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PESCARA DEL TRONO, Italy (AP) — Crews searching for people trapped in the rubble of three Italian towns devastated by an earthquake are having to deal with backbreaking work and the danger posed by aftershocks. The follow-up tremors have brought down cracked buildings and closed already clogged roads. At least 250 people have been killed and hundreds injured.
YOUNGSVILLE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor says he'll be asking Congress for more money to help people recover from the floods in the southern part of the state. Gov. John Bel Edwards today visited a neighborhood near Lafayette where every third or fourth house still has a pile of flood debris on the lawn, and occupants are still gutting and clearing damage. One woman told Edwards she has always paid her taxes on time, but now cannot get the help she needs.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A day after Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton "a bigot," Clinton charged that Trump is "taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America's two major political parties." Trump responded in a tweet that Clinton "should be ashamed of herself." He charged in a speech in New Hampshire that Clinton is attempting to engage in distraction.
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas jury has concluded that a General Motors ignition switch was not to blame for a 2011 accident that killed one driver and injured another. The jury deliberated less than two hours in reaching its verdict in a trial that began Aug. 9. A man who was driving a Saturn Sky says a faulty ignition switch turned off, causing him to lose control of his car and hit another vehicle, killing its driver. The plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury and a skull fracture.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security says it's investigating the hack of actress-comedian Leslie Jones' website. The breach exposed Jones' driver's license, passport and intimate photos of the "Saturday Night Live" star, along with hateful and racist images. The "Ghostbusters" actress was also targeted on Twitter last month with a barrage of racial slurs and obscene photos. She called on the social networking service to do more to curb harassment, and Twitter banned several users as a result.
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