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The Latest: Rain, winds from Gordon lash Alabama coast

9/4/2018, 11:18:17 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Gordon (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Gusty winds and heavy rains have started to buffet the Alabama ✔ Radar showed the center of the storm was about 90 miles south in the Gulf of Mexico ✔ The storm could strengthen to a category 1 hurricane before making landfall later on Tuesday ✔ 4) Rain has drenched the Miami area as Tropical Storm Gordon moved into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday



Gordon's outer rainbands, wind begin pelting the Gulf Coast

9/4/2018, 11:46:51 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Heavy rain and winds from fast-moving Tropical Storm Gordon began pelting the Gulf Coast on Tuesday evening as forecasters warned the storm could become the ✔ Metal chairs were lashed together atop tables outside a restaurant in what's normally a busy entertainment district, and a street musician played to an empty sidewalk as rain began falling ✔ The good part about it is the water goes down faster here, said Cazaux, who has lived in the neighborhood for 15 years ✔ 4) Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gordon is strengthening a little as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast



The Latest: Tropical storm closes oil platforms and casinos

9/4/2018, 8:46:24 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Gordon (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Tropical Storm Gordon has disrupted some oil and gas production ✔ That is about 8 percent of the staffed platforms in the Gulf and about 9 percent of the region's oil and natural gas production ✔ Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground ✔ 4) Rain has drenched the Miami area as Tropical Storm Gordon moved into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday



The Latest: Tropical storm strengthens on approach to coast

9/4/2018, 9:10:47 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Gordon (all times local): 5 p.m. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gordon has strengthened a little as ✔ Gordon's top sustained winds have now reached 70 mph (110 kph) ✔ Forecasters say it could still reach the 74 mph (120 kph) threshold to become a hurricane before hitting land late Tuesday ✔ (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP) CORRECTS TO SEPT ✔ 4) Rain has drenched the Miami area as Tropical Storm Gordon moved into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday



Hurricane Gordon update: What time will Hurricane Gordon make landfall? Latest NOAA update

9/4/2018, 10:18:06 PM
TROPICAL STORM Gordon is poised to become a Category 1 hurricane as it hurtles towards Mississippi with wind gusts of 70mph - but what time will it make landfall? ✔ Hurricane Gordon update: The massive tropical storm has nearly reached Mississippi and Louisiana (Image: Windy.com/Cyclocane) Residents in South Mississippi have already been warned to prepare for evacuation by The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency



Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens, churns toward U.S. Gulf Coast

9/4/2018, 11:56:44 PM
Tropical Storm Gordon hurled rough surf, high winds and heavy rain at the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, strengthening as it spun toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast, potentially to make landfall as a hurricane. ✔ EVACUATIONS As of Tuesday afternoon, Gordon was 95 miles (153 km) southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi, and heading west-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center ✔ Last year, hurricanes hit Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, causing widespread destruction and thousands of deaths ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Gordon may hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall

9/4/2018, 9:42:37 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Families filled sandbags, took patio furniture inside and stocked up on batteries and bottled water as the Gulf Coast prepared Tuesday for Tropical Storm Go ✔ Authorities issued a voluntary evacuation order for areas outside the city's levee protection system, including the Venetian Isles, Lake Saint Catherine and Irish Bayou communities ✔ As much as 8 inches of rain could fall in some parts of the Gulf states



Over 300 people evacuated from flooded Kansas college town

9/4/2018, 11:08:21 PM
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Residents in five Kansas counties were recovering after heavy rain hit the area during the Labor Day holiday weekend, as forecasters call for more rain this ✔ Nearly 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell from Sunday night into Monday ✔ Kansas State University's main campus in Manhattan wasn't flooded, but a help center has been set up for displaced students ✔ She said there was water on her floor and her truck was already halfway underwater ✔ (Doug Wood/Riley County Police Department via AP)



UK weather forecast WARNING: North Sea storm system threatens Britain with EARLY WINTER

9/4/2018, 8:14:49 PM
BRITAIN’S weather is about to take a dramatic turn for the worse with plunging temperatures, torrential rain and near gale-force winds about to unleash autumn misery. ✔ It will feel cool with temperatures well down and again the nights will be very chilly, I wouldn’t be surprised if some places get a touch of frost later on this week, signs of autumn ✔ The betting suggests temperatures will reach 30C or higher at some point in September therefore the barbecues shouldn’t be put away for the year just yet



Extended safety checks push back MOX fuel plant construction for 3rd time

9/4/2018, 10:06:02 PM
Construction of the world's first commercial reactor to operate solely on plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel in northeastern Japan will be pushed back for the third time due to prolonged safety checks, its constructor said Tuesday. Electric Power Development Co had been planning to begin construction of major facilities at the… ✔ About 40 percent of the construction has been completed, but the work has centered on setting up office buildings and road repairs ✔ The city of Hakodate also lodged a lawsuit against the two parties with the Tokyo District Court in April 2014, saying it fears the impact of an accident at a so-called full-MOX reactor will be far more devastating than that of the Fukushima disaster, which led to the long-term evacuation of many local residents



7 dead, 200 injured after typhoon batters western Japan; 3,000 stranded at Kansai airport

9/4/2018, 11:01:39 PM
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years tore across the west of the country Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring at least 200 with violent winds and heavy rainfall. The strong gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a tanker anchored in Osaka Bay… ✔ Elsewhere, the winds whipped away part of the ceiling from Kyoto station and peeled off multi-storey scaffolding on a building in Osaka ✔ Since the disaster, authorities have urged people to take the warnings more seriously and prepare to leave home immediately they are issued



Football club build £3,500 WALL to stop travellers getting in

9/4/2018, 8:41:04 PM
A FOOTBALL club has ditched plans for a new clubhouse and spent the cash on defence – against travellers. ✔ Watford Observer/ SWNS.COM PROBLEM: Everett Rovers Football Club's pitch was reportedly 'ruined' the last time Watford Observer/ SWNS.COM SOLUTION: A metre-high wall now lines the pitch The following month, Watford Borough Council and the police held crunch talks to find a way to keep them out



Climate change threatens Bolivian indigenous culture | Pictures | Reuters

9/4/2018, 8:39:35 PM
A boat and a bicycle are seen on the dried lake Poopo affected by climate change, in the Oruro Department, Bolivia, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/David Mercado ✔ REUTERS/David Mercado Reuters / Monday, September 03, 2018 Girls play in Punaca on the shores of the dried lake Poopo affected by climate change, in the Oruro Department, Bolivia, April 4, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/David Mercado Close 24 / 24 Share this Slideshow View Again View Next Confirming Judge Kavanaugh



Movie on N Korean defector to open Asia's top film festival

9/4/2018, 9:52:06 PM
A film about the plight of a defector who abandons her family in North Korea will open Asia's biggest film festival next month, organisers said Tuesday as they look to end years of turmoil surrounding the event. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will run from Oct 4-13 and feature… ✔ The film criticised the government's handling of the sinking in April 2014 that killed more than 300 people, mostly schoolchildren ✔ While the guest list has yet to be fully disclosed, organisers said American producer Jason Blum is among the high-profile visitors who have confirmed their attendence



Terry On "The Great British Bake Off 2018" Should Be Protected At All Costs

9/4/2018, 10:00:01 PM
"I have a feeling that rooting for Terry is ultimately going to shatter my heart into pieces, but he’s my ride or die, so I’m all in." ✔ Now that we are two weeks into the 2018 season of The Great British Bake Off you are probably starting to wonder who you should be backing in the competit... ✔ But then, holy hell, what is going on Terry managed to pull it out of the bag with this 3D wonder



Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 8 dead, airport flooded

9/4/2018, 10:38:17 PM
A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, inundating the region's main international ✔ Police said five others died elsewhere in the prefecture after being hit by flying objects or falling from their apartments ✔ In nearby Shiga prefecture, a 71-year-old man died when a storage building collapsed on him, and a man in his 70s died after falling from a roof in Mie, officials said ✔ Tokyo escaped relatively unscathed, with some intermittent squalls



Typhoon Jebi ploughs through western Japan, causing flooding, deaths

9/4/2018, 8:48:48 PM
A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region's main airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge, leaving thousands stranded. ✔ Photo: AP NHK public television showed passengers sitting or lying on the floor in the airport terminal in the dark without air conditioning ✔ A man in his 70s died apparently after being blown to the ground from his apartment in Osaka prefecture ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



From drinking tap water to eating eggs, how many of these common holiday dining mistakes are YOU guilty of?

9/4/2018, 8:47:51 PM
WHEN it comes to jet-setting abroad, most of us are too busy worrying about losing our luggage or getting lost in the local streets to spare a thought for dining dangers. But now one expert have re… ✔ WHEN it comes to jet-setting abroad, most of us are too busy worrying about losing our luggage or getting lost in the local streets to spare a thought for dining dangers ✔ Instead, Anna recommends eating like a local would and finding out how fresh the food is before chowing down



Brit family hit with Shigella at Egypt resort days before couple's death

9/4/2018, 8:02:03 PM
A BRITISH family were struck down with deadly Shigella food poisoning at the same Egypt resort where another couple died in mysterious circumstances just days later. Sarah McCormick says all seven … ✔ A BRITISH family were struck down with deadly Shigella food poisoning at the same Egypt resort where another couple died in mysterious circumstances just days later ✔ She said it was after the drips had finished that she noticed that the doctor had changed his earlier diagnosis to Travellers Diarrhoea on the medical forms



U.S., Canada Face Tough Issues as They Resume Nafta Talks

9/4/2018, 9:48:24 PM
Trump administration official says the trade partners will bridge their differences to bring Ottawa into a three-way trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico, as Trudeau says he can't relent on certain points when the two sides resume talks on Tuesday. ✔ Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland arrived for trade talks in Washington on Friday ✔ As talks with Canada resume, the biggest sticking point is Canada’s insistence on retaining a dispute-resolution system that allows member states to challenge trade penalties imposed by the others



Trump's Political Endorsements Are A Repetitive Copy-And-Paste Fever Dream

9/4/2018, 10:01:47 PM
The president's endorsements are indistinguishable from one another. ✔ Pete is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment ✔ I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find ✔ But for a man who loves to diss rivals for being low energy, it’s kind of sad! Congratulations on the ringing endorsement, Rep



Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks: monitor

9/4/2018, 8:27:44 PM
Russian and Syrian jets hammered a rebel stronghold days before leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meet to discuss an expected Syrian government offensive. ✔ Replay Replay Video Loading Play Video Play Video Playing in 5 ...Don't Play The U.N ✔ The Kremlin dismissed his comments on Tuesday, describing Idlib, where jihadist insurgent factions dominate, as a nest of terrorism ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



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