The Daily Populous

Tuesday July 18th, 2017 evening edition

image for Russia tsunami: fears of sea surge after 7.4 earthquake

WARNINGS of a possible tsunami within 300km of a shallow magnitude 7.8 quake off the coast of Russia have been cancelled..

The epicentre is reported to have been 234km of Nikol’Skoye, Russia, among the Komandorski islands of the Bering Strait.

A tsunami advisory was initially issued by the US NWS for residents of the nearby Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

Tue Jul 18 00:11:26 UTC 2017 event picture pic.twitter.com/gr5T0kq3MQ — NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) July 18, 2017.

Automated reporting systems indicate the quake happened at a shallow depth of about 10km, potentially sending ripples through the seafloor above.

Initially reported as magnitude 7.4, the US National Weather Service later revised this upwards - stating it was of 7.8 strength.

The quake was in the Bering Strait, on the Russian side of the channel which separates it from Alaska. »

Couple almost forecloses on Bank of America

Authored by cbsnews.com

But that didn't stop Bank of America from trying to foreclose on them.

They took their case to court and, a year-and-a-half later, the foreclosure action was dropped.

A Collier County judge said Bank of America had to pay the couple's $2,534 legal fees, since it had made the mistake. »

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Wants to Mansplain Banking to Elizabeth Warren

Authored by billmoyers.com
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There are few people in Congress who criticize big Wall Street banks more than Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) does.

Dimon did acknowledge that Warren and other critics have some “legitimate” concerns, and said that he’d be happy to meet with her.

I was in Washington in those months after the [financial] crisis, but I wasn’t one of the guys. »

v1.7.13 is released and farewell · MPC-HC

Authored by mpc-hc.org

For quite a few months now, or even years, the number of active developers has been decreasing and has inevitably reached zero.

This, unfortunately, means that the project is officially dead and this release would be the last one.

Also, to report bugs, suggestions and generally provide feedback, use our Trac; reporting anything on social media or in any other place is just pointless, as the developers only follow Trac. »