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The political storm brewing in Arizona


8/30/2018, 11:59:26 AM
The race to replace Senator Jeff Flake could portend to how the 2020 presidential election will swing. ✔ US mid-terms: The political storm brewing in Arizona Republican Martha McSally will face off against Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in November It is sunset in Arizona and Mother Nature is cracking her knuckles as a summer storm rolls over the desert ✔ It is one of 35 Senate seats up for grabs, along with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives


There's a better way to pay for California's wildfire costs


8/30/2018, 11:29:24 AM
We need more clarity and fairness in dealing with the massive firestorms. ✔ The decision is being appealed, but concerns about future wildfire claims and those still to come from last year’s firestorms persuaded lawmakers to grapple with how to better balance costs ✔ That’s a little worrisome, given the PUC’s history of being insufficiently skeptical of utilities’ financial assertions


Holly Hagan shares shattering booty pic in 'earthquake' snap


8/30/2018, 8:46:32 AM
GEORDIE Shore's Holly Hagan shares a bootylicious snap as she flashes her peach in sheer trousers. ✔ The Geordie Shore babe has always proved that she loves to flash her assets for a hot booty snap ✔ While she stuck to the boobs or legs rule by adding a pair of trousers to the two-piece, Holly still managed to keep her assets on full display with the revealing ensemble


Urgent bridge checks carried out in England after Genoa motorway collapses


8/30/2018, 11:45:52 AM
THE Genoa motorway bridge disaster in Italy has sparked a safety review of England’s road bridges. ✔ He said: The first thing is we don't have any bridges of a similar design to the Genoa bridge.. ✔ The cause of the disaster is not yet known - but there has been speculation a design flaw, heavy traffic, or unaddressed degradation could be behind the collapse


Council worker charged with Grenfell Tower fraud over money meant for victims


8/30/2018, 9:26:13 AM
A council worker has been charged with fraud offences after allegedly obtaining money intended for victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster. ✔ The 39-year-old, from Abbey Wood, south-east London, was first arrested on August 1 and was arrested again on Wednesday ✔ The charges relate to having obtained money intended for those affected by the tragedy while being neither a survivor nor a bereaved family member herself, the force said ✔ On the first anniversary of the disaster, figures showed that 68 families remained in emergency accommodation, mainly hotels


José Andrés’ New Memoir: How the Chef Fed Puerto Rico


8/30/2018, 10:37:17 AM
A new memoir recounts how, after hurricanes devastated the island, Andrés’s organization overcame bureaucratic hurdles by enlisting 20,000 local volunteers to prepare and deliver 3.7 million meals. ✔ It wants to bring in bread from Florida, but he knows of 12 bakeries on the island ready to sell their supply ✔ Upon finishing a round of red peppers, one woman, damp with sweat, offers a prayer and cries ✔ Magazine The Fish Industry Is Plagued by Poor Quality and Fraud ✔ One Chef Is Working to Combat It July 19, 2018


South Korean President Moon Fires Five Ministers


8/30/2018, 11:27:47 AM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, facing growing discontent over the economy and setbacks on North Korean disarmament, replaced five members of his cabinet, including the defense, trade and labor ministers. ✔ The general has a deep understanding of the current military reforms, operations and the U.S.-South Korea military alliance, said Mr. Kim, the presidential spokesman ✔ The government expects the economy to grow 2.9% this year, compared with 3.1% last year


Boris who? Awkward moment Kenyan president FORGETS name of the London 'bicycle guy'


8/30/2018, 10:58:23 AM
IN AN awkward moment the Kenyan president completely forgot the name of the former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during a speech with Theresa May. ✔ Brexit news: President Kenyatta forgot the name of former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (Image: SKY NEWS•BBC) Last year if you recall the foreign secretary then, er, Boris erm… Boris, Boris, Johnson Uhuru Kenyatta But we will be looking to enhance our trade relationships around the rest of the world as well


Portugal seduces parched investors with water: plenty of it


8/30/2018, 10:31:12 AM
As wildfires scorched California yet again this summer, Jose Dariush Leal da Costa, a Bay Area native with Portuguese roots, was harvesting his first almonds in a sun-drenched, watery oasis in southern Portugal. ✔ Alqueva has faced environmental complaints, with green groups warning that the flooded areas would destroy wildlife habitats, while the intensive agriculture it encourages would pollute groundwater and soil ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Kenyan President forgets Boris Johnson's name and calls him 'the bicycle guy'


8/30/2018, 11:30:06 AM
One month you're Foreign Secretary and the next you're "the bicycle guy" ✔ Mr Johnson has previously been accused of racism against Africans after referring to piccaninnies and Africans' water-melon smiles ✔ Downing Street said the map is personalised with the Kenyan winners of the event and features landmarks from along the route


Mum shares 'horrible' video of bullies beating up her daughter, 14, leaving her 'covered in blood'


8/30/2018, 10:47:30 AM
A MUM has shared sickening footage of her 14-year-old daughter being attacked by two bullies who left her “covered in blood”. Kim Nicoll, 35, took to Facebook to share the incident whic… ✔ The video shows two girls repeatedly hitting Chloe while she is on the ground trying to shield herself ✔ 3 Pregnant mum Kim Nicholl, 35, has shown the video to police officers Miss Nicoll added: I found it too upsetting to watch after the first time ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368


Airship POLICE CARS: Autonomous drones the future of emergency services


8/30/2018, 10:54:07 AM
AUTONOMOUS airships are set to revolutionise policing, a cutting-edge company has claimed. ✔ And these ‘eyes in the skies’ are reportedly on trial in cities ranging from London to New York ✔ And autonomous flight has the additional advantage of being able to operate in conditions commonly considered too risky for piloted aircraft ✔ And the large profile of the vehicle also presents an opportunity for branding and advertising


Synonymous with sun, Los Angeles needs more shade


8/30/2018, 11:29:26 AM
Shade and water evaporation from trees can lower street level temperatures 3.6 degrees. But L.A.'s tree cover is growing sparser. ✔ I’ve taken to walking in the early mornings when extreme heat makes it impossible to do otherwise ✔ The USC study found that Baldwin Park saw a 55% loss of green cover on single-family residential lots from 70% to 31% in the mere span of nine years ✔ The basin is represented by a lattice of green and yellow-green lines interspersed with gaps and streaks of brown


British Prime Minister May in Kenya to boost economic ties


8/30/2018, 11:01:00 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday became the first UK leader to visit Kenya in 30 years, bringing security and development funding to East Afric ✔ NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday became the first UK leader to visit Kenya in 30 years, bringing security and development funding to East Africa's commercial hub and neighboring Somalia as Britain seeks to boost economic ties ahead of a bumpy exit from the European Union in March ✔ (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, right, laugh as she arrives to meet at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018


Towie's Lauren Pope insists the show DOESN'T encourage fans to get cosmetic surgery - despite most of the cast getting it done


8/30/2018, 11:58:28 AM
TOWIE’s Lauren Pope has claimed the stars of the show do not encourage fans to get plastic surgery – like they have. The 34-year-old reality star was interviewed on This Morning today a… ✔ TOWIE's Lauren Pope has claimed the stars of the show do not encourage fans to get plastic surgery - like they have ✔ She was one of 40,000 women affected by the faulty French Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) when she initially had her boob job ✔ I didn't think people would be so cruel, and it's only now just stopped


Back in the (Great) Game: The Revenge of Eurasian Land Powers


8/30/2018, 10:00:00 AM
Get ready for a major geopolitical chessboard rumble: from now on, every butterfly fluttering its wings and setting off a tornado directly connects to the battle between Eurasia integration and Western sanctions as foreign policy. It is the paradigm shift of China’s New Silk Roads versus America’s Our Way or the Highway. We used to be under the illusion that history had ended. How did it come to this? ✔ As Glenn Diesen formulates in his brilliant book,  Russia’s Geo-economic Strategy for a Greater Eurasia , the foundations of an Eurasian core can create a gravitational pull to draw the rimland towards the centre ✔ No wonder Exceptionalistan elites are starting to get the feeling of a silk rope drawn ever so softly, squeezing their gentle throats


'It saved our business': Italy's farmers turn low into high with cannabis


8/30/2018, 10:26:49 AM
Hemp cultivation for non-pharmaceutical could help revert desiccation of farm land ✔ Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images Years of monocultural wheat cultivation are the problem, said Dario Giambalvo, professor of agricultural sciences at the University of Palermo ✔ This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems


Why John McCain lies in state at the rotunda


8/30/2018, 10:21:51 AM
John McCain was no saint. He didn’t have to be in order to have, upon his passing this week, his body lie in state, first at the Arizona capitol’s rotunda and then at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. ✔ Implicated in the 1989 Keating Five scandal early in his political career, he joined forces with a liberal Democratic senator to successfully sponsor 12 years later another layer of regulations on campaign money raising ✔ To Americans who go misty at the sight of hands reaching across the aisle, Mr. McCain was a hero for whom bipartisanship wasn’t just a word; it was, for better or worse, a moral obligation


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