Let's Do The News! (October 29, 2013)

The big news today...

1) St. Jude Storm

The worst storm to hit Britain since 1987, the St. Jude Storm, caused 61,000 homes in Britain without power, four people died, and caused major rail and road disruptions earlier.

Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24723028

2) Superstorm Sandy - One year passed...

Last year, the worst storm to hit the USA, East Coast to be precise, was Hurricane Sandy and this superstorm killed at least 117 people while many communities still struggling to rebuild their lives.

Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24721439

3) Spy tensions

Tensions grown in the White House regarding the nation's intelligence gathering and why US President Obama never know about the extent of the operations.

Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24722636

4) Range Rover LWB

Land Rover Range Rover L

The first-ever long-wheelbase Range Rover was revealed and this stretched version measures a full 5.2 meters from the nose to the tailgate. 14cm of legroom was added, making it a fit for a royalty.

Report: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-range-rover-land-rover-long-wheel-base-2013-10-28

5) Suzuki's kei-crossover

2014 Suzuki Hustler

Crossovers isn't limited to hatchbacks and wagons, kei cars can also be too because at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki will launch the new kei-crossover called the Hustler and annoyingly, this kei-crossover is based on the current-generation MR Wagon.

Report: http://autoc-one.jp/motorshow/tokyo/2013/suzuki/1525887/

6) Bee and PuppyCat kickstarter update

Over 8000 backers pledged almost 400,000 US Dollars on the Bee and PuppyCat kickstarter project. That's about 200,000 US Dollars left and with about 16 or 15 days left, can you help Frederator Studios fulfill its dream to become a series? Pledge at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frederator/bee-and-puppycat-the-series

7) Illest goes car tuning

Illest may be a fashion brand familiar to car enthusiasts but for the first time, they'll be joining the car tuning ranks under the Illest Coachworks banner and the first to work on is a bodykit based on the 2014 Lexus IS.

Report: http://illestbrand.com/en/2013/10/illest-coachworks-press-release?utm_content=buffer9c2f3&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer

8) Tsutaya pulls out KuroBas items

There's no stopping over the Kuroko's Basketball threats since last year when locations linked to KuroBas creator received threat letters. Now, reports told that Japanese rental chain, Tsutaya, pulled out most of the Kuroko's Basketball DVD and manga rentals. They made this decision after analyzing the current situation. What comes next? Find out later as the KuroBas threats deepens...

Report: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-28/kuroko-basketball-dvds-manga-removed-from-tsutaya-rental-chain