Markets worried about a midterm 'blue tsunami?'
10/22/2018, 10:50:02 AMHudson Valley Investment Advisors' Gus Scacco on the potential market impact from the midterm elections. ✔ Live Markets worried about a midterm 'blue tsunami?' For video troubleshooting and help click here
Hurricane Willa strengthens to Category 4 storm off Mexico's...
10/22/2018, 11:07:45 AMHurricane Willa gained dangerous strength early on Monday as it churned toward M... ✔ The NHC estimated that total rainfall would range from 5 to 15 inches (12.5 cm to 38.1 cm) across stretches of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa states, home to the white sand beach resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan ✔ Vicente is seen weakening to tropical depression status by Monday night, but could still cause significant rainfall ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Rome comes to a standstill after battering by torrential rain and hail
10/22/2018, 11:37:53 AMThe adverse weather blanketed streets with icy chunks and trapped many drivers in their cars in the Italian capital's eastern neighbourhoods. ✔ Cars are blocked in a road covered with massive chunks of hail in Rome after a storm and torrential rain hit the area The weather blanketed streets with icy chunks and trapped many drivers in their cars in Rome's eastern neighbourhoods Hail covers the Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon in central Rome, following a hailstorm on Sunday evening Large chunks of hail are seen covering the street in downtown Rome after torrential rain and storms struck the Italian capital Flash floods caused by heavy rain in southern Spain left a Spanish firefighter dead on Sunday
Streets turned icy rivers: Rome battered by hailstorm & heavy rain (PHOTO, VIDEO)
10/22/2018, 10:43:28 AMChilling pictures and videos of a heavy rainstorm battering Rome have emerged online. Nature’s rage got to the point where people were trapped in their half-submerged cars. ✔ Local media report people left stranded on the roofs of their cars after they climbed onto them to avoid getting trapped as torrents swept through ✔ View this post on Instagram ⚡ L'impressiomante temporale di Roma ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Italy news
Suspicion Falls on Brake Fail-Safe in Taiwan Train Disaster
10/22/2018, 11:07:48 AMA critical safety system may not have been operating on a Taiwanese train that crashed Sunday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 187 others, according to the director-general of the Taiwan Railways Administration. ✔ Four of the train’s eight carriages overturned in the accident ✔ Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met families of the victims at the scene of the crash Monday, and called for an investigation to be launched as quickly as possible ✔ Eight of the people who died were members of the same family traveling home from a wedding, local media said
'Why?' asks Taiwan mourner, after 18 killed in train disaster
10/22/2018, 8:00:42 AMTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offered words of consolation on Monday as she met ... ✔ Many of the casualties happened in a carriage at the front of the train, said one official, adding that the driver, surnamed You, has been moved out of intensive care, though his condition was still unstable ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Japan earthquake: Fukushima rocked by 5.0 magnitude quake off coast
10/22/2018, 11:34:06 AMJAPAN has been struck by an earthquake with a 5.0 magnitude off the east coast of the country, close to Fukushima. ✔ There has been an increase in seismic activity in the last 24 hours along the Ring of Fire - the Pacific plate which sees the most earthquakes and most active volcanoes ✔ Earthquakes are common in Japan as the country is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet
Killer Spain floods turn streets into rivers and spark helicopter rescues
10/22/2018, 9:40:03 AMDEADLY floods have devastated the Costa del Sol where they turned streets into raging rivers and left survivors needing to be rescued by helicopter. The area around Malaga including the resort of E… ✔ AFP or licensors 21 Locals clean a flooded street in Campillos after the devastating floods AFP or licensors 21 People work together to move a car that was dumped there by flood waters AFP or licensors 21 A man removes debris from a flooded street in Campillos, near Malaga EPA 21 Residents survey the damage after a car was dumped on their front wall The local council spent most of the day trying to provide those affected with an alternative route out of their estate, although they were yet to reach a solution late last night
'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Willa On Path To Strike Mexico
10/22/2018, 11:31:41 AMThe near-Category 5 storm could hit Mexico's western coast in the coming days. ✔ DANIEL SLIM via Getty ImagesTourists enjoy the beach in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Oct. 21, where Hurricane Willa is expected to land Oct. 23 ✔ Willa had maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (249 kph) early Monday and was centered about 195 miles (315 kilometers) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes
Costa del Sol floods kill firefighter and devastate tourist sites
10/22/2018, 8:47:35 AMDEADLY floods have devastated the Costa del Sol and claimed their first life after a firefighter was swept away by the raging waters. The area around Malaga including the resort of Estepona are exp… ✔ AFP or licensors 16 Locals clean a flooded street in Campillos after the devastating floods AFP or licensors 16 People work together to move a car that was dumped there by flood waters AFP or licensors 16 A man removes debris from a flooded street in Campillos, near Malaga EPA 16 Residents survey the damage after a car was dumped on their front wall The local council spent most of the day trying to provide those affected with an alternative route out of their estate, although they were yet to reach a solution late last night
Hurricane tracker LIVE map: Hurricanes active NOW - 2018 'MOST ACTIVE' season on record
10/22/2018, 11:02:02 AMTHE 2018 hurricane season is well underway and one index has measured the 2018 Eastern Pacific hurricane season as the busiest and most active on record. ✔ The Eastern Pacific basin stretches from the western coast of North America to 140°W longitude ✔ The ACE index values long-lived and intense hurricane, while weak tropical storms have a low value ✔ Five storms in 2018 lasted for 10 days or longer as tropical storms or hurricanes, and has been a big part of why this year’s season is listed as the most active on record
Tornado Rips Through Northern Arizona, Hailstorm Hits Southeast Phoenix [Photos]
10/22/2018, 8:48:04 AMNo damages or injuries were reported as the tornado did not approach any buildings. ✔ According to James Sawtelle, NWS meteorologist, Phoenix area could expect severe weather and storms until Tuesday ✔ The potential was there with this system, but we thought it would be later ✔ Viewed from the window of a tornado scout vehicle, a supercell thunderstorm develops in Olustee, Oklahoma, May 10, 2017
Hurricane Willa path tracker: Hurricane to reach CATEGORY 5 before hitting Mexico
10/22/2018, 9:04:25 AMHURRICANE WILLA has rapidly gained strength in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen even further before making landfall in Mexico. ✔ Dangers for Mexico include torrential rain, hurricane-force winds and deadly storm surges ✔ A Hurricane Warning is in effect for: - San Blas to Mazatlan, including Las Islas Marias Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for: - Playa Perula to San Blas - North of Mazatlan to Bahia Tempehuaya
L.A.'s stormwater is so filthy it's illegal. Measure W would clean it up
10/22/2018, 11:19:15 AMLos Angeles County voters will have the opportunity to solve this problem by supporting Measure W, the Safe Clean Water Program. ✔ When rain comes to Los Angeles, a certain kind of relief sets in ✔ County have already invested in stormwater treatment technologies to meet their obligations under the Clean Water Act, and their investments will be credited against the new tax ✔ Enter the Fray: First takes on the news of the minute from L.A
Stephanie Davis strips off for a steamy backseat romp as her character Sinead returns to Hollyoaks
10/22/2018, 9:58:06 AMSTEPHANIE Davis will strip off in intimate scenes this week as she reprises her role as Sinead O’Connor in Hollyoaks after three years away from the soap. The 25-year-old actress will enjoy a… ✔ Lime Pictures 5 Sinead O'Connor and Sami Maalik gaze into one another's eyes before things get steamy But there could be trouble in paradise for the pair as Sinead is married, which Sami is unaware of ✔ His dad's only seen him when he was two months old and then hasn't seen him since he was five months old at all, or provided for him, as I do it all completely on my own
Mystery as Meghan sports a plaster on her middle finger in Australia
10/22/2018, 11:25:09 AMIt appears Meghan Markle, 37, may have sustained a small injury since kicking off her Australia tour in earnest last Tuesday - she's had a plaster on the middle finger of her left hand since Friday. ✔ The pregnant Duchess of Sussex took Sunday morning off to rest, exhausted by her and Harry's busy schedule on their from her busy royal tour of Australasia ✔ Then in November she was spotted with a large plaster across her left hand at a women's centre in Gloucester, the morning after attending the movie premiere of A Street Cat Named Bob
Ex-BOJ chief Shirakawa warns monetary policy no quick fix to...
10/22/2018, 9:41:21 AMMonetary policy is not a solution to Japan's economic malaise, the country&... ✔ In a recently published book, Shirakawa repeated his doubts over the BOJ’s pursuit of a 2 percent inflation target in a country which has rarely seen price growth accelerate that much ✔ Focusing too much on achieving 2 percent inflation could prevent the economy from achieving sustainable growth, by sowing the seed of financial imbalances, he wrote in the book ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hong Kong to Macau bridge stretching 34 miles finally opens
10/22/2018, 10:11:42 AMCHINA has opened a £15billion bridge stretching 34 miles from Hong Kong to Macau – which is longest sea-crossing ever built. Constructed over nine years, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZM) ca… ✔ AP:Associated Press 5 The road bridge connects Hong Kong and Macau to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai Engineers used 400,000 tons of steel to create the record-breaking road includes – nearly five times the amount of metal in San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge ✔ Commuters in the former British colony will haves to use shuttle buses or hire cars after passing through an immigration check point ✔ She added: Hong Kong has had to fund a lot of the bridge, but we won't see many benefits here
Netflix's 22 July 'misses key points' says Norway terror attack survivor
10/22/2018, 11:54:41 AMThe young survivor came face-to-face with Anders Breivik in the 2011 massacre, and says the film is not an accurate re-telling ✔ A further eight were killed after Breivik set off a bomb in front of a government building in Oslo ✔ Brit director Paul Greengrass worked with Norway's former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and victims' groups to create the movie, which is now on Netflix ✔ The water was freezing and Breivik soon spotted them ✔ It felt urgent to bring the actual story back into the collective memory
In Florida's First Gubernatorial Debate, Andrew Gillum Had To Explain How He'd Deal With Donald Trump
10/22/2018, 11:27:31 AMThe state's gubernatorial candidates met for the first time Sunday night, in a debate that set the stage for the final weeks of a heated midterm campaign. ✔ You need to be able to work with the administration to be able to get the dollars that we deserve ✔ We can’t destroy it with stiff tax increases that are gonna cost jobs and prevent more businesses from coming into our state ✔ Ron will build on the great job done by Governor Rick Scott ✔ Gillum will make Florida the next Venezuela! 01:49 AM - 22 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite
Why loneliness needs its own portfolio
10/22/2018, 8:06:13 AMFor many people, loneliness is a ludicrous notion supported by lefties and bleeding hearts – until they experience it themselves. ✔ He predicted then that as technology started to take over our lives in the decades ahead (the Technologically Intoxicated Zone, he called it), mental illness and isolation would escalate alarmingly ✔ Fiona Patten is a Victorian MP for the Reason Party, which will propose a loneliness ministry as part of its platform
Paula Abdul suffers worst stage fall of all time in cringe-inducing fail
10/22/2018, 9:16:57 AMPOP beauty Paula Abdul was left red-faced after stuffing an epic stage fail this weekend. ✔ Ever the pro, the 56-year-old quickly got up and continued the rest of the show as if nothing had happened ✔ Taking to Twitter to talk Paula’s awkward fail, one fan wrote: OMG that is so embarrassing ✔ Sitting alongside X Factor mogul Simon Cowell, she helped nurture the careers of Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert
High-speed train flies off tracks in horror crash that killed 18 in Taiwan
10/22/2018, 11:49:45 AMWARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Within seconds the first carriage is on its side, and further cars start to get thrown around ✔ It is still not known what caused the train to derail, although the United Daily Times reports that an 'unknown object' could have made it overturn ✔ Read More calls Man wants cat arrested Toddler's call that saved mum's life Panic as bird falls from nest Neighbours call for help
Centrist saviour or hypocrite? David Miliband reminded of his Saudi dealings as he decries Yemen War
10/22/2018, 11:00:18 AMDid David Miliband forget when he was involved in the selling of Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia? The ex-UK Foreign Secretary was labelled a hypocrite as he decried the kingdom, calling for “new politics.” ✔ The assassination of #Khasoggi is an appalling crime ✔ On September 17, that year, Saudi Arabia confirmed that they had ordered 72 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes from the UK at a cost of £4.43 billion, then $8.86 billion ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Analysis | Will there be a ‘rainbow wave’? 4 things to know about LGBTQ candidates running for office this year.
10/22/2018, 11:23:36 AMSure, they're running for office . . . but how many will win? ✔ Breaking it down by LGB and T Of the U.S. LGB population, 52 percent identify as bisexual, 17 percent as lesbian and 31 percent as gay men ✔ Women are almost twice as likely as men to identify as bisexual ✔ The authors thank Christian Correa for his research assistance
Cartels 'will exploit 7,000-strong migrant caravan marching to the US'
10/22/2018, 9:33:05 AMKirstjen Nielsen, head of the Department of Homeland Security, has warned the US will hunt down any Mexican cartels attempting to help migrants cross the southern border. ✔ 'We are tired, but very happy, we are united and strong,' he said ✔ This comes from hunger, from the drought, it's for prosperity, for a better life ✔ With a homicide rate of 43 per 100,000 citizens, Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world, according to a Honduran university study
What Israelis and Palestinians think – uncut interviews from the streets
10/22/2018, 8:33:52 AMCorey Gil-Shuster puts his followers’ questions to the public, no matter how controversial ✔ This series is an antidote, an attempt to show that there is plenty of hope, as our journalists scour the planet looking for pioneers, trailblazers, best practice, unsung heroes, ideas that work, ideas that might and innovations whose time might have come ✔ The channel, which has more than 100,000 subscribers, has largely found popularity in Europe and the US ✔ This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems
Killing Kittens' CEO reveals what REALLY goes on at her masked sex parties
10/22/2018, 10:53:15 AMMASKED sex parties may sound like the sort of fantasy-laced events which only really take place in the movies or shadowy underground venues. But Killing Kittens – a London-based events compan… ✔ There was a real imbalance, and I wanted to do something about it ✔ She added: The perception is that it's some big seedy s***ging setup, without getting the whole female side of it ✔ While this woman waited two months to have sex with her boyfriend like Love Island’s Dani and Jack… and it was a DISASTER ending in a trip to A&E
Meet The Woman Who Is Proudly Russia’s Troll-In-Chief
10/22/2018, 10:43:20 AMMaria Zakharova has revolutionized what it means to be a Russian diplomat — in real life and online. “She’s like Marmite: Some people love her and some people hate her.” ✔ One such briefing, in late May, exemplified the approach that has made her a star ✔ The same people who talk about human rights in public easily toss around human lives behind closed doors, she said ✔ I was not ready for all that, for the cynicism and roughness ✔ Alberto Nardelli contributed reporting to this story
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