- Typhoon Kong-Rey Takes Aim at Taiwan The New York Times
- Super Typhoon Kong-rey edges towards Taiwan, could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island CNN
- Signal No. 4 still up in Batanes as Super Typhoon Leon approaches newsinfo.inquirer.net
- Typhoon may land in Taitung 台北時報
- Taiwan Suspends Stock Trading Due to Super Typhoon Kong-Rey Yahoo Finance
Wah! Sakshi Fires First Arrow At Vijayamma – Gulte
- Wah! Sakshi Fires First Arrow At Vijayamma Gulte
- Jagan Reddy's Mother Sides With Sister Sharmila, Party Calls Her "Biased" NDTV
- 'Jagan and Sharmila will reconcile soon': Mother YS Vijayamma writes open letter amid feud between siblin The Times of India
- YS family’s property dispute: Vijayamma breaks silence, corroborates daughter Sharmila’s claim The Hindu
- Vijayamma Addresses Family Asset Dispute In Open Letter Deccan Chronicle
How the Houthis Went From Ragtag Rebels to Global Threat – The Wall Street Journal
Police recover more than 40,000 stolen Bluey coins
Biden says he meant to condemn comedian, not Trump supporters, in ‘garbage’ comments
Edited video clip of president’s remarks suggests he insulted Trump backers, but his wording is unclear
Joe Biden put out a statement that he had “meant to say” earlier on Tuesday that a pro-Trump comedian’s “hateful rhetoric” about Puerto Rico was “garbage”. But in an edited video clip already widely circulating on social media Tuesday evening, a phrase that came out of Biden’s mouth was “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters”.
Republican politicians and rightwing media outlets quickly picked up the clip to argue that Biden had called Trump’s supporters garbage, comparing his remarks with Hillary Clinton’s labeling of half of Trump supporters as belonging in “a basket of deplorables” in 2016, a comment that is widely seen as undermining her campaign.
Continue reading...Trump claims ‘nobody loves Puerto Rican community more than I do’ at Pennsylvania rally
Ex-president’s comments come after comedian at one of Trump’s recent rallies called Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’
Donald Trump praised Puerto Ricans on Tuesday during a Pennsylvania rally, days after a comedian made a racist joke and referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at one of his rallies.
“Nobody loves our Latino community and our Puerto Rican community more than I do,” the former president said a little over an hour into a rally in Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley, which has a sizable Latino population.
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Continue reading...Harris makes last big-stage pitch to undecided voters, vowing ‘different path’
Supreme court rejects RFK Jr plea to remove name from battleground ballots
Kennedy, who suspended campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, will remain on ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin
The supreme court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F Kennedy Jr from presidential ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Kennedy wanted to remove himself from the ballot in the two crucial swing states after dropping his independent bid and endorsing Donald Trump. He argued that keeping him on violated his first amendment rights by wrongly implying he still wanted to be elected president.
Continue reading...UAW leader Shawn Fain makes final appeal to divided membership
Fain asks members to vote for Harris in billionaire v working class framing in which Republicans ‘embraced’ theirs
The leader of the United Auto Workers (UAW) made a last plea to union members to vote for presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Tuesday night casting the election as a fight between the interests of the working-class and billionaires.
“I want you to know where your union stands. I want you to listen to how your UAW leadership thinks about this election and I want you to keep an open mind,” said Shawn Fain, president of the 391,00-strong union.
Continue reading...What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it? – BBC.com
- What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it? BBC.com
- Banning UNRWA: Historic move or humanitarian crisis in the making? - editorial The Jerusalem Post
- Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses PBS NewsHour
- Israel's move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear The Associated Press
- Israel’s UNRWA ban condemned as agenda of ‘ethnic cleansing’ Al Jazeera English
Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant – The New York Times
- Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant The New York Times
- Israel’s strikes on Iran broke a 40-year taboo. Tehran faces tough choices about what to do next CNN
- Report: Israel took out most of Iran’s air defenses, left it ‘essentially naked’ The Times of Israel
- What visuals reveal about the impact of Israeli strikes on Iran The Washington Post
- Israel warns Iran against retaliation: Will hit places we spared last time India Today
Harris makes final pitch to voters one week before US election
Mount Fuji snowless for longest time on record after sweltering Japan summer
As of 29 October, the iconic mountain was still without snow, marking the longest period since records began 130 years ago
Japan’s Mount Fuji remained snowless on Tuesday, marking the latest date that its slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, the country’s weather agency said.
The volcano’s snowcap begins forming on 2 October on average, and last year snow was first detected there on 5 October.
Continue reading...Dead bodies found after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain
Unspecified number of bodies found as flood waters push cars through streets, closing roads and cancelling train services in Valencia
Several dead bodies have been recovered by emergency workers after torrential rain caused flash floods in southern and eastern Spain, shutting roads and high-speed train connections.
Raging mud-coloured flood waters swept through the town of Letur in the eastern province of Albacete on Tuesday, pushing cars through the streets, images broadcast on Spanish television showed.
Continue reading...Lebanon: Communal tensions grow in Beirut as war forces relocations – BBC.com
- Lebanon: Communal tensions grow in Beirut as war forces relocations BBC.com
- Israeli air strikes kill 143 across Gaza, more than 77 in Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say The New York Times
- In Lebanon, a family’s memories are detonated along with their village The Associated Press
- At least 48 killed in Israeli strikes in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon FRANCE 24 English
France backs Morocco in dispute over Western Sahara – BBC.com
- France backs Morocco in dispute over Western Sahara BBC.com
- Macron pledges French investment in disputed Western Sahara in speech to Morocco's parliament FRANCE 24 English
- France and Morocco announce high speed rail investments as Macron visits Rabat The Associated Press
- France's Macron, Moroccan king cement reconciliation with business deals Reuters
- In Rabat, Emmanuel Macron proposes a 'new strategic framework' with Morocco Le Monde
Tensions rise in Beirut after influx of displaced people
Experiencing intense emotions with others makes people feel more connected, study finds
Participants bonded more after watching films that sparked intense emotions
Whether it is laughing at a classic comedy or watching a horror film from behind a cushion, movies can generate myriad feelings. Now researchers say experiencing intense emotions alongside others makes people feel more connected – provided you can see them.
It has long been known that experiencing emotional events together can strengthen bonds between people, with a previous study finding that watching emotional films with another person makes people feel more connected.
Continue reading...A big Budget – for tax, borrowing and spending – BBC.com
- A big Budget - for tax, borrowing and spending BBC.com
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves to deliver first Budget as tax rises and spending cuts expected BBC.com
- Wednesday briefing: Five key messages that will define the budget The Guardian
- UK's new finance minister Reeves lines up tax hikes and borrowing in first budget Reuters.com
- Chancellor to vow to 'invest, invest, invest' in first Labour budget for 15 years Sky News
Japan’s Mount Fuji remains snowless later in year than ever recorded before – BBC.com
- Japan's Mount Fuji remains snowless later in year than ever recorded before BBC.com
- Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record CNN
- Mount Fuji snowless for longest time on record after sweltering Japan summer The Guardian
- Mt. Fuji Still Waiting on First Snowfall of the Season, Sets New Record For Latest in 130 Years The Inertia
- There is still no snow on Mount Fuji - first time in 130 years The Independent