Landslide aftermath
9/7/2018, 5:41:54 AMPolice search for missing persons at the site of a landslide triggered by an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, on Friday. ✔ Police search for missing persons at the site of a landslide triggered by an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, on Friday
Japan earthquake: death toll rises in Hokkaido
9/7/2018, 4:12:52 AMDozens missing after tourist hotspot hit by landslides during Thursday’s 6.7-magnitude quake ✔ Kansai international airport has been shut since Typhoon Jebi ripped through Osaka on Tuesday, although some domestic flights operated by Japan Airlines (JAL) and ANA’s low-cost carrier Peach Aviation resumed on Friday, the carriers said ✔ Cultural events were also affected, with a soccer friendly between Japan and Chile scheduled for Friday in Sapporo called off
California wildfire burns 34 square miles
9/7/2018, 7:46:14 AMThe Delta Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has burned more than 34 square miles of timber and brush and prompted evacuation orders for scattered homes and buildings in three counties. (Sept. 7) ✔ The Delta Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has burned more than 34 square miles of timber and brush and prompted evacuation orders for scattered homes and buildings in three counties
In drought-ravaged northern California, Delta Fire gains strength
9/7/2018, 7:26:43 AMThe fast-moving wildfire, which has sent flames soaring some 300 feet into the air and choked the surrounding area with smoke, has forced mandatory evacuations orders in Shasta and Trinity counties, both of which were ravaged by the deadly Carr Fire earlier this summer. ✔ (Photo: Noah Berger, AP) The Delta Fire, feasting on dead and dying timber and dry brush in rain-starved northern California, continued to gather momentum heading into its third day while paralyzing traffic on one of the nation’s busiest freeways ✔ The insured residential and commercial losses from the Carr and Mendocino Complex fires, the summer’s two most destructive blazes, were also exorbitant, an estimated $845 million, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Thursday
Rescuers with dogs search for survivors after deadly Hokkaido quake
9/7/2018, 4:35:19 AMRescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido that killed at least 16 people, officials said, with 26 still missing. ✔ Aerial footage showed rescuers with dogs walking through the destruction ✔ All 26 missing people are from the Atsuma area, where dozens of landslides wrecked homes and other structures and left starkly barren hillsides ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Preschool building collapse in Seoul narrowly misses disaster
9/7/2018, 7:14:02 AMundefined ✔ Lee performed a safety check on the kindergarten at the preschool's request five months ago and issued a forewarning ✔ It will also reinforce the crumbling foundations with soil to prevent further damage ✔ More than 4,500 sinkholes have appeared in the country over the past five years, according to government data
State says seniors were abandoned during Northern California wildfire
9/7/2018, 4:17:35 AMStaff at two senior care centers abandoned residents during an evacuation as wildfires swept through Northern California last October, state officials said Thursday as they moved to revoke licenses from the Santa Rosa facilities and their top administrators. No one in either facility died. ✔ At Villa Capri, home to 62 elderly and disabled residents including 25 in the dementia unit, the night supervisor did not know evacuation plans or where to find flashlights and batteries, the report said ✔ He ran door to door to awaken residents, help them into the lobby, and started a list of names as he stayed for three hours to help people evacuate
Abe eyes ¥1 tril extra budget for disaster relief
9/7/2018, 5:05:22 AMThe government is set to compile a supplementary budget worth around 1 trillion yen for the current fiscal year to fund recovery efforts from the recent natural disasters in Japan, sources with knowledge of the plans said Friday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is aiming to submit a draft budget to… ✔ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is aiming to submit a draft budget to an extraordinary Diet session in the fall after discussion with the ruling coalition, the sources said ✔ It will also be used to install air conditioners in elementary and middle schools across the country, which suffered record temperatures during a heat wave that killed more than a hundred people this summer
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 200 km SW of Zahedan, Iran: USGS
9/7/2018, 7:02:41 AMAn earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck 200 km southwest of the Iranian city of Zahedan at a depth of 26 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday. ✔ LONDON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck 200 km southwest of the Iranian city of Zahedan at a depth of 26 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, California wildfire, Equifax data breach: 5 things to know Friday
9/7/2018, 7:55:33 AMBrett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, sentencing hearing for George Papadopoulos, Northern California wildfire and more things to start your day. ✔ In October, he admitted to lying to the FBI about his interactions with several Russians who had high-level connections to the Kremlin ✔ If you're concerned your personal information might have been exposed by the Equifax breach, you can take steps to freeze your credit
Series of strong quakes shake Panama, Ecuador & Chile (VIDEOS)
9/7/2018, 5:37:13 AMA series of powerful earthquakes has struck the South American east coast, with Panama, Chile and Ecuador all suffering jolts of between 5.6 and 6.2 magnitude within less than an hour of each other. ✔ Panama was hit by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake at 1:47am GMT ✔ According to the Ministry of Risk Management, the jolts were felt the strongest in Cumanda, Chimborazo province ✔ The country's president, Lenin Moreno, expressed solidarity with the people in affected regions, noting that regional emergency crews had been activated
Magnitude 6.3 quake causes slight damage in central Ecuador
9/7/2018, 4:35:11 AMA magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Ecuador on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring one person and disrupting power supply to nearby areas. ✔ One person suffered a broken bone in the town of Babahoyo and authorities were assessing whether any houses had collapsed, the secretariat said ✔ In 2016, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast, killing more than 650 people ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Japan quake toll rises as rescuers dig through landslides
9/7/2018, 5:40:40 AMAt least 16 people have died or are presumed dead after Thursday's earthquake and landslides, and the forecast is for rain which could cause more problems. ✔ But damage to some parts of the city was severe, with houses atilt and roads crumbled or sunken ✔ A mudslide left several cars half buried, and the ground subsided, leaving drainpipes and manhole covers protruding by more than a metre in some places ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Transportation services resume in quake-hit Hokkaido
9/7/2018, 5:18:19 AMTransportation services returned to parts of Hokkaido on Sept. 7, a day after the most intense earth ✔ For the first time in Hokkaido, the quake’s intensity reached a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic scale in Atsuma, a town that is now the site of a huge search-and-rescue operation ✔ Officials urged caution about possible landslides, especially in areas where foundations were weakened in the previous day's shaking
Massachusetts issued 1,905 licenses in dead people's names, contested state audit finds
9/7/2018, 5:07:39 AMThe Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles disputes claims in an audit that found nearly 2,000 licenses had been issued to people after their deaths. ✔ The response to Boston 25 News claims that all 1,905 people identified in the report are still alive, according to the database the auditor recommended using ✔ A fire vehicle passes by an abandoned burned out truck along Interstate 5 after the Delta Fire tore through the region and jumped the road in Delta, Calif ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide
Main California highway closed by fire until declared safe
9/7/2018, 6:16:43 AMSHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California. But the main highway betwee ✔ (AP) Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California ✔ (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Bruce Palmer prepares to tow a truck scorched by the Delta Fire on Interstate 5 in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif., near Shasta Lake on Thursday, Sept
Think we can rewind to the heady days before Trump and Brexit? Think again | Gary Younge
9/7/2018, 5:56:49 AMThe referendum and US election results were symptoms of social divisions that have still not been resolved, says Guardian columnist Gary Younge ✔ In Shrek Forever After, the eponymous ogre opens his heart to the arch-schemer Rumpelstiltskin ✔ You can no more short-circuit democracy in order to preserve it than you can burn a village in order to save it ✔ These initiatives can only work if they are part of a broader vision for a more hopeful future, rather than a narrowly tailored litigation of a past mistake
Autostrade CEO feels responsible, but not guilty for bridge collapse
9/7/2018, 6:32:29 AMThe CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia and Atlantia told Italian daily La Stampa on Friday that he felt responsible, but not guilty, for the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge operated by Autostrade. ✔ REUTERS/Massimo Pinca When asked whether the government could revoke the motorway concession on the part of the network where the disaster happened, Giovanni Castellucci said it was not possible to separate that part of the concession from the rest ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Japan eyes extra budget, challenging efforts to rein in debt
9/7/2018, 5:13:30 AMJapan would consider the need for an extra budget in the current fiscal year to support areas devastated by a recent chain of natural disasters, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, which could complicate efforts to restore tattered public finances. ✔ The spending requests increased sharply due to bulging welfare costs to support the ageing population and rising military outlay in the face of threats from North Korea and China, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the figures will be finalised only later on Friday
Putin, Rouhani, Erdogan to discuss Syria's future in Tehran
9/7/2018, 6:38:14 AMIran, Turkey and Russia to meet in new diplomatic efforts as Syria plans offensive in rebel-held Idlib. ✔ During a visit to Tehran, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the world was not doing enough to help people displaced by war ✔ It is clear that the risks of a military confrontation causing massive loss of life is very high ✔ Inside Story: As Syria's Final Battles Looms, What Comes Next
AP Exclusive: Data show big let-up in 'Obamacare' premiums
9/7/2018, 7:34:31 AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get a price cut. That's the conclusion f ✔ Yet some administration actions have also helped settle the markets, such as continuing a premium stabilization program ✔ That’s the conclusion from an exclusive analysis of the besieged but resilient program that still divides voters heading into this year's midterm elections
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