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French President Emmanuel Macron deployed 7,000 soldiers to schools and religious sites around the country hours after an attack that left two women and a man dead at a church in Nice. “It’s very clear that it is France that is under attack,” Macron said during an address in Nice, adding that “France will not give up on our values” in what he … Read More

A strong earthquake has struck the Aegean Sea and inflicted damage in both Greece and Turkey. Where buildings collapsed, people were trapped in rubble, and water filled streets from a sea surge. There are reports of people going into the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit. The US Geological Survey said the … Read More

Zeta made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Cocodrie, Louisiana, with estimated wind speeds of 110 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane knocked out power to more than 2.6 million homes and businesses and has been blamed for at least six deaths in the South. One man was electrocuted in New Orleans, another man … Read More

A muslim wielding a knife has entered a church in the French city of Nice and killed three people in decapitation attacks while shouting “Allahu akbar!” The mayor said the vile attack occurred at the Notre Dame Basilica in the Mediterranean city and that police had detained the assailant. A sacristan of the church was brutally killed as he prepared … Read More

Texas is to send 1,000 Army National Guard troops to five major cities in the state to coincide with the November 3 General Election. The troops are to deploy to the cities of Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, with plans to send in the troops just days ahead of the presidential election. Guard commander Maj. Gen. Tracy … Read More

A reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake has hit off the Alaska Peninsula prompting tsunami warnings for a vast swath of communities, leading schools to evacuate and send students to higher ground. A secretary at Sand Point School in the Aleutians East Borough School District, said things are hectic because “this is an evacuation point.” Schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School … Read More

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson posted a picture of an asteroid approaching Earth saying that it could strike the planet before the election on Nov. 3. “Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 40,000 km/hr,” he wrote in a tweet. “It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov 2, the day before the Presidential Election.” Despite the warning, NASA … Read More

A middle school teacher who recently showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad was beheaded by a Muslim man who was later shot dead by police in a suburb of northwest Paris. A large perimeter had been set up around the scene and the bomb squad was investigating because the attacker appeared to be wearing a vest. The teacher … Read More

Hurricane Delta is barreling toward the Gulf Coast. The storm is on track to hit the same part of Louisiana where Hurricane Laura struck, this time with 100 mph winds and storm surges up to 11 feet. “Six storms in just four months,” said Bill Bowers, Lafayette resident. “That’s an oddity, never seen that before.” The state is still recovering … Read More

Hurricane Delta has escalated quickly into a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn it could strengthen even more. The hurricane’s winds had increased to 130 mph just over 24 hours after it became the 25th tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. As Delta has set a new speed record for strengthening from a depression to a Category 4 … Read More