Tropical Storm Rosa reminds Arizona of its history of jaw-dropping flash floods
10/1/2018, 11:29:05 PMArizona has been bracing for flash floods and heavy rain as the remnants of Hurricane Rosa hit the desert. ✔ 9, 2014, through a flooded road in Mesa.(Photo: David Wallace/The Republic) PHOENIX Tropical Storm Rosa is striking fear into the heart of Arizonans who know the damage major flooding can deliver in the desert, but Valley of the Sun residents are breathing a small sigh of relief after weather reports downgraded what had been a Category 3 hurricane to a tropical storm
Scale of Indonesian quake disaster emerges as rescuers fan out
10/1/2018, 11:48:49 PMThe extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indones... ✔ The city of Palu has been devastated and first reports out of Donggala indicate that it has also been hit extremely hard by the double disaster, Gelfand said ✔ For a graphic on Sulawesi map, see - tmsnrt.rs/2OYa4YD Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Indonesia tsunami map: Where is Indonesia? How far did the tsunami reach?
10/1/2018, 8:56:00 PMINDONESIA was struck by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake last week which triggered a devastating tsunami. But where is Indonesia? How far did the tsunami reach? ✔ The magnitude 7.5 earthquake last week occurred out to sea, off the coast of Sulawesi, triggering a dangerous tsunami ✔ The island of Sulawesi bore the brunt of last week’s seismic activity, after several large earthquakes, a tsunami and now multiple smaller aftershocks plague the island ✔ Rescue teams continue to work to free those trapped in the rubble
Indonesia tsunami: As desperation mounts, relief groups mobilize; here's how you can help
10/1/2018, 10:25:29 PMAs rescue teams continued a desperate hunt Monday for survivors of a fierce earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, relief groups were mobilizing as conditions deteriorated. ✔ Save the Children, an international children's agency, has an emergency response team on the ground and is planning to set up child-friendly spaces in shelters for those who have lost their homes and will supply diapers and cribs ✔ ADEK BERRY, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
Britain sending experts to Indonesia in aftermath of devastating earthquake
10/1/2018, 9:03:14 PMBritain will send a team of aid experts to Indonesia after its government made a plea for help in dealing with the aftermath of the devastating Sulawesi earthquake. ✔ Local army commander Tiopan Aritonang said 545 bodies would be brought to the grave from one hospital alone ✔ The trench dug in Palu was 33 feet by 330 feet and can be enlarged if needed, said Willem Rampangilei, chief of Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency ✔ This is for sure a matter of life and death for the prisoners, she added
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami could reach the thousands
10/1/2018, 11:04:33 PMHundreds of people have been killed after a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Indonesia. But the death toll could reach into the thousands. CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Dozens injured as 'very strong' Typhoon Trami makes landfall in Wakayama
10/1/2018, 9:25:13 PMA 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
Indonesia earthquake: What makes Indonesia prone to ENDLESS earthquakes and tsunamis
10/1/2018, 9:54:43 PMINDONESIA was struck by a massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake last week, triggering a devastating tsunami that killed hundreds. The Southeast Asian country has had an unlucky history of earthquakes throughout the years, due to its unfavourable position on the world map. ✔ Shocking footage shows huge waves engulfing the town, sweeping away buildings and cars in its path ✔ The earth below them is constantly changing and constantly moving ✔ We'll send as much food supplies as possible today with Hercules planes, directly from Jakarta
Tropical Storm Leslie path: Could Hurricane Leslie hit UK? Atlantic storm MAPPED
10/1/2018, 10:02:44 PMTROPICAL storm Leslie will strengthen to hurricane status tomorrow warn forecasters, but could the weather system hit the UK? ✔ Leslie will likely strengthen to a hurricane as it moves over warmer waters on Tuesday and Wednesday, with large swells affecting Bermuda and east coast of US and Caribbean ✔ There are several tropical waves forecast to push along the Atlantic toward the Caribbean Sea next week, however, the environment currently doesn’t support strengthening weather systems
The scale of Indonesia’s disaster is only just becoming clear
10/1/2018, 10:54:58 PMExperts are warning that more devastation may be found in remote areas.
Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to starting wildfire in gender-reveal stunt gone awry
10/1/2018, 8:23:42 PMDennis Dickey pleaded guilty to a Forest Service violation for shooting at a target containing explosive powder ✔ Authorities say the blaze spread to the Coronado National Forest and burned more than 45,000 acres of federal, state and private land ✔ The damage was estimated to be more than $8 million ✔ The Border Patrol didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from CBS News
California earthquake alert: US prepares for Big One with $29 million alarm system
10/1/2018, 8:47:56 PMAS FEARS for a major earthquake on the West Coast of America grow, California has enlisted the help of a £29million ($38million) state-of-the-art earthquake alert system that officials believe will buy residents an extra two seconds when a tremor is about to hit. ✔ Since 1994, a flurry of earthquakes have cost the Golden State an eye-watering £15billion (Image: SHAKEALERT) Since 1994, a flurry of earthquakes have cost the Golden State an eye-watering £15billion ($20billion) in property damage, killed 57 people and injured more than 9,000 ✔ The idea came from a similar system adopted by Japan and Mexico as early as 1990
Opinion | A New Nafta Relief
10/1/2018, 11:42:07 PMThe new deal is worse than the status quo, but disaster was avoided. ✔ A ship sits docked at the Fraser Surrey Docks marine terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Sept ✔ In Mexico only oil and gas, electricity, telecommunications, transportation and public works will have access to multilateral dispute panels
Indonesia quake: a neighborhood buried, a final embrace
10/1/2018, 11:53:30 PMPALU, Indonesia--For two days, Edi Setiwan helped pull the dead and the living out of a sea of mud a ✔ As the 32-year-old rushed outside, the ground I stepped on cracked .. ✔ Many complained bitterly at the failure of rescue teams, overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis, to make it to their neighborhood in time ✔ On Monday, they returned, and recovered eight bodies
Manga comics turn gray - but spirited - along with readers
10/1/2018, 10:25:40 PMJapan's graying population is changing the character of its beloved manga comics, spawning a new genre in which the elderly aren't pitiable oldsters but protagonists making discoveries, finding friends and sometimes even having hot sex. Demand for stories focused on the elderly has grown alongside their audience: 27.7 percent of… ✔ Japan's graying population is changing the character of its beloved manga comics, spawning a new genre in which the elderly aren't pitiable oldsters but protagonists making discoveries, finding friends and sometimes even having hot sex ✔ Characters are being illustrated in a way that feels closer to reality, said Tsurutani, 36, who said memories of her late grandmother inform her work
Column: 'Roval' a smashing success for all except Johnson
10/1/2018, 9:00:55 PMCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Wherever NASCAR is headed these next few years, Marcus Smith proved he deserves a seat at the head negotiating table. The head of Speedway Motor ✔ (AP) Wherever NASCAR is headed these next few years, Marcus Smith proved he deserves a seat at the head negotiating table ✔ There were so many unknowns surrounding Smith's roval that fans were genuinely excited for Sunday's playoff race (it helped that the word roval was a draw all its own, prompting casual fans to give a curious look at NASCAR for the first time in forever) ✔ His shot at advancing into the next round was intact, so he was content where he was in the running order on the final lap
Singer Charles Aznavour dies at 94
10/1/2018, 8:09:15 PMFrench-born performer collaborated with stars such as Frank Sinatra and Sting during a 70-year music and film career ✔ His parents were Armenian immigrants who were waiting for a visa to move to the US and ended up staying in France ✔ I am not trying to boast, but I have to admit that for an uneducated son of an immigrant I could have done far worse, he said on his website
AP Explains: How NAFTA 2.0 will shake up business as usual
10/1/2018, 8:08:46 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market. U.S. drug companies can fend off generic competition for a few more years. Automakers are under pr ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market ✔ Automakers are under pressure to build more cars where workers earn decent wages ✔ The provisions could drive up car prices for consumers ✔ (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File) Flanked by Jesus Seade, trade agreement observer, and Economy Minister Graciela Marquez, Mexico's future Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks at a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018
GaijinPot Travel wins Japan Tourism Award for web initiative with inclusive content
10/1/2018, 10:39:24 PMAn English tourism website broke into the Japanese-dominated Japan Tourism Awards this year alongside big-name players. In its fourth year, the Japan Tourism Awards ceremony took place Sept 20 at Tokyo Big Sight exhibition hall, in conjunction with the largest tourism expo in the world, the Japan Tourism Expo, held… ✔ That includes remote locations and disaster-affected regions of Japan, as well as LGBTQ tourist destinations which are little-known and often rarely written about for a foreign audience ✔ The expo had more than 1,400 exhibitors from 136 countries and regions and more than 200,000 visitors to the event
Trump hails NAFTA revamp, Trudeau calls it 'win-win-win'
10/1/2018, 9:29:24 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hailed his revamped North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico as a breakthrough for U.S. workers on Monday, vowing to sign it ✔ The new pact will require regional content of 75 percent for automobiles, and also that 40 to 45 percent of vehicles coming to the U.S. be produced in plants paying at least $16 per hour ✔ 1) During a Rose Garden news conference called to highlight the revamped US-Canada-Mexico trade agreement, President Donald Trump insulted a female reporter telling her that she never thinks even before she had a chance to ask her question
French singer, actor Charles Aznavour dies at age 94
10/1/2018, 9:58:18 PMWith a career spanning eight decades, writing more than 1,000 songs and performing in eight languages, the "French Frank Sinatra" endeared himself to fans around the world ✔ French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Aznavour's masterpieces, voice tone and unique radiance ✔ To watch a scene from Shoot the Piano Player, starring Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois, click on the video player below ✔ Married three times, Aznavour had six children and is survived by his third wife
Opinion | Trump didn’t blow up our trade system. Whoop de doo.
10/2/2018, 12:00:03 AMTrump has wrought a lot of destruction to land us in roughly the same trade position we were already in. ✔ By Catherine Rampell Catherine Rampell Columnist covering economics, public policy, politics and culture Email Bio Follow Columnist October 1 at 7:34 PM Well, that was unnecessarily painful ✔ What’s more, some of the more significant changes relating to issues such as labor standards, environmental protections and e-commerce appear to be cribbed from another trade deal that Trump has demonized: the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Dramatic upcoming Corrie stories include two weddings, a car crash and a funeral
10/1/2018, 11:09:40 PMViewers are guaranteed a rollercoaster ride in explosive plotlines involving Corrie's best-loved characters ✔ A dramatic crash (Image: ITV) Michelle wants to protect her family (Image: ITV) Read More Emmerdale flash-forward breaks fans' hearts as Chas and Paddy imagine life with baby Grace Actress Kym Marsh, 42, who was helped by the stunt team who worked on The Fast & The Furious, said: It was great
Charles Aznavour was 5ft 2in Sinatra who sang and seduced beauties
10/1/2018, 11:35:00 PMThe stage presence of the so-called ‘love pixie’ (pictured left) reduced female fans to hysteria — even in his 90s when there was a frantic scrambling for a dropped handkerchief at the Royal Albert Hall. ✔ In France, Aznavour (pictured with Kermit and Miss Piggy) was cherished as the ‘French Sinatra’, but unlike the American crooner he wrote his own songs more than 1,200 of them And with success came a reputation as a pint-sized superstud ✔ ‘I’m not an expert on love, but I can write about it.’
Everything the Kardashians (Including Kanye West and Caitlyn Jenner) Have Said About Trump
10/1/2018, 10:06:52 PMFamilies across the United States are divided when it comes to their opinions about Donald Trump, and the Kardashian clan is no different ✔ Families across the United States are divided when it comes to their opinions about Donald Trump, and the Kardashian clan is no different ✔ While Kanye talked Kim just stood in the back and watched ✔ We’ve been friends for a long time, the business mogul told reporters as he posed for photos with the rapper
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