Devastating Images From Spain’s Floods – Torrential rains brought devastation to communities in eastern Spain as flash floods swept away buildings, destroyed bridges and piled debris in streets. [bbc]

Deep Inside New York’s Worst-Rated Russian Bath House – The notorious owner has a fiery temper and there’s a cat living in it. [vice]

Our Problem Is Economic Growth, Not Debt – Godongwana – Finance Minister Enoch Gpdongwana has reiterated that South Africa’s main challenge in resolving its problems was weak economic growth, not the enormous government debt burden, which is forecast to breach R6 trillion in 2025/26. [iol]

‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot: Lily James And Pierce Brosnan To Star For Director Jaume Collet-Serra; Sly Stallone Out – A reboot of Sylvester Stallone’s action classic “Cliffhanger” is currently in production, but the film will look a lot different from the package initially announced nearly 18 months ago. [variety]

Peanut The Instagram-Famous Squirrel Is Seized By New York Officials – Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’. [guardian]

American ‘Neoshamans’ Are Running Psychedelics Hotels In Costa Rica—And Someone Died – In August, Lauren Levis lost her life at the Soul Centro retreat in Paquera. Hers isn’t the only death linked to a cast of characters toying with iboga—an African root bark offering one of the wildest drug experiences known to man. [vice]