These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 36-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past day.
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KEVIN HART SUFFERS ‘MAJOR BACK INJURIES’ AFTER CAR CRASH
A man named Jared Black was behind the wheel of Hart’s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, with Hart and another passenger in the vehicle, when it rolled into a ditch at about 12:45 a.m. local time, the California Highway Patrol confirmed to NBC News. Black crashed the muscle car after turning onto Mulholland Highway.
[SOURCE: nbcnews.com]
34 PEOPLE KILLED AFTER BOAT CATCHES FIRE OFF CALIFORNIA’S SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
The Coast Guard confirmed at 11 a.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) that four bodies had been recovered near the boat. Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll said the bodies had injuries consistent with drowning. Searchers were continuing to look for 29 other people who were aboard the vessel Conception when it burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island. Authorities gave fluctuating information about the number of people aboard the vessel throughout the day. The Coast Guard said a sixth crewmember who was on the manifest was actually not aboard. There were a total of five rescued.
{SOURCE: foxnews.com]
HURRICANE DORIAN KILLS AT LEAST ONE IN THE BAHAMAS AND IS NOW HEADING TOWARD THE US
Dorian made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on Grand Bahama Island on Sunday night. Now a Category 4, Dorian has been crawling over the islands, and was stationary as of 8 p.m., according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. The storm was 25 miles northeast of Freeport, the main city on Grand Bahama, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph Monday evening. It is expected to slowly drift westward to northwestward overnight and is then forecast to turn toward the northwest late Tuesday. The storm wiped out power to Nassau and the rest of New Providence, the country’s most populous island, Bahamas Power and Light said.
[SOURCE: cnn.com]
ADVISERS REPORTEDLY FEAR THAT TRUMP’S BEHAVIOR OVER THE SUMMER MAY HAVE SABOTAGED HIS CHANCES OF REELECTION IN 2020
Staff close to the president, as well as allies outside the White House, have privately complained that the summer has been one of “missed opportunity and self sabotage” for Trump, The Post reported. Some supporters have publicly criticized Trump’s actions over the summer, with Dan Eberhart, the CEO of the drilling-services company Canary who is also a Republican donor, telling The Post: “Trump squandered a summer of opportunity to enhance his reelection campaign.”
[SOURCE: businessinsider.com]
NEW DELAYS COULD KEEP BOEING 737 MAX GROUNDED INTO HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON
The latest complication in the long-running saga, these officials said, stems from a Boeing briefing in August that was cut short by regulators from the U.S., Europe, Brazil and elsewhere, who complained that the plane maker had failed to provide technical details and answer specific questions about modifications in the operation of MAX flight-control computers. Boeing as a result now has to resubmit briefing documents describing proposed software changes, these people said. The changes then have to be vetted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration before a follow-up meeting with the same participants can be held and crucial simulator and flight tests of the final software revisions scheduled.
[SOURCE: marketwatch.com]
R. KELLY’S ALLEGED SEX SLAVES HUSTLING TO RAISE LEGAL FUNDS FOR HIM
We’re told the ladies have a couple potential projects in the works that could land them a big payday — including a book deal — and their plan is to put that money toward the Mesereau fund … along with Kelly’s general defense fund. The bad news — our sources say Kelly’s GFs haven’t had any luck acquiring big-time talent management for their more ambitious goal of launching Hollywood careers.
[SOURCE: tmz.com]
TAIPAN MOONCAKES PULLED FROM SHELVES IN MAINLAND CHINA AFTER FOUNDER’S SON DENOUNCED FOR SUPPORTING HONG KONG PROTESTS
Taipan Bread and Cake, which is best known for its snowy mooncakes, appears to have been taken off two of the mainland’s biggest e-commerce sites Tmall.com and JD.com after Garic Kwok, a company director, was criticised in an article published in People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, on Monday. A staff member from Yingming Kailai Technology and Trade Development Company, which imports the cakes for mainland supermarkets and Tmall, said the product had been removed from the shelves of stores in Beijing. The items have also been taken off sale in other major cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
[SOURCE: scmp.com]
ARGENTINES WAIT AT BANKS TO WITHDRAW CASH AS CURRENCY CONTROLS KICK IN
In the crises of 1989-1990 and 2001-2002, many Argentines were blocked from withdrawing their money in so-called “corralitos,” a local term that refers to banks restricting withdrawals. In the 2001-2002 crisis, riots broke out, supermarkets were looted and angry depositors vandalized bank ATMs. The current economic crisis has not yet sparked civil disobedience but it took a turn for the worse after the Aug. 11 primary election, when opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez trounced President Mauricio Macri in the polls, spooking markets on fears of a return to interventionist policies.
[SOURCE reuters.com]
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