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Olivia reduced to tropical depression, more rain for Hawaii

9/13/2018, 6:40:04 PM
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Olivia was downgraded Thursday to a tropical depression after it crossed Hawaii Wednesday, making landfall on Maui and Lanai islands. ✔ That could cause life-threatening flash floods because the ground is already saturated, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said in a statement ✔ 12, 2018, photo shows waterfalls flowing into Iao Valley on Mauna Kahalawai in Hawaii ✔ 13) Forecasters said Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain on Hawaii, with some places getting as much as 15 inches



In South Carolina, Low-Lying Florence County Braces for Flooding

9/13/2018, 6:03:33 PM
Emergency management officials in this low-lying county braced for torrential rain and flooding, as the hurricane that bears its name advanced slowly on the Southeast coast. ✔ Ani Yerasi (standing in the center in a blue polo shirt) helped fill sandbags at the Florence county emergency operations center while his son (foreground) played with a toy car ✔ Mr. Owens says he is comparing this storm to Hurricane Matthew of 2016, which caused extensive flooding in the state



The Latest: Landslide threat in South Carolina

9/13/2018, 7:21:29 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding ✔ (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence off the eastern coast of the United States on Thursday, Sept ✔ James Sarvis says he hopes the massive storm is 'gentle' to their neighborhood when it comes ✔ It's expected to hit the Carolina coastline late Thursday or early Friday



Typhoon Mangkhut tracker: Will super typhoon make landfall in Hong Kong?

9/13/2018, 4:59:19 PM
SUPER Typhoon Mangkhut is due to make landfall this weekend as it heads towards the Philippines and onwards to China, but when will the super typhoon make landfall in Hong Kong? ✔ She said: It has a large circulation with intense winds, so even if it not a direct hit…it can constitute a great danger to Hong Kong ✔ On Wednesday, Hong Kong’s government convened an interdepartmental meeting, chaired by the security minister, to discuss contingency measures and ensure the city was prepared ✔ All emergency response departments have been told to have their deployment and response plans ready



Wind and rain from Florence's leading edge lash Carolinas

9/13/2018, 5:03:29 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still lethal Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in ✔ (AP) The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still lethal Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for a prolonged and potentially catastrophic drenching along the Southeast coast ✔ An onlooker checks out the heavy surf at the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Thursday, Sept



Hurricane Florence NOAA update latest: TORNADOES and LIFE-THREATENING storm surge expected

9/13/2018, 6:17:37 PM
HURRICANE FLORENCE is tracking closer to the US East Coast with life-threatening rain and storm surge expected in the Carolinas within hours. Here is NOAA’s latest advisory for Hurricane Florence. ✔ An NOAA reporting station just reported a sustained wind of 55mph and a gust to 70mph at Cape Lookout, North California ✔ NOAA’s most recent report said: On the forecast track, the centre of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later today



Zante beach in Greece hit by tonnes of rock falling from cliff

9/13/2018, 7:13:53 PM
Rescue services with sniffer dogs search for possible victims after landslide at packed tourist beach ✔ British holidaymakers have described scenes like Dunkirk after tonnes of rock fell from a cliff face on to a packed tourist beach on the Greek island of Zante ✔ We started to hear this almighty cracking sound and the first lot came down quickly followed by the second lot, she said ✔ Rescue services with sniffer dogs are searching the beach for possible victims



Hurricane Florence v Typhoon Mangkhut: Difference between typhoons and hurricanes revealed

9/13/2018, 5:11:47 PM
HURRICANE Florence is currently wreaking havoc North Carolina and South Carolina, while typhoon Mangkhut is also stirring up a powerful storm over the Pacific Ocean. What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? ✔ Typhoon Mangkhut is looking to make a devastating touchdown in Hong Kong this weekend, while hurricane Florence tightens its grip close to North and South Carolina ✔ Both hurricanes and typhoons are the exact same weather phenomenon known as tropical cyclones



The big slosh: Florence begins days of rain, wind on coast

9/13/2018, 7:07:08 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous. Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, be ✔ (AP) The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous ✔ Brothers wraps a gas pump for protection in Wilmington, N.C., as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast Thursday, Sept ✔ AP's Seth Borenstein explains why this storm's pattern is so unusual and worrisome



Hurricane Florence pictures: First pictures as Florence approaches North Carolina

9/13/2018, 6:50:25 PM
HURRICANE Florence will pack a punch when it makes landfall late overnight on Thursday into Friday morning, as fierce winds and intense rainfall hit North Carolina. ✔ The outer bands of wind and rain began to lash North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in ✔ Near the beach in Wilmington, a Waffle House restaurant, part of a chain with a reputation for staying open during disasters, had no plans to close, even if power is lost



Hurricane Florence path: Where the monster storm is now, where it's going

9/13/2018, 4:28:54 PM
Hurricane Florence, now a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, continues to spin toward the Carolinas. It should hit land sometime on Friday. ✔ It's then forecast to move across portions of eastern South Carolina on Friday night through Saturday night, continuing to pelt the area with torrential rainfall ✔ Police had to turn away residents because of traffic congestion ✔ Jonathon Gruenke, The Daily Press, via AP Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



Hurricane Florence path update: Timeline of storm shows North Carolina set for DIRECT HIT

9/13/2018, 4:16:00 PM
HURRICANE Florence is on course to batter the US East Coast on early Friday and life-threatening storm surge and rainfall is expected imminently. ✔ So, Wilmington, which is inland a little bit – 70 to 90 miles per hour winds ✔ The threat of rainfall has also not diminished, and these impacts will cover a large area regardless of exactly where the centre of Florence moves ✔ Then we add in some other concerns as well, in terms of rain and wind



Everything you need to know about Hurricane Florence

9/13/2018, 4:57:33 PM
Where is the storm heading, how much damage will it cause and how many people will be affected? ✔ It’s expected to move slowly over eastern South Carolina on Friday night through Saturday night ✔ Also in the path is the town of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, near the site of the world’s first airplane flight and home to the Wright Brothers national memorial



Prisons in hurricane's path not evacuated

9/13/2018, 6:05:54 PM
Some on social media recall hurricane Katrina, when prisoners were left in flooded cells for four days. ✔ Hurricane Florence: Prisons in hurricane's path not evacuated NASA Hurricane Florence gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west, seen from the International Space Station on Monday Storm of a lifetime when it makes landfall on Thursday ✔ Prisoners were abandoned in cells without food or water for days as [toxic] floodwaters rose towards the ceiling, according to reports by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch based on more than 1000 eyewitness accounts



Landslide sends rocks crashing down on Zante beach packed with British tourists which creates a whirlpool that flips three boats

9/13/2018, 5:34:28 PM
Navagio rockfall



World must prepare for return of Zika, scientists warn

9/13/2018, 7:05:20 PM
Hot weather and drought could spark the return of the Zika virus, scientists have warned. ✔ Zika virus Zika took everyone by surprise in 2015, said Prof James Logan, head of the department of disease control at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security



Can we stop or weaken storms like Hurricane Florence? No — and here’s why.

9/13/2018, 5:35:57 PM
In other words, in any given moment, the power of a Category 5 hurricane is as much as a nuclear warhead. We can't stop them, and even if we could, the consequences of that could be just as bad. ✔ 11 in a photo taken by an astronaut in the International Space Station ✔ This makes intuitive sense, because hurricanes need warm water to form and strengthen ✔ First, although forecasts have improved remarkably in the past couple of decades, we wouldn't know what part of the ocean to cool



Hurricane Florence isn't alone: Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Olivia, even a typhoon also out there

9/13/2018, 7:22:12 PM
Hurricane Florence isn't the only storm threatening lives and property around the world. Also spinning in the Atlantic are Helene, Isaac and Joyce. ✔ Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people Thursday from the path of the typhoon, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country’s north ✔ JENNIFER S. ALTMAN, for USA TODAY Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



Hurricane Florence weather latest: Florence SMASHES North Carolina - first rains arrive

9/13/2018, 7:45:31 PM
HURRICANE Florence is approaching North and South Carolina with a vengeance as winds topping 100mph wheel towards the US mainland. The first rains have begun to arrive in the state now and authorities have warned they have life threatening potential. ✔ Storm surges are perhaps some of the most dramatic effects of the oncoming system, where waves approaching 10 feet in most places will endanger lives ✔ People should remain indoors for the duration of the hurricane, which means they will need a hurricane preparedness kit with extra water and supplies to help survival while utilities are potentially knocked out



FEMA head denies intentionally misusing federal vehicles

9/13/2018, 7:21:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the government's disaster relief agency said Thursday he never intentionally misused federal vehicles, following a report he was under investigation ✔ He said Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is confident in the leadership at FEMA and their proven disaster management ability, he said ✔ President Donald Trump, left, listens to a reporters question as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, listen during a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept



WHAT'S HAPPENING: Florence begins to batter Carolina coast

9/13/2018, 7:41:09 PM
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Florence is at the doorstep of North and South Carolina, and she's not going away anytime soon. Outer bands from the hurricane are now lashing land , at lea ✔ He says: If Mama and Grandma are going, then a lot of people are leaving ✔ Smaller enclaves of Gullah, referred to as Geechee in some areas, are scattered along the Southeast coast from North Carolina to Florida ✔ AP's Seth Borenstein explains why this storm's pattern is so unusual and worrisome



Congress hopes to OK spending deal, avert possible shutdown

9/13/2018, 7:07:14 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a potentially catastrophic hurricane takes aim at the Carolinas, Congress is trying to head off a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government ✔ I think we got a great amount of victories for our members, Ryan said ✔ As a potentially catastrophic hurricane heads for the Carolinas, Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections



More than 60 years ago, another dangerous hurricane devastated the Carolinas

9/13/2018, 4:47:56 PM
In 1954, Hurricane Hazel destroyed parts of coastal North Carolina. ✔ Sustained winds were recorded at 78 mph (Category 1) ✔ Upon reaching the vicinity of New York State, a weakening Hazel interacted with a potent cold front approaching from the west and was suddenly transformed into a ferocious, extratropical, mid-latitude storm ✔ Climate change may cause more hurricanes to rapidly intensify



Puerto Rico's governor: Victims of Hurricane Maria don't deserve "their pain to be questioned"

9/13/2018, 4:56:53 PM
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló spoke to CBS News after President Trump disputed an independent investigation finding nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria ✔ We just needed to have a real, better mechanism for identifying, Rosselló said ✔ This all comes as the federal government prepares to deal with Hurricane Florence ✔ Florence is expected to push up to 13 feet of storm surge and dump as much as 40 inches of rain over seven days



Cruise secrets: This codeword means something BAD - but you’re not supposed to know

9/13/2018, 6:17:36 PM
CRUISES are increasing in popularity and they’re an excellent way to travel the world and meet new people. But sometimes things do go wrong - and if you hear this one codeword, you know disaster has struck. ✔ If you hear the word kilo said by staff during a cruise - an emergency is underway ✔ Costs are the responsibility of the deceased person’s family but should be covered by travel insurance ✔ Alternatively, the body can remain on board and return home on the ship - enabling the partner of the deceased to continue with the trip



As people evacuate before hurricane, zoo animals move inside

9/13/2018, 7:59:37 PM
As 1.7 million people were urged to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Florence, workers at the North Carolina Zoo were trying to figure out what to do with 1,600 animals. Staff ✔ The ones we're concerned about are being cared for inside ✔ This photo made available by the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, N.C., shows a zoo employee watching as flamingos are ushered to a concrete shelter in advance of Hurricane Florence, Thursday, Sept



The Latest: Power outages affecting NC

9/13/2018, 6:13:51 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 2 p.m. Power outages already are creeping up along the North Carolina coa ✔ Most of the homes and businesses without electricity are in Carteret and Craven counties ✔ (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence off the eastern coast of the United States on Thursday, Sept ✔ It's expected to hit the Carolina coastline late Thursday or early Friday



Analysis | A massive sheet of rock sloughed off a cliff onto vacationers at a Greek island

9/13/2018, 7:53:02 PM
Seven people were injured when a section of limestone broke away from the rock face in the remote, picturesque cove. ✔ The rock that fell, oh gosh, it would be like a four-story building falling onto the beach ✔ Fire department rescue crews scrambled to the beach in boats, bringing a sniffer dog to try to detect anyone who might have been trapped beneath the rubble ✔ ‘He hurt the heroes’: The Iraq War veteran who lied his way to a Purple Heart and $750,000 They met on a dating site and went bowling



NHL suspends Predators’ Austin Watson 27 games for domestic violence

9/13/2018, 6:26:05 PM
Before his arrest, Watson had appeared in an advertising campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence. ✔ Austin Watson will miss a sizable portion of the regular season ✔ Today’s ruling, while tailored to the specific facts of this case and the individuals involved, is necessary and consistent with the NHL’s strongly held view that it cannot and will not tolerate this and similar types of conduct ✔ The video was taken down from the YWCA’s website after his arrest this year ✔ He remains suspended to this day, though ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that he’s seeking reinstatement



The Latest: Congress to extend gov't funding through Dec. 7

9/13/2018, 4:43:58 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and spending legislation (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Congressional leaders say they have reached agreement o ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on Congress and spending legislation (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Congressional leaders say they have reached agreement on a plan to pass a stopgap government funding bill through Dec. 7 ✔ The House is set to vote Thursday on a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch



Fox News Hosts Blast Trump For 'Distasteful' Remarks On Puerto Rico

9/13/2018, 7:00:51 PM
"I don’t know why the president weighed in on this one,” said "Outnumbered" co-host Melissa Francis. ✔ Five states have declared a state of emergency .. ✔ Contributor Steve Hilton chimed in to say that Trump’s remarks were unseemly, and that this political argument is really unnecessary ✔ The Puerto Rican government revised Hurricane Maria’s official death toll from 64 to 2,975 last month following a government-commissioned study ✔ You can watch the entire Fox News segment above, and here



FEMA administrator Brock Long faces watchdog investigation over personal travel

9/13/2018, 5:35:52 PM
Long, who denies doing anything improper, was asked to resign last week but refused, according to a Homeland Security official familiar with the matter. ✔ By William Wan and William Wan National correspondent covering science and news Email Bio Follow Nick Miroff Nick Miroff Reporter covering immigration enforcement, drug trafficking and the Department of Homeland Security Email Bio Follow September 13 at 1:16 PM With a monster hurricane barreling down on the Carolinas, the man leading the federal government’s disaster response is facing an investigation into his use of government vehicles ✔ The official said Nielsen has been trying to push him out for months, hounding him about not being in the office more because he goes back to North Carolina on weekends and that Long believes Nielsen wants to replace him with someone loyal to her



Lawmakers want US intelligence assessment on fake videos

9/13/2018, 5:19:50 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three lawmakers want to see a U.S. intelligence assessment of the threat posed by technology that lets anyone make fake but realistic videos of real people sayin ✔ The rising capabilities of the technology are fueling concerns it could be used to make a bogus video, for example, of an American politician accepting a bribe or of a U.S. or foreign leader warning of an impending disaster ✔ Adam Smith of California and Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Republican Rep



Celebrity MasterChef 2018: 'It didn't work' Gregg Wallace speechless over Clara Amfo cake

9/13/2018, 8:00:05 PM
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF 2018 returned tonight and saw another crop of contestants try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. However, in the very first round they were left stunned by Clara Amfo's cheesecake. ✔ Cooking is not easy and is a skill that’s learnt through hours and years of practice ✔ And this was clearly the case for Radio 1 DJ and broadcaster, Clara, 34, who tried to impress the judges with her cheesecake in the mystery box challenge ✔ What that is is a dish rescued together from the cheesecake that didn’t work, said Gregg ✔ It’s the little cheesecake that could and didn’t, Clara answered



Super typhoon Mangkhut bears down on millions in Philippines

9/13/2018, 6:50:27 PM
Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people Thursday from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country's north. ✔ Nearly 48,000 houses in those high-risk areas are made of light materials and vulnerable to Mangkhut's ferocious winds ✔ Mr Duterte asked cabinet officials from the north to help oversee disaster-response work if needed, and told reporters it was too early to consider seeking foreign aid



Paul Ryan On Massive Hurricane Maria Death Toll: 'Casualties Don't Make A Person Look Bad'

9/13/2018, 5:02:38 PM
The House speaker addressed President Donald Trump's outrageous denial of the official death toll in Puerto Rico. ✔ That caused a number of issues, Lynn Goldman, dean of the Milken Institute, told USA Today last month ✔ YOUR LACK OF RESPECT IS APPALLING! Still, as Hurricane Florence bears down on the Carolinas, Trump has described the federal government’s response to the storms in Puerto Rico as unappreciated and an unsung success



Analysis | President Trump’s Four-Pinocchio complaint about the Maria death toll figures

9/13/2018, 4:13:11 PM
There have been many numbers regarding the death toll in Puerto Rico, but Trump is way off course to suggest they are still in double digits. ✔ The Center for Investigative Reporting calculated 985 through October ✔ Four Pinocchios (About our rating scale) Send us facts to check by filling out this form Sign up for The Fact Checker weekly newsletter The Fact Checker is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network code of principles



Analysis | As Florence approaches, Rush Limbaugh continues his tradition of conflating weather and climate

9/13/2018, 5:04:17 PM
The conservative radio host says the government and the media inflate the strength and danger of hurricanes to prove man-made climate change exists. ✔ 9, 2005, weeks after one of the strongest hurricanes in U.S. history made landfall ✔ But it is also true that the science is extremely clear now, that warmer oceans make the average hurricane stronger ✔ Now, Limbaugh is using Hurricane Florence to argue man-made climate change does not exist ✔ Three days later, Limbaugh evacuated his Florida home as Irma hit



Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Jeans Are Now Available at Macy's and Selling Fast: 'Sonja Morgan Took Every Pair I Have'

9/13/2018, 5:32:52 PM
You can now find Skinnygirl jeans at a Macy's near you ✔ PEOPLE caught up with the Real Housewives of New York star at the launch of her line’s debut at Macy’s Herald Square in N.Y.C ✔ If I had a little bit more of a butt, I would be a better Skinnygirl jeans model ✔ I told my staff, I could very well be leaving for the south this weekend and let’s just pray, everyone be strong, be safe, take care of your pets



Spain makes U-turn, will now sell 400 missiles to Saudi Arabia

9/13/2018, 4:34:01 PM
FM Josep Borrell says deal will go ahead a week after it was stopped amid concerns over civilian deaths in Yemen. ✔ The decision is that these bombs will be delivered to honour a contract that comes from 2015 and was made by the previous government, Borrell told Spanish radio station Onda Cero, adding the sale had been reviewed three times ✔ The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an independent global security database, said the United States, Britain, and France are Saudi Arabia's main arms suppliers ✔ Inside Story How to stop the war in Yemen



Opinion | ‘Three thousand people did not die’

9/13/2018, 6:20:46 PM
This is not a disgrace. ✔ They will walk back up functional roads and sit in their houses where the electricity is working ✔ They will fill glasses with water that is safe to drink ✔ They only appear tremendously big and tremendously wet from a distance ✔ This tragedy is nothing that cannot be mopped up with a paper towel



Animal Rescues Work Tirelessly to Clear Shelters in Hurricane Florence's Path

9/13/2018, 7:49:06 PM
Big Fluffy Dog Rescue is a huge hero to shelter pets caught in Hurricane Florence's path ✔ Big Fluffy Dog Rescue is far from the only animal group helping the pets caught in the storm ✔ It’s not just rising water and unless you’ve seen it, you have no idea what you are in for ✔ Your pets depend on you to make safe choices for them, so if you are in an area that is predicted to be inundated, then you need to get out with your pets



Was this Donald Trump’s most repugnant tweet?

9/13/2018, 6:51:54 PM
The president downplays the death toll from Hurricane Maria, by a few thousand ✔ Trump against realityWas this Donald Trump’s most repugnant tweet ✔ In his chronicle Fear, Bob Woodward quotes Reince Priebus saying of his former boss: The president has zero psychological ability to recognise empathy or pity in any way ✔ It had always been clear that the death toll was far higher than the handful of deaths, due to drowning and flying debris, observed during the storm



Southern Charm's Patricia Altschul Staying in Charleston Despite Hurricane Florence Evacuations

9/13/2018, 7:28:08 PM
Some Southern Charm stars might be fleeing Charleston, South Carolina — where the hit Bravo show takes place — as the Category 2 hurricane whirls toward the Carolina cost, but Patricia Altschul is staying put ✔ Other stars, including Austen Kroll, Kathryn Dennis, and Shep Rose, have fled the coastline, where the outer band of Florence have already begun hitting ✔ North and South Carolina officials pleaded with more than 1 million residents in the storm’s path to evacuate, CNN reported ✔ You’re going to be displaced from your home in coastal areas



Outrage as Trump Claims Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Puerto Rico Is a Lie Concocted by Democrats

9/13/2018, 4:06:24 PM
"3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico," President Trump tweeted on Thursday ✔ https://t.co/mkcqshrRjk pic.twitter.com/sKyAA4hewH Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) September 13, 2018 San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz wrote on Twitter, Damn it: this is NOT about politics this was always about SAVING LIVES ✔ According to World Vision, Harvey was also the second most damaging Hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since 1900 after Katrina



Hurricane Florence Is Barreling Toward North Carolina’s Coal Ash Pits

9/13/2018, 6:44:20 PM
The Trump administration recently rolled back coal dump regulations. ✔ Photos taken after the storm also revealed that a Duke Energy cooling pond dam had collapsed, as well as the flooding of several livestock poop lagoons around North Carolina ✔ The bigger threat from the storm, Culbert said, is that a lot of people could lose electricity for an extended period of time ✔ This is a risk we should not have to face, he said



Nintendo Direct COUNTDOWN: Time, live stream, Switch games rumours, leaks, Smash Bros

9/13/2018, 4:33:20 PM
NINTENDO DIRECT September 2018 live stream is fast approaching, with new Nintendo Switch games set to be revealed. Here’s all you need to know on the start time, leaks, predictions as well as Smash Bros Ultimate and Animal Crossing rumours. ✔ The Nintendo Direct for September 2018 was originally scheduled for last week but got delayed after a deadly earthquake hit Hokkaido, Japan ✔ And as always with a Nintendo Direct, rumours have surfaced ahead of it that Animal Crossing Switch could finally get announced ✔ • Stay tuned to Express.co.uk for all the big news coming out of the Nintendo Direct September 2018 broadcast



Perspective | A hurricane is coming. Now we wait.

9/13/2018, 7:28:52 PM
The slow, anxious hours before the storm. ✔ September 13 at 3:14 PM On Wednesday, my neighbor’s 11-year-old son woke up and checked his homemade Mason jar barometer, and they started packing ✔ We keep our eye on the tropics the way we keep an eye on our teenagers, knowing disaster could lurk with any moody, atmospheric shift ✔ Read more: I rescued people from the floods after Harvey



Robert Pattinson fulfills a life goal working with Claire Denis on 'High Life'

9/13/2018, 6:48:33 PM
Filmmaker Claire Denis and actors Robert Pattinson and Mia Goth talk about their travels to outer space and beyond in "High Life" ✔ One of the films with the biggest Oscar buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival is Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, fresh off its award-winning debut at the Venice Film Festival ✔ Click play on the video above to see all the action up close ✔ The script just had a very compassionate and also honest view of it



16 Embarrassing Mall Stories That'll Make You Never Want To Go Shopping Again

9/13/2018, 5:12:34 PM
"I then proceeded to double over and vomit ALL over the floor. Everywhere. It splattered onto every shoe and pant leg within a four-foot radius." ✔ We’re walking into Gadzooks and all of a sudden, I feel ILL ✔ You just went white! I then proceeded to double over and vomit ALL over the floor ✔ – Raquel Elaine via Facebook Note: submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity ✔ Make sure to follow the BuzzFeed Community on Facebook and Twitter!



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