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Tropical Storm Rosa brings flood threat to 12 million people in the Southwest

10/1/2018, 6:01:25 PM
The remnants of Hurricane Rosa are forecast to bring heavy rain and the threat of flash flooding to the Southwest over the next few days. ✔ A pedestrian crosses a street in downtown Phoenix on Sept ✔ Just last year, a peaceful swimming hole turned into a raging waterway in Payson, Arizona, killing 10 family members ✔ In some desert areas, the rain that's expected to fall from Rosa is as much rain that would typically fall in an entire year



Surfers tackle massive waves along the coast as Southern California prepares for rainy weather this week - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 7:55:48 PM
It’s time to trade in sandals for rain boots as Southern California welcomes its first storm of the season with some areas across the parched region expecting to get up to a half-inch of rain this week.  ✔ It’s time to trade in sandals for rain boots as Southern California welcomes its first storm of the season this week ✔ Spectators flocked to the sand early Monday to watch as surfers and body boarders braved the Wedge in Newport Beach, where powerhouse waves have been known to tower more than 20 feet



UK weather forecast: Hurricane-force storm to hit Britain - Cyclone Leslie in SHOCK u-turn

10/1/2018, 5:14:46 PM
A ‘LIFE-THREATENING’ tropical cyclone churning the central Atlantic is on track to do a u-turn and hurtle towards Britain before unleashing storm chaos. ✔ Parts of Britain were hit by wind and rain while a swathe of warm air pulled in by the storm sent thermometers rocketing ✔ Leslie is forecast to move through the Atlantic over the coming days before possibly doing a u-turn and heading towards Britain, the Met Office said ✔ Friday or Saturday may bring an upset to that but there is quite low confidence about the rain bands from the west



Indonesia tsunami: Death toll could reach THOUSANDS after deadly tsunami

10/1/2018, 6:15:58 PM
INDONESIA was rocked by a massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake last week, followed by a devastating tsunami. As aid reaches the island of Sulawesi, authorities predict the death toll could reach the thousands. ✔ Mr Bulpitt explained: We have not yet discovered the full extent of the damage so the final death toll may reach into the thousands ✔ A series of strong earthquakes rocked the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia in July and August, killing more than 500 people ✔ The movement and collision of tectonic plates trigger the earthquakes and eruptions



Tropical Storm Rosa to dump torrential rains on Desert Southwest, leading to flooding Tuesday

10/1/2018, 6:57:55 PM
Flash-flood watches stretch a whopping 750 miles, extending from the Mexican border northward through Utah. ✔ By Matthew Cappucci October 1 at 2:28 PM The once mighty Hurricane Rosa is now just a low-end tropical storm ✔ The National Weather Service in Phoenix is warning that a widespread one to two inches with localized four-inch amounts could come down before all is said and done



The Latest: Trump says US helping after devastating tsunami

10/1/2018, 6:43:54 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 12:04 a.m. President Donal ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 12:04 a.m. President Donald Trump is sending his warmest condolences to the country of Indonesia following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed hundreds ✔ A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island three days ago grows desperate



Why Sulawesi's tsunami is puzzling scientists

10/1/2018, 7:08:04 PM
Researchers are trying to establish why Friday's quake generated such big waves. ✔ The science community, as we speak, will be modelling Friday's event to try to tie down the details of the generation and propagation processes involved ✔ PLANET A larger view shows whole streets have been wiped from the map Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos



Indonesia tsunami: How warning system FAILED hundreds of victims

10/1/2018, 4:34:10 PM
HUNDREDS of people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after an earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami on the Indonesian island Sulawesi on Friday. So how did this happen? ✔ The 7.5 magnitude quake struck, just six miles below the surface, at 6pm local time (11am BST) on Friday ✔ One chilling video shared on social media shows people milling around the beachfront, while the man filming screams desperately to alert them to the massive wave approaching behind them



She told her friend to 'run fast', but the tsunami swept her away

10/1/2018, 4:10:07 PM
Puteri Pratiwi was riding home with her cousin, Ita, late on Friday night in her hometown of Palu when she felt the ground shudder beneath her. ✔ Photos: In pictures: Earthquake and tsunami strike Indonesia Residents salvage belongings on Saturday after the earthquake and tsunami in Palu ✔ CNN's Ben Westcott, Masrur Jamaluddin, Mark Phillips, Angus Watson and Nicole Chavez contributed to this report



Quake survivors clamor to flee hard-hit Indonesian city

10/1/2018, 4:16:07 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As officials began burying hundreds of dead in a mass grave Monday, thousands of survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami converged on the airport ✔ It was the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia, which is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin ✔ The death toll is expected to rise as areas cut off by the damage are reached



These Aerial Pictures Show The Widespread Devastation Of The Indonesian Tsunami That Killed Over 800

10/1/2018, 7:31:44 PM
More than 800 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia and triggered a massive 10-foot tsunami. ✔ On Friday, a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, triggering a massive 10-foot tsunami that devastated the region and left more than 800 people dead ✔ As the death toll rises, officials are hoping to curb the spread of disease by burying the bodies in mass graves ✔



Indonesia Earthquake: How to prepare for tsunamis and the race to reach survivors

10/1/2018, 6:29:12 PM
THE DEBATE : In Indonesia, the harrowing race to reach survivors is on. 72 hours after the earthquakes and tsunami struck Central Sulawesi, the death... ✔ In Indonesia, the harrowing race to reach survivors is on ✔ Our panel looks at challenges facing rescuers and survivors ✔ Earthquakes cannot be blamed on global warming, this was not humanity's fault ✔ Produced by: Andrew HILLIAR, Tommaso MAZZANTI and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN



Dozens injured as 'very strong' Typhoon Trami makes landfall in Wakayama

10/1/2018, 6:44:35 PM
A powerful typhoon battered mainland Japan on Sunday after injuring dozens in the nation's southern islands. Weather officials warned that fierce winds and ✔ Nationwide, authorities issued noncompulsory evacuation advisories to some 349,000 residents, while 300,000 households have lost power, according to NHK ✔ Also in September, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked Hokkaido, setting off landslides and leaving more than 40 people dead



Hikers in Pakistan dive behind rocks when they see an avalanche

10/1/2018, 7:54:49 PM
Footage captured snow hurtling towards the climbers in Pakistan as they are engulfed by the plume which has been stirred up during its descent. ✔ As the huge plume of snow hurtles towards them the climbers realise they are going to be engulfed One diver films himself as he dives behind rocks for cover as the snow roars above him  He can be heard gasping in shock as the remnants of the ear-splitting avalanche coats his body with snow and ice



Devastating extent of tsunami's destruction revealed as hunt for victims goes on

10/1/2018, 7:11:38 PM
So far 840 people have been confirmed dead, but that number is expected to rise steeply in coming days ✔ There are also fears that without immediate burial of the dead, disease could spread quickly among the tens of thousands made homeless ✔ Some coastal villages have yet to be reached as the main road connecting Palu to the rest of the island of Sulawesi is blocked by a landslide ✔ Some have been forced to loot shops for food and water, saying aid had not yet reached them



Indonesia quake: a neighborhood buried, a final embrace

10/1/2018, 5:48:36 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — For two days, Edi Setiwan helped pull the dead and the living out of a sea of mud and debris, all of them victims of one of Indonesia's deadliest earthquake ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) For two days, Edi Setiwan helped pull the dead and the living out of a sea of mud and debris, all of them victims of one of Indonesia's deadliest earthquakes in years ✔ He tried to reach his parents' home, about 300 meters (yards) away, but the sea of mud that engulfed the area made it too hard to reach



Dozens of bodies pulled from mud as relief effort in Indonesia slowly expands - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 7:46:20 PM
The death toll, largely from the city of Palu, is expected to keep rising as areas cut off by the damage are reached. ✔ The archipelago nation lies on an area of heavy tectonic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, and has suffered a series of deadly earthquakes over the past two decades ✔ His investment minister Thomas Lembong announced that the government would accept aid from foreign governments to help with the response



Pictures of the month: September | Pictures | Reuters

10/1/2018, 5:54:21 PM
The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from Pucon town, Chile, September 2. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra Escobar ✔ The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from Pucon town, Chile, September 2 ✔ REUTERS/Luc Gnago Close 25 / 50 Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 28



Photos of the Day: Oct. 1

10/1/2018, 7:54:00 PM
An Indian child dresses as Mahatma Gandhi, tsunami damages beach area in Indonesia, Iran launches missiles into Syria, and more.



iJustine Gets a Total Home Makeover and You Won't Believe the Before and After: 'My Life Was in Shambles ... [Now] My Undies Are Folded!'

10/1/2018, 5:20:48 PM
The YouTube megastar's kitchen and closet were kind of a disaster - see exactly how a professional organizer made them amazing ✔ Justine Ezarik) YouTube page is to think she’s got it all figured out – after all, she’s turned her love of tech from a nerdy hobby into a massive empire, with more than 5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel ✔ A good rule of thumb is that if you haven’t used something in 6 months to a year, you will not miss it if it is gone



Analysis | Trump eliminates the middleman in his war against journalists

10/1/2018, 7:21:44 PM
Trump's hatred of the media shines through both directly and indirectly. ✔ In a profile of Sanders that was published two weeks after her most recent press briefing, the New Yorker’s Paige Williams explained why Trump preferred Sanders to former press secretary Sean Spicer who himself spent far more time talking to the media than she does



Charles Aznavour obituary

10/1/2018, 6:40:55 PM
Singer, songwriter and actor, best known for She, who personified French culture to the world ✔ He got work as a film extra from the 1930s onwards and in 1941 joined the Jean Dasté dramatic troupe ✔ Aznavour was married three times and had six children ✔ You must make a choice: a successful life as a man, or show business ✔ A son, Patrick, from his second marriage, to Evelyne Plessis, predeceased him



Powerful Typhoon Trami batters Japan

10/1/2018, 7:21:48 PM
A powerful typhoon brought down trees onto railroad tracks and kicked up debris across Tokyo as it brushed past the Japanese capital early on Monday, killing two people and stranding thousands as train lines were closed or severely delayed. ✔ The island was hit by a deadly earthquake last month ✔ Kansai International Airport in Osaka in western Japan said it had opened its runways as scheduled at 6 a.m. (2100 GMT Sunday), after being closed since 11 a.m. on Sunday ✔ 21 after being heavily flooded earlier that month by Typhoon Jebi, the most powerful storm to hit Japan in 25 years



The Latest: Trump credits his protectionist trade policies

10/1/2018, 4:07:36 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a revamped North American free trade deal (all times local): 11:50 a.m. President Donald Trump is crediting his protect ✔ 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) President Donald Trump delivers remarks on trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Washington



The Latest: Trump not confident Congress will OK trade deal

10/1/2018, 4:35:19 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a revamped North American free trade deal (all times local): 12:20 p.m. President Donald Trump says he's "not at all co ✔ (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a revamped North American free trade deal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 ✔ (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) President Donald Trump delivers remarks on trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Washington



The Latest: Canada's foreign minister lauds free trade deal

10/1/2018, 5:19:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a revamped North American free trade deal (all times local): 1:07 p.m. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says ✔ 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) U.S. President Donald Trump is boasting about his latest revamped trade agreement with America's two neighbors - a pact he's calling USMCA - for the United States, Mexico and Canada



Trump says he'd be a 'mess' as a drinker

10/1/2018, 5:45:24 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump jokes he'd be a "mess" if he indulged in alcoholic beverages. Trump spoke about his drinking habits Monday at a news confere ✔ The president noted that he is not a drinker, saying I can honestly say I've never had a beer in my life and it's one of my only good traits ✔ Trump's older brother, Fred Jr., died after struggling with alcoholism ✔ 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



3 big questions hanging after Christine Blasey Ford's testimony on Brett Kavanaugh

10/1/2018, 5:20:43 PM
Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against Brett Kavanaugh leaves questions: What's in the therapist's notes? How'd she get home? And why talk to Judge? ✔ If a friend gave her a ride, he or she might be an important additional witness who could perhaps corroborate some of Ford’s claims ✔ It's at least possible  a friend would remember picking up Ford outside the party, and there’s a chance Ford might have seemed distraught enough to make the event stick out in the driver's mind ✔ Daniel Payne is an assistant editor at The College Fix and blogs at at TrialoftheCentury.net



Lindsay Lohan seen for the first time since 'rescuing' Syrian

10/1/2018, 4:40:46 PM
She was punched in the face for trying to 'rescue' a Syrian child she believed was being trafficked in France, on Saturday night - with the bizarre events unfolding live on her Instagram feed.  ✔ 'Activist': The Mean Girls actress, 32, took to her Instagram to livestream herself supposedly confronting the group for 'trafficking', before she warned 'don't f**k with me' Ouch: Yet Lindsay's 'heroic actions' ended in disaster as she went to reach the youngster's arm off camera and his guardian started shouting at her Lindsay then turned the camera on herself, as she seemingly clutched her face in pain, and she struggled to string a sentence together in between tears as she continued: 'I'm like, in shock right now



Stephen Colbert found a new way to needle the president: a children’s book

10/1/2018, 6:24:22 PM
And he is not the only late-night host writing for kids. ✔ Except that the joke, by Donald Trump (by accident), turned into a real book published by Simon and Schuster with a Nov. 6 release date ✔ No surprise here, given Fallon’s apolitical reputation: Everything is Mama and Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA make no mention of the current administration



Analysis | ‘You’re not thinking. You never do,' Trump tells a female reporter

10/1/2018, 5:57:24 PM
In a feisty news conference, the president seemed to go out of his way to attack female reporters. ✔ By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow October 1 at 1:31 PM It was supposed to be a triumphant Rose Garden news conference for President Trump ✔ He has called NBC News’s Katy Tur little Katy and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd crazy



Esther McVey tells Tory conference she spent time growing up in care

10/1/2018, 5:05:35 PM
Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey, 50, who grew up on a touch estate in Liverpool with working class parents, has sensationally revealed that she once spent time as a child in foster care ✔ Inspired by her 'grafter' parents Esther became the first member of her family to go to university, reading Law at the University of London ✔ Never married MsVey has enjoyed relationships with BBC producer Mal Young and former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey ✔ She also shared a flat with outspoken Tory maverick Philip Davies



Photographer Janna Ireland is ensuring that modernist architect Paul R. Williams isn't forgotten - Los Angeles Times

10/1/2018, 4:01:21 PM
Artist Janna Ireland is on a hunt across Southern California for Paul R. Williams. For nearly two years, she’s searched out buildings to photograph — mansions and housing projects, churches and banks designed by the Angeleno architect who died in 1980. ✔ Artist Janna Ireland is on a hunt across Southern California for Paul R ✔ From 1923, when he became the first black member of the American Institute of Architects, until retiring in 1973, he produced a broad body of work that spanned different styles from Mission Revival to Midcentury Modern ✔ Ireland tracked down more people who live in Williams houses via word-of-mouth tips



Trump: Trade deal returns US to 'manufacturing powerhouse'

10/1/2018, 4:35:06 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated a revised North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a return of the United States to a "manufacturing power ✔ When told he seemed confident of congressional approval, he said he was not at all confident but felt ratification would be granted if lawmakers took the correct action ✔ I'm a professional, Trump said, calling it a fair deal ✔ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a meeting with his Cabinet late Sunday after Canada and the U.S. made substantial progress in free trade talks



Billionaire Richard Branson says he was ‘seconds away’ from death during a Mont Blanc climb

10/1/2018, 4:12:44 PM
Sir Richard Branson and his son, Sam, survived falling rocks on Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps. ✔ By Lindsey Bever Lindsey Bever General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow October 1 at 11:59 AM It almost sounded like heavy rain ✔ When we were finally able to struggle to our hut for the night the tears of relief flowed and there were hugs all round



Trump hails NAFTA revamp, but quick approval no sure thing

10/1/2018, 7:32:38 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hailed his revamped North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico on Monday and vowed to sign it by late November. But it's not the fin ✔ For Trump, the agreement offered vindication for his hardline trade policies that have roiled relations with China, the European Union and America's North American neighbors while causing concerns among Midwest farmers and manufacturers worried about retaliation



Vatican’s handling of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct complaints reveal a lot about the Catholic Church.

10/1/2018, 6:27:09 PM
The story behind the four complaints to Rome about McCarrick helps explain why the allegations against him remaining hidden for so long. ✔ Counselors through the 1990s determined the priest had been victimized himself several times in his life, was not a pedophile and could be returned to ministry ✔ But it’s unclear how frequently it occurs and how often it is nonconsensual ✔ Stefano Pitrelli and Chico Harlan contributed from Rome



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