Powerful East Coast storm may develop Friday into the weekend
10/22/2018, 4:45:08 PMThe storm may form as a strong cold front combines with the remnants of Category 5 Hurricane Willa, about to hit Mexico’s west coast. ✔ This may be enough to cause pockets of flooding, especially in areas that have had substantial rain in recent weeks, but widespread issues are less likely ✔ In this scenario, elevations above 2,000 feet in the Appalachians could see accumulating snow ✔ The temperature outlook from the National Weather Service over the next six to 10 days
Freezing Rome covered in giant sheet of ice after massive hail and rain storms
10/22/2018, 7:35:27 PMWINTER came early to Rome after a massive hail storm enveloped the city and sparked havoc among its residents. Remarkable photographs taken in the Italian capital show streets caked in ice, with ca… ✔ Firefighters responded to similar incidents in Florence and Pisa and parts of northern Italy, including Milan, where strong winds felled trees ✔ Meanwhile the UK is braced for snow to hit this week as the country is struck with Arctic air and which will send temperatures plummeting
Four Americans in stag party killed while on rafting trip in Costa Rica
10/22/2018, 4:15:57 PMGroom's brother is among the victims ✔ The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country's weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings AFP/Getty 50/50 3 September 2018 Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court to jail in Yangon
Biya wins Cameroon election to extend 36-year rule
10/22/2018, 4:51:28 PMCameroonian President Paul Biya has won re-election by a landslide, the Constitu... ✔ In recent days, police silenced opposition marches in the port city of Douala, where Kamto is popular ✔ STRUGGLE FOR SECESSION The secessionist movement started over a year ago in reaction to a heavy handed government clampdown on peaceful protests calling for an end to the marginalization of Cameroon’s English-speaking minority ✔ In an area of 5 million English speakers, less than 100,000 voted ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane Willa: Where is Hurricane right now? What time will Willa make landfall?
10/22/2018, 7:04:53 PMHURRICANE Willa will bring torrential rain and powerful winds to Mexico as it has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. But where is Hurricane Willa right now and what time will Hurricane Willa make landfall? ✔ Willa strengthened into a potential catastrophic level in the Atlantic Ocean this afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) ✔ The storm is also about 135 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and was moving north at about 7 mph ✔ The hurricane will make landfall along the southwestern coast of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon or evening
Hollyoaks' Ste and Harry tie the knot but James threatens to tear them apart
10/22/2018, 7:18:20 PMThe storm is set to rage even more between Harry and Ste after James made a shocking phonecall which threatened to break them apart ✔ Harry didn't know what to do on the wedding day (Image: LimePictures) Read More Inside Soap winners revealed: Coronation Street sweeps the board as EastEnders crashes out with only two gongs However, the call connected to the car and Ste heard as James poured his heart out to Harry amidst the crashing rain and huge wind
'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico's west - Los Angeles Times
10/22/2018, 4:35:25 PMHurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path to smash into Mexico's western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday. ✔ The center said Willa is expected to make landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday ✔ It warned of the danger of flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas ✔ Farther south, Tropical Storm Vicente weakened but was still expected to produce heavy rainfall and flooding over parts of southern and southwestern Mexico
Cameroon's 85-year-old strongman Paul Biya wins seventh presidential term
10/22/2018, 5:38:48 PMOne of Africa's oldest leaders Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon with an iron fist since 1982, won a landslide victory Monday in a controversial presidential election, as the government tightened security and gunfire erupted in the volatile Anglophone region. ✔ The Constitutional Council had 15 days after the vote to weigh up objections filed concerning the election ✔ Biya's main challenger has also called for the vote to be annulled in seven of the country's 10 regions, citing multiple irregularities, serious cases of fraud and multiple violations of the law
Hurricane Willa track: Will Hurricane hit Texas? Latest spaghetti models reveal SHOCK path
10/22/2018, 6:12:24 PMHURRICANE Willa has been declared a “potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane” as it barrels toward Mexico and threatens Texas. Here is all the latest. ✔ According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Willa is expected to produce life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall ✔ At 9am MDT (4pm BST) on Monday, the huge storm was churning about 135 km southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico ✔ This rainfall will cause life-threatening flash flooding and landslides, NOAA warned
Bernie Sanders, Stumping for Democrats, Says Blue Wave in Midterms Is Not Assured
10/22/2018, 7:43:04 PMThe Vermont senator is on a campaign blitz across nine states to ensure that Democrats get out and vote. “Overconfidence will result in disaster,” he said. ✔ After Iowa, there would be stops in Wisconsin, Arizona, Colorado ✔ More in Politics Tim Goessman for The New York Times Jon Tester Is a Big Guy in Big Sky Country ✔ Prospects: The Million-Dollar Intern I’ve Interviewed 300 High Achievers About Their Morning Routines
Hurricane Willa path: Category 5 hurricane set to SMASH Mazatlan - where is Mexico town?
10/22/2018, 7:04:52 PMCATEGORY 5 Hurricane Willa is set to pound the Mexican holiday hotspot of Mazatlan when it makes landfall in the next couple of days – but where is Mazatlan? ✔ Mandatory evacuations are being ordered for schools in coastal regions along Mexico’s Pacific Coast where Willa will make landfall and push sea water inland ✔ Rainfall of between six and 12 inches are expected to drench western Jalisco, western Nayarit, and southern Sinaloa ✔ One it hits, the hurricane will move north-eastwards ✔ Hurricane warnings are in place from San Blas to Mazatlan
Dingle Way: Is this the most beautiful walk in Ireland?
10/22/2018, 4:50:09 PMundefined ✔ The lush green fields are dotted with sheep and cattle, and to my right the mountain above is covered in rock, yellow gorse and purple heather ✔ There are more challenging walks in Ireland, but the Dingle Way might be the most beautiful ✔ More information: visitIreland.com; wildernessireland.com
Prince Charles gives secret donation to destroyed restaurant where he and Camilla dined
10/22/2018, 4:22:46 PMPRINCE Charles gave a secret donation to a Polish woman to help rebuild her restaurant that was ravished by fire. ✔ Ms Bogdanowicz said: The donation was a very kind expression of solidarity ✔ Traditional Tatar restaurant owner Dzenneta Bogdanowicz (R) with Prince Charles in March 2010 (Image: JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images) It’s not a lot of money for him, but it’s a great support for the restaurant ✔ He has previously donated money to the victims of the earthquake in Nepal in 2015 and the typhoon in the Philippines in 2014
Cameroon’s President Wins Seventh Term
10/22/2018, 7:16:35 PMCameroon’s long-serving president Paul Biya was re-elected to a seventh term following a disputed poll, the country’s Constitutional Council announced Monday, handing the octogenarian leader a mandate to extend his rule into a fourth decade. ✔ The much expected landslide victory allows Mr. Biya, in power since 1982, to cement his position as one of the world’s longest-serving leaders even as the clutch of Africa’s long serving strongmen continue to dwindle ✔ It has added new risks in a country already on the brink of civil war due to the Anglophone crisis
In Florida's First Gubernatorial Debate, Andrew Gillum Had To Explain How He'd Deal With Donald Trump
10/22/2018, 5:02:49 PMThe 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
Paula Abdul takes a nasty on-stage tumble
10/22/2018, 5:31:48 PMThe 56-year-old former American Idol judge takes a tumble as the video goes viral ✔ Read More Simon Cowell donates £50,000 for boy to get treatment for cancer in America Paula and Simon Cowell on the Idol finale (Image: Getty) Simon Cowell and Paula share a moment on American Idol She took more steps forward but just as she appeared to lean down and take the hand of a fan she fell - and the video soon drew the predictable response on social media
Does Botox curb your sexual pleasure?
10/22/2018, 7:28:44 PMNew research suggests women find it harder to orgasm after having botulinum treatment – but not everyone is convinced this means facial expressions are key to feeling pleasure ✔ Most people dread the idea of anyone seeing their sex face, but it may be saving their sex life ✔ Other academics argue that facial expressions are a social tool, used to influence others around us, rather than an indicator of how we actually feel ✔ Across the world, people use different facial expressions for different reasons
China's Baishui No. 1: One of the world's fastest-melting glaciers
10/22/2018, 7:11:54 PMA loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened down the ice, flying past Chen Yanjun as he operated a GPS dev ✔ The team shuffles past a line of tourists many in red ponchos, most sucking oxygen canisters, a few vomiting from altitude sickness before descending to replace a broken meteorological station ✔ Only when we climb up can we see it, he said sadly, as tourists lined up to have their names engraved on medallions bearing the glacier’s image
Strictly Come Dancing: Graziano hopes to waltz down the aisle...
10/22/2018, 4:36:05 PMSTRICTLY Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima was booted off the show last night... but he insisted leaving is not the end of the world as he will be able to spend more time with his girlfriend. ✔ They told me to be comfortable and be myself and not to worry ✔ Graziano and Vick, 29, ended up in the bottom two with Seann and Katya ✔ A peak of 11 million tuned in to see Danny John-Jules and Amy Dowden go top with a series high of 37 out of 40 points ✔ Horwood dubbed the flight-themed performance one for the final
'This is a crisis': Tijuana sees a surge in migrants seeking asylum in U.S. - Los Angeles Times
10/22/2018, 6:28:38 PMSurge in migrants seeking asylum at San Diego sparks concern ✔ Many migrants come to Tijuana believing that asylum is a feasible way to cross the border into the U.S. when it's actually not, said several immigration authorities in Mexico and the U.S. In fact, their chances of being granted U.S. asylum are not good, and they will likely be returned to the country from which they fled
It's back with a new identity, it's Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowflakes...
10/22/2018, 6:44:06 PMTHERE’S something a bit unnerving about anyone over the age of about ten who gives much of a damn about Doctor Who’s gender. The obsessive fans who can explain exactly why it shouldn’t be a woman a… ✔ 10 Frankly, Frank, you got what you deserved...fired! Complete and utter doughnuts, that came in two distinct flavours, Type 2 diabetes or nerve agent, and all looked about as appetising as chimps’ tea party turds ✔ THIS week’s winner is Sean(n) Walsh and the plastic doll version of former WWE wrestler Edge
The best ski resorts for guaranteed snow
10/22/2018, 5:19:21 PMWhether you're looking early or late in the season, we select 10 ski resorts where the white stuff is (almost) guaranteed ✔ The restaurant is known for its varied food and caters for gluten-free and vegan diets ✔ The biggest club is Katapult, which hosts massive dance nights with international DJs and show dancers ✔ It's a contemporary hotel in a quiet location with its own spa and free entry to the pool at the nearby Freizeit arena
Meet The Woman Who Is Proudly Russia’s Troll-In-Chief
10/22/2018, 6:52:51 PMMaria 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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