Tropical Storm Gordon brings extreme winds, rain to South Florida
9/3/2018, 11:01:52 PMTropical Storm Gordon touched down in South Florida, unleashing wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour and dumping up to four inches of rain. Street flood warnings were issued and some beaches were shut down due to dangerous rip currents. Hundred of flights were delayed and nearly a dozen cancelled. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
In GOP, Trump bump has become a tsunami
9/3/2018, 8:50:28 PMJack Kingston says it's clear that a Trump endorsement is the key to victory in GOP primaries, but will it win over the independent voters crucial to winning in November? ✔ Six days later, Brian Kemp won 157 out of Georgia's 159 counties ✔ Focus on winning issues and the radicalization of the opposition ✔ For Republicans -- Does your opponent really think abolishing ICE will make streets safe ✔ Practically a landslide in the making...Maybe a Morning Joe panelist would join the bandwagon!
Kilauea evacuees’ housing options limited
9/3/2018, 8:51:01 PMHundreds of Big Island residents stranded near Kilauea have turned to shelters run by the Red Cross as the volcanic eruption continues to devastate their communities. ✔ The initial shock, my sense is, that it isn’t about money, Mr. Klink said ✔ It’s about their ohana, their home, the place where they lived ✔ As of early July, FEMA had received 2,040 applications and approved 309 ✔ They realize that now somebody is even more worse off then they are
Kerala flood latest: Rat fever OUTBREAK – dozens feared dead amid worst flood in 100 years
9/3/2018, 9:03:23 PMDOZENS of people are thought to have died of rat fever amid fears of an epidemic in the south of India following what local authorities say is the worst flooding in almost 100 years. ✔ Dozens are feared dead in an outbreak of 'rat fever' in Kerala, India (Image: GettyImages) He told Reuters: This time it is a fast, progressive infection ✔ Leptospirosis rarely spreads from person to person and can be treated with common antibiotics ✔ Kerala, which has 44 rivers, witnessed its worst floods in 1924 following torrential rains
Tropical Storm Gordon update: Will tropical storm hit Gulf Coast?
9/3/2018, 10:04:38 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon has areas of the US Gulf Coast on high alert as it rips its way through the Atlantic Ocean - but will Gordon hit the Gulf Coast and will the storm strengthen to a hurricane? ✔ Wind speeds are expected to reach 70mph at this point putting Gordon on the brink of becoming a hurricane ✔ They include Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach and Alabama-Florida Border to Okaloosa-Walton County Line ✔ The system could reach category one hurricane status by tomorrow
Florida spared as tropical storm heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast
9/3/2018, 8:34:18 PMTropical Storm Gordon whipped the southern tip of Florida with high winds and rain on Monday and was forecast to grow to nearly hurricane strength as it passes over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, officials said. ✔ Gordon was expected to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico to nearly hurricane-level winds before making landfall late on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said ✔ At the mouth of the Mississippi River, around the area of New Orleans, the storm could generate a surge of up to 4 feet(1.2 meters) and smaller surges could hit coastland along other parts of the Gulf Coast, Graham said ✔ NASA/Handout via REUTERS Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Kilauea gives Hawaii homeowners insurance lessons
9/3/2018, 8:15:51 PMResidents on Hawaii’s Big Island are discovering that their homeowner’s insurance covers all sorts of damage — but not from lava, smoke and other volcanic hazards as the Kilauea eruption enters its fourth month. ✔ Lava exclusion clauses in homeowner insurance policies complicate an already troubling situation for the Big Island’s 190,000 or so dwellers ✔ The association said it has insured about 600 homes in the riskiest lava zones with policies costing less than $2,000 a year ✔ And I feel that it comes from the top and that the government should be educating people purchasing in this area, she said
"In survival mode": 500-year rains leave much of Midwest underwater
9/3/2018, 11:01:50 PM"I didn't have enough time. Just took baby and dog, wallet and keys and that's it" ✔ Manhattan, Kansas residents flee rising waters ✔ CBS News Floodwaters have ravaged homes and businesses in the area, leaving cars submerged in rising waters ✔ Wisconsin is seeing its second-wettest August on record with emergency officials putting the damage at $44 million ✔ Flood warnings continue in the waterlogged Midwest, some all the way until Thursday
Typhoon Jebi path: How will Japan prepare for major storm?
9/3/2018, 10:16:23 PMTYPHOON JEBI is currently making its way towards the coast of Japan’s largest island of Honshu. As it bears down, what will Japanese authorities do to ensure people's safety? ✔ A former super typhoon by the name of Jebi is steaming towards the Japanese coast, threatening severe winds of 135mph ✔ The Japan Meteorological Society provides essential real-time updates as the storm cascades over Japan ✔ Any objects that could fly around and endanger nearby buildings or people should be tied down and houses should be boarded up
Preparing for Gordon? What you need in an emergency disaster kit.
9/3/2018, 8:41:48 PMIt can take days for help to arrive after a hurricane. This kit will get you through.
Power showers could be restricted and households forced to install water meters, under drought plans
9/3/2018, 10:38:54 PMPower showers could be restricted and households forced to install water meters under plans to tackle water shortages in the future, experts have warned. ✔ Asked if it could be the end of the power shower Prof Hall said: Yeah Some parts of Britain faced hosepipe bans this summer as reservoirs ran desperately low Credit: Matt Cardy Getty Images Jamie Hannaford, Principal Hydrologist, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, said Britain had experienced an ‘undoubtedly significant hydrological event’ this summer, which had left some rivers at their lowest level since records began
UK weather forecast: TORNADO THREAT as Britain braced for ‘TOPSY-TURVY WEATHER’
9/3/2018, 9:15:13 PMBRITONS should make the most of the sunshine over the next few days with torrential rain and strong winds about to blow summer away. ✔ Netweather forecaster Jo Farrow said: By the middle of the week, it won’t be as warm anywhere and there will be another front heading into the far northwest ✔ This is likely to be the pattern into October and through the first half of the month although there are signs it will turn much cooler during the second half of autumn
Typhoon on course to hit western Japan; could be strongest in 25 years
9/3/2018, 9:42:01 PMA powerful typhoon is headed toward Japan's southern Pacific coast and is likely to rip through western Japan on Tuesday, with the national weather agency warning it may be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 25 years. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a wide area of Japan should be… ✔ Skymark Airlines Inc and Fuji Dream Airlines Co expect to cancel 52 and 38 flights respectively ✔ The government will do its utmost to prevent disaster ✔ The Tokyo metropolitan area may see strong winds, although the typhoon is unlikely to pass close to the capital
Farm bill sends taxpayer subsidies to wealthy
9/3/2018, 11:28:41 PMThe farm bill last year sent $15,488 in subsidies to the homes of Hollywood’s elite, and Congress is back at the drawing board this year. ✔ A movie star is more likely than a cowboy to stroll down Beverly Hills’ famed Rodeo Drive, but that doesn’t mean there are no farmers in Tinseltown ✔ In theory, that should be simple, given that only some 10 percent of households rely exclusively on farms for their income, Mr. Cox said, and those people are doing really well
Opinion | Trump has drawn much of the media into a distortion of their traditional roles
9/3/2018, 8:08:42 PMThe paradox of the Trump presidency is that its very sleaziness has re-energized American journalism even while undermining it. ✔ By Ted Koppel September 3 at 4:04 PM Ted Koppel, managing editor of ABC News’s Nightline from 1980 to 2005, is senior contributor to CBS News’s Sunday Morning ✔ To Trump supporters, though, these are purveyors of fake news, suspect precisely because their reporting so routinely and (it sometimes seems) exclusively focuses on negative aspects of the president’s character and behavior
UK weather: Met Office latest forecasts - will 2018 be the HOTTEST year on record?
9/3/2018, 9:38:54 PMTODAY, the Met Office announced this summer was the joint-hottest on record for the UK and the hottest ever for England. But will this whole year be the hottest on record? ✔ While the winter months at the beginning of this year were unsettled and snowy, the summer more than made up for it with scorching temperatures ✔ There will be showers or longer spells of rain, particularly for central and northern areas, with somewhat drier and brighter conditions across the south
Grenfell Tower “combustible” cladding still sold for high rise blocks
9/3/2018, 9:11:49 PMThe product, Kooltherm K15, was described by one expert as being like “plastic petrol” ✔ The product, Kooltherm K15, was described by one expert as being like plastic petrol ✔ Peter Weatherby QC told chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick: It’s necessary and urgent ✔ A Kingspan spokesman said: Our consistent position is large-scale system testing is the only meaningful way to test whether a cladding system is safe
Argentina unveils 'emergency' austerity measures, grain export taxes
9/3/2018, 8:19:52 PMArgentine President Mauricio Macri on Monday announced new taxes on exports in the world's third-biggest soy producer and steep cuts to spending in an "emergency" bid to balance next year's budget, as his center-right government aims to persuade the IMF to speed up a $50 billion loan program. ✔ The government expects the taxes to raise 432.812 billion pesos ($11.39 billion) next year, roughly 2.3 percent of GDP, as the farm sector is expected to post a strong rebound following a drought that hurt this year’s corn and soy harvests ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Victoria Beckham claims troubled pair are 'stronger together' in weird interview
9/3/2018, 11:22:40 PMVICTORIA Beckham has moved to protect Brand Beckham by insisting that her husband David realises the couple are “stronger together”. In a bizarre interview in Vogue magazine the Spice Girl will try… ✔ VICTORIA Beckham has moved to protect Brand Beckham by insisting that her husband David realises the couple are stronger together ✔ A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Sep 3, 2018 at 9:29am PDT Then the businesswoman curiously adds: We both realise that we are stronger together than we are as individuals
Japan killed 50 whales in Antarctic protected area, data shows
9/3/2018, 11:54:28 PMThe disclosure of the cull, conducted under a legal loophole, comes as Japan seeks to further weaken a global ban on commercial hunts ✔ Photograph: Institute Of Cetacean Research/AFP/Getty Images Thousands of other species are protected in this part of the Ross Sea, so it is shocking and absurd that minke whales are not, said Rod Downie, polar chief adviser at WWF ✔ Many whale species have not yet recovered from massive overhunting in the past and are also facing mounting existential threats ranging from climate change to marine pollution by chemical, plastics and noise
'EU must be sensible' Germany urges Brussels to make Brexit COMPROMISES
9/3/2018, 8:01:38 PMEUROPEAN Union negotiators must be "sensible" and ready to compromise as the fianl stage of talks looms, a leading German newspaper has warned. ✔ That would be the end of the single market and the European project ✔ Downing Street gave a rare public rebuttal to Mr Johnson’s article ✔ Tory MP Justine Greening told BBC World At One today that Chequers is dead ✔ Influential pro-Brexit groups Change Britain and the European Research Group also oppose the Chequers plan
Katie Price could lose her home in two months after failing to pay back any debts
9/3/2018, 10:02:26 PMKATIE Price could be on the brink of losing her home due to her continued financial woes. The 40-year-old reality star is believed to have as little as two months to find a new place to live –… ✔ Selling the farm equipment and animals didn’t raise half as much as she thought, as it was rotting out on the field since Kieran left and was badly in need of repairing, which is very expensive and reduces the price, the source said ✔ The Sun Online has contacted Katie's representatives for comment
Angry Brazilians blame government cuts for 'tragic' museum fire
9/3/2018, 11:41:09 PMBrazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described by President Michel Temer as a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. ✔ The museum's destruction caused a social media outcry and a crowd of around 500 protesters gathered to form a human chain around its still-smoldering remains ✔ Luiza is a priceless loss for everyone interested in civilization, said Paulo Knauss, director of Brazil's natural history museum ✔ The collection, she said, contains objects that helped define the national identity -- and are now turning to ashes
Inside the Beltway: Media primed for Kavanaugh hearings
9/3/2018, 11:58:51 PMThey’re likely ready with foregone conclusions and dire warnings. Big media appears poised to offer a volley of unfriendly coverage at Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. But wait. This practice has been going on since the evening of July 9, when President Trump nominated Judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court justice, prompting multiple journalists to portray the federal judge as a pro-life partisan who could change the highest court in the land, and the nation itself. ✔ They’re likely ready with foregone conclusions and dire warnings ✔ Has the NSA as an institution learned the right lessons from this national tragedy and changed accordingly ✔ The two-hour event will be covered by C-SPAN at 10 a.m. EDT, and streamed live at Cato.org/live
Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru's riches to rags tale
9/3/2018, 10:39:36 PMThe once-wealthy island now barely survives on income from Australia’s detention regime and is pinning its economic hopes on undersea mining ✔ Nauru is banking on fields of mineral-rich smooth brown rocks about the size of a potato that lie on the sea floor around the tiny island as the possible saviour of its fragile economy ✔ In 2017 a Senate committee was told Australia’s offshore immigration detention program – Nauru and Manus – had cost the federal government at least $5bn since 2012
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