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Hurricane Florence could alter plans for Redskins, Nationals and Mystics

9/11/2018, 9:52:40 PM
Hurricane Florence is causing widespread cancellations on the college football schedule and could affect game and travel plans for the Washington Redskins, Nationals and Mystics. ✔ Decisions will be based on the safety of the teams, officials, fans and others traveling to attend the game, the Maryland athletic department said in a statement ✔ But that was nothing compared to the Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans sitting through four hours’ worth of lightning delays on Sunday


Universal Orlando cancels Harry Potter festival 2019; new ride, attraction planned instead

9/11/2018, 10:02:27 PM
Universal Orlando announced it will not host A Celebration of Harry Potter in 2019. ✔ Since the Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened in 2010, it has helped to elevate and transform Universal's Florida theme park resort from an also-ran caught in the long shadow ofits mouse-eared neighbor up the street to a burgeoning, groundbreaking destination in its own right ✔ Universal Orlando Resort says it won't be hosting its annual celebration of all things Harry Potter next year


The language the French forbade

9/11/2018, 8:25:48 PM
Despite centuries of efforts to make standardised French the language of all of France, Occitan, which is intrinsically tied to the local culture, could not be suppressed. ✔ Mollaret went further, explaining that the language is intrinsically tied to Périgord culture and how Occitan intimately describes aspects of life here, details that are lost if expressed in French or that simply do not have French words ✔ Our Unique World  is a BBC Travel series that celebrates what makes us different and distinctive by exploring offbeat subcultures and obscure communities around the globe


Why Men Are Looking to Space for Style Tips

9/11/2018, 9:54:21 PM
SpaceX and Virgin Galactic may be dominating the business pages, but space is just as influential in men’s fashion this fall. ✔ But these days the former missile technician, who makes modern suiting and futurist sportswear, looks ahead at the consequences that can come with those advancements ✔ Think Again September 6, 2018 Oscar de la Renta Courts Younger Customers September 5, 2018 The Rebellious New Power Suit for Women August 30, 2018 Please, Men of the World, Tuck in Your Shirts August 29, 2018


WATCH: Horrifying moment man is viciously GORED by a stampeding bull

9/11/2018, 9:44:01 PM
SPAIN: A shocking viral video has emerged of the brutal moment a bull charged at a man during a bull running event and viciously gored him, leaving him seriously injured. ✔ Eventually, the bull grows bored and runs off, and the man can be seen curled, on the floor near the fence - but his arms can be seen moving ✔ As the lion jumps up, it nuzzled the young travellers and even licked one on the face ✔ The video ended with them all cuddling the docile animal who sat down on top of them all


Hotels prepared for Hurricane Florence evacuees -- and their pets

9/11/2018, 9:09:08 PM
Hotels in the path of Hurricane Florence brace for the storm. Properties fill up as residents evacuate. ✔ Right now, we are already expecting limited availability in the Carolinas after a mandatory evacuation was signaled in areas of South Carolina where we have multiple locations ✔ Explore Asheville is reaching out to lodging providers and posting online updates on hotel and bed and breakfast availability as they come in via Exploreasheville.com/alerts/


Less snow prompts push to lengthen Grand Canyon visit season

9/11/2018, 9:36:46 PM
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — With snowfall dwindling at the Grand Canyon's North Rim, tourism promoters see an opportunity to stretch out the visiting season at the less popular side o ✔ Driving from the Utah-Arizona border to the North Rim and back takes three hours, so adding services and hiring people to provide them would be key to attracting visitors beyond the May-October period, said Dirk Clayson, chairman of the Kane County Board of Commissioners


Seventeen Years After Attack, a Son Returns From College for 9/11 Ceremony

9/11/2018, 10:02:58 PM
Jake Campbell was an infant when his mother, Jill Maurer-Campbell, called home from the Twin Towers, saying the North Tower had been struck. ✔ They recovered her wallet but never found her body ✔ He spent time at the pool that now marks where the South Tower stood, where his mother’s name is engraved, feeling a new sense of loss ✔ He walked away to begin his journey back to school but not before placing a sweater over his engraved mother’s name that read, Michigan Mom


Bradley Walsh braves alligator-infested swamp in dare with dashing son

9/11/2018, 8:08:58 PM
DOCTOR Who star Bradley Walsh has a new sidekick for his next project – and it isn’t Time Lord Jodie Whittaker. The Chase quiz host travels across the US with dashing son Barney for new ITV series … ✔ podcast, she added: I’ve been able to eat on my own lately ✔ They’ll be hoping to avert disaster with a bumper line-up that includes Love Island’s Eyal Booker and Olivia Attwood as well as the former Sugababes singer Mutya Buena ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Inside the Beltway: News media fixates on ‘Trump’s Katrina’

9/11/2018, 11:11:51 PM
The weather was politicized years ago when global warming and climate alarmism were ramped up as a dire, dramatic topic by the news media and quickly added to the liberal list of pet issues. The weather was again politicized when former President George W. Bush was criticized for his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ✔ Sixty-nine percent of U.S. adults in the current survey say their trust in the news media has decreased in the past decade ✔ That might mean riding the Northeast Regional train together up the Eastern seaboard ✔ It might mean meeting backstage at a rally in Wisconsin or Ohio ✔ • Kindly follow Jennifer Harper on Twitter @HarperBulletin


He Led Students On Trips Abroad. Then, He Introduced Sex 'Ceremonies.'

9/11/2018, 9:33:41 PM
Alleged abuse and cult-like brainwashing. "Magic" crystals. And a self-proclaimed healer with unfettered access to young women for decades. ✔ Laura Quinn, a rock climber with sober blue eyes, was writing the hardest letter of her life ✔ Elizabeth said she internalized her time with Garland in a way that made her feel good about it ✔ She also noted stumps not far from the trail trees intentionally cut down to prevent forest fires from spreading and the blackened skeletons, where the fires had been


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