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Hurricane tracker: Could Hurricane Florence REFORM and come back as Hurricane Kirk?

9/22/2018, 7:41:59 PM
HURRICANE Florence has dissipated but the impact it had on the US East Coast was devastating and continues, as flooding is expected to worsen over the coming days. But is there a storm forming from the remnants of Florence in the Atlantic Ocean? ✔ The National Hurricane Center (NHC) gives the system a 20 percent chance of organising in five days ✔ The NHC has warned Kirk may find conditions more conducive to slow strengthening next week ✔ More than three dozen flood gauges in North and South Carolina showed flooding, according to the National Weather Service



Britain hit by rainy and blustery weather in the wake of Storm Bronagh

9/22/2018, 4:53:15 PM
Londoners were pictured sheltering under umbrellas (pictured in Westminster) as rain spread across the south of England and parts of Wales on Saturday. ✔ Rain has hit southern England today with strong winds and wet weather expected to hit the country tomorrow before warmer temperatures return next week ✔ Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell said: 'It's been quite a wet day across the south of England and Wales and that rain is going to hang around this evening



Tanzania ferry disaster sees man rescued while death toll hits 207

9/22/2018, 7:27:57 PM
The man reportedly managed to survive by locking himself up in a small room in the tipped ferry ✔ It is thought the boat capsized when passengers all moved to one side ✔ This equipment will increase efficiency in the rescue operation and we will continue with the search until we are satisfied that we have rescued everyone, he told Relatives of the deceased had started to identify the bodies of their loved ones, he said



Turkey faces perilous mission in northern Syria — and possible disaster if it fails

9/22/2018, 7:26:19 PM
Ankara fears a regime offensive in Idlib could send refugees racing to the border and fuel new militancy. ✔ By Erin Cunningham Erin Cunningham Middle East reporter covering Iran, Turkey, Syria and the wider region Email Bio Follow September 22 at 3:01 PM ISTANBUL As the chief backer of Syria’s embattled opposition, Turkey now faces a perilous task ✔ Turkey has recently reinforced its observation posts in Idlib, established as part of an earlier agreement with Russia and Iran, deploying tanks, commandos and multiple rocket launching systems, Gurcan said



Michael Lewis: The Big Short author on how Trump is gambling with nuclear disaster

9/22/2018, 5:23:45 PM
The books interview: Government positions left empty, cronyism, anti-government ideology – everything about Trump’s administration makes America more vulnerable to risk ✔ I think they underestimated the political consequences of that ✔ With the new book, Lewis is planning to tour a lot of small college towns, places in swing states, in the runup to the midterms in November ✔ About the fifth risk facing the country, he says: If you’re worried about it to the degree you should be worried about it, there’s no way you have this man running the country



Man Rescued Two Days After Tanzanian Ferry Capsized, Killing At Least 207

9/22/2018, 7:42:07 PM
Tanzania's president ordered the arrest of those responsible for the disaster. ✔ Coffins were lined up nearby awaiting bodies being pulled from the vessel, which lay belly up in the water just meters from the shoreline ✔ Additional reporting by Nuzulack Dausen; Writing by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by John Stonestreet and Helen Popper Download



When a Hurricane Ravages Your Hometown

9/22/2018, 4:16:26 PM
“I kept thinking the dateline should read ‘Memory Lane.’ ” A Wall Street Journal reporter surveys Florence’s damage in Wilmington, N.C., the town where she grew up. ✔ My mom wrapped her treasures in towels and took them with her ✔ 20) No Way In, No Way Out Of North Carolina City (Sept ✔ 17) Visual Coverage of Hurricane Florence: The Huge, Slow-Moving Storm Photos: Florence Ravages Carolinas With Rain, Winds Then and Now: See Florence’s Path of Destruction



For These North Carolinians, The Risk Of Drug Relapse Was Scarier Than Floodwaters

9/22/2018, 7:42:05 PM
How one North Carolina clinic helped patients with opioid addiction during the storm. ✔ Joseph Rushmore for HuffPostA sign on the closed Fayetteville Treatment Center, which was supposed to reopen on Sept ✔ In addition to painful symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, shakiness and anxiety, the ultimate fear of withdrawal is that it will lead to relapse ✔ Stress can also trigger the urge to use drugs during recovery ✔ I’ll always wonder, how many patients did CTC save



Freshman student forgets professor's name, mistakenly submits paper with awkward nickname

9/22/2018, 7:28:40 PM
Ohio University freshman Zoey Oxley used "Professor whats his nuts" as a placeholder for her professor's actual name on an essay draft. Then she accidentally submitted that draft. ✔ And, naturally, many people wanted to know how things turned out for Oxley ✔ NICOLAS ASFOURI, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen A Sri Lankan makes bubbles along the Galle Face promenade in Colombo ✔ ( LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



UK weather: Britain HOTTING UP - Autumn to be WARMER than average as temperatures rise

9/22/2018, 7:48:12 PM
AUTUMN could be warmer than normal triggered by a high pressure pattern coming into the UK, according to long range forecasts which predict temperatures are likely to be higher than average. ✔ It adds: However, as the nights lengthen through September, longer clear nights will lead to some low overnight temperatures, with an accompanying risk of patchy fog across the UK, and frost in the north ✔ The heavy rains follows on from the first two named storm of the seasons - Storm Ali and Storm Bronagh - which brought devastating rain and high winds to the country



Brexit news: David Miliband demands SECOND vote on 'MIS-SOLD' and 'corrosive' Brexit

9/22/2018, 4:33:43 PM
REMAINER David Miliband has claimed a no-deal Brexit would be a “terrible disaster” for the country, and called for a second referendum on any deal that emerged from the fractious Brexit negotiations. ✔ Whilst at an informal summit in Salzburg where she made a last-ditch pitch of her Chequers deal to EU leaders, she singled out Mayor of London Sadiq Khan over his calls for a people’s vote ✔ We need serious engagement on resolving the two big problems in the negotiations



Ricky Hatton SLAMS Anthony Joshua rival ahead of Povetkin bout: 'He's absolutely dreadful'

9/22/2018, 6:29:28 PM
BOXING icon Ricky Hatton has ripped into Deontay Wilder and backs Anthony Joshua to demolish him if he overcomes Alexander Povetkin tonight. ✔ Hatton, 39, said he wouldn't teach my son to throw punches in the way that heavyweight champion Wilder, 32, currently does ✔ I have every confidence with Tyson against Wilder, against Joshua I would have to say 50/50 and I'd probably understand why people would make Joshua the favourite



Gary Barlow challenges Liam Gallagher to a drink-off

9/22/2018, 7:36:55 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Take That reveller recently drank 17 glasses of wine in one night, and says he loves getting mortal – but there is one band even he can't get close to in the booze stakes ✔ Gary says fellow party animals Boyzone always end up causing fights (Image: Handout) Read More Brian McFadden threatens to run over woman after moaning about driving ban And the lads admit they have become bigger divas with age ✔ It’s something I would love for us to do as a band, Mark confesses



The Latest: Video shows rescued Tanzania ferry survivor

9/22/2018, 7:26:32 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on capsized Tanzanian ferry (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Video footage of the survivor found in a capsized Tanzanian f ✔ NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) The Latest on capsized Tanzanian ferry (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Video footage of the survivor found in a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the deadly disaster shows him carried quickly along a busy street by health workers and military personnel as a siren wails ✔ (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) A rescue diver, right, searches in the water for bodies of the victims of the capsized MV Nyerere passenger ferry on Ukara Island, Tanzania Saturday, Sept



Disabled woman 'barricaded' in sitting room by Asda delivery man

9/22/2018, 4:17:07 PM
Anna O'Mara said she couldn't even use the toilet because of the heavy crates blocking the way ✔ The 48-year-old from Wolverhampton, claims she had asked the man to unload the shopping in the kitchen but he replied saying that wasn't his responsibility and dashed off, Birmingham Live reports ✔ She said: The driver said 'it's not my job to unpack' and, despite me telling him I could hardly move, he dumped the crates in the hallway ✔ We are glad she has accepted a gesture of goodwill, which we hope can help restore her faith in us



Girl, 10, dies after sudden sugar crash sent her into a diabetic coma

9/22/2018, 4:17:05 PM
Tragic Sophia Daugherty was staying with a friend in New Castle, Pennsylvania, when it happened ✔ A 10-year-old girl has died after going into a diabetic coma while on a sleepover with friends, according to reports ✔ The schoolgirl was staying with a friend in New Castle, Pennsylvania, US, when it happened ✔ She played softball, basketball and was an active cheerleader



Get the lowdown on the origin of the Charleston, Paso Doble, Viennese waltz and salsa

9/22/2018, 5:47:34 PM
THE DANCES on Strictly Come Dancing are varied and show off different skills from the professionals and stars. But where did the popular styles come from and how many dances do they perform? What d… ✔ The following dances are performed in the Latin American category: Cha Cha Cha Jive Paso Doble Rumba Samba Cha Cha Cha The lively Cha Cha Cha is an American dance that has origins in Cuba ✔ The dance style was developed in New York in the mid 1970s



Strictly Come Dancing's Susannah Constantine wears mad outfit with big surprise

9/22/2018, 7:19:04 PM
The What Not To Wear stylist has unlikely worn anything quite like that ✔ Bruno Tonioli suggested the reason she was not as good was a stowaway in your undergarments while Craig Revel Horwood had some nasty things to say ✔ The best part for me was when you fell on the floor at the end ✔ Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.15pm on BBC1



Travel still dangerous in flooded areas of North Carolina

9/22/2018, 7:31:56 PM
BLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Travel remained dangerous Saturday in southeastern North Carolina, where the governor warned of "treacherous" floodwaters more than a week after Hurricane ✔ Emergency management officials said residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed will begin moving into hotel rooms next week ✔ Lee plant, and is trying to determine how much of that, if any has entered into the Neuse River ✔ 21) Tobacco crops battered and bruised by Hurricane Florence stand unharvested in fields near Fremont, North Carolina



School has been likened to a 'Victorian prison' for banning talking

9/22/2018, 4:17:10 PM
Pupils also face having their mobile phone confiscated for an entire term if they are spotted fiddling with them in school - and they are confiscated for two weeks if they are heard ringing in their bags or pockets ✔ The headteacher has said that children will face sanctions if they are caught talking after class (stock image) (Image: OJO+) Read More Nemanja Matic hailed as anonymous donor who gave €70,000 towards young boy's cancer treatment Pupils also face having their mobile phone confiscated for an entire term if they are spotted fiddling with them in school - and they are confiscated for two weeks if they are heard ringing in their bags or pockets



Destroyer is a guilt-ridden detective story made by an incredible director

9/22/2018, 7:33:20 PM
Nicole Kidman stars in Karyn Kusama’s modern noir ✔ Photo: TIFF Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases ✔ The younger Erin Bell has her own set of problems, but she’s relatively hopeful about what her future might hold



Militants attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25

9/22/2018, 6:29:29 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and w ✔ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in nearly a decade ✔ In Tehran, Rouhani watched a military parade that included ballistic missiles capable of reaching Israel and U.S. military bases in the Mideast



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