Rain runoff leads to fatal collision, dam danger in Arizona
10/4/2018, 11:12:34 PMPHOENIX (AP) — The impact of remnants from Tropical Storm Rosa was still rippling across Arizona Thursday as a collision on a washed out highway near the Grand Canyon left one per ✔ PHOENIX (AP) The impact of remnants from Tropical Storm Rosa was still rippling across Arizona Thursday as a collision on a washed out highway near the Grand Canyon left one person dead and, hundreds of miles away, the potential of a breach at a dam remained at risk of inundating a small Native American village near the U.S.-Mexico border ✔ The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a vehicle collision occurred there late Wednesday that killed at least one person
Indonesia earthquake missing: Rescuers find SURVIVOR buried in tons of rubble
10/4/2018, 8:50:00 PMINDONESIAN city of Palu is reeling from a deadly earthquake and accompanying tsunami, but in a miraculous discovery, rescue workers have found a survivor buried alive in tons of rubble. ✔ The huge 7.5 magnitude quake triggered a tsunami, and the combined effects reduced thousands of buildings to rubble ✔ New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters said today: The scale of the relief effort required following last week’s earthquake and tsunami is becoming increasingly apparent, and there are many people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance
Typhoon Kong-rey: Has storm made landfall in Japan? Okinawa POUNDED by strong winds
10/4/2018, 9:18:32 PMTYPHOON Kong-rey is the third tropical storm to lash Japan in a month - but has it made landfall in Japan yet and where is it now? ✔ Kong-Rey comes days after deadly Typhoon Trami killed four people as it barrelled through Okinawa, Kyushu and Honshu islands ✔ However, weather forecasters say Kong-rey will still bring powerful winds and heavy rain to regions already battered by Trami ✔ Weather forecasters have predicted 5cm of rainfall per hour could swamp Okinawa
Typhoon Kong-rey: Is South Korea in storm path after Okinawa?
10/4/2018, 10:14:31 PMTYPHOON Kong-rey is pounding Okinawa in southern Japan - but will the tropical storm hit South Korea next? ✔ Kong-rey made landfall in Okinawa on Thursday evening 8pm BST (4am Sunday local time), bringing winds of almost 70mph to the prefecture ✔ Japan’s Meteorological Agency has warned residents to expect heavy rains, storm surge and high waves ✔ About 3.4 million people are believed to live there
1-year-old girl found alive under debris from tsunami in Indonesia
10/4/2018, 11:20:55 PMWhen a tsunami hit Palu, Indonesia, 1-year-old Wuhan was swept away and disappeared for 24 hours. It turns out she was trapped under rubble and two dead bodies. CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Rescuers detect possible sign of life under quake-hit hotel
10/4/2018, 10:54:20 PMPALU, Indonesia-- A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a possible sign of life under t ✔ Many spend their days trying to secure basics like clean water and fuel for generators ✔ Among those gathered at the airport in Palu was Fitriani, one of a group of students hoping to leave for an Islamic competition in far-off Medan, on the island of Sumatra ✔ The group of students have been practicing calligraphy and reciting the Koran for months
UK long range weather forecast: Will 2018 be the COLDEST winter for 10 years?
10/4/2018, 8:53:49 PMTEMPERATURES are set to plummet this weekend, but could 2018 bring the coldest winter for 10 years? ✔ One weather expert has warned that crippling snowfalls will hit in November, which could lead to the coldest winter in a decade ✔ This comes after the UK experienced a record-breaking heatwave this summer ✔ The lowest temperature reached a bone-chilling −21.3C on December 2, 2010, in Altnaharra, Scotland
Asia's stars grace the red carpet at Busan Film Festival
10/4/2018, 10:43:35 PMThe looming threat of Typhoon Kong-Rey failed to cloud a glittering opening to the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Thursday, with a parade of the region's brightest stars gracing the red carpet. South Korean K-pop singer-turned-actress Choi Soo-young was joined at the festival's opening gala by the likes of… ✔ Veteran Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto, in town to collect the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award, took to the stage to perform the theme song from his Oscar-winning score for Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence ✔ This year they are taking no chances after that storm uprooted stages and lay waste to festival displays ✔ BIFF runs until October 13 and will feature 323 films from 79 countries, including 115 having their world premieres
Dog rescued after spending a week floating on couch in flooded home after Hurricane Florenc
10/4/2018, 8:51:28 PMThe Humane Society of Missouri had a hard time finding the Maltese, but once they did, he was ecstatic to be rescued ✔ As flood waters started to rise, so did the furniture ✔ The motor on their boat stopped, so they had to paddle the rest of the way ✔ This is not the first time HSMO has responded to a natural disaster outside of its home state ✔ We had boat problems and anything that could've went wrong did
Insects could be used to spread viruses in scary US military 'bio weapon’
10/4/2018, 10:25:28 PMFEARS have been raised that the US military could turn insects into a new form of biological weapon. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is running a programme called Insect Allies usi… ✔ In their paper the critics say it is our opinion that the knowledge to be gained from this program appears very limited in its capacity to enhance U.S. agriculture or respond to national emergencies As a result, the program may be widely perceived as an effort to develop biological agents for hostile purposes and their means of delivery
Hormone in plants 'REVERSEs the brain damage caused by a fatty diet'
10/4/2018, 8:26:44 PMResearchers from Jaume I University in Castelló de la Plana, Spain, found that mice who were fed a fatty diet developed nervous system inflammation similar to that of Alzheimer's disease. ✔ Abscisic acid has many roles in plants, including seed development, flower growth and tolerance to harsh conditions, such as cold and drought ✔ Lorcaserin, which has been hailed as the 'holy grail' of weight management, controlled high blood sugar in obese and overweight patients in a study by Brigham and Women's Hospital
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s itinerary for their first tour is revealed – and they’ll be cuddling koalas in Australia and ‘welly wanging’ in New Zealand
10/4/2018, 8:39:39 PMDETAILS of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first official overseas tour have been revealed and will see the young couple visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. The 16-day trip will be… ✔ Getty Images - Getty 6 Prince George delighted Royal fans around the world when he visited Taronga Zoo in 2014 Royal fans will remember it as the same zoo where Prince George delighted the world as he joyfully interacted with a bilby named after him during the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 2014 tour
GOP Senate hopeful Josh Hawley sees boost from Kavanaugh fight
10/4/2018, 10:16:05 PMRepublican Senate candidate Josh Hawley said Thursday that voter backlash against Democrats for the rough treatment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave his run a “huge boost.” ✔ Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley said Thursday that voter backlash against Democrats for the rough treatment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave his run a huge boost ✔ That is what I think really sticks in the craw of voters and that’s what this race is about down the stretch
Migrants embrace ruling that keeps temporary status in U.S. for now
10/4/2018, 10:43:38 PMWhen Sudanese immigrant Hiwaida Elarabi learned the U.S. government was ending the temporary protected status that allowed her to live and work in the country legally for two decades, she sold off the restaurant that had been her life's dream. Terrified to return to Sudan and unable to fathom a… ✔ El Salvador has the largest number of immigrants with temporary status ✔ In January, the Trump administration said it would end the program for the country in September 2019 because progress had been made to recover from a devastating 2001 earthquake ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Scientists: US military program could be seen as bioweapon
10/4/2018, 8:00:24 PMNEW YORK (AP) — A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by altering their genes. Some experts say the w ✔ The agency announced the Insect Allies project in 2016 ✔ Guy Reeves, a co-author of the Science paper and a biologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany, says the technology is more feasible as a weapon to kill plants than as an agricultural tool ✔ (Meena Haribal/Boyce Thompson Institute via AP)
FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for Week 5
10/4/2018, 8:00:26 PMWeek 5 offers a test of whether several of the surprising performers in the first quarter of the regular season will have staying power. It also could show whether some sl ✔ Week 5 offers a test of whether several of the surprising performers in the first quarter of the regular season will have staying power ✔ START: Matt Breida, RB, 49ers: Only the Lions defense is more run-friendly than the Cardinals, who give up 141.3 yards per game on the ground and a league-high seven touchdowns
After 40 days in rehab, Ben Affleck says 'getting help is a sign of courage'
10/4/2018, 9:54:09 PMActor and director Ben Affleck has confirmed his 40-day stay in rehab for alcohol addiction and says that he remains in outpatient care. ✔ (Magnolia Pictures) RBG, the hit documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is heading back to theaters this month for free screenings in select cities ✔ We have ended Brad Kern’s role as consulting producer on ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ and his overall deal with the Studio, a spokesperson for CBS Television Studios said in a statement
Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow will play Hillary and Bill Clinton on Broadway
10/4/2018, 10:36:09 PMLaurie Metcalf and John Lithgow will play Hillary and Bill Clinton in the upcoming Broadway show "Hillary and Clinton." ✔ Colbert devoted a segment of his CBS show to breaking down how to opt out of the reportedly not opt-outable alert system, which appeared on mobile phones across the nation at 11:18 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday ✔ And I have been secretary of Defense and I have been White House chief of staff, Bale as Cheney says to Sam Rockwell’s Bush in the trailer
Slings for Dana Rohrabacher at the Democratic rally
10/4/2018, 11:59:56 PMFormer Vice President Joe Biden will campaign Thursday in Orange County for five of the California Democrats who are battling to capture U.S. House seats now held by Republicans. ✔ Nunes, an eight-term incumbent who has consistently polled ahead of Janz, entered the quarter with more than $6 million on hand ✔ Jerry Brown on Sunday restored net neutrality rules in California that were repealed under the Trump administration, setting up a legal battle with the federal government over whether states can prevent companies from blocking access to the internet
We are sleepwalking into an era of unprecedented danger
10/4/2018, 8:52:12 PMFew Australians remember the last existential threat to our sovereignty. But its preconditions exist again today. And we are totally unprepared. ✔ To be fair, Scott Morrison’s response was appropriate and swift ✔ Next time the Greens hoist a Morning Star flag, ask yourself how a patriotic Indonesian may feel about affluent white Australians parading their morality over that issue ✔ The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
Princess Eugenie's fiancé will serve own alcohol at wedding reception
10/4/2018, 9:53:49 PMStephen Shakespeare can reveal that Princess Eugenie's fiance Jack Brooksbank (pictured), 32, has arranged for guests at his wedding reception next Friday to be served with Casamigos tequila ✔ Princess Eugenie’s fiance, Jack Brooksbank, is proving a most enterprising businessman ✔ The pendulum swings back and forth and I think it’s gone a wee bit too far ✔ ‘Good night from El Hierro everyone,’ said Air, ‘longing for nice hot bath but quite happy
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