Iceland volcano scientists speak out on potential Katla eruption grounding flights
9/24/2018, 9:35:33 AMTHE volcano scientists researching a potential Icelandic eruption that could ground flights across Europe have spoken out. ✔ This article misinforms their readers and undermines me as a scientist and a specialist in my field ✔ It is well known from other volcanoes, for example in Hawaii and Alaska, that CO2 emissions increase weeks or years ahead of eruptions ✔ She isn’t just doing nothing, and these findings confirm that there is something going on
Avalanche of new Kavanaugh accusers could kill his nomination and even sink his current job
9/24/2018, 10:29:32 AMPresident Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had his nomination rocked by additional and graphic accusations of sexual misconduct over the weekend — and his future in the legal profession has come into question. ✔ Kavanaugh now has to defend himself not against civil or criminal charges, but rather a preponderance of seemingly disqualifying information, and some of his fellow legal experts now expect his race is run ✔ Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee had misquoted him on social media and stood accused of grandstanding for future presidential runs by their Republican colleagues
Iceland volcano eruption MAP: Where is Katla volcano? Will it erupt and trigger ASH CLOUD?
9/24/2018, 10:47:08 AMKATLA in Iceland has been reported to be on the verge of eruption after huge levels of carbon dioxide was released by the volcano, but is an eruption actually imminent? ✔ It is well known from other volcanoes, for example, in Hawaii and Alaska, that CO2 emissions increase weeks or years ahead of eruptions ✔ She isn’t doing nothing, and these findings confirm that there is something going on ✔ The 1918 ash plume was documented to have reached heights of 14 km
Tanzania’s president orders arrests over Lake Victoria ferry disaster
9/24/2018, 9:11:32 AMEYE ON AFRICA : In this edition: Tanzania’s president has ordered the arrest of those responsible for the Lake Victoria ferry accident which claimed doze... ✔ And South Africa's president has unveiled a raft of measures to boost the economy, promising greater investment in key industries and infrastructure ✔ Finally, a Kenyan court has temporarily lifted a ban on the controversial film, Rafiki, which tells the love story of two women
Britain to heat up with 22C Indian summer this week making it hotter than Greece
9/24/2018, 8:47:51 AMFine sunshine and dry conditions will make this week significantly milder after the wet and windy Storm Ali and Storm Branagh battered the country ✔ Winter coats and brollies have come out and it's been feeling decidedly brisker ✔ For most the temperature will hover between around 20C throughout the say thanks to light winds, making it feel significantly warmer ✔ It will be largely fine and dry on Friday and partly cloudy with some morning fog patches in south
Magufuli fires transport regulators: ferry disaster death toll at 224
9/24/2018, 8:28:47 AMBoat accidents on Lake Victoria, which is shared by the East African countries of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, are common often caused by lax safety laws, weak enforcement and old and poorly maintained ✔ 10:13 Magufuli fires transport regulators: ferry disaster death toll at 224
Woman with pram poses for selfies next to 15ft Storm Bronagh waves
9/24/2018, 11:12:51 AMThe incident happened in Newhaven, East Sussex, as Storm Bronagh wreaked havoc across the UK ✔ The woman sat down as waves crashed against the seawall (Image: SWNS - Cambridge) UK weather forecast: 'Indian summer' starts TODAY as temperatures climb into 20s - but it's bad news for the north She took a few selfies in a few different positions while the pram was left sitting there
Tanzania begins to bury dead as ferry disaster toll hits 224
9/24/2018, 10:11:13 AMThe death toll included 126 women and 27 children with just 41 people surviving. ✔ Hopes had faded of finding any more survivors three days after the disaster, even after rescuers pulled out an engineer on Saturday who had holed up in an air pocket in the upturned vessel ✔ My child might have been found, but I have not seen her, said Magesa Chibuga, in Swahili ✔ Only 172 of the bodies had been identified by relatives [Andrew Kasuku/AP]
Athletes and fans hail Tiger Woods comeback victory in Atlanta
9/24/2018, 9:55:44 AMAmerican golfer ends five-year title drought amid medical problems and personal struggles to win in Atlanta. ✔ 1 year ago he started hitting golf balls after spinal fusion surgery ✔ Big congrats to @TigerWoods on the W, truly happy for him and all the hard work that’s been put in ✔ Jurassic Park & The Incredibles are box office hits ✔ After 15 long years - the world finally returns to normal ✔ #TigerWoods Koshiek Karan (@iamkoshiek) September 23, 2018<
Mother with pram takes selfie beside 15ft wave hitting sea wall
9/24/2018, 11:37:58 AMBemused passers-by looked on as the woman stopped during a morning jog in New Haven, East Sussex and took a picture as 40ft-high waves crashed into the sea wall beside her. ✔ 'She took a few selfies in a few different positions while the pram was left sitting there ✔ 'Luckily the wind was blowing towards the sea so there wasn't a huge amount of danger but the point is that it was in the middle of a storm and weather can change really quickly ✔ At its worst, Bronagh poured heavy rain and showers as it spread across the country, with 78mph gusts recorded in the Needles on the Isle of Wight
A fun spot in post-hurricane Puerto Rico helps the healing: 'A little beer. Some dancing. You get distracted' - Los Angeles Times
9/24/2018, 10:44:26 AMFor two decades, La Gozadera had been a place for locals from Yabucoa and surrounding towns near Puerto Rico’s southeast coast to dance, drink and eat fried empanadillas. Then a year ago came Hurricane Maria. But the good time spot is back. ✔ A middle-aged man sways across the outdoor dance floor, nodding and smiling at friends as he moves to the rhythm of the bachata coming from a band called Grupo Melaza Mania ✔ Rodriguez is holding a Michelob Ultra beer in one hand and a Benson & Hedges cigarette in another
'We're moving to higher ground': America's era of climate mass migration is here
9/24/2018, 8:36:42 AMBy the end of this century, sea level rises alone could displace 13m people. Many states will have to grapple with hordes of residents seeking dry ground. But, as one expert says, ‘No state is unaffected by this’ ✔ Farming techniques and technology have improved immeasurably since the Dustbowl but rising temperatures are still expected to diminish yields for crops such as maize, soybeans and wheat, prompting the departure of younger people from farming ✔ There isn’t going to be a mop and bucket big enough for this problem
The HIV positive stigma [Inspire Africa]
9/24/2018, 8:48:24 AMHannane Ferdjani meets with Humphrey Nabimanya, a 29 year old Ugandan who was bullied as a child for having HIV+ guardians. ✔ 10:13 Magufuli fires transport regulators: ferry disaster death toll at 224
Abhilash Tomy rescue: Golden Globe race sailor RESCUED after days stranded unable to move
9/24/2018, 8:38:25 AMA SAILOR who was left badly injured and stranded almost 2,000 miles from land has been saved following an international rescue mission. ✔ Abhilash Tomy has been rescued (Image: GETTY) Abhilash Tomy, aged 39, had been competing in the 2018 Golden Globe Race when disaster struck off the coast of Australia ✔ He was hit by a storm that left him unable to move and the boat drifting at sea for more than two days in torrid conditions
South Carolina braces for possible record flooding from Florence
9/24/2018, 9:16:45 AMWaters sweeping down swollen rivers from North Carolina threaten areas near coast; up to 8,000 people told to be ready to evacuate ✔ Roy Cooper announced Sunday night that the major highway has been reopened to all traffic, as floodwaters had withdrawn faster than expected ✔ Lawmakers already are facing a deadline this week to fund the government before the start of the new budget year Oct. 1, and members of Congress are expected to try to act on the disaster relief along with separate legislation to fund the government
Woman falls through the ceiling and lands in the bath… and her son can’t handle it
9/24/2018, 11:58:50 AMTHIS poor woman suffered an epic DIY nightmare after she fell through the ceiling – and landed in the bath. Javone Knowles was on hand to film his mum, Brandi Guyette, as she lay bemused in the tub… ✔ The 10-second clip has since gone viral after being uploaded to Twitter, being viewed more than six million times ✔ And luckily she wasn’t seriously hurt, with Javone assuring she only had bruises here and there ✔ Holidaymakers share their laugh-out-loud attempts to get the perfect snap ✔ And these laugh-out-loud fails will make you feel like you’re winning at life
Venezuela news: President Maduro FEASTS at 'Salt Bae' restaurant as country GOES HUNGRY
9/24/2018, 11:46:39 AMVENEZUELA'S President Nicolas Maduro has been filmed feasting on lamb-chops at a five-star celebrity restaurant, as millions flee the country from the looming threat of starvation. ✔ According to reports, almost two-thirds of Venezuelans have lost weight as food shortages worsen, with some residents forced to search through garbage for food ✔ President Maduro made reference to the controversial meal in a televised news conference, confirming that he had visited the restaurant during a stopover from China, where he had been attempting to negotiate investment into the countries rapidly failing economy
Why Olivia Newton-John couldn't date John Travolta while filming Grease
9/24/2018, 10:06:06 AMOlivia Newton-John has opened up about filming Grease and why it was a good thing she never dated her co-star John Travolta ✔ Olivia, who went on to have a successful singing career, was just 28-years-old when filming Grease, while John was 23 ✔ They were joined at the event by fellow cast members Didi Conn, 67 (Frenchy) and Barry Pearl, 68 (Doody) and the film's director Randal Kleiser, 72
Florence: Evacuations continue as North Carolina rivers rise
9/24/2018, 11:06:55 AMBLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence is by no means done with the Carolinas, where some rivers are still rising and thousands of people were told to plan to leave their home ✔ The Sherwood Drive area of Conway, S.C., began to look like a lake on Sunday as homes were submerged deeper than ever in flood waters that have already set historic records ✔ 21) Tobacco crops battered and bruised by Hurricane Florence stand unharvested in fields near Fremont, North Carolina
Monday’s TV highlights: 'The Big Bang Theory' on CBS - Los Angeles Times
9/24/2018, 9:48:06 AMTV highlights for Mon., Sept. 24, 2018 ✔ 10 p.m. NBC The Good Doctor Dr. Murphy (Freddie Highmore) is shaken by an uncharacteristic surgical blunder that nearly cost a patient his life as this medical drama returns for a new season ✔ Customized TV listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept
Gloom in the newsroom as Hungary's independent media recedes
9/24/2018, 8:20:25 AMThe new owners of the largest independent news outlet in Hungary say they will n... ✔ A statement signed by dozens of staff likened the situation to a war ✔ Political loyalty has paid off for dozens of titles that have toed the government line ✔ A one-billion forint ($3.6 million) profit in 2014 became a 900-million forint loss in 2017 ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Meghan Markle toes ROYAL FASHION line as she slips into SAME OUTFIT as Princess Beatrice
9/24/2018, 11:24:48 AMMEGHAN Markle seems keen to receive the Queen’s seal of fashion approval taking style cues from more experienced royals – even to wearing EXACTLY THE SAME dress as Princess Beatrice. ✔ The Duchess of Sussex launched her new cookbook Together: Our Community cookbook, at Kensington Palace, inspired by her time helping the women survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster to host a community kitchen to help feed those displaced by the fire ✔ She has been a big influence on fashion, trends and style and I think she has seen the power in that
Modi's Hindu nationalism is stumbling
9/24/2018, 9:39:31 AMHindu nationalism as an electoral strategy can only go that far in India. ✔ The passions of the tongue and deepening notions of regional belonging are thus becoming harder for Hindu nationalists to accommodate in a rainbow coalition ✔ Witness India's Reggae Resistance: Defending Dissent Under Modi ABOUT THE AUTHOR Uday Chandra Uday Chandra teaches politics and history at Georgetown University, Qatar
Final moments of MH370 jet revealed as plane plunged ‘rapidly into the ocean'
9/24/2018, 9:00:23 AMTHE final moments of flight MH370 have been revealed in a new documentary which claims the plane plunged in a death spiral before smashing into the Indian Ocean. National Geographic’s Drain The Oce… ✔ At a remote island, almost 5000km from search area, a piece of metal had washed up on the beach of Reunion Island ✔ It was a flaperon from the wing of a plane, and Boeing confirmed the serial number matched that of MH370 ✔ A version of this article originally appeared on News.com.au
Colin Firth and wife Livia dazzle at the Green Carpet Awards in Milan
9/24/2018, 8:59:53 AMThe actor, 58, was sharp-suited, while Livia was hard to miss in an ethereal blue gown at the Fashion Week event, which was also attended by the likes of Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore. ✔ Prosecutors said he subjected them to a ‘terrifying ordeal’ after Miss Giuggioli went back to her husband ✔ He applied for Italian citizenship after describing Brexit as a ‘disaster’ in an interview with an Austrian newspaper in 2016 ✔ In good company: Colin also shared a snap with Julianne Moore and her movie producer husband Bart Freundlich
Analysis | The Health 202: Republicans are running from health care on the campaign trail -- except for President Trump
9/24/2018, 11:56:09 AMTrump talks Obamacare repeal to the base. ✔ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) OUCH: A second woman has come forward accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in college, reports the New Yorker's Ronan Farrow and Jane Meyer ✔ SUGAR RUSH Well, this Thanksgiving dinner is going to be awkward:
Los Angeles reduces Eastern Sierra water deliveries because of climate change. At risk, ranchers say, is a way of life - Los Angeles Times
9/24/2018, 11:15:22 AMFor nearly a century, the lush plains east of Yosemite National Park have been made green thanks to annual flooding by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. But those water deliveries are no longer guaranteed — and locals fear it could harm the region's culture of ranching. ✔ In late August, a drone flown by a contractor for the LADWP crashed on grazing land near Crowley Lake, sparking a fire that charred 10 acres ✔ Otherwise, the sage grouse will spiral into oblivion while people with clashing agendas fight over the effects of climate change
Jungle plane wreckage that sparked MH370 'search’ could be a ‘downed US bomber’
9/24/2018, 9:00:18 AMGHOSTLY images believed to show the disappeared MH370 passenger jet in the Cambodian jungle could actually show a US bomber downed during the Vietnam war. As helicopter fly over the area and a full… ✔ GHOSTLY images believed to show the disappeared MH370 passenger jet in the Cambodian jungle could actually show a US bomber downed during the Vietnam war ✔ Google 7 Ian Wilson found the image after scouring Google Maps for 'hours' MH370 went missing people en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014
MH370 flight performed death spiral before plunging into the sea
9/24/2018, 10:33:53 AMEngineers on National Geographic show Drain The Oceans worked on the theory that the plane ran out of fuel before going down in the Indian Ocean in March 2014. ✔ The last moments of flight MH470 have been reconstructed for a TV documentary which shows it spiralling out of control and smashing into the sea ✔ But he was engaged to be married to Captain Nadira Ramli, 26, a fellow pilot from another airline, and loved his job
10 of the most memorable royal tours of Africa
9/24/2018, 10:26:10 AMundefined ✔ Perhaps because he has three young children at home - or perhaps, as is officially the case, because he is travelling in his capacity as the president of the United for Wildlife conservation group - the Duke of Cambridge will be found flying across Africa in the next few days ✔ His bones were initially dumped without ceremony under a paving stone in the palace grounds
Elmgreen & Dragset: 'Making art is a headache. Only 2.5% of it is fun'
9/24/2018, 9:10:38 AMFrom gay urinals to a Prada in the middle of the Texas desert, the Scandinavian duo are as playful as they are provocative – as their clashes with Boris Johnson over the fourth plinth rocking horse proved ✔ There’s something hanging in the Berlin studio of Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset that is usual even by their peculiar standards ✔ We’re calling it Anger Management, chuckles Elmgreen ✔ We will have cocktails in the evening and cry on each other’s shoulders.’ And that’s what we did
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