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Tropical Storm Rosa triggers flash flood watches in Southwest

10/1/2018, 1:43:01 PM
More than 11 million Americans are under flash flood watches in the southwestern U.S. Tropical Storm Rosa is expected to first move over Mexico's Baja California. Heavy wind and rain from thunderstorms ahead of Rosa were felt in Yuma, Arizona. Norah O'Donnell has more.



The Indonesian Earthquake And Tsunami Death Toll Could Rise To Thousands, As "Nightmarish" Conditions Continue

10/1/2018, 2:49:09 PM
Witnesses have reported seeing cases of "liquefaction", where soil turns to liquid and swallows up entire buildings. ✔ Some areas are still yet to be reached by rescuers ✔ Permukaan tanah bergerak dan ambles sehingga semua bangunan hancur ✔ Video from yesterday’s Indonesian earthquake.Tip via @janinekrippnerPaging @davepetley https://t.co/U0zv6KNGq3 03:50 PM - 29 Sep 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite



‘We Just Ran’: Scale of Tsunami Horror Emerges in Indonesia

10/1/2018, 3:35:18 PM
Survivors described the panic and devastation of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi, Indonisia, as rescue workers raced to find survivors and pull them from the rubble. ✔ In other parts of the city, a mosque was partially submerged from the tsunami; an 820-foot bridge with bright yellow arches lay in ruins where it had once spanned the Palu River ✔ As the numbers swelled, those already there offered newcomers hot bowls of chicken soup



Desperate Indonesians flee quake zone, with scale of disaster unclear

10/1/2018, 12:43:14 PM
Indonesia scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as surv... ✔ The state energy company said it was airlifting in 4,000 liters of fuel, while Indonesia’s logistics agency said it would send hundreds of tonnes of rice ✔ The government has allocated 560 billion rupiah ($37.58 million) for the recovery ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Indonesia earthquake - Death toll reaches 832 and 'likely to rise' as rescuers search rubble for survivors of 7.5 quake and killer tsunami in Palu

10/1/2018, 12:11:15 PM
VICTIMS of the devastating tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia have been placed side-by-side in a 100-metre mass grave dug for 1,300 bodies. Giant diggers covered the bodies in dirt and rubble as t… ✔ Nugroho said authorities estimate that there are still hundreds of victims buried in mud in Petobo ✔ The tsnumai was the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia, which is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions because of its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin ✔ Last month, a powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people



Rosa threatens "life-threatening flash flooding" in Mexico, Southwest U.S.

10/1/2018, 2:40:07 PM
Tropical Storm Rosa expected to hit Mexico's Baja California, Sonora state late Monday ✔ MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm Rosa neared Mexico's Baja California on Monday, spreading heavy rains that were projected to extend into a drenching of the Southwest U.S. Forecasters said the rain may cause life-threatening flash flooding ✔ Forecasts call for heavy rainfall in the watch areas, which include Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City



Tsunami warning failed on 'last mile': German geosciences center

10/1/2018, 2:17:02 PM
Tsunami warnings to the local population of quake-hit Sulawesi island failed on ... ✔ The confirmed death toll from the quake and subsequent tsunami had reached 844 by Monday and was expected to rise further ✔ For example, it appears sirens did not work and there were no warnings via loudspeaker vans from police to the local population, he added ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Indonesia's twin disasters: a visual guide to the devastation

10/1/2018, 1:23:24 PM
A 14-day state of emergency has been declared in Indonesia as the country reels from a major earthquake and tsunami



Hard-hit Indonesian city buries its dead as toll tops 840

10/1/2018, 12:02:41 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Bright-colored body bags were placed side-by-side in a freshly dug mass grave Monday, as a hard-hit Indonesian city began burying its dead from the devastat ✔ Some buildings in the town were severely damaged, with plywood walls shredded and chunks of concrete scattered on the pavement ✔ Roads and infrastructure are poor in many areas, making access difficult in the best of conditions ✔ (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) 800+ dead in Indonesia quake; toll may rise



Is Indonesia safe to visit?

10/1/2018, 3:38:32 PM
undefined ✔ Divers also flock to Sulawesi for the world-class dive site of Bunaken Island, while north Sulawesi is renowned for its high incidence of species endemism, animals that are found nowhere else of earth ✔ Such visitors should check with their accommodation providers and insurance but are unlikely to be offered a refund unless their hotel has been shut as a result of the tsunami



Morning Update: A Tsunami Kills Hundreds In Indonesia

10/1/2018, 12:55:23 PM
The FBI investigates Kavanaugh, a Facebook security breach, Brazil’s women protest in force. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Oct 1. ✔ Musk will remain Tesla’s CEO but must relinquish his role as chair of its board of directors for at least three years ✔ It’s worth noting that while the news has felt like an unmanageable mess, scientists have just gone about their daily work of trying to save us all



Storm Leslie tracker: Will Tropical Storm hit Carolinas? Latest NHC update on hurricane

10/1/2018, 2:05:49 PM
TROPICAL Storm Leslie could become the next hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean as it drifts southwards, but will the tropical storm make landfall with the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence did? ✔ There are no coastal watches or warnings issued by the NHC associated with the storm ✔ Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane and stalled as it reached the coast, dumping heavy rain and caused flooding, storm surges and widespread power outages throughout the two states ✔ Leslie is the 12th named system which has developed in the Atlantic Basin for the 2018 tropical season



Storm Rosa to SMASH Arizona TOMORROW: Nevada and Utah on ALERT for hurricane gales

10/1/2018, 2:47:37 PM
STORM ROSA could be the next major system to smash the US, just as the Carolina’s begin to recover from hurricane Florence. Nevada and Utah are the next areas in danger of a blast from strong winds. ✔ Hurricane Florence was the most recent to deliver a strong punch to the US, leaving millions without power and 48 dead ✔ The affected areas are Punta Abreojos to Cabo San Quintin, which could receive winds up to 74mph ✔ Baja California’s east coast, from Bahia de los Angeles to San Felipe, is under a tropical storm ‘watch’, which specifies a chance of tropical storms



Two reported dead, dozens hurt, transport snarled as Typhoon Trami hammers Japan

10/1/2018, 2:24:35 PM
Three people were killed and about 200 were injured by powerful Typhoon Trami, which battered Japan over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the storm's ✔ JR East stopped all train services in and around Tokyo at 8 p.m. Sunday, a few hours before the typhoon neared the capital ✔ At the world-famous scramble crossing in Shibuya, where thousands normally cross every few minutes when the lights change, just a few souls braved horizontal rain and powerful gusts



A Glance around France: Animal bones in Paris police water canons and an earthquake in the Alps

10/1/2018, 2:24:20 PM
Here's a look at some of the main stories from around France on Monday. ✔ Paris It seems the name water canon might be a deceptive one.. ✔ A new report has revealed the rather than just water, protesters were lashed with a combination of dried blood, crushed bone and powder made from cattle hoof ✔ Dordogne Hunters in the Dordogne had a nasty shock this weekend after finding more than they bargained for in the woods



Monday Morning Briefing

10/1/2018, 1:21:12 PM
Reuters looks at five metrics to gauge Democrats’ chances of regaining control o... ✔ World Local residents affected by the earthquake and tsunami walk onto a military plane at Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 1, 2018 ✔ Trump says he and North Korea’s Kim ‘fell in love’ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Couple left without food or water after cyclone floods Greek hotel

10/1/2018, 1:38:13 PM
A British couple on holiday in Greece were left without food and forced to brush their teeth and shower in brown water for two days after a tropical storm, dubbed 'cyclone Zorbas' flooded their hotel. ✔ The couple had to carry her chair down a flight of stairs and through floodwater ✔ 'Our resort team has been able to access the Beltsios Studios today and confirmed that everyone is safe, and that power and water are now being restored as the flooding subsides.'



Typhoon Trami path tracker: Where is Typhoon Trami TODAY? Super Typhoon to hit Camp Fuji

10/1/2018, 3:10:03 PM
TYPHOON Trami is ravaging in the Pacific with 85 mph winds as it devastates across Japan. Where is Typhoon Trami now? ✔ This means the storm is progressing into an extratropical cyclone, formed in high latitudes and presenting less danger than a tropical cyclone such as a typhoon ✔ Korea, Taiwan and the eastern reaches of China may also be in range of the system, but the storm is still early on in its life and subject to change



When gender reveal parties go wrong

10/1/2018, 1:48:17 PM
An American dad's firearm stunt for a baby gender reveal party started a massive wildfire in the US. But he's not the only parent-to-be who staged a dramatic reveal... ✔ In the US, Google searches for gender reveal peaked in the summer of 2017 - months after the wildfire fiasco - and it's a trend that doesn't seem to be going away ✔ Video courtesy of Melody Kliebert Listen to Newsbeat at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back



A sand dune and the Turbine Hall: Monday's best photos

10/1/2018, 12:44:17 PM
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world ✔ London, UK The artist Tania Bruguera, centre, and guests create her artwork,a heat-sensitive floor, during the unveiling of the installation at the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Birmingham, UK Young delegates applaud during day two of the Conservative party conference Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Hong Kong Pro-democracy protesters take part in a rally on the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China Photograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Palu, Indonesia Motorcyclists travel down a road next to a boat washed ashore during a tsunami that followed an earthquake on the island of Sulawesi



Essential Politics: Just as soon as California enacted a net neutrality law, Trump sued - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 2:52:58 PM
The Trump administration sues over California's new net neutrality law. Gov. Jerry Brown signs hundreds of other bills, including sweeping new public access to police records. But for those he vetoed, don't expect the Legislature to use its power to override him. ✔ -- Saying that there's enough mischief from midnight to 2 without adding two more hours of mayhem, the governor refused to sign a bill allowing some cities to keep bars open until 4:00 a.m. Sign up for the Essential Politics newsletter » POLITICAL ROAD MAP : VETOES DON’T GET CHALLENGED In all, Brown vetoed a little more than 16% of the bills that were sent to him in 2018, one of his higher veto rates in recent years



Rainfall tallies plummet after Australia's driest September on record

10/1/2018, 2:10:16 PM
Australia notched its driest September on record, less than a third of the usual rainfall, leaving farmers and firefighters increasingly desperate for rain. ✔ Warm outlook For the rest of the year, the bureau's outlook suggests odds particularly favour drier than average conditions in Victoria, southern South Australia and Tasmania ✔ An El Nino, if one forms in the Pacific later in the year, could exacerbate the drought by shifting rainfall away from eastern Australia



Cold weather causes 'winter vagina', midwife warns

10/1/2018, 12:08:33 PM
Mary Burke, a former midwife and senior clinical nurse at the London Bridge Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Clinic, argues dry winter air depletes moisture from our skin, including the vagina. ✔ Mary Burke, a former NHS midwife and senior clinical nurse at the London Bridge Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Clinic, made the claim ✔ Writing on Reddit, one user asked others if they experienced 'bigger d**** in summer and smaller in winter' ✔ In severe cases, vaginal oestrogen may be required if dryness is caused by the menopause



13-Year-Old Boy in Serious Condition After Being Attacked by 10-Foot Shark in San Diego County

10/1/2018, 3:18:37 PM
A teen boy has been hospitalized after he sustained serious injuries from a shark attack while he was lobster diving in Encinitas, California ✔ RELATED: Nearly 400 Dead in Indonesia After Earthquakes Trigger Devastating Tsunami Hayes was then airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital and endured nine hours of treatment for his upper torso injuries before he was stabilized, according to the Independent



Hungary's top news portal closes briefly to highlight media freedom...

10/1/2018, 1:04:22 PM
The largest source of independent news in Hungary briefly took down the front pa... ✔ Ziegler has previously denied being a front-man for anybody else in the decision to acquire Index ✔ Oltyan is a member of a party in coalition with Fidesz, while Ziegler has been a staff member on Index’s business side for nearly two decades ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



After the Montecito mudslides, a search for belongings and two children - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 12:03:45 PM
The volunteer Bucket Brigade has salvaged hundreds of items from the Montecito mudslides. Now they search for the bodies of a toddler and a teenage boy. ✔ Hope can be plucked from a heap of dirt with gentle hands ✔ A canvas book bag carrying a bracelet and a headband ✔ Jack Cantin, 17, went missing after the Montecito mudslides ✔ They crack jokes and laugh and praise good finds, like photos, birth certificates, stuffed animals



Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Facebook hack compounds the company's woes in Washington

10/1/2018, 12:03:19 PM
Lawmakers are already calling for action. ✔ However, Adam Schwartz, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, voiced concerns about the practice ✔ Fifth Domain DOD struggles with loss of cyber personnel The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System ✔ EASTER EGGS Death toll skyrockets after Indonesian earthquake and tsunami: Trump on Kim Jong Un: We fell in love



Ministers pledge £165million for Birmingham's Commonwealth Games

10/1/2018, 1:50:30 PM
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire revealed the extra spending in his main speech to the Tory conference in Birmingham today. ✔ The chance to create a sense of pride - not just in this city but our country as a whole ✔ But councillors have warned the city faces 'total and absolute disaster' without finding a way to overhaul its finances - with the opposition warning the city could be 'insolvent' as soon as next year



Monday’s TV highlights: 'Queen of the World' on HBO - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 1:09:09 PM
TV highlights for Mon., Oct. 1, 2018 ✔ Athena (Angela Bassett) tries to keep things running smoothly as Bobby (Peter Krause) and his team attempt to rescue victims trapped in a collapsing high-rise hotel, and others pinned in the rubble below ✔ Emergency medicine physician Nicholas Testa; Sara Skirboll, RetailMeNot; Tichina Arnold; Clifton Collins Jr.; Raheem DeVaughn performs ✔ 30 - Oct. 6, 2018, in PDF format This week's TV Movies



The Latest: Trump celebrates new trade deal, called USMCA

10/1/2018, 3:50:28 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a revamped North American free trade deal (all times local): 11:30 a.m. President Donald Trump is celebrating his lates ✔ The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA ✔ (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Gerald Butts, senior political advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, walk in the loading dock of the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council, in Ottawa on Sunday, Sept



Vanessa Feltz felt like she was physically 'drowning' during gastric band hell

10/1/2018, 1:46:40 PM
The presenter is faced with the decision to get it removed after having eight nightmare episodes of 'drowning' ✔ Of feeling like she’s drowning sometimes, expert Dr Somers explained: Sometimes the band slips out of position and all your saliva and excretions build up above the band and you’re not always aware of it until you lie flat ✔ Plus I don't want an operation for something I don't want



Princess Ameera Al-Taweel weds billionaire with Oprah in attendance

10/1/2018, 2:03:09 PM
Among those who flocked to Paris for the ceremony were Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, who rubbed shoulders with the Saudi elite and UN employees who have worked with Princess Ameera. ✔ One of the world’s most eligible royals is officially off the market ✔ 'There is never a time or place for true love,' it read ✔ Princess Ameera was just 18 when she met her first husband, whom she interviewed for a school paper ✔ She was raised in Riyadh by her mother and grandparents, but that all changed at the age of 25 when she officially married into the royal family



Analyst View: In Trump win, Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as...

10/1/2018, 2:42:21 PM
The United States and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA ... ✔ It really is very small changes to the underlying framework of North American trade, but that’s a positive ✔ It shows investors that in spite of an unconventional approach, the President’s hard tactics seem to be working ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Charles Aznavour, known as France's Sinatra, dies at 94

10/1/2018, 3:50:34 PM
PARIS (AP) — Charles Aznavour's performing career endured eight decades, with a prompter in his final years the sole concession to age — or to difficulty recalling a 1,000-s ✔ PARIS (AP) Charles Aznavour's performing career endured eight decades, with a prompter in his final years the sole concession to age or to difficulty recalling a 1,000-song repertoire ✔ He was named itinerant ambassador for humanitarian action in 1993 by then-President Levon Ter-Petrossian, served as Armenia's ambassador to U.N



Analysis | The Daily 202: Limited FBI investigation of Kavanaugh offers road map for how Trump could try to constrain Mueller

10/1/2018, 1:33:49 PM
If Rosenstein or Sessions goes, the scope of the special counsel’s probe could be limited. And we wouldn’t necessarily know. ✔ In the meantime, parents who arrive with children and cite a fear of return are typically released from immigration custody within days of arrival ✔ https://t.co/1xGSM14jK3 pic.twitter.com/5WN2EVCmOi ABC News (@ABC) September 30, 2018 And this cow delighted the Internet: Cows play fetch ✔ pic.twitter.com/5T5JYONgHE Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) September 30, 2018



50 years of zombies: Designing the undead to explain the living

10/1/2018, 12:51:37 PM
After half a century, is it time to give the undead a rest? ✔ The Vietnam War raged on, while at home racial and social inequality burned deep ✔ From the Democratic National Convention to the streets of Baltimore, a country staggered towards a presidential election in paroxysms of violence ✔ By the time Day of the Dead came along in 1985, Romero had turned his creation on Reagan-era politics, dragging mad scientists and army brutes into the mire



Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump has dismissed climate change as 'nonsense.' His administration just said otherwise.

10/1/2018, 12:51:49 PM
The administration predicts a 7-degree rise in global temperatures this century. ✔ THE LIGHTBULB Ducks swim through a street the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through the Naples, Fla ✔ Pruitt told a Las Vegas television station in February ✔ Emissions rise from the American Electric Power Co. coal-fired John E ✔ (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Trump could revamp how government values human health:  The EPA has sent a proposal to the White House to ease existing rules on curbing power plants’ mercury emissions in a change that would alter how the cost and benefits of curbing pollutants are measured



Brexit LIVE: Furious Dominic Raab tells Conservative Conference UK WON'T be bullied by EU

10/1/2018, 3:50:09 PM
BREXIT Secretary Dominic Raab has warned the EU that if it wants a Brexit deal with the bloc it must get "serious now". ✔ And our businesses, and the workers whose jobs depend on them need that friction-free access to continue ✔ She told the Andrew Marr Show: My mood is to listen to what the EU have to say about their concerns and to sit down and talk them through with them



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