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Hurricane Florence map: Will storm re-strengthen into hurricane? Will East Coast be hit?

9/8/2018, 3:36:12 PM
PEOPLE in US state North Carolina are being warned to prepare for Tropical Storm Florence’s destruction. But will the storm re-strengthen into a hurricane and will Florence hit the US East Coast next week? ✔ Florence was declared this season’s first major hurricane on Wednesday, after it quickly developed into Category 3 strength ✔ Swells created by Florence are currently affecting Bermuda ✔ Since 1851, at least 67 named storms have passed within 200 nautical miles of where Florence is located ✔ However, none of these storms have ever hit the US



Tropical Storm Helene FORMS as it is poised to hit Caribbean next WEEK before moving to US

9/8/2018, 2:22:32 PM
TROPICAL Storm Helene has formed in the eastern Atlantic and another huge storm may follow suit, threatening some of the islands of the Caribbean next week. ✔ Tropical Depression Eight strengthened to Tropical Storm Helene west of Africa (Image: NHC) Officials from the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) believe the storm has a 90 percent chance of developing into Hurricane Helene because of its strength and location in warm water and a moist atmosphere



Philippines earthquake: Where did 6.1 magnitude quake strike? Is anyone injured?

9/8/2018, 3:16:19 PM
THE Philippines’ second biggest island was shaken by a massive earthquake today. But where did the 6.1 magnitude quake strike and and is anyone injured? ✔ Philippines earthquake: The region is located along the Ring of Fire (Image: USGs) Philippines earthquake: The Ring of Fire is 25,000-miles wide (Image: USGs) The United States Geological Survey reported around 29 per cent of people in Mindanao will have felt strong shaking from the earthquake



Japan earthquake: WATCH shocking footage of Sapporo streets split in half after 6.7 quake

9/8/2018, 3:36:09 PM
SHOCKING footage of roads split in two in Sapporo appeared online showing the devastating aftermath of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on Wednesday. ✔ A series of aftershocks have struck the island of Hokkaido - a total of six since the magnitude 6.6 quake ✔ Public broadcaster NHK reported that flights and public transport across the region had been brought to a standstill ✔ Japan is situated on the Ring of Fire arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin



At 2.30pm today BBC Radio 4 will run ‘most sexually explicit drama’ The White Hotel

9/8/2018, 1:21:19 PM
FAMOUSLY sexually explicit novel The White Hotel is about to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the middle of Saturday afternoon – in a move likely to trigger an avalanche of compalints. ✔ It’s explicit, it’s joyful, it’s in no way pornographic ✔ David Lynch, director of Blue Velvet, was also planning to make a version starring himself and partner Isabella Rossellini - but the pair split up, putting paid to the project before it had even begun



Hurricane Florence: Why has North Carolina declared STATE OF EMERGENCY?

9/8/2018, 3:26:37 PM
TROPICAL Storm Florence is set to re-strengthen over the weekend. But why has North Carolina declared a state of emergency? ✔ The National Hurricane Centre’s latest forecast has warned Florence is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday ✔ By early next week, the storm will develop into a major hurricane ✔ At the moment, Florence is moving west across the Atlantic with wind speeds of around 65 mph ✔ Swells created by Florence are currently affecting Bermuda



Wildfires have charred more than 1 million acres in California this year — and fire season is far from over

9/8/2018, 12:12:58 PM
More than 1.2 million acres have burned this year in the state, Cal Fire says, with record-breaking wildfires destroying more than 1,200 homes and claiming at least a dozen lives, including several firefighters battling the blazes. ✔ (Modoc National Forest) The Stone fire Size: 39,387 acres Percent of perimeter contained: 100% Start date: Aug. 15 Cause: Lightning One of three fires ignited by lightning in Modoc National Forest, the Stone fire burned through timber, brush and tall grass near Yellowjacket Spring



Resurrecting the 'envoy' was a masterstroke, Prime Minister

9/8/2018, 1:06:59 PM
The potential in Morrison’s announcement is limitless. ✔ There will be no exorbitant expenses of renting apartments or houses in well-to-do upmarket suburbs in foreign cities, no security guards or overseas travel costs, no entertaining at our expense ✔ Loading The potential in Morrison’s announcement is limitless ✔ The word dates back to the 1600s as messenger from the French envoye ✔ Soon there will be announcements of secessions into plenipotentiaries, and visiting legations



L.A.'s cactus love means a bigger and better fall sale for prickly fans

9/8/2018, 12:12:50 PM
More than 2,000 people attended the society’s first Fall Sale last September. In response, the society is moving the sale to a bigger outdoor space, with twice as many cashiers and 20 vendors offering handmade pottery, decorative rocks and other supplies ✔ The main attraction of course will be a vast selection of rare, unusual and popular cacti and succulents sold by professional growers from across Southern California ✔ Magnolia Blvd., Encino Cost: Free admission and parking Info: lacactus.com



Analysis | Tracking Florence

9/8/2018, 2:16:00 PM
Florence is expected to strengthen and may threaten the east coast ✔ Tropical storm Florence is predicted to re-intensify to a Category 3 hurricane by Monday, and odds have increased that it will have direct effects on the East Coast starting between Wednesday and Friday next week anywhere between Florida and southern New England ✔ It can take days for help to arrive after a hurricane



Tropical Storm Florence continues its churn toward US coast

9/8/2018, 3:59:33 PM
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Florence is becoming a "better organized" weather system that will likely strengthen into a hurricane late Saturday, weather forecasters said. ✔ Officials in North Carolina were already bracing for impact ✔ Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency on Friday evening, urging residents to use the weekend to prepare for the possibility of a natural disaster ✔ South Carolina's Emergency Management Division also advised coastal residents to start making contingency plans



GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he "regularly" considers leaving the Republican Party

9/8/2018, 2:30:29 PM
The Republican senator is a frequent critic of President Trump ✔ I switched my party from Democrat [to] no-party this week as I see that to be part of the solution ✔ We negotiated from a position of weakness yesterday and Vladimir Putin walked away from Helsinki with a win ✔ However, Sasse is a conservative Republican and often votes in line with the president's priorities, according to FiveThirtyEight



Chinese satellite probes MH370 'crash site' in Cambodian jungle

9/8/2018, 3:09:49 PM
CHINA has used a space satellite to zoom in on a location in the Cambodian jungle which it has been claimed the MH370 crashed. This week, British tech expert Ian Wilson said he had found the wrecka… ✔ Google 6 The Google Maps image appears to show a large plane in the Cambodian jungle Google 6 Ian Wilson found the image after scouring Google Maps for 'hours' Alamy 6 The final report shows that the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was deliberately turned off course EPA 6 Relatives of the passengers of the doomed MH370 flight weep as they read the report into the disaster Reuters 6 The report shows that the flight was 'manually' turned off course before it crashed Despite millions being spent on the search for the doomed passenger plane, video producer Wilson believes he has found the jet by searching online, reports the Daily Star



Brexit only 200 days away and UK STILL has no deal and political parties on verge of SPLIT

9/8/2018, 3:50:06 PM
BREXIT is only 200 days away and the UK still has not struck a deal with the EU and the main political parties are so divided that many believe they could split. ✔ The political parties are also fraught with tension (Image: GETTY) The UK still faces major challenges as it rapidly approaches the official leave date of March 2019 ✔ Labour has never taken the option of a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal off the table, and many constituency parties are understood to be ready to back a motion at conference committing the party to a fresh poll



Essential Arts: Frank Gehry isn't done with Disney Hall and how 'Sweat' evokes America's fault lines

9/8/2018, 2:08:10 PM
The week's essential art and culture news, including Disney Hall at 15, Brazil's National Museum destroyed, Lynn Nottage's "Sweat" hits the stage, Philip Rich's surreal drawings re-emerge. ✔ Pour the white wine and put on your comfortable (yet stylish) shoes ✔ Now he turns his directorial lens to Karen Zacarías ’ Native Gardens, about two couples fighting over a property line ✔ DanceTeacher The popular Serial podcast is coming back for a third season with a story about the Cleveland criminal court system



Loads of seaweed are threatening the Caribbean's sea life and tourism. Experts say we may be to blame

9/8/2018, 1:11:46 PM
Heaps of sargassum — a nasty-smelling seaweed that lives in the open ocean — are washing up on the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean. Communities that depend on tourism are trying to fight back. ✔ The Yucatan, which is home to the popular resorts of Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, has been inundated ✔ This time, though, huge rafts of seaweed blocked the way ✔ When he thought he had cleared a safe trail, he released a little turtle onto the sand



Boris Johnson booed by cricket fans as rumours swirl about alleged affair

9/8/2018, 2:22:29 PM
The MP was in the crowd at the England-India Test match amid claims an attractive blonde Tory aide was behind the split ✔ The MP, wearing a suit and tie, was pictured speaking to fellow fans in the crowd and using his mobile phone on day two of the fifth Test at the Kia Oval in south London ✔ But others suggested Mr Johnson was in the process of a damage limitation exercise and wanted to clear the decks so his affairs could not be used against him in any future leadership contest ✔ I’m frankly fed up with talking about Boris Johnson



There Were Zero Things Better This Week Than Jared Kushner Standing Outside A Locked Door

9/8/2018, 1:16:16 PM
Except maybe video of Jared Kushner standing outside a locked door set to the music of Imogen Heap. ✔ So why did his patients keep ending up dead, or horribly injured ✔ Marina Fang Uh, The Fact That We Avoided A Zombie Apocalypse ✔ It probably airs after something like Nuclear Chicken-Turtle Apocalypse on Syfy ✔ Watch it, then make yourself a warm apple and relax as your soul grows back



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