Incoming rain could finally help firefighters tackle deadly California wildfire
11/16/2018, 9:35:56 PMHowever, rain could complicate efforts to search for the remains of those missing ✔ California could see some relief from the deadly wildfire raging across northern areas of the state thanks to much-needed rain in the coming week ✔ Furthermore, devil winds have whipped up and exacerbated the southern California Fires ✔ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that, across the United States, people can expect the winter to be average or warmer than average
Cal-Stanford Big Game postponed because of wildfire smoke
11/16/2018, 10:59:06 PMBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The annual Big Game between Stanford and California that had been scheduled for Saturday was postponed two weeks because of the unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area resulting from a wildfire some 150 miles to the north. Cal announced Friday that the game would be played Dec. 1 with a noon kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.
Opinion | What the Dutch Can Teach Us About Wildfires
11/16/2018, 9:26:56 PMThey’re becoming a part of life in the West. But that doesn’t mean they have to be so destructive. ✔ And it changed certain codes, requiring new driveways to be wider and with enough turnaround space for large fire engines ✔ The ongoing drought had primed the vegetation for explosive growth ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram
Number of missing hard to peg in deadly California wildfire
11/16/2018, 11:49:31 PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities have released a list of more than 600 people who are unaccounted for after a deadly Northern California wildfire — but that doesn't mean they are all actually missing. Some of the people on the ever-evolving list compiled by the Butte County sheriff's office have been confirmed dead by family and friends on social media. Others have been found safe, but authorities have not yet marked them as such. And some, like Tamara Conry, say they never should have been on the list.
Betsy DeVos proposes new sexual assault reporting rules for US campuses that ‘could help shield rapists’
11/16/2018, 9:35:58 PMCritics say new rules will make campuses 'less safe' for sexual harassment and assault survivors - but Ms DeVos says they will ensure fair treatment for all ✔ At that point the Dutch counter-terrorism officers intervened to disrupt the operation and the four GRU officers were ordered to leave the country PA 45/50 3 October 2018 Quake survivors make their way past a washed out passenger ferry in Wani, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28
Nancy Pelosi allies ready to battle Democrats opposing her bid to become Speaker
11/16/2018, 9:36:02 PMMs Pelosi believes she has the votes needed to take the role ✔ AFP/Getty 50/50 28 September 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press conference in Berlin ✔ A vote in the Democratic caucus is set to take place on 28 November and the new full House will vote on her possible appointment on 4 January 2019
Selfie saves man from life in prison after ex-girlfriend’s false attack accusation
11/16/2018, 9:36:05 PM'I was constantly fearful as to what could happen the next day . . . I was going to sleep hoping I wouldn't wake up, just to get away from it' ✔ 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 ✔ He added Mr Precopia’s application to enlist is currently being reviewed by someone higher up at the US army
Trump gets Elvis catchphrase wrong and praises Judge Scalia for how much sex he had in medal ceremony
11/16/2018, 10:25:29 PMThe singing icon among seven recipients of America's joint-highest civilian honour ✔ Turkey has more evidence contradicting the Saudi version of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi including a second audio recording, revealing that the murder had been premeditated, a Turkish newspaper reported on November 16, a contradiction to the statement of the Saudi prosecutor who said that five Saudi officials faced the death penalty on charges of killing Khashoggi but exonerated the country's powerful Crown Prince of involvement in the murder AFP/Getty 2/50 15 November 2018 Alexei Navalny leaves the European Court of Human Rights today
New Jersey Woman, 61, Killed After Car Likely Slid in Front of Oncoming Train During Snowstorm
11/16/2018, 9:43:46 PMA strong snowstorm wreaking havoc on the northeast has led to at least eight deaths across several states and left thousands without power ✔ As completely frustrating, aggravating, disruptive, and inconvenient this has all been, please be patient, and continue to be good to one another, and help each other out ✔ UPDATE…What a nor’easter ❄️ ⛄️ ….students at Liberty are fine, those still here treated to ice cream 🍦 (sorry @SodexoGroup we raided the cafeteria again)….@woschools pic.twitter.com/AlvN9v2QIl Liberty Middle (@Liberty_WO) November 16, 2018 UPDATE… ❄️ ⛄️ ….some students taking advantage of the gym mats 💤😴 🛏…..others are wide awake and ready for the next activity…..which may be breakfast 🍳 🥞 with us raiding the cafeteria again….@woschools pic.twitter.com/AT5rXjl28e Liberty Middle (@Liberty_WO) November 16, 2018 In their last update, officials tweeted: 8:30 am and final UPDATE…..6 students left with rides for most on the way…HUGE SHOUTOUT TO LIBERTY STAFF FOR A JOB EXTREMELY WELL DONE…LOVE my Liberty family…several staff were released prior to our group photo…
Northern California fire brings worst air quality in the world to residents hundreds of miles away
11/16/2018, 11:24:50 PMCalifornia's deadliest wildfire on record has disrupted life for thousands of people in the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area, who are experiencing the world's worst air quality as a result of the Camp fire. ✔ Weather forecasters don’t anticipate the air quality to improve within the next several days ✔ But the inversion layer acts like a lid and keeps the smoke in the area ✔ Fire stations in Sacramento had distributed around 67,000 N95 masks to the public before the city announced Friday that it would stop, due to health concerns
Bella Hadid picks up HUGE birthday balloons and party supplies
11/16/2018, 10:02:32 PMBella Hadid seems to be the official social chair of her friend group. The supermodel was spotted picking up party supplies and balloons on Friday in New York City. ✔ Chilly day: The model rocked a warm winter puffer coat after the city's first snowfall of the season Celebrate! The 22-year-old strolled the aisles with a red shopping basket as she decided on what party props to get Up in the air: Giant golden balloon letters were carried out of the store by a helpful attendant The beauty carried a small bubble gum pink Prada purse in the crook of her elbow as she tossed party supplies into a red shopping basket
California fire laser conspiracy: Terrorism, illuminati or ALIENS - What caused the fires?
11/16/2018, 8:23:27 PMCALIFORNIA is in the grips of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in state history. As the death toll rises, some bizarre conspiracy theories are emerging about what may have caused them. ✔ Some theories combine these two, claiming the Illuminati are the ones behind the lasers ✔ In October 2017, Cal Fire declared PG&E was responsible for their own lines and poles starting twelve separate fires of the 250 that devastated Northern California
California officials try to account for hundreds missing in fire's wake
11/16/2018, 10:21:49 PMMeanwhile, Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of California for, in his view, failing to manage forests. ✔ This patch of California, a former Gold Rush region in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is to some extent Trump country, with Trump beating Hillary Clinton in Butte County by 4 percentage points in 2016 ✔ AP, New York Times Bushfire USA Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
PG&E shares rebound as regulator soothes bankruptcy fear
11/16/2018, 9:45:57 PMThe head of California's top utilities regulator said on Friday that utilit... ✔ Employees of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) work in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S., November 14, 2018 ✔ The fire, which erupted a week ago and destroyed the town of Paradise, has killed at least 63 people ✔ PG&E shares closed up 37.5 percent, or $6.66, at $24.40 on Friday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Camp Fire survivor ran for his life after he got a message from a 911 operator
11/16/2018, 11:43:37 PM"She said, 'Don't wait for us. Do what you can to survive'" ✔ President Trump will get a firsthand look Saturday at the most destructive wildfire in California's history ✔ Firefighters and rescue workers were overwhelmed with 911 calls as the fire surrounded people in their homes and cars tried to escape ✔ City officials said more than 30,000 alerts were sent by home and cellphones as well as text messages
'It's her GREATEST STRENGTH!' Lord Heseltine unveils how May can still cling to power
11/16/2018, 8:08:54 PMLORD Heseltine claimed Theresa May could still hold on to her seat despite dissent growing toward her proposed Brexit deal and the number of no-confidence letters reportedly growing. ✔ At least 20 MPs have turned in a letter of no confidence to the chair of the backbencher's 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady ✔ The moment that happens they start blaming her and all their acolytes in the backbenches chime in ✔ If she hadn’t put them in charge they would have said how appealing it was and they could have done much better
California utility shares rise as regulator calms investors
11/16/2018, 8:32:05 PMSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shares of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. soared Friday after California's top utility regulator said his agency will help the company deal with potentially crippling liability costs from wildfires. Stock prices soared 36 percent in midday trading after plunging 60 percent and losing $15 billion in valuation in the week following the Northern California wildfire that is the nation's deadliest in a century. No cause has been determined, but speculation has centered on PG&E, which reported an outage around the time and place the fire ignited.
Camille Grammer's wedding dress is salvaged from her Malibu mansion
11/16/2018, 8:11:31 PMDailyMailTV has obtained photos of the blaze at Camille Grammer's Malibu home which appears to show a wedding gown in a garment bag sat next to a number of paintings. ✔ News photographer Patrick Fallon, who took the snaps, was outside Grammer's house as the Los Angeles Fire Department battled the blaze ✔ Luckily we quickly evacuated our house yesterday after a patrol car drove up the street announcing mandatory evacuations ✔ 'I’m grateful for my lovely neighbors and friends who kept me informed and for their help this evening.'
'Awakening': Abigail Spanberger's House win illustrates the shift of US politics in 'year of the badass woman'
11/16/2018, 9:27:28 PMWhat happened in Abigail Spanberger's district is not only emblematic of the 2018 election, but of political shifts across the US for the last decade. ✔ But to Spanberger, who grew up there, it felt as though there had been an awakening ✔ Spanberger was one of the suburban moms who had been at the town halls ✔ Everyone who was looking for a blue wave or red wave – a lot of what we saw was a suburban tsunami, he said
Paramount Ranch, movie production facility destroyed in Woosley Fire
11/16/2018, 11:01:21 PMParamount Ranch is 2,700 acre property that is an the iconic Western-style town that has been the location for many movies and television productions. ✔ Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY Network None The church set for the HBO series Westworld was one of buildings that survived the Woosley Fire which burned through the area destroying much of Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, Calif ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay
California regulator stunned by impact of his reassurance on PG&E
11/16/2018, 10:20:43 PMThe chief of California's top utilities regulator said on Friday he was &qu... ✔ PG&E shares on Friday closed up 37.54 percent to $24.40 on the New York Stock Exchange ✔ With PG&E potentially facing mounting costs from wildfires, the regulator would also consider potential options to restructure the company, including separating its electricity and gas units, Picker told Reuters on Friday ✔ GRAPHIC-Fire Fear - tmsnrt.rs/2PyMu9a Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Cyclone kills 13 in southern India, 80K people evacuated
11/16/2018, 8:21:21 PMNEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone hit the coast of southern India on Friday, killing at least 13 people, damaging homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents. Cyclone Gaja blew ashore in Tamil Nadu state with heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, said Narendra Kumar, a National Disaster Response Force official. The storm weakened after coming onshore. People living in low-lying areas had been taken to more than 470 relief centers in six districts, and fishermen were warned to stay away from the sea.
Wall Street advances on trade optimism; Nvidia, Facebook lag
11/16/2018, 8:43:28 PMThe S&P 500 and Dow Industrials rose on Friday after President Donald Trump said... ✔ The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 163.82 points, or 0.65 percent, to 25,453.09, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 12.21 points, or 0.45 percent, to 2,742.41 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 10.08 points, or 0.14 percent, to 7,269.11 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Analysis | Orange County isn’t only a mark of the GOP’s bad 2018. It may be a warning about the future.
11/16/2018, 8:16:19 PMA solid-red county that grew more blue as it got less white. ✔ One reason that Orange County was being watched closely on election night this year was that it, for the first time in 80 years, had backed the Democrat over the Republican in the presidential race ✔ But the possible reason for getting shut out a demographic shift that’s happening across the United States may be worse news over the longer term
Evacuation orders for the Topanga area have been lifted
11/16/2018, 8:02:21 PMTopanga residents can return to their homes, officials announced Friday. Evacuation orders were lifted for the Topanga area from Pacific Coast Highway to Mulholland Drive and all areas north of the Malibu City limit, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Las Virgenes Road will remain... ✔ Read More Nov. 16, 2018, 10:07 a.m. Hill fire By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Nov 16, 2018 | 10:07 AM Investigators say they've ruled out all possible causes for Hill fire except human activity The Hill fire burns in Camarillo
Cindy Crawford shops after saying she's grateful her home still stands
11/16/2018, 11:51:38 PMCindy Crawford enjoyed a relaxing day in Los Angeles as her home town of Malibu starts to rebuild following devastating wildfires. ✔ Cindy took to social media on Thursday to assuage the concerns of fans who were worried about her house ✔ Grateful: Gerard Butler expressed gratitude for firefighters who bravely fought the blaze despite losing his own property 'Our house is gone:' April Love Geary shared a devastating shot of the home she shared with Robin Thicke
S&P, Dow advance on trade optimism; Nvidia sinks Nasdaq
11/16/2018, 9:45:55 PMThe S&P 500 and Dow Industrials rose on Friday after President Donald Trump said... ✔ Comments from Richard Clarida, newly appointed Federal Reserve vice chair, that U.S. interest rates were nearing the central bank’s estimates of a neutral rate also lent support to stocks, investors said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
California’s Smoking Skies Are Bad For People’s Health. Here’s What You Should Know.
11/16/2018, 10:40:21 PM“You could see haze inside buildings,” one expert told BuzzFeed News. ✔ The resulting short term impacts for people may include trouble breathing, asthmatic flare ups, and tightness in the chest ✔ And even though the exposure isn’t long term, such as in India and China where it’s chronically bad, she explained, the acute effects could happen more frequently as more and more damaging fires occur in a warming world
Here's What You Should Know If You Live In California And Breathe Air
11/16/2018, 10:52:49 PM“You could see haze inside buildings,” one expert told BuzzFeed News. ✔ The resulting short term impacts for people may include trouble breathing, asthmatic flare ups, and tightness in the chest ✔ And even though the exposure isn’t long term, such as in India and China where it’s chronically bad, she explained, the acute effects could happen more frequently as more and more damaging fires occur in a warming world
UN rights expert warns Brexit could push more Brits into poverty
11/16/2018, 8:22:12 PMBritain’s impending divorce from the European Union could drive more people in the UK into poverty unless the government takes action to shield the most vulnerable, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights warned Friday. ✔ Philip Alston’s comments came at the end of a 12-day visit to Britain, where he visited nine cities and met with citizens, frontline workers, and officials from a range of political parties in local, devolved and UK governments ✔ According to the UN, several studies show that the British economy will be worse off following Brexit, scheduled to be triggered at the end of next March
Opinion | What the 2018 midterms have in common with the 1966 election
11/16/2018, 10:31:05 PMIf 1966 was a backlash against the Great Society, 2018 was a backlash in defense of it. ✔ Johnson prepares for his State of the Union address at the White House in Washington ✔ Like LBJ, Trump attempted to use his party’s control over both houses of Congress and the White House to enact an ambitious agenda albeit one that would have yanked the United States in the opposite direction LBJ headed
Opinion | Art of the Deal: 2020
11/16/2018, 10:44:16 PMNo matter who becomes Speaker of the House next year, the President enjoys a remarkable political opportunity. ✔ Fortunately for the President, he now has an outstanding opportunity to address his key weaknesses ✔ Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is a San Francisco liberal who helps elect Republicans all over Middle America ✔ *** Bottom Stories of the Day will return on Monday ✔ Subscribe to the Best of the Web email with one click
The Latest: Trump again blames mismanagement for fires
11/16/2018, 9:56:59 PMCHICO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local): 1:50 p.m. President Donald Trump has again blamed California's wildfires on mismanagement of forests, reiterating the criticism on the eve of a visit to the most devastated area of the state. Fox News asked Trump if he thought climate change had contributed to California's wildfires. Trump said, "Maybe it contributes a little bit. The big problem we have is management." In an interview scheduled to air Sunday, Trump added, "You need management," and then said, "I'm not saying that in a negative way, a positive — I'm just saying the facts." It echoes Trump's tweet a week ago, in which he threatened to withhold federal payments to California and claimed its forest management is "so poor." Trump is scheduled to visit the devastated Northern California town of Paradise on Saturday. A fire there has killed at least 63 people in the country's deadliest wildfire in a century.
Regulator 'stunned and terrified' after causing PG&E stock surge
11/16/2018, 11:23:22 PMThe chief of California's top utilities regulator said on Friday he was sho... ✔ But we want to make sure that we can continue to keep the lights on, and be cleaner and cleaner, and ideally more reliable ✔ GRAPHIC: Fire Fear - tmsnrt.rs/2PyMu9a Citigroup on Friday upgraded PG&E’s stock to buy from neutral ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
GOP wants to deliver border funding for Trump, but will it trigger a government shutdown?
11/16/2018, 9:35:28 PMRepublicans hope to give President Trump border wall funding in a must-pass, year-end spending deal, but newly emboldened Democrats say no deal, prompting worries of a government shutdown. ✔ The border wall is the most controversial item on Congress’ year-end to-do list ✔ Homeland Security would remain operating without a budget ✔ This week, former and current Capitol Hill staff urged Congress to move the bill before the year ends, when their efforts would have to begin again from scratch
Your ultimate Thanksgiving movie guide: A slam dunk for every holiday scenario
11/16/2018, 9:17:49 PMWe're highlighting the good magic about the Thanksgiving holiday movies. Here's our foolproof movie guide. ✔ Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in a scene from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.(Photo: AP) Reuniting with kin and friends only goes so far on Thanksgiving weekend ✔ In this 1960s comedy-drama (based on a true story) Viggo Mortensen plays a street-smart Italian-American forced to bury his racism when a cash drought leads him to a job driving a world-class black pianist (Mahershala Ali) in the Deep South
California Wildfires Are A Bigger Public Health Nightmare Than Anyone Imagined
11/16/2018, 10:56:45 PMEven people nearly 200 miles from the flames are suffering the consequences of the massive Camp fire. ✔ While volunteers bleached floors covered in feces and vomit, some evacuees took to the bushes outside the shelter to relieve themselves ✔ The Butte County Air Quality Management District reported hazardous air quality in Paradise, where the fire started, and in nearby Chico, Oroville and Gridley ✔ Jenavieve Hatch contributed reporting from Chico, California
‘Green New Deal’ Gains Momentum, But Few Progressive Caucus Democrats Pledge Support
11/16/2018, 9:43:21 PMOnly three sitting lawmakers so far have said they'd support a resolution to create a Green New Deal select committee. ✔ The Washington Post via Getty ImagesRep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) arrives in Washington for orientation to the next Congress ✔ How long it takes to do that, how we would get there and the details of the legislation, all that has to be worked out
Inside the Camp Fire perimeter, these residents faced the inferno. Now, they're staying put.
11/16/2018, 11:34:52 PMAmong the ruined neighborhoods and towns once home to the estimated 52,000 forced to escape the Camp Fire, you'll find surprising signs of life. ✔ Camp Creek Road has been closed while Cal Fire investigates the cause of the fire ✔ Owen intended to follow close behind, but it soon became evident that was no longer an option ✔ Not long after, the 3-year-old mastiff-rottweiler mix re-emerged on the airstrip ✔ In total, more 9,800 homes were lost in the blaze as of Friday
A fledgling party emerges from the ashes of the French left
11/16/2018, 8:59:40 PMBetween Macron and Mélanchon a wasteland at the left of the political spectrum has been up for grabs. The latest pretender, a party launched by an essayist, an environmentalist and a leftist economist, has just held its first meeting. ✔ Others were seduced by the new grassroots politics of Macron’s La République en Marche (LREM) party, but have since grown disenchanted ✔ It remains to be seen whether they will find supporters beyond their natural audience ✔ The leaders of this citizens’ movement must now convince the less privileged
Theresa May reveals how she came through her toughest week
11/16/2018, 10:26:17 PMThe Prime Minister sat down for an exclusive interview in Downing Street, central London, to talk about how she's coped after a turbulent week in British politics. ✔ ‘When you are PM you wake up each morning and never quite know how the day is going to pan out.’ She discovered this afresh when, within hours, Mr Rees-Mogg called on her to resign ✔ ‘Being prime minister is about fighting the good fight for the country,’ she insists with that air of defiance and resolution
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