Putting Bento Rodrigues back on the map after the dam disaster
11/2/2018, 1:02:02 PMThree years since a BHP co-owned iron ore mining waste dam destroyed the lives of 19 people and the livelihood of thousands, a couple of hundred families are beginning to see progress. ✔ Credit:Lucas de Godoy Some 507 Renova employees, along with about 5000 contractors, are working 24 hours a day – under lights at night – to re-create the lost community on 90 hectares of land purchased for the task ✔ Everything that has been conquered belongs to the victims
Puerto Rico governor creates "9/20 Committee" to improve protocols on counting disaster deaths
11/2/2018, 3:34:57 PMThe committee is called the 9/20 Committee, an apparent reference to the day Hurricane Maria hit the island last year ✔ It is our intention that this Committee serve as a model for the whole of the United States so that we can more adequately assess mortality but more importantly, avoid the loss of life during and after both natural and man-made disasters, Mercader said in a release
California EARTHQUAKE: Four huge tremors strike west coast of US - Big One fears grow
11/2/2018, 1:43:17 PMA SERIES of major earthquakes have struck central California with residents in the city of Hollister reporting being shaken awake by the tremors. ✔ The first hit 12km south of Tres Pinos, California, at 12.58pm, with aftershocks recorded until 1.22pm, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ✔ One in Hollister said: Was asleep, felt like someone was shaking the bed ✔ They wrote: Been feeling a lot of tremors the last several months
Travellers 'face being thrown out of Britain after Brexit because they don't have proof they can stay'
11/2/2018, 12:45:31 PMGYPSIES and travellers have been warned they could face a Windrush-style disaster after Brexit. Lawyers have urged the community to get their paperwork in order as soon as possible – or risk … ✔ Alamy 2 Gypsies could risk being forced to leave Britain after Brexit He warned that they could end up confined in a detention centre, particularly if they don't have a passport ✔ Some were born and brought up in the country, but others moved here from other parts of the EU
Asda unveils its VERY heart-warming festive advert
11/2/2018, 3:01:26 PMAsda has yet again become the first supermarket to kick off its Christmas campaign with the launch of its 'Bring Christmas Home' TV ad – which will hit screens tonight. ✔ 'The one thing we all kept coming back to was the sense of excitement that comes from preparing to bring your nearest and dearest together, how crazy and chaotic it can feel, but ultimately how all the effort results in something wonderful when you bring Christmas home
Ex-Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown being treated for bladder cancer
11/2/2018, 3:01:22 PMThe peer said he had been diagnosed three weeks ago, admitting that the outcome was 'unpredictable'. ✔ Treatment varies depending on how advanced the cancer is, and may include surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy ✔ Lord Ashdown has been a trenchant campaigner against Brexit, joining Labour's Lord Kinnock (right) and David Cameron (centre) to campaign during the referendum battle Before Tony Blair's 1997 landslide election victory there were strong signs that the Labour leader (right) and Lord Ashdown were planning a realignment on the Left that could have seen them governing together
Asda has launched its 2018 Christmas advert
11/2/2018, 3:25:09 PMThe short film will debut on Friday evening ✔ Supermarket Christmas adverts are one of the undisputed highlights of the festive season – and this year’s proceedings are already underway, with Asda unveiling its contribution on Friday ✔ (Asda) The avalanche of yuletide cheer captures the attention of a young girl at home, who quickly rushes to her window to see what’s causing the ruckus
Swarm of small earthquakes strikes near Hollister - Los Angeles Times
11/2/2018, 3:38:16 PMSome woke to shaking after a series of earthquakes struck Northern California early Friday morning. ✔ Some Northern California residents woke to a series of mini-earthquakes early Friday morning ✔ Michael Paddy described the strongest earthquake as very minor ✔ Look, lady, I appreciate that you’re trying to relieve some pressure, but that’s the 4th one in 30 min and I’m trying to sleep here.. ✔ #earthquakes #amiright Aimee Rodden (@arodden) November 2, 2018
California earthquakes TODAY: Three quakes strike coast- Could tremors affect Yellowstone?
11/2/2018, 1:49:17 PMCALIFORNIA’S coast has been struck by a chain of earthquakes, with some medium-range tremors striking at the same focal point in the states west side. Could these tremors affect Yellowstone volcano? ✔ Yellowstone is located in Wyoming, and is a total of 1061 miles away, so there were no effects felt on the site ✔ California earthquakes TODAY: Three quakes strike coast- Could tremors affect Yellowstone ✔ Perhaps there is more water available to be heated by the hot rock and then generate these eruptions
Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Who will leave Strictly this weekend? Latest odds, predictions
11/2/2018, 3:19:55 PMSTRICTLY Come Dancing 2018 is at the halfway point, but not everyone will make it past this weekend. So who will be the next star to leave? Here are the latest odds and predictions. ✔ Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton (Pic: BBC) Meanwhile, it doesn’t seem like the injury has affected Stacey’s odds of coming far in the competition ✔ Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Seann Walsh and Katya Jones left last week (Pic: BBC) Here are the latest odds and predictions for who is leaving Strictly next: • Ranj Singh – 6/5 • Graeme Swann – 7/2 • Kate Silverton – 9/2 • Charles Venn – 5/1 • Laura Steadman – 7/1 • Danny John-Jules – 20/1 • Ashley Roberts – 50/1 • Faye Tozer – 50/1 • Joe Sugg – 50/1 • Stacey Dooley – 80/1 Strictly Come Dancing Continues this Saturday at 7.05pm
Interested in Emergency Readiness? There's Now a College for It.
11/2/2018, 2:48:33 PMIn New York, college students learn how to handle emergencies, including prevention, immediate response and the aftermath. ✔ What's interesting to me is that the job market isn't so much the public sector – though we certainly are working with the three-letter agencies and the federal, state and local governments ✔ We're looking at a couple of new master's programs, in information sciences, data analytics and intelligence analysis
Yemeni children die as warring sides block aid deliveries: UNICEF
11/2/2018, 2:57:01 PMYemeni children are dying from starvation and disease as trucks with life-saving... ✔ envoy Martin Griffiths aims to convene peace talks this month to seek a ceasefire in the three-and-half year war, which pits the Yemeni government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and the Iran-allied Houthi insurgents ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
A Man Was Executed By Electric Chair For The First Time Since 2013
11/2/2018, 3:52:37 PMEdmund Zagorski had fought a protracted legal battle over the method of his execution, ultimately fighting to die by electric chair rather than the state’s standard lethal injection. ✔ Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the decision, writing that the Court’s denial says nothing about the constitutional tolerability of the electric chair ✔ Kelley said the entire defense team had come to care for him very much ✔ I am glad that I get to go out in good health instead of rotting away in prison, he wrote
Early-voting numbers reach record highs, doubling in Md. and Va.
11/2/2018, 2:01:15 PMAnalysts caution these numbers are no predictor of overall turnout rates, nor can they determine whether a “blue wave” will be nothing more than a splash. ✔ People pooled money to buy snacks and water and saved one another’s spots in line to retrieve folding chairs from their cars as they waited, she said ✔ (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) Herman and the Wests say they would have voted anyway if coming in early had not been an option, feeding arguments that early voting simply cannibalizes the Election Day crowd and fails to stoke fresh enthusiasm from the electorate ✔ Antonio Olivo and Fenit Nirappil contributed to this story
Theresa May faces rebellion over FOBTs following resignation of Tracey Crouch
11/2/2018, 12:19:16 PMIn a searing resignation letter to the PM Ms Crouch slammed plans - sneaked out in the Budget - to delay a crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) by six months ✔ Indeed, as you know from your work as the minister responsible, we listened to those who wanted it to come into effect sooner than April 2020 and have agreed that the changes should be in place within the year - October 2019 ✔ Read More Top UK politics stories Medical cannabis available on the NHS Strict new rules on carrying acid Brexit deal 'should be done by Nov 21' Budget 2018 - all you need to know
Pilot from previous flight of doomed Lion Air jet reported problem shortly after takeoff
11/2/2018, 12:26:35 PMHe later said problems had been resolved, but details cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline's claim to have fixed technical issues ✔ But progress has been hampered by the black box not being fully intact and it needs special handling to ensure its data survive, a process that is continuing, according to the National Transport Safety Committee ✔ It has been expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing region of more than 600 million people
I'm a Celebrity 2018: First images of new camp revealed
11/2/2018, 2:07:31 PMWhile the vast site is still very much under construction, it's clear the foundations are already in place as Declan Donnelly and his new co-host Holly Willoughby's presenting hub is close to completion. ✔ It's set to return to screens in just over two weeks' time, so it's no surprise preparations are well underway for this year's I'm a Celebrity.. ✔ Aware she has big shoes to fill, Holly - who is set to jet out to Australia any day now - recently admitted she was nervous about her new role and fears it will be a 'disaster'
TikTok Creators Say They Are Being Bullied And The Company Isn't Helping
11/2/2018, 12:10:49 PMFeatures on the app and abuse from others are apparently causing waves of harassment and bullying for TikTok creators. ✔ Just as often as I get hate duets, I also get duets from fans and other cosplayers, said Crane about her reasoning for keeping the feature on ✔ The massive amount of kids on there are more monkey see monkey do, so the constant negative influence on the app mixed with a large amount of children too young to even be on the app in the first place, is a recipe for disaster
Slightly heavier than a toothpick, the first wireless insect-size robot takes flight
11/2/2018, 3:09:35 PMWith the rapid advances in drone technology spanning the 20th century, it should come as no surprise that robotics are being reinvented on the insect scale. Researchers claim robo-insects are cheap to produce and can easily slip into tight spaces. ✔ But the team hopes to soon be able to steer the laser so that RoboFly can hover and fly around ✔ WATCH: Meet Flippy, the burger-flipping robot poised to transform fast food Meet Flippy, a burger-flipping robot poised to transform fast food 9:00 AM ET Tue, 4 July 2017 | 01:32
Analysis | The Daily 202: Struggling in Kansas, Kris Kobach won’t adjust his tone or focus – even if costs him the governorship
11/2/2018, 1:52:59 PMTrump immigration adviser could get an administration job if he loses next week. ✔ Jenna Johnson reports: Latinos have long voted at lower rates than whites and African Americans ✔ @Oprah knocking on doors for @staceyabrams pic.twitter.com/BG8q7xWr36 Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 1, 2018 And The Post's video team visited the Broadcom Masters, a national science competition, to talk to some of the smartest kids in the country about their projects:
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