Downgraded Florence still threatens catastrophic flooding

Storm may dump 40 inches of rain on the Carolinas No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, September 13  FLORENCE TO BRING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm, but is still considered an extremely dangerous weather event that could bring catastrophic flooding to the region and dump as much as 40 inches of rain across the Carolinas. [AP] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] VIDEO SHOWS WEINSTEIN PROPOSITIONING WOMAN A video of Harvey Weinstein has aired showing him propositioning a woman who later accused him of rape. The film, broadcast on Sky News, shows the disgraced former movie executive repeatedly touching Melissa Thompson, stroking her arm and back during a business meeting. [AP] KAVANAUGH DENIES GAMBLING PROBLEM Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied having a gambling problem in a questionnaire submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee after Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) asked him to explain an email from 2001 in which the judge apologized to his friend for “growing aggressive after blowing still another game of dice.” Kavanaugh also claimed to have not recognized the father of a slain Parkland, Florida, student who tried to shake his hand during last week’s hearings. [HuffPost] PUSSY RIOT MEMBER ‘POISONED’ Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for possible poisoning. [HuffPost] GOP USES MCCAIN IMAGE TO ATTACK DEMS The family of the late Sen. John McCain said it was “disappointed” that his image was being used in political attack ads paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee. McCain is featured in two new spots ahead of the midterms — one criticizing Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, running for a House seat in Arizona, the other slamming Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic nominee for a seat in Michigan. 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