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Jordan ministers resign over Dead Sea flood deaths

11/1/2018, 10:18:11 PM
Jordan's education and tourism ministers resigned on Thursday after an inve... ✔ A parliamentary committee formed to investigate the Oct. 25 disaster found negligence by some ministries, prompting questions over the state of preparedness by government agencies to handle such emergencies ✔ Thirty-seven people were rescued in a major operation involving helicopters and divers in which neighboring Israel contributed search-and-rescue helicopters ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


UK weather: Met Office issues SEVERE warning as Hurricane Oscar set to batter Britain

11/1/2018, 11:05:54 PM
THE Met Office has issued a severe weather warning as the UK is set to be battered by the aftermath of Hurricane Oscar this weekend. Parts of Britain will experience widespread gales with a threat of flooding as the remnants of the tropical storm edges closer. ✔ 30-50mm is expected quite widely, especially on high ground with 60-80mm possible in a few areas ✔ If the low pressure system hits on its own it could become Storm Deirdre, the next storm on the Met Office’s list ✔ Temperatures during the day will average at 13C with cold nights bringing overnight frost


A federal grand jury has opened a criminal investigation into the Massachusetts natural gas explosions, utility reports

11/1/2018, 9:48:53 PM
Nisource, the parent company of Columbia gas, says a federal grand jury is investigating the Sept. 13 natural gas disaster. ✔ A USA TODAY investigation published Thursday shows progress has been slow in upgrading tens of thousands of miles of old, cast-iron and bare steel pipelines, despite decades of government warnings ✔ Nisource faces legal action from victims of the blasts, including a possible class-action lawsuit


Democrats plan Donald Trump investigations, subpoenas after midterm elections

11/1/2018, 11:35:29 PM
They may have trouble legislating, but congressional Democrats are already drawing up plans for investigating if they score big gains in the midterm elections Tuesday. ✔ Schiff at the helm The most dramatic and acrimonious shift may well be the potential ascension of Rep ✔ The South Carolinian, who also oversaw the high-profile investigation of the Benghazi disaster involving Hillary Clinton, is retiring after four terms in Congress


Brits taking flesh-eating killer drug that leaves 'croc skin' scabs

11/1/2018, 11:05:48 PM
A FLESH eating drug which rots the skin and turns it scaly may have arrived in Britain, according to reports. Deadly Krokodil, known as the “cannibal drug”, is a homemade hallucinogenic… ✔ 4 Victim Margarita Schelkunova, pictured in a rehab centre in Siberia, after the drug turns a user's skin scaly (stock) 4 The active ingredient is codeine, which addicts cook up with paint thinner, hydrochloric acid and red phosphorous Branded the world's deadliest drug in 2016 it turns a user's skin green and scaly around the area where they inject it as blood vessels burst and the skin rots away


Pokemon Go Gengar Raid challenge - When is challenge? How to get Shiny Gengar

11/1/2018, 10:11:50 PM
POKEMON GO is set to release the Gengar Special Raid Challenge. So when is the Pokemon Go Gengar Raid challenge and how do you get a Shiny Gengar? ✔ Exeggutor Exeggutor possesses Confusion and Psychic, meaning it will be helpful if your Pokemon faint in battle ✔ Metagross Its Zen Headbutt and Meteor Mash will be effective in the raids ✔ Mewtwo This is the strongest counter that you can use, especially with Confusion and Shadow Ball


The First, review: This mission to Mars failed to launch

11/1/2018, 10:07:29 PM
It’s been a time of firsts. ✔ In cinemas, First Man has traced the story of the 1969 moon landing; on Channel 4, The First imagined a future manned mission to Mars ✔ Or at least it did for 15 not especially tense minutes, before the rocket took off then burst into flames, in a manner horribly reminiscent of the real-life Space Shuttle disaster of 1986


Former Goldman Sachs bankers and Jho Low charged in Malaysian financial scandal

11/1/2018, 9:14:46 PM
The US has charged two former Goldman Sachs bankers and a fugitive Malaysian financier in connection with one of the world's biggest financial scandals. ✔ The former prime minister, Najib Razak, is facing multiple charges of money-laundering and criminal breach of trust over the handling of the state-run 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund, which he created ✔ The MACC did not respond to questions from The Telegraph , and Mr Stadlen could not be reached


EU leaders pile pressure on Michel Barnier over no deal Brexit fears

11/1/2018, 10:38:48 PM
Portugal’s foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva has warned the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier not to hold out for the perfect Brexit agreement and avoid a 'no deal' Brexit at all costs. ✔ The Home Secretary told ITV there would be a ‘sensible transition period’ to allow time for a new immigration system ✔ Wages have been rising and the job market has also strengthened since the Bank’s last report in August ✔ The Bank expects UK GDP to grow by around 1.75 per cent a year on average in the coming years


Bolton praises Brazil's far-right leader, slams 'troika of tyranny'

11/1/2018, 9:40:11 PM
Days before tightly contested midterm elections in Florida, President Donald Trump's top security adviser praised the victory of Brazil's far-right president-elect as a "positive sign" and announced to a Miami crowd that tough new sanctions are coming against Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. ✔ The troika of tyranny in this hemisphere -- Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua -- has finally met its match, he said ✔ 'Concrete actions' Bolton said the Trump administration was taking concrete actions to make sure US dollars don't reach Cuban military and intelligence apparatus, and that the administration will announce that over two dozen additional entities owned or controlled by the Cuban military and intelligence services will face sanctions that bar them from doing business with US citizens and businesses ✔ CNN's Zachary Cohen and Mike Conte contributed to this report


China takes the world stage in fighting hunger - Opinion

11/1/2018, 11:35:40 PM
undefined ✔ A farmer reaps crops in a field in Xiaogang village, Anhui province ✔ China is also providing agricultural assistance programs across Africa and supporting emergency humanitarian food assistance programs around the globe ✔ This is what experts call South-South cooperation, and learning more about how the WFP can work more with China on such projects is why I am here this week


Migrant caravan: Trump suggests immigrants could be shot if they throw rocks at military

11/1/2018, 11:42:21 PM
President Donald Trump said members of the U.S. military sent to the border to keep out thousands in a migrant caravan will consider rocks a firearm. ✔ Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic-USA TODAY Network Fullscreen Central American migrants attempting to travel to the US border began arriving in the city of Juchitan de Zaragoza before dawn on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico


Los Angeles-area legislator was potential target of suspected mail bomber

11/1/2018, 8:43:53 PM
The man accused of mailing bombs to top Democratic officials researched California Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) as a possible target, according to a spokesman for the state legislator. ✔ Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) said the Federal Bureau of Investigation notified the lawmaker on Tuesday ✔ Lara, a candidate for California insurance commissioner, has not received any suspicious packages ✔ We’re better than the rhetoric and the reality of the last 72 hours ✔ Circuit Court and we will vigorously defend California’s own net neutrality law


In Red-Leaning Kansas, Democrat’s Target Isn’t on Ballot (and It’s Not Trump)

11/1/2018, 10:21:55 PM
Laura Kelly, the Democrat running for governor against Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, has focused on Sam Brownback, an unpopular ex-governor. ✔ Mr. Brownback, who served seven years as governor, was elected along with Mr. Kobach in 2010, and the two men have long shared a commitment to cutting taxes and enacting socially conservative policies ✔ Then, for a little more than a second, he lifted his arm


Pasta Dreams and Flying Machines: Our Tuscan Adventure

11/1/2018, 10:22:03 PM
A father takes his two young sons to Tuscany to savor pasta and the country’s rich history. Along the way, they discover that the straight path is not always the best path. ✔ The owner of Osenna, Luca, told us his mother, the chef, could stretch a single strand of pici to over six feet long ✔ Get weekly updates from our Travel Dispatch newsletter, with tips on traveling smarter, destination coverage and photos from all over the world


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