Typhoon Yutu tracker: Monstrous storm is 'STRONGEST cyclone to SMASH US in 2018'
10/25/2018, 2:13:32 PMTYPHOON Yutu smashed into the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday. ✔ So far there have been no reports of casualties, but about 30 people had to be rescued ✔ Despite weakening slightly, Yutu is still expected to bring powerful winds and torrential rain to the Philippines and Taiwan next week, endangering even more residents
Yellowstone: Supervolcano rated ‘high risk’ in shock new USGS report
10/25/2018, 2:25:23 PMSUPERVOLCANO Yellowstone has been assessed as “high risk” in a new assessment published by the United States Geological Survey today, with any eruption likely to pose a global disaster. ✔ In March, the Yellowstone based Geyser Steamboat erupted for the first time since 2014 - but USGS has said hydrothermal changes in Yellowstone's geysers are not linked to any volcanic activity at Yellowstone itself ✔ Rather, it is an indicator of the potential severity of impacts that could result from future eruptions at any given volcano
Pompeii SHOCK FIND: Incredible discovery in ancient Italian volcano site STUNS experts
10/25/2018, 1:58:43 PMPOMPEII archaeologists have discovered five new skeletons on the Italian site that was engulfed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. ✔ Pompeii archaeologists believe the skeletons (Image: EPA ) They are the remains of two women and three boys Massimo Osanna, director of the site When the volcano blasted lava towards the site at between 200 and 500 degrees Celsius, travelling at speeds between 100 and 300 kilometres per hour, it is thought the 300 people in the nearby camp would have died instantly
Skeletons of kids trying to hide from Vesuvius eruption may unlock secrets
10/25/2018, 12:39:36 PMSKELETONS of kids which were turned upside down by tomb-raiders in search of precious objects have been unearthed in the ancient buried city of Pompeii. The skeletal remains of “at least six people… ✔ The six found dead in a small room were not just victims of the eruption, but they also had to suffer the desecration of looters, experts explained ✔ EPA 7 Archaeologists said the room was crushed as a result of the eruption, killing its occupants Pompeii officials said that in modern times, the tomb-raiders had penetrated through tunnels and passages in the ash and lapillus [lava] that had buried the ancient city, to trace objects of value ✔ The writing states: On October 17th he indulged in immodest food
Morrison government to establish $5 billion future fund for drought resilience
10/25/2018, 1:02:23 PMThe Prime Minister says the fund will finance projects across the country and be available for support measures for "non-rainy days" in the future. ✔ The initial $3.9 billion injection will be diverted from an existing Building Australia infrastructure fund – also managed by the Future Fund ✔ I hope from the summit we have a real resolve from government at all levels to work with industry to put in place in some modern drought policy
Typhoon Yutu tracker LIVE: Strongest storm in CENTURY - Philippines, Taiwan, Japan BRACE
10/25/2018, 3:36:35 PMSUPER TYPHOON Yutu has smashed the Northern Mariana Islands with 180mph winds causing catastrophic devastation - the monster storm, which is now headed towards the Philippines and Taiwan, was said to be the strongest one on record to hit the region. Here are the latest live updates on Yuti’s path. ✔ Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been sent to help residents on the islands, located about 6,000 miles west of the United States ✔ He said: While we have been battered by this disaster, we will be stronger because we are resilient
Earthquake WARNING: Earth enters ‘CRITICAL’ period for major tremor, theorists claims
10/25/2018, 2:13:28 PMEARTH is entering a “critical” period of earthquakes, conspiracy theorists claim. ✔ Be sure that as the amplified electromagnetic waves impact Earth's crust, physical deformations will follow ✔ This means that around the 26th will be most critical ✔ Sometimes before a large earthquake you'll have a foreshock or two, but we don't know they're foreshocks until the big one happens
Typhoon Yutu track: MONSTER storm cuts off THOUSANDS - super typhoon reaches 180mph winds
10/25/2018, 2:40:41 PMSUPER TYPHOON Yutu has devastated the Northern Mariana Islands with sustained winds of 180mph in what has been called “Earth’s strongest storm of 2018”. ✔ Typhoon Yatu, a category 5 storm, ripped roofs off homes and tore down trees as it smashed the US Western Pacific territories of Titian, Saipan and Rota on Thursday ✔ Titian has requested for water and food to be sent by air its airport runway was undamaged
Schoolgirls wanted to 'murder classmates and drink their blood to be close to Satan'
10/25/2018, 12:45:48 PMPair thought they 'would go to hell so they could be with Satan', police say ✔ Continuous rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life AFP/Getty 46/50 9 September 2018 Participants wave flowers as they march past a balcony from where North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was watching, during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang
Trump blames ‘purposely false and inaccurate reporting’ by media for anger in society amid bomb threats
10/25/2018, 2:07:19 PMThe bombs and suspicious packages were delivered to the homes of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other prominent Democrats ✔ 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
Super Typhoon Yutu makes landfall on Saipan as its path tracks to Asia
10/25/2018, 12:48:54 PMTYPHOON Yutu struck the US territory of Saipan in the Mariana Islands, devastating the region with torrential rain and strong winds as Asia braces the menacing super storm’s arrival. ✔ Typhoon Yutu: The super typhoon is heading northwest towards the Philippines and Taiwan (Image: Hong Kong Observatory) Destructive winds collapsed roof tops and vital infrastructure, flooding hundreds of homes as locals as endured the devastating storm throughout Wednesday night
Trump wants to remove 'gender' from UN human rights documents in 'brazen attack on trans community'
10/25/2018, 1:13:52 PM'If you only say violence against women, it doesn’t really tell the whole story,' says senior UN diplomat ✔ - 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
Typhoon Yutu track and spaghetti maps: Will Super Typhoon Yutu hit Taiwan?
10/25/2018, 3:04:09 PMSUPER Typhoon Yutu struck the US territory islands of Saipan and Tinian with winds of 180 miles per hour and left a trail of destruction but will the typhoon wreak havoc on Taiwan? ✔ Prior to Yutu, only three other Category 5 super typhoons had passed within 75 miles of the islands ✔ Yutu was the second major typhoon to hit the territory after Mangkhut struck in September, bringing strong winds and rains that caused damage in Hong Kong and Macau and triggered landslides that killed dozens in the Philippines ✔ There were no immediate reports of casualties from Yutu
Pompeii dig finds intact skeletons of two women and three children huddled together
10/25/2018, 2:53:12 PMArcheologists are piecing together the dramatic last moments of two women and three children whose skeletons have been discovered at Pompeii. ✔ Not far from the skeletons, archeologists made another intriguing discovery – a 17th century coin, suggesting that the villa was partially explored by tomb-raiders decades before official excavations began in 1748 ✔ On the walls of the atrium and corridor of the villa there is a notable quantity of graffiti, which is still being studied, with phrases that are in some cases of an obscene character, archeologists said in a statement
No work done after Nationals' treasurer got $850k water-saving grant
10/25/2018, 1:12:31 PMCandidate is accused of gouging much of the $850,000 he was paid by Australia’s largest drought-proofing project and calling in favours when pressed to account for money. ✔ Mr Schwarz said in a statement that a number of external factors beyond our control meant he had been unable to carry out all of those works immediately ✔ Likely to resist given the current status and the fact he has approached minister to support cause.’’ Tip off our investigative journalists confidentially via this secure online system
Typhoon Yutu path: Where is Super Typhoon heading now? Category 5 storm looks West
10/25/2018, 1:58:49 PMTYPHOON Yutu smashed into the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands Thursday and is currently tracking westward. Where is Super Typhoon heading now? ✔ The massive weather system is also tied for the strongest tropical cyclone anywhere in the world this year ✔ The super typhoon is currently the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest storm on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale ✔ Yutu is the strongest cyclone to have hit the US so far in 2018
Portugal cites success against wildfires: No deaths in 2018
10/25/2018, 3:24:30 PMLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's government says its measures to fight wildfires have paid off, with fewer blazes, a smaller charred area and no fatalities this year after catastrophic wildfires killed 106 people in 2017. The government said Thursday that in comparison with the average of the previous decade, the number of wildfires in 2018 is 43 percent lower and the burned area is 69 percent less. However, this year has not witnessed the extreme weather conditions or severe drought that made 2017 so exceptional and contributed to the unprecedented 106 deaths in wildfires.
Twitter in schadenfreude feast as NBC’s Megyn Kelly reportedly shown door after blackface comment
10/25/2018, 3:06:46 PMReports that Megyn Kelly is parting ways with NBC after a ‘blackface’ Halloween costume remark have sent Twitter into convulsions. She has apparently fired her talent agent and lawyered up for the forthcoming contract battle. ✔ LeslieMac 🖤 (@LeslieMac) October 25, 2018 Nobody could have predicted Megyn Kelly would be a disaster for NBC ✔ Just a disaster, wrote Fox News commentator Harlan Z ✔ So who really has the last blackface-but-only-if-it’s-a-costume laugh ✔ Share it with a friend! Trends: Racism news US news
Forget Portland and Seattle — people priced out of expensive California cities are buying homes in Idaho for 'Monopoly money'
10/25/2018, 1:47:00 PMCalifornians priced out of Pacific border states are heading to Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada for cheaper housing. ✔ Boise isn't five times worse than California as a place to live ✔ Boise has for years appeared on rankings of the best places to live by outlets like US News & World Report, Niche, and SmartAsset, touting spectacular outdoor attractions, a high quality of life, and safety, in addition to low taxes, affordable housing, and a strong job market
Revealed: How Meghan walking behind Harry shows deference
10/25/2018, 1:24:04 PMThe newlyweds have barely left each other's sides during the royal tour, but whether they're holding hands or simply walking side-by-side, Harry has consistently taken the lead. ✔ The royal couple kicked off their tour in Sydney on October 16 with a walkabout, a visit to Taronga Zoo, and a tour of the Opera House Wednesday, October 17: Dubbo, Australia - The couple flew to Dubbo, in the New South Wales central west, to meet drought affected farmers, followed by a visit to a local school and a community BBQ
Jail Boris Johnson and Michael Gove for Brexit 'lies' says Lord Sugar
10/25/2018, 2:14:54 PMThe Apprentice host says there’s a “good argument” for cancelling Brexit, declaring the result of the EU referendum void because people were misled ✔ (Image: ITV) Johnson and Gove on the Vote Leave Battle Bus (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Read More No Deal Brexit plans to be triggered in Parliament 'in less than three weeks' Lord Sugar also took a swipe at prominent Labour Leave campaigner Gisela Stuart, who, as a German immigrant, had come to the UK and flourished and contributed and yet had been critical of immigration and the pressure it put on services
Megyn Kelly is off her 9 a.m. show, and may not be back
10/25/2018, 3:27:46 PM"Megyn Kelly Today" is not over yet. But it's a matter of when, not if. ✔ MUST WATCH New York (CNN Business)Megyn Kelly Today is not over yet ✔ The decision to retain a lawyer may signal a lengthy battle over her contract, which is reportedly valued at $23 million a year ✔ She is in the middle of the second year of a three year contract
WATCH: Bomb disposal robot PROBES suspicious package sent to Joe Biden
10/25/2018, 3:52:21 PMA BOMB disposal robot has been sent to inspect a suspicious package reportedly addressed to Joe Biden - the latest in a series of mail bomb scares, with packages being sent to prominent critics of Donald Trump. ✔ The liberal America that Donald Trump and his right wing allies in the media and elsewhere have declared to be the enemy ✔ I want to make it clear that the people of New York City will not be intimidated ✔ None of the suspect devices have gone off and the FBI are investigating who sent them
Jailed teen activist: 'We should always be slapping Israeli soldiers'
10/25/2018, 12:05:37 PMAhed Tamimi was released from Israeli prison earlier this year having been arrested in December over the confrontation in Nabi Saleh, a village in the West Bank. ✔ When footage of the incident emerged, the 17-year-old became a symbol - for Palestinians and their supporters - of resistance to Israel's half-century-old military rule ✔ 'We should always be slapping soldiers, wherever they may be, regardless of whether they did anything or not ✔ I have pledged to continue to make sacrifices, even sacrificing my life, for the sake of liberating Palestine.'
Palestinian women: An untold history of leadership and resistance
10/25/2018, 2:55:52 PMOur collective deafness to the stories of Palestinian women needs to end for the sake of future generations. ✔ Not only nursing victims of violence, but actively orchestrating popular resistance movements and navigating, or at least contributing to, the political conversation, whether with their assigned-authority or self-proclaimed seat at the table ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mohammed El-Kurd Mohammed El-Kurd is a writer and nationally-touring poet from Jerusalem, Palestine
US Midterm elections: Latinos may not swing vote - Democrats issued with shock warning
10/25/2018, 3:29:15 PMDEMOCRATS have been given a shock warning by experts who have said the Latino vote may not be enough to win the upcoming US Midterm elections. ✔ But the head of a national Latino organisation said that only 7.8million Latinos are expected to vote in the elections, an increase on 2014 but a fall on the 2016 Presidential vote ✔ Research website The Conversation said that while the Democrats may not have won enough Latino support, Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and treatment of asylum seekers may be enough to lose Congress for the Republicans
‘Don’t let Syrians down’: Top Red Cross official tells RT of despair and destruction in Ghouta
10/25/2018, 12:01:18 PMPeople in Ghouta, Syria are in desperate need of support, lacking access to water, sanitation and healthcare, a top Red Cross official told RT. He said that he was overwhelmed by the scale of destruction he saw. ✔ Finally, in March of this year, the breakthrough came after the army gained control over the highway connecting Damascus to the rest of the country ✔ And yet, there doesn’t appear to be a sufficient political convergence to bring this conflict to an end
UK cold weather: RECORD number of boiler breakdowns as ARCTIC air BLASTS Britain
10/25/2018, 12:29:37 PMEXCLUSIVE: TEMPERATURES will plummet this weekend as an arctic wind rips through the UK - leaving Britons shivering amid fears there could be a record number of boiler breakdowns. ✔ We’re urging everyone to make sure their homes are ready to withstand the weather by testing their boiler and making a few small changes around the home to keep the heat in ✔ With smart meters, you’ll be able to see how much energy you’re using in pounds and pence, helping you to identify where you can make savings during peak energy season
China and Japan should safeguard free trade, China's Li urges
10/25/2018, 1:09:17 PMChina and Japan should safeguard free trade and anchor global growth, Chinese Pr... ✔ Roman Pilipey/Pool via REUTERS Projects range from energy and healthcare to finance and automobiles, the draft showed ✔ But both sides will be hoping more visits will follow ✔ If that is realized, the improvement in Japan-China relations will accelerate ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
EU ON THE BRINK: How Brussels row with Rome can CONDEMN the Eurozone to history
10/25/2018, 1:34:03 PMUNPRECEDENTED European Union backlash to the Italian budget risks unsettling an already fragile Eurozone struggling to truly recover from past economic crisis. ✔ Careful reforms to the EU’s single currency bloc remain a work in progress, which prompted influential MEP Guy Verhofstadt to demand more urgency from Brussels to conclude its work before the next crisis strikes ✔ When you talk about deposit insurance, the appetite is smaller
Analysis | The Energy 202: Why New York's new climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil is different
10/25/2018, 12:43:21 PMThe AG is relying on the Martin Act. ✔ THE LIGHTBULB A February 19, 2013 photo shows taxis and cars at a Exxon station in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington ✔ So far, none of these lawsuits have seen much success ✔ The first oil and gas production wells in federal Arctic waters have been approved by the Interior Department
Merkel & Macron’s presence at Syria talks will seal Putin’s diplomatic triumph – on one condition
10/25/2018, 12:01:17 PMBy coming to Saturday’s summit in Istanbul, European leaders are admitting that Russia is now dictating the terms on Syria. But Vladimir Putin’s 3-year gambit won’t be vindicated until a resolution comes in Idlib and beyond. ✔ But the gloating amid the geopolitical games will ring hollow for as long as the war, which has taken around half a million lives, continues ✔ Igor Ogorodnev Trends: Kurds in Syria news Recep Tayyip Erdogan newsSyria-Turkey news Vladimir Putin news
The True People of the Amazon help save the world
10/25/2018, 12:14:03 PMOne tribe in Brazil uses boots on the ground, Google Earth and smartphones to fend off poachers. ✔ Instead, they're a haphazard jumble of misshapen blotches ✔ A Surui woman in Lapetanha weaves baskets from palm fronds ✔ This is part of our Road Trip 2018 summer series Taking It to Extremes, which looks at what happens when people mix everyday tech with insane situations
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