Before those miracles, a few newsworthy items: At 1:25PM Hawaii time, 83 miles southeast of Kamchaka, at a depth of 46 miles, the sixth largest earthquake of magnitude 8.8 shook Russia , alarming those living along any Pacific coastline about an incoming tsunami. Did you know that a tsunami moves at about the speed of a commercial passenger plane? I used this coincidence in drafting a novel currently titled 6 Hours to Alaska , about a mega tsunami heading for that state from Hawaii. As best as I can determine, Hawaii, more specifically, Kahului Harbor on Maui, experienced about the highest far shore wave, of 5.7 feet, not 10 feet. However, no damage to that island, or entire state, and, apparently, no deaths from this traumatic event, even in Russia, which experienced a 16-foot wave. The Trump tariffs become real on Friday, August 1, unless he changes his mind. Details? Click here . Of course, the feud between Trump and Stephen Colbe...

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