President Donald Trump traveled to Springfield, Missouri, to stump for Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley at a MAGA style rally as the midterm elections draw ever closer.
Trump made the Sept. 21 trip to the JQH Arena to help re-energize his voter base ahead of Hawley’s face off against Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill this November. The senator is widely believed to be one of the more vulnerable Democrats vying for re-election this year, since Missouri went for Trump by 18 points over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Missouri has two Democratic representatives and six Republican representatives.
The latest polls show Hawley and McCaskill neck to neck in a tight race, with Hawley leading by less than one percentage point, according to RealClear Politics average of polls.
“Everything you voted for [in 2016] is on the line, this November in this state, let’s make history again!” Hawley told the crowd.
Texan Running 3-D Printed Guns Company Ordered to Leave Taiwan
A Texan running a 3-D printed guns company who flew to Taiwan as police investigated an accusation he had sex with an underage girl was detained in Taipei on Sept. 21 and ordered to leave the island after his U.S. passport was annulled, officials said.
Cody Wilson, 30, was taken to immigration authorities in the capital by officers from Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, according to officials.
He was ordered to leave Taiwan because he no longer has a valid travel document, said Zhang Wen-xiu, a director of the international affairs and law enforcement division at Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency.
Tornado in Canada Leaves 25 Injured, Widespread Damage
A tornado in Canada on Friday, Sept. 21, left 25 injured, authorities said.
The tornado ripped through Ottawa and Gatineau.
Ten of those injured were rushed to the hospital, reported CBC, five in each city.
Around 150,000 Hydro Ottawa customers were left without power, with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson saying it could take days to restore it.
Gunmen Attack Iran Military Parade, Killing at Least 25
Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade on Sept. 22 in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault to strike the country in recent years.
The attack in Ahvaz saw gunfire sprayed into a crowd of marching Revolutionary Guardsmen, bystanders and government officials watching from a nearby riser. Suspicion immediately fell on the region’s Arab separatists, who previously only attacked unguarded oil pipelines under the cover of darkness.
Death Toll 209 as Survivor Found in Capsized Tanzania Ferry
The death toll soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said on Sept. 22, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies.
The survivor, an engineer, was found near the engine of the overturned vessel, Mwanza regional commissioner John Mongella told reporters. The Tanzanian Broadcasting Corporation, which reported the death toll, said he had shut himself into the engine room. His condition was not immediately known.
Colorful coffins arrived, and the work would now focus on identifying bodies, Tanzania’s defense chief Venance Mabeyo told reporters at the scene. Families of victims gathered and prepared to claim the dead.
