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Spain weather latest: Flood alerts hit tourist hotspots - man floats down street on a LILO

9/27/2018, 7:45:54 PM
SEVERE weather warnings have been issued in the Spanish seaside resort of Benidorm as severe flooding ruins late summer holidays. ✔ (Image: La Nucia Police) Other affected areas could include Alicante, Valencia, parts of Malaga and Cadiz provinces, Almeria, as well as Seville, Cordoba and Murcia ✔ Don’t take any unnecessary risks, especially when under the influence of drink or drugs



The Latest: Fox anchor calls Ford testimony GOP 'disaster'

9/27/2018, 5:38:24 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace says Chri ✔ (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa is seen before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept ✔ 27) Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh departed his Chevy Chase, MD home just before noon Thursday on his way to respond to sexual assault allegations before a Senate Committee



The Crown season 3 spoilers: Netflix forced to film Aberfan scene 15 miles from village

9/27/2018, 4:42:36 PM
THE CROWN season three is currently filming a pivotal scene in which the Netflix show is recreating the 1966 Aberfan disaster, and they have decided to shoot it 15 miles away from the original location to avoid upsetting people who were affected by the incident. ✔ The Crown season 3 spoilers: Netflix forced to film Aberfan scene 15 miles from village (Image: NEFLIX) The Crown season 3 spoilers: Claire Foy as the Queen in season two (Image: NETFLIX) The Crown season three will be set between 1964 and 1976 and will focus on the Queen’s relationship with Prime Minister Harold Wilson



Opinion | If Trump is watching Fox News, Brett Kavanaugh might be in trouble

9/27/2018, 5:27:45 PM
A 'disaster' for the Republicans, says Chris Wallace. ✔ Meanwhile, said Wallace, the Democrats are landing haymakers, including the time Ford was asked what she remembers best about the incident; the laughter of Kavanaugh and his buddy Mark Judge as they abused their victim, Ford replied ✔ Or at least pray for night to come fast: Please, give me some Hannity!



Fox News host Chris Wallace on Christine Ford testimony: 'This is a disaster for the Republicans'

9/27/2018, 4:42:19 PM
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Thursday said Christine Blasey Ford's emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a "disaster for the Republicans." ✔ She obviously was traumatized by an event, Wallace added ✔ Read Business Insider's full coverage of the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing: Watch live updates of the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing here 'I am terrified': Ford details her sexual-assault allegation in gut-wrenching opening statement 'I will not be intimidated into withdrawing': Kavanaugh defiant in prepared remarks for Senate hearing Ford says the strongest memory she has of Kavanaugh's alleged sexual assault was 'the uproarious laughter' Ford says she decided to come forward after reporters were sitting outside of her house and showing up in her classroom where she taught Here is the polygraph test Ford took following her sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh Meet Mark Judge, Kavanaugh's high-school friend and the other man who's becoming central to the allegations Here are all the allegations against Kavanaugh How the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing compares to the 1991 Anita Hill hearing Meet Rachel Mitchell, the woman questioning Ford about her Kavanaugh allegations Meet Brett Kavanaugh, 'the Forrest Gump of Republican politics'



Severe Weather Heads Toward East Coast

9/27/2018, 4:37:36 PM
A storm system gathering strength is expected to bring damaging storms to parts of the East Coast this week. ✔ can expect flooding downpours and damaging winds this week ✔ Isolated tornadoes also cannot not be ruled out, according to AccuWeather ✔ ABC News reported that New Orleans and the Carolinas, already facing record flooding from Hurricane Florence, could see more rain for several days



Nigeria floods death toll hits 199

9/27/2018, 5:02:04 PM
Heavy rains and flooding in 12 states deemed a national disaster with hundreds of thousands facing a cholera outbreak. ✔ Shelter, food, medicine and other items such as mosquito nets were priority needs, the report said ✔ Nigeria floods kill 100 people across 10 states Flooding has not only devastated towns and villages along the rivers, but also destroyed crops and killed livestock, said Abubakar Kendehe, secretary-general of the Nigerian Red Cross ✔ Some 1.8 million are still homeless there, many living in makeshift camps as a result of the conflict



'100 per cent': Kavanaugh accuser has no doubt he assaulted her

9/27/2018, 7:42:31 PM
The consensus in Washington was that Ford's testimony was a "disaster" for the Trump administration and for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ✔ Breaking World North America US Supreme Court '100 per cent': Kavanaugh accuser has no doubt he assaulted her By Matthew Knott28 September 2018 5:33am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size New York:  In emotionally-charged hearings in Washington DC, Christine Blasey Ford said she was 100 per cent certain that US President's Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers ✔ Photo: AP I am here today not because I want to be, Ford said in her opening statement



Early TV commentary on Ford is bad news for Kavanaugh

9/27/2018, 6:29:56 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Blasey Ford's testimony Thursday on Capitol Hill made for riveting — and potentially devastating — TV, with Fox News' Chris Wallace calling i ✔ Similarly, ABC's Dan Abrams said Ford's testimony was an unmitigated disaster for Republicans ✔ Christine Blasey Ford listens to her attorney Michael Bromwich as she testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept



Meddling Corbyn warns Barnier Labour are preparing to VOTE DOWN May's Brexit deal

9/27/2018, 4:20:43 PM
A MEDDLING Jeremy Corbyn warned the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier of the Labour Party’s intention to vote down Theresa May’s final withdrawal deal leaving the divorce in a cloud of uncertainty. ✔ Time is running out and companies are losing patience with the absence of any clarity from the government ✔ Crashing out of Europe with no deal risks being a national disaster ✔ His communications chief Seumas Milne told waiting reporters: There’s no end to the problems with this



'We're not in Government!' Corbyn CONCEDES Labour NOT negotiating after Barnier meeting

9/27/2018, 5:16:10 PM
JEREMY Corbyn conceded Labour is not seeking to negotiate Brexit behind the back of the Prime Minister after a meeting with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels. ✔ It’s not a negotiation, it’s us informing him of what our views are and he telling us what the state of play is on negotiations ✔ That is why I’m meeting EU officials today, and I will be urging them to do all they can to avoid a ‘no-deal’ outcome, which would be so damaging to jobs and living standards in both the UK and EU countries



'I can't cry any more. I'm too angry': women respond to Ford's testimony

9/27/2018, 7:25:28 PM
Women watch Dr Christine Blasey Ford testify about Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged assault to Senate hearing ✔ Across the US on Thursday, scenes emerged of emotional communing among women as they watched the Senate judiciary committee testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford, the professor who has accused supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while they were in high school ✔ Hugs to all of you out there doing the same, wherever you are



Opinion | The power of a single woman’s voice

9/27/2018, 5:27:32 PM
It's amazing that not a single Republican has yet to oppose Kavanaugh. ✔ By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer reporting from a center-right perspective Email Bio Follow Opinion writer September 27 at 1:15 PM Only the cruelest partisans who watched or listened to Christine Blasey Ford’s opening statement Thursday could be unmoved ✔ Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter, the uproarious laughter between the two, she said, referring to Kavanaugh and Mike Judge, who she says was also present in the room when she was attacked



Tory cuts to Trading Standards could lead to 'another Grenfell' Labour warn

9/27/2018, 4:39:08 PM
EXCL:Shadow Local Government Secretary, Andrew Gwynne warned that cuts on the scale councils have experienced can't happen without consequences. ✔ Cuts to council's safety teams could be fatal and lead to another tragedy like Grenfell, Labour has warned ✔ He said: The ultimate example of it potentially going wrong is you get something like another Grenfell disaster ✔ But it also about making sure people's food isn't contaminated and toys aren't dangerous



Fox News' Chris Wallace Says Kavanaugh Accuser's Story Elicited Revelations from His Daughters

9/27/2018, 6:24:34 PM
Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday ✔ As multiple women came forward to accuse President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, Fox News‘ Chris Wallace said that his daughters were inspired to tell him about their own experiences ✔ Stephanie Ruhle, an MSNBC anchor, tweeted, Chris Wallace’s words show how serious all of this is



Trump’s Allies Don’t Think The Christine Blasey Ford Hearing Is Going Well For Brett Kavanaugh

9/27/2018, 4:57:55 PM
“He’s the 'Sixth Sense' nominee: he’s dead but he’s the only one who doesn’t know it.” ✔ During the first break in Blasey Ford’s testimony, the anchors on Fox News the president’s favorite cable news network criticized Republicans’ handling of the hearing and reflected on how compelling her testimony had been ✔ Additional reporting contributed by Steven Perlberg



Christine Blasey Ford emerged confident and certain in the first part of her marathon testimony, and Trump's allies are worried

9/27/2018, 6:24:11 PM
Christine Blasey Ford, one of the women who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, delivered emotional and steadfast testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. ✔ Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, the ranking member, speaks before Christine Blasey Ford testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on September 27, 2018 ✔ This was extremely emotional, extremely raw, and extremely credible, Fox News host Chris Wallace said during a break in the hearing, adding, This is a disaster for the Republicans



Palestinian leader: Our 'rights are not up for bargaining'

9/27/2018, 5:02:10 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Thursday that his people's rights "are not up for bargaining" and he accused the U.S. of undermining the two-sta ✔ Jerusalem is not for sale, Abbas said to applause as he began his speech at the annual U.N ✔ The blazes have destroyed forests, burned crops and killed wildlife ✔ (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Haiti's President Jovenel Moise arrives to address the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N



With Christine Blasey Ford, Republicans indicted themselves

9/27/2018, 7:51:44 PM
With their treatment of Christine Blasey Ford, Republicans have revealed themselves to be accomplices to the most pernicious forms of sexism, writes Frida Ghitis. ✔ MUST WATCH Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist ✔ Their hired hand, Rachel Mitchell, an Arizona prosecutor, was dismally ineffective ✔ Follow CNN Opinion Join us on Twitter and Facebook It's all about cost-benefit



Conservatives, Right-Wing Media Respond To Christine Blasey Ford's Testimony

9/27/2018, 5:32:38 PM
While Blasey testified at a Brett Kavanaugh hearing, Donald Trump Jr., Fox News and others chimed in on social media. ✔ Fox News' reaction is that the format is a disaster for Republicans because it hasn't allowed Mitchell to land a glove on Blasey Ford WALLACE: The Democrats are making their points and building their credibility, Rachel Mitchell has so far not landed a glove on this witness pic.twitter.com/voxL8XgaqP Lis Power (@LisPower1) September 27, 2018 The Daily Wire columnist Matt Walsh



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9/27/2018, 6:41:20 PM
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Council worker who stole £62k from Grenfell fund also defrauded NHS of £35k

9/27/2018, 5:27:02 PM
Jenny McDonagh splashed the stolen cash on expensive holidays, hair appointments, Marks & Spencer's and Anne Summers lingerie and gambling ✔ Mr Holt said: The defendant was employed by the council at a time of crisis ✔ Trips to Paris and Iceland were also paid for using the cards, as well as purchases in high street shops ✔ Because he's a decent man he's come here today devastated by what's happened ✔ Judge Robyn Johnson remanded her in custody to be sentenced for all charges at the court tomorrow



The Perverse Pleasure of a Truly Bad Bottle of Wine

9/27/2018, 4:04:09 PM
There’s an established lexicon for lavishing praise on well made wine. But finding the words to describe a bad bottle can be just as useful to an oenophile—and a lot of fun, too. ✔ If he encountered a bad wine, Mr. Gago said, he would try ✔ Joseph children’s aspirin, the orange kind, dropped into a glass of Alka-Seltzer ✔ Joseph children’s aspirin, the orange kind, dropped into a glass of Alka-Seltzer ✔ He’s such a masterful writer of bad-wine tasting notes



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