There was a major earthquake in Taiwan yesterday

Damn that was a big one too. Meh trump's weave is more important I guess in this election year. Well I guess to the news networks

My heart goes out to those people. Terrible situation

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Meh trump's weave is more important I guess in this election year. Well I guess to the news networks

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Trump has much more of an impact on America's way of life than this does. But yeah, frick the news networks for covering him instead of an event on the other end of the planet.

These news networks are out of control. Only time I glance at them is at work. That is enough for me. Their OWN political agendas drive me crazy. What ever happened to just reporting the news?

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These news networks are out of control. Only time I glance at them is at work. That is enough for me. Their OWN political agendas drive me crazy. What ever happened to just reporting the news?

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agree completely...I used to like the news networks. now, they are so saturated with punditry, that I'd as soon read the national enquirer...

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The Taiwanese government has ordered an investigation into the building's collapse, as images emerged showing tin cans built into the walls of the toppled complex.

Emergency workers came across the tin cans during the rescue operation, Taiwan's state-owned Central News Agency reported. They appear to have been used as construction fillers in beams.

Taiwan's interior minister and other officials said they would open an investigation into the building's collapse when the rescue operation ends, according to CNA. Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said he would order a probe as well.

However, an engineer told CNA using tin cans "for such purposes in construction was not illegal prior to September 1999, but since then styrofoam and formwork boards have been used instead."

The building is one of 11 that collapsed after the quake, CNA reported, but is the only high-rise to completely crumble.

"The building essentially collapsed onto itself," Elise Hu, an NPR correspondent who was in Taipei when the quake hit, told CNN. "When you see the aerial images around Tainan, the rest of the buildings are standing. But this particular apartment complex is as damaged as it is."

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We can all breath a sigh of relief they're using styrofoam instead of tin cans now.

seems dangerous to stand in front of a leaning building like that