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37 confirmed dead in Hokkaido earthquake

9/9/2018, 7:59:15 AM
Japanese authorities say 37 people have been confirmed dead from a powerful earthquake that struck the northern island of Hokkaido last week. The Hokkaido government said Sunday that two people remain missing and one other person has no vital signs. Rescue workers are using backhoes and shovels to search for… ✔ Rescue workers are using backhoes and shovels to search for the missing in a tangle of dirt and the rubble of homes left by multiple landslides in the town of Atsuma ✔ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a hard-hit area of Sapporo, the main city in Hokkaido ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


Tropical Storm Isaac forms, one of three storms churning in Atlantic

9/9/2018, 4:04:57 AM
Tropical Storm Florence is heading toward the U.S. East Coast, while Tropical Storm Helene is heading toward the Cabo Verde islands ✔ Helene Helene, which formed Friday night, is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to the Cabo Verde islands, off the coast of Africa, on Sunday ✔ As of 11 p.m. ET Saturday, Helene was located 155 miles southeast of the southern most Cabo Verde islands ✔ Both North and South Carolina have declared states of emergency in preparation


Typhoon Soulik leaves 76 dead, 75 missing in North Korea

9/9/2018, 6:54:23 AM
undefined ✔ Heavy rains in recent days triggered large-scale flooding and landslides in low-lying areas, destroying more than 800 buildings including homes, clinics and schools, the Geneva-based federation said in a statement ✔ In Munchon and Wonsan Cities, Kangwon Province and Kowon County, South Hamgyong Provinces, 300-600mm of rain was recorded within 24 hours, which is more than half the annual average rainfall, IFRC said in another report


Don’t panic! Meet the experts with a steady hand when catastrophe strikes

9/9/2018, 7:44:29 AM
In an extreme life-or-death situation, would you be able to hold your nerve? Candice Pires speaks to the people whose job it is to make snap decisions in disaster situations ✔ Right now I’m in Bangladesh working in a camp for the Rohingya refugees ✔ Blazing squad: a firefighter controls a large grass fire near Heathrow ✔ In this case it was to not close the southern runway of Heathrow airport ✔ You’re there and you’re performing the work that you’ve trained so long for


Naomi Osaka's US Open win wows Japan

9/9/2018, 4:16:01 AM
The 20-year-old is the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title after beating Serena Williams. ✔ @espn Report Image Copyright @espn @espn Report Ms Williams then put her arm around her and said: Let's make this the best moment we can, let's give everyone the credit where credit's due and let's not boo any more ✔ About one in 50 Japanese newborns is mixed race but the hafu - the Japanese term for a bi-racial person - still face prejudice


UK weather forecast: Nation DIVIDED in half as GALE FORCE winds and 23C temperatures hit

9/9/2018, 4:28:30 AM
THE UK is going to be split in half by weather in the next couple of days, as parts of the country will endure heavy downpours and gale force winds, while others are set to bask in warm temperatures. ✔ Mr Partridge said: Later next week, the weather is likely to become more autumnal generally, with wet and windy weather in the northwest spreading further south and east at times ✔ It is a time to replenish and recover from the rigours of heat and drought, therefore a benign autumn must be the result


Stop Press: that’s not how journalists, policemen or doctors behave…

9/9/2018, 6:26:59 AM
TV drama rarely paints an accurate picture of our lives at work, as Mike Bartlett’s new series showed. But does it really matter? ✔ When the actors playing the eager newsroom staff in BBC One’s new television drama Press handed over a potential front page for checking, it was not just the on-screen editor who was passing judgment ✔ Photograph: Sophie Mutevelian/BBC The depiction of British politics in Jed Mercurio’s Bodyguard mystified the Guardian’s Zoe Williams last week


Florence Barrels Toward East Coast

9/9/2018, 4:27:15 AM
The storm is forecast to become a “major hurricane” Monday. ✔ We are entering the peak of hurricane season and we know well the unpredictability and power of these storms, Cooper said ✔ The U.S. Navy is making preparations this weekend for its ships in the Hampton Roads area to leave port ✔ The storm was centered about 790 miles (1,270 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda and moving west at 6 mph (9 kph)


What’s the biggest influence on the way we think? (Googling it won’t help) | John Naughton

9/9/2018, 6:26:53 AM
The dominant search engine of its time is a powerful tool - but now it is shaping us ✔ And secondly, it’s not a passive tool that you own and control, but the property of a huge corporation that has acquired strange – and in some ways unprecedented – powers ✔ Ten years ago, Nicholas Carr published a striking article – Is Google Making Us Stupid ✔ This astonishing article to be found at meaningness.com’s metablog explains why


China engages in Australia's largest maritime drill for first time

9/9/2018, 4:52:06 AM
China is participating for the first time in Australia's largest maritime exercise as more than 3,000 personnel from 27 countries engage in joint training off the strategic northern port of Darwin. ✔ The joint military practice, which will continue until Sept ✔ The participating countries in Exercise Kakadu are: China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, U.S., Australia, and Vietnam


Fashion designer Scott Henshall shares his life lessons

9/9/2018, 5:33:05 AM
The designer, 42, has dressed some of the most famous celebrities in the world. But that doesn't make him immune to the odd red carpet faux pax... ✔ My mum was stylish and had lots of classic things from brands like Jaeger ✔ I’d even put on her dresses and try and run to the shops in her high heels ✔ I always say as long as you have a great haircut, a great jacket and a good pair of shoes, you’re ready to roll


'It's all fake': in Trump's heartland, talk of White House chaos rings hollow

9/9/2018, 6:26:54 AM
For some supporters, none of the endless scandals that seem to shake Washington and the media on a weekly basis matter ✔ As the mainstream media and beltway insiders once again planned Donald Trump’s political funeral – the quote above is from liberal TV host Rachel Maddow – Trump supporter Douglas Knight sipped on Michelob Ultra at the Loft, a dimly-lit bar in downtown Laurel, Mississippi ✔ My investments are through the roof and unemployment is at a record low, he added, praising Trump’s economic policies


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