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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northern Haiti

10/7/2018, 3:04:19 AM
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to the US Geological Survey. ✔ (CNN)A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to the US Geological Survey ✔ There was damage in the northern sections of the country, President Jovenel Moïse tweeted ✔ He urged residents to remain calm and said civil protection workers are on alert



BREAKING: Huge earthquake hits Haiti capital in 'Ring of Fire'

10/7/2018, 1:12:55 AM
A LARGE 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, in the so-called "Ring of Fire". ✔ DS LARGE: An earthquake shook the Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince (Pic: DS) MORE TO FOLLOW



BREAKING: Haiti hit by major earthquake as it STRIKES capital city, Port-au-Prince

10/7/2018, 12:38:24 AM
A MAJOR 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, shaking the Caribbean country. ✔ Haiti has been struck by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake (Image: EXPRESS) The quake took place at 12.11am on Sunday morning with a depth of 10km ✔ This is a horseshoe-shaped belt running around the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur



Military families raise concerns about housing problems after Hurricane Florence

10/7/2018, 12:35:57 AM
Mold and fallen trees have plagued Camp Lejeune in North Carolina since the storm, they say. ✔ A Navy spouse in Gulfport, Miss., is helping organize an effort to document housing problems in at least six states on eight bases with serious mold problems that are not being handled properly, she said, including in Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota



5.9 quake strikes Haiti, shaking & damaging buildings

10/7/2018, 2:43:39 AM
A powerful 5.9 earthquake off the coast of Haiti has damaged some structures, according to the country’s Civil Protection. The USGS registered the quake some 19 km off Ti Port-de-Paix at a depth of 11.7 km. ✔ There has been a report of at least one death, Frantz Duval, a journalist with the Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste, said on Twitter ✔ Je reste informé de la situation et travaille avec les instances concernées pour une réponse appropriée ✔ Overall, around five million people were displaced by the quake when it struck the poorest country in the western hemisphere



14 Oddly-Shaped Clouds That Look Like Something Completely Different

10/7/2018, 1:00:07 AM
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At Kansas rally, Trump touts ‘tremendous victory’ on Kavanaugh

10/7/2018, 1:27:10 AM
President is hoping his presence will propel Republican Kris Kobach to victory in the Kan. governor’s race. ✔ By Gabriel Pogrund and Gabriel Pogrund National reporter covering the midterms Email Bio Follow Tracy Jan Tracy Jan Reporter covering the intersection of race and the economy Email Bio Follow October 6 at 8:59 PM TOPEKA, Kan ✔ I think the Republicans are going to do great in the midterms, Trump said



Defence minister announces £1 billion Navy deal

10/7/2018, 2:13:20 AM
Defence Minister Stuart Andrew announced contracts had been signed with British firms to support vital military ships for the next decade. ✔ A £1 billion deal to underpin Royal Navy operations and support more than 700 British jobs was unveiled last night ✔ Ministry of Defence officials also said the deals are expected to deliver savings worth over £100 million for defence – partly through greater efficiency



The Pearl and the gingko

10/7/2018, 12:39:12 AM
undefined ✔ The chair is three feet four inches in height and 25 inches in width, and some of the knots that formed between the binding ropes are 21 inches in circumference ✔ Perhaps it was destroyed in an earthquake or fire or, hopefully, maybe it is in someone's dusty attic waiting to be rediscovered



Kavanaugh confirmed, quickly sworn in; major Trump victory

10/7/2018, 12:56:25 AM
undefined ✔ Within minutes, dozens of political and advocacy groups blasted out emailed reactions ✔ Yet Kavanaugh's path to confirmation seemed unfettered until Ford and two other women emerged with sexual misconduct allegations from the 1980s ✔ Kavanaugh replaces the retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was a swing vote on issues such as abortion, campaign finance and same-sex marriage



If a grandfather pays grandchild's overseas study expenses, should he pay gift tax?

10/7/2018, 12:39:17 AM
undefined ✔ In addition to general types of gifted property, economic benefits on which the gift tax shall be imposed pursuant to the IGTA include profits earned: by purchasing the property at below the market price, or by transferring the property to another person at a higher than market price; by using another person's real estate without payment; by borrowing money from a financial institution at a lower interest rate by offering another person's real estate as security; by borrowing money from another person without consideration or at a lower than fair interest rate; by using another person's property free of charge or at a price below the market value; by allowing another person to use his/her property in return for higher rent than the market value; by a large shareholder as a result of a merger between corporations in a special relationship; in the form of excessive dividends received by a person specially related to the largest shareholder of a corporation when the largest shareholder renounced a portion of those dividends; by a person specially related to the largest shareholder as stocks donated to or acquired by the person were listed within five years from the day of such donation or acquisition; by a shareholder of a corporation when the corporation increases or decreases its capital inequitably in the course of capital increase, capital reduction and investment in kind; by a specific shareholder by taking over, acquiring or transferring convertible bonds and bonds with warrants (convertible bonds) or by converting convertible bonds into stocks, or exchanging convertible bonds for stocks



Something fishy going on in Tokyo

10/7/2018, 2:00:57 AM
Tokyo's famed seafood market, Tsukiji, is closing after 83 years, much to the dismay of most people who frequent it, despite the accumulated grime. ✔ Over the summer, Koike announced that the new site was safe and scheduled the move for October ✔ New York Times Retail Japan Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain A weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation



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