Paul Elias, Associated Press Updated 12:07 am CDT, Monday, October 8, 2018 FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2017, file photo, work crews remove debris at the site of a home destroyed by fires in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif. California Office of Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci complained to the Army that contractors it paid by the ton to clear debris took too much dirt and damaged or removed perfectly fine driveways, retaining walls and the like after the 2017 wine country fire that destroyed thousands of homes. less FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2017, file photo, work crews remove debris at the site of a home destroyed by fires in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif. California Office of Emergency Services Director Mark ... more Photo: Jeff Chiu, AP FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2017, file photo, work crews remove debris at the site of a home destroyed by fires in the Coffey Park area of Santa … [Read more...] about California wildfire victims say cleanup crews add to woes
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South Korea’s President Played Matchmaker for Trump and Kim, But Will It End War or Start Another?
World Moon Jae-in South Korea The world first learned of a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the news didn’t come from a presidential tweet or a state-run media announcement. It came from a bespectacled South Korean official standing in the darkened driveway of the White House on a cool March evening.In an impromptu appearance, Chung Eui-yong, South Korea’s national security adviser, told the assembled press corps he had just come from a meeting with Trump. That week, Chung had flown to Washington from Pyongyang, where Kim had asked him to hand-deliver a personal letter to Trump. Kim, he told the media, had invited the American president to meet face-to-face to discuss an end to North Korea’s nuclear program. And Trump had agreed.Reporters were stunned. At the time, many people feared war. Trump had threatened to rain down “fire and fury” on North Korea, and Kim responded with his own threats to incinerate … [Read more...] about South Korea’s President Played Matchmaker for Trump and Kim, But Will It End War or Start Another?
South Korea’s President Played Matchmaker for Trump and Kim, But Will It End War—or Start More?
World Moon Jae-in South KoreaThe world first learned of a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the news didn’t come from a presidential tweet or a state-run media announcement. It came from a bespectacled South Korean official standing in the darkened driveway of the White House on a cool March evening.In an impromptu appearance, Chung Eui-yong, South Korea’s national security adviser, told the assembled press corps he had just come from a meeting with Trump. That week, Chung had flown to Washington from Pyongyang, where Kim had asked him to hand-deliver a personal letter to Trump. Kim, he told the media, had invited the American president to meet face-to-face to discuss an end to North Korea’s nuclear program. And Trump had agreed.Reporters were stunned. At the time, many people feared war. Trump had threatened to rain down “fire and fury” on North Korea, and Kim responded with his own threats to incinerate … [Read more...] about South Korea’s President Played Matchmaker for Trump and Kim, But Will It End War—or Start More?
In Prairie Village, teardowns bring ‘monster homes’ and calls for more restrictions
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L.A. residents complain GPS app Waze is creating “insanity” on their street
It's bumper-to-bumper traffic on Baxter Street as Los Angeles commuters make their way home. Jeff Hartman has lived here for 20 years and said he's never seen it this bad. He said he thinks GPS apps are responsible for the traffic. "I don't think so," Hartman said. "When you get to the top, you can't see the hill on the other side, or the street, so people tend to stop. And that's where a lot of the problems come." "They took out my trellis, my retaining wall, my picket fence… it looked like a plane crashed through my front yard," one neighbor said. "He lost control of the car and ended up rolling over two driveways," another said.creating problems in cities across the country. "People will do whatever the app tells them to and it's scary sometimes," said Tom Rowe, police chief in Leonia, New Jersey. Los Angeles officials said making this a one-way street or restricting turns could rule out Baxter as a shortcut. Waze said it encourages drivers to report any … [Read more...] about L.A. residents complain GPS app Waze is creating “insanity” on their street