$5 that Donald Trump thinks this is actually the Cuban flag.

Happening the World: Typhoon Mangkhut has devastated the main island of Philippines, leaving few buildings in its capital city without some kind of damage. The death toll currently stands at 14, but downed communications and blocked roads have left the impact on the island’s rural area unclear. (BBC)

Happening in the US: In equally depressing hurricane-related news, President Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that Puerto Rico’s newly updated death count in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria is a plot by Democrats to cause him political harm before the midterm elections. An independent study by George Washington University found that nearly 3,000 more people died as a result of the storm; some publications have begun collecting their stories. (Vox, Quartz)

Happening in NYC: One of the good things in this terrible, awful, no-good, very bad timeline: a Long Island  animal rescue has rescued 30 dogs from Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas and Virginia earlier this week. (NBC New York)

Happening on Campus: Before you head over to the Bwog open meeting tonight at 9, check out Latenite’s general information session in Hamilton tomorrow at 7 pm. Every semester, Latenite puts on a selection of short, student written plays, and is looking for actors, writers, and directors.

Word of the Day: Forelsket, a Norwegian word often translated at “the euphoria you feel when first falling in love,” though occasionally defined as “that feeling you felt when you first got back to campus, but that’s wearing off now that you like…actually have homework and shit”

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