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MOAB, Utah — In another new development to a missing person case that has gained national attention, a Utah police department said its officers responded to an incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie.

Petito was recently reported missing by her family in New York. She and Laundrie, her boyfriend, had been traveling to different national parks over the summer when her family says they lost contact with her.

Since then, new information has caught the attention of concerned people worldwide — such as Laundrie returning home to Florida and reportedly not cooperating with police.

The case also involves Utah; the couple were visiting national parks in the state and had also been in Salt Lake City and Ogden.

READ: Missing woman’s last social media post was from Ogden business

The Moab Police Department confirmed to FOX 13 Tuesday night that officers responded to an incident involving the pair.

Chief Bret Edge said the incident occurred on Aug. 12. He said officers investigated but determined there was not sufficient evidence for criminal charges.

No further details about the nature of the incident were provided, but Edge did add that the couple were not the ones who called the police.

Source Article from https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/moab-police-responded-to-incident-involving-missing-woman-fiance

If recent history is any indication, and of course it is, Michael Cohen’s testimony this week in front of Congress is about to make any lunatic ramblings by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., look like the musings of a wise sage.

Cohen, President Trump’s former gofer, will on Tuesday deliver what is expected to be three days of testimony implicating his ex-boss in a series of crimes Cohen has already pleaded guilty to, including campaign finance violations (Zzz…), lying to Congress, and lying to the FBI.

Cohen has admitted that he lied about the timeline of a real estate venture that the Trump Organization has pursued for decades, including into the 2016 election. Cohen also claimed that he acted on behalf of Trump during the election when he paid hush money to women who claimed they had separate affairs with Trump years before.

[Read more: Here’s what Congress wants to hear from Michael Cohen this week]

A federal judge sentenced Cohen to three years in prison for those crimes, which have some relation to Trump, and others, which don’t, including Cohen’s extensive history of tax evasion and bank fraud.

So far, there is no strong evidence that Trump himself was engaged in any legal wrongdoing. The president denies he ever told Cohen to lie about the pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow, a project Trump has dreamed about since the 1980s, and he denies that the payments to his alleged mistresses from roughly 12 years ago were made to influence the 2016 election.

And there’s no reason why Cohen’s testimony should carry any weight. He most recently embarrassed himself in a nationally televised interview by insisting over and over again that he was “taking responsibility” for his crimes.

Cohen is “taking responsibility” by going to prison the same way a deadbeat drunk is “taking responsibility” for being unemployed. When you’re fired from your job, “taking responsibility” is your only option.

There has never been a time that Cohen didn’t look like a delusional mess.

On Election Day 2016, after it was clear that Trump had won the presidency, Cohen reportedly told a group of friends, “Nobody’s going to be able to fuck with us. I think I’m going to run for mayor.”

I imagine Cohen’s grandmother nearby offering an encouraging, “Some day you will, baby! You will!”

In March of last year, Cohen referred to himself as Trump’s “Ray Donovan,” a TV character who made the problems of celebrities go away. If that was Cohen’s paid responsibility for Trump as a “fixer,” the president should ask for a full refund.

But classic Cohen is his interview in 2015 with the Daily Beast, which sought comment from him for a story on Trump’s divorce from Ivana. Apparently unaware that Ray Donovan is not real, Cohen nonetheless channeled his fictional persona, telling the reporter, “So I’m warning you, tread very fucking lightly, because what I’m going to do to you is going to be fucking disgusting. You understand me?”

Now that Cohen’s going to prison, though, he’s supposedly gone from Ray Donovan to repentant deacon.

No one took him seriously before, and they shouldn’t take him seriously now.

Source Article from https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/michael-cohens-testimony-cant-be-taken-seriously-because-hes-always-been-a-sad-joke

Ollanta Humala respondió a Alan García, quien ayer pidió que no lo metan “en la pandilla de los expresidentes”. | Fuente: RPP

El expresidente Ollanta Humala dijo este viernes que no pertenece “al club de los presidentes prófugos”, en respuesta a las declaraciones del también exmandatario Alan García, quien ayer a través de RPP Noticias pidió que no lo metan “en la pandilla de los expresidentes”.

A su salida de la sede del Ministerio Público, el líder del Partido Nacionalista defendió su gestión, descartó irregularidades en la concesión del Gasoducto Sur y rechazó estar involucrado en el tema de sobornos de la empresa brasileña Odebrecht. “Yo resido en el país, trabajo en el país, tengo mi actividad política, tengo arraigo y yo no me he ido del país en ningún momento. Estoy permanentemente a disposición de las autoridades y acato las normas del Ministerio Público y el Poder Judicial”, dijo Huamala a la prensa, que lo esperaba en la calle.

Contraataque nacionalista. “Yo le aseguro que nadie quisiera estar en el mismo saco con el señor (Alan) García”, dijo sobre el expresidente aprista. “Más bien me alegra que esta vez sí haya venido al llamado de las autoridades y, obviamente, yo no pertenezco a ese club de presidentes prófugos o que se van fuera del país a vivir”.

Humala Tasso se presentó esta mañana a la sede del Ministerio Público, para acudir a la citación del fiscal anticorrupción Reynaldo Abia, que investiga las irregularidades detectadas en la concesión del Gasoducto Sur Peruano a Odebrecht. Sin embargo, por cuestiones administrativas (problemas de notificación, trascendió) no se llevó a cabo la diligencia y se reprogramará para una próxima fecha.

El caso. La Segunda Fiscalía Provincial Especializada en Delitos de Corrupción investiga la presunta intromisión política a favor Odebrecht en la licitación del Gasoducto Sur Peruano.Por este mismo caso, Mauricio Cruz Lopes, presidente de Odebrecht en el Perú, no acudió a rendir su declaración. El fiscal Abia levantó un acta de inconcurrencia y dispuso la reprogramación de la diligencia para una próxima fecha.

Cabe mencionar que hoy también llegó al Ministerio Público la militante aprista Ángela Valdés Rivera, para brindar su testimonio, en calidad testigo, ante el fiscal José Antonio Castellanos Jara en la investigación preliminar abierta a Alan García y a la ex primera dama Pilar Nores por presunto lavado de activos.

Humala Tasso se presentó esta mañana en el despacho del fiscal Reynaldo Abia, pero la diligencia no se pudo llevar a cabo por temas administrativo. | Fuente: RPP
El exmandatario era esperado por su abogado Julio Cesar Espinoza, con quien ingresó al despacho del fiscal Abia para comenzar con el interrogatorio. | Fuente: RPP

Source Article from http://rpp.pe/politica/judiciales/ollanta-humala-se-presenta-ante-la-fiscalia-por-el-caso-gasoducto-sur-noticia-1031485

Los ‘Spanish Bulls’ de Pau Gasol y Nikola Mirotic comenzaron rodar con el tradicional ‘Media Day’ (día de puertas abiertas para la prensa).

Como no podía ser de otra manera Pau, el fichaje estrella de Chicago de cara a la temporada 2014-2015, fue uno de los jugadores más solicitados y que más expectación levantó.

“Me siento rejuvenecido, con mucha energía”, confesó el nuevo jugador de los Bulls
Uno de los puntos que más interés generó en Chicago fueron los motivos de su decisión de firmar por los Bulls teniendo ofertas de Knicks, Spurs o Heat. Pau fue claro: “Los Bulls tienen el potencial para conseguir algo grande. Tienen jugadores muy jóvenes hambrientos de éxitos, y yo quería formar parte de eso”.

Gasol desveló que que tuvo que decir “no” a Kobe Bryant, “fue una decisión muy dura”, que quería que siguiese en los Lakers para retirarse juntos. “Kobe fue uno de los primeros a los que conté mi decisión de fichar pos los Bulls”, declaró.

También contó que Phil Jackson le mandó un mensaje diciendo que le gustaría Chicago, tras decidirse por los Bulls y plantar a los Knicks.

“Haremos lo que tengamos que hacer para tratar de dominar los juegos interiores de la NBA”, dijo Pau Gasol, del que se espera mucho en Chicago en la pintura formando pareja con Joakim Noah.

“Cre que va a ser increíble. Estoy muy motivado de trabajar con alguien con el talento y la experiencia de Pau Gasol. Es uno de los mejores jugadores altos de la NBA”, declaró Noah.

Derrick Rose, el jugador franquicia de los Bulls si las lesiones se lo permiten, fue contundente a la hora de hablar del fichaje de Pau: “Cuando se ficha a alguien como Pau seguro que es para hacer un mejor equipo, y le doy las gracias a los Bulls por Gasol”.

El que también se rinde al talento de Pau Gasol es Tim Thibodeau, entrenador de los Bulls: “Uno puede ver las habilidades sobre la pista, pero también su inteligencia y capacidad de trabajo. Estamos ansiosos de ponernos ya a entrenar”.

Source Article from http://www.marca.com/2014/09/30/baloncesto/nba/noticias/1412053041.html

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13/AP) — The latest on the Caldor Fire burning in El Dorado County:

9:12 p.m.

Firefighters have still not gained any containment in the now 90,107-acre Caldor Fire.

As of Saturday night, more than 13,000 structures remain threatened by the flames, which jumped to the north side of Highway 50 near Kyburz. The fire has completely destroyed 270 structures while another 15 were damaged.

4:53 p.m.

The Caldor Fire has jumped Highway 50 near Kyburz. Firefighters say the community of most concern right now is Kyburz.

A 40-mile stretch of the highway remains fully closed between Pollock Pines and Meyers.

4:30 p.m.

Evacuation orders were extended to include areas south of Farnham Ridge Road and east of Bridgeport School Road to the Amador County line.

All other evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.

7:02 a.m.

Crews are digging in and burning out fire lines amid fears that another round of high winds will bring renewed fury to the Caldor Fire.

It has destroyed dozens of homes and on Friday authorities closed down a 46-mile stretch of Interstate 50, the main route between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. They’re concerned about forecasts of winds Saturday up to 40 mph.

Overnight, it grew by close to 7,000 acres, according to Saturday morning’s update.

The fire has now burned 82,444 acres and destroyed 245 homes.

El Dorado County Sheriff, in collaboration with Cal Fire, has released a map displaying properties that have been inspected for any damage or any that have been destroyed. View it here: https://www.edcgov.us/Pages/Caldor-Fire.aspx

Previous day’s updates below:

7:52 p.m.

The Caldor Fire has grown to burn 75,845 acres as of Friday evening. There was still no containment of the blaze, while approximately 15,000 structures remained threatened, according to Cal Fire.

The number of structures destroyed grew to 164 and another 8 were reported as damaged.

4:55 p.m.

A closure of Highway 50 was being implemented as of 4:30 p.m. due to safety concerns with the Caldor Fire. The closure will be from Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines to Meyers.

Additionally, Cal Fire added more evacuation orders Friday afternoon. Mandatory evacuations are now in place for:

  • Silver Fork Road in Kyburz east to Twin Bridges
  • North and south in a line extending from Twin Bridges to the Placer County line and south to the Amador County line.

Anyone in Kyburz or east of Kyburz who is under mandatory evacuation orders is advised to head east on Highway 50 toward Lake Tahoe.

Evacuation warnings are in place for:

  • The mandatory evacuation order line in Twin Bridges to the Echo Summit area and from Highway 50 south to the Amador and Alpine County lines and north to the Placer County line.
  • Dry Lakes Section, north of Wentworth Springs Road up to the Placer line and the remaining area of El Dorado County south of Placer County to Loon Lake

9:55 a.m.

Highway 50 remains open but the on-/off-ramps at Sly Park Road and Ridgeway Drive in El Dorado County remain closed. There are elevated fire concerns this weekend due to increased winds.

7:22 a.m.

The Caldor Fire is 73,415 acres in size and is 0 percent contained. It has destroyed 104 structures and is threatening 6,905 homes.

Latest Coverage: Caldor Fire Evacuees Adjusting To Living In Shelters

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:22 p.m.

The Caldor Fire has grown to burn 68,630 as of Thursday evening with zero containment.

According to Cal Fire, more than 100 structures have been destroyed in the fire, while nearly 7,000 more remain threatened. It is unclear how many of those are homes.

At least two civilian injuries have been reported so far.

2:02 p.m.

A community meeting about the fire is scheduled for 5 p.m. tonight. It’ll be live here and on the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit Facebook page.

10:27 a.m.

Visibility is improved today on the Highway 50 corridor in El Dorado County but the on-/off-ramps at Sly Park Road and Ridgeway Drive remain closed.

9:18 a.m.

Cal OES is reporting that 23,000 people in El Dorado County have been evacuated due to the Caldor Fire. That’s 10,000 more than all of the other fire-related evacuations statewide.

9:14 a.m.

The Red Cross has opened up another shelter in El Dorado County. This one is at District Church, which is at 7000 Rossmore Lane.

8:41 a.m.

The Eldorado National Forest remains closed for the safety of the public and firefighters. Those who are found on National Forest lands, roads, or trails could be fined up to $5,000 as an individual or up to $10,000 as a group, the Forest Service warns.

6:57 a.m.

Cal Fire AEU has issued a new incident update on the Caldor Fire.

At last check, the official acreage of the fire stands at 65,474.

The fire growth was moderate overnight, due to increased humidity. Spot fires remain hidden due to dense timber stands and limited road access. Authorities expect fire behavior to increase in the afternoon as the inversion layer lifts.

Multiple spot fires are expected to pop up in the north and northeast areas of the incident, causing potential fire growth. The red flag warning expires at 11 a.m.

The number of structures threatened now stands at 6,905. The number of structures destroyed is still undetermined.

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:06 p.m.

The Caldor Fire is now 62,586 acres in size. It’s 0% contained and is threatening 5,897 structures. Full containment is estimated to happen by August 31, 2021.

5:50 p.m.

With the threat of the Caldor Fire, the Red Cross has announced two temporary evacuation points in Amador County.

  1. Amador Fairgrounds: 18621 Sherwood Street, in Plymouth
  2. Evelyn Bishop Hall: 701 CA 124, in Ione

They also urge residents to park their car in the direction of their evacuation route if they need to quickly escape.

5:25 p.m.

5:23 p.m.

Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following areas south of the El Dorado-Amador County line from:

  • Shenandoah Road at the Amador County line west through the River Pines community, continuing west on Shenandoah Road to Ostrom Road.
  • South on Ostrom Road to Jibboom Street, west on Jibboom Street to Fiddletown Road.
  • East on Fiddletown Road to Hale Road.
  • South on Hale Road to Shake Ridge Road.
  • East on Shake Ridge Road to Charleston Road.
  • South on Charleston Road to the intersection of Charleston Road and Rams Horn Grade.
  • Due east to Highway 88 at Tiger Creek Road.
  • Tiger Creek Road east to Salt Springs Reservoir Road.
  • East on Salt Springs Reservoir Road to the east end of the Salt Springs Reservoir.
  • Due north from the east end of Salt Springs reservoir to Highway 88. From this location.Amador County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to sign up for their CodeRED community notification system. Click here: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFF76B488C09

5:17 p.m.

Cal Fire Press Conference:

  • The fire stands at 53,772 acres and is 0% contained.
  • It will take time until residents are allowed back home.
  • Inversion conditions today helped to slow the spread of the fire, although the fire is still growing.
  • The fire is heading towards Highway 50 and away from populated areas.
  • It’s burning in “challenging terrain.”
  • Sheriff’s deputies are well-staffed and patrolling the evacuated areas. They are stopping and making contact with all people they encounter.
  • Evacuation warning areas: Ok to be in. Be prepared to leave as needed.
  • Evacuation order areas: Not open to be in.
  • Multiple damage inspection teams are out and will have some information in about a week or so.
  • The fire has not crossed Highway 50. It’s a few hundred yards away from the Highway at Ice House.
  • Amador County is now under an evacuation warning in the Caldor Fire. The Office of Emergency Services said authorities are evacuating people sooner, which they credit with no loss of life. A warning means, get ready to evacuate and leave now if you need extra time.
  • Amador County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to sign up for their CodeRED community notification system. Click here: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFF76B488C09

1:32 p.m.

While plumes are less defined after the Caldor Fire exploded yesterday, smoke still fills the air in El Dorado County.

Down in the valley, smoke has pulled air quality down to unhealthy levels.

10:18 a.m.

The Red Flag Warning for the Sacramento Valley and western Sierra has been extended until Thursday night.

According to the National Weather Service, the strongest winds are still expected Wednesday night.

9:01 a.m.

The Eldorado National Forest is now under an emergency closure through September due to the Caldor Fire.

This means that people are now prohibited from going into or being on National Forest System lands in the Eldorado National Forest. Further, people are also prohibited from being on a National Forest System road or trail.

People face a fine of $5,000 per person to $10,000 for an organization, or 6 months in prison, for violating the order.

8:45 a.m.

Stop lights through Placerville are now back to normal operations after being changed to give Caldor Fire evacuees priority.

The signals at Canal Street, Spring Street, and Bedford Avenue are now back to normal and cross traffic is again accessible.

7:42 a.m.

Cal Fire reports that the Caldor Fire has grown to a total of 53,772 acres as of Wednesday morning, more than doubling its size since Tuesday evening.

No containment has been reported at this point.

Extremely dry fuels coupled with southwest winds caused Tuesday’s explosive growth, firefighters say. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for the area through Wednesday night.

7:10 a.m.

The American Red Cross’ evacuation center at Cameron Park Community Center is now full, officials say.

At the moment, officials say there is some availability at the Green Valley Community Church along 3500 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

6:16 a.m.

Several new evacuation orders have been issued for the Caldor Fire early Wednesday morning.

The following areas have been ordered to evacuate immediately:

South of Highway 50 from Ice House Road to Silver Fork Road, including the community of Kyburz.

North of Highway 50 from Ice House Road to Silver Fork Road, including Ice House Reservoir, Union Valley Reservoir, and Loon Lake.

Further, due to fire evacuations, the following schools will be closed on Wednesday:

Gold Oak Union School District: Gold Oak Elementary School & Pleasant Valley Middle School

Pioneer Union School District: Walt Tyler Elementary, Pioneer Elementary, Mountain Creek Middle School

District officials say it appears that Walt Tyler Elementary School campus in Grizzly Flats is a total loss.

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:56 p.m.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says the evacuation centers in Diamond Springs and Cameron Park are at capacity. They urge residents to use the evacuation center at Green Valley Church, which is at 3500 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville.

Also, California has secured federal assistance to support the response to the Caldor Fire.

9:15 p.m.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation orders for all areas between Mormon Emigrant Trail and Highway 88.

8:03 p.m.

For the first time today, there are mandatory evacuations in effect north of Highway 50.

Mandatory Evacuations (source: Eldorado NF):

  • South side of Highway 50 north of Sly Park to extend west to Shows Road.
  • North side of Highway 50 from Larsen Drive to the west and Ice House to the east.

Evacuation Warnings:

  • Crystal Basin north of Highway 50 to include the area of Loon Lake Ice House, and Union Valley Reservoir.
  • Area south of Highway 50 from Ice House Road to Kyburz, extending south of Highway 88.

CALFIRE says resources are coming from downstate for the Caldor Fire.

“We have continuously brought in additional resources overnight and throughout the day from Southern California and other areas that have not yet been affected and are not currently predicting significant winds”

Watch: CBS13 toured part of Grizzly Flats to show residents what was standing.

6:47 p.m.

The Red Cross is opening up an evacuation shelter at Green Valley Community Church, which is at 3500 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

6:35 p.m.

CBS13 reporters shared these updates Monday:

6:18 p.m.

All hotels in the Placerville area are completely booked. Management at Best Western there tells CBS13 they’ve turned 100-plus evacuees away after booking their last room early this morning. They also say all hotels down to Folsom are full.

5:48 p.m.

Cal Fire held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the latest developments in the Caldor Fire. Here are the main points of the meeting:

  • 30,000 acres burned (yesterday acres burned were 1,400); zero containment.
  • Roughly 242 crew members are battling the fire.
  • Officials are considering a full forest-wide closure.
  • The fire has crossed Mormon Emigrant Trail
  • Crews expect continual south/southwest flow of wind tonight, which will keep the fire flowing in a northerly direction.
  • In light of rumors of looters in the area, 30-40 sheriff’s deputies in the area of fire in security teams to protect homes.
  • There was no answer as to whether or not water sources will be impacted.
  • Crews are asking the public for patience as they fight the fire.
  • There’s no word on a timeline of when people could possibly head back home and assess damages.

5:05 p.m.

Cal Fire says the fire has burned 30,000 acres and is 0% percent contained.

Watch the latest live update here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=319885566584155

4:25 p.m.

The following areas are currently under mandatory evacuation orders:

  • Pollock Pines
  • East of Sly Park Road
  • South of Highway 50 up to Ice House Road, including north of Mormon Immigrant Trail and Jenkinson Lake
  • Grizzly Flats/Somerset east of Mt. Aukum Road
  • Happy Valley

Governor Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in El Dorado County due to the fire.

4:12 p.m.

Other news outlets are reporting a number of structures damaged; however, there is no official assessment of damage at this time, says a fire spokesperson.

3:53 p.m.

Cal Fire reports that the Caldor Fire has burned 6,500 acres and is 0% contained.

(This is a reduction in the total acreage Cal Fire reported earlier of 8,000 acres.)

3:50 p.m.

Placerville Police warn that WB Highway 50 will be congested as people from the Pollock Pines leave their homes. Manual traffic control will be implemented and officers will not allow cross traffic during these times.

3:44 p.m.

The Diamond Springs evacuation center has been closed and has moved to Cameron Park. Here are the evacuation centers currently open:

  • Cameron Park (CSD, 2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park)
  • Large Animal Shelter (Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood St., Plymouth, (Empire Street Gate)
  • Small Animal Shelter: (530) 621-5795

3:30 p.m.

Highway 50 from Meyers to Ice House Road may be closed in the next couple of hours due to the Caldor Fire, the CHP says. They urge people leaving South Lake Tahoe to do so as soon as possible and use alternate routes such as SR-89 to I-80 or US-50 to I-395.

2:49 p.m.

The Diamond Springs Fire Hall evacuation center is now full, Cal Fire says.

Evacuees are being urged to go to the Cameron Park CSD at 2502 Country Club Drive.

People with large animals can head to the Amador County Fairgrounds at 18621 Sherwood Street in Plymouth.

A map with the latest details on evacuation orders can be found here: https://eldoradocounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c995bf3816964e948d7d831d3ba938ff

1:15 p.m.

Mandatory evacuation orders are now in effect for parts of Pollock Pines.

According to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s, the following areas are now under evacuation orders:

  • East of Sly Park Road.
  • South of Hwy 50 up to Ice House Road.
  • North of Mormon Emigrant Trail (including Jenkinson’s/Sly Park Lake).

Evacuation warnings are also in effect for the following areas:

  • South of Hwy 50 to Pleasant Valley Road.
  • From Sly Park Road, west to Snows Road and Newtown Road, including the community of Rancho Del Sol.

12:55 p.m.

Tuesday’s Red Flag Warning has now been extended through 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Gusty winds are predicted for the mountains and portions of the Sacramento Valley starting early Tuesday afternoon. Coupled with the extremely dry conditions, the fire danger level is critical.

11:46 a.m.

Placerville authorities say they are closely monitoring the Caldor Fire burning nearby, but say there is no indication at this point that it’s moving towards the city. 

People are being urged to sign up for El Dorado County’s CodeRED notification system to know if and when evacuation orders have been given out. 

10:15 a.m.

Evacuation orders have now been issued for the Sly Park area due to the Caldor Fire, authorities say. 

An evacuation warning has also been given to the Pollock Pines area. 

9:48 a.m.

As the Caldor Fire grows, its path of destruction is also becoming more clear.

No exact number of homes destroyed or damaged has been released at this point, but it’s clear that many houses have been lost.

The unpredictable nature of the Caldor Fire has also forced our own news crew to be escorted out of possible danger.

7:25 a.m.

New evacuation orders have been issued early Tuesday morning for the Caldor Fire.

The following areas are affected:

Grizzly Flats/Somerset
• All roads off of Grizzly Flat Rd., east of Mt. Aukum Rd. in Somerset (Known as Four Corners) into Grizzly Flats Proper
Happy Valley
• All roads off of Happy Valley Road, east of Mt. Aukum Rd. in Somerset to Sciaroni

The new evacuation orders came after more residents were ordered to leave very early Tuesday morning. These areas included:

Grizzly Flats
• Henry Diggins off Caldor Rd
• Areas of Grizzly Flats from Grizzly Flats Rd & Arctic Lane, east to include:
o Consumnes Mine Rd o String Canyon Rd
o Sciaroni Road o Capps Crossing east to North South Rd
o North to String Canyon Road

Happy Valley
• Happy Valley Rd from Sweeneys Crossing to Sciaroni Rd

As of Tuesday morning, the Caldor Fire has grown to 6,500 acres.

Previous day’s updates below:

11:45 p.m.

Due to rapidly expanding fire Monday night, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has issued mandatory evacuations notices for the Grizzly Flats.

7:34 p.m.

11:14 a.m.

The evacuation notice for the Leoni Meadows and Big Mountain areas have now been upgraded to Mandatory Evacuation Orders, authorities say.

According to the El Dorado National Forest, the sheriff’s office notified homeowners in those areas of the evacuation orders on Monday morning.

8:30 a.m.

The Caldor Fire has now grown to 754 acres as of Monday morning, the forest service reports. 

No containment is reported at this point. 

Yesterday, smoky conditions grounded fixed-wing aircraft that could have helped battle the fire. Helicopters are still helping in the firefight, however. 

Firefighters will be continuing to build lines where possible. 

High temperatures coupled with gusty winds are giving firefighters cause for concern on Monday. 

Previous day’s updates below:

Mandatory evacuations are in place for a new vegetation fire near Grizzly Flats in El Dorado County.

The Caldor Fire was reported Saturday at approximately 7 p.m. and is estimated at 400 acres with zero containment, as of Sunday afternoon, according to the ElDorado National Forest Service.

It is located about one mile east of Omo Ranch, burning in the area of Middle Fork Cosumnes River.

Firefighters report that challenging terrain and darkness made accessing the fire difficult and it burned actively throughout the night.

There are currently 90 personnel assigned to the fire, with additional resources en route.

An evacuation center has been set up at the Diamond Springs Fire Hall at 501 Pleasant Valley Road.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

(© Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

Source Article from https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/21/caldor-fire-jumps-50-updates/

An unusual and mostly forgotten pledge Chinese President Xi Jinping signed eight years ago that China would protect Ukraine in the event of a nuclear attack is getting fresh attention following Russia’s invasion of its Eastern European neighbor.

China’s 2013 promise to Ukraine of unspecified security guarantees echoed the kind of commitment nuclear-armed states—including China—have long made to nonnuclear ones, assurances that the U.S., U.K. and Russia had earlier also extended directly to Ukraine for relinquishing Soviet-era weapons. Yet Beijing appeared to be promising more than it had in past commitments, and why it singled out Ukraine for such an arrangement has confounded nuclear experts ever since.

Source Article from https://www.wsj.com/articles/under-new-scrutiny-chinas-nuclear-pledge-to-ukraine-11647007200

São Paulo – Itallian Hairtech, a hair product company from São Paulo, will start to export to five Arab countries: Egypt, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Deals were closed during trade fair Beautyworld Middle East, which was held in Dubai, in the Emirates, from May 27th to 29th.

Press release

Company has 260 products in its line

“The fair was a success for us,” pointed out Luiz Carlos Costa, export manager of the company. The deals closed with Middle Eastern clients during the event amount to US$ 2 million and also include sales with Iran, which is not an Arab client.

Among the items which are to be shipped are hair dyes, products of the regeneration line and of the hydration and cauterization lines. “We try to work with raw-materials which can give hair smoothness, such as nanoparticles and French perfumes,” said the businessman.

The company is new to exports. Founded in 1995, it was only in the beginning of this year that Itallian Hairtech entered foreign markets. “We prepared the company to be able to answer [the foreign demand]. Today we have promotional material in English and Spanish and also the website [is in both languages]. We are very well prepared,” stresses Costa.

First foreign sales were to Latin and North American countries, such as Peru, Cuba, Colombia and the United States. The company even opened its own office with stockpiles in Orlando, in the USA, to supply the local market. Arab clients came soon after, as Dubai’s fair was the first international event in which the company participated as an exhibitor.

The company will also take part in Cosmoprof North America, to be held this week in Las Vegas, and they will go to a cosmetic sector exhibition in Hong Kong.

Overall, Itallian Hairtech has 260 products in its production line. The factory, in Atibaia, São Paulo’s countryside, produces 60 tonnes of products per month, but has the capacity to produce up to120 tonnes per month. “The goal for 2014 is to grow by 12% in our dollar earnings,” said Costa, who did not disclose figures of the current annual revenue.

According to the businessman, the Arab market has potential to be a large buyer of the company’s products. “We believed it would take a bit longer, but they liked our products so much,” said Costa, in reference to how fast they closed deals in Dubai’s fair. “We have plans to also do business in Sudan, Algeria and Iraq,” he added.

Itallian Hairtech has 70 employees. Though their factory is in the countryside, the company’s headquarter is in the city of São Paulo.

Contact

Itallian Hairtech
Phone.: (+5511) 2095-8888 / (+5511) 99981-4692
Email: l.carlos0867@gmail.com
Website: www.itallianhairtech.com (in English and Spanish)

*Translated by Rodrigo Mendonça

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Three people, including a four-year-old girl, were shot in New York City’s Times Square following gunfire that broke out after a dispute. The city’s police officials said that the victims were not involved in the dispute that led to the gunfire. The three victims were innocent bystanders, according to New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio. In addition, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, stated a family from Brooklyn was visiting Times Square with the child to buy toys. 

“It appears that all three are innocent bystanders,” Shea said.

Meanwhile, the New York mayor has also informed that the suspects are being tracked down and has assured that the NYPD will bring them to justice. Moreover, Bill de Blasio also acknowledged the presence of illegal arms in the city and stated that it must stop.

Shooting at Aventura Mall, Florida

Meanwhile, another shooting incident was reported from Florida’s Aventura Mall. According to reports, Aventura Police have confirmed that three people were injured in the shooting that took place on Saturday afternoon at the mall. In addition, Aventura police have stated that several suspects are in custody and are being questioned by the detectives. 

“We have several suspects involved in custody and being question[ed] by Detectives. We have 3 victims who have sustained NON- life-threatening injuries and out being treated at local hospitals,” Aventura Police said on Twitter.

The Aventura Police spokesman, Michael Bentolila remarked that the shooting occurred due to an argument between two groups of people. Bentolila further added that the shooting took place in front of the Hugo Boss store at Aventura Mall. He remarked that an individual from one of the groups pulled out a gun thereby promoting another person from the other group to do the same following which the firing took place. After the incident, the mall has been closed for Saturday and will completely reopen on Sunday.  

(With agency inputs)

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Diecisiete personas murieron y 20 seguían desaparecidas por el inusual temporal que azotó en la semana el árido norte chileno, donde también quedaron afectados cuatro mineros del grupo de los 33 que habían sido espectacularmente rescatados en 2010.

De acuerdo a un último reporte oficial entregado la noche del domingo, dos nuevos cadáveres fueron encontrados en Atacama, una región a unos 800 km al norte de Santiago que ha sido la más afectada por el intenso temporal que azotó a esta zona el pasado miércoles y jueves.
En tanto, los damnificados sumaban unos 11.000 y el número de desaparecidos alcanzaba a las 20 personas, precisó el reporte de la Oficina Nacional de Emergencias (Onemi).

Tres mineros del grupo de los 33 que se hicieron famosos al haber sido rescatados tras permanecer más de dos meses encerrados en lo profundo de una mina no han sido ubicados después de los temporales.
Luis Urzúa, líder de los 33 mineros de Atacama, dijo este domingo que, después de los temporales, no tenían noticias de Ariel Ticona, Esteban Rojas y Víctor Segovia.

Ticona y Rojas vivían en la localidad de Paipote, cerca de la ciudad de Copiapó y una de las más golpeadas por los temporales.
“En este momento hay dos de los compañeros que no hemos podido tener contacto con ellos por vía telefónica ni hemos podido llegar a donde ellos”, dijo Urzúa, entrevistado por radio Cooperativa.

“Esperemos que estén bien dentro de todo lo anormal que está en el sector de Paipote”, agregó Urzúa, el último minero en haber sido rescatado en una impecable operación que puso fin a 69 días de encierro a más de 600 metros de profundidad, el 13 de octubre de 2010, y que fue transmitido en vivo internacionalmente.

Más adelante en la conversación con Cooperativa, Urzúa dijo que tampoco habían logrado comunicarse con Víctor Segovia.

Ariel Ticona era el único del grupo de nacionalidad boliviana. Esteban Rojas se casó por iglesia con su compañera, Jessica Yáñez, a quien había propuesto matrimonio desde el interior de la mina. Víctor Segovia, en tanto, era el encargado de llevar una bitácora al interior de la mina.

La Onemi dijo a la AFP que no disponía de un listado de desaparecidos, por lo que no podía confirmar si los mineros formaban parte de las 20 personas que se reportaban hasta ahora como oficialmente desaparecidas producto de la tragedia.

El temporal afectó también a otro miembro del grupo de los 33, el minero Víctor Zamora, cuya casa fue arrasada en el pequeño poblado minero de Tierra Amarilla, a unos 15 km de Copiapó.

“Esta es otra tragedia; lo perdimos todo”, dijo Zamora el viernes a la AFP.
“Estábamos durmiendo. Fue como a las tres de la madrugada. Alcanzamos a arrancar sólo con lo puesto”, relató.

Los 33 mineros de Atacama quedaron atrapados tras un derrumbe que ocurrió el 5 de agosto de 2010 en la mina San José. Los primeros 17 días no se tuvo noticias de ellos y se pensaba que podrían haber muerto, pero a través de un pequeño agujero hicieron llegar a la superficie un mensaje de vida.

Desde ese día, se desató una carrera contra reloj para poder rescatarlos sanos y salvos.

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Kirsten Gillibrand will finish out her Senate term as promised. That’s because she will never be president.

Well, OK — there’s one scenario that could actually give her a minute but tangible shot.

Gillibrand’s positions have flip-flopped on everything from gun rights advocacy (she once had a 100 percent rating from the NRA) to immigration. She now supports single-payer healthcare and tries to posture herself as a champion of the people all while waiting on Wall Street on bended knee for campaign cash. The former proud moderate has the single most anti-Trump voting record in the Senate, “evolving” into a #Resistance hero, coincidentally just in time to run for president!

[Read: Kirsten Gillibrand launches 2020 bid for the White House]

Gillibrand’s electoral issue, however, is less about her blatant political opportunism and more about the current landscape of the Democratic Party. The socialists and hard-leftists don’t trust her coziness with Wall Street, and she hasn’t exactly positioned herself well to claim the mantle of centrism or Rust Belt friendliness. She’s a white woman running in a primary race where as many as half of the voters have heard of “intersectionality” and think it actually matters. Although she doesn’t suffer from the same obvious unlikability factor plaguing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Gillibrand hardly oozes charisma.

Plus, an entire coalition of Clinton and Al Franken acolytes already have their knives out for her. Gillibrand, recall, spearheaded the push to oust Franken from office for his sexual predations, and she also denounced Bill Clinton’s treatment of women.

But this is where a target on her back can become an asset.

There’s just one issue that Gillibrand has been earnestly consistent on, and that’s advocating for sexual assault victims. Although her push to oust serial predator and former Sen. Al Franken from office earned her left-wing ire, it was probably one of the most honest and genuine things she’s done in a very opportunistic political career. We cannot know her motive, and it’s fully possible that she turned on Franken out of political expediency. But given the continued grudge held by Franken fans and donors levied against Gillibrand, it seems unlikely that she did so out of sheer political calculus. Her advocacy for sexual assault victims has spanned from those in the military to college campuses over her entire career in national politics. If Gillibrand has one “passion” that doesn’t seem to have come from a public opinion poll or campaign strategist, it’s justice for women.

Gillibrand doesn’t have a real constituency or base yet. Her biggest selling point at the moment is that she’s not as insane as many of her peers and has actual experience with a legislative record to speak of, unlike (ahem) a very popular failed Senate candidate from Texas. But what if Gillibrand could turn the Franken and Clinton outrage in on itself, making lemons into lemonade?

It would be bold and extremely risky for Gillibrand to open fire on hypocritical liberals who were more than happy to destroy Brett Kavanaugh’s life without a shred of evidence, but proudly defend Al Franken and Bill Clinton to this day. But it would be a masterful relitigation of 2016 and a stunning rebuke of President Trump at the same time. If executed correctly, it could even could have bipartisan appeal. If Gillibrand went kamikaze on her own party, forcing Democrats to take sides on #MeToo, either to expose themselves as hypocrites or stand with her, then she could buy herself time to build a base.

Then, if she did secure the nomination, she would have an easy pitch to suburban voters in the general election: I’m a non-insane Democrat who stands with women instead of groping them.

This isn’t a likely scenario, but it’s the only one where Gillibrand emerges with her image empowered instead of corrupted and her career doesn’t fade into irrelevance.

Source Article from https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/kirsten-gillibrand-has-only-one-narrow-path-to-the-presidency-but-its-a-very-exciting-one