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Rain-gorged river still poses flood threat in Hurricane Florence's...

9/24/2018, 1:50:04 AM
Rain-swollen rivers in North and South Carolina kept rising on Sunday and were f... ✔ But the city said its offices would reopen on Monday after having been closed for a week ✔ That left hundreds of dead fish stranded on a highway near Wallace, about 35 miles (56 km) from the nearest beach, according to the Penderlea Fire Department, which posted video of firefighters hosing the fish off Interstate 40 ✔ ALAN CRADICK, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH/via REUTERS Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Tiger Woods triumph ends five-year drought

9/24/2018, 3:40:43 AM
Woods was never seriously challenged after starting the day with a three-shot cushion over Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose. ✔ He drained a 10-foot birdie for a confidence-boosting start at the first, and then parred the next eight holes, using a deft short game and a hot putter to extricate himself from trouble on a couple of occasions ✔ (Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina, editing by Nick Mulvenney)


A spud-tastrophe! Fries in Europe could lose up to an inch

9/24/2018, 3:42:07 AM
It's not exactly fry-tastic news. After a brutally hot, dry summer caused a potato shortage in Belgium, France and the U.K., fry size is taking a hit. ✔ French fries(Photo: Magone/Getty Images) What the spud ✔ With crops yields down by 25 percent from normal, the Washington Post reports Pierre Lebrun, of the Walloon Potato Growers’ Association, told the Sudepresse newspaper much of Europe will all eat smaller fries ✔ In Europe, the drought means prices are up and the spuds themselves are smaller


Matthew Wright's wife Amelia reveals her baby bump for the first time

9/24/2018, 1:15:16 AM
Matthew Wright's wife Amelia has revealed her baby bump for the first time, after the couple announced their pregnancy following eight years of IVF. ✔ Feel super blessed to have such lovely followers.'  Announced: Matthew retweeted his wife's message, sparking a storm of congratulatory tweets As the joyous messages continued to pour in, the presenter stated: 'This is the first @twitter storm I've been thru where the rain is lovely and warm


Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remains

9/24/2018, 3:21:56 AM
Support for Australia's center-right government edged higher over the past ... ✔ Morrison must return to the polls by May 2019, an election that is poised to be fought over inequality ✔ Labor has pledged to cut capital gains tax discounts and scrap a favorable tax scheme for owners of multiple properties, known as negative gearing, amid soaring house prices ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Florence The Week After: Thousands Brace For More Flooding

9/24/2018, 2:18:26 AM
In Washington, Congress is starting to consider almost $1.7 billion in new money to aid recovery efforts from Florence. ✔ Sean Rayford via Getty Images BLADENBORO, N.C ✔ The program initially will be open to residents in nine counties and then will be expanded ✔ Hurricane Florence has deeply wounded our state, wounds that will not fade soon as the flood waters finally recede, Gov ✔ He asked congressional leaders to hurry federal aid


Brett Kavanaugh accused of sexual misconduct by SECOND woman

9/24/2018, 1:52:55 AM
Deborah Ramirez, 53, alleges Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party when they were both students at Yale University in the 1980s ✔ Grassley said he was disturbed to learn of the threats ✔ Democratic Senator Doug Jones said Mark Judge, Kavanaugh's high school friend, should be subpoenaed if he refuses to testify ✔ Judge's lawyer said in a letter to the committee on Tuesday that Judge did not recall the incident and did not wish to testify


Widows of US golfers killed in DFO plane crash to sue for 'millions'

9/24/2018, 3:37:12 AM
Law firm representing four golfers' widows said it expected to file legal action after the findings from investigation into the crash were released on Monday. ✔ In a statement, the widows of Mr Reynolds De Haven, Mr Garland, Mr Munsch and Mr Washburn said that for 12 months their heartache had been accompanied by painful questions ✔ The bureau's preliminary report released a month after the crash found that there appeared to be no signs of engine trouble at the time of impact


THE NAME’S BOND, MILLENNIAL BOND...

9/24/2018, 2:33:01 AM
Work has started on the next 007 film. But how will he appeal to a new generation of fans? We spy out the possibilities. ✔ EON Productions, the James Bond fi lm factory, has just appointed a fresh director for its next 007 flick after Danny Boyle of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire fame, walked out of the job after three months, taking his script with him ✔ Future Bond films are going to have to accommodate millennial workplace expectations


‘Corbyn is biggest threat to freedom we face’ - Boris Johnson HITS OUT at Labour leader

9/24/2018, 12:01:56 AM
JEREMY CORBYN is “the biggest threat to freedom that this country has faced for decades” because of his inability to “state the bleeding obvious and denounce evil”, Boris Johnson has railed. ✔ Boris Johnson is an ardent Brexiteer and fierce critic of the Prime Minister's Chequers plans (Image: GETTY) The Labour leader faced outrage last month when he praised to release of Hamas terrorists and referred to them as his brothers on Iran’s state TV


President returns to Trump Tower for THIRD time since taking office

9/24/2018, 12:11:06 AM
Donald Trump returned to the iconic Manhattan skyscraper that served as the backdrop for his reality TV shows and the launch of his ground-breaking presidential bid on Sunday. ✔ 'We have got to make sure we enforce sanctions, because that's what brought them to the table in the first place ✔ Haley said Sunday on CNN that Russia owns the crisis there now and it needs to foot the bill to reconstruct the country once ISIS had been defeated and the civil war is over ✔ Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech that rivals Trump's own to the general assembly this week


How #MeToo has changed the D.C. power structure — so far

9/24/2018, 2:01:03 AM
Before Brett Kavanaugh, 27 federal officials or candidates were tied to allegations of abuse or sexual misconduct. Here’s what happened to them. ✔ Ramsey called the allegation a lie and, in a letter on Facebook, defended herself and blamed her decision to suspend her campaign on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's lack of support, saying they had implemented a zero tolerance standard around harassment


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