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Tropical Cyclone alert: Gulf Coast states ‘must prepare now’ for powerful storm

9/3/2018, 11:09:07 AM
The Gulf Coast states, still suffering the after-effects of the 2017 hurricane season, are being warned to prepare for heavy rainfall and powerful winds courtesy of Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven. ✔ The storm is moving at a speed of 15mph with maximum sustained winds of approximately 30mph and stronger gusts ✔ With the peak of hurricane season upon us, now is the time to get prepared ✔ Thirteen years ago, Louisiana looked in the face of tragedy and destruction ✔ #HurricaneKatrina#lagovpic.twitter.com/uYclIBYeeW John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) August 29, 2018



Storm Gordon latest: Potential tropical CYCLONE headed for Florida Keys on Labor day

9/3/2018, 9:03:42 AM
POTENTIAL tropical storm Gordon is threatening the Florida Keys and New Orleans with flash floodings and high tides, forcing local authorities to issue a tropical storm watch for the areas in its path. ✔ With the peak of hurricane season upon us, now is the time to get prepared ✔ The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide ✔ The storm is then steered by high pressure west through SE Texas as a weak low on Thursday



Florida Weather: How DANGEROUS is Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven heading for Florida NOW

9/3/2018, 9:15:15 AM
POTENTIAL Tropical Cyclone Seven is quickly moving towards the coast of Florida, bringing heavy rainfall to the sunshine state. How dangerous is the storm and where is it right now? ✔ Where is the potential cyclone right now ✔ Maximum sustained winds are at 30mph at the moment and maximum predicted wind speeds of up to 60mph are expected by Wednesday ✔ A Storm Surge Watch means life-threatening inundation from storm surge could possibly hit within the next 48 hours



Is it safe to visit Florida? Travel weather update as tropical storm heads to Florida Keys

9/3/2018, 11:56:14 AM
FLORIDA is set to be battered by a potential tropical cyclone which will bring heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to South Florida - so how safe is it to travel to the US state? ✔ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its latest bulletin at 7 am BST that they expect the tropical system to strengthen as it passes over Florida and enters the Gulf of Mexico ✔ Make sure that you and your family have a plan in place in case of disaster



Severe storms batter the Midwest

9/3/2018, 11:21:50 AM
More heavy rain is expected for the Midwest in areas that are already waterlogged after powerful weekend storms. Tens of millions of people face the threat of flooding, with forecasters predicting the storm system will stall over the region. At least six states are under flood watches or advisories. Tony Dokoupil reports.



Typhoon Jebi latest maps: ’LIFE THREATENING' typhoon to strike Japan

9/3/2018, 11:28:01 AM
TYPHOON Jebi is expected to threaten lives and property from today as the tropical storm is on path to strike Japan. Here are the latest weather forecast maps which show Typhoon Jebi's current path. ✔ According to the latest forecast Jebi is likely to weaken to a Category 2 or 1 typhoon when it hits Japan tomorrow ✔ However, it is set to speed up once it makes landfall, minimising the amount of rain that will fall in one place ✔ Typhoon Cimarron sliced across western Japan less than two weeks ago, dumping heavy rain before heading out to sea



Hurricane Norman MAPPED: Will Hurricane Norman cause more DANGEROUS flooding in Hawaii?

9/3/2018, 10:19:57 AM
HAWAII is gearing for another hurricane to approach the islands. But will Hurricane Norman cause more dangerous flooding in Hawaii? ✔ Norman is currently 1,705 miles east of Hilo and is moving west-northwest near 18 mph ✔ However, forecasters do not believe Norman will repeat Lane’s lashing of torrential rain ✔ Once Norman passes, Tropical Storm Olivia, which is 44 miles south southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, will also develop into hurricane strength



Japan, savings superpower of the world

9/3/2018, 8:18:13 AM
Japan's renaissance as the world champion surplus saver and source of financial capital is a key consequence of Abenomics and the domestic economic recovery. ✔ Again, consumption growth exceeding income growth implied a falling savings rate ✔ Clearly, Japanese consumers were so upbeat and confident in the future that they were prepared to borrow and live beyond their means ✔ A new agenda of privatization and deregulation is needed to raise returns and profitability in domestic markets ✔ Based in Tokyo, Jesper Koll is WisdomTree’s head of Japan



Pressure mounts on UK PM May as critics tear into her Brexit plan

9/3/2018, 10:51:35 AM
Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy means disaster for Britain, former foreign secretary Boris Johnson said, as critics at home and officials in Brussels step up their opposition to her plans for how to leave the European Union. ✔ REUTERS/Baz Ratner With under two months before Britain and the EU want to agree a deal to end over 40 years of union, May is struggling to sell what she calls her business-friendly Brexit to her own party and across a divided country ✔ Parliament returns from its summer break on Tuesday ✔ May, who has pledged to give lawmakers approval of the final deal with Brussels, has a working majority of 13 members in parliament ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Roxanne Pallett admits she 'got it wrong' as she breaks silence on punchgate

9/3/2018, 9:24:56 AM
The actress has broken her silence for the first time since walking out of the Celebrity Big Brother house ✔ You think you've got friends and then they've gone ✔ Many viewers took to Twitter to slam the show's producers and threatened to boycott the episode ✔ A third said: Shows how desperate @theJeremyVine is for viewers for his new show if he will stoop this low ! *Jeremy Vine airs weekdays on Channel 5 at 9.15am



Lorraine Kelly says Roxanne Pallett needs 'head straightened' and career is over

9/3/2018, 9:10:35 AM
The presenter argued that the Celebrity Big Brother producers should show the housemates the punchgate footage ✔ Later on, she added: She needs to sit down to talk to some body and get her head straightened out as there is something awry there ✔ We can’t wait to see him smiling again, we want to see that crazy Thomas laugh ✔ Ryan for the win, come on bro! *Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV at 8.30am



Wife says still loves paedophile husband - 'you can't switch it off'

9/3/2018, 11:40:22 AM
A WIFE has spoken in a shocking new documentary of her continued love for her husband of over 40 years, after he was convicted as a paedophile. She tells her story in Channel 4 show, Married to a Paedophile, which will be broadcast tonight (September 3) at 9pm. ✔ Actress Abigail McKern, portraying Helen (Image: Channel 4) It involves actors lip-syncing real-life audio accounts given by women of their experiences surrounding their husbands’ convictions ✔ That was my biggest fear on the day the police took him away



Muslim student to become first beauty queen to wear hijab in Miss England finals

9/3/2018, 9:29:27 AM
A MUSLIM student is set to become the first beauty queen to walk down the catwalk in a hijab at the Miss England finals tomorrow. Sara Iftekhar, 20, who is studying law at The University of Hudders… ✔ The programme raises money to help disadvantaged children around the world, and helps causes like the Cleft Palate Teams in South America, Sri Lanka and Russia, displaced children in Vietnam, and those affected by natural disasters such as the Asian tsunami



‘Voiceless Bono left waving little EU flag!’ U2 star mocked as big Berlin gig cancelled

9/3/2018, 9:46:09 AM
U2 LEAD singer Bono left fans in Berlin disappointed as he had to leave the stage claiming he had suddenly lost his voice, days after he promised to kick-start his European tour with an anti-Brexit protest on stage. ✔ He told his fans: Before we left the dressing room I was obviously ready to sing for you so something has happened ✔ I'm sure this is not a big problem but I'm gonna have to do something ✔ One Twitter user wrote: Natural justice for s******g off Brexit ✔ Do we get misty-eyed and emotional when we talk about Europe



Is your relationship DOOMED? Look out for this ONE personality trait

9/3/2018, 9:58:25 AM
IF YOU'RE worried about the status of your relationship, or if your partner is cheating, look out for this one tell-tale sign. ✔ So is there a way to tell if your dating life is doomed ✔ A recent study from the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin revealed a major red flag to look out for ✔ Are they suddenly glued to their phone or liking someone else’s posts ✔ Reluctance to attend occasions with you may also spell disaster



Samoan Prime Minister: Leaders Who Deny Climate Change Are 'Utterly Stupid'

9/3/2018, 8:53:43 AM
Tuilaepa Sailele suggested that such skeptics should be taken to a mental institution. ✔ In Australia, Scott Morrison, the newly elected prime minister, has been facing pressure by some lawmakers to abandon the country’s Paris agreement pledges, local outlet ABC News noted ✔ We all know the problem, we all know the solutions, and all that is left would be some political courage, some political guts, to tell people of your country there is a certainty of disaster, Sailele said



Regional sustainable development (Part 2)

9/3/2018, 8:09:56 AM
undefined ✔ Any effort by the governments, as it is in Central Asia or Latin America, will have to be regional ✔ Despite historic and current diplomatic issues, if we are to improve the conditions for all, not just the low-income classes, then we need to find ways to work with China, Japan and most importantly, North Korea ✔ Eugene Lee (mreulee@gmail.com) is an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Governance at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul



As brown recluse spiders spread across UK - here’s how to spot one and treat a bite

9/3/2018, 10:53:13 AM
A WAVE of poisonous brown recluse spiders has swept across the UK in recent years, with at least two children claiming to have been bitten. The beasts, which can leave those bitten sweating and fee… ✔ Their life-cycle is about two to three years and each female produces several egg sacs between May and July ✔ When inside a home, they like to dwell in cardboard boxes, shoes, chest of drawers, bed sheets of infrequently used beds, piles of clothes, work gloves, behind pictures, and inside toilets ✔ Holly Willoughby admits she's terrified about taking over from Ant on I'm a Celeb because of her fear of 'spiders and bad smells'



Disempower far-right climate-change deniers. Don’t debate with them | Molly Scott Cato

9/3/2018, 8:22:05 AM
A Ukip MEP has written a shamefully ignorant climate change report for the EU – it should never have happened, says the Green MEP Molly Scott Cato ✔ It also shows the risks from Brexit, as the links between climate denial and Brexit are well documented ✔ We can only hope that the mainstream groups in parliament – right, left and centre – that are likely to continue to control the majorities will show a greater degree of responsibility in future



Was MH370 report FAKED? Experts say timing of jet’s last message was edited

9/3/2018, 8:05:45 AM
THE bombshell report on missing flight MH370 was doctored and crucial information about the jet’s final message was edited, it is claimed. A blog dedicated to the disappearance points out message l… ✔ Chief investigator Dr Kok Soo Chon told reporters that his team believe the Malaysian Airlines plane was under manual control and was intentionally downed ✔ Unsatisfied with the findings, the Gendarmerie of Air Transport (GTA) has launched its own probe into the mysterious disappearance



Roxanne Pallett's former management take aim at disgraced CBB star with shock statement

9/3/2018, 11:58:25 AM
ROXANNE Pallett's week is going from bad to worse, and it's only Monday. ✔ David Daly Associates After seeing one angry CBB fan tweet: So do you plan on still representing Roxanne Pallett as her management ✔ Less then 24 hours later he added: I’ve never been more uncomfortable watching an episode ✔ I’m gonna get in trouble for this , I’m all for no interfering no outside contact etc..



South Korea's fertility rate set to hit record low

9/3/2018, 10:44:41 AM
Research warns falling average number of babies born per woman will cause shortfalls for healthcare and pensions ✔ South Korea’s fertility rate is set to hit an all time low this year, setting the country up for a host of problems including underfunded pensions, expanding debt and economic decline ✔ Women are getting married and having children later in life, if at all, for fear of being denied promotions and facing discrimination at work



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