Congrats Cubs, wow your first world series win since October 8, 1945. Well done, well played.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled central of Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages.A pair of earthquakes rattled central Italy late Wednesday, sending fearful residents running into the streets not far from where a powerful temblor killed nearly 300 people in August.
There were scattered reports of damage to buildings in the region, including pieces of masonry crumbling, Ornella De Luca, a spokeswoman for Italy’s civil protection agency, told the Associated Press.
About 60 aftershocks rocked the area, according to the CBC. The temblors were felt as far away as Rome, more than 90 miles to the south, according to Voice of America.
At least two people were wounded in the first quake, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or others injuries in either event.
The twin quakes are aftershocks of the magnitude-6.2 temblor that struck the same region Aug. 24, USGS geophysicist John Bellini told USA TODAY.
In the past two months, 32 aftershocks of magnitude-4.0 and greater have struck the area.There’s no reported casualties in the region, but the electricity is gone. According to Mayor Mauro they are waiting for the Civil Protection Department to bring them lighting towers.
Meanwhile in American Politics ..
Less than two weeks before voters finally decide the fate of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump spent Wednesday outlining
"a new deal for black America," after attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for his new hotel in the nation's capital.
Plans to improve public safety, promote "school choice" to include private institutions, and restore jobs that have been lost to trade deals will all benefit "inner cities" that have been ravaged by crime and poverty, Trump told supporters during a speech in Charlotte.
"The Democrats have run our inner cities for 50 to 60 years uninterrupted" and their policies "have failed miserably," Trump said, later adding: "I will never, ever take the African-American community for granted — unlike Hillary.”'
Mike Pence Reaffirms Donald Trump’s Stance on US-Israel Alliance in New Campaign Video
Through a new video for the Republican Party’s campaign rally in Jerusalem, the GOP’s vice presidential candidate Mike Pence reaffirmed the citizens of Israel that he and his running mate Donald Trump are ready to support their cause and defend them from their enemies.
Mr. Pence noted that Israel is the U.S.’ greatest ally and that the country is ready to do whatever it can to help the Middle Eastern country and protect it from it’s neighboring enemies.
A Texas college student was beaten and robbed at gunpoint as his girlfriend watched the frightening ordeal unfold on FaceTime.
The Austin, Texas, college student was on FaceTime with his girlfriend in Dallas when armed suspects suddenly burst into his apartment. Gerstein's girlfriend Baylee Luciani was watching the dangerous drama from more than 100 miles away.One of the three suspects put a gun to Gerstein's head while another beat him as he was on the bed.
Gerstein said the suspects stomped on his head and told him they would shoot him in the head if he didn't followed them.
Thousands of dollars and other equipment got stolen from the 19 year old college students.
His girlfriend’s dad that called 911 to rescue him.
Austin police are now on the hunt for the brazen and brutal robbers who didn't care that they were caught on camera.
