan
11/15/2018, 2:09:18 PMNow that the 2018 midterm elections are in the history books (for the most part — what’s up with you, Broward County?), two things are increasingly clear. ✔ ANALYSIS/OPINION: Now that the 2018 midterm elections are in the history books (for the most part what’s up with you, Broward County?), two things are increasingly clear ✔ (Significantly, during his 1980 re-election campaign, President Carter spoke not of national strength but of a crisis of confidence in what came to be known as the malaise speech
Trump Claims — Without Proof — That Voters Changed Clothes to Cast Ballots Twice in Midterms
11/15/2018, 3:17:44 PMAs election results continue to roll in from this month's midterms, Donald Trump is making new unsubstantiated allegations about voter fraud — suggesting that voters cast multiple ballots by simply returning to polling places over and over again in new outfits ✔ As election results continue to roll in from this month’s midterms, Donald Trump is making wild new and wholly unsubstantiated allegations about voter fraud, including suggesting that voters cast multiple ballots by simply returning to polling places over and over again in new outfits ✔ Many counties in Florida, including Broward and Palm Beach counties, are still tallying votes in Florida’s senate and gubernatorial race after a recount mandated by state law was called
Frankie Muniz’s Home Floods After Cat Accidentally Turns Sink On
11/15/2018, 3:20:55 PM“Everything I own, destroyed," he revealed. ✔ can destroy homes, but the last way someone would expect to have their property wrecked is by a cat accidentally flooding the place ✔ Frankie Muniz lost some of his personal belongings after his cat flooded his home ✔ Muniz didn’t share more details about whether his cat was left home alone for all of those days or the current health status of the animal now, after the flooding
Brexit is Jacob Rees-Mogg's big moment - here's a reminder of his views
11/15/2018, 3:26:29 PMHe's called for Theresa May to face a leadership challenge. His big moment has arrived. So let's not forget his views on gay rights, abortion, food banks and zero-hour contracts ✔ There are two Trussell Trust food banks alone in the MP's North East Somerset constituency, while he lives in a Grade II-listed manor house with Helena, the children and a nanny ✔ Read More Latest Brexit news Live updates as Theresa May faces mutiny Mogg leads flood of no confidence votes Esther McVey resigns in blistering blast All the ministerial resignations so far Summary of the deal and sticking points What will No Deal really mean
Upset by Trump's Iran waivers, Saudis push for deep oil output cut
11/15/2018, 2:13:39 PMWhen U.S. President Donald Trump asked Saudi Arabia this summer to raise oil pro... ✔ Washington gave waivers in November to eight buyers to purchase Iranian oil for 180 days ✔ Riyadh’s concern is to avoid the kind of oversupply in the market that led to a price collapse in 2014 to below $30 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
These Nurses Kept Helping People After Narrowly Escaping California's Deadliest Fire
11/15/2018, 1:35:38 PM"I was just thinking, I'm going to die in melting plastic," one nurse said. ✔ Workers and first responders evacuate patients from the Adventist Health Feather River Hospital ✔ The ferocious Camp fire had just been sparked in the dry brush above Paradise, a popular retirement community in Northern California's foothills, and winds were quickly spreading hot embers into the town's streets ✔ Eventually, Pierce and the rest of the caravan became trapped by a disabled car on the road
Brexit TEST for May: PM will need 50 Tory Brexiteers AND Labour rebels to pass deal
11/15/2018, 3:11:41 PMTHERESA May said "difficult days lie ahead" after she announced her Brexit deal - but the Prime Minister now faces the biggest test of her political carer as she battles to get her agreement through Parliament. ✔ The Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru have said they are opposed to a deal, and it seems unlikely the Scottish National Party would support it given Nicola Sturgeon said the agreement would be a bad one for Scotland ✔ The question is how many of Jeremy Corbyn's MPs are prepared to defy him and support the Prime Minister, reasoning that a no-deal Brexit, which they fear could bring about an economic disaster, would be a worse outcome
Opinion | The dramatic implosion of ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’ is a lesson — and a warning
11/15/2018, 3:45:10 PMAn author essentially retracts his entire book, but a generation of people will still be affected by its contents. ✔ By Christine Emba Christine Emba Columnist focused on ideas and society ✔ He begins to publicly apologize, soliciting feedback about his book and stories about how it affected individual lives ✔ The next time we’re tempted toward too-formulaic thinking, we’ll know to take it with a grain of salt
Opinion | American Democracy Is Still Under Existential Threat
11/15/2018, 12:32:35 PMThe midterm elections were a move in the right direction. But grave challenges remain. ✔ Absent Republican resistance, the GOP intimates, whites could become a disempowered minority in a multicultural mosh pit as American democracy stabs them in the back ✔ Richard North Patterson is The New York Times best-selling author of 22 novels, a former chairman of Common Cause, and a member of the Council On Foreign Relations
I'm A Celebrity's sexiest jungle shower scenes ever
11/15/2018, 12:55:39 PMThe iconic waterfall has given us a string of magical moments from Myleene Klass, David Haye, Katie Price and Lisa Snowdon ✔ Get Me out of Here! 2018 is just days away, and that can only mean one thing - it's time to turn on the waterfall! As we learned last year, the supposed naturally occurring shower is actually just a mound of papier mache rocks and a waterfall that switches on and off manually ✔ Cerys Matthews (2007) Singin' in the rain (Image: Rex) The Welsh singer had a little private moment under the shower ten years ago - and the world approved
The Health 202: 11152018-health202
11/15/2018, 2:13:46 PM✔ (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Republicans appear cognizant of these realities ✔ An unknown number of people staying at a shelter in Chico, Calif ✔ Norovirus is not uncommon, especially this time of year, and it’s especially not uncommon for a shelter situation where you have hundreds of people living in very close quarters, Butte County Public Health Department spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer told reporters, The Mercury News’s Jason Green reports ✔ SUGAR RUSH Trump endorses bipartisan criminal-justice reform bill:
Brexit latest - Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson hold emergency meeting of mutinous backbenchers as Brexiteers pull trigger on leadership contest
11/15/2018, 2:12:32 PMFURIOUS Tories led by Jacob Rees-Mogg are this afternoon pulling the trigger on a leadership challenge to Theresa May. Boris Johnson joined an emergency meeting of mutinous MPs this afternoon where… ✔ FURIOUS Tories led by Jacob Rees-Mogg are this afternoon pulling the trigger on a leadership challenge to Theresa May ✔ First I believe that the regulatory regime proposed for Northern Ireland presents a very real threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom
19 Beauty Products For When You Only Have Five Minutes To Get Ready
11/15/2018, 1:08:27 PMThis one goes out to all my Snooze Button Bros. ✔ This product is super versatile on days when you have more time, you can use it to bake (basically, let it melt together with your other products and natural oils for a seriously ~flawless~ finish) and on days when you're in a rush, just brush on a little with the included puff for a little coverage and no shine, ever
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