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Phuket’s Holiday Rental Boom: What Is Driving It, and What It Means for Travellers

Last Updated on September 17, 2026 by Jeff Tomas If you were planning a trip to Phuket and searched for somewhere to stay, the results you get today look nothing like the results you would have seen a decade ago. Hotels used to dominate the page. Now individual owners list villas, apartments, and whole houses […] The post Phuket’s Holiday Rental Boom: What Is Driving It, and What It Means for…

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Phuket’s Holiday Rental Boom: What Is Driving It, and What It Means for Travellers

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Flood Threat Maps as Deadly Monsoon Hits Four States at Once

Three people have drowned, including one juvenile, as dangerous monsoonal moisture continues to inundate the Four Corners region.

  • Deadly monsoon strikes New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado simultaneously.
  • Three individuals dead, including a possible drowning in New Mexico.
  • Flood threat persists into Thursday with up to a foot of rain predicted.

·newsweek.com

FBI chief Kash Patel warns online radicalization fueling threats to synagogues, public officials

Patel said that online spaces have become a central arena for radicalization and planning real-world violence, citing threats against houses of worship and public officials.

  • FBI Director Kash Patel warns online radicalization is top domestic threat
  • Internet, social media, encrypted apps used to radicalize and plan attacks
  • Plot against White House and Temple Israel attack cited as consequences

·jpost.com

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