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Hurricane Florence Intensifies, But It's Too Early To Know Where It Will Hit

9/10/2018, 7:44:04 AM
The governors of North and South Carolina and Virginia have already declared states of emergency ahead of the approaching storm. ✔ Pretend, assume, presume that a major hurricane is going to hit right smack dab in the middle of South Carolina and is going to go way inshore, South Carolina Gov ✔ The state’s emergency management agency said it is preparing for the possibility of a large-scale disaster ✔ Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line re-routed its cruise ships


Intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike US Southeast

9/10/2018, 6:45:11 AM
Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week. Florence crossed t ✔ The state's emergency management agency said it is preparing for the possibility of a large-scale disaster ✔ ; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm; This enhanced satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence, third from right, in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, Sept ✔ At right is Tropical Storm Helene, and second from right is Tropical Storm Isaac


Workers scramble to restore Hokkaido transportation links, utilities, as earthquake death toll climbs to 39

9/10/2018, 6:59:10 AM
The death toll from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rocked southern Hokkaido last week rose to 39, authorities said Sunday, as work to restore air and ro ✔ More than 7,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces and other emergency service rescuers continue their search for survivors ✔ The earthquake, which struck near the town of Atsuma on Thursday, destroyed houses, cut off roads and caused massive widespread landslides that buried parts of towns


What does state of emergency mean, what happens when one is declared and where has one been enforced?

9/10/2018, 6:31:08 AM
THE phrase is frequently heard in disaster movies but happens more in real life than people might think. But what exactly does a state of emergency mean? What is a state of emergency? A state of em… ✔ THE phrase is frequently heard in disaster movies but happens more in real life than people might think ✔ He also said he would make an initial €5m ($5.7m) available from central funds to the north-western region ✔ Rick Scott issued a state of emergency due to impacts of red tide on August 13


Death toll from Japan quake hits 44, power supply and Toyota output disrupted

9/10/2018, 4:02:35 AM
The 6.7-magnitude quake on Thursday temporarily paralyzed the island of Hokkaido, cutting off access by air and train and knocking out power to an island the size of Austria.   ✔ Jiji Press | AFP | Getty Images The devastated city of Atsuma after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept ✔ Power supply has been restored to nearly all customers in Hokkaido but trade minister Hiroshige Seko called on the island's businesses and 5.3 million residents to use about 20 percent less energy to prevent further blackouts


Toyota to restart all domestic assembly lines by Thursday after quake

9/10/2018, 5:27:05 AM
Toyota Motor Corp said it would resume operations at all domestic assembly plants by Thursday as a transmission plant in Hokkaido was poised to restart production following last week's earthquake. ✔ Visitors look at car models on the Toyota stand during the 88th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, March 7, 2018 ✔ The Hokkaido plant produces transmissions for gasoline vehicles, transaxles for hybrid gasoline cars and other components, shipping components domestically as well as globally for use in popular models including the Corolla, the RAV4 SUV and Lexus NX and RX SUVs ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Florence, Irma, 'Monday Night Football,' and NASCAR: 5 things you need to know Monday

9/10/2018, 7:12:42 AM
One year after Hurricane Irma, Jason Witten joins "Monday Night Football," huge airfare deals and more of the biggest news to start your day. ✔ ANDY NEWMAN / FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU HANDOUT, EPA-EFE Fullscreen Oceans Edge Key West Hotel and Marina was one of many Florida resorts that had to undergo repairs after Hurricane Irma ✔ This is the first time the Brickyard has been delayed a day by rain in the race’s 25-year history


Naomi Osaka’s grandfather in Hokkaido safe and proud

9/10/2018, 4:00:32 AM
NEMURO, Hokkaido--When Naomi Osaka hoisted the U.S. Open trophy, it also lifted the spirits of her g ✔ Osaka kept her composure and focus while 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams smashed her racket on the court and went off on fierce, long harangues against the chair umpire during their match ✔ I am hoping to guide her to prevent that as much as I can


ITV GMB: Piers Morgan SHUTS DOWN Alastair Campbell over 'apocalyptic’ Brexit view

9/10/2018, 7:51:30 AM
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN saw a heated debate this morning as Piers Morgan and Alastair Campbell dove into the topic of Boris Johnson taking over the Conservative party, and the ongoing debacle surrounding the potential of a second referendum. ✔ Alastair jumped in to confirm: It will be a disaster ✔ You’ve got a situation today with Liam Fox, and it will take time ✔ I think this goes to the heart - the lives, the living standards, the schools, the hospitals of the British public ✔ Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV


Could the Lady in the Lake killer be cleared with new DNA evidence?

9/10/2018, 7:20:24 AM
Carol Park, 30, went missing in Leece, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria in July 1976. Her husband Gordon was convicted of her murder in 2005 after her body was found in a lake. ✔ His family has continue to campaign for his conviction to be overturned posthumously ✔ The trial became notorious as the courtroom heard the couple had had a tempestuous relationship ✔ In 2013 an inquest jury in Preston ruled that Park, of Barrow, had killed himself


Abe, Ishiba start campaigning 10 days before LDP presidential poll

9/10/2018, 7:57:44 AM
Hitting the campaign trail in the LDP presidential election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for pr ✔ Meanwhile, Ishiba, 61, a former LDP secretary-general, emphasized the necessity of local revitalization in his speech ✔ What we have to increase is the incomes of each person of the public ✔ It is being contested for 810 votes--405 from LDP Diet members, and 405 among 1.04 million party members and associates


Capex drives Japan's fastest expansion since 2016, seen backing growth

9/10/2018, 5:27:02 AM
Heavy capital spending in the second quarter drove Japan's economy to its fastest growth since 2016, underscoring the view that capex continues to back the economy even as trade tensions and a string of natural disasters pose risks to the outlook. ✔ UPTREND The capital expenditure component of GDP grew 3.1 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, versus the median forecast for 2.8 percent growth, and the preliminary 1.3 percent gain ✔ That was the fastest increase since the start of 2015, driven by transport and postal services, and electrical and chemical industries ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Abe vows constitutional reforms ahead of LDP leadership vote

9/10/2018, 5:46:37 AM
Challenger Ishiba calls for changes to economic policy, citing growth of underclass  ✔ Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, focused on wage stagnation in his pitch for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party on Sept ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th


Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha released from prison

9/10/2018, 6:33:43 AM
Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha has been released from prison on bail, almost a year after he was detained on charges of treason, according state news agency Agence Kampuchea Press Monday. ✔ But there are limits to his freedom, the bogus charges against him still stand, and he must appear in court whenever prosecutors snap their fingers, said Robertson ✔ In statement, the White House labeled the July vote, in which the CPC won all 125 parliamentary seats, as neither free nor fair adding that it failed to represent the will of the Cambodian people


Boris is right: The Chequers Brexit proposal is absurd, says LEO MCKINSTRY

9/10/2018, 4:01:49 AM
IN our dreary, jargon-filled world of politics Boris Johnson shines out as a blazing star. No other Conservative can match his ability to grip the public’s imagination. His capacity for generating controversy is phenomenal. ✔ Last week again, he dominated the headlines, this time through his private life, whose wayward exuberance has led to the breakdown of his 25-year-old marriage ✔ So the EU’s demand for a £39billion so-called divorce bill was agreed without anything in return, while the minor question of the Northern Ireland border was absurdly turned into a deal-breaking obstacle


Argentines seek soup kitchens, barter markets amid crisis

9/10/2018, 4:15:25 AM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Men wait outside the metal-grill door of a soup kitchen in a slum, hoping to get a small serving of beef and mashed potatoes. At a barter market on ✔ BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Men wait outside the metal-grill door of a soup kitchen in a slum, hoping to get a small serving of beef and mashed potatoes ✔ But analysts say that poverty, which affects about a third of the population, will rise this year, and the economy will take a dive


It's 200 Days Until Brexit – So What On Earth Happens Between Now And Then?

9/10/2018, 6:28:34 AM
All the dates you need to know between now and March 29, 2019. ✔ PA Wire/PA Images In 200 days’ time, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union ✔ And while lots of us may be sick of hearing the B-word, its impending significance is about to become impossible to avoid as we enter the final stages of the negotiations ✔ You might say making predictions about this stuff is a mug’s game, but we’ll give it a go


'I want to be a doctor, not a rabbi': how Israeli ultra-Orthodox are being drawn into work

9/10/2018, 4:09:06 AM
Traditionally, Haredi men have not joined the labour force. That is starting to change ✔ At the end of the programme, about half were admitted to the Technion; they graduated this summer ✔ It’s the locomotive that carries the entire train of the Israeli economy ✔ If you want to do medicine, you should do medicine, and if you want to be a lawyer, you should be a lawyer


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