The Accountant topples The Girl On The Train at US box office
Ben Affleck's latest film, The Accountant, has topped the US box office on its opening weekend.
The crime drama, which also stars Anna Kendrick and Oscar winner JK Simmons, took $24.7m (£20.3m), holding off competition from Kevin Hart: What Now?.
The US comedian's concert film took $11.98m (£9.83m).
The two new entries knocked last week's number one, The Girl On The Train, based on the novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, down to number three.
The film, which stars Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux, took $11.97m (£9.82m) on its second weekend of release.
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children and Deepwater Horizon rounded off the top five with $8.9m (£7.3m) and $6.4m (£5.2m), respectively.
North American box office top five
1. The Accountant - $24.7m (£20.3m)
2. Kevin Hart: What Now? - $11.98m (£9.83m)
3. The Girl on the Train - $11.97m (£9.82m)
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - $8.9m (£7.3m)
5. Deepwater Horizon - $6.4m (£5.2m)
Source: ComScore
The success of The Accountant - in which Affleck's character Christian Wolff uses his accountancy office as a front for his work for criminal organisations - is the continuation of a long partnership between the actor and Warner Bros.
Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros president of domestic distribution, said: "We're in the Ben Affleck business and we're proud of it.
"Audiences just love him. We've had a lot of movies with him and we have a lot of movies coming up with him."
Affleck's previous films with the company include 2014's Gone Girl, which took $37.5m (£30.7m) on its opening weekend, and Argo, which launched with $19.5m (£16m) in 2012 and went on to win the best picture Oscar.
His future projects with the studio include mob drama Live By Night, which opens at Christmas, as well as a number of films in the DC comics franchise.
He is currently in pre-production on The Batman, which he will star in, write and direct.
The UK premiere of The Accountant takes place in London on Monday.
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Bravo keeps West Indies afloat in first Test
West Indies defied Pakistan's victory bid with Darren Bravo playing another resolute knock on the fifth and final day of the first day-night Test in Dubai on Monday.
At tea Bravo was unbeaten on 46 off a 115-minute stay and with him Roston Chase (21) having added 38 for the fifth wicket stand to thwart Pakistan's spin-cum pace attack on a weary Dubai stadium pitch.
Bravo, who had made 87 in West Indies first innings total of 357, has so far hit three boundaries and a six and has been the main hurdle between Pakistan and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
West Indies still need another 192 runs for an unlikely victory.
Chase, famous for his 137 not out at Jamaica which helped West Indies draw a Test against India in July this year, has so far batted without any problems.
But West Indies were in trouble right from the start when they resumed at 95-2 as Mohammad Amir had Marlon Samuels caught behind for four with the first ball of the day.
Jermaine Blackwood (15) helped Bravo took the total to 116 when left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz trapped him leg-before, a decision Pakistan only got on referral.
Pakistan did not get what was expected from leg-spinner Yasir Shah as he bowled faster rather than giving flight to the ball.
Shah, who took 5-121 in the first innings, has yet to take a wicket in the innings.
The remaining two Tests will be played in Abu Dhabi (October 21-25) and Sharjah (October 30-November 3).
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CARICOM to begin sending supplies to Haiti this week
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will this week begin sending disaster relief to Haiti, which was severely impacted by Hurricane Matthew earlier this month.
The supplies come as the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), moves into its second week of on-the-ground response in Haiti.
CARICOM will focus its efforts on Les Cayes and Jeremie, two communities in the south of Haiti that were most severely affected by the category four hurricane, which also devastated parts of the Bahamas, another member of the community.
CDEMA’s operations specialist, Retired Brigadier General, Earl Arthurs, who is leading the CDEMA team here, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that CARICOM is hoping that its supplies will begin arriving in Haiti on Wednesday.
“I think it would be more food and water and things for the children. And then, after that, the next consignment will be some building supplies and so. But we have people from the regional co-ordination centre in Barbados who are actually doing all the planning and stuff like that,” Arthurs told CMC after meeting with his team.
“My job on the ground is to give support to the emergency operations centre in these two devastated township,” he said.
The CARICOM Operation Support Team (COST) arrived in Haiti on October 8 and has spent the last week visiting and assessing the affected areas and meeting with all the key operators in Jeremie and Les Cayes.
This week, the CDEMA team will be responsible for helping CARICOM to identify one of the communities that was badly affected within the Les Cayes area — where Hurricane Matthew has affected 110,000 persons, according to official figure.
Haitian officials have called a coordination meeting of all responders in the southern area for Monday.
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Climate change could push 122m into extreme poverty – UN
Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa, where small farmers will see their output plummet, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned Monday.
In an annual report, the FAO warned that a worst-case scenario of high-impact climate change would pound the communities that rely on agriculture for their livelihood, and food insecurity could spread to all regions.
It called for a "broad-based transformation of food and agricultural systems" to adapt to a warmer world, with an emphasis on supporting small shareholders.
"There is no doubt climate change affects food security," FAO chief Jose Graziano da Silva said.
"What climate change does is to bring back uncertainties from the time we were all hunter gatherers. We cannot assure any more that we will have the harvest we have planted."
Farming is both a driver of climate change, responsible for some 21 per cent of global greenhouse gas production, and a victim, with crops adversely affected by drought and floods.
Adopting "climate-smart" practices, like planting nitrogen-efficient and heat-tolerant crops, or finding better ways to conserve water, would reduce undernourishment for many millions, the FAO said.
The report also called on signatories to the 2015 Paris climate deal to "put commitments into action", underscoring the need to help developing countries with climate change mitigation.
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THE PREMIER DR. THE HON. RUFUS W. EWING WELCOMES HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR DR. JOHN FREEMAN
Mr. Speaker, your excellency Governor Dr. John Freeman, Honorable Members of this House of Assembly, invited guests and strangers in the gallery.
We gather today to welcome the newest addition to our beloved country, his excellency Dr. John Freeman and his wife Mrs. Freeman.
His arrival marks the continuance of a tradition that extends throughout our history. Each Governor has brought to our islands, differing styles, various abilities and each, the mandate of the UK Government. To say that the mandate of The UK Government is not always aligned with the mandate of the government elected by the people of these islands, would be an understatement. Though at times there may not be that commonality of purpose and though there may be the often encountered friction between the elected representatives and the representative of the Crown, we however look forward your excellency's contribution and we look forward, to working with you in a manner that is progressive, productive and amicable and in the best interest of the people of these islands.
The relationship between the United Kingdom and our beloved Turks and Caicos Islands is one that extends back over 200 years. This is a relationship that many Turks and Caicos Islanders value and wish to maintain.
Yet it is our position that any relationship no matter how solid its foundation and how mutually beneficial it may be, must constantly be evaluated for ways that the relationship may evolve, grow and strengthen.
Today, we are at a crossroads. Our relationship with the U.K. while being maintained, must evolve. Your excellency, it is our hope that you will see the obstacles that this government has overcome. From the elimination of the debt, to the continued building of institutions that would benefit Turks and Caicos Islanders, this government has demonstrated a willingness to work with the U.K. when it was in the best interest of our country. Please also be aware that this Government continues to stand ready to work around the U.K. whenever necessary and wherever the rights of our people and the wellbeing of our nation are at stake.
We as UK Overseas Territories Leaders constantly chide the UK Government for its approach to the territories where we are not seen or treated as partners despite its commitment under the 1999 white paper, "Partnership for Progress and Prosperity" or the 2012 white paper, "Security, Success and Sustainability" ignoring the fact that we are a country with a government democratically elected by the people to enact policies in the best interest of the people.
Governor towards this end and as will be discussed at the upcoming Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London, we envision an evolution of our relationship "to the next level" to that of an equal partnership.
To the Next level of greater autonomy over the operation of our Police Force as we believe that a Turks and Caicos approach to Turks and Caicos crime prevention and security is the best way forward to maintaining law and good order in our islands. This includes having our own Commissioner of Police, training and creating opportunity of upward mobility of our Officers and strengthening Community Policing.
We seek the evolution To a higher level of governance over our God given lands to be used for the betterment of our people. There is no democratically justifiable reason why we as a Government elected by the people of these islands cannot enact policies governing the management and distribution of our "Crown Land" without the need to obtain the approval and consent of the UK Government before passage in Cabinet or in this House of Assembly. We have been at a tug of war for almost 4 years over our crown land policy and I look forward to your excellency's expeditious assistance in getting our draft Crown Land bill and regulations from White Hall into the hall of this honorable House of Assembly where the elected members will be the ones charged with deciding what is best for our people and not the nameless and faceless of White Hall who have no knowledge, care our concern for our people.
It is our demand to move this country To the next level with a Cabinet in which there is greater autonomy, chaired and comprised only of individuals elected by Turks and Caicos Islanders, fully empowered to act on behalf of the people who elected us.
We aspire to move this country To the next level with a financial framework that is void of individuals such as a Chief Financial Officer with financial veto powers who are not elected by the people of these islands. As a man residing amongst our people, you will be judged by and your time in these islands will be honored by the honor you in turn show to the nation and the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Yes, we expect you to see to it that the UK Government honors their own commitment by removing the CFO position from the constitution and repeal of the CFO Ordinance. We have paid our debt, the UK Loan guarantee has been removed despite our funding of SIPT against our will, our macro-economic targets, to the disappointment of the UK Government are being met, and no justifiable reason exists in this modern day democracy for the UK government to continue to have not only financial oversight but financial veto powers and powers of appropriation in these islands or any other territory.
We have fulfilled our obligations, we have conformed to institutions of good governance even more stringent than those in the UK and have still achieved success for the people of this country despite being set up to fail. Now it is time for you to be honorable and return to the duly democratically elected government of the day, the autonomy to decide where, when and how we spend the people's money on behalf of and for the people.
We intend to advance this nation To a higher level where elected officials can discuss and make decisions as equals on issues that impact the lives of the people of these islands rather than being dictated to via orders in council, adoption of conventions for our ratification under instructions, or by economic pressures from supranational authorities, be they policies on International Financial Centers, Environment or others. The views, concerns and lives of the people of these islands must matter.
We seek this equal partnership not for personal gain, nor for the acquisition of personal power.
We seek an equal partnership and greater autonomy because we fervently believe that regardless of the ideology or political affiliation Turks and Caicos Islanders have grown and evolved far beyond the current state of affairs.
We seek an equal partnership and greater autonomy because we believe that the people of Turks and Caicos have within our collective intellect, the ability to manage more of our own affairs.
We seek an equal partnership and greater autonomy because we believe that Turks and Caicos Islanders have within our hearts, the courage to carry our homeland into the future.
We seek an equal partnership and greater autonomy because we believe that Turks and Caicos Islanders have within our spirit, the character to work with the U.K., build with the UK and see a new, evolved relationship emerge that reflects the intellect, ability, courage and character of our people.
Governor, yes, like every other nation, like the UK, we make mistakes and we fall, but we get up and rise again to the next level stronger than before, learning from the mistakes of the past. We do not need any training wheels, we do not need any holding of hands, what we need are barriers to be removed, shackles to be removed, greater autonomy and equal partnership in the best interest of our people. Governor we are a resilient people, with a strong will to survive as we have for centuries despite the barriers and despite the setbacks, we will continue to rise to the next level.
Your excellency, I truly believe that you have joined us in a key moment of our history.
The moment when we decided to put our heads together, work together and build together a new partnership. A more equal partnership.
To quote Bruce Hafen an equal partnership is built "...one choice at a time, one conversation at a time, one threshold crossed at a time..."
Your excellency, you will find our islands to be welcoming, our people friendly and our country to be one of the most beautiful in the world. We hope that your stay with us will be one that you cherish for the rest of your life. On behalf of my government and the people of Turks and Caicos, we welcome you and wish you and your family well as we work together for the benefit of Turks and Caicos.
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ALONG WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AS A RESULT OF SEA SWELLS AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM TODAY. MAINLY FAIR TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT UP TO 12 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLECLOUDINESS AND WARM WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL AREAS.
WINDS: VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS, BUT UP TO 10 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY: 88 °F 31 °C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: 75 °F 24 °C
SUNRISE: 7:10AM MOONSET: 9:42AM HIGH TIDE: 10:00AM & 10:23PM
SUNSET: 6:40PM MOONRISE: 9:10PM LOW TIDE: 4:26PM
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MEANDER JUST TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WITH A TRAILING TROUGH ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND BREEZY WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…3 TO 5 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…3 FEET OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS..SEAS UP TO 11 FEET ACROSSS ALL AREAS IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY TOMOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTHERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…3 FEET OR LESS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…SEAS UP TO 9 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS ACROSS ALL AREAS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: Shower activity associated with a low pressure area located just to the northeast of the Southeastern Bahamas has become more concentrated this morning, and surface observations indicate that pressures are falling in the area. The low is expected to slowly intensify as upper-level winds become more conducive and a subtropical or tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as the low moves northward or north-northwestward. This system now has a 70 percent chance of formation during the next five days.
PUBLIC FORECAST 12:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THEREFORE FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE…ALSO BOATERS AND BEACH-GOERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST COAST BEACHES AS A RESULT OF SEA SWELLS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION…
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT UP TO 9 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY
SWELLS…
TURKS & CAICOS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…
WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND LIGHT
AND VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEANIN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 3 FEET OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BUT UP TO 8 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS IN ALL AREAS
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 86 °F 30 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 74 °F 23 °C
SUNSET: 6:41PM SUNRISE: 7:09AM
MOONRISE: 8:17PM MOONSET: 9:42AM
LOW TIDE: 3:33 PM HIGH TIDE: 9:31 PM
LOW TIDE: 3:42 AM TUE HIGH TIDE: 10:00 AM TUE
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH AN INCREASE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ISLANDS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A large area of cloudiness and disorganized showers located over the central and southeastern Bahamas and adjacent western Atlantic waters is associated with a surface trough that is interacting with an upper-level low. Upper-level winds are currently unfavorable for significant development, but they could become more conducive for tropical or subtropical cyclone formation by late Tuesday or Wednesday when the system begins to drift northward or north-northwestward. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the Bahamas during the next day or so. Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent AND Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.
A Partnership made in China due to Bloodhound
A British team is developing a car that will be capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,610km/h). Powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, the vehicle will first mount an assault on the world land speed record (763mph; 1,228km/h). Bloodhound should start running on Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape, South Africa, in 2017.
Exactly 12 months ago we held the public launch of the nearly completed Bloodhound SSC in the centre of London.
We were swamped by the media (over £100m of global coverage for the launch) and the general public, with some 8,000 people packing out our Canary Wharf venue during the two brief days that the car was on show.
It was obvious that we had a winner; now we just had to find the right partner to help us get it finished.
This has taken a little longer than we’d hoped, but finally we are able to announce our new Lead Partner, Geely (technically, it’s the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, but let’s keep it simple – Geely).
If we were choosing an ideal new partner, we’d look for someone that would understand Bloodhound's mission as "an Engineering Adventure" to inspire the next generation’. Better still, we’d look for someone to help us put the Bloodhound Engineering Adventure in front of millions of people we haven’t reached yet.
Now here’s the good bit: the Geely Group makes cars (inlcuding Geelys, Volvos and London Taxis), the Group runs research and development centres around the world (including one in Coventry), and it’s also set up a number of universities in China.
This is a company that clearly understands the technology and the education mission of our story.
Following our recent press launch, Bloodhound is fast becoming big news in China and I’ve had two email enquiries already from the British Embassy in Beijing.
Thanks to this new partnership, we’re starting reaching out to country of well over 1.3 billion people, as well as the other countries in the region. We’ve only just started working together, but Geely already seems like a great partner for Bloodhound’s Engineering Adventure.
We’ve had a lot of texts, emails, tweets and notes of congratulations since we announced our new partner, as well as lots of "about time – when’s it running?" comments.
My personal highlight was seeing a picture of Bloodhound SSC, and our announcement about Geely, on a billboard in Times Square in New York.
From Beijing to NY, there is no escape, Bloodhound is coming to get you. Thanks to all of you who wrote in and yes, I do know just how you feel, I can’t wait to see it running either!
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PUBLICFORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH A SHEARLINE, WHICH EXTENDS FROM HURRICANE NICOLE, IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS…MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DUE TO LINGERING NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
AREA: NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND BREEZY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT…GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
AREA: TURKS & CAICOS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 86 °F 30 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 73 °F 23 °C
SUNSET: 6:41PM MOONRISE: 7:27PM LOW TIDE: 2:41PM 2:53AM MON
SUNRISE: 7:09AM MON MOONSET: 8:36AM MON HIGH TIDE: 8:40PM 9:09AM MON
WEATHER OUTLOOK: 11:00 AM (FOR TOMORROW): PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE NICOLE, LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC…ELSEWHERE, A SURFACE TROUGH INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS PRODUCING A PERSISTENT AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR, BUT THEY COULD BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE CONDUCIVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A 20% CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
Google News launches fact check label
Google has launched a new feature, fact check, which will add a label next to news stories in search results.
Fact check will appear with other news organisations in Google News and will, Google says, "shine a light on its efforts to divide fact from fiction".
Richard Gingras, Google's head of news, added it will "help readers find fact checking in large news stories".
He said sites which already have a fact checking service can apply to be included to appear in search results.
"You'll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather iOS and Android apps, starting with the US and the UK," he added in a blogpost.
Google will determine whether a fact check is needed for a news story using the claim review technique. It already labels stories with tabs such as opinion, related and local source.
Fact checking is something that has become increasingly popular in the past few years.
According to the the Duke University Reporter's Lab, there are more than 100 fact checking sites online including the BBC's own Reality Check.
However, not all fact check sites run by algorithm have been as fortunate when it comes to fulfilling their intended purpose.
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