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Earthquake: 4.4 quake strikes near La Verne


A shallow magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning two miles from La Verne, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:33 p.m. P... ✔ The quake occurred at 7:33 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles ✔ In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby ✔ This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author


4.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California near Los Angeles


Quake was centered about 3 miles north of La Verne, California, and was widely felt Tuesday night; a 3.4 temblor followed a minute later ✔ A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California around 7:33 p.m. local time Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ✔ There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage ✔ The quake was centered about three miles north of La Verne, California, in the San Gabriel Valley


BREAKING: Earthquake STRIKES near Los Angeles, California - 'It SWAYED the floor'


A MAGNITUDE 4.4 earthquake has struck Southern California, just a few miles east of Los Angeles, with reports of buildings shaking. ✔ A 4.4 earthquake has struck Southern California, near Los Angeles (Image: EXPRESS.CO.UK ) Former California state assemblyman Mike Gatto wrote on Twitter: Pretty sure that was an earthquake in Los Angeles


Heavy downpours batter Korea


undefined ✔ Vehicles are half-submerged in a flooded Daejeon street, Tuesday ✔ People holding umbrellas get on a bus in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday ✔ Also reported were 10 landslides, farmland flooding, embankment damage and power outages, officials said ✔ The authorities blocked some major motorways along the tributaries of the Han River due to flood concerns


Beachcomber: 101 years old and still staying cheerful


LOOKING out of the window at the rain on bank holiday Monday, I felt a little under the weather despite being sheltered from its wetness. ✔ Have you tried closing your eyes and remembering the glorious summer we’ve just had ✔ I had problems once but that’s all a thing of the past, it replied ✔ At that rate, it would take almost 300 years to earn £6.2million ✔ I think that talking to you has made me really depressed


5 Terrifying Takeaways From California's New Climate Assessment


In the first report of its kind since 2012, the state warns of less water, more fires, higher sea levels and more deaths. ✔ The California Natural Resources Agency released on Monday its fourth Climate Change Assessment, a call to action on rising global temperatures the state’s first in six years ✔ NOAH BERGER / Getty ImagesAlex Schenck, 15, fights to save his home as the Ranch fire rages near Clearlake Oaks, California, on, Aug. 4


Wisconsin state of EMERGENCY declared and TWISTERS forecast in Michigan in EXTREME weather


A STATE of emergency has been declared in Wisconsin by Governor Scott Walker as people evacuate after severe flash flooding prompted tornado warnings across the state. ✔ I’m proud of our National Guardsmen, first responders, and volunteers from across the state who continue to lead the response during the cleanup and recovery ✔ One near Eden was heading towards Plymouth and Sheboygan ✔ Winds up to 75mph have been reported in the area adding to the storm like conditions


California lawmakers approve gun-seizure bill in response to Parkland shooting


In response to a mass shooting six months ago at a Florida high school, California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would allow teachers, employers and co-workers to ask judges to remove guns from people they see as a danger to the public. ✔ (Rich Pedroncelli) A controversial proposal to allow state legislative leaders to accept bigger campaign checks for their favored candidates was sidelined by lawmakers for the year on Monday after it failed to garner sufficient support in the state Senate


Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria jumps to nearly 3,000


Puerto Rico's official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64 to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the U.S. territory. ✔ The storm's death toll has remained controversial as unofficial inquiries and independent research suggested the loss of life was far higher than 64 people formally counted as having perished ✔ Santos-Burgoa said his group's analysis factored in greater historical data and more statistical variables


Trump administration defends response to Hurricane Maria after new study finds alarming new death toll


Trump supports “full accountability” in assessing the death toll from Hurricane Maria, but the White House did not directly address an new estimate. ✔ Trump's administration faced criticism at the time for its response to the storm ✔ A senior White House official described the study as taking a more expansive view of how mortality is counted following a disaster and said the Trump administration had already adopted recommendations made in an after action report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ✔ The small business owner struggles to pay bills since tourism has dwindled ✔ She and her family now have power, but every day or two they have to manage outages


California Set To Adopt Historic 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill


The state is expected to become the biggest economy on earth to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity. ✔ But the legislation gives state regulators another 15 years to complete the overhaul and could allow for the use of energy sources considered nonrenewable, including nuclear power, large hydropower dams and gas-fired power plants that capture and store emissions


Mexican president offers belated explanation for 2016 invite to Trump


Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto offers a public explanation as to why in 2016 he invited then-candidate Donald Trump to visit Mexico. The visit was harshly criticized here. ✔ Peña Nieto was not a candidate, because Mexican presidents serve just one term ✔ But the ruling-party nominee lost in a landslide to President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who takes office Dec. 1 ✔ You offer a tequila to a friend, not to someone who seeks to benefit themselves and doesn’t care what happens to you


Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Dine at Same L.A. Restaurant as Her Ex Casper Smart


Jennifer Lopez enjoyed a night out with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez at Craig's restaurant the same evening her ex-boyfriend Casper Smart was also there ✔ Rumors of their romance started back in 2011, but they didn’t speak openly about their relationship until July 2012, two years before she and Anthony finalized their divorce in 2014 ✔ Rod to raise over $35 million for hurricane relief through their Puerto Rico benefit concert and telethon,  One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert for Disaster Relief


California Lawmakers Vote to Mandate Carbon-Free Electricity Generation


California passed legislation Tuesday that would make it the first large state to mandate completely carbon-free electricity generation, with a target of 2045. ✔ As fires rage up and down the state of California, costing our taxpayers billions of dollars and threatening our families’ health- the need for California to move to 100% clean, renewable energy could not be more urgent, said Mr. de León in a statement


Trump administration to pay New York, Minnesota for lost health-care funds


Two states sued the federal government over lost funding when the Trump administration abruptly eliminated what's known as "cost-sharing reduction" payments. ✔ The win by the states is a rare bit of good news doled out by the Trump administration, which has steadily been chipping away at the regulatory framework underpinning Obamacare, which President Trump has called a disaster ✔ One moment they seem to be taking steps to undermine the law and the next it’s doing things to make it function effectively, he said


Woman attempted to use acid, alligators to dispose of husband's ex-girlfriend's body


Amanda Hayes was found guilty of tampering with evidence for trying to use acid and alligators to dispose of Laura Ackerson's body in 2011. ✔ Pool photo by Paul Sancya Fullscreen President Hassan Rouhani arrives at the Iranian Parliament in the capital Tehran, on Aug. 28, 2018 ✔ It was the first time Rouhani had been summoned by parliament in his five years in power, with MPs demanding answers on unemployment, rising prices and the collapsing value of the rial, which has lost more than half its value since April ✔ You may also want to view these photo galleries: Replay Last SlideNext Slide


Ugly racist mobs aren't on the march in Brexit Britain but in Germany


Here in the UK, the far-Right has all but vanished and even Ukip is a busted flush. The most alarming signs of racism entering the political mainstream are to be found on the Left of Labour. ✔ She was the United Nations’ ‘Special Rapporteur on Racism’, who came to the UK on an official ‘mission’ earlier this year to see if Britain had become more racist since voting to leave the EU ✔ Millions of Germans were shocked by alarming stories of young women being molested during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cologne


Nauru's asylum seeker tents demolished ahead of Pacific Islands Forum


Sources say move intended to spare visiting leaders the sight of people living in notorious camp ✔ Photos and videos taken on the island this week purport to show workers dismantling the tents ✔ The tents were worse but the community is a complete disaster, one woman living in the community said ✔ Under the laws, people must stop their car if they are driving through a public place and the anthem is playing


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