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Ex-TEPCO vice president denies approving steps against tsunami

10/19/2018, 9:55:24 AM
A former vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Oct. 19 denied a former subordinate’s testimo ✔ According to witnesses, the three former executives approved the anti-tsunami measures during the meeting ✔ In the Oct. 19 hearing, however, Takekuro said: Documents are not necessarily fully explained ✔ (This article was written by Mikiharu Sugiura and Chikako Kawahara.)



Indonesia earthquake: 5.1 quake hits Indonesia just minutes after 4.7 quake

10/19/2018, 10:33:30 AM
INDONESIA has been hit with two medium magnitude earthquakes, with quick succession causing alarm in the country. The latest activity has raised alarm for possible tsunamis. ✔ Near Abepura, the inland regions were first hit by the 4.7 quake ✔ Taking place just off the coast of Kupang, authorities recommended checking for tsunami threats ✔ Recent activity comes off the back of a bad season for Indonesia, which has sen two massive



As Ranchers Face Drought, Trump Administration Cuts Back a Critical Program

10/19/2018, 9:38:52 AM
In August, the USDA decided to pull back on a program vital for cattle ranchers. Now, in a sign of ranchers’ political muscle, the candidates in a tight Senate race in Arizona have pledged to help. ✔ Cattle graze at Rocking Chair Ranch in Snowflake, Ariz ✔ Mr. Elkins inspects the grass and brush at his Rocking Chair Ranch ✔ As it happened, a couple of inches of rain had fallen a few days earlier, some of it forming muddy puddles on the dirt road and spurring some grass growth on the periphery



US Treasury Secretary pulls out of Saudi Arabia summit

10/19/2018, 8:29:22 AM
The decision comes as the Trump administration has faced mounting pressure following the disappearance of columnist Jamal Khashoggi ✔ The fire was extinguished within eight minutes AP 49/50 31 August 2018 Mourners attend Aretha Franklin's funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit AFP/Getty 50/50 30 August 2018 Firefighters watch on as flames leap from a giant factory fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of West Footscray - More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances on the scene which is sending large plumes of smoke across the city



Girl guide sells out of cookies in under an hour after setting up shop outside Canadian cannabis store

10/19/2018, 11:32:58 AM
Elina Childs finds queue of customers on first day of legal sales in country ✔ A Canadian Girl Guide sold out of cookies in under an hour after setting up shop outside a cannabis store on the first day of legal sales ✔ 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



Costa Del Sol weather WARNING: Spain on alert for HUGE STORMS in Valencia and Barcelona

10/19/2018, 11:22:38 AM
SPAIN is on alert for severe storms today which will spread into Costa Del Sol tomorrow, bringing torrential rain and potential flash flooding. ✔ Accumulations in the province of Castellón and surrounding areas could exceed 7.8inches in 12 hours and could even reach 11.8 inches in some areas ✔ The scale of the temperature dropping will be seen most dramatically in Andalucia, where the provinces of Huelva, Sevilla, Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen and Granada could see a 10C drop from one day to the next



States Hit by Hurricanes Remind People to Vote, Despite the Destruction

10/19/2018, 11:17:12 AM
Hurricane survivors could play an important role in the midterm elections in North Carolina and Florida based on whether they show up to the polls in large numbers. ✔ Ms. Locklear’s home flooded again, and she spent more than a week in a shelter before staying with her niece ✔ A Republican who voted for President Trump in 2016, he didn’t return from his daughter’s home in Arizona until last week, and since then he has been consumed by repairs ✔ She said she expects to vote, but for now I don’t know anything about it



Flight Attendant Filmed Having Sex With Porn Star In Airplane Bathroom, Suspended

10/19/2018, 11:25:55 AM
The video, which went viral on Twitter before being taken down, reportedly showed the accused having sex with porn star Austin Wolf. ✔ If the two guys had gone into the stall, done their thing and discreetly left it at that, maybe he would have gotten away with it ✔ In this photo, a Delta airlines plane is seen as it comes in for a landing at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, July 14, 2016



Japan orders maker to fix questionable quake shock absorbers

10/19/2018, 8:56:10 AM
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government has ordered a company that falsified quality data for earthquake "shock absorbers" used in hundreds of buildings to speed up an investigation and fix any problems quickly. KYB Corp. said this week that it and a subsidiary had been faking data on the equipment designed to absorb quake shakings since the early 2000s. The materials allegedly were used in some venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics KYB on Friday identified 70 central and local government offices that were among nearly 1,000 affected facilities.



Meghan Markle baby: Meghan swears by THIS during pregnancy - 'good for healing your mind'

10/19/2018, 11:49:13 AM
MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry announced that they are expecting their first child, and Meghan has revealed a key tip for keeping herself going whilst attending royal engagements. ✔ She said she was up at 4.30am this morning doing yoga in her room as she couldn't sleep ✔ Dabriella Quayle, 37, said afterwards: Oh my goodness, they were just so real, so relatable ✔ He said it doesn't matter who you open up to, they don't have to be professional



This sweet gesture says Princess Eugenie is NOT angry with Meghan Markle over the pregnancy announcement

10/19/2018, 10:21:03 AM
IT was alleged that Princess Eugenie disappeared from her own wedding after Meghan Markle’s pregnancy was announced. But there doesn’t seem to be any bad blood from the bride’s side after all, as E… ✔ #duchessofsussex #princesscharlotte #duchessofcambridge #meghanmarkle #princeharry #katemiddleton #princecharles #princewilliam #princelouis #diana #rachelzane #royals #royalfamily #royalcouple #royalwedding #lfl #britishroyalfamily #buckinghampalace #kensingtonpalace #princelouis #princesscharlotte #meganmarkle #princegeorge #engagementring #cooktogether #princesseugeine #royalwedding #royaltour #australia A post shared by Meghan (@_duchess_of_sussex) on Oct 16, 2018 at 6:00pm PDT US gossip website Radar Online claimed that a source said the announcement put her nose out of joint, according to the Daily Mirror



Man's TUI nightmare after getting Legionnaires' Disease during trip

10/19/2018, 10:20:58 AM
A HOLIDAYMAKER has been left “breathless and weak” after he contracted Legionnaires’ disease on his four-star TUI trip to Turkey. Thomas Molloy, 64, and his wife Jean, 65, relaxed… ✔ BPM Media 3 Mr Molloy spent six days at Hull Royal Infirmary when he got home, where he was told he had Legionnaires' Disease His claims comes after hundreds of Brit holidaymakers were forced to leave the same hotel, following an outbreak of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease



NASA Mars rover: NASA pinpoints landing spot for ALIEN-HUNTING Mars 2020 mission

10/19/2018, 11:10:32 AM
NASA’S Mars rover scientist searching for alien life on the Red Plane have settled on the perfect spots for the Mars 2020 mission. ✔ The goal of the NASA 2020 Mars mission is to explore the Red Planet for evidence of past habitability and microbial life ✔ Mr Zurbuchen said: Make no mistake, we want those samples back ✔ READ MORE: Why THIS could be a ‘SHOWSTOPPER’ for Elon Musk's hopes of colonising Mars



I'm quitting the Trump #Resistance. I'd rather put my energy into building good things.

10/19/2018, 9:16:52 AM
I was a Trump Resistance leader. But after a violent political encounter and a near-death experience, I'd rather help people rebuild homes and lives. ✔ It would be difficult to overstate how rehabilitative this time away has been, but nothing could have prepared me for the near-death experience that was just around the corner ✔ Ryan Clayton is the founder of Rebuild Nipah and a former Democratic strategist



What caused the Clapham Junction rail crash, what did the investigation show and how many people were killed?

10/19/2018, 9:26:12 AM
IT is almost 30 years since a crowded passenger train crashed into another train at Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people. Here is what happened that fateful morning of Dece… ✔ Times Newspapers Ltd 6 The scene of the train crash as emergency services moved in What did the investigation find ✔ However, after three further fatal crashes caused by red signals being passed, calls were once again made to install it across the UK in 2002 ✔ It is also the busiest station in the UK for interchanges between services



Power Up: Trump praises attack on a reporter while some allies smear Khashoggi

10/19/2018, 10:19:22 AM
It's been a crazy week (again) ✔ Any guy that can do a body slam, he’s my kind ofhe’s my guy ✔ (SAUL LOEB/AFP) On The Hill IF THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO HOLD THE KINGDOM ACCOUNTABLE ✔ The country needs Americans who mutually lift each other up ✔ Politics is like the weather, ideas are like the climate



Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out

10/19/2018, 10:20:31 AM
After serving time for a crime I committed at 16, I discovered how hard it is for a felon to get a second chance. ✔ An admissions officer paused when we told her about my felonies ✔ They deposited keys, watches, belts and cellphones into a gray bucket before walking through a metal detector ✔ Erik Madigan Heck for The New York Times ✔ A Wave of Child Sexual Abuse Accusations Against a Doctor, and Hospital Says It Knew



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