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Hurricane Delta regains Category 3 strength

https://apnews.com/article/alabama-kay-i...c0d3632b56

Gov. John Bel Edwards called on southwest Louisiana residents still reeling from the late August destruction of Hurricane Laura to ready for Hurricane Delta, which has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm and is expected to hit the state Friday.
Benjamin Schott, with the National Weather Service, says wind gusts could exceed 110 mph (177 kph) in the Lake Charles area wrecked by Laura and well into Lafayette in south central Louisiana, causing significant wind damage.
Late Thursday afternoon, Delta had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and was located 345 miles (555 km) south of Cameron, Louisiana. It was moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph).

Chinese Attacking a German Woman!?

https://apnews.com/article/crabs-germany...30e92684bf

Police in southern Germany say a woman got a shock while airing out her home when a 25-centimeter (10-inch) Chinese mitten crab scurried in from the terrace through the open door.
Officers were able to put the crab into a container and then take it to a local veterinary clinic.
The invasive species, native to Asia, is now found in many rivers in Germany, and the woman’s residence was not far from the Rhine, though the Chinese mitten crab has never been reported in the area before. They’re not considered dangerous.

First foreign seeds in the US and now Chinese crabs in Germany... What's the CCP up to now?

700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong

https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-chi...597ecaa9ed

A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.
The 6.6-feet scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback” is by Ren Renfa, a renowned Chinese artist and government official.
The painting depicts the princes riding horses, together with four attendants. One of the princes is Li Longji, who later became the longest-reigning Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Still, I do think the bidder paid more money than it's actually worth. Plus why would you ever want to take five drunkards home?

Pelosi + Trump + 25th Amendment

https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbrea...a7baf06a8f

Congress is not in legislative session, and so any serious consideration of the measure, let alone votes in the House or Senate, is unlikely. But the bill serves as a political tool to stoke questions about Trump’s health during the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill would create a commission as outlined under the 25th Amendment, which was passed by Congress and ratified in 1967 as way to ensure a continuity of power in the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

So it'll be useless anyway. That's right! Pelosi loves to come up with useless or crazy stuff by thinking she can make Biden earn some extra votes.

German ex-chancellor Schröder under fire for Putin link

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54462311 

German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schröder - close to the Kremlin - has come under fire in Germany for refusing to accept that Russia was behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Mr Navalny, recovering after a knife-edge struggle for life in a Berlin hospital, himself lashed out at Mr Schröder in a Bild newspaper interview.
Mr Schröder chairs the boards of Russian state oil firm Rosneft and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline firm.
Russia denies targeting Mr Navalny.
Norbert Röttgen, a close aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Christian Democrat Party (CDU), accused Mr Schröder of helping to obscure Russian responsibility for the poisoning.

Herr Schröder not only works for Russian companies, he's a close friend of Putin!

Of course I'm also concerned about an attack with poison. What is happening now is really speculation, because there are no substantiated facts, at least regarding who is responsible for this attack on Mr Navalny.

So he now thinks pretty much anybody in Russia has open access to that toxin the KGB developed?

Mr Navalny also criticised Valery Gergiev, the Russian chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, saying the music maestro must choose between loyalty to Mr Putin and staying in the EU, but he could not have both.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told parliament that if Russia failed to provide clear information about the poisoning of Mr Navalny, "targeted and proportionate sanctions against those responsible are unavoidable".

Belarus: Russia puts opposition's Tikhanovskaya on wanted list

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54456608

Russia's interior ministry did not give details of the charge against Ms Tikhanovskaya.
But Russia's Tass news agency reported that she was on the wanted list in Belarus and the Belarusian warrant against her would also be carried out in Russia according to agreements between the two countries.
However she was not on an international wanted list, a source told Tass.
Ms Tikhanovskaya was forced to go into exile in Lithuania after receiving threats following the disputed vote.

So becoming a presidential candidate and asking for fair elections is a crime in Belarus and Russia!?

Blaze at Russian munitions depot causes mass evacuations

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54458366

Fourteen villages have been evacuated and a motorway closed after a huge blaze at an ammunitions depot south-east of the Russian capital, Moscow.
At least six people have been injured, with five requiring hospital treatment.
The depot in the Ryazan region is reportedly used to store missiles and other artillery munitions.
The site caught fire on Wednesday after flames spread from burning grasslands, officials said. A state of emergency has been declared in the region.
The emergency services reported a string of explosions from the depot site - coming every five to ten seconds - shortly after the fire broke out at about 13:40 local time (10:40 GMT).

Now they can't even keep missiles and ammo safe in Russia.  
Poor citizens... They government and its military didn't prevent this fire from ever getting so dangerous.

Islamic State Beatles: 'If you harm an American,

you will face American justice'

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-54456136

Two ex-British alleged Islamic State (IS) group suspects have been charged with terrorism offences over the deaths of four American hostages.
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, originally from west London, are accused of belonging to an IS cell dubbed "The Beatles" involved in kidnappings in Iraq and Syria.

US tightens temporary worker visa rules

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54444793

The US government has announced it will tighten the requirements for the popular H-1B visa.
These visas are widely used by tech firms and visa recipients are mostly Indian and Chinese.
The temporary visas are intended to allow US companies to use foreign workers to fill skills gaps.
But the Trump administration says the visa has been abused, often at the expense of American workers.

Well, there's always a possibility they'd hire foreign workers only to cut expenses. By the way, 10% of the temporary workers are Chinese but most of them are Indian.

The new rules will also require firms to make "real" offers to US residents before seeking to bring in foreigners. The plan will be implemented after a 60-day comment period.
The DHS has also vowed to “increase compliance through worksite inspections.”

Of course, tech firms complained as soon as they learned about these changes.

US Government offers bounty for Venezuelan businessman linked to Maduro

https://www.state.gov/samark-jose-lopez-bello/

The indictments allege that, beginning in or about February 2017, Lopez Bello, worked with others to violate and evade OFAC sanctions imposed pursuant to the Kingpin Act and related regulations. In connection with efforts to violate and evade OFAC's sanctions, Lopez Bello coordinated with U.S. citizens/persons using U.S. based companies to charter private flights, for El Aissami and others, to travel in and between, among other places, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, and the Dominican Republic.

He's actively partaking in Maduro's drug dealing schemes.