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Storm Helene brings torrential rain and gusts of 70mph overnight 

9/18/2018, 1:16:55 AM
Cornwall has been worst hit by Storm Helene so far with reports of strong winds coming in. Helene is also expected to bring unseasonably warm weather to South East England. ✔ Yesterday, high winds forced Aberdeen City Council to cancel a 'car-free city centre' event amid fears stalls and inflatables could be blown over ✔ It will particularly hit Connemara and Mayo, but the rest of the county will get less rain.' Tourists takes a selfie outside Buckingham Palace in London on a sunny and warm autumn's day in the capital yesterday People go out punting on the River Cam in Cambridge where tempreatures are hitting the mid-70Fs (mid-20Cs)  People enjoy a sunny and warm autumn's day at Green Park in London yesterday as the South East enjoys balmy temperatures



Storm Helene hits Britain bringing heavy rain and 60mph winds

9/18/2018, 2:29:18 AM
The remnants of Storm Helene swept into Tuesday, bringing gusts of up to 60mph, before two further weather systems bring unsettled weather later in the week ✔ Autumn will make its presence felt this week as much of the UK faces a spell of wet and windy weather ✔ Some very strong winds are possible in the northern half of the UK on Wednesday, then on Thursday areas further south could see a spell of persistent rain



Floodwaters rise as storm continues - World

9/18/2018, 1:43:09 AM
undefined ✔ One-year-old Oliver Kelly cries as he is carried off a sheriff's airboat during his rescue from rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Leland, North Carolina, on Sunday ✔ What we have to focus on are there any dams that are potentially going to break



South China recovering from typhoon

9/18/2018, 1:14:52 AM
Storm uprooted trees, cut power and caused transportation havoc ✔ Three of them were hit by falling trees in Guangzhou, while another one died when a house collapsed in Dongguan, about 60 kilometers from Guangzhou, on Sunday ✔ According to Wu Zhifang, chief forecaster at the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, the Pearl River Delta region would continue to be hit by heavy rain in the coming one or two days before storms give way to autumn heat waves in the second half of the week



Disaster response cooperation a necessity - Opinion

9/18/2018, 12:47:09 AM
undefined ✔ This means China and ASEAN members are complementary in terms of resources, capacity and practice ✔ Moreover, China's economic interests in Southeast Asia have increased significantly ✔ The author is with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore



Henry Winkler celebrates the end of a lengthy Emmys drought backstage

9/18/2018, 1:52:24 AM
Henry Winkler takes with the press backstage after his Emmy win for supporting actor in a comedy series for "Barry." ✔ (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) There are still plenty of winners to be announced at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, but as far as the fashion goes, the winners (and losers) have already been decided ✔ The other nominees were: Jessica Biel for The Sinner Laura Dern for The Tale Michelle Dockery for Godless Edie Falco for The Menendez Murders Sarah Paulson for American Horror Story: Cult View the complete list of winners and nominees >> Read More



North Carolina Wild Horses Survive Hurricane Florence: They 'Sense Bad Weather Coming'

9/18/2018, 2:13:19 AM
There are nearly 100 wild horses at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in North Carolina ✔ They’ll take protection in forest areas or in the marsh, and hunker down ✔ Sometimes they’ll group together because they block off bad weather from each other ✔ Roy Cooper said, according to a press release issued on Saturday ✔ If you aren’t watching for them, you are risking your life



In a Florence flood, she tried to hold onto her baby. But the water ripped him away.

9/18/2018, 2:25:21 AM
Driving on a country road in Union County, N.C., Dazia Lee thought that she and her son were safe. ✔ Dazia Lee, 20, outside her home in Charlotte on Monday ✔ (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) By Terrence McCoy Terrence McCoy Reporter covering social issues Email Bio Follow September 17 at 9:44 PM CHARLOTTE When Dazia Lee tries to bring order to the disorder of that night, it helps her to think in numbers ✔ I protected him from everything and everybody, Lee said



‘Moment on truth’ - Italy on verge of 'DISASTER' ahead of budget, ex-official warns

9/18/2018, 3:39:24 AM
ITALIAN ministers held meetings on Monday to discuss the 2019 budget, as tension mounts over whether Italy intends to cut the budget deficit in line with European Union guidelines, or proceed with large spending plans as proposed by the new populist coalition government. ✔ Luigi Di Maio has vowed to 'put away all the dead wood' in Italy's budget (Image: GETTY) Mr Codogno warned that if the ruling coalition implements all of its campaign promises, Italy will likely fail to hit the 1.6 percent deficit target, and will instead maintain debt at around three percent of GDP



Donald Trump not ‘complicit’ in Hurricane Florence, scientists say

9/18/2018, 12:27:54 AM
Even before Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday in North Carolina, Mr. Trump was being decried on the left for exacerbating storm activity, a superpower attributed to his enthusiastic support for fossil fuels and dismantling of Obama-era climate regulations. ✔ Penn State atmospheric science professor Michael Mann agreed: I think we can say that the storm is stronger, wetter and more impactful from a coastal flooding standpoint than it would been BECAUSE of human-caused warming, he told AP in an email ✔ They just took a warm ocean and left everything else out and they put it into an equation and get a stronger storm



The health dangers don’t stop with a hurricane’s churning. They can get worse.

9/18/2018, 2:58:27 AM
Florence victims face snakes, carbon monoxide, disease, mold and PTSD in the aftermath. ✔ He didn’t want to have to wade through the dark, soupy floodwater again ✔ After Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the number of cases of a rare bacterial disease known as leptospirosis increased from dozens of cases a year to the low hundreds ✔ The bacteria is carried by animals such as rodents, raccoons, cattle and pigs ✔ (Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images) Sarah Kaplan and Ben Guarino contributed to this report



Turkey and Russia to create buffer zone in rebel-held Syrian province

9/18/2018, 12:24:09 AM
Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province, potentially thwarting a large-scale military operation and impending humanitarian disaster in the country's last rebel stronghold. ✔ In recent weeks, Syrian and Russian planes have conducted scores of airstrikes in Idlib in the run-up to an anticipated offensive by Russian-backed Syrian forces to retake the last part of the country under armed opposition ✔ CNN's Sebastian Shukla, Simon Cullen and Tamara Qiblawi contributed to this report



At Least 31 Dead After Florence Barrels Through The Carolinas

9/18/2018, 1:55:25 AM
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned that dangerously high water would persist for days. ✔ (AP)  Officials say 31 people have died as a result of Florence ✔ Thank you, a frazzled, shirtless Willie Schubert mouthed to members of a Coast Guard helicopter crew who plucked him and his dog Lucky from atop a house encircled by water in Pollocksville ✔ At this time, things are moving as well as can be in the city, he said



Fussing parents are bombarding teachers with mollycoddling requests

9/18/2018, 1:51:31 AM
The apps allow teachers to upload reports and photos of pupils' work, and parents can use them to ask questions but teachers are deluged with mollycoddling demands. ✔ Classroom messaging apps have 'opened the door for an avalanche of fussing and fretting' from over-protective parents, teachers claim ✔ Families are deluging teachers with mollycoddling demands on mobile phone applications designed to keep them up to date with their child's progress at school ✔ The apps allow teachers to upload reports and photos of pupils' work, and parents can use them to ask questions



Opinion | Climate change is real. Welcome to the new normal.

9/18/2018, 12:33:19 AM
It is real, it is all around us — just ask residents of Wilmington, N.C. And it is going to get much worse. ✔ By Eugene Robinson Eugene Robinson Columnist focusing on politics and culture Email Bio Follow Columnist September 17 at 7:16 PM Hurricane Florence has drenched eastern North Carolina with more than 30 inches of rain, an all-time record for the state ✔ We know that warmer water is more easily evaporated, which means there is more moisture available to fuel a storm such as Florence or Harvey and to be released by such storms as rainfall



2 Utah wildfires have burned more than 87,000 acres combined

9/18/2018, 2:10:41 AM
The fires were started by lightning within Unita National Forest ✔ Two Utah wildfires had burned 87,000 acres combined by Monday night, CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV reports ✔ 6 and is 2 percent contained and Bald Mountain began on August 24 and is 0 percent contained ✔ The major concern is the Pole Creek Fire jumped across Highway 6



Florence keeps Carolinas at risk

9/18/2018, 2:09:24 AM
More than 30 people have died and thousands have been rescued from floodwaters in the Carolinas that have isolated towns and disrupted medical services. ✔ There’s a lot of work to do, and there could be more work to do over the next few days, he said ✔ Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an Emergency Operations Center to monitor the risk of infectious diseases posed by contaminated floodwater, mold prevention treatment and help controlling mosquito populations that thrive in standing water



BREAKING: Death toll rises to 31 as Hurricane Florence continues to RAVAGE US

9/18/2018, 12:44:09 AM
US OFFICIALS have confirmed the death toll has risen to 31 as Hurricane Florence continues to ravage the US, with further devastating flooding forecast to strike. ✔ US officials have confirmed the death toll has risen to 31 (Image: Daily Express) Hurricane Florence has killed 31 people, trapped hundreds more and cut off an entire city, officials have said ✔ North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commented on the storm, saying: This is a monumental disaster for our state



Four decades after Fonzie, Henry Winkler wins his first Emmy for 'Barry'

9/18/2018, 3:00:54 AM
Henry Winkler earned a standing ovation after he won the supporting comedy actor Emmy for his work on "Barry." ✔ After kissing his wife of 40 years, Stacey, and hugging Bill Hader and Alec Berg the men who hired him for Barry Henry Winkler made it to the stage to collect the first Primetime Emmy of his celebrated career ✔ Winkler recently had prominent roles on celebrated comedies such as Arrested Development and Parks and Recreation



US slaps new tariffs on $200 bil. worth of Chinese imports

9/18/2018, 12:07:02 AM
undefined ✔ US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 17 September 2018 ✔ In anticipation of the move, China promised to retaliate ✔ They just refuse to make the changes we want to see



Horror of Grenfell victim’s 999 call

9/18/2018, 2:44:03 AM
A 999 operator yesterday described how a Grenfell Tower victim screamed down the phone that she could not escape. ✔ The victim is believed to be Deborah Lamprell, whose body was found with six others on the top floor of the block after the fire last June in which 71 people died ✔ Ms Jabin said: The call went from being really manic at the start and throughout most of it and then really, really quiet ✔ Eventually Debbie stopped responding completely and I had lost her



Oops! Angela Bassett Mispronounces Rachel Brosnahan's Name While Presenting at Emmys 2018

9/18/2018, 1:32:00 AM
Bassett had some trouble while announcing The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star's win for lead actress in a comedy series ✔ Check out all of PEOPLE’s 2018 Emmys coverage here I am so sorry I can say your name ✔ In addition to Brosnahan’s win for lead actress, Alex Borstein won for supporting actress and Amy Sherman-Palladino won for both outstanding writing and directing ✔ The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost, are airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on NBC



ADB ramps up Pacific presence as aid donors jostle for influence

9/18/2018, 3:27:55 AM
The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday it is expanding its presence in the P... ✔ FILE PHOTO: President of the Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao arrives for the sixth Mekong Greater Sub-Region Summit (GMS-6) in the National Convention Center (NCC) in Hanoi, Vietnam 31 March 2018 ✔ The new country offices will allow ADB to have more regular contact and substantive communication with government and development partners, the bank said in a statement ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin set Syria deal on demilitarized zone

9/18/2018, 12:28:01 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he had struck a deal with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to table a planned offensive against the Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib, a last-minute agreement that led all sides of the 7-year-old conflict to breathe a sigh of relief despite a host of unanswered questions about whether the so-called demilitarized zone will hold. ✔ More broadly, the U.S. avoided entering into a direct confrontation with Moscow in Syria, allowing Mr. Assad’s forces, Russia, and Iran a free hand to focus on slowly crushing rebel forces ✔ Observers say the situation inside Syria is delicate and geopolitically complex, leaving the White House with few options and all but sidelining Washington as a potential peacemaker ✔ ⦁ This article is based in part on wire service reports



Theresa May blasts Michael Gove's claims Brexit deal could be renegotiated

9/18/2018, 12:50:36 AM
THERESA May allied herself with hard Brexiteers to dismiss Michael Gove’s claim that her EU Brexit deal could be unpicked by a new leader. The Environment Secretary and former Leave campaign boss s… ✔ But she raised eyebrows last night by again refusing to rule out making it easier for EU migrants to come to the UK than those from the rest of the world ✔ PA:Press Association 3 Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said said no one will have any appetite for reopening Brexit talks The proposition – bitterly opposed by Tory Brexiteers – comes as the Migration Advisory Committee delivers the verdict of its year-long report into what immigration Britain will need after Brexit ✔ Ring The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or email exclusive@the-sun.co.uk



‘I feel sorry for her’ - Vince Cable to call on May to deliver Brexit she 'BELIEVES IN'

9/18/2018, 12:25:27 AM
REMOANER Vince Cable is expected to call on Theresa May to demand a second Brexit referendum and stop “dutifully delivering a policy she does not really believe in”, in his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton on Tuesday. ✔ However, Mrs May has ruled out a second referendum under any circumstances ✔ The Prime Minister told the BBC earlier today MPs would have a choice between her proposed deal or a ‘no deal’ outcome, ahead of the UK's highly anticipated departure ✔ And billions, billions, of taxpayers' money spent preparing for disaster



Halftime report: Here's which networks have the most wins

9/18/2018, 2:15:12 AM
A look at where Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, FX, NBC and all the major networks stand halfway through the 2018 Primetime Emmys. ✔ I legit don’t know what I said up there, he said laughing ✔ The other nominees included: Eric Drysdale, Miles Kahn, Paul Myers, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Melinda Taub, Mike Drucker, Nicole Silverberg, Sean Crespo, Razan Ghalayini, Tyler Hall, Allana Harkin, Halcyon Person and Mike Rubens for Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American Puerto Rico Patton Oswalt for Patton Oswalt: Annihilation Michelle Wolf for Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady Martin Short and Steve Martin for Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life View the complete list of winners and nominees >> Read More



Glenn Weiss won an Emmy — and his girlfriend said yes to his marriage proposal

9/18/2018, 2:15:16 AM
Glenn Weiss took home the Emmy for his direction of the Oscars — his 14th overall Emmy — but really made waves with his surprise proposal to girlfriend Jan Svendsen. ✔ Read More Sep. 17, 2018, 6:39 p.m. Awards Winners Behind the scenes By Deborah Vankin Sep 17, 2018 | 6:39 PM Henry Winkler celebrates the end of a lengthy Emmys drought backstage Henry Winkler onstage after winning for supporting actor in a comedy series award for Barry



Teddy Perkins from 'Atlanta' is at the Emmys, but no one knows who's under the mask

9/18/2018, 2:02:33 AM
The nightmarish Teddy Perkins from "Atlanta" was in the audience at Monday night's Emmy Awards, but no one is entirely sure who is under the mask. ✔ The veteran writer, who recently announced he was taking his talents to Netflix ,said he was so happy to be here ✔ In retrospect, Wever said that she was scared at the time, because the win was so unexpected, and had she had her wits about her, she would have thanked Showtime and Edie Falco



Emmy winner Bill Hader: 'I legit don't know what I said up there'

9/18/2018, 2:02:34 AM
Clutching an Emmy statuette in his hand, Bill Hader reflected on what he called a “surreal” win for lead actor in a comedy in HBO’s “Barry.” ✔ The other nominees included: Eric Drysdale, Miles Kahn, Paul Myers, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Melinda Taub, Mike Drucker, Nicole Silverberg, Sean Crespo, Razan Ghalayini, Tyler Hall, Allana Harkin, Halcyon Person and Mike Rubens for Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American Puerto Rico Patton Oswalt for Patton Oswalt: Annihilation Michelle Wolf for Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady Martin Short and Steve Martin for Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life View the complete list of winners and nominees >> Read More Sep. 17, 2018, 6:28 p.m. Awards By Tre'vell Anderson Sep 17, 2018 | 6:28 PM Kenya Barris of 'black-ish' feels the difference in this year's Emmys Kenya Barris and Rainbow Edwards-Barris at the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater



Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields win for outstanding writing for a drama series for 'The Americans'

9/18/2018, 2:15:14 AM

Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields win for outstanding writing for a drama series for "The Americans."

✔ The original assumption was that it was Atlanta star Donald Glover donning the Perkins persona, but a quick camera cut during the show suggested that Glover could not have gotten out of the disguise so quickly ✔ And this year, I don’t give a [expletive], so I’m screaming [stuff] from my seat! Read More




Tiffany Haddish sidesteps diversity question backstage: 'I didn't go to college for that'

9/18/2018, 2:15:10 AM
Tiffany Haddish arrives backstage resplendent in a rainbow-striped, custom-made dress inspired by the colors of the Eritrean flag, an homage to her late father's heritage. ("This is the only one that's out there right now," she said. "This is an original.") ✔ The other nominees included: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau for Game of Thrones Joseph Fiennes for The Handmaid's Tale David Harbour for Stranger Things Mandy Patinkin for Homeland Matt Smith for The Crown View the complete list of winners and nominees >> Read More Sep. 17, 2018, 6:50 p.m. Winners By Makeda Easter Sep 17, 2018 | 6:50 PM Emmy winner Bill Hader: 'I legit don't know what I said up there' Bill Hader accepts the Emmy for lead actor in a comedy series for Barry



The Emmys are 70 this year: We look back at the awards ceremony's history

9/18/2018, 12:03:39 AM
The Emmys are 70 this year. We look back at the awards ceremony's history in words and pictures ✔ He suggested they be named for the iconoscope tube, but membershipdidn’t like Ike because it was too reminiscent of Gen ✔ 1999 HBO hits the high note HBO’s The Sopranos became the first cable-network series to get a best drama nomination and earned more noms overall (16) than any other show ✔ Additional winners in each category are charged for extra statuettes



The Latest: More N Carolina counties qualify for federal aid

9/18/2018, 1:07:37 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Depression Florence (all times local): 8:45 p.m. More North Carolina counties have qualified for federal ✔ (AP Photo/David Goldman) Rescue personnel paddle through a flooded apartment complex to evacuate residents as flooding continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept ✔ 17) President Donald Trump says the aftermath of last year's hurricanes in Puerto Rico have been an incredible, tough situation but adds, we fought, and we are winning that one big



Rivers, death toll and environmental hazards still rising in Carolinas as flooding sets records

9/18/2018, 2:25:25 AM
Experts warn that rivers will crest and remain at high level for as many as 10 days before dropping, part of “catastrophic flooding” across the region following the hurricane. ✔ By Patricia Sullivan , Patricia Sullivan Reporter covering government, politics and other regional issues in Arlington County and Alexandria Email Bio Follow Rachel Siegel , Rachel Siegel National business reporter Email Bio Follow Mark Berman and Mark Berman National news reporter Email Bio Follow Joel Achenbach Joel Achenbach Reporter covering science and politics Email Bio September 17 at 10:10 PM WILMINGTON, N.C ✔ Duke Energy employees and contractors worked with heavy machinery to create a new berm to contain the material



25 Products Under $10 That’ll Pull Their Weight In The Kitchen

9/18/2018, 1:16:18 AM
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