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Tourist bus is swept away by flood waters raging through Indian town

9/25/2018, 1:33:45 AM
Footage captured the empty bus being washed away by raging waters of Beas River in Himachal Pradesh in northern India following heavy rain and flash flooding. ✔ This is the shocking moment a tourist bus is tossed around like a toy after being swept away by flood waters leaving several people stranded ✔ The end of a blue coach can be seen hanging off a muddy ridge as it precariously dangles in the water ✔ Shouting can be heard as loud the bus is hurtled away and disappears from view in the rapids



Will union-linked activists’ pressure lead to environmental disaster?

9/25/2018, 1:06:28 AM
For Americans near the West Lake Landfill, an old quarry outside of St. Louis, Missouri area, life has continued as uneventfully as can be reasonably expected considering its history as a landfill that what used illegally as dumping site for leftover Manhattan Project waste. ✔ If fully executed, this plan would also seek to potentially transport the waste to sites in either Idaho or perhaps the newly-reopened Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in New Mexico or somewhere else entirely ✔ Julio Rivera, editorial director at ReactionaryTimes.com, is a small-business consultant based in New York City



Caring for America’s health during hurricane season

9/25/2018, 1:06:22 AM
The 2018 hurricane season has begun: Hurricane Florence made landfall last week, bringing large storm surges to the Carolinas and dealing significant damage, including lives lost. So now is a good time to remember how important good preparation is to keeping our communities safe from storms. ✔ That’s why, this year, our assistant secretary for Preparedness and Response announced new support for pilot projects to build regional disaster health response systems, which leverage and enhance existing programs such as the Hospital Preparedness Program and the NDMS



Help on way for civilian rescue teams

9/25/2018, 1:39:45 AM
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has vowed to take more measures to promote the development of civilian rescue teams to strengthen the country's emergency response system. ✔ He said there should be a group of verified volunteer rescue teams that can directly communicate with and accept tasks from official emergency response headquarters ✔ The Ministry of Emergency Management, which began functioning in April, was set up to improve efficiency by integrating emergency response duties that had been scattered across 13 governmental bodies



UK weather forecast: FEROCIOUS winds of 'more than 50mph' set to BATTER coastal regions

9/25/2018, 2:57:41 AM
THE UK is braced for savage winds of more than 50mph as unsettled conditions and areas of high pressure thrust the nation into a period of inconsistent weather, the Met Office has reported. ✔ UK weather forecast: A chart depicts wind gust levels across the UK (Image: WXCHARTS) UK weather forecast: The destruction left by high winds from Storm Ali last week (Image: GETTY) He said: And it will feel cool here with that cloud and the wind



Climate kills ancient Antarctic moss

9/25/2018, 12:46:03 AM
Climate change is killing Antarctic's mosses, hardy plants growing at the bottom of the planet for centuries. ✔ The scientists discovered evidence of a drying climate affecting the plants ✔ As they grow, the mosses preserve a record of how dry or wet the environment is along their shoots - preserving a record of Antarctic coastal climate over the centuries, she explained ✔ The mosses are our sentinel for the whole ecosystem



NYT tech expert ridiculed after 'fact-checking' obviously fake Trump pic

9/25/2018, 1:40:12 AM
A New York Times columnist has posted a 'fact-check' of a widely-shared, clearly doctored picture of US President Donald Trump in a hurricane rescue. Conservatives gleefully suggested other obvious Trump memes for NYT to verify. ✔ Kevin Roose, NYT's business columnist, who has taken on writing about social media and US politics, triggered an avalanche of memes and mostly sarcastic comments on Twitter when he reposted a picture showing US President Donald Trump handing a MAGA cap to a hurricane victim standing waist-deep in muddy waters ✔ pls advise pic.twitter.com/ysIt7ERJSC Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) September 24, 2018 Many were telling Roose that he had overreacted to what had obviously been intended as humor and satire



Ten days after Florence came ashore, waters still rising in South Carolina - Los Angeles Times

9/25/2018, 1:49:56 AM
Ten days after Florence came ashore, the storm caused fresh chaos Monday across South Carolina, where rivers kept rising and thousands more people were told to be ready to evacuate. ✔ More than a week ago, pastor Willie Lowrimore and some of his congregants stacked sandbags around their South Carolina church to protect it from the fury of Hurricane Florence ✔ About 400 roads across the state remained closed because of the storm that has claimed at least 46 lives since slamming into the coast Sept



Maldives election marks setback for China's Belt and Road

9/25/2018, 2:16:30 AM
Beijing expected to move fast to court new India-leaning president ✔ In a veiled swipe at China, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that the election outcome marks not only the triumph of democratic forces in the Maldives, but also reflects the firm commitment to the values of democracy and the rule of law



Pensioner, 81, shot with rubber bullet by police after allegedly murdering wife

9/25/2018, 3:17:24 AM
The couple had been together for 50 years and had lived for 14 years in the bungalow which now remains cordoned off by police ✔ He used to go wildlife shooting and fishing, but his health problems meant he had to give up his gun ✔ Anyone with information should contact Norfolk Constabulary on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their Anonymous Online Form at http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/



The policewoman who stopped WhatsApp killings

9/25/2018, 1:38:22 AM
Rema Rajeshwari's village policing ideas may have stopped violence in her part of India from turning deadly. ✔ Bloomberg Policemen in plainclothes went around villages performing skits and songs against fake news For more than a month-and-a half, Ms Rajeshwari slept fitfully as rumours of child kidnappers and organ thieves spread like wildfire through WhatsApp and an Indian messaging service called ShareChat



Italy adopts controversial anti-migrant decree

9/25/2018, 12:20:02 AM
The Italian government on Monday adopted a heavily-criticised security decree which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship. ✔ They will also in future be housed in bigger reception centres, while only minors and those with recognised refugee status will be housed in different parts of the country in order to facilitate integration ✔ Salvini, who is also deputy prime minister, has taken a hardline on immigration since the coalition came to power in June, refusing to allow several ships carrying migrants and asylum seekers rescued in the Mediterranean to dock at Italian ports



Candidates for governor in red Oklahoma face off at forum

9/25/2018, 2:03:22 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Democrat trying to capture the governor's seat in Oklahoma said Monday his government experience is a benefit, but he also quickly pointed out that it's b ✔ OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Democrat trying to capture the governor's seat in Oklahoma said Monday his government experience is a benefit, but he also quickly pointed out that it's been eight years since he's held office in the red state where a dozen incumbents have already lost primary elections this year ✔ Democrats also appear to be energized by their opposition to President Donald Trump and by April's teacher walkout that prompted dozens of educators to run for office



Pete Davidson got death threats over Ariana Grande: 'Someone wanted to shoot me'

9/25/2018, 2:40:44 AM
During a NSFW interview on "The Howard Stern Show," Pete Davidson explained one of the reasons why he no longer uses any social media accounts. ✔ They share two sons, but the relationship between the two continues to be tumultuous ✔ Weisz split from director Darren Aronofsky that November and married Craig less than seven months later ✔ George Kraychyk/Universal Pictures Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



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