Breaking News November 2016

Hurricane Otto threatens Costa Rica and Nicaragua
A storm in the Caribbean has been upgraded to a hurricane and is threatening Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua, forecasters say.
"A storm of Otto's expected strength has never made landfall so far south in the Caribbean, and there is no record of any hurricane striking Costa Rica," the Washington Post quoted weather expert Bob Henson as saying. The paper says that very few hurricanes have formed so late in the season - which ends on 30 November - and that across the Atlantic since 1851 only 35 storms have reached tropical storm intensity on or after 15 November.

New Zealand quake: The geological impact of a 'complex' tremor
The powerful earthquakes which hit New Zealand were some of the most complex ever recorded, say scientists. ...Scientists studying it have said the initial tremor was actually two separate powerful quakes, which together lasted for two minutes. It was one of the most complex quakes ever recorded on land, said Geonet, the national quake-monitoring body.

Trump election: Baltic warning over Russian move on Nato
Lithuania has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may test Nato in the weeks before Donald Trump becomes US president. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said he was "very afraid" for the Baltics, as well as the Syrian city of Aleppo. Nowhere is the troubled transition of Donald Trump being watched more carefully than in the Baltic states.

The Latest: Trump tweets about Ford decision on auto plans
President-elect Donald Trump says on Twitter that Ford Motor Co. won't move Lincoln production from Kentucky to Mexico. Trump says in a tweet that Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford called him Thursday evening with the news. Ford had planned to move...to Mexico in a deal negotiated with the United Auto Workers union in 2015.

Huge deposit of untapped oil could be largest ever discovered in US
The USGS estimated that 20bn barrels of oil was contained within layers of shale in the Permian Basin, a vast geological formation that stretches across western Texas and an area of New Mexico. The discovery is three times larger than the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota and is worth around $900bn.

Distant star is the roundest object in the Universe
astronomers... from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the University of Göttingen have found a star 5,000 light years away from us that's not only much rounder than the Earth, but is rounder than any natural object in the Universe.

Texas Community Goes Underground For Doomsday Prep
Some upper-income Texans are headed down below, not Australia, but below the surface. An investor group is planning for a doomsday scenario by building a $300 million luxury community replete with underground homes. There will also be air-lock blast doors designed for people worried about a dirty bomb or other disaster and off-grid energy and water production.

Death toll rises to 50 in IS-claimed blast in Pakistan
The death toll from a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine in southwest Pakistan has risen to 50 people with more than 100 wounded, officials said.

Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight, the US Geological Survey said, generating a tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the South Island. New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management warned of the risk of destructive waves along the country's entire east coast and urged residents in low-lying areas to evacuate and seek higher ground.

Trump election: Nato chief warns against going it alone
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that "going it alone" is not an option for Europe or the United States. He said the West faced its greatest security challenge in a generation. During his election campaign, Mr Trump described Western military alliance Nato as obsolete.

U.S. to push ahead on climate pact before Trump takes over: Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the Obama administration would do everything it could to implement a global agreement to combat climate change before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Kerry made the comments during a visit to New Zealand just before setting off to Marrakesh, Morocco to take part in climate talks between 200 nations.

Nato puts 300,000 troops on ‘HIGH ALERT’ amid fears of all out confrontation with Russia
Secretary General of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, said the allied nations are putting hundreds of thousands of troops in a state of high alert in an effort to deter a mounting threat from Moscow. While Nato cut its defence budget and military investment since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has been bolstering its military capabilities, holding parades involving more than 100,000 troops each year.

China’s Internet controls will get stricter, to dismay of foreign business
In August, business groups around the world petitioned China to rethink a proposed cybersecurity law that they said would hurt foreign companies and further separate the country from the Internet. On Monday, China passed that law — a sign that when it comes to the Internet, China will go its own way.

Adobe Voco 'Photoshop-for-voice' causes concern
A new application that promises to be the "Photoshop of speech" is raising ethical and security concerns. Adobe unveiled Project Voco last week. The software makes it possible to take an audio recording and rapidly alter it to include words and phrases the original speaker never uttered, in what sounds like their voice. One expert warned that the tech could further undermine trust in journalism.

‘You can’t review 650,000 new emails in eight days!’ Furious Trump blasts FBI Director after Houdini Hillary is CLEARED over second email investigation sparked by Anthony Weiner’s teen sexting scandal
Donald Trump blasted the FBI's director on Sunday night, telling a crowd of 8,000 people in Michigan that he rejects the bureau's latest move to exonerate Hillary Clinton. FBI chief James Comey told leaders in Congress hours earlier that a review of 650,000 emails discovered on a laptop belonging to Anthony Weiner had reinforced his July 5 decision to let her off the hook.

Iraq PM Threatens War Over Turkey’s Military Buildup
In comments broadcast on Iraqi state television, Prime Minister Hayder Abadi confirmed that his nation is “ready” for a full-scale military confrontation with neighboring Turkey, insisting Iraq doesn’t necessarily want war, but is prepared to deal with Turkey “as an enemy.” The comments come just over a day after Turkey began massing tanks and artillery along the Iraqi border, which Turkish defense officials insisted were simply aimed to prepare for potential “developments in the region.”

Russia Lifts Advanced Weapons Ban On China To Challenge US Power
Russia is shipping advanced fighters to China, possibly to better arm its strategic partner against the U.S. Chinese and Russian officials revealed at this week’s China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong that a shipment of four Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E fighters will be delivered to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) before the year’s end, reports the Financial Times.

Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX) Just Said That Hillary Clinton Had Committed TREASON!
he made the statement this investigation indicated that Clinton was not fit to be President, and he felt that an indictment was pending. If she went on to finish the Election, and she did in fact win the Presidency, she would enter the process of impeachment immediately.

Marijuana ballot initiatives 2016: Five more states may make pot legal
Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be a winner on Nov. 8, but in a number of states, pot smokers may come out ahead as well.

‘He’s got to get control of the ship again’: How tensions at the FBI will persist after the election
Deep divisions inside the FBI and the Justice Department over how to handle investigations dealing with Hillary Clinton will probably fester even after Tuesday’s presidential election and pose a significant test for James B. Comey’s leadership of the nation’s chief law enforcement agency.

Brexit case 'attempt to block will of people' says Sajid Javid.
A High Court case that could delay the Brexit process is "a clear attempt to frustrate the will of the British people", says a cabinet minister. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid told BBC One's Question Time the referendum result had been "very, very clear" and politicians should "get on with that". But three judges ruled that the PM could not trigger the formal Brexit process without Parliament's backing.

U.S. warns about possible al Qaeda attacks in Virginia, Texas, New York
U.S. intelligence officials have warned local authorities in New York, Texas and Virginia about possible attacks by al Qaeda on Monday, a day before the U.S. presidential election, CBS News reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

Assisted Suicide Nearly Law in Nation’s Capital with D.C. Council Vote
The D.C. city council voted 11-2 on Nov. 1 to pass the “Death With Dignity” bill, which would allow two doctors, who both determine that a patient will die within sixth months, to prescribe a fatal dose of medication for the patient upon request.

Greek pensioners take to the streets to protest pension cuts
Greek pensioners took to the streets of the capital on Thursday to protest against a new wave of pension cuts the leftist-led government imposed as part of an austerity drive prescribed by international lenders. About 3,000 pensioners chanting "Liars!" rallied outside the Labour ministry in central Athens where they burnt government letters outlining the reasons behind the new reductions in their supplementary pensions. "They (the government) burnt our lives. We are burning their disgraceful letters," a pensioner said over a loudspeaker. Protesters later marched to parliament chanting "Bring back the stolen money!"

Central Italy feels impact of another earthquake
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck central Italy on Thursday morning in the same region hit by recent strong quakes, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the temblor, which struck at 1:35 a.m. local time was very shallow, only 10 kilometres deep, and was centred 51.5 km southeast of Perugia.

Wall-Building: Turkey to Fence Itself Off Syria in 2017
Ankara is expected to complete the construction of a 911-kilometer-long (566-mile-long) concrete wall on the Turkish-Syrian border in the first half of 2017, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said.

Salt Lake Water Woes
The Great Salt Lake is drying up and shrinking. In October 2016, the Great Salt Lake reached its lowest recorded level: 1277.5 meters (4,191.2 feet), averaged between the lake's north and south arms. Five years of drought in the American West have contributed to the recent drop in the water line, as have higher-than-normal temperatures.

Barring ‘Obstruction,’ Indictment Almost Certain In FBI Investigation
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said the FBI’s renewed investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server will almost certainly end in an indictment, unless some sort of “obstruction” arises.

How worrying is Russia’s growing presence in the Middle East?
With tensions already high in the Middle East, Russia is upping the ante, deploying their sole aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean Sea just weeks after sending advanced anti-aircraft weaponry to Syria. The Admiral Kuznetsov was deployed...to the Syrian coast on October 15, leading a naval task force that included the Pyotr Veliky battlecruiser along with the Severomorsk and Vice-Admiral Kulakov anti-submarine warfare destroyers.

Is the 'big one' about to hit Rome? String of tremors and volcano's reawakening prompt fears of major quake
Whilst scientists say there is no risk that Rome will be hit by a "big one", something different may be threatening the Eternal City: a dormant volcano. Situated on Rome's doorstep, the volcano is showing signs of activity which, combined with the seismic history of the area, would indicate it is slowly reactivating, an international team of scientist said.

Around 35 Small Earthquakes Rattle Salton Sea Area
About 35 small earthquakes rattled the Salton Sea area Monday morning. The quakes, which began at 2:43 a.m., were relatively mild. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude-3.1 earthquake struck around 2:43 a.m., located 5 miles southwest of Niland. Within the hour, a magnitude-3.0 and magnitude-3.3 earthquakes rattled the same area. Around 3:41 a.m., a magnitude-3.6 quake rattled 6 miles north of Ocotillo Wells.

All the views expressed at the source of these articles/videos may not necessarily reflect those of T.E.A. Watchers.