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Winds that fanned Southern California wildfire diminish

11/16/2018, 3:30:20 AM
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Winds that fanned a deadly, destructive Southern California firestorm were fading Thursday and more areas were reopening to residents as firefighters extended containment lines around the vast burn scar. "It's the new abnormal: fires, dryness, lack of moisture, winds," Gov. Jerry Brown said during a visit to a command post in Camarillo, where he also spoke about the transition from firefight to recovery. "That recovery will happen," he said. "The state will help. The federal government is helping. President Trump told me on the telephone yesterday that he's completely behind California."



Camp Fire shooting: Officers kill wanted man inside California wildfire evacuation zone

11/16/2018, 1:03:16 AM
The man advanced toward officers before they opened fire, the district attorney told reporters. ✔ Their primary task has been to assist in the disaster relief effort and keep the area safe ✔ The pursuit began after deputies confronted the suspects at the Pines Yankee Hill Hardware store in Yankee Hill ✔ JUSTIN SULLIVAN, Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



Wildfire smoke brings world's worst air quality to northern California

11/16/2018, 1:48:34 AM
Noxious smoke from the blazes continues to choke the air for millions of people in both Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area. ✔ A wildfire all but obliterated the Northern California town of Paradise, population 27,000, and ravaged surrounding areas last Thursday ✔ Firefighters hold a line in the Camp Fire with a control burn Near Bloomer Hill in Butte County in California on Nov. 14, 2018



Photos from the Camp fire's devastation in Paradise

11/16/2018, 3:57:57 AM
California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire has left thousands of homes in ruin. ✔ That means people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outside, while everyone else should reduce outdoor activities ✔ The tweet also threatened to cut off funding to California ✔ But first there was a very long hug, and some tears



Camp Fire’s destruction in northern California leaves rescue teams sifting through debris for human remains

11/16/2018, 1:28:59 AM
More than a hundred remain unaccounted for, an ever-changing list of names amid the frenzy of new and canceled missing persons reports. ✔ By Tim Craig Tim Craig National reporter Email Bio Follow November 15 at 8:13 PM PARADISE, Calif ✔ Those teams, which often operate in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have been front-line responders to disasters, such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005



New dramatic video surfaces from deadly Camp Fire

11/16/2018, 3:36:43 AM
An antique building burns out of control in Paradise, California. As fire crews arrive on the scene, video shows the trucks dodging obstacles and debris from the wind-driven wildfire.



Authorities are asking for DNA samples from relatives of the missing in California's Camp Fire

11/16/2018, 2:17:31 AM
Hundreds of rescue personnel dressed in white overalls are sifting through smoldering rubble and mangled cars, searching for human remains in California's deadliest wildfire. At least 56 people were killed. ✔ Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across California Cars destroyed by the Camp Fire sit in a used-car lot in Paradise on November 9 ✔ The stomach bug causes vomiting, nausea and diarrhea ✔ CNN's Nick Valencia, Steve Almasy, Augie Martin, Jim Castel and Hollie Silverman contributed to this report



Number of missing in US fire leaps to 600

11/16/2018, 3:40:57 AM
Seven more bodies have also been found in northern California, taking the state-wide death toll to 66. ✔ California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 600 Drone footage shows complete devastation in the Californian town of Paradise The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities ✔ The missing persons' list has doubled since earlier on Thursday ✔ Camp Fire, the state's deadliest and most destructive blaze, has killed at least 63 people ✔ Three more have died in the Woolsey Fire, further south



California ‘war zone’: 63 killed, 600+ missing in raging wildfires (HARROWING VIDEOS)

11/16/2018, 3:43:15 AM
The deadliest fire in California’s history continues to burn uncontained as recovery teams find more and more bodies. With 63 victims confirmed so far, the local sheriff says there are over 630 reports of missing persons. ✔ California governor Jerry Brown described the scene as a war zone ✔ The blaze spread extremely quickly due to low humidity and high winds, at some stages engulfing the area of a football field every three seconds ✔ Butte County sheriffs have begun collecting the DNA of relatives of the missing in the hope of identifying their remains amidst the charred hellscape



California: Camp fire missing soars past 600 with death toll up to 63

11/16/2018, 3:34:11 AM
Authorities say figure up by 500 since Wednesday as more remains found in towns devastated by state’s deadliest fire ✔ The number of missing or unaccounted for people in the northern California wildfire soared to 631 on Thursday, authorities said, an increase of more than 500 since Wednesday ✔ Authorities were able to lift evacuation orders in some areas near Chico and Forest Ranch



They evacuated to escape the deadly Camp Fire. Then norovirus invaded their shelter.

11/16/2018, 1:09:35 AM
About 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. ✔ Butte County Public Health is implementing measures to decrease the spread of illness by isolating people with symptoms from the well people this includes providing separate bathroom facilities for those who are ill, it stated ✔ 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



Fire refugees camp in Walmart parking lot amid uncertainty

11/16/2018, 12:45:53 AM
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Fire refugee Anna Goodnight sat on an overturned shopping cart Thursday morning in a Walmart parking lot as she ate scrambled eggs and tater tots while her husband drank a Budweiser. The couple was trying to put a good face on a weeklong ordeal that left them uncertain of the fate of their home and now had them camping next to the store with hundreds of others forced to flee from a deadly Northern California wildfire. But William Goodnight finally lost it and began to cry. "We're grateful. We're better off than some. I've been holding it together for her," he said, gesturing toward his wife. "I'm just breaking down finally."



PG&E shares surge 40 percent on report regulator wants to avoid...

11/16/2018, 12:50:40 AM
PG&E Corp shares soared 40 percent in after-hours trade on Thursday after a repo... ✔ The Camp Fire, and a second in Southern California, the Woolsey Fire, are still burning, with 56 people confirmed dead and nearly 300 still missing ✔ The fires destroyed nearly 9,000 homes and threatened 15,500 buildings, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



UC regents approve budget to enroll 2,500 more California students without a tuition hike

11/16/2018, 3:34:21 AM
University of California regents approved a $9.3 billion budget Thursday for 2019-20 as they began crafting a four-year blueprint to boost enrollment, improve student success and reinvest in faculty and research. The budget will add 2,500 more California undergraduates without raising tuition. ✔ UC plans to lobby for legislation to allow low-income students to use Cal Grants for summer courses, which would help them graduate sooner ✔ Napolitano said her staff could add as much as $7.5 million for such basic needs to the budget, which regents will review in January after Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom releases his first spending plan



I'm A Celebrity: Medic Bob reveals how scared Holly Willoughby is

11/16/2018, 2:02:38 AM
Medic Bob has claimed Holly Willoughby is the 'most scared' he has ever seen anyone be on I'm A Celebrity, after seeing the presenting star on set and in rehearsals ahead of the series' return. ✔ Something's just landed on my arm – eek! There's things that land on you everywhere ✔ I'm A Celebrity kicks off on ITV on Sunday 18 November  Exciting: Joining Redknapp in the jungle will be The Inbetweeners star Emily Atack, DIY: SOS presenter Nick Knowles, EastEnders star Rita Simons and former X Factor winner Fleur East



Li urges countries to spur regional growth

11/16/2018, 12:21:20 AM
China is ready to work with other countries to boost East Asia's security and development by safeguarding the rules-based international order and free trade, and promoting sustainable development and political dialogue, Premier Li Keqiang told the 13th East Asia Summit on Thursday in Singapore. ✔ Li called the South China Sea's stability vital for countries in the region ✔ A code of conduct is expected to be finalized within three years to ensure peace, free trade and freedom of navigation and overflight, Li said ✔ On the sidelines, Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi



Exotic and bountiful Thanksgiving feasts

11/16/2018, 2:55:46 AM
Every evening, looking dapper in dark suit and tie, Ashok Bajaj visits each of his 10 Washington restaurants to make sure kitchens are running smoothly and patrons are happy. He is not a cook, but an entrepreneur with a vision of what Washingtonians enjoy eating today and tomorrow as well. ✔ The restaurant is open for lunch Monday to Friday and Sunday brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., dinner Monday to Thursday 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., Friday/Saturday 5:00 to 11:00 p.m., Sunday 5:00 to 9:30 p.m. For Thanksgiving, special dishes will be added to the a carte menu, including butternut squash samosa, turkey cranberry tikka with Brussels sprouts, sweet potato bhaji, and pumpkin creme brulee



Newly Married Camille Grammer Shares Shocking Photo of 'What's Left' of Her Malibu Mansion That Burned

11/16/2018, 3:23:13 AM
Camille Grammer shared a shocking photo of her Malibu home that burned after the Woolsey Fire erupted in Southern California ✔ Here are some pics of what is left of my house and memories from the past ✔ As of Sunday evening, at least 31 people 29 in Northern California and two in Southern California are dead and at least 228 people are missing as three fires rage across the state, the Associated Press reported



Opinion | Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi

11/16/2018, 3:15:24 AM
The kingdom comes up with another story on the journalist’s murder. The Trump administration appears ready to buy it. ✔ Campaigning to contain the rival power of Iran, he launched an ill-conceived war in Yemen, which has blown up into a humanitarian disaster of unspeakable proportions in which America is complicit as provider of weaponry and military support; he blockaded Qatar; he detained the prime minister of Lebanon



Hollyoaks: Fans reeling as barmaid Breda is exposed as a SERIAL KILLER

11/16/2018, 2:10:33 AM
Hollyoaks fans were left reeling following Thursday's hour-long special, as kindly barmaid Breda McQueen was exposed as a serial killer. ✔ Hollyoaks fans were left reeling following Thursday's hour-long special, as kindly barmaid Breda McQueen was exposed as a serial killer ✔ Thinking about her future with Russ, the moment was intertwined with flashbacks from her previous weddings, including the moment she and Russ tied the knot for the first time almost ten years ago



Inside the Tories' Brexit meltdown that followed Dominic Raab's resignation

11/16/2018, 12:34:44 AM
AFTER his first good night’s sleep in weeks Dominic Raab plunged the Government into disarray yesterday by announcing the resignation he had planned for a day. At 9am, the Brexit Secretary plunged … ✔ Pals said Ms McVey had realised she had probably gone too far and decided straight after the showdown that she’d have to go – given relations with No.10 were already at an all-time low over Universal Credit before the Budget ✔ RING us on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk



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