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Drone footage shot after Florence shows a massive river in North Carolina. It used to be a highway.

9/18/2018, 4:31:56 PM
'This isn't a river ... it's Interstate 40,' tweeted the North Carolina transportation department, as it shared the stunning footage. ✔ Trogdon III, head of the Transportation Department, posted a photograph of the same stretch of highway, with what appeared to be two people aboard a skiff, surveying the storm damage while boating above what would have been a lane of oncoming traffic just days before


Netflix planning live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender with original creators

9/18/2018, 5:23:03 PM
One of the best TV shows in history is getting an adaptation that involves the original creators and Netflix. Unlike the first Airbender live-action movie, there’s reason to be excited this time around. ✔ Shyamalan’s film adaptation was widely criticized for a wide variety of reasons a clunky narrative, awful dialogue, wooden acting but also because its main characters, mostly martial artists who live in Asian-inspired cultures, were largely played by white actors


V&A Dundee sets sail with ambitions to be the next Guggenheim Bilbao

9/18/2018, 4:54:58 PM
Even a week ago, the suggestion of a trip to Dundee would most likely have elicited a puzzled: ✔ Its walls, flaring upwards and outwards, are layered with randomly angled oak panels and sprinkled with windows that offer dazzling glimpses of the river and mountains ✔ vam.ac.uk/dundee Sign up for the Telegraph Luxury newsletter  for your weekly dose of exquisite taste and expert opinion


Captain Marvel: Did YOU spot this surprise HIDDEN cameo? One more shock after trailer

9/18/2018, 6:30:02 PM
CAPTAIN MARVEL’S trailer has thrown up a whole lot of excitement over Carol Danvers’ MCU debut - but the new poster has also thrown an unexpected spanner in the works. ✔ A handful of fans have discovered what happens when you crank up the brightness and zoom in on the new artwork, which shows Brie Larson in her superhero get-up ✔ The Captain Marvel poster has been unleashed (Image: MARVEL) Can you see Chewie in the bottom-left-hand corner


Great British Bake Off 2018: Will Mel and Sue return to GBBO? Noel Fielding net worth

9/18/2018, 7:39:42 PM
GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF returned to screens across the UK a few weeks ago, with the show seeing Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig replacing Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. Will Mel and Sue ever return to GBBO? How much is Noel Fielding worth? ✔ With the duo’s busy schedules it is unlikely Sue and Mel will return to the Great British Bake Off anytime soon, but who knows what the future holds for the two ✔ Mr Fielding began his career in the late 1990s working as a stand-up comedian, meeting his comedy partner Julian Barratt ✔ Mr Fielding has previously stated his financial success feels alien


The Latest: Michael Jordan donating $2M to victims

9/18/2018, 6:34:25 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): 2:15 p.m. NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played high school basket ✔ (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Catherine Riggs, holds her grandson Luke Humphrey as she says bye to U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Chris Hale, right, after they were rescued from their flooded Burgaw , N.C ✔ 17) The death toll from Hurricane Florence and its remnants has risen to 17 as officials say a 3-month-old died in North Carolina when a tree landed on a mobile home


The Latest: Florence extends its rainy misery to Northeast

9/18/2018, 4:27:40 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): Noon Florence is spreading its misery. As the South ✔ (AP) The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): Noon Florence is spreading its misery ✔ Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesman Jeff Caldwell said his agency considers the storms part of Hurricane Florence, and said the tornado still need to be confirmed by the National Weather Service


The fascinating story of the world's oldest working lighthouse

9/18/2018, 5:11:09 PM
Ever wondered where the phrase "by hook or by crook" comes from? ✔ Ever wondered where the phrase by hook or by crook comes from ✔ The received wisdom is that the common phrase originated from a vow made by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century to take the city of Waterford in Ireland either by Hook (on the eastern side of the Waterford Estuary) or by Crooke (to the west)


Stunning new pictures of Yorkshire reveal why it earned the nickname ‘God’s own country’

9/18/2018, 6:05:32 PM
YORKSHIRE is the most Instagrammed county in the UK, so it;s hardly surprising that the area’s natural beauty has inspired scores of coffee table photography books. One of the most recent is … ✔ I am very passionate about photography and even more so about capturing the magic of Yorkshire’s landscapes ✔ Perhaps its most chilling case is the Black Monk of Pontefract, who terrorised the inhabitants of an unassuming Fifties terrace  in the East Yorkshire town


Man forces flight to turn back after take-off because he’s too hot

9/18/2018, 4:19:32 PM
The incident occurred on an internal Colombian flight between Bogota and Monteria. When staff remonstrate with him he threatens to open the emergency door. ✔ With the passenger refusing to calm down and continuing to threaten to open the door, the pilot took the decision to return to Bogota ✔ A spokesperson for Air Plan, the concessionary that operates Monteria airport, said: 'A disruptive and aggressive passenger generated problems so the captain decided to return.'


Inside Istoria, Santorini's most Instagrammable hotel

9/18/2018, 5:25:53 PM
Istoria, a new hotel on Santorini's overlooked south-east coast, endeavours to capture the mystique of its former owner – a wealthy and eccentric Greek widow ✔ Detail extends to ceramic lamps in imitation of the surrounding basalt, and room keys on a delicate komboloi of volcanic stone ✔ The 80-minute signature massage, a blend of Thai massage followed by warm oils, seemed to do both ✔ Double rooms from €312 (£280), breakfast included ✔ Perivolos, Santorini, Greece; 00 30 2286 085 051; istoriahotel.gr


Escape to Bratislava: A Secret Charmer on the Danube

9/18/2018, 7:14:18 PM
Set between the touristic titans of Vienna and Budapest, Bratislava possesses its own under-the-radar charm. ✔ She wasn’t entirely joking.) But Bratislava’s curious power lies in the intersection of its Habsburg past with its more recent history as the second city of Communist Czechoslovakia: an uneasy reckoning that renders the city far grittier than pristine Vienna


Post Malone Touched The World's Most Haunted Box, Thus Explaining String Of Bad Luck

9/18/2018, 4:16:35 PM
*whispers creepily into a flashlight* Is meatball an fruit? ✔ Here's the vid in all of its SPOOOOOOOPY glory: 95.5 PLJ @955PLJ Post Malone was meddling with one the most haunted objects in the world and then all this terrible stuff started happening to him, such as a plane malfunction, a car accident, and a break in


California: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira

9/18/2018, 7:36:49 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie illegally plied doctors with cash, gifts and services to prescribe one of the world's best-selling drugs, Humira, despite its pote ✔ Humira is an injectable drug that is widely advertised as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions and comes with a warning for cancer and serious infections that can turn deadly ✔ The nurses saved doctors money by handling paperwork and other tasks that normally fall to physicians' offices ✔ 18, 2018, says the kickbacks led doctors to write unneeded prescriptions for Humira despite its potentially deadly side effects


Captain Marvel vs Captain America: Who is more powerful? Who would win in a fight?

9/18/2018, 5:38:52 PM
THE new trailer for Captain Marvel has given audiences a glimpse at her burgeoning powers. But who is more powerful, Captain America or Captain Marvel? ✔ Her powers are off the charts, and when she’s introduced, she will be by far the strongest character we’ve ever had, he added ✔ Luckily, it seems unlikely the two would ever go head to head in a match so fans need not fret about who would win or lose ✔ You can watch the trailer for Captain Marel here at Express.co.uk Captain Marvel is in cinemas on March 8, 2019


Chrissy Teigen's New Cookbook Is Out! See Which Recipes Our Editors Loved

9/18/2018, 6:28:46 PM
Teigen's second cookbook Cravings: Hungry for More is available now. ✔ The combination of lime juice, rice vinegar (my new go-to ingredient) and honey is the perfect balance of tart and sweet ✔ Thankfully, we didn’t so we were able to keep enjoying the re-heated leftovers for days ✔ Madison Roberts, Home & Travel Editorial Assistant


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