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At least 20 people killed in 'apocalyptic' crash after bus plunges from bridge

At least 20 people are dead after a bus veered off an overpass near Venice, Italy, on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told Italian state TV channel Rai News24 that there were “at least 20 dead” after a bus veered off the road and fell a few meters close to railway lines in Mestre, a suburb of Venice. Following the crash near railway tracks, the bus caught on fire.

“There are at least 20 dead, but some people are still trapped in the wreckage,” Brugnaro said.

Venice prefect Michele Di Bari said that there were 15 survivors from the crash. 

LOSS OF 12 NEWBORNS SPARKS OUTRAGE AND INQUIRY IN INDIAN HOSPITAL

The cause of the incident is still unclear with emergency crews on the scene accessing the damage.

Following the crash, Brugnaro wrote on X, in a translated post, that the scene of the crash was “apocalyptic” and that he had already ordered the “city to mourn” for the “numerous victims” who were on the bus.

VOLCANIC TREMORS STOKE MASS EVACUATION FEARS IN ITALY

“A huge tragedy struck our community this evening” Brugnaro wrote. “I immediately ordered the city to mourn, in memory of the numerous victims who were on the fallen bus. 

“An apocalyptic scene, there are no words,” he said.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, gave her condolences to residents, saying that she is close with local government during this time of “profound pain.”

“My deepest condolences to the families of the victims and those injured in the serious accident in Mestre,” Von der Leyen wrote in a translated X post. “I am close to President Mattarella, President Meloni and the mayor of Venice Brugnaro in this moment of profound pain.”

Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

AOC proposes subpoenas and impeachment to limit SCOTUS justices’ power following landmark decisions

Democratic “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., slammed the U.S. Supreme Court for what she called an “abuse of power” Sunday, following landmark decisions this past week rejecting affirmative action and Biden’s student loan debt plan. She proposed impeachment and subpoenas be put into play in order to limit the justices’ power.  “The Supreme Court … Continue reading AOC proposes subpoenas and impeachment to limit SCOTUS justices’ power following landmark decisions

Crenshaw: Drama over McCarthy vote 'seemed very, very pointless'

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, softened his tone Sunday toward the Republican holdouts who temporarily blocked Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid, saying that while he doesn’t actually believe his Republican colleagues are “terrorists,” he thinks the way they went about stalling the House vote was “pointless.”

“There was no reason for us to keep voting, keep voting, keep allowing these speeches that just degraded and diminished and insulted Kevin McCarthy,” Crenshaw said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We didn’t have to keep doing that. We could have just adjourned for the whole week and just kept negotiating.”

“That’s where the heartburn is and that’s what I want people to know,” he said. “This deal was easy. That wasn’t the hard part, right? There’s not as much disagreement as everyone thinks on how that rules package went by and what some of the new changes needed to be. The only thing I’ll disagree with this group on is, is that it could have been done earlier.”

“So that’s what justifies the animosity that occurred all week, and it seemed very, very pointless,” he added.

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Crenshaw came under fire from fellow Republicans on day two of the lengthy speaker vote last week after he blasted the 21 holdouts, accusing them of looking for a “scalp” and likening them to “terrorists.” 

“That’s why we’re saying it, because we cannot let the terrorists win,” Crenshaw told Fox News Radio. 

His use of the word “terrorists” drew criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Fox News host Tucker Carlson and others, but Crenshaw defended the term as “a figure of speech.” 

“Unclutch your pearls. It’s a figure of speech. You can’t insult, slander and hold everyone hostage with no way out – and not expect me to punch back,” he tweeted Wednesday. “Grow thicker skin.” 

Crenshaw echoed the same sentiment on Sunday but offered an apology to any of the holdouts who may have taken him literally.

REPUBLICANS’ BATTLE OVER HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP HAS BEEN ‘COMING TO A HEAD FOR A LONG TIME’ REP. SCALISE

“Look, things get heated and things get said. Obviously, the people who took offense by that, it’s pretty obvious that it’s meant as a turn of phrase,” he said.

“I was a little taken aback by the sensitivity of it,” he continued. “To the extent that I have colleagues that were offended by it, I sincerely apologize to them. I don’t want them to think I actually believe they’re terrorists.”

McCarthy won the speakership position on Saturday in a record 15th round of voting, receiving 216 votes, a bare majority that was lower than the normal 218 votes needed because six of his remaining GOP detractors relented to vote “present.” 

The GOP rules package McCarthy sent to members included the central concession that would allow any five Republican representatives to force a vote of no confidence in the speaker. Previous House rules, put in place by previous Speaker Nancy Pelosi, required a member of the House leadership from the majority party to initiate a vote to remove the current speaker.

Fox News’ Kelly Laco contributed to this report.

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