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Tropical Storm Olivia May Drop 15 Inches Of Rain On Hawaii, Forecasters Say

9/11/2018, 7:45:59 AM
“It’s important that we don’t focus on the forecast track. This storm could directly impact every area of the state from South Point all the way to the n... ✔ The storm is forecast to begin to affect the islands Tuesday night with tropical storm force winds, heavy rainfall, and large, damaging surf ✔ About 80 percent of the U.S. territory was without power ✔ Hurricanes are spawned east of the international date line



Massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake is expected to erupt in New Zealand

9/11/2018, 7:14:30 AM
A fault running through New Zealand's south is due for a big earthquake that would leave thousands cut off, according to research published in a New Zealand journal. ✔ Restoring New Zealand's road network could also prove a challenge with some fixes possibly taking as long as six months to even begin (pictured is the Manawatu Gorge Highway in 2012) He added that subduction zones near New Zealand could also send wave surges to Australia's southern and eastern coasts



Mass evacuations ordered as Hurricane Florence heads toward Carolinas

9/11/2018, 7:38:23 AM
Mass evacuations were ordered along the U.S. Atlantic Coast as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm and the most powerful to menace the region in nearly three decades, barreled toward the region on Tuesday. ✔ Authorities warned of life-threatening coastal storm surges and the potential for Florence to unleash prolonged torrential rains and widespread flooding, especially if it lingers inland for several days ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Cold weather hits evacuees after deadly quake in Hokkaido

9/11/2018, 7:35:36 AM
A sudden drop in temperatures took its toll Tuesday on evacuees in temporary shelters following a deadly quake in Hokkaido that caused massive landslides last week. With the mercury falling to 5.4 C early Tuesday in the hardest-hit town of Atsuma, it is feared the chilly weather could put the… ✔ A sudden drop in temperatures took its toll Tuesday on evacuees in temporary shelters following a deadly quake in Hokkaido that caused massive landslides last week ✔ The earthquake killed 41 people and injured 683 across Hokkaido, with fatalities concentrated in Atsuma, where a number of homes were swept by landslides



Hurricane Florence could hit with a punch not seen in more than 60 years

9/11/2018, 7:12:28 AM
Hurricane Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch the Carolinas have seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph (209 kph). ✔ NASA A photo taken from the International Space Station by astronaut Ricky Arnold shows Hurricane Florence over the Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of September 6, 2018 ✔ He thought the roof of a neighboring cinderblock house might be safer, but soon a big wave went over that house ✔ When the wave went out, the house was gone, Helms said ✔ It's a totally different scenario with regard to human impact



One million asked to evacuate as Hurricane Florence closes in

9/11/2018, 7:34:29 AM
The Category 4 storm declared 'very dangerous' set to make landfall in North or South Carolina states on Thursday. ✔ Emergency declaration The governor of neighbouring North Carolina also ordered an evacuation of the Outer Banks, barrier islands that are a popular tourist destination, and parts of coastal Dare County, while a state of emergency was declared in Virginia



Death toll from Hokkaido quake reaches 41 as last missing found

9/11/2018, 4:03:23 AM
A male resident in Atsuma who was the last reported missing from last week's devastating earthquake ✔ A male resident in Atsuma who was the last reported missing from last week's devastating earthquake in Hokkaido was confirmed dead after being found early on Sept ✔ Atsuma was the hardest hit of the municipalities with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 on the Japanese scale recorded there ✔ More than 650 people were injured due to the quake



Mass evacuation ordered for Florence's bull's eye

9/11/2018, 5:08:30 AM
With maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h, Florence could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the US eastern seaboard in decades. ✔ Photo: AP South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has ordered an estimated one million coastal residents in his state to move inland ✔ Mandatory evacuation orders also were issued for more than 300,000 people in North Carolina and Virginia ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



Brexiteers playing 'Russian roulette' by trying to kill Chequers plan

9/11/2018, 7:53:21 AM
Former foreign secretary Lord Hague said he feared Britain was on track for disaster unless hardliners on both sides of the debate were willing to compromise. ✔ However, Lord Hague spelled out the potential consequences of a standoff between the government and the Commons ✔ 'With strong feelings aroused about what is in the national interest, that interest would be served best of all by some reflection on what could soon transpire, and on how to avert it.'  The PM (pictured in Downing Street yesterday_ is scrambling to save her blueprint for future relations with the EU, which has come under heavy fire from Brexiteers, Remainers and the EU



Florence could hit with punch not seen in more than 60 years

9/11/2018, 4:47:05 AM
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The last time the midsection of the East Coast stared down a hurricane like this, Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio ✔ Helms pushed a mattress through the top-floor window, and they hung on as it bobbed in the raging water ✔ Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch the Carolinas have seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph (209 kph)



Looming hurricane sparks Trump warning

9/11/2018, 4:52:30 AM
The president urges people to stay safe as Hurricane Florence heads for the Carolinas. ✔ Residents of affected areas have been flocking to stores to stock up on essentials ✔ You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +447555 173285 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Upload your pictures/video here Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Please read our and



Why mandatory evacuations don't always chase away everybody

9/11/2018, 4:28:45 AM
While evacuation orders are issued by states as a protective action in disaster events such as hurricanes and wildfires, they are sometimes ignored by people – whether it’s because they didn’t believe the warnings, didn’t have the financial means or refused to abandon friends, family or pets. ✔ Six months later, the Carr Fire in northern California near Redding killed six people (and two firefighters), with law enforcement authorities blaming one death on the failure to heed evacuation orders, CBS News reported ✔ Those who don’t won’t face punishment, either, and that could be another reason behind peoples’ decision to weather a storm – no matter how dangerous



Survey: General public prefers Abe over Ishiba in LDP election

9/11/2018, 7:48:35 AM
Thirty-nine percent of the general public prefer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the ruling party’s ele ✔ Even among respondents who prefer Abe in the election, 57 percent are unsatisfied with his explanations, nearly double the 29 percent who are satisfied ✔ Although the survey method was different, 61 percent said they were interested in the 2008 party election in which Taro Aso, now the deputy prime minister, was selected as LDP president, while 37 percent showed no interest



New Chitose Airport bounces back but power outages a wider concern in quake-hit Hokkaido

9/11/2018, 6:16:04 AM
It took a lot of hard work, but the airport serving the city of Sapporo is back up and running. ✔ SAPPORO – With power to most facilities restored and its sprinkler-flooded floors now clean and dry, New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido’s main gateway, is slowly getting back to normal after Thursday’s level 7 earthquake ✔ Around 4,000 Koreans had seen their flights canceled and were stranded at the airport



Dubbo mayor’s meat pie tips for Prince Harry: 'Get in there with your fingers'

9/11/2018, 4:40:50 AM
When Harry and Meghan visit the NSW town in October, mayor Ben Shields reckons they have to try the local delicacies ✔ He’s hoping the visit will help boost morale and the town’s income, as it battles through a crippling and unprecedented drought ✔ I have no idea if there’s any real protocol with that – gold cutlery or whatnot ✔ But I’m hoping that he gets in there with his fingers – or at the very least a plastic fork



Renesas in $6.7 billion deal for IDT to boost chips for...

9/11/2018, 5:45:35 AM
Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp said it had agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDT) for $6.7 billion, its second major acquisition as it deepens its push into semiconductors for self-driving cars. ✔ Renesas is weak in telecommunications chips, so the combination isn’t bad, said Akira Minamikawa, principal analyst at IHS Markit ✔ Bringing their chips up to the level needed for automotive standards will not be easy ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Ryan Thomas to make millions over Roxanne Pallet row after bankruptcy comeback

9/11/2018, 6:22:22 AM
The former Coronation Street star, 34, has been inundated with TV offers worth millions after winning Celebrity Big Brother ✔ Ryan said that after the accusations he said that he held onto Sally and that he couldn't do it without her ✔ Ryan, who was given a formal warning by Big Brother for the 'altercation', has been backed by floods of co-stars and girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh



ITV GMB: ‘It’s going to be a mess’ Alan Sugar lets rip on Theresa May Brexit negotiations

9/11/2018, 7:32:18 AM
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN welcomed an impromptu phone-in from Lord Alan Sugar earlier today, as The Apprentice star opened up on how he feels Brexit negotiations are going - and it seems he has a damning verdict on Theresa May’s leadership. ✔ ITV GMB: ‘It’s going to be a complete mess’ Alan Sugar lets rip on Theresa May Brexit negotiations (Image: ITV) Johnson should be prosecuted for the suffering we will have from this mess of Brexit Lord Alan Sugar on ITV GMB I stood up in the House of Lords and asked what qualifications they have to be negotiating of which she replied very politely, ‘Mind your own business’



10-month-old girl's 'grunting noises' were a sign of fatal sepsis

9/11/2018, 7:53:19 AM
Emilie O'Connor, from Craigavon in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, died aged less than a year old after doctors failed to spot signs of a deadly sepsis infection which caused flu-like symptoms. ✔ Mrs O'Connor said neither she nor her husband had even considered the fact their daughter could be deathly ill until they saw paramedics trying to resuscitate her – doctors had dismissed the illness as a cold or virus on their repeated visits for help Shortly after entering hospital, Mrs O'Connor noticed a mottled purple rash on Emilie's skin, which soon spread and her daughter's condition deteriorated within minutes 'It was a deep brown colour and I was worried she had a bowel obstruction, so we took her straight back to the hospital,' Mrs O'Connor explained



EDITORIAL: Abe’s track record should be up for debate in LDP election

9/11/2018, 5:41:55 AM
The Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election should prompt the ruling party to seriously and h ✔ COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ABENOMICS NEEDED Abe’s economic program, known as Abenomics, also needs a sweeping review to identify why it has become ineffective ✔ If the party fails to take effective action to clean up the rot created during Abe’s lengthy tenure, the LDP will only see the public become increasingly critical of its ability to govern the nation



North Korea needs a new approach

9/11/2018, 5:18:29 AM
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Candid images show President George W. Bush in moments after 9/11 

9/11/2018, 6:26:25 AM
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the devastating September 11th terrorist attacks that left 2,996 people dead and more than 6,000 others injured. ✔ Today marks the 17th anniversary of the devastating September 11th terrorist attacks that left 2,996 people dead and more than 6,000 others injured in the United States ✔ After he learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Bush was ushered out of the classroom with students and into an empty room



'A gray cloud of debris rolled violently toward us...'

9/11/2018, 5:35:13 AM
John Avlon, who worked as Mayor Rudy Giuliani's speechwriter, recounts the horror of the World Trade Center attack -- and the weeks that followed, as he helped craft the eulogies for fallen New York City service members. Overnight, the city was embraced as the nation's symbol of resilience, the indomitable heart of America, he writes. ✔ It was an avalanche in Lower Manhattan, reaching 2.4 on the Richter scale ✔ In fact, our devotion to those ideals has only been strengthened by the selfless heroism we have seen ✔ Much has been taken from us, but much remains; and even in the dark, a great deal of light still shines upon the city of New York



Stunning aerial photos of Britain's most striking landscapes

9/11/2018, 7:37:49 AM
The contrasting images, from all corners of the UK, have been curated by the Royal Geographical Society as part of its Discovering Britain project. ✔ Britain from above: From huge factories to quaint villages and rolling hills, stunning aerial photographs capture unique perspectives of the country's most striking landscapes ByJennifer Newton for MailOnline Published: 03:15 EDT, 11 September 2018 | Updated: 03:27 EDT, 11 September 2018 Industrial Britain: Smoke billows out of the large chimney at Cottam Power Station near Retford in Nottinghamshire in a picture that has a certain cold beauty about it ✔ Blenheim is a rare example of the English Baroque style that lasted only 40 years from 1690-1730



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