BALTIMORE, Maryland, Monday, December 19, 2016 - At least 12 people were killed and another 48 injured in Berlin, Germany today after a truck driven by an Islamic Terrorist crashed into the many shoppers at an outdoor Christmas Market, the Telegraph Newspaper out of London, England reported today. USA Intelligence agents warned European Leaders that such an attack was highly likely over the Christmas Holiday.
The attack comes just one week after German police arrested a 12-year-old boy who was said to be planning to bomb a similar market in the German town of Ludwigshafen, another London news page, the Express, reported Monday night.
An eyewitness to the Berlin attack told the Express that the truck drove through the center of the market, located outside of the historic Kaiser Wilhelm Church, at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. The incident was not accidental, the witness said. The driver of the truck has been arrested, the Express added.
More Electoral College Delegates Attempt to Bolt From Hillary Clinton Than From Donald Trump
After weeks of hardcore efforts to dissuade Republican Delegates to the Electoral College to change their votes from Donald Trump to other candidates, especially Hillary Clinton, the actual vote on Monday saw more Electors attempting to defect from Clinton than from Trump. At least seven electors tried mightily to defect from the failed Hillary Clinton, while only two tried to 'dump Trump.' Electoral College Rules and State Laws short-circuited the efforts of the Clinton Electors, while the two Trump turncoats were, apparently, successful, for all the good it did them.
Trump swept to victory in the Electoral College, earning some 304 Electoral Votes. He only needed 270 votes to confirm his election day victory. Hillary finished a distant second. As this story was posted, Trump had 304 Electoral Votes, Hillary Clinton had 163, Minor Candidates had 6, and 65 votes were pending, all from California, Hawaii and Nevada.
Ravens Hold Off Eagles, 27-26. Setting the Stage for Christmas Day Showdown in Pittsburgh
An attempted two-point conversion was stopped by the Baltimore Ravens with just 4 seconds left to play, enabling the Ravens to hold off the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-26, in Baltimore Sunday afternoon.
The Ravens, behind two TD passes by Joe Flacco, and two more field goals from Justin Tucker, moved to a 27-17 lead in the fourth quarter, and were knocking at the door for another touchdown, when Flacco was intercepted near the goal line, sparking the Philadelphia comeback.
The Eagles rookie QB, Carson Wentz, rallied the Eagles to two late scores, the last one, a touchdown, coming with just 4 seconds left to play. But, after Wentz had run 4 yards for the TD, the Eagles elected to go for s 2-point conversion and the win, rather than a safer one-point conversion kick that would have sent the game to overtime. On the conversion attempt, Wentz tried to throw a quick pass over the middle to tight end Jordan Matthews, but the pass was first tipped by Raven linebacker C.J. Mosly, then batted away by Raven Cornerback Jerraud Powers.
Flacco, who threw for 206 yards, passed 5 yards to Kamar Aiken in the first quarter to put the Ravens ahead, and 39 yards to Steve Smith, Sr. in the second quarter for another touchdown. However, his attempt to pass for a third TD in the fourth quarter was intercepted by the Eagles' Jordan Hicks. After that interception, the Eagles marched down the field and kicked a field goal. After holding the Ravens without a first down, the Eagles regained possession with just under two minutes to play. They again marched, with Wentz scoring the TD.
The Raven win sets up the key AFC North showdown with the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas afternoon. Kickoff is set for 4:30 pm. The Steelers rallied past the Bengals yesterrday to improve to 9-5. The Ravens are one game back at 8-6, but a win would put the Ravens in first place because it would mean that they won both head-to-head games with the Steelers. The Ravens still have to go to Cincinnati for the final game of the regular season, while the Steelers finish with lowly Cleveland.
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