skynewsus--2020-09-14--Trump ignores COVID-19 rules with 'reckless and selfish' indoor rally

Donald Trump has hosted his first indoor rally in three months in front of a packed , mainly mask-less , crowd in Nevada - defying state regulations and his own administration 's guidelines .
Despite a ban on gatherings of more than 50 in Nevada , the president soaked up raucous cheers from the large crowd inside a warehouse in Henderson , outside of Las Vegas .
It is the first time he has gathered supporters indoors since his rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , in June - which featured rows of empty seats and was blamed for a local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ updates from across the UK and around the world Mr Trump made no early mention of the coronavirus pandemic , which has killed nearly 200,000 Americans and is still claiming around 1,000 lives a day .
While few in the crowd wore masks , those in the stands directly behind Mr Trump - whose images would be shown TV - were made to wear face coverings .
The rally in Tulsa , which was his first in three months after the coronavirus reached American shores , had been a disaster for the campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally - businessman and former presidential candidate Herman Cain - died of coronavirus weeks later , though it was not clear if he contracted the illness in Tulsa .
Recognising that many supporters were uncomfortable gathering in a large group indoors , where the virus spreads more easily , the president 's campaign moved to holding smaller , outdoor rallies , usually at aircraft hangers .
But those rallies have increased in size in recent weeks , with little social distancing and few masks .
: : Subscribe to Divided States on Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Spreaker And as they returned indoors for the rally on Sunday , temperature checks were given to all upon entrance at the industrial site in Henderson and while masks were encouraged , few wore them .
Nevada 's Democratic governor Steve Sisolak has limited gatherings indoors and outdoors to 50 people since May - a limit based reopening guidelines issued by the White House .
Mr Sisolak said Mr Trump was `` taking reckless and selfish actions that are putting countless lives in danger here in Nevada '' .
`` To put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the guts to make tough choices , '' Mr Sisolak said of Mr Trump 's handling of the virus .
`` He left that to governors and the states .
Now he 's decided he does n't have to respect our state 's laws .
As usual , he does n't believe the rules apply to him . ''
City officials told Xtreme Manufacturing on Sunday that the event as planned was in direct violation of the governor 's COVID-19 emergency directives and that penalties would follow .
The Trump campaign rejected the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets , gamble in a casino , or burn down small businesses in riots , you can gather peacefully under the 1st Amendment to hear from the President of the United States , '' campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said .
The campaign so far has not been played out as a choice election between Mr Trump and his Democratic opponent , Joe Biden , but rather a referendum on the president 's handling of the coronavirus .
By wide margins , Americans have disapproved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US having suffered more deaths than any other nation .
During the rally , he suggested the country 's death toll from coronavirus was 180,000 , around 14,000 lower than the actual count .
He also appeared to repeat an endorsement of extra-judicial killings by law enforcement officers , after US marshals killed a man suspected of a fatal shooting in Oregon last month .
During a weekend interview , the president had said : `` That 's the way it has to be .
There has to be retribution . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the suspect being shot dead by US marshals , he said : `` We sent in the US marshals , it was taken care of in 15 minutes . ''

Donald Trump has hosted his first indoor rally in three months in front of a packed, mainly mask-less, crowd in Nevada - defying state regulations and his own administration's guidelines.
Despite a ban on gatherings of more than 50 in Nevada, the president soaked up raucous cheers from the large crowd inside a warehouse in Henderson, outside of Las Vegas.
It is the first time he has gathered supporters indoors since his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June - which featured rows of empty seats and was blamed for a local spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Image: Supporters - many not wearing masks - at the indoor event in Henderson, Nevada
Mr Trump made no early mention of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly 200,000 Americans and is still claiming around 1,000 lives a day.
While few in the crowd wore masks, those in the stands directly behind Mr Trump - whose images would be shown TV - were made to wear face coverings.
The rally in Tulsa, which was his first in three months after the coronavirus reached American shores, had been a disaster for the campaign.
One prominent Trump supporter at the rally - businessman and former presidential candidate Herman Cain - died of coronavirus weeks later, though it was not clear if he contracted the illness in Tulsa.
Recognising that many supporters were uncomfortable gathering in a large group indoors, where the virus spreads more easily, the president's campaign moved to holding smaller, outdoor rallies, usually at aircraft hangers.
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But those rallies have increased in size in recent weeks, with little social distancing and few masks.
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And as they returned indoors for the rally on Sunday, temperature checks were given to all upon entrance at the industrial site in Henderson and while masks were encouraged, few wore them.
Nevada's Democratic governor Steve Sisolak has limited gatherings indoors and outdoors to 50 people since May - a limit based reopening guidelines issued by the White House.
Mr Sisolak said Mr Trump was "taking reckless and selfish actions that are putting countless lives in danger here in Nevada".
"To put it bluntly: he didn't have the guts to make tough choices," Mr Sisolak said of Mr Trump's handling of the virus.
"He left that to governors and the states. Now he's decided he doesn't have to respect our state's laws. As usual, he doesn't believe the rules apply to him."
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City officials told Xtreme Manufacturing on Sunday that the event as planned was in direct violation of the governor's COVID-19 emergency directives and that penalties would follow.
The Trump campaign rejected the restrictions.
"If you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, gamble in a casino, or burn down small businesses in riots, you can gather peacefully under the 1st Amendment to hear from the President of the United States," campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said.
The campaign so far has not been played out as a choice election between Mr Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, but rather a referendum on the president's handling of the coronavirus.
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By wide margins, Americans have disapproved of Mr Trump's leadership, with the US having suffered more deaths than any other nation.
During the rally, he suggested the country's death toll from coronavirus was 180,000, around 14,000 lower than the actual count.
He also appeared to repeat an endorsement of extra-judicial killings by law enforcement officers, after US marshals killed a man suspected of a fatal shooting in Oregon last month.
During a weekend interview, the president had said: "That's the way it has to be. There has to be retribution."
And referring during his rally speech to the suspect being shot dead by US marshals, he said: "We sent in the US marshals, it was taken care of in 15 minutes."


skynewsus--2020-09-14--Eerie fairgrounds shelter farm owners fleeing fires

When the call came to evacuate her home , Holly Howell had more than just herself to think about .
The retired police officer had to take her menagerie with her - an iguana , a blind chicken , barn cats and llamas among the dozens of animals on her small farm .
She grabbed them all as the fire closed in .
Holly is now holed up in a caravan on the Oregon state fairground near Salem , her flock among the 1,400 animals currently temporarily housed in the barns , stables and outbuildings .
Vets and volunteers shuttle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as more animals arrive in need of shelter .
Search and rescue teams are now out looking for those injured and left behind .
The fairgrounds should have been hosting livestock shows now but they were cancelled because of the coronavirus .
It has created space for the animal evacuees who , to many , feel like part of their families .
The last few days , Holly says , have `` regained my faith in humanity '' .
But difficult times are ahead .
`` The problem now is that we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because people are not able to get back into their communities .
`` It is tough because how do you know how to deal with it ? ''
In the stables , Rebecca Kuenzi and Dani Davis are among dozens of owners trying to settle their horses into new accommodation .
`` The morning we had to evacuate I had actually offered our house for people to bring their horses to because we thought we were in the safe zone , '' said Rebecca .
`` So we had eight extra horses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all had leave , with all of their horses and all of ours as well .
`` We were very scared .
We thought our whole town was going to be gone .
In fact it narrowly escaped the flames .
Dani said : `` Today I have hope that I might still have a house in a few days , with smoke damage , but I 'll still have a house . ''
: : Subscribe to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends and neighbours who have lost everything in the fire .
It has put all of their experiences into perspective .
Mindy Bales , mucking out pigs with her three sons , said : `` Everyone just wants to do anything they can to help . ''
There is a recognition here that these unprecedented fires have changed the mood in these rural communities , where wildfires have been such a rarity .
It is a feeling that , in all this loss , nothing will be quite the same ever again .

When the call came to evacuate her home, Holly Howell had more than just herself to think about.
The retired police officer had to take her menagerie with her - an iguana, a blind chicken, barn cats and llamas among the dozens of animals on her small farm. She grabbed them all as the fire closed in.
Holly is now holed up in a caravan on the Oregon state fairground near Salem, her flock among the 1,400 animals currently temporarily housed in the barns, stables and outbuildings.
Vets and volunteers shuttle around in the eerie, smoky landscape as more animals arrive in need of shelter. Search and rescue teams are now out looking for those injured and left behind.
Image: Thousands of people near Salem, Oregon, have no idea if their homes will still be standing when they return
The fairgrounds should have been hosting livestock shows now but they were cancelled because of the coronavirus. It has created space for the animal evacuees who, to many, feel like part of their families.
The last few days, Holly says, have "regained my faith in humanity". But difficult times are ahead.
"The problem now is that we don't know how many houses are lost because people are not able to get back into their communities.
"It is tough because how do you know how to deal with it?"
In the stables, Rebecca Kuenzi and Dani Davis are among dozens of owners trying to settle their horses into new accommodation.
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"The morning we had to evacuate I had actually offered our house for people to bring their horses to because we thought we were in the safe zone," said Rebecca.
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"So we had eight extra horses in the morning and by the afternoon we all had leave, with all of their horses and all of ours as well.
"We were very scared. We thought our whole town was going to be gone.
In fact it narrowly escaped the flames.
Dani said: "Today I have hope that I might still have a house in a few days, with smoke damage, but I'll still have a house."
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Many of those camped out at the fairgrounds have friends and neighbours who have lost everything in the fire. It has put all of their experiences into perspective.
Mindy Bales, mucking out pigs with her three sons, said: "Everyone just wants to do anything they can to help."
There is a recognition here that these unprecedented fires have changed the mood in these rural communities, where wildfires have been such a rarity.
It is a feeling that, in all this loss, nothing will be quite the same ever again.


skynewsus--2020-09-14--US police officer fired after video shows him repeatedly punching black man

A police officer in the US has been fired after he was filmed repeatedly punching a black man during a traffic stop .
The deputy - who has not been named - has been sacked for `` excessive use of force '' on Roderick Walker , Clayton County Sheriff 's Office in Georgia said .
A criminal investigation is under way .
Mr Walker was arrested on Friday after officers pulled over the vehicle he was travelling in for an alleged broken rear light .
The 26-year-old was with his girlfriend , their five-month-old child and his stepson at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The officers asked for Mr Walker 's identification and demanded he get out of the vehicle when he questioned why they needed it since he was not driving , the lawyer added .
The subsequent arrest , which was filmed by a bystander and shared widely on social media , shows two officers on top of Mr Walker , one of whom repeatedly punches him .
Mr Walker 's girlfriend screams and tells the officers that her partner said he can not breathe .
A child in the vehicle is hearing yelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walker is handcuffed , the officer who punched him tells the bystander that the suspect bit him .
Mr Williams said his client denies biting the deputy and Mr Walker lost consciousness at least twice during the beating .
A photo of Mr Walker taken later in jail shows him with a badly bruised eye .
Mr Williams said : `` My reaction to the video is that it just shows unfortunately another incident where an African American male 's civil rights have been violated by people and officers and law enforcement who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve . ''
Mr Walker was arrested on suspicion of obstructing officers and battery .
His lawyer demanded his release on bond and said he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review the case .
Mr Williams also accused investigators of improperly talking to his client without an attorney at the jail .
: : Subscribe to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker The sheriff 's office said a court denied bond for Mr Walker because of outstanding warrants , which included one for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a firearm by a convicted felon .
Mr Walker had received medical attention and was being monitored by a doctor at the jail hospital , the sheriff 's office added .
The incident comes after months of protests over police violence and racial injustice in America following the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May .
There were further violent demonstrations after Jacob Blake was left paralysed when he was shot seven times by police in Wisconsin last month .

A police officer in the US has been fired after he was filmed repeatedly punching a black man during a traffic stop.
The deputy - who has not been named - has been sacked for "excessive use of force" on Roderick Walker, Clayton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia said.
A criminal investigation is under way.
Image: The officer was filmed repeatedly punching Roderick Walker
Mr Walker was arrested on Friday after officers pulled over the vehicle he was travelling in for an alleged broken rear light.
The 26-year-old was with his girlfriend, their five-month-old child and his stepson at the time, his lawyer Shean Williams said.
The officers asked for Mr Walker's identification and demanded he get out of the vehicle when he questioned why they needed it since he was not driving, the lawyer added.
Image: The officer filmed hitting Mr Walker has been sacked
The subsequent arrest, which was filmed by a bystander and shared widely on social media, shows two officers on top of Mr Walker, one of whom repeatedly punches him.
Mr Walker's girlfriend screams and tells the officers that her partner said he cannot breathe.
A child in the vehicle is hearing yelling: "Daddy."
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As Mr Walker is handcuffed, the officer who punched him tells the bystander that the suspect bit him.
Image: Two officers were filmed on top of Roderick Walker
Mr Williams said his client denies biting the deputy and Mr Walker lost consciousness at least twice during the beating.
A photo of Mr Walker taken later in jail shows him with a badly bruised eye.
Mr Williams said: "My reaction to the video is that it just shows unfortunately another incident where an African American male's civil rights have been violated by people and officers and law enforcement who have the duty first to protect and serve."
Mr Walker was arrested on suspicion of obstructing officers and battery.
His lawyer demanded his release on bond and said he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review the case.
Mr Williams also accused investigators of improperly talking to his client without an attorney at the jail.
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The sheriff's office said a court denied bond for Mr Walker because of outstanding warrants, which included one for cruelty to children and another for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Mr Walker had received medical attention and was being monitored by a doctor at the jail hospital, the sheriff's office added.
The incident comes after months of protests over police violence and racial injustice in America following the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May.
There were further violent demonstrations after Jacob Blake was left paralysed when he was shot seven times by police in Wisconsin last month.


skynewsus--2020-09-14--Oracle set to beat Microsoft in bid for TikTok's US operations

Microsoft 's bid to take over TikTok 's US operations has been rejected by Chinese owner ByteDance , putting Oracle in pole position for a deal with the popular video-sharing app .
The move comes just a week before President Donald Trump 's threatened ban on the app - claiming national security risks - is due to come into force .
Mr Trump had ordered the sale of TikTok 's operations in the US , where it has 100 million users .
ByteDance has been in talks to either sell to Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talks were thrown off track after China updated export control rules last month - giving it a say over the transfer of TikTok 's algorithm to a foreign buyer .
Microsoft disclosed on Sunday that its bid had been rejected .
Instead , news agencies reported , ByteDance will pursue a partnership with Oracle that it hopes will spare it from a US ban while also allaying any concerns from Beijing .
TikTok is best known for short video clips that go viral on social media , especially among young people , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could find its way into the hands of the Chinese government .
The app has said it would never share such data with Chinese authorities .
Sources told Reuters that ByteDance 's latest proposal would see Oracle become its technology partner and manage TikTok 's US user data .
It was not yet clear whether Mr Trump , who favours an American tech firm owning a majority of TikTok in the US , would approve the deal .
: : Subscribe to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ellison is a supporter of the president , has significant technical expertise but no experience in running social media - instead dealing largely with corporate clients .
ByteDance , Oracle and the White House did not comment .
Walmart said it was still interested in investing and that it would talk further with ByteDance and other parties .

Microsoft's bid to take over TikTok's US operations has been rejected by Chinese owner ByteDance, with database specialist Oracle securing a deal to operate the popular video-sharing app.
The move comes just a week before President Donald Trump's threatened ban on the app - claiming national security risks - is due to come into force.
Mr Trump had ordered the sale of TikTok's operations in the US, where it has 100 million users.
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ByteDance had been in talks to either sell to Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft, and including retail giant Walmart.
But those talks were thrown off track after China updated export control rules last month - giving it a say over the transfer of TikTok's algorithm to a foreign buyer.
Microsoft disclosed on Sunday that its bid had been rejected.
It was later confirmed on Monday that ByteDance was to pursue a partnership with Oracle that it hopes will spare it from a US ban while also allaying any concerns from Beijing.
The Chinese firm said the cloud computing specialist would serve as TikTok's "trusted technology provider."
The Reuters news agency, citing sources, reported that TikTok would create up to 25,000 new jobs in the US should the White House agree to the partnership.
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TikTok is best known for short video clips that go viral on social media, especially among young people, but American officials are worried that user information could find its way into the hands of the Chinese government.
The app has said it would never share such data with Chinese authorities.
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It was not yet clear whether Mr Trump, who favours an American tech firm owning a majority of TikTok in the US, would approve the deal.
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Oracle, whose chairman Larry Ellison is a supporter of the president, has significant technical expertise but no experience in running social media - instead dealing largely with corporate clients.
Its shares leapt more than 5% on news of the planned partnership.


skynewsus--2020-09-14--No more bad blood as Taylor Swift sends gift for Katy Perry's newborn after ending feud

Katy Perry has shared pictures of a personalised gift for her newborn daughter , sent by Taylor Swift .
Fans were delighted to see photos of the embroidered silk blanket , which shows the two pop stars have definitely ended years of rumoured feuding .
Perry and her fiance Orlando Bloom announced the birth of Daisy Dove Bloom at the end of August , saying they were `` floating with love '' .
Sharing the photo of the blanket , embroidered with a flower and the words `` Baby Bloom '' , Perry posted on Instagram : `` Miss 🌼🕊 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taylorswift 😩😩😩 hope it 's one she drags around for years till it becomes an unrecognizable shred that she keeps in her pocket as a teenager 🥺♥ . ''
The blanket was sent with a card , addressed to `` Katy and Orlando ( and little one ) '' and dated 3 May , so it appears the gift was sent before the baby was born .
Swift and Perry reportedly fell out in a row over backing dancers and both have addressed the controversy through their music .
Bad Blood , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is thought to be about Perry , while Swish Swish , released by Perry in 2017 , is said to be about Swift .
In 2018 , Perry sent Swift a package containing an olive branch and a handwritten note , which Swift shared on social media .
: : Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The Instagram post of the blanket received more than half a million likes within four hours of it being shared .
`` THIS IS ADORABLE !
!
!
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ while another said : `` Omg omg omg collab . ''
A Katy Perry-Taylor Swift collaboration could be the news that 2020 needs .

Katy Perry has shared pictures of a personalised gift for her newborn daughter, sent by Taylor Swift.
Fans were delighted to see photos of the embroidered silk blanket, which shows the two pop stars have definitely ended years of rumoured feuding.
Perry and her fiance Orlando Bloom announced the birth of Daisy Dove Bloom at the end of August, saying they were "floating with love".
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Sharing the photo of the blanket, embroidered with a flower and the words "Baby Bloom", Perry posted on Instagram: "Miss 🌼🕊 adores her hand embroidered blankie from miss @taylorswift 😩😩😩 hope it's one she drags around for years till it becomes an unrecognizable shred that she keeps in her pocket as a teenager 🥺♥."
The blanket was sent with a card, addressed to "Katy and Orlando (and little one)" and dated 3 May, so it appears the gift was sent before the baby was born.
Image: Perry and Swift pictured together in 2010, before the rumoured fall-out
Swift and Perry reportedly fell out in a row over backing dancers and both have addressed the controversy through their music.
Bad Blood, a 2015 single of Swift's, is thought to be about Perry, while Swish Swish, released by Perry in 2017, is said to be about Swift.
In 2018, Perry sent Swift a package containing an olive branch and a handwritten note, which Swift shared on social media.
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The Instagram post of the blanket received more than half a million likes within four hours of it being shared.
"THIS IS ADORABLE!!!!," one fan replied, while another said: "Omg omg omg collab."
A Katy Perry-Taylor Swift collaboration could be the news that 2020 needs.


skynewsus--2020-09-12--Paris Hilton opens up about alleged abuse, the trauma of infamous sex tape, and striving for $1bn

Paris Hilton has released a new documentary , This Is Paris , to show the world the woman behind the `` character '' .
But in the film , she also reveals deeply personal details of alleged abuse at a residential behavioural school she was sent to as a teenager .
Sky News meets the star to talk about the `` real Paris '' , her goal to make $ 1bn , and why a `` weight has been lifted '' now she is finally ready to speak out .
`` Paris Hilton has entered the waiting room for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoom room on time , just after 10am in Los Angeles , a couple of glam squad members briefly touching up her famous platinum-blonde hair to the side of the camera for just a few seconds before we begin .
Businesswoman , model , DJ , heiress and perhaps the original influencer , Hilton is here , speaking to me on screen in my kitchen ( now there 's a sentence I never thought I 'd write ) , to discuss her new documentary , This Is Paris , for her only interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a film to clear up the many misconceptions she feels are attached to her world-famous name , a film to show the world she 's a lot smarter than her The Simple Life baby voice and catchphrase - `` That 's hot '' - might have you believe , turned into a form of therapy that has enabled the star to discuss publicly something she has blocked out for a long time .
`` I 'm very proud of all my accomplishments and I feel that there 's just been so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I wanted to show people who I really was . ''
The documentary starts with Hilton mimicking that baby voice ; her real timbre , it turns out , is deeper .
It shows her treatment in the media and modern pop culture as `` an irresistible punchline '' , and she talks about the cartoon caricature of Paris Hilton that she is `` stuck '' with .
`` Her brand is a lot more glamorous than she is , '' says her sister , Nicky Hilton Rothschild .
Later , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reconcile feelings of intense loneliness and despondency - `` I do n't even know who I am sometimes '' - with the attention she admits she loves , and her goal to become a billionaire ; her sister calls her `` greedy '' and says she `` wo n't turn down a cheque '' after telling her to take a holiday without her phone .
`` Yeah , right , '' is the reply .
Hilton has 19 product lines ; while making the documentary , she was travelling for work for around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multimillionaire , there will be many who have little sympathy , but it often does n't look like that much fun .
As the cameras followed her during a press tour in Korea , exhausted and sad , she says she found herself opening up about the most shocking aspect of her life .
As a teenager who would sneak out to go clubbing in New York , Hilton 's mother , Kathy , says she locked her in her room .
Eventually , her parents sent her to an `` outdoor wilderness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school , Provo Canyon , in Utah .
In the documentary , Hilton reveals alleged abuse .
She says she feels staff `` got off '' on `` torturing children and seeing them naked '' and humiliated .
It was at Provo Canyon , she claims , that she was physically and mentally abused ; beaten , forced to spend time in solitary confinement , and given prescription drugs .
So were many others , she claims .
`` I definitely feel like a weight is lifted off my shoulders , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told her story publicly .
`` At first I was very nervous and when I was even in the editing room [ for the documentary ] , I was like , we need to cut this out , I do n't want anyone hearing about this . ''
`` I 'm getting just an outpouring of emails and people contacting me , survivors who have been at the same school , parents who , because they saw the trailer , have pulled their children out of there , '' she says .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being so brave .
I have n't ever told anyone this either because I was just so traumatised and did n't want to talk about it .
Just the fact that it 's helping make change makes it all worth it to me that I said my story and that I even went through this . ''
What would she say to those staff at the school now , should she get the chance ?
`` I would say , how can you treat children like this ?
What 's wrong with you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
She pauses for a second .
`` You are a terrible person and you deserve to be in jail . ''
In the second part of This Is Paris , Hilton meets other students who were there at the same time .
`` Just talking with them about how I was before I went there and hearing their stories , and then also just not feeling alone ...
I just felt that no one ever understood me [ before ] because no one knew the story .
So to be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ... it was just a very special experience for me . ''
In the documentary , Hilton , who turns 40 next year , discusses suffering anxiety after her experience at the school , and says she struggles with trust issues .
She describes the infamous sex tape that was leaked without her consent back in the early noughties , just as The Simple Life , her reality show with Nicole Richie , was taking off , as like being `` electronically raped '' .
At the time it was made , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rick Salomon , who released it , was in his early 30s .
She says she agreed to be filmed , but never thought anyone else would see it .
`` It would be a completely different story '' if something like that were to happen to a young woman today , says Hilton , `` Back then , they made me like I was the villain . ''
People thinking she `` did it on purpose '' , that it was released to increase her fame , hurt just as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thanks to movements like # MeToo , the balance has shifted .
`` Now women are getting the respect they deserve , because I was n't ... you know , obviously , lucky in that situation , '' she says .
`` But today , at least , there 's change .
So… I 'm happy for the future of women that they would n't have to go through something like that , because it 's one of my biggest regrets of my life and something that will traumatise me for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a relationship with entrepreneur Carter Reum , Hilton says she has never been happier .
Watching the documentary back and seeing how troubled she was at times feels like a world away from where she is now , she says .
`` Even when I watch the film , I 'm like , oh my God , I do n't recognise that person at all .
I was so lost and just sad and lonely .
Having to travel 250 days out of the year by myself , in foreign countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very lonely life so to now be just with the most perfect man and feel so safe and finally have opened my heart for the first time , that is just the best feeling in the world . ''
Does that mean she 's ready to let go of her $ 1bn goal ?
Being a businesswoman , she replies , is `` super important to me '' .
But the documentary shows the negative sides to her life .
She loves her fans and at the time said she saw their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see her surrounded by fans screaming and crying in her face , and , in another clip , fighting paparazzi .
Those situations ca n't be easy to deal with .
`` It can get very frightening at times , just when [ photographers ] are getting so aggressive and trying to fight for a shot or chasing me in a car , '' she says .
`` I 've been in a lot of situations where it 's been really scary , especially when there 's just so many of them jumping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just gets crazy .
It 's very weird , but I 'm used to it . ''
This Is Paris also shows the star turning up to event after event , preparing for DJ sets , spending hours on social media , building her brand .
`` I 've never been photographed in the same thing twice , '' she says .
But in another scene , surrounded by shoes in a walk-in wardrobe : `` I do n't even give a f*** about any of these things . ''
As a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ famous '' and an influencer before we had influencers , she talks about feeling like she has `` created a monster '' .
There are positives and negatives to take from it , she tells me .
`` The positive is anyone with a phone could build a business or a brand just by showing their talents or what they love to do , their passion .
And I think that 's an amazing thing with technology .
`` But see , the bad side is just ...
I ca n't imagine being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the pressures of society and perfection and caring about followers and likes and , you know , people coming on your page , writing mean comments .
I ca n't even imagine how hard that is and just ...
I do n't think it 's good for a young girl to have to go through that . ''
Hilton , with 12.6 million Instagram followers and 16.8 million on Twitter , has suffered her fair share of trolling herself .
`` It used to really bother me and I would cry and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` But over the years I 've just built a really tough skin after going through so many things .
And also , I know that anyone who 's going to sit and waste their time being rude and negative obviously has no life and is miserable with themselves .
So that 's how I think about it now .
I do n't let it bother me . ''
Hilton has n't watched the documentary with her family yet .
`` It 's going to be very emotional , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kathy , and sister , Nicky , feature in the film , `` they do n't even know a lot of the things that I talk about in there '' .
: : Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The real Paris Hilton is clearly a different person to the Paris Hilton people think they know , and it seems the star has a love-hate relationship with the character she has built an empire on .
While she has n't made $ 1bn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give it all up should she want to .
So is she addicted to Paris Hilton , the character ?
The brand ?
`` I think because I had been through such traumatic experiences in life , I feel that all I wanted to do was focus on my business and my success , '' she says .
`` And it was probably in a way which I did n't even realise till watching my film .
I think I was doing it as a distraction to not think about what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1bn ] was my goal because all I cared about was business , but now I 'm putting my personal life first .
`` So , of course , I 'm going to continue working but ... money does n't buy happiness .
And that 's not my goal anymore , my goal is just to have an amazing future and family and just focus on what matters most . ''
Hilton says she is proud of herself .
`` I 'm excited for people to see that there is so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shown , '' she says .
`` To see that I 'm a human being , just like everyone else , with feelings .
`` I 've been through things , I do n't have the perfect life .
And I told my story , open book .
So this is like reading my diary . ''
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Paris Hilton has released a new documentary, This Is Paris, to show the world the woman behind the "character". But in the film, she also reveals deeply personal details of alleged abuse at a residential behavioural school she was sent to as a teenager.
Sky News meets the star to talk about the "real Paris", her goal to make $1bn, and why a "weight has been lifted" now she is finally ready to speak out.
"Paris Hilton has entered the waiting room for this meeting."
She arrives to the Zoom room on time, just after 10am in Los Angeles, a couple of glam squad members briefly touching up her famous platinum-blonde hair to the side of the camera for just a few seconds before we begin.
Businesswoman, model, DJ, heiress and perhaps the original influencer, Hilton is here, speaking to me on screen in my kitchen (now there's a sentence I never thought I'd write), to discuss her new documentary, This Is Paris, for her only interview with a UK broadcaster.
Image: This Is Paris: Paris Hilton says people will get to see the real her in her new documentary
What started as a film to clear up the many misconceptions she feels are attached to her world-famous name, a film to show the world she's a lot smarter than her The Simple Life baby voice and catchphrase - "That's hot" - might have you believe, turned into a form of therapy that has enabled the star to discuss publicly something she has blocked out for a long time.
"I'm very proud of all my accomplishments and I feel that there's just been so many misconceptions about me," Hilton says. "I wanted to show people who I really was."
The documentary starts with Hilton mimicking that baby voice; her real timbre, it turns out, is deeper. It shows her treatment in the media and modern pop culture as "an irresistible punchline", and she talks about the cartoon caricature of Paris Hilton that she is "stuck" with. "Her brand is a lot more glamorous than she is," says her sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild.
Later, the film shows the star trying to reconcile feelings of intense loneliness and despondency - "I don't even know who I am sometimes" - with the attention she admits she loves, and her goal to become a billionaire; her sister calls her "greedy" and says she "won't turn down a cheque" after telling her to take a holiday without her phone. "Yeah, right," is the reply.
Hilton has 19 product lines; while making the documentary, she was travelling for work for around two-thirds of the year. A world-famous multimillionaire, there will be many who have little sympathy, but it often doesn't look like that much fun. As the cameras followed her during a press tour in Korea, exhausted and sad, she says she found herself opening up about the most shocking aspect of her life.
Image: Hilton with her parents, Rick and Kathy, and younger sister Nicky in 1990, and pictured with Nicky earlier this year (below)
As a teenager who would sneak out to go clubbing in New York, Hilton's mother, Kathy, says she locked her in her room. Eventually, her parents sent her to an "outdoor wilderness programme" and later a residential behavioural school, Provo Canyon, in Utah.
In the documentary, Hilton reveals alleged abuse. She says she feels staff "got off" on "torturing children and seeing them naked" and humiliated. It was at Provo Canyon, she claims, that she was physically and mentally abused; beaten, forced to spend time in solitary confinement, and given prescription drugs. So were many others, she claims.
"I definitely feel like a weight is lifted off my shoulders," she tells me, now that she has told her story publicly. "At first I was very nervous and when I was even in the editing room [for the documentary], I was like, we need to cut this out, I don't want anyone hearing about this."
Now, she feels differently.
"I'm getting just an outpouring of emails and people contacting me, survivors who have been at the same school, parents who, because they saw the trailer, have pulled their children out of there," she says.
"People saying thank you so much for being so brave. I haven't ever told anyone this either because I was just so traumatised and didn't want to talk about it. Just the fact that it's helping make change makes it all worth it to me that I said my story and that I even went through this."
What would she say to those staff at the school now, should she get the chance?
"I would say, how can you treat children like this? What's wrong with you? How do you live with yourself?" She pauses for a second. "You are a terrible person and you deserve to be in jail."
Image: Hilton rose to fame alongside Nicole Richie in reality show The Simple Life
Image: She was the 'original influencer' and inspired Kim Kardashian, who features in the documentary
In the second part of This Is Paris, Hilton meets other students who were there at the same time.
"Just talking with them about how I was before I went there and hearing their stories, and then also just not feeling alone... I just felt that no one ever understood me [before] because no one knew the story. So to be able to speak to people and be free and... it was just a very special experience for me."
In the documentary, Hilton, who turns 40 next year, discusses suffering anxiety after her experience at the school, and says she struggles with trust issues.
She describes the infamous sex tape that was leaked without her consent back in the early noughties, just as The Simple Life, her reality show with Nicole Richie, was taking off, as like being "electronically raped".
At the time it was made, Hilton was 19; her then boyfriend, Rick Salomon, who released it, was in his early 30s. She says she agreed to be filmed, but never thought anyone else would see it.
"It would be a completely different story" if something like that were to happen to a young woman today, says Hilton, "Back then, they made me like I was the villain." People thinking she "did it on purpose", that it was released to increase her fame, hurt just as much.
She says she is grateful that, thanks to movements like #MeToo, the balance has shifted.
Image: Hilton was well known for her friendships with high profile stars, including Britney Spears - the pair are pictured with Sean 'P Diddy' Combs in Las Vegas in 2007
Image: Hilton has been a paparazzi favourite since she was a teenager
"Now women are getting the respect they deserve, because I wasn't... you know, obviously, lucky in that situation," she says. "But today, at least, there's change. So… I'm happy for the future of women that they wouldn't have to go through something like that, because it's one of my biggest regrets of my life and something that will traumatise me for the rest of my life."
Now in a relationship with entrepreneur Carter Reum, Hilton says she has never been happier. Watching the documentary back and seeing how troubled she was at times feels like a world away from where she is now, she says.
"Even when I watch the film, I'm like, oh my God, I don't recognise that person at all. I was so lost and just sad and lonely. Having to travel 250 days out of the year by myself, in foreign countries, with strangers everywhere... it was obviously a very lonely life so to now be just with the most perfect man and feel so safe and finally have opened my heart for the first time, that is just the best feeling in the world."
Does that mean she's ready to let go of her $1bn goal?
Being a businesswoman, she replies, is "super important to me". But the documentary shows the negative sides to her life. She loves her fans and at the time said she saw their adoration as love, but we also see her surrounded by fans screaming and crying in her face, and, in another clip, fighting paparazzi. Those situations can't be easy to deal with.
Image: Hilton was filmed in Mykonos for This Is Paris
Image: She also opened up to her mum, Kathy
"It can get very frightening at times, just when [photographers] are getting so aggressive and trying to fight for a shot or chasing me in a car," she says. "I've been in a lot of situations where it's been really scary, especially when there's just so many of them jumping on top of each other. It just gets crazy. It's very weird, but I'm used to it."
This Is Paris also shows the star turning up to event after event, preparing for DJ sets, spending hours on social media, building her brand. "I've never been photographed in the same thing twice," she says.
But in another scene, surrounded by shoes in a walk-in wardrobe: "I don't even give a f*** about any of these things."
As a woman written off as "famous for being famous" and an influencer before we had influencers, she talks about feeling like she has "created a monster".
There are positives and negatives to take from it, she tells me.
"The positive is anyone with a phone could build a business or a brand just by showing their talents or what they love to do, their passion. And I think that's an amazing thing with technology.
"But see, the bad side is just... I can't imagine being a teenage girl and having to deal with the pressures of society and perfection and caring about followers and likes and, you know, people coming on your page, writing mean comments. I can't even imagine how hard that is and just... I don't think it's good for a young girl to have to go through that."
Image: Hilton has forged a successful career as a DJ and has launched several brands, including numerous perfumes
Image: The star pictured at a launch for her fragrance Gold Rush in 2016
Hilton, with 12.6 million Instagram followers and 16.8 million on Twitter, has suffered her fair share of trolling herself.
"It used to really bother me and I would cry and just be so hurt," she says. "But over the years I've just built a really tough skin after going through so many things. And also, I know that anyone who's going to sit and waste their time being rude and negative obviously has no life and is miserable with themselves. So that's how I think about it now. I don't let it bother me."
Hilton hasn't watched the documentary with her family yet. "It's going to be very emotional," she says, because even though her mother, Kathy, and sister, Nicky, feature in the film, "they don't even know a lot of the things that I talk about in there".
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The real Paris Hilton is clearly a different person to the Paris Hilton people think they know, and it seems the star has a love-hate relationship with the character she has built an empire on. While she hasn't made $1bn yet, she could still easily afford to give it all up should she want to. So is she addicted to Paris Hilton, the character? The brand?
"I think because I had been through such traumatic experiences in life, I feel that all I wanted to do was focus on my business and my success," she says. "And it was probably in a way which I didn't even realise till watching my film. I think I was doing it as a distraction to not think about what I went through. And that [making $1bn] was my goal because all I cared about was business, but now I'm putting my personal life first.
"So, of course, I'm going to continue working but... money doesn't buy happiness. And that's not my goal anymore, my goal is just to have an amazing future and family and just focus on what matters most."
Hilton says she is proud of herself.
"I'm excited for people to see that there is so much more to me than I've ever shown," she says. "To see that I'm a human being, just like everyone else, with feelings.
"I've been through things, I don't have the perfect life. And I told my story, open book. So this is like reading my diary."
This Is Paris, a YouTube Originals documentary, is out now


skynewsus--2020-09-14--Trump tells fire-ravaged California: 'It'll get cooler'

Donald Trump had a simple message for emergency officials in California : `` It 'll start getting cooler . ''
The US president , who in the past has blamed the widespread blazes on poor forest management , visited the state on Monday .
Wade Crowfoot , California Secretary for National Resources , told Mr Trump : `` We had temperatures explode this summer .
You may have learned that we broke a world record in Death Valley .
130 degrees [ Fahrenheit , 54 degrees celcius ] , but even in greater LA 120 plus degrees .
`` If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heads in the sand and think it 's all about vegetation management , we 're not going to succeed in protecting Californians . ''
The president , responded with a smile , saying : `` Okay .
It 'll start getting cooler .
You just watch . ''
The state official replied : `` I wish science agreed with you . ''
Mr Trump added : `` Oh well .
I do n't think science knows actually . ''
More than 30 people have been killed in the fires raging across the west @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington .
Thousands of homes , more than four million acres and half dozen small towns have been destroyed since August .
In Oregon , where state officials have said they expect `` mass casualty incidents '' , search-and-rescue teams have been going through gutted homes in more than half a dozen communities looking for human remains .
Around 40,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the state .
Joe Biden , Mr Trump 's Democratic challenger in November 's presidential election , condemned his opponent 's lack of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling him a `` climate arsonist '' .
California Governor Gavin Newsom admitted to reporters that the state can do a better job of forest management .
But he insisted it is `` self-evident that climate change is real and is exacerbating this . ''

Donald Trump had a simple message for emergency officials in California: "It'll start getting cooler."
The US president, who has blamed the widespread blazes on poor forest management, visited the state on Monday.
Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for National Resources, told Mr Trump: "We had temperatures explode this summer. You may have learned that we broke a world record in Death Valley. 130 degrees fahrenheit, (54C], but even in greater LA 120 plus degrees.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:01 The Santa Barbara County Fire Department video shows wildfires in California
"If we ignore that science, put our heads in the sand and think it's all about vegetation management, we're not going to succeed in protecting Californians."
The president responded with a smile, saying: "Okay. It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
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The state official replied: "I wish science agreed with you."
Mr Trump added: "Oh well. I don't think science knows actually."
Image: A firefighter works to extinguish the Bobcat Fire near Arcadia, California
More than 30 people have been killed in the fires raging across the west coast states of Oregon, California and Washington.
Thousands of homes, more than four million acres and half dozen small towns have been destroyed since August.
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Image: The air quality in Portland, Oregon, was measured to be among the worst in the world due to smoke from wildfires
In Oregon, where state officials have said they expect "mass casualty incidents", search and rescue teams have been going through gutted homes in more than half a dozen communities looking for human remains.
Around 40,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the state.
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Joe Biden, Mr Trump's Democratic challenger in November's presidential election, condemned his opponent's lack of "leadership" in combating climate change, calling him a "climate arsonist".
Image: Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Las Vegas to travel to California
California Governor Gavin Newsom admitted to reporters that the state can do a better job of forest management.
But he insisted it is "self-evident that climate change is real and is exacerbating this".


skynewsus--2020-09-14--Oracle beats Microsoft in bid for TikTok's US operations

Microsoft 's bid to take over TikTok 's US operations has been rejected by Chinese owner ByteDance , with database specialist Oracle securing a deal to operate the popular video-sharing app .
The move comes just a week before President Donald Trump 's threatened ban on the app - claiming national security risks - is due to come into force .
Mr Trump had ordered the sale of TikTok 's operations in the US , where it has 100 million users .
ByteDance had been in talks to either sell to Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talks were thrown off track after China updated export control rules last month - giving it a say over the transfer of TikTok 's algorithm to a foreign buyer .
Microsoft disclosed on Sunday that its bid had been rejected .
It was later confirmed on Monday that ByteDance was to pursue a partnership with Oracle that it hopes will spare it from a US ban while also allaying any concerns from Beijing .
The Chinese firm said the cloud computing specialist would serve as TikTok 's `` trusted technology provider . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , reported that TikTok would create up to 25,000 new jobs in the US should the White House agree to the partnership .
TikTok is best known for short video clips that go viral on social media , especially among young people , but American officials are worried that user information could find its way into the hands of the Chinese government .
The app has said it would never share such data with Chinese authorities .
It was not yet clear whether Mr Trump , who favours an American tech firm owning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , would approve the deal .
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Its shares leapt more than 5 % on news of the planned partnership .


skynewsus--2020-09-15--Oregon, the state that shouldn't burn, is 'nothing more than ashes'

As the smoke lifts , the full destruction of the wildfires in Oregon is beginning to reveal itself .
A chain of small mountain communities , dotted along Highway-22 , east of the state capital Salem , has been left as nothing more than ashes by the Beachie Creek fire .
The fire has burned almost 200,000 acres of land and killed four people and left others missing .
Few residents have yet been allowed to return to those communities , to see for themselves what they fear has been left behind .
The devastation to some properties is total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the odd recognisable household item somehow surviving the flames as a poignant reminder of life before .
In the ruins of one house , a china mug and a fork stick out almost untouched by the flames in the still-smouldering landscape .
It is a sad reminder of so much that has been lost .
Miles Hygeland had watched the fire close in on his home , taking shifts with his brother through the night to monitor its progress , `` ready to bolt '' if the fire crossed a nearby ridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` They 've lost everything , '' said Miles .
`` It makes you think that if we get these hot summers , this is what we could see more and more .
It is pretty scary . ''
The usually wet , cool climate of Oregon makes wildfires on this scale a rarity .
The unprecedented nature of this wildfire season is an unnerving one for people who fear it might be a new normal .
Firefighters are still battling to create fire lines around small towns which appeared to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as winds pick up again .
It is creating unease in those communities .
: : Subscribe to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Even as they make progress on containing the fires , they say some 100,000 structures remain at risk of being consumed by the flames .
Two big fires near Portland remain only a mile apart and could still merge , although firefighters say it would have a far less dramatic effect now than if it had happened last week .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer some relief , but also increases the risk of landslides as soil scorched by the flames is less stable .
Nature has battered this part of the US in recent days and may not be finished yet .

As the smoke lifts, the full destruction of the wildfires in Oregon is beginning to reveal itself.
A chain of small mountain communities, dotted along Highway-22, east of the state capital Salem, has been left as nothing more than ashes by the Beachie Creek fire.
Image: Wetter and cooler than California, Oregon is not supposed to get devastating wildfires
The fire has burned almost 200,000 acres of land and killed four people and left others missing.
Few residents have yet been allowed to return to those communities, to see for themselves what they fear has been left behind.
The devastation to some properties is total. Homes and businesses reduced to embers, the odd recognisable household item somehow surviving the flames as a poignant reminder of life before.
In the ruins of one house, a china mug and a fork stick out almost untouched by the flames in the still-smouldering landscape. It is a sad reminder of so much that has been lost.
Image: Miles Hygeland watched the flames destroy his neighbour's house
Miles Hygeland had watched the fire close in on his home, taking shifts with his brother through the night to monitor its progress, "ready to bolt" if the fire crossed a nearby ridge.
The home next door was incinerated. "They've lost everything," said Miles.
"It makes you think that if we get these hot summers, this is what we could see more and more. It is pretty scary."
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Image: There is little left to mark the communities that have been destroyed
The usually wet, cool climate of Oregon makes wildfires on this scale a rarity. The unprecedented nature of this wildfire season is an unnerving one for people who fear it might be a new normal.
Firefighters are still battling to create fire lines around small towns which appeared to have been spared but face a renewed threat as winds pick up again. It is creating unease in those communities.
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Even as they make progress on containing the fires, they say some 100,000 structures remain at risk of being consumed by the flames.
Image: Pink flame retardant stains the scarred landscape
Two big fires near Portland remain only a mile apart and could still merge, although firefighters say it would have a far less dramatic effect now than if it had happened last week.
There is rain in the forecast, which should offer some relief, but also increases the risk of landslides as soil scorched by the flames is less stable.
Nature has battered this part of the US in recent days and may not be finished yet.


skynewsus--2020-09-15--Facebook launches climate information centre

Facebook has launched a climate science information centre to promote authoritative voices on climate change following wildfires in the US and criticism of the platform for allowing misinformation to spread .
However , the company will continue to permit false information about climate change to be posted and promoted by politicians , as well as excluding opinion articles from its normal fact-checking processes .
Sir Nick Clegg , the former deputy prime minister and Facebook 's global policy chief , told reporters that the company would continue exempting false claims about climate change posted by politicians .
`` No social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so for the simple reason that political speeches always are characterised by exaggerations , selected uses of statistics , and exaggerated claims of virtues from one candidate and vices of others , '' he said .
It follows dramatic wildfires across the west coast of the US , where the company is based , which have killed more than 30 people as they spread across the states of Oregon , California and Washington .
The information centre project is similar to the information centres Facebook has launched for COVID-19 and the US elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acknowledged there was a substantial amount of disinformation around .
It comes as the company pledges that its global operations will meet a net zero carbon emission target and be completely powered by renewable energy by the end of this year - and aims for its supply chain to reach net zero carbon emissions in 2030 .
The information centre will provide `` factual resources from the world 's leading climate organisations , including the Met Office in the UK , and steps people can take in their everyday lives to combat climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prioritises tackling misinformation that poses an immediate threat of harm , such as fake cures for coronavirus or hate speech which could incite violence .
Last month the company deleted a post by Donald Trump which included the false claim that children are `` almost immune '' from COVID-19 .
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention published a study in April , involving 2,500 children , which found about one in five needed hospital treatment compared with one in three adults .
A global review of dozens of studies also said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that `` it seems likely they do not play a significant role '' .
`` COVID-19 appears to affect children less often , and with less severity , including frequent asymptomatic or subclinical infection , '' concluded the study - done in partnership with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health .
According to Chris Cox , the head of the coronavirus information centre , more than 600 million people have clicked on the tool , which the company 's executives consider a success .

Facebook has launched a climate science information centre to promote authoritative voices on climate change following wildfires in the US and criticism of the platform for allowing misinformation to spread.
However, the company will continue to permit false information about climate change to be posted and promoted by politicians, as well as excluding opinion articles from its normal fact-checking processes.
Sir Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister and Facebook's global policy chief, told reporters that the company would continue exempting false claims about climate change posted by politicians.
"No social media company has ever tried to do so for the simple reason that political speeches always are characterised by exaggerations, selected uses of statistics, and exaggerated claims of virtues from one candidate and vices of others," he said.
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It follows dramatic wildfires across the west coast of the US, where the company is based, which have killed more than 30 people as they spread across the states of Oregon, California and Washington.
The information centre project is similar to the information centres Facebook has launched for COVID-19 and the US elections, topics which the company has also acknowledged there was a substantial amount of disinformation around.
It comes as the company pledges that its global operations will meet a net zero carbon emission target and be completely powered by renewable energy by the end of this year - and aims for its supply chain to reach net zero carbon emissions in 2030.
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The information centre will provide "factual resources from the world's leading climate organisations, including the Met Office in the UK, and steps people can take in their everyday lives to combat climate change".
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Facebook explained that it prioritises tackling misinformation that poses an immediate threat of harm, such as fake cures for coronavirus or hate speech which could incite violence.
Last month the company deleted a post by Donald Trump which included the false claim that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention published a study in April, involving 2,500 children, which found about one in five needed hospital treatment compared with one in three adults.
A global review of dozens of studies also said children's role in transmission was unclear but that "it seems likely they do not play a significant role".
"COVID-19 appears to affect children less often, and with less severity, including frequent asymptomatic or subclinical infection," concluded the study - done in partnership with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
According to Chris Cox, the head of the coronavirus information centre, more than 600 million people have clicked on the tool, which the company's executives consider a success.


skynewsus--2020-09-15--Actor Paul Rudd urges young people to wear face masks in COVID-19 video

Hollywood actor Paul Rudd has encouraged young people to wear face masks in an entertaining video as the US grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared the clip on his official Twitter account , writing : `` Certified young person Paul Rudd wants you to wear a mask .
Listen up . ''
The light-hearted video , aimed at millennials , sees the Friends star don a yellow hoodie and NY baseball cap while holding a skateboard .
In the clip , the 51-year-old says : `` Yo , what up dogs , Paul Rudd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` A few days ago I was talking on the iPhone with my homie Governor Cuomo , and he 's just going off about how us millennials need to wear masks because , get this , apparently a lot of COVID is transmitted by us millennials . ''
The New Jersey-born actor says Mr Cuomo had asked him to help get the message across .
`` So Cuoms asked me , he 's like , 'Paul , you got ta help !
What are you , like 26 ? '
And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues : `` It 's not hard .
People are dying , hundreds of thousands of people are dying .
It 's preventable .
I should n't have to make it fun - it 's science ! ''
: : Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The clip concludes with Rudd featuring on the YouTube show Hot Ones , where celebrities eat spicy barbecue wings while answering questions .
It shows both Rudd and host Sean Evans wearing face masks which are smeared with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country that has been worst hit by coronavirus , with more than 6.5 million cases of COVID-19 and 194,071 deaths .
On Monday , fines of $ 50 ( £39 ) were introduced for New York City commuters who refuse to wear a mask on subways , trains and buses .
Mr Cuomo said he hopes the penalty would encourage people to return to public transit by lowering the possibility of getting infected while using it .

Hollywood actor Paul Rudd has encouraged young people to wear face masks in an entertaining video as the US grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared the clip on his official Twitter account, writing: "Certified young person Paul Rudd wants you to wear a mask. Listen up."
The light-hearted video, aimed at millennials, sees the Friends star don a yellow hoodie and NY baseball cap while holding a skateboard.
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In the clip, the 51-year-old says: "Yo, what up dogs, Paul Rudd here. Actor and certified young person.
"A few days ago I was talking on the iPhone with my homie Governor Cuomo, and he's just going off about how us millennials need to wear masks because, get this, apparently a lot of COVID is transmitted by us millennials."
The New Jersey-born actor says Mr Cuomo had asked him to help get the message across.
"So Cuoms asked me, he's like, 'Paul, you gotta help! What are you, like 26?' And I didn't correct him."
He continues: "It's not hard. People are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are dying. It's preventable. I shouldn't have to make it fun - it's science!"
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The clip concludes with Rudd featuring on the YouTube show Hot Ones, where celebrities eat spicy barbecue wings while answering questions.
It shows both Rudd and host Sean Evans wearing face masks which are smeared with barbecue sauce.
The US is the country that has been worst hit by coronavirus, with more than 6.5 million cases of COVID-19 and 194,071 deaths.
On Monday, fines of $50 (£39) were introduced for New York City commuters who refuse to wear a mask on subways, trains and buses.
Mr Cuomo said he hopes the penalty would encourage people to return to public transit by lowering the possibility of getting infected while using it.


skynewsus--2020-09-15--Kanye says he's 'the new Moses' as he attacks 'slave ship' music industry and NBA

Kanye West has said he is `` the new Moses '' and that `` the music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships '' .
The rapper made the statements in a flurry of tweets late on Monday night .
He said that he refused to `` argue with black men on labels we do n't own '' , adding : `` I need to see everybody 's contracts at Universal and Sony .
`` I 'm not gon na watch my people be enslaved .
I 'm putting my life on the line for my people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are modern day slave ships .
West also tweeted that he would n't release any more music `` till I 'm done with my contract with Sony and Universal ... On God ... in Jesus name ... come and get me '' .
However , the tweet later appeared to have been deleted .
The 43-year-old , who has bipolar disorder , was scheduled to launch album Donda : With Child - named after his mother - in July , but the recording never materialised .
West has a history of battling record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last year he filed two lawsuits : against EMI , which has administered the rights to his songs since 2003 , and against Universal Music Group .
Many of West 's tweets on Monday also referenced his religious beliefs .
One read : `` Let 's stop killing each other ... let 's show God that we are Gods people ... my ego gets the best of me too ... God does n't measure us by money in his kingdom ... let 's love each other ...
I love my brothers and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The rapper is well-known for his unfiltered Twitter posts and in July said he had been trying to divorce wife Kim Kardashian .
He also appeared to call mother-in-law Kris Jenner `` Kris Jong-Un '' and accused the pair of `` white supremacy '' .
Kim Kardashian later appealed for understanding for her husband 's illness , saying `` his words sometimes do not align with his intentions '' .
West also launched a bid earlier this year to contest the US presidential election , but has missed the deadline to register @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , managed to make the ballot in around a dozen states , including Colorado , Kentucky , Louisiana , Minnesota and Mississippi .

Kanye West has said he is "the new Moses" and that "the music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships".
The rapper made the statements in a flurry of tweets late on Monday night.
He said that he refused to "argue with black men on labels we don't own", adding: "I need to see everybody's contracts at Universal and Sony.
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"I'm not gonna watch my people be enslaved. I'm putting my life on the line for my people.
"The music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships.
"I'm the new Moses."
West also tweeted that he wouldn't release any more music "till I'm done with my contract with Sony and Universal ... On God ... in Jesus name ... come and get me".
Image: West tweeted earlier this year that he had been trying to divorce Kim Kardashian
However, the tweet later appeared to have been deleted.
The 43-year-old, who has bipolar disorder, was scheduled to launch album Donda: With Child - named after his mother - in July, but the recording never materialised.
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West has a history of battling record companies over rights to his work.
Last year he filed two lawsuits: against EMI, which has administered the rights to his songs since 2003, and against Universal Music Group.
Many of West's tweets on Monday also referenced his religious beliefs.
One read: "Let's stop killing each other ... let's show God that we are Gods people ... my ego gets the best of me too... God doesn't measure us by money in his kingdom ... let's love each other... I love my brothers and I miss my friends ... real talk."
The rapper is well-known for his unfiltered Twitter posts and in July said he had been trying to divorce wife Kim Kardashian.
He also appeared to call mother-in-law Kris Jenner "Kris Jong-Un" and accused the pair of "white supremacy".
The tweets were quickly deleted.
Image: The rapper is involved in this year's US election - but previously said he supported Donald Trump
Kim Kardashian later appealed for understanding for her husband's illness, saying "his words sometimes do not align with his intentions".
West also launched a bid earlier this year to contest the US presidential election, but has missed the deadline to register in key states.
He has, however, managed to make the ballot in around a dozen states, including Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi.


skynewsus--2020-09-17--US attorney general's COVID slavery comments 'most godawful things I've ever heard'

The US attorney general has spark fierce criticism after comparing coronavirus lockdown measures to slavery .
William Barr said calls for a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 were `` the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history '' since slavery .
Unlike many other countries including the UK , Spain , Italy and France , there was no national coronavirus lockdown in the US and restrictions were decided by states .
But a senior Democrat , Representative James Clyburn , said Mr Barr 's remarks were `` the most ridiculous , tone-deaf , godawful things I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority whip told CNN : `` It is incredible that the chief law enforcement officer in this country will equate human bondage to expert advice to save lives .
`` Slavery was not about saving lives , it was about devaluing the lives .
This pandemic is a threat to human life . ''
The US has seen the most people die after being infected with the virus - around 200,000 people - and almost seven million cases have been confirmed in the country .
At an event at Michigan 's Hillsdale College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative politics , Mr Barr was asked to explain the `` constitutional hurdles for forbidding a church from meeting during COVID-19 '' .
Mr Barr said state governors were using their executive powers to stifle citizens and businesses from going back to work .
He added : `` You know , putting a national lockdown , stay at home orders , is like house arrest .
Other than slavery , which was a different kind of restraint , this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history . ''
His comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowd .
: : Subscribe to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Mr Clyburn , who represents South Carolina , also criticised Donald Trump over his handling of the pandemic .
The president was against a strict nationwide lockdown earlier this year .
Mr Clyburn claimed if his administration is `` going about the business of doing what is necessary to protect the people of this great country , we would be beyond this pandemic by now '' .
He added : `` Those countries that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] , they are beyond it .
It would have been great if we had a national lockdown so that people 's lives would be saved . ''
This is not the first time Mr Barr has condemned stay-at-home orders .
He has previously said some orders were disturbingly close to house arrest .
And the US justice department sent letters to several states warning some of their virus-related restrictions might be unlawful .

The US attorney general has spark fierce criticism after comparing coronavirus lockdown measures to slavery.
William Barr said calls for a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 were "the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery.
Unlike many other countries including the UK, Spain, Italy and France, there was no national coronavirus lockdown in the US and restrictions were decided by states.
Image: Representative James Clyburn called the attorney general's remarks 'ridiculous' and 'tone-deaf'
But a senior Democrat, Representative James Clyburn, said Mr Barr's remarks were "the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, godawful things I've ever heard".
The House majority whip told CNN: "It is incredible that the chief law enforcement officer in this country will equate human bondage to expert advice to save lives.
"Slavery was not about saving lives, it was about devaluing the lives. This pandemic is a threat to human life."
The US has seen the most people die after being infected with the virus - around 200,000 people - and almost seven million cases have been confirmed in the country.
At an event at Michigan's Hillsdale College, an institution with deep ties to conservative politics, Mr Barr was asked to explain the "constitutional hurdles for forbidding a church from meeting during COVID-19".
Mr Barr said state governors were using their executive powers to stifle citizens and businesses from going back to work.
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He added: "You know, putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
His comments sparked a round of applause from the crowd.
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Mr Clyburn, who represents South Carolina, also criticised Donald Trump over his handling of the pandemic.
The president was against a strict nationwide lockdown earlier this year.
Mr Clyburn claimed if his administration is "going about the business of doing what is necessary to protect the people of this great country, we would be beyond this pandemic by now".
Image: This is not the first time Mr Barr has condemned stay-at-home orders
He added: "Those countries that did it [imposed a nationwide lockdown], they are beyond it. It would have been great if we had a national lockdown so that people's lives would be saved."
This is not the first time Mr Barr has condemned stay-at-home orders.
He has previously said some orders were disturbingly close to house arrest.
And the US justice department sent letters to several states warning some of their virus-related restrictions might be unlawful.