CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

Robert Bean sits near the back porch area of one of his homes in Paradise, CA. Images by Cayce Clifford
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U.S. NEWS
What Robert Bean Found In The Ruins Of Paradise
By Jenavieve Hatch
A Camp fire evacuee goes back to see what's left.
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U.S. NEWS
Torrential Downpour Destroys Tents Housing Homeless Camp Fire Evacuees
By Jenavieve Hatch
The rain made the living situation even more difficult, a former Paradise resident told HuffPost.
In this photo provided by Paradise High School Principal Loren Lighthall, Bob Wilson, a San Diego restaurant owner and real estate developer pained over the destruction to the town of Paradise caused by the deadly Northern California Camp wildfire, holds some of $1.1 million to hand out to students and staff members - $1,000 each - from Paradise High School, at an assembly in Chico, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Wilson says learning about the students' difficulties broke his heart. (Loren Lighthall via AP)
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U.S. NEWS
90-Year-Old Businessman Gives Out $1,000 Checks To Every Paradise High School Student
By Dominique Mosbergen
Bob Wilson, who had never been to Paradise, which was destroyed in the Camp fire, gave out checks worth more than a million dollars altogether.
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U.S. NEWS
3 Weeks After The Fire, One Paradise Property Owner Is Still Searching For His Residents
By Jenavieve Hatch
The Camp fire is finally contained, but all that remains of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park are ashes.
Irma Corona (R) comforts neighbor Gerryann Wulbern in front of the remains of Wulbern's home after the two returned for the first time since the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S. November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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U.S. NEWS
Northern California Wildfire Death Toll Rises To 88; 203 People Still Missing
By Nick Visser
Authorities said the blaze was 100 percent contained on Sunday, although it will be months before it's fully extinguished.
Mountain lion P-74 likely killed in California fire
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ENVIRONMENT
Young Mountain Lion Feared Killed In Southern California Wildfire
By Mary Papenfuss
Biologists haven't received a signal from his tracking collar since early November.
En la imagen, el ministro iraní de Exteriores, Mohammad Javad Zarif, durante una rueda de prensa en Estambul, Turquía, el 30 de octubre de 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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POLITICS
Iran Burns Trump With ‘Rake’ Jab: ‘Perhaps We’re Also Responsible For California Fires’
By Dominique Mosbergen
The country's foreign minister skewered Trump for his "shameful" statement supporting Saudi Arabia.
PARADISE, Nov. 18, 2018-- A rescuer works on the site where the wildfire engulfed in Paradise of Butte County, California, the United States, Nov. 18, 2018. The death toll from the massive wildfire in Northern California, dubbed the Camp Fire, has climbed to 77, said authorities on Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling) (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling via Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
California's Camp Fire Death Toll Rises To 83 While Nearly 600 People Remain Missing
By David Barden
Butte County Sheriff-Coroner Kory L. Honea warned that the list of missing persons is "dynamic" and could fluctuate.
A man wears a mask while smoke from the Camp Fire fills the air in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The smoke from Californias deadliest fire is so thick that its blotting out the sun and lowering surface temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit (6 Celsius), according to the U.S. National Weather Service. Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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IMPACT
As Wildfire Smoke Chokes San Francisco, Local Groups Protect The Most Vulnerable
By Robert Raymond
Thousands of desperately needed air masks are being distributed by California’s community-based organizations.
A firefighter searches for human remains in a trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
California Wildfire Victims Now Bracing For Mudslides As Rains Set To Hit
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Victims of the Camp and Woolsey fires will see some relief but also face the threat that rainfall will bring down mud and rocks.
Garnished roasted Christmas turkey with grab apples, sweet chestnut, cranberry, Christmas ornaments, candles, and pine cones.'n
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U.S. NEWS
California Communities Step Up To Get Thanksgiving Meals To Camp Fire Victims
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Celebrity chef José Andrés is aiming to serve up to 15,000 meals to evacuees, including in shelters.
VIDEOS
Northern Californians Flee Fire, Move Into Tent Cities
These Northern Californians have lost their homes to the Camp Fire inferno.
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U.S. NEWS
After The Fire, She Couldn't Find Her Mom. Then She Read A News Story.
By Jenavieve Hatch
Tami Morris feared the worst after the Camp fire wiped out her mother’s town, but a HuffPost article helped her track her down.
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ENVIRONMENT
Who’s Still Missing In California Wildfire? Getting An Accurate Count Is No Easy Task.
By Chris D'Angelo
Some 700 people remain unaccounted for in the Camp fire, down from nearly 1,300 just days earlier.
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U.S. NEWS
Cat Finds Friend In Firefighter Who Saved Her From California Wildfires
By Lee Moran
“She just chilled on my neck and shoulders as I’d walk around."
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COMEDY
Seth Meyers Sees Vampire Horror In Donald Trump's Lies
By Ron Dicker
The president's comment about Finland's forest raking is just his latest "made up weird thing."
The death toll from California's fires has risen to 80 — and nearly 1,000 people are still missing
Business Insider UK
POLITICS
Ohio GOP Leader Blasted For Calling Wildfires 'God's Punishment To Liberal California'
By Mary Papenfuss
“California has been overtaken by liberals who have taxed and over-regulated the state," said Dave Johnson, chair of the Columbiana County GOP.
U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers on "Cutting the Red Tape, Unleashing Economic Freedom" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
Ryan Zinke Blames 'Radical Environmentalists' For California Fires
By Mary Papenfuss
California Gov. Jerry Brown, however, disagrees with the interior secretary and blames higher temperatures and droughts caused by climate change.
The Golden Gate Bridge is obscured by smoke and haze from wildfires Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in this view from Fort Baker near Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
San Francisco Bay Area’s Homeless Can't Escape Bad Air Quality From Wildfires
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
As smoke still hangs heavy in Northern California from the deadly Camp fire, some of the most vulnerable groups can’t easily find respite.
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U.S. NEWS
Mom Escaping Wildfire Asked A Stranger To Take Her Newborn And Leave Her Behind
By Elyse Wanshel
Luckily, Californian Rachelle Sanders ultimately didn't have to make that sacrifice.
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U.S. NEWS
Inside A Shelter With The Victims Of California's Deadliest Wildfire
By Jenavieve Hatch and Damon Dahlen
More than 250 evacuees are staying at Chico's East Ave Church.
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U.S. NEWS
Searchers Rake Through California's Camp Fire Hellscape, Counting The Dead
By Damon Dahlen
Photos show the grim search and rescue operation in Paradise, the northern California town mostly burned to the ground in the wildfire.
A search and rescue dog searches for human remains at the Camp Fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Camp Fire Leaves At Least 77 Dead While Almost 1,300 Remain Unaccounted For
By Sudhin Thanawala, AP
Search-and-rescue volunteers went from burned house to burned house Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park, a neighborhood recently destroyed by the Camp Fire, in Paradise, California, U.S., November 17, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis
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POLITICS
Finnish President: I Didn't Talk To Trump About Raking To Prevent Wildfires
By Nick Visser
During his visit to California amid the Camp fire, President Donald Trump claimed that Finland spent “a lot of time on raking and cleaning” to prevent blazes.
PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Rescue workers search the Paradise Gardens apartments for victims of the Camp Fire on November 16, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise charring over 140,000 acres, killed at least 63 people and has destroyed over 11,000 homes and businesses. The fire is currently at 45 percent containment and 631 people still remain missing. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Camp Fire Claims 79 Lives While Nearly 700 People Are Still Missing
By David Barden
Butte County Sheriff-Coroner Kory L. Honea has urged the public to check lists of missing people to help account for those who are safe.
A firefighter searches for human remains in a trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
California Fire Claims More Lives As Death Toll Rises To 76
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERENCE CHEA, AP
The remains of more people were found Saturday in the decimated town of Paradise and in nearby Concow.
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