Monster typhoon slams western Japan, killing at least 2
9/4/2018, 3:08:17 PMA powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, causing heavy rain to flood the region's main offshore international airport. ✔ More than 700 flights were canceled, according to Japanese media tallies ✔ High-speed bullet train service was suspended from Tokyo west to Hiroshima ✔ A 2,591-ton tanker that was mooring slammed into the side of a bridge connecting the airport to the mainland, damaging part of the bridge and the vessel ✔ Television images showed fallen tree branches and high seas overflowing onto low-lying areas
Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 2 dead, airport flooded
9/4/2018, 1:50:46 PMTOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, causing heavy rain to flood the region's main international airport and strong winds to blow a tanker into a ✔ Powerful Typhoon Jebi is approaching Japan's Pacific coast and forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to much of the country.(Yosuke Mizuno/Kyodo News via AP) Kansai International Airport is partly inundated following a powerful typhoon in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, Tuesday, Sept
Hurricane Gordon path: Tropical Storm Gordon to make landfall TONIGHT as MAJOR hurricane
9/4/2018, 2:41:14 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon is expected to become Hurricane Gordon when it makes landfall tonight. The storm is expected to bring gusts up to 65mph as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. ✔ Gordon is forecast to be a Category 1 hurricane by the time it make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast tonight along the Mississippi Gulf Coast ✔ There were no reports of any injuries or deaths or any damage to buildings, said Alberto Moscoso, a spokesman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management
Tropical Storm Gordon barrels toward the Gulf Coast, and will likely land tonight as a hurricane
9/4/2018, 3:18:28 PMNational Hurricane Center forecasters said the unexpected Labor Day storm should make landfall Tuesday night as a weak hurricane, somewhere between the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana. ✔ By Saturday evening, however, it had blossomed into a depression and by Sunday morning intensified to a Tropical Storm about 10 miles west of Key Largo ✔ It’s not expected to strengthen through the day and could slightly weaken Wednesday, but then gain steam as it heads northwest toward Bermuda, far from Florida
Japan Typhoon: SHOCKING video shows storm Jebi WIPE OUT car attempting to escape to safety
9/4/2018, 12:14:04 PMJAPAN has been hit by its strongest storm in decades and devastating winds have caused widespread damage - watch shocking footage of a vehicle topple over while attempting to drive through strong winds and heavy rain. ✔ Japan typhoon Jebi causes a vehicle to blow over (Image: Twitter•DimyatiDewi) Osaka and Kobe also took a battering from the storm when they were struck earlier on Tuesday ✔ It was hit in July with lethal floods and landslides, leaving hundreds of people dead ✔ The flooding was then followed by a deadly heatwave, which killed dozens
Tropical storm: Gordon expected to hit Mississippi with hurricane force
9/4/2018, 12:15:30 PMFlorida already lashed by heavy rain and high winds as storm predicted to strengthen before making landfall on Gulf coast ✔ It was moving relatively quickly across the warm ocean waters, at about 17mph ✔ A storm surge warning has been issued for the area stretching from Louisiana to Alabama ✔ But authorities issued a voluntary evacuation order for some areas outside the city’s levee protection system
Storm Florence in U-TURN to Britain? 65mph winds and heavy rain could RUIN Indian summer
9/4/2018, 3:06:29 PMRAGING Storm Florence is threatening to make a shock U-turn towards Britain. ✔ NOAA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/GETTY STORM FLORENCE: A tropical storm could be on a collision course with the UK REUTERS RAGING: The storm is predicted to smash into the east coast of the US Regarding the track of Florence next week, the mid-range forecasts are quite uncertain, showing several different tracks and so there is currently low confidence in the exact path of Florence from next week
Storm Gordon starts kicking up waves on U.S. Gulf Coast
9/4/2018, 1:17:55 PMWaves began to batter parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as the region felt the first hit of Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to become a hurricane before it comes ashore with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said. ✔ The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency told South Mississippi residents to be prepared to evacuate ✔ As of Tuesday morning, Gordon was located about 190 miles (305 km) east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, and was heading west-northwest, the Miami-based hurricane center said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UK's Indian summer is threatened by 30mph winds and heavy rain
9/4/2018, 12:06:02 PMThere is likely to be a pause on the Indian summer later this week as a low pressure system sweeps in from the East of England, bringing 30mph wind gusts and rain on Friday and Saturday. ✔ There will be fairly localised impacts but largely affecting the eastern coast.' On Florence, she said it was 'far too early to have any confidence' in how the storm might affect Britain, with it currently moving north west and potentially striking North America as a hurricane this weekend
Typhoon Jebi: WATCH moment deadly storm winds blow huge TANKER into straight into bridge
9/4/2018, 1:31:08 PMSTRONG winds from Typhoon Jebi forced a huge tanker to crash into Kansai International Airport bridge as the dangerous phenomenon continues to batter western Japan killing at least one resident so far. ✔ Typhoon Jebi: Winds caused a huge tanker to crash against a bridge in Japan (Image: BBC) The storm first made landfall in the southern part of Tokushima Prefecture at around noon on Tuesday on the eastern end of Japan’s Shikoku Island ✔ The flooding was then followed by a deadly heatwave, which killed dozens
Yellowstone volcano FIRE: NASA satellites reveal inferno in park's BIGGEST ever wildfire
9/4/2018, 3:07:37 PMYELLOWSTONE volcano burst into flames during the raging wildfires that swept through the national park in the summer of 1988 - and NASA has now released incredible images of the blaze. ✔ When the first September snowfall blanketed the last smouldering patch of Yellowstone, more than 793,000 acres of land had been burned to a crisp ✔ The so-called 1988 Great Fires of Yellowstone lit up during the driest US summer on record ✔ The space agency said it will take decades for the Yellowstone forests to return to their former glory
Glass ceiling panel almost takes out commuters as Typhoon Jebi batters Japan
9/4/2018, 1:17:21 PMDramatic footage shows the panel falling inside Kyoto train station as winds of up to 130mph wreaked havoc ✔ Vehicles were thrown around and flipped by high winds in Osaka (Image: REUTERS) High waves triggered by Jebi crash into a fishing port in Aki (Image: REUTERS) Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to playTap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Read More Typhoon Jebi: Japan hit by 'strongest storm in 25 years' as 135mph winds destroy homes and flood airports Almost four inches of rain fell in Kyoto in an hour, with as much as 20ins set to fall in some places in the 24 hours to noon on Wednesday
Huge fuel tanker smashes into bridge during Japan's strongest storm in 25 years
9/4/2018, 12:56:58 PMThe 2,591-tonne tanker was anchored but the winds during the 135mph storm in Osaka, Japan, were so fierce, the ship cut into the road bridge ✔ This is the dramatic moment an enormous fuel tanker crashed into a road bridge near an airport during Japan's strongest storm in 25 years today ✔ It damaged the bridge but the tanker was empty and none of its 11 crew was injured, the coastguard said ✔ Tides in some areas were the highest since a typhoon in 1961
Typhoon Jebi latest: At least SIX dead as killer storm sees warehouse COLLAPSE
9/4/2018, 2:04:13 PMJAPAN's Typhoon Jebi has claimed at least six lives, as the menacing storm continues to sweep heavy downpours and raging winds across the west of the country, as thousands of residents flee for their lives. ✔ In Osaka, a 2,591-tonne tanker smashed into a bridge between the city of Izumisano and Kansai airport, knocking down part of the bridge - though no one was reportedly injured ✔ Japan's weather agency's chief forecaster, Ryuta Kurora told AFP: This is (the strongest) since 1993
'In the laps of the gods': Farmers say hay shortage hurting business
9/4/2018, 2:10:07 PMAustralians have rallied to donate hay to farming businesses struck by drought, but many say there’s not enough to go around. ✔ He says many farmers have been caught off guard by the lack of supply at this point in the year - and it's a lesson to plan for food shortages sooner ✔ Hay is distributed in the drought-ravaged region around Wee Waa in north central NSW ✔ Follow MySmallBusiness on Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn
Several dead and one million urged to evacuate as Japan hit by strongest typhoon in 25 years
9/4/2018, 3:02:29 PMA powerful typhoon barreled across western Japan on Tuesday, reportedly killing at least six people and causing considerable damage, as well as widespread travel chaos. ✔ The storm made landfall on the southwestern island of Shikoku around noon, and then again on the country’s main island of Honshu, near the city of Kobe ✔ Most of the destruction, however, appears to have been wrought by the wind that was seen in videos ripping off part of the roof of Kyoto’s train station ✔ He instructed his cabinet to take all measures possible
FEMA Was Overwhelmed by Hurricanes and Wildfires in 2017, GAO Says
9/4/2018, 3:43:52 PMThe back-to-back devastation of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, followed by catastrophic wildfires in California, overwhelmed federal disaster responders in 2017, according to government report released Tuesday. ✔ A satellite image shows Hurricane Irma, left, with Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean ✔ Overall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that weather and climate-related disasters caused more than $300 billion in damages in 2017, making it the costliest year on record
Tuesday Morning Briefing
9/4/2018, 1:17:54 PMDemocrats vow 'sparks will fly' in hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Trump accuses Attorney General Sessions of hurting Republican congressional races and Powerful typhoon hits western Japan. ✔ REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Highlights Senate Democrats plan to hammer Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his views on abortion and presidential power in hearings starting today, but the conservative judge looks likely to be confirmed ✔ Breakingviews Just because beer is cheap, it doesn’t mean you should drink ✔ NFL rebel Kaepernick fronts new Nike campaign Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Has autumn come early thanks to the scorching summer?
9/4/2018, 1:30:23 PMExperts say many plants have become stressed by the hot and dry summer, but there has now been enough rain to ensure those which have retained their leaves will still give off an autumn colour. ✔ While the impact of lower yields is expected to be cushioned by higher farmgate prices for produce, many farmers are turning to the banks for increased loans to keep them ticking over as the costs of fuel, fertiliser and feed have all risen sharply ✔ Meterological autumn began last Saturday, but astronomical autumn does not begin until September 23
Family time on Vietnam tour means learning how to cook classic dishes
9/4/2018, 1:16:09 PMThomson Family Adventures also offer a nighttime Vespa food tour, Halong Bay cruise and tai chi lesson as part of the cultural exploration of the country. ✔ Price : Adults and teens from $4,890 per person, double occupancy; $4,790 for kids ✔ Includes accommodations, meals, land transportation, entrance fees, guide and travel insurance ✔ Summer drought leaves some ships high and dry All the LAX parking lots are full and your flight is in an hour
Mali's Keita promises to tackle rising violence in inaugural address
9/4/2018, 2:11:39 PMMalian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita promised on Tuesday to address deteriorating security caused by an Islamist insurgency and inter-ethnic clashes as he was sworn in for a second five-year term. ✔ But the security situation has only deteriorated in recent months ✔ Threats by jihadists forced nearly 500 polling stations - about 2 percent of the total - to remain closed during last month’s run-off even as no major attack materialized ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
South Africa stumbles into a recession | Markets Insider
9/4/2018, 1:59:07 PMundefined ✔ The contraction was partly driven by weak performance in the South African agricultural sector, which declined by 11% after a major drought affected parts of the Western Cape earlier this year ✔ Yields on rand-denominated government bonds spiked 22 basis points to 9.22%, the highest level since Ramaphosa was elected leader of the ruling African National Congress in December
The Green Party has elected two new leaders and they have big ambitions
9/4/2018, 3:47:09 PMJonathan BArtley and Sian Berry want to supplant the Lib Dems and the SNP to become the third biggest force in British politics ✔ Jonathan Bartley (Image: PA) Read More Green Party suspends Aimee Challenor whose dad was her election agent while he was facing charges for serious sexual assault against a minor Mr Bartley said: We're proud to lead a party with a track record on the right side of history and are ready to mobilise a fiercer Green resistance than ever before
Viking makes it official: Kids no longer welcome on cruises
9/4/2018, 1:37:28 PMThe popular line says it caters to passengers 50 and older who have increasingly indicated they prefer adult-only sailings. ✔ The statement said its policy clarification began last January as part of a marketing campaign called What Viking Is Not ✔ Summer drought leaves some ships high and dry Got 245 days of vacation time ✔ Viking's record-setting world cruise may be perfect for you
Argentina starts talks with IMF to speed up standby loan
9/4/2018, 1:36:31 PMArgentine officials were in Washington on Tuesday for crunch talks with the International Monetary Fund about accelerating cash disbursements under a $50 billion standby deal aimed at shoring up confidence in the country's ailing finances. ✔ Before Monday’s announcement, Argentina had agreed with the IMF to a primary of fiscal deficit target of 1.3 percent of gross domestic product next year ✔ The new government plan is to eliminate the deficit in 2019 while this year’s deficit target was pared down to 2.6 percent of GDP from 2.7 percent ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Autostrade executives among 13 on list of potential suspects in...
9/4/2018, 2:23:24 PMItalian police have given prosecutors a list of 13 people who may bear some responsibility for the deadly collapse of a bridge, including top executives of Autostrade, the private-sector firm that ran it, an investigative source said. ✔ Genoa prosecutors are investigating the causes of the collapse ✔ The investigative source said that the list of 13 people included top executives of Autostrade as well as senior officials at Italy’s transportation ministry ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Celebrating 30 years of photojournalism at Visa pour l’Image
9/4/2018, 2:40:25 PMAn exhibition of 30 years of photojournalism shows why photography is still powerful ✔ Bacchi, a young tigress, seeks relief from the sweltering 120-degree-Fahrenheit heat in a pool, despite its fetid brew of rotting leaves and monkey urine ✔ Barack Obama rests while campaigning for president in Muscatine, Iowa, on Nov., 7, 2007 ✔ (Callie Shell/Aurora for TIME) Ahmad Shah Massoud in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan
Opinion | Spiro Agnew was Trump before Trump
9/4/2018, 1:33:38 PMWill the president also be taken down because his numbers don’t add up? ✔ By Richard Cohen Columnist September 3 at 4:10 PM It is about this time in his presidency that Donald Trump must be feeling like the Paul Newman and Robert Redford characters in the marvelous movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ✔ No matter how clever a person may be, it remains very difficult to move money around without the IRS’s nose starting to twitch
Young woman on a date at the movies claims she found COCKROACHES crawling through her popcorn
9/4/2018, 12:07:34 PMA COUPLE visited a cinema in Queensland, Australia to watch box office hit, Crazy Rich Asians, but it didn’t quite go to plan. Shaun Welsh and girlfriend Caitlin reached for some popcorn out of the… ✔ Facebook 3 Couple Shaun and Caitlin were on a date watching Crazy Rich Asians at a cinema in Queensland, Australia Facebook 3 The pair were an hour into the film when Caitlin noticed the cockroaches rustling in the popcorn He reached his phone out to take another picture of the cockroach, only to then find seven more crawling in the box
One of the country's biggest trade union wants a vote on the final Brexit deal
9/4/2018, 1:48:29 PMTheGMBsaid it had consulted thousands of its members across the country ✔ One of Britain’s biggest trade unions is calling for a second referendum on Brexit ✔ As trade unionists, when we negotiate a pay deal with an employer, we go back to our members and ask them if they’re happy with it ✔ They did not vote for economic chaos or to put jobs and hard won rights on the line
GMB union joins calls for a second Brexit referendum
9/4/2018, 1:30:31 PMGMB leader Tim Roache said a Tory hard Brexit would be disastrous for workers and said the public deserved a vote on the facts. ✔ 'As trade unionists, when we negotiate a pay deal with an employer, we go back to our members and ask them if they're happy with it ✔ He added: 'People voted for change - they voted to take back control ✔ 'To ask the question all over again would be a gross betrayal of our democracy - and a betrayal of that trust.'
Analysis | The Energy 202: How an obscure beetle got these scientists to speak out against the government
9/4/2018, 12:44:24 PMThe American burying beetle is being reassessed. ✔ THERMOMETER A motorist on Highway 101 watches flames from the Thomas fire leap above the roadway north of Ventura, Calif ✔ EXTRA MILEAGE Tropical Storm Gordon as NOAA's satellites see it: Night time satellite image shows Tropical Storm #Gordon developing in the Gulf with 60 mph winds https://t.co/yURI37qlBz pic.twitter.com/U0cfOFakpb BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) September 4, 2018
The amphibious homes that work with water to stay afloat in floods
9/4/2018, 2:30:03 PMThe recent flooding in Kerala is yet another reminder of the toll that extreme weather can take on homes: ✔ The initial cost of the retrofit was $2,400 per home – expensive by Vietnamese standards – but she believes this could come down to about $800 per home ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
Japan’s bid to resume commercial whaling sets stage for fierce debate
9/4/2018, 3:46:44 PMJapan seeks to change the rules at the International Whaling Commission next week. ✔ With the support of many smaller island and coastal nations some of which benefit from significant Japanese financial aid that reform could be enough to see Japan get its way ✔ It’s very hard to know if you are depleting the population, and if you do deplete the population, it takes a long time to recover
Review: Does 'The Purge' translate as TV? Wake us up and we'll tell you
9/4/2018, 2:10:11 PMThe sci-fi film franchise about a future America where once a year all crime is legal comes to USA Network. Maybe more surprises are in store, but so far the series offers more cliches than thrills. ✔ Probably the most important thing to say about The Purge, the film franchise that becomes television Tuesday on USA, is that the four pictures already released cost $35 million combined and have together grossed more than $447 million worldwide ✔ She fuses form and function to make structures that look like a Hadid or a Gehry without breaking the budget, Rick says of Jenna’s designs
Can a Democrat really win in Texas? Ted Cruz getting nervous in race with Beto O'Rourke
9/4/2018, 2:25:19 PMRepublican incumbent Ted Cruz is missing Senate votes to campaign in Texas in an effort to blunt Beto O'Rourke's momentum. ✔ But Mackowiak, the Texas GOP operative, said O'Rourke is unlikely to receive support from the national Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ✔ But he quickly made it clear that his political fortunes are better served by focusing on the upside of that relationship
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