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CHICAGO –  An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains, from Kansas City, Missouri, to central Oklahoma. The United States Geological Survey didn't immediately post data on its website about the size of the earthquake or where it was centered. People in Kansas City, Missouri, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Norman, Oklahoma, all reported feeling the earthquake at about 7:05 a.m. Saturday. Let's block ads! بخوانید,midwest earthquake ...ادامه مطلب

  AMATRICE, Italy –  A powerful earthquake killed at least 38 and destroyed a cluster of small mountain villages in Central Italy early Wednesday, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescue workers were frantically digging through rubble. Among the hardest hit towns was Amatrice, a village of 2,700 in the province of Rieti. Survivors painted a grim picture of devastation following the magnitude 6.2 temblor, which struck at 3:36 a.m. and was felt as far away as Rome. "The town isn't here anymore," said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice. Related Image Expand / Contract Map showing where Italy quake struck. (USGS) The quake was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, shaking the Lazio region and Umbria and Le Marche on the Adriatic Coast and sending powerful aftershocks across the spine of Italy. Premier Matteo Renzi planned to head to the zone later Wednesday, ...ادامه مطلب

  Republican National Committee leader Reince Priebus on Sunday defended the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump against the recent onslaught of negative news stories, saying voters are more conceed about which candidate is going to “bring an earthquake to Washington." Priebus on “Fox News Sunday” repeatedly argued that Trump is the candidate who will satisfy an electorate angry about few good jobs and other issues, compared to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, regardless of what the billionaire businessman did roughly 30 years ago, before running for elected office. “I don’t think Donald Trump and his personal life are what people are looking at. The bigger question is: Between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, who’s going to have a more efficient govement?” said Preibus, who is trying to get establishment Republicans, conservatives and other members of the party behind Trump. “Who is going to blow up the system,” Priebus continued. “People are angry, and I think Donald Trump is the one to do it.” Last week, The New York Times published an in-depth story about Trump’s personal and professional life with women, dating back to his prep school days. And The Washington Post had a story about Trump allegedly promoting himself by pretending to be a publicist named John Miller. (Trump has denied being the voice on a recently released audio tape, but has acknowledged in the past having used the ruse with the New York media.) 2016 Election Headquarters The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → “I get that this stuff is interesting, but it doesn’t move the dial one notch,” said Priebus, who argued Trump is an unconventional, first-time candidate who has so far been able to overcome mistakes and the storm of criticism that follows. Nevertheless, Priebus acknowledged that Trump refusing last week to release his tax retus could be a problem, arguing that 2012 GOP presidential no, ...ادامه مطلب

  Several states from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and east to Virginia prepared for another day of dangerous weather Wednesday after a series of storms brought huge hail and high winds, reportedly killing one person and injuring four others in Texas. Aftermath of 3" hail on chaser's windshield in Clifton, KS today. Via @carlbrakke pic.twitter.com/7BNYIhdxnC — SevereStudios (@severestudios) April 27, 2016 The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said 60 million people should watch out for strong storms. The nastiest weather was predicted for an area from Houston north into part of Iowa. "This type of environment will support supercells capable of all hazards, although large hail appears to be the primary severe threat," forecasters said. Powerful winds toppled trees in Harris County, Texas, northwest of Houston, killing a woman there, KHOU reported. Rescuers were said to be pulling other people in the area out of their homes to safety. In northe Texas, four people were hospitalized after vehicles they were in were caught up in a toado that hit Tuesday around 10 p.m., Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman said. Hail as big as grapefruit fell in northe Kansas on Tuesday, while winds approaching hurricane force — 74 mph — raked communities from Nebraska and Missouri to Texas. Uprooted trees, downed power lines and roof damage were reported in parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Related Image Expand / Contract Susan Goodwyn holds hail in her hand Tuesday in Wichita, Kan. (Susan Goodwyn/SMGPhotos via AP) Forecasters said last week that the nation could have seen significant toadoes Tuesday, but conditions weren't right for the biggest storms. Still, the hail and high winds were frightening enough. Hail 4 inches in diameter fell northwest of Marysville, Kansas, and residents of Topeka, Kansas, eyed the sky nervously during rush hour after forecasters waed that a supercell thunderstorm could produce a toado at any moment. Ryan Krysiak sent this pic to FOX 2 "Lamb, ...ادامه مطلب

  Several states from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and east to Virginia prepared for another day of dangerous weather Wednesday after a series of storms brought huge hail and high winds, leaving at least four people hurt in Texas. Aftermath of 3" hail on chaser's windshield in Clifton, KS today. Via @carlbrakke pic.twitter.com/7BNYIhdxnC — SevereStudios (@severestudios) April 27, 2016 The Nation Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said 60 million people should watch out for strong storms. The nastiest weather was predicted for an area from Houston north into part of Iowa. "This type of environment will support supercells capable of all hazards, although large hail appears to be the primary severe threat," forecasters said. Hail as big as grapefruit fell in northe Kansas on Tuesday, while winds approaching hurricane force — 74 mph — raked communities from Nebraska and Missouri to Texas. Uprooted trees, downed power lines and roof damage were reported in parts of Texas and Oklahoma. No deaths were reported. In northe Texas, four people were hospitalized after vehicles they were in were caught up in a toado that hit Tuesday around 10 p.m., Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman said. Forecasters said last week that the nation could have seen significant toadoes Tuesday, but conditions weren't right for the biggest storms. Related Image Expand / Contract Susan Goodwyn holds hail in her hand Tuesday in Wichita, Kan. (Susan Goodwyn/SMGPhotos via AP) Still, the hail and high winds were frightening enough. Hail 4 inches in diameter fell northwest of Marysville, Kansas, and residents of Topeka, Kansas, eyed the sky nervously during rush hour after forecasters waed that a supercell thunderstorm could produce a toado at any moment. A rope toado brushed fields south of Wichita, Kansas, and another small twister touched down in southweste Indiana. A storm that cleared Oklahoma City around sunset may have dropped a toado or two during a 90-mile march to Tulsa. Power was kn, ...ادامه مطلب

April 16, 2016: Police officers stand next to a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (AP) QUITO, Ecuador –  The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades killed at least 233 people and injured more than 570 others Sunday as damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities. The magnitude-7.8 quake was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles northwest of Quito, the capital. Vice President Jorge Glas said the quake was the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979 and accessing the disaster zone was difficult due to landslides. "We're trying to do the most we can, but there's almost nothing we can do," said Gabriel Alcivar, mayor of Pedeales, a town of 40,000 near the quake's epicenter. Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earth-moving machines and emergency rescue workers as dozens of buildings in the town were flattened, trapping residents among the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to re-establish order. Recent Earthquakes in Ecuador | FindTheData "This wasn't just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town," he said. President Rafael Correa signed a decree declaring a national emergency and rushed home from a visit to Rome, urging Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities handle the disaster. Ecuador's Risk Management agency said 10,000 armed forces had been deployed to help. In addition, 3,500 national police were sent to the towns of Manabí, Esmeraldas and Guayas y Santa Elena; 500 firefighters were heading to Manabi and Pedeales and five shelters had been set up for those who had to evacuate their homes. On social media, photos circulated of homes reduced to rubble, a shopping center's roof to apart, supermarket shelves shaking violently and a collapsed highway overpass that crushed a car. In Manta, the airport was closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air traffic control worker and a se, ...ادامه مطلب

April 16, 2016: Police officers stand next to a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (AP) QUITO, Ecuador –  The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities. The magnitude-7.8 quake was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles northwest of Quito, the capital. Vice President Jorge Glas gave the updated death toll early Sunday at a press conference. Earlier, he said there were deaths in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred miles from where the quake struck shortly after nightfall. He said the quake was the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979 and accessing the disaster zone was difficult due to landslides. "We're trying to do the most we can, but there's almost nothing we can do," said Gabriel Alcivar, mayor of Pedeales, a town of 40,000 near the quake's epicenter. Recent Earthquakes in Ecuador | FindTheData Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earth-moving machines and emergency rescue workers as dozens of buildings in the town were flattened, trapping residents among the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to re-establish order. "This wasn't just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town," he said. President Rafael Correa signed a decree declaring a national emergency and rushed home from a visit to Rome, urging Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities handle the disaster. Ecuador's Risk Management agency said 10,000 armed forces had been deployed to help. In addition, 3,500 national police were sent to the towns of Manabí, Esmeraldas and Guayas y Santa Elena; 500 firefighters were heading to Manabi and P, ...ادامه مطلب

April 16, 2016: Police officers stand next to a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (AP) QUITO, Ecuador –  The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities. The magnitude-7.8 quake was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles northwest of Quito, the capital. Vice President Jorge Glas gave the updated death toll early Sunday at a press conference. Earlier, he said there were deaths in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred miles from where the quake struck shortly after nightfall. He said the quake was the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979 and accessing the disaster zone was difficult due to landslides. "We're trying to do the most we can, but there's almost nothing we can do," said Gabriel Alcivar, mayor of Pedeales, a town of 40,000 near the quake's epicenter. Recent Earthquakes in Ecuador | FindTheData Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earth-moving machines and emergency rescue workers as dozens of buildings in the town were flattened, trapping residents among the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to re-establish order. "This wasn't just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town," he said. President Rafael Correa signed a decree declaring a national emergency and rushed home from a visit to Rome, urging Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities handle the disaster. Ecuador's Risk Management agency said 10,000 armed forces had been deployed to help. In addition, 3,500 national police were sent to the towns of Manabí, Esmeraldas and Guayas y Santa Elena; 500 firefighters were heading to Manabi and P, ...ادامه مطلب

April 16, 2016: An hotel barely stands after an earthquake in the town of Manta, Ecuador. (AP) QUITO, Ecuador –  A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing at least 41 people and spreading panic hundreds of miles away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass. The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow quake, the strongest since 1979 to hit Ecuador, was centered 16 miles south-southeast of Muisne, a sparsely populated area of fishing ports that's popular with tourists. Vice President Jorge Glas said in a televised address that there were initial reports of 41 dead in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred miles from where the quake struck shortly after nightfall. He said the death toll is likely to rise as reports from the worst-hit areas come in. "We're trying to do the most we can but there's almost nothing we can do," said Gabriel Alcivar, mayor of Pedeales, a town of 40,000 near the epicenter. He pleaded for rescuers as dozens of buildings in the town were flattened, people trapped and looting broke out amid the chaos. "This wasn't just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town." Among those killed was the driver of a car crushed by an overpass that buckled in Guayaquil, the country's most populous city. Recent Earthquakes in Ecuador | FindTheData On social media residents shared photos of homes collapsed, the roof of a shopping center coming apart and supermarket shelves shaking violently. In Manta, the airport was closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air force official. Hydroelectric dams and oil pipelines in the OPEC-member nation were shut down as a precautionary measure. President Rafael Correa, who is in Rome after attending a Vatican conference Friday, called on Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities monitor events. He said on Twitter that he had signed a decree declaring a national emergency but that the earliest he could get back to Ecuador, ...ادامه مطلب

  Vermont Sen. Beie Sanders went on a bastorming blitz Monday, responding to a sudden opening to gain on Hillary Clinton’s delegate lead as polls show the front-runner’s once-solid advantage in key Midweste contests shrinking to single digits going into the Super Tuesday II primaries. In Illinois, one of five states holding primaries on Tuesday, a fresh CBS News poll even shows Sanders ahead of Clinton by 2 points. The story is the same across the Midwest. In Ohio’s primary, polls show Clinton leading by an average of just 6 percentage points, down from a high of 30 just a few weeks ago. In Missouri, too, Sanders has decidedly closed the gap.  [embedded content] RCP Poll Average for Ohio Democratic Primary | InsideGov Clinton might be feeling the pressure. Ahead of Tuesday’s primaries, the Clinton campaign scrambled to clarify comments made the night before in a CNN town hall – where she seemed to predict the demise of coal jobs that many workers in states like Ohio and Illinois rely upon. At the town hall, she said, “I'm the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity using clean renewable energy as the key into coal country, because we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” 2016 Election Headquarters The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → As Republicans seized on the remarks, her campaign put out a statement stressing that, “Coal will remain a part of the energy mix for years to come” and Clinton’s plan would also safeguard workers’ retirement and health benefits. Spokesman Brian Fallon said “no candidate in this race is more devoted to supporting coal communities than Hillary Clinton” and “any suggestions otherwise are false." The latest polling reflects Sanders’ apparent surge in Midweste and Rust Belt states, possibly propelled by last week's stunning upset of Clinton in the Michigan primary. The territory is proving to be a po, ...ادامه مطلب

  Vermont Sen. Beie Sanders went on a bastorming blitz Monday, responding to a sudden opening to gain on Hillary Clinton’s delegate lead as polls show the front-runner’s once-solid advantage in key Midweste contests shrinking to single digits going into the Super Tuesday II primaries. In Illinois, one of five states holding primaries on Tuesday, a fresh CBS News poll even shows Sanders ahead of Clinton by 2 points. The story is the same across the Midwest. In Ohio’s primary, polls show Clinton leading by an average of just 6 percentage points, down from a high of 30 just a few weeks ago. In Missouri, too, Sanders has decidedly closed the gap.  [embedded content] RCP Poll Average for Ohio Democratic Primary | InsideGov Clinton might be feeling the pressure. Ahead of Tuesday’s primaries, the Clinton campaign scrambled to clarify comments made the night before in a CNN town hall – where she seemed to predict the demise of coal jobs that many workers in states like Ohio and Illinois rely upon. At the town hall, she said, “I'm the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity using clean renewable energy as the key into coal country, because we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” 2016 Election Headquarters The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → As Republicans seized on the remarks, her campaign put out a statement stressing that, “Coal will remain a part of the energy mix for years to come” and Clinton’s plan would also safeguard workers’ retirement and health benefits. Spokesman Brian Fallon said “no candidate in this race is more devoted to supporting coal communities than Hillary Clinton” and “any suggestions otherwise are false." The latest polling reflects Sanders’ apparent surge in Midweste and Rust Belt states, possibly propelled by last week's stunning upset of Clinton in the Michigan primary. The territory is proving to be a po, ...ادامه مطلب

A poster from Jake's Fireworks now hangs in Sen. Jerry Moran's Kansas office. (@JerryMoran) A Midweste community has united in a show of patriotism after an atheist organization targeted a local post office’s “God Bless America” poster. Freedom from Religion Foundation cried foul after the group noticed a “God Bless America” banner that employees at a post office in Pittsburg, Kan., had erected after Sept. 11, 2001. A lawsuit filed by FFRF on behalf of a Pittsburg resident forced the banner down in late January, The Christian Post reported. But the sign’s removal after nearly 15 years of display had an unintended effect. When news of the banner’s banishment spread, a business in the area, Jake’s Fireworks, printed 1,200 “God Bless America” yard signs and 300 banners. Jake’s gave away all of the signs within 45 minutes, according to the Post. “Obviously, we’re among the majority that didn’t agree with the decision to take the sign down,” retail sales director Jason Marietta told The Moing Sun. But not all residents supported the post office flying the banner. “Let’s call a spade a spade,” Bert Patrick wrote in a Letter to the Editor for The Moing Sun. “The sign was removed because the postal officials realized, most likely after consulting legal counsel, that the sign’s message violated the First Amendment, which prohibits the govement from supporting any religion.” Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., however, said the Constitution guarantees “freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.” “It is outrageous that some would aim to divide a community over a banner that has been proudly displayed since Sept. 11, 2001,” Moran wrote on Facebook. “I commend the Pittsburg community for rejecting this decision and I stand with them.” This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب

A poster from Jake's Fireworks now hangs in Sen. Jerry Moran's Kansas office. (@JerryMoran) A Midweste community has united in a show of patriotism after an atheist organization targeted a local post office’s “God Bless America” poster. Freedom from Religion Foundation cried foul after the group noticed a “God Bless America” banner that employees at a post office in Pittsburg, Kan., had erected after Sept. 11, 2001. A lawsuit filed by FFRF on behalf of a Pittsburg resident forced the banner down in late January, The Christian Post reported. But the sign’s removal after nearly 15 years of display had an unintended effect. When news of the banner’s banishment spread, a business in the area, Jake’s Fireworks, printed 1,200 “God Bless America” yard signs and 300 banners. Jake’s gave away all of the signs within 45 minutes, according to the Post. “Obviously, we’re among the majority that didn’t agree with the decision to take the sign down,” retail sales director Jason Marietta told The Moing Sun. But not all residents supported the post office flying the banner. “Let’s call a spade a spade,” Bert Patrick wrote in a Letter to the Editor for The Moing Sun. “The sign was removed because the postal officials realized, most likely after consulting legal counsel, that the sign’s message violated the First Amendment, which prohibits the govement from supporting any religion.” Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., however, said the Constitution guarantees “freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.” “It is outrageous that some would aim to divide a community over a banner that has been proudly displayed since Sept. 11, 2001,” Moran wrote on Facebook. “I commend the Pittsburg community for rejecting this decision and I stand with them.” This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب

A poster from Jake's Fireworks now hangs in Sen. Jerry Moran's Kansas office. (@JerryMoran) A Midweste community has united in a show of patriotism after an atheist organization targeted a local post office’s “God Bless America” poster. Freedom from Religion Foundation cried foul after the group noticed a “God Bless America” banner that employees at a post office in Pittsburg, Kan., had erected after Sept. 11, 2001. A lawsuit filed by FFRF on behalf of a Pittsburg resident forced the banner down in late January, The Christian Post reported. But the sign’s removal after nearly 15 years of display had an unintended effect. When news of the banner’s banishment spread, a business in the area, Jake’s Fireworks, printed 1,200 “God Bless America” yard signs and 300 banners. Jake’s gave away all of the signs within 45 minutes, according to the Post. “Obviously, we’re among the majority that didn’t agree with the decision to take the sign down,” retail sales director Jason Marietta told The Moing Sun. But not all residents supported the post office flying the banner. “Let’s call a spade a spade,” Bert Patrick wrote in a Letter to the Editor for The Moing Sun. “The sign was removed because the postal officials realized, most likely after consulting legal counsel, that the sign’s message violated the First Amendment, which prohibits the govement from supporting any religion.” Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., however, said the Constitution guarantees “freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.” “It is outrageous that some would aim to divide a community over a banner that has been proudly displayed since Sept. 11, 2001,” Moran wrote on Facebook. “I commend the Pittsburg community for rejecting this decision and I stand with them.” This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب