Diana Bell—a professor of Conservation a Biology at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the U.K.—said that as well as being a “humanitarian disaster” for people living in the northern Bahamas, the storm is also likely to have caused an “ecological disaster” due to its affects on Caribbean pine forests on the islands, which contain unique bird species and other wildlife. “[Dorian] was a Category 5 hurricane that moved extremely slowly across Grand Bahama and the Abacos island which would have caused maximum damage through wind, rain and storm surge of salt water to human infrastructure and the remnant Caribbean pine forest habitat which supported several endangered Bahamian bird species,” Bell told Newsweek....

Homes and buildings across the Bahamas were completely destroyed by the storm, prompting the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to announce plans on Monday to send an 18-person Rapid Needs Assessment Team to Grand Bahama and other neighboring areas that have been ravished by the hurricane. While the agency works with the Bahamian government to help people in the most severely impacted areas, charity groups have started raising money and requesting donations that will benefit people living in the affected neighborhoods....

The Jacksonville Times-Union reported that a woman sauntered down the Jacksonville Beach Pier and shimmied her way past a locked gate. There, sat at the end of the pier for several hours. A heavy crowd was not unusual Tuesday at the beach as many wanted to see Dorian’s wrath up close, but just far enough away as the eyewall still rumbled a hundred miles to the east. According to the report, the incident began when one surfer, Tyler Sebring, noticed the woman sitting on a guard railing at the pier, with her legs dangling over the side....

Several hospitals in areas affected by Hurricane Ida reported plans to evacuate their patients to safer areas on Monday if the weather permitted. Ochsner Health, which runs the largest hospital network in the state, decided preemptively to evacuate a smaller hospital in St. Charles Parish, president and CEO Warner Thomas said Sunday. Officials at the hospital system said roughly 15 of their hospitals are in areas potentially affected by Ida, and patients with particular medical needs were evacuated from small, rural hospitals to larger facilities....

Tracking the massive storm currently heading in the direction of Texas and Louisiana, the National Weather Service (NWS) has forecast “life-threatening” conditions are now imminent—citing storm surges, flooding and winds that have topped 100 m.p.h. It’s latest advisory has warned the storm is “rapidly intensifying” and is expected to hit eastern Texas and Louisiana by tomorrow. “As Laura moves across the country, heavy rainfall will occur from the Gulf Coast, to the Mississippi Valley, and east into the Ohio Valley....

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to a home on Fordham Creek Lane in Orlando for a shooting shortly after 1 a.m. local time, local news station Fox 35 reported. Police found 52-year-old Jagdesh Kissoonchand dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the home. His wife, 50-year-old wife Indira Kissoonchand, had also been shot, as well as an unidentified woman in her 20s. The women were rushed to the hospital, where Indira Kissoonchand died of her injuries....

In the post, she described how her husband works as a police officer, and is a light sleeper. She said that before their child was born he would fall asleep on the sofa, “but now that DC [darling child] is born wants to have the bedroom himself and thinks that I should take the bassinet into the living room as he wakes up when the baby wakes and then can’t get back to sleep....

This article will discuss hydrocortisone cream and babies, and other ways to treat itchy skin. What Is Hydrocortisone Cream? Hydrocortisone cream is a topical corticosteroid medication. It works by activating the natural substances in the skin that can reduce swelling. It is used to treat skin conditions that cause redness, swelling, or itching of the skin. Hydrocortisone cream can help to relieve these symptoms but will not cure the underlying cause....

This type of test was first described in 1975, but it has not always been widely used. People may be given the option of taking this test if they have symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, gas, constipation, or diarrhea that are going on for a long time (chronic). This article will discuss why a hydrogen breath test might be used, how the test is done, and what the results might mean....

The FDA has approved hyperthermia in combination with radiation therapy for the palliative management of certain solid surface and subsurface malignant tumors (i.e. melanoma, squamous or basal cell tumors, adenocarcinoma, or sarcoma) that are progressive or recurrent despite conventional radiation therapy. Hyperthermia requires special equipment and a doctor and treatment team who are skilled in using it. History Hyperthermia not a new treatment for cancer. Treating cancer with the use of heat may have been recorded back as far as 1600 BC in the Edwin Smith papyrus, and Hippocrates claimed the ability to treat cancers with heat was what distinguished curable from incurable cancers....

In today’s economy, a good bargain is better than a good label-and consignment-store shoppers can often get both. “People are more conscious in the ’90s of recycling and not wasting,” says Amy Helgren, co-owner of The Second Child, a Chicago children’s resale shop. As a result, the resale business is growing at a time most retail-clothing companies are hanging on by their threads. According to Trudy Miller, president of the National Association of Resale & Thrift Shops in Chicago Heights, Ill....

The England midfielder was reportedly told he could leave the Emirates Stadium during the transfer window by manager Arsene Wenger, but a move failed to materialise. Arsenal 7/1 to win Europa League Wilshere spent last term on loan at the Vitality Stadium where a hairline fracture to his left fibula in April ended his season. The 25-year-old, though, says he is now fit and ready to play and, when responding to an Instagram post by former Bournemouth team-mate Tyrone Mings about his new football academy, Wilshere hinted at his discontent with an apparent thinly veiled dig at Wenger....

The Spain international signed for the Premier League champions in July for a reported club-record fee of £58 million, despite having only returned to Madrid the year before. Chelsea 8/1 to beat Arsenal 1-0 Morata made 43 appearances in all competitions last season but only 19 of those came as a starter, with Karim Benzema preferred as first choice. The 24-year-old says his desire to “grow up” and force his way into the Spain starting line-up for next year’s World Cup prompted his decision to turn his back on Madrid for the second time in his career....

The Liverpool star pushed for a summer transfer to Barcelona but the Anfield club held firm over their stance of keeping their ace, yet the Camp Nou side may move for the Brazil international again at the beginning of 2018. While Coutinho has pledged to give his all for the club, fans remain fearful of another unsettling spell and the 25-year-old has been unable to calm their fears. “I am at Liverpool and I always do my best when I have the opportunity to play, respecting the jersey and the supporters,” he said....

That decision is dead wrong. As the leader of Alianza Americas, a U.S.-based organization rooted in Latino communities that works transnationally to create a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable way of life, I have years of experience bringing delegations of elected officials, community leaders and other concerned U.S. citizens to Central America and Mexico. We know firsthand that these delegations are essential to increasing lawmakers’ understanding of complex foreign policy issues and providing opportunities for dialogue....

The ultimatum comes from I-League CEO Sunandho Dhar who inspected the venue on Wednesday and made it clear that a lot of work remains to be done, if the club are to host I-League matches at the venue. REPORT: Singapore U23 1-0 India U23 “A lot of work has been done. But even then, the ground needs a few more things for hosting I-League matches. The club officials have assured us that they will improve the infrastructure....

The home side had to dig deep against I-League newcomers Chennai City last Saturday and could only find a way past their defence late in the second half, despite dominating the encounter from the word go. But it was Bengaluru coach Albert Roca’s substitues, Roby Norales and CK Vineeth, who found the goals when it mattered. On the back of that performance, we might see the Honduran striker, Norales, given a start against Mumbai....

Churchill coach Alfred Fernandes started with the same starting XI that lost 3-2 against East Bengal except for the injured Dhanachandra Meitei who was replaced by Alber Gonsalves. Chennai City, playing their fifth consecutive away game, went into the tie with two changes. Dharmaraj Ravanan and Alexander Romario replaced Henry Monsang and Charles Anandraj Lourdusamy. Soundararajan’s side should have taken the lead inside 15 minutes but Jean-Michel Joachim missed a sitter from close-range as he headed wide an Edwin Vanspaul cross from the left flank....

The Red Machines will go into the tie seeking to register their first points of the campaign and break their duck. Their last outing at the same venue ended in defeat, with Mumbai FC nicking all three points at the death. But the good news for the fans of the Goans is that Fulganco Cardozo, Richard Costa and Quan Gomes have been added to the squad. Mali striker A Kroma and Nigerian head coach Joseph Afusi are yet to arrive in the country though....