601600GDACS EMM News Feed Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material Weather The quiet Atlantic hurricane season could be the norm for years to come The quiet Atlantic hurricane season could be the norm for years to come This week is the peak of hurricane season, and it's been quiet with no big storms on the horizon. Weather 7 hours, 40 minutes ago Nation Woman with pistol in vagina charged with unlawful carry Woman with pistol in vagina charged with unlawful carry Officers searched a woman after a traffic stop near school. Nation 8 hours, 12 minutes ago Nation Check your county: Arrest rates by race Check your county: Arrest rates by race Blacks are far more likely to be arrested than people of other races, and in some places, dramatically so. Nation 9 months, 3 weeks agohttp://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/09/08/atlantic-hurricane-season/71895190/This week is the typical peak of hurricane season, and it's been quiet this year with no big storms on the horizon. Only two hurricanes — Danny and Fred — formed in the Atlantic basin so far this year, and neither came near the U.S. coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:54:00 +0200usaToday-112ba79195933bcb1fdcbcd37c5d430d20150909075400Storm Dave or Gale Gail? British public to get the chance to name their own storms The Independenthttp://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/storm-dave-or-gale-gail-british-public-to-get-the-chance-to-name-their-own-storms/ar-AAe2TG3In Indonesia they give typhoons angry-sounding names, such as “Anggur” and “Kenanga”. In North America they go for names such as “Bret” and “Odette”. So what would the UK call its storms? The British Isles will soon find out when the UK and Irish get the chance to name their storms in a new....Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:59:00 +0200msn-uk-5a7bff66da1799135a2bdf09f4990f4f20150908095900Tropical Storm Grace Continues to Strengthen in Atlantic Watershttp://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2395892&CategoryId=36641MIAMI – Tropical storm Grace is continuing to strengthen as it moves across the Atlantic waters, attaining wind speeds of 85 kph (53 mph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center, or NHC, said on Sunday. The storm was located about 835 km (520 miles) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, near latitude 13.Tue, 08 Sep 2015 07:10:00 +0200laht-87e7560bcb8a7e3d36f2e9c9456f24da20150908071000T.S. Grace loses strength; moves west 2 hours agohttp://www.tcpalm.com/weather/tropical-storm-grace-strengthens-in-eastern-atlanticPACIFIC OCEAN. Hurricane Linda. Linda is now a hurricane category 2 and rapidly intensifying, according to the National Hurricane Center. A weakening is forecast to begin on Tuesday. Swells generated by Linda are expected to begin affecting the coast of the southern portion of Baja today.Mon, 07 Sep 2015 20:46:00 +0200tcpalm-f107add863f76b1397b16aedb9a11c7420150907204600