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Mystery abacus sheds light on tsunami that struck in 1854

10/24/2018, 10:15:30 PM
Lessons from a deadly tsunami that struck 164 years ago and a remarkable case of returned property w ✔ Since the Edo Period, the area has been hit by large tsunami in 1605, 1707, 1854 and 1946, most of them following earthquakes believed to have emanated from the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast stretching from the Tokai to Kyushu regions ✔ I feel the (owner’s) joy of getting the abacus back, which was a symbol of the family business, as well as the strong determination to pass on the importance of preparing for natural disasters to future generations, Isoda said


At least two dead in shooting at supermarket in Kentucky

10/24/2018, 11:21:40 PM
Witness reports seeing two men running out of store firing at each other ✔ Rescuers scrabbled through mud for survivors after the powerful earthquake sent hillsides crashing down onto homes, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens of people missing AFP/Getty 50/50 5 September 2018 US Capitol Police arrest a protestor as Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the second day of his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court


Hollyoaks: Fans shocked by Stephanie Davis' racy scenes

10/24/2018, 11:59:16 PM
Hollyoaks fans were stunned to see Stephanie Davis' Sinead O'Connor enjoying a steamy romp with Sami Maalik in the back of his car, despite the pair being trapped in the middle of a storm. ✔ She made a sensational return to the village in a bid to ruin ex Ste's wedding ✔ One posted: 'Sinead is getting it in after being back for 20 minutes' along with a slew of laughing emojis ✔ The long-serving character suddenly fell unconscious was unable to be revived, marking an end to actress Jessica Ellis' time on the soap after five years in the role


Trump says ‘major federal investigation’ underway after his critics are sent bombs and suspicious packages

10/24/2018, 11:21:42 PM
FBI warns public to stay vigilant as they hunt for those responsible for a number of intercepted explosive devices and suspicious packages ✔ She also dug a cave under her home AFP/Getty 44/50 11 September 2018 People waving pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading independence during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia, the Diada


Paradise Threatened: Fiji’s War Against Climate Change

10/24/2018, 10:28:00 PM
The South Pacific nation faces major environmental challenges, from the destruction of coral reefs to rising sea levels. At least one resort is asking tourists to help. ✔ The chickens were swept away and the vegetable gardens were destroyed ✔ Follow NY Times Travel on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ✔ Get weekly updates from our Travel Dispatch newsletter, with tips on traveling smarter, destination coverage and photos from all over the world


Travellers' confidence plummets after millions of Cathay Pacific customers have data stolen

10/24/2018, 8:26:31 PM
Airlines run on an unenviable tangle of legacy computer systems that have had to be meshed with 21st century technology and connectivity ✔ - Morrison on October 22 issued an emotive apology to children who suffered sexual abuse, saying the state had failed to protect them from evil dark crimes committed over decades AFP/Getty 4/50 21 October 2018 A derailed train in Yian, eastern Taiwan


Super Typhoon Yutu Bears Down On Northern Mariana Islands With 'Horrifying' Winds

10/24/2018, 8:37:32 PM
“We knew it was going to be big,” said one resident of Saipan, “but wow.” ✔ HONOLULU (AP) As Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the walls shook in Glen Hunter’s concrete home, a tin roof over the garage blew away and howling winds terrified his cats ✔ We are in typhoon alley, he wrote, but added this is the worst he’s experienced


Adorable moments from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal tour 

10/24/2018, 11:58:59 PM
While they have only been on the royal tour for nine days, already there have been countless memorable and adorable moments from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. ✔ Because instead of getting soaked in the rain, the Duke was able to stay dry thanks to the Duchess holding an umbrella ✔ Some even speculated that their love brought good luck to the drought-affected area: 'I know life has not been easy ✔ The tour continues on Thursday, when the couple will travel to Nadi for the unveiling of a statue, before moving on to Tonga


Counting on victory, Brazil's Bolsonaro looks to shape policy

10/24/2018, 8:40:40 PM
Brazil's right-wing presidential front-runner, Jair Bolsonaro, has begun to... ✔ Selections to head ministries and state-owned companies will be announced within 30 days after the election, the head of Bolsonaro’s PSL party, Gustavo Bebianno, said on Tuesday ✔ Bolsonaro also intends to make changes in the leadership of state firms including Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Eletrobras), Bebianno added ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Opinion | Bernie Sanders: We Must Stop Helping Saudi Arabia in Yemen

10/24/2018, 11:25:24 PM
Congress needs to step in to end our complicity in the kingdom’s human rights abuses. ✔ But the fact is that the relationship between Iran and the Houthis has only strengthened with the intensification of the war ✔ The war is creating the very problem the administration claims to want to solve ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram


Frightening category 5+ Typhoon Yutu ravaging US islands at 290km/h

10/24/2018, 11:28:56 PM
The earth's strongest storm this year is striking US territories in the western Pacific Ocean. ✔ A terrifying, grating wind can be heard in audio of a live EarthCam broadcasting from the island ✔ The Washington Post with AP Extreme weather USA Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation


The Apprentice 2018: ‘Idiots’ Fans in uproar over Kayode's ‘behind-the-scenes’ role

10/24/2018, 9:00:34 PM
THE APPRENTICE contestant Kayode Damali impressed both viewers and Lord Sugar with his selling skills last week but it seems his team mates had forgotten just how great he was. ✔ Someone else continued: You have a superstar seller in your team, yet you have Kayode doing massage...a disaster but you know somehow he'll turn it into a positive ✔ They want Lord Sugar and the viewers to know the truth and to help him make the best decision possible ✔ The Apprentice continues next Wednesday on BBC One at 9pm


Vladimir Putin Russia fall aids Communists, Liberal Democrats

10/24/2018, 10:53:15 PM
Widespread discontent, fueled by a massively unpopular pension reform, has sent the approval ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ruling party tumbling to historic lows — just seven months after Mr. Putin triumphantly won a re-election campaign meant to cement his grip on power. ✔ Some analysts suggested, however, that the LDPR’s electoral success reflected a surge in protest voting ✔ The authorities could again find themselves on the back foot, Vitali Shkliarov, a Russian political consultant, wrote in an article for Republic, a Russian-language current affairs website ✔ Another ‘geopolitical success’ remains, perhaps, one of the few strategies for Putin


Famine in Yemen could become one of worst in living memory, UN says

10/24/2018, 11:21:16 PM
Country is in ‘clear and present danger’ of mass deaths from starvation, top aid official says ✔ Yemen is sliding fast toward what could become one of the worst famines in living memory, the UN’s top emergency relief official has warned ✔ Lowcock said intense fighting around the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, once the entry point for much of the country’s food, posed a particular threat


Don’t trust Daniel and Rick really can’t sell - 7 things you learnt from tonight’s Apprentice

10/24/2018, 9:09:13 PM
Farewell and good riddance, then, to The Apprentice’s Alex, the “Squirrel from the Wirral”, who tried flexing his muscles at a bodybuilding expo but got a rightful pummelling in the boardroom from … ✔ Sarah Ann dodged a bullet Team Collaborative project manager Sarah Ann should be thanking her lucky stars they won the task ✔ He said: I think even Ray Charles can see I was infuriated with the decision by Sarah Ann to put me on the service team ✔ That very much depends how far past the watershed this airs ✔ Stand Up To Cancer and Children In Need, make it happen


The Red Sox have healed their curse-infected psyche. I'm still working on it

10/24/2018, 11:16:37 PM
Back in the bleachers at Fenway Park, a scar finally healed as I watched my beloved Red Sox win, in person, in the post-season. ✔ I was in the bleachers, just 15, for this 1978 calamity: A light-hitting Yankee infielder smacks a three-run homer in a one-game playoff to send the Red Sox packing, once again, without a world championship ✔ Me: I’m nervous every time the ball is hit to third ✔ You have a phobia! Me: It’s the 78/86/03 phobia ✔ It all felt so similar, yet so very, very different


Recipients of suspicious packages have been criticized by Trump in the past

10/24/2018, 8:33:48 PM
Packages containing explosive devices have been sent to prominent Democrats, including Obama and the Clintons ✔ Authorities are responding to suspicious packages sent to several Democratic figures, several of which contain crude but functional low-ordnance explosive devices ✔ In the same interview, Mr. Trump said that any protesters at his rallies were paid actors sponsored by the Democrats and Soros


NBC shows Megyn Kelly no mercy over blackface comments

10/24/2018, 11:21:45 PM
Some of the best known hosts at NBC News condemned their colleague Megyn Kelly's remarks about blackface Halloween costumes. ✔ Kelly's rivals noted that the earlier iteration of the 9 a.m. hour was more profitable back when Roker and Tamron Hall were the hosts ✔ Some people in the TV business said Kelly was given bad career advice ✔ CNN Business' Tom Kludt contributed to this report


Migrant caravan: Why thousands of Central Americans are walking to the border

10/24/2018, 9:42:38 PM
Making sense of a mass movement through Mexico — and where it may be going. ✔ By Nick Miroff Nick Miroff Reporter covering immigration enforcement, drug trafficking and national security Email Bio Follow October 24 at 5:26 PM A huge procession of Central Americans is walking north through Mexico, defying President Trump and facing little resistance from Mexican authorities ✔ As one Homeland Security official put it: we get a caravan every day


Fury as millionaire tycoon shells out £500k on gagging order over bulling claims

10/24/2018, 10:17:22 PM
MPs blasted a multi-millionaire tycoon after he paid £500,000 to get a gagging order banning the revelation of his alleged bullying, racism and sexual harassment. Judges granted it after hearing fi… ✔ Its lawyers acted for Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs in 2011 to win a super-injunction, which banned reporting of his affair with Big Brother star Imogen Thomas ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Doctor of the Year dared to turn whistleblower on three colleagues

10/24/2018, 9:35:08 PM
Peter Duffy had his case heard at a tribunal where he claimed he was falsely accused of racism after he exposed some of his colleagues at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. ✔ In 2014, Mr Duffy claims there occurred what he describes in his statement as a ‘truly huge clinical error’, again involving Mr Madhra ✔ The Trust was also aware of ‘interpersonal relationship and behaviour issues’ between members of the urology team and took action to remedy concerns.’ Mr Madhra, Mr Jain and Mr Naseem all declined to comment


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