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HEARTBREAKING footage shows herd of cattle being swept away in RECORD BREAKING storm

9/22/2018, 5:11:36 AM
SHOCKING footage shows a herd of cattle being swept away by floodwater in Fittstown, Oklahoma after a record breaking 12.44 inches of rain ravaged the area. ✔ One person wrote: Oh my God I have never seen anything like that ✔ The user who captured the footage then responded with a series of tweets ✔ I watched them downstream as far as I could and only saw 3-4 make it out before they disappeared from my view ✔ Numerous storms are set to move through Oklahoma over the weekend


Small North Carolina town latest to feel Florence's fury

9/22/2018, 4:26:24 AM
BLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Benetta White and David Lloyd slogged through waist-deep water filling their yard to escape Hurricane Florence's latest life-threatening punch to a town in ✔ (AP) Benetta White and David Lloyd slogged through waist-deep water filling their yard to escape Hurricane Florence's latest life-threatening punch to a town in the Carolinas ✔ They got hit, but the big hit comes days later and it will be the biggest they've ever had, said Trump, who visited North and South Carolina this week


Focus on Lake Victoria following Tanzania ferry disaster

9/22/2018, 4:16:41 AM
Lake Victoria is the biggest lake in Africa and crossed every day by scores of boats that are often poorly maintained and overloaded, making them vulnerable to poor weather. Every year, between 3,000 ✔ 06:00 Focus on Lake Victoria following Tanzania ferry disaster


Tanzania ferry disaster: Captain arrested, death toll to rise

9/22/2018, 7:30:06 AM
President Magufuli orders arrests of those responsible for MV Nyerere and says more bodies are expected to be found. ✔ The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but overloading is frequently to blame for such incidents ✔ He had gone with his wife but she has not been found yet ✔ In 1996, a ferry disaster in the same region killed more than 500 people ✔ The people on the boat that capsized, many of them were on their way home form a market when the boat tipped over


More Evacuations Ordered as Flooding From Florence Worsens in South Carolina

9/22/2018, 5:21:46 AM
An additional 1,400 residents were ordered to evacuate on Friday as river water levels continued to rise. ✔ About 800 power outages remain across South Carolina, and major highways – including parts of Interstate 95 and state Route 22 – are closed ✔ … The damage in the northeastern part of our state will be catastrophic, surpassing anything recorded in modern history


FEMA Chief to Reimburse Cost of Improperly Using Government Vehicles

9/22/2018, 4:00:49 AM
President Trump’s top disaster official, FEMA head Brock Long, agreed to repay the government for the improper use of federal vehicles and received a show of support from DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. ✔ President Trump and FEMA Administrator Brock Long in North Carolina on Wednesday to visit areas hit by Hurricane Florence ✔ Mr. Long’s use of government vehicles and staffwho drove him the 400 miles between FEMA headquarters and his homewas the subject of an investigation by the DHS inspector general’s office


Pardoned Australian filmmaker to be deported from Cambodia

9/22/2018, 7:36:03 AM
PHNOM PEHN-- An Australian filmmaker was awaiting deportation from Cambodia on Saturday after receiv ✔ PHNOM PEHN-- An Australian filmmaker was awaiting deportation from Cambodia on Saturday after receiving a royal pardon for his conviction on spying charges for flying a drone over a political rally ✔ His Aug. 31 conviction was met with only lukewarm public concern from Australia's prime minister and foreign minister


NC river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

9/22/2018, 4:26:16 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant Friday where an old coal ash dump had been covered ✔ (AP) Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant Friday where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters ✔ The utility later agreed to plead guilty to nine Clean Water Act violations and pay $102 million in fines and restitution for illegally discharging pollution from ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants


Akihito, Michiko console victims of rain-stricken western Japan

9/22/2018, 4:54:09 AM
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the western Japan prefectures of Ehime and Hiroshima on ✔ It was their second visit to disaster-stricken areas, following one to Okayama Prefecture on Sept ✔ Michiko also spoke to Yamanouchi about living in the temporary housing facility, telling her: You probably are experiencing many inconveniences ✔ I wish that you will all take care of yourselves and have healthy lives, Akihito told them


Back to the wall, Cruz decries challenger O'Rourke as out-of-touch...

9/22/2018, 6:42:52 AM
Cruz is in the political fight of his life — and he knows it. US ✔ Most polls indicate the election is now too close to confidently predict ✔ Trump is expected to appear at a rally in Texas with Cruz next month ✔ Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News/Pool via REUTERS The two candidates will face off twice more in debates before Election Day ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


DHS Secretary says FEMA head won't lose job over travel investigation

9/22/2018, 6:56:07 AM
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William "Brock" Long had been under investigation over travel to his home in North Carolina. ✔ The House Oversight Committee is also looking into the allegations and has asked Long to turn over to the committee all documents related to the trips by Oct. 1, including whether his staff was put up in hotels paid for by taxpayer dollars ✔ The former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, resigned in July after allegations of massive security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease


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