37 dead in Japan earthquake
9/9/2018, 1:30:38 PMThe death toll in the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday has risen to 37, the country's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. ✔ A rescue operation is conducted at a house destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake on September 6, 2018 in Atsuma, Hokkaido, Japan ✔ Photos from Sapporo, Hokkaido's main city on the western part of the island, showed huge cracks in the street and buried houses ✔ CNN's Phil Gast and Euan McKirdy contributed to this report
Florence strengthens to hurricane and poses extreme threat to Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
9/9/2018, 3:54:38 PMLate this week, the storm could slow or stall over the Mid-Atlantic and produce disastrous amounts of rain. ✔ Sunday morning’s American model run shows a 9-day rainfall swath with many areas getting one to two feet, and even higher amounts of eastern North Carolina ✔ Each color strand represents a different model simulation with slight tweaks to initial conditions ✔ Visible satellite image showing the Lesser Antilles on the left and Isaac on the right
From nuclear disaster to Chernobyl's booming tourism
9/9/2018, 2:18:37 PMSome 50,000 people visited the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, one of the most radioactive places on Earth, in 2017. ✔ The explosion and subsequent fire sent clouds of radioactive smoke across the USSR and into Europe ✔ Most visitors employ the services of a handful of tour companies who run busses to Chernobyl two hours north from Kiev ✔ For the new generations, Chernobyl is an important event that they can view logically in a historical context
Tropical Storm Gordon tornado rips through US destroying home and power supply
9/9/2018, 2:29:39 PMFootage of the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon shows a funnel cloud touch down over fields and a petrol station ✔ Flash flooding broke out in some of the worst-hit areas Officials lead operation after homes are damaged Read More Hurricane Lane hits Hawaii: Category 3 storm dumps 24 INCHES of rain in 24 hours with worst yet to come Forecasters warn that the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon could bring heavy rain and flooding from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic through early into the week
Hurricane Florence: Will tropical storm become a hurricane TODAY? Where will Florence hit?
9/9/2018, 2:55:37 PMTROPICAL Storm Florence is regaining its strength. But will the tropical storm become a hurricane today and where will Florence hit? ✔ Swells from Florence are currency affecting Bermuda ✔ The exact track of the storm is still not known, so the locations that will receive the worst of Florence's damaging winds, heavy rain and storm surge flooding have not been confirmed ✔ The strength and orientation of an area of high pressure over the western Atlantic will determine Florence's movement this week
Analysis | Point total of Steelers-Browns game could be impacted by the remnants of tropical storm Gordon
9/9/2018, 2:36:16 PMThe remnants of tropical storm Gordon will be lurking just south of Ohio on Sunday afternoon. ✔ Strong winds out of the southeast (gusting to 20+ mph) could hamper the passing and kicking games for both teams, which would suggest a lower scoring affair overall ✔ NFL Preview coverage: 2018 NFL Preview: Playoff projections and records for every team Saints are your best play in eliminator and survivor pools for Week 1 Le’Veon Bell’s teammates are no longer holding back their frustrations over his holdout Redskins’ 2018 schedule: Game-by-game analysis, plus win probabilities
Will growing scenes of hurricanes, wildfires and volcanoes make us a go-bag people?
9/9/2018, 12:59:21 PMAmericans are being blanketed by scenes of natural mayhem this summer. Will it finally make them a go-bag people? Don't hold your breath. ✔ An explosive wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway ✔ It's just one of many natural disasters grabbing Americans' attention this summer ✔ The Wharton professors called their book The Ostrich Paradox because of a common misimpression
Think the museum fire in Brazil can't happen here? Think again
9/9/2018, 11:17:28 AMAfter years of chronic underfunding, America's public museums are vulnerable to the kind of disaster that destroyed Brazil's National Museum. ✔ For every Peabody Museum, there are numerous public institutions like the San Bernardino County Museum, whose unheralded but important collections have faced consecutive budget cuts over the last decade and are overseen by a dwindling staff ✔ John McCormack is an associate professor in biology at Occidental College and the director and curator of its Moore Laboratory of Zoology, which houses the largest Mexican bird collection in the world
Genoa bridge reconstruction to cost 150-200 million euros, official...
9/9/2018, 3:53:46 PMRebuilding Genoa's collapsed motorway bridge will cost 150 to 200 million euros ($170-$230 million), a local authority official said on Sunday. ✔ Fincantieri will have the leadership of the reconstruction, together with a group of companies that will also include Autostrade, he said ✔ Toti said he had asked the government to issue a decree to waive European Union tender rules for public works to fast-track the reconstruction ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Putin votes for his man in Moscow mayoral elections amid protests
9/9/2018, 3:08:27 PMRussians cast their vote in their regional elections as police detained dozens of supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. President Putin was seen casting his vote for the new Moscow mayor ✔ 'With all the imperfections of the electoral system.. ✔ Five candidates are running for Moscow mayorship: Mikhail Balakin (The Citizens' Union), Mikhail Degtyaryov (LDPR), Vadim Kumin (KPRF), Ilya Sviridov (A Just Russia) and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
'Take NO CHANCES' US makes frantic preparations as THREE hurricanes churn towards mainland
9/9/2018, 1:30:05 PMAMERICA is bracing itself as it makes desperate preparations for THREE HURRICANES which are churning across the mid-Atlantic and heading towards the US East Coast, expected make landfall mid-week. ✔ Swells generated by Florence were affecting Bermuda and starting to reach parts of the US East Coast ✔ Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is expected to form by the end of the week while the system moves west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic Ocean
American Horror Story: Joan Collins transforms herself into character
9/9/2018, 3:08:26 PMShe was announced as part of Ryan Murphy's gripping horror series earlier this year. ✔ She was announced as part of Ryan Murphy's gripping horror series earlier this year ✔ Exciting: The picture comes after the first trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse was released on Wednesday 'You may never leave the building due to the danger of radiation contamination
Sunflowers, fireworks and barricades: Sunday's best photos
9/9/2018, 1:21:44 PMThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world, including a military display in North Korea and inland surfing ✔ James Mischka and Mark Badgley are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their fashion label Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA Lemoore, California, US Filipe Toledo of Brazil competes in the qualifying round of the World Surf League Surf Ranch Pro, at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch
Tory MPs in civil war over Boris Johnson as he's branded 'disgusting' by colleagues over suicide bomb jibe
9/9/2018, 9:29:26 AMTHE Tory party today broke out into bitter open warfare over Boris Johnson – as fellow MPs branded him “disgusting”. The ex-Foreign Secretary sparked a furious backlash after he s… ✔ Brave men who stopped him killing me and others died In horrific pain ✔ Tory MP Ross Thomson blamed Number 10 for reviving the dossier and warned the party could be destroyed by infighting ✔ Since quitting the Cabinet in protest at the PM's Chequers deal, Boris has been on manoeuvres in an apparent bid to take over from Mrs May
Florence forecast: ‘Rapid intensification’ Sunday, ‘major hurricane’ by Monday
9/9/2018, 12:51:26 PMThe U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. ✔ 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 765 miles (1,235 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda and moving west at 6 mph (9 kph)
'Major hurricane' could hit US east coast as tropical storm Florence strengthens
9/9/2018, 3:44:24 PMOfficials in the Carolinas warn residents to prepare for impact and governors in South Carolina and Virginia declare a state of emergency ✔ We are entering the peak of hurricane season and we know well the unpredictability and power of these storms, Cooper said ✔ A new tropical storm formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, meanwhile ✔ Officials said it was expected to become a hurricane by Monday
'May is ON NOTICE' Chequers set to COLLAPSE? TUC chief issues People's Vote ultimatum
9/9/2018, 11:10:41 AMTHE Trade Union Congress leader Frances O'Grady has confirmed that she will throw her "full weight behind a second referendum" if Theresa May fails to get a Brexit for British workers. ✔ I want to serve notice to the prime minister today that if we don't get the deal that working people need, then the TUC will be throwing our full weight behind a campaign for a popular vote Frances O'Grady I am a trade unionist - there is no way that a trade union would negotiate a deal and not go back to their members
Unions heap pressure on Corbyn to back second Brexit referendum
9/9/2018, 1:06:22 PMTUC chief Frances O'Grady said a fresh national ballot would be needed unless there was a deal that benefited 'working people'. ✔ If we don't get a deal that working people need, the TUC will be throwing its full weight behind a campaign for a popular vote so that people have a say.' The TUC general secretary said a deal which included staying with the customs union and single market would be the best way to protect people's livelihoods
How California and China are collaborating to fight climate change
9/9/2018, 3:59:08 PMChina will be a key player at California Gov. Jerry Brown's Global Climate Action Summit this week. ✔ Building on Brown’s legacy, California has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9% over the last two decades ✔ Now state lawmakers have passed legislation that would require all utilities to obtain 100% of their power from renewable or zero-carbon sources by 2045 ✔ It may be an imperfect consortium, but it’s our best hope
British Airways admits that over 380,000 customers had their data stolen
9/9/2018, 1:42:50 PMThe airline could be hit by a big fine, but otherwise the consequences are limited ✔ After adding the cost of compensating customers affected by the breach, it is no wonder that the group’s shares dropped in value by 2% on the morning the news became public ✔ However much the airline's computer systems go wrong or it cuts back its level of service onboard, new competitors cannot push it off the runway
9/11: Donald Trump claims ‘bombs were planted’ in World Trade Center BEFORE planes hit
9/9/2018, 9:55:24 AMUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump believes the Twin Towers could have been bought down by “bombs that exploded simultaneously”. ✔ Speaking on a local radio station, he said: 40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan…And now it’s the tallest ✔ But although questions around the downing of the Twin Towers remain 17 years on, it seems unlikely all of them will ever be answered
Erdogan Gets No Love From Putin on Idlib, Russia Determined to Smash Sultan's Terrorists
9/9/2018, 3:16:40 PMA critical summit between the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey to find common ground on Syria’s rebel-held province of Idlib descended into televised drama today, as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan aired their differences before the cameras. ✔ Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani could be seen smiling beatifically as Erdogan responded, We would be making a call on Jabhat al-Nusra, on HTS to lay down their arms ✔ This suggests Turkey is increasingly isolated as it weighs its next move in Syria ✔ The official added, Putin has mastered that tactic for Syria
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari – digested read
9/9/2018, 3:15:27 PMThe historian’s thoughts on how the world of the present might prepare for an uncertain future are distilled, with artistic licence ✔ For a few hours I was in a state of panic, before inspiration came to me ✔ We like to feel we have both national and social identities – even if many of our online communities are being spied on by Facebook ✔ In the past wars have been clashes between civilisations ✔ Digested read, digested: The Tao of Mindlessness
Ignore Boris Johnson’s sex life. His flirtation with Steve Bannon is the real worry | Matthew d’Ancona
9/9/2018, 3:23:16 PMThe Tory grassoroots have moved on. To scupper his leadership bid, rivals must realise his private life is irrelevant, says Guardian columnist Matthew d’Ancona ✔ When Boris Johnson met Steve Bannon in July, the message Donald Trump’s ex-chief strategist had for him was straightforward: man up ✔ They are, it is true, a disproportionately judgmental tribe, socially conservative and in many cases downright reactionary
How secular family values stack up
9/9/2018, 3:04:02 PMA lack of religion while growing up appears to have little effect on ethical standards and moral values ✔ As one atheist mom who wanted to be identified only as Debbie told me: The way we teach them what is right and what is wrong is by trying to instill a sense of empathy .. ✔ Follow the Opinion section on Twitter @latimesopinion MORE FROM OPINION: How not to say the wrong thing Will having kids soon be out of reach economically for many American families
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