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magnitude earthquake rocks Southern California
magnitude earthquake rocks Southern California
magnitude quake struck Searles Valley Friday at about 8:19 p.m. local time along the same fault line as the July Fourth quake, authorities said. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, from CalTech, called the quake on Thursday a foreshock, ahead of Friday night's even bigger quake.
The Los Angeles Fire Department went into earthquake mode, standard procedure to get trucks out of buildings and begin searching for damage, but later said they had completed their survey and found no issues.
A small number of power outages in Los Angeles were reported, while about 1,800 customers lost power in Ridgecrest, officials said.
The quake shook Dodger Stadium in the middle of Friday's baseball game. The NBA's Summer League, playing more than 230 miles away in Las Vegas, felt the shaking and called off games for the rest of the night.
The was no ground stop issued and no reported delays at Los Angeles International Airport.
"On behalf of all Californians, I offer my heartfelt support to those affected by tonight’s earthquake near Ridgecrest," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "The State of California will continue to offer support to aid residents in the region.
"Earlier this evening I formally requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to further support emergency response and recovery in impacted communities."
Earlier Friday, ABC News correspondent Eva Pilgrim was filming when a 5.4 magnitude foreshock hit -- at the time believing it was an aftershock of the 6.4 quake.
Kern County saw more than 100 aftershocks to the 6.4 quake on Thursday, county fire officials said, and experts warned the threat is not over.
"There is about a 1 in 20 chance that this location will be having an even bigger earthquake within the next few days," Jones said earlier Friday.
Friday's quake was the strongest in Southern California since one of 7.1 magnitude hit Hector Mines in 1999, officials said.
Like the 7.1 quake, the earthquake on Thursday was centered in a remote area near Searles Valley in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
Yari Mower was watching three of her children performing in a Independence Day play when the quake hit.
There were 65 children ages 5 through 12 on stage -- and Mower said "chaos" broke out.
"I have three kids on the stage. I have my husband, my two other kids in the audience ... I'm just trying to figure out, like, 'How am I gonna get to my kids? I have some here, I have some there,'" Mower told ABC News.
"People were telling me to get out, I just had to find them," she said. "I felt like I was really far away from them. ... It was scary."
On Thursday, Newsom approved an emergency proclamation for Kern County, which encompasses Ridgecrest, a city that experienced the brunt of the damage.
No deaths or major injuries were reported, said Mark Ghilarducci, director of the state's office of emergency services. But Kern County fire chief David Witt said there were minor to moderate injuries and damage in Ridgecrest.
We're used to tremors," she said, but this time, "it didn't stop."
"It felt really long. It felt like two of them back to back," she said. "There were explosions, it sounded like."
Beren said she ran over to the trailer, and, "We pulled the owner out and her, I believe it was her granddaughter, out of the trailer, and they were visibly shaken."
"I'll never forget this. It's emotional. It's scary," she said. "You always know it's coming... you just are never prepared for when it actually happens."
Charlotte Sturgeon says she was out of the house when the quake shook her Ridgecrest home -- and she returned to find major damage.
The foundation "is completely off and it's leaning. And in the front room all there is is glass," she told ABC News. Sturgeon said a cabinet fell with a lot of precious items from her grandmother.
Thursday, 4 July 2019
‘Judgementall Hai Kya’: Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel claps back at Anurag Kashyap
‘Judgementall Hai Kya’: Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel claps back at Anurag Kashyap
The trailer of Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao's 'Judgementall Hai Kya' finally dropped online on Tuesday, and it had enough to keep tabloids buzzing. After lead actress Kangana took a jibe at the nepotism lobby for allegedly being the force behind the film’s title change, it was her sister Rangoli Chandel’s Twitter rant that caught everyone’s attention.
With stars like Varun Dhawan and Taapsee Pannu coming under fire by Chandel for not giving Kangana her dues while appreciating the trailer, director Anurag Kashyap stepped in to play a mediator of sorts.
With stars like Varun Dhawan and Taapsee Pannu coming under fire by Chandel for not giving Kangana her dues while appreciating the trailer, director Anurag Kashyap stepped in to play a mediator of sorts.
However, it seems that the lady was not having any of it. She clapped back at the director with a series of tweets stating the reason why she was up in arms with the actors. She said, “Sir you can see it’s not about mentioning Kangana so much, clearly lot of people I have thanked haven’t mentioned her, it’s just that I am tired of people taking digs at her, who is this Taapsee to claim that Kangana needs double filter....(contd) @anuragkashyap72.”
“(Contd)....so now I am here showing everyone mirror.... I know you are working with her but please don’t get desperate without understanding the real issue ... back off,” she added.
“(Contd)....so now I am here showing everyone mirror.... I know you are working with her but please don’t get desperate without understanding the real issue ... back off,” she added.
In her series of posts she even went on to claim that Anurag called Kangana to tell her that “Taapsee is her fan”, but asked why the actress never mentioned it in any of her past interactions, when she allegedly called Ranaut an “extremist”.
“You @anuragkashyap72 have been calling Kangana last night and telling Taapsee is her fan, give me one media interaction where she said that, infact she always calls Kangana extremist, Kangana has opinions so what? Why call her filter and extremist....(contd)”
“(Contd)..Taapsee is a fan & loves to copy her yes we all are, who wouldn’t like to be like Kangana bt why attack her and take digs, yeh sab shanagiri nikalne keliye he toh main twitter pe ayi hun thank u very much magar sab ki pol khulegi koi nahin rok sakta @anuragkashyap72,” Rangoli signed off.
“You @anuragkashyap72 have been calling Kangana last night and telling Taapsee is her fan, give me one media interaction where she said that, infact she always calls Kangana extremist, Kangana has opinions so what? Why call her filter and extremist....(contd)”
“(Contd)..Taapsee is a fan & loves to copy her yes we all are, who wouldn’t like to be like Kangana bt why attack her and take digs, yeh sab shanagiri nikalne keliye he toh main twitter pe ayi hun thank u very much magar sab ki pol khulegi koi nahin rok sakta @anuragkashyap72,” Rangoli signed off.
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
4th of July: What Is Independence Day and Why Do We Celebrate It on July Fourth?
4th of July: What Is Independence Day and Why Do We Celebrate It on July Fourth?
But how did America win its independence from Britain, and why do we celebrate America's freedom on July 4?
The American Revolution
In retaliation, the British Parliament put into place the Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, in 1774, which closed down Boston's port, rendered the Massachusetts government useless, and gave protections to British troops while in the American colonies
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Resentment from this enforcement resulted in the coming together of the First Continental Congress, who met in Philadelphia in September 1774. Peyton Randolph, a Virginia representative, was elected president. This, and the term Congress, are used today by the current U.S. governments.
This Congress wanted to reject the British rule and establish themselves as an independent group of colonies. In October 1774, it petitioned the British crown for a redress of grievances accumulated since 1763, and to force compliance, it called for a general boycott of British goods and eventual non-exportation of American products, except rice, to Britain or the British West Indies.
Alongside this, the colonials were rebelling against General Gage, who was put in charge by the British after the Boston Tea Party. According to Britannica, groups such as the Sons of Liberty worked to uncover British plans, which led to the storming of Fort William and Mary
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This was the start of the U.S. War for Independence, which didn't end until October 1781.
The Birth of the United States of America
This declaration was used throughout the American Revolution to inspire troops to carry on fighting against the British. According to Britannica, on July 9, 1776 General George Washington ordered the Declaration to be read aloud to his men to help them find new meaning in the war for independence.
In a letter to his wife on July 3, 1776 , founding father John Adams' wrote:
"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not."
Also called | The Fourth of July |
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Observed by | United States |
Type | National |
Significance | The day in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress |
Celebrations | Fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball games |
Date | July 4 |
Next time | July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) |
Frequency | annual |
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