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From Texas to the Deep South, severe storms pose tornado and flash flood dangers.
Severe thunderstorms and flooding rainfall will threaten areas from Texas and the southern Plains to the Mississippi Valley and Deep South early this week as a cold front teams up with tropical moisture from former Hurricane Roslyn to create a ripe environment for storms.
RNC has filed 73 cases related to elections in 20 states: Election cycle with the “most litigation”
The GOP is set to have the ‘most litigious’ election cycle since 1981, launching 73 election integrity lawsuits in 20 states on issues such as poll watchers and absentee ballots.
Trump’s proposals, according to Matt Yglesias, are “far more moderate” and “not that extreme” than Romney’s.
Liberal political journalist Matthew Yglesias said Donald Trump’s policy views were ‘just not that extreme,’ rejecting a popular media narrative.
Government
On this date in history, October 24, 1861, the transcontinental telegraph was finished, allowing for the first time to connect coasts.
The transcontinental telegraph was completed on Oct. 24, 1861, making possible instant communication between the coasts possible for the first time. It rendered the Pony Express obsolete.
Police say the suspect in the Dallas hospital shooting has a long criminal background.
New details have emerged regarding the Dallas hospital shooting suspect and his lengthy criminal history. Nestor Oswaldo Hernandez had an active ankle monitor at the time of the shooting.
Chicago deadly weekend sees over 50 shootings, including a 14-year-old child on a playground and five at a drag racing incident.
Chicago police said that over the weekend there were 51 people shot, 10 fatally, including three men with gang affiliations during a street racing takeover incident.
Technology
To assist officers on the field, law enforcement is turning to innovative technological solutions.
A growing number of police departments are turning to new mobile apps to help cops streamline the job, allowing them to better serve their communities.