It won’t happen again, officer, I swear. I promise, I promise on my children’s heads because last Wednesday the Government brought the final curtain down on my worst habit and lethal addiction, and one I can’t just give up for Lent, I must give up for ever.
Category: Natural Disasters
Review: A Schmaltzy History Lesson in ‘Bitter Harvest’
Yep, that’s the tagline for “Bitter Harvest,” the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin that killed millions. And if it sounds like a schmaltzy, soap opera-like treatment of a serious and historic tragedy, well, that’s because it is.
Flood fears renewed as California is pounded by storm
Downpours swelled creeks and rivers Monday in Northern California, threatening to cause even more flooding in the already soggy region. In the San Joaquin Valley, residents were patrolling levees for signs of danger, reviewing evacuation plans and filling hundreds of sand bags after the San Joaquin River kept rising.
Trump’s two-year presidency
My “good” prediction is based on the Law of the Pendulum. Enough Americans, including most independent voters, will be so ready to shed Donald Trump and his little shop of horrors that the 2018 midterm elections are all but certain to be a landslide – no, make that a mudslide – sweep of the House and Senate.
David Baddiel warns of dementia ‘epidemic’ as he launches film on disease impact
Comedian David Baddiel has called for the “epidemic” of dementia as a killer of older people to be given more public attention. The 52-year-old, whose father Colin is housebound and receives 24-hour care, has made a television programme exploring the impact dementia has on close family members of sufferers.
Nevada Lawmaker Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Listen Live Welcome to KXNT News/Talk 840 AM KXNT NewsRadio 840 AM is dedicated to being the dominant information […] CBS Sports Radio 1140 CBS Sports Radio 1140 and 107.5-3 FM HD3 7255 South Tenaya Way Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 Business Office: 702-889-7397 Business Fax: 702-889-7373 CONTACTS: Maureen Pulicella, […] Adelson Spokesman Claims Raiders Made More Demands Adelson spokesman claims Adelson was “willing to share revenues” with the NFL team, but the Raiders were, quote, “picking his pocket.” Flood Warning Extended in Parts of Northern Nevada Parts of northern Nevada saw major flooding Monday as snowmelt-fed high water on the Humbolt River moved west from Elko, authorities said.
Prince William launches Centrepoint helpline in London
‘What the f**k does she need to do to win?’: Five-win Adele breaks her best album Grammy in half to share with pregnant Beyonce after moving the Lemonade singer to tears in acceptance speech 188,000 flee flood: Residents near America’s tallest dam are told to leave as water continues to burst through eroded spillway prompting fears of a collapse Anti-Trump march in Mexico City draws 20,000 people demanding respect for country and its migrants in protest at planned border wall and increased deportations ‘Our hearts are broken’: Surgeon ex-husband of ABC News health reporter Dr. Jennifer Ashton jumps to his death from the George Washington bridge Former US marine charged with raping and killing a 20-year-old Japanese woman near military base on Okinawa ‘fantasized about raping women for years’ Second World War paratrooper who landed in France on D-Day and was portrayed in the hit HBO … (more)
Sunrise visitors overload Maui peak, leading to restrictions
Well before dawn each morning, throngs of tourists from around the world make their way to Maui’s tallest peak, a dormant volcano, to see what Mark Twain called the “sublimest spectacle” he ever witnessed. They drive up a long, winding road through the clouds to an otherworldly, lava-rock landscape at 10,000 feet.
Sam Armytage gets heated over bushfire started by smokers
White House vows to immediately reintroduce immigration ban after ‘outrageous’ judge cancels it with national injunction and Trump is told: ‘No one is above the law – not even the President’ Father of woman, 19, ‘strangled and thrown off a 50ft bridge by her two male classmates – including one who took her to PROM’ – comes face to face with the pair in court Comedian Patton Oswalt’s wife had an undiagnosed heart condition and was killed by a cocktail of Adderall, Xanax and fentanyl Texas high school math teacher pleads GUILTY to engaging in sexual activity with two 17-year-old students – but WON’T have to register as a sex offender Polygamist couple are found guilty of marrying their 13-YEAR-OLD daughter off to 60-year-old Warren Jeffs – and the girl is still missing Virginia woman wins $1 MILLION payout after catching horrific bacterial infection that left her covered in boils from a … (more)
Alaska’s busy volcano: Seawater, magma figure in eruptions
In this May 10, 1994, aerial photo provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey shows the Bogoslof Island looking south. Trace amounts of ash and the smell of sulfur reached an Alaska city 61 miles away after the latest eruption of Bogoslof Volcano in the Aleutian Islands.
Maui’s ‘top of the world’ sunrise view leads to overcrowding
Well before dawn each morning, throngs of tourists from around the world make their way to Maui’s tallest peak, a dormant volcano, to see what Mark Twain called the “sublimest spectacle” he ever witnessed. They drive up a long, winding road through the clouds to an otherworldly, lava-rock landscape at 10,000 feet.
Maui’s ‘top of the world’ sunrise view leads to overcrowding
Well before dawn each morning, throngs of tourists from around the world make their way to Maui’s tallest peak, a dormant volcano, to see what Mark Twain called the “sublimest spectacle” he ever witnessed. They drive up a long, winding road through the clouds to an otherworldly, lava-rock landscape at 10,000 feet.
Maui National Park Grapples With Overtourism
The National Park Service is no stranger to overtourism in its most renowned parks. Requiring reservations and payment in advance may irritate some visitors to Maui, but if the NPS wants to preserve this valuable natural habitat for future travelers to enjoy, it doesn’t have much choice.
a Atmospheric riversa weather phenomenon soaks California
They’re called “atmospheric rivers” and they can dump massive quantities of Pacific Ocean water on California, carrying it through the air from as far away as Hawaii. Here’s a look at the weather phenomenon that has swelled the state’s rivers, flooded vineyards, dumped snow and rain on the Sierra Nevada and raised the risk of mudslides on hills scorched by last summer’s wildfires.
5 things to binge-watch before the Golden Globes
Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2i3uIIU The Golden Globes are helping usher in the season of gowns and golden trophies on Sunday . The night brings your faves from both film and television together in one hotel ballroom with speeches and a lot of booze.
Quick decisions meant life or death in Southeastern storms
As an apparent tornado bore down on them, seven people in a mobile home in southeast Alabama made a life-or-death decision: Three ran into one bathroom for shelter and four ran in the opposite direction to another room seeking safety. The three, including Lawana Henrich, survived without a scratch, according to Coroner Robert Byrd.
Storms kill 4, damage buildings across Southern states
A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states, officials said. The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes, and the threat continued into early Tuesday for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
Storms kill 4, damage buildings across Southern states
A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states, officials said. The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes, and the threat continued into early Tuesday for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
Severe weather possible across Alabama today and tonight
Severe weather will be possible statewide today. The areas in orange will have an enhanced risk, which means numerous severe storms are possible.
The Walking Dead
In a world devastated by a zombie apocalypse, a motley band of survivors pulls together to fight back and make a final stand for humanity. But the only hope they have to cling to is finding safety — and answers — at the Center for Disease Control.
Cleanup begins in wake of severe storms that kill 5 in South
Crews work to remove downed trees and debris on Highway 49 South in Covington County, Miss., near Collins, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Crews were assessing damage Tuesday in the aftermath of storms that killed at least five people and brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Southeast.
No longer a Mayberry,a a small Ohio city fights an epidemic of self-destruction
TOWN AMERICA: Since the turn of this century, death rates have risen for whites in midlife, particularly women. In this series , The Washington Post is exploring this trend and the forces driving it.