Here’s the latest for Monday, Nov. 12: California wildfire damage assessments rise; Florida continues mandatory machine election recount; Israel and Hamas exchange heavy fire; Comic book genius Stan Lee dies.
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Bodies recovered from Northern California wildfire
As relatives desperately searched shelters for missing loved ones, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise on Sunday, loading the remains of at least one victim into a hearse. (Nov. 11)
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Fire evacuees seek help, medicine at shelter
Some residents evacuated from the community of Paradise, California, are staying at a church-run shelter in nearby Chico, where volunteers fear they were run out of supplies (Nov. 11)
Amid rubble of house, husband finds wife’s ring
When the fire broke out in Paradise, state warden Jake Olsen was one of many law enforcement agents who rushed to help those in need. On Saturday, his colleague helped him sift through the rubble and found his wife’s wedding ring.(Nov 10)
Today in History for November 11th
Highlights of this day in history: An armistice ends the fighting in World War I; Pilgrims sign Mayflower Compact; Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies; Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and actor Leonardo DiCaprio born. (Nov. 11)
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Mike Pompeo meets French FM Le Drian in Paris
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Saturday. The pair held a meeting at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris. (Nov. 10)
Crime and clubbing collide in ‘Beat’
Marco Kreuzpaintner and Jannis Niewöhner discuss their show ‘Beat,’ the infamous Berlin clubbing scene, and why techno is so inclusive. (Nov. 10)
Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron seek to ease tensions over security
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron worked Saturday to ease tensions over their comments about European security that threatened to divert attention from a weekend ceremony marking 100 years since the end of World War I. (Nov.10…
Wildfire devastates Northern California town
Residents of Paradise, California, are talking about narrow escapes from their burning homes as a wildfire rapidly approached. Many got stuck in gridlocked traffic trying to escape. (Nov. 9)
Sarah Silverman gets a Walk of Fame star
Comic and actress Sarah Silverman accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with her trademark dark humor — joking about her dead mother and anti-Semitism. (Nov. 9)