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‘This is like “Groundhog Day,”‘ says José Andrés as his volunteers once again feed disaster victims

10/16/2018, 2:11:56 PM
The chef's nonprofit is preparing thousands of hot meals for victims of Hurricane Michael in Florida. ✔ By Tim Carman Tim Carman Reporter focusing on national food issues and trends; critic focusing on cheap eats in the D.C ✔ On Sunday, the crews served 10,000 meals, which was 2,000 more than those served on Saturday, Andrés notes ✔ They tend to be poor Americans, without cars or the funds to catch a flight out of town



France flooding: Villegailhenc 'like a WAR ZONE' - at least 11 DEAD and three MISSING

10/16/2018, 1:57:14 PM
AT LEAST 11 people have died after flash floods hit southern France over the weekend as the worst hit area of Villegailhenc was described as being "a war zone". ✔ The downpours and floods also hit a region near the medieval hilltop city of Carcassonne and dotted with stone villages on a sweep of land wedged between two mountain ranges and France flooding: At least 11 people are dead and several more are missing (Image: EPA) France flooding: People gather to inspect a road washed away by floods after heavy rain falls (Image: EPA) the Mediterranean



Drought drove people into the arms of Isis and it could happen again

10/16/2018, 3:08:00 PM
Water shortages helped jihadis recruit members to their ranks in the past. Now the same problems, if left unchecked, could once more bring unrest to northern Iraq, Bel Trew reports in the third part of this series ✔ No one truly knows the extent of the long-term damage on agriculture and livelihoods and what that could mean for the security of Iraq ✔ Additional reporting by Mohamed Ezz Read the first two parts of the Water Wars series, Boiling Basra and Iraq’s disappearing Eden



Is is safe to travel to France as flash floods sweep the Mediterranean? Latest update

10/16/2018, 3:34:40 PM
FRANCE has been battered by torrential rain resulting in severe flooding. Officials have said up to seven months' worth of rain fell overnight in one south-western area. So is it safe to travel to France? ✔ Shocking photos depict submerged cars and the water level reaching half way up doorways ✔ The victims included British couple Antony and Delia Green, both in their 70s, whose taxi was swallowed by a raging torrent of water in the coastal area of Sant Llorenc



Tonga rocked by earthquake days before Meghan and Harry arrive on royal tour

10/16/2018, 12:29:52 PM
We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story ✔ Tonga has been rocked by an earthquake just days before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are due to arrive on their royal tour ✔ A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has hit the island of Niuatoputapu, Tonga, this morning ✔ Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you



Four children and mother found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Tennessee

10/16/2018, 2:20:39 PM
'No matter what their struggles may be, you still have children involved. You have a father here that is a victim of this as well,' say police ✔ A mother and four children have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide ✔ Police said the bodies of an adult female, and three girls and a boy aged between seven and 16-year-old was discovered by an adult sibling at a property in Carters Creek Pike, Columbia, Tennessee, at around 6pm on Monday ✔ There were no deaths reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members aboard the Utair Boeing 737, but the Russian health ministry said 18 people were injured



Climate change endangers dozens of World Heritage sites

10/16/2018, 3:54:50 PM
Climate change endangers dozens of World Heritage sites with flooding and erosion, according to a new study. ✔ Many of those World Heritage sites are already at risk from rising sea levels ✔ Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team ✔ In these instances, hopefully the UNESCO World Heritage Convention might be able to support the affected countries, Reimann said



Trump responds to Elizabeth Warren DNA test by repeating racial slur

10/16/2018, 2:20:40 PM
'I’ll only do it if I can test her personally. And that will not be something I enjoy doing, either' ✔ AFP/Getty 49/50 29 August 2018 People are evacuated after flooding in Swar township, Myanmar Reuters 50/50 28 August 2018 President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in the capital Tehran ✔ Jim Messina, Mr Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, tweeted: Argue the substance all you want, but why 22 days before a crucial election where we MUST win house and senate to save America, why did @SenWarren have to do her announcement now



Michelle Obama compared to chimpanzee by US Republican Senate candidate

10/16/2018, 2:20:24 PM
Karin Housley ​said former first lady looked like chimpanzee when she met the Queen and urged her to stand up 'straighter' in old Facebook post ✔ According to local sources, 20 Palestinians were wounded during clashes as dozens try to defiance the Israeli order to shut down the school EPA 3/50 14 October 2018 Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning his men's final singles match against Croatia's Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters



Chance the Rapper might run for mayor of Chicago

10/16/2018, 3:08:08 PM
'City Hall pull up' ✔ A Somali police officer says a number of people were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside the headquarters after being stopped by security forces AP 46/50 1 September 2018 A Utair-operated Boeing 737-800 which skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing, at Sochi international airport, in the Russian Black Sea resort



Taylor Swift's pro-Democrat Instagram post causes spike in voter registration

10/16/2018, 2:20:33 PM
'We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period' ✔ The document states that failure to comply with these rules could lead to the termination of the diplomatic asylum granted by the Ecuadorian state Reuters 2/50 15 October 2018 Israeli soldiers hurl tear gas grenades during clashes following Israeli order to shut down the al-Lubban/al-Sawiyeh school near the west bank city of Nablus, 15 October 2018



Superyachts, sports teams and warplanes - the many love of Paul Allen

10/16/2018, 2:20:29 PM
Allen spent the wealth he gained from Microsoft on everything from space flight to searching for Second World war wrecks - as well as a personal Beoing 757 later bought by Donald Trump ✔ Paul Allen described himself as an idea man and upon leaving Microsoft in 1983 – the company whose stock would eventually make him worth tens of billions – he set out to spend that money on as many ideas as possible ✔ Paddy Dowling travelled with UK based charity Muslim Aid to the disaster areas of North Sulawesi to witness the scale of Indonesia’s earthquake & tsunami



Forecasters tweet about major flooding along Llano River: "Seek higher ground!"

10/16/2018, 2:55:32 PM
The river at the city of Llano was expected to crest around 41 feet, according to the National Weather Service ✔ The Llano River has hit major historic flood stage, the Llano County Office of Emergency Management said in a Facebook post ✔ What looks like a roof now floating by where we are in Kingsland @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/H8Pw8x3vbf Melanie Barden (@MelanieCBS) October 16, 2018



Climate change may cause dramatic beer shortages

10/16/2018, 2:20:10 PM
Increasing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will hurt production of barley, a key beer ingredient, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature Plants. CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Beradelli joined CBSN to discuss the report.



Tragedy in Trebes: Woman who lost husband in terror attack loses parents in floods

10/16/2018, 1:54:47 PM
A French town that was the scene of a jihadist shooting spree earlier this year has been swamped by floods, with one local woman known to have lost her husband in the attack and her parents in the latest disaster. ✔ The sleepy medieval town of Trebes was targeted by a gunman in March who killed four people during a rampage that saw him take shoppers and staff hostage at a local supermarket ✔ The widow has lost both her parents, a neighbour, Valerie Puerta, told AFP



US colleges are offering colouring books to students in a bid to help reduce stress

10/16/2018, 1:17:29 PM
A growing number of student welfare bodies are picking up on the adult colouring trend as a form of therapy for stressed students ✔ The Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at the University of Texas-Austin sparked the protest with an affirmative action bake sale ✔ When we focus on the present moment, we do not worry about the future, ruminate about the past, or engage in negative self-talk



Glance around France: Diesel now more expensive than petrol and snow tyres set to be obligatory in Alps

10/16/2018, 12:34:16 PM
Our round-up of the stories from around France on Tuesday includes rising diesel prices, snow tyres becoming obligatory in the Alps and drivers in the east being fined for ogling a road accident. ✔ For the first time, diesel is more expensive than petrol  Diesel used to be the cheaper fuel, but no longer ✔ In Corsica, most of those affected by poverty are under-30, with 28.9 percent of them touched by the issue, as well as people over 75, with 17.5 of them affected



Analysis | The Energy 202: Climate change gets rare moment in sun on political talk shows

10/16/2018, 12:51:47 PM
Global warming is breaking though the maelstrom of political news — at least a little bit. ✔ The president and first lady Melania Trump traveled through Florida and Georgia on Monday, according to the Associated Press ✔ Imagine a worst case of a 20 percent drop in supply in the United States, or a doubling of prices per bottle in Ireland ✔ https://t.co/85Nt4U3ebA pic.twitter.com/3HNCU5zUnq Niraj Chokshi (@NirajC) October 15, 2018



Staff 'lock themselves out of own train' leaving 'fuming passengers stranded'

10/16/2018, 12:10:16 PM
The doors on the Great Western Railway service were reportedly proving to be an obstacle and the incident has been described as "shambolic" ✔ I walked up towards carriage A and had a clear view of the engine, and saw that the driver kept peering his head out of his window ✔ Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online Prince Harry jokingly tells off crowd Temperatures to fall with SNOW on way Dad found baby son dead in 'danger' cot Good Samaritan student gang raped



Meghan Markle and Harry schedule: What are Harry and Meghan doing in Australia today?

10/16/2018, 1:34:03 PM
PARENTS-TO-BE Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are currently on a tour of Australia, but what are their plans for today and tomorrow? ✔ During this tour, they will visit Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga ✔ Staff at the zoo also showcased wallabies, quokkas and a short-legged echidna ✔ The final stop of the day will see Meghan and Harry visit a local school to play netball and touch football with the children



Royal baby: Twitter goes conspiracy crazy over Meghan baby announcement - 'CONVENIENT!'

10/16/2018, 1:07:41 PM
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry’s royal baby announcement has put Twitter in a frenzy of speculation with many astonishingly claiming the news is a conspiracy to deter the public from Theresa May’s Brexit crisis. ✔ Shaun Bez, meanwhile, said: I’m absolutely buying into the conspiracy that the royal pregnancy is just to take attention off Brexit!! Don’t post any pics, don’t share any 'news' ✔ It is unsure whether the tour will continue to Tonga due to an earthquake measuring a 4.9 magnitude in the area earlier today



'Real reason' Meghan's best friend is joining her on the royal tour

10/16/2018, 3:19:24 PM
Wedding planner and PR expert Jessica Mulroney landed in Australia last night as ✔ But their tour has been somewhat overshadowed by the news they are expecting their first child, which broke hours after their plane touched down in Sydney ✔ Jessica and Meghan have been friends for years and used to work together on Markle's lifestyle blog, The Tig, which she gave up before getting engaged to the prince in November 2017 ✔ Meghan is believed to have already had her 12-week scan



China defends its ‘people oriented’ Muslim reeducation program as ‘job-training’

10/16/2018, 12:39:52 PM
Officials say the program, which has swept up hundreds of thousands of Muslims, combats extremism. ✔ Zakir denied any mistreatment of detainees, instead describing them as liberated in a setting where radio, TV, sports dancing and singing can be enjoyed by those who were previously under the sway of fundamentalist religion ✔ In fact, those Western forces don't care about the well-being of Xinjiang residents at all



Kathryn Hahn mixes drama and comedy to reveal the everyday messiness of 'Private Life' - Los Angeles Times

10/16/2018, 12:14:21 PM
Actress Kathryn Hahn often blends dramatic depth and comedic sharpness and 'Private Life' may be her best showcase yet. ✔ I think I'm generally attracted to actors that straddle whatever that capacity is between comedy or drama, Jenkins said ✔ So if I can keep just being clear about what it is that feels true I don't know if this is forever, but this feels right right now and I love it



Muferiat Kamil: Ethiopia's historic speaker now first Peace Minister

10/16/2018, 2:36:13 PM
Reports indicate that Muferiat's role has a peace title but spans a high security structure. According to the Addis Standard portal, the Ministry of Peace will oversee the National Intelligence & Secu ✔ It was only last week when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the formation of a Ministry for Peace, at the time its mandate was said to be unclear ✔ It will also assume the roles of Federal & Pastoralist Development Affairs, the portal added



Rescuers search for 1,000 missing in Florida Panhandle after hurricane

10/16/2018, 12:51:21 PM
Rescue workers and volunteers searched for more than 1,000 people still missing ... ✔ Some have been camping in tents with whatever belongings they were able to salvage ✔ I’m staying out here to try to keep away looters, to try to save what I can save, said Bernard Sutton, a 64-year-old cancer patient, who has been living out of a tent and broken-down minivan ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Britain's lost tanks REVEALED: Doomed war machines 'changed the course of history'

10/16/2018, 2:39:45 PM
DOOMED tanks which “altered the course of history” by preventing a disastrous blunder on D-Day have been revealed in stunning new images. ✔ Everybody says that Operation Smash was an absolute, complete disaster, said Nick ✔ Those pictures were done over the course of a whole summer ✔ Albert Price, 94, is now living in the West Midlands ✔ It’s hoped he’ll be able to attend a 75 year commemoration of Operation Smash next year



Lost WW2 tanks that 'changed course of history' REVEALED in stunning new pictures

10/16/2018, 3:12:06 PM
DOOMED tanks which “altered the course of history” by preventing a disastrous blunder on D-Day have been revealed in stunning new images. ✔ Those pictures were done over the course of a whole summer ✔ The worst problem is the wind direction which kicks up the silt and sand on the bottom, and makes it go very gloomy down there ✔ Albert Price, 94, is now living in the West Midlands ✔ It’s hoped he’ll be able to attend a 75 year commemoration of Operation Smash next year



Restored phone service helps rescuers find missing after Florida...

10/16/2018, 2:55:54 PM
Rescue workers and volunteers searched on Tuesday for scores of people still una... ✔ Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office via REUTERS CAMPING IN TENTS Countless residents in the region’s backcountry have struggled for days without electricity, running water or sanitation as they await help from authorities ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Farmer built huge Berlin Wall of hay bales when denied planning permission

10/16/2018, 12:55:00 PM
Francis Courtenay, 71, erected the 25ft hay mountain after being repeatedly refused planning permission ✔ The collapse damaged graves on the cemetery next door (Image: Devon Live / SWNS.com) Read More The Yorkshire Vet star Peter Wright reveals his life was changed by James Herriot's incredible kindness That field is a prime development site and there is no reason to refuse planning there



Kim Woodburn doesn't know if she was 'conned' into Coleen Nolan row

10/16/2018, 12:38:07 PM
The ITV star, 76, has finally broken her silence over the explosive argument, as she claimed she doesn't know if she was 'conned' into the row with Coleen Nolan by ITV producers. ✔ She stormed off Loose Women after accusing her rival of bullying her during an interview in August ✔ Kim becoming upset was never the intention and the panel did endeavour to comfort her.' Last month, Coleen pledged to 'transform' as she broke her Twitter silence for the first time since taking her hiatus from Loose Women amid the row



15 more units illegally storing clinical waste in body parts scandal

10/16/2018, 3:25:15 PM
The claims by Labour come after the body parts scandal, where amputated limbs were among 350 tonnes of clinical waste stockpiled instead of incinerated in Normanton, West Yorkshire. ✔ 'The idea is that porters will decant clinical waste into large containers that will be kept in hospitals ✔ ‘They used to decant the bins daily into anything they could find, in order to get the bins back ✔ ‘They refused to buy needle-resistant gloves and trousers for plant staff and drivers, and this placed staff at huge risk of needle injuries.’



Analysis | The Daily 202: Kathleen Sebelius stumping with Democrats highlights the rapidly changing politics of health care

10/16/2018, 2:25:11 PM
Scott Walker defends the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare in an interview. ✔ … [Mueller’s prosecutors] pulled her aside to ask her whether she spoke Russian or had ever traveled to Moscow ✔ (Michael Brice-Saddler) VIDEOS OF THE DAY: Stephen Colbert says Elizabeth Warren is running for president: Trevor Noah justified Warren's decision to take a DNA test: Alec Baldwin encouraged voters to overthrow Trump's government while speaking at a Democratic fundraising dinner: And floodwaters in the French city of Trebes mixed with wine to create a purple liquid running through the streets:



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