At least 18 are dead from Hurricane Florence as flooding in the Carolinas and Virginia have left thousands trapped by impassible roads and millions without power. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a sandstone sphinx that may date back 2,000 years to the pre-Roman Ptolemaic Era, after draining water from a temple near the city of Aswan. Southern China is bracing for more flooding as Typhoon Mangkhut rips westward from Hong Kong into Chongqing Province, millions have already been evacuated from the storm's path. As the Trump Regime prepares imminent 10% tariffs on over $200 billion in Chinese imports, further trade talks with Beijing are in limbo as China considers retaliation. Bipartisan nuclear power bills are working their way through both the House and Senate to build a "fast neutron reactor" power plant for research purposes.