Unending disaster: Florence floods prompt new evacuations
9/21/2018, 7:56:21 PMGALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (AP) — With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with nearly 3 feet of ra ✔ McMaster asked congressional leaders to hurry federal aid ✔ Virtually the entire town is flooded and inaccessible except by boat, just two years after it was flooded by Hurricane Matthew ✔ Many wonder if they will encounter another devastating storm after they rebuild
Brits set for more weather misery as tail-end of Storm Bronagh brings weekend washout and gales
9/21/2018, 5:49:06 PMBRITS are set for more weather misery this weekend as the tail-end of Storm Bronagh brings gales and rain. The second named storm of the season will continue to pack a punch with strong gusts ̵… ✔ The storm sparked a danger to life weather warning with monster gales and rain wreaking havoc ✔ This morning, the Environment Agency had 27 flood alerts in place - the lowest level of the three-tier warning system ✔ The alerts cover a number of rivers in northern England and as far south as the River Wye in Herefordshire
Philippines: At least 29 dead in Cebu landslide
9/21/2018, 5:12:02 PMQuarrying operations suspended in parts of Philippines after a new landslide kills dozens in Mangkhut's wake. ✔ Many of the deaths occurred in Itogon, in northern Benguet province, where the world's strongest storm of the year set off a major landslide that hit a bunkhouse where people were taking shelter from the typhoon ✔ Poverty forces many people to live in vulnerable areas, making natural disasters more deadly
Glacier Peak eruption: ‘HIGH THREAT’ volcano is more DANGEROUS than Yellowstone volcano
9/21/2018, 4:08:44 PMGLACIER Peak volcano in the heart of Washington state is a bigger risk “capable of eruption” than Yellowstone supervolcano, officials have warned. ✔ The giant stratovolcano in the US Cascadic Volcanic Arch has a history of violent explosive eruptions ✔ The ominous volcano lies within the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area and Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ✔ Future eruptions will likely be preceded by strong earthquakes and the emission of volcanic gases
New California law helps utilities with wildfire lawsuits
9/21/2018, 7:34:22 PMSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure Friday allowing utilities to bill their customers to pay for future legal settlements stemming from devastating 2017 wi ✔ Regulators have required utility investors to shoulder the legal burden for fires caused by mismanagement of electrical equipment ✔ It would make it easier, in some circumstances, to do prescribed burns, clear dead trees and brush, log trees and build fire breaks
Arrests, condolences as Tanzania mourns victims of ferry disaster
9/21/2018, 5:53:11 PMThe country's police chief Simon Sirro said on Friday that the number of people dead from the disaster has risen to at least 136. ✔ 19:09 Arrests, condolences as Tanzania mourns victims of ferry disaster
More flooding feared for South Carolina, a week after Florence
9/21/2018, 7:41:35 PMesidents of Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the o... ✔ Flooding could begin early next week, officials said during a community meeting on Thursday ✔ More than 54,000 homes and businesses were without power in the Carolinas on Friday afternoon ✔ As floodwaters continued to rise, concerns grew about environmental and health dangers ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Death toll reaches 136 in Tanzania ferry disaster with scores missing
9/21/2018, 5:48:58 PMRescuers in Tanzania have retrieved at least 136 bodies a day after a ferry sank... ✔ State-owned Taifa Leo reported on its website on Friday that top officials of the Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra) would be questioned in regard to the accident ✔ Preliminary investigations, the paper said, showed the ferry had carried more passengers than its capacity permitted ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
As climate change worsens wildfires, California will spend $1 billion and give utilities new ways to shrink their fire expenses - Los Angeles Times
9/21/2018, 6:50:46 PMWith an eye toward destructive wildfire as California’s most immediate climate emergency, Gov. Jerry Brown took action on Friday to broadly expand state prevention efforts while allowing utility companies to shift some fire-related costs to their customers. ✔ With an eye toward destructive wildfire as California’s most immediate climate emergency, Gov ✔ Downed power lines have sparked devastating fires across the state in previous years ✔ Last week, Moody’s Investor Service downgraded the company’s credit rating, specifically citing the Legislature’s refusal to go along with Brown’s proposal to revise the liability standard known as inverse condemnation
16 Astounding Facts About Japan That Prove a Parallel Universe Does Exist
9/21/2018, 4:47:27 PMDue to a powerful earthquake that happened in 2011 in Japan, the Earth started spinning 1.8 microseconds faster. So if you feel like you don’t have enough time, you know what to blame. But seriously, Japan is so unique that it had a chance to influence the planet’s rotation speed. It is truly a whole other universe and we found 16 facts that prove it. ✔ 16 Astounding Facts About Japan That Prove a Parallel Universe Does Exist Due to a powerful earthquake that happened in 2011 in Japan, the Earth started spinning 1.8 microseconds faster ✔ © AFP / East News The Hadaka Matsuri is an annual festival with over 9,000 male participants
Duke Energy dam fails in NC: Coal ash leaking into river
9/21/2018, 4:40:52 PMHurricane Florence floodwaters have breached the dam at a retired Duke Energy coal power plant near Wilmington, North Carolina, likely causing a spill of coal ash into Cape Fear River. ✔ Floodwaters topped the earthen dike at the northern side of Sutton Lake on Friday ✔ Sutton Lake is located upstream and northwest of Wilmington, which has taken the brunt of Hurricane Florence’s impact ✔ Duke Energy shares continue selling-off as a dam is breached at one of its N.C
Dam breached by Florence floodwaters at power plant in North Carolina
9/21/2018, 6:48:49 PMDuke Energy says it's possible coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River. ✔ What we don't know at this point is if any coal ash has filtered into the Cape Fear River, said Mike Regan, secretary for the state Department of Environmental Quality ✔ Sheehan, the Duke spokeswoman, said that any release of coal ash at the Goldsboro site appeared minimal
Q&A: Tulane’s Charles Figley on Mental Trauma After Natural Disasters
9/21/2018, 7:00:48 PMWhile storms like Hurricane Florence may last a few days, the mental toll can take longer to ride out. ✔ Residents pause Tuesday to observe flooded roads in the Linden, North Carolina, area.(Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer/AP) As residents of the Carolinas return home to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Florence, an expert in post-disaster mental health says efforts needs to be made not only to reconstruct homes and businesses, but to repair the human psyche ✔ It's interesting because being in a shelter is ironic: On the one hand, that's all you have with regard to living
Visually impaired Egyptian couple making a living from weaving bamboo
9/21/2018, 5:57:14 PMWith little assistance, both Gaber and Mahmoud have taught themselves how to weave colourful bamboo shoots into designs of various shapes and sizes. ✔ 19:09 Arrests, condolences as Tanzania mourns victims of ferry disaster
Australian man who filmed himself laughing while running over herd of emus charged with animal cruelty — and speeding
9/21/2018, 4:27:13 PM“This is great,” the man shouts as he runs over the massive birds. “I’ve got that one too, and that one.” ✔ An emu crosses a highway June 12, 2005, near Woomera, Australia ✔ The video shows that as he ran over the emus, his speedometer hit around 75 mph ✔ The arrest comes after two other men were reportedly misidentified online as the culprits behind the attack ✔ The suspect who ended up being charged will go to court in November
Photos of the week | Pictures | Reuters
9/21/2018, 5:59:28 PMPanicked dogs that were left caged by an owner who fled rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence are rescued by volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas, in Leland, North Ca ✔ Panicked dogs that were left caged by an owner who fled rising flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence are rescued by volunteer rescuer Ryan Nichols of Longview, Texas, in Leland, North Carolina ✔ REUTERS/Carlos Barria Close 12 / 25 People participate in the Diawa Irish Pairs sea angling event in windy conditions on the Dingle Peninsula of Inch beach in Inch, Ireland
Awkward moment Prince Harry struggles with air kiss greeting at Grenfell fundraising party
9/21/2018, 6:28:18 PMTHIS is the awkward moment Prince Harry struggled with an air kiss greeting at a Grenfell fundraising party. The Prince was with his wife, Meghan, and mother-in-law, Doria Ragland, as they celebrat… ✔ As Harry and her mother watched on with pride, the Duchess described first going to visit the kitchen in January and being overcome by the welcome from the group ✔ The 50 dishes in the book are the volunteers' own recipes from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean
World Rhino Day: As adorable calf plays in a British zoo, rhino death toll soars
9/21/2018, 6:40:22 PMMORE THAN 500 rhinos have been massacred in South Africa this year as the international battle to save the vanishing creatures reaches crisis point. ✔ Yet 511 individuals from the diminishing population have been killed by poachers over the first eight months of 2018, while the animals also having to contend with the deadly effects of a harsh drought ✔ It states: …more needs to be done to tackle the root causes of the scourge: poverty and unemployment among burgeoning populations, weak judicial systems and a seemingly insatiable demand for rhino horn products
Donald Trump Has A Very, Very Long History Of Not Believing Women
9/21/2018, 7:55:13 PMUnless the men they accuse of sexual misconduct and abuse are not on his side. ✔ I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018 There are many reasons why victims of sexual assault do not report the incidents to police immediately or ever, including fear of retaliation, shame and, in many cases, the likely lack of consequences for the perpetrators ✔ One woman said the Fox News chief blackmailed her into performing sexual acts ✔ Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps ✔ When it comes to abuses against women, it’s painfully clear on whose side the president always stands
Little Women: Dallas star Emily Fernandez pregnant
9/21/2018, 6:42:16 PM'She is extremely happy and excited,' a source told TMZ on Thursday. 'Fernandez used IVF to conceive and choose the gender, but it's unclear if her baby will be a little person.' ✔ 'She is extremely happy and excited,' a source told TMZ on Thursday ✔ They broke up last year and though she is pregnant with his baby, they are not dating at the moment ✔ There have been 25 episodes so far with names such as Party Crasher, Everything's Bigger in Texas and Mini-Disaster
Porn star causes outrage by posing in lingerie next to lions for photo shoot
9/21/2018, 5:27:37 PMThe video, posted on her Instagram account, has got people talking - but not for the right reasons ✔ I will forever remember this acquaintance, this power of nature! Katya Sambuca posed in white lingerie next to the animals (Image: CEN/@thekatyasambuca) The adult star posted the video on her Instagram (Image: CEN/@thekatyasambuca) Read More 'Tanorexic' who doused herself in Coca Cola and oil every day to achieve 'dream look' now has skin of 85-year-old In the video clip, Katya, whose real name Yekaterina Mikhailova, can be seen wearing white lingerie as she cuddles up to a male lion, stroking its long mane
Laughing thug who deliberately mowed down emus in 75mph truck is unmasked
9/21/2018, 6:40:19 PMWARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Farm worker Jacob MacDonald, 20, from rural Australia, ran down 10 of the native birds ✔ Yet MacDonald, who comes from a town named Pinnaroo, says he has few regrets about his actions and was only trying do a 'good deed' and decrease the booming emu population who are destroying crops ✔ MacDonald, who has been interviewed by police, could be charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal, cruelty to an animal, torment to an animal, destruction of protected wildlife and a number of traffic-related offences
Man spotted casually driving dodgem car in middle of road by stunned motorist
9/21/2018, 5:08:23 PMThe man appeared to be waiting at a T-junction but the clip gives no clue how he got there - or how he planned to get anywhere else ✔ The driver was waiting at the T-junction (Image: Deadline News) Read More Russia's 'Love Island' descends into chaos after female stars brawl live on air over romantic dinner with man Company director Mr Peters, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: It was actually shared to us from one of our customers
EU admits deal ‘still possible’ after under fire Theresa May demands UK 'shown respect'
9/21/2018, 6:08:31 PMA BREXIT deal can still be worked out, according to EU chiefs, after Theresa May accused Brussels of disrespecting the UK. ✔ GETTY SLAPDOWN: First Minister Sturgeon accused the PM of 'not listening' (Pic: GETTY) The EU view was bluntly expressed yesterday but not new – she just hasn’t been listening ✔ Tory MP John Redwood appeared to agree, making the point with a cake-based analogy, after Mr Tusk yesterday posted a picture of Mrs May reaching for same on Instagram, with the caption no cherries ✔ Then we can have better cake & more prosperity
The Last Ship season 5 location: Where is The Last Ship filmed? Where's it set?
9/21/2018, 4:27:49 PMTHE LAST SHIP season 5 recently returned to American screens for its last-ever voyage. But where is the Naval series filmed and where is it set? ✔ The Last Ship season five will feature 10 episodes which will be hitting screens on a weekly basis ✔ This latest series will see the crew embarking on one last adventure in a world marred by global tragedy ✔ HOW TO WATCH THE LAST SHIP SEASON 5 ONLINE Where is The Last Ship season 5 filmed ✔ The Last Ship season 5 will air on Sky One on September 26 at 9pm
Theresa May asks for a little respect from Europe in Brexit talks
9/21/2018, 4:54:20 PMShe was mocked by European leaders meeting in Austria this week. ✔ By William Booth William Booth London bureau chief Email Bio Follow September 21 at 12:27 PM LONDON After being confronted, even mocked a bit, at a meeting of European leaders in Austria this week, Prime Minister Theresa May told her country on Friday we are at an impasse in negotiations over Britain’s departure from the continental union ✔ As the former foreign secretary Boris Johnson put it: My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it
NASA telescope discovers two Earth-like planets 49 light years
9/21/2018, 4:10:19 PMNASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has found the 'super-Earth' and 'hot Earth' planets ✔ NASA expects to pinpoint thousands more previously unknown worlds, perhaps hundreds of them Earth-sized or super-Earth sized - no larger than twice as big as our home planet ✔ With four special cameras, TESS uses a detection method called transit photometry, which looks for periodic dips in the visible light of stars caused by planets passing, or transiting, in front of them
Mum killed with unborn baby after being hit by 'makeshift' tow bar is pictured
9/21/2018, 6:40:15 PMAneta Zdeb was travelling with her husband and three-year-old daughter on the A17 in Lincolnshire when the tragedy struck ✔ A widower says his family has been completely devastated after his wife was killed in a horror smash on a busy road ✔ Eyewitnesses described how the Vauxhall Movano van being driven by Hurns could be seen swinging from side to side over the centre white line and bumping in to the back of Orywal's Chrysler Voyager
People in Tenerife sharing photo of turtle involved in that shocking viral story
9/21/2018, 7:36:26 PMWARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGE: The photo, first published by a local newspaper, is now being shared of the suspected turtle alongside what appears to be a specimen bottle and bloodied blue latex glove ✔ A grim photo is being shared on social media allegedly showing a turtle removed from a Brit woman's vagina ✔ Police were called to attend the hospital at 4.30pm on Saturday by a duty doctor concerned the woman could have been the victim of a sexual assault
Mum has acid thrown at her by teenage gang on walk home from work
9/21/2018, 7:03:38 PMRita Cartwright had just finished a 12 hour shift as a care assistant when she was targeted and called a "f*****g old woman" by a hooded gang ✔ Rita said: I have to go back on Sunday for it to be redressed but I don't know how long it is going to take to heal or how long I will be off work ✔ I would also appeal to this person to come forward as he may have information which could be vital to our investigation
NYT rolls out mammoth report on ‘Russian interference’ that fails to tell allegations from facts
9/21/2018, 4:44:37 PMA new take on the ‘Russia hacked the US election’ story by the Gray Lady herself may make some in the journalistic community cringe. It’s usually not considered correct to report allegations as facts, you see. ✔ And that’s all we’ve got from the Mueller indictments, he told RT ✔ We’re looking for false information being spread deliberately to confuse, mislead, or influence voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections ✔ Job well done, Lady! via GIPHY Like this story
New evacuations ordered as Florence flooding threatens more destruction
9/21/2018, 4:10:30 PMOfficials ordered about 500 people to flee along the Lynches River Friday ✔ Officials downstream sounded dire alarms, pointing out the property destruction and environmental disasters left in Florence's wake ✔ One was off the coast of the Carolinas with a chance of drifting toward the coast ✔ One man had time to build a 6-foot-high (1.8-meter) dirt berm around his house ✔ Some areas could stay underwater for weeks, forecasters warned
Man with HIV deliberately infected two teenage lovers including girl, 17
9/21/2018, 6:50:51 PMA court heard Japhet Osei acted 'inexcusably' to conceal his condition with two teenagers, who were aged 17 and 19 at the time ✔ In the spring of 2015 he formed a new relationship with Miss A who was 17 at the time ✔ In June 2015, Miss A started feeling unwell, throat pain, aching, difficulty to pass urine and stomach cramps ✔ Osei, of Beecham Road, Reading, Berks., admitted two counts of causing grievous bodily harm
Drug companies tried to sue the NHS for using cheaper medicine
9/21/2018, 4:44:43 PMGPs argued they were having to deny patients cataract ops and hip replacements because funds were being spent on the more expensive drugs - however one drug company called it a 'setback for public health' ✔ Dr Tony O’Sullivan, chairman of Keep Our NHS Public, said: I welcome this ruling which was a hard-won battle to curb the greed of these companies ✔ We believe the decision undermines the role of regulatory bodies to determine which medicines meet this minimum standard before being made available to the public
We now need a people’s vote on Brexit. But don’t assume remain would win | Jonathan Freedland
9/21/2018, 5:22:58 PMTheresa May’s Salzburg humiliation and angry statement signalled the failure of her Chequers strategy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland ✔ The hills were alive with the sound of humiliation ✔ Stung by that, she took to the Downing Street podium on Friday to deliver an icy death stare in Brussels’ direction – and to demand that the EU treat Britain, and her, with respect ✔ I accept all that, but I have worries about a people’s vote all the same ✔ Put my pessimism down to the dizzying events of the last two years, which have taught me to prepare for the worst
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