Motorway bridge collapses near Genoa, sending vehicles plummeting 90m to the ground and killing at least 22 people, Italian officials sayhttps://t.co/Gem90FeEUF pic.twitter.com/fJsiOhXONu
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 14, 2018
Footage shows moment of Genoa bridge collapse. At least 35 people have been killed in the disaster, emergency services say
Latest updates: https://t.co/bSSsHmnWt3 pic.twitter.com/VFONlVxk6M
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 14, 2018
Motorway bridge in #Genoa, Italy collapses in heavy rains, killing at least 35 https://t.co/MdClZKyMbB pic.twitter.com/J1RZF5ICTA
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2018
Genoa bridge collapse – pictures from the scene https://t.co/0Tq0gsKLzF
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 14, 2018
OMG. An aeral view of the tragedy in #Genoa, where a major motorway bridge has collapsed. This is appalling. #Italy
via @belcastrotw pic.twitter.com/jodF6eIUP8— Antonello Guerrera (@antoguerrera) August 14, 2018
BREAKING: Video and images posted by state police show large section of Morandi viaduct bridge has collapsed in Genoa in Italy. https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK pic.twitter.com/5CPycvXwJX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2018
By total chance Nic was in Genoa and *about to cross the bridge* when it collapsed. So happy he’s safe and amazing reporting https://t.co/FnZn3aEh0P https://t.co/7AxeaRx28P
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) August 14, 2018
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WORLD
The next five years will be 'anomalously warm,' scientists predict https://t.co/cJu0oTtrei
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 14, 2018
Documents collected by @Reuters provide a glimpse into China’s push to arm security forces with high-tech monitoring tools https://t.co/WvdRa2thC3 pic.twitter.com/opfiEDWquV
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2018
I’ve published some thoughts on Marine Le Pen
“What are militant anarchists, leftist trade union leaders, right-wing populists and libertarians all doing at a tech conference?”https://t.co/rVXTX54KAv
— Paddy Cosgrave (@paddycosgrave) August 14, 2018
How a Muslim blogger in Myanmar battles prejudice with beauty tutorials https://t.co/sN4IAE5pEg via @ReutersPictures pic.twitter.com/DafgPdzAG8
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2018
The US has been assisting Saudi Arabia's military strikes in Yemen for 3 years. Thousands of civilians have died. The American people deserve to know the full scope of our operations in Yemen so we can hold our partners – and ourselves – accountable. https://t.co/uhi4WKLD2H
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 14, 2018
This article hits a home run over the center field fence. Putin and his cronies accuse others of crimes they commit themselves. h/t @Billbrowder https://t.co/i7VgpaZCBO
— Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@lauferlaw) August 14, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Trump called Trump Jr. a "f-ck up" for releasing emails about Trump Tower meeting: Omarosa https://t.co/n9DqwlxaPR pic.twitter.com/lccyAODCOZ
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2018
Polls are closing at 9pm in Wisconsin where Randy "IronStache" Bryce, an ironworker who's raised millions of dollars after going viral on social media in 2017, is hoping for the Democratic nomination in the state's 1st Congressional District
Live results: https://t.co/9O2IARpxLh pic.twitter.com/gloBRy74Du
— POLITICO (@politico) August 14, 2018
If you, like I just did, spend a little time with tonight’s @538politics live blog then you, like I now do, will know a lot more about Vermont’s GOP gubernatorial primary. Neat. https://t.co/zGqKmvCWfZ
— Jody Avirgan – mostly on threads (@jodyavirgan) August 14, 2018
Press Sec. Sanders claimed President Trump created three times as many jobs for black people as the Obama admin. did in eight years.
According to the official count from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most black employment gains occurred under Obama. https://t.co/eLShjMvIpO pic.twitter.com/CBFFNRgDlh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2018
WATCH: Fox News reporter defers to NBC reporter after Sarah Sanders tries to move on from question https://t.co/tkej6iIKCK pic.twitter.com/5KQjfOUWTs
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2018
The New York Times Joins Effort to Combat Trump’s Anti-Press Rhetoric https://t.co/cYCJwAhkbQ via @nytmedia pic.twitter.com/h5ckTbXy8U
— Disrupt MediaLab (@dmedialab) August 14, 2018
if you think a tape possibly existing of the President of the United States using the N-word is shocking just wait until it's finally played and his approval rating goes up
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) August 14, 2018
Omarosa: Trump referred to Puerto Ricans with "derogatory terms many times" https://t.co/q70QRlSfmS pic.twitter.com/zP3y6eAZK0
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2018
MSNBC's John Heilemann @jheil says Trump 'long ago went over the line' of what is defensible: 'There is no bottom for them' https://t.co/RVYf8E47PQ
— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/1029335535192555520
Mercifully nobody has died from a terrorist attack in the UK, including London, for more than a year but 15,590 Americans were killed by firearms in 2017 with the President championing murderous gun laws https://t.co/xdQMqABzzf
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) August 14, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Theresa May urges Britons to be vigilant following suspected Westminster terror attack https://t.co/X8m3tmb1SM
— Irish Times World (@IrishTimesWorld) August 14, 2018
"He's a British citizen who came from another country originally" – Security minister @BWallaceMP gives details on suspect detained after suspected terrorist incident in Westminster https://t.co/MGkSIh0qMb pic.twitter.com/DeBn1iUQup
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 14, 2018
Agree with this. Corbyn has to give a big interview on foreign policy and tell everyone what he thinks and why. https://t.co/h0vNDcCiIt
— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) August 14, 2018
Don’t recall ever seeing a more unprofessional interview by a senior politician. Journalists ask questions and pose challenges on behalf of the public who don’t have our access. This is how Corbyn treats anyone who disagrees with him: scathingly pic.twitter.com/p4aeUHNPfC
— @juliamacfarlaneABC on threads (@juliamacfarlane) August 14, 2018
I see that instead of claiming brexit will improve our lives we’re back to arguing that if we can survive spurious examples from history when Henry the fucking 8th was in charge we won’t be completely fucking annihilated by it. Let the good times fucking roll. pic.twitter.com/A54fRsLqZK
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) August 14, 2018
For the British public, preventing a hard border in Ireland ranks 8th, the lowest among named Brexit priorities (above only 'Other'). – @YouGov pic.twitter.com/9bFRJl3z0p
— Colm Ó Dóghair (@ColmDore) August 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/nornirishfella/status/1029246434657402880
and finally…
Omagh Bomb: 'Like a scene out of a horror movie' https://t.co/d3Ytjlah86
— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) August 14, 2018