D.C.-area forecast: Clearing and breezy today, sunny Sunday, then more rain chances early next week
11/3/2018, 12:02:40 PMThe weekend is quite nice. The start of the work week is mixed. ✔ (Phil Yabut via Flickr) By Ian Livingston Ian Livingston Email Bio Follow November 3 at 5:00 AM TODAY’S DAILY DIGIT 7/10: Breezy but turning nicer as the day progresses ✔ Tomorrow (Sunday): Coming off a chilly start, this is probably the pick of the weekend
Naming disaster: When home becomes shorthand for heartbreak
11/3/2018, 2:19:35 PMNEW YORK (AP) — As the neighborhood where she grew up became national news, as the synagogue where her bat mitzvah took place 37 years ago became the font of a thousand unwelcome tears, Sarah Bloom watched TV — and listened. What she heard as she sat in her Florida home last weekend made her very sad: news anchors discussing what "Squirrel Hill" means to the national political debate. Talking heads analyzing what implications "Pittsburgh" will have on anti-Semitic activity in the United States. The names of her hometown and beloved neighborhood, suddenly a national shorthand for bloodshed and heartbreak.
UK weather latest: Bonfire Night wash out - Where will it rain on Monday?
11/3/2018, 1:25:37 PMBONFIRE night is just around the corner, with many fearing downpours could put a dampener on celebrations, but where will it rain on Monday? ✔ The weather experts also predict the western coasts will experience strong winds, potentially increasing into severe gales ✔ Months later the Observance of 5th November Act was brought in as an annual day of thanksgiving, over the years blossoming into what we know today with bonfires and brightly coloured fireworks
Argentina and Chile struck by earthquakes as Pacific Ring of Fire rumbles
11/3/2018, 12:51:36 PMA MAGNITUDE 4.5 earthquake has struck near the northwestern Argentinian city of San Antonio de los Cobres. ✔ There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage as a result of the tremors ✔ Experts say the activity is is a direct result of plate tectonics: the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates, especially in its northern area ✔ Chilean media has also reported no immediate tsunami warning was issued
Lion Air crash: Disturbing footage shows underwater wreckage of mysterious plane disaster
11/3/2018, 1:01:46 PMTHE mystery surrounding the Lion Air flight crash this week - which killed all 189 passengers on board - has continued to grow as eerie underwater footage of the plane wreckage was released. ✔ Head of the Indonesian search and rescue team Basarnas, Muhammad Syaugi said: Deepest condolences for the passing of a humanitarian hero from the Indonesian Diving Rescue Team ✔ However, only four of the victims have so far been identified, with families desperate for answers ✔ At the same time, Indonesia is also stepping up its hunt for a second black box on the crashed Boeing jet
Questions of streaming, ownership and why the closing of FilmStruck is a disaster for film buffs - Los Angeles Times
11/3/2018, 2:21:28 PMFor film buffs who care about classic movies, FilmStruck was the only streaming service that mattered. In the wake WarnerMedia's decision to shut down FilmStruck, is it now the duty of all film buffs to become amateur historians and archivists? ✔ For what is ownership, when it comes to the cultural products we love ✔ A company obsessed with the bottom line has no reason to keep selling DVDs of Nicholas Ray films, does it ✔ Film Festival is done, for now, but its mission to find fresh talent lives on
Reality star Farrah Abraham pleads guilty over scuffle at five-star Beverly Hills Hotel
11/3/2018, 2:54:20 PMCelebrity Big Brother and Teen Mom star arrested after security guard accused her of hitting him ✔ Dozens of activists have been living in treehouses, but are now being forced out after tensions rose between them and energy company RWE, which plans to expand its coal mine further into the remaining woodland AFP/Getty 50/50 14 September 2018 Speaking in Malmo today, the Dalai Lama stated I think Europe belongs to Europeans and suggested that refugees should focus on returning home and developing their home countries Reuters 1/50 2 November 2018 A Salvadorean migrant with a girl walks next to Guatemalan policemen as they approach the Guatemala-Mexico international border bridge in Ciudad Tecun Uman
Elon Musk wants to make supersonic vertical-takeoff electric jet but says his 'head would explode'
11/3/2018, 1:47:25 PMTesla founder touts impact of company's array of new vehicles ✔ LA will be the biggest city in the US to ban the sale of fur, as it follows San Francisco, Berkley and others AP 46/50 18 September 2018 South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wave during a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Reuters 47/50 17 September 2018 Australia has launched a nationwide investigation into needles being hidden in strawberries
Gunman shoots six people at Florida yoga studio
11/3/2018, 1:47:21 PM'In my public service career I have had to be on some bad scenes. This is the worst,' says city commissioner ✔ Sewing needles have reportedly been found in strawberries in all 6 Australian states and the market is suffering from the resultant fear EPA 48/50 16 September 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut has made landfall in China, bringing winds of 100mph to coastal areas and storm surges of 10 feet in Hong Kong
Britain braced for WETTEST Bonfire Night EVER with fireworks night washout
11/3/2018, 3:55:43 PMFIREWORKS displays across the country this Monday could be washouts with bookies slashing odds on it being the wettest Bonfire Night ever. ✔ The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for central and western parts of Scotland and the North West of England, with up to 80mm of rain expected in those areas ✔ Meteorologist Mark Wilson said: It will be pretty windy across all areas, particularly in the north and west and there will be some heavy rain around
Taylor Swift's mum and entourage arrive in Brisbane but she's missing
11/3/2018, 3:33:07 PMInstead of Where's Wally, it was a game of Where's Taylor? when Taylor Swift touched down in Brisbane on Saturday. ✔ Instead of Where's Wally, it was a game of Where's Taylor ✔ However, Taylor is still scheduled to play to her fans at the Brisbane concert at The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, on Tuesday evening ✔ 'They’re the ones who will show up for you in rain or shine..
Aldi unveils its latest Christmas advert
11/3/2018, 1:47:35 PMThis year, the crudité finds himself in a spot of trouble ✔ Moments after the clip aired on television, a flurry of social media users shared their thoughts on the storyline ✔ Woah @AldiUK...wasn’t expecting that! Who is going to #savekevin ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds Aldi is expected to release a series of adverts, as they did last year, allowing viewers to follow Kevin’s story
Buffett's Berkshire doubles profit, repurchases $900 million stock...
11/3/2018, 2:20:08 PMBerkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on S... ✔ REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The strong result gives Buffett more cash to deploy even as the well-known bargain-hunter has admitted struggling to find a place to put those earnings to work and resorted to buying back nearly $1 billion in his own company’s stock in the latest quarter ✔ Many U.S. companies’ reported results have been skewed by the law’s impact ✔ Insurance provides a stream of cash that Berkshire can invest around the world ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Iran Sanctions Won’t Fuel Oil Prices for Long
11/3/2018, 2:12:06 PMAnticipation of U.S. sanctions drove oil to multiyear highs last month, but crude being pumped to replace Iran’s supply and easing demand growth from a slowing global economy could push them lower. ✔ The U.S. economy is growing robustly, but the rest of the world shows signs of slowing down ✔ Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have been pumping near full tilt in recent months to offset losses from the Islamic Republic, the cartel’s third-largest producer ✔ Some analysts believe that OPEC could consider cutting output as early as its biannual meeting in December
No longer EU saviour? Macron 'ISOLATED' in Brussels as Merkel successor will DRIFT from EU
11/3/2018, 3:05:23 PMEMMANUEL Macron is set to be outnumbered by eurosceptic voices in Brussels once German Chancellor Angela Merkel departs, with experts branding the French leader "the last pro-EU man standing". ✔ Angela Merkel stunned the political world this week by announcing that she would stand down as CDU party leader at the end of this year ✔ The EU capitals used to see him as the white knight of Europe ✔ The risk is that for the rest of the German parliamentary term we have a Germany that is more or less paralysed
Trump says he is open to new deal with Iran as he imposes fresh sanctions
11/3/2018, 3:14:52 PMDonald Trump said Saturday he was still open to negotiating “a new, more comprehensive deal with Iran” even as he ordered a severe new round of sanctions to come into force at midnight on Sunday. ✔ The mechanism is not yet operational and it remains to be seen if many firms will take the risk ✔ Iran announced Saturday that it would begin building its own fighter planes to get around US sanctions on the import of airplane parts ✔ it tweeted, referring to a fictional language from the show
They sometimes cringe at Trump, but this California couple is still sold on the president - Los Angeles Times
11/3/2018, 3:12:06 PMFor the third year in a row, columnist Steve Lopez met with proud Trump supporter Dana Martin – a two-man exercise in political civility. Martin had written in 2016 to say he was canceling his subscription to The Times because he thought the paper was out to destroy Trump. ✔ All politicians make empty promises, but central to Trump’s campaign for president was the claim that we’d all have better and cheaper healthcare, and he said making it happen would be easy ✔ Probably not, but we can all go to the polls to make our voices heard
Carey Mulligan, unguarded, in 'Wildlife' - Los Angeles Times
11/3/2018, 2:21:24 PMWith her bracing performance in 'Wildlife' as a woman coming into her own, actress Carey Mulligan continues to surprise. ✔ Carey Mulligan on her role in 'Wildlife' Share quote & link As she’s been making rounds promoting Wildlife, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Mulligan has inadvertently been shining a spotlight on how often journalists, specifically male journalists, don’t quite know how to talk to women about their roles
How Democrats plan to make Trump’s life a living hell after the election
11/3/2018, 2:14:51 PMDemocrats plan to launch an investigative blitz against the White House and Russian interests if they take back the House after the November midterms. ✔ Democrats have gone from being optimistic to confident that they will take back the House of Representatives following the midterm elections ✔ Moreover, they want to bring legislation protecting future elections from foreign influence by countering nation-state sponsored cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
Restored U.S. sanctions on Iran cover shipping, financial and energy sectors
11/3/2018, 12:36:07 PMSecretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a list of 12 demands that Iran must meet to get the sanctions lifted ✔ He said those countries, which other officials said would include U.S. allies such as Turkey, Italy, India, Japan and South Korea, had made efforts to eliminate their imports but could not complete the task by Monday ✔ Khamenei said the U.S. has failed to dominate Iran in the way it did before the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted a pro-Western monarchy
'Making was more fun than designing': a modern villa with a Victorian feel
11/3/2018, 1:50:15 PMThe Makers House, squeezed on to a tricky urban plot, is up for the 2018 RIBA House of the Year award ✔ I mean, obviously they designed it – but they also got down dirty and helped to build it ✔ The house is immaculately made, not a duff detail in sight ✔ The facade is fronted by expensive Danish Petersen bricks ✔ Instead they are used at the base of the walls as a kind of plinth
Will the far right clean up as Rome crumbles?
11/3/2018, 1:50:13 PMRomans are up in arms after years of debt, corruption and chaos. Many blame embattled mayor Virginia Raggi, who must now fight for her political survival ✔ The revelations only came to light during the tenure of his successor Ignazio Marino, an unpopular mayor and former surgeon from the centre-left Democratic party, whose resignation in late 2015 was triggered by the scandal as well as accusations (later dropped) that he had fiddled his expenses
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