ALJAZEERA.COM 38 Minutes Ago Dozens killed in Italy bus crash At least 24 people have died after a bus plunged more than 15 metres off a viaduct in southern Italy, officials say. Eleven people have been pulled out alive from the stricken coach and taken to hospital, some with serious injuries, a spokesman for the fire service said. The Italian news agency ANSA quoted firefighters among the rescuers as also saying at least 11 people were injured in the crash on Sunday night on the 116 autostrada near Avellino, about 250km south of Rome. Italian television quoted people at the scene as saying about 49 people were on the bus, which was reportedly filled with Italian pilgrims returning from an excursion elsewhere in the south. Highway police said the bus crashed into cars that had been slowed by heavy traffic. "The situation is dramatic," ANSA quoted a rescue official as saying. Several other vehicles have also reportedly been involved in the accident. Rescue operations are ongo...

 THE WEEKLY STANDARD 9 Hours Ago Axelrod on Weiner: 'It's Time for Him to Go Away' by  Daniel Halper David Axelrod, a former top political adviser to Barack Obama, says it's "time for" Anthony Weiner "to go away": "I haven't really commented on this because Huma is a friend of mine, his wife, and I deeply respect her," said Axelrod, of Anthony Weiner's wife, a top political adviser to Hillary Clinton. "But at this point, it's absurd. He is not going to be the next mayor of New York. He is wasting time and space. And you asked at the beginning -- you know, Americans believe second chances but not third chances. And you asked at the beginning when will voters say enough: I remember an old song from the 1970s that I loved called, 'How can I miss you when you won't go away?' I think that they think it's time for him to go away, and let New York have its mayor's race." Axelrod on Weiner: 'It's Ti...

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