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Disasters - SERIES 72 {14 articles}

Tropical storm watch issued for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida

9/3/2018, 1:21:16 AM
Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven is expected to become a tropical depression by Monday and a tropical storm Monday night ✔ NHC is advising residents in the Florida Keys and the southern Florida peninsula to follow updates on the weather system ✔ The storm is moving west-northwest at a speed of 15 mph ✔ It could reach the central Gulf Coast by Tuesday evening ✔ The storm has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph with higher gusts



Dire consequences: fake honey imports could lead to a humanitarian disaster

9/3/2018, 1:41:06 AM
The growing popularity of 'fake honey' puts honey bees at risk, and could lead to a humanitarian disaster never before seen in modern society. ✔ Loading So why haven’t we updated our testing methods to detect fraud ✔ The Customs Department has never regarded honey as a high-risk product, even though US Pharmacopeia says it is the third most likely foodstuff to be adulterated ✔ Robert Costa is chairman of Costa Asset Management, which owners and manages plantations and farms



Texan candidate Beto O'Rourke spurs talk of national ambitions

9/3/2018, 12:49:20 AM
If elections were decided by viral videos and fawning media profiles, Democrat Beto O'Rourke would win Texas' Senate race in a landslide. ✔ Republican US Senator Ted Cruz Photo: AP Ironically, O'Rourke could ask Cruz about this problem ✔ He arrived in the Senate and immediately laid the groundwork for a presidential campaign that saw him finish second to Trump in the 2016 primary ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



'Beautiful and frightening': Australia's rivers under threat – in pictures

9/3/2018, 1:50:56 AM
Photographic artist Paul Harmon visits the drought-stricken Murray-Darling catchment to showcase the preciousness of water and attempts to harness it ✔ Barkandji country Paul Harmon’s photographic series WaterMarks showcases the arresting landscapes of north-western NSW ✔ Photograph: Paul Harmon Barkandji country Now agriculture has shaped the landscape to support the businesses that rely on the river system



Brits bask in 25C sunshine one last time before schools go back

9/3/2018, 2:13:58 AM
The good weather is set to continue in much of the country this week with September forecast to be largely warm and sunny ✔ Brits basked in the sunshine one last time over the weekend before the schools go back this week ✔ The top temperature of 24.8C was recorded in Lossiemouth in Moray ✔ The first recorded use of the phrase appears in a letter written by a Frenchman called John de Crevecoeur dated January 17 1778



Van Morrison concert at country estate branded a 'shambles'

9/3/2018, 1:17:35 AM
The night descended into chaos with gridlock in the car park after the 9,350-capacity show ended at 10pm on Friday, with some taking three hours to get out. ✔ ‘There was no real marshalling – just thousands of cars trying to leave at the same time through the one marked exit,’ musician Ali Wilson told The Daily Telegraph ✔ Over-priced food and drink… then a three-hour traffic jam to leave.’ Another concertgoer, Ian Dunne, added: ‘Shambles from start to finish.’ GCE Live, which organised the event, apologised, saying: ‘A bottleneck in the village of Silsoe and the sheer number of vehicles created unnecessary delays.’ A spokesman said customers were told in advance that food and drink would not be allowed on site



Film academy shines the spotlight on "Treasures" from the past

9/3/2018, 12:08:25 AM
"Film Treasures of the Library of Congress” will screen rare footage of films and stars long past. ✔ It is similar to what you would find in a library, she said ✔ And these films are also projecting American history a visual literacy ✔ It’s just so emotionally engaging to see this stuff ✔ 6 The program is sold out, but there will be a standby line that evening



David Hogg Helps Raise Thousands To Display Trump's Anti-Ted Cruz Tweets On Billboard

9/3/2018, 1:14:47 AM
Trump's digs against "Lyin' Ted" could haunt the president as he campaigns for Texas senator. ✔ Fundraising was launched and ended Saturday because the campaign quickly overshot its goal of $6,000 ✔ It could carry two Trump tweets at the same time, with one on each side ✔ #TxSen pic.twitter.com/VDSR5pzSzH Antonio (@AntonioArellano) September 1, 2018 Download



UK's Brexit BOOST: Global manufacturing exports RISE in crushing blow to Project Fear

9/3/2018, 1:19:04 AM
UK MANUFACTURING companies have enjoyed a boom in trading over the past few months, as global exports continue to grow, according to a new report by the EEF manufacturers' organisation. ✔ A new report from the EEF Manufacturer's Organisation reveals boost to UK exports (Image: GETTY) A survey of 360 firms found a net balance of companies reported expanding production levels for the past eight quarters ✔ Jeremy Corbyn delivering a speech to the EEF (Image: GETTY) Prime Minister Theresa May has consistently said that no deal is better than a bad deal and remained optimistic the uK will prosper outside of the trade bloc



Together on the road to success - Opinion

9/3/2018, 1:38:15 AM
undefined ✔ Li Min/China Daily As the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation meets in Beijing, four experts answer questions on the China-Africa relationship and look at ways various issues can be tackled ✔ While this model has been the centerpiece, people have paid too much attention to infrastructure investments, meaning other trends have gone largely unnoticed



New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help families sue Trump over Hurricane Maria response

9/3/2018, 2:31:24 AM
"President Trump never tried to help Puerto Rico. Florida got attention, Texas got attention, and Puerto Rico got the short end of the stick," Cuomo said Sunday ✔ Cuomo, who is a seeking a third term as governor, also took swipes at Mr. Trump's border wall and how the president reacted to the aftermath of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year ✔ They also found the risk of death was 45 percent higher for those living in low-income areas on the island, and elderly men were at the greatest risk of dying



Oh yes, we’re in a Vine old mess

9/3/2018, 1:34:37 AM
WE don’t have long to chat, Jeremy Vine and I, so I’ll get straight to the point. ✔ It’s gone mad in a way that’s fascinating, he insists ✔ That’s a no-hoper! But generally, I think impartiality is good for a journalist ✔ If they step out of line these days by even a centimetre, we all cry: ‘Oh, that was a gaffe!’ Most play it so tight now ✔ ● Jeremy Vine, Monday to Friday, 9.15am, Channel 5



Independent experts claim data logs on missing MH370 may be modified

9/3/2018, 12:40:29 AM
The flight went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people on board, and investigators claim parts of the official report into its disappearance have been modified. ✔ Jeff Wise, a U.S. science writer who spearheaded CNN's coverage of the Boeing 777-200E, has based his outlandish theory on pings that the plane gave off for seven hours after it went missing, that were recorded by British telecommunications company Inmarsat



The autumn is the most beautiful time of the year

9/3/2018, 1:41:18 AM
OH happy day! September and at last we can celebrate approaching autumn, season of fruitful mellowness and regain our sanity. In my garden the salvia is a purple profusion, the dahlias a dark red delight, the roses keep on coming and there are apples ready to pick. ✔ Richmond Park, London, England (Image: Getty Images/National Geographic Creativ) The grass is green again, the crazy heat is abating and all will be well ✔ Perhaps, but June, July and August are the stupidest, a dangerous time for hearts, head and loins ✔ Can midwinter really be a sensible moment to decide to give up drink



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