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Hurricane Lane vs Kilauea: What happens when a tropical storm meets a volcano?

8/30/2018, 7:11:13 PM
HAWAII’s Big Island was submerged under at least 40 inches of rainfall last week as Hurricane Lane caused flash floods and landslides. Big Island’s Mount Kilauea has also wreaked havoc this year after a series of eruptions and earthquakes, but what happens when a tropical storm meets a volcano? ✔ In 1998, Hurricane Mitch dumped huge quantities of rain on the Casita volcano in Nicaragua, triggering mudflows that wiped out several villages and took more than 2,000 lives ✔ The lack of lava seems to suggest the volcano is slowing down in its seismic activity


Indonesia hit by ANOTHER huge earthquake as region reels from deadly tremors

8/30/2018, 4:43:28 PM
A POWERFUL earthquake has rocked an Indonesian island, according to reports. The magnitude 5.2 quake has been recorded at 3.21pm local time about 200 miles northwest of Jayapura Republic of Indones… ✔ A POWERFUL earthquake has rocked an Indonesian island, according to reports ✔ The magnitude 5.2 quake has been recorded at 3.21pm local time about 200 miles northwest of Jayapura Republic of Indonesia ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun


Breakingviews - Virtuous Macri circle turns vicious for Argentina

8/30/2018, 6:56:01 PM
(Reuters Breakingviews) - Mauricio Macri, the pro-market leader of Latin America’s No. 3 economy, has been doing the right thing for Argentina’s long-term prosperity since coming to power in December 2015. But he’s only ever been one step ahead of disaster. Now unchecked inflation, drought and soured investor sentiment threaten his economic reclamation plan. ✔ NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mauricio Macri, the pro-market leader of Latin America’s No. 3 economy, has been doing the right thing for Argentina’s long-term prosperity since coming to power in December 2015 ✔ The currency plunged more than 15 percent, suggesting investors don’t believe the country can bear such punishing rates


Love Island's Dani and Jack look downcast after filming advert shoot

8/30/2018, 5:49:14 PM
The Love Island pair appeared exhausted from their non-stop schedule as they wrapped up their shoot for a new advert with soft drink brand Lucozade in London on Tuesday. ✔ They've been inundated with work duties after their landslide victory on this year's Love Island last month ✔ Just hours before, Dani took to Instagram to upload a shot of herself sharing a tender kiss with her beau as they shot the clip, which she revealed would be 'coming soon'


Mother shares clip of her daughter, 14, being viciously attacked

8/30/2018, 7:57:13 PM
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The clip shows the teenager being kicked in the head and dragged along the floor at around 7.45pm on Tuesday, August 28, in the Lyde Green area of the Bristol. ✔ Kim Nicoll took to Facebook to share a clip of the alleged assault on her 14-year-old daughter Chloe De-Mar 'I do care about the other kids because I'm a mother, but they were kicking my daughter in the head and there was no remorse from them whatsoever


Review: 'Kin' is a dark, hyper-violent tale of brothers that seems apt for dog days of summer

8/30/2018, 7:08:04 PM
Review: Katie Walsh reviews `Kin' a dark, hyper-violent tale of brothers that seems apt for the dog days of summer ✔ After escaping evil club owner Lee (Romano Orzari), dancer Milly (Zoë Kravitz) joins the brothers on the run ✔ ------------- ‘Kin’ Rated: PG-13, for gun violence and intense action, suggestive material, language, thematic elements and drinking Running time: 1 hour, 42 minutes


The Latest: President says Turkey in talks on Idlib

8/30/2018, 6:11:09 PM
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Turkey's president says his country is engaged in talks with Iran and Russ ✔ Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Thursday a day after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and ahead of a planned meeting between the Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders next month ✔ The battle for Aleppo razed half of the city and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes, many of whom have not been able to return


L.A. councilmembers could no longer pocket veto homeless housing under bill passed by California lawmakers

8/30/2018, 6:08:08 PM
California lawmakers took aim at how the city of Los Angeles approves homeless housing projects Wednesday night. Legislators passed Assembly Bill 829, which tries to stop Los Angeles’ practice of allowing city councilmembers to quietly block homeless housing developments in their districts prior ... ✔ A coalition of bail industry associations, crime victims groups and other opponents have launched a voter referendum drive in an attempt to block the implementation of the new law ✔ But critics maintained provisions in the bill offer little protection to utility customers from footing the bill, even when the companies are found at fault for some amount of a fire’s origins ✔ Make no mistake about it, it's not perfect, said state Sen


Argentine peso in free-fall despite central bank rate hike to 60...

8/30/2018, 7:10:30 PM
Argentina's peso lost as much as nearly one-fifth of its value on Thursday despite the central bank's hiking its benchmark interest rate to a dizzying 60 percent as investors panicked over President Mauricio Macri's handling of an economic crisis. ✔ A man walks past a currency exchange board in Buenos Aires' financial district, Argentina August 30, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci The central bank auctioned $330 million on Thursday, bringing this week’s interventions to more than $1 billion ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Opinion | Republicans will make this election all about race. And the 2020 election, too.

8/30/2018, 5:37:26 PM
As long as Trump leads their party, it's the only way they'll go. ✔ (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) By Paul Waldman Opinion writer August 30 at 12:19 PM Republicans are in a pickle ✔ Until the 2016 Republican primary campaign, the prevailing wisdom in the GOP was that the party had to reach out to minority voters if it was to avoid one electoral disaster after another in the future


Housing funds for Puerto Ricans who fled Hurricane Maria must end:...

8/30/2018, 4:36:07 PM
More than a thousand Puerto Rican families who fled Hurricane Maria will get two more weeks of U.S.-funded housing in hotels and motels across the country but will then need to fend for themselves, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. ✔ REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo FEMA spokeswoman Dasha Castillo said the agency was aware of the ruling and was notifying participating hotels that the aid program was being extended ✔ LatinoJustice PRLDEF, an advocacy organization that represented the Puerto Ricans in the case, said it is considering its options ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Prince William tells Grenfell survivors to talk about missing friends

8/30/2018, 5:45:01 PM
PRINCE William has offered words of support to survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze after joining Nick Knowles for a DIY SOS special to help victims of the fire. The Duke of Cambridge spoke with t… ✔ In an emotional speech he said: I think everyone has been shocked at how brutal and horrendous it all was ✔ Progress needs to happen and the community coming together is the first part of fixing that ✔ DIY SOS: Grenfell airs on Wednesday, September 5 on BBC One at 9pm


Donald Trump's in a rush to rewrite a NAFTA deal with Mexico, Canada. Don't hold your breath.

8/30/2018, 6:22:50 PM
Trump may be in a hurry to ink a new trade deal with Mexico. But there are good reasons to believe this new NAFTA deal won't happen. ✔ By now, everyone knows Trump's disdain for Mexico and NAFTA, which he frequently calls the worst deal ever ✔ Well, China fought back with duties on soybeans and pork ✔ Elvia Díaz is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic, where this column first appeared


A final Syrian showdown looms. Millions of lives are at risk. Here are the stakes.

8/30/2018, 7:04:39 PM
U.N. envoy Staffan di Mistura warned that the people of Idlib province are facing the prospect of a “perfect storm.” ✔ It was unclear exactly where those routes could lead, however ✔ Senior U.S. officials warned both governments Tuesday against using chemical weapons in any forthcoming offensive ✔ State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters in Washington that the United States would respond to any verified chemical weapons use in Idlib or elsewhere in Syria


The new flights which will reopen the Red Sea to British tourists this winter

8/30/2018, 5:02:05 PM
undefined ✔ DurbanCredit:FILIPPO ROMEO / EYEEM While the UK is well equipped with direct links to Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa's third biggest city – the capital of KwaZulu-Natal – has always required a second flight ✔ Something to see: Cologne Cathedral (koelner-dom.de) is one of the religious wonders of Europe – a Gothic delight whose 157m spires once made it the world's tallest building


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