Ten Killed as Storms Ravage Eastern Japan: NHK

Beto O’Rourke: If Anti-Gun Law Passes, Americans Will ‘Turn in Their’ Firearms

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said American gun owners will turn over their legally-purchased firearms to the government if a law is passed banning those guns. “If we’re able to pass mandatory buybacks and I’m able to sign that into law, then I fully expect our fellow Americans to turn in their AR-15s and their AK-47s,” O’Rourke told CBS on Oct. 24. O’Rourke has repeatedly referred to his plan to ban so-called military-style weapons as buybacks, though gun owners don’t purchase guns from the government. O’Rourke said he’d get the money to pay people to surrender their firearms by imposing a new tax on gun manufacturers. “I think that a mandatory buyback can be financed with a surcharge that would be paid by gun manufacturers,” O’Rourke said. “Those who are…

The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on Oct. 26, with three others missing, public broadcaster NHK reported, just two weeks after the region was hit by a powerful typhoon.

Landslides ripped through waterlogged areas in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures, in eastern and northeastern Japan, on Friday. In some places, a month’s worth of rain fell in just half a day.

Evacuation orders and advisories were issued along much of the northern corridor already hit by two typhoons since last month. The city of Ushiku in Chiba received 283.5 mm (11 inches) of rain over 12 hours.

Although the storm had moved away from Japan by Saturday, hundreds of residents were still in evacuation centers and some rail and bus services remained suspended.

A truck drives along a flooded street in Yachimata city, in Chiba prefecture, after flooding and mudslides brought about by torrential rains in eastern Japan on Oct. 25, 2019, in this still image taken from social media video. (Hiroya Hirayama/via Reuters)

Some roads were closed and about 4,700 households were still without water in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba, the public broadcaster said.

Smartphone screen maker Japan Display Inc said it had suspended production at its Mobara factory in Chiba on Saturday, due to a partial blackout.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a disaster task force meeting on Saturday.

Authorities warned of the chance of further landslides and floods, especially in areas where levees remained broken after Typhoon Hagibis.

A house destroyed due to a landslide caused by a heavy rain is seen in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 25, 2019, in this photo released by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

That typhoon killed at least 88 people, with seven others still missing and more than 300 injured, according to NHK.

By Tomo Uetake

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Top Senate Democrats Tell Hillary Clinton to Move On: ‘Time for Another Nominee’

After news reports suggested Hillary Clinton might run for president, her former Senate colleagues said she should stay put. “She’s done a great service to our country and public service, and I supported her wholeheartedly, but I believe it’s time for another nominee,” said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), reported Politico on Thursday. “I don’t think it would be good for her,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). “She’s been through this war once. The Republicans have made a target out of her for 30 years and she’s still going to [be] that same target. I just think it would be tough.” “That would be a mistake,” claimed Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). He repeated: “That would be a mistake.” “Absolutely not,” added Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). “We have a lot…