GOP Eyes Gains As Voters In 11 States Pick Governors Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Cole / AP Jim Cole / AP Voters in 11 states will pick their governors tonight , and Republicans appear on track to increase their numbers by at least one , with the potential to extend their hold to more than two - thirds of the nation 's top state offices .
Eight of the gubernatorial seats up for grabs are now held by Democrats ; three are in Republican hands .
Republicans currently hold 29 governorships , Democrats have 20 , and Rhode Island 's Gov.
Lincoln Chafee is an Independent .
Polls and race analysts suggest that only three of tonight 's contests are considered competitive , all in states where incumbent Democratic governors are n't running again : Montana , New Hampshire and Washington .
While those state races remain too close to call , Republicans are expected to wrest the North Carolina governorship from Democratic control , and to easily win GOP - held seats in Utah , North Dakota and Indiana .
Democrats are likely to hold on to their seats in West Virginia and Missouri , and are expected to notch safe wins in races for seats they hold in Vermont and Delaware .
Holding Sway On Health Care While the occupant of the governor 's office is historically far less important than the party that controls the state legislature , top state officials in coming years are expected to wield significant influence in at least one major area .
And that 's health care , says political scientist Thad Kousser , co - author of The Power of American Governors . "
No matter who wins the  GOP Eyes Gains As Voters In 11 States Pick Governors Jim Cole / AP i Jim Cole / AP Voters in 11 states will pick their governors tonight , and Republicans appear on track to increase their numbers by at least one , and with the potential to extend their hold to more than two - thirds of the nation 's top state offices .
Eight of the gubernatorial seats up for grabs today are now held by Democrats ; three are in Republican hands .
Republicans currently hold 29 governorships , Democrats have 20 ; and Rhode Island 's Gov.
Lincoln Chafee is an Independent .
Polls and race analysts suggest that only three of tonight 's contests are considered competitive , all in states where incumbent Democratic governors are n't running again : Montana , New Hampshire and Washington .
While those state races remain too close to call , Republicans are expected to wrest the North Carolina governorship from Democratic control , and to easily win GOP - held seats in Utah , North Dakota and Indiana .
Democrats are likely hold on to their seats in West Virginia and Missouri ; and expected to notch safe wins in races for seats they hold in Vermont and Delaware .
Holding Sway On Health Care While the occupant of the governor 's office is historically far less important than the party that controls the state legislature , top state officials in coming years are expected to wield significant influence in at least one major area .
And that 's health care , says political scientist Thad Kousser , co - author of The Power of American Governors . "
No matter who wins the

UPDATE : 4/19/2001 Read Richard Metzger : How I , a married , middle - aged man , became an accidental spokesperson for gay rights overnight on Boing Boing It ’s time to clarify a few details about the controversial “ Hey Facebook what ’s SO wrong with a pic of two men kissing ?
” story , as it now beginning to be reported in the mainstream media , and not always correctly .
First of all , with regards to the picture : The photo which was used to illustrate my first post about the John Snow Kiss - In is a promotional still from the British soap opera “ Eastenders .
” It features one of the main characters from the show ( Christian Clarke , played by the actor John Partridge- left ) and someone else who I do n’t know .
I am not a regular viewer so I ca n’t say if the man on the right is an extra or an actual character .
This picture has itself caused scandal in the UK , as it was a gay kiss that was broadcast before the watershed , and as such led to a number of complaints to the BBC .
However , since this episode aired ( October 2008 ) Christian now has a boyfriend and a few more gay kisses have taken place .
In relation to the John Snow Kiss - In event , I used this particular photo because I considered it to be quite mild ( no groping , no tongues ) .
The photos I had considered using before I chose that one are much more racy .
Oh the irony !
Secondly , the removal of the Facebook John Snow Kiss - In event : It turns out that the Facebook event for the John Snow Kiss - In was not blocked by Facebook , but made private by the creator of the event itself .
Paul Shetler , the organizer , left this comment on the previous thread : “ Hey I just saw this .
Before it goes too far , I just want people to know that FB have NOT removed the kiss - in event page ; it ’s still there , but _ I made the  || News || Page 1 of 1 UPDATED : A photo of two men kissing that was posted on a Facebook page protesting a London pub ’s decision to eject a same - sex couple for kissing has been removed by the social networking site , an error , according to a rep for the company . "
The photo in question does not violate our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and was removed in error , " the statement , obtained by America Blog , says .
We apologize for the inconvenience " The Dangerous Minds Facebook page was set up to promote a “ gay kiss - in ” demonstration in London to protest the pub .
The page used a photo of two men kissing to promote the event .
According to NYULocal.com , the photo was quickly removed and the following e - mail was sent to administrators of the Facebook page : “ Shares that contain nudity , or any kind of graphic or sexually suggestive content , are not permitted on Facebook .
” The decision to remove the photo has prompted scores of people to post their own pictures of same - sex couples kissing in protest — dozens in the last few hours alone .

It 's the Golden State 's latest version of the Great Secession .
Fed up by Sacramento 's regulations and Southern California 's political sway , residents in one rural Northern California county are taking steps to leave the state .
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted , 4 - 1 , on Tuesday to pursue seceding from California , the Redding Record Searchlight reported .
Proponents say Siskiyou should form a new state -- called Jefferson -- with other counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon they believe share similar interests .
On Tuesday more than 100 people filled the supervisors ' chambers , many of whom indicated support for the declaration , the Searchlight reported .
When a speaker asked those in the audience who was in favor , " nearly every hand in the room was raised , " the newspaper said . "
Many proposed laws are unconstitutional and deny us our God - given rights , " said Happy Camp resident Gabe Garrison . "
We need our own state so we can make laws that fit our way of life . "
" The state of Jefferson is the place I want to raise my son , " Kayla Brown said .
Resident complaints include a lack of representation in Sacramento and insufficient attention to major issues for the county , such as water rights and a rural fire prevention fee , the Searchlight reported . "
We have to have government that 's local , understands our issues and has empathy , " said Mark Baird , a rancher who the Searchlight said was heading the effort .
Supervisor Marcia Armstrong cited restoration of limited government as one of the reasons she supported the declaration . "
We also have  The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 4 - 1 on Tuesday to support the county 's split from the state of California .
It 's the first in a long series of steps to form the proposed state of Jefferson , which proponents of the effort say would bring representation to rural North State counties that currently are beholden to the whims of representatives of the more heavily populated Southern California and free them from burdensome state regulations .
” We have to have government that 's local , understands our issues and has empathy ” for those affected , said Mark Baird , a Scott Valley rancher who 's also president for Scott Valley Protect Our Water and vice president of the Siskiyou Water User 's Association .
Baird is leading the charge to form a new state from rural counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon , though he certainly was n't the only voice in support of the move .
More than 100 people packed the supervisors ' chambers Tuesday for the discussion on whether the county should issue a declaration that it wants to secede from the state .
Nearly all those in attendance appeared to be for the move and about a dozen spoke in support of it .
” Many proposed laws are unconstitutional and deny us our God - given rights , ” said Gabe Garrison of Happy Camp .
“ We need our own state so we can make laws that fit our way of life .
” Among those in attendance was Erin Ryan , field representative for Rep. Advertisement Doug LaMalfa .
When asked for the congressman 's opinion , she said that she

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Summary : Microsoft 's acquisition of Nokia is aimed at building a devices and services strategy , but the joint company wo n't take the same form as Apple .
Microsoft has been working on its evolution into a devices and services company , away from the services business it has traditionally been , for several years now with limited success .
Its acquisition of most of Nokia is the latest acceleration of that strategy — to move further away from the moribund world of the beige desktop and towards the sunlit world of smartphones and tablets .
Owning the desktop ( via Windows ) and building additional services on top , like Office or search , has been vital for Microsoft 's strategy until now , so as our interest shifts from the desktop to the tablet or smartphone it 's essential to Microsoft 's broader business ( even Azure ) that it can retain that connection in some form .
To be a winner in the business market  Microsoft is buying Nokia 's cell phone business and licensing its patent portfolio , according to both companies .
In 2003 , Nokia 's cell phone market share exceeded 35 % .
That same year , its phone business alone posted an operating profit of 5.48 billion euros .
Today 's sale price , which includes 1.65 billion euros in patents , is just 5.44 billion euros .
It 's been a rough decade .
Nokia 's cell phone collapse has been a spectacular one .
The Finnish giant dominated the dumbphone era after Motorola , another faded star that recently fell into the hands of a comparative upstart .
But it was blindsided by Apple , then deprived of a chance to regain its footing by an even more aggressive Google , which followed close behind .
The story , in hindsight , is simple : Nokia did not have a truly compelling smartphone ready when a large segment of the developed world was first compelled by smartphones .
Whether this was the result  Hello there , There is a pertinent story about a man who was working on an oil platform in the North Sea .
He woke up one night from a loud explosion , which suddenly set his entire oil platform on fire .
In mere moments , he was surrounded by flames .
Through the smoke and heat , he barely made his way out of the chaos to the platform 's edge .
When he looked down over the edge , all he could see were the dark , cold , foreboding Atlantic waters .
As the fire approached him , the man had mere seconds to react .
He could stand on the platform , and inevitably be consumed by the burning flames .
Or , he could plunge 30 meters in to the freezing waters .
The man was standing upon a " burning platform , " and he needed to make a choice .
He decided to jump .
It was unexpected .
In ordinary circumstances , the man would never

After a year in which liberals scored impressive , high - profile Supreme Court victories , conservatives could be in line for wins on some of this term 's most contentious issues , as the justices consider cases that could gut public sector labor unions and roll back affirmative action at state universities .
However , as the court 's new term kicks off Monday , uncertainty surrounds several other politically potent cases that could wind up on the court ’s agenda .
Story Continued Below Litigation over state efforts to limit abortion by regulating clinics and doctors is making its way to the high court .
And the justices are already facing a batch of petitions involving the rights of religious institutions to opt out of providing contraception under Obamacare .
Both issues seem likely to land on this term 's docket , although the justices have n’t formally taken up either .
Many in the Obama administration would also like to see the court weigh in on immigration in coming months , upholding the president ’s right to grant quasi - legal status and work permits to millions of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children .
But it ’s unclear whether that fight will get to the justices in time for a decision this term or whether Obama ’s effort to expand his executive actions on immigration  The new term ’s biggest rulings will land in June , as the 2016 presidential campaign enters its final stretch , and they will help shape the political debate .
“ Constitutional law and politics are certainly not the same thing , but they are interrelated , never more so than in a presidential election year that will likely determine who gets to appoint the next justice or two or three , ” said Vikram D. Amar , dean of the University of Illinois College of Law .
By the time the next president is inaugurated , Justice Stephen G. Breyer will be 78 , Justices Scalia and Kennedy will be 80 , and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be 83 .
“ This coming term will again put into focus that the court is divided along partisan lines and that the 2016 presidential elections will be hugely consequential in shaping constitutional and other law for perhaps a generation or more , ” said Neal E. Devins , a law professor at William & Mary .
The current court is the first in history split along partisan lines , where the party of the president who appointed each justice is a reliable predictor of judicial ideology .
Put another way , all five Republican appointees are to the right of all four Democratic appointees .
It was not long  WASHINGTON — The death penalty is shaping up to be a big issue for the Supreme Court as it begins a new term Monday , with at least six capital - punishment cases on the docket and a recent wave of executions keeping the justices up late to field last - minute appeals .
In the weeks ahead , the court is set to hear arguments over the constitutionality of capital sentences in Florida , Georgia , Kansas and Pennsylvania .
The focus on execution issues follows a 5 - 4 ruling last term involving a sedative used for lethal injections .
The split ...

If True , Building Set For Demolition Could Be Manhattan 's Oldest October 15 , 2013 5:39 PM Preservationist Adam Woodward discovered a cellar that he believes could be the foundation of the Revolutionary War - era Bull ’s Head Tavern .
( credit : Adam Woodward ) NEW YORK ( CBSNewYork ) — A preservationist says he has found evidence that a Manhattan building is the former site of an 18th - century tavern where George Washington is believed to have enjoyed a celebratory drink during the American Revolution .
If it is indeed the home of the legendary watering hole , the discovery could mean that the building that is perhaps Manhattan ’s oldest is slated to demolished .
“ After the English had marched up the Bowery and out of the city ( in 1783 ) , George Washington and Governor ( George ) Clinton stopped at the Bull ’s Head ( tavern ) , ” preservationist Adam Woodward told WCBS 880 ’s Alex Silverman .
play pause Preservationist Believes He 's Found Tavern Where George Washington Visited WCBS 880 's Alex Silverman ...
The building at 50 Bowery , which has had many faces since , is being prepared for  Photo Maybe George Washington slept there , or maybe he only watered his horse and ordered stronger stuff for himself .
Either way , David Freeland sounded excited as he crossed the threshold where a famous Colonial - era tavern , the Bull ’s Head , once welcomed thirsty out - of - towners .
“ There are treasures inside , ” said Mr. Freeland , an author and a historian who researched the site for a book about a beer garden that later occupied the tavern ’s place on the Bowery .
Photo But all he saw was debris from the building ’s most recent life , as a chain drugstore with a Chinese restaurant upstairs .
He did not reach the treasures that thrilled local - history aficionados over the weekend — namely , some old - looking joists and foundation walls in the basement — because the steps were blocked by rubble .
The site is to be cleared for a hotel .
The joists were discovered by a photographer and preservationist , Adam Woodward , who suspects that structural elements of the Colonial - era tavern were used in the construction of the much larger  Elected officials and the Landmarks Preservation Commission are both doing their best to launch a thorough investigation of what may very well be the famed 18th century saloon the Bull 's Head Tavern , but their options are limited .
Photographer Adam Woodward first documented the ancient , hand - planed wood joists and stone foundation in the basement of 50 Bowery last week , and both he and historian David Freeland are convinced that these are the remnants of Bull 's Head .
If so , this would be the oldest surviving structure in Manhattan by far , and as Woodward puts it , an " incredible opportunity to get on archaeological record . "
But the fate of the site depends on the current owner , Alex Chu , who is demolishing the site to make way for a new hotel .
The Landmarks Commission tells The Lo - Down that they 're " aware of the situation , " but " can not require the owner to conduct archaeology . "
The best they can do is give the owner a list of good archaeologists .
Some elected officials are also getting

A still image taken from Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) video footage shows what they say is a small unidentified aircraft shot down in a mid - air interception after it crossed into southern Israel October 6 , 2012 .
DUBAI ( Reuters ) - The incursion by an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace at the weekend exposed the weakness of Israeli air defenses , an Iranian military official was quoted as saying on Monday .
The Israeli air force shot down a drone on Saturday after it crossed into southern Israel , the military said , but it remained unclear where the aircraft had come from .
Jamaluddin Aberoumand , deputy coordinator for Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , said the incident indicated that Israel 's Iron Dome anti - missile defense system " does not work and lacks the necessary capacity " , Fars news agency reported .
The Iron Dome system , jointly funded with the United States , is designed to shoot down short - range guerrilla rockets , not slow - flying aircraft .
It intercepted more than 80 percent of the targets it engaged in March when nearly 300 rockets and mortars were fired at southern Israel , the Pentagon said at the time .
The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean near the Hamas - ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel , said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich .
An Israeli warplane shot it down above a forest near the occupied West Bank .
Israeli parliament member Miri Regev , a former chief spokesman of the military , wrote on Twitter it was an " Iranian drone launched by Hezbollah " , referring to the Lebanese Shi'ite group that fought a war  GAZA Israel said it struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday after Palestinian militants fired rockets at southern Israel , in what they said was a response to an Israeli air strike that killed one militant and wounded a second a day earlier .
Israel said its air raid targeted 25-year - old Mohammed Makawi whom it linked to a radical group involved in a recent Sinai border attack in which an Israeli was killed .
Hospital sources in Gaza said Makawi died of his wounds .
The armed wing of Hamas , the Islamists who control the Gaza Strip , said it had joined in Monday 's rocket attack along with the smaller Islamic Jihad group .
Gaza has been under the control of Hamas since 2007 .
The Islamist group rejects permanent peace with Israel and the two sides fought a three - week war in December - January 2008 - 2009 .
The border is tense , with frequent clashes .
The Israeli army says over 470 rockets have been fired from Gaza this year , but it was the first time since June that Hamas had acknowledged launching rockets at Israel .
A Hamas spokesman said the movement would not remain passive in the face of what it called " one - sided " Israeli violence .
The Israeli army said it had targeted " Hamas terror activity sites and terrorist squads responsible for the rocket fire " , but gave no details .
Israeli forces say they will not tolerate such attacks and will hold Hamas responsible for them .
Gaza hospital officials said one Islamic Jihad militant thought to have been involved in the rocket

PARIS ( AP ) — The Pompidou Centre in Paris hopes to display a long - vanished Picasso painting in May , now that it has been recovered by U.S. customs authorities .
This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice , shows a cubist painting entitled “ The Hairdresser ” by Pablo Picasso .
Authorities say the painting worth millions of dollars was ... ( Associated Press ) The 1911 cubist painting " The Hairdresser , " worth millions of dollars , was reported missing from a Pompidou storeroom in 2001 .
It was smuggled into the U.S. in December from Belgium .
Pompidou director Alain Seban said the discovery comes as a " true comfort " at a time when the cultural world is reeling from an Islamic State video showing the destruction of statues in Iraq .
Seban said in a statement Friday that he hopes the work can be exhibited again publicly in May.
U.S. and French authorities have not announced any arrests in the case .
A stolen Picasso worth millions of dollars was shipped to the U.S. in a package that described it as a $ 37 " art craft " — but it will soon be on its way back to France .
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed papers Thursday to forfeit the century - old cubist painting , which was swiped from a museum storeroom in 2001 . "
A lost treasure has been found , " U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement .
The canvas , titled " La Coiffeuse , " was bequeathed to France 's National Museum and was placed in storage at the Centre Georges Pompidou , where staffers discovered it was missing when they received a loan request for it .
It was shipped by Federal Express from Belgium in December and seized at the Port of Newark .
Officials said shipper was identified only as " Robert " and the destination was a climate - controlled storage facility in Queens .
Court papers did not indicate whether the sender or intended recipient have been identified .
La Coiffeuse , painted by Picasso in 1911 .
U.S. Department of Justice Facebook Twitter Google Plus Embed 0:31 IN - DEPTH — Tracy  A Picasso painting missing from Paris for more than a decade resurfaced in the United States , where it had been shipped under false pretenses as a $ 37 holiday - themed “ art craft .
” The 1911 painting , “ La Coiffeuse , ” which translates to “ The Hairdresser , ” was unearthed in December in a FedEx shipment from Belgium to Newark .
The canvas had been smuggled out of a storeroom of the Centre Georges Pompidou , the Paris museum and arts center , and its whereabouts had not been known .
On Thursday , Loretta E. Lynch , the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York , filed a civil complaint to forfeit the Picasso and return it to France .
Its shipping papers described it as a $ 37 “ art craft / toy ” and also read “ Joyeux Noel , ” French for “ Merry Christmas .
” When federal Customs and Border Protection officials examined the shipment , though , they found the master artist ’s work .
Department of Homeland Security officials working from Long Island City , Queens , which is within the Eastern District of New York ’s jurisdiction , then took over .
The oil painting is owned by

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The wounded officer is Crystal Almeida , 26 .
The third victim was identified as Scott Painter , a Home Depot loss - prevention officer .
Almeida and Painter were still in critical condition on Wednesday , but they were making " remarkable recoveries , " Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said at a news conference Wednesday morning .
Hall thanked the community for its support and asked for continued prayers .
The suspect , 29-year - old Armando Luis Juarez , was arrested Tuesday night after a police chase that ended in a neighborhood near Love Field .
He was initially arrested on one charge of aggravated assault against a public servant and another against the civilian .
A capital murder charge was added Wednesday morning after Santander 's death .
The district attorney 's office has assigned a team of attorneys to prosecute Juarez in " pursuit of justice , " District Attorney Faith Johnson said in a written statement .
DALLAS ( CBSDFW.COM ) – A Dallas police officer has died less than 24 hours after being shot at a North Dallas Home Depot store .
Another officer and a store employee , who were also both shot , remain hospitalized .
Officer Rogelio Santander died at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas hospital at 8:11 a.m. Wednesday .
Dallas police Chief U. Renee Hall held a press conference outside the hospital this morning .
When CBS 11 News reporter Robbie Owens offered sympathies the Chief said , “ We appreciate it ” and then made the announcement .
“ We come before you this morning with broken hearts and we regret to inform you that Officer Rogelio Santander , Badge 10934 , has succumbed to his injuries , ” she said .
“ We ’re asking you to continue to pray for the [ Santander ] family and the DPD family .
” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings also announced Officer Santander ’s death during a regularly scheduled city council meeting .
Interrupting the meeting , which was already in progress , he said , “ It is with great sadness that we must inform you that Officer Rogelio Santander , Badge # 934 , passed away at 8:11 this morning .
” Along with Officer Santander , Officer  Law enforcement officers stand guard at the driveway entrance to the emergency room at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas .
Two Dallas policemen were reportedly shot at a nearby Home Depot and reportedly ... ( Associated Press ) Law enforcement officers stand guard at the driveway entrance to the emergency room at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas .
Two Dallas policemen were reportedly shot at a nearby Home Depot and reportedly were transported to the Dallas hospital on Tuesday , April 24 , 2018 .
( Louis DeLuca / The Dallas Morning ... ( Associated Press ) DALLAS ( AP ) — A Dallas police officer died Wednesday after a shooting that wounded another officer and an employee at a home improvement store , the city 's mayor said .
Mayor Mike Rawlings was presiding over a city council meeting when he announced the death of Rogelio Santander , a member of the police force for three years .
Santander , officer Crystal Almeida and a loss - prevention officer for Home Depot were shot Tuesday by a man identified by police as 29-year - old Armando Luis Juarez .
The two officers and the store loss - prevention officer underwent surgery for their injuries after the shooting in the north

BALTIMORE ( AP ) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it 's looking for a man who has cost the service about $ 500,000 after responding to nearly 30 of his fake distress calls .
In a press release published Friday , the Coast Guard says the 28 calls have originated from around the area of Annapolis , Maryland .
Each call involved the same male voice and used an emergency radio channel .
He 's been making the calls since July 2014 .
The two most recent calls were made on the night of July 21 and the early morning of July 22 .
The Coast Guard also says hoax calls distract rescuers from real emergencies , putting both the public and the responding crews at risk .
A hoax caller in Maryland cost the Coast Guard about $ 500,000 in the past two years by making false distress alerts .
The caller made 28 false distress alerts from Annapolis , Maryland , beginning in July 2014 , according to the Coast Guard .
The two most recent calls were received Thursday and Friday , the Coast Guard reported .
They also said they determined the calls to have originated from Annapolis , between Loretta Heights and Admiral Drive .
The estimated cost of the responses to these false alarms is $ 500,000 .
The Coast Guard provided an audio file of the caller , in which the caller repeats “ mayday ” -- a word used to indicate distress at sea .
Making false distress calls is a felony , punishable by a maximum of six years in prison , a $ 10,000 civil fine , $ 250,000 criminal fine and a reimbursement to the Coast Guard for their efforts , the Coast Guard said .
The Coast Guard also said such false distress alerts detract from their ability to respond to actual alerts .
“ A hoax call is a deadly and serious offense , ” said Lt .
Cmdr .
Sara Wallace , who heads the response sector in Maryland .
“ Calls like these not only put our crews at risk , but they put the lives of the public at risk .
”      Anyone with information about the caller is asked to contact the Coast Guard 's regional command center at 410 - 576 - 2525 or email investigators at CGIS-Baltimore@uscg.mil .

High - profile Hollywooders , as well as several sports , business and political luminaries , are offering up a string of last - minute , big - dollar contributions both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney .
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal , Zach Galifianakis , Renee Zellweger , Susan Saint James Ebersol and Amanda Seyfried are among the four - figure donors in recent days to Obama ’s campaign , according to federal campaign finance disclosures .
Text Size -      +      reset PHOTOS : Stars hit up the swing states Play Slideshow POLITICO ’s late night roundup      Author Anne Rice , Disney TV Animation Executive Producer Dan Povenmire , and comedy writer Ian Maxtone - Graham are other notable Obama contributors .
For Romney , actor Kelsey Grammer , Denver Broncos executive John Elway and former game show host Bob Barker have made 11th hour , four - figure donations .
Sarah Palin ’s political action committee , SARAH PAC , also chipped in $ 5,000 last week .
Heritage Foundation Executive Becky Dunlop , American Beverage Association Chief Executive Susan Neely , former Mike ’s Hard Lemonade President Philip W. O’Neil , the political action committee of the Consumer Electronics Association and the congressional campaign of Rep. Frank Wolf ( R - Va . )
are among the recent donors of at least $ 1,000 to Romney ’s campaign .
The Obama campaign is using a mailer modeled after online cat memes as part of their final get out the vote push in the crucial battleground state of Ohio .
On the mailer , there is a picture of a cat peeking out from behind a laptop decorated with Ohio - themed Obama campaign stickers highlighting the push to get people to vote early .
“ STOP LOOKING AT CATS ONLINE AND GO VOTE , ” text on the flyer says .
A user on the social news site Reddit with the handle MollyBloom11 posted a picture of the mailer on the site last night .
They were clearly impressed with the campaign ’s understanding of internet culture .
“ The Obama campaign sent me this today … They know their audience , ” MollyBloom11 wrote .
The Obama campaign confirmed the mailer was real and has been used in Ohio .
They were not immediately sure whether similar imaging has been used for online ads or in other states .
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HUNTINGTON BEACH – Two young men found dead from gunshot wounds in a Huntington Beach apartment on Sunday , Nov. 19 have been identified as brothers , with investigators not ruling out a murder - suicide or an accident - suicide , police said on Monday .
Officers found Benjamin Ullestad , 25 , and Brandon Ullestad , 22 , dead in the apartment they shared just before 3 p.m. , according to the Orange County Coroner ’s Office .
Investigators are trying to piece together what led to the deaths , said Officer Angela Bennett , an agency spokeswoman .
“ We do n’t know , ” she said .
“ We ’re not ruling ( murder - suicide ) out .
We ’re not ruling out an accident - suicide .
But we are not looking for any outstanding suspects .
”      Though police would not give many details about the investigation yet , they did say a handgun was found at the scene .
It was unclear who made the distressed call from inside the home that led police to the apartment , which is close to Marina High School , the baseball fields of Marina Park and Helen Murphy Branch Library .
A man who declined to give his name but identified himself as the owner of the building wore surgical gloves as he loaded full trash bags into the back of an SUV .
HUNTINGTON BEACH ( CBSLA ) – The shooting deaths of two brothers inside a Huntington Beach apartment were being investigated Tuesday as the result of a possible murder - suicide , authorities said .
Police received a call at 2:45 p.m. Sunday that sent officers to the 15700 block of Taft Lane , said Huntington Beach police Lt .
David Dereszynski .
They found the bodies of two men identified by the county coroner ’s office as 25-year - old Benjamin Ullestad and 22-year - old Brandon Ullestad , he said .
A handgun was recovered at the scene .
Investigators were not ruling out that the double shooting could be a case of murder - suicide , police said .
“ We are not looking for outstanding suspects at this time , ” Dereszynski said , adding that “ there is no threat to the community .
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Article Excerpt      WASHINGTON — Behind the political showdown over the deadly U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi , Libya , are a few dozen heavily edited words .
The 94-word intelligence summary emerged from a daylong email debate between more than two dozen intelligence officials , in which they contested and whittled the available evidence into a bland summary with no reference to al Qaeda , an assessment the administration now acknowledges was wide of the mark .
Now famous as " the talking points , " the 94 words were used by United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice on Sunday talk shows days after the attack .
That moment has become a proxy for a ...
Article Excerpt      WASHINGTON — Behind the political showdown over the deadly U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi , Libya , are a few dozen heavily edited words .
The 94-word intelligence summary emerged from a daylong email debate between more than two dozen intelligence officials , in which they contested and whittled the available evidence into a bland summary with no reference to al Qaeda , an assessment the administration now acknowledges was wide of the mark .
Now famous as " the talking points , " the 94 words were used by United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice on Sunday talk shows days after the attack .
That moment has become a proxy for a ...

WELLINGTON , New Zealand ( AP ) — A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island — although one scientist said Wednesday it could soon disappear .
CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo , taken Jan. 14 , 2015 and released by New Zealand 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade , a volcano erupts near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean .
A volcano that has been ... ( Associated Press ) CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo , taken Jan. 14 , 2015 and released by New Zealand 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade , a volcano erupts near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean .
A volcano that has been ... ( Associated Press ) The volcano has been erupting for a month in the ocean about 65 kilometers ( 40 miles ) northwest of the capital , Nuku'alofa .
Last week it disrupted international air travel to the Pacific archipelago for several days .
New Zealand volcanologist Nico Fournier said he traveled by boat to within about a mile of the new island on Saturday to take a closer look .
He said it 's made mainly of loose scoria and its dimensions are about 1.8 kilometers ( 1.1 miles ) by 1.5 kilometers ( 0.9 miles ) , and that it rises about 100 meters ( 109 yards ) above the sea . "
It 's quite an exciting site , you get to see the birth of an island , " he said . "
Visually it was quite spectacular , but there was no big sound coming with it , no boom .
It was a bit eerie . "
He said that once the volcano stops erupting , it will likely take the ocean no more than a few months  Volcanic eruption creates new island in Tonga loading video ... loading video ... Find Your Forecast Search for a location Digital Reporter Cheryl Santa Maria Wednesday , January 21 , 2015 , 2:28 PM - A volcano that began erupting last month in Tonga has created a large new island , officials announced Friday .
The volcano is located 65 kilometres northwest of the nation 's capital .
According to the Land and National Resource Ministry , the volcano has been quiet for the past five years .
It began rumbling on December 20 .
Officials say the volcano is erupting from two vents .
One is spewing ash and rock onto the uninhabited island Hunga Ha'apai while the other is underwater , about 100 metres offshore .
Ministry officials toured the area last Thursday and confirmed the presence of a new island .
RELATED : Amazing drone video of Icelandic volcano " The new island is more than one kilometer ... wide , two kilometers ... long and about 100 meters ... high , " the ministry writes in a statement . "
During our observations the volcano was erupting about every five minutes to a height of about 400 meters ... accompanied by some large rocks ... as the ash is very wet , most is being deposited close to the vent , building up the new island . "
Foliage near the volcano appears to be dying off , likely due to ash and gases in the atmosphere .
Tonga is located some 2,000 kilometres northeast of New Zealand .
It is situated on the Pacific ' Ring of Fire ' , an area known for frequent seismic activity .

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that 16 million children living in America received food stamps in 2014 , or about one out of every five kids .
Census said that number is up dramatically from 2007 , before the Great Recession , when 9 million kids were receiving food stamps , or about one in eight .
The data comes from Census ’ 2014 survey on families .
“ The rate of children living with married parents who receive food stamps has doubled since 2007 , ” Census said .
The findings are likely to bolster claims from some Republicans that the Obama administration seems to have a goal of putting more people under government aid programs .
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 2012 called President Barack Obama the “ food stamp president , ” which led some to say his comment was racist .
The debate over food stamps has led to a sort of chicken - and - egg argument between Republicans and Democrats .
The GOP has said the end of the recession should allow Congress to reduce spending on food stamps .
While Democrats have tried to give President  WASHINGTON The number of children in the United States relying on food stamps for a meal spiked to 16 million last year , according federal data , signaling a lopsided economic recovery in which lower income families are still lagging behind .
The roughly one in five children who received food stamps in 2014 surpassed pre - recession levels , when one in eight or 9 million children were on food stamps , according to the U.S. Census survey of American families released on Wednesday Republicans in Congress have sought to cut back on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or food stamp program as part of a larger plan to balance the budget .
Early last year lawmakers proposed $ 40 billion in cuts from the program over 10 years .
The final farm bill signed into law trimmed $ 8.6 billion from the program , eliminating benefits for about 850,000 people , according to estimates by anti - hunger advocates .
Other findings of the survey show a rapidly changing America in which more children are being raised in single - parent homes and more young people are  The number of children receiving food stamps remains higher than it was before the start of the Great Recession in 2007 , according to the U.S. Census Bureau ’s annual Families and Living Arrangements table package released today .
The rate of children living with married parents who receive food stamps has doubled since 2007 .
In 2014 , an estimated 16 million children , or about one in five , received food stamp assistance compared with the roughly 9 million children , or one in eight , that received this form of assistance prior to the recession .
These statistics come from the 2014 Current Population Survey ’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement , which has collected statistics on families and living arrangements for more than 60 years .
Today ’s table package delves into the characteristics of households , including the marital status of the householders and their relationship to the children residing in the household .
The historical data on America ’s families and living arrangements can be found on census.gov .

For members of the deaf community , ordering food or drinks at a drive - thru can be a frustrating , or even impossible , experience .
But as one deaf woman recently discovered , Starbucks is trying to make this feature accessible for customers with disabilities -- with the help of a little technology .
On Tuesday , 28-year - old Rebecca King of St. Augustine , Florida , uploaded a video to Facebook which reveals what happened during her visit to a local Starbucks drive - thru .
The video shows King driving up to the ordering kiosk .
A woman ’s voice emits from the intercom .      "
Hi , welcome to Starbucks , " the woman says . "
What can we get started for you today ? "
King does not respond and waits in her seat .
A few moments later , a Starbucks barista appears on a monitor .
King begins to communicate with the woman using sign language , and the barista signs right back .      "
Starbucks !
This is what I ’m talking about ! "
King wrote in her Facebook post , which has been watched more than 4.9 million times to date . "
Share it away !
We can change the world ! "
A new technology is getting a lot of attention — and for good reason — at the brand - new Starbucks by the outlet malls in St. Johns County .
A video posted on Facebook shows a customer named Rebecca King using sign language for an order -- and barista , Katie Wyble , quickly signs back .
Wyble says she 's had a " passion for sign language since I first saw a teacher use it when I was in preschool . "
Wyble used a two - way video screen to see King , and the duo quickly completed an order for two coffees .
King 's video of the encounter went viral overnight .
The video was just posted Tuesday , and it has more than 1 million views and over 65,000 shares .
“ Share it away , " King said on Facebook . "
We can change the world !
”      “ I think more people need to know about what we ’re doing because it moves customer service to a whole new level , ” Wyble said .
“ I hope it helps make more people aware of what they can to do serve others in their communities .
”      St. Augustine is known to have a large deaf and blind community .
Action News Jax spoke to Professor Tiri Fellows , who is deaf and teaches American Sign Language .
She had a translator tell us what she thought about this technology .
“ I think it 's awesome because it gives the deaf opportunity to order in a different way through the window , ” Dr. Fellows said .
Dr. Fellows says going through a drive - thru without a device like this is such a hassle for the deaf or hearing impaired .
She says its about time someone created this device to help them .
“ It ’s about time , ” Dr. Fellows said .
“ My friends from Arizona saw that on Facebook , Illinois Texas — they all reposted that video .
”          Dr. Fellows hopes the video continues to spread on social media so other businesses will want to get the technology as well .

It is illegal to take conch shells with living organisms from Florida beaches .
( Photo : breckeni , Getty Images / iStockphoto )      A Texas tourist who collected 40 queen conchs seashells from Key West , Florida , is going to jail for 15 days .
A Florida judge also sentenced Diana Fiscal - Gonzalez of Dallas to serve six months of probation and pay a $ 500 fine , plus $ 268 for court costs , for taking 40 queen conchs from the waters that surround Key West , the Miami Herald reports .
Fiscal - Gonzalez , who pleaded guilty , said she did n't know taking the shells from the beach was illegal .
She was planning to give the state - protected mollusks away as gifts .
Recreational collection of empty seashells is allowed in Florida , but the conch shells Fiscal - Gonzalez collected contained organisms inside .
Taking a living queen conch is illegal .
Also , killing , mutilating or removing a living queen conch from a shell is prohibited , the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission notes .
More : Florida bucket list : 20 things you have to do in the Sunshine State      Fiscal - Gonzalez was arrested by an officer from the commission on July 13 , 2017 , after an anonymous tipster called the agency .
Officer John Martino reported seeing three containers full of queen conches soaking in bleach and water when he met with Fiscal - Gonzalez .
Conch shells are an important part of Florida Keys culture .
Native - born islanders are called Conchs , and the Keys are nicknamed the Conch Republic .
Empty conch shells , which produce a unique sound when blown , have also been used as signaling devices in the Florida Keys for centuries .
Follow Ashley May on Twitter : @AshleyMayTweets      Read or Share this story : https://usat.ly/2uwcuFE  She said she did n’t know it was illegal to take conchs .
She ’s heading to jail anyway .

The second ex - wife of Peter Cook has issued a written apology to his first wife — supermodel Christie Brinkley — for ignoring her warning about the architect ’s philandering .
“ Christie and I have talked recently and I have privately apologized to her , but , given the public nature of their divorce and custody battle , I feel a public apology is also appropriate and deserved , ” Suzanne Shaw wrote in a letter obtained by The Post Thursday .
Shaw said she was sorry for bad - mouthing the model by saying in 2012 that “ it was the black cloud of Christie Brinkley ’s hate ” that had tainted Shaw ’s marriage to Cook — when he had actually been continuing his skirt - chasing ways .
“ Christie was wrongly vilified as being an embittered ex - wife , ” Shaw wrote .
“ I now believe she had every right to do what she did by taking a public stand ; she was only trying to protect her children and have the truth be told .
Given the nature of Peter ’s behavior , and battles for sole custody of their children , it was necessary for her to confront him publicly .
” Christie ’s six - year marriage to Cook imploded in 2007 after she learned of his affair with 18-year - old office clerk Diana Bianchi .
Cook rebounded by getting hitched to Shaw , who stood by his side during his ongoing court battles with Brink­­ley .
During a 2012 hearing , Brinkley tried to warn Shaw about Cook ’s infidelity .
“ When you find out he ’s been cheating on you , I ’ll be here for you , ” Brink­ley said in a courthouse hallway .
“ Come up with  Once a cheater , always a cheater !
Eight years after his severely bitter split from Christie Brinkley and their subsequent financial and custody battle , the model ’s unfaithful ex husband , Peter Cook , has legally separated from his wife , Suzanne Shaw — and sources tell the New York Post ’s Page Six that his infidelities are to blame .
PHOTOS : Cheaters Gallery “ Suzanne stood by Peter for years , through all his battles with Christie , but he lied to her and completely misrepresented himself .
She repeatedly caught him cheating , ” an insider told the paper .
Shaw , who was we d to Cook , 55 , for more than six years , left their Hamptons home in February with her teenage daughter after filing for separation .
PHOTOS : Celebs Who Have Been Divorced Twice Before 40 Cook ’s lawyer , John J. Fellin , denies his client cheated .
“ The separation agreement does not mention , in any way , infidelity by Mr. Cook , and any such allegations to that end are without merit , ” he told The Post .
PHOTOS : Do n’t Get Mad , Get Everything !
Inside The 16 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces Of All Time Brinkley , 60 , and Cook are still at each other ’s throats years after they split amid allegations he cheated with his 18-year - old assistant , Diana Bianchi .
The National ENQUIRER recently reported that the pair has been battling over custody issues with their 16-year - old daughter , Sailor .
“ The sad reality is , almost eight years later , Christie is still mired in our divorce and hatred of me which has been irreparably damaging to our children , ” Cook recently told RadarOnline.com .

The 2012 Republican primary is about to enter the elimination round .
When the GOP presidential candidates meet in Michigan Wednesday for a CNBC debate on the economy , they ’ll no longer be looking to make a first impression .
With less than two months to go before the Iowa caucuses , there ’s a much more urgent objective : survival .
Text Size - + reset Allen on GOP debates POLITICO 44 Herman Cain may not be viable much longer , unless he can manage to move the 2012 conversation away from the allegations of sexual harassment that have plagued his campaign .
Flagging conservatives such as Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann ca n’t afford to muddle aimlessly through another candidate forum .
If Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum ca n’t take advantage of this chaotic moment , they may never get another chance .
And Jon Huntsman is running out of time to connect with his attempt at a maverick message .
With the exception of front - runner Mitt Romney — and perhaps Ron Paul , the libertarian congressman whose devoted base of support never really diminishes or grows — nearly every candidate in the race is almost one misstep away from political death .
“ Voters have formed general impressions of most of the candidates by this point , but a mixed or poor impression has n’t been fatal , ” said Dan Schnur , a former adviser to John McCain ’s 2000 campaign .
“ Going forward , any problems become much more damaging because the clock is ticking .
” Schnur , who now directs the University of Southern California ’s Unruh Institute of Politics , said Cain  article The CNBC debate kicks off tonight in the shadow of the Cain circus .
Will the other candidates ignore the elephant in the room , and will Gingrich finally reach the top tier ?
David A. Graham on what to look for .
Plus join Howard Kurtz for a live chat during the debate , starting at 8 pm ET .
After three weeks ’ respite , the packed Republican presidential debate season is about to return to full tilt .
The GOP field will convene in a Detroit suburb on Wednesday for a debate hosted by CNBC .
Using a traditional setup , the debate is supposed to focus on economic issues , including taxation , jobs , and the deficit , but fireworks are likely on a few other topics as well .
Here ’s what to watch for Wednesday night .
1 .
Will the Herman Cain Allegations Take Center Stage ?
Last time around , Herman Cain was a target because his fortunes were rising , along with the popularity of his 9 - 9 - 9 plan .
Much has happened since , and although his polls numbers have flat - lined , not tanked , repeated allegations of sexual harassment or worse seem to be on their way to derailing the Cain train .
How will his rivals handle it ?
They could attack him directly ; even the usually detached Romney edged that way Tuesday , saying the allegations against Cain were serious .
But that might be unnecessary and counterproductive .
Focusing on Cain ’s circus rather than , say , high unemployment is bad for the Republican brand , so they may instead let him bleed slowly as they avert their eyes .
2 .

Let ’s start with the crossbow , because the crossbow is huge .
I ’m sitting in the passenger seat of a camo - painted ATV , rumbling through the northern Louisiana backwoods with Phil Robertson , founder of the Duck Commander company , patriarch at the heart of A&E ’s smash reality hit Duck Dynasty , and my tour guide for the afternoon .
There are seat belts in this ATV , but it does n’t look like they ’ve ever been used .
Phil is not wearing one .
I am not wearing one , because I do n’t want Phil to think I ’m a pussy .
( Too late ! )
The crossbow — a Barnett model equipped with a steel - tipped four - blade broadhead arrow — is perched on the dash between us .
It looks like you could shoot through a goddamn mountain with it .
“ That ’ll bury up in you and kill you dead , ” Phil says .
The bow is cocked and loaded , just in case a deer stumbles in front of us and we need to do a redneck drive - by on the poor bastard , but the safety is on .
SAFETY FIRST .
Still , Phil warns me , “ You do n’t want to be bumping that .
” As we drive out into the woods , past a sign that reads parish maintenance ends , Phil is telling me all about the land around us and how the animals are a glorious gift from God and how blowing their heads off is part of His plan for us .
“ Look at this , ” he says , gesturing to the surrounding wilderness .
“ The Almighty gave us this .
Genesis 9 is where the animals went wild , and God  ( Photo Credit : Getty Images ) Jesse Jackson has decided to weigh in on the inflammatory comments that Phil Robertson made to GQ about gays and African Americans .
In an interview with Drew Magary , the " Duck Dynasty " star said the Nazis needed Jesus , that he never saw the mistreatment of African Americans while growing up in Louisiana before the civil rights era and that homosexuality was a sin .
A&E ; has already suspended Robertson , but Reverend Jackson , his Rainbow PUSH Coalition and GLAAD are demanding to meet with network execs , along with Cracker Barrel 's CEO , to discuss the future of all " Duck Dynasty " memorabilia or content .
Read : Phil Robertson Defends Anti - Gay Comments : ' All I Did Was Quote From The Scriptures ' " These statements uttered by Robertson are more offensive than the bus driver in Montgomery , Alabama , more than 59 years ago , " Jackson said in a statement obtained by ABC News . "
At least the bus driver , who ordered Rosa Parks to surrender her seat to a white person , was following state law .
Robertson 's statements were uttered freely and openly without cover of the law , within a context of what he seemed to believe was ' white privilege . '
" The release , dated Dec. 23 , requests a meeting within 72 hours with A&E ; and Cracker Barrel execs and urges the network to uphold Robertson 's suspension .
Jackson and GLAAD said they believe it 's not right for a personality with such a large platform to benefit from such comments .
Related : ' Duck Dynasty ' Suspends Phil Robertson On Sunday , Robertson defended his comments

Relocation of endangered animals carries risks but loss of half of them is highly unusual Eight out of 14 critically endangered black rhinos have died after being moved to a reserve in southern Kenya , wildlife officials have revealed , in what one conservationist described as “ a complete disaster ” .
Preliminary investigations pointed to salt poisoning as the rhinos tried to adapt to saltier water in their new home , the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife said in a statement .
It suspended the moving of other rhinos and said the surviving ones were being closely monitored .
Last male northern white rhino is put down Read more Save the Rhino estimates there are fewer than 5,500 black rhinos in the world , all of them in Africa , while Kenya ’s black rhino population stands at 750 , according to the World Wide Fund for Nature .
Losing the rhinos was “ a complete disaster ” , the prominent Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu , of WildlifeDirect , told the Associated Press .
Cathy Dean , chief executive of Save the Rhino , said she and international colleagues were shocked and deeply saddened .
She called for external experts to be called in to carry out a thorough investigation into what went wrong , with the findings published in full .
Dean said the scale of the deaths from the translocation was greater than rhino fatalities caused by poaching so far this year in Kenya .
“ It ’s an absolute tragedy to lose seven [ now eight ] animals in this way , ” Dean said .
“ The most important thing is for Kenya to do a proper  FILE- In this file photo taken on Saturday , April 30 , 2005 , Kenya Wildlife Services wardens hold a fully grown 30 year old female black Rhino , after it was darted at Nairobi National Park .
A Kenyan wildlife ... ( Associated Press ) FILE- In this file photo taken on Saturday , April 30 , 2005 , Kenya Wildlife Services wardens hold a fully grown 30 year old female black Rhino , after it was darted at Nairobi National Park .
A Kenyan wildlife official on Friday , July 13 , 2018 says seven critically endangered black rhinos are dead following ... ( Associated Press ) NAIROBI , Kenya ( AP ) — Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya after wildlife workers moved them from the capital to a new national park , the government said Friday , calling the toll " unprecedented " in more than a decade of such transfers .
Preliminary investigations point to salt poisoning as the rhinos tried to adapt to saltier water in their new home , the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife said in a statement , describing how the animals likely became dehydrated and drank more salty water in a fatal cycle .
The ministry suspended the ongoing move of rhinos and said the surviving ones in the new park were being closely monitored .
The loss is " a complete disaster , " said prominent Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu of WildlifeDirect .
Conservationists in Africa have been working hard to protect the black rhino sub - species from poachers targeting them for their horns to supply an illegal Asian market .
In moving a group of 11 rhinos to the newly created

Image copyright AP Image caption Defections across the North - South land border are rare A North Korean soldier has defected to the South across the two countries ' heavily armed border , South Korean officials have said .
The soldier said he shot dead two officers before crossing over just after noon ( 03:00 GMT ) on Saturday .
Our correspondent says defections across the land border are rare .
The last soldier fled in 2010 .
More than 20,000 North Koreans have gone to the South in the last 60 years , mostly via China and SE Asia .
The two countries are still technically at war after the 1950 - 53 conflict , which ended in a ceasefire not a peace treaty .
Gunshots heard The soldier was quoted as saying that he killed his platoon and squad commanders while on guard duty .
A defence ministry official said six gunshots were heard and guards saw the soldier cross the demarcation line on a western section of the tightly guarded border .
They used loudspeakers to establish that he wanted to defect and guide him to safety , they added .
The official said he was in protective custody and was still being interrogated .
There has been no confirmation of the North Korean casualties and no unusual activity observed on the North Korean side of the border .
The BBC 's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says that about a million soldiers and a million land mines line the Demilitarised Zone , and only a handful of people have crossed from North to South by land in the past few years .
In what is apparently the first such incident in nearly two - and - half years , a North Korean soldier has defected across the heavily armed land border with the South .
South Korean military officials say a soldier from the North claims he shot and killed his platoon and squad chiefs while on guard duty before defecting across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone .
The incident occurred at noon Saturday along the western section of the DMZ .
Officials say South Korean troops at the border heard gunshots , confirmed the North Korean soldier 's desire to defect , and escorted him to a guard post .
He is now undergoing interrogation .
The senior analyst in Seoul for the International Crisis Group , Daniel Pinkston , says there is no indication the defection denotes any instability in the reclusive and impoverished state .
“ We 'll see as he 's debriefed and it 's just a one - off incident , so I do n't think there 's too much we can read into it besides that at this point , ” he said .
Pinkston points out that soldiers in North Korea 's army posted to the border area are scrupulously vetted .
“ Those who are stationed in the border area , around the DMZ and especially right on the DMZ , are those who are considered to be loyal to the regime .
They 've been screened and they do not put people there who would be considered disloyal , ” he said .
Defections by North Koreans along the DMZ are rare .
The last known incident involving a soldier occurred in March , 2010 .
Under North Korea 's collective punishment system , a disloyal

Hide Transcript Show Transcript Expert : Summer gold rush could be the best in 20 years | Share Copy Link Copy A geologist and gold mining expert said this year ’s summer gold rush is expected to be the best in two decades .
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“ Miner Gary ” Thomas said he always finds at least a little gold here on his property near Jamestown in Tuolumne County , but this year , there ’s so much more runoff than normal and it ’s shaking the gold from these hills .
Thomas said it could provide a “ Eureka ” moment for those inclined to come up here and look for it .
“ ( The runoff ) kind of ‘ etch - a - sketches ’ everything , ” said Thomas .
“ Eveything I had dug up and now my dig spots are all gone .
” The known gold digs were washed out , trees uprooted , and landscape eroded .
The runoffs have also removed gold out of the old abandoned mines and sent it down the river .
“ It ’s going to bring down more gold , ” said Thomas .
“ It ’s going to bring up new areas that I never got to .
” Thomas runs tour groups through his property  Joey Wilson , left , rings up Curtis Barwick for a gold pan and a portable slough Saturday at Adventures in Prospecting in downtown Oroville .
Dan Reidel — Enterprise - Record Oroville > > Now is not the time to quit your day job in hopes of striking it rich .
However , people with a new or renewed interest in gold mining may be spending more of their summer weekends near rivers and streams .
Joey Wilson owns Adventures in Prospecting in Oroville , where he says there ’s been more excitement among his gold mining customers .
“ There ’s always been gold in the Feather River , ” he said .
What ’s new is that the recent floods have moved things around .
It ’s not just the Feather River .
Floods scoured the banks of the American River , the Mokelumne , the Yuba and just about any other waterway where 49ers once got their boots dirty .
Curtis Barwick was in Oroville Saturday waiting for the prospecting store to open .
He usually looks for gold closer to his home in Anderson , but decided

A North Carolina couple is trying to pull back the curtains on a popular home renovation reality show .
Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan are suing the production company for HGTV ’s “ Love It or List It , ” claiming the hit show turned their dream home into a nightmare .
The lawsuit against Big Coat TV and one of its contractors alleges the couple were “ victims of shoddy work and unfair trade practices ” that left their floors , windows and other parts of their home damaged .
RELATED : ' Fixer Upper ' : What it 's actually like to be on the home show The show ’s premise is to renovate a family ’s home while the owners contemplate moving into a new home .
But the couple 's lawsuit may provide too much of a peek behind the reality television curtain .
TODAY The program 's hosts , David Visentin and Hilary Farr “ One of the things they 're doing in this lawsuit is kind of blowing the secrecy off of reality TV , ” said TODAY legal analyst Lisa Bloom .
In their lawsuit , Murphy and Sullivan describe Big Coat ’s business model as “ skewed .
” They said they gave the production company $ 140,000 for renovations , but only about $ 85,000 went to the contractor .
They claim the production company used the remaining funds “ for the  1:11 See Billy Graham 's visit to South Carolina , including USC football stadium and Ft .
Jackson Pause 1:58 Victim 's father tries to attack Nassar in court 1:46 Humans , bats and rabies : What you should know 5:33 Moira Donegan ’s spreadsheet was an ‘ act of real solidarity ’ 2:43 Sessions highlights MS-13 atrocities in violence crime speech 1:40 Tips to safeguard your home from burglars 4:34 The history of sexual harassment in America : five things to know 1:01 Video shows woman attacked by police dog while taking out the trash 2:23 How to report Social Security fraud  A North Carolina couple is suing the producers of Love It Or List It , saying the show left them with a house that was shoddily constructed .
The Raleigh News & Observer says that Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan agreed to participate in the hit HGTV series under the guise that they were considering a move to a rental property with their teenage foster children .
The problem , according to the suit against Big Coat TV and Aaron Fitz Construction , was that the show ’s principals — designer Hilary Farr , real estate agent David Visentin , and contractor Eric Eremita — are “ actors or television personalities playing a role for the camera , ” not people who “ played more than a casual role in the actual renovation process .
” While this should n’t come as a surprise to anyone who ’s ever suffered through Farr and Visentin ’s bullshit “ no , you are ” banter , it ’s still mildly disheartening to hear .
For the episode , which aired in April 2015 , Murphy and Sullivan were asked to deposit $ 140,000 into a fund with the production company , who would later use that money to pay Fitz and other subcontractors .
According to the suit , the couple voiced its concerns about Fitz , saying it had below - average reviews on Angie ’s List , but they were ignored .

Anissa Weier is brought into court for a hearing last month .
On Thursday , her attorney said she would plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in the Slender Man case .
She and Morgan Geyser are accused of stabbing another girl .
( Photo : Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ) Anissa Weier plans to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in the Slender Man stabbing case next week .
Weier 's co - defendant , Morgan Geyser , had already entered such a plea , often referred to as NGI , at a hearing last month .
At the time , prosecutors pressed the judge to inquire whether Weier might go the same route , since it requires the court to appoint doctors to examine the defendant and report whether their condition would support the plea .
One of Weier 's attorneys , Maura McMahon , said the defense had not yet decided .
But in a pleading filed this week , McMahon indicated that Weier now wants to change her not guilty plea to the insanity plea .
A hearing was set for Sept. 9 for that change of plea .
Weier and Geyser , both 14 , were 12 when prosecutors say they plotted and attempted to kill their sixth - grade classmate and friend Payton Leutner in May 2014 .
ARCHIVE : Slender Man case coverage Leutner was stabbed 19 times and left for dead in a Waukesha park the morning after a sleepover party for Geyser 's 12th birthday , but managed to crawl near a path , where she was found by a passing bicyclist .
Both defendants later told police they were trying to either impress or avoid the wrath of Slender Man , a fictional internet boogeyman the girls said they believed would harm them or their families if they did n't kill their friend .
They remain charged as adults with attempted first - degree intentional homicide , after efforts to have their cases transferred to juvenile court were denied .
A defendant entering an NGI plea  Two girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please horror character Slender Man want jurors from outside their home county to decide their trials .
Morgan Geyser 's attorneys filed a motion this week seeking jurors from outside Waukesha County because of heavy media coverage .
Geyser has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect .
A letter the other girl 's defense attorneys submitted to the court seeks outside jurors as well .
The letter noted that girl plans to plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect .
Investigators say Geyser and Anissa Weier , who were 12 at the time of the 2014 attack , plotted for months before luring the victim , who also was 12 , into some woods and repeatedly stabbing her .
The girls hoped killing her would please Slender Man , a demon - like character in online stories .
The victim crawled out of the woods to get help .
Both girls face an attempted homicide charge in adult court .
Their attorneys had been fighting to move them into juvenile court but a state appeals court in July ruled they should remain in adult court .

A 90-year - old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his stepdaughter after investigators gained information from the Fitbit she wore at the time of the incident , according to police .
When authorities responded to a welfare check Sept. 13 at the San Jose home of 67-year - old Karen Navarra , they found her dead at the scene , the San Jose Police Department said .
She had a gaping laceration on her neck , a deep laceration on her head and a kitchen knife in her hand , according to the statement of facts written by police and provided by the Santa Clara District Attorney 's Office .
A medical examiner determined Navarra could n't have caused all the wounds herself and detectives believed the scene was staged to appear as a suicide , the document said .
Police spoke to Navarra 's stepfather , 90-year - old Anthony Aiello , who is married to Navarra 's 92-year - old mother .
Aiello told police he last saw Navarra Sept. 8 when he brought pizza and biscotti to her at home ; Aiello said he stayed there for about 15 minutes then drove home , the document said .
San Jose Police Department Aiello told police when he was later outside his house , he heard a car honk and saw Navarra drive by waving with a second person in the passenger seat , the document said .
Police recovered surveillance video from near Aiello 's home and determined Navarra never drove by that day , the document said .
Navarra had a Fitbit Alta HR on her left wrist when she was found , according to police .
The data showed  A woman ’s Fitbit clocked a rapid rise in her heart rate before a sudden drop - off to nothing , helping San Jose police piece together clues and charge her 90-year - old stepfather with her murder , according to court records .
Advertisement Tony Aiello was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering his 67-year - old stepdaughter , Karen Navarra , on Sept. 8 .
Aiello is married to Navarra ’s 92-year - old mother .
Navarra , a pharmacy technician described by family as a “ recluse , ” was discovered deceased by a co - worker Sept. 13 after she failed to show up to her job .
Police said Navarra was found slumped over in a chair , clutching a large kitchen knife with a “ gaping ” slit to her neck .
To investigators , the scene appeared to be staged to look like a suicide .
But a later autopsy revealed “ multiple deep and intrusive wounds ” to her head and facial area , most likely inflicted by a small hatchet or ax .
The doctor told investigators Navarra could n’t have inflicted the wounds herself and classified the case as a homicide .
At his initial interview , Aiello told San Jose police that he dropped by Navarra ’s home on Saturday , Sept. 8 , to bring her pizza , according to court records .
He also said he was outside his own home a few hours later , and witnessed his step - daughter drive by and honk with someone else in the passenger seat .
But police say Aiello ’s account did n’t match up with what they saw on surveillance footage .
Nearby cameras captured his car at Navarra ’s home for at least 21 minutes that

University of Chicago / Facebook Amid a high - profile controversy at the University of Chicago over the value of trigger warnings and " intellectual safe spaces , " a male student is suing the Hyde Park school on the grounds that it is not a safe space for young men .
The unnamed student has been accused of sexual assault by his peers at least twice , but the university found he was not at fault after investigating the claims through its own process for resolving on - campus disputes between students .
The lawsuit , filed last week , demands $ 175,000 in damages against the university .
The university has come under scrutiny in recent years for its handling of sexual assault accusations among students and is being investigated by the federal government for violating Title IX .
Now this student says the school has swung too far in the other direction , creating a " gender - biased , hostile environment against males , like John Doe , based in part on [ the University of Chicago 's ] pattern and practice of investigating and disciplining male students who  A University of Chicago male student from New York accused twice of sexual assault slammed the school 's conduct in a new lawsuit , charging that " UC routinely portrays a large portion of their male students as sexual predators . "
The student , named as John Doe in the lawsuit , claims the university violated Title IX with its unfair treatment .
He was subjected to a " fundamentally unfair , arbitrary and capricious disciplinary procedure that violates both Title IX and UC 's policies and/or procedures related to allegations of sexual misconduct , " according to the lawsuit obtained by the Chicago Maroon , a student newspaper at the school .
Title IX is in place to ensure that universities do n't discriminate against students and faculty based on gender .
The male student , from Somers , N.Y. , charges that two women , named as Jane Doe and Jane Roe , falsely accused him of sexual assault .
Jane Doe is also being sued , according to the Maroon .
What you should know about reporting sex assault on campus The suit alleges that the school  A male student twice investigated for sexual assault by the University of Chicago has sued the school , saying its handling of the complaints against him demonstrated a “ gender - based , hostile environment against males .
” The student , identified in the lawsuit as “ John Doe ” from Somers , N.Y. , claims the University failed to treat him fairly after a University disciplinary panel cleared him of a sexual assault charge in 2014 .
The suit also accuses a female student of defamation for publicly saying he assaulted her and others .
The complaint was filed on August 24 in federal court in Chicago .
The suit asks for more than $ 175,000 in damages .
The case against the University states that , in its treatment of the plaintiff in the case , “ UC was motivated by pro - female , anti - male bias that was , at least in part , adopted to refute criticism within the student body and public press that UC was turning a blind eye to female complaints of sexual assault .
” The suit is part of a recent trend of

5 years ago Washington ( CNN ) – " Reprehensible . "
" Irresponsible . "
" Hard to stomach . "
White House senior adviser David Plouffe did not mince words Sunday when talking about the reaction by Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich to President Barack Obama 's comments on the Trayvon Martin shooting .
- Follow the Ticker on Twitter : @PoliticalTicker " Those two comments are really irresponsible .
I would consider them reprehensible , " Plouffe said on CNN 's " State of the Union . "
" I think those comments were really hard to stomach , really , and I guess trying to appeal to people 's worst instincts . "
While the GOP presidential candidates said the incident was a tragedy , Santorum and Gingrich were particularly critical of the president 's response to the shooting in which Martin , an unarmed 17-year - old , was shot and killed by a George Zimmerman , a neighborhood watch volunteer .
Zimmerman claimed he shot  White House senior adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday that the administration is " confident " that the U.S. Supreme Court will find the health care law constitutional . "
We are confident it will be upheld , " Plouffe said on ABC 's " This Week , " a day before oral arguments open on the case .
He said the mandate requiring every American to obtain health insurance is a concept developed by conservative thinkers and once supported by Republicans Newt Gingrich , Bob Dole and Mitt Romney , who Plouffe termed the " godfather " of the mandate .
Asked why the law is n't more popular , Plouffe said that hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent attacking it and that the major benefits wo n't kick in until 2014 . "
We just have to tell the story of this , " he said . "
One thing I am confident of , by the end  White House senior adviser David Plouffe declined on Sunday to say whether President Barack Obama would support or fight a gay marriage plank in the Democratic Party 's platform . "
We do n’t even have a platform committee , " Plouffe said on ABC 's " This Week . "
" We are going to work through the platform process . "
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa , House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and 22 senators have endorsed the national party taking a stance on marriage legalization .
Obama , however , remains opposed to gay marriage .
Read more about : Barack Obama , David Plouffe , Gay Marriage  White House senior adviser David Plouffe on Sunday branded the House Republican spending plan as the " Romney - Ryan budget , " a tactical move to link the budget crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan ( R - Wis . )
with the Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney . "
If Mitt Romney is the nominee , then this really is going to be the Romney - Ryan plan , " Plouffe said on ABC 's " This Week . "
" He said he 's going to rubber - stamp it .
...
So the American people have to understand , if Mitt Romney 's elected president , he 'll rubber - stamp that budget .
And here 's what that budget is .
It fails the standard -- it fails the test of balance and fairness and shared responsibility .
It showers huge additional tax cuts on the wealthy ... that are paid for by veterans and seniors and the middle class , so it 's not a balanced approach . "
" So

0 JSO : Body believed to be missing Jacksonville woman found ; coworker arrested PHOTO GALLERY : Memorial quickly growing at site where body found A body believed to be the remains of missing Jacksonville woman Savannah Gold were found late Saturday , the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office said .
Related Headlines Government shutdown : Trump signs bill to temporarily reopen government The body was found in a pond off Club Duclay Road — near Blanding Blvd .
— in west Jacksonville .
Gold ’s coworker at Bonefish Grill , manager Lee Rodarte , 28 , became a suspect after discrepancies were found in his story , JSO said .
Traffic tickets issued to Rodarte in 2006 show that he once lived on the same street where the body was found .
Rodarte appeared in court Sunday after being booked on charges including murder and tampering with evidence .
A judge said he is being held without bond on the murder charge .
Judge ordered Rodarte be held without bond on the murder charge .
He 's also accused of tampering with evidence in Savannah Gold 's death pic.twitter.com/PrALgdTb3r — Brittney Donovan ( @brittneydonovan ) August 6 , 2017 Lee Rodarte , suspect in Savannah Gold 's murder , just had his first appearance in # Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/YYNHf83eBE — Brittney Donovan ( @brittneydonovan ) August 6 , 2017 RAW INTERVIEW : Gold 's father , friend make emotional plea JSO said Gold got into Rodarte ’s car in the parking lot of the restaurant on Wednesday evening before her shift .
They apparently had a fight .
The two had an off - and - on relationship , JSO said .
A struggle ensued , JSO said , and Rodarte appeared to take an object  Shortly after Savannah Gold headed to her job at the Bonefish Grill restaurant in Jacksonville last Wednesday , her family began receiving strange text messages from her phone .
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“ Hey i just wanted to tell you and mom i met a really great guy and we ’re running away together , ” she texted her father , according to a missing persons report .
“ I love him and we ’re leaving tonight i ’ll call you later when we get to where we are going .
” Her family instantly became suspicious .
“ The spelling was all whacked out , ” her father , Daniel Gold , told WSB - TV .
“ It looked really strange .
” Gold never made it to work that day — but her car was found in the parking lot .
“ Her car was outside with a slashed tire and her purse , with her ID , credit cards and money [ were ] in the car with it unlocked , ” Daniel Gold told the news station .
“ That really got us concerned .
” Savannah Gold / Facebook The Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office interviewed 28-year - old Lee Rodarte Jr. , a Bonefish Grill culinary manager who allegedly had an on - again , off - again relationship with the 21-year - old Gold .
“ The suspect when interviewed by police admitted to being in the Bonefish Grill parking lot with the victim , killing her , and disposing of her body ” in a nearby lake , the Sheriff ’s Office alleged in a statement .
“ Rodarte led police to remains that were located by the JSO Dive Team and we believe the remains to be Savannah Gold .
” Lee Rodarte Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office The

Rihanna stepped out in New York in one of her most revealing daytime looks yet – as she continues to rebel against handlers who have been urging her to tone down her wild behavior .
The singer was seen shopping in SoHo in a revealing , and see - through , tiny pink strapless bra with a pleated skirt , showing off her flat stomach and toned arms .
The star , who matched her look with Converse sneakers , sunglasses and bright yellow talon nails , wandered around the SoHo shops with girlfriends before heading to Da Silvano for an early dinner .
She cancelled a trip to the UK last week insisting she needed to spend more time with her family and her grandmother , Dolly , who is suffering from cancer .
She was spotted catching the Miami Heat game on Saturday at 40/40 with her family , including her grandfather , and her group was later joined by her ex Chris Brown .
Rihanna and Brown later headed  That 's one way to dominate New York !
Nude billboard of Rihanna is centre of attention in Times Square She 's no stranger to stripping off in an effort to promote herself .
But Rihanna 's latest advert takes her sexy shots to the next level , with a naked image of the singer dominating Times Square as it appears on a billboard in the centre of New York .
The image shows a red - headed Rihanna covering her modesty with her arms as she promotes her latest fragrance , Rebelle .
Making a statement : A huge billboard showing a nude picture of Rihanna is on display in New York 's bustling Times Square Talking about the scent recently , Rihanna said it was all about girl power , explaining : ' My new fragrance is about taking control but still being a lady . '
There ’s a feminine , romantic element to the fragrance — but there ’s also a defiant quality in it .
I love its duality . '
The billboard  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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Learn more  Rihanna and Chris Brown are “ seeing a lot of each other in private , ” sources say , and Brown even joined her and her family to cheer on the Miami Heat over the weekend .
The two stars have partied at the same clubs twice in the past two weeks but kept a coy distance .
But sources tell Page Six they ’re very close in private .
And in a sign that Brown has been forgiven for his infamous 2009 attack on Rihanna , he joined her family , including her grandfather Lionel Brathwaite and various cousins , at Jay - Z ’s 40/40 on Saturday to watch the Heat beat the Celtics .
A source told us , “ Rihanna arrived first in a yellow cab , with her family and friends , and was escorted to a private room .
Brown arrived a little later and joined her and her family .
They sat on the same couch together rooting for the Heat .
There was no sign of his

Football fans , get ready to rock .
While there ’s no telling which two teams will face off when Super Bowl LIII hits Atlanta on February 3 , a source tells Us that Maroon 5 have been tapped to grace the halftime stage .
“ The offer has been extended and they ’ve pretty much accepted , ” says the insider in the latest issue of Us Weekly .
It ’s a dream come true for Adam Levine and his six bandmates .
As the Voice coach told Howard Stern in 2015 , “ We very actively want to play the Super Bowl .
” Though at the time the 39-year - old frontman denied rumors that the group was in talks to play the big game that year , he also told Stern they had been on a “ short list ” of groups for a while .
Currently on tour promoting their 2017 album , Red Pill Blues , the band has a break from shows in between a Las Vegas New Year ’s Eve gig and the February 19 start of the Australian leg of their tour — leaving  Looks like it 's not a " Secret " anymore !
A source close to the situation says Maroon 5 is scheduled to perform Super Bowl LIII halftime on Feb 3rd in Atlanta , Georgia .
A second source close to the NFL tells ET that Maroon 5 is the halftime performer for Super Bowl LIII .
The band -- made up of frontman Adam Levine with Jesse Carmichael , James Valentine , PJ Morton , Matt Flynn , Sam Farrar and Mickey Madden -- is currently on their Red Pill BluesTour , but conveniently have a break between a New Year 's Eve show in Las Vegas and the Australian leg of their tour , which kicks off on Feb. 19 .
Levine has previously expressed interest in performing the halftime show , telling Howard Stern in 2015 that he and his bandmates " very actively want to play the Super Bowl . "
A spokesperson for the NFL released a statement to ET regarding who is being considered to perform on Super Bowl Sunday . "
It ’s a Super Bowl tradition to speculate about the  Maroon 5 will be the halftime performers at the 2019 Super Bowl , multiple sources confirm to Variety .
While the group is stylistically more similar to recent performers like Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars than more controversial ones such as Beyonce and Lady Gaga , Maroon 5 ’s most recent hit was a tag - team with Cardi B — “ Girls Like You ” — and it recently collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on the song “ Do n’t Wanna Know , ” so some left - field guest appearances on Super Bowl Sunday are certainly a possibility .
One of the great challenges in choosing a halftime performer is n’t just its mainstream appeal , but in finding an artist who has n’t already performed .
Over the years , Bruce Springsteen , Paul McCartney , U2 , The Who , Katy Perry and even the Black Eyed Peas have all performed , and of course the 2004 set from Janet Jackson ( featuring Timberlake ) was marred by controversy due to her “ wardrobe malfunction .
” Prince ’s 2007 performance — which saw him playing a galvanizing version of “ Purple Rain ” in a

Provided by FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Authorities are looking for this man , accused of taking a cab to rob a bank in Centennial .
Provided by FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Authorities are looking for this man , accused of taking a cab to rob a bank in Centennial .
Provided by FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Authorities are looking for this man , accused of taking a cab to rob a bank in Centennial .
Provided by FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Authorities are looking for this man , accused of taking a cab to rob a bank in Centennial .
The FBI wants the public ’s help to find a man who took a cab to rob a bank in the Denver Tech Center , robbed the bank , then had the cabbie drive him to Denver International Airport .
“ The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force does not know if he actually boarded a plane , ” according to a news release .
Video taken in the cab clearly shows the man ’s face , and pictures taken in the Public Service Credit Union shows him wearing what looks like a white dust mask over his lower face .
He got into the cab near the Bellco Theater in downtown Denver and took it to the credit union at 6850 S. Yosemite St. , where he showed a small pistol and ordered a teller to give him an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing the bank .
The suspect is a white man in his late 20s to early 30s , approximately 6 feet tall , with a thin to medium build .
He wore a black beanie cap , dark gray jacket , black shirt with white letters , dark jeans and dark sunglasses .
Anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720 - 913 - 7867 , or text 274637 with the title DMCS , and a message .
DENVER ( AP ) — Authorities say a man who held up a Denver bank got a cab ride to and from the robbery .
The Denver Post reports ( http://dpo.st/1XoG8qd ) the FBI is asking for the public 's help to find the suspect .
Authorities say the man took a cab to the bank , asked the driver to idle while he went inside , and then had the cabbie drive him to Denver International Airport .
Officials say it 's unknown if the suspect actually boarded a plane after going to the airport .
Video from inside the cab clearly shows the man 's face , and pictures taken in the Public Service Credit Union show the man wearing what appears to be a white dust mask while inside the bank , where he threatened a teller with a small handgun .
_ _ _      Information from : The Denver Post , http://www.denverpost.com

ROME — If the paragon of all Christmas trees is the one in front of the Rockefeller Center in New York — first erected , mind you , by an Italian in 1931 — the prize for most pitiful must go to the one that stands in Rome ’s Piazza Venezia this year .
Just days after it was put up , it began to gray and shed its needles , and soon it had become nearly see - through .
The tree cuts so sad and forlorn a figure that it has been nicknamed Spelacchio , or Mangy .
Spelacchio arrived in Rome early this month from the Trentino region , near Italy ’s border with Austria , and what with transport expenses and decorations , the 70-foot fir is estimated to have cost Italian taxpayers 48,000 euros , or $ 57,000 .
It ’s not clear what has ailed it .
Maybe Spelacchio was unsettled by the trip ; perhaps it was ill on departure .
By way of explanation , Antimo Palumbo , a tree historian who was standing by Spelacchio ’s side on Friday morning , pointed at the concrete all over its roots .
“ You see that ?
” he told me .
“ They decided to pour the concrete to keep it steady , but that killed it instead .
” There is n’t enough time , money or political will to replace the tree , and so Spelacchio the Mangy will stay in Piazza Venezia through the holidays , and for many locals it has already become a metaphor for what ’s wrong with the city , and the country .
Traffic in Rome is chronically congested , public transport is inefficient , trash collection is slow and sporadic .
Early hopes about Virginia Raggi , who was elected mayor last year on an anti - establishment agenda , promptly faded amid familiar allegations of corruption and  Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below .
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The tree was quickly nicknamed Spelacchio , or Mangy , because so many of its dead needles were dropping off , leaving the tree looking a bit bare .
Chatter spread quickly on social media where Romans traded jokes about the spruce and criticized its sad appearance .
Insults quickly turned to intrigue as the Italian media plumbed the tree ’s costs , questioned how it had been transported to the city and analyzed its state of health .
“ It has clearly been traumatized , ” one expert declared .
A consumer rights group asked an administrative court , which has oversight over government spending , to investigate what it described as a “ shameful spectacle for citizens and tourists ” and demanded that the tree be removed immediately .
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Follow Friday ’s updates on the Kavanaugh hearing here : John Dean to warn of a ‘ pro - presidential powers ’ Supreme Court Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as senators continue publicly interviewing President Trump ’s nominee for the Supreme Court .
Kavanaugh , a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , has a good chance of being confirmed when the Senate votes later this month .
Under questioning from senators , he has so far touched on Roe v. Wade , said courts — not the president — are “ the final word ” and , as the hearing began , watched drama unfold regarding Sen. Cory Booker ( D - N.J. ) ’s pledge to release confidential documents .
Key moments from the hearing : • Drama over confidential emails .... that were already cleared for public release • Kavanaugh advised against calling Roe “ settled law ” • Kavanaugh elaborates on dissent on contraception and religious objections • Emails show more involvement with nominee  Washington ( CNN ) Brett Kavanaugh emerged from two days of tough questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee without making any obvious missteps that could imperil his confirmation as the justice who will pull the Supreme Court to the right and hand Donald Trump a generational presidential legacy .
He avoided ceding ground on the most contentious issues , either by saying he wanted to keep " three zip codes " away from politics or by arguing that he could not comment on " hypothetical " cases that could come before him on the nation 's top bench .
Kavanaugh refused to say whether a sitting president must respond to a subpoena -- not an academic issue in the age of Trump .
He declined to agree to Democratic calls for him to recuse himself from any cases related to the Russia investigation .
And he would not say where he would come down on abortion , amid expectations among conservatives he would like to overturn  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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ET Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh weathered another long day of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday .
He was pressed once again for his views on presidential power .
Sen. Dick Durbin , D - Ill .
, sought a promise from Kavanaugh that he would be willing to serve as a check on the president who nominated him . "
Give us some reassurance about your commitment to the democratic institutions in this country , in the face of a president who seems prepared to cast them aside , " Durbin said . "
Whether it 's voter suppression , the role of the media — case after case , we hear this president willing to walk away from the rule of law in this country . "
" No one is above the law , " Kavanaugh replied . "
I 've made clear in my

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Cartoon Wars Part I      Cartman and Kyle are at war over the popular cartoon , " Family Guy . "
When the creators of the show announce that they will show the image of the prophet Muhammad , the network threatens to ban the episode .
Cartman sees this as his chance to get " Family Guy " off the air for good .
The two boys embark upon a mad chase across the country and the fate of " Family Guy " lies with whichever boy reaches Hollywood first .

The number of donors who raise big money for President Barack Obama jumped in the last three months as he builds a war chest for what will likely be the costliest presidential election ever .
At least 41 people have raised at least half a million dollars for the president , compared to 27 in Obama 's first report , according to an analysis of campaign data released Friday .
The big donors , known as " bundlers , " are typically well - connected people who pledge to gather tens of thousands of dollars for a candidate .
Former Goldman Sachs executive Jon Corzine and Dreamworks Animation chief executive executive Jeffrey Katzenberg are on Obama 's elite list and raised $ 500,000 or more .
The president 's campaign finance report shows he can still pull in major cash despite a stagnant economy , dipping approval ratings and grumblings among some liberal supporters that he has not done enough for their cause .
While still keeping ties to his famed small donor operation , Obama is relying heavily on major donors early on to finance a campaign that is likely to break records in spending , according to Anthony Corrado , a campaign finance expert at Colby College in Maine . "
The emphasis has been on doing larger dollar fundraising events particularly asking for $ 2,500 , " Corrado said . "
Events like this help him to raise substantial amounts of money for the campaign allowing him to exceed his pace for 2007 . "
GOP ahead in polls Obama and the Democratic National Committee have raised more than $ 150 million so far for his bid for  It is no secret that the relationship between President Obama and Wall Street has chilled .
A striking measure of that is the latest campaign finance reports .
Mitt Romney has raised far more money than Mr. Obama this year from the firms that have been among Wall Street ’s top sources of donations for the two candidates .
That gap underscores the growing alienation from Mr. Obama among many rank - and - file financial professionals and Mr. Romney ’s aggressive and successful efforts to woo them .
The imbalance exists at large investment banks and hedge funds , private equity firms and commercial banks , according to a New York Times analysis of the firms that accounted for the most campaign contributions from the industry to Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama in 2008 , based on data from the Federal Election Commission and the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics .
It could widen as Mr. Obama , seeking to harness anger over growing income inequality , escalates his criticism of the industry , after a year spent trying to smooth ties bruised by efforts to impose tougher regulations .
Since this spring , Mr. Romney has raised $ 1.5 million from employees of firms like Morgan Stanley ; Highbridge Capital Management , a hedge fund ; and Blackstone , a private equity firm .
Mr. Obama has raised just over $ 270,000 from firms that were among his leading sources of campaign cash in 2008 .
Employees of Goldman Sachs , who in the 2008 campaign gave Mr. Obama over $ 1 million — more than donors from any other private employer in the country — have

New video shows the chaotic moments after a large tree fell on top of wedding party in Whittier .
Kate Larsen reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday , Dec. 18 , 2016 .
( Published Sunday , Dec. 18 , 2016 ) New Video Shows Moments After Tree Fell on Wedding Party One person was killed and five others were injured after a large tree fell on top of a wedding party at a Southern California park on Saturday afternoon , according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department .
Multiple people were trapped after a tree toppled over around 4:30 p.m. in Whittier 's Penn Park , fire officials said . "
I heard the crackling and I 'm looking up and it was just an odd sound , " witness Mary Escarga told NBC4 .
A wedding party was taking pictures after the ceremony when a 100-foot tall eucalyptus tree fell , trapping up to 20 people , the fire department said .
Chainsaws were used to remove those who were trapped underneath the tree 's branches .
Bride 's Mother Killed After Tree Falls on Wedding  WHITTIER > > The Whittier community grieved Sunday as authorities continued their investigation into what caused a massive eucalyptus tree to topple onto a wedding party at Penn Park in Whittier on Saturday night , leaving one woman dead and seven other people injured , including a 4-year - old girl who was hospitalized in critical condition .
Witnesses reported the group was taking pictures beneath the 100-foot - tall tree at Penn Park , 13950 Penn Street , when it suddenly uprooted and fell , transforming what began as a celebration into a scene of tragedy .
The identity of the woman killed in the freak accident was not yet available Sunday , Los Angeles County Department of Medical - Examiner Investigator Rudy Molano said .
The relationships between the woman who died , as well as the badly injured child , to the bride and groom were unclear .
“ The important thing is to focus on the family , to let them know that this community is behind them , and that we ’re praying for them , ” Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatieri said .
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firefighters work at the scene where a large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier , Calif. , Dec. 17 .
( Photo : Keith Durflinger , The Whittier Daily News via AP ) A joyous wedding party was cut short Saturday afternoon when a large tree in a southern California park fell on attendees , killing one and injuring five others .
Officials in Whittier , Calif. , said they received multiple 911 calls around 4:30 p.m. PT of a fallen tree in Penn Park .
When officers arrived , they found some family members who had gathered for wedding photos trapped underneath a large eucalyptus tree .
Fire officials arrived shortly after with chain saws to cut people loose from the tree 's limbs .
One of the victims , who was not identified , died at the scene . "
They were here for a joyous occasion and then , unfortunately , a

COLUMBIA , S.C. ( AP ) — Authorities on Wednesday were searching for an inmate they believe has made his second escape from a maximum - security South Carolina prison .
Officers began searching just before 2 p.m. Wednesday for Jimmy Causey , an inmate at Lieber Correctional Institution , about 90 miles ( 149 km ) southeast of Columbia , according to Sommer Sharpe , spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections .
No other details have been released .
Causey , 46 , has now escaped from two different prisons in a dozen years .
He and another inmate , convicted murderer Johnny Brewer , escaped Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia in 2005 by hiding in a trash truck .
The pair eluded authorities for three days before being apprehended at a motel along busy Interstate 95 , not far from the prison from which Causey escaped on Wednesday .
A pizza delivery driver told The Associated Press at the time she tipped off authorities when she recognized a customer as one of the two men being sought by authorities .
Both men were returned to prison .
Brewer was found two years later , hanging from a bed sheet in his cell .
Grilled by state lawmakers about how the escape happened , then - prisons director Jon Ozmint blamed budget cutbacks that had forced his department to cut 800 security positions , leaving some areas like the trash compactor and loading dock unmonitored by officers .
The director also said the men had fashioned fake heads out of toilet paper and put them in their beds , fooling officers at a 7:15 a.m. prisoner count .
After a 9:00 a.m. count came up short , officials did a roll call and realized the two were missing .
Causey , 46 , was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 after he was convicted of holding Columbia attorney Jack Swerling and his family at gunpoint in their home .
He was first incarcerated in state prison in 1992 on charges including grand larceny , according to online records .
In December , another inmate serving a life sentence escaped from a different maximum - security prison in South Carolina .
Authorities said 47-year - old Michael Allen Williamson stabbed a police officer during his escape from McCormick Correctional Institution in the western part of the state .
The officer 's protective vest deflected many blows , but she was treated for two stab wounds to her arm and shoulder .
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But Lerner should have been gone shortly after this scandal first unraveled in the press .
Not only is she the person who was in charge of the group that wrongly targeted conservatives , she dishonestly testified that she did n’t know about the targeting until 2012 , when the inspector general found she knew as early as 2011 .
She ’s the person who told a conference call of reporters , “ I ’m not that good at math , ” even though she ’s a manager in an agency that ’s at bottom all about math .
What I think is even more politically and morally suspect – and has gotten very little attention -- Lerner actually presided over the bizarre , bumbling rollout of the story , by planting a question about the controversy with an attorney at an American Bar Association conference .
According to Morgan Lewis tax lawyer Celia Roady , Lerner herself asked that Roady inquire about whether the IRS had targeted conservative groups .
That led to Lerner ’s public apology – and the scandal swirling around the White House , which found itself surprised by the sudden disclosure .
The invaluable tax - policy expert David Cay Johnston called for Lerner ’s firing a week ago – and that was even before there was proof that she had set up the question at the ABA conference .
Lois Lerner , the IRS staffer who is under fire for her role in the agency ’s targeting of conservative groups , has been placed on administrative leave , according to congressional aides .
She will still be paid while on leave , a congressional aide said , as required under civil service rules .
Lerner , who heads an IRS division that oversees tax - exempt groups , first disclosed the extra scrutiny the agency gave to Tea Party groups almost two weeks ago when answering a planted question at a Washington legal conference .
Since then , lawmakers from across the political spectrum have said that they believe Lerner misled them and have called for her dismissal .
Sen. Chuck Grassley ( Iowa ) , a senior Republican on the Finance Committee , said in a Thursday statement that new acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel had asked Lerner to resign — and that Lerner was only placed on leave after she declined that request .
Aides on Capitol Hill confirmed that Lerner had refused to resign .
In her first public appearance since the disclosure , Lerner on Wednesday invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self - incrimination at a House Oversight hearing .
ADVERTISEMENT The IRS announced in an internal memo circulated to the media that Ken Corbin will be taking over as the acting director of the tax - exempt organizations division .
Corbin , a 25-year veteran at the IRS , has been deputy director in a division that processed millions of tax returns a year .
Lerner ’s move to administrative leave comes after President Obama pushed out acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller over his role in the targeting .
Werfel , formerly a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget , took over as acting commissioner on Wednesday .
The IRS also announced after the controversy broke that Joseph Grant , Lerner ’s boss at the agency , will retire in

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Book says Hillary talks to dead First lady acknowledged ' imaginary ' chats .
June 22 , 1996 Web posted at : 11:55 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton held imaginary conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi as a therapeutic release , according to a new book written by Bob Woodward , says a report in Sunday 's edition of The Chicago Sun - Times .
The first lady declined a personal adviser 's suggestion that she address Jesus Christ , however , because it would be " too personal , " according to Woodward 's book , " The Choice . "
The book , which is still to be published , takes a behind - the - scenes look at the Clintons , as well as Bob and Elizabeth Dole .
Woodward says the adviser was Jean Houston , co - director of the Foundation for Mind Research , which he describes as a group that studies the psychic experience and altered and expanded consciousness .
The book portrays Houston as an influential adviser who urged Mrs. Clinton to write her book , " It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us , " and in the process " virtually moved into the White House " for days at a time to help with revisions , the Sun - Times reported .
Woodward suggests the White House hoped to keep Mrs. Clinton 's relationship with Houston and her talks with the dead a secret . "
Most people in the White House did not know about Hillary 's sessions with Houston .
... To some of the few who did , the meetings could trigger politically damaging comparisons to Nancy Reagan 's use of astrology , " Woodward wrote .
Mrs. Clinton 's spokeswoman , Lisa Caputo , is quoted in the Sun - Times as saying the first lady 's interest in Houston is no secret .
Woodward says anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson , daughter of famed anthropologist Margaret Mead , joined her in sessions of imaginary conversations .
Woodward is an assistant managing editor at The Washington Post .
As a reporter , he helped break the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein .
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CLOSE Doctors at a Baltimore hospital have performed the world 's most extensive penis transplant , this one also involving the scrotum and part of the abdominal wall .
( April 23 ) AP Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine announced Monday that they have performed the first total penis and scrotum transplant on an American military veteran .
( Photo : Getty Images ) A U.S. serviceman severely injured several years ago in an IED blast in Afghanistan has received the world 's first total penis and scrotum transplant , surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine announced Monday .
The man , whose identity was not released , is recovering well and expected to regain both urinary and sexual function , Richard Redett , who led the transplant team , said at a Monday telephone news conference .
The patient did not receive testicles from his donor to avoid the ethical issues that might ensue if he later had children , said Damon Cooney , another transplant team member .
The testicles would have contained sperm from the recently deceased donor .
The donor was not identified , nor was his cause of death , but in a statement , his family praised the sergeant ’s service to his country and noted the donor family includes a number of veterans .
“ We are so thankful to say that our loved one would be proud and honored to know he provided such a special gift to you , ” said the statement , read by Alexandra Glazier , president and CEO of New England Donor Services , which arranged for the donation .
“ We hope you can  WASHINGTON ( AP ) — A veteran who lost his genitals from a blast in Afghanistan has received the world 's most extensive penis transplant , and doctors said Monday he is recovering well and expected to leave the hospital this week .
Saying they wanted to address " an unspoken injury of war , " Johns Hopkins University surgeons rebuilt the man 's entire pelvic region — transplanting a penis , scrotum and part of the abdominal wall from a deceased donor — in a highly experimental 14-hour operation last month .
Such transplants " can help those warriors with missing genitalia just as hand and arm transplant transformed the lives of amputees , " Dr. W.P.
Andrew Lee , Hopkins ' chairman of plastic and reconstructive surgery , told reporters Monday .
The patient , who asked to remain anonymous , is expected to recover urinary and , eventually , sexual function .
The scrotum transplant did not include the donor 's testicles , meaning reproduction wo n't be possible . "
We just felt there were too many unanswered ethical questions " with that extra step , said Hopkins ' Dr. Damon Cooney .
Three other successful penis transplants have been reported , two in South Africa and one in 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital .
Those transplants involved only the penis , not extensive surrounding tissue that made this transplant much more complex .
The loss of a penis , whether from cancer , accident or war injury , is emotionally traumatic , affecting urination , sexual intimacy and the ability to conceive a child .
Many patients suffer in silence because of the stigma their injuries sometimes carry .
Doctors sometimes reconstruct the form of a penis from

A 12-year - old boy died Monday after being electrocuted when he touched a fence that had been electrified by a live wire at a Fleming Athletic Complex ball field near the Bernie Ward Community Center .
Melquan Kwame Robinson , of the 3400 block of Applejack Terrace , was at football practice at the Lumpkin Road complex when he went over a chain - link fence , according to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen .
A live wire was reportedly touching the fence , and when Melquan grabbed the fence , he was electrocuted , Bowen said .
Three other people were also injured in the incident .
Melquan was taken to the Children 's Hospital of Georgia where he was pronounced dead at 9:56 p.m. His body will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lab for an autopsy Tuesday .
Don Clark , a Robinson family friend and Melquan 's former coach , said the child 's parents are trying to go through the grieving process .
Melquan was their firstborn and one of three children . "
They 're definitely upset over the fact of how could this happen , with the fact that there were so many children , " Clark said . "
You can play the what ifs in many different scenarios and it will never get any better .
The fact that this situation happened with so many kids out here , it 's heartbreaking . "
Clark said Melquan was very protective of his siblings and loved his family , which makes the situation that much tougher .
Clark feels that it might be hard for his siblings to deal with the loss of their brother  Tuesday , October 16 , 2018 ( News 12 at 11 ) AUGUSTA , Ga. ( WRDW / WAGT ) – Multiple investigations begin after a 12-year - old boy is electrocuted at a local park and two other boys who tried to help him are still recovering from their injuries .
The mom of David Sette , one of the boys who tried to help , said her son is doing better .
He was moved from ICU to a regular room at The Children 's Hospital , but she says doctors have some concerns with his blood levels involving muscle breakdown , which can lead to future problems .
We have n't yet heard a condition update of the other friend who jumped in to help .
It was a freak accident that turned tragic for three families .
Deputies say 12-year - old Melquan Robinson climbed over the fence at Fleming Park to get a football .
The incident report says , " When Robinson went to come back over the fence , he was electrocuted . "
" He had the grit and motivation to get up and keep going , " said Melquan ’s former football coach , Don Clark .
Deputies say Melquan had no pulse .
They tried to revive him , but could n't . "
If my child was the one that did n't make it , I think I would just be devastated .
I would n't have words , " Whitney Winston said .
Two of Melquan 's friends ran to help .
Both boys were shocked too , taken to the hospital , but survived . "
The fact that this happened with so many kids out here it 's just .
It 's heartbreaking , " Clark said .
Parents hit especially hard knowing this could have

Could Hawaii Become A Same - Sex Wedding Destination ?
Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto Starting Monday , same - sex marriage is legal in Hawaii .
The state has long been a destination for weddings and honeymoons .
And now state officials , as well as hotels and restaurants , are hoping the latest marriage - equality law will spur a new market for wedding tourism .
Wedding planner Keane Akao is showing off a secluded beach wedding site , one of several on the Hawaiian island of Oahu . "
You can use the beach for pictures , " he tells a couple , " and this is actually called Secret Beach . "
His company , Perfectly Planned Hawaii , offers wedding planning for same - sex couples .
Swaying palm trees and clear blue water make for a dream ceremony .
Akao started his company with his business partner less than six months ago , just before Hawaii Gov.
Neil Abercrombie called for a special session to debate same - sex marriage . "
People now can look at Hawaii as a destination to have their marriage done legally , " says Akao , " and for it to be recognized by the federal government , no matter what state they may live in . "
He has received more than two - dozen confirmations since the bill passed last month .
One couple planning to marry in the islands is Cira Abiseid and Cyrilla Owle .
Last month , they celebrated their union in a ceremony with family and friends at home in Conway , Ark.
But their home state does n't recognize same - sex marriage , so Owle says they 're going to Hawaii to make it official . "
I think there 's two  Six couples tied the knot early Monday , shortly after midnight , when a new law allowing same - sex couples to marry took effect .
A Waikiki resort was hosting mass ceremonies for anyone wanting to sign up , while a group of clergy who pushed for the new law planned to host a wedding for an openly gay Unitarian minister at a church near downtown Honolulu .
Hawaii 's marriage laws allow couples to register for a license and be married the same day , a process conducive for tourists only in the state a short time .
Couples can sign up for a license online , then be verified by any license agent throughout the state .
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE .
Check back soon for further information .
AP 's earlier story is below .
The first couples are starting to take advantage of Hawaii 's newfound aloha for gay weddings .
Dozens of couples were expected to start tying the knot early Monday , moments after midnight , when a new law allowing same couples to marry takes effect in the state .
Couples at the Sheraton Waikiki began filling out license applications a few minutes after midnight , as license agents huddled around four laptops in a conference room adjacent to a 30th floor lounge where the ceremonies were set to take place .
Guests sipped champagne , dined on appetizers , listened to piano music and took pictures with each of seven cakes on display for the occasion , one for each of the first six couples getting married and a three - tiered centerpiece cake adorned with pink

SAN FRANCISCO ( MarketWatch ) -- Trading in all Nasdaq - listed stocks and options was halted on Thursday due to technical problems on the bourse , according to Nasdaq OMX Group ( NASDAQ : NDAQ ) .
The exchange sent out a series of emails alerting investors that it was experiencing issues with " quote submissions . "
In response , the New York Stock Exchange has also stopped trading in all Nasdaq securities at the request of Nasdaq OMX . "
All orders in those securities have been cancelled back to customers , " said NYSE in a statement .
The Nasdaq Composite index ( NASDAQ : COMP ) was last at 3631.17 , up 31.38 points , before trading was suspended .
There was no immediate word on when transactions will resume .
[ Updated with NYSE developments . ]
Read the full story :      Nasdaq halts all trade in Nasdaq - listed securities      U.S. stocks up ; Nasdaq - listed trade halted  Article Excerpt      A technical glitch knocked out trading in all Nasdaq Stock Market securities for three hours Thursday afternoon , an unprecedented meltdown for a U.S. exchange that paralyzed a broad swath of markets and highlighted the fragility of the financial world 's electronic backbone .
Nasdaq officials scrambled to figure out what happened and resume trading .
They shared few of their findings with trading firms or the public during regular trading hours , sowing confusion across Wall Street and leaving many investors frustrated .
The decision to reopen trading with about 35 minutes to go before the close came after exchange officials were sure that banks ...

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Limb alignment and hand position  " Would it kill you to shovel the front walk ? "
A monster snowstorm raging from New Mexico to Maine raises this question afresh .
Typically it 's posed by a woman standing with hands on hips and assuming a Thurberesque mien as she gazes down on a man exercising his thumb on the remote but otherwise in repose .
The correct answer : " It might . "
Snow - shovel design may not rank up there with the Three Gorges Dam as an engineering challenge , but it kills more than 10 times as many people each year .
My Slate colleague Juliet Lapidos has observed that the 1,200 annual heart - failure deaths attributed to blizzards represent only about 0.3 percent of all annual deaths from heart disease .
But that 's a lot more people than die from watching a football game ( though that poses health risks too ) .
You can say all these shovelers should exercise more , and that 's certainly true .
But such advice is of little help to a sedentary soul whose doorstep is suddenly buried in a four - foot drift .
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Taylor observed laborers shoveling varying weights and concluded that the shovel load with which " a first class man would do his biggest day 's work " was about 21 pounds .
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Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have separated after 10 years of marriage .
The pair has one son , Walker , 4 .
PHOTOS : Biggest celeb splits of 2013      " Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time , " a rep for Menzel tells Us Weekly . "
Their primary focus and concern is for their son .
We ask that you respect their privacy during this time . "
PHOTOS : Hollywood 's ugliest divorces      The former couple , both 42 , met while costarring in the original Broadway production of Rent in 1995 and later reprised their roles in the 2005 film adaptation .
PHOTOS : Hollywood 's most expensive divorces      As recently as October , Diggs told Us , " We 're doing good ! "
when congratulated on his milestone wedding anniversary at the Men 's Health 25th Anniversary Party in New York City , despite the cheating rumors the couple had faced this past summer .
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Separate      After a decade of marriage , Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel have separated , PEOPLE confirms .
"Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time , " reps for the couple tell PEOPLE exclusively . "
Their primary focus and concern is for their son .
We ask that you respect their privacy during this time .
"Diggs – who is currently starring in The Best Man Holiday – and Menzel , both 42 , met as costars in the original production of the Broadway musical Rent in the mid-1990s .
They married in 2003 and had a son , Walker , in September 2009.Menzel , a Tony Award winner for Wicked who 's currently voicing a character in Frozen , spoke to PEOPLE about the marriage earlier this year , saying it was n't always smooth sailing .
"We work at it , " she said . "
I 'm not going to glamorize it or glorify it – we go through tough times like everybody else , but we love each other very much .
We try not to be away from each other for more than two weeks at a time , and we try to find new ways to communicate . "

JERUSALEM — New archaeological tests have confirmed that the site many Christians believe to be the tomb of Jesus Christ dates back 1,700 years to A.D. 325 , the same era when the Romans first identified the place as holy .
With invasions , fires and even earthquakes occurring at Jerusalem 's Church of the Holy Sepulchre over the centuries , historians had questioned whether the tomb had been destroyed or moved .
To date the tomb , known as the Holy Edicule , conservators from the National Technical University of Athens looked at radioactive elements in the architectural glue that fit it together .
They also used ground - penetrating radar and laser scanning .
Play Facebook Twitter Embed TODAY goes inside Church of the Holy Sepulchre : Is it Jesus ' tomb ?
3:43 The tomb is the size of a coat closet , and was open for just 60 hours while restoration work was also carried out .
The results of the tests were first reported Tuesday by National Geographic . "
Scientists and archaeologists are very excited about this because , what it does is , it corroborates our historical accounts , " said National Geographic archaeology writer Kristin Romey , who was on site during the nine - month renovation project .
Experts believe the site was identified around A.D. 325 A.D. , when the Roman emperor Constantine the Great came to the city with his team to locate places associated with the life of Jesus .
A holy fire ceremony is held at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 15 .
Atef Safadi / EPA file The Romans are said  Over the centuries , Jerusalem ’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre has suffered violent attacks , fires , and earthquakes .
It was totally destroyed in 1009 and subsequently rebuilt , leading modern scholars to question whether it could possibly be the site identified as the burial place of Christ by a delegation sent from Rome some 17 centuries ago .
Now the results of scientific tests provided to National Geographic appear to confirm that the remains of a limestone cave enshrined within the church are remnants of the tomb located by the ancient Romans .
Mortar sampled from between the original limestone surface of the tomb and a marble slab that covers it has been dated to around A.D. 345 .
According to historical accounts , the tomb was discovered by the Romans and enshrined around 326 .
View Images A restorer removes debris beneath a broken marble slab to expose the original rock surface of what is considered the burial place of Jesus .
Photograph by Oded Balilty , AP for National Geographic Until now , the earliest architectural evidence found in and around the tomb complex dated to the Crusader period , making it no older than 1,000 years .
While it is archaeologically impossible to say that the tomb is the burial site of an individual Jew known as Jesus of Nazareth , who according to New Testament accounts was crucified in Jerusalem in 30 or 33 , new dating results put the original construction of today 's tomb complex securely in the time of Constantine , Rome 's first Christian emperor .
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LISTEN TO ARTICLE 2:32 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email      Steve Wynn ’s plan to sell a pair of Picasso paintings for a high estimate of $ 105 million was derailed after the more expensive of the two was damaged Friday -- a dozen years after the billionaire collector and erstwhile casino magnate put his elbow through another masterpiece by the artist .
Picasso ’s 1943 self - portrait " Le Marin " Source : Christie ’s      “ Le Marin , ” a 1943 self - portrait , was damaged Friday “ during the final stages of preparation ” for auction Tuesday and pulled from the block , Christie ’s said in a statement .
It declined to comment on the nature or extent of the damage .
Lin Wood , a spokesman for Wynn , declined to comment .
The painting , which measures a little more than 4-by-2 1/2 feet and estimated at $ 70 million , was one of three Wynn consigned to Christie ’s for sale this week for a total of as much as $ 135 million , according to the auction house ’s estimates .
On Monday , Picasso ’s 1964 portrait of a woman with a cat , “ Femme au chat assise dans un fauteuil , ” was also pulled from the auction by mutual agreement with the seller , Christie ’s said .
That piece , also owned by Wynn , is estimated at $ 25 million to $ 35 million .
Wynn , who suffers from a disease that affects his peripheral vision , accidentally struck his Picasso “ Le Reve ” with his right elbow in 2006 while showing it to friends in his Las Vegas office , leaving a hole the size of a silver dollar .
The painting had been worth $ 139 million before that , according to Wynn ’s lawsuit against the insurer , Lloyd ’s of London .
A restorer said the repaired painting was worth $ 85 million , according to the lawsuit .
Hedge fund titan Steve Cohen bought it from Wynn in 2013 for $ 155 million .
“ Femme au chat assise dans un fauteuil ” Photographer : Katya Kazakina / Bloomberg      Both withdrawn paintings had been guaranteed by Christie ’s and backed by third - party guarantees .
The withdrawal of a work from sale removes any guarantee made for the transaction , Christie ’s said , adding that its consignment contracts “ have insurance provisions to cover damage and other contingencies .
”      Wynn resigned as chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts Ltd. in February amid sexual - misconduct allegations .
He has denied wrongdoing .
The other Wynn lot at Christie ’s is Andy Warhol ’s 1963 “ Double Elvis [ Ferus Type ] , ” which will be offered as planned at the postwar and contemporary evening sale on May 17 , Christie ’s said .
Estimated at more than $ 30 million , it depicts Elvis Presley dressed as a cowboy and shooting from the hip .
The painting last appeared at auction in 2012 when it fetched $ 37 million at Sotheby ’s .
At the time it was bought by the Mugrabi family , which owns one of the world ’s largest private Warhol collections .
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When the Camp Fire started in the hills above our Chico brewery on November 8 , 2018 , it soon became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history .
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( Photo : Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. ) The deadliest fire in California history has set into motion the largest charitable collaboration ever among the nation 's breweries , as more than 1,200 have signed on to brew a beer to raise funds for those affected by the Camp Fire in Northern California .
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. , which is located in Chico , California , part  November 21 , 2018 The Camp Fire – the most devastating wildfire in California ’s history – has hit close to home for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
While the Chico brewery was spared , many of Sierra Nevada ’s employees , patrons and neighbors lost everything as the Camp Fire ravaged northern Californian .
To help raise much needed support for the recovery efforts , Sierra Nevada has created a beer called Resilience IPA .
Sierra Nevada , along with many of its professional brewing peers , will be brewing and selling Resilience IPA with all proceeds donated to the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund through Golden Valley Community Bank Foundation .
It is our hope that homebrewers will make a batch of Resilience IPA  Brewery Name 10 Barrel Brewing Co 1781 Brewing Co. 2Toms Brewing Co. 3 Floyds Brewing Co 3 Sheeps Brewing Co 4 Hands Brewing Co 5 Alarm Brewing Co 8th Wonder Brewery 902 Brewing Co Alamo Beer Co 44 Aldus Brewing Co. / B 's of the Back Rose 555 Centennial Avenue Hanover PA 17331 163646 https://untappd.com/brewery/163646 https://untappd.akamaized.net/site/brewery_logos/brewery-163646_a0468.jpeg  Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico is brewing up another way to raise money for victims of the Camp Fire .
On Tuesday , Sierra Nevada will begin brewing a special IPA to raise money for fire relief efforts .
The beer is called Resilience Butte County Proud IPA The fire hit close to home for the company , with 15 percent of their employees losing homes in the fire .
Sierra Nevada Founder Ken Grossman reached out to other small breweries across the country and shared the recipe .
As of Tuesday morning , 998 breweries nationwide will be making and releasing the Resilience IPA and donating the proceeds .
Sierra Nevada spokesperson Robin Gregory said they now hope

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Getty 2/37 Babies ' health suffers from being born near fracking sites , finds major study Mothers living within a kilometre of a fracking site were 25 per cent more likely to have a child born at low birth weight , which increase their chances of asthma , ADHD and other issues Getty 3/37 Over 75,000 sign petition calling for Richard Branson 's Virgin Care to hand settlement money back to NHS Mr Branson ’s company sued the NHS last year after it lost out on an £ 82 m contract to provide children ’s health services across Surrey , citing concerns over “ serious flaws ” in the way the contract was awarded PA 4/37 More than 700 fewer nurses training in England in first year after NHS bursary scrapped The numbers of people accepted to study nursing in England fell 3 per cent in  Tarek El Moussa 's cancer is in remission , and the HGTV Flip or Flop star may owe that good news to the alert eyes of a nurse who was watching the show .
The 34-year - old , who co - hosts the home buying and renovation show with his wife , Christina , revealed to The Insider that his thyroid cancer was discovered by a fan who wrote in after noticing a lump on Tarek 's neck . "
We actually ended up spending the day with her , " Tarek said , revealing he met the nurse , Ryan Read , on an episode of The Doctors . "
It was just such an amazing experience to meet this person , because she stepped up and did what others probably would n't have done . "
" I probably would 've never known that I had cancer , " he continued . "
And by the time that I would 've found out , it probably would 've been in a much further stage . "
PHOTOS : Stars We 've Lost In Recent Years Tarek -- who was diagnosed in 2013 -- admitted that at the age of 31 ,  Flip or Flop 's Tarek El Moussa After Thyroid Cancer Battle : ' I Have Slowed Down Quite a Bit ' VIDEO : Why Jackie Collins Kept Her Breast Cancer Private for 6 Years Tarek El Moussa 's thyroid cancer is in remission , but the Flip or Flop star is still dealing with lingering effects from his grueling battle " I feel good , but I do n't have the energy I used to have , " El Moussa , 34 , tells PEOPLE . "
The only thing is most days or like half the time I feel a little jetlagged .
I 'm really tired .
"The real estate guru , who stars alongside his wife Christina on their hit HGTV show , was blindsided by the shocking diagnosis after a fan emailed producers saying she noticed a lump on his neck prompting him to have a biopsy .
After surgery revealed it was in fact cancer and it had spread to his lymph nodes , El Moussa then underwent thyroid radioactive iodine therapy .
"The last three years have been a pretty big challenge , " says El Moussa .
The couple ,

LISTEN TO ARTICLE 5:30 A former associate of Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to a lobbying crime and agreed to cooperate with the U.S. , giving prosecutors access to insights from a longtime international political operative whose Russian business partner has already been indicted in Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’s probe .
The lobbyist , Sam Patten , 47 , admitted that he failed to register in the U.S. as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political party .
The nature of his cooperation is n’t clear .
Patten worked with Manafort and on Ukrainian campaigns , and reportedly worked on microtargeting operations with Cambridge Analytica .
Mueller ’s office referred the prosecution to U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu in the District of Columbia , according William Miller , a spokesman for Liu , who declined to comment about the nature of the cooperation or other matters relating to an ongoing investigation .
Patten appeared in federal court in Washington on Friday .
Patten ’s plea agreement also included the suggestion that the Trump Inaugural Committee improperly accepted funds from a foreigner .
Patten admitted that he illegally helped a Ukrainian oligarch buy a ticket to Trump ’s swearing - in through a straw - man donor , though as part of his cooperation agreement he was n’t charged .
A onetime State Department official under President George W. Bush , Patten headed the Moscow office of the International Republican Institute in the early 2000s .
A Russian employee of IRI at the time , Konstantin Kilimnik , went on to work as a fixer for Manafort in Ukraine and is a business partner with Patten .
Kilimnik  WASHINGTON ( AP ) — A business associate of a key figure in the investigation into former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to failing to register as a foreign agent .
W. Samuel Patten entered his plea in federal court in Washington , shortly after prosecutors released a four - page charging document that accused him of performing lobbying and consulting work in the United States and Ukraine but failing to register as a foreign agent as required by the Justice Department .
Patten was a business associate of Konstantin Kilimnik , a man U.S. authorities have said has ties to Russian intelligence .
Kilimnik worked closely with Manafort , who was found guilty this month of eight financial counts .
Kilimnik also is a co - defendant in a pending case against Manafort in Washington , brought by special counsel Robert Mueller 's team , that accuses them both of witness tampering .
The Patten case was referred by Mueller 's team to the United States attorney 's office in Washington , which is handling it .
Andrew Weissmann , one of the lead Mueller team attorneys in the Manafort prosecution , was seen at court Friday ahead of Patten 's appearance Court papers do n't refer to Kilimnik by name , but say Patten worked with a Russian national on lobbying and political consulting services .
Prosecutors say Patten , who formed a consulting company with a person identified only as " Foreigner A , " worked to set up meetings with members of Congress and also drafted talking points for Capitol Hill meetings .
The goal , prosecutors say , was to influence U.S. policy , but they say

Image copyright AFP Image caption South Koreans have taken to the streets in mass demonstrations against Ms Park The scandal in South Korea involving President Park Geun - hye has taken an unexpected twist with news that Viagra has been found in her offices .
Authorities found the pills - usually used to treat erectile dysfunction - while investigating corruption allegations against Ms Park .
The government says the Viagra was bought to combat altitude sickness .
The South Korean leader is accused of allowing her friend , Choi Soon - sil , to influence her decisions .
The presidential office confirmed it bought 364 Viagra and similar generic pills to deal with altitude sickness on official trips to East Africa , although the pills were never used .
The BBC 's Stephen Evans in Seoul , says the discovery of Viagra will add an air of remoteness to the president .
Many Koreans believe Ms Park is living in a " different world " which will exacerbate political pressure on her to resign .
Some early rumours among Koreans alleged Ms Park could have been involved with cultish rituals with her friend Ms Choi .
Ms Choi , a long - time friend of Ms Park 's , is the daughter of Choi Tae - min , a shadowy quasi - religious leader who was closely linked to Ms Park 's father , then - president Park Chung - hee .
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Viagra is Pfizer 's brand name for sildenafil  Park Geun - hye ’s aides say branded and generic versions were purchased to treat altitude sickness for staff on trips to elevated capitals in Africa South Korea President Park Geun - hye ’s office has confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile dysfunction Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug in December .
While the report has created a frenzy on the internet , Park ’s office said the pills were bought to potentially treat altitude sickness for presidential aides and employees on Park ’s May trips to Ethiopia , Uganda and Kenya , whose capitals are thousands of metres above sea level .
Turmoil in east Asia : sensitive moment for region unsettled by Trump Read more The pills were not used , said Jung Youn - kuk , spokesman of the presidential Blue House .
South Korean doctors sometimes prescribe Viagra - style drugs to climbers because they are believed to be effective in preventing altitude sickness .
The Viagra revelation comes as Park grapples with a massive political scandal .
The president is now bracing for an impeachment push by opposition parties and some members of her own Saenuri party amid allegations that she let a secretive confidante manipulate government affairs and amass an illicit fortune , a scandal critics say undermines the country ’s democracy .
On Wednesday South Korean prosecutors raided offices of the Samsung Group and the state pension fund as the electronics giant was dragged further into the scandal engulfing Park .
The raid comes as Samsung faces allegations it bribed Park ’s confidant Choi Soon - Sil to win state approval for a controversial

PERTH , Australia -- Search crews hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have failed to relocate faint sounds heard deep below the southern Indian Ocean that officials said were consistent with a plane 's black boxes , the head of the search operation said Tuesday .
Angus Houston , the retired Australian air chief marshal who is heading the search far off Australia 's west coast , said sound locating equipment on board the Ocean Shield has picked up no trace of the signals since they were first heard late Saturday and early Sunday .
Time may have already run out to find the devices , whose locator beacons have a battery life of about a month .
Tuesday marks one month since the plane vanished .
Once the beacons blink off , locating the black boxes in such deep water would be an immensely difficult , if not impossible , task .
Up to 14 planes and 14 ships are scouring the 30,000-square - mile search zone .
The wait has been devastating for weary families , CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports .
Many insist the search continues at all costs , despite the frustrations .
It is unclear whether a sub on board the Ocean Shield will be deployed to try to chart out any debris on the sea floor when searchers are certain the black boxes ' locator beacons have gone silent .
If the sub maps out a debris field , the crew will replace the sonar system with a camera unit to photograph any wreckage .
Houston 's comments about deploying the sub contradicted an earlier statement from Australia 's acting  1 of 7 .
A fast response craft from Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield tows Able Seaman Clearance Diver Michael Arnold as he searches the ocean for debris in the search zone in the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in this picture released by the Australian Defence Force April 8 , 2014 .
SYDNEY / PERTH , Australia ( Reuters ) - An Australian ship which picked up possible " pings " from the black box recorders of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has been unable to detect any further signals and time is running out to narrow the massive search , officials said on Tuesday .
Angus Houston , head of the Australian agency coordinating the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 , said the month - long hunt in the Indian Ocean was at a critical stage given the batteries in the black box beacons had already reached the end of their 30-day expected life .
A U.S. Navy " towed pinger locator " onboard Australia 's Ocean Shield picked up two signals consistent with black box locator beacons over the weekend - the first for more than two hours and the second for about 13 minutes .
Houston said the signals represented the best lead in the search yet , but efforts to pick up the pings again had so far been unsuccessful . "
If we do n't get any further transmissions , we have a reasonably large search area of the bottom of the ocean to prosecute and that will take a long , long time .
It 's very slow , painstaking work , " said Houston .
The black boxes record

Letter of Resignation from the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission Sorry , we ’re full !
Dear City Council Members and Palo Alto Residents , This letter serves as my official resignation from the Planning and Transportation Commission .
My family has decided to move to Santa Cruz .
After many years of trying to make it work in Palo Alto , my husband and I can not see a way to stay in Palo Alto and raise a family here .
We rent our current home with another couple for $ 6200 a month ; if we wanted to buy the same home and share it with children and  Property Type House Condo Townhouse Multi - family Land Other Include MLS - listed homes MLS - listed homes MLS - listed foreclosures include : All listings Only non - foreclosures Only foreclosures For - sale - by - owner homes For - sale - by - owner homes Foreclosed homes Foreclosed homes Sale records Sale records for : Last 1 week Last 1 month Last 3 months Last 6 months Last 1 year Last 2 years Last 3 years All Schools Home Facts Baths : No min 1 + 1.25 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + Square feet : No min 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,250 2,500 2,750 3,000 3,500 4,000 5,000 7,500 to No max 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,250  For the past two years , Kate Downing has been one of Palo Alto 's most passionate advocates for building more affordable housing .
As one of the founding members of the citizens group Palo Alto Forward and a member of the city 's Planning and Transportation Commission , she also has been a vehement critic of the city 's recent tilt toward slow - growth policies , and its failure to address a housing shortage that many in the community and some on the City Council believe has reached a crisis level .
Kate Downing Kate Downing " Time and again , I 've seen dozens of people come to both Commission  PALO ALTO -- You 're a well - paid professional .
You work in tech .
You 've got it made .
Not if you want to buy a house in Silicon Valley .
On Wednesday , a planning commissioner here became the very public voice of the region 's frustrations over spiraling housing costs when she published her resignation letter to the city of Palo Alto .
It said that she and her husband are moving to Santa Cruz because -- even with their combined incomes as a tech lawyer and software engineer -- they ca n't afford to live in this upscale city .
After five years of " trying to make  In what ’s becoming a regular story in the Bay Area , many Peninsula towns ’ refusal to increase housing has led to a mass exit of long - time , working - class residents .
First responders , police , teachers , grocery store clerks — the list goes on .
These small cities , rich with tech money and close - proximity desirability , have left it to San Francisco , Oakland , and only a few other areas to house the influx of new - moneyed arrivals .
And with that , another noteworthy exodus has taken place : Palo Alto Planning and Transportation commissioner Kate Vershov Downing and her family have decided to leave the pricey town for Santa Cruz because they ,

Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton are welcoming a little one to their newly - formed family -- but it is n't a baby .
The Telegraph reports the newlyweds have just adopted a cocker spaniel puppy , whose name has not been released .
According to the report , the puppy is barely a few months old and is the son of Kate 's mother 's dog , Ella .
US Weekly reports the couple was initially worried they were n't ready to take care of a pet , but after a short trial period , all fears were assuaged . "
William and Catherine fell in love with the pup instantly and it was n't long before they decided to keep him , " a Palace aide told the magazine . "
He 's now part of the royal fold ! "
Duke and Duchess welcome new arrival : Kate and Wills adopt pet cocker spaniel but the name remains a mystery The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge now have a three - month old puppy The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a new addition to their family - an adorable three - month old puppy .
The couple acquired the male cocker spaniel in early December and have been happily settling him in at their rented farmhouse in North Wales .
Remarkably , however , William and Kate have given palace aides strict instructions not to publicly reveal the name of their pet , arguing that it is a ‘ private ’ matter .
‘ He is a private pet and they do not want his name to be made public although the couple are happy to confirm that they do , indeed , have a new dog , ’ a spokesman at St James ’s Palace , the couple ’s London headquarters , intoned .
Royal sources say the black pup is ‘ a few months old ’ and comes from a litter bred by Kate ’s mother , Carole Middleton , who adores the breed .
‘ I do n’t know whether the Middleton family dog is a boy or a girl , but the Duke and Duchess ’s puppy is the result of the family dog breeding with one belonging to another breeder , ’ said an aide .
The new dog is the couple ’s first together and replaces Prince William ’s black labrador , Widgeon , who died about two years ago .
Over the years , the Royal Family have embraced dogs as their favoured pets .
Formal portraits from the 17th century onwards show kings , queens and their children happily posing with their beloved animals , from pugs to greyhounds , King Charles spaniels to corgis .
Some pets have even merited their own portraits , and , as in many households , were considered very much members of the family .
Prince William ’s black labrador , Widgeon , died about two years ago ( left , stock picture ) but now he has acquired a male cocker spaniel with wife Kate When Queen Victoria ’s beloved collie , Noble , died at Balmoral in 1887 , he was buried in the grounds of the castle and given his own gravestone , which read : ' Noble by name by nature noble too Faithful companion sympathetic true His remains are interred here ' A terrier named Caesar belonging to King Edward VII was given even greater status when , having outlived the king , he walked behind

CLOSE On Friday the AMC movie theater chain scrapped its tone deaf idea of attracting millennials to its theaters by allowing movie - goers to text while watching films .
AMC says the proposal it floated this week has been relegated to the cutting room floor .
USA TODAY Texting - friendly screens — coming soon to AMC ?
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BROWN , AFP / Getty Images ) AMC Theatres is changing the script on plans to allow moviegoers to text in the theater .
The movie theater chain said Friday it will scrap plans to allow some theater patrons to text during movies , a move its CEO had said it considered to attract more millennials . "
We have  For years now , movie theater operators have been trying to dissuade their customers from chatting on cell phones or texting during shows .
Some issue stern pre - show warnings that anyone caught texting or talking will be shown the door .
It 's not surprising then that the new chief executive and president of AMC Theaters , Adam M. Aron , caused a stir by suggesting that nation 's second - largest movie theater company would consider the idea of making certain auditoriums " more texting friendly " in a bid to get millennials to go to the movies more often . "
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In February , AMC announced that it has an agreement to buy Carmike , propelling it from being the second - biggest exhibitor in the country to the world ’s top movie theater chain .
Aron has a diverse resume , having been head of Starwood Hotels and Resorts , CEO and co - owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team , chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts and president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line .
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( CNN ) It was an oddly familiar O.J.
Simpson that for a little while filled TV screens across America on Thursday .
A Nevada parole board decided Simpson should be freed after the former NFL star apologized for his role in a 2007 armed robbery , said he 'd been a model prisoner , and promised that he 'd have no conflicts if released .
Simpson 's appearance before the board garnered wall - to - wall coverage from cable news shows , coverage that recalled the " trial of the century , " and the many months more than 20 years ago when it transfixed a nation . "
I 've done my time , " Simpson said . "
I 've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can . "
Now 70 , Simpson 's energy seemed little affected by his time behind bars .
He was alert , engaged , and quick to smile , even letting out a hearty laugh when parole board Chairman Connie Bisbee accidentally said he was aged 90 . "
I feel like it , " he said .
Simpson has served nine years of a nine - to-33-year sentence for an armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas .
He is expected to be released as early as October -- and said he plans to move to his home in Florida .
An entire generation of Americans has come of age since Simpson seemed an almost inescapable public figure .
But for one afternoon , it felt like 1995 again .
That was the year he was acquitted of murder charges in the grisly slayings of his ex - wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman .
Thursday 's parole hearing followed renewed interest in his story , which was explored last year in the award - winning documentary " O.J.
: Made in America " and the FX true - crime drama " The People v. O.J.
Simpson . "
Though it 's been 22 years since the not guilty verdict , the murder trial 's themes of criminal justice and race , trust in police , celebrity and domestic violence remain remarkably resonant in modern culture . "
We talk about O.J.
as though the story is O.J.
, " journalist Celia Farber says toward the end of the " Made in America " documentary . "
The story is O.J.
and us . "
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Ardent Donald Trump supporter , Scott Baio , was allegedly physically attacked by the wife of a Red Hot Chili Peppers band member for supporting the president - elect .
The actor filed a police report claiming Nancy Mack , who is married to Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer , Chad Smith , went off on him for supporting Trump at a function with their elementary school kids , TMZ reports .
Scott Baio Claims Physical Attack by Chili Pepper ’s Wife Over Trump https://t.co/qEzmWyX5NN — TMZ ( @TMZ ) December 15 , 2016 Authorities say Scott Baio was at an event with his daughter on Saturday in Thousand Oaks , California , when Mack confronted him and allegedly began chiding and cursing him .
Mack ’s husband has been vocal about being anti - Donald Trump , citing him as a racist .
Baio is one of Trump ’s strongest celebrity supporters in Hollywood .
According to the report , Scott Baio told police that he asked Nancy Mack to keep it down because kids were present , but she did n’t back down .
The wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer demanded to know how he could support a man who said , “ Grab ’em by the pu**y .
” Baio says she repeatedly screamed , “ Grab ’em by the pu**y .
” Scott asked Nancy to stop , but she continued screaming the comment .
He said at that point , Mack began attacked him physically by grabbing him under his arms , shaking , and pushing him .
Sources close to Nancy Mack claim she was mimicking how Donald Trump hugs women and meant no actual harm against Scott Baio .
The Ventura County Sheriff ’s  When half the entertainment industry lives in the same city , you 're bound to hear about odd and occasionally antagonistic celebrity combinations from time to time .
Today 's example : Nancy Mack , wife of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith , is being accused of physically assaulting actor Scott Baio .
Their alleged confrontation , per TMZ , took place at an event hosted by the elementary school attended by children of both families .
According to Baio , it stemmed from a political disagreement rooted in his outspoken support of Donald Trump 's presidential campaign .
Mack , who 's been equally public in her disdain for Trump , is accused of confronting Baio at the function by " berating and cursing " him , specifically by referencing the archival recording that made headlines during the election after it surfaced and revealed Trump discussing the many ways in which women make themselves available to male celebrities .
Baio reportedly claims he asked Mack to calm down in the interest of the children present ; TMZ 's sources say she was " undeterred , " and continued to loudly repeat Trump 's taped claim that he could " grab " women " by the p---- . "
Baio apparently told police the argument turned physical when Mack grabbed , shook , and pushed him — an accusation Mack has reportedly refuted by saying " she was merely trying to show Baio how Trump hugs women . "
The Ventura County Sheriff 's Department is said to be investigating the incident and eyeing Mack as a battery suspect .
While both parties are known for their active social media presences , neither Baio

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/ Updated By Corky Siemaszko More former Ohio State University wrestlers have come forward to contradict Rep. Jim Jordan ’s claim that he had no idea the wrestling team doctor was molesting athletes .
One of the wrestlers , Shawn Dailey , said he was groped half a dozen times by Dr. Richard Strauss in the mid-1990s , when Jordan was the assistant wrestling coach .
Dailey said he was too embarrassed to report the abuse directly to Jordan at the time , but he said Jordan took part in conversations where Strauss ' abuse of many other team members came up . "
I participated with Jimmy and the other wrestlers in locker - room talk about Strauss .
We all did , " Dailey , 43 , told NBC News , referring to Jordan . "
It was very common knowledge in the locker room that if you went to Dr. Strauss for anything , you would have to pull your pants down .
” Dailey spoke out two days after NBC News reported that three former wrestlers who were coached by Jordan more than two decades ago accused the GOP congressman of turning a blind eye to Strauss ' alleged abuse and then lying about it .
Jordan denied knowing  WASHINGTON — Five former wrestlers , including former UFC world champion Mark Coleman , said this week that Rep. Jim Jordan was aware of , but did n’t respond to , allegations of sexual misconduct by an Ohio State University team doctor when the lawmaker was an assistant wrestling coach there in the 1990s .
“ There ’s no way unless he ’s got dementia or something that he ’s got no recollection of what was going on at Ohio State , ” Mr. Coleman , the mixed martial arts champion , said of Mr. Jordan in an interview Wednesday .
Messrs. Coleman ...
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/ Updated By Corky Siemaszko Rep. Jim Jordan , the powerful Republican congressman from Ohio , is being accused by former wrestlers he coached more than two decades ago at Ohio State University of failing to stop the team doctor from molesting them and other students .
The university announced in April that it was investigating accusations that Dr. Richard Strauss , who died in 2005 , abused team members when he was the team doctor from the mid-1970s to late 1990s .
Jordan , who was assistant wrestling coach at the university from 1986 to 1994 , has repeatedly said he knew nothing of the abuse until former students began speaking out this spring , and continued to deny it on Tuesday .
His denials , however , have been met with skepticism and anger from some former members of the wrestling team .
Three former wrestlers told NBC News that it was common knowledge that Strauss showered regularly with the students and inappropriately touched them during appointments , and said it would have been impossible for Jordan to be unaware ; one wrestler said he told Jordan directly about the abuse .
Former head coach Russ Hellickson , Jordan 's mentor , said in a

You must enter the characters with black color that stand out from the other characters Message : * A friend wanted you to see this item from WRAL.com : http://wr.al/1755W — A quick - thinking Johnston County emergency dispatcher is credited with saving the day after he helped police locate a woman who was trapped inside the trunk of a car .
On Jan. 14 , 911 supervisor Tim Medlin received a call from a woman who said she was locked in the trunk of a moving car by her jealous boyfriend .
Medlin said it was hard to understand her . "
The only thing we knew is it was a female that was very upset , and that she was in the trunk of the car , " he said .
The call got disconnected .
He called back but could not reach the woman .
Medlin then had the idea to text her from a cell phone .
She responded . "
Texting , it was the only way I knew we would probably not get her in trouble , " Medlin said . "
When I sent  A 911 dispatcher for Johnston County , North Carolina , recently helped save a woman who was locked in the trunk of a moving car , according to officials .
The 29-year - old woman called 911 around 4 a.m. on Jan. 14 , 2017 , saying she had a disagreement with her boyfriend , who forced her into a trunk , Jason Barbour , director of the Johnston County Emergency 911 Communications Center , said .
Barbour told ABC News today that the shift supervisor at the time , Tim Medlin , responded to the call . "
She was crying and very upset , so it was hard to understand her at first , but [ Medlin ] finally heard her say she was locked in a trunk of a car , " Barbour explained . "
The call then dropped , and his multiple attempts to call her back were unsuccessful . "
Medlin " refused to give up " and used the office 's emergency cellphone in an attempt to reach the woman , according to Barbour . "
It was this flip phone , and [ Medlin ] texted the woman on that phone since he could n't reach  A 911 dispatcher 's quick thinking may have saved a life or prevented a more serious crime .
It happened in Johnston County as a woman was locked in the trunk of car going down the interstate .
Around 4 a.m. Saturday , January 14 , Johnston County 911 Shift Supervisor Tim Medlin got a 911 cell phone call from a woman who said she 'd been kidnapped from Raleigh and put in the trunk of a car which was traveling down the highway .
At that point , the car was headed east on I-40 nearing the I-95 interchange .
Dispatchers had that information from a cell phone tracking device .
But , the caller was n't able to tell dispatchers anything else valuable before the call was lost .
She did n't answer when they called back .
That 's when Medlin had an idea .
Dispatchers had a cell phone to notify supervisors if the land lines went out .
He decided to use it to text the woman who called .
She responded , told them she knew the man driving , and were likely headed to

The change comes as card fraud has more than doubled in the U.S. over the last 15 years while falling in much of the rest of the world where chip - enabled cards have been in place for much of that time .
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Wondering about the change ?
Credit cards with security chips are a part of the new card processing system being adopted by the U.S. , whereby the card used by a consumer will have a special microchip that will need to be inserted in a reader rather than swiped at a checkout terminal to close a transaction .
The new credit cards look like any old credit card except that they have a tiny metallic chip on the front .
The chip - embedded cards deploy EMV microchips , which is short for Europay , MasterCard and Visa .
This system is already in use in several parts of Europe .
The microchip basically contains a user 's payment information , which so far was contained on the magnetic strip .
The microchip also gives a novel code which is different for every purchase .
The transition to chip - enabled credit cards will make life more difficult for criminals as they are more secure than magnetic strip - only cards .
How ?
Because the microprocessor in the microchips - which is like a mini computer - adds an additional layer of security for each transaction .
According to Visa 's Stephanie Erickson , Head of Authentication Product Integration , while criminals were able to make counterfeit physical copies of magnetic strip - based cards , the chip - based cards will make the process more difficult .
Since the chips contain data relating to a specific purchase , their reproduction is tough . "
They  On Thursday , merchants who can not process chip - enabled cards could become liable for fraudulent transactions at their stores .
MasterCard and Visa set the deadline for the new rules , which are part of their agreements with the retailers and banks that use their networks .
American Express will shift liability on Oct. 16 .
Consumers , however , will not be caught in the middle .
Federal law requires banks to reimburse consumers for different types of fraud .
The only difference is that , come Thursday , banks could go after retailers that have not properly updated their equipment .
Not everyone will have chip - enabled cards by the deadline .
While most customers at the big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America will receive their cards by the end of the year , some will not get new cards until 2016 .
Some issuers will also wait until customers ’ existing cards are close to expiring .
Credit and debit cards without chips will continue to work until they expire , or until consumers activate their new cards .
And they will still work at payment terminals that have been updated to accommodate chips .
But new machines will prompt users who swipe a chip card to dip it instead .
“ You should always use the chip device , not the swipe device , ” said Ed Mierzwinski , the consumer program director of U.S. PIRG , the federation of state public interest groups .

Pippi Longstocking Porn Movie Studio Cracks Down Stop Using 14-Year - Old to Promote Sex Tape      Pippi Longstocking Porno -- Movie Studio Cracks Down ... Stop Using 14-YEAR - OLD to Promote Sex Tape      EXCLUSIVE      Images of a 14-year - oldhave no business on a Pippi Longstocking sex tape website ... and now a major Hollywood movie studio is gearing up for war , TMZ has learned .
We know ... Columbia Pictures , the studio behind " The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking , " learned that multiple websites associated with thesex tape are using images from the 1988 movie to promote the XXX footage .
Obviously , that ai n't sitting well with Columbia ... so lawyers stepped in and fired off an email , warning the websites to take down shots of the freckle - faced red head girl immediately , or face a big , fat lawsuit .
The sites complied for the most part -- removing images of the DVD as well as links to purchase it -- but it still includes many Pippi references , as well as a screenshot from the original movie ( in which Tami is 14).We've learned ... one of the XXX sites responded by adding a disclaimer on the home page , saying the sex tape is not sponsored , endorsed by or affiliated with the studio .
So far , it 's unclear how Columbia feels about the compromise .
FYI , you wo n't believe how popular the Pippi porno websites are -- we 're told they both average over 200k views per day .
Curiously , the biggest chunk of traffic comes from Sweden .
Bork , bork , bork !
Pippi Longstocking BUSTED ... FOR FELONY HIT AND RUN      Pippi Longstocking -- Arrested for Felony Hit and Run      EXCLUSIVE      Tami Erin -- the actress who played-- was arrested Saturday afternoon for felony hit and run and drunk driving ... TMZ has learned .
Erin was driving in L.A. when she allegedly hit 3 cars and took off .
Law enforcement sources say at least one person was taken to the hospital .
And get this ... Erin did n't hit them all at once -- we 're told she hit the first car then drove off ... then hit another car and drove off ... and then she hit the last .
When cops found her they did a field sobriety test and then arrested her for both the felony hit and run and DUI .
One source says she was " totally out of control ... just out of it .
"Erin refused to submit a blood alcohol test ... and her bail was set at $ 100K.As TMZ first reported ... Erin 's latest screen credit is a gnarly sex tape.-- Tami just bailed out of jail .

After a freshman died from downing beer , rum and 151-proof liquor in an initiation ritual , California Polytechnic State University in 2010 banned fraternities from recruiting newly arrived students .
Right away , the North - American Interfraternity Conference , which represents 75 national fraternities , jumped in .
The Indianapolis - based trade group e - mailed and met with Cal Poly administrators , paid for a study that opposed the ban and spurred a three - year campaign by student leaders .
It won , and the school lifted the restriction this year .
One freshman , Charlie Ross , could n’t be happier about the opportunity to join a fraternity right away instead of waiting three months .
“ You ’ve got a group of guys who watch out for you when you ’re drinking , ” Ross , 18 , said after unpacking his bags at freshman orientation on the San Luis Obispo campus .
Related Stories : The university ’s turnabout shows how the Interfraternity Conference is blocking an approach that some higher education leaders say can save lives : postponing recruitment of freshmen , who account for a disproportionate number of fraternity - related deaths .
The conference has opposed proposals at dozens of colleges to delay recruiting by a semester or a year .
“ These organizations were putting our freshmen at risk , ” said Shirley Tilghman , former president of Princeton University , which prohibited fraternity recruiting of freshmen , starting in the fall of 2012 .
“ There is so much vulnerability in that first week , that first month as a freshman on a college campus -- of feeling lost .
It leads to all kinds of decisions that you would not make if you had a  One warm spring night in 2011 , a young man named Travis Hughes stood on the back deck of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Marshall University , in West Virginia , and was struck by what seemed to him — under the influence of powerful inebriants , not least among them the clear ether of youth itself — to be an excellent idea : he would shove a bottle rocket up his ass and blast it into the sweet night air .
And perhaps it was an excellent idea .
What was not an excellent idea , however , was to misjudge the relative tightness of a 20-year - old sphincter and the propulsive reliability of a 20-cent bottle rocket .
What followed ignition was not the bright report of a successful blastoff , but the muffled thud of fire in the hole .
Also on the deck , and also in the thrall of the night ’s pleasures , was one Louis Helmburg III , an education major and ace benchwarmer for the Thundering Herd baseball team .
His response to the proposed launch was the obvious one : he reportedly whipped out his cellphone to record it on video , which would turn out to be yet another of the night ’s seemingly excellent but ultimately misguided ideas .
When the bottle rocket exploded in Hughes ’s rectum , Helmburg was seized by the kind of battlefield panic that has claimed brave men from outfits far more illustrious than even the Thundering Herd .
Terrified , he staggered away from the human bomb and fell off the deck .
Fortunately for him , and adding to the Chaplinesque aspect

As Hurricane Irene swung north Thursday , putting the Washington region in its sights , Maryland and Virginia declared a state of emergency and Sunday ’s dedication of the memorial to the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. was postponed .
Organizers said the event will be rescheduled for September or October .
The memorial , the first on the Mall honoring an African American , has been a quarter - century in the making , but safety trumped ceremony .
Hurricane Irene was forecast to sweep over the Outer Banks of North Carolina overnight Friday and advance into the  NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - New York City residents who live in low - lying areas should start moving out on Friday , before Hurricane Irene is expected to hit , Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday .
Otherwise , they risk getting stuck because the mass transit system that millions of New Yorkers rely on might have to be shut down on Saturday , he told reporters .
( Reporting by Joan Gralla ; Editing by Jan Paschal )  The exodus from the North Carolina coast has begun and tonight it is a slow motion , bumper to bumper march inland as tens of thousands heed warnings to get out of the way of Hurricane Irene .
Gas stations are running out , ATM 's are out of cash and one woman was out of a very special night .
Melissa Cook was supposed to get married this weekend . "
The TV showed the mandatory evacuation and I burst into tears , " Cook said . "
Everything I had planned and dreamed about . "
Hurricane  After passing over the Bahamas on Thursday , the storm first fell on the U.S. coast in Florida , where its outermost bands swept in with bursts of wind and rain and a driving riptide .
The exodus from the Outer Banks began early Thursday after an evacuation order Wednesday night .
Traffic on Route 168 crawled as lines of sport - utility vehicles with surfboards and fishing rods mounted on their roofs headed north from the barrier islands .
“ My aunt and uncle are used to storms , but they got a bit  Hurricane Irene is forecast to turn north into the U.S. on a path similar to 1985 ’s Hurricane Gloria , threatening as much as $ 13.9 billion in insured losses and possibly forcing the evacuation of parts of New York City , officials and forecasters said .
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a decision on evacuations would be made tomorrow for residents in areas including Coney Island , Battery Park City and parts of Staten Island .
Irene , a Category 3 major hurricane , is expected to grow larger as it moves toward North Carolina ’s  As massive Hurricane Irene advanced toward the Eastern Seaboard with 115-mph winds , officials issued a hurricane warning for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border , New York ordered low - lying hospitals and nursing homes to evacuate , and at least seven states declared emergencies .
If Irene follows its current projected path , it will make landfall along North Carolina 's Outer Banks on Saturday .
The Category 3 storm withdrew from the Bahamas late Thursday , traveling north at 14 mph , the National Hurricane Center said .
Although North Carolina will take the

Now you can get a new kind of buzz from coffee .
Researchers have found a way to turn used coffee grounds into an alcoholic beverage .
In recent years , the industry of distilled spirits has put out a call for new beverages with different flavors created from unusual raw materials .
To answer this call , some scientists examined the potential of used coffee grounds .
The scientists first collected this raw material from a Portuguese coffee roasting company and dried it .
Then they heated the powder in water at 163 ° C for 45 minutes , separated out the liquid , and added sugar .
Next , the team mixed in yeast cells , let the concoction ferment , and concentrated the sample to get a higher alcohol content .
( A similar process is used to produce other distilled beverages such as whiskey and rum from wheat and molasses . )
And voilà !
Used coffee grounds produced a new alcoholic beverage with 40 % ethanol , comparable to other hard liquor such as vodka and tequila , researchers will report in the September issue of LWT - Food Science and Technology .
To evaluate the product , eight trained taste testers were brought in and rated the intensity of different smells and flavors in the alcohol .
The judges described the drink as smelling like coffee and tasting bitter and pungent .
Researchers noted that the taste could be improved with age and concluded that the quality was good enough for consumption .
Do n’t count on the caffeine to keep you awake , however ; most of it disappears in the brewing process .
Whiskey , vodka , gin or rum … or tequila or brandy … made from wheat , barley , corn , potatoes , rye , sugarcane or any number of fruits — whatever the booze , Americans , the dominant drinkers of hard liquor worldwide , will go for it .
But America ’s love of hootch pales in comparison to its love of another drink : coffee .
A new process that ferments liquor from used coffee grounds , then , may be just what the country is after .
Reporting on a new study for Science , Nisha Giridharan details how to make what could soon be your new favorite drink : The scientists first collected from a Portuguese coffee roasting company and dried it .
Then they heated the powder in water at 163 ° C for 45 minutes , separated out the liquid , and added sugar .
Next , the team mixed in yeast cells , let the concoction ferment , and concentrated the sample to get a higher alcohol content .
( A similar process is used to produce other distilled beverages such as whiskey and rum from wheat and molasses . )
And voilà !
Used coffee grounds produced a new alcoholic beverage with 40 % ethanol .
Microbrewers often flavor their beers with coffee , and caffeine - liquor mixes , from the classic rum and coke to the infamous Four Loko , are nothing new .
But the new booze is different .
The scientists say that their new “ Spent Coffee Ground spirit ” smells and tastes like coffee and “ was considered as having features of a pleasant beverage .
” Plus , the potentially dangerous mix of caffeine and alcohol that gives boozy energy drinks a bad rap should be absent here : most

VATICAN CITY ( AP ) — The Vatican says Pope Francis was " shocked and profoundly saddened " by a murderous attack at a home for the elderly in southern Yemen that killed 16 people , including four nuns .
The Vatican secretary of state said in a condolence message on Saturday that the pontiff " prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences , lead to a change of heart , and inspire all parties to lay down their arms . "
Officials and witnesses in Yemen said gunmen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa , moving room to room handcuffing the victims before shooting them in the head .
The pope sent prayers for the dead and expressed his spiritual closeness to those affected by this " this act of senseless and diabolical violence . "
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The BBC 's David Campanale says the attack is being blamed on IS Pope Francis has condemned the killing of 16 people , including four Catholic nuns , at an old people 's home in Yemen .
He called Friday 's gun attack in Aden an " act of senseless and diabolical violence " .
Reports said the attackers pretended they were visiting their mothers to gain access to the home .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack , though Yemeni officials have blamed so - called Islamic State .
In a statement , the Vatican said two of the nuns killed were Rwandan , one was Indian and one was from Kenya . '
Pointless slaughter ' They were working as nurses at the home and had been serving breakfast to its 80 residents when the attack occurred .
All the victims were shot in the head and had been handcuffed , the Associated Press reported , citing the brother of a victim .
The nuns were from the Missionaries of Charity congregation , which runs the home and was founded in Calcutta by Mother Teresa .
Pope Francis " prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences , lead  2016 - 03 - 05 Vatican Radio ( Vatican Radio ) Pope Francis was “ shocked and profoundly saddened ” by the murder of four Missionaries of Charity and twelve other people at a home for the elderly in Aden , Yemen .
Gunmen entered the building on Friday and went room - to - room , handcuffing victims before shooting them in the head .
A message signed by the Vatican Secretary of State , Cardinal Pietro Parolin , said the Holy Father “ sends the assurance of his prayers for the dead and his spiritual closeness to their families and to all affected from this act of senseless and diabolical violence .
” The message said Pope Francis “ prays that this pointless slaughter will awaken consciences , lead to a change of heart , and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue .
” It concludes with a strong appeal for an end to the ongoing violence in Yemen .
“ In the name of God , he calls upon all parties in the present conflict to renounce violence , and to renew their commitment to the people of Yemen , particularly those most in need , whom the Sisters and their helpers sought to serve ”

SANTA ROSA , Calif. ( AP ) — A Northern California sheriff 's official says a mother suspected of attacking a 12-year - old boy she said was bullying her daughter at school may have targeted the wrong child .
Sonoma County sheriff 's Lt .
Steve Brown said Monday that investigators have not found anything linking the boy to the bullying allegations .
The girl 's mom , Delia Garcia - Bratcher , was arrested Saturday on suspicion of inflicting injury on a child after sheriff 's deputies say she came to Olivet Elementary Charter School in Santa Rosa on Friday and grabbed the boy by the throat .
Garcia - Bratcher was released Saturday on $ 30,000 bail .
Telephone listings for her were disconnected .
School district officials are also investigating the possible bullying .
Sonoma County prosecutors said Monday they were still awaiting the sheriff 's report before deciding on any charges .
SANTA ROSA , Calif. ( AP ) — A Northern California woman is facing charges that she grabbed a 12-year - old boy by the throat while confronting him about bullying her daughter , authorities said Sunday .
Delia Garcia - Bratcher , 30 , of Santa Rosa came to an elementary school around lunchtime Friday and asked her son , who also attends the school , to point out her daughter 's alleged tormentor , the Sonoma County Sheriff 's office said in a statement .
The mother grabbed the boy by the throat in front of a number of children , the statement said .
No adult saw the confrontation , and Garcia - Bratcher apparently had not checked in with the school office before coming on campus , authorities said .
The young witnesses later told a deputy the mother threatened the boy about bullying her daughter .
The staff at Olivet Charter Elementary School took photos of red marks on the boy 's neck as soon as they learned about the alleged assault , authorities said .
Garcia - Bratcher was arrested on a charge of felony child abuse .
She was released from jail after posting a $ 30,000 bail .
A telephone number for a Delia Bratcher was disconnected .
But on  A Santa Rosa woman is accused of grabbing a 12-year - old boy by the throat after confronting him on an elementary school campus about bullying her daughter .
Delia Garcia - Bratcher , 30 , was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse in the Friday incident at Olivet Charter Elementary School on Willowside Road , said Lt .
Mark Essick of the sheriff 's department .
Garcia - Bratcher came to the 320-student campus about lunchtime and asked her son to point out a boy she suspected of bullying her 10-year - old daughter , Essick said .
She approached the boy in front of other students , grabbed him by the neck , shoved him and warned him to stop , Essick said .
“ It 's pretty unreasonable for a parent to go storming on campus like this , ” Essick said .
The boy ran to a classroom , told a teacher and the two went to the office where school officials took pictures of the injuries .
Essick said red marks were still visible when deputies arrived a short while later .
“ You can see fingerprints on his neck , ” Essick said .
Garcia - Bratcher was arrested Saturday on a charge of inflicting injury to a child .
She was released

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Researchers : Elephants can tell the difference between human languages By Agence France - Presse Monday , March 10 , 2014 16:25 EDT African elephants can differentiate between human languages and move away from those considered a threat , a skill they have honed to survive in the wild , researchers said Monday .
The study suggests elephants , already known to be intelligent creatures , are even more sophisticated than previously believed when it comes to understanding human dangers .
African elephants ( Loxodonta africana ) are the largest land animals on Earth and are considered a vulnerable species due to habitat loss and illegal hunting for their ivory tusks .
Researchers played recordings of human voices for elephants at Amboseli National Park in Kenya to see how they would respond , according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
Some of the voices were from local Maasai men , a group that herds cattle and sometimes comes into conflict with elephants over access to water and grazing space .
Occasionally , elephants are killed in clashes with Maasai men , and vice - versa .
Other recorded voices were from Kamba men , who tend to be farmers or employees of the national park , and who rarely represent a danger to elephants .
Still other voices tested on the elephants included female Maasai speakers and young boys .
All were saying the same phrase : “ Look , look over there , a group of elephants is coming .
” The recorded voices were played for hundreds of elephants  WASHINGTON ( AP ) — Dr. Seuss had it right : Horton really does hear a Who .
Wild elephants can distinguish between human languages , and they can tell whether a voice comes from a man , woman or boy , a new study says .
This handout photo provided by the University of Sussex , taken in April 2011 , shows a wild elephant in Amboseli National Park in Kenya reacting to sound played by scientists in experiments that show they ... ( Associated Press ) That 's what researchers found when they played recordings of people for elephants in Kenya .
Scientists say this is an advanced thinking skill that other animals have n't shown .
It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who is n't .
The result shows that while humans are studying elephants , the clever animals are also studying people and drawing on their famed powers of memory , said study author Karen McComb . "
Basically they have developed this very rich knowledge of the humans that they share their habitat with , " said McComb , a professor of animal behavior and cognition at the University of Sussex in England . "
Memory is key .
They must build up that knowledge somehow . "
The study was released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
It 's close but not quite like the Dr. Seuss book , where the empathetic elephant Horton hears something that others ca n't hear .
McComb and colleagues went to Amboseli National Park in Kenya , where hundreds

Riled Robin : Russell Crowe storms out of Radio 4 interview after being accused of giving hero an Irish accent It was the equivalent of waving a red flag in front of a bull .
Russell Crowe - already smarting over the critics ' reaction to his portrayal of Robin Hood - stood accused of making the hero of Sherwood Forest sound a little Irish .
Interviewer Mark Lawson should have known what was coming .
There was a simmering denial , an expletive or two and a rather sudden end to the conversation .
SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN TO AUDIO ( WARNING : CONTAINS BAD LANGUAGE ) Gladiators , ready !
Russell Crowe became riled when Mark Lawson queried his accent on Radio 4 arts show Front Row Crowe , who has a prickly reputation , had been talking to Lawson about his new film Robin Hood for BBC Radio 4 's Front Row programme .
Things went wrong when Lawson started dissecting Crowe 's accent in the movie .
He suggested there were ' hints ' of Irish in the supposedly English accent .
Outburst : Hollywood star Russell Crowe walked out on a BBC Radio 4 interview after being riled by accusations he had made Robin Hood sound Irish The 46-year - old New Zealandborn star , who lives in Australia , was having none of it . '
You 've got dead ears , mate , ' he said ominously . '
You 've seriously got dead ears if you think that 's an Irish accent . '
HOW THE TESTY EXCHANGE UNFOLDED Mark Lawson : ' The accent that you 've given him , there are hints to me of Irish , but what ... were you thinking in those terms ? '
Russell Crowe : ' You 've got dead ears mate , you 've seriously got dead ears , if you think that 's an Irish accent . '
Lawson : ' Hints of , I thought ... ' Crowe ( interrupting ) : ' B * * * * * * * . '
( Crowe then talks about his portrayal of Robin Hood before coming back to the accent issue ) Crowe : ' I 'm a little dumbfounded you could possibly find any Irish in that character , that 's kind of ridiculous anyway , but it 's your show . '
Lawson : ' So you 're ... well , I am just asking ... so you 're going for northern English ? '
Crowe : ' No , I was going for an Italian , yeah , missed it ?
( Laughs ) F * * * me !
( The actor then refuses to answer a question about whether he had not wanted to deliver some of his most famous lines in Gladiator ) Crowe : ' I do n't get the Irish thing by the way .
I do n't get it at all . '
( He finishes the interview , waving his cigarette and walking out ) .
Crowe went on to talk  Broadcast on : BBC Radio 4 , 7:15pm Wednesday 12th May 2010 Duration : 30 minutes Available until : 12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099 Categories : Factual , Arts , Culture & the Media Russell Crowe talks to Mark Lawson about playing Robin Hood in Ridley Scott 's new prequel .
Rowan Williams , Archbishop of Canterbury , discusses 400 years of the library of his official residence , Lambeth Palace .
Ashes to Ashes writers Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham on winding up the final series .
And Love the Sinner , a new play at the National Theatre , which focuses on the tensions around the ordination of homosexual priests in the Anglican church .
Producer Nicki Paxman .

A rookie cop who shot and killed an unarmed Brooklyn man in an unlit housing project staircase was indicted for manslaughter Tuesday , the Daily News has learned .
In a blockbuster grand jury decision , Peter Liang will face criminal charges that can send him to prison for up to 15 years for the death of Akai Gurley on Nov. 20 , a source said .
The secret panel started hearing the case on Feb 4 .
A spokeswoman for the Brooklyn District Attorney declined to comment .
A source said Liang , 27 , was indicted for a top count second - degree manslaughter , which means he acted recklessly .
He was also charged with reckless endangerment , second - degree assault and official misconduct , another source said .
“ I ’m glad the grand jury looked at the evidence and returned an indictment , ” Kimberly Ballinger , the victim ’s domestic partner and mother of his 2-year - old daughter , told The News .
“ I am happy , I have faith  Akai Gurley , 28 , was unarmed when police fatally shot him Thursday night .
The officer who pulled the trigger was indicted Tuesday , according to NY1 .
View Full Caption DNAinfo / Trevor Kapp and Explore Talent BROOKLYN — The rookie NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man inside a Pink Houses stairwell in November has been indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury .
Officer Peter Liang has been charged with manslaughter in the second degree for his role in the Nov. 20 shooting death of Akai Gurley , 28 , who was visiting his girlfriend inside 2724 Linden Boulevard when he was killed in a pitch - black stairwell , according to sources .
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Liang 's gun was " accidentally discharged " and called Gurley a " total innocent . "
It was n't immediately clear what charges Liang faces .
He is expected to turn himself in Wednesday at 2 p.m. , sources said .
Liang was conducting a vertical patrol with his  A New York City police officer was indicted Tuesday on multiple charges , including manslaughter , in the November shooting death of an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project , a senior law - enforcement official said .
The indictment by a Brooklyn grand jury follows widespread protests after the decision by a grand ...  Photo Advertisement Continue reading the main story The Brooklyn district attorney said on Friday that he planned to impanel a grand jury to look into the death of Akai Gurley , an unarmed Brooklyn man who was killed last month by a police officer patrolling a public - housing unit .
With protests continuing over the grand jury decisions not to charge the officers who killed Eric Garner on Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson , Mo.
, the tension around the Gurley case has also risen .
Mr. Gurley was black , as were Mr. Garner and Mr. Brown .
The officers in the Garner and Brown cases are white ; the officer who shot Mr. Gurley , Peter Liang , is Asian - American .
The district attorney , Kenneth P. Thompson , said in a statement that he did not support the appointment of an independent prosecutor to handle the case , saying he had been elected by Brooklyn ’s residents to represent their

DULUTH , Minn. - Authorities are releasing more information about the elderly Duluth couple found dead on Saturday .
Duluth police say Ron Tarnowski , 82 , and Mary Tarnowski , 78 , were found on Saturday shortly before 4 p.m. , after they were missing for eight days .
A U.S. Border Patrol Helicopter found their vehicle in a rural area about 150 yards off of Highway 2 in the Brookston , Minnesota area .
St. Louis County Sheriff 's Office Sgt .
Wade Rasch says it appears the couple drove off the road onto a swampy trail that was likely only used as a snowmobile trail during the winter .
Rasch said Mary Tarnowski was found in the car , which was stuck on the trail , and Ron Tarnowski was found closer to the highway .
Rasch said it appears Ron went to get help after the car became stuck .
RELATED : Police seek help finding missing Duluth couple The autopsy results are pending , but Rasch said it 's likely the couple died of exposure .
A post on the Find Ron and Mary  After a week - long search , Ron and Mary Tarnowski were discovered dead in swampy area in Duluth on Aug. 5 .
The couple was married for 59 years .
( Amber Ferguson / The Washington Post ) Ron and Mary Tarnowski spent their days confined almost entirely to their home in Duluth , Minn. Decades ago , at age 42 , Mary Tarnowski suffered from a stroke that left her paralyzed on the right side of her body , making it difficult for her to move or speak .
Her husband , Ron , served as her caretaker for more than 35 years , assisting her with daily tasks and rarely leaving her side .
But in recent years , Ron Tarnowski , an Air Force veteran and retired captain for the local fire department , began showing signs of early - stage dementia , his son and police told The Washington Post .
Suddenly , the tough man with a “ commanding presence , ” adventurous spirit and the build of a former football player needed to be taken care of , too .
Getting around became even more difficult for the Tarnowskis —  A U.S. Customs and Border Protection , Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew discovered the elderly Duluth couple ’s vehicle in a remote location at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday , according to the Duluth Police Department .
The investigation into the deaths was ongoing Saturday night , but foul play was n’t suspected .
It appeared the couple ’s SUV had gotten stuck , police said .
They were found about a mile from the family ’s hunting camp , according to a statement posted on the “ Find Ron and Mary Tarnowski ” Facebook page that family members had started to aid the search .
The camp is near U.S. Highway 2 between Brookston and Floodwood , and a few miles from where the couple had been last seen , the Country Corner store .
“ The family would like to thank the many men and women of law enforcement , the active and retired firefighters , the Alzheimer ’s Association , and the overwhelming support of the community and the media for the diligent efforts this past week , ” the Facebook statement read .
Aircraft involved in the search

Story highlights Pakistani game show gives away unwanted babies Childless parents received baby girls during live broadcasts Critics say it 's a publicity stunt to win Ramadan ratings battle Another newborn due to be given away in coming days Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings , abandoned babies are being given away on a controversial prime - time game show in Pakistan .
TV host Aamir Liaquat Hussain presented baby girls to two unsuspecting couples during his show , which is broadcast live for seven hours a day during the month of Ramadan . "
I was really shocked at first .
I could n't believe we were being given this baby girl , " said Suriya Bilqees , now a mother of a two - week old . "
I was extremely happy . "
Another baby , a boy , is due to be given to another couple at some point in the coming days .
The show 's host has been described as a religious scholar , TV megastar and even a sex symbol .
His heady mix of religion and entertainment is often followed by controversy .
JUST WATCHED Last Look : Superhero in a Burka Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Last Look : Superhero in a Burka 01:01 JUST WATCHED A Girl 's World : From London to Pakistan Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH A Girl 's World : From London to Pakistan 03:00 " At Christmas there 's Santa Claus to give everyone gifts , it 's important for Christians .
For us Ramadan is a really special time so it 's really important to make people happy and reward them , " said Hussain .
His show -- Aman  1 of 8 .
A childless couple kisses their newly adopted daughter , Fatima , whom Pakistani television talk show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain gave them on his show , as they sit at the Chhipa Welfare Association office in Karachi August 1 , 2013 .
ISLAMABAD ( Reuters ) - Pakistani television is screening what many call its most controversial content yet in a ruthless quest for ratings : a talk - show host who gives away babies live on air .
Aamir Liaquat Hussain , a bespectacled 41-year - old with a neatly trimmed beard , gave away two abandoned infant girls to childless families last month and plans to give away a baby boy this week . "
If we did n't find this baby , a cat or a dog would have eaten it , " Hussain proclaimed during one broadcast , before presenting a tiny girl wrapped in pink and red to her new parents .
The audience erupted with applause .
Hussain is one of Pakistan 's most popular talk - show hosts .
During his marathon broadcasts he cooks , interviews clerics and celebrities , entertains children and hosts game shows .
He usually gives prizes like motorbikes , mobile phones and land deeds to audience members who answer questions about Islam .
But at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan , when television stations battle fiercely for ratings , Hussain astonished Pakistan when he presented two families with babies . "
We were told that we had passed all the interviews and had been selected to adopt a baby , " said Riaz Uddin , 40 , an engineer . "
We got our baby on live TV . "
The abandoned babies were rescued

Army suicide testimony : Sergeant taunted Danny Chen with slurs An African American soldier , Pvt .
Marcus Merritt , testified Wednesday that Holcomb addressed him with a racial slur and threatened to " kill me and put me in a body bag and send me home .
’ ’ Merritt said he became suicidal after enduring punishment and humiliation from Holcomb .
In their opening statements , prosecutors had said testimony would show that soldiers taunted Chen with racial slurs , kicked him and pelted him with rocks in merciless hazing in the weeks before the private ’s suicide .
Holcomb , 30 , is the first to face court - martial in a case that has focused renewed attention on allegations of hazing and racism in the Army , where Asian Americans are a distinct minority .
Courts - martial for the other seven soldiers , including an officer , are scheduled for later this year .
Military prosecutors elicited the testimony in the second day of the proceedings to buttress charges that Holcomb hazed and hounded Chen , a Chinese American , into committing suicide at a remote combat outpost in Afghanistan on Oct. 3 .
Holcomb , one of eight soldiers charged in connection with Chen ’s death , faces charges of negligent homicide , assault , reckless endangerment and other counts .
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Adam Holcomb bombarded Danny Chen , a shy , 19-year - old Army private , with racial slurs and bloodied Chen ’s back by dragging him across rocky ground for disobeying a platoon rule , several former members of Holcomb ’s platoon testified at his court - martial Wednesday .
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Adam Holcomb , right , is the first of eight men facing prosecution … ( Raul R. Rubiera , The Fayetteville … ) " He was in my face constantly , ’ ’ Merritt testified when asked why he had contemplated suicide . "
All the stuff he did had a long - lasting effect on me .
’ ’ Under cross - examination , Merritt conceded that he knew Holcomb was n’t serious about killing him .
But he also said he feared the sergeant , telling a military psychiatrist he wanted to kill Holcomb .
Holcomb ’s immediate superior , Staff Sgt .
Darren Holt , told the military panel of 10 officers and non - commissioned officers that he confronted Holcomb after the sergeant dragged Chen across sharp , baseball - sized rocks in late September .
Holcomb was angry that Chen had ignored posted rules to turn off power to a water heater after taking a shower .
Holt said he told Holcomb that physically abusing a soldier was wrong and reported the incident to superiors . "
I verbally counseled him [ Holcomb ] .
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and made it clear that was unacceptable , ’ ’ Holt said .
Chen shot himself under the chin in a base guard tower a week after the dragging incident , according to the Army .
Chen ’s death outraged some Chinese American activists in New York City ’s Chinatown , where Chen grew up with his immigrant parents .
Several activists are attending the court - martial , along with journalists from China .
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Earlier this week , we introduced a set of updates to our privacy policy and terms of service to help our users better understand our service .
In the days since , it became clear that we failed to fulfill what I consider one of our most important responsibilities – to communicate our intentions clearly .
I am sorry for that , and I am focused on making it right .
The concerns we heard about from you the most focused on advertising , and what our changes might mean for you and your photos .
There was confusion and real concern about what our possible advertising products could look like and how they would work .
Because of the feedback we have heard from you , we are reverting this advertising section to the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010 .
You can see the updated terms here .
Going forward , rather than obtain permission from you to introduce possible advertising products we have not yet developed , we are going to take the time to complete our plans , and then come back to our users and explain how we would like for our advertising business to work .
You also had deep concerns about whether under our new terms , Instagram had any plans to sell your content .
I want to be really clear : Instagram has no intention of selling your photos , and we never did .
We do n’t own your photos – you do .
Finally , there was also confusion about how widely shared and  Eric Piermont / Agence France - Presse — Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — In the aftermath of the uproar over changes to Instagram ’s privacy policy and terms of service earlier this week , the company did an about - face late Thursday .
In a blog post on the company ’s site , Kevin Systrom , Instagram ’s co - founder , said that where advertising was concerned , the company would revert to its previous terms of service , which have been in effect since October 2010 .
“ Rather than obtain permission from you to introduce possible advertising products we have not yet developed , ” he wrote , “ we are going to take the time to complete our plans , and then come back to our users and explain how we would like for our advertising business to work .
” Users had been particularly concerned by a clause in Instagram ’s policy introduced on Monday that suggested Instagram would share users ’ data — like their favorite places , bands , restaurants and hobbies — with Facebook and its advertisers to better target ads .
They also took issue with an update to the company ’s terms of service that suggested users ’ photos could be used in advertisements , without compensation and even without their knowledge .
The terms of that user agreement said , “ You agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your user name , likeness , photos ( along with any associated metadata ) and/or actions you take , in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions , without any compensation to you .
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Many of us drink a cup of coffee on the way to work or chow down on some food while driving .
But in New Jersey that could soon land you a ticket , or stiff fines .
A controversial new bill , calling for hefty fines and even a driver 's license suspension , is making its way through the legislature .
Many are wondering , does this distracted driving bill go too far?However , while many are harping on the possibility that motorists would be pulled over simply for drinking coffee , the evidence strongly suggests something needs to be done to drastically reduce distracted driving .
According to the latest figures from the federal government , in 2014 there were some 400,000 accidents involving distracted drivers , and 3,000 of those resulted in death .
Those numbers are shocking , and sadly most of the accidents were preventable .
"There are 3,000 people who did n't make it home for reasons that are entirely preventable , " said Assemblyman John Wisniewski . "
Those reasons are keeping your eye on the  TRENTON , N.J. ( AP ) — Drivers who drink coffee behind the wheel do n't need to worry about getting a ticket in New Jersey any time soon .
The sponsor of a bill targeting distracted driving says his measure does n't specifically cite coffee , despite recent news reports focusing on the beverage .
Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski said the legislation is aimed at discouraging distracted driving and that he can not imagine that a police officer would pull anyone over for drinking coffee .
Current law already prohibits texting or talking without a hands - free device .
The new legislation is broader and would bar " any activity unrelated to the actual operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of the vehicle . "
Wisniewski says he sponsored the bill , which does n't mention eating or drinking , to avoid the need for new legislation every time technology changes .
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Put down the coffee , bagel or hairbrush and drive !
Or else !
A bill winding its way through Trenton would impose stiff fines and even a possible license suspension for drivers who eat , drink , groom , read or use electronic devices behind the wheel .
Violators could face a $ 200 to $ 400 fine for the first offense and a $ 400 to $ 600 fine for a second offense .
A third or subsequent offense could mean a fine of $ 600 to $ 800 and up to a 90 day license suspension , as well as motor vehicle points .
The sponsors of the bill , Assemblyman John Wisniewski , D- Middlesex and Nicholas Chiaravalloti , D - Hudson , said it is modeled after a law in Maine and is intended to educate , not punish drivers . "
The issue is that we need to try , in every way , to discourage distracted driving , it 's dangerous , " Wisniewski said . "
Education and enforcement can change the attitudes of people . "
Some experts say that motorists must

North Korea on Friday secured its presence at South Korea 's Pyeongchang Olympics in February with figure skaters Ryom Tae - Ok and Kim Ju - Sik grabbing one of the last qualifying spots on offer at the Nebelhorn trophy .
The pair 's Olympic qualification is seen as positive development amid an escalating crisis on the Korean peninsula and the potential complications this could have for the Games .
The International Olympic Committee was eager to have North Korean athletes at the Games and has been supporting several of them in terms of equipment , travel and accommodation in their efforts to qualify .
North Korean speed skaters and Nordic skiers could join the figure skaters with their own qualifiers coming up .
The Pyongyang natives successfully completed a solid short program to music by the Beatles on Thursday and produced an even better free skate performance to " Je suis qu'une chanson " to make sure of one of five Olympic qualifying spots on offer .
Kim pumped his fists at the end of their routine , hugging his partner before  Story highlights Pair are first North Korean athletes to qualify for 2018 Winter Olympics Winter Olympics will be held in South Korea from 9 - 25 February ( CNN ) In the small Bavarian ski - town of Oberstdorf , figure skaters Ryom Tae - Ok and Kim Ju - sik became the first North Korean athletes to qualify for South Korea 's 2018 Winter Olympics -- a development that could have diplomatic implications as well as sporting ones .
The pair -- who perform to the music of The Beatles and have been training in Canada -- produced an impressive free - skate performance to secure one of the final Olympic spots up for grabs at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany in September .
Ryom , 18 , and 25-year - old Kim finished 15th at the World Championships last season and spent the summer training in Montreal under French coach , Bruno Marcotte .
Their qualification will be welcome news to South Korea 's President Moon Jae - in , who earlier this month told CNN that North Korean participation in PyeongChang will " provide a very good opportunity for inter - Korean  The two nations have been on convivial sporting terms this year — North Korea sent its women ’s hockey team and a taekwondo team to compete in the South — but the Olympics have never gone forward free of geopolitics .
North Korea boycotted the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul , the South Korean capital .
And North Korea ’s current leader , Kim Jong - un , is highly unpredictable .
When the skaters were asked minutes after Friday ’s performance if they hoped to compete at the Games , their coach , Kim Hyon - son , stepped in and said , “ It is up to the North Korean Olympic Committee to decide whether they will participate or not .
” The North Koreans appeared relaxed and open — to a point — at a second meeting with reporters after the competition here , the Nebelhorn Trophy , but requested that no questions be asked about the Olympics .
Their reluctance probably stemmed from the fact that the decision will not be theirs , said Bruno Marcotte , a prominent French Canadian coach who also works with

Adrianne Haslet - Davis , who lost her left leg below the knee in the Boston Marathon bombing , said she loves a good challenge .
This April , she ’ll “ take on a great one .
” Haslet - Davis announced Tuesday morning on the Hallmark Channel that she is training for this year ’s 120th Boston Marathon .
Her team , “ # AdrianneStrong , ” which she formed about five weeks ago , will raise funds for the Oklahoma City - based Limbs for Life Foundation .
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 120 days until the 120th running of the # bostonmarathon Honored to partner with @limbsforlife giving limbs to those who can not otherwise afford them .
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A photo posted by Adrianne Haslet ( @adriannehaslet ) on Dec 20 , 2015 at 10:05am PST “ I made the decision a little while ago , ” Haslet - Davis told Boston.com .
“ I wanted to train and really see if I was ready this year both physically and mentally before announcing that I ’ve been training .
” After the 2013 bombing , Haslet - Davis , a professional ballroom dancer , vowed to dance again .
She accomplished that goal less than a year later , and showcased her skills at the marathon finish line on April 28 , 2015 .
Though she was never a runner , after the bombing , she also vowed to run the marathon .
“ I could do a quickstep for hours , but I could n’t run a block , but I have great trainers and I am getting more comfortable in my blade , ” she said .
Half of me is so SO ready to run right now !
# underconstruction A photo posted by Adrianne Haslet ( @adriannehaslet ) on Dec 31 , 2015 at 12:34pm PST Haslet - Davis said she is up to 10 miles with her training .
She ’s planning to run the April 18 race with her team .
She said her race will be dedicated to anyone who has ever supported her or the other survivors .
“ It ’s just a giant thank you to everyone , ” she said .
“ I ’m going to cry the whole time , ” Haslet - Davis later added .
“ For me , [ the finish line ] has been defined by triumph ,  A woman who lost part of her leg in the boston marathon bombing two years ago returned to the site yesterday-- but not to run .
She returned to show that she could still ... Dance .
The elegant steps of a professional ballroom dancer were the only thing moving along Boylston Street this morning .
Adrianne Haslet - Davis fox - trotted across the marathon finish line and trampled on the memory of losing her left leg two years ago .. Haslet - Davis was with her husband outside forum restaurant when the second of two explosions blasted marathon spectators .
She returned today as part of an on - line campaign highlighting her inspiring comeback .
Among the on - lookers in awe of her performance : Brian Walker , who was at the finish line when the first bomb went off and rendered aid to the injured .
Adrianne 's recovery continues , as does her husband 's .
Better on the outside , she says , than on the inside but getting better everyday .
Some of her biggest steps taken just Tuesday morning , for her and for her city .

Marketers and manufacturers that promote their products as Made in USA must meet the “ all or virtually all ” standard .
This publication offers practical guidance on Made in USA claims .
Introduction The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) is charged with preventing deception and unfairness in the marketplace .
The FTC Act gives the Commission the power to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a product is of U.S. origin .
Traditionally , the Commission has required that a product advertised as Made in USA be " all or virtually all " made in the U.S. After a comprehensive review of Made in USA and other U.S. origin claims in product advertising and labeling , the Commission announced in December 1997 that it would retain the " all or virtually all " standard .
The Commission also issued an Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S.
Origin Claims to provide guidance to marketers who want to make an unqualified Made in USA claim under the " all or virtually all " standard and those who want to make a qualified  Perhaps Walmart ’s products are n’t as patriotic as they claim According to a report recently released by the advertising watchdog group , Truth in Advertising , over 100 products labeled on Walmart ’s website as “ Made in the USA ” are , in fact , imported from other countries .
The report found that both Walmart ’s store brand products , such as Equate makeup sponges and tooth whitening strips , as well as other brands , such as Almay eyeliner , were falsely labeled as made in the United States .
Some products clearly displayed contrary information , such as a red , white , and blue “ made in the USA ” logo on the front , with the words “ Made in China ” displayed on the back .
Other products were stamped with the patriotic logo while the product specifications listed the item as imported .
Walmart had an excuse , but the labels are magically gone While there is no official certification process for labeling a product “ made in the USA , ” a company can still be sued for false advertising if they misuse the label .
However ,  While there is no official review process required for labeling a product as “ Made in the U.S.A. , ” a company can get into legal trouble for misusing that label , as doing so may constitute false advertising .
A new report from an advertising watchdog group claims that Walmart ’s website has more than 100 examples of products incorrectly marketed as made in America .
According to a letter [ PDF ] recently sent by the group Truth In Advertising to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon , “ Walmart ’s website is mired in USA labeling errors .
” Among the items singled out in the letter are Walmart ’s Equate store - brand makeup sponges in the image at the top of this story .
TINA says these were given the Made in the U.S.A. label on Walmart.com even though the product ’s own packaging clearly states that they were “ Made in China .
” Another Equate - brand product called out by TINA are these teeth - whitening strips that the company simultaneously lists as made in America while declaring in the product details that they are imported

We ’ve got all the latest developments in the death of Julia Roberts ‘ half - sister Nancy Motes , including a reaction from her fiancé John Dilbeck , and a look at the lurking conflict between her grieving partner and surviving family members .
As we previously reported , Moats was found dead at 37 Sunday in what officials indicated was a suicide via overdose , with Los Angeles County Coroner ’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter confirming to Yahoo !
that numerous “ notes [ were ] found at the scene , ” as well as “ both prescription and nonprescription pills .
” ( Toxicology tests remain pending in Moats ’ death , Winter said , adding the results could take up to 10 weeks . )
PHOTOS : Stars Who OD’d On Wednesday , MailOnline.com that caught up with Dilbeck as he ran errands in Santa Monica , Calif ; asked  EXCLUSIVE : Julia Roberts ' half - sister ' deliberately timed suicide to harm actress 's Oscar chances , ' claims her fiance 's brother Nancy Motes took an overdose after writing a suicide note which contained dark secrets about Julia Roberts that she wanted to be made public , said Conner Dilbeck in an exclusive interview with MailOnline Nancy 's fiance John Dilbeck , Conner 's brother , found her dead body in the bath Sunday , the same day Julia was due to be at an Oscar nominees lunch The actress is up for Best Supporting Actress for August : Osage County However , RadarOnline reported the 37-year - old was battling drug addiction and Julia had tried to save her multiple times by getting her to go to rehab Julia Roberts ' half - sister may have killed herself in a deliberate attempt to  Julia Roberts was left devastated and anguished that she could not convince her half - sister Nancy Motes to enter rehab before her tragic drug overdose death in Los Angeles , Calif. , on Feb. 9 , RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned .
Motes , 37 , a former production worker on the hit television show Glee , was found dead Sunday in a bathtub at a Los Angeles home , where authorities recovered both prescription and non - prescription drugs .
A source close to Oscar - nominee Roberts told Radar : “ The sisters had a very complex relationship .
They used to be very close when they were younger .
Julia tried in vain over the years , even in the last six months , to get Nancy to go to rehab .
Nancy refused the offers and that is when she would often publicly  Julia Roberts has remained silent over the death of her troubled half - sister Nancy Motes , but privately a struggle is going on between the Hollywood star ’s family and her late sibling ’s devastated fiancé .
A source exclusively tells Page Six that John Dilbeck , whom Motes planned to marry in May , is planning on asserting his right to be a beneficiary of her estate based on their years together and to keep control of her possessions .
The source tells us : “ Julia and her mother had tried for a long time , for years , to get Nancy to go into rehab , and she repeatedly refused .
They did not approve of John and felt that he was a bad influence on her .
But you ca n’t tell someone of Nancy ’s age whom

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci took a page out of President Trump ’s playbook Wednesday night with a tweet threatening to sic the FBI on a supposed information leaker .
“ In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony .
I will be contacting the FBI and the Justice Department , ” Scaramucci wrote , inexplicably tagging White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus .
Scaramucci did not specify what information was leaked , but a Politico article cited the incoming communications director ’s required financial disclosure in reporting he earned $ 4.9 million since last year from his ownership stake in investment firm SkyBridge .
Scaramucci appeared to delete the tweet , but in a subsequent post said Priebus was among the senior White House officials helping to crack down on leaks .
The incoming White House communications director earned $ 4.9 million from his ownership stake in SkyBridge .
| Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Scaramucci still stands to profit from SkyBridge from the White House The newly named White House communications director has earned millions from ownership stake since last year , according to his financial disclosure .
Anthony Scaramucci finally has his White House job , but he still stands to profit from an ownership stake in his investment firm SkyBridge Capital .
The incoming White House communications director earned $ 4.9 million from his ownership stake in SkyBridge in addition to more than $ 5 million in salary between Jan. 1 , 2016 , and the end of June , when he joined the Export - Import Bank , according to a financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics .
Story Continued Below The disclosure form , which is publicly available upon request , has n’t been previously reported .
The disclosure highlights the extensive wealth Scaramucci has accumulated in his career — much like many of Trump ’s other top advisers and Cabinet secretaries —  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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Learn more  WASHINGTON — In the five days since he was named White House communications director , Anthony Scaramucci has vowed to hunt down leakers and fire anyone he catches .
By the end of his fifth day , he was on the receiving end of what he called a leak about himself .
The financial disclosure form that Mr. Scaramucci filed with the government appeared on Politico ’s website on Wednesday night , showing that he has assets worth as much as $ 85 million .
He made $ 5 million in salary and another $ 4.9 million from his ownership stake in his investment firm SkyBridge Capital in the first six months of this year , according to the filing .
Mr. Scaramucci responded angrily .
“ In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony , ” he wrote on Twitter , “ I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept .
” He added the hashtag # swamp , reflecting President Trump ’s promise to drain the swamp , and then included the Twitter handle of Reince Priebus , the White House chief of staff ,

( CNN ) Hillary Clinton is not considering Bernie Sanders as a running mate , a Democrat familiar with the decision tells CNN .
Sanders , who has still not yet officially conceded the Democratic presidential primary to Clinton , was not expecting to be considered as Clinton 's vice president and he does not view her decision as a slight , according to a person close to him .
Instead , Sanders remains committed to changing the Democratic Party , and not " becoming her partner . "
He would risk being considered a sell - out by loyal supporters if he joined the Clinton ticket , another person close to Sanders said Wednesday , so the news is not unexpected .
The Vermont senator did not bring up the issue in his private meeting with Clinton on Tuesday night that lasted about 90 minutes .
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More from this journal  Colorectal cancer is often considered a disease that affects primarily older men , yet this perception may be changing .
An extensive analysis of recent data showed that one in every seven colorectal cancer patients was younger than 50 .
The University of Michigan study raises questions about the current guidelines to begin screening at age 50 .
Signs of colorectal cancer , often called the “ symptomless cancer , ” include anemia , a dramatic change in the size or frequency of bowel movements , and dark blood or blood mixed with stool , ( sometimes appearing as black threads ) , in bowel movements .
Because these symptoms may be nonexistent , mild , or infrequent , many people are not aware of their condition until their malignancy becomes advanced and spreads into the lymph nodes .
A colonoscopy is the usual screening test , but stool tests are also effective for some people .
If you are worried , you can request your primary care physician provide you with one of these simple stool tests , no matter your age .
Younger Patients Increasing Seeing a recent  ( Reuters Health ) - One in seven colon and rectal cancers in the U.S. are now diagnosed in patients younger than age 50 , which is when people are advised to begin routine screenings for these tumors , a new study finds .
By 2030 , nearly one in four rectal tumors and more than one in 10 colon cancers will be diagnosed in people under 50 , researchers estimate in the journal Cancer .
“ Colorectal cancer has traditionally been thought of as a disease of the elderly ; this study is really a wake - up call to the medical community that a relatively large number of colorectal cancers are occurring in young people , ” said senior study author Dr. Samantha Hendren of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor .
Researchers analyzed cancer registry data from 1998 to 2011 for about 258,000 patients with colorectal tumors and found that 37,847 of them , or almost 15 percent , were diagnosed before age 50 .
Compared with older patients , those under 50 were 30 percent more likely to be  MONDAY , Jan. 25 , 2016 ( HealthDay News ) -- Colon cancer rates are rising among men and women under 50 , the age at which guidelines recommend screenings start , a new analysis shows .
One in seven colon cancer patients is under 50 .
Younger patients are more likely to have advanced stage cancer , but they live slightly longer without a cancer recurrence because they are treated aggressively , the researchers reported . "
Colon cancer has traditionally been thought of as a disease of the elderly , " said study lead author Dr. Samantha Hendren , an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor . "
This study is really a wake - up call to the medical community that a relatively large number of colon cancers are occurring in people under 50 , " she added .
However , Hendren said it 's too soon to say whether colon cancer screening guidelines should be altered to reflect that trend .
In the analysis , colon cancer among younger patients was often found at an advanced stage , meaning the disease has

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Learn more  MADISON , Wis. -      The Wisconsin Air National Guard will be conducting training flights the rest of the week , according to an operations alert .
The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will be conducting training flights at night Monday through Thursday , officials said .
Residents may see or hear F-16 fighter jets taking off or landing until about 10 p.m. , according to the alert .
Training flights normally happen during the day , but pilots and maintenance personnel are required to conduct nighttime operations as a part of their readiness training , officials said .
Pilots will be following flight paths designed to minimize noise to area residents , according to the alert .
Freezing temperatures Tuesday night might have caused something called a " frostquake " in southern Wisconsin , according to the National Weather Service in Sullivan .
Though frostquake is a geological rather than a meteorological term the boom felt in an area from about Columbus to Fox Lake and Johnson Creek to Oconomowoc prompted some people to call the weather service to report the event , meteorologist Justin Schultz said .      "
It would sound like someone drove into your house , but as far as we know it did n't cause any damage , " Schultz said .
Can confirm the frostquake .
It shook the house here in Beaver Dam .
@madisontraffic @NWSMKX — Bob Lesh ( @Bob_Lesh ) January 13 , 2016      According to Schultz , the phenomenon occurs when water that drains into the ground freezes , expands and places stress on the surrounding ground .      "
The fracturing of the soil and rock creates the frostquake , " Schultz said of the seismic event that is actually called a cryoseism .      "
This one was maybe a brief rumbling , but a very loud boom was the primary characteristic of this frostquake . "
Frostquakes are relatively rare events , Schultz said , but not unheard of in Wisconsin .      "
Of all the states that have reported cryoseisms , Wisconsin is among them , " Schultz said .

TOKYO Exhausted engineers attached a power cable to the outside of Japan 's tsunami - crippled nuclear plant on Saturday in a race to prevent deadly radiation from an accident now rated at least as bad as America 's Three Mile Island incident in 1979 .
Further cabling inside was under way before an attempt to restart water pumps needed to cool overheated nuclear fuel rods at the six - reactor Fukushima plant in northeastern Japan , 240 km ( 150 miles ) north of Tokyo .
Japan 's unprecedented multiple crisis of earthquake , tsunami and radiation leak has unsettled world financial markets , prompted international reassessment of nuclear safety and given the Asian nation its sternest test since World War Two .
It has also stirred unhappy memories of Japan 's past nuclear nightmare -- the U.S. atomic bombs  YAMAGATA , Japan -- Emergency workers seemed to try everything they could think of Thursday to douse one of Japan 's dangerously overheated nuclear reactors : helicopters , heavy - duty fire trucks , even water cannons normally used to quell rioters .
But they could n't be sure any of it was easing the peril at the tsunami - ravaged facility .
( SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES ) Three reactors have had at least partial meltdowns , but an even greater danger has emerged .
Japanese and U.S. concerns were increasingly focusing on the pools used to store spent nuclear fuel : Some of the pools are dry or nearly empty and the rods could heat up and spew radiation .
It could take days and " possibly weeks " to get the complex under control , U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jazcko  Smoke billowed from a building at Japan 's crippled nuclear power plant Friday as emergency crews worked to reconnect electricity to cooling systems and spray more water on overheating nuclear fuel at the tsunami - ravaged facility .
ALTERNATE CROP OF TOK870 OF MARCH 17 , 2011 - In this photo taken on Wednesday afternoon , March 16 , 2011 and released on Thursday , March 17 by Tokyo Electric Power Co. ( TEPCO ) , the top part of the badly ... ( Associated Press ) A taxi driver moves along a quiet street in Tokyo Thursday , March 17 , 2011 .
In elsewhere in the nation 's capital , public apprehension over a brewing nuclear disaster is draining the streets and stores ... ( Associated Press ) A man watches TV showing a Japanese military helicopter dumping water on the troubled reactors of the  While the findings were reassuring in the short term , the United States declined to back away from its warning to Americans there to stay at least 50 miles from the plant , setting up a far larger perimeter than the Japanese government had established .
American officials did not release specific radiation readings .
American officials said their biggest worry was that a frenetic series of efforts by the Japanese military to get water into four of the plant ’s six reactors — including using water cannons and firefighting helicopters that dropped water but appeared to largely miss their targets — showed few signs of working .
“ This is something that will likely take some time to work through , possibly weeks , as eventually you remove the majority of the heat

0 Up votes , mark as useful 0 Down votes , mark as not useful  CAMDEN , N.J. – A Knoxville , Tennessee , man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for recruiting individuals to cash fraudulent money orders that he received from a former South Jersey U.S.
Postal Service ( USPS ) employee , U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced .
Eugene Bowen , 35 , previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to an information charging him with one count of transmitting and presenting unlawfully issued USPS money orders with intent to defraud the United States .
Judge Rodriguez imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court .
According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court : Bowen admitted that Marc Saunders , 40 , of Sicklerville , New Jersey , a former employee at the USPS branch in New Lisbon , New Jersey , provided him with stolen money orders and told him to recruit others to cash them .
Bowen admitted that he recruited individuals to cash the money orders and paid them a small fee , while keeping the rest of the money for Saunders and himself .
In addition to the prison term , Judge Rodriguez sentenced Bowen to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $ 18,470 .
On Dec. 12 , 2017 , Saunders pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme , including producing the money orders with a stolen imprinting machine and giving them to others to cash .
His sentencing is scheduled for July 24 , 2018 .
Acting U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the USPS , Office of the Inspector General , under the  Three accomplices have received prison terms in connection with a scheme to cash money orders stolen from the U.S.
Postal Service .
( Photo : Jim Walsh / Staff photographer ) CAMDEN – A former postal worker escaped prison for orchestrating a scheme to cash stolen money orders , but his middlemen were n’t so fortunate .
A federal judge has sentenced the last of three accomplices to prison , ordering Anthony Bell , 39 , of Philadelphia to spend a year and a day in custody for his role in the 15-month scheme .
That followed prison terms of 20 months for Eugene Bowen , 36 , of Knoxville , Tennessee , and nine months for Andre Sutton , 39 , whose address was not available .
More : Ex - postal worker admits he burned 20 tubs of mail In contrast , the scheme ’s organizer , 40-year - old Marc Saunders of Sicklerville , received a five - year probationary sentence last month , including eight months of home confinement .
Saunders was ordered to pay restitution of almost $ 100,000 .
The middlemen also were ordered to make restitution — about $ 22,400 for Bell , $ 18,500 for Bowen and $ 4,700 for Sutton .
Postmaster left printer unguarded Three men have received prison terms in connection with the theft of U.S.
Postal Service money orders .
( Photo : Jim Walsh / Staff photographer ) A 13-page affidavit filed in federal court in Camden says a postmaster ’s errors set the stage for thefts that eventually reached some $ 100,000 .
It says the manager of the New Lisbon post office in rural Pemberton Township failed to return a machine that printed money orders when the

The idea of a " sober January " has been around for as long as man has cursed his in - laws at Christmas .
And while a month off the booze sounds like a seductive way to make up for all that hard - drinking festive excess , it ’s actually a terrible idea , rooted in guilt rather than science .
And for some people who actually have a real problem with alcohol , successfully completing a " sober January " can give the dangerous illusion that they do n’t have a problem .
I should know .
I was one of them .
I speak not only as a veteran of many a sober January , but also as someone who was finally forced to admit that yes , they were an alcoholic , and had to stop drinking entirely .
I have not had a drink for several years now .
I do n’t say this to boast , merely to put in context what follows .
I remember one hungover December morning telling a colleague at the magazine where I was working at the time that I was planning to stay off the drink for a month in the new year .
“ Why on earth would you do that ?
” he replied .
“ A few drinks are the only thing that get you through January , it ’s so bloody miserable .
” He was n’t an addict , so he did n’t understand the allure of a sober January to someone who was – that the idea of getting obliterated over Christmas and New Year and then " white - knuckling " it for a month before picking up where you left off is  Create an account for free access to : First name Last name Please select a country ... United Kingdom ------------------- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canton and Enderbury Islands Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos [ Keeling ] Islands Colombia Comoros Congo - Brazzaville Congo - Kinshasa Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d’Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Dronning Maud Land Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories French Southern and Antarctic Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea - Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong SAR China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Johnston Island Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau SAR China Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Metropolitan France Mexico Micronesia Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar [ Burma ] Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles Neutral Zone New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua

In collaboration with the University of Manitoba Libraries , the National Centre of Truth and Reconciliation , and the Library and Archives of Canada , the University of Winnipeg Library has curated and captured a selection of webpages , blogs , news coverage , and PDF files that pertain to Manitoba 's ongoing involvement with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission .
This growing collection covers a diverse range of topics , which include survivors ’ stories , apologies , responses , cultural events , and more .
This is an ongoing web - archiving project that will continue to grow as we witness new ways that reconciliation and healing take place in our province .
We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of Manitoba Tourism , Culture , Heritage , Sport and Consumer Protection , and the Government of Canada in the creation of this collection .
( CNN ) A rare Enigma machine used by Nazi Germany during World War II was sold at auction Tuesday for 45,000 euros ( $ 51,500 ) .
The collector who put the machine up for sale at the Artmark auction house in Bucharest , Romania , had spotted it at a flea market in the city and bought it for just 100 euros ( $ 114 ) .
Vitally important to Nazi war efforts , the Enigma machine was used by the German military to encrypt messages into a form they believed was unbreakable .
But the code was cracked by a team of cryptologists at Bletchley Park in southern England -- a breakthrough widely credited with having shortened the war by at least two years .
The instrument sold Tuesday -- to an unnamed online bidder -- was made in Germany in 1941 and is in almost perfect condition , Vlad Georgescu , relationship manager at Artmark , told CNN .
Enigma machines were used by the German military during World War II to encrypt messages .
BUCHAREST ( Reuters ) - Someone in Romania thought he ’d made a fair amount of money when he sold an old typewriter for 100 euros at a flea market .
He was wrong .
The “ typewriter ” was , in fact , a German Wehrmacht Enigma I , a World War Two cipher machine , and the collector who bought it put it up for sale at the Bucharest auction house Artmark with a starting price of 9,000 euros ( $ 10,300 ) ( www.artmark.ro ) .
On Tuesday , Artmark sold it to an online bidder for 45,000 euros .
“ The collector bought it from a flea market .
He ’s a cryptography professor and ... he knew very well what he was buying , ” Cristian Gavrila , the collectible consignment manager at Artmark , told Reuters .
Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany until 1944 , when it switched sides to the allies .
Historians say it may host many other cryptographic machines not yet discovered .
Last month , Christie 's New York Books set a world auction record of $ 547,500 with its sale of a " four - rotor Enigma cipher machine , 1944 , " to an online bidder .
( here The Enigma was used to encode and decode messages sent by the various branches of the Nazi military , but the British mathematician Alan Turing and his team at Britain ’s wartime codebreaking center , Bletchley Park , cracked the codes .
By some estimates , their work shortened the war by

This undated image made available by the Oregon Health & Science University in May 2013 shows a stem cell colony developed from cloned human embryos .
Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from ... ( Associated Press ) Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos , a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson 's disease and diabetes .
A prominent expert called the work a landmark , but noted that a different , simpler technique now under development may prove more useful .
Stem cells can turn into any cell of the body , so scientists are interested in using them to create tissue for treating disease .
Transplanting brain tissue might treat Parkinson 's disorder , for example , and pancreatic tissue might be used for diabetes .
But transplants run the risk of rejection , so more than a decade ago , researchers proposed a way around that : Create tissue from stem cells that bear the patient 's own DNA , obtained with a process called therapeutic cloning .
If DNA from a patient is put into a human egg , which is then grown into an early embryo , the stem cells from that embryo would provide a virtual genetic match .
So in theory , tissues created from them would not be rejected by the patient .
That idea was met with some ethical objections because harvesting the stem cells involved destroying human embryos .
Scientists have tried to get stem cells from cloned human embryos for about a decade , but they 've failed .
Generally , that 's because the embryos stopped developing before producing the  OHSU Photos It was hailed some 15 years ago as the great hope for a biomedical revolution : the use of cloning techniques to create perfectly matched tissues that would someday cure ailments ranging from diabetes to Parkinson ’s disease .
Since then , the approach has been enveloped in ethical debate , tainted by fraud and , in recent years , overshadowed by a competing technology .
Most groups gave up long ago on the finicky core method — production of patient - specific embryonic stem cells ( ESCs ) from cloning .
A quieter debate followed : do we still need ‘ therapeutic ’ cloning ?
A paper published this week1 by Shoukhrat Mitalipov , a reproductive biology specialist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Beaverton , and his colleagues is sure to rekindle that debate .
Mitalipov and his team have finally created patient - specific ESCs through cloning , and they are keen to prove that the technology is worth pursuing .
Therapeutic cloning , or somatic - cell nuclear transfer ( SCNT ) , begins with the same process used to create Dolly , the famous cloned sheep , in 1996 .
A donor cell from a body tissue such as skin is fused with an unfertilized egg from which the nucleus has been removed .
The egg ‘ reprograms ’ the DNA in the donor cell to an embryonic state and divides until it has reached the early , blastocyst stage .
The cells are then harvested and cultured to create a stable cell line that is genetically matched to the donor and that can become almost any cell type in the human body .
Many scientists have tried to create

One book dealer thought to have lost £ 1 million in antique works in he heist said he has been left devastated by the raid .
Alessandro Meda Riquier said 51 books , including by Galileo and rare editions of Dante 's Divine Comedy , had been taken .
He told Sky News : " I 'm very upset because this is not something you can buy everywhere . "
Behind these books there is a lot of work because we have to search to try to find out where the books are - auction houses , collectors , colleagues - and there 's big research behind these books . "
He added : " They are not only taking money away from me but also a big part of my job . "
The books were being stored at the warehouse as they were due to be flown to  Books of significant value were stolen from a West London warehouse on the night of 29th January while in transit for the California Book Fair .
A full police investigation is underway !
For a complete list of all stolen books , please view the PDF below !
For more details of individual copies , please contact the dealers directly , contact details to be found in the list of stolen books .
If anyone offers you any of these titles , please contact the Police SCD6-ArtandAntiquesUnit@met.police.uk and quote crime reference number 0502127/17 ABA Secretary Camilla Szymanowska on +44 ( 0 ) 20 7421 4681 secretary@aba.org.uk or ABA Security Chair Brian Lake on +44 ( 0 ) 20 7631 4220 brian@jarndyce.co.uk immediately !
A gang of thieves has reportedly stolen over £ 2 million worth of rare books from a warehouse near Heathrow airport in a " Mission Impossible"-style heist , The Mail on Sunday reports .
The newspaper reports that over 160 rare books were stolen , including works by Galileo , Isaac Newton , and Leonardo da Vinci .
Thieves reportedly gained access to the warehouse in Feltham , Middlesex by climbing onto the roof , cutting holes through the reinforced skylights , and then abseiling down into the building .
The heist , which took place on the evening of January 29 , was captured on the warehouse 's CCTV cameras , The Mail on Sunday reports .
Thieves were observed ignoring all other items stored in the warehouse , instead targeting four containers that stored rare books .
A source told The Mail on Sunday that the gang  Books Shortcuts Mission impossible : trying to flog a stolen 500-year - old Dante manuscript Tome raiders have stolen more than 160 rare books by abseiling into a warehouse , but they may struggle to cash in on their £ 2 m crime The theft of rare books , manuscripts and maps is thought to be on the rise .
Photograph : Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty Images In a rare book heist described as “ extraordinary ” for its Mission : Impossible - style stealth , a gang of thieves has stolen more than £ 2 m worth of antiquarian books from a London warehouse .
The three tome - raiders evaded the security system by boring holes through reinforced glass skylights and abseiling 40 ft on ropes into the repository .
The haul of more than 160 books included a 1566 copy of De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium by Copernicus , worth an estimated £ 215,000 ,

Trump : Bezos using ' Washington Post ' to protect Amazon monopoly CLOSE Two of our political reporters sit down for an honest conversation about Donald Trump and all the media coverage he 's received .
Video provided by Newsy Newslook Once again Donald Trump has kindled the fires of conspiracy .
The soon - to - be Republican nominee for president says Jeff Bezos , the Amazon CEO who owns The Washington Post , is using the paper to attack him and the other political enemies who would force the massive online retailer to pay more in taxes .
Trump told Sean Hannity in an interview Thursday that Bezos is using the Post " like a toy " and " for power so that the politicians in Washington do n't tax Amazon like they should be taxed . "
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Lynden , Wash. ( Photo : Elaine Thompson , AP ) Bezos believes " I would go after him for anti - trust because he has a huge anti - trust problem , " Trump said .
In his effort tp keep Trump out of the White House and protect his monopoly , the Amazon founder has assigned more than 20 Washington Post reporters to look at every aspect of his life , Trump said . "
We ca n't let him get away with it , " Trump told Hannity . "
Every hour we 're getting calls from reporters from the Washington Post asking ridiculous questions , " Trump said .
The stories are " bad " and " wrong " and " in many cases they have no proper information , " he added . "
They 're slopping them together and they 're going to do a book , " he predicted . "
And the book  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lashed out at Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos Thursday , claiming that the founder of Amazon.com was using the newspaper as a tool to influence corporate tax policy . "
Every hour we 're getting calls from reporters from The Washington Post asking ridiculous questions , " Trump told Fox News ' Sean Hannity . "
And I will tell you , this is owned as a toy by Jeff Bezos ... Amazon is getting away with murder , tax - wise .
He 's using The Washington Post for power so that the politicians in Washington do n't tax Amazon like they should be taxed . "
Trump was responding to Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward 's disclosure that the newspaper has assigned 20 reporters to investigate the real estate mogul 's life . "
We 're going to do a book , we 're doing articles about every phase of his life , " Woodward told the National Association of Realtors convention Wednesday .
The veteran reporter , best known for investigating the Watergate break - in that led to Richard Nixon 's resignation , said he had begun investigating Trump 's real estate deals in New York , which he called " more complex than the CIA . "
Bezos , who bought the Post in 2013 from longtime owners the Graham family , has donated to both Democratic and Republican elected officials .
According to the website OpenSecrets , Bezos and his wife gave $ 4,800 each to Sen. Patty Murray , D - Wash .
, in 2009 .
The couple also gave $ 2.5 million to support a 2012 referendum legalizing gay marraige in Washington state .
More recently , however , Bezos donated $ 2,700 this past September to Rep. Jason Chaffetz ,

The saga of the illegally obtained nude photos of dozens of celebrities has taken a darker turn .
According to Reddit administrators , photos of gymnast McKayla Maroney and MTV actress Liz Lee , shared to 130,000 people on popular forum r / TheFappening , constitute child pornography .
Maroney ’s lawyers have confirmed that the illegally obtained photos were taken while the gymnast was underage .
The attorneys ’ letter , sent to Porn.com and other websites , demands that the images be removed .
Additionally , Reddit users have been sharing revenge - porn photos of the actress Liz Lee , whose photos were not part of the initial leaks , but were taken and leaked by her boyfriend when Lee was 16 .
The ongoing leak — dubbed # CelebGate , or more distastefully , “ the Fappening”—includes naked photos of A - listers including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton .
It ’s prompted outrage , and threats of legal actions from the women targeted .
It has since emerged that the photos of at least one of the celebrities were taken when they were under 18 .
The Reddit community r / TheFappening has become the main hub  The bizarre silver lining to this whole leaked celebrity nudes thing : a group of Redditors is so enamored with Jennifer Lawrence 's naked body that they 've donated thousands of dollars to the Prostate Cancer Foundation in her honor .
Yesterday , a post on r / TheFappening , a Reddit thread dedicated to , erm , discussing and cataloging the dozens of naked celebrity pictures that hit the internet over the weekend , urged readers to " Be the hero TheFappening deserves " by donating money to prostate cancer research , which , the joke goes , Lawrence has supported in the past .
( Get it ?
Masturbation may reduce risk of prostate cancer in men , and many of these men , upon viewing the photos — you're smart , you get it . )
Horndog J - Law fans came out in droves , and TheFappening is currently the top fundraiser for PCF 's Safeway Foundation $ 1 Million Matching Grant Challenge .
According to TheFappening 's donation page , they 've given $ 5,273 to the cause so far , and the homepage for the fundraiser lists " Reddit The Fappening " as its most successful donor .
Well , congratulations  McKayla Maroney I Was Underage in Hacked Nude Pics McKayla Maroney -- I Was Underage in Hacked Nude Photos EXCLUSIVE Olympic gymnastsays she was under 18 when the hacked nude photos of her were taken ... and now she 's taking legal action against several porn sites that reposted the images .
TMZ has learned one of Maroney 's attorneys fired off a letter to Porn.com ... informing the site that McKayla was underage in several of the photos .
The letter demands the images of McKayla -- who turned 18 last December -- be taken down immediately .
Another attorney for the gymnast sent a different letter to multiple websites stating Maroney owns the copyright on the hacked photos .
The legal claims by her attorneys are a strong indication the photos really do show McKayla -- even though she said on Twitter they were " fake photos . "
It 's also possible only portions of the images are really McKayla .
The letter is not specific .
A rep for Porn.com tells us they immediately removed the pics once

“ Avengers : Infinity War ” has maintained its staying power at the domestic box office .
In its third frame , the Disney and Marvel blockbuster earned a huge $ 61.8 million .
Combined with a near - record $ 200 million launch in China , “ Infinity War ” earned $ 343.1 million worldwide this weekend , for a global cume of $ 1.6 billion .
On Saturday , it became the second - fastest film to cross the $ 500 million mark at the domestic box office .
The superhero adventure has passed “ The Avengers ” ( $ 1.519 billion ) , “ Furious 7 ” ( $ 1.516 billion ) , “ Avengers : Age of Ultron ” ( $ 1.405 billion ) , “ Black Panther ” ( $ 1.229 billion ) , and “ Star Wars : The Last Jedi ” ( $ 1.332 billion ) to become the fifth - highest grossing film of all time globally .
Two mom - led releases got a Mother ’s Day boost .
Melissa McCarthy ’s comedy “ Life of the Party ” debuted in second with $ 18.5 million from 3,656 locations .
The Warner Bros. and New Line film , directed by her husband , Ben Falcone , is currently averaging a 41 % on Rotten Tomatoes , as well as a B CinemaScore .
It marked one of the lowest openings for a McCarthy - starrer .
In comparison , “ The Heat ” opened in 2013 with $ 39 million , “ Spy ” with $ 29 million in 2015 , and “ Tammy ” with $ 21.4 million in 2014 .
Meanwhile , Gabrielle Union ’s “ Breaking In ” launched in third with $ 16.5 million in 2,537 locations .
The thriller from Universal has a 27 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes .
The low - budget film produced by Will Packer cost approximately $ 6 million .
“ It ’s great to see a female - led , action - packed thriller doing so well at the domestic box office this Mother ’s Day weekend , ” said Jim Orr , president of domestic distribution at Universal Pictures .
“ We have an amazing partner in Will Packer .
He constantly delivers quality titles that audiences can not get enough of .
” The second weekend of Lionsgate and Pantelion ’s comedy “ Overboard ” landed in fourth with $ 10 million , while the sixth weekend of Paramount ’s “ A Quiet Place ” secured No .
5 with $ 6.3 million .
“ Overboard , ” starring Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris , remained steady in its sophomore outing , dropping just 31 % .
Its domestic tally currently sits at $ 29.6 million .
John Krasinski ’s “ A Quiet Place ” had one of the best  This image released by Marvel Studios shows , front row from left , Danai Gurira , Chadwick Boseman , Chris Evans , Scarlet Johansson and Sebastian Stan in a scene from " Avengers : Infinity War . "
( Chuck Zlotnick / Marvel ... ( Associated Press ) LOS ANGELES ( AP ) — " Avengers : Infinity War " is still ruling the box office in its third weekend in theaters .
The Walt Disney Studios on Sunday estimates it has added $ 61.8 million from North American theaters , bringing its total domestic earnings to $ 547.8 million .
Globally the film has now grossed over $ 1.6 billion , making it the fifth biggest of all time .
The superhero blockbuster easily overpowered newcomers like the Melissa McCarthy comedy " Life of the Party " and the Gabrielle Union thriller " Breaking In . "
In a distant second , " Life of the Party " earned an estimated $ 18.5 million , while the modestly budgeted " Breaking In " took third place with $ 16.5 million .
The mom - themed films were strategically timed to launch over Mother 's Day weekend .
Both drew mostly female audiences .

Although infanticide occurs everywhere and at all levels of society , France seems to have been especially afflicted in the past three decades .
The most notorious case in recent years is that of V�ronique Courjault , now 41 , jailed in Tours last year after admitting murdering three babies and keeping their bodies in the family freezer .
In November 1984 , Jean - Pierre Leymarie and his wife Rolande were jailed for killing seven newborns in Corrèze .
Four years later , Rosita Garnier , 38 , was jailed by a court in Blois for murdering three newborns .
Sylvie Coulon , 27 , from Limoges , was jailed in 1990 for killing four infants and putting their bodies out with the rubbish .
And C�line Lesage , 34 , admitted the murder of seven babies found in a cellar in Normandy in 2007 . "
It 's easy to come up with a narrative to explain why it happens in contemporary India or 17th - century Europe , for example , but why is it happening in 21st - century France ? "
asks Michelle Oberman , author of When Mothers Kill .
The recent French cases also deviate sharply from the pattern in the US , she said , where the mother is usually very young , not in a relationship and who conceals the pregnancy from her parents , and then kills the child as soon as it is born .
One of the conditions often offered up to explain infanticide is " pregnancy denial " , a psychiatric condition where a woman either does n't realise or can not accept she 's having a baby , not even enough to consider an abortion . "
Women can carry on menstruating ,  Pascal Rossignol / Reuters Candles are displayed in front of the house where the bodies of newborn babies were found in Villers - au - Tertre , France , on July 29 , 2010 The question is as horrifying as it is important to ask : Why are a rising number of French women killing their newborn babies ?
Finding the answer has become a matter of urgency following the discovery on Wednesday of eight infants allegedly smothered to death and buried by their mother in northern France .
And with that case marking at least the fifth instance of multiple infanticide reported in France since 2003 , it has become vital for the nation to confront the phenomenon that appears to be behind it all : a mental condition known as pregnancy denial .
This latest case of newborn murder in France was uncovered in the northern town of Villiers - au - Tertre , after eight tiny bodies were found buried in the gardens of two separate homes .
Six of the cadavers were unearthed on July 29 by police at the house of Dominique Cottrez , 45 , and her husband Pierre - Marie , 47 .
Investigators searched their home after the resident of a house previously owned by Dominique 's parents turned up two tiny bodies on July 24 while digging a pool in the backyard .
According to the French prosecutor leading the inquiry in the town , a short distance south of Lille , Dominique has admitted to hiding her pregnancies — and the killings of her babies — from her husband , whom police describe as being " dumbstruck " by the revelations .
Dominique

( Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times ) John Dean is a connoisseur of coverups , a savant of scandal , so he can more than imagine what it ’s like inside the Trump White House right now .
“ It ’s a nightmare , ” he said , presiding in a high - backed leather wing chair off the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel .
Not just for those in the headlines — political strategist Steve Bannon , jack - of - many - duties Jared Kushner — but for their unsung assistants and secretaries as well .
“ They do n’t know what their jeopardy is .
They do n’t  Like Us On Facebook Like Us On Facebook Whether you ’re a full - fledged Trump supporter or a liberal longing for change , you ca n’t deny the fact Melania Trump looks miserable being America ’s first lady .
Various photos have provided obvious evidence that Donald Trump ’s wife has n’t been happy with her new lifestyle , and sources connected to the first family have proven the assumptions to be true .
Those sources have claimed Melania is “ unhappy , ” adding , This life was n’t her dream , it was Donald ’s .
A clip from  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Tel Aviv .
They are flanked by Israel ’s president and prime minister and their spouses .
( Ilia Yefimovich / Getty Images ) If public appearances by a president and first lady are political theater , first lady Melania Trump and her husband , President Trump , miiight want to work on their choreography .
A brief moment caught on camera during the first couple ’s arrival at the Tel Aviv airport appears to show the president reaching behind him for his wife ’s hand —  There was no husband - wife hand - holding as President Donald Trump and his wife , First Lady Melania Trump , arrived Tel Aviv , Israel , on Monday , the second stop on their eight - day tour to five countries .
As the Trumps walked away from Air Force One on the Israeli tarmac , the president was seen reaching for his wife ’s hand .
She then appeared to be swatting the president ’s hand away .
Israeli newspaper Haaretz shared a clip of the moment on Twitter , and it has since gone viral .
Ilia Yefimovich / Getty  These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to .
That way , as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web , a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved .
Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken , or a companion link to allow  Maybe Melania Trump , a woman who was once photographed for Vanity Fair forking a bowl of expensive necklaces as though they were spaghetti noodles , has more in common with the average American than we initially thought .
Like the average American , it appears that she too , can not stand her husband .
This afternoon in Tel Aviv , President Donald Trump reached for his wife ’s hand .
Rather than indulge him with human touch , the sort of human touch regular married people who like each other might engage

The world ’s ugliest color has been described as “ death , ” “ dirty ” and “ tar , ” but this odious hue is serving an important purpose : discouraging smoking .
Pantone 448 C , a “ drab , dark brown ” also called “ opaque couché , ” was specifically selected after three months and multiple studies by research agency GfK.
The agency was hired by the Australian government to find a color that was so repugnant that if it was on tobacco products , it would dissuade people from smoking .
A man smokes a cigarette on September 25 , 2014 in Paris , holding a sample of a " plain cigarette packaging " cigarette box ( THOMAS SAMSON / AFP / Getty Images ) THOMAS SAMSON — AFP / Getty Images The new  Key facts and figures on tobacco sales , consumption and prevalence Tobacco sales and excise $ 5.135 billion in September 1959 ; $ 3.720 billion in December 2012 ; and $ 3.260 billion in December 2015.3 Know your limits – changes to Australia ’s duty free tobacco allowance Smoking prevalence rates ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey , 2014 - 15 the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over who were daily smokers was 38.9 % in 2014 - 15 , down from 44.6 % in 2008 and 48.6 % in 2002 ; in 2002 , 51 % of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males aged 15 years and over were daily smokers , the daily  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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( CNN ) Can the sight of a greenish - brown color really be enough to deter smokers from reaching for their next pack of cigarettes ?
Lawmakers in the UK hope the " world 's ugliest color " will be helpful in lowering smoking rates in their country .
In May , previously passed legislation will go into effect requiring all packs of cigarettes to be standardized .
Tobaccos products will be stripped of brightly colored branding and replaced with a sludge - like color .
But does the stripped - down , " ugly " packaging really reduce smoking ?
Researchers from the UK and Canada summarized several studies that look at the impact of tobacco packaging on consumer attitudes and behavior .
Their  It ’s none of these .
They ’re too pretty ( Picture : Getty ) A team of experts spent three months trying to determine the world ’s ugliest colour .
And , after detailed research into which colours generated the most negative reactions among the general public , the dubious honour goes to Pantone 448C , also known as opaque couché – a sludgy brown colour that was alternately described by respondents as ‘ tar ’ , ‘ dirty ’ and even ‘ death ’ .
Charming .
But why , you might well ask , are a team of experts throwing so much shade at a colour that was already pretty dreary to begin with ?
The world ’s most off - putting colour ( Picture : Getty ) Well , because researchers

CLOSE With the World Series tied at 1 - 1 , USA TODAY Sports ' Steve Gardner tells you how the Cubs got the victory in Game 2 over the Indians .
USA TODAY Sports Cubs player Kyle Schwarber hits an RBI single against the Indians in the fifth inning of Game 2 .
( Photo : Charles LeClaire , USA TODAY Sports ) CLEVELAND — It no longer defies imagination , but assaults the senses , wondering how sheer and utter fantasy could become reality .
How in the world could a baseball player spend six months just learning to walk again after a devastating knee injury , not playing in a single game , and lead the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory since 1945 , with a 5 - 1 victory over the Cleveland Indians , evening the Series at 1-game apiece ? "
It ’s the ' Legend of Kyle Schwarber , ' " catcher David Ross said .
And the way this narrative is playing out , Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant predicts , it will soon be coming to a movie theater near you . "
I ca n’t even describe what he ’s doing right now , " said left fielder Ben Zobrist , who ’s hitting .625 this series and is like a back - drop to center stage . "
No one ’s ever seen anything like it . "
There has never been a position player in baseball history whose first hit of the season was in the World Series until Schwarber came along .
He doubled off Cleveland ace Corey Kluber in Game 1 , and then went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Wednesday ’s victory . "
He better not take  CLEVELAND — “ They ’re going to make a movie about him , ” Kris Bryant said .
Bryant might be right .
But even after two jaw - dropping performances , the climax of “ Legend : The Amazing Comeback of Kyle Schwarber , ” lies ahead .
Yes , the word , “ legend , ” is admittedly lofty for a player who is only 23 , but that ’s the description several of his teammates chose , not me .
Filming resumes Friday night at Wrigley Field , in Game 3 of the World Series , with the Cubs and Indians tied at one game each .
The next plot twist — “ Will Schwarbs be in left field ?
” — likely will not be a twist at all .
He will be in left .
He will receive a standing ovation for the ages .
He will hit a ball into Lake Michigan , and then ride a chariot down Michigan Avenue , woe to any billy goat that stands in the way .
The Cubs , according to president of baseball operations Theo Epstein , have yet to decide whether Schwarber will be in the outfield .
Doctors initially cleared him only to hit and run the bases , serve as a DH .
But the Cubs will talk to the doctors again on Friday .
The team does not intend to put Schwarber in jeopardy .
But Epstein and others say they view him as healed from the surgery he underwent to repair two damaged ligaments a little more than six months ago .
“ He ’s got tremendous strength and flexibility in the knee , as demonstrated by what he ’s done out there , ” Epstein said , referring to Schwarber ’s

See more of Cassie Young on Facebook  Some people still do n't seem to understand that all body types are worthy of love .
A woman named Cassie Young saw this first hand recently after she was approached on Twitter by a personal trainer who offered to help her lose weight before her wedding day .
But when she explained that she was already happy with how she looked , the conversation took an odd turn .
The unnamed trainer began to shame her for not trying to " look her best " in her wedding photos .
Ugh .
Luckily , his misguided comments did not bring the bride - to - be down .
She schooled him , and when she posted the screenshots on Facebook last week , she added an important message : your appearance does not define your self worth .
Cassie ends the post by stating , " Life is waiting for you .
It 's too short to be spent worrying about a belly roll .
Go be happy and live it to your fullest . "
SEE ALSO : Nude blogger thanks Instagram for suspending her account and proving her point about censorship After the post went viral , other Facebook users were disgusted by the trainer 's tactic of getting a new client and completely supported Cassie 's body - positivity in the comments .
Hell yeah .
Further proof there 's no such thing as the right or wrong size .
Part of the exchange a woman received from a fitness trainer , who body - shamed her .
( Photo : Cassie Young via Facebook ) A personal trainer who tried to body - shame a woman for declining his services received a humbling dress - down on social media .
Cassie Young , 31 , is a digital director at the nationally syndicated radio show “ The Bert Show , ” where she regularly shares her past struggles with body acceptance .
Last week , after getting engaged to her boyfriend of nine years , Young received a message from a personal trainer ( whose identity she does n’t reveal ) , offering to help her “ shape up ” for the big day .
When Young politely declined his offer , things got … weird .
On Thursday , Young posted screenshots of the exchange to her Facebook page .
“ Congratulations on your engagement , ” wrote the man .
“ Hire me to help you get in shape for your wedding .
” Young replied , “ I am in shape !
Thank you so much for the offer , though .
” You might think the conversation ended there — but wait .
“ I know you want to look your best on your wedding day , ” the man pressed .
“ If you do n’t hire me , hire someone .
Those pictures last centuries .
Your children ’s children ’s children will still have those pictures .
” Cassie Young .
( Photo : Sarah Witherington / OWN Boudoir ) More Young wrote in part , “ I know it ’s probably hard for you to understand this , but it ’s taken me a long time to love my body .
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The world ’s first all - Disney dating website launched this morning .
Mousemingle.com is the brainchild of Dave Tavres , a self - proclaimed “ software geek ” from Culver City , and it caters to those obsessed with all things Disney .
“ Niche dating sites are more common these days , ” Tavres said .
“ There ’s a dating site for pot lovers and JDate for Jewish people .
The first time I saw Farmers Only I thought it was a Saturday Night Live sketch .
” Users are asked to check boxes asking about your favorite Disney songs , Disney shopping habits , and “ Disney nerd level ” in the hopes of finding a match .
“ All the normal sites , ” according to Tavres , “ do n’t  Obscure Disney knowledge might soon pay off romantically , thanks to a highly specific new dating site that wants to take you from this : ... to this : It 's called Mouse Mingle , and it 's a website where people can connect with one another over a shared love of all things Disney .
Creator Dave Tavres tells Mashable that his website 's been in the works since a 2011 trip to Disneyland with a few friends . "
As usual with my friends , they asked about my dating status and why I was n't trying the online dating sites , " he wrote in an email . "
I told them I had tried them , but there was

AFTER THE 76ERS had acquired Julius Erving before the 1976 - 77 season , the team went on a run of being eliminated in the NBA Finals three times and the Eastern Conference Finals twice in a six - year span .
While those teams were composed of other star - level players such as Doug Collins , George McGinnis , Bobby Jones , Darryl Dawkins and Lloyd Free , to name a few , there was an ingredient missing .
Billy Cunningham , who took over as head coach before the 1977 - 78 season , knew exactly what it was . "
What we needed was that physical presence , " Cunningham said yesterday . "
As good as Darryl and Caldwell Jones were , they were n't able to take us to the next level .
With Doc [ Erving ] and Bobby Jones and the others , we had great athletes .
We needed exactly what we got . "
What the Sixers got in the summer of 1982 was Moses Malone , the player everyone thought could take the organization to the promised land .
He delivered , carrying the team to its only title since the 1967 season .
Though he promised to deliver the title in " Fo ' , fo ' , fo ' " fashion , the team actually needed 13 games to garner the championship after a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the championship series .
Malone passed away yesterday morning in his sleep in Norfolk , Va. , at the age of 60 .
Sadly , the two players from whom Malone took over the center position - Dawkins and Caldwell Jones - also died in the past year , from heart attacks .
In his first season with the Sixers , Malone won MVP honors by averaging 24.5 points and 15.3 rebounds during the regular season in which the team compiled a 65 - 17 record .
In those 13 playoff games , in which the Sixers stomped their way to the championship in three series , Malone averaged 26 points and 15.8 rebounds , garnering Finals MVP . "
I was just with him and Darryl at the ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center when  FILE - In this April 20 , 1984 , file photo , New Jersey Nets ' Darryl Dawkins ( 53 ) towers over Philadelphia 76ers ' Moses Malone ( 2 ) as he gets off a shot during first quarter NBA playoff action in Philadelphia .... ( Associated Press ) Moses Malone , a three - time NBA MVP and one of basketball 's most ferocious rebounders , died Sunday , the Philadelphia 76ers said .
He was 60 .
The 76ers issued a statement that said Malone had died , but did not immediately provide a cause of death .
Malone was part of the 76ers ' 1983 NBA championship team , and the club said he will " forever be remembered as a genuine icon and pillar of the most storied era in the history of Philadelphia 76ers basketball . "
A 6-foot-10 center who made the leap right from high school to the pros , Malone is the NBA 's career leader in offensive rebounds and led the league in rebounds per game for five straight seasons from 1980 - 85 .
Malone was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 and attended the induction ceremonies for the year 's class in Springfield , Massachusetts this weekend .

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-- The FBI has been called in to assist in the delicate search of a remote area in Cass County , where human bones were found Monday evening by a mushroom hunter , and now remains of a second person have been found nearby in the area on Tuesday .
Authorities with Cass County now say they have found a second human skull in the wooded area near E. 233rd and State Route Y , south of Belton , where they found the first human skull on Monday .
They also say they have been in contact with the families of Kara Koptesky and Jessica Runions , two young women missing from the Kansas City area , but could not confirm if the remains were that of these missing women .
Kara 's mother and Jessica 's mother have become friends , sharing the common and devastating bond of missing a child . "
I do n't think I could get through this without them and my family and friends , " said Jamie Runions ,  More Videos 0:58 KCK woman dies in a fatal car crash after being raped Pause 1:34 Former dispatcher remembers KC 's worst floods 1:51 Feathers fly over announced Tyson Foods chicken plant in Tonganoxie 1:54 Crime Stoppers most wanted fugitives 1:30 Suspect charged in two KC killings and remains suspect in three trail deaths 3:00 Man charged in two KC murders and is a suspect in three murders on Indian Creek trail 1:59 Despite arrest , safety along Indian Creek Trail still in question 1:00 Why KC will never see 50 inches of rain 0:55 Five things to know about Jeanne Lillig - Patterson 1:52 A flood for the history books swept through Kansas City nearly forty years ago Video Link copy Embed Code copy Facebook Twitter Email ' We speak for our daughters ' Rhonda Beckford and Jamie Runions talk to media after meeting with Belton police Tuesday afternoon .
The families of Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions were notified Monday evening about the discovery of unidentified skeletal remains .
Rhonda Beckford and  The families of Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions were called by police Tuesday after investigators found a second skull in a Cass County field .
Click here to see video of the scene Advertisement Human remains were found by a mushroom hunter south of Belton Monday afternoon .
A second human skull was located in the same search area , the Sheriff 's Office said . "
No identification has been made at this time .
Based on the remains recovered the age , sex , race have not been determined .
Further examination is currently in progress . "
Although families of missing person cases in the area have been in contact with law enforcement we can not confirm the identity of victims , " the Sheriff 's Office said in a news release .
The remains were found near East 233rd and State Route Y.
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Kate Gosselin Got a Real Job !
It ’s true : Kate Gosselin finally buckled down and got a ( non - TV ) job !
Woo hoo !
-Lucia Peters Big news , Bettys : KATE GOSSELIN GOT A JOB .
And it ’s not in TV .
Gasp !
A “ real ” job ?
Surely not !
But yes : According to E !
, Access Hollywood , the Daily Mail , and pretty much every other entertainment news source out there , the former Kate Plus 8 star has gotten a job , and guess what ?
She ’s a blogger now !
Kate has signed on to write for the website CouponCabin.com .
In her weekly features , she ’ll be offering money - saving advice on such topics as stretching budgets for large family , holiday shopping , gift ideas , and more .
Said Kate in CouponCabin ’s official release , “ No matter what your financial situation is , there ’s no reason not to use coupons .
It ’s like free money in your pocket !
” Kate ’s first post will appear on November 22 , two days before Thanksgiving .
The topic ?
How to handle Black Friday , of course .
As fellow bloggers , we here at BettyConfidential welcome  Kate Gosselin : coupon expert .
( Andy Kropa - GETTY IMAGES ) When Kate Gosselin ’s reality show “ Kate Plus 8 ” got canceled in August , many of you were concerned about her potential employment options .
All right , fine .
You were n’t really that concerned .
You were actually overjoyed .
Still , Gosselin is a mom , like many of us , and she needs to support her kids .
Which is why I am happy to find out that she has a new job : She is now a coupon blogger for the Web site CouponCabin.com .
CouponCabin.com announced the news in a press release that conveyed the Web site ’s excitement over its new hire , who is “ a longtime advocate of couponing .
” “ Kate has embraced coupons her entire life , ” said Jackie Warrick , president at CouponCabin.com , according to the press release .
“ We look forward to sharing the unique insight she has gained over the years .
” Added Gosselin : “ No matter what your financial situation is , there ’s no reason not to use coupons .
It ’s like free money in your pocket !
” The  Kate Gosselin can ease up on the " freaking out " : The out - of - work reality star has a job now -- a part - time gig , at least .
Gosselin , whose " Kate Plus 8 " reality show took its last breath in September , will be a contributing blogger for click - and - save website Coupon Cabin . "
I 've never quit a job in my life without having something else lined up , " she told People at the time . "
I do n't know what 's next . "
She had been considering going back to nursing , but did n't see how that was going to allow her to provide for her eight kidlets .
( Note : Kate confirmed Monday on " The View " that a return to nursing was a no - go , as she 'd found her calling on TV .
She was , at the time , dressed as a zombie . )
Turns out her path from no money to mo ' money will be paved in part with what she calls " free money . "
" No matter what your financial situation is , there 's no reason not to use coupons , " she said in a statement

The Patriots have been busy inside Gillette Stadium , formulating a response to the Ted Wells report on Deflategate .
The Patriots escalated their high - stakes counterattack against the NFL and the Wells investigation of Tom Brady ’s deflated footballs Thursday by launching a website to publish an exhaustive rebuttal portraying the inquiry ’s findings as a Kafkaesque injustice .
The 20,000-word rebuttal includes a Nobel laureate ’s rejection of the Wells Report ’s scientific evidence and a stunning claim that team attendant Jim McNally referred to himself as “ the deflator ’ ’ because he was losing weight — not because he was removing air pressure from Brady ’s footballs .
The website went up shortly before the NFL players ’ union officially appealed Brady ’s four - game suspension for allegedly having “ at least a general awareness ’ ’ of the scandal and failing to fully cooperate with investigators .
Advertisement “ The conclusions of the Wells Report are , at best , incomplete , incorrect , and lack context , ’ ’ stated the rebuttal ’s author , Daniel L. Goldberg , a Patriots lawyer .
Get Sports Headlines in your inbox : The Globe 's most recent  Introduction It has been 10 months since the 139-page Wells Report and the accompanying 82-page Exponent Report were issued .
Within a week , we created this website and posted an initial , detailed critique of the analysis and conclusions of those reports .
Since then , independent critiques of the Wells and Exponent Reports have multiplied and scientists across the country who examined the PSI and weather data have concluded that science fully explains the PSI measurements found in the Wells Report .
We have posted a collection of those positions on this website and they remain available for review here .
Many thoughtful people have , with further information and consideration , revised their initial impressions , which were largely based on false information leaked by League personnel and on the interpretations put on ambiguous , at best , facts by the League and its lawyers .
The League , however , in pursuing its legal strategies , has escalated its defense of the Wells Report and its conclusions , often at the expense of accuracy .
In addition , to preserve the public  FILE - In a Thursday , May 7 , 2015 file photo , New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gestures during an event at Salem State University in Salem , Mass.
The NFL suspended Brady for the first four games ... ( Associated Press ) FOXBOROUGH , Mass.
( AP ) — Tom Brady has appealed his four - game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs during the AFC championship game .
The expected appeal was filed Thursday ahead of a 5 p.m. deadline .
The NFL announced the quarterback 's suspension on Monday , also fining the New England Patriots $ 1 million and taking away two draft picks .
Brady 's appeal only deals with the suspension and must be heard within 10 days .
The team has not said if it will appeal its penalties before a Thursday deadline .
League - appointed investigator Ted Wells found that Brady was " at least generally aware " of plans by two team employees to prepare the balls to his liking , below the league - mandated minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch .
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Image copyright Debbie Speranza Image caption Debbie Speranza ( centre ) with her identically dressed friends , and the bride , Julia Mammone For many women , turning up to a ' do ' in the same dress as someone else would be crushing , but when you find five other wedding guests have picked the same outfit all you can probably do is laugh .
So instead of spending the day at a wedding in Sydney , Australia , trying to avoid each other , six friends in almost identical dresses decided to poke fun at themselves and lined up for a photograph with the bride , Julia Mammone .
Julia also saw the funny side along with Facebook users who have viewed and shared the photo more than 42,000 times .
Image copyright Facebook It was posted by Debbie Speranza , who dubbed herself and her friends " # backupbridesmaids . "
Laughing at the coincidence , Debbie posted a second photo , and asked : " What are the odds ? "
Image copyright Debbie Speranza Slightly overwhelmed at the " outta control " social media reaction , Debbie said she was still amused by what happened .
You might also like : Debbie also shared the photo with the shop where the women had bought their dresses , saying : " You really should start a bridal registry so that your customers can enquire whether anyone else has purchased one of your dresses for the same event - no we are NOT the bridesmaids just the guests . "
That post alone drew more than 10,000 comments with friends tagging each other with memories of similar , if not such large - scale , fashion faux pas .
Image copyright Facebook Jamie - Leigh Austin 's friend Laura Frazer said wearing the same dress to a wedding as a stranger was a great conversation starter .
But Yeng Vang wrote : " My worst nightmare being dressed the same as someone else .
I would literally go home and change . "
And Sandra James wrote about turning up to her daughter 's wedding only to find she was wearing the same outfit as the mother - of - the - groom .
Rather than dodging the photographer , she said she was on " such a high " that both women just decided to get on and embrace the day .
Image copyright Facebook But spare  Life went one better than art on Saturday when six Sydney women – who were not bridesmaids - arrived at a wedding reception all accidentally wearing the same A$ 160 ( £ 95 ) dress .
Mirroring the 1993 Alan Ball play , Five Women Wearing The Same Dress , after some initial confusion the six women – whose group photos have prompted amused horror from women around the world - eventually bonded , before dancing the night away . "
Imagine the odds , " Debbie Speranza , one of the six women , wrote on a Facebook post on fashion brand Forever New 's Facebook page .
That photo has since received 39,000 likes over 9,500 comments .
Ms Speranza set the scene for the Telegraph two days later : " My cousin and I walked into the reception and saw each other [ in the same dress ] and started laughing , but then another walked in … then another one … and another one .
There was about 200 people .
”

Romney : My views on abortion rights are clear ( CBS News ) In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley , Mitt Romney said his views on abortion rights are more lenient than those put forward in the Republican party platform . "
My position has been clear throughout this campaign , " Romney said . "
I 'm in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest , and the health and life of the mother . "
The Republican Party is gathering in Tampa , Fla. , this week for its national convention , where in addition to nominating Romney for president , the party will officially adopt its national platform .
Last week , the party added language to the platform calling for a constitutional amendment banning abortion , with no mention of making exceptions for victims of rape or incest , or to save the life of the mother .
Republican Convention 2012 : complete coverage President Obama in an interview Saturday said that if Romney were president , the Republican would not " stand in the way " if Congress attempted to strip women of their reproductive health rights .
Democrats have recently stepped up their attacks against the GOP ticket on the issue of reproductive rights , in part because of the strong views held by Romney 's running mate Rep. Paul Ryan , and in part because of the controversial remarks GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin made on rape and abortion .
Romney , however , told Pelley that the issue amounts to a distraction . "
Recognize this is the decision that will be made by the Supreme Court , " he said . "
The Democrats try and make this a political issue every four years , but this is a matter in the courts .
It 's been settled for some time in the courts . "
More from the interview : Romney says " birther " joke was n't a swipe at Obama Romney : Nuclear Iran " unacceptable " Pelley also asked Romney about changes in the Republican party since the height of his father , George Romney 's , political career and  Republican Mitt Romney said Monday that he is in favor of abortion in cases of rape , incest and the health and life of the mother .
Republican presidential candidate , former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney and his wife Ann , arrive at Brewster Academy , for convention preparations in Wolfeboro , N.H. , Aug. 27 , 2012 .
The Romneys envision ... ( Associated Press ) The presidential candidate 's addition of the health of the mother is certain to raise questions about his position among conservatives .
Health can be broadly defined and , in fact , running mate Paul Ryan has challenged the health exception as a major loophole .
Romney commented in an interview Monday with CBS News .
Romney 's position on abortion rights has evolved .
When he ran for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts , he backed abortion rights .
As a presidential candidate , he has opposed abortion rights and says the Supreme Court should reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion .
In a statement , Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Romney 's position is clear _ that he opposes abortion except for cases of rape , incest and where the life of the mother is threatened .

Reuters Yikes .
Rafe Esquith — perhaps the most decorated elementary - school teacher in the country , the only K-12 educator ever to receive the National Medal of the Arts — has been accused of sexual misconduct in shocking documents released Tuesday by Los Angeles Unified School District .
Until he was removed from the classroom this spring , Esquith , 61 , had taught fifth grade at Hobart Elementary School , a high - poverty school in Los Angeles with an overwhelming percentage of English - language learners , for more than 30 years .
Esquith ’s “ Hobart Shakespeareans ” nonprofit , which puts on a Shakespeare production every year in his classroom , became world - renowned , the subject of a PBS documentary , and a resplendent example of the miracles that committed public educators can work even in challenging school environments .
When he was n’t transforming young lives , Esquith was writing inspirational books and accepting lots of awards : In addition to the National Medal of the Arts , his prizes include Oprah Winfrey ’s Use Your Life Award , Disney ’s National Outstanding Teacher of the Year award , and even Dalai Lama ’s Compassion in Action Award .
Advertisement And now for the it - was - all - too - good - to - be - true part : According to the Los Angeles Times , this spring , one teacher reported that Esquith had made an inappropriate joke about Mark Twain ’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , saying that if he could n’t raise enough cash to fund the annual production , the class would have to perform naked .
Then there was : an incident from March 2015 in which Esquith told a student who had completed his work that he could “ surf the net for porn .
That ’s what we do in our spare time .
” … Esquith told a student who would appear in an upcoming play that “ if the audience does n’t like his performance , he can perform while nude , or at least wear a fig leaf .
And , from what I ’ve heard , it would be a small fig leaf .
” These claims kicked off Los Angeles Unified ’s investigation into Esquith , who was removed from the classroom pending its findings .
In October , he was fired , a move greeted with outrage all over the country .
In the Washington Post , education columnist Jay Mathews , who had named Esquith “ America ’s Best Classroom Teacher ” in 2007 , wrote that : * He has been dismissed for murky reasons that appear to be part of a witch hunt against hundreds of other L.A. educators … the result of L.A. school leaders losing touch with reality after being  These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to .
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More than 400 people say they got sick after eating at an Ohio Chipotle .
Hollis Johnson / Business Insider More than 400 people said they fell ill after eating at an Ohio Chipotle that is thought to be at the center of an illness outbreak , according to a website that tracks foodborne illnesses .
A total of 228 reports have been made to the website iwaspoisoned.com suggesting that 418 customers have fallen sick after eating at a Powell , Ohio , Chipotle since Friday , according to Patrick Quade , the website 's founder .
The restaurant 's address is 9733 Sawmill Pkwy .
The website saw a surge in reports after Business Insider 's article late Monday revealing that Chipotle had shut down the restaurant over reports that customers had fallen ill .
The site allows users  Location : Chipotle Mexican Grill , Sawmill Parkway , Powell , OH , USA Report Type : Food Poisoning Symptoms : Diarrhea Details : My husband and I at at the Powell chipotle on our way home from zoombeezi bay .
He had a Chicken Burrito and I had a Chicken bowl .
We both had said last night that it was awful , no flavor but after spending the day in the sun at the park we were hungry and ate it on our way home anyway .
I would say about mid morning is when the diarrhea started .
Over the last few hours the stomach Cramps have been more painful .
My husband came home from work and he was telling me that his stomach was tore up all day as well .
Then as I was  Avocado lovers rejoice , because when you visit Chipotle on Tuesday , you wo n’t hear the dreaded words “ Guac is extra .
” In honor of National Avocado Day on July 31 , Chipotle is handing out guacamole on the house .
In order to redeem the deal , customers must purchase an entrée through the mobile app or online and use the promo code AVOCADO at check out .
You can choose to redeem the free guac as an add - on , a side item or as a regular order of chips and guac .
“ Our fresh , homemade guacamole has a massive fan following , ” Chris Brandt , chief marketing officer at Chipotle , said in a statement .
“ We want to show our love for the avocado and reward our customers ’ guac obsession .
” While free guac is a  The Chipotle at 9733 Sawmill Parkway in Powell was closed Monday following multiple complaints of food making customers sick .
The illness reports come from Iwaspoisoned.com , a website that consumers use to lodge complaints of what they believe to be foodborne illness .
The website , which is run by Patrick Quade , has six reports , alleging 12 people became sick this past weekend after eating at the store .
Three of the complaints were filed Monday , two on Sunday and one is from Saturday .
One of the complaints said a family of four ate there this weekend and three of them became ill .
Chipotle said they are investigating the reports and said that the store was closed Monday .
Chipotle plans to reopen the location Tuesday .
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Gwyneth Paltrow does not look like a 38-year - old mom of two .
The actress / singer / chef is the picture of health and femininity in a new photo shoot for Vanity Fair , showing off her toned bod in a sultry , topless pose !
Gwyneth wears nothing but Louis Vuitton jewelry and a pair of fishnets in a revealing photo shoot for Vanity Fair ’s August jewelry calendar .
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She has her arms crossed over her bare chest in the tasteful photo by famed photographer Mark Seliger .
Her hair is pulled back in a french twist , paired with natural make - up and smokey eyes .
As for her body , she looks pretty much flawless , with not a stretch mark from her two children in sight .
Gwyneth has been busy popping up with appearance on the Glee Live tour !
“ Just took four 7 year olds to glee live london .
somebody pass me something vaguely hallucinogenic ” she Tweeted from last night ’s concert in London .
What a great mom , taking her daughter Apple and a handful of her 7-year - old friends !
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NEWS : GWYNETH PALTROW QUESTIONS HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE BIBLE IN NEW GOOP NEWSLETTER The lucky audience was treated to a surprise guest at last night ’s performance of Glee Live .
Gwyneth rocked out her Glee hit “ Forget You ” along with the cast of the hit Fox show .
See a full picture of Gwyneth below !
Photo Source : Mark Seliger for Vanity Fair  Lovely jewellery , Gwyneth !
Actress shows the results of her healthy lifestyle in topless photoshoot Her seemingly constant flow of advice to the world on how to copy her wholesome lifestyle may not be to everyone 's taste .
But you ca n’t help but be impressed by the effects of healthy living on Gwyneth Paltrow ’s body .
The 38-year - old mother of two looked a decade younger as she posed topless wearing just jewellery and a pair of fishnet tights in a revealing photoshoot for Vanity Fair magazine .
Her demure pose with her arms held across her chest helped preserve her modesty .
Stunning : Gwyneth Paltrow shows off her body in a photoshoot for Vanity Fair - where she wore nothing but Louis Vuitton jewellery and fishnet tights She wore a Louis Vuitton necklace , earrings and rings in the pictures for the magazine 's jewellery supplement .
The pretty blonde had her hair up in a delicate knot and opted for natural make - up with smoky eyes .
Miss Paltrow looked lithe , toned and appeared to show no trace of any stretch marks , which would be a possibility after having two children .
Dedication : Miss Paltrow 's appearance can be attributed to her lifestyle which sees her regularly rise at 4.30am to undertake yoga , and a healthy diet The star , who regularly gets up at 4.30am to exercise , is famed for her dedication to yoga and healthy - eating .
She said in a recent interview : ' I ’m really not a morning person at all .
It is just sheer determination .
I ’m very strict with myself .
When I practise six days a week and eat clean

El Tiempo Cantina shuts down social media accounts amid backlash over Jeff Sessions photo A photo of AG Jeff Sessions at the restaurant was posted on the now deleted social accounts of El Tiempo Cantina Friday .
The chain appears to have deleted their social media accounts Saturday amid growing backlash .
less A photo of AG Jeff Sessions at the restaurant was posted on the now deleted social accounts of El Tiempo Cantina Friday .
The chain appears to have deleted their social media accounts Saturday amid growing ... more Photo : El Tiempo Photo : El Tiempo Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close El Tiempo Cantina shuts down social media accounts amid backlash over Jeff Sessions photo 1 / 32 Back to Gallery Houston chain El Tiempo Cantina appears to have deleted its social media pages , a day after a photo of the restaurant 's owner with Attorney General Jeff Sessions drew outrage and calls for a boycott .
El Tiempo did not immediately respond to a request for comment , but the  UPDATE : Since the publication of the post , all El Tiempo social media accounts have been deactivated , according to CultureMap content partner ABC13 . "
People are insulting us in such a dramatic fashion , and we feel like we do n't deserve it , " El Tiempo Cantina owner Roland Laurenzo tells ABC13 . "
At least temporarily I had it taken down because I do n't want to be insulted , my children to be insulted , my family to be insulted . "
--- Attorney General Jeff Sessions ' visit to Houston has put one local restaurant in the crosshairs of the national debate about how restaurants should treat members of the Trump administration .
Sessions , in town on Friday , August 10 , to address a meeting of federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials about the need to crackdown on violent crime and illegal immigration , dined at an El Tiempo Cantina in the Inner Loop after his speech .
In turn , the restaurant posted a photo on Facebook of Sessions standing with chef - owner Domenic Laurenzo and a caption that read as  HOUSTON — A Houston culinary dynasty has come under fire after a photo with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions began circulating online .
Sessions is pictured with El Tiempo restaurant co - owner Dominic Laurenzo during a recent visit to Houston .
Sessions ' tough stance on immigration , coupled with the perceived endorsement by the Tex - Mex restaurant , has resulted in a hailstorm of complaints and even death threats .
Laurenzo 's Restaurants president Roland Laurenzo says in no way does the social media post equate to an endorsement of Sessions ' politics .
He says the company feels quite the opposite .
Laurenzo says the photo was taken with his son Dominic at the El Tiempo restaurant on Navigation Boulevard after Sessions finished his dinner .
He says they discussed fajitas and Sessions was treated like any other guest -- with kindness and hospitality .
It was n’t until later , when the photo was passed on to the company ’s social media manager , that things took off .
Laurenzo says she wrote the caption on the post .
“ In retrospect , it was

CHICAGO — The death of a woman whose bicycle collided with a truck on Friday is believed to be the first fatality involving the rapidly growing bike - share programs in the U.S. , industry officials said .
Such programs — which typically involve renting a bike from an automated station by paying a daily fee , or using a keychain token for annual members — have been spreading rapidly in recent years and can now be found in at least 40 U.S. cities .
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PUBLICATION MTI Report 12 - 54 Principal Investigator : Elliot Martin , Ph.D. ABSTRACT The growth of bikesharing in the United States has had a transformative impact on urban transportation .
Major cities have established large bikesharing systems , including Boston , Chicago , Denver , Minneapolis - Saint Paul , New York City , Salt Lake City , the San Francisco Bay Area , Seattle , Washington DC , and others .
These systems began operating as early as 2010 , and no fatalities have occurred within the US as of this writing .
However , three have happened in North America — two in Canada and one in Mexico .
Bikesharing has some qualities that appear inherently unsafe for bicyclists .
Most prominently , helmet usage is documented to be quite low in most regions .
Bikesharing is also used by irregular bicyclists who are less familiar with the local terrain .
In this study , researchers take a closer look at bikesharing safety from qualitative and quantitative perspectives .
Through a series of four focus groups , they discussed bikesharing usage and safety with bikesharing members and nonmembers in the Bay Area .
They further engaged experts nationwide from a variety of fields to evaluate their opinions and perspectives on bikesharing and safety .
Finally , researchers conducted an analysis of bicycle and bikesharing activity data , as well as bicycle and bikesharing collisions to evaluate injury rates associated with bikesharing when compared with benchmarks  A 25-year - old woman riding a Divvy bike who died Friday morning following a crash involving a flatbed truck in Chicago 's Avondale neighborhood is believed to be the first person killed while riding a bike - sharing bicycle in the United States .
The crash happened about 9 a.m. near Sacramento and Belmont avenues , said Officer Jose Estrada , a police spokesman , citing preliminary information .
The truck and the bicyclist were both traveling north on Sacramento , when both turned east at Belmont and collided , Estrada said .
The woman was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and later pronounced dead , Estrada said .
She was identified by the Cook County medical examiner ’s office as Virginia Murray , 25 , of the 1200 block of North Marion Court in the Wicker Park neighborhood .
The woman 's death is believed to be the first bike - share fatality in the United States since the first bike - share program started in Tulsa , Okla. , in 2007 , according to Paul DeMaio , principal of Washington , D.C.-based MetroBike , a bike - share consulting business .
Brandon Chew / Chicago Tribune Flowers lay where a women was killed while riding her bike the day before at the corner of Sacramento and Belmont avenues on July 2 , 2016 .
Flowers lay where a women was killed while riding her bike the day before at the

The 12-year - old student that provided the THC - infused gummy candy that sent six students to the hospital faces seven felony charges and one misdemeanor charge .
MULBERRY — Six Mulberry Middle School students were taken to the hospital after ingesting most of a 100-milligram block of THC - infused gummy candies Thursday morning .
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd , Leviticus Jones , 12 , somehow came into possession of the Green Hornet - brand gummies which , if taken as directed , would represent 10 individual doses .
THC is the primary psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis .
Detectives are investigating how Jones acquired the gummy candies , as recreational use and possession of THC without a state - issued medical card is illegal in Florida .
Edible products , such as the candy , are not currently available from dispensaries under state medical marijuana rules .
“ I warned us that all of this was coming , ” Judd said in a press conference across from the school Thursday afternoon .
Judd had been a staunch opponent of 2016 's Amendment 2 , the state constitutional amendment that made medical marijuana legal under state law , and earlier attempts by proponents for medical use .
Jones ' parents are cooperating with investigators , Judd said , and understand the gravity of the situation .
Judd said that Jones shared the gummies with some friends during gym class .
A total of six children in seventh grade partook , Judd said — two boys and four girls .
Five were taken to the hospital via ambulance and one was transported by his or her parents .
Jones faces seven felony charges — six counts  MULBERRY , Fla. — Polk County Fire Rescue responded to Mulberry Middle School Thursday after several students suddenly became sick after they reportedly consumed THC laced gummies .
Five of the ill students were taken to the hospital and one was picked up by their parents .
A spokesperson with Polk County Schools tells us the students consumed gummy bears that contained THC .
The Sheriff 's Office said a 12-year - old male student brought a pack of Green Hornet fruit punch gummies containing 100 mg of THC to school .
The student shared them with his classmates during his 2nd - period gym class , around 10 a.m.
The student who brought the gummies to school told detectives that he did n't eat any of it .
One of the kids who consumed the candy told a faculty member .
Detectives located the empty package in the trash .
The Polk County Sheriff says the students had a negative reaction to the THC laced gummy bears they ingested saying they reported stomach pains , nausea , dizziness , or a combination thereof . "
We have long been concerned about the dangers of marijuana - infused candy , and that it would get into the hands of , and poison , children .
Here 's an example of that . "
- Grady Judd , Sheriff The 12-year - old is being charged with six felony counts of distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school , 1 felony count of possession of marijuana resin , and 1 count possession of paraphernalia .
According to the manufacturer based in California , there are 10 pieces of gummy candy in each package , each containing

DES MOINES , Iowa — Hillary Clinton learned her lesson : No rope lines in Iowa .
In stark contrast to her 2008 campaign — which unraveled fast after Iowans rejected her for more a more approachable Barack Obama — Clinton put herself out at the Iowa State Fair Saturday , embracing the masses that engulfed her .
Story Continued Below The 2016 Democratic contender shook hands and took selfies with total strangers , listened to Iowans ’ personal stories of struggle and even met a young boy ’s show cow .
She gave people hugs , patted babies on the head , munched on a grease - dripping pork chop and waved to cheering crowds on balconies as they called out her name .
It ’s a world of difference from Clinton ’s last White House bid , when she was criticized here for seeming too - cool - for - school to mingle with what she now calls ‘ everyday Americans .
’ Given Iowa ’s traditional early - state role in presidential elections , its residents are accustomed to , and expect , face - to - face interaction with political candidates — never Clinton ’s forte .
But during a two - day sweep through the Hawkeye State this weekend , Clinton is showing she ’s learned her lesson — and that she ’s really trying to put that problem behind her .
For starters , there were no rope lines keeping people out .
During a July 4 parade in New Hampshire just a few weeks ago , Clinton separated herself off from reporters and others with a moving corral — which played terribly in the headlines and reinforced the image of a standoff contender who did n’t want to interact .
But at  Photo Advertisement Continue reading the main story WASHINGTON — F.B.I.
agents investigating Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s private email server are seeking to determine who at the State Department passed highly classified information from secure networks to Mrs. Clinton ’s personal account , according to law enforcement and diplomatic officials and others briefed on the investigation .
To track how the information flowed , agents will try to gain access to the email accounts of many State Department officials who worked there while Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state , the officials said .
State Department employees apparently circulated the emails on unclassified systems in 2009 and 2011 , and some were ultimately forwarded to Mrs. Clinton .
They were not marked as classified , the State Department has said , and it is unclear whether its employees knew the origin of the information .
The F.B.I.
is also trying to determine whether foreign powers , especially China or Russia , gained access to Mrs. Clinton ’s private server , although at this point , any security breaches are speculation .
Law enforcement officials have said that Mrs. Clinton , who is seeking the 2016 Democratic nomination for president , is not a target of the investigation , and she has said there is no evidence that her account was hacked .
There has also been no evidence that she broke the law , and many specialists believe the occasional appearance of classified information in her account was probably of marginal consequence .
A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton said in a statement on Friday that she “ took the handling of classified information very seriously .
” “ She

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Flowing in every day , these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period .
An elderly Massachusetts man is facing a charge of soliciting a prostitute after reporting that the woman stole jewelry from him .
Nicholas Salerno told police he paid a woman half his age $ 100 to perform a sex act on him earlier this summer in his home .
After 48-year - old Karen Proia left his home , Salerno told police he noticed a necklace was missing .
The necklace was recovered by police at a South Yarmouth pawn shop .
When Salerno reported the theft to Orleans police an officer told him he would be charged with soliciting a prostitute .
His response , the Cape Cod Times reports , was " I do n't give a ( expletive ) .
I 'm 90 years old ... "      Both Proia and Salerno pleaded not guilty during arraignments Tuesday .

Michael Schumacher ’s medical files have been stolen and offered for sale to the media , his manager has announced .
The files are thought to have been stolen from his hospital in Grenoble .
The stricken Formula One legend , who sustained life - threatening injuries in a skiing accident six months ago , was moved from Grenoble to University Hospital Lausanne in France last week after it was announced he was no longer in a coma .
His medical files have reportedly been offered for around € 50,000 ( £ 40,000 ) and contained details of surgical procedures .
Sabine Kehm , the seven - time champion ’s manager , said that stolen documents and data had been offered for sale for several days “ We can not judge if these documents are authentic .
However , the documents are clearly stolen .
The theft has been reported .
The authorities are involved , ” said Ms Kehm .
“ We expressly advise that both the purchase and the publication of such documents and data is forbidden .
The contents of any medical files are totally private and confidential and must not made available to the public .
“ “ We will therefore , in every single case , press for criminal charges and damages against any publication of the content or reference to the medical file .
” The 45-year - old has been in hospital for nearly six months after his accident skiing off - piste on the French Alpine resort of Meribel in December .
Follow us at @WorldSportCNN and like us on Facebook ( CNN ) -- Stolen medical files that may be those of Michael Schumacher are being offered for sale , the injured former F1 racing driver 's manager said .
Schumacher has been undergoing hospital treatment since a skiing accident last year but is now out of a coma .
Manager Sabine Kehm said the documents had been offered for sale for several days .
She added , " We can not judge if these documents are authentic .
However , the documents are clearly stolen .
The theft has been reported .
The authorities are involved . "
Medical files are confidential , and it is forbidden to buy or publish such data , Kehm said . "
We will therefore , in every single case , press for criminal charges and damages against any publication of the content or reference to the medical file , " she said .
Schumacher , 45 , suffered severe head trauma in a December 29 skiing accident at the French Alps resort of Meribel .
The champion driver , from Germany , was transferred last week to Switzerland for rehabilitation from a hospital in Grenoble , France , where he was kept in a medically induced coma for more than three months .
The Grenoble hospital 's media office said in a statement that Kehm " told us that a person intended to sell to the press a document allegedly issued from the medical records of Michael Schumacher . "
" Without knowing the precise nature of the document , the Grenoble Hospital decided to sue for ' theft and breach of medical confidentiality ' so that an investigation can be initiated . "
A spokesman for the German newspaper Bild , Tobias Frolich , told CNN that the tabloid was among a number of media outlets to be offered Schumacher 's alleged medical records , but that " the editorial office

Importance Among nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors , recent influenzalike infection is associated with fatal and nonfatal atherothrombotic events .
Objectives To determine if influenza vaccination is associated with prevention of cardiovascular events .
Data Sources and Study Selection A systematic review and meta - analysis of MEDLINE ( 1946-August 2013 ) , EMBASE ( 1947-August 2013 ) , and the Cochrane Library Central Register of Controlled Trials ( inception - August 2013 ) for randomized clinical trials ( RCTs ) comparing influenza vaccine vs placebo or control in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease , reporting cardiovascular outcomes either as efficacy or safety events .
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High - quality studies were considered those that described an appropriate method of randomization , allocation  Get a flu shot to ward off a case of influenza , and as an added bonus you ’ll reduce your risk of a heart attack , stroke or other type of unpleasant “ cardiovascular event , ” a new study finds .
For some time , researchers have suspected that flu shots can protect heart health as well as respiratory health .
They have tested this theory in a handful of clinical trials , and the results have been mixed .
Now an international group of researchers has compiled data from a dozen randomized clinical trials to see if they could get a clearer answer to the question .
What they found was “ a consistent association between influenza vaccination and a lower risk of cardiovascular events , ” according to their report in Wednesday ’s edition of the Journal  NEW YORK ( Reuters Health ) - Getting a seasonal flu shot may do more than just prevent influenza .
It may also lower a person 's risk of heart problems , suggests a new study .
Researchers who took a fresh look at previously collected data found people who got flu shots were less likely to have heart problems during the next year than those who were given a fake shot , or placebo .
That was especially true for people with recent heart troubles . "
If there are those out there who for whatever reason do n't get the flu shot or do n't feel that they need it … this is one more reason why they might help , " Dr. Jacob Udell said .
Udell is the study 's lead author from the University of Toronto 's  Font Size A A A Your Flu Shot May Also Help Your Heart Study found one - third lower risk of problems including heart attacks in vaccinated people WebMD News from HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY , Oct. 22 ( HealthDay News ) -- If avoiding an achy , feverish week or so laid up with the flu does n't motivate you to get a flu shot , a new study linking flu shots to a lower incidence of heart disease might persuade you to roll up your sleeve .
People in the study who got flu shots were one - third less likely to have heart issues , such as heart failure or a heart attack , compared to those who opted against vaccination .
The flu shot was associated with an even greater reduction of

( CNN ) At least nine people are dead after a phone call from a Walmart employee led to the discovery of dozens of undocumented immigrants severely injured in the back of a tractor - trailer in Texas early Sunday , according to federal authorities .
More than 100 undocumented immigrants may have been sandwiched in the back of the 18-wheeler during the journey , US Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Thomas Homan said , citing initial interviews with survivors . "
Checking the video from the store , we found there were a number of vehicles that came in and picked up a lot of the folks that were in that trailer that survived the trip , " San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said . "
We are looking at a human trafficking crime here . "
The employee told authorities the trailer was parked at a Walmart lot in San Antonio .
A man who was in it asked the employee for water .
The employee brought water for the man , then called police and asked them to conduct a welfare check , McManus said .
That 's when authorities discovered eight bodies and 31 people suffering from various injuries , authorities said .
A ninth victim later died at a hospital , ICE officials said .
San Antonio officers investigate the scene where people were found dead in a tractor - trailer outside a Walmart . "
We quickly called a ' mass casualty incident ' and had about 29 units arrive out there and start transporting people , " San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said . "
With heat strokes or heat injuries , a lot of them are going to have some irreversible brain damage . "
A heatstroke can cause swelling of the brain and other vital organs , possibly causing permanent damage , if a person 's body temperature is n't quickly lowered , according to the Mayo Clinic Officials said the air conditioner in the trailer was not working .
And the high temperature in San Antonio on Saturday was 100 degrees Fahrenheit ( 38 degrees Celsius ) . "
Unfortunately , some of them were severely overheated , and that was a refrigerated truck with no refrigeration , " Hood said . "
So the  SAN ANTONIO ( AP ) — Eight people have been found dead in a tractor - trailer outside a Walmart in Texas in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case .
Several other people , possibly dozens , were found in the truck , which did n't have a working air conditioning system , and they were taken to hospitals , firefighters said .
A person from the truck approached a Walmart employee in a parking lot and asked for water late Saturday night or early Sunday morning , San Antonio police said .
The employee gave the person the water and then called police , and when officers arrived they found the eight people dead in the back of the trailer , police Chief William McManus said .
Investigators checked store surveillance video , which showed vehicles had arrived and picked up other people from the tractor - trailer , police said . "
We 're looking at a human trafficking crime this evening , " McManus said .
He called the case " a horrific tragedy . "
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was involved in the investigation into what happened , he said .

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The day has finally come for KFC 's gluttonous Double Down sandwich to premier , and we were among the first in line to test it this morning ( yes , we were eating this sandwich at 10:45 a.m. ) .
The Double Down ( also available with grilled chicken ) consists of two boneless Original Recipe Filets , two strips of bacon , two slices of Monterey Jack and pepperjack cheese and a special Colonel 's Sauce .
The complete review after the jump .
Grade : BNutritional Info : 540 calories , 32 grams fat,1380 mgs sodiumThis sandwich is n't for the faint of heart .
The sodium intake alone will knock you off your feet : Our testers determined the salty culprit seemed to be the breading on the chicken , though it was pleasingly crispy and the meat itself was quite moist .
The bacon was legit -- it did n't have the usual weirdly chewy , artificial bacon - bit taste -- but it was essentially lost , both physically and flavor - wise ( along with the cheese ) , between the two behemoth chicken filets .
And there was a lot of discussion around whether the cheese was really a cheese spread , or if it had just melded with the special sauce.with a complete bite of chicken , cheese , bacon and sauce , this sandwich really is n't bad .
While we probably would n't order another ( unless you 're really jonesing for a salt fix ) , we happily finished off the one we bought .
We can foresee this becoming the new " hangover food " of choice .
Related : KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich Loses the Bun  ​The much - touted KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich finally arrives .
Cradled in your hand , it seems a rather paltry thing ; indeed , the entire sandwich in its tiny paper chemise can barely fill the small cardboard hamburger box it comes in .
​Compare the sandwich calling to you from the window with the actual sandwich .
Lift up the top breast piece -- which surely must be a half - breast cut latitudinally , and find two very thick slices of gummy white cheese ( though pleasantly flecked with jalapenos that have some heat ) , and two picayune slices of bacon -- and not bacon of the thick , heavily smoked sort , either .
Indeed , the sandwich is an almost total dud .
The chicken itself is stringy and none - too - tender , the taste of the cheese pointedly interferes with the mild chicken flavor , and the bacon is indiscernible if you bite down on the whole thing at once .
We worried that our Fork in the Road version of the sandwich would be inferior , but it turns out we had nothing to worry about .
We pretty much nailed the sauce , too : a ketchup , mustard , mayo hybrid of no distinction .
One thing , though : The sandwich by itself is so filling , you wo n't need any sides .
It 's probably not the worst $ 5 meal in town .
But the sandwich cries out for carbs !
​A peek under the top " bun " reveals hella - small slices of bacon , and acres of white cheese .
Cheese must be much cheaper than chicken .
Rating : 2 ( out of 5 ) blechs

MANILA — The International Criminal Court said on Thursday that it was opening a preliminary investigation into accusations that President Rodrigo Duterte and other Philippine officials had committed crimes against humanity in the course of the government ’s deadly crackdown on drugs .
Fatou Bensouda , a prosecutor for the international court , said in a statement that the inquiry would gauge whether there was enough evidence to build a case .
She said she would be looking at events since July 1 , 2016 , “ in the context of the ‘ war on drugs ’ campaign .
” “ My office undertakes this work with full independence and impartiality , ” Ms. Bensouda said .
“ As we do , we hope to count on the full engagement of the relevant national authorities in the Philippines .
” Harry Roque , a spokesman for the Philippine president , said that the government ’s crackdown was a “ legitimate police operation ” and that the president welcomed The Hague - based tribunal ’s decision .
The international criminal court has launched an initial inquiry into allegations of crimes against humanity committed by Rodrigo Duterte , the Philippine president , in his brutal anti - drugs crusade .
A report submitted to the ICC last year laid out evidence that Duterte had been directly responsible for “ extrajudicial executions and mass murder ” over three decades since he began his war on drugs as mayor of Davao in 1988 .
Thousands dead : the Philippine president , the death squad allegations and a brutal drugs war Read more According to official statistics , 4,000 people have been killed by the police in anti - drug operations since Duterte became president .
However , the 77-page report submitted by a Philippine lawyer , Jude Sabio , alleged the death toll was over 8,000 .
The ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement that her office would “ analyse crimes allegedly committed … since at least 1 July 2016 in the context of the ‘ war on drugs ’ campaign ” .
The inquiry will be the ICC ’s first preliminary examination in a south - east Asian nation .
Gary Alejano , an opposition politician who tried to get Duterte impeached last year and submitted evidence to the ICC as part of the complaint , said the move was an affirmation that the claims against Duterte had legitimacy , and it offered “ a ray of hope for the victims of his war on drugs , which is still ongoing right now ” .
He said : “ In this country , people are at a loss where to go if members of your family feel victim to the war on drugs .
They can not go to police because they are involved , they can not go to the department of justice because the secretary will say there ’s no such thing as extrajudicial killing .
And when we request an investigation from the House of Representatives , we can not get an impartial hearing because they are covering up for the president .
There is a clear and blatant violation of the rule of law in the Philippines right now , and so the ICC are the only ones who can step in .
” Alejano said he believed they had a “ strong case , if we are given the opportunity to be heard .
” Duterte ’s spokesperson ,

A man has doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in St. Peter 's Square in Vatican City .
The Vatican said Thursday the 51-year - old man was treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to a larger one , with serious burns to the upper part of his body .
A Vatican statement says a Jesuit priest initially tried to smother the flames with a jacket .
He was later joined by two police officers who used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze .
The agents were treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries to their hands .
The Vatican says his motives are n't known .
The man had a piece of paper with the phone number of his daughter .
Vatican police refused to let reporters into the square after the incident .
Man sets self on fire in St Peter 's Square , condition grave Priest , police put out flames , motive unknown      ( ANSA ) - Vatican City , December 19 - A man who lit himself on fire in St Peter 's Square on Thursday is in critical condition , the Vatican press office said .
At around 8:30 local time the 51-year - old covered himself in gasoline from a bottle and set himself alight .
The first person to come to his aid was a Jesuit priest , who through his frock and jacket on top of him .
Soon two police officers arrived and put out the flames with a fire extinguisher .
The motives for the unidentified man 's act are unknown .
At the scene of the fire , police found a piece of paper with his daughter 's phone number written on it .
The case recalled another case 15 years ago when Alfredo Ormando , a gay man , set himself ablaze in St Peter 's Square to protest the Church 's stance on homosexuality .
He died days later .

Stock Chart for Orexigen Therapeutics Inc ( OREX ) Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. ’s success in winning the first U.S. panel recommendation for a long - sought prescription diet pill led its shares to almost double and shows the company benefited from its rivals ’ earlier difficulties .
Outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said weight - loss benefits of Orexigen ’s product , Contrave , exceed the dangers of elevated pulse and blood pressure and that a large study on cardiovascular risk can wait until after the drug is approved .
The FDA delayed competing treatments from Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vivus Inc. in October after they failed to win panel backing on safety .
“ The fact that they were able to convince the panel not only that the cardiovascular study can wait , but that the drug can be approved , is exciting , particularly after we saw the other obesity drugs voted down , ” Joshua Schimmer , a Leerink Swann analyst , said yesterday in a telephone interview .
“ It ’s hard to know to what extent their strategy was altered by the first two , but it sure as heck did n’t hurt .
” While the FDA is n’t obliged to follow recommendations of advisers , their support eases concern that had caused Orexigen shares to drop more than a third this year .
The La Jolla , California - based company gained from watching the FDA ’s safety focus and saw that a commitment to minimize risks and conduct more studies would be needed for approval , Schimmer said .
Stocks Surge Orexigen rose $ 4.01 , or 84 percent , to $ 8.77 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq  SILVER SPRING , Md.
-- An FDA advisory committee has voted 13 - 7 that the modest weight - loss benefits of an investigational combination of naltrexone and bupropion ( Contrave ) outweigh the drug 's blood pressure risk .
The bupropion naltrexone combo is the last in a trio of new weight - loss drugs that went before FDA panels this year , striving to be the latest treatment in the dwindling field of medications to fight obesity .
The previous two drugs , phentermine / topiramate ( Qnexa ) and lorcaserin hydrochloride ( Lorqess ) were both rejected by the FDA after they fared poorly at advisory committee meetings .
But Tuesday 's advisory committee ended very differently than the previous two .
Bupropion / naltrexone appeared to offer fewer side effects than the previous two drugs , although it also does n't appear to work as well at helping obese patients lose weight .
The FDA will make an approval decision by Jan. 31 .
The agency does not have to follow the advice of its advisory committees , but it often does .
Orexigen , the company that makes naltrexone / bupropion in partnership with Takeda , is seeking approval for treatment of obesity and weight management in patients with a body mass index of 30 or above , or 27 or above and with one or more risk factors ( e.g.
, diabetes , dyslipidemia , or hypertension ) .
Contrave combines an antidepressant and an anti - addiction drug , both of which have been used individually for 20 years -- naltrexone for opioid addiction and alcohol dependence and bupropion for depression and smoking cessation .
However , little is known about combining the drugs for weight managment .
The Endocrine and

A family frantically rushing to catch a flight on their way to their loved one 's funeral received a surprise gift from two Delta pilots .
J.W.
Short 's ( Jay ) last wish was to be buried with his family in Bolivar , Tennessee .
After losing his battle with lung cancer at the age of 56 on December 16 , his family worked diligently to make that last wish come true .
Short 's wife booked flights from their home in Phoenix , Arizona , to make their way to Memphis so they could attend the funeral in Bolivar .
Jay 's body had been placed on a flight from Arizona to Memphis on Saturday , December 19 , just one day before his funeral . "
After a long ordeal to get everything taken care of , he ( Jay ) was finally on a flight Saturday morning and the funeral was scheduled Sunday , " Short 's wife , Marcia , said . "
We booked our flight on Delta also to leave Saturday afternoon .
Our three children and I sat on the tarmac at Sky Harbor in Phoenix , Arizona for an hour waiting for the okay to fly due to some damage to the cargo doors . "
The delay caused problems for the family when they reached their connecting flight in St. Paul / Minneapolis , Minnesota . "
The delay gave us seven minutes to get to the gate .
With only two minutes to spare , we got to the gate and the attendant was not at the podium .
The sky way was pulling away from the plane , " Marcia said .
She said she and her children began waving to  An Arizona family faced with a horrible tragedy is praising a pilot for displaying an act of human kindness unusual in the airline industry : delaying takeoff in order to allow them to make the funeral of a beloved family member .
The family ran into a problem familiar to many travelers -- a flight delay -- on their way to Tennessee .
The family was headed to the funeral of Jay W. Short , a 56-year - old husband and father of three who died on Dec. 16 after losing a battle to lung cancer about five months after being diagnosed .
A 90-minute delay in the family ’s flight from Phoenix ’s Sky Harbor Airport left them with about 7 minutes to make a connecting flight in Minneapolis , which was the last plane flying to Memphis that day .
The funeral was scheduled for the following morning . "
This was our last chance to say goodbye to my dad and if we missed the flight we would [ have ] missed the funeral , " Nicole Short - Wibel , Jay ’s daughter , told ABC News .
By the time the family dashed to the gate in the Minneapolis Airport , the door to the jet way was closed and the Tennessee - bound plane was taxiing toward the runway .
It was then that airport workers delivered the news to the family -- it was too late to make it on board . "
My son and I are waving our arms at the pilots and the ground crew as my two daughters are crying their eyes out .
We are pleading for them

NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment to him , the company 's board concluded in a scathing report that may add fuel to a pending SEC probe of Buffett 's one - time heir apparent .
The board said it may sue Sokol to recover the $ 3 million of trading profit he made when Berkshire bought chemicals company Lubrizol Corp and could seek damages from him for harm to the company 's reputation .
The company will cooperate with any government probe in the matter as well .
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Sokol , a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday .
Sokol 's high - profile attorney disputed the board 's report and said his client is " a man of uncommon rectitude and probity . "
" I have known Mr. Sokol and have represented his companies in business litigation since the mid 1980s , " said Barry Levine of the Washington firm Dickstein Shapiro . "
He would not , and did not , trade improperly , nor did he violate any fair reading of the Berkshire Hathaway policies . "
Levine said in a statement late on Wednesday that Sokol had been studying Lubrizol for personal investment since the summer of 2010 and such investments are specifically allowed by his employment agreement . "
Buffett was told twice , not once , about Sokol 's ownership of Lubrizol stock before Buffett engaged in any discussions with Lubrizol , " Levine said .
Levine , who has done work for Sokol 's former company MidAmerican Energy , co - heads Dickstein 's white collar criminal defense practice and has also represented  David Sokol violated Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK / A ) ’s insider - trading rules and misled the company about his personal stake in Lubrizol Corp. ( LZ ) , which he recommended as a takeover target to Chairman Warren Buffett , the firm said .
Berkshire will cooperate with any government investigations related to Sokol ’s Lubrizol transactions and weigh suing the former manager to recover his trading profits , according to a report from Omaha , Nebraska - based Berkshire ’s audit committee .
Sokol ’s purchase of about $ 10 million in Lubrizol stock while facilitating Buffett ’s deal to buy the lubricant maker “ violated company policies , including Berkshire Hathaway ’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and its insider - trading policies and procedures , ” according to the report .
Buffett , 80 , is facing questions about his oversight of managers and criticism for not condemning the stock trading that preceded Sokol ’s resignation from Berkshire .
Buffett had said March 30 in announcing Sokol ’s departure that he did n’t believe the trades were unlawful .
“ They ’re throwing Sokol under the bus , ” said Stephen Bainbridge , a professor at the UCLA School of Law who has written and taught about corporate governance .
Sokol , 54 , told Buffett in January he had a stake in Lubrizol , which the billionaire chairman took to mean that Sokol had been following the company as a shareholder and then deemed it a takeover candidate , the audit committee found .
Buffett did n’t realize until March 14 , when the $ 9 billion deal was announced , that investment bankers at Citigroup Inc. had brought Wickliffe , Ohio - based Lubrizol to Sokol ’s attention as a potential target , according to the report .
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UPDATED : Human Rights Foundation says Swank was warned about the activities of Ramzan Kadyrov before she attended the lavish event .
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he did n’t want a fuss for his 35th birthday party but that did n’t stop his friends from throwing a multimillion - dollar bash attended by Hilary Swank and Jean - Claude Van Damme .
Kevin Costner was invited to the Oct. 5 event but declined due to his production schedule on the Hatfields and McCoys television series -- a development that in retrospect , was a gift from the public - relations gods .
Eva Mendes and Colombian singer Shakira also were invited but did not attend .
A spokesman for Mendes says the actress was never scheduled to attend the event " due to availability . "
In a statement to THR , Human Rights Watch called on stars who attended the party for Kadyrov to reimburse any money that they were paid to participate . "
Ramzan Kadyrov is linked to a litany of horrific human rights abuses .
It 's inappropriate for stars to get paid to party with him .
It bolsters his image and legitimizes a brutal leader and his regime .
And getting paid to be part of such a lavish show in Chechnya trivializes the suffering of countless victims of human rights abuses there , " the organization said .
According to Human Rights Watch , Kadyrov presides over law enforcement and security agencies that have been implicated in abductions , torture and executions of those suspected of involvement in the Islamist insurgency in Chechnya .
Thor Halvorssen , president of the Human Rights Foundation , called the stars ’ attendance at the celebration “ disheartening and shameful .
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According to the Human Rights Foundation , Jean - Claude Van Damme stood on stage and said , “ I love you Mr. Kadyrov ” while Swank said she was honored to be in Grozny and wished Kadyrov a “ Happy Birthday .
” After Swank spoke , British violinist Vanessa - Mae performed for a reported half a million dollars .
There were fireworks and performances by acrobats .
The celebration was held on a floating stage on the River Sunzha ; portraits of Kadyrov were displayed throughout the city .
According to one talent rep , stars are paid in the six figures to attend such events .
Their perks routinely include private jets and first - class hotel suites .
PHOTOS : 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to  Human Rights Watch is lambasting an Oscar - winning actress and other Western celebrities for attending a concert held on the birthday of Chechnya 's Kremlin - backed leader , who has been accused of rights abuses .
The New York - based rights watchdog said Wednesday that American actress Hilary Swank , Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme and British violinist Vanessa Mae attended the concert in the Chechen capital , Grozny .
The Oct. 5 show was held at a police - cordoned concert hall on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov 's 35th birthday .
Human Rights Watch urged the artists to " avoid legitimizing people like " Kadyrov , who has been accused by rights groups of having orchestrated abductions , extrajudicial killings and the enforcement of sharia law in Chechnya .
The artists ' representatives were not immediately available for comment .

ELK RIVER , Minn. — The verdict from Washington last week was swift and bipartisan : Michele Bachmann was out of line .
Accusing two prominent Muslims — State Department aide Huma Abedin and Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota — of being tied to the Muslim Brotherhood was a step too far , even for the conservative firebrand .
Text Size - + reset But the Northeast corridor ’s stunned disbelief at what it saw as a loony conspiracy theory is replaced with hollers of support among Bachmann ’s many devoted fans here in the exurbs north of the Twin Cities that she represents .
( Also on POLITICO : Republicans line up to rip Michele Bachmann ) If anything , the uproar seems to have galvanized her base .
And the contrasting reaction demonstrates why Democrats will have a hard time in their latest effort to unseat the GOP lightning rod .
Supporters like Duane Halstad , a 69-year - old who was sitting on a porch watching a parade here , said Bachmann is the “ only one telling the truth about this thing .
” He also said he believes President Barack Obama vacations on Martha ’s Vineyard to observe the Islamic holiday of Ramadan .
Obama is a Christian .
Rachel Olson , a 41-year - old from Isanti said flatly that she does n’t “ think [ Bachmann ] would make something up .
” The  Police and federal officials have placed security around ex - Rep .
Anthony Weiner ’s wife , Huma Abedin , after a New Jersey man threatened her , law - enforcement sources said .
An individual , described as a Muslim man , made the unspecified threat after Rep. Michele Bachmann ( R - Minn . )
last week claimed Abedin ’s family had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and asked for a probe to see if she is helping the Islamist organization .
The man was questioned by the NYPD and the State Department and has not been charged , sources said .
Report cited by Bachmann claims Norquist linked to Muslim Brotherhood By Eric W. Dolan Sunday , July 22 , 2012 11:11 EDT Like Raw Story on Facebook Anti - tax crusader Grover Norquist helped the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrate the U.S. government , according to the report that Rep. Michele Bachmann ( R - MN ) cited in an attack on top State Department aide Huma Abedin .
Earlier this month , Bachmann and four other Republicans sent a letter to inspectors general in the State , Homeland Security , Defense and Justice departments calling on them to investigate “ potential Muslim Brotherhood infiltration ” of the Obama administration by Abedin , an aide to Secretary Clinton and wife of former Rep. Anthony Weiner ( D - NY ) .
As evidence of their claims , the five Republicans cited “ The Muslim Brotherhood in America : The Enemy Within , ” a ten - part video course produced by the Center for Security Policy .
The movies claim that the “ Muslim Brotherhood was helped in its efforts to achieve information dominance over the George W. Bush administration ” by Norquist , a Christian .
The influential anti - tax activist is also accused of using “ various organizations to promote Islamist agendas .
” Nearly every Republican in Congress has signed Norquist ’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge , vowing to oppose any and all tax increases .
Only 14 Republican members of 112th Congress have refused to sign the

When the gunshots started , videos showed , those in front of the stage dropped to their stomachs — often an adequate first measure when under fire .
But on Sunday night , the decision potentially put them at greater risk .
Mr. Paddock ’s position overhead gave him a vantage point over objects and obstacles that would typically protect people from bullets flying from a gunman at ground level .
It also meant that inaccurate shots — the sort common to rapid or hurried fire , which typically sail high or strike the ground short — could still plunge into areas where people were huddled .
Audio recordings of the shooting suggest that at least one of Mr. Paddock ’s weapons fired automatically , discharging multiple bullets with a single depression of a trigger , in what are commonly called bursts .
Weapons capable of burst fire have long been federally regulated in the United States and are more difficult to obtain than weapons that fire semiautomatically , for which regulations vary by state .
It was not clear on Monday evening whether Mr. Paddock possessed such weapons , or used semiautomatic weapons that had been altered .
In some videos of the shooting , the rate of fire sounds inconsistent , at times sputtering .
This suggests the possibility that a weapon could have been modified to fire more quickly , a change to semiautomatic firearms known as bump or slide fire .
Such modifications harness the recoil to allow for rapid fire .
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of Clark County , Nev. , said  Share on Google Plus Log in to Save “ Either run and get shot and die , or stay and get shot and die .
” SHAMI ESPINOZA , a concertgoer from California who was caught in the gunfire at a Las Vegas music festival .
BTW Warning : This article contains graphic imagery and language .
As details steadily come in about the Las Vegas shooting that has left 59 dead and 527 injured , so have videos and images showing the terror concertgoers faced as alleged shooter Stephen Paddock began spraying bullets at the crowd from a Mandalay Bay hotel room .
This YouTube video below , in particular , is jarring .
Around the 1:10 mark , amid a screaming crowd — some running for their lives , others lying on the ground in fear — a man remains standing , his arms wide open , yelling , “ Come on , pussy ” at the shooter .
While many are pointing out the absurdity of the man ’s hyper - macho response — an extreme version of “ come at me , bro ” as bullets are heard flying — most of us have never been victim to a mass shooting , so who are we to know what our instincts give way to when we are suddenly confronted with the 273rd mass shooting this year , a number that ’s absurd in itself .
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Instead , I would argue it ’s the juxtaposition of the crowd ’s reactions — from fear to flight to panic to disillusion — that makes this video so harrowing , so painfully human , and so hard to watch .
Editor ’s note : This post has been updated to reflect the latest death toll in the Las Vegas shooting .

CLOSE The Caller - Times chatted with actor Lou Ferrigno and he told us a little about himself and what fans can expect at the second annual Corpus Christi Comic - Con this weekend .
Meagan Falcon / Caller - Times Lou Ferrigno attends The Hollywood Show held at Westin LAX Hotel on Feb. 10 , 2018 in Los Angeles , Calif.\ ( Photo : Albert L. Ortega , WireImage ) Lou Ferrigno is looking a little green .
“ The Incredible Hulk ” star revealed on Instagram he was hospitalized this week after he went to get a pneumonia shot – presumably a vaccine – and ended up with fluid in his bicep .
He posted an unhappy looking snap in a green hospital gown , warning his 87,000 Instagram followers about his condition .
“ Went in for a pneumonia shot and landed up here with fluid in my bicep , ” he wrote Thursday .
“ I ’ll be ok but it ’s important that you keep an eye on who ’s giving the shot and make sure they not only swab the spot correctly but that you watch the needle come out of the package .
” The 67-year - old actor ’s fans crowded his Instagram comments field with well wishes , sending him their concerns .
One fan wrote , “ Lou !
Please get better very soon .
You 're such an inspiration to me and for so many !
” On Friday , Ferrigno revealed he was  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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The Incredible Hulk actor , 67 , shared the news to his social media accounts on Wednesday , revealing that he ended up in the hospital after he was allegedly incorrectly administered a pneumonia vaccine .
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“ Went in for a pneumonia shot and landed up here with fluid in my bicep , ” he tweeted alongside a photo of himself lying in a hospital gown with IVs in his arm .
“ I ’ll be ok but it ’s important that you keep an eye on who ’s giving the shot and make sure they not only swab the spot correctly but that you watch the needle come out of the package , ” he advised .
Lou Ferrigno 's tweet Lou Ferringo / Twitter He also shared the news to his Instagram account , adding the hashtags “ # neveradullmoment # tips # shots # hospitalvisit # louferrigno # illbeok ” Reps for Ferrigno did not immediately respond to PEOPLE ’s request for comment .
While it is unclear what specific shot was given to Ferrigno , there are two types of vaccines that fight against pneumonia , according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
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If the Republicans still harbor any doubts about whether or not they should shut down the government , those doubts should be long gone for one simple reason : if David Stockman is for it , it must be a bad idea .
“ Bring it on !
” the erstwhile Reagan budget chief told the Daily Beast ’s Lloyd Grove .
“ I think the Republicans need to stand rigidly firm and shut the government down for a few days .
The Obama White House is weak .
If the Republicans hold the line , Obama will fold faster than a lawn chair .
And the Republicans will get their $ 60 billion in reductions .
”  Former budget director David Stockman says America must deal with its mountain of debt , and faces an epoch of falling incomes and a stalled economy .
“ Bring it on , ” he tells Lloyd Grove about the government shutdown .
Feeling depressed about the budget negotiations in Washington — the meaningless posturing , the colossal deficit , the looming government shutdown , and the nation ’s collective inability to come to grips with the real problem ?
David Stockman at home in Greenwich , Connecticut .
( Photo : Douglas Healey , Bloomberg / Getty Images ) Leave it to David Stockman , the acid - tongued former budget director for President Reagan , to make you feel even worse .
“ Bring it on , ” Stockman told me Thursday morning from his estate in Greenwich , Connecticut — some 40 hours before the midnight Friday deadline that , absent an agreement between President Obama , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner , will result in furloughs , federal dysfunction and untold harm to the fragile economy .
“ I think the Republicans need to stand rigidly firm and shut the government down for a few days .
The Obama White House is weak .
If the Republicans hold the line , Obama will fold faster than a lawn chair .
And the Republicans will get their $ 60 billion in reductions .
” Stockman described the impending showdown as a “ wakeup call”—the political equivalent of getting whacked in the head by a two - by - four containing a rusty nail .
“ And then , ” Stockman added in a tone of lethal glee , “ they ’re going to be calling their own bluff .
Because at that point the problem will remain 98 percent as large as it was the morning before .
” The 64-year - old Stockman , who made millions as an investment banker after serving as a Michigan congressman and then Reagan ’s fiscal guru in the early 1980s , makes Debbie Downer sound like a cockeyed optimist .
During a conversation punctuated by mirthless laughter , he characterized America ’s elected officials as “ the fools inside the Beltway , ” dismissed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan , generally celebrated as the GOP ’s brightest policy star , as “ an earnest young man ” who offers discredited ideology over practical solutions , and predicted a long and agonizing epoch in which incomes will fall , the economy will stall and reality ’s bite will leave painful tooth marks .
“ If the Republicans hold the line , Obama will fold faster than a lawn chair .
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( July 18 , 2013 ) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center ( IHRDC ) is pleased to release the first comprehensive English translation of Book Five of the Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran .
Book Five is the only part of the Penal Code that has been adopted permanently and unlike the rest of the Penal Code is not subject to experimental periods .
Passed on May 22 , 1996 , Book Five deals with ta’zir crimes and deterrent punishments , crimes against national security , crimes against property and crimes against people .
Book Five also deals with theft , fraud , forgery , insult and a wide range of other offenses .
Although the Penal Code was amended in January  Growing Up on Death Row : The Death Penalty and Juvenile Offenders in Iran View More Research Scores of youths in Iran are languishing on death row for crimes committed under the age of 18 , said Amnesty International in a new report published today .
The report debunks recent attempts by Iran ’s authorities to whitewash their continuing violations of children ’s rights and deflect criticism of their appalling record as one of the world ’s last executioners of juvenile offenders .
Growing Up on Death Row : The Death Penalty and Juvenile Offenders in Iran reveals that Iran has continued to consign juvenile offenders to the gallows , while trumpeting as major advances , piecemeal reforms that  Children ’s Rights : Iran Back to Children 's Rights Introduction The Islamic Revolution of 1979 introduced drastic and fundamental changes in the social , economic , and political structure of Iran .
It marked the end of a 2,500 year - old monarchical regime and brought into power a religion - oriented government based on the Shiite school tenets of Islam .
The change in the nature of the regime from secular to religious had its impact both on domestic legislation and international conventions , as explained below .
( PDF , 26 KB ) International Conventions The Islamic Republic of Iran ( Iran ) is a party to Convention on the Rights of the Child .
Iran adhered to the Convention in September 1991 , and ratified it  Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish Text in PDF Format Convention on the Rights of the Child Adopted and opened for signature , ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 entry into force 2 September 1990 , in accordance with article 49 Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention , Considering that , in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations , recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom , justice and peace in the world , Bearing in mind that the peoples of the  Mahsa is 17 .
She fell in love with a boy and intended to marry him , but her father was against the marriage .
One day she had an argument with her father , got angry , and killed him with a kitchen knife .
Mahsa ’s brothers are requesting the death penalty for her Photograph : Words and pictures from Waiting for Capital Punishment , by Sadegh Souri

Alzheimer ’s disease could be caused by viruses like herpes , a group of renowned dementia experts have warned , as they call for urgent investigation into the link .
The worldwide team of 31 senior scientists and clinicians , which include specialists from Oxford , Cambridge , Edinburgh and Manchester Universities and Imperial College , have written an editorial which suggests that microbes are the major cause of dementia .
The herpes virus - the type which causes cold sores - and chlamydia bacteria are named as the major culprits , as well as a type of corkscrew - shaped bacteria called spirochaete .
“ There is incontrovertible evidence that Alzheimer ’s Disease has a dormant microbial component .
We ca n’t keep ignoring all of the evidence ” “ There is incontrovertible evidence that Alzheimer ’s Disease has a dormant microbial component .
We ca n’t keep ignoring all of the evidence ” Professor Douglas Kell , Manchester University Currently most scientists are trying to find treatments which prevent the build of sticky amyloid plaques and misfolded tau proteins in the brain which prevent neurons from communicating with each other ,  A worldwide team of senior scientists and clinicians have come together to produce an editorial which indicates that certain microbes - a specific virus and two specific types of bacteria - are major causes of Alzheimer ’s Disease .
Their paper , which has been published online in the highly regarded peer - reviewed journal , Journal of Alzheimer 's Disease , stresses the urgent need for further research - and more importantly , for clinical trials of anti - microbial and related agents to treat the disease .
This major call for action is based on substantial published evidence into Alzheimer 's .
The team ’s landmark editorial summarises the abundant data implicating these microbes , but until now this work has been largely ignored or dismissed as controversial - despite the absence of evidence to the contrary .
Therefore , proposals for the funding of clinical trials have been refused , despite the fact that over 400 unsuccessful clinical trials for Alzheimer 's based on other concepts were carried out over a recent 10-year period .
Opposition to the microbial concepts resembles the fierce resistance  We are researchers and clinicians working on Alzheimer ’s disease ( AD ) or related topics , and we write to express our concern that one particular aspect of the disease has been neglected , even though treatment based on it might slow or arrest AD progression .
We refer to the many studies , mainly on humans , implicating specific microbes in the elderly brain , notably herpes simplex virus type 1 ( HSV1 ) , Chlamydia pneumoniae , and several types of spirochaete , in the etiology of AD [ 1–4 ] .
Fungal infection of AD brain [ 5 , 6 ] has also been described , as well as abnormal microbiota in AD patient blood [ 7 ] .
The first observations of HSV1 in AD brain were reported almost three decades ago [ 8 ] .
The ever - increasing number of these studies ( now about 100 on HSV1 alone ) warrants re - evaluation of the infection and AD concept .
AD is associated with neuronal loss and progressive synaptic dysfunction , accompanied by the deposition of amyloid - β ( Aβ ) peptide , a cleavage product of the amyloid - β protein precursor ( AβPP ) , and abnormal forms of tau

China confirms forced abortion case after uproar BEIJING — Chinese authorities confirmed Thursday that a woman was forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy , several days after her plight came to light when images of her baby 's corpse were posted online .
Rights groups have blamed authorities in north China 's Shaanxi province for forcing Feng Jianmei to abort her pregnancy because she failed to pay a hefty fine for exceeding China 's strict " one - child " population control policy .
The Shaanxi provincial government said in a statement that a preliminary probe had confirmed the case was " basically true " , and the investigators have recommended action be taken against the perpetrators . "
This is a serious violation of the National Population and Family Planning Commission 's policies , jeopardises the population control work and has caused uneasiness in society , " the provincial government said on its website .
The government did not pinpoint exactly who the perpetrators were , but vowed to avoid a repeat of such a case , which it said was against regulations in effect since 2001 banning late - term abortions .
Chinese web users have reacted in anger to the abortion , with one comparing it to acts perpetrated by " Japanese devils and Nazis " , after photos online showed Feng lying on a hospital bed next to the blood - smeared body of her baby .
A relative told AFP on Wednesday that Feng and her husband had opposed the termination .
An official at the national family planning commission who declined to be named said earlier that the commission viewed the matter as " serious and  Image caption China 's birth control policy has drawn much criticism A photo showing a foetus whose mother was forced to have an abortion has shocked China web users .
Feng Jiamei , from Shaanxi province , was made to undergo the procedure in the seventh month of pregnancy , local officials said after investigating .
Ms Feng was forced into the abortion as she could not pay the fine for having a second child , US - based activists said .
Rights groups say China 's one - child policy has meant women being coerced into abortions , which Beijing denies . "
Feng Jianmei 's story demonstrates how the One - Child Policy continues to sanction violence against women every day , " said Chai Ling of the US - based activist group All Girls Allowed .
The group says it spoke to Ms Feng and her husband Deng Jiyuan after the incident .
Mr Deng said his wife had been forcibly taken to hospital and restrained before the procedure .
The BBC 's Jon Sudworth in Shanghai says such allegations are nothing new in China , but what has made this one different is a widely circulated photo of the woman lying next to the baby 's corpse .
Media reports from China says Ms Feng has been traumatised by what has happened .
Chinese law clearly prohibits abortions beyond six months . '
Harmed image of family planning ' Unnamed local officials in Zhenping county - where the incident took place - denied forcing Ms Feng to have the abortion , local media reports say .
But a preliminary investigation by the Shaanxi Provincial Population and Family Planning Commission confirmed the forced

In this Nov. 20 , 2016 , photo , Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach holds a stack of papers as he prepares to meet with President - elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse , ... ( Associated Press ) In this Nov. 20 , 2016 , photo , Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach holds a stack of papers as he prepares to meet with President - elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse , Sunday , Nov. 20 , 2016 , in Bedminster , N.J. Kobach , a immigration adviser to rump and a possible candidate ... ( Associated Press ) In this Nov. 20 , 2016 , photo , Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach holds a stack of papers as he prepares to meet with President - elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse , Sunday , Nov. 20 , 2016 , in Bedminster , N.J. Kobach , a immigration adviser to rump and a possible candidate ... ( Associated Press ) In this Nov. 20 , 2016 , photo , Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach holds a stack of papers as he prepares to meet with President - elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse , ... ( Associated Press ) WASHINGTON ( AP ) — An immigration adviser to President - elect Donald Trump and a possible candidate for a top government post wants to make some changes at the Homeland Security Department , including recreating a system that required certain immigrants , including men and boys from 25 mostly Muslim nations , to register with the federal government upon their arrival .
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach met with Trump on Sunday and brought with him a detailed  A written plan for the Department of Homeland Security brought by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach into his meeting with President - elect Donald Trump spells out a desire to question “ high - risk ” immigrants over support for Sharia law and the U.S. Constitution .
Kobach , an early Trump supporter , met with the president - elect on Sunday and has been mentioned as a potential pick for a position within the administration .
Some speculation has centered on the secretary of Homeland Security , and Kobach ’s plan appears to lend credence to that possibility .
An Associated Press photographer shot an image of Kobach going into the meeting and clutching a binder along with a stack of papers .
One page is visible and readable , though partly obscured by Kobach ’s hand .
The document is arranged in a numbered format .
The first point reads , “ Bar the Entry of Potential Terrorists .
” The document calls for updating and reintroducing the National Security Entry - Exit Registration System .
The program was implemented in the wake of the Sept. 11 , 2001 , attacks , but largely suspended in 2011 .
“ All aliens from high - risk areas are tracked , ” the document reads .
The document mirrors what Kobach told Reuters in the days after the election .
In an interview with the news service , he said an immigration policy group might recommend reinstating the NSEERS system , which would act as a registry of immigrants .
Kobach was one of the original architects of the system , which was implemented under Attorney General John Ashcroft and President George W. Bush .
The document then calls for “ extreme vetting

By REUTERS Photo : Reuters Charlie Hebdo PARIS - France said it would temporarily close its embassies and schools in 20 countries on Friday after a French magazine published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad , a move it fears will further inflame tensions over a film mocking the prophet .
"We have indeed decided as a precautionary measure to close our premises , embassies , consulates , cultural centers and schools , " a Foreign Ministry spokesman said of the shut - down on Friday , prayer day across the Muslim world .
The French satirical weekly published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday , a move criticized by the French authorities which sent riot police to protect the magazine 's offices .
In response , Muslim leaders criticized the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad as another Western insult to their faith and urged France 's government to take firm action against it .
"We reject and condemn the French cartoons that dishonor the Prophet and we condemn any action that defames the sacred according to people 's beliefs , " the acting head of Egypt 's Muslim Brotherhood 's Freedom and  A FRENCH satirical magazine has published nude cartoons of Prophet Mohammed , a move that could further inflame tensions after violent protests in the Muslim world over an anti - Islam film .
The cover of Charlie Hebdo today shows a Muslim in a wheelchair being pushed by an Orthodox Jew under the title Intouchables 2 , referring to an award - winning French film about a poor black man who helps an aristocratic quadriplegic .
Another cartoon on the back page of the weekly magazine shows a naked turbaned Mohammed exposing his posterior to a film director , a scene inspired by a 1963 film starring French film star Brigitte Bardot .
Charlie Hebdo 's website crashed today after being bombarded with comments that ranged from hate mail to approbation .
The magazine is no stranger to controversy over issues relating to Islam .
Last year it published an edition ' ' guest - edited ' ' by Prophet Mohammed that it called Sharia Hebdo .
The magazine 's offices in Paris were subsequently fire - bombed .
French Prime Minister Jean - Marc Ayrault said anyone offended by cartoons could  France 's leadership is barring a planned protest by people angry over a film produced in the United States that insults the Prophet Muhammad , but are defending a newspaper 's right to publish caricatures of the prophet .
France 's foreign minister said security is being stepped up at some French embassies amid tensions in France and elsewhere around the film " The Innocence of Muslims . "
French authorities and Muslim leaders urged calm in the country with western Europe 's largest Muslim population .
Riot police took up positions outside the Paris offices of a satirical French weekly that published crude caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday that ridicule the film and the furor surrounding it .
The provocative weekly , Charlie Hebdo , was firebombed last year after it released a special edition that was " guest edited " by the Prophet Muhammad and took aim at radical Islam .
The investigation into that attack is still under way .
Prime Minister Jean - Marc Ayrault said that organizers of the planned demonstration Saturday against the film " Innocence of Muslims "

brandy Posted by      Oklahoma - born and bred country music superstar Carrie Underwood helped a young fan make an incredible memory and mark a big milestone during her show Saturday night in Louisville , Ky.      A 12-year - old fan named Chase apparently made a sign that read “ Carrie be my first kiss , ” and the Checotah singer - songwriter obliged by bringing him up onstage .
After warning the youth that her husband , NFL player Mike Fisher , was in the arena , Underwood asked Chase “ OK , how are we going to do this ?
” Give the boy credit for guts : He replied , “ Lip to lip .
”      So Underwood gave him a kiss square on the lips .
You know that ’s a moment he wo n’t ever forget .
After the concert , the superstar even posted a picture of the smooch and thanked the boy on Twitter @carrieunderwood : “ Thanks , Chase , for the kiss and thanks Louisville for rocking so hard tonight !
We had fun !
# liptolip ”      What a sweet , fun , classy moment , that you can share in thanks to that ol’ YouTube magic .
Underwood ’s “ Blown Away Tour ” will include home state shows on Oct. 25 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City and Nov. 21 at the BOK Center in Tulsa .
For more information , go to www.chesapeakearena.com and www.bokcenter.com .
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Catherine Zeta - Jones Checks Into Mental Health Facility Email This With husband " After dealing with the stress of the past year , Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder , " her rep confirms .
In addition to her duties as an actress and mother , Zeta - Jones has dealt with more than enough stress in the past few years to merit some much - needed time off and TLC .
With husband Michael Douglas on the mend after completing treatment for throat cancer , Catherine Zeta - Jones has found herself in need of some expert care .
Gossip Cop reports that the actress has checked herself into a mental health facility .
"After dealing with the stress of the past year , Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder , " her rep confirms .
In addition to her duties as an actress and mother , Zeta - Jones has dealt with more than enough stress in the past few years to merit some much - needed time off and TLC .
In 2010 , Zeta - Jones ' stepson , Cameron Douglas , was sentenced to five years in prison for drug - related charges , and only four months later , her actor husband was diagnosed with cancer .
In between the devastating events , Michael Douglas was also sued by his ex - wife , Diandra , who claimed she was entitled to 50 percent of the profits from his film ' Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps .
'Sources report , " Catherine had a lot of trouble coping [ with Douglas ' cancer ] .
For months , Catherine Zeta - Jones played the part of the devoted wife as her husband , actor Michael Douglas , sought treatment for throat cancer .
Now , it seems all was n't well in her world .
Today , Zeta - Jones ' publicist revealed that the actress recently sought treatment for bipolar disorder . "
After dealing with the stress of the past year , Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder , " her publicist said in a statement . "
She 's feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week this week on her two upcoming films . "
Bipolar disorder is also called manic - depressive illness .
The disorder is most known for the unusual shifts in mood and energy that those with it experience .
Sufferers can go through what is known as a manic episode -- an overly excited or joyful state -- or a depressive episode -- a state of unusual sadness or hopelessness .
Bipolar II disorder is not as severe as bipolar I.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health , while those with bipolar I typically experience mania and intense mood episodes that can last at least seven days and may require hospitalization , bipolar II usually results in less intense depressive episodes .
While bipolar disorder often develops in a person 's late teens or early adult years , it has been known to develop later on in life as well .
Zeta - Jones , 41 , was outspoken about her anger after Douglas , 66 , was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2010 . "
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Conditions on the beach were fairly typical , as the BBC 's Jon Kay reports Two men and a woman have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off a beach in Cornwall .
They were among seven surfers who had to be helped from the water at Mawgan Porth , near Newquay .
Four children , who were among the seven , were saved but the adults died after being airlifted to hospital .
The dead included a man in his 50s from outside the Devon and Cornwall area and a man and woman in their 40s from Cornwall , police said .
Devon and Cornwall Police said the family of the man in his 50s had been informed of his death .
Image copyright Cornish Guardian / SWNS Image caption The three adults were taken from the sea unconscious and received medical treatment on the beach Image copyright Cornish Guardian / SWNS Image caption Air ambulances from Devon and Cornwall helped ferry the casualties to hospital in Truro Coastguards received " multiple 999 calls " at about 13:15 GMT when the seven got into trouble in what is believed to have been a rip current .
The South Western Ambulance Service said the initial call reported " seven people had been caught in a rip tide " .
After the alarm was raised , a search was launched involving Newquay and Padstow Coastguard rescue teams , RNLI lifeboats and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose .
Image copyright Google Image caption Police described the deaths at Mawgan Porth as a " tragic  Three surfers have died after getting into difficulties in the sea in Cornwall , police have said .
Two men and a woman were caught in a rip current off Mawgan Porth beach near Newquay at around 1.30pm on Sunday .
An air and sea rescue mission was launched after onlookers spotted a group of seven , including four children , in difficulty in the water .
The three adults were recovered unconscious from the water but were later pronounced dead .
The four children were rescued and were safe , police said .
Police said the woman and one of the men who died were in their 40s and from Cornwall .
The second man was in his 50s and was from outside the police force ’s area .
A spokesman said his family has been contacted .
Supt Jim Pearce , of Devon and Cornwall police , said : “ This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the families of those involved .
Along with the other emergency services we are now working to ascertain the full circumstances of this incident and our priority is to contact the families of those involved and offer all the support we can .
” Locals said there were rough seas along the coast on Sunday afternoon .
Peter Abell , owner of the Kingsurf surf school at Mawgan Porth – which was not involved in the incident – said some currents were “ slightly more dangerous than usual ” but conditions were “ not as bad ” as they could be .
“ The waves were bigger , they were quite big .
And it was n’t the

CLOSE Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discusses why the university is renaming Confederate Memorial Hall .
Vanderbilt University Buy Photo Workers cover up the name on the exterior of Confederate Memorial Hall at Vanderbilt University on Monday , Aug. 15 , 2016 .
Vanderbilt will repay an 83-year - old donation , allowing it to remove the Confederate name from the residence hall .
( Photo : Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean)Buy Photo Story Highlights Confederate Memorial Hall opened 1935 with support from United Daughters of the Confederacy .
Vanderbilt first sought to change the name in 2002 .
Starting in 2005 , the university began referring to the building as Memorial Hall .
To change the name , Vanderbilt raised $ 1.2 million to repay the United Daughters of the Confederacy .
Vanderbilt University will repay an 83-year - old donation in order to remove from a residence hall what its leader called " a symbol and a reminder of racism , slavery and a very , very bloody Civil War . "
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos made the announcement Monday , capping a 14-year effort to rename Confederate Memorial Hall .
The building , which has had that name etched into the stone above its entrance since it opened in 1935 , stands in the heart of the university 's freshman commons , and has frequently spurred debate about the university 's attitude toward an increasingly diverse student body .
In an interview with The Tennessean , Zeppos — who arrived on campus as a law professor in 1987 — said he had long been in favor of changing the building 's name . "
It 's a symbol that is , for many people , deeply  FILE - This Sept. 30 , 2003 , file photo , shows the exterior of a dormitory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tenn. , is inscribed with the name Confederate Memorial Hall .
The private university announced ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Sept. 30 , 2003 , file photo , shows the exterior of a dormitory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tenn. , is inscribed with the name Confederate Memorial Hall .
The private university announced on Monday , Aug. 15 , 2016 , that it has struck an agreement to pay $ 1.2 million to United Daughters ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Sept. 30 , 2003 , file photo , shows the exterior of a dormitory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tenn. , is inscribed with the name Confederate Memorial Hall .
The private university announced on Monday , Aug. 15 , 2016 , that it has struck an agreement to pay $ 1.2 million to United Daughters ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Sept. 30 , 2003 , file photo , shows the exterior of a dormitory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tenn. , is inscribed with the name Confederate Memorial Hall .
The private university announced ... ( Associated Press ) NASHVILLE , Tenn. ( AP ) — Vanderbilt University announced Monday that it will pay more than a million dollars to remove an inscription containing the word " Confederate " from one of its campus dorms .
The private university has referred to the Confederate Memorial Hall simply as " Memorial Hall " since 2002 , but was blocked in court from changing the name chiseled on the building because it was constructed with the help of a $ 50,000 gift from the United Daughters of the Confederacy

The estate of the late artist Dash Snow is fighting to protect his legacy against the dreaded label of “ sellout .
” Jade Berreau , the late artist ’s former girlfriend and current estate manager , is suing McDonald ’s for copying Snow ’s graffiti tag , and using it to decorate a number of restaurants without permission .
In June 2016 , Burreau first asked McDonald ’s to remove Snow ’s recognizable graffiti tag , “ SACE , ” from the locations that had been redesigned in the graffiti - covered , industrial theme , to no avail .
Burreau is now formally suing McDonald ’s for “ copyright infringement , trademark infringement , unfair competition , falsification of ‘ copyright management information ’ under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act , and negligence , ” reports the Fashion Law .
The artist , who died in 2009 at the age of 27 , began his career as a street artist in the 1990s , part of a graffiti crew known as IRAK .
In a memorial essay , photographer Ryan McGinley wrote that Snow was “ number one on the vandal - squad ’s most wanted list , ” tagging ambitious locations like New York ’s Brooklyn Bridge and High Line ,  The late American artist Dash Snow may not be a household name to the average McDonald ’s customer — but his artwork might look familiar to frequent diners .
Seven years after the artist passed away , his estate has filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain , alleging McDonald ’s used several of Snow ’s signature designs as fake graffiti décor in numerous locations around the world .
One of the designs in question is actually Snow ’s spray - painted pseudonym “ S - A - C - E. ” The images below both appear in the lawsuit as evidence of copyright infringement .
On the left is a Snow original " SACE " signature , and the right features a similar - looking design from the wall at a McDonald 's location in London : “ Inexplicably , Defendants [ McDonald 's ] are using Mr.
Snow ’s artwork as décor in hundreds of McDonald ’s restaurants , and are using his name and signature in a manner suggesting that Mr.
Snow created all of the surrounding artwork ( which adorns the entirety of McDonald ’s graffiti themed restaurants ) , ” reads the suit , filed by the late artist ’s girlfriend Jade Berreau  Seven years after artist Dash Snow passed away , his estate is accusing McDonald ’s of brazenly swiping one of his signature designs to use as fake “ graffiti ” decor on eateries around the world .
When we say “ signature , ” we do n’t just mean that this particular work was intimately associated with Snow ; we also mean that the design was actually the spray - painted signature for Snow ’s pseudonym “ SACE .
” The two images below are taken from the complaint [ PDF ] .
On the left is a Snow original SACE signature .
On the right is a very similar design as seen in a London McDonald ’s : This image from the Evening Standard shows that the lookalike graffiti is n’t actual tagging by vandals , but is part of the restaurant ’s decor : The McDonald 's in Brixton has been covered in fake graffiti https://t.co/yoa8qVML96 pic.twitter.com/mWGY1s9biI — Evening Standard ( @standardnews ) March 4 , 2016 In addition to claiming that the fast food chain violated Snow ’s copyright by using his work without permission , the late artist ’s estate argues that the value of

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama called Friday for a return to negotiations to avert the so - called fiscal cliff , a day after talks cratered in a very public fashion when Republicans abandoned House Speaker John Boehner 's backup plan .
In truth , talks to secure a big deficit - reduction deal had already broken down Monday afternoon in the office of Mr. Boehner ( R. , Ohio ) , a Wall Street Journal reconstruction shows .
Mr. Boehner had been negotiating a deal with the White House to let tax rates rise for upper - income people .
Mr. Boehner , irritated with the White House , was finding it hard to keep his troops in line as details of his negotiations with Mr. Obama leaked out .
In the speaker 's office just off the Capitol 's majestic rotunda that afternoon , he told his top lieutenants that he was already thinking about a pared - down backup plan . "
In the absence of an agreement , ' Plan B ' is the plan , " he told his deputies , according to a script he read them that afternoon .
Enlarge Image Close Charles  The juiciest passage in the Wall Street Journal ’s behind - the - scenes report on the fiscal cliff negotiations comes when House Speaker John A. Boehner ( R - Ohio ) asks President Obama whether he can have the deal he rejected in 2011 .
“ You missed your opportunity on that , ” the president replies .
Ouch .
But the most important insight into the White House ’s strategic thinking comes when Boehner says to the president , ” I put $ 800 billion [ in tax revenue ] on the table .
What do I get for that ?
” Obama ’s response is cold and telling .
” You get nothing , ” the president said .
“ I get that for free .
” That , right there , is the central fact of negotiations for the Democrats and the central problem for the Republicans .
At the end of this year , more than $ 5 trillion in scheduled tax increases begin .
But the White House does n’t believe that ’s real revenue .
Democrats in Congress wo n’t permit that kind of a tax increase on ordinary Americans .
The White House wo n’t permit that kind of a tax increase on  9 days to cliff , 30 days to inauguration -- OBAMA TO BOEHNER : ' I get that for free ' -- KERRY to be ' Mr. Secretary ' -- Leibo goes to NFL game with Rubio , Alex - Diane Sawyer , Ted Cruz bday Presented by SEN .
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, to Peter Cook on tomorrow ’s Bloomberg TV “ Capitol Gains ” : “ It 's time for us to get specific and not create another fiscal cliff , which is really what 's being proposed -- creating another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff .
” PRESIDENT OBAMA , in the Brady Press Briefing Room before he left for Hawaii : “ In the next few days , I 've asked leaders of Congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle - class Americans , protects unemployment insurance for 2 million Americans , and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction .
That 's an achievable goal .
That can get done in 10 days .
… I want to wish every American a merry Christmas .
And because we did n’t get this

A professor at one of Germany 's oldest universities apologised on Monday for denying an internship to an Indian student because of the “ rape problem in India ” after the German ambassador strongly condemned the incident .
The matter came to light after a colleague of the Indian student posted emails exchanged between Annette G Beck - Sickinger , the professor at Leipzig University , and the student on the question - and - answer site Quora .
Neither the student nor the colleague identified themselves .
The issue emerged amidst a renewed debate on the country 's poor record in women 's safety , especially after the controversy generated by the banned documentary , India 's Daughter , which purportedly highlights the misogynist mindset of Indian men .
By Monday evening , another student came forward to tell the media that Beck - Sickinger had refused his PhD application in March 2014 on similar grounds .
In an email purportedly sent by the professor to this student , she wrote she no longer accepted “ any male Indian guests , trainees , doctoral students , or post docs due to the severe rape problem in India ” .
In a statement posted on the German Embassy website , Beck - Sickinger apologized , saying : " I have made a mistake .
I sincerely apologise to everyone whose feelings I have hurt . "
Beck - Sickinger , a professor of biochemistry and bio - organic chemistry , did not deny the email exchange with the Indian student who initially accused her .
Reached for her comments through email , she told Hindustan Times that the matter was a " misunderstanding " and the  Thank you for the A2A.
I 've been holding off answering this question for a while , as there are some missing pieces in this puzzle .
To being with , from the snapshots above - her rationale for refusing to accept an Indian male for internship DOES appear illogical .
While any professor would be concerned for the safety of her students ( both male and female ) , using a wide brush to paint every Indian male as a potential rapist sounds unbecoming of someone of her station .
She also comes off as someone with a messiah complex , what with the idea of denying Indian male students opportunities for higher education in Europe as a ' carrot ' for social engineering .
And a gigantic false consensus bias - as if all European ' female professors ' would fall into her line , based on her faulty and illogical presumptuousness .
Plus , the whole characterisation of India as a homogenous ' ' Indian society ' ' that she feels is unable to solve it 's ' ' rape problem ' ' is ludicruous - given the diversity of cultures in India AND the concerted efforts by Indians to solve it 's so called ' rape problem ' ( which to be honest , is grossly sensationalised and is nowhere close to the culture of rape and neo - Nazi violence in Germany ) .
Her narrative is also a clear case of a false attribution bias , as she cognitively ascribes the rapes in her country on the rapist , while ascribing rapes in Indian on the  Starting in 1996 , Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive .
Flowing in every day , these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period .

An anatomy scan is routine for pregnant women at 20 weeks .
That was when Kristine Barry learned her baby had a heart defect that would require what ’s believed to be the world ’s first use of in utero surgery to treat this condition .
Doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital were quick to assure Barry , 25 , and her husband , Christopher Havill , 27 , that they could fix the problem .
Doctors in Toronto performed in - utero surgery when a now two - month - old baby boy had a life - threatening heart condition .
The boy?s parents say it was ?
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to learn the procedure would be carried out in the womb .
( The Canadian Press ) They diagnosed the couple ’s first child , Sebastian Havill , now 9 weeks old , with severe complete transposition of the great arteries ( TGA ) .
It ’s a congenital heart defect that occurs when the pulmonary artery and aorta are switched , and the heart ca n’t adequately circulate blood through the body .
Barry said her first thoughts were “ Why me , why my baby ?
” To fix  Kristine Barry says when she heard her newborn baby Sebastian scream , it was " the most amazing sound I 've ever heard . "
" They always prepped us for a blue baby , " she said . "
They always said that he was going to be blue and not vocal because of the lack of oxygen . "
But when Sebastian arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto in May , " there 's this little guy all pink and screaming . "
It would have been a very different and traumatic birth if Sebastian had not undergone a surgical procedure on his heart , known as a balloon atrial septoplasty , five days earlier — while he was still in his mother 's womb .
During Barry 's prenatal checkups , Sebastian was diagnosed with a severe congenital heart defect , in which the two main arteries of the heart are reversed .
His case was especially complex because the interior walls of his heart were sealed shut , so that blood could n't flow between the chambers to pick up oxygen . "
We had a baby with the two  Sheryl Ubelacker , The Canadian Press TORONTO -- Watching Kristine Barry and husband Christopher Havill cuddle their two - month - old son Sebastian , it 's hard to believe their little guy has been through more major medical procedures in his short life -- and even before being born -- than many people experience in a lifetime .
Weeks before his birth in May , Toronto doctors discovered through imaging scans that Sebastian had not one , but two congenital heart defects -- and they knew they had to do something fairly radical to bring him into the world and give him a chance at a full and healthy life .
That something was an in - utero procedure to poke a hole in the wall between the upper chambers of his tiny heart , which had developed with no opening , followed by an operation after birth to repair his major cardiac arteries , which were n't in the proper locations .
Scans of Sebastian while in his mother 's womb showed his aorta , the vessel that takes oxygen - rich blood to the brain

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker has died from injuries he suffered in a crash in Florida Thursday night .
Download the WBAL app Miami - Dade police Detective Dan Ferrin said Walker was riding a motor bike and was not wearing a helmet when he collided with a Ford Escape shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at NW 21 Avenue and NW 75 Street in Miami .
Walker , 23 , died Friday afternoon .
Police said they do not suspect alcohol or drugs as a factor in the crash , and neither do they believe Walker was racing .
The bike that Walker was riding did not have lights , and Walker was wearing dark clothing .
Ferrin said Walker was wearing a Ravens jersey . "
We have two sons not too much older than Tray , and we ca n't imagine how much his family is suffering , " said owner Steve Bisciotti . "
This is so sad .
The right words are hard to find at a time like this .
As much as we can comfort Tray 's mom and the rest of his family , we will . "
Head coach John Harbaugh said Walker had a good and kind heart . "
He was humble and loved everything about being part of the Ravens ' team , " Harbaugh said . "
He loved his teammates , the practice and the preparation , and that showed every day .
He was coachable , did his most to improve and worked to become the best .
I 'll never forget that smile . "
Joe Flacco said Walker was full of energy and promise . "
This is very hard to wrap my head around , and  FILE - This Oct. 26 , 2015 , file photo shows Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker ( 25 ) during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale , Ariz. Walker is in critical condition after being involved ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Oct. 26 , 2015 , file photo shows Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker ( 25 ) during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale , Ariz. Walker is in critical condition after being involved in motorcycle accident .
The Ravens said Thursday , March 17 , 2016 , that Walker is at Jackson ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Oct. 26 , 2015 , file photo shows Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker ( 25 ) during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale , Ariz. Walker is in critical condition after being involved in motorcycle accident .
The Ravens said Thursday , March 17 , 2016 , that Walker is at Jackson ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - This Oct. 26 , 2015 , file photo shows Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker ( 25 ) during the second half of an NFL football game in Glendale , Ariz. Walker is in critical condition after being involved ... ( Associated Press ) MIAMI ( AP ) — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker is in critical condition after police say he was involved in a dirt bike crash in Miami .
Miami - Dade Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape at about 8 p.m. Thursday .
The Ravens say Walker is at Jackson Memorial Hospital .
Police are investigating .
Walker was selected in the fourth

A - Rod Chaser Held Photos of Cameron Diaz and Whitney Houston Email This With a name like Grim LeRogue , you 've got to be a wee bit eccentric .
Or loony , as the headlines are labeling the 33-year - old Brooklyn man who stormed the field at Yankee Stadium on Monday night with alleged aspirations of confronting Police sources tell the He also had a shot of Diaz with the message : " We will be together soon . "
With a name like Grim LeRogue , you 've got to be a wee bit eccentric .
Or loony , as the headlines are labeling the 33-year - old Brooklyn man who stormed the field at Yankee Stadium on Monday night with alleged aspirations of confronting Alex Rodriguez over his relationship with Cameron Diaz .
For serious!Police sources tell the New York Post that LeRogue ( formerly Joe Rogan ) made a mad dash for A - Rod while carrying five pictures .
One of them was of Rodriguez with an X over his face that read : " You have to go bud , you 've ruined too many of our white queens .
"He also had a shot of Diaz with the message : " We will be together soon . "
Rodriguez and Diaz have been quietly dating for months .
The divorced slugger previously dated actress Kate Hudson .
Adding to the confusion , LaRogue was also holding an image of Osama bin Laden with the inscription , " I will serve you , " in addition to pictures of Whitney Houston , whom the al Qaeda chief purportedly admires .
He captioned the Houston photo " Whitney Bin Laden , " and on a photo of Houston 's ex , Bobby  The fruitcake who ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium Monday wanted to confront A - Rod out of crazed jealousy over the star infielder ’s romantic relationship with Cameron Diaz , police sources told The Post last night .
Grim LeRogue , who legally changed his name from Joe Rogan , was carrying five pictures when he made his mad dash — including one of Rodriguez with an X scrawled across his face and a gun pointed at his head .
An apparent threat was scribbled across the picture : “ You have to go bud , you ’ve ruined too many of our white queens .
” LeRogue , who was tackled by security just a few feet from the stands , apparently is in love with the “ There ’s Something About Mary ” star .
He also carried a picture of Diaz with the message : “ We will be together soon , ” the police sources added .
VACCARO : IT ’S UP TO CC TO KEEP YANKEES BREATHING LeRogue , who has a record of prior arrests for assault and burglary , did not have any weapon on him when he pulled his bizarre stunt in the top of the fifth inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against Texas .
“ It was crazy .
The guy ran on the field but security was on him right away , ” said Jon Rosen , 14 , from Shore Hills , NJ , who was at the game with his dad .
“ He really fought them hard .
He would n’t stop kicking .
He would n’t give up .
” LeRogue , 33 , of The Bronx , also has a soft spot for Osama bin Laden .
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Chris Christie has heard enough about Warren Buffett , and in typical fashion , the New Jersey governor had a certain blunt way of putting it .
“ He should just write a check and shut up , ” Christie said Tuesday on CNN ’s “ Piers Morgan Tonight .
” “ Really , and just contribute .
The fact of the matter is that I ’m tired of hearing about it .
If he wants to give the government more money , he ’s got the ability to write a check — go ahead and write it .
” Text Size - + reset Christie : Tired of Warren Buffett ( See also : Chris Christie ’s 10 best quotes ) “ I ’m so tired of talking about Warren Buffett , ” Christie said , interrupting Morgan .
“ What are you going to bring up next , his secretary ?
I mean , this is the old song .
” “ You have n’t even heard the question , ” Morgan exclaimed .
“ I know the question , ” Christie replied .
“ Do you really think Warren Buffett needs as much attention from the government as the most vulnerable … since I got the question right , I ’m not answering the question , how about that .
That ’s my gift for getting the question right .
” When they returned from a commercial break , Morgan continued to press Christie on the Buffett question .
“ First of all , Warren Buffet does n’t live in New Jersey , ” Christie said , before ultimately answering the question .
“ Of course , during difficult economic times you ’re most concerned about the people who have the potential to suffer the most .
” Christie made his comments in the context of saying that his job as governor is to be responsible for all New Jerseyans .
“ I ’m not going to get into this class warfare business where certain people are more important than others or deserves more .
… Everyone deserves to have the government responsive to their concerns and needs , ” said Christie .
Buffett , an influential billionaire , is the namesake of the “ Buffet Rule , ” which suggests that those earning more than $ 1 million a year pay at least the same rate in taxes as those from middle - class households .
The rule had been a flashpoint in the ongoing national conversation about income inequality in the context of the Occupy Wall Street and  This evening on " Piers Morgan Tonight , " Garden State Governor Chris Christie sits down for an hour - long , exclusive interview .
As the subject turns to New Jersey state taxes , Christie offers some candid quotes regarding a certain billionaire .
Warren Buffett keeps screaming to be taxed more , " says Piers Morgan . "
Yeah , well , he should just write a check and shut up , " offers Christie .
Insisting he 's fed up with empty offers from the investor and philanthropist , Christie continues : " Just contribute , okay .
The fact of the matter is , that I 'm tired of hearing about it .
If he wants to give the government more money he 's got the ability to write a check .
Go ahead and write it . "
Tune in to " Piers Morgan Tonight " this evening at 9 pm ET / PT as the New Jersey Governor reveals his views on sam - sex marriage , and shares his advice for GOP candidate Mitt Romney .
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SAN FRANCISCO ( CBS SF ) — The San Francisco home made famous in the 1993 movie “ Mrs. Doubtfire ” was apparently the target of a suspicious fire on Monday night .
Authorities were called to the home on Broadway and Steiner Street around 8 p.m. after someone reportedly tried to set fire to the home ’s garage door and front door .
An accelerant , such as gasoline , was possibly used .
Police remained on the scene until shortly past 11:00 p.m. Monday .
No suspects have been identified .
The home , which was the setting for the film starring Robin Williams , regained notoriety last August after the actor and comedian ’s death .
The front of the home became a memorial to Williams , as fans dropped off flowers and placed notes .
Dr. Douglas Ousterhout , a plastic surgeon , currently owns the home .
The doctor told police that he is having problems with a former client , but is not sure who is responsible for the fire .
An arsonist targeted a San Francisco home used in the comedy blockbuster " Mrs. Doubtfire , " police said early Tuesday .
Officials launched an investigation after the iconic Pacific Heights residence had its doormat set ablaze at 8 p.m. local time ( 11 p.m.
ET ) on Monday night , a San Francisco Police official told NBC News .
The home was used in the filming of the 1993 movie starring actor Robin Williams , who took his own life in August last year .
The home is now owned by a doctor who has been a pioneer in facial feminization surgeries .
However , a police department official said the incident did not appear to be a hate crime .
The Pacific Heights home used in the filming of the movie " Mrs. Doubtfire " served as a makeshift memorial site following the death of Robin Williams .
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WASHINGTON ( AP ) — The National Portrait Gallery is unveiling portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama .
Barack Obama 's portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley — an artist best known for his vibrant , large - scale paintings of African - Americans .
For Michelle Obama 's portrait , the gallery commissioned Baltimore - based artist Amy Sherald , first - prize winner of the Portrait Gallery 's 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition .
The paintings were being unveiled Monday at the gallery , which is part of the Smithsonian group of museums .
The gallery has a complete collection of presidential portraits .
Washington ( CNN ) Barack and Michelle Obama re - emerged on the public stage Monday in Washington , only this time for an event that has nothing to do with politics .
The former first couple 's official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian 's National Portrait Gallery , a rite of passage for most former presidents , all of whom have their portraits hanging in the museum .
These are perhaps the most anticipated presidential portrait unveilings to date , due in large part to the artists the Obamas selected .
The former president chose Kehinde Wiley , a Yale University - trained painter famous for his depiction of African - Americans posed in the style of Old Master paintings , regal , formal and filled with pops of color .
Barack Obama 's portrait " How about that ?
That 's pretty sharp , " the 44th president said as he took the podium .
The portrait depicts him sitting against a backdrop of green foliage .
Obama said he tried to negotiate with Wiley about his look for the painting . "
I tried to negotiate less gray hair , and Kehinde 's artistic integrity would not allow him to do what I asked .
I tried to negotiate smaller ears , struck out on that as well , " joked Obama from the podium during his remarks .
Obama also asked Wiley , who often depicts his subjects as regal and god - like , if the could ease up on those flourishes . "
I had to explain that I 've got enough political problems without you making me look like Napoleon .
We 've got to bring it down just a touch .
And that 's what he did , " the former president said .
Barack Obama 's choice of Wiley makes him the first African - American artist to execute an official presidential portrait for the National Portrait Gallery . "
What I was always struck by when I saw his portraits was the degree to which they challenged our ideas of power and privilege , " Obama said .
The juxtaposition of contemporary urban culture with centuries - old postures and wallpaper - like backgrounds make for bold paintings , of which Obama 's is Wiley 's most famous to date .
Wiley apparently took thousands of photographs of Obama in order to create the portrait , a process different than the typical " sittings " required for most portraits .
Wiley 's background choice was also indicative of Obama 's background .
Wiley said he was " charting his path on Earth . "
The different flowers woven into the greenery include the chyrsanthemum , the official flower of Chicago , and jasmine for Hawaii , there 's even some African blue lilies , symbolic of Obama 's heritage .
Obama also pointed out his personal connection to Wiley -- both men shared similar

Richard Carpenter to Music Companies You Screwed Me and Karen Royally Richard Carpenter Sues for Karen Over Legendary Music Catalog Richard Carpenter has filed a lawsuit against 2 music companies he claims ripped him off in the royalties over Carpenters tunes , and he 's brought Karen into the legal action as well .
Richard and Karen Carpenter 's estate claim Universal Music Group and A&M Records have shut them out of profits for iTunes and other online sales distributors .
It 's a whole new world out there with digital downloads , and Richard claims Universal and A&M are not giving artists their fair cut .
He goes on to say the courts have agreed with him -- notably in a case involving Eminem -- and now he says it 's time to pay up .
Richard and Karen 's estate have crunched the numbers , and they want more than $ 2 million .
Richard Carpenter , representing the singer - songwriting duo The Carpenters , claims that Universal Music Group and A&M Records have only paid him and the estate of his sister , Karen , only a “ miniscule fraction ” of digital royalties owed to them , according to a lawsuit he filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday .
The Carpenters contend that accountants they hired to examine the record label books found multiple errors and that the defendants rejected the claim of royalties .
He is seeking compensatory damages of at least $ 2 million .
Among other things , according to the lawsuit , the record labels “ improperly classified ” revenue from digital downloads of Carpenters ’ music as sales of records as opposed to licensing revenue — short - changing them from a higher royalty rate .
The lawsuit also claims that the defendants undercounted digital downloads and that they applied an incorrect base price to the sales of CDs .
The lawsuit notes that the lawsuit is similar to litigation involving the recordings of Eminem in which the defendants were several affiliates of UMG .
Ultimately , the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that digital downloads were a licensing of master recordings rather than a sale of records .
Related Read Universal Music Chief Lucian Grainge ’s Year - End Letter to Staff Capitol Music Group Names Amber Grimes Senior VP of Global Creative “ I regret that I have been unable to amicably resolve this serious royalty dispute with Universal and A&M , ” Carpenter said in a statement .
“ The Carpenters recordings are among the best sellers in the history of popular music and after 48 years continue to contribute a substantial amount to UMG / A&M ’s annual bottom line .
It seems only fair that these companies account fairly to my sister ’s estate and to me .
I look forward to proving the allegations in court .
” The lawsuit claims breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing .
The Carpenters are represented by Larry Iser and Greg Gabriel at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert .
During their career , the brother and sister duo recorded 11 albums , released 31 singles , and won three Grammys .
Karen Carpenter died in 1983 .
A spokeswoman for UMG did not immediately return a request

NAME : Dominique Strauss - Kahn AGE : 62 .
Born in Neuilly - sur - Seine , France on April 25 , 1949 .
EDUCATION : Degrees in law , business administration , political studies and statistics .
PhD in economics from the University of Paris .
FAMILY : Wife , Anne Sinclair , and four children by a previous marriage .
CAREER : Managing director of the International Monetary Fund since 2007 , where he won praise for his handling of the global financial crisis .
Strauss - Kahn was an economics professor , corporate lawyer and legislator in France 's National Assembly .
He served as finance minister from 1997 - 1999 and helped France prepare to abandon the franc for the euro .
He sought the Socialist Party 's nomination for the 2007 presidential elections and is a possible candidate in next year 's presidential vote .
He has been a visiting professor at Stanford University .
QUOTE : " While this incident constituted an error in judgment on my part , for which I take full responsibility , I firmly believe that I have not abused my position , " Strauss - Kahn wrote in an email to IMF staff after an affair with a subordinate became public in 2008 .
NEW YORK / PARIS ( Reuters ) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss - Kahn was charged on Sunday with trying to rape a New York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes of becoming France 's next president .
The sexual assault charges throw the IMF into a leadership crisis just as it is trying to help ease an escalating euro zone debt crisis , and they turn France 's presidential election campaign upside down when polls had made Strauss - Kahn a clear front runner .
The charismatic 62-year - old , who led the International Monetary Fund through the 2007 - 09 global financial meltdown and has been central in galvanizing Europe to tackle its debt woes , for long had the reputation of a womanizer .
But the charges he faces are in another realm .
A maid , 32 , said he emerged naked from the bathroom and sexually assaulted her inside his $ 3,000-a - night suite at the Sofitel hotel in New York 's Times Square on Saturday afternoon .
He was there on private business , the IMF said .
Strauss - Kahn was expected to go before a state court later on Sunday .
His lawyer said he will plead not guilty .
Police say he fled the hotel after the alleged assault and a few hours later they pulled him out of his first - class seat on an Air France plane 10 minutes before it was to take off for Paris .
He was charged with a criminal sexual act , unlawful imprisonment and attempted rape , moving him from luxurious hotel suite and a glittering public career to scandal and a bare holding cell in New York 's tough Harlem neighborhood in the space of a few hours .
The contrast could barely have been more dramatic .
At the Sofitel , Strauss - Kahn 's suite had a conference room , living room , foyer , spacious marble bathroom and a bedroom with a sumptuous king - sized bed and feather and down duvet .
Police say Strauss - Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity from the charges , which if proven could carry a prison sentence of 15 - 20 years .
They have collected DNA evidence from the hotel

" Yet again , we 're devastated by a similar tragedy , " he said . "
It 's going to be a very sombre mood at the conference in Melbourne , especially for those of us who have been coming to these conferences for many years . "
Organisers of the International AIDS Conference , due to begin in Melbourne on Sunday , have not released numbers , but did confirm expected attendees were among the dead . "
A number of colleagues and friends en route to attend the 20th International AIDS Conference taking place in Melbourne , Australia , were on board the Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight that has crashed over Ukraine , " Michael Kessler of the International AIDS Society ( IAS ) said in a statement . "
At this incredibly sad and sensitive time the IAS stands with our international family and sends condolences to the loved ones of those who have been lost to this tragedy . "
The passenger plane had been flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down , killing all 298 people on board .
It was due to connect with  • MH17 plane crash : latest news • Foreign ministers agree more ' forceful ' sanctions • Hollande aide : UK ' hypocrite ' to call for French sanctions • British investigators to retrieve data from plane 's black boxes • Train carrying remains of 282 people arrives in Kharkiv 00.00 Thanks for joining us .
Follow the latest updates back here tomorrow morning 21.20 The euro fell to its lowest point this year against the dollar amid fear the downing of the jet will further damage EU - Russia relations , AP reports .
21.12 French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius let slip his irritation with Britain , pointing out that the British capital was full of " Russian oligarchs " , AFP reports .
When asked on French television about the controversy surrounding the contract , Fabius responded with a strong dose of sarcasm . "
The British in particular were very pleasant when they said ' we would never have done that ' , " he said . "
Dear British friends , let 's also talk about finance .
I was led to believe that there were quite a few Russian oligarchs  Video Image World loses HIV expert in MH17 disaster 1:18 Play video Professor Francoise Barr - Sinousi addresses the National Press Club with words of grief and loss over colleague and HIV expert Joep Lange , amongst hundreds dead in the crash of flight MH17 .
MORE than 100 AIDS activists , researchers and health workers bound for a major conference in Melbourne were on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed in the Ukraine .
It is believed that delegates to the 20th International AIDS Conference , due to begin on Sunday , will be informed today that 108 of their colleagues and family members died on MH17 .
Stunned researchers , activists and development workers arriving at Melbourne Airport paid tribute to AIDS researcher Joep Lange and the other attendees believed killed aboard MH17 .
Jonathan Quick , head of a not - for – profit medicine supply company working with the Global Fund and the US government in Africa and Latin America , described Professor Lange as a force for change in HIV / AIDS treatment .
“ I remember meeting him back in the late

U.S. federal air marshals have been secretly observing specific American travelers on domestic flights under a previously undisclosed program called " Quiet Skies , " The Boston Globe reported Sunday .
According to internal documents obtained by the Globe , " thousands of unsuspecting Americans have been subjected to targeted airport and inflight surveillance , carried out by small teams of armed , undercover air marshals " since the program began in March .
The Transportation Security Administration , which runs the Federal Air Marshal Service , publicly acknowledged the Quiet Skies program later Sunday , declining to specify how passengers are targeted or if any arrests have resulted from the initiative but saying the program has been around in one form or another since 2010 . "
We are no different than the cop on the corner who is placed there because there is an increased possibility that something might happen , " TSA spokesman James Gregory said .
The Globe says air marshals follow about 35 Quiet Skies targets a day , observing them on a flight and recording such activities as fidgeting , using a  Archaeologists open granite tomb but are dismayed at state of decay after ‘ sewage leak ’ Egyptian archeologists have opened a 30-tonne black granite sarcophagus to find three decomposed mummies after sewage water apparently leaked inside .
“ The sarcophagus has been opened , but we have not been hit by a curse , ” said Mostafa Waziry , the head of Egypt ’s Supreme Council for Antiquities , in response to news reports warning of maledictions hidden inside the tomb in the port city of Alexandria .
Waziry , accompanied by a team of specialists in mummification and restoration , instead found three mummies and a red liquid he identified as sewage water , believed to have entered the sarcophagus through a crack on its right side , causing the decomposition of the mummies .
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Tomb after the lid was removed .
Photograph : Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters The tomb was found buried five metres beneath the surface and the help of Egyptian military engineers was required to open the 15-tonne lid .
After capturing the world ’s attention because of  Image copyright EPA Image caption Experts wore face masks to open the sarcophagus , which released a terrible smell Three weeks ago , archaeologists in Egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria , untouched for 2,000 years - and fleet - footed rumour quickly got to work .
Could it contain the remains of ancient Greek leader Alexander the Great , or ( less appealingly ) a deadly curse ?
According to experts who have now unsealed it , it 's a no to both .
Instead , it revealed three skeletons and red - brown sewage water , which gave off an unbearable stench .
Egypt 's Ministry of Antiquities had appointed a committee of archaeologists to open the relic , which was unearthed at a construction site .
According to Egyptian news outlet El - Watan , they initially lifted the lid of the tomb by just 5 cm ( 2 inches ) before the pungent smell forced them from the inspection scene entirely .
They later prised it open with help from Egyptian military engineers . "
We found the bones of three people , in what looks like a family burial ...

Photo by PoPville flickr user Mylar Bono Dear PoPville , I was refused service at Chinatown Coffee Co. in DC , a neighborhood establishment that I frequent quite often .
Why ?
I ordered three shots of espresso over ice .
What I did n’t realize is that espresso and ice is a huge controversy among coffee critics .
Where there is no disagreement , however , is that customers are still king – even in an indie / hipster coffee shop .
It was disappointing , to say the least , the barista , refused my business and then insulted me on the way out the door .
A similar encounter is offered in this blog post about Murky Coffee in Arlington .
Here is the play - by - play in my Yelp review : Here ’s the play - by - play for anyone who ’s interested ( including the management ) : Him : “ Hi .
What can I get for you ?
” Me : “ I ’d like 3 shots of espresso over a cup of ice to go .
” Him : “ I ca n’t do that .
I could make you an americano instead .
I has water in it .
” Me : “ No thanks .
I ’d like a cup with ice with 3 shots of espresso poured over it .
” Him : “ We do n’t do that because it will ruin it .
We make the best espresso in the city and putting it over ice will shock it .
” Me : [ long pause ] “ Really ?
” Him : “ Aww … did I just ruin your day ?
” Me : “ So you ca n’t make this drink ?
” Him : “ No .
” Before I had even said another word , he had already walked away .
Flickr : BenjaminThompson WASHINGTON -- In a coffeeshop , do customers have a right to bad taste ?
That 's been a hot topic of discussion in the nation 's capital this week after a barista refused to make an espresso - over - ice drink for a customer who ordered one .
Him : “ We do n’t do that because it will ruin it .
We make the best espresso in the city and putting it over ice will shock it .
” Me : [ long pause ] “ Really ?
” Him : “ Aww … did I just ruin your day ?
” Me : “ So you ca n’t make this drink ?
” Him : “ No .
” From Prince of Petworth , which published a play - by - play rundown of the incident at Chinatown Coffee Co.
It 's certainly not the first time espresso - over - ice has sparked a fiery debate online in the nation 's capital .
Back in 2008 , then - D.C. resident Jeff Simmermon , tried to order the drink at the Clarendon location of the now - closed Murky Coffee , where a barista expressed hesitation in making it .
Simmermon took to his blog and documented the incident for the whole world to see .
I interrupted .
“ You ’re goddamned right you ca n’t stop me , ” I said .
“ I happen to have a personal policy that prohibits me from indulging stupid bullshit like this — and another personal policy of doing what I want with the products I pay for .
” Then I looked him right in his big wide eyes and poured the espresso onto the ice .
His rant went viral and thrusted the fiery debate into the national spotlight .
No modifications to the Classic Cappuccino .
No questions will be answered about the $ 5 Hot Chocolate ( during the months we

This afternoon stories began swirling about a new threat provisionally called " here you have " .
It 's thus named because it arrives in an e - mail with " here you have " in the subject .
ABC News reported that NASA , Comcast , and ABC 's parent Disney were hit hard , among others .
The McAfee Labs Blog referred to it as a virus , a Trojan , and a worm .
The term " worm " refers to a malicious program that can spread to other computers without any human interaction , so that last point had me worried .
As it turns out , this threat is n't a worm .
It ca n't attack your computer by itself .
In fact , it ca n't do anything at all unless some goofball clicks the wrong link ( though once that happens it can infect connected computers and USB drives ) .
Really , it 's barely more than a social engineering attack .
The fact that it managed to spread widely through various multinational businesses does n't say a lot for the security savvy of the workers .
People !
DO NOT click links in e - mail messages from unknown people .
DO NOT even click links in e - mail messages from your friend , since the real source of the message might be a virus .
DO keep your computer protected with an antivirus or a security suite .
That way if you click the wrong link in a fit of weakness you 'll still be protected from whatever new threat replaces " here you have " .
Here you have ... a royal pain in the neck .
A global e - mail virus spammed inboxes Thursday afternoon , slowing -- and in some cases halting -- work at offices around the world as employees watched their inboxes inexplicably fill with e - mails under the subject line " Here you have . "
Some workers were forced to go without e - mail altogether , as the flood of spam put their services out of commission .
Organizations including NASA , Comcast , AIG , Disney , Proctor & Gamble , Florida Department of Transportation and Wells Fargo are just a few of the organizations apparently affected by the worm , which appears to have sent out hundreds of thousands , if not millions of e - mails .
On Friday , the Atlanta - based security firm SecureWorks said it found a possible link between the worm attack and a cyber - jihad organization called " Brigades of Tariq ibn Ziyad " .
It said the worm was first seen in August , although the attack was much smaller in scale .
The company said both the August worm and the one that hit corporate e - mail services Thursday referenced a known Libyan hacker who has tried to unite other like - minded hackers in a cyber - jihad .
SecureWorks said that according to a 2008 posting from the hacker , his goal is " to penetrate U.S. agencies belonging to the U.S. Army . "
When contacted by ABCNews.com , Dmitri Alperovitch , vice president of threat research at McAfee , told ABCNews.com that the company was investigating the attack .
Although McAfee did not disclose how widespread the attack was , around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon , the subject of the spam e - mail , " Here you have , " was the second hottest search on Google trends . "
We do know that it 's essentially an e - mail

FILE - In this Monday , March 4 , 2013 file photo , Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrives for a meeting , at the Vatican .
A 2006 letter from Cardinal Leonardo Sandri , a top Vatican official confirms ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - In this Monday , March 4 , 2013 file photo , Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrives for a meeting , at the Vatican .
A 2006 letter from Cardinal Leonardo Sandri , a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of now - resigned U.S. Cardinal ... ( Associated Press ) VATICAN CITY ( AP ) — A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of now - resigned U.S. cardinal , lending credibility to bombshell accusations of a cover - up at the highest echelons of the Roman Catholic Church .
Catholic News Service , the news agency of the U.S. bishops ' conference , published the letter Friday from then - Archbishop Leonardo Sandri to the Rev.
Boniface Ramsay , a New York priest who made the initial allegation .
Ramsay informed the Vatican in a November 2000 letter about then Cardinal Theodore McCarrick 's misconduct with seminarians from Seton Hall University 's Immaculate Conception Seminary .
Ramsay , who in 2000 was on the faculty at the seminary , has said he sent the letter at the request of the then - Vatican ambassador because he had heard so many complaints from seminarians that McCarrick would invite them to his beach house and into his bed .
Sandri , now a top - ranked Vatican cardinal who was the No .
3 in the Vatican 's secretariat  VATICAN CITY ( CNS ) -- A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick , according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service .
Father Boniface Ramsey , pastor of St. Joseph 's Church Yorkville in New York City , told CNS Sept. 7 that he received the letter dated Oct. 11 , 2006 , from then - Archbishop Leonardo Sandri , the former Vatican substitute for general affairs , asking for information regarding a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark who studied at Immaculate Conception Seminary and was being vetted for a post at a Vatican office .
He made the letter available to CNS .
Then - Archbishop Sandri wrote to Father Ramsey , " I ask with particular reference to the serious matters involving some of the students of the Immaculate Conception Seminary , which in November 2000 you were good enough to bring confidentially to the attention of the then Apostolic Nuncio in the United States , the late Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo . "
Father Ramsey had been on the faculty of the seminary from 1986 to 1996 and had sent a letter in 2000 to Archbishop Montalvo informing him of complaints he heard from seminarians studying at the seminary , located in South Orange , New Jersey .
In the letter , Father Ramsey told CNS , " I complained about McCarrick 's relationships with seminarians and the whole business with sleeping with seminarians and all of that ; the whole business that everyone knows about , " Father Ramsey said .
Father Ramsey said he assumed the reason the letter from

Police have not made any arrests after two students were injured in a shooting outside the Frederick High School gym Wednesday night as a junior varsity basketball game was played inside .
Frederick Police on Thursday said they have not yet identified any suspects or a motive for the attack that left two Frederick County school students injured .
Police continued to search around the building Thursday morning .
School officials closed Frederick High and nearby West Frederick Middle to students .
School staff , however , reported to work at their normal hours .
All other Frederick County schools remained open .
Police said it is unclear how many people were involved in the shooting .
They continue to investigate the motive , though some students have reported to police that the incident might have  A patient is brought to a helicopter following a shooting outside Frederick High School .
( Bill Green / Frederick News - Post via AP ) Authorities in Frederick County expanded their investigation Thursday into a shooting outside a high school that left two teens wounded as a basketball game was played inside .
Frederick High School , where the shooting occurred , and a nearby middle school will be open Friday after being closed Thursday as investigators searched the campuses for clues .
The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday as Frederick High School ’s junior varsity basketball team was playing rival Gov.
Thomas Johnson High .
When police arrived , they found two people who had been shot outside the school , one 14 and the other 15 , authorities said .
Both are students in Frederick County public schools ,  A Maryland high school will reopen Friday , even as police continue to search for suspects responsible for a shooting that left two teens injured .
Mark Segraves reports .
( Published Thursday , Feb. 5 , 2015 ) One of the two teens who was shot outside a Maryland high school Wednesday night is in critical condition .
Students will return to Frederick High School for the first time Friday .
Two days ago , shots rang out about 8 p.m. outside the school 's gymnasium along Carroll Parkway , where a junior varsity basketball game was being played . "
I heard five shots really quickly .
Not quite automatic , but really fast shots , " Frederick resident Tom Thompson said .
Investigators also are looking into reports from students who said they saw four to five males — dressed in  Two students were shot outside a Maryland public high school Wednesday night while a basketball game was being played inside causing panic as parents rushed to the scene to make sure their children were OK .
The Frederick High School students were flown to a Baltimore hospital .
The injuries they suffered did not appear to be life - threatening , Frederick Police Capt .
Richard Hetherington said .
He did not know the ages or gender of the students .
Hetherington said the shooter or shooters were still at large early Thursday .
Frederick Police Department Lt .
Bruce DeGrange told FoxNews.com the shooting took place at 8 p.m. and the authorities immediately locked down the building .
Officers took about 200 people who were at the game into the cafeteria .
Police secured the building

Steven Spielberg has often been likened to Alfred Hitchcock — they ’re among the handful of directors who have become household names , with themes and techniques and personality quirks that resonate across their respective filmographies — but “ Bridge of Spies ” may be the first time since “ Jaws ” that Spielberg could be accused of doing a Hitchcock .
Not one of the Master of Suspense ’s classic thrillers , but the top - heavy international late - career Hitch of “ Topaz ” and “ Torn Curtain .
” And there ’s Tom Hanks pretending to be middle - aged Jimmy Stewart in the middle of it all .
Hanks is playing New York insurance lawyer James Donovan , a complacent “ Mad Men”-era innocent who gets yanked into Cold War intrigue much the way Stewart or Cary Grant found themselves at the wrong end  In this image released by Disney , Tom Hanks appears in a scene from " Bridge of Spies . "
( Jaap Buitendijk / DreamWorks Pictures / Fox 2000 PIctures via AP ) ( Associated Press ) Steven Spielberg 's " Bridge of Spies , " much like its misunderstood litigator , is a film that plays the long game .
This complex Cold War drama soaked in shadows , blues , greys and furrowed brows , is a slow burn that challenges the audience to trust where it 's going .
In this fictional rendering of how a Brooklyn insurance lawyer ended up negotiating a high - stakes prisoner exchange at the height of the Cold War , Spielberg and writers Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen toss details at you , shake them all around and piece them back together in the third act , when the form of the  Published on Sep 16 , 2015 Subscribe to TRAILERS : http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON : http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK : http://bit.ly/1QyRMsE : http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Bridge of Spies Official Trailer # 2 ( 2015 ) - Tom Hanks Cold War Thriller HD A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events , BRIDGE OF SPIES tells the story of James Donovan ( Hanks ) , a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the centre of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near - impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot .
Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan ’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything  Directed by Steven Spielberg , " Bridge of Spies " is based on the true story of the 1960 U-2 incident .
Brooklyn lawyer James B. Donovan ( Tom Hanks ) is thrust into the center of the Cold War as he negotiates the release of a pilot , whose spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union .
( / Lionsgate ) An air of wholesome , stolid assurance pervades “ Bridge of Spies , ” a handsome , sober - minded Cold War thriller about a little - known chapter of American history .
And why not ?
This absorbing tale of tradecraft , political ideals and unimpeachable moral character has been brought to the screen by no less a craftsman than Steven Spielberg , here directing from a script written by Joel and Ethan Coen , with Matt Charman .
In case that pedigree is n’t

The Gilmore Girls follow - up movies are officially cleared for production after securing six cast members from the original series , led by stars Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham .
After lengthy negotiations , Graham and Bledel have closed deals to reprise their roles as the mother - daughter duo of Lorelai and Rory .
The Gilmore Girls lead quartet is returning intact , with Scott Patterson and Kelly Bishop signed to reprise their roles as Luke and Emily alongside Bledel and Graham .
Also , returning are Gilmore Girls co - star Sean Gunn ( Kirk ) and Keiko Agena ( Lane ) .
The Gilmore Girls revival , whic h Netflix is treating as a farewell season of the cult show , consists of four 90-minute movies .
The Gilmore Girls creator / exec producer Amy Sherman - Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino , a fellow Gilmore Girls executive producer , are writing and directing the four films , which are set in present day and unfold over a calendar year , each covering a different season .
There had been a sense of missing closure among Gilmore Girls fans because Sherman - Palladino was not on board for its final season of the series and was not able to finish it the way she had originally planned .
Netflix confirmed the movies were going ahead with a tweet featuring a famous line from the show and a “ see you on the set ” call-0ut to Sherman - Palladino , Graham and Bledel : The beloved series was a critical and commercial hit for the WB , being able to hold its own airing against then - biggest show on television , NBC ’s Friends .
The revival , whose exact  Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images Start building up your caffeine tolerance and grab your best mug — after several months of ( occasionally harrowing ) rumors , Netflix confirmed Friday afternoon that a “ final season ” of Gilmore Girls will find a home on the streaming - and - chill platform .
The original series , which aired for seven seasons from 2000 - 2007 , followed Lorelai Gilmore , her daughter Rory , and the residents of Stars Hollow — the show ’s fictional New England town .
Now , nine years later , creator Amy Sherman - Palladino is returning to the helm as executive producer , joined by her husband Daniel Palladino ( also an EP ) .
Together , they ’ll write and direct all of the episodes in this final season .
Advertisement Netflix confirmed that many of the original series ’ core cast members are returning , including Lauren Graham ( who played Lorelai Gilmore ) , Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore ) , Kelly Bishop ( Emily Gilmore ) , Scott Patterson ( Luke Danes ) , Sean Gunn ( Kirk Gleason ) , and Keiko Agena ( Lane Kim ) .
Notable exclusions from the list , however , include Liza Weil ( Paris Gellar ) , Yanic Truesdale ( Michel Gerard ) , and Luke ’s ever - present baseball cap .
But the latter , at least , is a good bet .
Less clear ?
Melissa McCarthy , once Lorelai 's friend Sookie St. James , now a movie star .
There ’s no final word on the title or premiere date for the season , and Netflix has n’t yet doled out confirmed details on number of episodes or where , exactly , this final season fits into the Gilmore Girlsiverse .
Will Luke and Lorelei find their happy ending nearly a decade later ?
What becomes of Luke ’s Diner ?
Is Lane touring the world and making

The " super tunnels " were the sixth and seventh found between Tijuana and San Diego since 2010 .
This image shows an agent examining one of two tunnels discovered April 1 , 2014 in San Diego 's Otay Mesa industrial park .
The first tunnel , stretching about 600 yards , was discovered on Tuesday .
Authorities say it was equipped with lighting , a crude rail system and wooden trusses .
The other tunnel was discovered Thursday .
It ’s described as stretching more than 700 yards and more sophisticated , with an electric rail system and ventilation equipment .
( Photo : Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) via AP ) Two more suspected drug - smuggling tunnels linking warehouses in Tijuana and San Diego have been uncovered by U.S. and Mexican authorities , and a 73-year - old California woman is accused of being the logistics manager for one passageway .
No drugs or other contraband were found in the so - called super tunnels , which featured lights , rails , wooden supports and ventilation , or in warehouses on either side of the border , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday .
The passages , which U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said cost millions of dollars to build , were the sixth and seventh super tunnels found between Tijuana and San Diego since 2010 .
STORY : Major drug - smuggling tunnel found between San Diego , Tijuana The first tunnel found this week was found Tuesday in an industrial park in the Otay Mesa section of San Diego .
About 600 yards long and 70 feet underground , it was detected under the cement floor of a warehouse containing children 's toys and TVs .
Wednesday , the  ICE agents uncover one of two tunnels on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico this week .
The tunnel was hidden in a warehouse and was equipped with a crude rail system .
( Immigration and Customs Enforcement / ) Just as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in San Diego shut the door on their latest drug - smuggling tunnel case , another one opened up .
On Wednesday , ICE officials arrested a 73-year - old Chula Vista woman on suspicion of overseeing the operation of an underground tunnel leading under the border to an Otay Mesa industrial park in San Diego .
On Thursday , they found a second tunnel , which is one longer and more sophisticated than the first .
The busts “ eliminated a multi - million dollar drug smuggling venture and have reduced it to nothing more than a colossal waste of money on the part of the drug cartels , " said William Sherman , the Drug Enforcement Administration 's San Diego special agent in charge , in a statement . "
Our goal is to not only shut these tunnels down before they become operational , but to ensure that the cartels backing these elaborate smuggling operations are investigated and prosecuted . "
The two tunnel discovered this week mark the sixth and seven cross - border passages that authorities have located in the last four years .
Officials have found more than 80 tunnels from California to Arizona since 2006 .
But the quantity of drugs – if any – that were successfully channeled through the tunnels found this week is unknown , authorities said .
According to the federal complaint against

TORONTO -- President Obama warned Sunday that the world economic recovery remains " fragile " and urged continued spending to support growth , an expansionist call at the end of a summit marked by an agreement among developed nations to halve their annual deficits within three years .
The president 's remarks tempered the Group of 20 's headline achievement at the summit , a deficit - reduction target that had been pushed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper , the host of the meeting and a fiscal conservative .
Although there is broad agreement that government debt in the developed world needs to be reduced , there is concern that cutting too fast and too deeply will slow growth and possibly spark a new recession .
In a news conference at the meeting 's conclusion , Obama said that the world 's largest economic powers had agreed on the need for " continued growth in the short term and fiscal sustainability in the medium term . "
" A number of our European partners are making difficult decisions , " Obama said . "
But we must recognize that our fiscal health tomorrow will rest in no small measure on our ability to create jobs and growth today . "
The group 's closing statement included the specific deficit - reduction target , but it was couched in caveats -- that deficit reduction needed to be " calibrated " to avoid harming growth , paced differently in each country and paired with other reforms to strengthen the economy .
Obama and European leaders , in particular , came to the meeting with sharply different views of the strength of the global economic recovery , with the  TORONTO — Leaders of the world ’s biggest economies agreed Sunday on a timetable for cutting deficits and halting the growth of their debt , but also acknowledged the need to move carefully so that reductions in spending did not set back the fragile global recovery .
The action at the Group of 20 summit meeting here signaled the determination of many of the wealthiest countries , after enacting spending programs to counter the worldwide financial crisis , to now emphasize debt reduction .
And it underscored the conviction of European nations in particular that deficits represented the biggest threat to their economic stability .
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner had consistently advocated a measured approach to debt reduction that would not stymie growth and lead to a double - dip recession .
The United States , however , joined other countries at the summit meeting , which was met by protests and several hundred arrests , by endorsing a goal of cutting government deficits in half by 2013 and stabilizing the ratio of public debt to gross domestic product by 2016 .
Canada ’s prime minister , Stephen Harper , had proposed the targets , backed by Germany and Britain .
To assuage objections from the United States , Japan , India and some other countries , the timetable was couched as an expectation , rather than a firm deadline .
The G-20 joint statement explicitly stated that Japan , which is heavily dependent on domestic borrowing , was not expected to meet the targets .
The divisions were in contrast to the unity that characterized the previous three G-20 leaders ’ summits , when the

Image copyright Win McNamee / Getty Images Image caption Ms Trump reportedly stopped using her personal email for official work after being told the rules Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of messages discussing official White House business last year , officials confirm .
A review into her emails revealed she had used her private address to contact government officials .
Ms Trump sent the emails before she was briefed on the rules , her lawyer says .
In 2016 , her father Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of putting the US " in danger " over her use of a private email while secretary of state .
On Monday , the Washington Post reported that while Ms Trump 's emails contained mostly logistical and personal information , some may still have been in violation of federal records rules .
How serious is this ?
A Trump administration official told CBS News that Ms Trump 's emails did not contain classified information , and what had occurred was basically a lack of understanding of the rules .
Ms Trump stopped using her personal address for government correspondence after she was informed that she should not be doing so , the official said .
However , Austin Evers , from a group called American Oversight , which submitted the freedom of information request that led to the discovery of Ms Trump 's use of personal email last year , said the " president 's family is not above the law " . "
There are serious questions that Congress should immediately investigate , " Mr Evers said in a statement . "
Did Ivanka Trump turn over all of her emails for  Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides , Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account , many of them in violation of federal records rules , according to people familiar with a White House examination of her correspondence .
White House ethics officials learned of Trump ’s repeated use of personal email when reviewing emails gathered last fall by five Cabinet agencies to respond to a public records lawsuit .
That review revealed that throughout much of 2017 , she often discussed or relayed official White House business using a private email account with a domain that she shares with her husband , Jared Kushner .
The discovery alarmed some advisers to President Trump , who feared that his daughter ’s prac­tices bore similarities to the personal email use of Hillary Clinton , an issue he made a focus of his 2016 campaign .
He attacked his Democratic challenger as untrustworthy and dubbed her “ Crooked Hillary ” for using a personal email account as secretary of state .
Some aides were startled by the volume of Ivanka Trump ’s personal emails — and taken aback by her response when questioned about the practice .
She said she was not familiar with some details of the rules , according to people with knowledge of her reaction .
The White House referred requests for comment to Ivanka Trump ’s attorney and ethics counsel , Abbe Lowell .
In a statement , Peter Mirijanian , a spokesman for Lowell , acknowledged that the president ’s daughter occasionally used her private email before she was briefed on the rules , but he said none

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By Tom Winter The longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization , Allen Weisselberg , was given immunity by federal prosecutors in New York during the course of the Michael Cohen investigation , according to two people with knowledge of the matter .
The news was first reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal .
Weisselberg is " Executive 1 " on page 17 of the criminal information filed by prosecutors in the Michael Cohen case , a person with knowledge of the matter told NBC News .
According to prosecutors , Cohen , then Trump 's attorney , sent an invoice to Executive 1 , meaning Weisselberg , for " Payment for services rendered for the month of January and February , 2017 , " a payment that was really meant to reimburse Cohen for a payment to Stormy Daniels .
Weisselberg then sent the invoice to another Trump Organization executive via e - mail directing him to " Please pay from the Trust .
Post to legal expenses .
Put ' retainer for the months of January and February 2017 ' in the description . "
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney 's Office for the Southern District of New York declined comment .
Weisselberg , 70 , began working for the Trump Organization as an accountant in the 1970s , when President Donald Trump 's father , Fred , ran the company .
Weisselberg was also treasurer of the Donald J. Trump Foundation , the president 's charitable organization , which has been sued by the New York attorney general for alleged violations of state law .
Cohen mentioned Weisselberg 's name several times on a recorded phone conversation with Trump about a payment to kill a story about Trump 's alleged relationship with Playboy model Karen McDougal .
The tape was seized during the FBI 's April raid on Cohen 's residence and office , and was released to the media by Cohen 's attorney , Lanny Davis .
On the tape , recorded two months before the 2016 presidential election , Cohen mentions that he has spoken to Weisselberg about setting up a corporation to process the payment . "
I need to open up a company for the transfer of all that info regarding our friend David , " says Cohen , " so that — I 'm going to do that right away .
I have spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with funding . "
" David " is apparently David Pecker , a Trump friend who is the chairman and CEO of American Media  President Trump ’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges on Tuesday .
WSJ ’s Shelby Holliday explains how Cohen ’s plea agreement could impact the president .
Photo : Associated Press President Trump ’s financial gatekeeper was granted immunity by federal authorities in New York and testified before a grand jury , the third longtime confidant of Mr. Trump known to have provided information in an illegal hush - money investigation that has implicated the president .
Allen Weisselberg , who has served for decades as chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Trump Organization , testified several weeks ago in the criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in Manhattan into Michael Cohen , Mr ....

Black - clad mourners form lines outside the Grand Palace to await their turn to sign condolence books inside the Sala Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion on Saturday .
( Photo by Thanarak Khunton ) Authorities have warned traders not to take advantage of surging demand for black mourning attire by raising prices unfairly .
The Commerce Ministry has instructed its provincial offices to survey the prices and supplies of black clothing in the market to ensure the public will not be taken advantage during the royal mourning period .
Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said demand for black garments had soared since the one - year mourning period began for His Majesty King Bhumibol , who passed away on Thursday .
As a result , her officials are closely monitoring the prices of mourning clothes as well as black and white fabric used for building decorations .
All traders have been asked to clearly label their prices and not to raise prices unreasonably or hoard goods .
Violators can face jail terms of up to seven years and/or fines of up to 140,000 baht .
She said the ministry would coordinate with distributors to ensure sufficient supplies of mourning garments across the country .
In Bangkok , traders have been flocking to wholesale garment markets , especially in Bo Bae and Pratunam , leading to traffic jams in surrounding areas on Saturday .
Traders told Reuters that business was brisk and they denied pushing up prices . "
Most people are buying black shirts , " said Songkhan Tansonan , who has a stall outside Bo Bae Market .
She said she had sold 200 black shirts by  People shop for black or white clothing to mourn Thailand 's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a mall in Bangkok , Thailand , October 15 , 2016 .
REUTERS / Edgar Su BANGKOK ( Reuters ) - Thai authorities have warned traders not to take advantage of shoppers flocking to buy black shirts to mourn King Bhumibol Adulyadej and have sent out teams of inspectors to scour markets for price gougers .
The 88-year - old king died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne , plunging the country into grief .
The government has declared a year of mourning and asked everyone to wear black or white , and to cancel any outdoor festivities , for the first 30 days .
“ Regarding black shirts which have become more expensive , the commerce ministry has sent teams to inspect white and black clothing vendors to make sure the shirts are not being sold at prices that are too expensive , ” Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd , a spokesman for the prime minister ’s office , told reporters on Saturday .
Black is the color of mourning in Thailand but white , a color that symbolizes purity , is also sometimes worn .
White is also worn by ethnic Chinese people at funerals .
Most people in Bangkok have been wearing black since the king died and shoppers have been flooding to markets to get new clothes .
Mannequins are dressed in black and white as retailers pay their respects to the passing of Thailand 's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a mall in Bangkok , Thailand , October 15 , 2016 .
REUTERS / Edgar Su Traders said business was brisk and they denied pushing

PHILADELPHIA ( AP ) — Authorities say an argument over a break room light led to a deadly stabbing involving three workers at Philadelphia International airport .
The stabbing occurred around 11:30 a.m. Thursday near Gate E6 in what city police say was a " secure area . "
They say the three men work for a company that cleans planes for Frontier Airlines , but their names were n't released .
Police say one worker turned off a break room light , angering another worker .
The third worker soon pulled out a knife , cutting one of the men across the abdomen .
The 28-year - old stabbing victim was pronounced dead at a hospital .
Authorities say the two other workers ran off but were soon confronted by police .
It was n't clear what charges they may face .
Frontier Airlines referred all questions to the cleaning company .
_ _ _      This story has been corrected to show the men were not employed by Frontier Airlines , but worked for a company that cleans the airline 's planes , as per police .
Bloodshed inside Philadelphia International Airport .
What started as a fight between airport workers ends with one of them stabbed to death .
An argument over a light switch escalated into a deadly stabbing Thursday morning at Philadelphia International Airport , police said .
The stabbing happened around 11 a.m. in a break room for Worldwide Flight Services , an airplane cleaning contractor for Frontier Airlines , in Terminal E.      Philadelphia Police Lt .
John Walker said one man turned out a light in the break room , upsetting another man sitting there .
The two then got into an argument over the lights .
Walker said a third man then got involved and after some shoves , he pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the man in the thigh .
Police initially said he was slashed in the stomach .
The stabbing left the victim , 28-year - old Aaron Jenkins , seriously injured .
He was rushed by paramedics to Penn Presbyterian Trauma Center in University City where he later died , Walker said .
Both the alleged doer — identified by police Friday as 35-year - old Kevin Emanuel — and the other man involved in the fight ran from the break room , part of a secure area on the tarmac , to the departures hall .
They surrendered when police confronted them .
All three men work for Worldwide Flight Services .
Initial information provided by police said they were Frontier employees .
Police have not yet recovered the weapon , but investigators believe it may be a box cutter used as part of the their jobs .          "
Obviously , it was a pretty sharp object to get through his stomach and obviously hit some vital organs , " Walker said .
The incident never disrupted service at the airport or endangered travelers .
Emanuel is charged with murder and possession of an instrument of a crime .
It 's not clear if he 's retained legal counsel .

Many Afghan army units are running out of key equipment , including Humvees , because of their inability to do repairs or find replacements .
Oct. 9 , 2013 Many Afghan army units are running out of key equipment , including Humvees , because of their inability to do repairs or find replacements .
Javier Manzano / For The Washington Post After a tough fighting season , Afghan soldiers are finding that a significant portion of their vital equipment is broken and can not be easily replaced .
Their fighting season nearly over , members of an embattled Afghan army unit recently inspected their equipment , most of which was in two heaps on their base .
There were Humvees shredded by roadside bombs , armored trucks damaged by rocket - propelled grenades and other vehicles in need of repair after hard use in one of the country ’s most volatile areas .
The Afghan soldiers could not fix any of them , and replacements had n’t come .
Seventy - five percent of the battalion ’s armored vehicles were out of commission .
There were so few Humvees that some soldiers walked for 20 hours to get from base to base .
“ How can we fight a war like this ?
” asked Col .
Hamidullah , the battalion commander , who like many Afghans uses one name .
The problems plaguing Hamidullah ’s battalion represent what might be the biggest threat to the fledgling Afghan army : an inability to repair or replace vital equipment once it is broken .
The U.S. military shouldered that responsibility for years .
But just as the Afghan army started doing the bulk of the fighting , the Americans stopped repairing  A man collects items from a scrap yard near Bagram Airfield , the main operations headquarters for the international forces in Afghanistan .
A man collects items from a scrap yard near Bagram Airfield , the main operations headquarters for the international forces in Afghanistan .
Javier Manzano / For The Washington Post In a nation nicknamed the “ graveyard of empires , ” foreign forces are remembered for what they leave behind .
The United States is leaving heaps of scrap in Afghanistan .
In a nation nicknamed the “ graveyard of empires , ” foreign forces are remembered for what they leave behind .
The United States is leaving heaps of scrap in Afghanistan .
In a nation nicknamed the “ graveyard of empires , ” foreign forces are remembered for what they leave behind .
The United States is leaving heaps of scrap in Afghanistan .
The armored trucks , televisions , ice cream scoops and nearly everything else shipped here for America ’s war against the Taliban are now part of the world ’s biggest garage sale .
Every week , as the U.S. troop drawdown accelerates , the United States is selling 12 million to 14 million pounds of its equipment on the Afghan market .
Returning that gear to the United States from a landlocked country halfway around the world would be prohibitively expensive , according to U.S. officials .
Instead , they ’re leaving behind $ 7 billion worth of supplies , a would - be boon to the fragile Afghan economy .
But there ’s one catch : The equipment is being destroyed before it ’s offered to the Afghan people — to ensure that treadmills , air - conditioning units and other rudimentary appliances are n’t

Sen. Marco Rubio ( R. , Fla. ) suggested that any decisions about whether to run again for his seat would not come until the weekend at the earliest .
Earlier this week , Mr. Rubio opened the door to another run , saying that the shooting massacre in Orlando on Sunday had led him to consider how he might best [ … ]  Friends for 20 years , Marco Rubio and Florida Lt .
Gov.
Carlos Lopez - Cantera were at the scene of the Orlando massacre on Sunday when they had an unusually frank conversation about their political futures .
“ You should reconsider running for your seat , ” Lopez - Cantera told Rubio as they sat in the senator ’s pickup truck about an hour before sunset , after witnessing the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history .
Story Continued Below Rubio was caught off guard .
After all , Lopez - Cantera has been running for his Senate seat in a crowded GOP primary for more than a year — with Rubio ’s encouragement .
Lopez - Cantera made clear he was still fully committed to running , even as he initiated a gut - check moment for both of them .
Until then , Rubio had resisted the entreaties of Senate leaders and donors to rethink retiring from the Senate .
Lopez - Cantera ’s conversation removed one of the biggest obstacles to Rubio running again : a longtime friendship that he would n’t want to ruin due to political ambition .
“ I do n’t want you to feel like you have to say that because of outside pressure , ” Rubio responded .
But Lopez - Cantera said he felt “ compelled ” to continue talking it through .
The two of them were shaken by what they saw in Orlando , the bloody sidewalks and the ashen faces of local , state and federal authorities .
“ This is bigger than me .
And this is n’t about me .
And it ’s not about you .
It ’s about our country and this election , ” Lopez - Cantera said to Rubio , recounting the conversation for Politico .
“ It ’s deeply consequential .
… In the current field , I ’m the best candidate in the general election .
But I ’m not looking at this through rose - colored glasses .
” Bottom line , Lopez - Cantera said in the interview : “ Nothing has changed .
I ’m still running .
Marco is n’t .
” The filing deadline for the race is June 24 , when Rubio is scheduled to hold a fundraiser for Lopez - Cantera .
If Rubio decides to run , Lopez - Cantera wo n’t file .
Right now , longtime friends of both men believe Rubio ultimately wo n’t run : The lure of a much bigger paycheck and proximity to his family will outweigh another term in the Senate .
But in the next breath , they say no one really knows what Rubio will do , except the senator himself — and even he might still be agonizing over the decision .
“ I ’ll go home later this week , I ’ll have some time with my family , ” Rubio told reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday as he headed to a classified briefing on the Orlando attacks .
“ If there ’s been a change in our status , I ’ll be sure to let everyone know .
” Polling shows Rubio is the strongest Republican in a potential race against the Democrats ’ strongest candidate , Rep. Patrick Murphy , in

Think back , everyone -- can you remember when you first fell in love with actress Melissa McCarthy ?
I never saw her TV show , Mike & Molly .
So for me it was her role in Bridesmaids .
I thought the whole ensemble was hilarious , but Melissa 's uttlerly balls - to - the - wall weird and highly original character had me in helpless fits , tears streaming down my face .
She stole the show , as far as I 'm concerned .
I have n't seen her new movie , Identity Thief , yet .
I 'll probably read a few reviews first .
But one reviewer whose opinion I 'm totally disregarding is Rex Reed 's .
In his New York Observer review , he attacked Melissa for her weight .
He actually did that , like that is something a professional film reviewer just does .
Wait until  How many ways can a grown person waste valuable time and lose vital I.Q.
points at the same time ?
If you ’re a movie critic , the possibilities are unlimited .
And they all come together in a new chunk of junk called Identity Thief .
IDENTITY THIEF ★ ( 1/4 stars ) Written by : Craig Mazin Directed by : Seth Gordon Starring : Jason Bateman , Melissa McCarthy and John Cho Running time : 111 min .
In the trashy , stupefying screenplay by Craig Mazin , Jason Bateman is a Denver accountant named Sandy Patterson — another in a long line of victims of the increasingly dangerous world of cyber - crime — whose credit card has been hacked and copied by a felonious thief in Miami ( cacophonous , tractor - sized Melissa McCarthy ) .
Now there are two Sandy Pattersons — an innocent fraud victim on one  ' Identity Thief ' review : A case of fraud MOVIE REVIEW Photo : Bob Mahoney , Universal Pictures Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Jason Bateman plays a sweet guy whose credit cards and identity are stolen by a manic con woman played by Melissa McCarthy .
Jason Bateman plays a sweet guy whose credit cards and identity are stolen by a manic con woman played by Melissa McCarthy .
Photo : Bob Mahoney , Universal Pictures ' Identity Thief ' review : A case of fraud 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Identity Thief Comedy .
Starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman .
Directed by Seth Gordon .
( R. 111 minutes . )
Think of this as a movie review or as just a friendly warning from a like - minded individual : " Identity Thief " looked really good  All that good will Melissa McCarthy had after “ Bridesmaids ” ?
Completely undone by “ Identity Thief , ” an obnoxious comedy made worse by obnoxious sentimentality .
Unfunny , predictable , and vulgar , it ’s the generic equivalent of a Judd Apatow movie .
As always , you get what you pay for .
Unless , of course , fat ladies rubbing their crotches and braying like mules is your idea of comedy gold , in which case , here ’s your swill of the week .
Jason Bateman , trying manfully to hold on to his dignity , plays Sandy Patterson , a Denver corporate drone with a pregnant wife ( Amanda Peet ) and two little girls ( sisters Mary - Charles and Maggie Elizabeth Jones ) .
Mr. Average , in other words .
McCarthy is Diana , a cheerful sociopath who smooth - talks Sandy out of his credit information over the phone

BIRMINGHAM , Alabama -- A Jefferson County judge has dismissed the capital murder charge against Gabe Watson , ending his prosecution in the death of his wife , Tina , while scuba diving during their Australian honeymoon in 2003 .
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tommy Nail said there was no evidence that a reasonable person could consider to be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Watson , 34 , committed an Alabama crime by intentionally killing Tina Thomas Watson for monetary gain on Oct. 22 , 2003 . "
The evidence is sorely lacking that it was an intentional act , " Nail said this afternoon in a response to a defense motion for acquittal after the prosecution completed its case . "
The only way to convict him of intentional murder is to speculate .
Nobody knows exactly what happened in the water .
I 'm sure we 'll never know .
"Nail also said the prosecution 's evidence that Watson hoped to benefit financially by killing his bride of 11 days was a stretch and he heard no evidence proving a profit motive .
The courtroom erupted in cheers from Watson 's supporters .
Watson , holding hands with his wife , walked out of the Jefferson County criminal justice building at 2:25 p.m. today .
He stood silent as his attorney , Brett Bloomston , made a brief statement to a crowd of news reporters .
Bloomston said he hopes this gives closure to Gabe Watson and both families . "
It has been a nightmare for Gabe and his family and a nightmare for Tina 's family , " he said .
Watson , his wife , and attorneys then quickly jumped into an awaiting black SUV  A judge on Thursday acquitted a man accused of drowning his newlywed wife during a honeymoon diving trip to Australia eight years ago , saying in an unusual ruling that prosecutors did not prove the man intentionally killed his wife to collect on a life insurance policy .
Tommy Thomas identifies a picture of his daughter Tina Thomas Watson for Prosecutor Don Valeska , right , and the jury during the Gabe Watson capital murder trial at the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center ... ( Associated Press ) Gabe Watson , left , stands during a break in his capital murder trial at the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center in Birmingham , Ala. , Thursday , Feb. 23 , 2012 .
An Alabama judge acquitted Watson , accused ... ( Associated Press ) Circuit Judge Tommy Nail issued his ruling before the defense had even presented its case in the two - week - long trial and before jurors were given the case to deliberate .
Prosecutor Don Valeska , head of the violent crimes division for the state attorney general 's office , said he never before had a trial end in a judge 's acquittal in 41 years of trying cases .
Gabe Watson , 34 , had faced life in prison without parole if convicted of murdering his wife , Tina Thomas Watson , in 2003 .
He already served 18 months in an Australian prison after pleading guilty there to a manslaughter charge involving negligence .
Nail agreed with defense arguments that prosecutors failed to show Watson intentionally killed the woman .
Prosecutors claimed he drowned her for insurance money , but the only eyewitness testified he thought Watson was trying to

SAN BERNARDINO , Calif. ( AP ) — In the chaotic aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings , as the wounded bled from gunshots , others lay dead and police searched for multiple killers , an officer relayed the name of a suspect to dispatchers .
Investigators work the site of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on Monday , Dec. 7 , 2015 in San Bernardino , Calif.
The FBI said it 's investigating the massacre on Wednesday in San Bernardino , ... ( Associated Press ) An investigator works the site of a mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center on Monday , Dec. 7 , 2015 in San Bernardino , Calif.
The FBI said it 's investigating the massacre on Wednesday in San Bernardino , ... ( Associated Press ) Yellow police tape is strung in front of the Inland Regional Center , site of Wednesday 's mass shooting on Monday , Dec. 7 , 2015 in San Bernardino , Calif.
The husband and wife who carried out the shootings ... ( Associated Press ) The officer identified Syed Rizwan Farook , a co - worker of most of those shot , as a possible suspect because he had left  ( CNN ) Investigators believe San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook may have been plotting an earlier attack in California with someone else , two U.S. officials said .
One of the officials said the two conspired in 2012 and a specific target was considered .
Neither of the officials could say how serious the plotting got .
San Bernardino shooters : What we do and do n't know about their radicalization One official said the two decided not to go through with the earlier attack after a round of terror - related arrests in the area . "
They got spooked , " the official said .
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Dec. 8 , 2015 , 9:51 PM GMT / Updated Dec. 9 , 2015 , 1:27 AM GMT By Pete Williams , Hannah Rappleye , Richard Esposito , Andrew Blankstein and Robert Windrem San Bernardino terror couple Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik spent at least a year preparing for their terror attack , NBC News has learned , practicing at a local gun range and making financial plans for their family after their deaths .
And the husband may have discussed an attack as many as three years ago , law enforcement sources said Tuesday .
Two sources said Farook and Malik had practiced their shooting skills at a Riverside , California - area gun range for a year or more before last Wednesday ’s attack on a holiday office party .
They killed 14 people and wounded 21 more with firearms at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino .
Counterterrorism officials also told NBC News that Farook and Malik were making preparations for some time to  The loan offers investigators a key new detail as they try to unravel how Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik plotted the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 .
The money could also explain how they managed to pay for target practice at local gun ranges , as well as the rental sport utility vehicle they used during the Dec. 2 attack , the officials said .

CHARLOTTE -- The second day of the Democratic convention features one president -- Bill Clinton -- promoting another -- Barack Obama .
USA TODAY is providing full coverage of the Democratic National Convention online and in print .
Check local TV listings for when you can catch the action from the Time Warner Cable Arena .
Here are five things to watch for Wednesday , Sept. 5 : 1 ) Bubba is back : Observers will be looking to see how much Bill Clinton talks about Obama , and how much he talks  President Obama 's campaign manager Jim Messina and deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter downplayed questions about Bill Clinton 's speech not being vetted by the campaign at a Bloomberg News breakfast this morning , calling it a " mountain out of a molehill . "
" We have had lots of conversations with President Clinton , " said Messina . "
This is a mountain out of a molehill .
He 's going to give a great speech tomorrow . "
Has he seen the speech ?
No , Messina acknowledged at the start .
Cutter added , " Someone in our organization  BOSTON -- Ask any Republican or Democrat to name the most important Senate races in the fight for control of the Democratic - led chamber , and they will undoubtedly include one state in particular : Massachusetts .
The state 's Republican Sen. Scott Brown will go up against Democrat and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren in what polling indicates is likely to be a close race .
Such a contest , so far the most expensive U.S. Senate race , was not unexpected in this traditionally Democratic state .
Brown , 52 , shocked  For Barack Obama , the risk of Bill Clinton is worth the reward .
Their sometimes awkward relationship will be showcased tonight when the former president takes the stage to place the current president ’s name in nomination at the Democratic National Convention .
“ There ’s the possibility of Clinton outshining Obama , ” said Douglas Brinkley , a presidential historian at Rice University in Houston .
“ But that ’s a minor fear if you ’re Obama , to having Clinton embrace you in prime time .
” Read More : Bloomberg Insider - Convention 2012 Bloomberg Insider  There ’s only one president who actually came from Hope .
Former President Bill Clinton — a native of Hope , Ark.
— is expected to offer a rousing endorsement of President Barack Obama in his speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention .
But four years ago , while his wife Hillary competed for the Democratic nomination , Clinton was n’t always so supportive of Obama ’s “ hope and change ” message .
Text Size - + reset ( Also on POLITICO : Clinton 's big speech a mystery ) Here are Bill Clinton ’s most  Some things to watch for at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday : Delegates cheer as First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte , N.C. , on Monday , Sept. 3 , 2012 .
( AP Photo / Charles Dharapak ) ( Associated Press ) 1 .
THE CLINTON SHOW : The former president , no stranger to talking at length at Democratic conventions , takes the podium .
How much of it will be about Barack Obama _ and how much about Bill Clinton ?
2 .
ELIZABETH WARREN : It 's a personal mission for the Democratic Party

Lean asynchronous computer mediated communication is often considered poor for communicating emotion , yet individuals continue to use it for business , personal , and even romantic communication .
We used a lab experiment to investigate the influence of media ( email and voicemail ) and task type ( romantic and utilitarian ) on both the psychophysiological responses of senders and the content of the resulting messages .
Message senders had more arousing physiological responses when sending emails than when leaving voicemails .
An interaction exists between media and task such that the content of romantic email messages was more positive than romantic voicemails ; while the opposite was true for utilitarian tasks .
Thus the choice of media triggers different emotional responses in the sender and leads to different message content .
Starting in 1996 , Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive .
Flowing in every day , these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period .
To email or not to email ?
For those in love , it 's better than leaving a voice message Sept. 1 , 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON , Ind.
-- In her hit single , Carly Rae Jepsen may have sung , " Here 's my number , so call me maybe . "
But according to a new research study from Indiana University , she might be more successful in finding love if she asked him to send her an email .
The research , which has been accepted for publication in the journal Computers in Human Behavior , suggests that , in this digital age , an email can be more effective in expressing romantic feelings than leaving a voicemail message .
Previous research and conventional wisdom suggested the opposite , that a voicemail message is a more intimate way to connect with others , but that may not be true , particularly among millennials .
“ The bottom line is that email is much better when you want to convey some information that you want someone to think about , ” said one of the authors , Alan R. Dennis , the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in IU ’s Kelley School of Business .
Dennis and co - author Taylor M. Wells , an assistant professor of management information systems at California State University - Sacramento , set out to learn more about how we respond emotionally to these newer forms of communication .
Although voicemail , email and texting are part of everyday life , very little is known about how their characteristics influence and distort communication in work and personal settings .
Using psychophysiological measures from 72 college - age people , Dennis and Wells found that people who sent romantic emails were more emotionally aroused and used stronger and more thoughtful language than those who left voicemails .
“ When writing romantic emails , senders consciously or subconsciously added more positive content to their messages , perhaps to compensate for the medium ’s inability to convey vocal tone , ” Dennis and Wells wrote in the paper , “ To Email or Not to Email : The Impact of Media on Psychophysiological Responses and Emotional Content in Utilitarian and Romantic Communication .
” “ Email enables senders to modify the content as messages are composed to ensure they are crafted to the needs of the

Published on Jun 10 , 2018 In Boyd Huppert ’s latest edition of Land of 10,000 Stories , DNA tests confirm Denice Juneski and Linda Jourdeans were switched at birth in 1945 .
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Visit KARE11.com : http://www.kare11.com/ Find KARE 11 on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/KARE11/ Follow KARE 11 on Twitter : https://twitter.com/kare11 Follow KARE 11 on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kare11/  Denice Juneski and Linda Jourdeans learned recently they were switched at birth .
( Photo : Boyd Huppert , KARE 11 ) EAGAN , Minn. - Denice Juneski and Linda Jourdeans struggle to even come up with a word for the bond they share .
Sisters ?
Cousins ?
Nothing seems to apply .
There ’s no playbook , after all , for two women in their 70s who ’ve just found out they were switched at birth .
“ It ’s a crazy thing , ” Denice says .
“ People just automatically assume they got the right family .
” Linda Jourdeans points to herself in a family photo .
( Photo : Boyd Huppert , KARE 11 ) Only a few weeks have passed since Denice and Linda learned they did n’t , as infants , go home with the right family .
In the journey that brought them to this strange place , Denice , who lives in Eagan , took the first step .
Already an ancestry buff , the 72-year - old grandmother submitted DNA to the genealogy website 23andMe , hoping to learn more about her health history .
A few weeks later , when her list of DNA relatives arrived , she was taken aback .
“ I did n't match anybody , ” she said .
Actually , Denice matched several people , but not one name among them she ’d ever heard of .
Denice Juneski ( left ) and Linda Jourdeans recently learned they were switched at birth .
( Photo : Boyd Huppert , KARE 11 ) Denice took the test a second time .
Same result .
“ Either 23andMe made a mistake , ” Denice concluded , “ or I was switched at birth .
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Submit But if Denice had grown up in someone else 's family , who had grown up in hers ?
The answer came from 40 miles away , in Hammond , Wisconsin , after Linda ’s niece noticed Denice on her own DNA report .
“ We believe you 've been switched at birth , ” Linda ’s daughter and her husband informed Linda , after they too were let in on the discovery .
Baby photo of Linda Jourdeans .
( Photo : Boyd Huppert , KARE 11 ) Linda did n’t waste any time .
“ I did my DNA right away , because I 've got to see this on paper , ” she said .
The DNA provided the proof .
A 72-year secret had been uncovered .
Denice and Linda quickly put together the pieces .
In the early morning hours of December 19 , 1945 , at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul , two baby girls were born : Denice

Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location , Twitter stores that location .
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Learn more  we should talk more about the motif of storms & natural disasters woven throughout reputation … “ swaying as the room burned down ” …… “ windows boarded up after the storm ” …… .
it ’s so clever and fitting  PS any hackers saying they have ' nudes ' ?
Psssh you 'd love that would n't you !
Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING .
Welcome to New York , Taylor Swift 's belly button !
Well , welcome to Instagram , anyway .
For a long time now , Swift 's belly button has been shrouded in mystery .
Is it an inny ?
Is it an outy ?
Does it even exist ?
Now , all your burning questions have been answered .
While hanging out in Maui with the ladies of Haim , Swift posted this bikini picture revealing her belly button for the first time : OK , maybe it 's not the first time we 've ever seen Swift 's elusive navel , but it 's certainly the first time in a while .
The singer previously told Lucky Magazine there 's a reason she keeps her belly button hidden . "
When you start showing your belly button then you ’re really committing to the midriff thing .
I only partially commit to the midriff thing , " Swift said .
Besides dropping her fear of commitment to the midriff , the singer also got in some " hiking with the squad " ... Got her whale watching on ... ( Oh , so that 's how you whale watch . )
... And then decided her midriff had enough fun for one day . "
She 's always wearing , like , a 1950 's bathing suit . "
Uma foto publicada por Taylor Swift ( @taylorswift ) em Jan 23 , 2015 at 6:22 PST  Pshhh , what nudes ?
Taylor Swift 's social media accounts were hijacked on Tuesday , Jan. 27 , by so - called elite hackers who threatened to release nude photos of the pop superstar in exchange for bitcoins .
Swift , however , retorted that there were no naked pics and told the offenders to " have fun " finding any .
The story began early Tuesday when several updates were tweeted from Swift 's accounts , instructing her 50 million - plus fans to follow two specific members of the Lizard Squad , @lizzard and @veriuser .
PHOTOS : The biggest recent celeb scandals The Lizard Squad is a group of hackers who claimed they were behind North Korea 's Internet shutdown amidst the Sony leak scandal .
Over the holidays , the same group apparently took down the entire PlayStation and Xbox Live gaming networks .
They were also reportedly responsible for Monday evening 's temporary Facebook and Instagram issues .
Someone from Swift 's team promptly deleted the tweets , but the hackers claimed that they had access to nude photos of the 1989 hitmaker ( via The Verge ) .
The accounts @lizzard and @veruser were suspended by Twitter as of Tuesday afternoon .
PHOTOS : Taylor Swift 's high - profile flames Swift , 25 , meanwhile , took to her Tumblr to address the hacking . "
My twitter got hacked but do n't worry , " she wrote to fans . "
Twitter is deleting the hacker tweets and locking my account

CLOSE Cory Godbolt spoke with The Clarion - Ledger on scene .
Therese Apel Lincoln County Deputy William Durr ( Photo : Lincoln County Sheriff 's Department ) Suspect Willie Corey Godbolt told The Clarion - Ledger he intended to commit " suicide by cop " after a shooting rampage in Bogue Chitto and Brookhaven that left eight dead , including a Lincoln County deputy , two boys , his mother - in - law and other family members . "
I ai n't fit to live , not after what I done , " a handcuffed Godbolt , 35 , who had gotten into an argument with his estranged wife over their children , told The Clarion - Ledger .
Authorities from multiple agencies took Godbolt into custody on East Lincoln Road in Brookhaven Sunday morning , some seven hours after the shooting spree started .
He has been charged with one count of capital murder and seven counts of first - degree murder .
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain , in a news release , said the shooting spree began at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday with a domestic call at 2871 Lee Drive in Bogue Chitto .
Godbolt told The Clarion - Ledger that he had gone to the residence to talk about his children .
At some point neighbors called police , and that 's when the deputy arrived to try to calm the situation .
Four bodies — those of three women and Lincoln County Deputy William Durr , 36 — were recovered there .
CLOSE Cory Godbolt 's family recounts when he allegedly showed up firing shots that took the lives of 11-year - old Austin and 18-year - old Jordan .
Therese Apel / The Clarion - Ledger Vincent Mitchell , the stepfather - in - law of the suspect , told The Associated Press that Godbolt 's wife and their two children had been staying at his Bogue Chitto home for about three weeks after she left her husband .
After the sheriff 's deputy arrived at the house , Godbolt looked as if he were about to leave , then reached into his back pocket , pulled a gun and opened fire , Mitchell said .
Mitchell said he escaped along with Godbolt 's wife .
But he said three family members were killed in his home : his wife , Barbara Mitchell ; her daughter , Toccarra May ; and his wife 's sister , Brenda May. "
I 'm devastated .
It do n't seem like it 's real , " Mitchell said .
The second crime scene was located at 1658 Coopertown Road in Brookhaven where the bodies of the two boys were found .
The shooting there happened sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. As authorities , including several employees of the coroner 's office , processed the first scene , a call suddenly echoed out over every law enforcement radio on site : " The suspect is at a residence at 312 East Lincoln Road .
He has opened fire . "
Members of multiple agencies left the Bogue Chitto scene and arrived at East Lincoln as Godbolt attempted to flee the scene on foot .
As deputies held him on the ground , Godbolt talked freely about his family and how he just wanted to " live and let live , and they would n't let me do that . "
" My pain was n't designed for him .
He was just there , " Godbolt said of the deputy . "
We was talking about me trying to take the children home ...

Since posting our first update , we have been working as quickly as possible to establish the facts of last week ’s accident .
Our hearts are with the family and friends who have been affected by this tragedy .
The safety of our customers is our top priority , which is why we are working closely with investigators to understand what happened , and what we can do to prevent this from happening in the future .
After the logs from the computer inside the vehicle were recovered , we have more information about what may have happened .
In the moments before the collision , which occurred at 9:27 a.m. on Friday , March 23rd , Autopilot was engaged with the adaptive cruise control follow - distance set to minimum .
The driver had received several visual and one audible hands - on warning earlier in the drive and the driver ’s hands were not detected on the wheel for six seconds prior to the collision .
The driver had about five seconds and 150 meters of unobstructed view of the concrete divider with the  EMBED More News Videos A 38-year - old man was killed when his Tesla crashed and caught on fire in Mountain View .
The investigation into the fatal # Tesla crash continued today with the # CHP & # NTSB digging through the scorched EV 🎥 https://t.co/rfdgY88bn7 pic.twitter.com/vd2YzFmAZ0 — Dean C. Smith ( @DeanCSmith ) March 29 , 2018 Family of Apple engineer who died Friday in Tesla crash tells me he had complained to dealer that auto - pilot veered toward that same barrier on multiple occasions .
# ABC7now See more in my investigation here : https://t.co/ZU6yOP8ZuE pic.twitter.com/cMUa0v4c3o — Dan Noyes ( @dannoyes ) March 29 , 2018 " Walter was just a straight up , caring guy , " Shawn Price told the ABC7 News I - Team .
Friends and family are mourning the death of Apple engineer Walter Huang after he crashed in his Tesla in Mountain View Friday .
The ABC7 I - Team has word of a major development in the investigation .
His family says Huang complained about the Tesla 's Autopilot " before " the accident .
Dan Noyes has an exclusive report .
Walter Huang 's family tells Dan Noyes he took  The fatal crash last week involving a Tesla did take place while the vehicle was on autopilot , the company confirmed late Friday .
The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) is still investigating the accident , which took place March 23 and killed the driver . "
In the moments before the collision , which occurred at 9:27 a.m. on Friday , March 23rd , Autopilot was engaged with the adaptive cruise control follow - distance set to minimum , " Tesla said in a statement . "
The driver had received several visual and one audible hands - on warning earlier in the drive and the driver ’s hands were not detected on the wheel for six seconds prior to the collision . "
AP Walter Huang , 38 , died in the accident when his Tesla Model X slammed into a barrier on the 101 Highway near Mountain View , California .
Huang worked as an engineer at Apple .
In its statement , Tesla blamed the seriousness of the accident on the barrier , which was not repaired after a previous accident . "
The reason this crash was so severe

The exterior of the Excalibur Hotel and Casino is seen on March 18 , 2014 .
( File / FOX5 ) Police released a booking photo of the " John Doe " arrested after a shooting inside the Excalibur hotel - casino on March 18 , 2014 .
( LVMPD ) Police said performers for an all - male dance revue on the Las Vegas Strip thwarted a gunman seen stealing property inside the dancers ' locker room .
Las Vegas Metro police said none of the performers were shot in the altercation that happened inside the Excalibur Hotel and Casino Tuesday night .
Officers were called to the property just before 9:30 p.m.
According to an arrest report , the man was witnessed wandering around the backstage and auditorium area of the show wearing a SWAT hat and shoes and a firefighter 's shirt .
Several people noticed him but just assumed he was a new dancer .
As the dancers began dressing for the show , several of them noticed they were missing pieces of their costumes and makeup .
One of the dancers noticed a suitcase and show props outside of a dressing room .
The suitcase was filled with dance costumes belonging to the show .
As the dancer and show director were inspecting the suitcase , Doe approached them and said , " What are you doing ?
I just bought all that stuff for my girlfriend . "
At that point , a struggle between several dancers and Doe ensued .
Doe said , " I got a gun .
I 'm gon na shoot , " pulled a .44 Magnum handgun out and pointed it at a dancer 's head , the report stated .
Someone pushed the gun away from the dancer 's head just as a round was fired .
It struck a wall .
The dancers continued struggling with Doe until he was detained by  ‘ Thunder ’ performers subdue shooting suspect at Excalibur , police say The man lurking behind the scenes at Excalibur might have targeted a better employees locker room than the one used by the performers in the Australian - bred male strip revue Thunder From Down Under .
The man went into the Excalibur tonight , made his way behind the show 's stage , where he allegedly snatched items from the locker rooms used by the fit , muscular men who bring howls of delight from their mostly female audiences .
One of the performers noticed the suspect , carrying his loot , as he headed to the hotel 's courtyard .
The dancer rounded up some of his fellow performers and confronted the man , according to Metro Police Lt .
David Gordon .
In the ensuing struggle , the suspect , believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35 , fired a handgun once before being subdued by the performers , Gordon said .
One of the entertainers was injured by the weapon , treated and released .
No one was struck by gunfire .
The suspect , who has not been positively identified , suffered injuries during the physical confrontation and was transported to University Medical Center .
After receiving treatment for his injuries , he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon , attempted robbery with a deadly weapon , and burglary with a deadly weapon , police said .

In an announcement likely to rewrite the book on early colonization of the New World , two researchers today said they have discovered the oldest fortified settlement ever found in North America .
Speaking at an international conference on France at Florida State University , the pair announced that they have located Fort Caroline , a long - sought fort built by the French in 1564 .
“ This is the oldest fortified settlement in the present United States , ” said historian and Florida State University alumnus Fletcher Crowe .
“ This fort is older than St. Augustine , considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in America .
It ’s older than the Lost Colony of Virginia by 21 years ; older than the 1607 fort of Jamestown by 45 years ; and predates the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1620 by 56 years .
” Announcement of the discovery of Fort Caroline was made during “ La Floride Française : Florida , France , and the Francophone World , ” a conference hosted by FSU ’s Winthrop - King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies and its Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution .
The conference commemorates the cultural relations between France and Florida since the 16th century .
Researchers have been searching for actual remains of Fort Caroline for more than 150 years but had not found the actual site until now , Crowe said .
The fort was long thought to be located east of downtown Jacksonville , Fla. , on the south bank of the St. Johns River .
The Fort Caroline National Memorial is located just east of Jacksonville ’s Dames Point Bridge , which  The mystery of Fort Caroline , the doomed French outpost in the New World , has been solved , two researchers claimed at an international conference of scholars Friday .
The fort vanished , seemingly forever , soon after the Spanish wiped it out 448 years ago .
Its location has been the most enduring puzzle in Jacksonville , where for more than a century amateurs and professionals have searched for it in vain .
They could keep looking for another century and still never find it , say scholars Fletcher Crowe and Anita Spring , That ’s because the fort was not in Jacksonville .
It was n’t even in Florida .
Instead , they claim , it is 70 miles north , on the Altamaha River , south of Darien , Ga. Crowe and Spring , who is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Florida , presented their findings at Florida State University .
They spoke to academics from around the world , gathered for a conference called La Floride Francaise : Florida , France , and the Francophone World .
Robert “ Buzz ” Thunen , a University of North Florida archaeologist who ’s been searching for Fort Caroline in Jacksonville , was at the conference .
He was skeptical of their findings .
“ It ’s a provocative presentation , ” he said .
“ I do n’t think it ’s enough of an argument for me to change my mind .
” However , if they are right , that means that everything we know about the first recorded history in the area is dead wrong .
If they are right , that means that everything named after Fort Caroline in Jacksonville is misnamed .
That anything named Mayport — from the

WASHINGTON — In July 2014 , after Jonathan J. Pollard had served 29 years of a life sentence for spying on behalf of Israel , his hopes for freedom were thwarted when a federal panel denied his request for parole .
But that hearing set in motion an intense scramble by lawyers for Mr. Pollard to ensure a different result a year later , when he would be eligible for parole after serving 30 years .
They wrote letters , cited statistics and introduced evidence that their client met two legal standards for parole : that he had behaved well in prison , and that he posed no threat of returning to a life of espionage .
On Tuesday , the effort finally succeeded , as the United States Parole Commission announced that Mr. Pollard , 60 , met the legal standards and would be released just before Thanksgiving .
Mr. Pollard , one of the country ’s most notorious spies , will walk out of federal prison in Butner , N.C. , on Nov. 20 .
Eliot Lauer , one of the two lawyers who have been working pro bono for the past 15 years to free Mr. Pollard , called his client on Tuesday with the news .
( CNN ) Convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard has been granted parole and will be released from an American jail on Nov. 21 , his lawyer announced Tuesday .
Pollard 's release -- exactly 30 years after his arrest -- could help ease the tensions between the United States and Israel that have grown over the Iran nuclear deal , which President Barack Obama supports and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes .
Netanyahu has long sought Pollard 's release , and the prospect has surfaced many times in discussions between the U.S. and Israel .
The White House has said it wo n't challenge the granting of parole for Pollard but denied his release was in any way connected to the Iran deal .
JUST WATCHED Jonathan Pollard granted parole Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Jonathan Pollard granted parole 02:02      " Mr. Pollard 's status was determined by the United States Parole Commission according to standard procedures , and the Parole Commission 's decision was in no way linked to foreign policy considerations , " said National Security spokesman Alistair Baskey . "
Mr. Pollard will serve his sentence as mandated by statute for the very serious crimes he committed The President has no intention of altering the terms of Mr. Pollard 's parole . "
Both the Justice Department and Pollard 's pro bono attorneys , Eliot Lauer and Jacques Semmelman , confirmed his release date Tuesday .
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1 of 14 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × Athletes to watch for the 2014 Winter Olympics View Photos As the Sochi Games get underway , the U.S. team will feature fresh faces and seasoned veterans .
Here are 14 worth keeping an eye on during the ’ 14 Olympics .
Caption As the Sochi Games get underway , the U.S. team will feature fresh faces and seasoned veterans .
Here are 14 worth keeping an eye on during the ’ 14 Olympics .
Mikaela Shiffrin , Alpine Skiing Mikaela Shiffrin , 18 , looks to be the heir apparent to Lindsey Vonn , who is will this Olympics with knee injuries .
Last year , at her first world championships , she beat much more seasoned skiers to take the slalom gold .
Doug Pensinger / Getty Images Buy Photo Wait  Ashley Wagner , of the United States , skates at the figure stating practice rink ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics , Wednesday , Feb. 5 , 2014 , in Sochi , Russia .
( AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev ) ( Associated Press ) SOCHI , Russia ( AP ) — Competition at the Sochi Olympics has begun , 32 hours before the opening ceremony .
Early starts are needed because of 12 men 's and women 's medal events added since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics .
Men 's snowboard slopestyle qualifying runs — without American star Shaun White , who withdrew Wednesday — got underway Thursday 10 a.m. ( 0600 GMT ) at X - Treme Park in the mountains above Sochi .
Women 's qualifying runs were following in the afternoon , and women 's moguls qualifying was scheduled to start freestyle skiing events at 6 p.m. ( 1400 GMT ) .
Men 's slopestyle and women 's moguls  CLOSE The Olympics is off and running , but we 've been hearing more about the hotel issues than the sporting events so far .
( USA TODAY , USA NOW ) An armed Russian security guard stands at the ski resort Rosa Khutor , where the snow and sliding sports venues for the 2014 Winter Olympics are located , on Tuesday .
( Photo : Dita Alangkara , AP ) Story Highlights Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak said safety concerns in Sochi had been exaggerated Kozak said " the level of threat in Sochi is no worse than in New York , Washington or Boston " Kozak said there was no reason to believe there were new threats in Sochi SOCHI , Russia – Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak said Thursday the concern over a terrorist attack on the  New Zealand 's Rebecca Torr takes a jump during the women 's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics , Thursday , Feb. 6 , 2014 , in Krasnaya Polyana , ... ( Associated Press ) New Zealand 's Rebecca Torr takes a jump during the women 's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics , Thursday , Feb. 6 , 2014 , in Krasnaya Polyana , ... ( Associated Press ) SOCHI , Russia ( AP ) — Fast five , Thursday edition : Things you 'll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics .
_ _ _ SECURITY : It 's foremost on many minds as Olympic competition begins and thousands stream into the Black Sea resort city .
The Russian government says it 's doing all it can to ensure safety , and on Thursday a deputy prime minister

The otherwise benign - looking DVD hid a brutal double beheading that was stamped with all the hallmarks of Mexico 's ultra - violent drug cartels .
As the bloody short film booted up in the laptop , a sinister figure in a black balaclava appeared wielding the kind of sub - machine gun favoured by drive - by shooters in the US .
The hooded man on screen then issued a thinly veiled threat to the audience of two watching the DVD - an American professional gambler , RJ Cipriani , and his Brazilian model and actress wife , Greice Santo .
Pay up a $ 2.5 m debt to a US cocaine kingpin with links to Mexican and South American drug cartels or a grisly fate awaits , warned the man in the DVD .
A man holds gun and threatens RJ Cipriani and his wife Greice Santo ( pictured right ) in the DVD that was sent to them by Owen Hanson .
( Supplied ) ( ) The film then cut away to a pair of shirtless men .
Each is savagely beheaded – one with a chainsaw , the other a  OWEN HANSON SENTENCING IN SAN DIEGO FEDERAL COURTHOUSE DECEMBER 15TH AT 2PM ALREADY PLED GUILTY TO 20 YEARS MINIMUM MANDATORY pic.twitter.com/1xD2huyy1j — Robin Hood 702 ( @robinhood702 ) December 14 , 2017 The blackjack player was blowing through his money but it was n’t troubling him .
He was anxious to empty his pockets .
Robert J. Cipriani had thrown out his usual game plan as he worked the neon - splashed rooms of the Star Casino in Sydney in August 2011 .
In the parlance of high - stakes gambling , Cipriani — a Philadelphia - born card player who dubbed himself “ Robin Hood 702″ because he funneled portions of his winnings to philanthropic causes — was known as a “ shortstop .
” It meant he cobbled winnings together with modest bets and refrained from make - it - or - break - it wagers .
But in Australia he had decided to “ leave it with the gambling gods , ” as he would explain later , uncharacteristically dropping maximum bets of $ 20,000 on every hand he played at the casino ’s VIP tables .
He had a reason to want to lose .
He did n’t  Inside the story of Owen Hanson , former USC athlete suspected of heading an international gambling and drug syndicate THE GAMBLER AND THE PLAYER Robert J. Cipriani arrived in Sydney feeling the way he always did on the eve of a gambling trip : giddy , confident , a hustler with pure intentions .
It was August , 2011 .
Under the pseudonym of Robin Hood 702 , Cipriani billed himself as an unorthodox philanthropist : the high stakes blackjack player who used his winnings to benefit those in need .
It was an act inspired by his own hardscrabble past in blue - collar Philadelphia , and conceived during regular sojourns to Las Vegas ( 702 is the city 's area code ) .
Though Cipriani kept his identity secret , shielding his face in a baseball cap , aviator sunglasses and the occasional fake beard , he was not exactly inconspicuous in his guise as a workingman 's hero .
Those seeking his help submitted stories of financial woe to his website , and Cipriani would select a " winner " before hitting the tables , ideally with a camera

Story highlights Trump has been consumed by negative comments about the size of the crowd at his inauguration Aerial photos have indicated that Obama 's first inauguration attracted a larger crowd Washington ( CNN ) President Donald Trump , angered over a National Park Service retweet comparing his inaugural crowd size to Barack Obama 's in 2009 , called the acting director of the National Park Service on Saturday to complain , two sources with knowledge of the call told CNN .
White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also confirmed the call took place .
Trump called Michael T. Reynolds , acting director of the National Park Service , to express anger over the fact the National Park Service 's official Twitter account retweeted a message that negatively compared the crowd sizes at the two inaugurations .
Sanders said the call proves Trump " is so engaged , he is so involved and when he sees a problem , he takes action to fix it . "
" If he sees an issue , he is going to take action and do something to fix it , " Sanders said .
Read More  A view of the crowd at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration of President Trump on Jan. 20 .
( Bill O’Leary /The Washington Post ) On the morning after Donald Trump ’s inauguration , acting National Park Service director Michael T. Reynolds received an extraordinary summons : The new president wanted to talk to him .
In a Saturday phone call , Trump personally ordered Reynolds to produce additional photographs of the previous day ’s crowds on the Mall , according to three individuals who have knowledge of the conversation .
The president believed that the photos might prove that the media had lied in reporting that attendance had been no better than average .
Trump also expressed anger over a retweet sent from the agency ’s account , in which side - by - side photographs showed far fewer people at his swearing - in than had shown up to see Barack Obama ’s inauguration in 2009 .
According to one account , Reynolds had been contacted by the White House and given a phone number to call .
When he dialed it , he was told to hold for the president .
For Trump , who sees himself and his achievements in superlative terms , the inauguration ’s crowd size has been a source of grievance that he appears unable to put behind him .
It is a measure of his fixation on the issue that he would devote part of his first morning in office to it — and that he would take out his frustrations on an acting Park Service director .
( The Washington Post ) Word rapidly spread through the agency and Washington .
The individuals who informed The Washington Post about the call did so on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the conversation .
Neither Reynolds nor the Park Service would talk about it .
“ The National Park Service does not comment on internal conversations among administration officials , ” agency spokesman Thomas Crosson said .
White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the call simply demonstrated that Trump ’s management style is to be “ so accessible , and constantly in touch .
” “ He ’s

Father of three jailed after man hit on head with metal ... Pictures were released today by the University of Leicester , showing two 1,000-year - old skeletons holding hands , which have been discovered .
The pair of skeletons , which are centuries - old and holding hands have been uncovered at a ‘ lost ’ chapel by archaeologists .
The Mercury reported last week that the remains , of a man and a woman , were found at the Chapel of St Morrell , an ancient site of pilgrimage in Hallaton .
It is believed the pair holding hands are of a similar age .
Related content Two 1,000-year - old skeletons holding hands found by archaeologists in Leicestershire Leading the project is professional archaeologist Vicky Score , of the University of Leicester , who works on the project during her holidays .
She said carbon - dating on nine skeletons uncovered since the dig began had revealed them to be from the 14th century .
“ ' We have seen similar skeletons before from Leicester where a couple has been buried together in a single grave .
The main question we find ourselves  Archaeologists with the University of Leicester uncovered remains of two skeletons holding hands believed to have been resting that way for at least 700 years .
University of Leicester Archaeological Services has so far excavated 11 skeletons , dated to the 14th century by radiocarbon , under the " lost chapel of St. Morell , " which overlooks the small village of Hallaton in Leicestershire , England .
ULAS The archaeologists , who said there are likely to be more skeletons in the ground , were not certain why the people were buried there rather than in the main church in the village .
They said it was possibly a special place of burial for pilgrims .
ULAS Among the other skeletons was an older male apparently killed by a sharp implement , such as a pole axe , to the head , according to Vicki Score , project manager for University of Leicester Archaeological Services .
A young male was buried in a pit with his legs raised to his chest , which archaeologists said was possibly the result of a disease , she  Two ancient skeletons have been discovered in a ' lost ' chapel by archaeologists , who say the couple were unearthed holding hands and have been for at least 700 years .
The remains of a man and woman were found with fingers entwined at the Chapel of St Morrell , an ancient site of pilgrimage in Hallaton .
The dig , by Hallaton Fieldwork Group volunteers , has been taking place over four years .
Leading the project is archaeologist Vicky Score from the University of Leicester .
Carbon - dating on the nine skeletons uncovered since the dig began had revealed them to be from the 14th century , she told the Leicester Mercury .
It is believed the pair holding hands are of a similar age .
The skeletons have been removed to the university for further investigation .
Score said some of the nine skeletons had stones placed on top of their bodies . "
This was a tradition popular in eastern Europe with the idea of keeping the dead down , " she said . "
What makes the discovery of the medieval

Scott Weiland Will Filed ... Ex - Wife Wants to Call the Shots      Scott Weiland Will Filed ... Ex - Wife Wants to Call the Shots      EXCLUSIVE      The woman Scott Weiland divorced nearly 9 years ago , and often battled over his drug use , is asking the courts to name her the executor of his will ... TMZ has learned .
Mary Forsberg filed docs in L.A. saying Scott himself named her as executor , and she 's filed a will with his signature as proof .
Here 's the catch ... the will was written in April 2007 .
That 's right around the time Scott and Mary 's marriage was falling apart , and when he was in the throes of addiction .
Mary wrote a memoir called ' Fall to Pieces ' about life with Scott and his battles with drugs .
The docs say Scott had about $ 2 million in assets as part of his estate .
He also created a trust during his lifetime that has undisclosed assets .
Scott 's widow Jamie Wachtel was with him for 2 years before his death , and could still contest Forsberg 's filing .
Scott Weiland 's Second Wife Mary Forsberg Takes Legal Action to be Named Executor of Late Rocker 's Will      The battle over Scott Weiland 's assets has just intensified .
The former Stone Temple Pilots singer 's ex - wife Mary Forsberg filed court documents on Dec. 30 asking to be named the executor of Weiland 's will ( Weiland was married to his third wife Jamie Wachtel at the time of his death ) .
Forsberg also filed a copy of the will , written in April 2007 , with his signature as proof , according to papers obtained by PEOPLE.Weiland had about $ 2 million to his estate , and also created a trust that has undisclosed assets .
Forsberg , who was his second wife , is the mother of Weiland 's two children Noah , 15 , and Lucy , 13 .
The mother of two penned her memories of Weiland and their marriage as well as his drug abuse in her memoir called Fall to Pieces .
She also wrote an emotional letter in Rolling Stone days following Weiland 's death . "
The truth is , like so many other kids , they lost their father years ago .
What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope , " she wrote with contributions from her kids .
The former Velvet Revolver band member married his third wife Jamie Wachtel in 2013 .
Weiland 's first wife is Janina Castenada , whom he was married to from 1994 - 2000.Weiland died at the age of 48 on Dec. 3 while on tour with his band The Wildabouts in Bloomington , Minnesota .
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner 's Office in Minnesota said a mix of cocaine , ethanol ( alcohol ) , and MDA ( a relative of ecstasy ) led to the rock star 's death .
The press release , obtained by PEOPLE , also mentioned Weiland 's history of cardiovascular disease , asthma , and multi - substance dependence as " significant conditions" .
A hearing date has been set for Feb. 5 .

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , left , accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington , Thursday , Sept .... ( Associated Press ) WASHINGTON ( AP ) — Seeking to avert a government shutdown , Republican leaders drove a bill blocking Planned Parenthood 's federal funds through the House on Friday , hoping to contain conservatives ' demands for a politically risky showdown with President Barack Obama by striking a quick blow against abortion .
The nearly party - line 241 - 187 vote followed a no - holds - barred debate that included a graphic , poster - sized photo of a scarred , aborted fetus and  The same Republicans who campaigned on doing away with legislative crises are careening toward government shutdown in less than two weeks with still no concrete plan to stop it .
It ’s not that Speaker John Boehner ’s ( R - Ohio ) leadership team is hiding their best hand .
They have no trick up their sleeve , no ace in the hole — pick your cliché .
Nearly everyone in House and Senate leadership recognizes a simple reality : At some point in the next two weeks , they will move on a bill free of provisions to strip Planned Parenthood of its government funding .
It just depends how long  WASHINGTON ( AP ) — Republicans pushed bills targeting Planned Parenthood and curbing some abortion procedures toward House passage Friday , with party leaders hoping the legislation will help mollify fractious conservatives demanding a face - off with President Barack Obama that could trigger a federal shutdown .
Republican presidential candidate , Sen. Ted Cruz , R - Texas , speaks during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday , Sept. 16 , 2015 , in Simi ... ( Associated Press ) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , left , accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White  President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress want to pass a clean , stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown and allow negotiators more time to reach a long - term budget deal .
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ( D - Nev . )
made the announcement after meeting at the White House with Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ( D - Calif . )
to plot their strategy on the spending talks .
ADVERTISEMENT Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to pass a spending bill before government funding runs out .
The biggest hurdle ?
Demands from House conservatives that even a short - term continuing resolution ( CR ) funding the government block money for Planned  The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday , Sept.18 to defund Planned Parenthood for a one - year period .
The vote was 241 - 187 , with nearly all Republicans and two Democrats supporting the legislation .
( Reuters ) This story has been updated .
The House passed two abortion - related bills Friday , including one that would strip federal health - care funding from Planned Parenthood for one year , but it remains unclear whether the votes would appease conservatives who have threatened a government shutdown over the organization .
The votes followed months of intense focus on Planned Parenthood prompted by undercover videos released by an activist group claiming they show violations of

White House Honey Brown Ale , believed to be the first beer brewed on the White House grounds , includes light malt extract , amber crystal malt , honey , gypsum , yeast and corn sugar .
The recipe was released Saturday while President Barack Obama was campaigning in Iowa .
Obama has been talking about the White House brew for weeks , but he and other officials had refused to disclose details of how it ’s made , despite an online petition and repeated questions from reporters .
Obama even took a question on the beer recipe during a chat with the website Reddit .
Obama and his team frequently talk about the president ’s fondness for beer , and Obama has been photographed many times downing a beer , including an appearance at the Iowa State Fair last month .
Being identified as a beer drinker is an easy way for Obama to connect with voters and serves as a not - so - subtle reminder that his Republican rival Mitt Romney , a Mormon , does n’t drink .
Obama even held a “ beer summit ” after a white police sergeant arrested black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates as he tried to get into his own home .
White House press secretary Jay Carney announced the beer recipe on Twitter , linking to a blog post entitled “ Ale to the Chief ” that included a video on the brewing process .
The White House was careful to say the president paid for the materials used in the beer - making himself .
“ With public excitement about White House beer fermenting such a buzz , we decided we better hop right to  Ed .
Note : There 's been a lot of buzz online recently about the recipe for the White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter , including a popular petition on We the People , the White House 's online petition platform .
With public excitement about White House beer fermenting such a buzz , we decided we better hop right to it .
Inspired by home brewers from across the country , last year President Obama bought a home brewing kit for the kitchen .
After the few first drafts we landed on some great recipes that came from a local brew shop .
We received some tips from a couple of home brewers who work in the White House who helped us amend it and make it our own .
To be honest , we were surprised that the beer turned out so well since none of us had brewed beer before .
As far as we know the White House Honey Brown Ale is the first alcohol brewed or distilled on the White House grounds .
George Washington brewed beer and distilled whiskey at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson made wine but there 's no evidence that any beer has been brewed in the White House .
( Although we do know there was some drinking during prohibition … ) Since our first batch of White House Honey Brown Ale , we 've added the Honey Porter and have gone even further to add a Honey Blonde this past summer .
Like many home brewers who add secret ingredients to make their beer unique , all of our brews have

Trump Says He Passed On Being ' Person Of The Year . '
' Time ' Says He 's ' Incorrect ' Enlarge this image toggle caption Aaron P. Bernstein / Getty Images Aaron P. Bernstein / Getty Images President Trump took to Twitter Friday afternoon to say he passed on possibly being Time 's Person of the Year because he did n't want to agree to an interview and photo shoot .
The magazine tweeted a few hours later that that was n't the case : Trump was named Time 's Person of the Year last year , which he called a " tremendous honor " at the time .
The yearly title is n't necessarily a mark of praise but rather an acknowledgment of influence . "
[ T]he person or persons who most affected the news and our lives , for good or ill , and embodied what was important about the year , for better or for worse , " a former managing editor of the magazine wrote .
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin have both been featured in the role .
The magazine started naming a " Man of the Year " during a slow news week in 1928 , it says .
The title became " Person of the Year " in 1999 , though socialite Wallis Simpson was a " Woman of the Year " in 1937 .
In June , The Washington Post noted that fake covers of Time magazine featuring Trump hang in at least four of his golf clubs .
The Person of the Year will be announced Dec. 6 .
A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols as part of security measures for President Donald Trump 's stay at at his private club Mar - a - Lago , Friday , Nov. 24 , 2017 , in Palm Beach , Fla. ( AP Photo / Alex Brandon ) ( Associated Press ) A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols as part of security measures for President Donald Trump 's stay at at his private club Mar - a - Lago , Friday , Nov. 24 , 2017 , in Palm Beach , Fla. ( AP Photo / Alex Brandon ) ( Associated Press ) PALM BEACH , Fla. ( AP ) — The Latest on President Donald Trump ( all times local ) : 6 p.m. President Donald Trump says he turned down an interview and photo shoot for Time magazine 's " Person of the Year " issue .
In a Friday evening tweet , Trump says the magazine informed him he was " probably " going to be granted the title for the second year in a row .
He tweets : " I said probably is no good and took a pass . "
Trump frequently brags about his cover appearances in the iconic magazine .
He has falsely claimed to hold the record of cover appearances , and was revealed earlier this year to have displayed fake issues of Time at several of his private golf clubs .
A spokesperson for Time did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening .
The magazine will unveil its Person of the Year on Dec. 6 .
_ _ _ 5 p.m. President Donald Trump is offering his condolences to Egyptian President Abdel - Fattah  Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “ Man ( Person ) of the Year , ” like last year , but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot .
I said probably is no good and took a pass .
Thanks anyway !

COOPERSBURG , Pa. ( AP ) — A 4-year - old cancer patient who was sent home for the holidays wanted to get gifts for the friends she left behind in a Philadelphia hospital .
Now , her wish for 50 presents has ballooned to over 3,000 for patients at Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia .
Jillian Massey , of Coopersburg , was diagnosed with brain cancer in April and spent six months in the hospital .
When she was sent home , she decided to give something back to her friends .
An Amazon wish list was created to help her collect the gifts .
Her mother 's colleagues at a homebuilding company stepped in to help promote it , and the drive took off .
Her mother , Janelle Massey , says they will deliver the toys on Monday .
She says Jillian is so excited to bring some cheer to her friends .
See more of Jillian Paige - You got this girl on Facebook

Doctor says 24-year - old known as Oh needed two bodies ’ worth of blood transfusions to save him and has nightmares about being sent back over border North Korea ’s latest defector , a young soldier being identified only by his family name Oh , is a quiet , pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North , his surgeon has said .
North Korean defector 's daring escape caught on video Read more “ He ’s a pretty nice guy , ” said lead surgeon John Cook - Jong Lee , who has been operating and caring for the 24-year - old .
Oh has become a focus of worldwide attention after he was shot and badly wounded by fellow North Korean soldiers as he scrambled across the border in the demilitarised zone ( DMZ ) that separates North and South on  CLOSE The US - led UN command released dramatic video showing a North Korean soldier dash across border into South Korea as North Korean troops fire at him .
The defector was wounded .
The UN says North Korea violated the Korean War armistice by firing .
( Nov. 22 ) AP This screengrab made from video footage released by the United Nations Command on Nov. 22 shows North Korea soldiers reacting to the news of a defection .
( Photo : AFP ) A North Korean soldier who was shot and wounded as he sought to scramble across a heavily guarded border to freedom in South Korea is a " nice guy " who appreciates American movies , TV shows and western - style pop music , according to the doctor treating him .
Surgeon John Cook - Jong Lee told the Reuters news  SEOUL ( Reuters ) - North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier defected last week , while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector ’s rescue .
North Korean soldiers dig a trench and plant trees in the area where , on November 13 , a defector ran across the border at the Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) dividing North Korea and South Korea November 22 , 2017 .
Handout via REUTERS The North Korean defector was shot and wounded by his fellow soldiers as he dashed into the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area ( JSA ) last week .
The South Korean and U.S. soldiers who led a rescue attempt to drag the gravely  No medical drama is complete without a bold - yet - sensitive heartthrob doctor in a leading role .
The incredible tale of a North Korean soldier 's escape across the demilitarized zone last week is no exception .
The McDreamy in this case is Lee Cook - jong , the trauma surgeon who has operated on the soldier several times and provided updates along the way — including a video showing Lee picking 10-inch - long parasitic worms out of the man 's intestines and his declaration Wednesday that the defector will survive . "
The patient is not going to die , " Lee told reporters at Ajou University Hospital south of Seoul , announcing that the man had regained consciousness and was stable .
Although he remains in the intensive care unit , he could be transferred to a general ward as

If you swim at 10 different U.S. beaches , you could end up getting a stomach bug , conjunctivitis or even something more serious from one of them .
New research from the National Resources Defense Council , an environmental advocacy group , has concluded that 10 % of the country ’s coastal and lakefront beaches fail to meet the Environmental Protection Agency ’s water - safety standards — in other words , they ’re ripe with bacteria .
Things are particularly bad in New England , on the Gulf Coast and along the Great Lakes , according to the data .
The major culprit is stormwater runoff , which inevitably ends up in the ocean after picking up garbage , oil and waste products from both humans and animals along the way .
Making matters worse are the hundreds of billions of gallons of sewage that go untreated annually , ending up in water and causing 3.5 million Americans to fall ill each year .
Federal law requires all states to test their beach water for bacteria , and respond accordingly when levels are too high .
In 2012 , nearly 2,000 beaches were closed in New York and New Jersey alone as a result of pollution .
Posted June 25 , 2014 “ Rain , rain go away … ” might be popular as a nursery rhyme , but it ’s a hugely unpopular sentiment right now in California , as this epic drought puts increasing strain on communities throughout the state .
And even though stormwater remains a leading cause of pollution at California ’s beaches , hoping for less rain is not a long - term solution .
Finding a way to reduce pollution is absolutely critical for California ’s thriving beach and coastal economy .
According to NRDC ’s annual beach water report , Testing the Waters : A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches , released today , 9 percent of water quality samples collected last year at California beaches contained bacteria levels that failed to meet the most protective threshold for swimmer safety set by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) – putting California , sadly , on par with a 10 percent failure rate for the country ’s beaches overall .
Far too many of the state ’s beaches are failing to meet this benchmark for safe water 20 , 30 , or 40 percent ( and upwards ) of the time , putting beachgoers at increased risk of swimming in polluted water that can cause serious waterborne illnesses like stomach flu , pinkeye , and even respiratory ailments and neurological disorders .
Malibu Beach by the Malibu Pier in Los Angeles County was listed as a " Repeat Offender " for pollution in today 's report ( Photo : -Scipio- ) Today ’s report , the 24th annual release , collects and analyzes the latest water testing results from the EPA and state beach coordinators at nearly 3,500 beach testing locations nationwide .
It examines the various causes of water pollution that plague America ’s beaches and identifies opportunities for all of us – government leaders , homeowners and beachgoers – to keep pollution out of our beaches , lakes , and rivers .
Beaches across the state are polluted by a variety of contamination sources and major environmental stresses , including the largest known source of beach water pollution -- stormwater runoff from our urban and suburban

× Company will pay you $ 12,000 to travel the world and drink beer for four months Talk about the chance of a lifetime !
If you ’ve ever dreamed of making thousands of dollars traveling the world and drinking copious amounts of beer … a new internship will let you do just that .
Oh , and you ’ll get paid for it .
World of Beer is looking for three interns to spend four months this summer visiting breweries across the country and overseas tasting beer , going to beer festivals , and writing about their booze - filled adventures .
The internship will pay $ 12,000 and cover travel expenses including food and lodging .
Anyone can apply for this job as long as they ’re 21 .
Applications are due by March 26 .
To apply – follow the instructions here .
Cheers !
World of Beer — the Tampa , Florida - based chain of taverns with 77 locations nationwide — is offering what could be the best internship ever offered in the godforsaken history of internships .
WOB says they are hiring three interns this summer to go drink beer and report back on their experiences .
Plus , the internship pays $ 12,000 and covers all travel , meals , and lodging expenses .
Did you stuff envelopes and pay parking tickets for a series of cranky middle - aged bureaucrats as an unpaid intern ?
Sucker !
You could have been drinking beer for a summer instead .
WOB says on their website : “ We ’re inviting a team of interns to travel the world , hopping from brewery to brewery , WOB tavern to WOB tavern to explore beer for themselves and share their stories with WOB drinkers across the country .
” Can this possibly be for real ?
Alyssa Ahern , a WOB representative , told us that World of Beer came up with the internship — which is being offered this year for the first time ever — because the company is all about providing a global experience .
“ Our mantra is ‘ drink it in , ’ and so ‘ drink it intern ’ was just a natural extension of what WOB stands for , ” she said .
Ahern informed us that interviews are taking place now and that prospective interns can apply in one of two ways .
People can either apply online by submitting a video — apparently someone already submitted their resume on a beer label — or there will be eight different in - tavern interviews where people can come in and interview in front of a live judging panel .
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR ) is a milestone document in the history of human rights .
Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world , the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 ( General Assembly resolution 217 A ) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations .
It sets out , for the first time , fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages .
Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom , justice and peace in the world , Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind , and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as  “ Remember , there was a lot of construction , ” he said .
“ These entranceways would have been in the middle of construction sites where there were cranes and all of that .
Safety is one of the most important things that we deal with every single day here .
” Lower Manhattan has rebounded and thrived in the years since the attack , pulsating with businesses , residences , restaurants and stores , the kind of urban energy that seemed unimaginable in the weeks and months following the death and destruction that unfolded over several terrible hours on that September day .
The return of the subway station underscores the rebirth .
The No .
1 train has bypassed the station for years .
On Sept. 11 , part of the route collapsed under the avalanche of falling debris .
Shortly after the attack , John Ferrelli , the chief of infrastructure for the subways , assessed the damage : “ We basically had dozens of floors of a huge building falling from 600 feet right on top of our roof .
It was like a pile driver .
”  Image copyright MTA Image caption The first train arrives at the reopened station after 17 years A New York City subway station has reopened for the first time since it was destroyed 17 years ago in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack .
Cortlandt Street on the 1 line was buried under debris when the two World Trade Center towers collapsed after hijackers crashed planes into them .
On Saturday , people were welcomed into the newly renamed WTC Cortlandt station as the first train rolled in at midday .
Nearly 3,000 people died and thousands more were injured in the 2001 attack . "
WTC Cortlandt is more than a new subway station , " said New York City 's Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) chairman Joe Lhota in a statement .
Image copyright MTA Image caption The MTA only began to build the new station - which cost $ 181.8 million - in 2015 " It is symbolic of New Yorkers ' resolve in restoring and substantially improving the entire World Trade Center site . "
The new fully accessible

New mothers in the U.S. are increasingly older and better educated than they were two decades ago , according to a study on the state of American motherhood released Thursday by the Pew Research Center .
But that does n't mean women are waiting for the right moment : The study also found that half of mothers surveyed said parenthood " just happened . "
While most women giving birth are doing it within the context of marriage , researchers said a record 41 percent of births were to unmarried women in 2008 .
That 's up from 28 percent in 1990 , according to the study , " The New Demography of American Motherhood . "
The trend crossed major racial and ethnic groups .
Nearly 14 percent of mothers of newborns were 35 or older two years ago _ and only about 10 percent were in their teens .
The age trend was reversed in 1990 , when teens had a 13 percent share of births . "
I think everyone will welcome a decline in births to teens , " said D'Vera Cohn , a senior writer on the study . "
It 's notable that the population of teens is larger than it used to be , so there were more who could have become teen mothers . "
Today , one in seven babies is born to a mother at least 35 years old .
In 1990 , one in 11 had a mother in that age group .
Most mothers of newborns ( 54 percent ) had at least some college education in 2008 , an increase from 41 percent in 1990 .
Among mothers 35 or older , 71 percent had  More children are born to women older than 35 than to teenagers , a change born of medical science , later marriages and evolving attitudes about motherhood , according to a new study released Thursday .
The Pew Research Center , citing census and government health statistics , said the trend toward mothers who are older and better educated cuts across all ethnicities in the United States .
Between 1990 and 2008 , the number of births to mothers older than 35 leapt from 368,000 to 603,000 .
One in seven babies -- or 14 percent of a total of about 4 million births -- were born to older mothers in 2008 .
Almost one in four were first - time mothers .
The vast majority , 71 percent , had at least some college education before giving birth .
By contrast , births to women younger than 20 declined from 533,000 in 1990 to 441,000 in 2008 , or one in 10 babies .
The teenage birthrate has declined steadily since 1990 , except for a spike in 2006 and 2007 .
The statistics reflect far - reaching changes for women in society , affecting their decisions on when to marry and start families .
The average age for marriage has been rising , as has the share of women who have attended college .
Women with more education often delay marriage and childbearing while they complete their schooling and establish careers .
The average age at which women have their first child is 25 , a year older than in 1990 . "
It 's clear that young adult transitions are being postponed , " said Suzanne Bianchi , a sociologist at UCLA .

The 2013 election continues to break voter turnout records .
Some 3.6 million Israelis have already exercised their right to vote and polling stations are struggling to keep up with the flow of voters .
The Central Elections Committee reported a high voter turnout compared to the same time at the past four election campaigns .
The Central Elections Committee said that 63.7 % of eligible voters have cast their ballots as of 8 pm , compared with 59.7 % in the 2009 elections and 63.2 % in 2006 .
Voting will continue until 10 pm .
Related stories : The Central Elections Committee , which ran a campaign to encourage voting , was satisfied with the data .
It is hoped that the 2013 election will break Israel 's voting record .
Polling stations across Israel opened on Tuesday at 7 am .
A total of 5,656,705 eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots in 10,132 ballot boxes across Israel .
Line in Tel Aviv polling station ( Photo : Yaron Brener ) Voting in Jerusalem ( Photo : Gil Yohanan ) A worker at a polling station  What space has been devoted to the race has emphasized the lackluster nature of the campaign and its foregone conclusion .
Obama and Netanyahu meeting in NY , Sept. 2011 Photo : Reuters WASHINGTON – It is possible that the American press would have paid more attention to the Israeli election had it not coincided with the installation of its own executive leadership .
But it is unlikely .
The vote in Israel falls one day after United States President Barack Obama ’s second inauguration , which has dominated US media coverage over the past week .
What space has been devoted to the race in Israel , has emphasized the lackluster nature of the campaign and its foregone conclusion – not exactly stop - the - presses kinds of stories .
In perhaps the clearest sign that the elections have been viewed as less - than - gripping news cycle fodder , a recurrent theme in the relatively few stories that have been published here is what ’s not being discussed in the campaign , rather than what is .
Both The New York Times and Washington  TEL AVIV — A weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged Wednesday from Israel ’s national election likely to serve a third term , after voters on Tuesday gave a surprising second place to a new centrist party founded by a television celebrity who emphasized kitchen - table issues like class size and apartment prices .
For Mr. Netanyahu , who entered the race an overwhelming favorite with no obvious challenger , the outcome was a humbling rebuke as his ticket lost seats in the new Parliament .
Over all , his conservative team came in first , but it was the center , led by the political novice Yair Lapid , 49 , that emerged newly invigorated , suggesting that at the very least Israel ’s rightward tilt may be stalled .
Mr. Lapid , a telegenic celebrity whose father made a splash with his own short - lived centrist party a decade ago , ran a campaign that resonated with the middle class .
His signature issue is a call to integrate the ultra - Orthodox into the army and the work force .
Perhaps as important , he

In 1925 , a Florida coroner ruled , vaguely , that Curry died from a " wound on the forehead : skull crushed from an unknown cause . "
Records show that his remains were shipped home by freight and , after a funeral at St. Bridget parish in East Falls , buried without a headstone , stacked upon his great - grandparents ' graves .
And there , presumably , his body had lain , undisturbed for generations .
Since the shuttering of the school two years ago , forensic anthropologists and archaeologists from the University of South Florida have been probing and digging up the cemetery by the school , accounting for victims .
Now , the inquiry had taken them to Philadelphia .
Once the nation 's largest boys ' school , and later known as Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys , the institution in Marianna was closed after a 2009 newspaper investigation revealed a century of abuse and failed reform .
The articles in the St. Petersburg Times spurred investigations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Justice .
Hundreds of men stepped forward to share their horrors .
They told of beatings , torture , disappearances .
A former staff member told of " boy hunts " in which guards chased runaways with guns .
The men told of burials in the makeshift cemetery , which , the newspaper articles noted , was marked only by crooked rows of pipe crosses .
That 's when South Florida professor Erin Kimmerle got involved .
A renowned forensic anthropologist , Kimmerle led the United Nations effort to exhume mass graves in the former Yugoslavia , and worked with the Smithsonian Institution to return American Indian  Story highlights Anthropologists , authorities exhumed casket of Thomas Curry in Philadelphia this week Exhumation part of probe into deaths , disappearances at Florida 's infamous Dozier School Curry 's casket had no human remains ; authorities now searching for body at Dozier Ex - students allege beatings , sexual abuse , disappearances ; ex - guards deny abuse occurred For almost 90 years , the casket lay beneath the earth , Thomas Curry 's family believing the teen who died too young rested in peace there , in an unmarked plot with his great - grandparents .
Curry was a charge of Marianna , Florida 's Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys , a now infamous juvenile detention facility that closed in 2011 for budgetary reasons , capping a chilling , 111-year legacy of brutality .
From 1900 to 1952 , according to a court document , 100 boys died there , but only about half were buried on the reform institution 's grounds .
Others were shipped home to their families .
Curry , 17 , became part of that tally in 1925 when he died " under suspicious circumstances while escaping Dozier twenty - nine days after arriving , " says the court order permitting his exhumation this week .
The coroner at the time ruled Curry 's manner of death was unknown .
The ledger entry at the Dozier school said he was " killed on RR Bridge Chattahoochee , Fla. " Another document at Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia says he was " killed by train . "
No one from Dozier ever reported his death to the state .
9 photos : Florida graves mystery 9 photos : Florida graves mystery Florida graves mystery – After their investigation at a former Florida boys school

( CNN ) Disney has announced the cast for the next chapter from the galaxy far , far away -- and it will include the late Carrie Fisher .
Fisher will reprise her role as Princess Leia Organa , using " previously unreleased footage shot for ' Star Wars : The Force Awakens , ' " director J.J. Abrams announced Friday . "
We desperately loved Carrie Fisher .
Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us , " Abrams said in a statement . "
We were never going to recast , or use a CG character . "
Abrams added that with " the support and blessing " from Fisher 's daughter , Billie Lourd , the film found a way " to honor Carrie 's legacy and role as Leia in ' Episode IX ' by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII . "
Fisher died in 2016 after suffering a cardiac event on a flight from London to Los Angeles .
She was 60 .
Following her death , Disney said that it had " no plans to digitally recreate Fisher 's performance .
Read More  Carrie Fisher will appear from beyond the grave in the upcoming Star Wars film .
On Friday , Disney and Lucasfilm revealed the official cast list for the ninth trip to a galaxy far , far away and it contained one major surprise : Fisher is back as Princess General Leia Organa , despite her shocking death in 2016 .
According to the studio ’s online announcement , production on the newest Star Wars adventure is expected to commence next week , on Aug. 1 , and Fisher is among the listed cast members returning for the film , thanks to some unused footage shot for Star Wars : The Force Awakens .
Returning director J.J. Abrams , who co - wrote the script for Episode IX alongside Chris Terrio , said in a statement , “ We desperately loved Carrie Fisher .
Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us .
We were never going to recast , or use a CG character .
With the support and blessing from her daughter , Billie , we have found a way to honor Carrie ’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII .
” Fisher died December , 2016 at age 60 of a cardiac arrest .
RELATED VIDEO : Carrie Fisher Remembered by her Star Wars Castmates Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had previously indicated to Entertainment Weekly that Fisher ’s death would halt her involvement with the picture , saying , “ Obviously , with Carrie having passed away , it shook everybody .
We pretty much started over .
” Abrams , who takes over after Colin Trevorrow ’s departure from the director ’s chair , directed The Force Awakens .
Carrie Fisher on the set of The Last Jedi Lucasfilm Ltd. Also returning to the franchise are Daisy Ridley , Adam Driver , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong’o , Domhnall Gleeson , Kelly Marie Tran , Joonas Suotamo , Lourd , Mark Hamill , Anthony Daniels , and Billy Dee Williams .
As for the film ’s fresh new faces , actors Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant will join the film in unspecified roles .
Perhaps not surprisingly , John Williams will once again compose the film ’s score , as he has done throughout the Star Wars saga .
The

The young woman who leaked screenshots of her post - resignation sexting with Anthony Weiner told TheDirty.com that she wanted to remain anonymous , but since we ’re dealing with the Internet here , it took only a few hours for her to be identified .
BuzzFeed has obtained images from Facebook and Formspring that seem to match the blurred shots posted on TheDirty.com , and rummaged through the now - shuttered accounts .
She appears to be an Indiana woman in her early twenties who was a field organizer for Obama for America and listed Weiner as number three on her list of heroes .
In separate posts , she wrote that Weiner “ did nothing wrong ” and “ can continue sending dick pics every single day for the rest of his life as long as he continues to legislate like he does .
”      The woman used the handles “ Sydney Leathers ” and “ sidneyelainexo , ” and BuzzFeed reported early on Wednesday morning that her name is Sydney Elaine Leathers .
A high school friend confirmed that the pair had raunchy online chats last summer , saying , “ I saw the messages and the message said ‘ Anthony Weiner .
’ ” The friend claims that Weiner promised to “ move her to either Chicago or New York , ” and says Leathers “ felt she was the important one , ” even topping Huma Abedin .
After nervously speaking on Weiner ’s behalf at her first press conference , on Tuesday evening Abedin offered up a second defense of her husband , somewhat unwittingly .
She had already penned an essay for the September issue of Harper ’s Bazaar , and the magazine published an early excerpt ( titled “ The Good Wife ” ) .
In the piece , Abedin explains , once again , why she decided to stay with her husband .
“ Anthony has always been a smart , caring , and dedicated person , and while he ’s the same public servant who wants what ’s best for the people he represents , he is now something else — a better man , ” she says .
Her prescient conclusion :  Starting in 1996 , Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive .
Flowing in every day , these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period .

Less than a week after the U.S. noted an absence of " provocative acts " by North Korea , Kim Jong Un 's regime fired a ballistic missile over Japan .
Coming soon after the launch of shorter - range missiles over the weekend , Tuesday 's move increases the likelihood of more sanctions on North Korea 's foreign trade , experts say . "
This latest provocation will increase support in the U.S. and among its allies to take further steps to squeeze Pyongyang and the  FILE - In this file image made from video of an Aug. 14 , 2017 , broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea 's KRT , North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives a military briefing in Pyongyang .
Conventional ... ( Associated Press ) TOKYO ( AP ) — Conventional wisdom says that if North Korea were ever to use its nuclear weapons , it would be an act of suicide .
But brace yourself for what deterrence experts call the  A day after North Korea launched a missile over Japan , Tokyo Bureau Chief Anna Fifield answers one of the questions she gets most often about North Korea : " Are we going to war ? "
( Anna Fifield / The Washington Post ) A day after North Korea launched a missile over Japan , Tokyo Bureau Chief Anna Fifield answers one of the questions she gets most often about North Korea : " Are we going to war ? "
( Anna Fifield / The Washington  Trump ’s most recent threats against North Korea came this month after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to tighten international sanctions against Pyongyang .
Shortly after that development , news reports said North Korea had succeeded in miniaturizing a nuclear warhead that could be fitted onto an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. Trump then said “ any more threats ” by North Korea would be met with “ fire and fury , ” words he  The U.S. and South Korea are to blame for North Korea ’s latest missile launch over Japan , and further sanctions on the regime will not ameliorate the situation , Russia said Tuesday .
In defiance of U.N. resolutions banning its missile testing and fresh international sanctions drafted by the U.S. , North Korea carried out another missile test on Tuesday morning , the fourth in as many days , this time directly over Japan for the first  NEW YORK ( Reuters ) - Major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Tuesday after recovering from steep early losses triggered by fears that hostilities in the Korean Peninsula could escalate .
The S&P ; 500 fell as much as 0.66 percent after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that all options are on the table for the United States to respond after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over a Japanese island in a new  Sirens blared out , trains stopped and residents took cover as missile fired by North Korea soared over Japanese territory for two minutes It was the early morning wake - up call millions of people in northern Japan had been warned about for months but which most had hoped would never arrive .
The first inkling that their fears had been realised came with a government text just after 6 am local time informing them that

Updated 6:30 p.m. Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown has been found guilty in 18 of 22 counts of conspiracy , wire / mail fraud and tax fraud for her role in a scam that bilked $ 833,000 from donors who thought sham charity One Door for Education was awarding scholarships to disadvantaged students .
Only $ 1,200 actually made it to students ’ education .
Listen to the story airing on 89.9 WJCT - FM Brown ’s charges include seven counts of wire fraud , five of mail fraud , one of conspiracy , and three of falsifying tax returns .
She was found not guilty on two mail fraud and two wire fraud charges .
Prosecutors argued Brown inflated her charitable giving to receive larger tax refunds and also failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in income she received  Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Convicted Of Stealing From Phony Charity Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wallheiser / AP Mark Wallheiser / AP Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has been found guilty of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charity that she and her chief of staff had passed off as a scholarship service for students .
The Florida Democrat had faced 22 counts ranging from conspiracy to tax fraud ; she was convicted of 18 .
Of the more than $ 800,000 she and Elias " Ronnie " Simmons raised for One Door for Education , member station WJCT reports that just $ 1,200 actually went where they told donors it would : students ' education .
In roughly five years , prosecutors say , the charity distributed just two scholarships .
Prosecutors alleged — and on Thursday , the  Tough words for Corrine Brown from the Justice Department , found guilty today on numerous charges : “ Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown violated the public trust , the honor of her position , and the integrity of the American system of government when she abused one of the most powerful positions in the nation for her own personal gain .
She shamefully deprived needy children of hundreds of thousands of dollars that could have helped with their education and improved their opportunities for advancement , and she lied to the IRS and the American public about secret cash deposits into her personal bank accounts , ” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco .
“ The Department of Justice is committed to fighting corruption and fraud wherever we find it , at all levels of government , regardless  Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick , Sr .
, left , ) escorts Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown outside the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse on Thursday , May 11 , 2017 in Jacksonville , Fla. Brown was found ... ( Associated Press ) JACKSONVILLE , Fla. ( AP ) — After a historic , nearly 25-year career representing Florida in Congress , former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty on Thursday of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students .
The verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by Brown , 70 , and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the One Door for Education Foundation for lavish parties , trips and shopping excursions .
She was convicted of 18 of the 22 charges against her , including lying on her

WE CHECKED THE SHERIFF 'S OFFICE AND ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THIS CASE IS ACTIVE AND OPEN .
NEW AT 5:00 , A SEMINOLE COUNTY MOM IS ACCUSE OF TAKING HER DEHYDRATED NEWBORN TO THE HOSPITAL .
SHE SAYS IT 'S ALL BECAUSE SHE IS A VEGAN AND DIDN'T WANT THE BABY TO HAVE ANYTHING MADE WITH ANIMAL PARTS .
KALA RAMA IS LIVE AT THE CASSELBERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR US .
IT SEEMS THEY GOT TO THE BABY JUST IN TIME .
HOW DID POLICE FIND OUT ABOUT THIS ?
ERIK , THIS CAME TO CASSELBERRY POLICE AS A TIP GOING INTO THE FLORIDA STATE HOTLINE THERE ON CHILD ABUSE .
THEY SAY WHEN THEY WENT TO THAT HOUSE , THEY FOUND A MOTHER WHO WAS NOT COOPERATIVE AND A BABY WHO NEEDED SERIOUS MEDICAL ATTENTION .
A NEWBORN BABY IS NOW IN STATE CUSTODY AFTER CASSELBERRY POLICE SAY SARAH MARKHAM REFUSED TO TAKE HER DEHYDRATED BABY TO THE HOSPITAL .
SHE TOLD POLICE SHE 'S A VEGAN BUT BROUGHT A SOY - BASED FORMULA FROM WHOLE FOODS FOR THE BABY INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE DOCTOR 'S ORDERS .
SHE DIDN'T WANT HER CHILD INGESTING ANY ANIMAL BY - PRODUCTS .
A DOCTOR TOLD MARKHAM THE BABY WAS DEHYDRATED AND LOSING WEIGHT .
SHE WAS TOLD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WITHIN AN HOUR .
THE HOSPITAL WAS READY TO TREAT THE CHILD .
WHEN SHE DIDN'T SHOW , POLICE SHOWED UP AT HER APARTMENT .
OFFICERS AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES TRIED TO GET HER TO COME TO THE DOOR FOR AN HOUR .
SHE DIDN'T THINK SHE HAD TO COME TO THE DOOR .
SHE DIDN'T  WFTV – Orlando , Fla. A vegan mother whose newborn son was taken from her several months ago after he began losing weight has regained custody of the child .
On Wednesday , a Seminole County , Florida , judge told Sarah Markham that she would get custody of her son Caleb , with the provision that she provide a nutritionist 's report within 10 days .
Markham was arrested in June when her son was less than 2 weeks old .
He had lost 10 percent of his body weight .
A doctor said Caleb was failing to thrive and told Markham to take her child to a hospital .
Rather than taking the boy to the hospital , Markham wanted to try supplementing breast milk with vegan formula .
> > Read more trending stories " There 's no case , there 's no abuse , there 's no neglect – there 's simply a doctor who has been challenged by a mother , and he did n't like it , " said Bo Markham , Caleb 's grandfather .
The judge agreed , throwing out Seminole County Child Protective Services ' claim that Sarah Markham was not fit to care for the child .
Attorney Mark O'Mara said he expects the criminal case against the mother to be thrown out , as well . "
My hope is that they 'll simply dismiss it and not go forward on this at all , " O'Mara said .
Caleb stayed with grandparents after being removed from his mother 's care and now weighs 17 pounds . "
He 's still on a soy formula – he 's been on it , he likes it , he 's doing well .
He 's growing healthy , and I

See more of T - Bois Blues Fest on Facebook  A New Orleans woman was killed and two others injured when lightning struck on or near their tent at the T - Bois Blues Festival in Larose , authorities said Sunday ( March 18 ) .
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre identified the dead woman as 28-year - old Jacqui Stavis , a massage therapist from New Orleans .
Webre said Stavis was found unresponsive after the lightning strike occurred Friday around 10:05 p.m. Stavis was pronounced dead Saturday at a Lafourche Parish hospital , Webre said .
Two other unidentified New Orleans women who were in the same tent were injured and hospitalized .
A 30-year - old woman remained hospitalized Sunday in Larose , while a 24-year - old woman more seriously injured was transported to University Medical Center in New Orleans , officials said .
Webre also said a large Labrador dog in the tent with the women was killed in the incident .
Investigators learned the three women  See more of Scott Plaisance on Facebook  One Dead , Two Injured Following Lightning Strike at Larose Music Festival Sheriff Craig Webre reported one woman has died , and two others were hospitalized after a lightning strike Friday night at a Larose outdoor music festival .
Jacqui Stavis ( age 28 ) of New Orleans was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Saturday .
Two other females ( ages 30 and 24 ) , also of New Orleans , were also injured in he incident .
Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday , March 18 , deputies received a call that three people were injured after a lightning strike at the T - Bois Blues Festival grounds .
Deputies , volunteer firefighters , and EMTs responded to the scene to assist and found Stavis unresponsive , along with two other females who were injured .
All three were transported to the hospital for treatment .
Stavis was later pronounced dead on Saturday .
The 24-year - old victim was  New Orleans transplant killed by lightning strike : ‘ She just dove into the culture ' of city New Orleans transplant killed by lightning strike : ‘ She just dove into the culture ' of city On Saturday , Jacqui Stavis , a New Orleans massage therapist , became the nation ’s first lightning fatality of 2016 , according to National Weather Service records .
Friends described Stavis , 28 , as a joyful , petite sprite who loved music , art and New Orleans .
She died at Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Cut Off one day after lightning struck her campsite at the T - Bois Blues Festival in Larose .
Longtime WWOZ Radio program director Dwayne Breashears knew Stavis through a tight - knit group of New Orleanians who travel each year to the Burning Man festival in Nevada .
“ We are all just numbed by it , ” Breashears said of Stavis ’ death , adding that it seemed she ’d  Deputies got a call around 10:00 p.m. on Friday that three people had been hurt in a lightning strike .
When they arrived , they found Stavis was unresponsive .
Her two companions , both women , were suffering from electric shock injuries .
The department did n’t identify the two other women , but said one was 30 and one was 24 .
The Labrador was also killed in the strike , according to authorities .

A 17-year - old Queens boy 's $ 72 million earned on the stock market are " about as real as monopoly money , " a public relations firm for the teen said late Monday .
Mohammed Islam 's story of earning multi - millions based off of knowledge gleaned from an investment club at Stuyvesant High School was first published by New York Magazine and soon after went viral .
But on Monday evening , Islam and a close friend also featured in the story , Damir Tulemaganbetov , came clean to the New York Observer , explaining the story was a rumor that media attention spun out of control into a full blown lie . "
The NY Magazine article about Mohammed Islam is inaccurate , " Ronn Torossian , president of 5W Public Relations , told NBC News . "
A 17-year old boy who lives in Elmhurst , Queens responded to a reporter 's inquiry and created an inaccurate story .
He sincerely regrets this . "
" While Mr. Islam runs an investment club at Stuyvesant High which does simulated trades , his millions are about as real as monopoly money , " the statement continued .
It ’s been a tough month for fact - checking .
After the Rolling Stone campus rape story unraveled , readers of all publications can be forgiven for questioning the process by which Americans get our news .
And now it turns out that another blockbuster story is — to quote its subject in an exclusive Observer interview—”not true .
” Monday ’s edition of New York magazine includes an irresistible story about a Stuyvesant High senior named Mohammed Islam who had made a fortune investing in the stock market .
Reporter Jessica Pressler wrote regarding the precise number , “ Though he is shy about the $ 72 million number , he confirmed his net worth is in the � ?
high eight figures .
’ ” The New York Post followed up with a story of its own , with the fat figure playing a key role in the headline : “ High school student scores $ 72 M playing the stock market .
” And now it turns out , the real number is … zero .
In an exclusive interview with Mr. Islam and his friend Damir Tulemaganbetov , who also featured  Editor 's Note : In the most recent edition of New York , its annual Reasons to Love New York issue , the magazine published this story about a Stuyvesant High School senior named Mohammed Islam , who was rumored to have made $ 72 million trading stocks .
Islam said his net worth was in the " high eight figures . "
As part of the research process , the magazine sent a fact - checker to Stuyvesant , where Islam produced a document that appeared to be a Chase bank statement attesting to an eight - figure bank account .
After the story 's publication , people questioned the $ 72 million figure in the headline , which was written by editors based on the rumored figure .
The headline was amended .
But in an interview with the New York Observer last night , Islam now says his entire story was made up .
A source close to the Islam family told the Washington Post that the statements were falsified .
We were duped .
Our fact - checking process was obviously inadequate ; we take full responsibility and we should have known

FARGO , N.D. ( AP ) — Authorities say a missing North Dakota woman whose body was found in the Red River had been violently killed .
Fargo police announced Tuesday that 22-year - old Savanna Greywind 's cause of death was homicidal violence .
Investigators did n't release further details of a preliminary autopsy on Greywind , who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared earlier this month .
She was the subject of intensive searches before her body was found Sunday .
Police found a newborn daughter believed to be Greywind 's in an apartment in the same building where she had lived .
Prosecutors have charged the man and woman who lived there with conspiracy to commit murder in what they say was a scheme to take Greywind 's baby .
The child is under the care of social services .
Police spokesman Joseph Anderson declined comment .
Fargo , N.D. Police Chief David Todd , right , pauses during a press conference at Fargo City Hall to update members of the media on the case of Savanna Greywind , whose body was found Sunday evening in the ... ( Associated Press ) FARGO , N.D. ( AP ) — A suspect in the death of a pregnant woman initially claimed the woman gave up her newborn daughter but later admitted taking advantage of her to get the child , according to court documents filed Monday that shed no light on how the woman died .
Brooke Crews , 38 , and her boyfriend William Hoehn ( HAYN ) , 32 , were each charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of 22-year - old Savanna Greywind .
But the brief charging summary does not reveal how police and prosecutors believe Greywind died .
Greywind , who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared Aug. 19 , was the subject of several large searches before her body was spotted by kayakers Sunday night in the Red River near Fargo , wrapped in plastic and duct tape . "
Savanna was a victim of a cruel and vicious act of depravity , " Fargo police Chief David Todd said .
The complaint offers conflicting stories from the two suspects .
Crews told police she arranged to have Greywind come to her apartment on Aug. 19 and told her how to induce labor .
Greywind came back two days later to give her the newborn baby , Crews said . "
Crews admitted she had taken advantage of Savanna Greywind in an attempt to obtain her child and possibly keep the child as her own , " the complaint said .
But Hoehn told police a different story , according to the documents .
He said he came home Aug. 19 to find Crews cleaning up blood in their bathroom .
Hoehn says Crews presented him with an infant baby girl and said : " This is our baby .
This is our family . "
Hoehn told police he took garbage bags containing bloody shoes and his bloody towels and disposed of them away from the apartment complex , according to the documents .
Crews and Hoehn are also charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and giving false information to police .
They did n't enter pleas during a court hearing Monday .
Bond was set at $ 2 million for each of the suspects .
Neither

Media playback is not supported on this device Garrincha scores against England in 1962 The remains of deceased Brazilian football legend Garrincha are missing , members of his family say .
The remains of the winger , who died in 1983 aged 49 , may have been lost in an exhumation , relatives told O Globo .
Garrincha played 50 times for Brazil between 1955 and 1966 , helping his nation to World Cup victory in 1958 and 1962 , when he shared the golden boot .
His daughter Rosangela Santos said : " My father did not deserve this .
It 's very upsetting not knowing where he is . "
She added : " The mayor has promised him a mausoleum but they need to find him first . "
Garrincha 's cousin Joao Rogoginsky told O Globo that when another member of the family died and was buried in the same place 10 years ago , Garrincha 's bones were removed to be placed in a niche .
However , he said he did not attend the exhumation and " the family did not receive any documents " .
An administrator of  Born on October 28 , 1933 , in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , Garrincha overcame a series of physical defects to become one of his country 's greatest soccer players .
He starred for the 1958 World Cup – winning team , and was named the best player of the tournament when Brazil repeated as champions four years later .
His body ravaged by the effects of alcoholism , Garrincha was just 49 when he died in 1983 .
Manuel Francisco dos Santos was born on October 28 , 1933 , in Pau Grande , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
A series of birth defects left him with a deformed spine and a left leg that was six centimeters shorter than his right one ; furthermore , he was small for his age , prompting his sister to nickname him " Garrincha , " the Portuguese word for wren .
Regardless , the youngster overcame the physical odds to become one of the impoverished area 's most talented soccer players .
Professional Career Garrincha joined the Rio Janeiro club Botafogo in 1953 , and recorded a hat trick in his first - team debut  Garrincha won two World Cups with Brazil , in 1958 and 1962 .
The remains of legendary Brazil winger Garrincha have gone missing , according to his family and local authorities .
The two - time World Cup winner who formed an unbeatable partnership with Pele died in 1983 and was buried in Mage 's Raiz da Serra Cemetary , located in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro .
However , on Tuesday , the city government and Garrincha 's relatives confirmed that the former Botafogo star 's remains could not be found , with cemetery officials theorising they were lost during an exhumation . "
From what we have studied , there is no certainty that he is buried , " cemetery director Priscila Liberio told Brazil 's O Globo . "
We have information that the body was exhumed and taken to a niche [ cemetery drawer ] , but there is no document to prove this . "
There are two grave sites with the name Garrincha , which means " Little Wren , " at the Raiz da Serra Cemetary .
One is at the lower part of the ground , where football

NASA has suspended certain activities with Russia .
But the space station is exempt , and the rift highlights that , for the next few years , the US ca n't send astronauts into space without Russia .
Is the English language becoming less significant in Europe after Brexit ?
Why migrants , en route to the United States , are pausing in Mexico Why the new health - care bill may keep affordable care out of reach for some A spacecraft carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian astronauts docks on March 27 at the International Space Station later than scheduled after dealing with a technical issue mid - flight .
The International Space Station , long a symbol of international cooperation in space even among former adversaries , could become the next pressure point as the US tries to  MOSCOW , April 3 ( RIA Novosti ) - Washington 's decision to freeze cooperation between the NASA space agency and its Russian counterpart on a slew of joint projects will hurt global space partnership but wo n't be the end of the Russian space program , Director of the Space Policy Institute Ivan Moiseyev told RIA Novosti Thursday .
NASA issued a statement saying it put most of its joint missions with Russia on hold indefinitely .
The only exception is the " operational International Space Station activities , " the agency 's associate administrator Michael O'Brien said in a memo . "
The statement was way too harsh , " Ivan Moiseyev told RIA Novosti .
He warned NASA that its move would have a " rather significant " impact on space exploration projects globally . "
Modern space science is a global phenomenon  NASA Statement regarding suspension of some NASA activities with Russian Government representatives Press Release From : NASA HQ Posted : Wednesday , April 2 , 2014 Given Russia 's ongoing violation of Ukraine 's sovereignty and territorial integrity , NASA is suspending the majority of its ongoing engagements with the Russian Federation .
NASA and Roscosmos will , however , continue to work together to maintain safe and continuous operation of the International Space Station .
NASA is laser focused on a plan to return human spaceflight launches to American soil , and end our reliance on Russia to get into space .
This has been a top priority of the Obama Administration 's for the past five years , and had our plan been fully funded , we would have returned American human spaceflight launches - and the jobs they  NASA Internal Memo : Suspension of NASA contact with Russian entities Status Report From : NASA HQ Posted : Wednesday , April 2 , 2014 From : O'Brien , Michael F ( HQ - TA000 ) Sent : Wednesday , April 02 , 2014 9:33 AM To : [ Deleted ] Cc : [ Deleted ] Subject : Suspension of NASA contact with Russian entities Dear Colleagues , Given Russia 's ongoing violation of Ukraine 's sovereignty and territorial integrity , until further notice , the U.S. Government has determined that all NASA contacts with Russian Government representatives are suspended , unless the activity has been specifically excepted .
This suspension includes NASA travel to Russia and visits by Russian Government representatives to NASA facilities , bilateral meetings , email , and teleconferences or videoconferences .
At the present time , only operational International Space Station activities have been excepted .
In addition , multilateral meetings held outside of Russia

Story highlights Police spokeswoman says authorities are looking at possible links to right - wing groups Attacker , shot by police , dies at hospital A teacher and student were killed ; another student and another teacher were injured ( CNN ) A masked man wielding a sword or a knife killed a teacher and a student in an attack Thursday at a school in Trollhattan , Sweden , before police fatally shot him , authorities said .
Two others -- another teacher and student -- were wounded in the attack on the Kronan primary and middle school .
The injured were reported to be in serious condition at the hospital in Trollhattan , hospital officials said . "
This is a dark day for Sweden , " Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said . "
My thoughts go out to the victims and their  21-year - old suspect confirmed dead Teenage student and teacher dead and another pupil and teacher being treated in hospital ' If I had not run , I would have been murdered , ' student tells The Local PM Stefan Löfven : ' A dark day for Sweden ' The attack took place on Thursday morning at the school , around 75 km from Gothenburg , after a man wearing a mask walked into a building on the premises wielding " several knife - like objects " , police said .
One male teacher , 20 , died following the incident , along with a pupil , whose age was confirmed by police in the evening as 17 , despite initial statements suggesting he was 11 .
A 21-year - old suspect was confirmed dead just after 4 pm , with officials adding that they did not think that anyone else was involved .
A knife - wielding masked man stabbed four people Thursday at a school in southern Sweden , killing a teacher and a student before being shot dead by police , authorities said .
One student thought the man had something to do with Halloween .
Students fled from the Kronan school in Trollhattan , near Goteborg , Sweden 's second - largest city , as the attack took place in a nearby cafe just after 10 a.m. , police said .
The school has 400 students ranging from pre - school to high school .
Police arrived to find one male teacher already dead and three other people seriously wounded - two male students aged 11 and 15 and another male teacher , police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg told The Associated Press .
Police fired two shots , one of which hit the attacker , he said .
Image copyright AFP Image caption The suspect apparently posed for photos with pupils ahead of the attack A masked man armed with a sword has killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in Sweden .
The suspect , clad in black , apparently posed for photos with students ahead of the attack , in the western town of Trollhattan .
Two further victims , a pupil and a teacher , are seriously injured .
The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries .
He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan , police said .
The king has said Sweden " is in shock " .
Eyewitnesses described chaos at the school , with hundreds of students fleeing from the building screaming .
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Maddy Savage , an editor

A former Marine who was awaiting trial in the deaths of six people , including four homeless men , died after ingesting Ajax in his jail cell , his lawyer said Friday .
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Anaheim Police Department shows Itzcoatl Ocampo .
Ocampo a former Marine accused of murder in the deaths of four homeless men , a woman and her son has died ... ( Associated Press ) Itzcoatl ( ihts - KWAH'-tehl ) Ocampo , 25 , apparently accumulated the cleaning product over time while in custody , said his attorney , Michael Molfetta , who was briefed on the death .
The incident raises serious questions about how well Orange County jail deputies were supervising Ocampo , who had mental health issues , Molfetta said .
Ocampo was found shaking and vomiting in his single - man cell Wednesday and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon , said Orange County sheriff 's Lt .
Jeff Hallock .
No cause of death was immediately given , and officials said an autopsy will be performed in the coming days .
The Orange County district attorney 's office will investigate the death and autopsy results by an independent pathologist are expected by the middle of next week , Hallock said . "
If you spend three minutes with Ocampo , you are acutely aware of the fact that he has some mental issues .
They were severe and they were obvious and they definitely were not contrived , " Molfetta said . "
With that being said , this was a guy who should have garnered the highest level of scrutiny ... and it was n't done . "
Hallock declined to  A man charged last year in a " serial thrill - kill " rampage in Orange County that left six people dead , including four homeless men and a woman and her son , died Thursday after being found sick in his jail cell , a sheriff 's spokesman said .
Deputies found Itzcoatl " Izzy " Ocampo , 25 , ill in his single - man cell about 6:35 p.m. Wednesday at Central Jail in Santa Ana , said Lt .
Jeff Hallock .
Medical staff at the jail attended to him , and paramedics transported him to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana , Hallock said .
Ocampo died at the hospital about 1:30 p.m. Thursday , Hallock said .
The Orange County district attorney 's office is investigating , as is routine with in - custody deaths , he said .
The probe will probably take several weeks .
Orange County prosecutors were seeking the death penalty against Ocampo , who was scheduled to appear in court for a pre - trial hearing in January .
His death means that the relatives of those killed will not have the chance to see him held accountable , said district attorney 's spokeswoman Susan Kang Schroeder . "
It really deprives the victims and the people of California of the ability to put Mr. Ocampo to death on our terms and get justice for the victims of these crimes , " she said .
His defense attorney , Randall Longwith , said in an email that he would have no comment " until we learn all the facts . "
Last year , Longwith told The Times that his client had been behaving erratically and complained that he heard voices .
He said Ocampo suffered from tics

A federal judge on Friday granted Michael Cohen ’s request for a delay in a lawsuit brought against him by porn star Stormy Daniels , saying it appeared likely Cohen will be indicted in a related criminal investigation .
Judge S. James Otero ’s order for a 90-day stay comes two days after Cohen , President Trump ’s personal attorney , said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself in the lawsuit , filed in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California .
Cohen ’s declaration cited the investigation by federal prosecutors in New York , who are examining his role in quashing embarrassing stories about Trump during the 2016 campaign , according to a person familiar with the matter .
Otero said Friday that the issues in the civil dispute with Daniels overlap with the criminal probe into Cohen .
The lawyer ’s Manhattan office and home were raided on April 9 .
“ This is no simple criminal investigation ; it  A federal judge in California on Friday ordered a three - month delay in the lawsuit brought by the pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford against President Trump , citing what he called the likelihood that Michael D. Cohen , Mr. Trump ’s longtime personal lawyer , will be indicted .
In granting a defense request for the postponement , the judge , S. James Otero of United States District Court in Los Angeles , sided with the president ’s legal team that the unusual circumstances of the case warranted the stay of action .
Judge Otero acknowledged in his order that complications might arise from an overlap with a criminal investigation into Mr. Cohen .
“ This is no simple criminal investigation , ” Judge Otero wrote .
“ It is an investigation into the personal attorney of a sitting president regarding documents that might be subject to the attorney - client privilege .
Whether or not an indictment is forthcoming , and the court thinks it likely based on these facts alone ,  Judge Delays Stormy Daniels ' Lawsuit Against Trump , Lawyer Michael Cohen Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer / AP Mary Altaffer / AP A federal judge in Los Angeles says the Stormy Daniels civil lawsuit against President Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen will take a 90-day break while events play out in a criminal investigation in New York .
As we have reported , Cohen has said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self - incrimination in the Daniels lawsuit because of the related criminal inquiry in New York .
FBI agents working on that probe raided Cohen 's home and office looking for documents related to the Daniels nondisclosure agreement .
Cohen had worked out a deal with Daniels that kept her from talking about a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump in 2006 .
She signed the agreement with Cohen just before the 2016 election , and Cohen says he paid her $ 130,000 to stay quiet .
Now  While we certainly respect Judge Otero ’s 90 day stay order based on Mr. Cohen ’s pleading of the 5th , we do not agree with it .
We will likely be filing an immediate appeal to the Ninth Circuit early next week .
Justice delayed is justice denied .
# basta

Perhaps Google ( Alphabet ? )
should have googled its new name before it decided to restructure the whole company .
The New York Times reports that Google 's new parent company , Alphabet , has encountered an issue with german automaker BMW , which owns a fleet services company with the same name and the domain Alphabet.com .
A spokesperson for BMW told the Times the company is n't planning on selling its domain and that Alphabet was a large part of its business .
See also : What Google has to gain by adopting the Alphabet With the major restructuring announcement yesterday , Alphabet launched abc.xyz as its domain name .
Alphabet , led by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin , is now the parent company of Google , a move designed to separate the core products ( search , Gmail , Android , etc . )
from its more far reaching projects ( Fiber , Calico , X , self - driving cars ) .
While the move makes sense for Alphabet , it confused many .
BMW is looking into whether Google 's Alphabet has infringed on its trademark , with no legal action currently planned .
Since  As Sergey and I wrote in the original founders letter 11 years ago , “ Google is not a conventional company .
We do not intend to become one .
” As part of that , we also said that you could expect us to make “ smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange when compared to our current businesses .
” From the start , we ’ve always strived to do more , and to do important and meaningful things with the resources we have .
more We did a lot of things that seemed crazy at the time .
Many of those crazy things now have over a billion users , like Google Maps , YouTube , Chrome , and Android .
And we have n’t stopped there .
We are still trying to do things other people think are crazy but we are super excited about .
We ’ve long believed that over time companies tend to get comfortable doing the same thing , just making incremental changes .
But in the technology industry , where revolutionary ideas drive the next big growth areas ,  Google has bought the alphabet .
Not literally of course ( if that 's even possible ) , but it has acquired the domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com , just a few days after Google officially became a subsidiary of Alphabet , its new holding company .
The domain was created in 1999 and was updated on Wednesday when Google took control of it , according to domain database Whois .
It is unclear how much it was bought for .
Read More from CNBC : Why Investors Like Google 's Alphabet News Google announced its restructuring in August in a bid to separate its core businesses such as search and Android from its " moonshots " like driverless cars .
At the time , Google unveiled its website with a URL of abc.xyz .
Facebook Twitter Google Plus Embed 0:19 The purpose of the new domain is unclear given that the page did not load on Thursday morning . "
We realized we missed a few letters in abc.xyz , so we 're just being thorough , " a spokesman for the company told media .
Google owns 18,095 other domains , data

PITTSBURGH ( KDKA ) — Chocolate a common source of hidden milk .
And milk is a common reason for allergic reactions .
“ I see people claiming to be allergic to chocolate , ” says allergist Dr. James DeAngelo of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Associates , “ It ’s actually the milk protein .
Most of the time it ’s casein .
” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration looked into dark chocolate , specifically .
While milk is allowed as an ingredient , it is not always listed .
In fact , according to the FDA ’s analysis of nearly 100 dark chocolate bars from different manufacturers and different parts of the country , two out of three did indeed contain milk .
Only six had it listed on the label .
“ There ’s shared equipment at the chocolate factory that could have milk , ” explains Dr. DeAngelo , “ And remember , they use a lot of powdered milk products in the chocolate industry , so powder can blow , it can get stuck to equipment .
” The FDA also found that words like “ may contain milk ” or “ may contain dairy ” means it very likely contains  Think dark chocolate means dairy - free ?
Think again .
( Photo : Getty Images ) The FDA set off alarms in February when it warned that most dark chocolate bars contain milk — including many billed as dairy - free .
“ This can be a problem , since even one small bite of a product containing milk can cause a dangerous reaction in some individuals , ” researcher Binaifer Bedford , M.S.
, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow , said in an FDA statement .
In a new report out today , the FDA shed more light on their testing , findings , and what consumers need to be aware of .
Here ’s what you should know : 1 .
The FDA suggests reading “ may ” as “ likely ” If an bar has any type of warning , ranging from “ may contain milk ” to “ manufactured in a facility that uses milk , ” consumers should assume that the bar contains some amount of milk — the FDA found that 3 out of ever 4 bars with a warning contained milk .
Related : The Healthiest Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever 2 .
Examples of messages found on some dark chocolate products .
Español Subscribe : FDA Consumer Health Information NOTE : This Consumer Update sheds light on the results of an FDA study on milk in dark chocolate .
If you ’re allergic to milk and you love dark chocolate , how do you know whether you can indulge in a candy bar without having an allergic reaction ?
That ’s what the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) wanted to learn , especially after receiving reports that consumers had harmful reactions after eating dark chocolate .
Milk is a permitted ingredient in dark chocolate , but it is also one of eight major food allergens ( substances that can cause reactions that are sometimes dangerous ) .
U.S. law requires manufacturers to label food products that are major allergens , as well as food products that contain major allergenic ingredients or proteins .
Allergens contained in a food product but not named on the label are a leading cause of FDA requests for food recalls , and undeclared milk is the most frequently cited allergen .

This weekend marks President Donald Trump ’s third straight at his Mar - a - Lago resort in Florida .
| Getty White House reverses on Trump 's golf game President Donald Trump played a full round of golf Sunday , enjoying once again a habit he regularly assailed Barack Obama for .
After initially saying Trump had only played a few holes , the White House reversed itself Monday after professional golfer Rory McIlroy posted on his website that he had played 18 holes with the president .
“ As stated yesterday the President played golf .
He intended to play a few holes and decided to play longer , ” White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said Monday .
“ He also had a full day of meetings , calls and interviews for the new NSA , which he is continuing today before returning to Washington , D.C. tonight .
” Story Continued Below This weekend marks Trump ’s third straight at his Mar - a - Lago resort in Florida , which he has taken to calling the “ Winter White House .
” Trump regularly panned Obama for his penchant for hitting the links , but Trump  Donald Trump took to the golf course on Sunday .
Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images News Four - time major champion Rory McIlroy played golf with Donald Trump at Trump International , Florida , on Sunday and has revealed that the president of the United States returned a score of " around 80 . "
A photograph of Trump and McIlroy with Clear Sports CEO Garry Singer and former Yankees right fielder Paul O'Neill went viral recently but the four - ball that took to the field consisted of Trump , world No.3 Rory Mac , ISM agent Nick Mullen , and Trump friend Rich Levine .
According to No Laying Up , McIlroy claimed he was not informed of the grouping until Saturday night and , though a rib injury had been delaying his plans to return to a course , he could not turn Trump 's invitation down .
McIlroy said : " [ Trump ] probably shot around 80 .
He 's a decent player for a guy in his 70s ! "
Holywood hotshot McIlroy has not played competitive golf since losing a playoff to Graeme Storm in  Donald Trump hit the links for the second straight week last Sunday , news that came as a surprise to the White House Press Pool .
After Clear Sports tweeted this picture of its CEO alongside President Trump , World No .
3 Rory McIlroy and Yankees legend Paul O’Neill … Big battle today at Trump International with Clear CEO Garry Singer @McIlroyRory @PaulONeillYES @realDonaldTrump Drain the putt … pic.twitter.com/AZJqEVtlBT — ClearSports ( @ClearSportsLLC ) February 19 , 2017 … NoLayingUp.com confirmed the news with Rory .
“ He probably shot around 80 .
He ’s a decent player for a guy in his 70 ’s !
” A Trump spokesperson confirmed the report itself a few hours later , saying he had originally only intended to play a few holes .
Because President Trump is a divisive figure among so many , that led to something of a social media backlash for Rory McIlroy .
The responses were varied — many golf fans had no issue with Rory playing golf with the President — but there were a large number who did .
A sampling of the

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Learn more  President Trump , who signed a $ 1.3 trillion spending bill last week , is frustrated with the amount Congress provided to finance a U.S.-Mexico border wall and is pressing to use money dedicated to the military .
( Mark Wilson / Getty Images ) President Trump , who repeatedly insisted during the 2016 campaign that Mexico would pay for a wall along the southern border , is privately pushing the U.S. military to fund construction of his signature project .
Trump has told advisers that he was spurned in a large spending bill last week when lawmakers appropriated only $ 1.6 billion for the border wall .
He has suggested to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and congressional leaders that the Pentagon could fund the sprawling project , citing a “ national security ” risk .
After floating the notion to several advisers last week , Trump told House Speaker Paul D. Ryan ( R - Wis . )
that the military should pay for the wall , according to three people familiar with the meeting last Wednesday in the White House residence .
Ryan offered little ­reaction to the idea , these people said , but senior Capitol Hill officials later said it was an unlikely prospect .
The president ’s pursuit of defense dollars to finance the U.S.-Mexico border wall underscores his determination to fulfill a campaign promise and build the barrier despite resistance in the Republican - led Congress .
The administration ’s last - minute negotiations with lawmakers to secure billions more for the wall failed , and Trump grudgingly signed the spending bill Friday after a short - lived veto  Washington ( CNN ) President Donald Trump has privately floated the idea of funding construction of a border wall with Mexico through the US military budget in conversations with advisers , two sources confirmed to CNN Tuesday .
Trump discussed the idea in a private meeting last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan , a source familiar with the conversations said , as he reviewed the omnibus spending bill , which does not include funding for construction of a border wall .
It was not immediately clear how serious Trump was about pursuing this option , but the move would likely face steep hurdles with appropriators in Congress .
The idea is Trump 's latest attempt to find a way to build the border wall he promised supporters during his campaign as Mexico has dismissed his call for Mexico to fund its construction .
Trump has said he would seek that payment in the form of a refund , either through trade negotiations , remittance payments or other means .
Congressional budgeting is done with very specific instructions for how dollar amounts are spent .
Any repurposing of funds requires express congressional approval , which Trump is unlikely to get .
The source noted that additional authorization from Congress would likely be necessary if this option was pursued .
A senior administration official confirmed the President has floated this idea , along with others , as alternative ways to pay for the wall .
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404 Not found — Police are asking property owners in this city and throughout nearby rural Albemarle County to look for any signs of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham , hoping that they can locate her after nearly two weeks of searching .
Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy J. Longo said during a news conference Thursday that searchers have combed through most of this college town and are now moving south into surrounding farms and woodland .
He also urged real estate agents and others to look in and around vacant homes and buildings in an effort to find the 18-year - old , who has been missing since Sept. 13 .
Longo said Graham had an iPhone 5S with a pink case that has not been found , and he said people should report anything they see that seems out of the ordinary on their properties , including unexpected tire tracks , clothing or other evidence that might help police find her .
“ We have no idea where she is , despite our best efforts , ” Longo said .
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GILCHRIST , Texas ( AP ) — If kidnap suspect Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. was looking to hide from authorities , he picked what would seem to be a good spot with the remote Bolivar Peninsula , a finger of Gulf of Mexico barrier sand and scrub vegetation barely above sea level .
Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset answers a question about the arrest of Leroy Matthew Jr. during a news conference Thursday , Sept. 25 , 2014 , in League City , Texas .
Matthew Jr. was arrested on ... ( Associated Press ) Jill Howard , left , and her stepdaughter Martie Belt , look for seashells as they walk along the beach Thursday , Sept. 25 , 2014 , near Gilchrist , Texas , on the Bolivar Peninsula .
Leroy Matthew Jr. was arrested ... ( Associated Press ) Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. is escorted into a courtroom for an appearance before 405th District Court Judge Michelle Slaughter regarding his extradition back to Virginia , Thursday , Sept. 25 , 2014 , in Galveston , ... ( Associated Press ) CORRECTS NAME TO JESSE LEROY MATTHEW JR .
, NOT LEROY MATTHEW JR - Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. , right , appears before 405th District Court Judge Michelle

Once upon a time , Chelsea Clinton was a little girl from Arkansas .
advertisement And deep down , she still is .
Despite her White House – Stanford - Oxford - Columbia - McKinsey – hedge - fund grooming , she ’s still got a thing for poultry .
“ Fried chicken is my husband ’s favorite food , ” she divulges in her new office at the Clinton Foundation , a midtown Manhattan space outfitted with thick mahogany desks and an inordinate amount of beige that ’s brightened ever so slightly by Chelsea ’s surprisingly casual look – gray suede ankle boots and jeans .
The first time her then - boyfriend , now - husband , Marc Mezvinsky , visited Little Rock , she whisked him off to Bojangles , her favorite childhood fried - chicken hole .
In New York , she explains , he ’ll now indiscriminately “ gorge himself on fried chicken ” anywhere from Popeyes on 14th Street to the more refined Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken in the East Village .
Chelsea insists she would get in on the grease too , were it not for an allergy to gluten .
“ I was a vegetarian for 10 years and a pescatarian for eight .
Then I woke up one day when  Chelsea Clinton says in a new interview that she 's open to a run for a multitude of offices , from mayor of New York to the U.S. Senate . "
I live in a city and a state and a country where I support my elected representatives , " Clinton told Fast Company . "
If at some point that were n't the case , and I did n't support my mayor or my city councilwoman or my congresswoman or either of my senators -- and I 'm lucky to live in a state where I have lots of women representing me , you know -- maybe then I 'd have to ask and answer the question for myself , and come to a different answer . "
The answer is pretty similar to a response Clinton , 34 , has given before , except in her prior response , she did n't spell out the different offices that are on her radar .
New York 's two U.S. senators , for what it 's worth , are Charles Schumer ( D ) , 63 , and Kirsten Gillibrand ( D ) , 47 .
Here 's a rundown of all  ADVERTISEMENT MarloThomas.com When asked about the prospect of ever running for office like both of her parents , Chelsea Clinton , Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation , had a great response .
One of Chelsea ’s earliest childhood memories was when she was on the campaign trail with her father in Arkansas at the age of three .
A woman asked her if she was going to run for governor one day , and Chelsea retorted , “ No way !
I ’m three !
” Up until 2008 , when her mother ran for office , Chelsea had maintained that same answer , but now , she ’s simply not so sure .
During her mother ’s 2008 Presidential campaign , Chelsea realized the fundamental importance of running for office .
“ There are many ways to serve , and right now , my calling is with the Clinton Foundation , ” she explained .
“ I am really lucky that I live in a city , state and country where I support my elected officials .
If I was ever to not feel that way and felt I could make a difference , I ’d have

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A Los Angeles entertainment executive who says she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on Match.com filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking that the popular dating site start screening its members for sexual predators .
Attorney Mark L. Webb , who represents the woman identified in the lawsuit only as Jane Doe , said he will ask a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for a temporary injunction barring the site from signing up more members until his client ’s demands are met .
“ They are a very powerful and successful online dating service , and they have the means to do this , ” Webb said .
Officials with Match.com could not be reached for comment late Wednesday .
But in a statement to KABC - TV Channel 7 last week , officials that they provide safety tips on the website and warn members that they are responsible for screening the people they meet .      "
While incidents like this one between individuals who meet on Match.com are extremely rare , it does n't make them any less horrifying , " the statement said .
Webb described his client as an Ivy League graduate who works in film and television .
He said she met her alleged assailant last year at Urth Cafe in West Hollywood .
He seemed charming and she agreed to see him again .
After the second date , however , he allegedly followed her home and forced himself on her , Webb said .      "
This horrific ordeal completely blindsided me because I had considered myself savvy about online dating safety , " the woman said in a statement released through her attorney last week . "
Things quickly turned into a nightmare , beyond my control . "
After the man left , the woman went online and learned that he had been convicted of several counts of sexual battery .
Charges are pending in the Match.com case , Webb said .
The attorney said his client wants Match.com to check members ’ names against public sex offender registries .
“ It ’s not a guarantee , ” he said .
“ But do n’t you think something is better than nothing ?
”      ALSO :      Man arrested in wife 's death -- 30 years after the fact      Admissions suspension lifted for UCLA Islamic studies program      -- Alexandra Zavis

As Israel 's Operation Protective Edge entered its 24th day on Thursday , the security cabinet has ordered the military to press on with the offensive in the Gaza Strip , focusing on the destruction of Hamas ' tunnel network .
An Israeli delegation traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for several hours of talks over Egypt ’s efforts to broker a truce in Gaza .
An official said Israel will continue to allow temporary humanitarian cease - fires in certain areas .
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and 12 wounded on Wednesday afternoon in the Khan Yunis area of south Gaza , bringing the death toll in the military to 56 .
Three Israeli civilians have been killed in the current round of fighting .
In Gaza , the death toll in the Israeli operation has topped 1,360 according to Palestinian health officials .
More than 6,500 Palestinians have been wounded in the Israeli strikes .
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared Gaza a " humanitarian disaster area " and urged the international community to protect and provide relief to the battered enclave .
In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon , he accused Israel of committing war crimes .
SUBSCRIBE TO HAARETZ AND GET FULL COVERAGE For Wednesday 's live updates , click here Latest updates [ Thursday ] : 1:18 A.M. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Gaza ceasefire a ' lull of opportunity , ' imperative that sides make best efforts to find common ground .
The UN representative in Jerusalem , Robert Serry , has " received assurances " that all parties have agreed to the pause , according to a joint statement released by UN  Displaced Palestinians pass time at a U.N school where they now live , in Beit Lahiya , northern Gaza Strip , on Thursday , July 31 , 2014 .
Israeli attacks in the strip continued Thursday , with witnesses saying ... ( Associated Press ) JERUSALEM ( AP ) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will destroy the Hamas tunnel network in the Gaza Strip " with or without a cease - fire , " as the military called up another 16,000 reservists to pursue its campaign in the densely - populated territory .
Netanyahu 's vow came as international efforts to end the 23-day - old conflict seemed to sputter despite concern over the mounting death toll , with more than 1,300 Palestinians , mostly civilians , and more than 50 Israelis , almost all of them soldiers , killed since July 8 . "
We have neutralized dozens of terror tunnels and we are committed to complete this mission , with or without a cease - fire , " Netanyahu said . "
Therefore I will not agree to any offer that does not allow the military to complete this important mission for the security of the people of Israel . "
An initial Israeli aerial campaign against Hamas was widened into a ground offensive on July 17 .
Since then the campaign has concentrated on destroying more than 30 cross - border tunnels that militants have constructed to carry out attacks on Israeli territory .
Israel says that most of the 32 tunnels it has uncovered have now been demolished and that getting rid of the remainder will take no more than a few days .
The new reserve call - up follows another day of heavy fighting , in which

“ Great experience to see these animals up close … ” We had a great experience looking at grizzly bears and wolves , up close and personal .
The Center saves these animals and educates the public about these special members of our environment .
It is a good value because you get two days for the price of one .
I fully recommend this side trip to Yellowstone .
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Great for all age groups .
– Glenn R , TripAdvisor  A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a hiker in Yellowstone National Park was killed after DNA evidence linked the animal to the scene of a second hiker 's death a month later , a park official said Monday .
The decision to euthanize the 250-pound ( 113-kilogram ) female bear was meant to protect park visitors and staff , Superintendent Dan Wenk said .
However , the investigation remains open , and officials might never know definitively whether the same bear that killed California hiker Brian Matayoshi on July 7 also took the life of John Wallace of Michigan in August .
Evidence showed multiple bears , including the sow , were near Wallace 's body but not if the sow made any contact with Wallace .
The bear was allowed to remain free after Matayoshi 's death because park officials said it was reacting naturally to defend its two cubs . "
We made a decision at that time , based on all the information available , that we did not have a bear with a history or a bear that was demonstrating any predatory nature , " park spokesman Al Nash said .
The deaths of Matayoshi and Wallace were the first blamed on a bear inside the park in a quarter - century .
Two fatal maulings occurred just outside the park in 2010 .
There were no witnesses to Wallace 's killing .
He was hiking alone in Yellowstone 's Hayden Valley , about eight miles ( 13 kilometers ) from where Matayoshi was killed .
The mauling occurred in a backcountry area frequented by bears , and signs posted at trailheads warned visitors to take precautions .
By the time Wallace was found by other hikers a day after the mauling , one or more bears had fed upon his body , Nash said .
Authorities could n't determine from the evidence whether the sow bear " attacked Mr. Wallace or came upon the scene subsequent to the attack , but we certainly know the bear was at the scene , " he said .
The sow bear was linked to the scene through DNA analysis of hair and scat samples found near Wallace 's body , Nash said .
The two cubs were captured and relocated to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone .
In the aftermath of Wallace 's death , park officials said they did not believe the responsible grizzly was the same one that had killed Matayoshi because they found no cub tracks at the scene .
Investigators now believe those tracks might have washed away in a rain storm that went through the area before Wallace 's body was discovered .
Chris Servheen , a grizzly bear recovery coordinator with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service , said investigators have concluded the sow bear was at the scene

An atomic bomb explosion ( U.S. Air Force / AP ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rescheduled a teaching session on the public health response to a nuclear blast that was to take place Tuesday .
The session was to feature presentations from U.S. experts on public health preparedness and response and radiation , including one titled “ Preparing for the Unthinkable .
” It was planned months ago as part of a regular series of monthly webinars the CDC called Public Health Grand Rounds , officials said .
But media interest in the topic was unusually strong , given the escalating tensions between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and their most recent war of words over which leader has the larger nuclear arsenal and bigger “ nuclear button .
” About three dozen media outlets had expressed interest in attending the session , which is broadcast from CDC ’s headquarters in Atlanta .
The initial CDC announcement featured a photograph of the distinctive mushroom cloud from a nuclear blast .
On Friday afternoon , the agency said it was changing the topic to influenza and took down the mushroom cloud photo and the announcement about public health responses to a nuclear blast .
“ With the spike in flu cases around the country , this Grand Rounds will provide key and timely information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of seasonal flu in communities and adjust to spot shortages in antiviral drugs because of high influenza activity in some areas , ” the CDC said .
“ The previous public health topic will be rescheduled for a future Grand Rounds .
” Public Health Grand Rounds are held to give the most up - to - date , scientifically accurate information to clinicians , researchers and others working in public health .
CDC ’s initial announcement about the originally planned topic had described the session like this : “ While a nuclear detonation is unlikely , it would have devastating results and there would be limited time to take critical protection steps , ” the CDC website noted .
“ Despite the fear surrounding such an  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided to postpone its session on nuclear attack preparedness next week .
Much attention had been drawn to the timing of the agency ’s session , which was publicized just days after President Trump touted the size of his nuclear button compared with North Korea ’s .
Late Friday afternoon , the C.D.C.
announced that it had changed its mind about next Tuesday ’s topic , making a last - minute revision to reflect concerns about cases of severe flu .
“ To date , this influenza season is notable for the sheer volume of flu that most of the United States is seeing at the same time , which can stress health systems , ” the agency said .
“ The vast majority of this activity has been caused by influenza A H3N2 , associated with severe illness in young children and people 65 years and older .
” Kathy Harben , a spokeswoman for the agency , said the Tuesday session would now address guidance for health professionals on trying to reduce the spread of the flu and to help with shortages of antiviral medicines in some hard - hit areas .

CLOSE Here is the full audio of Chuck Grassley 's answer to a Des Moines Register reporter 's question concerning the estate tax .
The " booze or women or movies " quote begins at the 4:10 mark .
Jason Noble / The Register Reporters wait for the arrival of senators for vote on the tax bill on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C. on December 1 , 2017 .
( Photo : MARI MATSURI , AFP / Getty Images ) If the tax reform packages that have now passed the U.S. House and Senate become law , at least one thing appears likely : The federal estate tax will be slashed and perhaps eliminated altogether .
That will represent a victory for Republicans in Iowa ’s congressional  Grassley : Ending Estate Tax Recognizes Investors Over Spenders Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite / AP J. Scott Applewhite / AP Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley , commenting on the GOP tax overhaul , tells The Des Moines Register that ending the estate tax is about rewarding people who invest over those who spend everything they earn on " booze or women or movies . "
A promise to end the so - called death tax has been a bulwark of Republican electoral politics for decades .
A House version of the bill would do just that by 2024 ; however , the Senate 's version of the tax overhaul , which narrowly passed the chamber early Saturday , would  Sen. Charles E. Grassley ( R - Iowa ) questions Neil M. Gorsuch during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing .
( Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post ) As Republicans continue to sell the details of their tax bill , some are reaching for more colorful language to liven up complex policies that tend to put the average voter to sleep .
Case in point : Over the weekend , Sen. Charles E. Grassley ( R - Iowa ) hashed over the plan with his home state ’s largest newspaper , the Des Moines Register .
Turning to the party ’s idea of doing away with the estate tax , Grassley framed the current law as a hindrance to responsible saving .
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Learn more  As arguments for repealing the estate tax go , Chuck Grassley certainly … has one .
Actually , the senator from Iowa has two , one on principle and the other based on scolding people over how they use their own money .
Guess which one got the most attention this weekend ?
In comments published by the Des Moines Register on Saturday , Grassley explained why the Senate version of tax reform includes a traditional Republican repeal of the estate tax : Grassley was adamant about the need for change , even if farmers and small business owners represent a tiny minority of estate tax payers .
The reason , he said , is as much

Are they or are n't they ?
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We caught Rob Pattinson driving around his truck with a mystery girl yesterday , and now that we 've identified her as Elvis ' granddaughter Riley Keough , we have to wonder whether the gorgeous redhead is dating the Twilight hottie ?
This is n't the first time the two have hung out , either !
The 24-year - old hung with the British hunk at K - Stew 's birthday bash at Malo in Los Feliz on April 9 .
The On The Road actress and Keough co - starred in The Runaways together , and we highly doubt Kristen would have invited Riley to her birthday if they were n't friends , so maybe her pal hanging with her former man is a sign that Robsten is back on ?
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We 're thinking Kristen sent Riley to convince Rob to give their relationship yet another go !
SplashNews / FameFlynet Rob clearly could not get over Kristen ’s cheating !
Sources close to him now reveal that one of the reasons he ’s fallen for Riley is that he feels he can trust her .
Plus , we know what else he likes about her !
Kristen Stewart apologized for cheating on Robert Pattinson with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders in July 2012 .
Sadly , the trust was irrevocably broken and their relationship , post - cheating scandal , was short - lived .
Now , after splitting with Kristen in May , Rob ’s reportedly dating Riley Keough , an actress and Elvis Presley ’s granddaughter — someone who he believes wo n’t cheat on him .
Robert Pattinson & Riley Keough Relationship — Rob Trusts Her Not To Cheat Kristen ’s affair may have happened in July 2012 , but for Rob , the memory was just too much to bare .
A source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively : “ Rob is so happy that he can trust someone again because at the end of the day , Kristen ’s affair forever haunted him .
In the back of his mind , he knew that she could be tempted again .
He knows Riley is n’t like that because she has  EXCLUSIVE : Love me Tender : Robert Pattinson IS dating Elvis 's granddaughter !
Twilight star loves that she 's ' Rock ' n ' Roll royalty ' T wilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson is dating Elvis Presley 's granddaughter Riley Keough , a close friend of the star has confirmed .
The 27-year - old Brit was spotted driving around Los Angeles with the stunning redhead over the weekend .
And a source told MailOnline today that although it was early days , the couple had spent much of the last week together , adding : ' They 're inseparable .
Rob loves the fact that Riley is Elvis 's granddaughter - that 's true Rock'n'Roll royalty in his eyes . '
They now plan to spend July 4 together before Robert starts filming Map To The Stars in Toronto on Monday .
However , one person NOT so happy about the budding romance is Robert 's ex - girlfriend , Kristen Stewart , who starred alongside Riley in The Runaways in 2010 .
Scroll down for video New love : Riley Keough was spotted driving around with Robert Pattinson in his truck at the weekend More than just friend ?
Riley was previously engaged to actor Alex Pettyfer and is the granddaughter of music icon Elvis Former co - stars :

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Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images Construction continues on the One57 luxury condominium building in Manhattan on Jan. 7 , 2013      Think you ’re spoiling your child ?
Think again .
A CCTV story is making international headlines after a New York City real estate agent revealed that a Chinese mother purchased a $ 6.5 million apartment for her toddler .
Sotheby ’s senior vice president Kevin Brown told China ’s CCTV that he showed apartments all over Manhattan to the buyer , who is remaining anonymous :      And she said , well , her daughter was going to go to Columbia , or NYU , or maybe Harvard , and so she needed to be in the center of the city and that was why she was picking this one particular apartment .
So I said : ‘ Oh , how old is your daughter ?
’ And she said : ‘ Well , she ’s 2 ’ .
And I was just shocked .
The woman ended up buying in the luxury Manhattan building One57 .
The 90-story building , which is still unfinished , was designed by a Pritzker Prize – winning architect and will have a library with a pool table and 7.3-m aquarium , a private concert hall and a “ pet washroom ” along with an enviable location on 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues .
( MORE : Report : China Buys 25 % of the World ’s Luxury Goods )      While some may scoff at the over - the - top purchase , the anonymous mother could be a very savvy real estate investor .
According to Brown , less than two years after her purchase at One57 , the condo ’s value has already shot up to $ 8.9 million .
In China , the purchase has tongues wagging about where the money could have come from .
According to the Telegraph , comments left on Weibo , China ’s version of Twitter , suggested that the woman must have been related to a corrupt government official .
In a country where income inequality is widening and anger at the extravagant ways of Communist Party officials is growing , the country ’s new President Xi Jinping has made combating corruption and official abuse of power a priority .
MORE : China ’s First Lady Sparks Fashion Frenzy      MORE : Dumpling Diplomacy : The U.S. Treasury Secretary ’s Beijing Lunch Enchants China

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption John Pienaar reports on the background and aspirations of the two contenders Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest .
After the second MPs ' ballot , Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes , Energy Minister Mrs Leadsom 84 and Mr Gove , the justice secretary , 46 .
Conservative members will now decide the winning candidate , with the result due on 9 September .
The winner will become the UK 's second female prime minister .
Mr Cameron resigned after finishing on the losing side in the UK 's EU referendum , in which there was a vote for the UK to leave .
The results were announced at Westminster by Conservative MP Graham Brady , the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee .
There had originally been five contenders to succeed Mr Cameron , with MPs voting in two rounds to get that number down to two .
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Theresa May : We need proven leadership to negotiate the best deal Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Andrea Leadsom calls for ' honourable ' campaigning The contest now moves to its final stage with the Conservative Party 's 150,000-strong membership deciding between Mrs May , a Remain campaigner with a long track record in government , and Mrs Leadsom , a leading light of the Brexit campaign who has stressed her City and business background .
Speaking after the results were announced ,  For the first time since Margaret Thatcher stepped down in 1990 , the next British prime minister will be a woman .
Here is what you need to know about Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May.
( Nicki DeMarco / The Washington Post ) For the first time since Margaret Thatcher stepped down in 1990 , the next British prime minister will be a woman .
Here is what you need to know about Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May.
( Nicki DeMarco / The Washington Post ) The race to be Britain ’s next prime minister was whittled to two on Thursday , with Conservative Party lawmakers ensuring that the country will have a female head of government — the nation ’s first since Margaret Thatcher stepped down more than a quarter - century ago .
The contest will pit the home affairs secretary , Theresa May , against Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom in a race that features contenders who were on opposite sides of last month ’s European Union referendum .
In a vote among 330 Tory members of Parliament , May was on top , with 199 votes , compared with 84 for Leadsom .
A third candidate , Justice Secretary Michael Gove , was knocked out after securing 46 votes .
[ Meet Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom , the two women vying to be Britain ’s next prime minister ] Gove had upended British politics last week by jumping into the race for prime minister at the last possible moment .
The move forced the favorite , former London mayor Boris Johnson , from the contest even before he had entered .
But Gove ’s unexpected betrayal also angered many Conservative lawmakers and prompted them

A particularly dangerous type of CRE bacteria is on the rise in the U.S. ( Courtesy of CDC ) This post has been updated .
A particularly dangerous superbug , dubbed the " phantom menace " by scientists , is on the rise in the United States , according to a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
This superbug 's strains belong to the family of bacteria known as CRE , which are difficult to treat because they are often resistant to most antibiotics .
They are often deadly , too , in some instances killing up to 50 percent of patients who become infected , according to the CDC .
Health officials have called CRE among the country 's most urgent public health threats .
The target of Thursday 's report is relatively new .
Unlike more common types  Notes from the Field : Carbapenem - resistant Enterobacteriaceae Producing OXA-48-like Carbapenemases — United States , 2010–2015 Please note : An erratum has been published for this article .
To view the erratum , please click here .
Meghan Lyman , MD1,2 ; Maroya Walters , PhD2 ; David Lonsway , MMSc2 ; Kamile Rasheed , PhD2 ; Brandi Limbago , PhD2 ; Alexander Kallen , MD2 Carbapenem - resistant Enterobacteriaceae ( CRE ) are bacteria that are often resistant to most classes of antibiotics and cause health care – associated infections with high mortality rates ( 1 ) .
Among CRE , strains that carry plasmid - encoded carbapenemase enzymes that inactivate carbapenem antibiotics are of greatest public health concern because of their potential for rapid global dissemination , as evidenced by the increasing distribution of CRE that produce the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase and the New Delhi metallo - β - lactamase .
Newly described resistance in Enterobacteriaceae , such as plasmid - mediated  OXA-48-type carbapenem - hydrolysing class D β - lactamases are increasingly reported in enterobacterial species .
To date , six OXA-48-like variants have been identified , with OXA-48 being the most widespread .
They differ by a few amino acid substitutions or deletions ( one to five amino acids ) .
The enzymes hydrolyse penicillins at a high level and carbapenems at a low level , sparing broad - spectrum cephalosporins , and are not susceptible to β - lactamase inhibitors .
When combining permeability defects , OXA-48-like producers may exhibit a high level of resistance to carbapenems .
OXA-163 is an exception , hydrolysing broad - spectrum cephalosporins but carbapenems at a very low level , and being susceptible to β - lactamase inhibitors .
The bla(OXA-48)-type genes are always plasmid - borne and have been identified in association with insertion sequences involved in their acquisition and expression .
The current spread of the  This image shows two rod - shaped bacteria called Klebsiella pneumoniae that are resistant to treatment with the antibiotic drug called carbapenem .
In this image , the mustard - colored bacteria are interacting with the green - colored human white blood cell .
Health experts are keeping a close eye on a type of antibiotic - resistant bacteria called CRE that , while still rare , has the potential to become more widespread in the United States .
This type of bug includes some strains of Escherichia coli and other bacteria .
A new report released on Thursday said that in the past five years , researchers have identified 43 patients in the United States who became sick with infections from one type of CRE .
( The name is an abbreviation for " carbapenem - resistant Enterobacteriaceae , " meaning the bacteria are part of a

UPDATED : Royalty Exchange has signed a letter of intent to purchase at least 15 percent of an income stream of royalties derived from Eminem ’s music , with plans to buy other musical assets and take the company public , according to media reports published Monday morning .
The Exchange has formed a new company for the endeavor , Royalty Flow , which is expected to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise between $ 11 million and $ 50 million via a Regulation A+ crowdfunding effort .
The basis of the initial deal will come from brothers Jeff and Mark Bass , who invested in Eminem ’s catalog early in his career .
They have agreed to sell up to 25 percent of their interest to Royalty Flow , which will buy the stake  Royalty Exchange has formed a new company and signed a letter of intent to buy at least a 15 percent slice of an income stream of royalties derived from Eminem music , with plans to buy other musical assets and take the company public .
Today ( Sept. 25 ) , the new company , Royalty Flow , is expected to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise between $ 11 million and $ 50 million via a Regulation A+ crowdfunding effort .
If it 's successful in meeting its minimum funding target , it will then list with NASDAQ , provided it meets the exchange ’s qualifications .
Depending on how much money is raised , Royalty Flow will buy either 15 percent or 25 percent of an Eminem income stream based on royalties paid to FBT  Investors will soon be able to purchase shares of Eminem 's " My Name Is , " " Lose Yourself " and every other song he released from 1999 to 2013 on an exchange much like the stock market , at a minimum of $ 2,250 .
The rapper 's former production duo , the Funky Bass Team ( aka FBT Productions ) , signed Eminem years before he turned into a superstar , and will auction portions of his future song royalties in October as part of a new company called Royalty Flow . "
If you own any Apple stocks , for instance , it 's exactly the same , " Matthew Smith , head of Royalty Exchange , the Denver company running the auction , tells Rolling Stone . "
Not only do you potentially get to earn along with Eminem 's catalog , but you also win the ultimate bragging  Jeff Bass , a former producer and songwriting partner with Eminem , recently spoke about how their relationship has changed since their last collaboration on 2009 ’s Relapse .
“ I still love him and everything and I ’m sure he still loves me , ” said Bass , who with his brother Mark is collectively known as The Bass Brothers , the production and songwriting duo who worked extensively with Eminem on his first few releases , during an interview with grantland.com .
“ But we do n’t communicate like we used to .
He told me he had to experiment with other writers , other producers .
It was very fair .
All artists probably do that .
We could only have our vision of what he should be .
Life happened .
Life just moves on .
It ’s not like he said , ‘ Jump !
You ’re

Image copyright AFP Image caption " Fidelito " ( right ) lived in his famous father 's shadow The 68-year - old son of Cuba 's former leader Fidel Castro has killed himself in Havana , according to Cuban state media .
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz - Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression .
The first - born son of the late president was nicknamed " Fidelito " , or Little Fidel , after his father .
He was a nuclear physicist , trained by the former Soviet Union . "
Fidel Castro Díaz - Balart , who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression , took his life this morning , " Cuba 's official newspaper Granma reported - little more than a year after the death of his father .
State television said he had been receiving medical treatment as an outpatient in recent months , following a hospital stay .
Depression in the spotlight - Will Grant , BBC News , Havana Image copyright AFP Image caption Fidelito 's work for the Cuban regime came to an end with the collapse of the Soviet Union Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz - Balart had taken his own life after suffering with deep depression which doctors had been treating him for over several months , state TV said .
As much as the death itself may shock ordinary Cubans , it was those unexpected circumstances which caught them by surprise .
As the personal lives of members of the Castro family are generally kept away from the public eye , almost no - one will have known he suffered mental health issues prior to the announcement of his death .
HAVANA ( Reuters ) - The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro , Fidel Castro Diaz - Balart , committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression , Cuban state - run media reported .
The nuclear scientist , also known as “ Fidelito ” , or Little Fidel , because of how much he looked like his father , had initially been hospitalized and then continued treatment as an outpatient .
“ Castro Diaz - Balart , who had been attended by a group of doctors for several months due to a state of profound depression , committed suicide this morning , ” Cubadebate website said .
Fidelito , who had the highest public profile of all Castro ’s children , was born in 1949 out of his brief marriage to Mirta Diaz - Balart before he went on to topple a U.S.-backed dictator and build a communist - run state on the doorstep of the United States during the Cold War .
Through his mother , Castro Diaz - Balart was the cousin of some of Castro ’s most bitter enemies in the Cuban American exile community , U.S. Representative Mario Diaz - Balart and former U.S. congressman Lincoln Diaz - Balart .
He was also the subject of a dramatic custody dispute between the two families as a child .
Cuba scholars say his mother took him with her to the United States when he was aged five after announcing she wanted a divorce from Castro , while he was imprisoned for an attack on the Moncada military barracks in Santiago .
Castro was able to bring Fidelito back to Cuba after the 1959 revolution .
A multilingual nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet

The comments represented an extraordinary moment in the investigation , which centers in part on the administration ’s contacts with Russian officials : A day after firing the man leading that inquiry , Mr. Trump disparaged him — to Russian officials .
The White House document that contained Mr. Trump ’s comments was based on notes taken from inside the Oval Office and has been circulated as the official account of the meeting .
One official read quotations to The Times , and a second official confirmed the broad outlines of the discussion .
Sean Spicer , the White House press secretary , did not dispute the account .
In a statement , he said that Mr. Comey had behaved politically and put unnecessary pressure on the president ’s ability to conduct diplomacy with Russia on matters such as Syria , Ukraine and the Islamic State .
“ By grandstanding and politicizing the investigation into Russia ’s actions , James Comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with Russia , ” Mr. Spicer said .
“ The investigation would have always continued , and obviously , the termination of Comey would not have ended it .
Once again , the real story is that our national security has been undermined by the leaking of private and highly classified conversations .
” The day after firing Mr. Comey , Mr. Trump hosted Russia ’s foreign minister , Sergey V. Lavrov , in the Oval Office , along with the Russian ambassador to the United States , Sergey I. Kislyak .
The meeting ignited controversy this week when it was revealed that Mr. Trump had disclosed intelligence from an Israeli counterterrorism operation .
A third  The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest , showing that the probe is reaching into the highest levels of government , according to people familiar with the matter .
The senior White House adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president , according to these people , who would not further identify the official .
The revelation comes as the investigation appears to be entering a more overtly active phase , with investigators shifting from work that has remained largely hidden from the public to conducting interviews and using a grand jury to issue subpoenas .
The intensity of the probe is expected to accelerate in the coming weeks , the people said .
The sources emphasized that investigators remain keenly interested in people who previously wielded influence in the Trump campaign and administration but are no longer part of it , including former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort .
Flynn resigned in February after disclosures that he had lied to administration officials about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak .
Current administration officials who have acknowledged contacts with Russian officials include President Trump ’s son - in - law , Jared Kushner , as well as Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson .
( Peter Stevenson , Jason Aldag , Whitney Leaming / The Washington Post ) [ Graphic : What we know so far about Team Trump ’s ties to Russian interests ] People familiar with the investigation said the intensifying effort does not mean criminal charges are

CLOSE Jayme Closs of Barron remains missing .
Here is what we know .
Trent Tetzlaff , USA TODAY NETWORK - Wisconsin Jayme Closs ( Photo : Courtesy of the Barron County Sheriff 's Department ) BARRON , Wis. — A 100-person search party and some 800 tips still have not led Barron County authorities to Jayme Closs , a 13-year - old girl missing since her parents were found shot to death in their home early Monday .
Police from Wausau sent a school resource officer and therapy dog Thursday to help Barron students cope with the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmate and double murder in their community .
The state justice department 's Office of School Safety also plans to  ( CNN ) Volunteers and law enforcement combed the side of a highway on Thursday looking for evidence in the disappearance of a missing Wisconsin teenager whose parents were found dead in their home this week .
But the search along Highway 8 in Barron County , Wisconsin , did n't turn up anything of value , according to Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald .
Hours earlier , Fitzgerald asked for 100 volunteers to help in the routine search for evidence that could be related to the case as the search for Jayme Closs entered its fourth day .
The 13-year - old was likely at her family 's Barron home , located on Highway 8 , when  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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Learn more  If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jayme Closs , or if you have had contact with Closs , please contact the Barron County Sheriff 's Office tip line at 1 - 855 - 744 - 3879 .
You may also contact your local FBI office , or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate  The FBI says it 's expanded its search nationwide for a 13-year - old Wisconsin girl missing since her parents were found shot to death in their home Monday morning .
Authorities say Jayme Closs was in the house when her parents – 46-year - old Denise and 56-year - old James Closs – were killed .
The girl , who was ruled out as a suspect on the first day , was gone when deputies arrived .
Relatives of Jayme told CBS News the front door to the house was shot in .
When officers responded minutes after a 911 call to the home in Barron , about 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis , they found no  A missing teenager has been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ’s top missing persons list .
Jayme Closs , a 13-year - old from Barron County , Wisconsin , was reported missing on Monday , October 15 , after both of her parents were found dead inside their home .
The FBI announced on Thursday it was expanding its search for Jayme , who was described as 5 feet tall and 100 pounds , with blonde hair and green eyes .
The FBI said it considered the girl “ endangered .
” Police officers located the bodies of James Closs , 56 , and Denise Closs , 46 , at their home in Barron County on Monday , dead of apparent gunshot

If journalists played it straight with movie stars , they ’d call it an interrogation not an interview .
It ’d be conducted at a police station — some grimy , windowless room at the back , cramped and full of the hot stink of fear and funk .
After bouncing the star off a wall or two , ignoring the pitiful pleas for a phone call , a lawyer , a mommy , the journalist would shine a light in those pretty , pretty eyes , and start grilling .
What did you have to do to get your big break ?
How long do you think you can turn the trick , keep the public interested , huh ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
O.K.
, maybe I ’m overstating the case .
I ’m not , however , mis - stating it .
Encounters between movie stars and the journalists who cover them are edgy , deeply .
They are , by their very nature , transactional : the journalist offers the star , usually with a new project or venture to promote , exposure ; the star offers the journalist revelation , a couple of juicy details with which to titillate readers .
Use and be used , give and take , a mutual hustle and the way of the world .
Could n’t be clearer , right ?
Where things get murky is in the trappings .
The interview is made to look like the opposite of what it is : a friendly social interaction .
The star and I always meet at a restaurant — the garden terrace at the Chateau Marmont or the Clement at the Peninsula — almost always for lunch .
There ’s conversation ( one - sided ,  If journalists played it straight with movie stars , they ’d call it an interrogation not an interview .
It ’d be conducted at a police station — some grimy , windowless room at the back , cramped and full of the hot stink of fear and funk .
After bouncing the star off a wall or two , ignoring the pitiful pleas for a phone call , a lawyer , a mommy , the journalist would shine a light in those pretty , pretty eyes , and start grilling .
What did you have to do to get your big break ?
How long do you think you can turn the trick , keep the public interested , huh ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
Who are you sleeping with ?
O.K.
, maybe I ’m overstating the case .
I ’m not , however , mis - stating it .
Encounters between movie stars and the journalists who cover them are edgy , deeply .
They are , by their very nature , transactional : the journalist offers the star , usually with a new project or venture to promote , exposure ; the star offers the journalist revelation , a couple of juicy details with which to titillate readers .
Use and be used , give and take , a mutual hustle and the way of the world .
Could n’t be clearer , right ?
Where things get murky is in the trappings .
The interview is made to look like the opposite of what it is : a friendly social interaction .
The star and I always meet at a restaurant — the garden terrace at the Chateau Marmont or the Clement at the Peninsula — almost always for lunch .
There ’s conversation ( one - sided ,

Oh , baby !
Kylie Jenner is pregnant with a baby girl , multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE .
A source tells PEOPLE the 20-year - old reality star and business mogul is due in February with her first child with rapper Travis Scott .
“ They started telling friends a few weeks ago , ” says the source .
“ The family has known for quite some time .
She is really excited and so is Travis .
” Another source close to the family tells PEOPLE : “ It is an unexpected but completely amazing turn of events that she could not be more excited or thrilled about .
” “ Everyone is overjoyed for her , ” says the source .
“ This is the happiest she ’s ever been .
” Another insider says Scott , 25 , began telling friends about the pregnancy in July .
“ He was so excited he could n’t keep it in , ” says the insider .
“ He ’s been so affectionate and protective of Kylie since they found out .
He ca n’t wait to be a dad .
” The insider adds Jenner was worried people would find out she was pregnant before she was  ( Opens in new window ) ( Opens in new window ) ( Opens in new window ) Kylie Jenner is expecting her first child , a source confirms to Page Six .
Her boyfriend is rapper Travis Scott .
The 20-year - old makeup mogul and Scott , 25 , have reportedly been dating since April , when they were seen holding hands at the Coachella music festival and walking arm in arm at Bentley University in Massachusetts , where Scott performed at the school ’s Spring Day concert .
A source tells us that she is expecting a baby girl .
“ She has been looking pregnant for about four months , ” says the insider .
The pair have already proved their permanent love for each other with ink .
They Snapchatted new , matching butterfly tattoos on their ankles in June .
In a 2016 clip of “ Keeping Up With the Kardashians , ” Kylie says 25 is a good age to have kids , with her father , Caitlyn , stating that 30 is a good age .
“ I feel like 30 is too late .
Every psychic said that I ’m only going  Kylie Jenner Pregnant Kylie Jenner is Pregnant EXCLUSIVE Kylie Jenner is pregnant and Travis Scott is about to become a dad .
We 're told 20-year - old Kylie began telling friends earlier this month at the Day N Night Fest in Anaheim , CA .
Sources also say 25-year - old Travis Scott , Kylie 's boyfriend , has also been telling his friends .
We 're even told -- although we can not verify -- that he 's told friends they 're having a girl .
One source says Travis was at a recent event telling people about the pregnancy and how his life was going to change .
If they are punking their friends with repeated pregnancy proclamations , it 's super weird ... especially in light of the photo ( above ) which Kylie herself just posted on Snapchat .
It 's also interesting ... Kylie 's been posting old pics of herself on Instagram and current shots from the chest up .
Kylie and Travis have been together since April .
If you 're wondering what Kylie 's ex , Tyga , thinks about the fetus news , he posted this on Snapchat

Mr. Sandusky , after repeated requests , agreed to the interview because he said his decades of work with children had been misunderstood and distorted by prosecutors .
“ They ’ve taken everything that I ever did for any young person and twisted it to say that my motives were sexual or whatever , ” Mr. Sandusky said .
He added : “ I had kid after kid after kid who might say I was a father figure .
And they just twisted that all .
” Yet over the course of the interview , Mr. Sandusky described what he admitted was a family and work life that could often be chaotic , even odd , one that lacked some classic boundaries between adults and children , and thus one that was open to interpretation — by those who have defended him as a generous mentor and those who have condemned him as a serial predator .
He said his household in State College , Pa. , over the years came to be a kind of recreation center or second home for dozens of children from the charity , a place where games were played , wrestling matches staged , sleepovers arranged , and from where trips to out - of - town sporting events were launched .
Asked directly why he appeared to interact with children who were not his own without many of the typical safeguards other adults might apply — showering with them , sleeping alone with them in hotel rooms , blowing on their stomachs — he essentially said that he saw those children as his own .
“ It was , you know , almost an extended family , ” Mr. Sandusky  The former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky , in his first extended interview since his indictment on sexual abuse charges last month , said Coach Joe Paterno never spoke to him about any suspected misconduct with minors .
Mr. Sandusky also said the charity he worked for never restricted his access to children until he became the subject of a criminal investigation in 2008 .
The failure by Mr. Paterno to act more aggressively after being told in 2002 that Mr. Sandusky had molested a 10-year - old boy in the showers of the university ’s football building played a role in Mr. Paterno ’s firing last month after 62 years at Penn State .
Mr. Sandusky , in the interview , said that Mr. Paterno did not speak to him or confront him over the accusation , despite the fact that Mr. Sandusky had been one of his assistant coaches for three decades and was a regular presence at the football team ’s complex for years after the 2002 episode .
Mr. Sandusky , in a nearly four - hour interview over two days this week , insisted he had never sexually abused any child , but he confirmed details of some of the events that prosecutors have cited in charging him with 40 counts of molesting young boys , all of whom came to know Mr. Sandusky through the charity he founded , known as the Second Mile .
Mr. Sandusky said he regularly gave money to the disadvantaged boys at his charity , opened bank accounts for them , and gave them gifts that had been donated to the

Image copyright Science Photo Library Eating potatoes or chips on most days of the week may increase a woman 's risk of diabetes during pregnancy , say US researchers .
This is probably because starch in spuds can trigger a sharp rise in blood sugar levels , they say .
Their study in the BMJ tracked more than 21,000 pregnancies .
But UK experts say proof is lacking and lots of people need to eat more starchy foods for fibre , as well as fresh fruit and veg .
The BMJ study linked high potato consumption to a higher diabetes risk .
Swapping a couple of servings a week for other vegetables should counter this , say the authors .
UK dietary advice says starchy foods ( carbohydrates ) such as potatoes should make up about a third  Women who eat more potatoes before pregnancy may have higher rates of gestational diabetes -- the form that occurs during pregnancy -- compared to women who consume fewer potatoes , suggests a National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) study .
The researchers propose that substituting potatoes with other vegetables , legumes or whole grains may help lower gestational diabetes risk .
The findings appear in The BMJ ( formerly the British Medical Journal ) .
Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy complication that causes high blood sugar levels in the mother .
The disorder can lead to future health problems for mother and child .
Previous studies have linked foods with a high glycemic index , a measure of the ability to raise blood sugar levels , to a higher risk of gestational or type 2 diabetes .
However , until the current  Wei Bao , postdoctoral fellow 1 , Deirdre K Tobias , instructor 2 3 , Frank B Hu , professor 3 4 5 , Jorge E Chavarro , associate professor 3 4 5 , Cuilin Zhang , senior investigator 1 1Epidemiology Branch , Division of Intramural Population Health Research , Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , National Institutes of Health , Rockville , MD 20852 , USA 2Division of Preventive Medicine , Brigham and Women ’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA 02215 , USA 3Department of Nutrition , Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA 02115 , USA 4Department of Epidemiology , Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health , Boston , MA 02115 , USA 5Channing Division of Network Medicine , Department of Medicine , Brigham and Women ’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School ,  Should women planning a pregnancy lay off the french fries and mashed potatoes ?
Some researchers suggest that may be a good idea , since a new study finds that women who eat more potatoes before conceiving may face a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes while pregnant .
Gestational diabetes - a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy - can affect the health of both an expecting mom and her baby .
For the study , researchers from the National Institutes of Health 's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Harvard University analyzed data from more than 15,000 women taking part in the Nurses ' Health Study II from 1991 to 2001 .
The scientists tracked consumption of potatoes and other foods every four years .

In September 2012 , Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King announced the discovery of a Coptic ( ancient Egyptian ) gospel text on a papyrus fragment that contained the phrase " Jesus said to them , ' My wife .
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" The world took notice .
The possibility that Jesus was married would prompt a radical reconsideration of the New Testament and biblical scholarship .
Yet now it appears almost certain that the Jesus - was - married story line was divorced from reality .
On April 24 , Christian Askeland — a Coptic specialist ...
This papyrus , said to be from ancient times , says that Jesus had a wife .
Its discovery was announced in 2012 and new information uncovered by Live Science casts doubt on its origins .
The " Gospel of Jesus 's Wife , " a papyrus written in Coptic and containing text that refers to Jesus being married , is looking more and more like it is not authentic , research is revealing .
A growing number of scholars have denounced the business card - sized papyrus as a fake , with recent op - eds appearing in The Wall Street Journal and on CNN .
Meanwhile , Harvard University , which announced the papyrus ' discovery , has fallen silent on the artifact , not responding to requests for comment on new developments suggesting the find is a forgery .
The discovery of the Gospel of Jesus 's Wife was first announced by Karen King , of Harvard University , in September 2012 .
Its owner , who reportedly gave the papyrus to King , has insisted on remaining anonymous , and King has not disclosed the person 's identity .
The fragment contains the translated line , " Jesus said to them , ' My wife … ' " and also refers to a " Mary , " possibly Mary Magdalene .
If authentic , the papyrus suggests some people in ancient times believed that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married .
At the time of the discovery , King tentatively dated the papyrus to the fourth century A.D. , saying it may be a copy of a gospel written in the second century in Greek .
Recent radiocarbon dating suggests that the papyrus may date to between the sixth and ninth centuries A.D. Live Science investigation Documents provided by the anonymous owner published in an essay by King recently in Harvard Theological Review say that the Gospel of Jesus 's Wife was purchased from Hans - Ulrich Laukamp in 1999 and he , in turn , obtained it in Potsdam , in what was East Germany , in 1963 .
A Live Science investigation published last week revealed that Laukamp was co - owner of ACMB - American Corporation for Milling and Boreworks in Venice , Florida .
The man listed as representative of Laukamp 's estate in Sarasota County , Florida , Rene Ernest , said that Laukamp did n't own this papyrus , did n't collect antiquities , did n't have an interest in old things and was living in West Berlin in 1963 — as such , Laukamp could n't have reached Potsdam across the Berlin Wall to purchase this papyrus .
Laukamp died in 2002 .
Axel Herzsprung , who was another co - owner of ACMB - American Corporation for Milling and Boreworks , also said Laukamp did n't own this papyrus and did n't collect antiquities .
Additionally , since the investigation was published , Live Science has been in contact with an agency

Recently leaked communication surveillance programs have helped thwart more than 50 “ potential terrorist events ” around the world since the Sept. 11 attacks , National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander said Tuesday .
Alexander said at least 10 of the attacks were set to take place in the United States , suggesting that most of the terrorism disrupted by the program had been set to occur abroad .
Text Size - + reset Obama defends NSA surveillance The NSA also disclosed that counterterrorism officials targeted fewer than 300 phone numbers or other “ identifiers ” last year in the massive call - tracking database secretly assembled by the U.S. government .
( PHOTOS : Pols , pundits weigh in on NSA report ) Alexander said the programs were subject to “ extraordinary oversight .
” ” This is n’t some rogue operation that a group of guys up at NSA are running , ” the spy agency ’s chief added .
The data on use of the call - tracking data came in a fact sheet released to reporters in connection with a public House Intelligence Committee hearing exploring the recently leaked telephone data mining program and another surveillance effort focused on Web traffic generated by foreigners .
( POLITICO Junkies : NSA leaks cause flood of political problems ) Alexander said 90 percent of the potential terrorist incidents were disrupted by the Web traffic program known as PRISM .
He was less clear about how many incidents the call - tracking effort had helped to avert .
Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce said the Web traffic program had contributed to arrests averting a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange that  3 years ago ( CNN ) - In a hearing Tuesday with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , the director of the National Security Agency , Keith Alexander , said that since 9/11 , there have been more than 50 terror plots thwarted with the help of NSA surveillance programs .
Four of those incidents were detailed at the hearing , including thwarted plots to bomb the New York subway system and the New York Stock Exchange by linking known suspects in Pakistan and Yemen to contacts in the United States .
NSA officials are set to disclose information about the other cases in a private session with lawmakers on Wednesday .
Still , there is a debate within the intelligence community about what can be revealed to prove these programs work versus what should stay classified for fear of burning sources and methods .
Check back here for updates from the hearing .
1:06 p.m.
ET – – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers , R - Michigan , wrapped up the hearing . "
I know this has been difficult to come and talk about very sensitive things in a public way .
In order to preserve your good work and the work on behalf of all the patriots working to defend America , I still believe it was important to have a meeting where at least in some way discuss and reassure the level and oversight and redundancy of oversight on a program that we all recognize needed extra care and attention and lots of sets of eyes .
I hope today in this hearing we were able

Groups on both sides of abortion debate boost their support for dueling female candidates By Julian Pecquet - The pro - abortion rights group EMILY 's List launched an Internet campaign on Tuesday aimed at creating support for the 32 female candidates it is endorsing for state and federal office this year .
The campaign , called " Sarah Does n't Speak for Me , " aims to counter former Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin 's ( R ) high - profile endorsements of " Mama Grizzly " candidates who want to restrict abortion rights .
At a press conference Tuesday , EMILY 's List President Stephanie Schriock called the Mama Grizzlies " backwards - looking . "
The charge immediately drew reaction from the competing Susan B. Anthony List , which supports abortion opponents for office . "
EMILY ’s List is running scared — and it shows , " Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement . "
Clearly , in this ‘ Year of the Pro - Life Woman , ’ which Sarah Palin helped make possible , women have found their political voices .
Pro - life ‘ Mama Grizzlies ’ represent the majority of women across the country . "
Schriock called her group 's new campaign a " get out the vote hub " and drew particular attention to three key races where its candidates are running against Sarah Palin 's endorsees : the California Senate race pitting Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D ) against Republican Carly Fiorina ; the Minnesota House race where Tarryl Clark hopes to unseat Rep. Michele Bachmann ( R ) ; and the New Mexico governor 's race pitting Democrat Diane Denish against Republican Susana Martinez .
The EMILY 's List campaign features an Internet video of women in bear costumes mocking the " Mama Grizzlies " slogan .
Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser responded Tuesday , saying , " EMILY 's List is running scared -- and it shows .
Clearly , in this ' Year of the Pro - Life Woman , ' which Sarah Palin helped make possible , women have found their political voices .
Pro - life ' Mama Grizzlies ' represent the majority of women across the country . "
She added , " We are looking for women leaders who affirm the best in women -- who seek to include rather than exclude the rest of humanity as we find our fulfillment .
EMILY 's List is busy perpetuating what it purports to abhor : using women candidates with whom they disagree as punching bags . "
Sarah Palin has made " Mama Grizzlies " a campaign theme , but a Democratic women 's group is growling back .
EMILY 's List , a national organization dedicated to electing pro - choice Democratic women to office , announced a new campaign , " Sarah Does n't Speak for Me , " on Monday .
Its mission : To fight back against Palin 's " radical agenda " and her endorsed candidates .
In a press release , the group said : " Sarah Palin has predicted a rising tide of mothers and women voters will support her so - called ' Mama Grizzly ' candidates .
Today , we call upon women -- and men !
-- to let their voices be heard and to reject Palin 's reactionary candidates and backward - looking agenda .
We 're asking Democrats , Independents , and moderate Republicans who have no home -- to join us in our new campaign, .
"The group planned to announce more details of the campaign Tuesday in Washington , and launched a new website for the campaign .
"We wanted to respond to Sarah Palin and

Story highlights George W. Bush and Michelle Obama have been seen becoming increasingly chummy On Saturday , Obama reached over and grabbed Bush into a hug ( CNN ) Saturday 's dedication of the National Museum of African - American History and Culture brought together the president who signed into law the funding for the museum and the president who was in office during its completion .
But the gathering of the 43rd and 44th first couples also saw the reuniting of two unlikely friends .
Over the past eight years , former President George W. Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama have been seen becoming increasingly chummy .
At public events , the two can often be found sitting next to each other , sharing a laugh or lending a hand to hold .
Saturday 's ceremony was  Former President George W. Bush was one of the featured speakers at Saturday ’s opening of the Smithsonian Institute ’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington , DC , but it ’s not his speech that ’s getting all the attention .
A picture taken by former White House photographer David Hume Kennerly , and featuring a content - looking Dubya being embraced by First Lady Michelle Obama , has bee getting quite a reaction on social media : 1st Lady Michelle Obama hugs Pres .
George W.Bush at opening of @NMAAHC I was there for 1 of museums chief sponsors @BankofAmerica pic.twitter.com/XWw41G5nHO — kennerly ( @kennerly ) September 24 , 2016 The picture is getting a ton of reaction online : Given the times , people should appreciate how much respect 43 has for 44 and NOT used  A striking image from this weekend offers some symbolic hope for Americans troubled by the country ’s stark division along ethnic , political , economic , and gender lines .
At the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture yesterday , photographers including Pulitzer - winner David Hume Kennerly captured a warm embrace between first lady Michelle Obama and former president George W. Bush , who first signed the bill to build the museum in 2003 .
The photo clearly resonates with a country grappling with its own history of racism and slavery , one that quite literally built the White House we know today .
And as the US anticipates a combative first presidential debate tomorrow ( Sep. 26 ) , it ’s all the more striking to see leaders reaching across the proverbial aisle in  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history .
Learn more  It was inevitable .
Redditors used former chief White House photographer David Hume Kennerly ’s heartwarming picture of the first lady embracing her husband ’s predecessor to engage in a good old photo - editing battle .
1st Lady Michelle Obama hugs Pres .
George W.Bush at opening of @NMAAHC I was there for 1 of museums chief sponsors @BankofAmerica pic.twitter.com/XWw41G5nHO — kennerly ( @kennerly ) September 24 , 2016 They amusingly reimagined Bush as a sleeping baby and an actual bush ― while presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton also made an appearance .

CLOSE The CDC reports hundreds of women in the United States and its territories have shown signs of infection from the Zika virus .
This is what health officials want you to know so that you can defend yourself and your unborn baby .
Florida Today President Obama delivers remarks beside Vice President Biden after receiving a briefing on the response to the Zika virus in the Oval Office Friday .
( Photo : MICHAEL REYNOLDS , EPA ) WASHINGTON — President Obama told Congress not to leave town before passing a Zika funding bill amid new reports that 279 pregnant women from the United States and its territories have shown signs of infection from the Zika virus . "
Here 's the upshot : This is something that is solvable .
This is not something we need to panic about .
But this is something we have to take seriously , " Obama said . "
Congress needs to get me a bill .
They should not be going off on recess before this is done . "
Obama spoke after meeting with his top public safety  Story highlights There are 279 pregnant women with Zika virus infections in the U.S. and its territories The CDC 's tracking of pregnant women with Zika includes those who do n't have symptoms ( CNN ) The number of pregnant women in the United States reported to have the Zika virus has more than tripled , increasing from 48 to 157 , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday .
Dr. Margaret Honein , chief of the CDC 's birth defects branch , said the agency is aware of " less than a dozen " babies or fetuses who have suffered the consequences of Zika infection , which can include devastating neurological birth defects .
However , she emphasized that most of the 157 pregnancies are ongoing , so it 's not known how many babies will suffer . "
The CDC 's top priority in the Zika response is protecting pregnant women and their fetuses , " Honein said .
Not a single person is known to have contracted Zika from a mosquito bite in the U.S.
They 've gotten it while traveling to a country where  This report launches the weekly reporting of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection in U.S. states and territories .
Monitoring all pregnant women with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy , whether asymptomatic or symptomatic , will enhance understanding of possible adverse outcomes and allow better estimates of the number of pregnancies at risk for adverse outcomes .
This information will assist health care providers who counsel pregnant women and will facilitate planning services for affected families .
In February 2016 , CDC , in collaboration with state , local , tribal , and territorial health departments , launched comprehensive surveillance systems to report and actively monitor pregnancies and congenital outcomes among symptomatic and asymptomatic women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection .
As of May 12 , 2016 , there were 157 and 122 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection residing in U.S. states and U.S. territories , respectively .
Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and brain abnormalities ( 1 ) , and it is the first known mosquito - borne infection to cause

An airplane is seen on the tarmac at the United Parcel Service ( UPS ) Regional Air Hub in Rockford , Illinois , December 9 , 2014 .
Picture taken December 9 , 2014 .
United Parcel Service Inc ( UPS.N ) said on Tuesday it will start applying surcharges for residential packages this year after its costs soared during the recent disappointing holiday season .
UPS also reported that fourth - quarter profit fell from a year ago but forecast earnings within the range of estimates .
UPS , the world 's largest package delivery company , warned in late January it would report a fourth - quarter profit below its forecast and market expectations .
The Atlanta - based company had mobilized more workers and equipment for an anticipated surge in holiday packages , but the extra business failed to materialize .
The additional costs primarily affected the company 's domestic ground package unit .
As a result of the poor quarter , UPS Chief Executive Officer David Abney said on a conference call that the company would apply surcharges for residential packages in particular .
The additional charges will be applied over several years as contracts with major customers are renegotiated . "
These pricing strategies will be designed to ensure we are properly compensated for the value we provide , " Abney said .
UPS went through a second consecutive challenging peak season .
In  United Parcel Service Inc. said Tuesday that its once highly profitable peak season will continue to be a drag on fourth - quarter and full - year earnings even though it plans to boost some prices to try to offset the added expenses of keeping up with increased holiday loads .
The company averaged more than 30 million deliveries a day during the latest holiday season , executives told analysts in their fourth - quarter earnings call .
That was about six million more a day than in the same period in 2012 and 75 % more than on its average ...  UPS Hates Coming To Your House , To Begin Tacking On Surcharges For Residential Delivery Last week , in advance of its quarterly earnings report , UPS admitted that it over - spent on holiday shipping in 2014 and that it would n’t make that mistake again .
Today , with those quarterly earnings announced , the company announced how it ’s going to make back some of its money — by tacking on surcharges for residential deliveries .
The surcharges are n’t something that you ’ll see immediately applied everywhere , but will be rolled out as UPS renegotiates its shipping contracts with its largest customers , reports Reuters .
“ These pricing strategies will be designed to ensure we are properly compensated for the value we provide , ” explained UPS CEO David Abney .
So why put a surcharge on residential deliveries ?
According to UPS , because you ’re usually only bringing a single package to a home while many businesses receive multiple parcels each day , these home deliveries cost three times what it costs to make deliveries to businesses .
As companies renegotiate their deals with UPS , expect to see fewer free shipping offers or for e - tailers to increase their minimum orders for free shipping .
You should also expect to see a push toward centralized delivery locations , like the Amazon Locker depots

The Detroit teen was detained by police Monday .
( Photo : File photo )      A Detroit teen was stopped during an alleged robbery at a Chase bank on the west side Monday after a quick - thinking teller locked him between a set of automatic doors until police came .
Detroit Police Officer Dan Donakowski said the 15-year - old boy walked into the bank located in the 15000 block of West 7 Mile around 2 p.m. and demanded money .
Donakowski said the teen gave the teller a note and threatened to use a bomb if she did n't fork over the cash .      "
The teller complied , gave him some money and as he attempted to leave , the teller hit the button for the doors that automatically lock and the suspect was trapped inside , " Donakowski said .
The teen was detained by police and transported to a juvenile facility , he said .
It 's unclear if the teen had a weapon , Donakowski said , adding that he believed the teen only had a note in his possession .
Contact Katrease Stafford : kstafford@freepress.com or 313 - 223 - 4759 .
Read or Share this story : http://on.freep.com/1R9sfsD  DETROIT , MI -- The teen bank robber almost made it , until he realized he was a sitting duck .
Police say a 16-year - old , of Detroit , entered Chase Bank located on Seven Mile on Detroit 's east side about 2:30 p.m. Monday .
He walked up to the counter and told the teller he was strapped with a bomb and to give him all the money , Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Moreno said .
The teller did .
The teen set off for the doorway , likely exhilarated by the scent of escaping with his new wealth .
He opened the first set of doors into the causeway .
The sidewalk was only steps away .
He made it to the outermost set of doors , inches from the outside world .
He 'd make it no further .
After realizing they would n't budge , he tried to retreat through the door he 'd just passed .
They would n't budge either .
The teller engaged what is called a " man - trap , " basically a security system that locks would - be intruders between the two sets of doors leading outside where they remain caged until police can arrive and take them safely into custody , which Detroit police soon did .
Often the glass is also bulletproof .
It 's not clear if the teen will face charges as a juvenile or in the adult court system .

Kelly Preston Explains Baby Benjamin 's Silent Scientology Birth Email This Kelly Preston and In an interview with ' Preston credits the silent birth technique for the peaceful demeanor of her children , saying , " My kids have always been amazing .
Just very calm , very peaceful , happy and I absolutely know it 's very much because of that . "
Check out Preston 's interview inside .
Kelly Preston and John Travolta are still celebrating the November birth of their son , Benjamin , and now the proud mom is opening up about how Scientology has influenced both her birthing style and her choices as a parent .
In an interview with ' Today ' host Natalie Morales , the actress discusses the " silent birth " technique commonly employed by Scientologists , a practice where " everyone attending the birth should refrain from spoken words as much as possible ... chatty doctors and nurses , shouts to ' PUSH , PUSH ' and loud or laughing remarks to ' encourage ' are avoided . "
Preston explains , " Silent birth is basically just no words as much as possible .
If you need to moan , if you need to cry out ... of course that 's normal .
But , it 's just bringing them in , in as peaceful and gentle a way as possible .
"Preston credits the silent birth technique for the peaceful demeanor of her children , saying , " My kids have always been amazing .
Just very calm , very peaceful , happy and I absolutely know it 's very much because of that . "
" It 's been wonderfully healing .
Of course , you know , we still -- it 's still every day .
But it 's  When Kelly Preston decided that she and her husband John Travolta would have another baby , the 48-year - old mom tells TODAY that the risks of having a baby later in life did n't come to mind . "
I did n't ( consider this risks ) .
I just considered that it was difficult , " Preston told TODAY 's Natalie Morales .
It took Preston three years to conceive . "
I never thought that would be me at all .
So , I think we 're just really happy that we 're so fortunate , " Preston said .
Baby Benjamin is the couple 's third child .
Their son Jett died tragically of complications of a seizure disorder in 2009 at the age of 16 .
Preston said that Benjamin is helping the family to heal . "
It 's been wonderfully healing .
Of course , you know , we still -- it 's still every day .
But it 's been , I think , a really nice gift for a lot of people throughout the world .
We 've gotten the most beautiful letters .
And the most beautiful notes of happiness , " Preston said . "
And I think -- just sort of a sigh of relief , a bit .
And that 's been really nice to sort of share that with people . "
Preston was on TODAY also to promote her new film , " Casino Jack , " which co - stars Kevin Spacey .
The actress said that returning to work after Jett 's death was difficult , but Spacey helped her through it . "
( Spacey ) was a lifesaver , really .
I mean , at that point , I really did n't want to go back to work .
But each day , and they condensed my work down to

Dash cam video shows a car traveling about 5 - 10 miles over the speed limit , but what happens as the officer pulls out after the vehicle , is when things really start to get out of hand .
An Oklahoma woman leads officers on a high speed chase by swerving all over the road and it was all caught on camera .
Luz Avilla , 34 , told Chickasha Police she did n't stop because she had a preference as to which county jail she wanted to go to .
Dash cam video shows a car traveling about 5 - 10 miles over the speed limit , but what happens as the officer pulls out after the vehicle , is when things really start to get out of hand .      "
Instead of pulling over , the driver accelerated to speeds approximately 90 to 100 miles per hour , " said Shannon McClain , Chickasha Police . "
When you 're doing 90 miles an hour and you 're weaving all over the road , just the slightest movements by those other vehicles could be catastrophe . "
Just a few miles from the county line , the driver pulled over and told the officer why she took off .      "
Apparently the driver did not want to go to jail in Grady County , " said McClain . "
She wanted to go to jail in Caddo County was her explanation as to why she did not pull over . "
Avilla may have stopped the car , but she did n't want to get out of it .
The officer yelled at the suspect to get out of the vehicle , but had no luck .
He pulled out his gun .
Back up officers were called to the scene and one by one , all the suspects got out of the vehicle .
Several people were taken to jail .
Avila is facing several charges including DUI and eluding police .
Luz Avilla , 34 , of Chickasha , Okla. , led cops on a high speed chase this week because she wanted to be booked into a certain jail .
The accommodations in Caddo County are preferable to those in Grady County , apparently .
Shannon McClain of the Chickasha Police told News 9 , " Apparently the driver did not want to go to jail in Grady County .
She wanted to go to jail in Caddo County was her explanation as to why she did not pull over . "
Avilla , who was allegedly drunk , hit 100 miles per hour trying to cross the county line , but unfortunately , she did n't make it .
She 's been charged with a DUI and evading the police .
[ Image via News 9 ]

Facebook * Sigh * Here we go , again .
We ’re quite familiar with the work of the Tom Hanks - sired struggle rapper Chester Hanks , aka Chet Haze .
His several attempts of making his hip - hop career happen have mostly been met with laughs , harmless ones at that .
But now we meet Chet at the crossroads of desperation and tastelessness .
In photo captions on his Instagram over the past couple of days , the white rapper is throwing around the n - word in several posts .
2 types of people in this world : those who know exactly what it is they want and are doing everything they can to  If you 're not familiar with Chet Haze , consider yourself lucky .
The terminally causasian , private school - educated son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is like Iggy Azalea without the talent .
Just pretend for a second that Iggy Azalea has talent so that the analogy makes sense , okay ?
Anyway , Chet is a plain white rapper , but the Iggy similarities do n't end there .
The former Chester Hanks not only talks the hip hop talk , he walks the walk in the most cringe - worthy fashion imaginable .
Like Iggy , he 's appropriated the culture with an affected " ghetto " accent and smackable attempts at " swag . "
Like Iggy , " huge  ... Good morning bae 🙇 🏼 A photo posted by 🌴 LA / WORLD WIDE 🌍 ( @chethanx ) on May 24 , 2015 at 6:14am PDT 2 types of people in this world : those who know exactly what it is they want and are doing everything they can to get it ; and those who just wander aimlessly through life because they are scared to death of failure .
I 've lost a lot of so called friends cuz they turned out to be the second kind .
Fuck y all hating ass niggaz I 'll never stop chasing my dream ☝ # OneLifeOneGodOneLove The world is full of mysteries .
Why  [ There was a video here ] Early Tuesday morning , Chester Hanks , the son of beloved white millionaire Tom Hanks , posted an Instagram video to explain that “ hip - hop is n’t about race ” and it ’s actually extremely fresh that he says “ nigga .
” By his own admission , however , Chet knows most of you wo n’t “ get ” it , so he accompanied his video with a 280-word screed about how “ fuck[ing one ’s ] hating ass niggaz ” is actually an inalienable right protected by the Constitution : If I say the word nigga I say it amongst people I love and who love me .
If I say “ fuck y all hatin ass  Chester “ Chet Haze ” Hanks , caucasian son of beloved caucasian Hollywood A - lister Tom Hanks , took to Instagram this weekend to vociferously share his feelings on Hating Ass Niggaz .
Yesterday , next to a photo of himself in London , Chet Haze wrote : 2 types of people in this world : those who know exactly what it is they want and are doing everything they can to get it ; and those who just wander aimlessly through life because they are scared to death of failure .
I ’ve lost a lot of so called friends cuz they turned out to be the second kind .
Fuck y all hating

" The delayed response in ensuring that the inmates received needed medical care is unacceptable , " the statement read .
Estrada was scheduled for kidney dialysis Friday , but a technician with South Valley Dialysis Center , the contracted treatment provider , did not arrive , wrote Brooke Adams , department spokeswoman .
The technician did n't show up Saturday either .
Estrada died about 10:30 p.m. Sunday as medics were getting him ready to go to the hospital .
University of Utah Health Care , which operates the dialysis center , plans to " conduct a thorough review of the circumstances that led to this unacceptable mistake and will take whatever steps are necessary to improve communications procedures , " according to a statement by spokeswoman Kathy Wilets .
The six other inmates who 'd missed their treatments were taken to University Hospital for evaluation .
Two were in good condition and sent back to prison ; three others were admitted and returned to the prison on Monday .
One remains in the hospital . "
The department 's internal investigation will include a review of all aspects of the situation , including  SALT LAKE CITY ( AP ) — A Utah prison inmate is dead of an apparent heart attack related to renal failure after a dialysis provider did n't show up for a scheduled treatment for two days in a row , a prison official said Tuesday .
Ramon C. Estrada , 62 , was set to be paroled in less than three weeks when he died Sunday at the prison in Draper , Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Adams said in a statement Tuesday afternoon .
He was scheduled to have dialysis Friday at the prison 's treatment center , but a technician did not show up on Friday or Saturday .
The technician or technicians involved worked for a University of Utah Hospital clinic that provides dialysis for the prison .
Kathy Wilets , a University of Utah Hospital spokeswoman , said there appears to have been some miscommunication with South Valley Dialysis technician scheduling , and the hospital is investigating . "
We have a responsibility to provide quality care for patients .
We will now conduct a thorough review of the  A Utah State Prison inmate died Sunday after a medical contractor responsible for performing his dialysis treatment failed to show up on Friday and Saturday .
Ramon Estrada , 62 , died from apparent cardiac arrest due to kidney failure .
UTAH STATE PRISON — An inmate scheduled to be paroled in two weeks died Sunday after a medical contractor responsible for performing his dialysis treatments failed to show up at the prison on Friday and Saturday .
Ramon C. Estrada , 62 , died from apparent cardiac arrest that was the result of kidney failure , according to a statement from the Utah Department of Corrections .
His body was sent to the state medical examiner to determine an exact cause of death . "
A preliminary review indicates that the lack of dialysis treatment could be a contributing factor in Estrada ’s death , " said Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Adams .
Richard Garden , the clinical services bureau director for the Department of Corrections , was placed on administrative leave while the circumstances leading to Estrada 's death are investigated .

We already know Walmart is no friend to the gays , but do they have to actively peddle ex - gay therapy to shoppers ?
Though I ’ve yet to spot anyone on People Of Walmart snapping it up , the book Chased by an Elephant , the Gospel Truth about Today ’s Stampeding Sexuality is available for purchase at over 100 Walmart stores .
Authored by Janice Barrett Graham ( better known as the wife of Stephen Graham , president of the “ LDS - oriented ” group Standard of Liberty , which “ exists to raise awareness of radical sexual movements overrunning America ’s Christian - moral - cultural life ” ) , the book aims to “ shed the clear light of truth on today ’s dark and tangled ideas about male and female , proper gender roles , the law of chastity , and the God - given sexual appetite .
” It also touches upon Stephen and Janice ’s son Andrew — a proud ex - gay who ’s written his own tome — described in the book as securing “ his subsequent deliverance and healing through family support , expert professional counseling , truth , and repentance through the Atonement of Jesus Christ .
” It ’s described as a “ MUST READ ” by the S.A. Lifeline Foundation ( Mission : “ Delivering a message of hope that recovery from pornography addiction is possible ” ) , which is where I go for all my children ’s book recommendations .
Walmart Carrying Anti - Gay Book for Children A children ’s book written by the wife of anti - gay Standard of Liberty president Stephen Graham is being carried by over 100 Walmart stores .
Chased by an Elephant , the Gospel Truth about Today ’s Stampeding Sexuality by Janice Barrett Graham was written to “ help shed the clear light of truth on today ’s dark and tangled ideas about male and female , proper gender roles , the law of chastity , and the God - given sexual appetite , ” according to Janice Graham in the book ’s introduction .
“ The number of our young people involved in sexual sins has greatly increased in recent years .
Some of the most stalwart - seeming youth find themselves involved in pornography , fornication , promiscuity , homosexuality , and the like , ” Janice continued .
According to the Standards of Liberty Web site , the book is available at 104 Walmart stores in the Intermountain West , the Brigham Young University bookstore , and through its sister sites .
“ This charming , unique , and important book is a must - read for leaders and parents to use as they see fit that stunningly and resoundingly echos the truths and warnings presented in President Boyd K. Packer ’s conference talk this past Sunday , ” the announcement said .
“ For the sake of our children and youth , we can no longer afford to be silent on this topic .
Given the licentious world around them , they need to be purposely taught the correct information and attitudes concerning human sexuality and God ’s law of chastity .
” The Grahams claim that their son , Andrew , successfully changed his sexual orientation and is now a happily married man .
Andrew Graham wrote the book , Captain of My Soul , saying that he was “ lured into same gender internet pornography during his high school years , and recruited into cursory homosexual experimentation with older men while at Brigham Young University .
” Andrew says he is shedding light

UPDATE : ( CROSSVILLE ) The 7-year - old boy accidentally shot in the head Monday by one of his siblings has died , according to Crossville police .
The outlook for the unidentified child had been serious from the start , according to authorities .
Police confirmed his death about 8:45 p.m. Monday .
He was taken to a Knoxville area hospital .
A University of Tennessee Medical Center spokeswoman said she could not confirm if the child had been taken there .
The shooting happened Monday afternoon as four children sat in a vehicle outside a Verizon store in Crossville .
The mother and stepfather had gone inside to pay a bill .
One of the children found a loaded gun in the mother 's purse .
Police said the child tried to unload the gun .
The weapon went off and hit the boy in the head .
The Cumberland County District Attorney General"s Office and the Department of Children ’s Services were investigating .
A Verizon spokesperson declined to comment .
PREVIOUS STORY : A 7-year - old boy was accidentally shot in the head by one of his siblings after their parents left them unattended in a car Monday afternoon , according to the Crossville Police Department .
According to a news release , four children had been left in a vehicle while their mother and step - father went inside a business to pay a bill .
During that time , investigators discovered that one of the children found a loaded semi - automatic pistol inside their mother 's purse .
When the child tried to remove the magazine , the firearm discharged and struck the 7-year - old male victim .
Emergency responders arrived and found the victim was bleeding from the head .
The victim was flown to a Knoxville area trauma hospital for treatment .
The Cumberland County District Attorney General 's Office and the Department of Children 's Services have been notified and are involved in the investigation .
Crossville Police described the incident as a " tragic accidental shooting . "
SHARE      By News Sentinel Staff      A 7-year - old boy was flown to a Knoxville hospital Monday after being shot in the head by another child in what Crossville , Tenn. authorities say appears to have been an accident .
The shooting was reported shortly before 3 p.m. when four children were left unattended in a car while their mother and stepfather were paying a bill at a business on U.S. Highway 127 North , according to the Crossville Police Department .
One of the children found a semi - automatic pistol in the mother 's purse , which was left in the vehicle .
When the child apparently tried to remove the magazine from the gun , it fired , striking the boy , police said .
The family was visiting Crossville from White County .
The ages of the other children were not released .
The boy , whose name was not released , was flown by helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center .
His condition was not immediately available .
The Cumberland County District Attorney General 's Office and the Tennessee Department of Children 's Services are involved in the investigation .
More details as they develop online and in Tuesday 's News Sentinel .

Drew Peterson once grabbed his wife around her neck and asked , " Why do n't you just die ? "
according to a friend of Kathleen Savio 's who testified in Peterson 's murder trial today .
Peterson , 58 , is on trial for killing Savio , his third wife , and making it look like an accident .
She was found dead in her bathtub in 2004 and the death was initially ruled an accidental drowning .
After Peterson 's fourth wife , Stacy Peterson , vanished from their home in 2007 , police exhumed Savio 's body and reexamined it for signs of murder , finally charging Peterson .
Today , Savio 's friend Mary Parks testified about conversations the two women had regarding Peterson . "
Kathy told me that her husband , Drew Peterson , said he could kill her , make her disappear , " Parks said on the stand , according to ABC News affiliate WLS .
Parks teared up as she recalled the conversation about Peterson grabbing Savio 's neck .
Savio told Parks that her estranged husband told her , " Why do n't you just die ? "
" She unzipped the top , it opened and I saw marks on her neck , " Parks said .
According to her testimony , Parks took nursing classes with Savio , but did not see her again after their graduation in December 2003 .
Savio died in February 2004 .
When Parks heard of the death , she called the Will County State 's Attorney 's Office and asked if the case were being investigated , she testified today .
The testimony today marked the second day hearsay statements were allowed into the court transcript , following a significant decision Wednesday by Judge Edward  Drew Peterson 's third wife told a friend a year before she was found dead in her bathtub that the former suburban Chicago police officer once broke into her home , grabbed her by the throat , pinned her down and asked a threatening question , the friend testified Thursday .
FILE - In this May 8 , 2009 file photo , former Bolingbrook , Ill. , police officer Drew Peterson leaves the Will County Courthouse in Joliet , Ill. , after his arraignment on charges of first - degree murder ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - In this May 7 , 2009 file booking photo provided by the Will County Sheriff 's office in Joliet , Ill. , former Bolingbrook , Ill. , police officer Drew Peterson is shown .
Peterson is charged with first - degree ... ( Associated Press ) " She said that her husband said , " ` Why do n't you just die ? '
" Mary Parks told jurors , her voice quivering as she delivered more of hearsay evidence that 's at the heart of the state 's case .
Peterson , an ex - Bolingbrook police sergeant , has pleaded not guilty to first - degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife , 40-year - old Kathleen Savio , who once studied nursing with Parks .
As Savio recounted the attack , she unzipped a top she was wearing to show dark red bruises on her neck , saying they were a result of Peterson 's attack , Parks testified . "
She looked as if she was in shock , " Parks told jurors .
She said Savio told her the incident occurred on the stairs of her suburban home the night before the women spoke around Thanksgiving in 2003 .
A year later , Savio 's body was

The master sommelier examination has often been called “ the hardest test you ’ve never heard of .
” Since its inception in 1969 , just 274 people have passed the grueling exam , which involves years , sometimes even decades , of preparation .
For a wine service professional , it is the crowning achievement of a career .
This year , 24 people passed the test , earning the right to add the coveted “ MS ” suffix to their names .
Now , the exam ’s administering body , the Court of Master Sommeliers ( CMS ) , has announced that it will invalidate the results of one portion of this year ’s examination .
In an Oct. 9 letter sent to all master sommeliers , CMS board chairman Devon Broglie , MS , wrote that the board had “ received a report from outside legal counsel that a member of the Court of Master Sommeliers , Americas disclosed confidential information pertinent to the tasting portion of the 2018 Master Sommelier Diploma Examination prior to the examination .
” Broglie did not name the master sommelier responsible for the information breach , though it seems likely that  Only 273 people in the world have passed the master sommelier exam .
( iStock ) Watching a sommelier blindly taste a flight of wines , figuring out their origins right down to the grapevine in a French village , is like watching a magician try to guess your card : You do n’t believe it ’s possible until they ’re right .
Then , of course , you want to know how they did it .
For master sommeliers , there is no simple explanation .
The expert wine stewards spend years and thousands of dollars preparing for the master sommelier examination , seen as one of the toughest tests in the world administered by the Court of Master Sommeliers .
Since its inception in 1969 , only 273 people have ever passed the three - part test , according to the court ’s website , with the blind tasting being the hardest part of the exam .
In 25 minutes , sommeliers must identify and describe six wines , the exact region each came from and the year each was harvested — the part that might as well be a  October 9 , 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : Kathleen Lewis ( 707 ) 255 - 5056 x11 , klewis@mastersommeliers.org Court of Master Sommeliers , Americas Board of Directors Takes Unanimous Actions to Preserve Integrity of Examination Process NAPA , CA – The Board of Directors of the Court of Master Sommeliers , Americas unanimously voted to invalidate the results of the tasting portion of the 2018 Master Sommelier Diploma Examination for all candidates due to clear evidence that a Master breached the confidentiality with respect to the wines presented for tasting .
“ Maintaining the integrity of the examination process must be our highest priority , lest we risk diminishing the value of , and the respect earned from , becoming a Master Sommelier , ” said Devon Broglie , MS , Chairman of the Board .
“ Our credential is known throughout the hospitality industry worldwide , and it guarantees that the holder of the Master Sommelier title is among the most qualified of all wine industry professionals .
A compromised examination does not provide that guarantee .
” The Board of Directors found sufficient evidence that the tasting

Graphic 911 calls capture the moments before Fort Bend mom killed daughters Husband pleaded : ' I promise you , whatever you want ' A graphic 911 call detailed the violent eruption of a Fort Bend County family just minutes before the mother and her two daughters lay fatally wounded in the street . "
Please forgive me , I 'm sorry , " a voice can be heard saying on a call that the Fort Bend County Sheriff 's Office said was placed by daughter Madison Sheats , 17 . "
Please do n't shoot , I 'm sorry . "
" Please do n't point that gun at us . "
Then husband , Jason Sheats , can be heard saying , " I promise you , whatever you want , I 'll ... " before the call drops off .
The mother , Christy Byrd Sheats , 42 , opened fire on her children Friday after calling  Transcript of the 911 calls in the Fort Bend family shooting Graphic 911 calls captured the violent argument that erupted in a Fort Bend County home just minutes before a mother and her two daughters lay fatally wounded in the street in their quiet , suburban neighborhood : " Please do n't point that gun at us , " father Jason Sheats can be heard screaming on the 911 recordings . "
Please .
Please , do n't shoot my family . "
The calls reveal the harrowing back - and - forth between Christy Byrd Sheats , her husband and their two daughters , Taylor , 22 , and Madison , 17 , before the shooting Friday afternoon near Fulshear .
RELATED : Shooting started with a ' family meeting ' The sisters and their father can be heard begging the woman to put down the gun .
Instead , Christy Sheats , 42 ,  Authorities on Tuesday released 911 calls that capture the panic in a Houston - area home before a mother killed her two daughters , as well as in the home of a neighbor after the shootings .
The Fort Bend County Sheriff 's Office released recordings of two 911 calls from Christy Sheats ' daughters , 17-year - old Madison Sheats and 22-year - old Taylor Sheats .
A third 911 call came from a neighbor 's home .
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said Wednesday that Christy Sheats called a family meeting Friday , apparently to tell the family that she and her husband were going to divorce , the Houston Chronicle reports .
After an argument , she " quickly " pulled out a handgun and fatally shot her two daughters before an officer killed her .
Nehls interviewed her husband , 45-year - old Jason  Disturbing new details were released Monday in a Katy shooting that left two young women and their mother dead .
( Photo : KHOU ) The terrifying final moments of two Katy sisters were captured in 911 recordings released Tuesday .
Madison and Taylor Sheats both called 911 before their mother , Christy Sheats , shot them to death .
Their father , Jason Sheats , could be heard begging his wife not to shoot them as the girls screamed in the background .
“ Please do n’t point the gun at us … I beg you , please put it away , ” Jason Sheats pleaded .
“ I ’m sorry .
I promise you , whatever you want … “ Madison Davey , a family friend , said Christy hid the gun in the couch cushions before she called a family meeting .
When she pulled out

The search continues for Phylicia Simone Barnes , a star high school student from North Carolina who went missing in Baltimore last week .
The 16-year - old honor student from Monroe , N.C. , was visiting her half - sister when she disappeared three days after Christmas .
Phylicia was last heard from Dec.28 via Facebook when she posted a note saying she was at her sister 's apartment with her sister 's boyfriend .
The 5 foot 8 inch straight - A , African - American student has been missing ever since . "
I was going to turn this city upside down to find my child , and I was going to leave no stone unturned , " Russell Barnes , Phylicia 's father , told ABC News .
The FBI and Baltimore police are conducting the investigation .
Baltimore Metro Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward of up to $ 2,000 for her discovery .
Police told ABC News today that they obtained additional security video from the area surrounding the apartment , but it has yet to shed new light on the case .
FBI helicopters have scoured the area for three days without finding any clues . "
If there 's any good news , we have n't found anything yet , " Baltimore Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said . "
We 've thrown every single tool , trick , machine , widget that we have in our law enforcement toolbox .
And ten days later we still have nothing . "
Police say several people who visited the apartment are considered persons of interest , and the two likely scenarios proposed by investigators are abduction or murder . "
At this point , you hope it 's an abduction , " Guglielmi said .
Janice Sallis , Phylicia 's  Baltimore Police Department Sponsored Links Authorities in Maryland are stepping up efforts to locate Phylicia Barnes , a 16-year - old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore .
But a local police official said the national media need to take note of the case .
"We are doing everything we can , " Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told AOL News , noting that more than 35 detectives are working on the case , as well as two teams from the FBI.
"We would really like the national outlets to help us out here , so if somebody sees her in Missouri , they are able to alert authorities quickly , " Guglielmi continued . "
It has been incredibly frustrating for me .
We 've been pitching this since the 29th [ and ] have not gotten any traction .
This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case .
The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina , she went missing in Baltimore and she is African - American .
"Guglielmi added , " I just think if we could get America just to see her picture -- that is all we are asking -- maybe that will lead detectives to a break and save this young lady 's life .
"Phylicia lives in Monroe , N.C. , but was visiting relatives in Baltimore .
She was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 , when she left the apartment of her 27-year - old half - sister , Deena Barnes .
According to relatives , Phylicia told her sister she was going shopping .
What happened to the teenager next remains a mystery , police said .
"Time is working against us , " Guglielmi said . "
She has

Details are just beginning to surface of an extreme and horrible case of animal abuse and the man accused of killing several dogs in his Meridian Township apartment .
Prosecutors say the crimes were carried out over several months inside the man 's apartment .
The allegations are shocking enough , but the man we 're talking about was a student at Michigan State University , studying to be a doctor .
24 year old Andrew David Thompson was formally charged with ten counts of killing and torturing an animal .
He 's also charged with one count of abandoning and cruelty to one animal .
Prosecutors say they 're still investigating and more charges are likely to follow .
Thompson lived in the Berry Tree apartment complex .
It 's located in Meridian Township just off Mount Hope near Hagadorn Road .
Prosecutors say it 's where Thompson brought dogs over the past several months and killed them .
They say someone called police which led officers to execute a search warrant of Thompson 's apartment and eventually make the arrest .
Neighbors say they 're shocked to learn of the allegations .
Megan Monticciolo , neighbor : " It 's a little crazy and kind of creepy , because I live right down the hall and I had no idea that this was happening .
I could n't hear anything .
No one ever said anything . "
Amanda Gnau , neighbor : " It 's weird that someone could be normal on the outside , but be doing things like that .
It makes you think twice . "
Thompson is behind bars in the Ingham County Jail on a 100,000 dollar bond .
He 's due back  Bond Raised To $ 600,000 For Man Facing Animal Abuse Charges Posted : Tuesday , June 28 , 2011 10:28 PM EDT Updated : Tuesday , July 5 , 2011 10:47 AM EDT When help arrived and opened the hood of her car , a 20 pound python stared him down .
When help arrived and opened the hood of her car , a 20 pound python stared him down .
When help arrived and opened the hood of her car , a 20 pound python stared him down .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Bellevue Street and Covert Street , near ISC Plating in Leslie .
It happened around 2:40 a.m. Friday in Summit Township .
It happened around 2:40 a.m. Friday in Summit Township .
A Michigan construction company says it 's shutting down all of its operations , after announcing a partial shutdown earlier this week .
A Michigan construction company says it 's shutting down all

You are only as old as you feel , as the saying goes , and new research suggests that feeling younger than you are could have health benefits .
A study has found that people who felt younger than their actual age had a lower death rate than people who felt their age or older .
How old we feel often reflects our physical and mental well - being .
Many people have a self - perceived age that is different to their actual chronological age .
How old we feel often reflects our physical and mental well - being .
Many people have a self - perceived age that is different to their actual chronological age .
The research letter , published in JAMA Internal Medicine , observed a lower death rate in older people who felt 3 or more years younger than their actual age , compared with participants who felt their actual age or more than 1 year older . "
Self - perceived age reflects appraisals of health , physical limitations , and well - being in later life , " write the authors of the study , from University College London in the UK . "
Older people typically feel younger than their chronological age , and it is thought that those who feel younger than their actual age have reduced mortality . "
A number of social experiences have been identified that affect self - perceived age over time .
Role transitions and off - time events such as becoming a parent at an early age , experiencing stress , the development of serious health problems such as heart problems or cancer - all have been found to speed up self - perceived aging .
Authors Isla Rippon and Dr. Andrew Steptoe analyzed data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2004 - 2005 for 6,489 participants .
They measured the self - perceived age of the participants by asking the question , " How old do you feel you are ? "
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Add seven swans , six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago .
And if you get all 364 items repeated throughout " The Twelve Days of Christmas " carol , you 'll pay 6.1 percent more this year , according to the so - called Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management updates annually .
That comes to $ 107,300 . "
The rise is larger than expected considering the modest economic growth we 've had , " said Jim Dunigan , managing executive of investments for PNC .
He noted the government 's Consumer Price Index has risen just 2 percent in the 12 months before September .
Thrifty shoppers may find some reasons for cheer .
Six items mentioned in the song have n't gone up in price : maids - a - milking , ladies dancing , lords - a - leaping , calling birds , turtle doves and the partridge .
The eight maids - a - milking still cost just $ 58 because the minimum wage has n't risen .
Twelve drummers drumming ( $ 2,775.50 ) and eleven pipers piping ( $ 2,562 ) might also be considered relative bargains compared to seven swans , which will set you back $ 7,000 .
Nine ladies dancing will cost you $ 6,294.03 .
Dunigan said the 2011 drought caused the prices of some birds to soar , partly because of corn and other feed costs . "
The geese were up 29.6 percent , and swans were up 11 percent , " Dunigan said , adding that none of the gifts in the song went down in price this year .
The price of a pear tree is $ 189.99 , an 11.8 percent jump from last year 's $ 169.99 .
Five gold rings jumped 16.3 percent this year , to $ 750 , and three French hens are now $ 165 , instead of $ 150 .
The $ 15 partridge is the cheapest item , and swans the most expensive , at $ 1,000 each .
Last - minute shoppers who turn to the Internet will pay a bit more for the gifts .
Buying one set of the core items in each verse costs $ 24,431 in traditional stores this year , but $ 40,440 online .
Part of that difference is the extra expense of shipping live birds , Dunigan said , adding that Internet costs rose 1.5 percent compared to last year .
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. checks  Cost of ' 12 Days of Christmas ' items Prices of items in the Christmas carol " The Twelve Days of Christmas , " according to PNC Wealth Management : Article continues below _ Partridge , $ 15 ; last year : same _ Pear tree , $ 189.99 ; last year : 169.99 _ Two turtle doves , $ 125 ; last year : same _ Three French hens , $ 165 ; last year : $ 150 _ Four calling birds ( canaries ) , $ 519.96 ; last year : same _ Five gold rings , $ 750 ; last year : $ 645 _ Six geese a - laying , $ 210 ; last year : $ 162 _ Seven swans a - swimming , $ 7,000 ; last year : $ 6,300 _ Eight maids a - milking , $ 58 ; last year : same _ Nine ladies dancing ( per performance ) , $ 6,294 ; last year : same _ 10 lords a - leaping ( per performance ) , $ 4,767 ; last year : same _ 11 pipers piping ( per performance ) , $ 2,562 ; last year : $ 2,428 _ 12 drummers drumming ( per performance ) , $ 2,776 ; last year : $ 2,630 Copyright 2013 The Associated Press .
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UFC Women 's Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Game of Thrones writers and producers David Benioff and D.B.
Weiss join Matt Serra and Jim Norton on Episode 7 of the UFC Unfiltered podcast .
Tate discusses her upcoming title defense against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 this weekend while Benioff and Weiss talk about the latest season finale of GoT and what 's ahead in the popular HBO series.1:40 - What did the guys do during the 4th of July?8:30 - What happened when Jim went to watch " The Conjuring 2 " over the weekend - and why does he wish he was Dan Henderson?20:00 - The guys really like their MeUndies.26:02 - Game of Thrones ' creators join the show.28:24 - What could n't you translate from the books into the show?29:09 - Any complaints from George R. R. Martin?30:01 - Which character you 've killed off do you wish you did n't have to?31:15 - The guys talk about THAT fight scene.32:48 - David and D.B.
talk about their UFC fandom.34:53 - How many more episodes are left in GoT ?
Do you know how it will end?35:55 - Any chance of a prequel ?
What will they do after they are done with GoT?38:55 - Has the network opposed any of the deaths you 've planned on GoT?41:22 - When will the new season of GoT begin?45:20 - This Week in UFC History.46:19 - Miesha Tate joins the podcast.46:62 - Is Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 a bigger challenge than Holly Holm was?47:37 - Miesha talks about Amanda 's weaknesses.48:15 - How important is a third  We may have to wait a bit longer than usual for the next season of Game of Thrones , and there ’s a very good reason : The show needs winter to actually show up first .
The HBO series normally debuts every new season in April , but season seven will likely launch later in 2017 , as showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss revealed in a podcast interview with UFC Unfiltered : We ’re starting a bit later because at the end of this season , ‘ Winter is here ’ - and that means that sunny weather does n’t really serve our purposes any more .
So we kind of pushed everything down the line , so we could get some grim grey weather even in the sunnier places that we shoot .
This implies we ’ll see some of our more traditionally sunny lands of Westeros in entirely new ways .
We ’re used to the chilly environments of Winterfell and the Wall , but imagine seeing King ’s Landing or Highgarden covered in clouds , rain , or even snow .
And where are the people of Dorne supposed to go , since their entire kingdom seems to be made of nothing but porches and patios ?
Game of Thrones is looking to have just two more shortened seasons before the series ends .
The good news is that even if these final two seasons begin later that usual , they could still end in June , as per usual .
It all depends on when , exactly , winter is coming ... in the real world .
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Get the latest from TODAY Sign up for our newsletter / Updated / Source : & Other Stories By Eun Kyung Kim Charlie Sheen revealed he is HIV positive Tuesday in an exclusive TODAY interview with Matt Lauer .
“ It ’s a hard three letters to absorb .
It ’s a turning point in one ’s life , ” the 50-year - old actor said .
Sheen said he made the announcement to end a smear campaign and extortion efforts .
“ I have to put a stop to this onslaught , this barrage of attacks and of sub - truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about me , threatening the health of so many others that could n’t be further from the truth , ” he said .
READ : Charlie Sheen pens an open letter about his HIV - positive diagnosis Sheen said he ’s trusted the diagnosis with people he thought he could confide in , but has paid out upwards of $ 10 million to keep the illness a secret .
“ What people forget is that that 's money they 're taking from my children , ” he said about the “ shakedowns ” he  The global goal to provide HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has been met — and the milestone even came ahead of schedule , UNAIDS announced in a report released this week , highlighting enormous progress made in achieving one of the U.N. ’s Millennium Development Goals .
“ We are on the way to a generation free of AIDS , ” declared U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon , who was speaking at a global development summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Tuesday .
“ Now we must commit to ending the AIDS epidemic .
” So , Why Should You Care ?
This is a huge boost in the number of people around the world receiving much - needed antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment .
Comparatively , fewer than 700,000 people in the early aughts had access to treatment .
Several factors have led to the success , including legislation allowing countries to produce their own copies of drugs at lower prices and increased global investment .
Back in 2000 , eight pills per day could cost a patient $ 10,000 per year ,  Charlie Sheen Exposing Sex Partners to HIV is a Crime EXCLUSIVE Charlie Sheen could have some big legal problems with the revelation he has HIV , because in California it 's a crime for someone to have unprotected sex when that person knows he or she is infected with HIV .
Charlie has not said if he 's had unprotected sex , but as we previously reported we know he 's settled several cases with people who were unaware of his HIV status and had sex with him .
If he did have unprotected sex , under California law , he could get 6 months in jail .
The law is clear ... anyone with a communicable disease who " willfully exposes another person " is guilty .
There was a case this past March in which a San Diego man was convicted of the crime for willfully exposing his boyfriend to HIV .
He was later sentenced to 6 months in jail .
The stakes are higher if someone knows they have HIV and has sex with another person with

Ms Bates remarks have prompted fevered online speculation among conspiracy theorists .
Scott C Waring of UFO Sightings Daily told Metro : “ This is really strange .
It does seem that UFO researchers are now being targeted , probably to slow the rate of information being leaked to the public .
” However , author and journalist Nick Pope , who investigated the UFO phenomenon for the Ministry of Defence in the early Nineties , said on Twitter : “ The death of Max Spiers was a tragedy , but having run the UK Government 's UFO project I promise we do n't go around killing UFO researchers .
” Ms Bates described her son as a “ very fit man who was in good health " , adding : " All I have is a death certificate from the Polish authorities that it was from natural causes , but no post - mortem was done so how can they tell that ? "
They are also refusing to release any paperwork about it to me because , absurdly , I do n't have  UK authorities will not investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of an British conspiracy theorist in Poland , the Foreign Office has revealed .
Two days before he died , Max Spiers allegedly told his mother : " Your boy 's in trouble .
If anything happens to me , investigate . "
The father - of - two , from Canterbury , was found dead on a sofa in a Warsaw apartment on 16 July .
Polish authorities said Mr Spiers died from natural causes , but his mother claims no post - mortem examination was carried out on his body in the country , which he had visited to give a series of speeches and interviews about his investigations .
The 39-year - old was prominent in conspiracy theorist circles , and had made a career out of investigating UFOs and alleged cover - ups .
His mother , Vanessa Bates , 63 , said he had recently moved on to investigating politicians , business people , and celebrities .
Friends of Mr Spiers said he died after vomiting a black liquid and complaining of  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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Learn more  UFO hunter texted ' If anything happens to me , investigate ' before he died A 39-year - old British conspiracy theorist and UFO phenomenologist who was found dead in Warsaw in June sent his mother a text days before his death telling her , " If anything happens to me , investigate . "
Max Spiers , who was in excellent health according to his family , was discovered dead on a couch by a woman he was staying with ahead of a conference he was due to speak at in Poland .
Polish authorities attributed the death to natural causes , but no post - mortem was performed at the time . "
I think Max had been digging in some dark places and I fear that somebody wanted him dead , " his mother , Vanessa Bates , told the Telegraph .
Scott C. Waring of UFO Sightings Daily told the Metro , " This is really strange .
It does seem that UFO researchers are now being targeted , probably to slow the rate of information

The Iranian leadership was encouraged by what was described as Mr. Obama ’s offer to conduct face - to - face talks , which they prefer to the more bureaucratic and lengthy negotiating process with a group of five major world powers , Mr. Mohebbian said .
Advertisement Continue reading the main story The one - and - a - half - page letter , which the Iranian president answered with a letter of similar length , has kindled hopes that the international charm offensive Iran began after Mr. Rouhani ’s election in June may produce a genuine diplomatic breakthrough .
But the differing interpretations of Mr. Obama ’s letter in Tehran and Washington are a reminder of the political hurdles and the legacy of mistrust that both sides will have to overcome in negotiating a deal .
The American official said Mr. Obama had congratulated Mr. Rouhani on his election , and characterized the vote as an opportunity for change .
But on sanctions , the official said , the Iranians were inferring relief from the president ’s more general pledge to resolve issues and move forward .
And while Mr. Obama is open to  Hassan Rouhani is president of Iran .
Three months ago , my platform of “ prudence and hope ” gained a broad , popular mandate .
Iranians embraced my approach to domestic and international affairs because they saw it as long overdue .
I ’m committed to fulfilling my promises to my people , including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world .
The world has changed .
International politics is no longer a zero - sum game but a multi - dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously .
Gone is the age of blood feuds .
World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities .
The international community faces many challenges in this new world — terrorism , extremism , foreign military interference , drug trafficking , cybercrime and cultural encroachment — all within a framework that has emphasized hard power and the use of brute force .
We must pay attention to the complexities of the issues at hand to solve them .
Enter my definition of constructive engagement .
In a world where global politics is no longer a  In this 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an interview with state television in Tehran .
Rouhani is set to address the U.N. on Tuesday .
( Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam / AP ) In the often colorless realm of international diplomacy , one annual ritual has stood out for years — a provocative speech by Iran ’s leader to the United Nations each September , followed by a walkout by U.S. and Israeli delegates .
That bit of diplomatic theater may not happen this year , as a new Iranian president who has alternately pleased , intrigued and startled American observers makes his debut trip to the annual gathering of world leaders in New York .
No one , including Obama administration officials , knows what might happen instead .
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and President Obama are set to address the world body on Tuesday , with the tantalizing prospect of a face - to - face meeting between the leaders of two nations so long poised as enemies .
Rouhani ’s speech is expected

Neil Warner / Splash News Britney Spears ' handlers have strong ideas on how radio deejays should go about interviewing her .
Britney will grant you three questions , which she may not answer .
Pop star Britney Spears recently ended a radio blitz promoting her Las Vegas residency , which starts in December , and her handlers are leaving nothing to chance .
Harlem Mepham / FilmMagic We ’ve been told that before leaving for London this week , Spears did a spree of radio spots , with the stations told that their five - minute interviews could discuss only Brit - Brit ’s Vegas show , her new single and her “ Britney Jean ” album .
Just in case there were any doubts about the rules , stations are being informed that these orders are “ so everyone is clear — no personal questions and no funny business .
” Radio insiders say efforts to limit Spears ’ opportunities to embarrass herself are doing the complete opposite , even when interviewers stick to the “ assigned parameters .
” Deejays Roula and Ryan from Houston ’s 104.1 KRBE recently had their taped segment pulled when it turned out to be an absolute disaster .
“ We thought we could make something out of the ‘ rules ’ dictated before the interview , but as we commenced the interview , we quickly realized this was a one - sided conversation , ” said Roula .
“ That is not entertaining to our audience .
” Spears ’ reps argue the info they provided was not a mandate , but rather an aid to make the radio spots move along smoothly .
“ As with all radio tours , the hosts are sent information on the talent and what  Running the life and career of Britney Spears is a tough job , but somebody ’s got ta do it .
And since a court ruled in 2008 that she was not fit to , her father , Jamie Spears has stepped in .
Jamie has overseen Britney ’s life pretty much without complaint for more than five years , but now , RadarOnline.com has learned , he ’s asking for more money !
Court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com expose what Jamie ’s been paid for taking care of his daughter , and what his demands are going forward .
“ I continue to perform services to protect and care for Britney ’s person and to administer her estate in good faith and in her best interests , ” Jamie writes in a new petition that was filed on October 15 in L.A.
He reveals , “ I continue to have significant oversight duties relating to her visitation with her children .
” COURT DOCUMENTS : Britney Spears ’ Dad To Conservatorship Judge : I Want More Money !
From the beginning , Jamie ’s been paid $ 16,000 per month for those duties , and is now asking the court merely to extend that compensation .
But he also receives $ 1,200 per month to pay rent for his office , and now , he claims , that ’s not enough .
He claims , “ as my rent has steadily escalated over the last three years , I request that I be reimbursed an additional $ 800.00 per month for my office expense for the time period of November 1 , 2012 , through August 31 , 2013 , ” which adds up to $ 7,200 .
He also asks “ that I be authorized to spend the sum

GELA .
La Soprintendenza del Mare riporta alla luce 39 lingotti di Oricalco : risalgono a 2600 anni fa .
Per Platone era il misterioso metallo di Atlantide .
Un tesoro ripescato nel litorale di contrada “ Bulala ” nel mare di Gela , in una zona che in passato ha restituito i resti di ben tre navi arcaiche .
All’interno di un relitto databile alla prima metà del VI secolo a. C. , 39 lingotti di un materiale nobile , l’Oricalco , simile al moderno ottone , noto nell’antichità come metallo prezioso , tanto da essere considerato al terzo posto per valore commerciale , dopo oro e argento .
Secondo le analisi effettuate con “ fluorescenza a raggi X ” da Dario Panetta della TQ ( Thecnology for Quality ) con sede a Genova , ciascun esemplare è frutto di una lega di metalli composta per l’80 % di rame e per il 20 % di zinco e realizzata con tecniche avanzate , la cui lavorazione , i coloni geloti di origine rodio - cretese avevano appreso molto probabilmente dai Fenici .
Platone parla dell’Oricalco come di un metallo misterioso presente in Atlantide e di elevato valore « a quel tempo il più prezioso dopo l’oro » e che le mura che comprendevano la cittadella ove insisteva il tempio di Poseidone a Clito « risplendevano con la rossa luce dell’Oricalco » .
Infine che “ L’Oricalco , quel metallo che ormai si sente solo nominare , allora era più che un nome , ed era estratto dalla terra in molti luoghi dell’isola ” .
I primi ad individuare i preziosi reperti nel mare di Gela sono stati i volontari dell’associazione ambientalista « Mare Nostrum » diretta da Francesco Cassarino .
In McMaster Canyon , the Deep Discoverer captured this strange image of a pancake urchin scuttling across some discarded human debris .
PHOTOS : 30 Days of the Ocean On the Gosnold Seamount , the expedition 's robotic probe encountered a large black coral along the edge of a very steep cliff that was heavily encrusted with coral and sponges .
VIDEO : Robot Jellyfish Patrolling the Oceans Sponges , including this carnivorous sponge , were one of the most abundant fauna on an unnamed seamount explored by the Deep Discoverer .
VIDEO : Should We Close The Ocean to Save Fish View Caption + # 5 : Here 's an image of the Deep Discoverer at work .
This photo of a pompom anemone from the Physalia Seamount was taken by the expedition 's remotely - operated robotic vehicle , the Deep Discoverer .
VIDEO : How Much Trash is in the Ocean ?
An eel pout burrows into the soft sediment on the seafloor of Ryan Canyon .
BLOG : Ocean Warming May Be Drastically Underestimated One of the highlights of the exploration of the Atlantis II Seamount Complex was a glimpse of this dumbo octopus .
PHOTOS : NOAA Salutes the Ocean Okeanos Explorer is concluding its exploration of largely unknown deep - sea ecosystems of the Atlantic coast of the United States , including submarine canyons and the New England Seamount Chain .
Here are some of the spectacular undersea images captured by the researchers during their mission .
Above , the sea was too turbulent for diving on this day , but it was a striking subject for photography .
PHOTOS : Earth Shots : Must - See Planet Pics ( Oct. 6 ) A

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The series also stars Rupert Grint , Nick Frost and Don Johnson .
Lindsay Lohan has joined Sky comedy Sick Note , starring Rupert Grint , Nick Frost and Don Johnson , for its newly announced second season .
Sick Note follows the story of Daniel Glass ( Grint ) , a compulsive liar stuck in a failing relationship and dead - end insurance job , under the thumb of his boss ( Johnson ) .
Lohan will join the show , which airs on Sky 1 in the U.K. , for season two as the daughter of Johnson 's character .
The first season will air this fall , while the second season is currently shooting in the U.K.
In the first season , Grint 's character is wrongly diagnosed with a terminal illness by his incompetent doctor ( Frost ) who convinces him to hide the truth of his misdiagnosis from colleagues , friends and family in a lie that spirals out of control .
The show is part of Sky 1 's growing stable of edgier , grown - up comedies commissioned for the channel ’s 10 p.m. slot .
Other shows in the fall lineup for that slot include Bliss , from David Cross , starring Stephen Mangan and Heather Graham ; and action comedy Bounty Hunters , from Jack Whitehall and Freddy Syborn .
Produced by British production firm King Bert , founded by producer Jo Sargent and writers and actors David Walliams and Miranda Hart , Sick Note is created and written by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz .
Matt Lipsey ( Little Britain ) is directing .
Said executive producer Sargent : " We are thrilled to be making a second [ season ] of this nail - biting comedy and very excited to be welcoming the extraordinary talents of Lindsay Lohan to our all - star cast . "

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To order presentation - ready copies for distribution to your colleagues , clients or customers , use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com  A flight recorder revealed that pilots of a UPS cargo jet that crashed short of a runway at Birmingham 's airport received warnings about their rate of descent seconds before impact , investigators said Friday .
Investigators scour a hillside looking for evidence in the fatal crash of a UPS cargo plane in Birmingham , Ala. , on Friday , Aug. 16 , 2013 .
The twin - engine Airbus A300 aircraft went down on Aug. 14 during ... ( Associated Press ) The National Transportation Safety Board and FBI scour a field Friday , Aug. 16 , 2013 , north of the Birmingham - Shuttlesworth International Airport where UPS flight 1354 crashed on Wedesday , in Birmingham , ... ( Associated Press ) National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt told reporters during a briefing that a recorder captured the first of two audible warnings in the cockpit 16 seconds before the sound of an impact , either with trees or the ground .
The warnings indicated the A300 cargo plane was descending at a rate outside normal parameters given its altitude , Sumwalt said , but investigators have n't made any determination on the actual cause of the crash into an Alabama hillside . "
We have n't ruled anything in , have n't ruled anything out , " he said .
The aircraft went down less than a mile from the end of Runway 18 at Birmingham 's airport before dawn Wednesday .
UPS has identified the victims of the crash as Capt .
Cerea Beal , Jr. , 58 , of Matthews , N.C. , and First Officer Shanda Fanning , 37 , of Lynchburg , Tenn.
Landing on the runway can be tricky for pilots , an expert said , particularly those flying big jets like the twin - engine UPS cargo carrier .
Sumwalt said the plane was being flown by the captain _ who had 8,600 hours of flight experience , including 3,200 hours in an A300 _ but investigators do n't know whether Beal or Fanning had ever before landed on Runway 18 . "
We 're going to do our best to find out , " he said .
Sumwalt said investigators will analyze the airplane 's weight to determine whether it should have attempted a landing on the runway , the shorter of two runways at Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport .
With a large hill and trees at one end , the runway lacks the electronics for a full instrument landing .
That forces pilots to make key judgments about altitude while aiming a descending aircraft at a runway that 's 5,000 feet shorter than the airport 's main runway , which was closed for maintenance work at the time of the crash .
Some pilots simply avoid landing on Runway 18 when possible , said veteran commercial pilot Ross Aimer . "
When I heard they were using Runway 18 it caught my attention because of that hill , " said Aimer . "
It 's sad , but it did n't surprise me . "
Aimer , a retired United Airlines captain , is now chief executive of Aero Consulting Experts , a firm based in Los Angeles .
The NTSB previously said a preliminary

Donald Trump and Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull .
The transcript of Donald Trump ’s discussion with Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull obtained by the Washington Post reveals many things , but the most significant may be that Trump in his private negotiations is every bit as mentally limited as he appears to be in public .
At issue in the conversation is a deal to settle 1,250 refugees who  The leak of conversations between the US president and the leaders of Mexico and Australia may well be a cry for help from within the administration One of the most significant aspects of the published transcripts of Donald Trump ’s conversations with his Mexican and Australian counterparts is the fact they were leaked .
Trump to Peña Nieto : border wall not so important –  The nature of this particular leak suggests just such a national - security establishment origin .
It is a very elegantly designed leak .
The two transcripts belong to calls whose substance was already widely reported in the media ; they give away nothing new .
Better still from a national - security establishment point of view : both calls make the foreign leader look good at home .
Enrique Peña Nieto  ADVERTISEMENT President Trump 's Jan. 27 phone call with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Jan. 28 phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull were long rumored to be chaotic .
But no one quite realized how wild they were until The Washington Post published transcripts of the conversations on Thursday .
Recorded by White House note - takers and circulated among senior administration staff , the  The Washington Post on Thursday published portions of classified transcripts of combative phone calls President Trump had earlier this year with the leaders of Mexico and Australia .
The transcripts portray acrimonious conversations between Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull , largely on the issues of immigration , border wall funding and refugees .
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/ Updated By Corky Siemaszko President Donald Trump ’s trashing of New Hampshire as a " drug - infested den " in a telephone conversation with the president of Mexico did not go over well in the Granite State .
Outraged by the jab , Sen. Maggie Hassan , D - N.H. , took  Photo : AP To love at all is to be vulnerable .
Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken .
— C.S.
Lewis My dearest , So you put me back on the hook .
To be very honest with you , I did not want to have a meeting .
Your words are so beautiful .
Those are beautiful words and I do not think  The Post obtained transcripts of President Trump 's January 2017 phone conversations with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull .
( The Washington Post ) President Trump is obsessed with this election win , thinks New Hampshire is a “ drug - infested den , ” worries about looking like “ a dope ” and does n't want to talk publicly about who is going to pay for the wall .

While Paul ’s views on Israel certainly place him outside the American , never mind Republican , mainstream , there is an even more elementary reason the RJC was right to exclude him from its event .
It is Paul ’s lucrative and decades - long promotion of bigotry and conspiracy theories , for which he has yet to account fully , and his continuing espousal of extremist views , that should make him unwelcome at any respectable forum , not only those hosted by Jewish organizations .
Paul ’s exclusion caused an uproar , with critics alleging that his stand on Israel had earned the RJC ’s ire ; an absolutist libertarian , Paul opposes foreign aid to all countries , including the Jewish state .
“ This seems to me more of an attempt to draw boundaries around acceptable policy discourse than any active concern that President Dr. Ron Paul would be actively anti - Israel or anti - Semitic , ” wrote Reason editor Matt Welch .
Chris McGreal of the Guardian reported that Paul “ was barred because of his views on Israel .
” Even Seth Lipsky , editor of the New York Sun and  So as Ron Paul is on track to win the Iowa caucuses , he is getting a new dose of press scrutiny .
And the press is focusing on the newsletters that went out under his name in the late 1980s and early 1990s .
They were called the Ron Paul 's Political Report , Ron Paul 's Freedom Report , the Ron Paul Survival Report and the Ron Paul Investment Letter .
There is no doubt that the newsletters contained utterly racist statements .
Some choice quotes : " Given the inefficiencies of what DC laughingly calls the criminal justice system , I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi - criminal or entirely criminal . "
" We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men , it is hardly irrational . "
After the Los Angeles riots , one article in a newsletter claimed , " Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks . "
One referred to Martin Luther King  Mr. Paul , who is a physician , had said his political persuasion as a libertarian precluded him from harboring such biased views because “ I do n’t see people in collective groups .
” On Monday , his deputy campaign manager , Dimitri Kesari , reiterated that Mr. Paul “ did not write , edit or authorize ” the language .
Photo “ He totally disavows what was said and disagrees with it totally , ” Mr. Kesari said .
“ The only responsibility he takes is for not paying closer attention .
” Mr. Paul is the latest in a series of candidates whose quick improvement in polls has drawn new scrutiny of the more problematic portions of their résumés .
The focus on his newsletters comes as he seeks to seize momentum in polls by raising questions about his opponents .
During an appearance on “ The Tonight Show With Jay Leno ” on Friday , Mr. Paul joked that Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota , a Republican rival for the nomination , “ hates Muslims , she wants to go get them .
” He also concurred with Mr. Leno that

BRUNSWICK , Ohio -- A man police say is a suspect in connection with the deaths of three women in North Royalton was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a standoff of more than eight hours .
The 45-year - old suspect was led out of a house in Brunswick just before 5:30 a.m. Brunswick Police Lt .
Robert Safran said police subdued the man , who was armed with a handgun , with a Taser after gaining entry to the house through the unlocked front door . "
That was some good work by our tactical officers , " Safran said .
The standoff at the home in the 3300 block of Valley Forge Drive began at about 9 p.m. after officers became aware that the man was at the home .
The owner of the home , a female , was able to walk out unharmed .
The suspect refused to leave the home for more than eight hours , and officers could be heard talking to him through a loudspeaker beginning at about 2:30 a.m.
Residents on the street were told  A mother and her two adults daughters were found dead Sunday night in their North Royalton , Ohio , home in what police are calling a targeted attack , PEOPLE confirms .
The body of 45-year - old Suzanne Taylor was found in her bed beside the bodies of her daughters , 21-year - old Taylor Pifer and Kylie Pifer , 18 , on Sunday night , North Royalton police tell PEOPLE .
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The three bodies were under covers , almost as though they ’d been tucked into bed , detective Dave Loeding tells PEOPLE .
Investigators believe the killings were specific — not random — but they do not have a suspect and they have not made an arrest , Loeding says , describing the case as “ tragic .
” Police received a 911 call from Taylor ’s boyfriend on Sunday night , Loeding says , claiming one of the girl ’s boyfriends called him after finding their bodies .
Upon arrival , investigators noticed there appeared to be no signs of forced entry , Loeding says .
Police suspect the daughters were killed elsewhere in  Police say a woman and her two daughters were found dead in a North Royalton home Sunday night .
According to North Royalton police , a family friend found the mother and her daughters dead in the bedroom of a home located in the 11400 block of Ridge Road around 8 p.m. Sunday .
Police identified the women as Suzanne Taylor , 45 , and her two daughters , Taylor and Kylie .
Their bodies were found by Taylor 's boyfriend , Dale Koster , according to a 911 call .
Kostar called and told the mother 's boyfriend , Scott Plymale , who then called 911 . "
He ( Kostar ) said they did n't open the door , he picked the lock and went in and he said the bedroom door is closed and opened the bedroom door and he said there 's a body in here , " said Plymale .
# Update Officers confirm with me these are the daughters found dead in North Royalton home , mom also found dead in home @cleveland19news pic.twitter.com/WyK81N8nf8 — Alyson Bruner ( @AlysonBruner ) June 12 , 2017 Sonya Pifer , a woman who

A routine traffic stop on a South Seattle street early Sunday put officers right in the midst of the miracle of childbirth .
Around 3:45 AM , Officer Anthony Reynolds saw a car running red lights and speeding down Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. When he pulled the car over at MLK and S. Graham Street , the driver jumped out of his car and shouted that his wife was in labor .
Officer Reynolds called for an ambulance , but the couple ’s baby was determined to beat medics to the scene .
Officers Lorissa Johnson , Nicholas Kartes and Jason Alvord joined Officer Reynolds at the scene , just as the couple ’s baby girl was born .
After first giving a full - throated cry as she burst into the world , the young girl began struggling to breathe .
With the help of the child ’s mother , Officer Reynolds cleared the baby ’s airway and got her breathing again .
Medics arrived and transported the mother and child to a nearby hospital in stable condition .
They ’re doing well , according to the family , who took the time to send along a nice note thanking officers for their work .
“ You have helped deliver a precious gift , ” they wrote .
“ we are so grateful .
”      Update : Here ’s the letter the family sent to the department :  Police experience ' miracle of childbirth ' during traffic stop      Share this story          print      email      SEATTLE -- A routine Sunday morning traffic stop in Seattle turned out to be anything but routine when officers helped an expectant mother give birth in her car .
Officer Anthony Reynolds was patrolling Martin Luther King Jr. Way South early Sunday morning when he spotted a speeding car blowing through numerous red lights .
Reynolds hit his lights and stopped the car at MLK and Graham Street .
Before he could even approach the car , the driver , Abdul Abdashiek , opened his door and screamed that his wife was in labor , according to police .
Reynolds immediately got on the radio and called for an ambulance , " but the couple 's baby was determined to beat medics to the scene , " according to police .
The mother , Maly Yusuf , can be heard on Reynolds ' dashcam video screaming in pain .          "
Oh my God !
The baby 's coming out , " she said .
With Reynolds , Abdashiek and several other officers looking on , Yusuf , gave birth to a baby girl inside the car .          "
After first giving a full - throated cry as she burst into the world , the young girl began struggling to breathe .
With the help of the child 's mother , Officer Reynolds cleared the baby 's airway and got her breathing again , " the police department 's Jonah Spangenthal - Lee wrote in a Monday blotter post .
An ambulance arrived moments later and transported mother and child to a nearby hospital .
As the ambulance leaves , video shows the relieved father hugging Reynolds and his fellow officer .
Yusuf and Abdashiek named the baby Hadaya , which they said is Arabic for " gift . "
The family left a note for the officers who helped them , writing,"You have helped deliver a precious gift .
We are so grateful , " according to police .

An injured child sits on the sidewalk in Port - au - Prince , Haiti , Wednesday , Jan. 13 , 2010 .
The powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday flattened the president 's palace , the cathedral , hospitals , ... ( Associated Press ) Turning pickup trucks into ambulances and doors into stretchers , Haitians were frantically struggling to save those injured in this week 's earthquake as desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving Thursday .
An Air China plane carrying a Chinese search - and - rescue team , medics and tons of food and medicine landed at Port - au - Prince airport before dawn , along with three French planes with aid and a mobile hospital , officials said .
A British relief team arrived in neighboring Dominican Republic .
The U.S. and other nations said they were sending food , water , medical supplies to assist the Western Hemisphere 's poorest nation , where the international Red Cross estimated 3 million people _ a third of the population _ may need emergency relief .
In the streets of the capital , survivors set up camps amid piles of salvaged goods , including food being scavenged from the rubble . "
This is much worse than a hurricane , " said Jimitre Coquillon , a doctor 's assistant working at a makeshift triage center set up in a hotel parking lot . "
There 's no water .
There 's nothing .
Thirsty people are going to die . "
If there were any organized efforts to distribute food or water , they were not visible Wednesday .
The aid group Doctors Without Borders treated wounded at two hospitals that withstood the quake and set up tent clinics elsewhere to replace its damaged facilities .
Cuba , which  PORT - AU - PRINCE , HAITI -- Desperate Haitians clawed at the rubble of their ruined capital for a second day Thursday , retrieving their dead and rescuing the living , as an international armada of ships and aircraft struggled to provide food , water , medicine and shelter .
Forty - eight hours after much of the impoverished Caribbean nation was devastated by an earthquake , it was mainly the people of this shattered city , working with bare hands and simple tools , who pulled at slabs of concrete and blocks of debris to get at those still trapped .
The dead and injured were pushed through the streets in wheelbarrows .
At the overwhelmed central hospital , anguished patients lay in a weedy parking lot on gurneys fashioned from wooden doors .
Calls for help went unanswered , and no doctors were in sight .
Even as a 90,000-ton American nuclear aircraft carrier was expected Friday , and transport planes arrived from as far away as China and Belgium , the first shipments of aid were just starting to reach the stunned nation .
There were scant signs of help from the Haitian government , itself scattered by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening .
The streets were filled with beleaguered residents milling about , left with no jobs , no instructions on what to do , and no place to buy food or to take the injured .
Many said they felt totally alone and saw no evidence that relief was on the way , as their mournful pleas began to give way to anger . "
The government is mute , " a dismayed young Haitian said while he hurried

Moe ’s Southwest Grill has toppled Chipotle to become America ’s favorite Mexican - inspired fast casual restaurant chain , according to a new poll .
The 1,900-unit Chipotle Mexican Grill chain , which had topped the last three annual Harris polls , did n’t even finish in the top four .
The Denver - based chain has been beset by a number of food - borne illnesses in the last year , including a norovirus outbreak that sickened 386 customers , a salmonella incident that sickened 64 people and e. coli episodes in 11 states that sickened 60 people .
As a result , sales have decline 30 percent and the company ’s shares have dipped 33 percent , to $ 411.14 , in early Friday trading .
For Moe ’s , a 600-unit chain , the first place finish in the Harris poll was its first .
Moe ’s showed the largest increase in brand equity ( 13 percent ) among all restaurants measured , and demonstrates one of the largest equity increases across all brands assessed , which is significant given the tendency for equity to resist rapid movement .
If getting knocked out of the top position  Chipotle Mexican Grill has had a tumultuous year between the bouts of food - borne illnesses and plummeting sales , but it has managed to emerge from the mess of E. coli - related issues .
But the pile - on continues as other chains take advantage of the shifting fast - casual market food and begin to climb past the Denver - based chain in customer ratings .
Moe 's Southwest Grill , which got its start in Atlanta in 2000 and now has more than 600 locations worldwide , is reaping significant benefits from Chipotle 's downturn .
The chain has been named " brand of the year " in the Harris Poll 's category of fast - casual Mexican restaurants , unseating Chipotle , which took the top prize for the last three years but failed to even make the top four in 2016 .
This year , Chipotle was bested by Taco Bell , Qdoba Mexican Grill , and Baja Fresh Mexican Grill .
The Harris Poll ranked this year 's brands based on more than 97,000 responses from United States customers , and Moe 's was praised for its willingness to listen and respond  CLOSE Harris Poll named Moe ’s the Brand of the Year for fast casual Mexican restaurants , ending Chipotle ’s three year run as their # 1 chain .
Moe 's Southwest Grill has unseated Chipotle as fast casual Mexican restaurant " Brand of the Year , " according to an annual Harris Poll .
( Photo : Moe 's Southwest Grill ) People with a hankering for a burrito are no longer beelining for Chipotle first .
Or second , or third , or fourth .
Moe 's Southwest Grill , a Tex - Mex chain with less than half the number of locations as Chipotle , has unseated the former fast casual king as the most popular brand selling Mexican - inspired food , according to an annual survey out Thursday from Harris Poll that measures how people feel about restaurant brands .
Moe 's has more than 650 restaurants to Chipotle 's more than 1,900 .
Moe 's , which is owned by the same company that operates shopping mall mainstays Auntie Anne 's and Cinnabon , claimed the " Brand of the Year " title for fast casual Mexican restaurants for the first time , while Chipotle fell hard .

( Opens in new window ) + ( Opens in new window ) ( Opens in new window ) ( Opens in new window ) The fight over tragic Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain ’s most priceless guitar is heading for a bitter , multimillion - dollar court battle .
Cobain ’s daughter with Courtney Love , Frances Bean Cobain , has been trying to get the instrument — which her father played in Nirvana ’s seminal 1993 “ MTV Unplugged ” concert — back from her estranged husband , Isaiah Silva , ever since they split in March 2016 .
Silva , a musician in the band the Eeries , claims that in happier times , Frances Bean gave him the guitar — a Martin D-18E with the bridge flipped so that Kurt could play it left - handed — as a wedding present when they secretly married in 2014 .
It was once insured for $ 1 million , but experts say it is now likely worth several times that amount .
Frances Bean , who was not yet 2 years old when her father committed suicide in 1994 , denies that she gifted it to Silva .
Love has said of the guitar — believed to be the last Kurt played before his death — “ It ’s not [ Silva ’s ] .
It ’s a treasured heirloom of the family .
It ’s not his to take .
” The guitar is so valuable that Love ’s manager has even allegedly sent a string of threatening messages to Silva ’s ex - girlfriend in an attempt to get him to hand the historic instrument over .
We ’re told that after months of negotiation , Silva is still holding out and — according to Frances Bean ’s side — is taking “ extreme and unsupportable positions ” on the disagreement .
“ He is forcing the matter to litigation , ” we ’re told .
Meanwhile , sources close to the struggle say it ended in a deadlock , and Frances Bean is ready to take the matter in front of a judge .
An insider tells us , “ In September , a judge ordered Frances Bean to pay Silva $ 15,000 a month in spousal support as part of an interim  Frances Bean Cobain Hubby Wants FAT Allowance You Left Me Broke !
Frances Bean Cobain 's Hubby Wants FAT Allowance EXCLUSIVE Frances Bean Cobain 's estranged husband says he wo n't have a penny to his name without her ... so he 's asking a judge to make her pay up .
Isaiah Silva is requesting spousal support , and according to the docs he wants a ton of it -- nothing less than $ 25k a month .
Isaiah says he left a steady job when they got married and Frances promised to cover a bunch of his monthly expenses , including paying private school and housing bills for his child from a previous relationship .
Now , he says Frances wants to renege on those commitments .
Isaiah claims Frances has upwards of $ 100 mil in her dad 's estate , and says he deserves half of the money she earned off business deals made during the 2 year marriage .
He says there 's no prenup .
Frances made it clear in her divorce docs ... the Kurt Cobain money is hers alone and not Isaiah 's -- but she is open to paying some spousal support .

Shocked By Scarlett and Ryan 's Split ?
So Were Friends Email This and " No one had any idea this was coming , " a friend of Scarlett 's tells me . "
They kept their private life so secret that I doubt we will ever really know what went wrong . "
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are notorious under - sharers , having spent their brief and low - key marriage shunning cameras and reporters ' questions .
So , it comes as no surprise that their shocking split this week was kept under wraps for even the people that know them .
"No one had any idea this was coming , " a friend of Scarlett 's tells me . "
They kept their private life so secret that I doubt we will ever really know what went wrong . "
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They barley even spoke about their relationship in the press , with Ryan admitting in the October issue of GQ that since getting married , " I 'm a little more guarded , I think .
I 'm a little bit more wary of having my relationship turning into a soap opera .
"The two are determined to keep the particulars of their failed relationship private , a friend tells me , who wisely notes that fans should n't hold their breath for a  U.S. CA U.K.
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WASHINGTON ( AP ) — An odorless pesticide sprayed at a Caribbean resort has left three members of a Delaware family hospitalized for weeks after they became seriously ill during their Virgin Islands vacation , and federal officials said Tuesday that investigators found the toxic chemical has been used at the resort several times before .
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said the agency is looking into the use of the pesticide methyl bromide at the Sirenusa Condominium Resort in Cruz Bay , St. John .
The agency is contacting people , including resort employees , to determine how many others might have been exposed to the pesticide , which is prohibited in residential settings .
The Justice Department also is investigating the company that may be responsible .
The Esmond family of Wilmington , Delaware , was staying at the resort when they began having seizures March 20 .
A family spokesman said Steve Esmond , his wife , Theresa Devine , and their two teenage sons were airlifted to hospitals on the U.S. mainland .
The sons are in critical condition .
Esmond has regained  Story highlights Chemical damages ozone and is being phased out , though it 's used in strawberry fields , EPA says A Delaware family becomes ill at a resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands Preliminary EPA results find methyl bromide was present in the unit where they stayed ( CNN ) A Delaware father is in stable condition and improving as his two boys remain in critical condition after they became sick -- perhaps from pesticide exposure , federal officials say -- during a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands .
Steve Esmond , his teenage sons and the teens ' mother fell ill more than two weeks ago in St. John , where they were renting a villa at the Sirenusa resort .
The family has confidence in their medical professionals and is hopeful for a full recovery , according to a statement released Monday from the family 's attorney , James Maron .
The teens ' mother , Theresa Devine , was treated at a hospital and released , and is in occupational therapy , Maron said .
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday  Play Facebook Twitter Google Plus Embed Family Possibly Poisoned at Virgin Island Resort After Fumigation 1:58 The toxic chemical that sickened a Delaware family at a Virgin Islands resort last month had been used there other times over the past year , the Environmental Protection Agency said .
The EPA was notified on March 20 that the family was hospitalized after a fumigation days earlier at Sirenusa Resort in Cruz Bay , St. John .
The agency found that the apartment below where the family stayed had been fumigated with methyl bromide .
An EPA spokeswoman said Thursday that the chemical was also used in other units in October 2014 .
Methyl bromide , an odorless pesticide and neurotoxin , was banned for indoor residential use in 1984 by the EPA , which also holds authority over the U.S. Virgin Islands .
Initially , the EPA had said methyl bromide had been used in more than one apartment in March .
But on Thursday , spokeswoman Mary Mears clarified that it was just one that month .
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AUSTIN – The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that hospital - like structural requirements for Texas abortion clinics can go into effect , which will cause all but seven or eight clinics to shutter .
This was the second challenge to the state ’s 2013 law that also banned abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy , mandated physicians to have hospital admitting privileges and tightened regulations on abortion - inducing drugs .
The structural requirements include specific room and doorway sizes , air sterilization systems , backup generators and blood supplies on hand .
Abortion providers say the requirements are unnecessary and wo n’t add to the safety of the procedure .
In June of 2013 , before the law passed , there were 40 abortion clinics in Texas .
Now there are 17 , only seven of which meet the building standards upheld by the court .
Each of the remaining clinics are within the Austin , Houston , Dallas , Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas .
The court made an exception for Whole Woman ’s Health in McAllen , which wo n’t be required to meet all of the building requirements or gain admitting privileges for one doctor .
The 5th Circuit earlier upheld the provisions requiring doctors at abortion clinics to obtain admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and the regulations that mandate where and when a woman can take abortion - causing pills .
At the time , the court said the provision did not impose an “ undue burden ” on women because they were still within driving distance of clinics .
“ Not since before Roe v. Wade has a law or court decision had the potential to  AUSTIN , Texas ( AP ) — A federal appeals court upheld key parts of Texas 's strict anti - abortion law on Tuesday , a decision that could leave as few as seven abortion clinics in the nation 's second largest state .
The decision by the 5th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals upholds requirements that abortion clinics meet hospital - level operating standards , which owners of small clinics say demand millions of dollars in upgrades they ca n't afford and will leave many women hundreds of miles away from an abortion provider .
But the court said abortion clinics failed to prove that the restrictions would unduly burden a " large fraction " of women .
Republican Gov.
Greg Abbott and other conservatives say the standards protect women 's health .
But abortion - rights supports say the law is a thinly veiled attempt to block access to abortions in Texas , and they promised to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court , which temporarily sidelined the law last year . "
Not since before Roe v. Wade has a law or court decision had the potential to devastate access to reproductive health care on such a sweeping scale , " said Nancy Northrop , president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights .
Texas will be able to start enforcing the restrictions in about three weeks unless the Supreme Court steps in and temporarily halts the decision , said Stephanie Toti , an attorney for the center .
Only seven abortion facilities in Texas , including four operated by Planned Parenthood , meet the more robust requirements .
The ruling , made by a three - judge panel , is the 5th Circuit 's latest

Washington ( CNN ) Russia appointed actor Steven Seagal as a " special representative " on US - Russian humanitarian ties , the country 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in statement on its official Facebook page Saturday .
According to the statement , the action star 's role will be to promote US - Russia relations " in the humanitarian sphere , " adding that the role will include collaboration " in the sphere of culture , public and youth exchanges . "
The foreign ministry said the unpaid role will be similar to the United Nations ' goodwill ambassador positions .
Seagal , who became a Russian citizen in 2016 , is a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin .
He attended Putin 's recent swearing - in ceremony in May.
Seagal has been an ardent supporter of Putin , going so far as to defend his government against allegations of election meddling in the United States .
He told Piers Morgan on the British ITV network 's " Good Morning Britain " last year , " For anyone to think that Vladimir Putin had anything to do with fixing the elections , or even that the Russians have that kind of technology , is stupid . "
" And this kind of propaganda is really a diversion ... so that the people in the United States of America wo n't really see what 's happening , " he added .
In the interview , Seagal also praised Putin as " a great world leader " and a " brilliant tactician . "
In 2013 , BuzzFeed reported that Putin suggested to President Barack Obama that Seagal serve as an honorary envoy of Russia to help improve relations between the two countries .
Also that year , California Republican  ... me Minister Youssef Chahed Только что состоялась ещё одна встреча в рамках нашего визита в Тунис - с Премьер - министром этой страны Ю.Шахедом , которая была посвящена планам наращивания нашего торгово - экономического и инвестиционного сотрудничества .
Мы выразили удовлетворение темпами роста товарооборота , договорились работать над тем , чтобы его структура становилась более сбалансированной .
Этим вопросам будет посвящено заседание Межправительственной комиссии по торгово - экономическому и научно - техническому сотрудничеству , которое планируется в первой половине этого года здесь , в Тунисе .
Мы также напомнили нашим тунисским коллегам о том , что в прошлом году Российская Федерация предложила подписать программу торгово - экономического и научно - технического сотрудничества между нашими странами на 2019 - 2021 годы .
Мы попросили , и Премьер - Министр Туниса Ю.Шахед обещал это сделать , ускорить согласование этой программы , чтобы она могла быть одобрена на предстоящем заседании Межправительственной комиссии .
Также договорились ускорить ратификацию подписанного ранее межправительственного соглашения о сотрудничестве в сфере мирного использования ядерной энергии и подписание целого ряда других проектов и документов , которые касаются облегчения визового режима , автомобильного транспорта и сотрудничества в сфере охраны окружающей среды .
Тунисские коллеги также проинформировали нас о планах развития инфраструктуры своей страны .
Они заинтересованы в том , чтобы российские компании , прежде всего занимающиеся строительством автомобильных и железных дорог , участвовали в соответствующих тендерах .
Будем поощрять наших экономических операторов откликаться на такие предложения .
С удовлетворением отметили развитие сотрудничества между Тунисом и российскими регионами , в частности между Тунисом и Татарстаном .
Президент Татарстана Р.Н.Минниханов посетил эту страну в октябре прошлого года .
Состоялся бизнес - форум с участием бизнесменов Туниса и Татарстана .
Такие контакты мы также будем всячески поощрять .
В целом беседа была конкретной , предметной и помогла лучше понять , как

RUSSELL , Kan. ( AP ) — A 59-year - old Kansas man was killed when the motorcycle he was driving Friday night collided with a black cow on a blacktopped road .
Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Brant Birney said there were no witnesses when James Zordel hit the cow on a paved rural road about six miles south of Interstate 70 near Russell .
Zordel was driving in the roadway when the accident happened and it is not clear if he was speeding or if the cow suddenly appeared from the side of the road .      "
It was dark .
He was driving down a blacktop road and he hit a black cow , " Birney said , adding that exactly what caused the accident may never be known .
Zordel , who was not wearing a helmet , died at the scene .
A man is dead after running his motorcycle into a black cow late Friday night in Russell County .
Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs show James Zordel , 59 , of Russell , was northbound in the 3500 block of 189th street about 6.5 miles south of I-70 , when his 1992 Suzuki motorcycle collided with the animal .
Zordel was pronounced dead at the scene .
No one else was hurt .
The KHP reports Zordel was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash .

CLOSE Everyday for the past 40 years , Bill Bresnan gives his wife a token of his love and affection .
VIDEO BY : BRIAN JOHNSTON Buy Photo Bill and Kris Bresnan sit with 25 boxes of cards and letters that he ’s written to her over their 40 year marriage .
( Photo : BRIAN JOHNSTON / STAFF PHOTO)Buy Photo Editor 's Note : Bill Bresnan and wife Kirsten of Toms River have been married for nearly 40 years .
He has penned more than 10,000 love letters to her — one each night of their marriage .
He shares their incredible story of a relationship fueled by love , passion and infinite amounts of expression .
Name sound familiar ?
You may have heard him on " The Bill Bresnan Show , " WABC radio 's first financial call - in program , beginning in 1982 .
To this day , he can be heard on local radio shows .
So there I was , in 1974 , at the podium of my classroom .
In walks this beautiful , blond , obviously Northern European Woman , ( that 's Woman with a capital " W , " by the way ) who will become  NEW YORK(CBSNewYork ) — One couple ’s 40 year love story has surfaced just in time for Valentine ’s Day .
Every single day of their marriage has been documented in love letters .
The couple shared their secrets to happiness with CBS2 ’s Meg Baker .
The couple has 10,000 love notes filled with endless ‘ I love yous .
’ Bill Bresnan has written a letter to his wife Kris every day since they met in 1974 .
“ They were n’t all love letters .
They were hilarious , very funny , cute , not all mushy mushy , all kinds , ” Kris Bresnan said .
The flirting began when the couple started commuting together .
“ And while we were on the Long Island Railroad having coffee together I ’d scribble a little something a napkin or write it on the end of a newspaper and that kept developing until I gave her actual cards , ” Bill Bresnan said .
Without Bill knowing Kris started to organize the notes by date .
The couple calls it their love diary .
“ It ’s almost as though you know how perfect I  Noah , the main character in the film " The Notebook , " wrote a love letter every day of the year to win Allie 's affection , but a real - life New Jersey man has outdone Ryan Gosling 's beloved character .
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Add Interest Toms River resident Bill Bresnan , 74 , has written a love letter every day to Kirsten Bresnan , 74 , his wife of almost 40 years , and there are more than 10,000 of them filed chronologically in 25 boxes at their home .
And he continues to write them to this day . "
All the letters are signed , ' I love you , my darling ' with an infinity sign , " Bresnan told ABC News today . "
They 're essentially a love diary .
For example , I could pick out a day in 1982 , and it ’ll begin with the restaurant we ate in or a movie we saw and then a reaction to that . "
Elara Mosquera / ABC News The daily expressions

DOVER , Del.
( AP ) — A woman stripped of her Miss Delaware title last month for being too old is suing state pageant officials and the Miss America organization .
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday , Amanda Longacre is seeking to be reinstated as Miss Delaware and to be allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant .
She also is seeking $ 500,000 in damages for herself and $ 2.5 million for other contestants who she claims were recruited to compete in pageants before being told they were too old .
Officials say Miss America pageant rules require contestants to be between 17 and 24 .
Longacre turns 25 on Oct. 22 , after this year 's national pageant .
The lawsuit alleges that one or more other contestants in the 2014 Miss Delaware pageant also were too old to compete under those rules . "
It is a lawsuit without merit and we will defend it vigorously , " said Sharon Pearce , president of the Miss America organization .
State pageant representatives did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Wednesday .
The class action lawsuit filed in Delaware 's Court of Chancery seeks $ 3 million in damages Amanda Longacre of Bear waves to the crowd after being crowned Miss Delaware at Dover Downs on June 14 .
( Photo : JASON MINTO / SPECIAL TO THE NEWS ) Story Highlights Last month , Amanda Longacre was disqualified and first - runner up Brittany Lewis was elevated to the state crown She also seeks a waiver so she can compete for Miss America in September Former Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre , booted from the crown for being too old , sued the state and national scholarship pageant organizations on Wednesday .
The lawsuit seeks $ 3 million in damages – $ 2.5 million for the class of contestants certified to compete then disqualified , and $ 500,000 for her – along with restoration of her titles as Miss Pike Creek and Miss Delaware .
She also seeks the full year 's reign in the state , restoration of her scholarships and an age waiver so she can compete for Miss America in September in Atlantic City , New Jersey . "
This case has no merit and we will vigorously defend it , " said the Miss America Organization in a brief statement , Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization spokeswoman Carolyn Nelson said Wednesday night that the group would have no comment on the lawsuit .
The lawsuit , filed in Delaware Court of Chancery , reveals an awkward and formerly undisclosed moment just after Longacre was stripped of her crown in June , two weeks into her reign .
EARLIER STORY / VIDEO : Miss Delaware too old ; Miss Wilmington steps up First , officials told her she was too old and said she had to return her crown , would n't get her scholarships and could n't compete for Miss America .
Then , the previously unidentified state pageant official who axed her – executive director Debi Wilson was a named defendant in the filing – " offered to make it up to her by hosting a wine and cheese pajama party , " the suit says .
The suit names other pageant winners disqualified after competing and contends pageant officials knowingly recruit ineligible contestants to boost

Have you seen this music video for Canadian band the Arcade Fire 's single " We Used to Wait " ?
Well , actually , it 's not quite a music video — it 's a website .
But it does some pretty amazing stuff .
So , the Arcade Fire .
You probably have an opinion about them , and their new album .
( Mine is : " Kids these days !
Really , kids from all the days ! "
) But even if you hate them , and their music , you should head over to thewildernessdowntown.com , which describes itself as " an interactive film . "
And , well , it is !
But it 's a lot more than that .
If you navigate over to the site , you 're encouraged to " enter the address of the home where you grew up . "
( I got this message when I typed my parents ' home address : " Your address does n't contain enough Street - View and/or Google Maps data to 100 % enjoy this experience , " but I 'd say I was still able to 90 % enjoy the experience . )
Once you hit " enter , " the " film " starts , and your browser begins to open windows — a video of a kid running in a suburb pops up , and then a window with some odd vector animations of birds .
One window has a satellite shot of a suburban neighborhood — I assume if my address contained enough Street - View data that 's what I would 've gotten — and at some point , you 're asked to write a postcard to your younger self ( I know , I know .
Barf ) .
The whole time , the Arcade Fire 's " We Used to Wait " is playing .
Say what you will about the indie - goth aesthetics and the irritating , aggrandizing treatment of histrionic middle - class teen angst ( both Arcade Fire trademarks ! )
, " The Wilderness Downtown " works amazingly well as an internet " piece"—part video , part interactive project , part regular old website , part irritating bauble , coded with HTML 5 and billed as a collaboration with Google .
And as music videos appeared to have moved off your television permanently , with the exception of various esoteric MTV channels , it 's not too hard to see a future where " interactive films " like this ( but maybe better ! )
replace the standard clip .
Chris Milk , the director of the project ( it was produced by Radical Media ) , is a veteran music video guy , so it 's not like it 's a whole new industry springing up — just eyeing the possibility of moving from one set of screens to another — and taking advantage of all the things the web can offer .
As if I was n’t already obsessed enough with the new Arcade Fire album , The Suburbs , it just got better .
You can visit this website to create a personalized , interactive music video for the song “ We Used to Wait .
” Just enter your own suburban childhood address and the magic of Google images will have you flying over your old street .
I got kind of choked up when I saw San Rosendo Dr. and the cul - de - sac where I used to ride my bike , the place where my brother and I built forts , and even my swimming pool .
It took me all the way to the window outside of my old bedroom !
Hello , nostalgia , I love you .
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FILE - In this Friday , April 22 , 2016 file photo , authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of a crime scene , in Pike County , Ohio .
As the investigation ... ( Associated Press ) FILE - In this Friday , April 22 , 2016 file photo , authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of a crime scene , in Pike County , Ohio .
As the investigation into the killings of eight family members in rural Ohio enters its fifth day , more details ... ( Associated Press ) FILE -  COLUMBUS , Ohio --Seven of eight relatives who were killed in their southern Ohio homes Friday had been shot multiple times , including one who was shot nine times , according to autopsy results released Tuesday .
Some also had bruising , which matched a report from a 911 caller who said two appeared to have been beaten up .
The Hamilton County coroner said the victims - three women , four men and a 16-year - old boy - had wounds to their heads , torso and other parts of the body .
Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco 's report said one victim had a single wound , one had two wounds , and the  Rumors swirling on the street far outnumbered any official information released Monday about last week 's killing of eight members of one family in Pike County , yet the trickled - out details allowed a clearer picture of the Rhodens and the murder investigation now entering its fifth day .
PIKETON , Ohio - Rumors swirling on the street far outnumbered any official information released Monday about last week 's killing of eight members of one family in Pike County , yet the trickled - out details allowed a clearer picture of the Rhodens and the murder investigation now entering its fifth day .
The Pike County prosecutor said for the  Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports .
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/ Updated By Elisha Fieldstadt and Gabe Gutierrez While investigators in Ohio struggled for a fifth day to find a motive and the person or people responsible for the massacre of eight members of the same family , officials said Tuesday that autopsy results revealed that some of the victims show signs of struggle before they were killed .
The Pike County Medical Examiner said the eight victims — all part of the Rhoden family — died from gunshot wounds .
One victim suffered  A coroner says seven of the eight victims in killings targeting a southern Ohio family were shot multiple times .
The father of one of the victims says he had no knowledge of marijuana growing operations at three of the four crime scenes .
( Published Tuesday , April 26 , 2016 ) Seven of eight relatives slain in their southern Ohio homes were shot multiple times and some suffered bruising indicative of a struggle , according to autopsy results released Tuesday .
The victims — all members of the Rhoden family — appear to have been targeted .
Authorities said the carefully planned slayings were carried out at

Google is taking on an unlikely role : wedding planner .
Just in time for Valentine 's Day , Google has rolled out a dedicated site where consumers can create a wedding website , edit photos and plan their wedding using wedding - specific templates in Google Sites , Google Docs and Picnik .
The company announced the move today on its official Google blog .
Google teamed up with wedding planner Michelle Rago for the templates , and Rago also provides tips to the soon - to - be - betrothed .
To spread the word , Google is also hosting a wedding sweepstakes offering a prize of $ 25,000 and the chance to get Rago to help plan your wedding .
The site is the latest attempt by Google to insinuate itself into consumers ' lifestyles .
In 2008 , Google launched Google Health , which is designed to let users organize , monitor , track and use health information on the site .
But there 's a thin line between providing helpful information and invading privacy : In 2009 , Google Health partnered with CVS to provide patients online access to their prescription drug history via their Google Health accounts , raising issues about Google 's access to sensitive personal information .
The creative designs throughout these tools were created in collaboration with renowned wedding planner and destination expert Michelle Rago .
Read her tips for planning the perfect wedding , whether on the beaches of Bali or your parents ’ backyard .
About Michelle Rago .
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MasterCard to use selfies for security 2:41 AM ET We d , 24 Feb 2016 MasterCard customers will soon be able to replace their passwords with a " selfie " and a fingerprints to verify their identity and make payments online .
The payment processing company confirmed the decision to introduce biometric checks this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona .
Ann Cairns , head of international markets for MasterCard , told CNBC that biometric checks had been trialled in the U.S. and the Netherlands and will be launching them in the U.K. soon . "
I think the whole biometric space is a great way of protecting yourself when you are doing payments , " she said . "
There are a whole range of biometrics that say ' I 'm me , I 'm making a payment ' and it just makes the whole thing more secure . "
Image copyright Mastercard Image caption Users will have to blink while using the Identity Check app 's selfie feature Credit card firm Mastercard has confirmed it will accept selfie photos and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments .
It follows a trial of the software carried out in the US and Netherlands last year .
The company told the BBC that 92 % of its test subjects preferred the new system to passwords .
One expert said that such biometric checks had the potential to cut fraud .
However , some security researchers have questioned how easy it might be to spoof the system .
Image copyright Mastercard Image caption A notification will tell users when they need to verify their ID after using a shopping website Blink test Mastercard announced the move at the Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona .
It said the rollout this summer would involve the UK , US , Canada , Netherlands , Belgium , Spain , Italy , France , Germany , Switzerland , Norway , Sweden , Finland and Denmark .
It explained that members of the public would have to download an application to their PC , tablet or smartphone to use the system .
Image copyright Mastercard Image caption Users will be given the option of using a fingerprint instead of a selfie When they make an online purchase , they will still need to provide their credit card details as normal .
But if a further authentication check is required , they will be asked to look at their phone 's camera or use its fingerprint sensor rather than be told to type in selected letters from their password , as is the case at the moment .
If the user opts for a selfie , they will have to blink into the camera to prove they are not just holding up a photo .
Image copyright Mastercard Image caption The device on which the purchase is made confirms the ID check after it is carried out on a phone " Consumers hate passwords , " declared Ajay Bhalla , chief of the firm 's safety and security division . "
We know the most commonly used password is 123456 , so they are not secure , and people also use the same passwords for multiple sites .
If one site gets hacked all the places that you use the same password

Am I morally obligated to defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him ?
I do n't think so !
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Learn more  Washington ( CNN ) Donald Trump came under fire Friday morning for his handling of a question at a town hall about when the U.S. can " get rid " of Muslims , for failing to take issue with that premise and an assertion that President Barack Obama is Muslim .
Trump , who has shaken off several high - profile controversies that would have ended other presidential campaigns , faced an immediate backlash from advocacy groups , and members of his own party distanced themselves from the GOP front - runner .
The incident recalls Trump 's 2011 quest to challenge Obama on where he was born , which ended with Obama releasing his long - form birth certificate .
It also follows a debate performance Wednesday that garnered mixed reviews for the billionaire businessman . "
We have a problem in this country .
It 's called Muslims , " an unidentified man who spoke at a question - and - answer town hall event in Rochester , New Hampshire asked the mogul at a rally Thursday night . "
You know our current president is one .
You know he 's not even an American . "
A seemingly bewildered Trump interrupted the man , chuckling , " We need this question .
This is the first question . "
" Anyway , we have training camps growing where they want to kill us , " the man , wearing a " Trump " T - shirt , continued . "
That 's my question : When can we get rid of them ? "
" We 're going to be looking at a lot of different things , " Trump replied . "
You know , a lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening .
We 're going to be looking at that and many other things . "
The real estate mogul did not correct the questioner about his claims about Obama before moving on to another audience member .
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest condemned the remarks Friday , but added " Is anybody really surprised that this happened at a Donald Trump rally ? "
The audience members comments and Trump 's response were quickly denounced by Democrats .
Hillary Clinton , the party 's front - runner for president , personally tweeted late Thursday that Trump 's remarks were " just plain wrong , " and followed up on it Friday morning at a press conference . "
I was appalled , " Clinton said bluntly to a question from CNN 's Suzanne Malveaux . "
Not only was it out of bounds , it was untrue .
He should have from the beginning corrected that kind of rhetoric , that level of hatefulness . "
Fellow Democratic hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley condemned the remarks .
Rep. Keith Ellison , the first Muslim elected to Congress , called the incident a sign of " a lack of moral courage . "
" I do n't know if Trump is using dog - whistle politics to win support in the polls , or if he genuinely believes the racist things he says .
Either way , he showed

Ricky Gervais promised to offend Hollywood .
He did not disappoint .
The actor - comic opened the 73rd annual Golden Globes by mocking Sean Penn , Caitlyn Jenner , Roman Polanski , Jennifer Lawrence , Jeffrey Tambor , Ben Affleck , and many more .
Here is a rundown of the bluntly sarcastic four - time host ’s funniest and/or most offensive lines from the Beverly Hilton — including what Gervais said to Mel Gibson that was entirely bleeped by NBC : — “ You disgusting , pill - popping , sexual deviant scum .
I ’m going to do this monologue and then go into hiding .
Not even Sean Penn will find me … snitch .
” — “ You ’re global megastars with amazing talent .
Most of you .
Some of you just married well .
You know who are you .
We all do .
” — “ It ’s right that NBC should host this award show .
They ’re the only network that ’s truly fair and impartial and that ’s because they ’re the only network with zero nominations .
So …  Getty Say hello to your 2016 Golden Globes host !
As movie and television fanatics alike gear up for one of the most exciting award shows of the year , some might not be too familiar with this year ’s host , Ricky Gervais .
Never fear — we have five fast facts for you right here !
Unlike some award show hosts , Ricky Gervais , 54 , is n’t the most household name in America .
But considering the British comedian has such a major role in the 2016 Golden Globes as the night ’s host , that could very well change !
Despite the fact that he has hosted before , Golden Globe devotees might need to know a little more about who will be running the show on Jan. 10 .
Get to know Ricky below !
1 .
He has hosted the Golden Globes the most times .
This year ’s Golden Globes will be Ricky ’s fourth time hosting , giving him a leg up  Mel Gibson allegedly ranted against " wetbacks " on tape .
Previous tirades include the N - word and anti - Semitism .
Would n't it be nice if you could read every terrible thing Gibson has said , all in one place ?
Look no further .
Updated with more quotes !
We have compiled the Bible of terrible Mel Gibson quotes .
( And Mel Gibson loves Bibles , because " there is no salvation for those outside the Church . "
) We 're sure he 's said more and worse .
These are merely the terrible things he 's said near an open microphone , tapped telephone , police officer , or journalist : " I will report her to the fucking people that take fucking money from the wetbacks . "
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You look like a fucking pig in heat , and if you get raped by a pack of niggers , it will be your fault . "
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REPORTING LIVE FROM KENDALL , I'M JOHN TURCHIN , LOCAL10 NEWS COVERAGES .
Calvin : OUT .
Reporter : A WORD THAT A PEMBROKE PINES POLICE OFFICER WAS ALLEGEDLY DENIED SERVICE AT AN ARBY 'S RESTAURANT BECAUSE SHE 'S A COP .
BUT THE MANAGER ON DUTY SAYS THIS IS ALL ONE BIG MISUNDERSTANDING .
OUR LOCAL10 NEWS REPORTER TERRELL FORNEY JOINING US LIVE NOW WITH THE STORY .
TERRELL .
Terrell : CALVIN , THAT MANAGER OPENING UP TO US OFF CAMERA JUST ABOUT AS HER WAS ABOUT TO HEAD INTO WORK ON PINES BOULEVARD NEAR FLAMINGO ROAD .
HE SAYS IT WAS A BADDIE ATTEMPT AT HUMOR .
HE MAY STILL HAVE HIS JOB TONIGHT BUT THE CONTROVERSY IS CERTAINLY GROWING AROUND WHAT HAPPENED .
DON'T EAT HERE .
THEY HATE COPS TRENCH THE BOYCOTT OF A POPULAR FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS ALREADY STARTED AT THIS PEMBROKE PINES ARBY'S.
IT 'S NOT SOMETHING TO MAKE LIGHT OF AND MAKE A JOKE ABOUT .
I DON'T FIND THINGS LIKE THAT VERY FUNNY .
I HOPE THE REST OF THE NATION DOESN'T , EITHER .
Terrell : HE IS WIVES OF LOCAL  PEMBROKE PINES , Fla. ( WSVN ) -- Arby 's restaurants in Broward and Miami - Dade counties are trying to settle a beef with police by offering all uniformed cops free meals in South Florida , Friday .
So far , no officers are taking them up on the deal at the Pembroke Pines shop , at at 11755 Pines Blvd .
, where this all began when a pair of employees at first refused to serve a Pembroke Pines Police sergeant .
Meanwhile , the CEO of Arby 's is meeting with the presidents of the Miami - Dade and Broward Police Benevolent Associations at the Pembroke Pines restaurant in question .
Speaking outside the shop , Miami - Dade PBA president John Rivera said , " We appreciate his prompt attention to this .
We still want to have a conversation about this and make sure this is something that is not gon na happen again at Arby 's .
Look , at the end of the day , police officers are under attack in America .
This is that little straw that broke the camel 's back . "
The Arby 's manager who allegedly denied  Follow CBSMIAMI.COM : Facebook | Twitter PEMBROKE PINES ( CBSMiami ) – Is it an example of a diminished respect for police or a poor attempt at humor ?
That ’s the question after a Pembroke Pines Police Officer alleged that an Arby ’s employee refused to serve her because she ’s a cop .
Kenny Davenport said he was working when Pembroke Pines Police Sergeant Jennifer Martin pulled up to the drive thru .
Davenport said that he could n’t serve Martin , but not because she ’s a police officer .
He said it was because he was so busy with other customers that he had to ask his manager for help .
Davenport said that ’s when his manager made the unfortunate joke to Martin about not being able to take her order .
“ We do n’t hate cops , ” Davenport said .
“ We do n’t hate anybody .
We ’re just trying to get people out of the drive thru .
” According to a police report on the incident , the police officer was told by the manager , “ ( Davenport ) does n’t want to serve you because you

Speaker John Boehner said President Barack Obama must accept entitlement cuts and no tax increases in order to obtain a debt - ceiling increase from Congress , once again taking a hardline as GOP and Democratic congressional leaders head to the White House for talks on averting a U.S. debt default .
Boehner ’s comments came after Obama repeatedly praised Boehner in his own press conference this morning for being willing to explore a “ grand bargain ” that would cut spending on popular entitlement programs like Medicare , Medicaid and Social Security in return for as much as $ 1 trillion in new revenue .
Boehner pulled out of those one - on - one discussions with Obama on Saturday after coming under criticism from conservative lawmakers and activists , including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor ( R - Va . )
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Text Size - + reset VIDEO : Boehner firm on taxes Echo Chamber : Digging in on debt POLITICO 44 “ Our disagreements are not personal , they never have been , ” Boehner told reporters on Monday afternoon .
“ The gulf between the two parties now is about policy .
It ’s not about process , it ’s not about personalities .
” Boehner added : “ The president and I do not agree on his view that the government needs more revenues through taxes on job creators .
The president and I also disagree on the extent of the entitlement problem and what is necessary in order to solve it .
” Boehner insisted that “ the House can not pass a bill that raise taxes on job creators .
The House can only pass a debt - limit with spending cuts larger than a hike in the debt limit , as well as real restraints on future spending .
” The Ohio Republican also called for passage of a balanced - budget amendment .
That proposal will be taken up by the House next week .
“ This boil downs to two things - the president insists on raising taxes , and they ’re just not serious enough fundamental entitlement reform to solve the problem for the near and intermediate future … It takes two to tango , and they ’re just not there yet .
” Boehner denied ever discussing any tax increases during his private talks with Obama , a position that he and his aides have repeatedly stated since pulling the plug on those negotiations last weekend .
Boehner said his idea was to simplify and reduce tax rates ,  The leader of the House of Representatives , Speaker John Boehner , says he agrees with President Barack Obama that the U.S. borrowing limit must be raised to avoid a government default but insists that House Republicans will not back any deal with tax increases .
Talking to reporters shortly before a White House meeting , Boehner said there is a way to increase revenues without raising taxes .
He embraced the idea of significant tax reform .
But he said it can not be done without serious changes to the major social benefit programs .
He said Obama insists on raising taxes but the White House is not serious enough about reforming the benefit programs .
Obama and congressional leaders are laboring to complete a deal to slash spending and raise the government 's borrowing limit before an Aug. 2 deadline .

During a hearing of the House Committee on Science , Space , and Technology on Wednesday , Rep Mo Brooks ( R - Ala . )
pressed Philip Duffy , president of Woods Hole Research Center , to identify reasons that sea levels might be rising .
They are rising , without dispute , at an estimated rate of 3.3 millimeters a year .
Much of that increase is attributed by scientists to melting surface ice .
The planet loses tens of billions of tons of ice each year .
Enough is lost from Antarctica alone to increase global sea levels by a millimeter every three years , but that figure is n’t steady .
Sea level rise is occurring at an increasing rate .
Brooks asked Duffy what else might be contributing to that rise .
Duffy pointed to  Mo Brooks rejects notion that global warming is causing sea levels to increase , and says : ‘ What about the White Cliffs of Dover ?
’ A member of Congress has suggested that the White Cliffs of Dover tumbling into the English Channel was causing rising sea levels .
Everglades under threat as Florida 's mangroves face death by rising sea level Read more Republican Mo Brooks of Alabama pushed back at the notion that rising sea levels were the result of global warming in a hearing of the House Science , Space and Technology on Wednesday .
Instead , Brooks pointed to silt deposition as well as erosion as a cause of rising sea levels .
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North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is making headlines again for blaming sea level rise on rocks falling into the ocean and silt washing from major rivers .
Brooks was one of several Republican lawmakers sparring with a climate scientist at a Wednesday hearing of the House Science , Space , and Technology Committee .
Included in the arguing were Republicans Lamar Smith of Texas , the committee 's chairman , and California 's Dana Rohrabacher , but the websites for Science and Esquire used Brooks ' picture to illustrate their coverage . "
Republican lawmaker : Rocks tumbling into ocean causing sea level rise , " read the Science site 's headline . "
Is the Human Race Too Dumb to Survive on This Planet ? "
asked Esquire also featuring Brooks . "
Here 's how big a rock you 'd  Washington ( CNN ) A member of the House Committee on Science , Space and Technology evinced skepticism about climate change during an exchange with a witness about rising sea levels .
Instead , Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks offered an additional culprit : soil or rock deposits into the world 's waters .
E&E News reported on the comments of Brooks and others at the hearing , including California GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher who said he was " disturbed " that he heard people warning against questioning the link between human activity and climate change .
On Wednesday , at a hearing titled " using technology to address climate change , " Brooks began by raising a broad question about rising ocean levels to the witness panel .
Philip Duffy , president of Woods Hole

After emerging from a lengthy closed - door meeting with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ( D - Calif . )
and other Democratic leaders late Sunday afternoon , Reid ( D - Nev . )
was asked whether he expects a vote on the deal tonight .
“ I hope so , ” he told reporters .
But sources in both parties said all sides were close to signing off on the emerging agreement except House Speaker John A. Boehner ( R - Ohio ) .
While the reason for the hangup was not immediately clear , the framework has the potential to trigger big cuts in the defense budget .
Defense cuts are likely to be problematic for many of the veteran Republicans Boehner will need to push a compromise through the House .
A Boehner spokesman did not immediately respond to questions .
Meanwhile , as expected , the Senate failed to break the 60-vote threshold to end debate on a bill by Reid ’s ( D - Nev . )
bill to raise the debt ceiling by $ 2.2 trillion in an early afternoon vote on Sunday as the outlines of the deal between Senate leaders and the White House began to take shape .
Fifty senators voted to end debate on Reid ’s bill and 49 opposed stopping it .
The winds began shifting towards a deal shortly after  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is in active negotiation with the White House on a debt ceiling deal , and Democrats agreed late Saturday night to postpone a partisan - tinged cloture vote to give time for both sides to find a compromise .
“ There are many elements to be finalized , and there is still a distance to go before any arrangement can be completed , ” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid .
“ But I believe we should give everyone as much room as possible to do their work .
” Text Size - + reset POLITICO 44 “ I ’m glad to see this move toward cooperation and compromise .
I hope it bears fruit .
” Just hours before Reid had sparred on the floor with McConnell over the seriousness of his efforts , and Reid ’s change of tone — and tactics — suggested that real progress had been made .
“ We ’re getting close , ” said one GOP leadership aide , with knowledge of the discussions .
“ In the category of getting serious , I have spoken to both the president and the vice president within the last hour , ” McConnell had told reporters earlier in day in a joint appearance with Speaker John Boehner .
“ We are now fully engaged , the speaker  The vote was 246 - 173 .
It was a pre - emptive vote in the high - stakes political fight as the Senate still has n't voted on the measure from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid .
The measure would raise the debt limit by $ 2.4 trillion while cutting spending by $ 2.2 trillion .
The vote could set the stage for negotiations on a compromise just three days before the Treasury says it will be unable to pay all the nation 's bills .
Debate on the measure was often testy and reflected the growing frustration among lawmakers .
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pleaded for an end to " this theater of the absurd " and said " it 's time for us to get real . "

Cigarette price hike risks black market - PM By Adam Ray The Prime Minister says a huge hike in the cost of cigarettes could encourage a black market for smokers .
3 News revealed yesterday that Health Ministry officials think cigarettes need to cost $ 100 a packet to make New Zealand smoke - free .
But Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says she has a whatever - it - takes attitude to the idea .
Felix Five would love to quit , but struggles because he 's addicted .
He says pumping up the cost of cigarettes wo n't stop smokers .
“ People still use heroin , ” says the smoker .
“ It is expensive , cocaine is expensive .
So I do n't think people will stop smoking .
” A Health Ministry paper obtained by 3 News says drastic measures are needed to meet the Government 's aim for New Zealand to be smoke - free by 2025 .
One proposal is for prices to increase by around a third every year to reach $ 100 a packet within eight years .
But officials said one shock increase followed by smaller increases is more reasonable .
John Key says the Government is looking at a range of policies to stop smoking and huge price hikes could fuel black market trading .
“ Whether that would be sustainable in terms of the black market , I do n't know , ” says John Key .
“ It seems like a big step .
” The Health Ministry says the discussion paper may be used to give advice to Government .
3 News asked Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia if she supported the idea of making cigarettes $ 100 a packet .
Pack Of Cigarettes ' May Rise To $ 100 ' In NZ The price of a packet of cigarettes is set to rise significantly as New Zealand looks to stamp out smoking The cost of a packet of cigarettes in New Zealand could rise to as much as $ 100 dollars - around £ 50 - by 2020 amid moves to stamp out smoking .
The Ministry of Health wants New Zealand to be smoke free by 2025 and the suggested increase gives the first hint of the drastic measures being discussed .
A document released under the Official Information Act to the country 's 3 News website features a number of pricing scenarios - with the most extreme showing a single cigarette costing the equivalent of £ 2.50 .
One option being considered is a 10 % increase on a pack of 20 cigarettes year - on - year from 2013 to 2025 , meaning it would cost $ 40 ( £ 20 ) a pack by 2024 .
But a second scenario would see packs at $ 100 each by 2020 , achieved by an immediate shock rise of 30 % to 60 % , with on - going increases of 30 % each year after that .
New Zealand aims to be smoke free by 2025 This model would reach the 2025 target to stamp out smoking completely , but is described in the paper as " probably unrealistic " .
The most likely model would see a shock tax increase next year , and then a 10%-a - year rise , which would mean a packet of cigarettes costs around $ 60 ( £ 30 ) by 2025 .
Other ideas discussed in the document include regulating tobacco as

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The final part to any control method is to plant grasses or other vegetation to provide competition for giant hogweed  Officials in Virginia are warning residents to be on the lookout after an invasive plant was found Tuesday in the northern part of the state that can cause third - degree burns and even permanent blindness .
The Massey Herbarium at Virginia Tech said in a Facebook post that 30 giant hogweed plants were discovered in Clarke County , located between Winchester and Leesburg .
The plant contains a very toxic sap , that when combined with sun exposure , can cause severe health hazards . "
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Listed as a noxious weed in at least eight states , last week the giant hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ) was spotted in Virginia for the first time .
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Owning it .
PricewaterhouseCoopers , the auditing firm that handles the Oscars votes , said that they did n’t act “ quickly enough ” to fix the epic Best Picture flub at the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday , February 26 .
“ PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night ’s Oscars , ” the company wrote in a statement , released late Monday , February 27 , hours after they apologized for the gaffe in another earlier statement .
According to PwC , their partner Brian Cullinan accidentally handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the envelope containing the winner of Best Actress , which was  One of two accounting honchos in charge of handing out the winners ’ envelopes at the Oscars Sunday night jinxed himself in an interview earlier this month .
“ It does n’t sound very complicated , but you have to make sure you give the presenter the right envelope , ” Brian Cullinan , a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers , told the website Medium in a story published Feb. 10 .
“ We check things dozens of times , recounts and double - checks , ” Cullinan said .
“ We ’ll have staff go back two and three times to make sure , and then [ PWC partner ] Martha [ Ruiz ] and I will review and recount to ensure there are no  Accountant Brian Cullinan was told not to use social media during the Oscars — despite tweeting a photo of Emma Stone just moments before handing Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for Best Picture , PEOPLE has confirmed .
In the now - deleted tweet , Cullinan – one of two accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers who handled the Oscars balloting – shared a photo of the Best Actress winner smiling while holding her award backstage .
The time stamp shows it was posted at 9:05 p.m. , only minutes before the Best Picture blunder occurred .
“ Brian was asked not to tweet or use social media during  The PriceWaterhouseCoopers auditors responsible for the biggest fiasco in Oscars history had previously boasted that their 83-year - old contract had never come up for tender because they " always " do a good job , it has emerged .
Brian Cullinan , one of the only two people in the world supposed to know the Oscar winners before the ceremony , had said : “ It ’s such a long - term relationship that we know intricately how everything works , the timing of it , the process that we use , and they have absolute trust in us and what we do .
” But that relationship could be in doubt for the first time today ,  As of mid - Tuesday , officials at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were still reviewing Sunday night ’s Oscar debacle , when La La Land was mistakenly announced as Best Picture instead of Moonlight , and they were still considering possible fixes .
An Academy spokeswoman declined to discuss the next steps .
But people briefed on the matter dropped some hints .
One change , according to a person familiar with the discussions , would involve stationing two auditors — from PricewaterhouseCoopers or otherwise — at each stage entrance , rather than one on each side , as was done until now .
The extra auditor would act as

A music fan inspired by the recent glut of crowdfunding campaigns from Foo Fighters fans has launched his own effort to keep Nickelback from London .
The Canadian band , fronted by Chad Kroeger , do not currently have any scheduled dates in the capital and Craig Mandell is hoping to keep it that way .
He is hoping to raise $ 1000 ( £ 626 ) in order to keep the band out of London for the foreseeable future .
On the Tilt page – headed ' Do n't Let Nickel Back ' – Mandell , who is a friend of Andrew Goldin who successfully used the same method to bring Foo Fighters to Richmond , Virginia in September , explains his game plan . "
With your help , we can ensure that the band do not schedule any gigs here , do not attempt to come here – nor even phone here , " he writes .
"Just imagine , thousands – perhaps tens of thousands of music lovers – all not witnessing an exclusive concert by Nickelback in London .
It will be glorious .
"Those who contribute to the scheme will have an email sent on their behalf to Nickelback 's management .
The severity of the message in the email depends on how much money is contributed .
Mandell has given himself until November 3 to raise the funds .
At the time of writing he has received no funding .
Meanwhile , the crowdfunding campaign to bring Foo Fighters to Cornwall has reached its target of £ 150,000 in just two days .
However , the organisers must now convince the band to agree to play a show in the English county .
Correction appended , October 7 , 2014      Nickelback does n't have any shows scheduled in London right now , and if one man gets his way , the much - maligned band will never have any shows in London again .
Inspired by a recent Tilt campaign , that brought the Foo Fighters to Charlottesville , VA for a previously unscheduled gig , Craig Mandell has created a Tilt crowd - funding campaign to prevent Nickelback from returning to his city .
The campaign , titled “ Do n’t Let Nickel Back , ” hopes to discourage the Canadian band from playing in London through a barrage of emails .
For every $ 1 donated to the cause , Mandell will send one email to Nickelback .
A $ 5 donation gets you a “ slightly more forceful email ” while a $ 50 contribution “ will result in an email to Nickleback with an attached mp3 of Nickelback ’s music .
This way , the band will hear their own music , and likely retire immediately , thereby ensuring the success of our campaign .
”      “ Just imagine , thousands – perhaps tens of thousands of music lovers – all not witnessing an exclusive concert by Nickelback in London , ” wrote Mandell .
“ It will be glorious .
”      Mandell states on the page that the campaign is not for his own profit . "
All proceeds will go to charity , " the site says . "
Or perhaps therapy for those who 've been affected by the band . "
( h / t NME )      The original version of this story misidentified the crowd - funding platform .
It was Tilt .

40-Year - Old Mattie : ( first lines ) People do not give it credence that a young girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to average to her father 's blood .
But it did happen .
I was just fourteen years of age when a coward by the name of Tom Chaney shot my father down and robbed him of his life and his horse and two California gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band .
Chaney was a hired man and Papa had taken him up to Fort Smith to help lead back a string of Mustang ponies he 'd bought .
In town , Chaney had fallen to drink and cards and lost all his money .
He got it into his head he was bein ' cheated and went  That old - time American religion of vengeance runs like a river through “ True Grit , ” a comic - serious tale about some nasty , brutish times .
Beautifully adapted by Joel and Ethan Coen from the parodic western novel by Charles Portis , it turns on a 14-year - old Arkansas girl who hires a “ one - eyed fat man ” to hunt down her father ’s killer .
First published in 1968 , Mr. Portis ’s tall tale was brought to the screen the next year custom - fitted for John Wayne , who rode the role of that fat man , Rooster Cogburn , straight to an Oscar .
Now it ’s the thinner scene - stealer Jeff Bridges who sits and sometimes drunkenly slumps in the saddle .
Much as he did in the raucously entertaining original film directed by Henry Hathaway , Rooster enters on his best  The turning point in Tony Kaye 's new movie , " Detachment " -- which , despite many nameable flaws , is a wrenching and powerful achievement -- comes when Lucy Liu , playing a high school guidance counselor , suffers a major breakdown in front of a student .
It 's easy to be callous , she shrieks at the bored and bewildered girl in front of her , easy not to give a shit .
What takes courage is actually caring about yourself and the world .
Sure , you can call that a hackneyed sentiment , and some people wo n't get past the fact that " Detachment " is delivering a familiar message in a familiar setting .
But two things redeem the scene , at least for me : 1 ) What Liu says is absolutely true , and it is one of the  True Grit ' True Grit ' review : Coen brothers ' reboot is a wonderfully entertaining , beautiful Western Sebastian / AP Jeff Bridges and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld star in Joel and Ethan Coen 's ' True Grit . '
A one - eyed marshal helps a girl find her father"s killer .
With Jeff Bridges , Hailee Steinfeld , Matt Damon .
Directors : Joel and Ethan Coen ( 1:50 ) .
PG-13 : Violence .
At area theaters .
Joel and Ethan Coen are rare cinematic originals , which masks how carefully distilled their films are .
No matter the source — gangster noirs , cultural footnotes , Homeric journeys , Looney Tunes — they bolster new ideas with classic structure , and make the seasoned seem fresh .
Their latest , " True Grit , " adapted religiously from Charles Portis ' 1968 pulp novel , is a wonderfully entertaining , beautiful Western drama that lets the quirks of the

Randy and Rhonda Thill after a ride to Hudson , Wis. , on Sept. 6 , 2014 .
( Photo courtesy Rhonda Thill ) Rhonda Thill holds her husband Randy 's wedding ring Thursday at her St. Paul home .
She thought the ring was lost after Randy was killed in a motorcycle accident in June .
( Pioneer Press : John Autey ) About a dozen bikers in leather and denim were crawling aroundin the median this weekend on U.S. 61 in St. Paul .
They were trying to mend a broken heart .
The broken heart belongs to Rhonda Thill , a St. Paul woman who lost her love , her husband and the father of her three children , in a motorcycle accident three weeks ago .
She could n't bear to lose his wedding ring , too .
But the ring was n't among the personal effects she got from authorities after Randy Thill 's fatal accident .
Thill , 47 , died about 1 a.m. June 25 after losing control of his Harley - Davidson and hitting the U.S. 61 median about a half - mile south of Warner Road .
He died at the scene .
Rhonda Thill knew his gold band must be there .
It was a little loose on his finger , but he wore it every day for nearly 19 years .
Someone would have to go there , to the spot where he died , and find it . "
I wanted to go , but I ca n't , " she said this week . "
I 'm not ready to see it yet . "
A friend called the State Patrol for her and explained the situation .
A trooper went back to the scene to look for the ring but could n't find it .
A few friends made plans to search on the Saturday after the accident , but a thunderstorm kept them away .
Her father and brother went out with a metal detector , but they came up empty , too .
Thill was despondent .
She turned to a high school friend who knew someone at the towing company that picked up her husband 's Harley .
They still had the bike , so she asked if he could at least bring her the guardian ride bell from her husband 's motorcycle .
He did , but it was n't enough . "
She called me up crying and said ' I really want that ring back .
I do n't know what it 's going to take , ' " said Tim Allen , her high school friend .
Allen , vice president of Los Valientes motorcycle club , wanted to help .
Randy Thill , a technician at Medtronic , got his motorcycle a couple of years ago , and the Thills had grown close to Allen and his girlfriend during their rides . "
I said I 'd round up some friends , " Allen said .
Allen called up his friend at Rapid Recovery , the towing company that had Randy Thill 's Harley .
He asked if he could get the driver who picked up the bike to show them exactly where the accident was and maybe block a lane of traffic with a tow truck while they searched .
His friend , Jay Stevens , did more than that .
He 's vice president of another motorcycle club called Sober Soldiers , a group for bikers who do n't drink .
Not only

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It was the story that made every parent wince .
Ralph and Marcella Bracamonte hired Diane Stretton as a live - in nanny to watch their children , ages 11 , 4 and 16 months .
When things did n't work out , they let her go .
But , according to the Bracamontes , the 64-year - old nanny refused to leave their home in Upland , California .
Since the story became national news on Friday , Stretton , who has refused to speak to media , has n't returned to the house .
She has been spotted driving past the house by the assembled media and her belongings remain in her room .
But now , the Bracamontes say that Stretton has agreed to move out by July 4 , under certain conditions . "
She wrote a [ email ] stating what she wants to do , " Marcella Bracamonte tells PEOPLE . "
She would like to move out but because of the hot weather that 's going to happen soon . "
The only hitch : the Bracamontes were scheduled to go out of town for a family wedding on July 2 . "
I feel like it 's a trap , " says Bracamonte , adding that the  UPLAND ( CBSLA.com ) — The 64-year - old live - in nanny who has come under national fire for refusing to leave an Upland family ’s home is speaking out for the first time .
Ralph and Marcella Bracamonte hired Diane Stretton via Craigslist , offering her room and board for taking care of their three children .
After the first few months , the Bracamontes said Stretton stopped working and refused to leave her room .
The family said they fired Stretton on June 6 , but she told them she was n’t going to budge .
Stretton told KNX 1070 ’s Charles Feldman , however , that she was never terminated by the couple .
The fired California nanny who would n't leave is blaming the weather , the media and physical disabilities as the reasons she has n't moved out of her former employers ' home , but said she will be out by July 4 - under certain conditions , according to an email she sent to her employer 's lawyer .
But Marcella Bracamonte , who fired Diane Stretton earlier this month , thinks Stretton 's demands are a ploy .
“ I do n’t believe her .
She is going to show up when I am not here with a bunch of food and water and she will barricade herself in her room , ” Bracamonte said .
“ I want her to leave by tomorrow , Tuesday 4 p.m.
I am not going to play games with this lady , ” she said .
Nanny Who Would n't Leave Spotted Hiding in Car at Police Station Family Stumped by Fired Live - In Nanny Who Wo n't Leave Nanny Who Would n't Leave Has Disappeared Stretton , 64 , was hired by Marcella and Ralph Bracamonte in early March to help care for their three children in exchange for room and board .
After several weeks , Stretton stopped working and said she was unable to perform her job because health problems and only came out of her room to eat , the

Legal Aid Society lawyer Jennifer WIlliams , who represents Ecuadorean restaurant worker Pablo Villavicencio , shows the Application for Stay of Deportation or Removal she filed at the offices of the Immigration ... ( Associated Press ) Legal Aid Society lawyer Jennifer WIlliams , who represents Ecuadorean restaurant worker Pablo Villavicencio , shows the Application for Stay of Deportation or Removal she filed at the offices of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement , in New York , Friday , June 8 , 2018 .
Villavicencio , who was making ... ( Associated Press ) NEW YORK ( AP ) — A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the deportation of a New York pizza shop worker to his native Ecuador after he was arrested while making a delivery to a Brooklyn Army base .
Attorneys for The Legal Aid Society obtained the temporary stay for Pablo Villavicencio after a hearing in Manhattan federal court .
The 35-year - old married father of two young girls was arrested on June 1 while making a delivery to the garrison in Fort Hamilton .
A routine background check revealed there was a warrant for  / Updated By Phil Helsel Lawyers say they ’ve won an emergency stay blocking the deportation of an Ecuadorean man who was turned over to immigration officials after making a pizza delivery to an Army base in New York .
The Legal Aid Society said Saturday that an emergency stay was granted barring the immediate deportation of Pablo Villavicencio , a 35-year - old father of two , who was detained by military police and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 1 .
A judge granted the stay until July 20 , but Villavicencio will remain detained , the Legal Aid Society said .
The case has sparked outrage from his family and local officials . "
Although we are disappointed that Pablo will remained detained , today ’s stay is a victory for him and his family , and also for due process and the fair administration of justice , " Gregory Copeland , Supervising Attorney of the Immigration Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society , said in a statement .
Villavicencio is an Ecuadorean citizen and was granted voluntary departure  ( CNN ) A federal court temporarily blocked a pizza delivery man 's deportation one week after he was turned over to immigration officials while trying to drop off food at a military base in New York .
Pablo Villavicencio , 35 , remains in Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) custody but will be kept from deportation until July 20 .
Villavicencio , an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador , was detained June 1 at the Fort Hamilton base in Brooklyn while delivering an order from the brick - oven pizza restaurant in Queens where he worked .
The Legal Aid Society , an organization that provides legal help to those in poverty , said in a statement Saturday that their attorneys discovered Villavicencio 's deportation was imminent so they worked through the night to prepare the emergency stay request . "
This stay will allow him to pursue a meritorious form of relief from removal -- adjustment of status for permanent residency -- to remain with his family , " the legal provider 's statement said .
Gregory Copeland , supervising attorney of the Immigration Law Unit at

Unfortunately , Laura Linney does n't come across as a dying woman struggling to save her own life so much as a really dorky PTA mom dressed up as a clown in order to bring a little cheer to the children 's cancer ward .
Having just been diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma , Cathy ( Linney ) is haunted by the specter of approaching death , yes , but she 's also super - determined to do a goofy little dance and spray a little water out of her flower lapel into some poor leukemia patient 's eye .
She 's going to smile quizzically and shrug and give you an " Aw shucks , what can I say , folks ?
I 'm here for 18 more months ! "
( Da dum dum -- ch ! )
and what are you going to do ?
Laugh ?
Now that we 've established my relative worthlessness in the big scheme of things , I will tell you one thing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt : A comedy about cancer needs to be really , really funny .
Otherwise , it will be awful .
With " The  Those who die on crime series like “ The Sopranos ” and “ The Wire ” do so to help — or hurt — the ones left standing .
Even “ Dexter , ” a Showtime series about a serial killer who preys , vigilante - style , on serial killers , examines an engaging psychopath ’s fixation on crime and punishment , not extinction .
The high school teacher hero of AMC ’s “ Breaking Bad ” has cancer , but even there , the action is less about his struggle with his disease than about his decision to start a rollicking life of crime as a meth dealer .
Photo On “ The Big C ” Ms. Linney ’s Cathy is almost refreshingly ordinary — a Minneapolis schoolteacher with a husband and child and a dull but comfortable life .
Except , of course , that she too has a secret : melanoma .
The story begins after Cathy has been told she has a year to live .
It is a tribute to Ms. Linney ’s talent — and her body of work in movies like “ Love Actually ” and “ The Savages ” — that viewers do n’t  Traditionally , the term " the Big C " refers to cancer , and as the main character of Showtime 's new series by the same name has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma , it seems a fitting title .
In this case , " The Big C " could also refer to several other things — the big concept , for instance .
Showtime has developed an alarming penchant for putting women in extreme situations and playing it for comedy , albeit of the darker variety .
But cancer is still dicey , hitting closer to home for many viewers than , say , split personalities ( " United States of Tara " ) or even drug addiction ( " Nurse Jackie .
")"The Big C " could also mean " big cast . "
Much has been made of critics ' darling Laura Linney and her decision to enter the world of serialized television ( though no doubt her Emmy win for HBO 's " John Adams " made it a tiny bit easier ) .
Here she is joined by fellow stage actor John Benjamin Hickey ( " Love !
Valour !
Compassion ! "
) ,

A wounded nephew killed his uncle in a shootout — apparently over a prized pet fighting rooster — early Wednesday morning at a Moore Cemetary Road mobile home near Decatur , Tenn. , in Meigs County , authorities said .
Killed in a 2 a.m. hail of gunfire was Timothy Dewayne Johnson , 52 , whose body was found in the driveway .
His seriously wounded nephew , Larry Eugene Johnson Jr. , 28 , was inside the trailer when authorities arrived .
The rooster , reportedly named “ Bubba , ” is of a variety that ’s bred to engage in combat , but had been Timothy Johnson ’s “ pet ” for several years , Meigs County Sheriff ’s Office Investigator Alex Clary said .
The bird was found tied to a chair outside the trailer .
“ I guess that ’s the way these people keep their chickens , ” Clary said .
“ I ’m having a hard time believing it was over a chicken .
” The bird was unharmed and left with food and water within reach .
Timothy Johnson had arrived at Larry Johnson ’s mobile home and confronted his nephew to accuse him of stealing the gamecock , according to a news release from 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson .
Larry Johnson told a bystander his uncle had drawn a gun and that he was trying to grab the gun when he was shot in his chest under his left arm , according to the release .
Larry Johnson “ retreated and returned fire multiple times with a pistol he was carrying , ” according to the release .
Larry Johnson was armed with a semi - automatic handgun that held 17 shots , the prosecutor  DECATUR ( WATE ) – A shootout in Meigs County over the alleged theft of a gamecock ended with the rooster ’s owner killed and his nephew in the hospital .
District Attorney Russell Johnson ’s office says officials were called to a home on Moore Cemetery Road in Decatur just after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning for a shooting call .
Larry Eugene Johnson , Jr. was inside one of two mobile homes on the property with a gunshot wound to the chest .
His uncle Timothy Dewayne Johnson was dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the driveway .
April Johnson , Larry ’s wife , was inside the home when this happened .
“ I heard yelling and then I heard gun shots .
I heard one gun shot .
I heard two gun shots and then I heard multiple gun shots and then I did n’t hear nothing else , ” said Johnson .
Investigators say Timothy Johnson had come to the home and confronted Larry Johnson about the alleged theft of his prized fighting rooster .
April says her husband had no part in that .
“ My husband did n’t steal no chicken .
We had n’t seen him in forever , ” said April Johnson .
Then things started to get heated .
Apparently , Larry Johnson told someone with him that Timothy Johnson drew a gun .
Larry Johnson tried to grab his uncle ’s gun when he was shot in the chest .
That ’s when Larry fired back several times with his own gun .
His uncle ended up dying in the driveway while he scrambled to get inside the home .
“ He yelled , ‘ April , come here .
He shot

Story highlights Autopsy shock : Teen 's organs removed , cavity filled with newspaper " We thought we were burying Kendrick , not half of Kendrick , " father says Kendrick Johnson was found dead in a rolled - up gym mat in January His death was ruled accidental ; a private autopsy challenged that finding The death of 17-year - old Kendrick Johnson was awful enough for his parents .
Then came the doubts about investigators ' conclusion that it was an accident .
But the discovery that their son 's body and skull had been stuffed with newspaper before burial added a horrific new dimension to their anguish and further fueled their skepticism of the official findings . "
We have been let down again , " his father , Kenneth Johnson , told CNN . "
When we buried Kendrick , we thought we were burying Kendrick , not half of Kendrick . "
Kendrick Johnson was found dead in a gym at Lowndes County High School in January .
State medical examiners concluded that the three - sport athlete suffocated after getting stuck in a rolled - up gym mat while reaching for a sneaker .
Death was not accidental , family 's autopsy finds His parents , Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson , never have bought that explanation .
They won a court order to have their son 's body exhumed and a second autopsy performed in June .
During an autopsy , internal organs are removed and examined before being returned for burial .
But when Dr. Bill Anderson , the private pathologist who conducted the second autopsy , opened up the teen 's remains , the brain , heart , lungs , liver and other viscera were missing .
Every organ from the pelvis to  See more disturbing developments in the Kendrick Johnson case on ' AC360 " tonight , 8 pm ET Valdosta , Georgia ( CNN ) -- For the local sheriff 's department , the death of 17-year - old Kendrick Johnson is a closed book : A tragedy , but an accident .
State medical examiners concluded that Johnson suffocated in January after getting stuck in a rolled - up gym mat while reaching for a sneaker .
That 's a finding his family has never accepted , and one challenged by the findings of a second autopsy they commissioned .
Now , death scene imagery obtained exclusively by CNN has led a former FBI agent to question how the three - sport athlete died .
Original story : Family demands answers in teen 's death " I do n't believe this was an accident .
I think this young man met with foul play , " said Harold Copus , now an Atlanta private investigator .
And Johnson 's father , Kenneth Johnson , said he believes authorities are n't leveling with his family . "
They know something happened in that gym , and they do n't want it to come out , " he said . '
Accidental ' death challenged by new autopsy A 15-minute video and nearly 700 photos taken by sheriff 's investigators in Lowndes County documented the horrific scene .
Johnson 's body , clad in jeans and and layered orange and white T - shirts , was found wedged into a rolled - up wrestling mat in January .
His face was bloated with pooled blood , some of which had poured out of his body , soaking his dreadlocks and spilling onto the floor .
There were more streaks of blood on a nearby wall -- but it was n't Johnson 's , according

President Obama commanded House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday to work out a budget deal or else return to the White House every day until they do .
In a surprise appearance in front of reporters in the briefing room , Obama said he and his team are “ prepared to meet for as long as possible to get this result .
” Obama announced that Boehner and Reid would meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday to talk about the budget .
And he played hardball : " The speaker apparently did n't want our team involved in that discussion .
That 's fine .
If they can sort it out , then we 've got more than enough to do .
If they ca n't sort it out then , I want them back here tomorrow .
But it would be inexcusable for us to not be able to take care of last year 's business . "
He told lawmakers to “ act like grownups .
” UPDATE : Brendan Buck , a spokesman for Boehner , denied that Boehner told Obama he did n't want the White House team at the meeting .
He said in a statement : " The Speaker never said he did n’t want the White House there , just that he wanted to meet with Senator Reid .
Speaker Boehner and Senator Reid have been having regular discussions on this topic for weeks .
This is just one of those occasions . "
UPDATE 2 : Michael Steel , another Boehner spokesman , later said in a statement : " The Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader sat down privately and had a productive discussion .
They agreed to continue  A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama emerged from a failed meeting on a budget deal Tuesday and said he would demand daily sessions with House Speaker John Boehner until an agreement was hammered out to prevent a U.S. government shutdown at week 's end .
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks past media after a closed conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , April 5 , 2011 .
( AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster ) ( Associated Press ) House Speaker John Boehner Ohio smiles from the back of an elevator after attending a closed conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , April 5 , 2011 .
( AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster ) ( Associated Press ) House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio follows a staff member as he walks past media after a closed conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , April 5 , 2011 .
( AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster ) ( Associated Press ) Obama spoke not long after Boehner 's office issued a statement that insisted the two sides remained far apart and that Republicans had never , as the White House contends , agreed on $ 33 billion in cuts to the federal spending allotment for the remaining six months of the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 .
Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , Boehner and Sen.
Majority Leader Harry Reid met in the White House Tuesday as the clock ticked toward a midnight Friday expiration of the government 's spending authority . "
We are closer than we have ever been to an agreement .
There is no reason why we should not get an agreement , " Obama said in a surprise appearance in

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Learn more  " These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard .
Must be proactive !
” President Donald Trump tweeted .
| Win McNamee / Getty Images Trump 's tweet on London attack draws ire from U.K. officials ' These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard .
Must be proactive ! '
Trump tweets .
British officials rebuked President Donald Trump on Friday for claiming that the individuals responsible for setting off explosives in the London subway had been “ in the sights of ” law enforcement who failed to be “ proactive .
” Prime Minister Theresa May reproached Trump for his rhetoric in the wake of what police are investigating as a terrorist attack that injured at least 29 people .
Story Continued Below “ I never think it ’s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation , ” she said .
“ As I ’ve just said , the police and security services are working to discover the full circumstances of this cowardly attack and to identify all those responsible .
” Trump earlier on Friday had used the latest attack to offer tough talk on terrorism , and implied that Scotland Yard officials had fallen down on the job — although it ’s unclear what non - public information , if any , the president based the comment on .
“ Another attack in London by a loser terrorist , ” Trump tweeted early Friday morning .
“ These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard .
Must be proactive !
” He wrote in a follow - up post that “ loser terrorists ” should “ be dealt with in a much tougher manner ” and urged the U.S. to curb their internet access , which serves as a recruiting tool for terrorists .
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“ We must cut  Theresa May rebuked Donald Trump over the Parsons Green Tube attack after he suggested those responsible had been “ in the sights of Scotland Yard ” .
Mrs May called the intervention by the US president “ unhelpful ” , as he appeared to claim Britain needed to be “ tougher ” and more “ proactive ” in the fight against terrorism .
The diplomatic row threatened to undermine the special relationship and intelligence sharing arrangements between the UK and US .
Mr Trump , not for the first time , also used the attack to justify his controversial proposed travel ban on people from some predominantly Muslim countries entering the US .
Following a backlash against his comments the president said he would be telephoning Mrs May “ right now ” .
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It is of no surprise that the Great Recession had an impact on the retirement plans of many Americans .
What is a shock though is just by how much .
A component in the Federal Reserve ’s Report on the Economic Well - Being of U.S.
Households quantifies the number : roughly 40 % of people 45 and over who were not yet retired have pushed back their retirement plans .
This is no simple report to ignore , and this can affect the future of many things in America .
It can affect Social Security , it can affect the financial markets via contributions and withdrawals of retirement funds , and it can affect the future workforce demographics in that older workers may simply not be removing themselves from the workforce , making it impossible for younger workers to graduate or move up .
In how much ( or any ) contribution is being made , some 54 % of those with incomes under $ 25,000 reported having no retirement savings or pension .
This compares with only 10 % of those earning $ 100,000 or more .
Roughly  One in five people who are near retirement age have zero money saved .
Yes , you read that correctly .
The sobering statistic was one of many released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday as part of its report on the economic well - being of U.S. households , which surveyed more than 4,100 people online last year between mid - September and early October .
The study offered a stark reminder that as more Americans are made responsible for their own retirement , most are not saving nearly enough .
Overall , 31 percent of people said they have zero money saved for retirement and do not have a pension .
That included 19 percent of people between the ages of 55 and 64 , or those closest to retirement age .
What 's going on here ?
A lot of people said they rarely thought about retirement , at least not until it was too late .
About 41 percent of people ages 18 to 29 said they never thought about retirement planning , a number that understandably declined to 20 percent for  New data from the Federal Reserve highlight how many Americans continue to struggle financially more than five years after the end of the Great Recession .
As of September 2013 , when the central bank conducted the poll , a quarter of families said they were " just getting by , " while an additional 13 percent were struggling to make ends meet .
Asked to compare their current financial situation with how they were faring five years ago , as the housing crash was wreaking havoc on the economy , 34 percent of respondents said they were doing " somewhat or much worse " than in 2008 .
The same percentage reported essentially treading water , while 30 percent said they were doing better . "
Given that respondents were being asked to compare their incomes to 2008 , when the United States was in the depths of the financial crisis , the fact that over two - thirds of respondents reported being the same or worse off financially highlights the uneven nature of the recovery , " the Federal Reserve said in the report .
The

What are you doing , Ariel Winter ?
The 19-year - old " Modern Family " star is known for posting scantily clad photos on Instagram and Snapchat and genuinely not giving a crap about what anyone thinks .
Instagram I do n't know about you , but I love Ariel Winter for this .
Her zero - fucks - given attitude is refreshing , inspiring and empowering .
However , what 's not refreshing , inspiring and empowering is the cringeworthy baby voice Ariel Winder made when she joined the " Conan " show Thursday night .
Honestly , I 'm not sure how to describe this horrifying sound , so just take a listen for yourself .
Team Coco on YouTube See ?
I was n't lying .
In the video above , you can hear Ariel Winter tell Conan her baby voice creeps out her boyfriend and her friends , and , uh , it 's not hard to see why .
Honestly , I do n't know if I 'll ever be the same after hearing that voice .
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Learn more  Ariel Winter claps back at those who hated on her gold minidress CLOSE Ariel Winter is tired of being told what to wear .
USA TODAY Ariel Winter has got it and she is n't afraid to flaunt it .
She also is n't afraid to call out her haters .
The Modern Family actress attended an event for the ABC series Wednesday night , embracing the cold - shoulder trend in a gilded , embellished minidress .
Mesh panels showed off her cleavage as well as the tops of her thighs .
She paired the look with fire engine red nail polish and matching gold pumps .
* Insert fire emojis here .
* ( Photo : Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP ) And , yes , compared to her co - stars she was dressed the snazziest .
Most of the men opted for casual slacks or jeans and neither of her female counterparts pictured opted for cocktail attire .
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Yes  Ariel Winter has issued a statement defending the dress that she wore to Wednesday night ’s Modern Family screening .
The 19-year - old actress took to social media on Thursday evening to release a fiery response to critics who questioned her wearing a full - on glam dress to the event .
“ Why TF does anyone care that I did n’t dress casual like everyone else for the panel ?
Why do I have to be like everyone else ?
” she wrote in an Instagram post .
“ Why ca n’t people just let other people feel good about themselves and do what they want ?
” Ariel continued .
“ WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT PEOPLE !
” She concluded the statement : “ As long as you feel good about yourself that ’s what matters .
I know I did .
Do n’t ever let anyone stifle who you are and how your express yourself .
Rant over :) ” Ariel attended a screening of Modern Family‘s season eight finale at the

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami receives the ' ' XXIII Premi Internacional Catalunya ' ' prize from Catalunya 's Regional President Artur Mas during an awards ceremony in Barcelona , June 9 , 2011 .
TOKYO Worried about your future , the meaning of life or the realness of unreal things ?
Ask Japanese author Haruki Murakami for enlightenment - or as much as a surrealist can give .
Though a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in Literature , Murakami is so notoriously reclusive that nobody knows for sure where in the world he lives , and he has joked about biting fans who get too close .
But for a short period this spring , the global bestselling author , 65 , will take any and all questions posed to him by readers , answering those that pique his interest , his publisher Shinchosha said on Tuesday . "
He likes to engage with readers , but there 's so much interest it 's hard for him to interact well .
This should be smoother , " a company spokeswoman added .
The company will take questions from Jan 15 to 31 , and Murakami 's responses  This article is over 3 years old Publisher for the Japanese novelist says he will answer ‘ questions of any kind ’ from readers on his own website Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is to offer advice to troubled readers in an agony uncle column on his website , his publisher said Tuesday .
The website , named “ Murakami - san no tokoro ” or “ Mr. Murakami ’s place ” will solicit problems from fans of the surrealist , whose novels are published in dozens of languages around the world .
The publicity - shy writer will pen answers to queries , offering his opinions and advice on how to tackle all manner of difficulties , said Shinchosha Publishing .
“ He will receive questions of any kind , ” a company spokesman said , adding that he will answer queries written in a variety of languages .
Murakami will also answer fans ’ questions on his likes and dislikes - including cats , a favourite animal of his , and the Yakult Swallows , the Japanese baseball team he supports .
Problems and queries will be accepted until the end of January , and  Candy Windows He runs in slow - mo with a wall of flame Boiling behind him like Valhalla ’s fall In Götterdämmerung .
He made his name From being bulletproof .
He summons all His skills to get the girl from Bucharest To Rome or Paris or wherever suits The budget .
Somewhere she can get un - dressed : The only scene for which we give two hoots .
The heavies blast the road or bomb the train .
The dialogue is dreck , the plot inane .
They make love .
Breasts and bottoms fill the frame When suddenly the whole motel explodes : The bad guys in a tank .
Devoid of shame , He frisks her lovely corpse for the launch codes Of the secret anthrax time - bomb missile thing .
They ’re tattooed on her thigh .
But look , she stirs .
The soundtrack fills with strings that soar and sing .
When has he ever seen a face like hers Since his last movie ?
They run for the car , She is the jail - bait , he the veteran star .
The enemy is an army : all

In his address to the nation almost two weeks ago , President Obama promised to use force against the armies of Islamic State " wherever they are , " and he specifically mentioned Syria .
But Monday night 's airstrikes in that country came sooner and with more force than expected , targeting not only Islamic State but also the Khorasan Group , an Al Qaeda offshoot thought to be plotting attacks on Americans .
This major offensive raises questions about whether the United States ( and a few Arab allies ) are planning a prolonged air campaign in a country whose leadership did not invite intervention .
Coupled with his successful lobbying of Congress to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to train supposedly moderate Syrian rebels , the airstrikes mark a major reversal for Obama .
Until recently he has assiduously resisted American entanglement in Syria 's civil war , and for good reason .
The conflict pits President Bashar Assad , a secular dictator with innocent blood on his hands , against an assortment of opponents whose division into moderate and extremist factions is n't nearly so neat or stable as some advocates of U.S. intervention suppose .
Obama changed his mind about intervention in Syria for the same reason he decided to launch airstrikes in Iraq and augment the U.S. military presence in that country : a sickeningly swift sequence of events in which Islamic State fighters routed Iraqi forces , terrorized Christians and other minorities and seemed poised to attack Baghdad .
Obama also was influenced , understandably , by the horrific beheadings of two American journalists .
The result was his promise of a long - term campaign to " degrade and ultimately destroy " Islamic State .
Obama said that would n't require U.S. combat forces .
But if the threat posed by Islamic State justifies a rethinking of Obama 's aversion to intervention in Syria , might it not also incline him to change his view about " no boots on the ground " ?
Gen. Martin Dempsey , the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , has said that if necessary he would recommend that U.S. military " advisors " accompany Iraqi troops into battle .
The airstrikes mark a major reversal for Obama .
We find that prospect troubling .
Islamic State is a heinous group , a threat to U.S. interests ( though not , as far as we know , to the U.S. homeland ) and a threat to the rights of those in the Middle East whom it despises as infidels .
But is the threat serious enough to justify an ever - escalating role for the U.S. military in Syria and Iraq ?
Does the U.S.
The initial bombing raids on Islamic State targets in Syria Monday night mark a welcome offensive that takes the war to the terrorists who beheaded two Americans and threaten U.S. interests in the Middle East and security at home .
President Obama says this will be a long campaign , and it will need to be given the limitations he has put on the military .
The immediate impetus for the first air strikes was to stop ISIS assaults on Kurdish civilians in the north of Syria while also hitting the Khorasan branch of al Qaeda that ...

The Supreme Court wo n't get involved in a death penalty case in which a convicted killer in Illinois complained that prosecutors focused the jury 's attention on the fact that he never testified on his own behalf .
The court did not comment on its action Monday to leave in place the conviction and sentence of Ronald Mikos , a foot doctor who was facing allegations of Medicare fraud .
He was sentenced to death in 2005 on charges that he shot a disabled nurse and former patient , Joyce Brannon , to keep her from testifying against him .
He did not testify in his own defense during his trial .
His lawyers said prosecutors told the jury his decision not to testify showed a lack of remorse for what he did .
During the penalty phase , the jury said his lack of remorse contributed to the decision to sentence him to death .
Mikos 's lawyer said his silence did not show a lack of remorse and objected to the prosecution 's tactic of using it against him .
The 7th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld the sentence .
The case is Mikos v. United States , 08 - 1280 .
Federal prosecutors announced Friday they will seek the death penalty for a former University of Illinois graduate student accused of kidnapping , torturing and killing a visiting scholar from China in June .
In making the announcement , prosecutors alleged for the first time that Brendt Christensen “ choked and sexually assaulted ” another victim in 2013 in central Illinois .
He also has claimed “ additional victims ” and expressed a “ desire to be known as a killer , ” according to prosecutors .
Christensen , 28 , who is being held without bond , had tentatively been set to go to trial Feb. 27 in federal court in Urbana on a charge of kidnapping resulting in a death stemming from the disappearance of 26-year - old Yingying Zhang , whose body has not been found .
The decision to seek the death penalty — which required the approval of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions — means that the trial will likely be delayed for months .
The death penalty was abolished in Illinois state court in 2011 after years of allegations of deep flaws in the state ’s justice system .
In certain cases , though , it remains a tool for federal prosecutors , but its use in federal courts is still rare .
It also can take years for an execution to actually be carried out .
The last person to be sentenced to death in a federal courtroom in Illinois was Dr. Ronald Mikos , who was convicted in 2005 in Chicago of murdering a former patient to keep her from testifying against him in a Medicare fraud trial .
Mikos , 69 , whose appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied nearly a decade ago , is still awaiting execution in federal prison in Terre Haute , Ind.
, federal records show .
The announcement in Christensen ’s case marks at least the third time in recent weeks that Sessions has opted to push for the death penalty .
Earlier this month , it was revealed prosecutors would seek the death penalty

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bans companies from paying foreign officials to get more business .
The law has recently been targeted by lobbyists — including an arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with ties to Wal - Mart — who criticize it as too broad and bad for business .
The Times investigation found that Wal - Mart de Mexico paid more than $ 24 million in bribes to win construction permits .
When a whistleblower alerted top Wal - Mart executives in 2005 , they launched an investigation that found evidence of the bribery but then shut down the inquiry .
The company failed to report any of the information to law enforcement at the time , the Times story said .
The revelations threaten to blemish the cleaned - up image Wal - Mart has carefully put together in recent years after facing criticism that it paid workers too little and put mom - and - pop stores out of business .
As officials in recent years have stepped up their enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , the Chamber has been pushing for the law to be scaled back .
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform , an arm of the Chamber that has been a leader in criticizing the law , listed two Wal - Mart executives as board members in its 2010 tax form : Jeff Gearhart , Wal - Mart ’s general counsel , and Thomas Hyde , a former Wal - Mart corporate secretary who stepped down in August 2010 .
Hyde was among the company executives who received initial reports of the alleged bribery in 2005 , according to the Times story .
“ We take compliance with  Stock Chart for Wal - Mart de Mexico SAB de CV ( WALMEXV ) Wal - Mart Stores Inc. ( WMT ) is the subject of a U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation into allegations of bribery in its Mexican subsidiary , according to a person familiar with the probe .
The Justice Department is investigating potential criminal charges under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , according to the person familiar with the probe who was n’t authorized to speak publicly about it .
Wal - Mart is conducting its own review of allegations that its representatives paid local officials in Mexico to get stores opened faster in the early 2000s .
The investigations by the government and the company may prompt executive departures and U.S. penalties if it reveals senior managers did n’t take strong enough action , governance specialists said .
The probes also may slow Wal - Mart ’s expansion in Mexico and other markets .
“ The penalties paid by companies in settling these types of FCPA investigations have grown significantly larger in recent years , ” said Jeffrey Lehtman , a Washington - based partner with the law firm of Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP .
“ Depending on the facts uncovered , companies like Wal - Mart can expect the penalties to be incredibly high .
” The bribery allegations were described in an April 21 New York Times story .
In a December 2011 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Wal - Mart said it was examining whether it was in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , without saying what region or time period was in question .
“ It is an open question as to whether Wal - Mart ’s prior disclosure would have allowed

SPARKS , Nev. ( AP ) — Police stormed a Nevada apartment after a standoff and found a Nevada couple who appeared as ghost hunters in the reality television show " Ghost Adventures . "
Mark and Debby Constantino were found dead Tuesday in a barricaded Sparks apartment .
Officials were n't releasing a cause of death .
The couple was featured in recent years on the Travel Channel 's series , including episodes shot at the Mustang Ranch brothel east of Reno , the Goldfield Hotel and the Market Street Cinema in San Francisco .
A SWAT team responding to a hostage situation found their bodies when officers stormed their adult daughter 's apartment near Sparks High School following an hours - long standoff on Tuesday .
Mark Constantino shot at officers who approached the door of the Sparks apartment , but they did not return fire , police said . "
The subjects involved in this incident were not shot at or injured by gunfire from any law enforcement personnel , " Sparks police Lt .
Rocky Triplett said in an email Wednesday to The Associated Press .
Washoe District Court  List of celebrities charged with domestic abuse , loosely ranked by fame and popularity .
Emmy award winners , Oscar winners , and World Series MVPs have all been arrested for domestic violence .
Many of the cases are dealing with repeat offenders , but sometimes it was a one - time incident in which the charges of domestic abuse were later dropped .
Who is the most famous person charged with domestic abuse ?
Charlie Sheen tops our list .
The Two and a Half Men star plead guilty to domestic abuse charges in 1996 and 2009 .
Sheen has a history of drug abuse , although the only drug he claims to use these days is a drug called “ Charlie Sheen .
” He is currently starring in the TV show Anger Management and has n't been in trouble with the law since 2009 .
Other famous actors who have been charged with domestic abuse include Mel Gibson , Josh Brolin , Mickey Rourke , Steven Seagal , James Brown , Madonna , and Sean Penn .
Some famous ladies have also been charged with domestic abuse .
In  The couple were found inside their daughter ’s apartment at 1100 15th Street , near Sparks High School .
SWAT teams from both Reno and Sparks police surrounded the Courtside Gardens Apartment , evacuated the complex and put it on lockdown .
The incident started at 6:30 a.m. when Reno police received a call of a man found dead at a home in the 2300 block of Escalera Court in northwest Reno .
A woman arrived at the residence to find her roommate dead inside , Reno Police Lt .
William Rulla said .
As they were investigating , they learned that another roommate , Debbie Constantino , was missing .
Officers tracked her cellphone and found her inside the apartment in Sparks with her estranged husband .
Rulla said she was previously a victim in a kidnapping and domestic incident with her husband .
Upon arriving at the apartment , officers knocked on the door and heard several shots fired , said Deputy Chief Tom Robinson , of the Reno Police Department , in an earlier interview .
The suspect told police " give me 15

Depending on your depth of feeling about Whitney Houston , the Motown - era musical “ Sparkle ” will either feel like a fond ( and sometimes cringe - inducing ) farewell to an old friend , or a wholly unremarkable entry in the already overcrowded star - is - born genre .
Houston , who shot the film just a few months before her death in February , does get her moment of glory in a scene so pointed , I find it hard to believe it was n’t re - edited after she died .
Standing at the front of a church , clad in a royal - purple cape and flanked by stained glass and a full choir , the late singer belts out — in a voice substantially huskier than in her “ Bodyguard ” days — that she ’s “ singing because I ’m happy .
” At my screening , I ’m pretty sure  Whitney Houston deserved better than to go out onscreen with this botch job remake of a 1976 soap opera that never deserved another thought .
Hell , Dreamgirls did a better job of fictionalizing the story of the Supremes into a viable musical .
The new Sparkle is a formula job from scene one to dead end .
Set in Detroit in the late 1960s with Motown in flower , Sparkle casts Houston as the domineering mother of three daughters who form a girl group behind mama 's back .
Sister ( Carmen Ejogo ) is the troubled bombshell who fronts the group , called – ready for it ?
– Sister and Her Sisters .
Dee ( Tika Sumpter ) does n't mind singing backup because she has her eye on being a doctor .
It 's Sparkle ( Jordin Sparks ) , a  Ann Hornaday reviews ' Sparkle ' By Ann Hornaday Friday , August 17 , 2012 A sudsy , eye - catching bauble that should have been a pop - infused piece of escapism but instead turned into an unwitting elegy , “ Sparkle ” arrives freighted with more than its share of expectations .
A re - make of the beloved 1976 musical starring Irene Cara ( and , not incidentally , featuring the music of Curtis Mayfield ) , the updated version will forever be known the final screen appearance of Whitney Houston , who died in February during post - production .
While “ Sparkle ” does n’t give the audience a lasting memory of Houston ’s voice at its most soaring , it does manage to provide a lingering sense of loss , mixed with celebration and grim irony .
Houston plays the disapproving mother of a daughter who longs to make it  1.5 out of 4 stars Title Sparkle Written by Mara Brock Akil and Howard Rosenman Directed by Salim Akil Starring Jordin Sparks , Carmen Ejogo , Whitney Houston Classification PG Country USA Language English Sparkle is a story about the transformative power of music , the dark side of fame and a young church choirgirl with a dream … can you see how it might be hard to talk about the movie outside of the context of Whitney Houston 's death ?
Let 's try , though .
Because despite the seeming need to draw Michael Jackson - ian comparisons , Sparkle was never going to be Houston 's " This Is It " Tour – an epic comeback with which to relaunch her career .
Instead , the movie is a showcase vehicle for a new generation of young actress - hyphen - singers , led ,

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas , federal officials said .
Scalia , 79 , was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch , a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa .
Scalia arrived at the 30,000-acre ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people that night , according to a federal official .
He left the party and retired to  Follow CBSDFW.COM : Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN ( CBSDFW.COM ) — Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott called Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia “ a man of God , a patriot and an unwavering defender of the written Constitution and the Rule of Law ” in a statement issued Saturday afternoon that said the 79-year - old justice has died .
CBS News tweeted Scalia was found dead at a West Texas ranch .
BREAKING : U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch at 79 — CBS News ( @CBSNews ) February 13 ,  ( CNN ) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia , the leading conservative voice on the high court , has died at the age of 79 , a government source and a family friend told CNN on Saturday .
His death set off an immediate debate about whether President Barack Obama should fill the seat in an election year .
Obama said Saturday night that he plans to nominate a replacement , but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the nomination should wait until the next president comes into office while  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia , the fiery conservative who used a sharp intellect , barbed wit and a zeal for verbal combat to fight against the tide of modern liberalism , has died .
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia , the intellectual cornerstone of the court 's modern conservative wing , whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal critics , died Feb. 13 on a ranch near Marfa , Texas .
He was 79 .
The cause of death was not immediately known . "
Justice Antonin Scalia  EL PASO - UPDATE SUNDAY 4:39 P.M : The body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been transported from Sunset Funeral Homes in Northeast El Paso to an airport .
UPDATE SUNDAY 2 PM : The Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA that the death certificate will list a heart attack as the official cause of death for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia .
UPDATE : U.S.
Marshals , along with DPS officials are escorting the body of late Justice Antonin Scalia to Sunset  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead Saturday , CBS News has confirmed .
A spokesperson for the U.S.
Marshals Service said he appeared to die of natural causes .
According to the San Antonio News - Express , which was first to report his death , Scalia was found dead in his room at a West Texas resort .
Scalia , 79 , was one of the staunchest conservative members of the court .
He was nominated in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan and is the longest - serving member on the court .

This is a set of web collections curated by Mark Graham using the Archive - IT service of the Internet Archive .
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For more information about this collection please feel free to contact Mark via Send Mail  See more of NOVUS ORDO Insider on Facebook  A Catholic priest in the Philippines has been forced to repent after he took a spin on a hoverboard — during Christmas Eve Mass.
The unidentified holy roller drew the ire of the Diocese of San Pablo after cell phone video footage of him — riding up and down the nave of his church with a microphone in hand and singing " May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You " — went viral .
When he stepped off the device to deliver the final blessing , his parishioners gave him a round of applause .
His superiors were less amused . "
That was wrong , " the diocese flatly declared in a statement posted online . "
It is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of people . "
The priest has gotten the message — and is apologizing . "
The priest said that it was a wake - up call for him , " the diocesan statement reads . "
He acknowledged that his action was not right and promised that it will not happen again . "
The motorized man of the cloth has been yanked from his church in metro Manila and " will spend some time to reflect on this past event , " the statement concludes .
Hoverboards were one of the hottest Christmas gifts this year despite the dangers of falling off the self - balancing , two - wheeled , battery - powered scooters .
Written By Chad Merda Posted : 12/29/2015 , 12:50pm The good Lord may have saved him from wiping out on his new hoverboard , but one priest in the Philippines could n’t be saved from a suspension at the hands of the Diocese of San Pablo after he used a hoverboard during Christmas Eve Mass.
The diocese announced the suspension on Tuesday , according to Rappler .
It did not publicly name the priest .
The incident , which happened before the final blessing , was all captured on video .
In a statement , the diocese said the priest “ will be out of the parish and will spend some time to reflect on this past event .
He would like to apologize for what happened .
” It also described the incident as “ a wake up call for him .
” “ He acknowledged that his action was not right and promised that it will not happen again , ” the diocese said in its statement .
In announcing the suspension , the diocese said the priest failed to realize that the Mass is the church ’s highest form of worship .
“ It is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people , ” the diocese said .
In the priest ’s defense , at least he did n’t get the attention of his flock by doing this : A video posted by MIGATTI- $ 399 ( @migattiusa )

QUEENSBURY , N.Y. ( AP ) — A teenager fell from a stopped gondola ride at an upstate New York amusement park Saturday night , tumbling into a crowd of park guests and employees gathered below in an effort to catch the victim before she hit the ground .
;      The Warren County Sheriff 's Office said late Saturday the unidentified 14-year - old girl from Greenwood , Delaware , is at Albany Medical Center in stable condition with no serious injuries .
The accident happened on the " Sky Ride " at Six Flags Amusement Park , about 55 miles ( 88.51 kilometers ) north of Albany , New York , just after 8 p.m. Saturday .
The sheriff 's office said in a statement that the girl was riding the attraction with a child relative , and fell about 25 feet from a stationary two - person car .
The ride was stopped by an operator after word was received that there was a rider in distress , officials said .
Authorities say the girl fell from the car and struck a tree before landing in the crowd .
She was treated by park emergency medical staff and transferred by ambulance to Glen Falls Hospital before being taken by helicopter to the medical center .
Officials inspected the ride and said it was in proper working order .
The park said in a statement that the safety of guests is a top priority .      "
There does not appear to be any malfunction of the ride , but we have closed the attraction until a thorough review can be completed , " a park official said .
Authorities also said an unidentified 47-year - old man from Schenectady , New York , who was a guest at the park , was treated and released from a hospital for a back injury sustained when he attempted to catch the falling girl .
No additional information was immediately available .
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TAMPA , Fla./WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney bowed to political pressure and gave the public a glimpse inside his personal fortune on Tuesday , releasing U.S. tax returns showing he pays a lower effective tax rate than many top wage - earners .
Unlike Americans who rely on a paycheck , Romney earns most of his income from investment profits , dividends and interest .
The returns for 2010 and estimates for 2011 showed that he will pay a total of $ 6.2 million in taxes on income of $ 42.5 million .
Romney and his wife Ann paid an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent in 2010 and expect to pay a 15.4 percent effective tax rate when they file their returns for 2011 .
Those rates are far below the top income tax rate on wages , which is 35 percent , because the U.S. tax code in recent years has favored investment income over wage income .
Targeting popular unease with rising U.S. income disparity , President Barack Obama on Tuesday night in his annual State of the Union speech at the Capitol will put efforts to make the tax code fairer at the center of his reelection campaign .
Obama will renew his appeal for a “ Buffett rule ” to ensure that the ultra - wealthy pay their “ fair share ” of taxes .
This idea is backed by multibillionaire Warren Buffett .
His assistant Debbie Bosanek - whom he says pays a higher tax rate than he does - will sit with First Lady Michelle Obama for the speech .
One of the wealthiest Americans ever  Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday , disclosing income of $ 21.7 million in 2010 and $ 20.9 million last year — virtually all of it profits , dividends or interest from investments .
None came from wages , the primary source of income for most Americans .
Instead , Romney and his wife , Ann , collected millions in capital gains from a profusion of investments , as well as stock dividends and interest payments .
The couple gave away $ 7 million in charitable contributions over the past two years , including at least $ 4.1 million to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints .
Romney ’s family has for generations been among the Mormon Church ’s most prominent members .
The Romneys sent somewhat less to Washington over that period , paying an estimated $ 6.2 million in federal income taxes .
According to his 2010 return , Romney paid about $ 3 million to the IRS , for an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent .
For 2011 , Romney estimates that he will pay about $ 3.2 million , for an effective rate of 15.4 percent .
That ’s in line with his earlier estimates , but sharply lower than the rates paid by President Obama and Romney ’s closest Republican rival , Newt Gingrich .
“ You ’ll see my income , how much taxes I ’ve paid , how much I ’ve paid to charity , ” Romney said at a debate Monday night in Tampa .
“ I pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more .
I do n’t think you want someone as the candidate for president who pays more taxes than he

CLOSE SpaceX 's Falcon 9 rocket was carrying the National Reconnaissance Office 's NROL-76 mission .
USA TODAY A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center , Fla. , at 7:15 a.m.
ET Monday , May 1 , 2017 .
The rocket is carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office mission .
( Photo : Craig Bailey , Florida Today ) CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX sent a classified U.S. spy agency mission on its way to orbit Monday morning , then brought the rocket ’s first stage home for a landing , possibly to fly again .
A 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA 's Kennedy Space Center at 7:15 a.m.
ET , thundering northeast over the Atlantic Ocean with a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office mission labeled NROL-76 .
The flight appeared to be off to a good start , but SpaceX cut off its launch broadcast a few minutes into the flight to help preserve its secrecy , as is standard practice during NRO missions .
Related : Sensor issue forces scrub of SpaceX Falcon 9 NRO intelligence launch SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the mission launched successfully after nearly being scrubbed by strong high - altitude winds .
“ Launch and landing of the NRO spy satellite was good , ” he said about 20 minutes after liftoff .
“ Tough call , as high altitude wind shear was at 98.6 % of the theoretical load limit .
” While coverage of the mission ’s climb to space ended early , cameras showed spectacular footage of the 15-story Falcon booster flipping around and firing several engines to fly back to a pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , several  High - altitude winds nearly halted SpaceX ’s first flight for a government agency Monday .
But CEO Elon Musk ’s launch company went through with the Falcon 9 rocket launch at Launch Complex 39A , sending a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit from Florida ’s Space Coast .
“ Launch and landing of the NRO spy satellite was good .
Tough call , as high altitude wind shear was at 98.6 % of the theoretical load limit , ” Musk posted on Twitter just after liftoff .
Wind shear is the variation in wind speeds or direction at different altitudes .
A large difference can harm rockets heading into space , Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University meteorology professor Thomas Guinn said .
“ If the wind shear were outside the range of pre - calculated , safe limits … the rocket would n’t be able to stay on trajectory , ” he said .
“ Or worse , could potentially over stress the rocket , causing catastrophic failure .
” Just before the launch , Musk posted on Twitter , saying , “ Winds aloft are unusually high ( still within structural safety bounds ) .
Worrying , but not a showstopper .
” About nine minutes after the rocket sent the satellite into space Monday , the first - stage booster made its acrobatic return to a soft landing at Launch Complex 39A on the coast .
It was the fourth time the company has recovered a rocket on land as it continues its effort to make reusable rockets routine .
In late March , the company relaunched a rocket for the first time .
Musk has said that reusability is a key component of potentially sending a manned mission to Mars .
On Monday ,

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Josh Duggar Sued That 's MY Face On His Ashley Madison Page Josh Duggar Sued : That 's MY Face on His Ashley Madison Page EXCLUSIVE The guy who says Josh Duggar used his face on several dating and social media sites -- including Ashley Madison -- is suing the reality star for jacking his image .
Matthew McCarthy says he 's been humiliated since Duggar confessed he was addicted to porn and had been trawling for women online .
As we first reported ... McCarthy was shocked to see his face as the profile pic on several Duggar accounts .
In the lawsuit , McCarthy says he was raised in a strong - knit Catholic family ... so being connected to Duggar 's porn life -- on Twitter ,  In the wake of the news that Josh Duggar reportedly paid for an Ashley Madison membership , websites and Internet sleuths are trying to determine whether the former 19 Kids and Counting star was also on other dating sites .
After receiving tips from the Internet , Gawker pointed out that searching Duggar 's alleged Ashley Madison email handle — " joesmithsonnwa " — provides one other result on Google : an OkCupid profile with the username joesmithsonnwa .
Screengrab Courtesy of Gawker The profile since has been taken down , but screenshots show a 27-year - old man from Alexandria , Va. Before his child - molestation scandal , Duggar and his family lived 15 minutes away from Alexandria , in Oxon Hill , Md.
The photo attached to the account is not  Josh Duggar Screws Random Guy Over In Sex Scandal Josh Duggar -- Screws Random Guy Over in Sex Scandal EXCLUSIVE Josh Duggar turned the life of a Hollywood DJ upside down by apparently jacking his pic for his OKCupid profile .
Matthew McCarthy tells us he was shocked to see his pic on the dating site , and way more shocked to know Duggar was posing as him to score chicks .
Now check this out ... it appears Duggar got the pic by Googling " random guy " ... the third photo that comes up is Matthew 's .
Matthew says he 's already lost a DJ gig because the club felt he was part of the sex scandal .
He feels this is somehow  After today ’s earlier revelation of Josh Duggar ’s paid Ashley Madison account hit , tipsters and Twitter are pointing out that if you search Josh Duggar ’s highly unique Ashley Madison email handle , “ joesmithsonnwa , ” this OKCupid profile is the only other result you get .
The picture is obviously not of Josh Duggar .
And as of right now , it appears on Wordpress under the title “ random guy from Facebook .
” If you search “ random guy ” on Google images , the same photo comes up as one of the very first results .
So if a man in his 20s were to try and find a discreet , anonymous photo for a social media profile , it ’s possible he ’d find this one .
It ’s also worth noting that ,

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IRVINE – UC Irvine took a stricter approach on processing admissions this year – contributing to the withdrawal of some 500 admission offers – because more freshmen accepted spots than anticipated .
“ I acknowledge that we took a harder line on the terms and conditions this year , and we could have managed that process with greater care , sensitivity , and clarity about available options , ” Thomas Parham , vice chancellor for student affairs , wrote in a message to prospective students on Friday .
“ We are committed to correcting any errors swiftly and providing the help you need in an empathetic and understanding way , ” Parham wrote .
The Science Library at UCI .
( File photo , Orange County Register / SCNG ) A goup of high school students and their parents take a tour of the UCI campus .
( Photo by Ana Venegas , Orange County Register / SCNG ) UCI campus buildings sprawl around Aldrich Park , center in this August 5 , 2010 aerial photo .
(File photo , Orange County Register / SCNG ) Parham ’s letter , apologizing to “ those who felt ignored or mistreated , ” comes two days after UCI ’s student government association sent a letter and a petition demanding that administrators apologize , reimburse all students whose admission status has been revoked and guarantee them admission to UCI following two years at a community college .
As with other colleges and universities , admission is considered provisional until final transcripts are submitted by a deadline , and a determination is made that there are no discrepancies between the grades and courses on the application and those on the official final transcript .
And that final grades are acceptable .
This year , UCI withdrew 499 admissions : 299 were transcript related , with 185 students appealing ; another 209 were grade - related , with 110 appeals , UCI spokesman Tom Vasich said Friday .
As of Friday , 63 students who appealed were reinstated , Vasich said .
“ We were less lenient ( this year ) on missed deadlines and documentation than in the past , when there were n’t enrollment issues involved , ” Vasich said .
UCI received more than 104,000 applications from both freshmen and transfer students for the 2017 - 18 year – one of the highest numbers in the country .
The university offered admission to 31,103 freshmen and about 7,100 accepted , university officials said .
But the school had planned a freshman class of approximately 6,250 students .
Students complained on social media that the university over - enrolled and used any excuse to trim its number .
UCI ’s Parham acknowledged “ missteps ” but emphasized that

The U.S. 's top general in Afghanistan is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communications .
The WSJ 's Enda Curran tells us what this latest development could mean in a scandal that has impacted officials from the CIA , FBI and now U.S. military .
WASHINGTON — The adultery scandal that led to the downfall of David Petraeus as CIA director widened Tuesday as President Barack Obama put on hold his nomination of Marine Gen. John Allen as commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , one of the world 's top military posts .
The Pentagon said a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Mr. Petraeus 's communications had revealed that Gen. Allen , now the U.S. commander in Afghanistan , exchanged numerous emails with Jill Kelley , the Florida woman who triggered the investigation .
Ms. Kelley had  Jill Kelley , the Tampa socialite connected to ISAF Commander John Allen and former CIA Director David Petraeus , is an " honorary consul " of South Korea , a diplomatic official with direct knowledge of the arrangement told The Cable . "
She is an ‘ honorary consul ' of the Republic of Korea , " the official said . "
She assumed this position last August thanks to her good connections and network . "
The position of honorary consul is symbolic and has no official responsibilities , the official said . "
She does not work as a real consul .
They play a role to improve the relationship between the ROK and the U.S. , " the official said . "
Jill Kelley helped to get support for [ the Korea - U.S. Free Trade Agreement ] and she arranged meetings between the ROK Ambassador to Washington and  Jill Kelley requested " diplomatic protection " in 911 call Posted : Tuesday , November 13 , 2012 4:50 PM EST Updated : Tuesday , January 8 , 2013 4:50 PM EST The vehicles at the Kelley house have " honorary consul " license plates .
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The South Tampa woman connected to the Gen. David Petraeus scandal has called police to her home several times in the last few days , and at least once tried to invoke " diplomatic protection . "
Media from around the world have convened on the two - story Bayshore Boulevard home of Scott and Jill Kelley .
Jill is the socialite mother of three whose FBI complaint about harassing emails eventually led investigators to uncover the CIA director 's affair with his biographer and is now linked to the name  She drives a luxury Mercedes and always dresses to kill — but Jill Kelley is actually drowning in debt .
The woman at the root of the four - star scandal that led to the downfall of David Petraeus and threatens the career of Gen. John Allen lives an extravagant lifestyle that conceals mountains of money owed to banks and credit card companies , court documents show .
RELATED : HEAT 'S ON PRESIDENT OBAMA IN FOUR - STAR FIASCO FOR U.S. RELATED : PAULA BROADWELL HOLES UP IN BROTHER 'S WASHINGTON , D.C. HOME RELATED : GEN .
JOHN ALLEN 'S BRILLIANT MILITARY HISTORY , ACHIEVEMENTS DIMMED BY PETRAEUS SCANDAL The palatial home in Tampa , where Kelley , and her husband , Scott , hosted top military brass , including Petraeus and Allen , has been in foreclosure since 2010 .
RELATED : OBAMA STICKING BY ALLEN

It 's the last will and testament of Hollywood legend Tony Curtis , and it reveals that in his final days he disinherited daughter , Jamie Lee Curtis and his other four children .
INSIDE EDITION has obtained the will , written five months before his death from cardiac arrest last year at age 85 .
His children are listed by name , including jamie Lee .
Then there 's this statement : " I acknowledge the existence of my children ... and have intentionally and with full knowledge chosen not to provide for them . "
Instead , Curtis leaves his estate to his widow , Jill .
A source provided INSIDE EDITION with an e - mail , apparently written to one of Curtis ' kids that reads : " ( I ) just had to write to tell you how very sorry I am about the news of the will .
I 'm in shock !
Your father loved you all so much , and I will never believe that he turned his back on you . "
Curtis , who starred in Spartacus and Some Like it Hot , was eulogized by his actress daughter Jamie Lee at his funeral .
She comforted family members at his burial .
Now she and her siblings find themselves cut out of their father 's will .
One of Curtis 's daughters contested the will in court , but was denied .
Meanwhile , Curtis 's widow Jill released a statement saying , " Tony 's last will and testament and his passing wishes are private family matters . "
According to a copy of the will obtained by the CBS television show Inside Edition he acknowledged the existence of his children , including the actress Jamie Lee Curtis , but said he had " intentionally and with full knowledge chosen not to provide for them . "
His fifth wife Jill Vandenberg Curtis was named as the representative of his estate in the document which was filed in the state of Nevada , CBS reported .
One of the children , not Jamie Lee Curtis , was said to have tried to contest the will but the move failed .
Curtis died from cardiac arrest at the age of 85 at his home in Nevada in September .
He made more than 140 films over 60 years including Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe , and Spartacus with Kirk Douglas .
Curtis , who was born Bernard Schwartz in New York , had children with three of his wives – the actress Janet Leigh , Christine Kaufmann , and Leslie Allen .
He married for the fifth time in 1998 .
Following his death Jamie Lee Curtis , his daughter with Leigh , said : " He leaves behind children and their families who loved him and respected him and a wife and in laws who were devoted to him . "
A statement from the actor 's widow to CBS said : " Tony 's last will and testament and his passing wishes are private family matters . "

To Austin Tice , From your family Austin Tice was captured while reporting on the civil war in Syria on August 12 , 2012 .
Since then , Marc , Debra and the Tice family have endured three consecutive Christmases without their son and brother .
This will be the fourth .
The Tices hope t  The families of four American hostages who were killed while in Islamic State custody issued a joint letter Wednesday imploring the Obama administration to “ use all appropriate means ” to find and return missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice .
Tice is the last unaccounted - for American reporter in the Syrian civil war ; he was abducted by unknown gunmen in August 2012 and has been incommunicado ever since .
Tice ’s parents have asked the White House to step up search efforts , with their calls sounding increasingly urgent as the clock runs out on the Obama administration ’s final term .
State Department spokesman John Kirby said U.S. officials are working through the Czech government , the U.S. protecting power because the U.S. embassy in Damascus is shuttered , to find information on Tice ’s “ welfare and whereabouts .
” Kirby said officials are in regular contact with families of U.S. detainees overseas , but that privacy considerations prevented him from saying more about Tice .
“ We are deeply concerned about the well - being of Austin Tice , ” Kirby said .
“ His case has the attention of the highest levels in the U.S. government and the administration .
” The letter the Tices released Wednesday bore the names of the slain hostages ’ parents – a raw reminder of search efforts that did n’t find captives in time .
They represented journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff , and humanitarian aid workers Abdul - Rahman Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller .
The Islamic State beheaded Foley , Sotloff and Kassig in gruesome propaganda videos .
Mueller , who reportedly was enslaved and assaulted for months by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi , died in a coalition strike , apparently an inadvertent casualty of the U.S.-led campaign targeting the Islamic State ’s so - called caliphate in Iraq and Syria .
We are four families bonded together by tragedy and terror .
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But there is something that still can be done : Bring Austin Tice safely home .
Open letter to President Obama The Tices got to know the other families when they united to lobby for changes in hostage policy – they were at the White House together a year ago this week when President Barack Obama announced a revamped process based on the families ’ recommendations .
“ We are four families bonded together by tragedy and terror .
We will never fully recover from the horrific outcome of our own hostage crisis , ” the families of the slain captives wrote in the joint letter .
“ But there is something that still can be done : Bring Austin Tice safely home .
” Neither the Tices nor the other families named specific steps the  Fresno Democratic Congressman Jim Costa voted twice to support Saudi Arabia ’s war in Yemen while taking campaign cash from oil and gas companies .
He has said he will take a stronger stand early next year .
Hold him to account .

" They 're trying to profit off of it , and I think it 's disgusting , " Lori Alhadeff , whose daughter , Alyssa , was killed after being shot 10 times at Marjory Stoneman Douglas , said on Tuesday . "
We are trying to prevent this from happening again , and they are encouraging it .
It is despicable .
It is vile . "
The computer game was going to be released via the digital marketplace Steam , and was developed by Revived Games , which marketed it as a " dynamic SWAT simulator . "
It offered the option to play either the shooter or a SWAT team member .
Acid , the publisher of the game , addressed the controversy in a confusing blog post last week on Steam 's forums , writing : " After receiving such high amount of critics and hate , I will more likely remove the shooters [ sic ] role in this game by the  A video game that let players simulate a school shooting was set to come out on Steam , the PC ’s biggest platform for buying and selling games .
But Valve Corporation , which runs Steam , has taken it down .
Active Shooter , from developer Revived Games and publisher ACID , was set to release next week on Steam .
But it drew a lot of negative attention , including from outlets like BuzzFeed and Kotaku , as well as the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland , Florida .
Parkland activist Emma Gonzalez tweeted , “ Valve Corp shut down this shovelware immediately please .
” ( Shovelware is software that does nothing new and is a quick cash grab . )
Sen. Bill Nelson ( D - FL ) called the game “ inexcusable .
” On Tuesday , a Valve spokesperson told Deadline that the company is removing the game from its  Valve Corporation of Bellevue is planning to launch a video game on June 6 that is a school shooting simulator .
This is horrific .
The company is taking the stand that this game is legal because of free speech and everything else that tech billionaires hide behind when they are doing something the public knows is absolutely , morally corrupt but legally fine - but we can not stand for this .
How can anyone sleep at night knowing that they are profiting from turning deadly school shootings into entertainment ?
Please sign this petition asking Valve to not launch this game .
Environment & Future Plans Hello everybody !
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First of all , I wanted to thank each of you who left any soft of feedback and support for our game and what I do .
I really appreciate it !
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Now , I wanted to talk more about game 's enviroment and future plans .
For now , there is only one in - game location where you could exprecience active shooter simulations .
This is not where I am stopping .
I am planning on adding extra enviroments to the game ; Those will include " Shopping Stores " , " Gas Stations " and enviroments in this sort .
I have to say though , majority of them will depend on active S.W.A.T play rather than the shooter himself , but we will see .
Updates with more enviroments will be out for free and within a first month of release .
I will definitely try

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Learn more  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi , D - Calif .
, says she will not trade with President Donald Trump for his border wall , calling it a " manhood issue " for him .
( Photo By Sarah Silbiger / CQ Roll Call file photo ) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday there is nothing she would trade for President Donald Trump ’s border wall , setting a hard negotiating stance in advance of an expected December showdown over the issue .
“ It happens to be like a manhood issue for the president , building a wall , and I ’m not interested in that , ” the California Democrat said during a discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School ’s Institute of Politics .
Pelosi emphasized Democrats do support border security but they would prefer to look at strengthening existing security measures as part of a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws .
“ We ca n’t allow him to say we ’re not interested in protecting the border , ” Pelosi said of Trump ’s frequent attack on Democrats for their refusal to support the wall .
“ That is n’t the only way to protect the border .
In fact , it ’s probably the worst way to protect the border .
” Trump is itching for a fight over border wall funding , and GOP leaders who convinced him to defer that battle until after the midterm election have said they ’re prepared to push for the wall in December appropriations negotiations .
Seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills , including the Department of Homeland Security spending bill where any wall funding would be appropriated , are operating a continuing resolution that expires Dec. 7 .
The other five  ....
In addition to stopping all payments to these countries , which seem to have almost no control over their population , I must , in the strongest of terms , ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER !
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The assault on our country at our Southern Border , including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in , is far more important to me , as President , than Trade or the USMCA .
Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border .
All Democrats fault for weak laws !
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2014 All - Star Game was one big love poem to Derek Jeter , and National League starting pitcher Adam Wainwright did more than any other player on the premises to advance the feel - good storyline .
As Jeter strolled toward home plate in the bottom of the first inning , Wainwright laid his glove on the mound , took a walk toward second base and joined in the wall - to - wall applause at Target Field .
When Jeter finally dug his left toe in the box and got down to business , the pitcher - batter staredown turned into a test of wills . "
He told me , ' Let 's go , ' and I told him no , " Wainwright said later . "
It 's the only time I 'll ever tell Derek Jeter no . "
So it was almost impossible to comprehend how Wainwright 's show of respect would quickly be forgotten , a celebration would elicit controversy , and the pitcher 's well - intentioned mix of candor and good humor would somehow brand him as the villain of the evening .
In this age of instant information dissemination and rapid reactions , Wainwright learned the hard way that too much honesty can turn a stand - up guy into a Twitter piñata .
Before throwing a pitch , Adam Wainwright put his glove on the rubber and stepped back to let Derek Jeter have a moment .
Rob Carr / Getty Images Shortly after giving up an opposite - field double to Jeter , a triple to Mike Trout and a home run to Miguel Cabrera that helped propel the American League to a 5 - 3 victory over the National League , Wainwright inadvertently stepped in it big - time .
While reflecting on Jeter 's at - bat , he provided one detail too many . "
I was going to give him a couple of pipe shots , " Wainwright said . "
He deserved it .
I did n't know he was going to hit a double or I would have changed my mind .
I thought he was going to hit something hard to the right side for a single or an out .
I probably should have pitched him a little bit better . "
Chances are the negative fallout from the event will blow over relatively quickly .
But this much is certain : Wainwright 's biggest claim to fame in New York will no longer be freezing Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran with a curveball in the ninth inning of Game 7 in the 2006 National League Championship Series .
Wainwright will undoubtedly be subjected to his share of criticism over the coming days .
He will be accused of raining on Jeter 's parade , of cheapening the Captain 's moment and of undermining the integrity of the All - Star Game .
He understands that better than anyone , which is why he spent the better part of 10 minutes after the game flogging himself for his bad judgment .
He referred to himself as a " knucklehead " and an " idiot " while simultaneously expressing regret that his choice of words might have taken away from Jeter 's big moment . "
If I 'm going to get taken to the slaughterhouse for saying a stupid phrase , then I deserve it , " Wainwright said . "
If you ca n't laugh at yourself when you mess up , then you 're going

June 15 , 2016 Morgan Warthin , ( 307)344 - 2015 A Chinese national was fined $ 1,000 and a $ 30 court processing fee for walking off the boardwalk in the Mammoth Hot Springs thermal area Tuesday , June 14 , 2016 .
A visitor observed and reported that the individual walked on the terrace formations near Liberty Cap and collected thermal water .
The visitor also reported seeing the individual break through the fragile travertine crust .
A park ranger took the witness ’s statement , photos , and location of the violation .
The subsequent law enforcement investigation identified the individual who stated that he did not read the safety information given to him at the park entrance .
He also admitted to collecting hot springs water .
A federal violation notice requiring a mandatory appearance in the Yellowstone Justice Center Court was issued for off boardwalk travel in a thermal area .
Park rangers appreciate the willingness of the witness to document and report the violation .
Park employees call on all visitors to protect their park and protect themselves .
Regulations to stay  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK , Wyo .
( AP ) — A tourist from China was fined $ 1,000 for walking off a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park and collecting thermal water , apparently for medicinal purposes , park officials said Wednesday .
A witness reported seeing the man break through the fragile , rock crust surrounding the Mammoth Hot Springs area .
The witness took photos of the man that were turned over to park rangers , officials said .
The incident came only a week after an Oregon man died after falling into one of Yellowstone 's hot springs .
The Chinese tourist told rangers he did not read the safety information given to him when he entered the park .
The man , whose name was not released , reportedly wanted the water for medicinal purposes , said park spokeswoman Charissa Reid .
Reid said in an emailed response to questions about the case the " stiff fine " was levied in large part because of " the irreplaceable nature of the thermal feature . "
The 2.2 million - acre park has seen a string of incidents over the  Yellowstone National Park tourist fined $ 1,000 for walking off boardwalk A man visiting Yellowstone National Park left with more than just memories Wednesday after he left the boardwalk at the Mammoth Hot Springs area .
He walked away with a $ 1,000 fine and $ 30 court processing fee .
According to the park , a witness saw the man step off the boardwalk , walk on the terrace formation near Liberty Cap and collect thermal water .
The witness also said the man broke through travertine crust , which is very fragile .
RELATED : 16 cool things you probably did n't know about Big Bend National Park When the man was interviewed by law officials , the Chinese national said he did n't read the safety information provided as he entered the park .
He also admitted to taking water from the hot springs .
A park spokeswoman told the Associated Press the wanted to water for medical purposes .
The man was issued a federal violation notice , requiring an appearance in the Yellowstone Justice Center Court .
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Cindy Sui reports from Taiwan on the moves to end betel nut use It is used by almost a tenth of the world 's population .
It gives people a buzz equivalent to six cups of coffee and is used variously as a symbol of love , marriage and a cure for indigestion and impotence .
But it is also leading tens of thousands to an early grave .
The culprit ?
The humble betel nut .
Found across Asia , these nuts are harvested from the Areca palm and are chewed for their warming glow and stimulating properties .
Such is its effectiveness , that alongside nicotine , alcohol and caffeine , betel nuts are believed to be one of the most popular mind - altering substances in the world .
Although used by women and children , the nuts are especially popular among working - age men , who chew to stay awake through long hours of driving , fishing or working on construction sites .
But the short - lived benefits come at a terrible cost .
High rates of  BBC has reported on the dangerous affliction hitting Taiwan — the chewing of Betel Nuts , which is believed to be responsible for its oral - cancer epidemic .
The deadly habit has been around for centuries in Taiwan , and is especially popular with blue - collar workers for its stimulating effect — the tiny nut gives the same buzz as six cups of coffee .
The Taiwanese government is now seeking to curb the prevalence of the Betel Nut due to its dangerous side - effects .
Consumers of the nut are easily spotted by their red - stained lips and teeth , but it is the link between Betel Nut chewing and serious illness which is more worrying than the vampire - like appearance it causes .
80 to 90 percent of the 5,400 men who are diagnosed with oral cancer or lesions in Taiwan admit to chewing Betel Nuts .
It is highly likely the custom of chewing Betel Nuts ( also regarded as a cure for indigestion and impotence ) has contributed to Taiwan ranking in the world 's top three for incidence of and mortality  What is betel nut ?
A deep red or purple smile is a common sight in many parts of Asia and the Pacific .
But what ’s behind it ?
This red residue is the telltale sign of the betel nut , which is chewed by millions of people across the globe .
In its most basic form , betel nut is a seed of the Areca catechu , a type of palm tree .
It ’s commonly chewed after being ground up or sliced and wrapped in leaves of the Piper betle vine that have been coated with lime .
This is known as a betel quid .
Tobacco or flavorful spices may also be added .
History of a habit Betel nut has a long history in South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin .
In Guam and other Pacific islands , its use can be traced back as far as 2,000 years .
A habit passed down through generations , chewing betel nut is a time - honored custom for 10–20 percent of the world ’s population .
Today , the World Health Organization

CHRISTCHURCH , New Zealand | CHRISTCHURCH , New Zealand ( Reuters ) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ruled out running for president in 2012 or 2016 on Friday , saying the United States should be ready for a woman president but it would not be her .
In interviews in New Zealand , the failed 2008 presidential candidate made clear she had no plans to run again despite talk -- fueled partly by her fellow Democrats ' losses in Tuesday 's U.S. mid - term elections -- she might embark on a new race .
Asked by TV3 New Zealand whether she ruled out standing for the top U.S. office through 2016 , Clinton , according to a U.S. reporter , replied : " Oh yes , yes .
I 'm very pleased to be doing what I 'm doing as secretary of state . "
In a separate interview with TV New Zealand , Clinton said she hoped the United States was ready for a female president , adding " it should be . "
Asked if it might be her , she replied : " Well , not me .
But it will be someone and it  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aimed to defuse speculation about another presidential run Friday , telling New Zealand television that she 's very pleased to serve as Secretary of State .
Asked by New Zealand TV3 's Duncan Garner Friday , " Just looking long term , do you still rule out standing for top office , for president ? "
" Yes , " Clinton said .
Garner continued : " Even as going as far as 2016 ? "
" Oh yes , yes , " Clinton reiterated . "
I ’m very pleased to be doing what I ’m doing as Secretary of State . "
Does that constitute Clinton ruling out a 2016 run , as the Reuters ' take on her comments suggests ?
Not necessarily .
Clinton says she 's enjoying her job as Secretary of State too much to get into the presidential race .
But in 2016 , she almost certainly will not be Secretary of State anymore .
( Clinton may also have been even more careful than usual to try to squelch political speculation about herself given the fact that New Zealand Prime Minister John Phillip Key accidentally introduced her yesterday as " President  POLITICO 's Patrick Gavin reports on " President " Hillary Clinton 's visit to New Zealand Thursday : We all know that Hillary Clinton came close to winning the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2008 .
She was n't successful , but some people clearly have n't forgotten about what could have been .
The secretary of state joined New Zealand Prime Minister John Phillip Key and New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray Stuart McCully for remarks Thursday at Wellington 's Parliament Theatrette , and the prime minister made a little slip - up . "
And we , in a purely bilateral basis , have concerns about the fact that Australia " has a free - trade agreement , began Key . "
They ’re a very important part of our market in New Zealand , so we see Trans - Pacific Partnership as a very important item to be completed if at all possible .
So , President Clinton ... " ... Laughter — and applause — ensued , according to the State Department 's transcript , and Key was forced to correct himself . "
I ’m sorry .
Secretary Clinton — great , " he said . "
I thank you

Dow Jones Reprints : This copy is for your personal , non - commercial use only .
To order presentation - ready copies for distribution to your colleagues , clients or customers , use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com The Treasury Department warned this year that the restructuring of a government loan to solar - panel maker Solyndra LLC might be illegal , newly released email excerpts show .
Those excerpts and other emails released Friday offer a new picture of how the Obama administration may have brushed aside warnings and , in one instance , a possible conflict of interest as officials pushed to support the solar - panel maker .
Solyndra received a $ 535 million Department of Energy loan guarantee in September 2009 , and the loan itself came from a part of the Treasury Department .
Early this year , with the company 's finances growing shakier , private investors ...  WASHINGTON — A senior Energy Department official pushed hard for the government ’s $ 535 million loan to the now - bankrupt California solar energy company Solyndra even after he had disclosed that his wife ’s law firm represented the company and he had promised to recuse himself from matters related to the loan application , according to e - mails provided to Congressional investigators by the administration .
The official , Steven J. Spinner , then a senior member of the Energy Department ’s loan guarantee oversight office and a 2008 Obama fund - raiser , inquired frequently about the progress of the Solyndra loan , urging the White House budget office to move more quickly on approving it .
He also communicated directly with Solyndra officials who were anxiously awaiting word from Washington that their loan would be approved .
“ Any word on O.M.B.
?
” he asked another Energy Department loan officer .
“ I have the O.V.P.
and W.H.
breathing down my neck on this , ” referring to the office of the vice president and the White House .
The new e - mails provide further evidence of high - level cheerleading on behalf of Solyndra , a maker of innovative tubular rooftop solar panels that  Energy Department officials were warned that their plan to help a failing solar company by restructuring its $ 535 million federal loan could violate the law and should be cleared with the Justice Department , according to newly obtained e - mails from within the Obama administration .
The e - mails show that Energy Department officials moved ahead anyway with a new deal that would repay company investors before taxpayers if the company defaulted .
The e - mails , which were reviewed by The Washington Post , show for the first time concerns within the administration about the legality of the Energy Department ’s extraordinary efforts to help Solyndra , the California solar company that went bankrupt Aug. 31 .
The FBI raided Solyndra last month , shortly after it closed its doors .
The records provided Friday by a government source also show that an Energy Department stimulus adviser , Steve Spinner , pushed for Solyndra ’s loan despite having recused himself because his wife ’s law firm did work for the company .
Spinner , who left the agency in September 2010 , did not respond to requests for comment Friday .
The documents offer new evidence of wide disagreement between

« Key Democrats React To Obama | Main | Obama 's Speech : Morning Review Thoughts » One of the tropes of modern politics is to establish oneself as a sensible centrist , a Third Way realist surrounded by naivety on both sides .
And so Bill Clinton rejected , he said , the " brain dead politics " of the left and right and revived the term , Third Way , once used for non - aligned nations navigating between communism and capitalism .
Obama 's notion that one group favors the status quo while another wants a massive escalation in Afghanistan , and a third wants a total withdrawal is a bit of a misnomer .
I have n't heard anyone argue for continued troop levels .
The argument has either been to add troops of various numbers or get out  The Atlantic ’s Derek Thompson has a very interesting piece this week on what he calls the “ doom loop ” of Western liberalism — in which low birth rates slow growth and create a pressing need for new immigrants , which in turn feeds xenophobia and leads to a decline in support for the welfare state , which leads to stratification , further discontent and an authoritarian turn , which presumably slows growth further , etc .
, etc .
, until liberalism goes kaput .
It ’s an argument that dovetails with my own fertility - related preoccupations , but not surprisingly I think it ’s limited somewhat by Thompson ’s own assumptions , which I ’ll push back against gently here .
First , Thompson takes it as a given that where fertility rates fall , immigration will necessarily be a net economic benefit — citing  AP / Charles Dharapak I may be the only person in the United States who was trying to wait for President Obama 's Afghanistan speech to make up my mind about his war plans .
Of course , I mostly failed at that .
Sure , all of Obama 's options are bad , but still , few decisions seem as clear - cut as this one .
Escalation is hard to see as an exit strategy .
Obama has no clear path to " victory . "
We are likely to waste more lives than we save .
I thought that was true before Obama 's big speech , and I still think it now , afterward .
At the moment he needed all of his persuasive powers , Obama gave the worst major speech of his presidency .
I admit : I expected to be , even wanted to  A novel way to argue for war George W. Bush was able to successfully prosecute the Iraq war because , against all reason and much longer than necessary , he believed in it .
Barack Obama may be able to successfully prosecute the war in Afghanistan because he , too , believes in it .
Faith alone can not win a war , but without it defeat is certain .
The question regarding Obama and Afghanistan was always whether he could be a wartime president .
This is not the sort of presidency anything in his past prepared him for .
It means finally owning a war that will claim the lives of many more Americans -- and , given the history of these things , risk his presidency .
Korea defeated Truman , Vietnam doomed Johnson and Iraq put

If you were to get high and make a list of people who , hypothetically , you would not want to text with a request for weed , " probation officer " would probably be near the top .
Right up there with Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks and former president George H.W.
Bush .
But knowing you should n't hit up your P.O.
when you 're trying to buy drugs is only half the battle .
You also have to not accidentally type " You have some weed ? "
in a message to that person ,  Dopey : Alvin Cross texted the wrong person and ended up in jail We ’ve all had that heart - stopping moment after realising we sent a text to the wrong person but few of us would expect to end up in jail for it .
Hapless Alvin Cross Jr was not so lucky after the dopey criminal sent a text message to probation officer asking if they had any drugs .
Dopey Cross was on probation for an unknown offence when he accidentally sent his appointed officer a  Share this article with Google Plus Alvin Cross Junior probably regretted sending this text ( Picture : Dougherty County Police Dept ) Sometimes people become so desperate that they do n’t know where to turn .
When prospects look dire and family and friends neglect them , some folks resort to dialing the dealer .
However , one man decided to avoid this route , opting to contact a far more unusual confidant instead .
According to WALB , Alvin Cross Jr , of Albany , Georgia , texted ‘ you have some weed ?
’ to his probation officer .
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A few news articles I read today prove that maxim .
In Albany , Georgia , a man who texted " You have some weed ? "
to his probation officer will soon be a lot closer to drug dealers .
Alvin Cross , Jr. , will spend another year in prison for violating terms of his probation and another year for having a " bag " of cocaine in his house when the probation officer he texted came knocking with  This could happen to any of us .
Well , if any of us was serving probation .
This was the case with Alvin Cross Jr. of Albany , Ga. Cross Jr. seems to have gotten his wires crossed — or , more accurately , his fingers — when he reportedly texted who he thought was his drug dealer .
The accitext ?
“ You have some weed ?
” The recipient ?
His parole officer .
As WALB - TV reports , Cross ’s parole officer may or may not have been cross , but the authorities were informed .
His

" War by its nature entails waste .
But the scale of the problems in Iraq and Afghanistan also reflects the toxic interplay of huge sums of money pumped into relatively small economies and an unprecedented reliance on contractors , " the report said .
Sen. James Webb , D - Virginia , who helped establish the commission three years ago , said Friday that its latest proposals deserve attention from Congress and the Department of Defense and called for a hearing on the matter . "
The report 's specific recommendations to address the federal government 's overreliance on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan and failure to control the process underscore the importance of the Commission 's charter , " Webb said in a prepared statement .
The report repeatedly criticized the federal government for turning to contractors for too many purposes , including monitoring other contractors . "
The government has abdicated its contracting responsibilities -- too often using contractors as the default mechanism , driven by considerations other than whether they provide the best solution , and without consideration for the resources needed to manage them , " the report  -An ill - conceived project , no matter how well - managed , is wasteful if it does not fit the cultural , political and economic mores of the society it is meant to serve , or if it can not be supported and maintained .
-Poor planning and oversight by the US government , as well as poor performance on the part of contractors , have costly outcomes : time and money misspent are lost for other purposes .
-Criminal behavior and blatant corruption sap dollars from what could otherwise be successful project outcomes and , more disturbingly , contribute to a climate in which huge amounts of waste are accepted as the norm .
Since 2002 , the United States has spent $ 117 billion on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan .
According to a new report by the non - partisan Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan , tens of billions of those dollars have been wasted .
The report 's authors note that the " waste , fraud , and abuse " they have observed in these contract programs were caused by significant errors .
A few of their points , quoted  WASHINGTON -- The chairmen of the bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting decried on Monday a federal system that has allowed contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan to commit fraud -- then get hired again and again . "
For the 200,000 people employed by contractors to provide support and capability in Iraq and Afghanistan , accountability is too often absent , diluted , delayed , or avoided , " Republican co - chair Chris Shays , formerly a longtime congressman from Connecticut , said while calling to order a hearing of the commission Monday .
There are so many barriers to suspending or banning contractors with violations that " untrustworthy contractors can continue profiting from government work , responsible businesses may be denied opportunities , and costs to taxpayers can climb , " Shays said in a statement co - authored with his Democratic co - chair , Michael Thibault , formerly the deputy director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency .
The commission last week issued a blistering interim report to Congress : " At What Risk ?
Correcting over - reliance on contractors in contingency operations , " which concluded that " misspent dollars run into the tens

A mother of two died from sepsis after scratching the back of her hand while she was gardening , her family has revealed .
Lucinda Smith , 43 , went to see her GP after feeling pain in her shoulder following the minor scrape , in March last year .
The doctor diagnosed a trapped nerve and prescribed anti - depressants to relax her and she was also told to see a physiotherapist .
The mother of a woman who died from sepsis after she cut her hand gardening says she believes her daughter would still be alive if she had been given the correct medical treatment when she first complained of feeling unwell .
Lucy with her partner Darren O'Neill Lucinda Smith started feeling unwell with a pain in her shoulder a few days after she scratched her hand while gardening at her home in Billericay in Essex .
The 43-year - old mother of two went to see her GP but was sent away with a prescription to control the pain and was told to see a physiotherapist .
Lucy with her children Megan ( 9 ) and George ( 6 ) Miss Smith 's condition continued to deteriorate and 3 days later she went to the accident and emergency department at Basildon Hospital .
Her mother , Shirley believes by then her fate was already sealed .
It was too late .
By then her arm and hand were swollen and blotchy and she was vomiting .
– Shirley , mother Lucy with her children Megan ( 9 ) and George ( 6 ) A blood test revealed Miss Smith had sepsis , which is a form of blood poisoning .
She was immediately admitted for emergency treatment but died two days later from organ failure .
If she 'd been given the test and had her blood pressure taken when she  A scratch while gardening spiraled into a fatal bout of sepsis for a mother of two from the United Kingdom , her family says .
Lucinda Smith ’s family , reported The Telegraph , said the 43-year - old went to see her doctor earlier this year due to pain in her shoulder that occurred shortly after she suffered a minor hand scrape while gardening .
The doctor diagnosed a trapped nerve and prescribed anti - depressants to relax her and she was also told to see a physiotherapist to help with rehabilitation of the so - called trapped nerve .
Within three days , Smith ’s fingers and arm became red and swollen , The Telegraph said .
She also was vomitting and had increased pain .
She saw a second doctor who thought she might have a blood clot and sent her to Basildon Hospital where a blood test revealed within 30 minutes that she had sepsis .
Sepsis is a potentially life - threatening complication of an infection , according to Mayo Clinic experts .
It happens when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight the infection trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body .
That process can lead to organ damage and failure .
Septic shock occurs when the person ’s blood pressure drops dramatically , which may lead to death .
Smith , a lawyer from Billericay , Essex , immediately received intravenous antibiotics and was moved to a critical care unit , but she

A 60-year - old Leonora man was found dead on Wednesday near Wiluna , 1000 kilometres north - east of Perth , after he abandoned his broken down vehicle .
A woman , who left the same vehicle about 24 hours after the man , was found on the road by people from Wongawol Station who took her to Windidda Station , where the man had been heading .
He had walked more than 40 kilometres for help with only a small container of water .
The man 's body was found by the road only two kilometres from Windidda Station .
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report would be prepared for the coroner .
People who travel through remote locations have been urged to stay with their vehicle if they become lost or incapacitated as searchers can more easily spot a vehicle from the air , than a person .
Travellers should carry a three day supply of food and water for each person .
The vehicle should be in good condition and suitable for the road conditions .
Ensure sufficient fuel  PERTH , Australia ( AP ) — A 60-year - old man who attempted to trek 48 kilometers ( 30 miles ) with little water in searing heat across Australia 's parched Outback after his car broke down was found dead 2 kilometers ( 1.24 miles ) from safety , police said on Thursday .
The man was driving with a woman to Windidda Station , a cattle ranch in the remote Wiluna region of Western Australia state , when their car broke down on Sunday , police said in a statement .
After no car passed on the lonely road over Sunday night , the man set out on foot across semi - desert country early Monday with what police described as a " small container of water . "
When no traffic had passed by Tuesday morning , the woman also decided to walk to Windidda Station .
She was rescued by passersby on Wednesday afternoon and taken to her destination where she raised the alarm .
Station residents launched a search and found the man dead late Wednesday 2 kilometers ( 1.24 miles ) from Windidda , police said .
A coroner  Man dies after car breaks down on remote track in northern Goldfields region of WA Updated A man has been found dead after his vehicle broke down on a remote track in the West Australian Goldfields region , and he set off for help .
The body of the 60-year - old was found on Wednesday on the roadside near Windidda Station , 200 kilometres east of Wiluna .
Police said he was travelling between Wonganoo and Windidda stations with a woman on January 4 , when their vehicle broke down .
They said the occupants camped for the night , awaiting the arrival of another vehicle for assistance .
When help did not come , the man left the vehicle with a small container of water the next morning to walk 48 kilometres to Windidda Station , but failed to arrive .
The woman waited with the vehicle , but when the man failed to return , she attempted to walk to Windidda Station .
She camped on the roadside on the night of January 6 , and was found by workers

Nearly two dozen Islamist women and girls , some as young as 15 , were handed heavy prison sentences Wednesday for protesting in a court ruling that came a day after police beat and terrorized prominent female activists in a crackdown on secular demonstrators under a tough new anti - protest law .
In this Nov. 23 , 2012 photo , activist Nazly Hussein pauses during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo , Egypt .
After being detained at a Cairo protest , Hussein was among 14 women , some of Egypt ’s ... ( Associated Press ) An Egyptian woman holds the national flag during a protest in Talaat Harb Square in Cairo , Wednesday , Nov. 27 , 2013 .
After being detained at a Cairo protest , 14 women , some of Egypt ’s most prominent democracy ... ( Associated Press ) An Egyptian woman supporter of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stands inside the defendants ' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria , Egypt , Wednesday , Nov. 27 , 2013 .
An Egyptian court has handed down heavy ... ( Associated Press ) Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants ' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria , Egypt , Wednesday , Nov. 27 , 2013 .
An Egyptian court has handed down heavy sentences ... ( Associated Press ) Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants ' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria , Egypt , Wednesday , Nov. 27 , 2013 .
An Egyptian court has handed down heavy sentences ... ( Associated Press ) Egyptian women supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi stand inside the defendants ' cage in a courtroom in Alexandria , Egypt , Wednesday , Nov. 27 , 2013 .
An Egyptian court has handed down  Cairo ( CNN ) -- Police on Monday arrested the head of the defense team for the 21 women and girls sentenced for protesting in Egypt last month , a colleague and member of the defense team told CNN .
Lawyer Ahmed El - Hamrawy was arrested at his home in Alexandria at dawn Monday , lawyer Mahmoud Farouq told CNN . "
I ca n't separate his arrest from the girls ' case , " said Farouq , who is part of the team defending the 21 jailed protesters . "
This means that any lawyer who comes close to the case will be detained . "
Gen. Nasser El - Abd , the head of the Alexandria Criminal Investigation Department , told Egyptian daily newspaper Al - Masry Al - Youm that El - Hamrawy was arrested with five others for " incitement of violence . "
Reports : Egypt 's draft constitution goes to interim president On Wednesday , 14 women were sentenced to 11 years in prison , and seven minors to juvenile detention , on charges of gathering , thuggery and weapons possession at a demonstration for ousted President Mohamed Morsy .
The harsh sentence sparked wide criticism of the way the Interior Ministry and the judiciary have been handling the cases of Morsy supporters .
An appeals hearing for their case is scheduled to take place Saturday . "
We do n't have any doubt that this verdict is a new episode in a series of politicized judicial rulings , which include the sentencing of several Al - Azhar students to 17 years for various misdemeanors based on accusations that are mostly trumped up and generalized , " said a joint statement issued by 14 rights groups last week .
Egyptian lawmakers

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Eyewitnesses said the building collapsed " like a pack of cards " , as Rajini Vaidyanathan reports At least 45 people have died , including 15 children , after a building being constructed illegally collapsed near the Indian city of Mumbai , police say .
About 70 people were injured and many are feared trapped beneath the seven - storey bloc in Thane after the incident on Thursday evening .
Building work was going on even though four floors were already occupied .
A search for survivors is continuing .
Building collapses are common with poor construction practices often blamed .
Analysis The building collapse underlines the issue of illegal construction in India .
Police say the builder of the high rise used sub - standard construction material and did not possess an occupation certificate .
There are hundreds of similar illegal high - rises in the Mumbai region .
Due to a high population growth , there is always demand for cheap housing .
And homes in illegal buildings sell at a lower price compared to those in legal ones .
Activists also allege that unscrupulous builders often pay hefty bribes to authorities who turn a blind eye to these illegal structures and do not take any action against the builders .
The authorities now say they are searching for the officials who were supervising the building works . '
Like a pack of cards ' The BBC 's Sameer Hashmi , who is at the scene of the incident , says rescue workers are still trying to clear the debris .
Most people living in the building are from the  A building being constructed illegally in a suburb of India 's financial capital collapsed into a mound of steel and concrete , killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 50 others , authorities said Friday .
Rescue workers carry a stretcher near the site where a residential building collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an under ... ( Associated Press ) Rescue workers carry the body of a man near the site of a residential building which collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when ... ( Associated Press ) Rescue workers carry the body of a women near the site of a residential building collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an ... ( Associated Press ) Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an under - construction ... ( Associated Press ) Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an under construction ... ( Associated Press ) Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Thane , Mumbai , India , Thursday , April 4 , 2013 .
At least 6 persons were killed and 40 were injured when an under construction ... ( Associated Press )

A 12-year - old girl narrowly missed becoming a suicide statistic thanks to a rookie police officer in Southern California on a routine patrol . "
Possible jumper on the York Bridge .
Can you notify Pasadena ? "
a dispatcher could be heard saying over a police scanner .
By the time that call went out , Officer Chris Perez , who had been on the South Pasadena Police force only for a year , was already there .
The girl was on a 6-inch ledge ready to jump .
One misstep , and she could fall some 80 feet to her death , so Perez did not rush up to her . "
I walked up to her calmly .
I literally did n't even start talking to her until I made it to the sidewalk and just asked her what was happening , what was going on , " Perez told CBS News correspondent Carter Evans .
The whole time , he knew if he said the wrong thing , she might just let go . "
She told me she was upset by a group home that she was living at , and that 's why she ran away .
She was telling me they treated her poorly and badly and would lock her in a room every time she was bad , " Perez said .
It took time , patience and trust . "
It was just back - and - forth banter with me and her . '
Can I come closer to you ?
Can I talk you closer ?
Can I pull you over the ledge so we can talk in a safer environment ? '
" Perez said . "
It was that back - to - back conversation with her that I  SOUTH PASADENA ( CBSLA.com ) — A hug saved a 12-year - old girl who had fled from a Los Angeles group home with the intention of jumping to her death .
Officer Chris Perez was on patrol in the area of York Bridge and San Pascual Avenue at about 6:50 p.m. Tuesday when he was flagged down by bystanders who said a girl was sitting on the other side of the bridge ’s guardrail , threatening to jump .
The child – whom police described as sobbing and desperate – was hanging by one hand from the bridge , which was about 80 feet over asphalt .
Perez walked to the area where the 12-year - old girl was dangling and spoke to her , learning she was from a group home in Los Angeles that she fled for severe emotional reasons , South Pasadena police officials said .
The rookie officer , who had only been with the department for a year , asked if he could come closer to speak to her more personally , and she said he could .
The officer quickly developed a rapport with the girl and was able to calm her down , according to police .
The girl agreed to allow Perez to come closer , and he asked if he could help her back over the bridge railing .
“ She was just crying and holding on , ” he said .
The girl told Perez she was scared and needed help , so the officer leaned over the railing , grabbed her in a bear hug and helped her over the railing to safety , police said .
Perez sat

The John Waters universe is overrun with garbage , outrageous icons and campy delights , so who would n’t want to make smores , hike and play dress up with the Pope of Trash at his own summer camp ?
Slated for September 2017 , ( adult ) fans of the cult filmmaker behind Pink Flamingos and Polyester can make their way to Kent , Connecticut for a weekend of debauchery at Camp John Waters .
There are the usual camp activities like ziplining and canoeing , alongside screenings of his films , ‘ Blood Mary Bingo ’ , Hairspray karaoke , burlesque lessons , a ‘ Scotch and Cigars ’ session and a costume contest judged by the Prince of Puke .
Waters will also perform a one - man show , read from his new book Make Trouble , and hang around for a Q+A.
Up to 300 campers can sign - up for the three days of filthy fun across September 22 - 24 2017 at Connecticut ’s Camp Getaway .
Alcohol ’s available for an additional fee , and everyone will get an autographed copy of Make Trouble .
Find more details about cabin availability and prices here .
Last one in is a rotten egg !
“ Make Trouble , adapted from his speech to the Rhode Island School of Design class of 2015 , is a commencement address I consumed with joy , will likely read again and would be happy to give to young people — especially brooding , complicated young people .
( Yes , you . )
Its pleasures are enhanced by playful typography and droll , sketchy illustrations by Eric Hanson , including several delightful ones of Waters , a pencil - thin man with a pencil - thin mustache .
Like " Hairspray , " " Make Trouble " fulfills its genre expectations while also gloriously subverting them .
Waters gives inspiring advice … ” ─ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “ … simultaneously witty and inspirational , has the potential to top the best commencement speeches of all time .
… a great read .
With simple , imaginative illustrations , it inspires all outsiders who strive to change society one brushstroke , word or shot at a time .
” ─ The Tufts Daily “ John Waters is the master of screwing things up beautifully , particularly alongside introspective doodles by Eric Hanson that accompany most of the book ’s pages ..
It ’s thoughtfully considered , yet maintains some of Waters ’ signature well - intentioned belligerence .
Some of the pages are shocking or thought - provoking in their layout ; Some of the accompanying images are contemplative while others are hilarious .
Ultimately , Make Trouble leaves me wondering what to expect next from Waters .
He is the modern day Oscar Wilde , but this book is by no means his De Profundis .
It ’s more of a reminder that he ’s still out there , still thinking and creating , ready to — as he calls it — prepare a sneak attack on society .
In a lot of ways , the book feels like his most intensely personal work yet .
It ’s nice to think that these words are aimed at students graduating college , but really they reflect Waters ’ manifesto .
The speech is timeless and could be taken from any point in his career , but it ’s a reminder that he ’s not done with us .
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Bob Sharp with the Ohio State Fire Marshall 's office stands near a home after a deadly fire in Youngstown , Ohio , Monday , Dec. 10 , 2018 .
Authorities report that several children died in the fire .
( William ... ( Associated Press ) Bob Sharp with the Ohio State Fire Marshall 's office stands near a home after a deadly fire in Youngstown , Ohio , Monday , Dec. 10 , 2018 .
Authorities report that several children died in the fire .
( William D. Lewis / The Vindicator via AP ) ( Associated Press ) YOUNGSTOWN , Ohio ( AP ) — Five children , including 1-year - old twins , died in a late - night fire that swept through a house after neighbors were awakened by a loud boom , firefighters said .
The only survivor was the children 's mother , who jumped out of a second - floor window Sunday night , according to Youngstown Fire Capt .
Kurt Wright .
The other three children who died were ages 9 , 3 and 2 , he said .
State and local investigators were just beginning to search for a cause of the deadly blaze .
Fire officials said so far , there 's nothing that indicates  YOUNGSTOWN — A fire that killed five children late Sunday was accidental , said city Fire Investigator Capt .
Kurt Wright .
Fatal Youngstown Fire Video Video Five people died in a Youngstown house fire early today .
The fire at 434 Parkcliffe Ave .
started on the first floor , Wright said .
Wright also said the mother of the five children is hospitalized after she managed to get out of the home after it caught fire about 11:30 p.m Sunday .
Wright would not comment on where the children were found .
He said he did not want to comment on a cause until tests are completed by the state fire marshals office , which is assisting in the investigation , but at this point it appears to not be suspicious , he said .
Five children , ages 9 , 3 , 2 and two 1-year - old twins , were killed in the blaze .
Wright and members of the state fire marshals office just arrived to begin their investigation .
A neighbor called 911 and alerted authorities about the fire .
The mother  Officials have confirmed the identities of the five children killed in a late night fire on Sunday .
The five children were killed after a house at 434 Parkcliffe Avenue caught fire around 11:30 p.m.
The Mahoning County Coroner 's Office confirms the children are Aleysha Rosario ( 9 ) , Charles Gunn ( 3 ) , Ly'Asia Gunn ( 2 ) , and Brianna and Arianna Negron ( 1 ) .
Their mother 26-year - old , America Negron Acevedo , has been transferred to MetroHealth 's Burn Center in Cleveland where she is receiving medical treatment .
Acevedo 's mother says she is sedated and unconscious , after suffering from burns and inhaling smoke .
Acevedo 's family says she is unaware of what is going on .
A MetroHealth spokesperson says Acevedo is in " stable but critical " condition .
A neighbor reportedly called 9 - 1 - 1 and alerted authorities to the blaze .
Sources tell 21 News , Acevedo reportedly jumped out of a window and told firefighters at the scene that five children were still inside the burning home .
Acevedo 's mother says her daughter tried her best to rescue the children .
Firefighters

After calling it Project Natal for more than a year , Microsoft finally gives its motion - control system a real name , formally unveiling Kinect during a special Cirque du Soleil performance .
An official product shot of Kinect , formally known as Project Natal , the new motion - control system from Microsoft .
The company showed it off Sunday night in a special performance in Los Angeles .
LOS ANGELES -- After more than a year of speculation , we finally know what Microsoft 's new motion - control system is called .
For those that have referred to it for a year as Project Natal , meet Kinect for Xbox 360 .
On Sunday night , at the University of Southern California 's Galen Center here , and during a special performance by Cirque du Soleil , Microsoft finally and formally pulled back the wraps on its much - anticipated system , now known as Kinect , but originally the work of the Israeli company 3DV .
After sitting through ( actually standing , as the press was placed on the floor of the arena for a couple of hours with no seats ) the performance ,  Maybe it was the Cirque du Soleil acrobats dancing to taiko drums , the 9-foot tall elephant puppet or the ponchos with illuminating shoulder pads for audience members , but Microsoft ’s much - anticipated Project Natal preview was a cross between a gospel revival and a Las Vegas show .
Microsoft While the event was short on news , Microsoft did unveil a new name — Kinect — for Project Natal , the motion technology that lets users play videogames and interact with the Xbox 360 console with gestures and spoken commands .
The Sunday night event , which kicked off the E3 Expo videogame industry tradeshow , was meant to be a way for audience members to get a sneak peek at Kinect .
The details about pricing and availability are expected to be unveiled at its Monday press conference .
Kinect is seen as Microsoft ’s answer to Nintendo Co. ’s Wii , which popularized game play .
However , unlike the Wii , Kinect does n’t require a controller at all and , according to Microsoft , it can recognize a wider range of  Tonight at a Microsoft event the company announced that the official name of their new motion - sensing controller for Xbox 360 is " Kinect . "
As we reported earlier a number of games were unveiled in a USA Today story that went up shortly before Microsoft could officially break the news .
From that event we 've see a group of games that will accompany this new hardware that allows gamers to use their body as a controller .
These games include : A Yoga / Tai Chi Game ( official name to be announced ) A Soccer Game ( official name to be announced ) Joyride A racing game where players can steer using their hands .
Kinect Sports Boxing , bowling , beach volleyball , track and field , soccer and table tennis .
Kinectimals Play with 20 different kitties like a lion , cheetah and tiger .
Kinect Adventures River rafting with multiple players that move their bodies in the raft .
Dance Central A dance - em - up game made by MTV Games .
Along with Kinect games using Disney and Star Wars characters , there were also dashboard

BOSTON ( AP ) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ( joh - HAHR ' tsahr - NEYE'-ehv ) say his trial should have been held outside the city because jurors could n't avoid widespread outrage over the deadly attack and he deserves a new trial elsewhere .
A filing by the lawyers on Monday explains their push for a new trial for Tsarnaev , who was sentenced to death .
The filing says even on social media jurors would have seen friends and relatives posting about the 2013 bombing .
The lawyers argue a recent Supreme Court ruling about the vagueness of the definition of a " crime of violence " throws many convictions into question .
The legal term " crime of violence " was applied to Tsarnaev 's actions .
Tsarnaev was convicted of 30 federal charges in the bombing , which killed three people died and injured more than 260 .
He apologized at his sentencing .
Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appealed his conviction and death sentence on Monday , arguing that publicity made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in the city and that capital punishment is unconstitutional .
In court papers , defense lawyer William Fick cited a recent dissent by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in which he said that he believes the death penalty " now likely constitutes a legally prohibited ' cruel and unusual punishment . '
" However , the majority opinion in that very same case opened with the declaration that " capital punishment is constitutional . "
Tsarnaev was sentenced to death in June for helping his older brother carry out the April 15 , 2013 , blasts that killed three people and injured and maimed more than 200 others .
The appeal claims that " continuous and unrelenting publicity " about the bombings , the defendant and his family , and wrenching survivor stories prevented him from getting an impartial hearing .
It notes that Boston announced a new holiday marking the bombings while jurors were deliberating Tsarnaev 's guilt .
As users of social media , the jurors would have found it impossible to  Despite the dramatic news from court , the Boston Marathon bomber ’s fate will take years to reach its conclusion : only three of 340 prisoners sentenced to federal death row have been executed in the last 50 years Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the 62nd inmate on federal death row after he was sentenced to death on Friday for his part in the Boston Marathon bombings .
He will now join the rarified group of men and women ( two are female ) awaiting execution on federal death row ; at 21 he will be the youngest .
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death Read more But despite the dramatic news from the Boston courtroom on Friday , Tsarnaev ’s fate will take years to reach its conclusion .
Many of his new federal death row peers have been sitting waiting for the appeals process to work its way out for more than 20 years .
Though the Justice Department could attempt to fast - track executions in the name of public interest , death penalty experts expect the very quickest timeframe from Friday ’s sentence to Tsarnaev actually being put on a gurney

Today , the Democratic candidate will introduce a bill that , if passed , would eliminate for - profit prisons , expanding a national conversation on social justice , law enforcement , and prison reform .
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders , I - Vt .
, speaks at a civil rights rally at Lincoln Memorial in Washington , D.C. on Tuesday .
Sanders will introduce a bill to eliminate for - profit prisons , expanding a renewed national debate on social justice and prison reform .
On Thursday , Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I ) of Vt .
is set to introduce the “ Justice Is Not For Sale ” Act on Capitol Hill , which would ban a private prison industry he accuses of creating a “ perverse incentive ” to keep jails filled .
The bill , co - sponsored by Rep. Raul Manuel Grijalva ( D ) of Ariz. , calls for federal , state , and local governments to ban privately run prisons within three years , to reduce high fees for prisoner services such as phone calls , and to reinstate a federal parole system , which was eliminated as part of ‘ tough on crime ’ efforts in the 1980s ,  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks in Des Moines , Iowa , last month .
( Scott Olson / Getty Images ) Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I - Vt . )
will unveil a plan Thursday to ban privately run jails and prisons , which he says have a “ perverse incentive ” to increase the number of incarcerated people in the country .
Under the proposal by the Democratic presidential hopeful , the federal government would have three years to end its practice of using private companies to keep people behind bars .
The ban would also apply to state and local governments , which have increasingly turned to private contractors in a bid to save money .
“ It runs counter to the best interests of our country , ” Sanders said in an interview Wednesday .
“ You should not be making a profit off of putting people in prison .
” Sanders ’s “ Justice Is Not For Sale Act , ” which he plans to introduce as legislation in Congress , also includes several provisions intended to dramatically reduce the number of immigrants who are held in detention facilities while awaiting court hearings  Sen. Bernie Sanders said he hopes to end the “ private , for - profit prison racket ” with the introduction Thursday of bills to ban private prisons , reinstate the federal parole system and eliminate quotas for the number of immigrants held in detention .
The Vermont independent , who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination , introduced the “ Justice is not for Sale Act ” with Democratic Reps .
Raúl Grijalva of Arizona , Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Bobby Rush of Illinois .
It would bar the federal government from contracting with private incarceration companies starting two years after passage .
“ The profit motivation of private companies running prisons works at cross purposes with the goals of criminal justice , ” Sanders said .
“ Criminal justice and public safety are without a doubt the responsibility of the citizens of our country , not private corporations .
They should be carried out by those who answer to voters , not those who answer to investors .
” Taxpayers pay $ 80 billion a year bill to incarcerate 2.3 million people , according to the lawmakers .
Of the

Most people know how to eat an artichoke : Using your teeth , you scrape the meat from the bottom of each leaf .
But Miamian Arturo Carvajal , a doctor with a family practice in Hollywood and a litigant in one of the stranger lawsuits we 've ever seen , was mystified by the vegetable . "
It takes a sophisticated diner to be familiar with the artichoke , " says Carvajal 's lawyer , Marc R. Ginsberg . "
People might think that , as a doctor , he 'd know how to eat one .
But he was thinking it was like a food he might have eaten in his native Cuba , where you eat everything on the plate . "
In May 2009 , Carvajal dined at Houston 's in North Miami Beach .
He order a grilled - artichoke special .
It was a vegetable he had " never seen nor heard of previously , " Carvajal claims in court filings .
The server " fail[ed ] to explain the proper method of consuming an artichoke , " he says , namely that the " outside portion of the leaf should not be eaten ; rather , only the inside portion of the leaf was safely digestible . "
Anybody who 's ever eaten an artichoke knows the outside leaves are tough , brittle , and nearly dagger - sharp .
But apparently , Carvajal courageously gnawed his way through every leaf on his plate .
You can guess the rest of the story .
Carvajal suffered " severe abdominal pain and discomfort . "
He went to the hospital , where an " exploratory laparotomy " revealed artichoke leaves lodged within his bowel , he claims .
Among the alleged consequences of Carvajal eating an entire damn artichoke : " disability , disfigurement , mental  Are restaurants legally obligated to educate their customers about potentially dangerous vegetables ?
That is the contention of a customer of a Florida restaurant , who argues that Houston 's Restaurant in Miami should have taught him about the right way to eat an artichoke .
According to his Oct. 25 lawsuit filed in circuit court in Miami - Dade County against Hillstone Restaurant Group Inc. , Arturo Carvajal said he was a customer in May 2009 when he was offered a house special of grilled artichokes , which was not on the menu .
Mr. Carvajal said he had neither seen nor heard of the dish previously , and his waiter never told him that the outside portion of the leaf is indigestible .
As a result , Mr. Carvajal began “ experiencing severe abdominal pain and discomfort , ” according to the suit .
An exploratory procedure revealed artichoke leaves lodged in his small bowel .
Mr. Carvajal alleges that the restaurant and its manager were negligent in failing to train table servers to tell patrons about “ the proper method of consuming an artichoke .
” He is seeking nonspecified damages for bodily injury , pain and suffering , disability , disfigurement , aggravation of pre - existing conditions as well as medical expenses , among other charges .
Glenn Viers , the restaurant chain 's vp and general counsel , said while it is difficult to make light of a situation where a guest ends up in the hospital , “ It 's just kind of a silly notion ” that the company has a duty to post warnings against someone eating an entire artichoke .
“ What 's next ?
Are we going to

Police have found the 2-year - old who was reportedly taken , along with his mother — who later escaped — in a situation police described as complicated .
UPDATE , 9:40 a.m. : Police say 2-year - old Ronnie Tran has been found safe in Renton , but they are still looking for the boy ’s 65-year - old paternal grandmother .
ORIGINAL POST : Des Moines police issued an Amber Alert on Wednesday for a 2-year - old boy who was reportedly taken by force , along with his mother , from a home on Tuesday .
Sgt .
Mike Graddon said at a news conference Wednesday morning that the alleged abduction is complicated and involves a lot of people .
“ We ’re still trying to figure this all out , ” Graddon said .
Ronnie Tran and his 40-year - old mother were at a house in Des Moines when the mother was stunned with an electrical device , bound with plastic ties and taken , along with the boy , to a house in Fife , according to police .
At the house , the mother was tied to a cupboard in the garage and the boy was taken inside , police said .
Police said the two female assailants were known to the mother , but they did not further clarify the relationships .
The mother managed to escape Tuesday afternoon , but was unable to get into the house to retrieve her child , police said in a statement Wednesday morning .
The victim did not call police but called a family member to pick her up at around noon .
Police were notified around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday .
A Hyundai Sonata that was used  An alleged kidnapping was brought to a halt after a babysitter realized the child in his care was the subject of an Amber Alert , authorities said .
The toddler had allegedly been kidnapped by the boy ’s paternal grandmother and the girlfriend of the boy ’s father , police in Washington state told ABC News .
The girlfriend asked her brother John Truong to watch the 2-year old , and Truong was the one to call police once he realized who he had in his care .
The girlfriend , identified by a Des Moines police spokesman as Alyssa Chang , allegedly brought the 2-year - old boy to her brother 's house to have him babysit the child .
On Tuesday night , Chang told her brother , John Truong , that the toddler was her boyfriend 's son , police said .
Truong said he did n't realize anything was awry until Wednesday morning when he saw an Amber Alert about the alleged kidnapping on social media . "
I 'm eating my breakfast , I 'm checking my , all of a sudden I see this Amber Alert for this child and it looks like this child in my bed , and I 'm like , ' Oh , my God !
What 's going on ? '
" John Truong told ABC affiliate KOMO - TV in Seattle . "
It was my sister who had asked me as a favor to watch her boyfriend 's son .
And that 's how he came and was dropped off .
” The suspected kidnapping was only part of the alleged crime that police were trying to solve at the time , because both the boy and his mother had allegedly been abducted

Katniss and her district engage in a revolution against the Capitol in ' The Hunger Games : Mockingjay — Part 2 . '
VPC Jennifer Lawrence ( center ) and ' The Hunger Games : Mockingjay — Part 2 ' won the box office again .
( Photo : Lionsgate ) The Hunger Games : Mockingjay — Part 2 floated to the top of the box office for the fourth weekend in a row after the weekend 's major opening , In the Heart of the Sea , was severely roughed up .
Director Ron Howard 's whale ship survival story , starring Chris Hemsworth , scored only $ 11 million in its first three days , according to studio estimates .
It 's terrible news for the big budget drama with an estimated $ 100 million filming budget . "
In the Heart of the Sea is a beached whale , " says Jeff Bock , lead analyst for Exhibitor Relations , of the reteaming of 2013 's Rush filmmakers . "
You can see studios being interested in this story .
But the reviews just were n't there and there was no buzz whatsoever for this film . "
Sea sank with critics , receiving a 43 % positive approval rating on review aggregate site RottenTomatoes.com and a B - plus from audiences at CinemaScore .
( Photo : Jonathan  In the winter of 1820 , the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe : a whale of mammoth size and will , and an almost human sense of vengeance .
The real - life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville 's Moby - Dick .
But that told only half the story . "
In the Heart of the Sea " reveals the encounter 's harrowing aftermath , as the ship 's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive .
Braving storms , starvation , panic and despair , the men will call into question their deepest beliefs , from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade , as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down .
Warner Bros / Everett Collection Ending a painful year at the box office with one last disappointment , Warner Bros. ’ “ In the Heart of the Sea ” quickly sank upon its release this weekend .
Despite the pedigree of director Ron Howard , star Chris Hemsworth and a story related to one of America ’s greatest novels , “ Moby Dick , ” “ In the Heart of the Sea ” was unable to find as big an audience as the Time Warner studio had been seeking .
The movie opened to a weak $ 11 million in the U.S. and Canada , according to studio estimates .
Read More : Ron Howard ’s Goal for “ In the Heart of the Sea ” It was No .
2 on the box office chart behind “ The Hunger Games : Mockingjay — Part 2 , ” which grossed $ 11.3 million on its fourth weekend in theaters .
Warner Bros. and partner Village Roadshow Pictures spent nearly $ 100 million to make the movie — a budget that typically necessitates a bigger opening in order to end up a hit .
68 % of those who came opening weekend were over 35 , according to exit polls .
That ’s an audience that does n’t typically rush out to see a

BILLINGS , Mont.
( AP ) — Scientists from the U.S. and Denmark are seeking to map out the plumbing system hidden inside the earth 's crust that 's responsible for the famous Old Faithful geyser and other hydrothermal features at Yellowstone National Park .
Throughout November the research team will conduct flights over the park using a giant , hoop - shaped electromagnetic system suspended from a helicopter .
The device acts like an X - ray to determine where and how hot water flows beneath the surface .
The team also hopes to gain insights into the infrequent but sometimes massive hydrothermal explosions that occur in the park , said lead scientist Carol Finn with the U.S. Geological Survey .
One such explosion , or possibly multiple explosions , that occurred roughly 13,800 years ago left a crater that measures 1 - 1/2 miles ( 2.6 km ) across beneath at the bottom of Yellowstone Lake .
It 's believed to be the largest such crater in the world .
Similar to the regular eruptions of Old Faithful , hydrothermal explosions occur when huge pockets of boiling water beneath the ground experience a sudden drop in pressure , causing the water to convert to steam and explode violently to the surface .
Similar work elsewhere in the U.S. has helped reveal hazards from volcanoes . "
Nobody knows anything about the flow paths " for the hot water that erupts from Yellowstone 's geysers , Finn said . "
Does it travel down and back up ?
Does it travel laterally ? "
The electromagnetic system was developed in Denmark to map out groundwater supplies in Denmark .
It 's able to discern between water and rocks  This week , a survey will begin to map the underground hydrothermal features of Yellowstone National Park for the first time .
The U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS ) , in collaboration with the Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Wyoming , will use a helicopter carrying electromagnetic technology that resembles a giant hula hoop to record tiny voltage signals .
The data will be able to tell the scientists if they are flying over solid earth , “ rotten ” sulfuric rock , or water .
Carol Finn , one of the scientists on the surveying team , said she has been looking forward to this for ten years .
“ This is really kind of a last frontier if you will , in Yellowstone , of being able to look at a large part that ’s underground that people that people have not looked at , ” said Finn .
“ This survey can visualize the geology and the water down to about 500 meters , so 1500 feet .
” The goal of the project is to fill in the gaps of knowledge about what causes geysers like Old Faithful and hydrothermal explosions by locating where all that heated water flows underground .
“ There ’s just a lot we do n’t know and this survey is really exciting because it ’s going to be the first view of a large portion of the groundwater system , of the water underground that feeds all of these thermal features , ” said Finn .
The survey will also provide information that could help the park in the future by locating unstable ground .
The researchers will fly the helicopter along the Mammoth - Norris

Thirty - three years ago , Peter Brosnan heard a story that seemed too crazy to be true : buried somewhere along California ’s rugged Central Coast , beneath acres of sand dunes , lay the remains of a lost city .
According to his friend at New York University ’s film school , the remains of a massive Egyptian temple , a dozen plaster sphinxes , eight mammoth lions , and four 40-ton statues of Ramses II were all supposedly entombed in the sands 150 some - odd miles north of Los Angeles .
“ It was an absolutely cockamamie story , ” Brosnan says .
“ I thought he was nuts .
” The ruins were n’t authentic Egyptian ones , of course .
They were the 60-year - old remains of a massive Hollywood set — the biggest , most expensive one ever built at the time .
The faux Egyptian scenery had played the role of the City of the Pharaoh in one of Hollywood ’s first true epics , Cecil B DeMille ’s 1923 film The Ten Commandments .
The set had required more than 1,500 carpenters to build and used over 25,000 pounds of nails .
The production nearly ruined DeMille and his studio .
When the shoot wrapped , the tempestuous director supposedly strapped dynamite to the structures and razed the whole set , burying it in the sands near Guadalupe , California , to ensure no rival director could benefit from his vision .
Bullshit , Brosnan thought .
But then his buddy pointed him to a line in DeMille ’s posthumously published autobiography .
“ If 1,000 years from now archaeologists happen to dig beneath the sands of Guadalupe , ” the director teased , “ I hope they will not rush into print with the amazing news that Egyptian civilization … extended all the way to  There is a search underway for more artifacts buried deep in the sands of the Guadalupe - Nipomo Dunes .
Instead of digging , archeologists are first taking to the sky to find these treasures .
Flying high above vast mountains of sand on the San Luis Obispo - Santa Barbara County line , photographers are snapping detailed pictures of the topography below .
Their goal is to to pinpoint a large camp , built specifically for a Hollywood movie production of The Ten Commandments nearly a century ago .
In recent years , a sphinx statue was unearthed in the dunes dating back to the same movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille in the early 1920s .
It 's currently on display at the Dunes Center in Guadalupe .
Now , a company called Applied Earthworks is helping the center in its search to find even more .
M. Colleen Hamilton is an archaeologist working on the project and said roughly 25-hundred people lived in the camp for several months during the film 's production . "
We have one historical photograph of the camp itself and we 're trying to align that with features that are currently on the ground to relocate the location , " said Hamilton .
Hamilton said the studio had a contract to return the area to its natural state once the filming was complete but evidence shows that did n't happen .
Applied Earthworks expects to do at least one more flyover in the coming weeks and then eventually take the search back down to the ground .

The owner of the drilling rig involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico criticized the U.S. government 's six - month ban on deepwater drilling in the area Tuesday .
Workers climb over a boom after cleaning oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on a beach , Monday , June 21 , 2010 , in Grand Isle , La.
( AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall ) ( Associated Press ) Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill invades the beach , Monday , June 21 , 2010 , in Port Fourchon , La.
( AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall ) ( Associated Press ) Workers walk along a line of barges anchored in Pass Abel on the coast of Louisiana near Grand Isle , La.
, Monday , June 21 , 2010 .
When completed , the barges , which will be lined up end - to - end , are expected ... ( Associated Press ) Workers line up a piling to keep a line of barges in place in Pass Abel on the coast of Louisiana near Grand Isle , La.
, Monday , June 21 , 2010 .
When completed , the barges , which will be lined up end - to - end , ... ( Associated Press ) People walk past hay bales along the beach in Dauphin Island , Ala. , Monday , June 21 , 2010 .
The bales line the beach to defend against oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill .
( AP Photo / Dave Martin ) ( Associated Press ) On the sidelines of an oil conference in London , Transocean Ltd. president Steven Newman said there were things President Barack Obama 's administration " could implement today that would allow the industry to go back to work tomorrow without an arbitrary six - month time limit . "
Transocean owns the Deepwater Horizon rig , which was run by British oil company  New Orleans , Louisiana ( CNN ) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday called a six - month halt on deepwater drilling " needed , appropriate and within our authorities " in announcing he will issue a new order on a moratorium just hours after a federal judge blocked such a mandate . "
We see clear evidence every day , as oil spills from BP 's well , of the need for a pause on deepwater drilling , " Salazar said in a statement . "
That evidence mounts as BP continues to be unable to stop its blowout , notwithstanding the huge efforts and help from the federal scientific team and most major oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico . "
Salazar 's statement did not give an exact date for when the new order would be imposed , saying only " in the coming days . "
He promised that the new order will include evidence that " eliminates any doubt that a moratorium is needed , appropriate , and within our authorities . "
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans , Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday against the ban , which halted all drilling in more than 500 feet of water and prevented new permits from being issued .
The White House said it would appeal the ruling .
President Barack Obama ordered the moratorium after the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon , an oil rig off Louisiana .
Eleven people died in the blast , which triggered an underwater oil gusher .
Brian Collins , an attorney for the Justice Department , insisted Monday that the suspension is necessary while officials conduct a safety review .
But a

JAKARTA An aircraft with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia 's remote and mountainous region of Papua on Sunday , a government official said , the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Southeast Asian nation . "
The latest information is that the Trigana aircraft that lost contact has been found at Camp 3 , Ok Bape district in the Bintang Mountains regency , " Air Transportation Director General Suprasetyo told reporters . "
Residents provided information that the aircraft crashed into Tangok mountain . "
There was no immediate word on whether anyone survived .
Earlier , the National Search and Rescue Agency ( BASARNAS ) said a twin - turboprop plane had lost contact with air traffic control as it flew over the forested area of eastern Indonesia but efforts to trace it were difficult because of failing light .
Trigana Air Operations Director Beni Sumaryanto said that within 30 minutes of hearing that the aircraft was missing , the airline sent another plane to scour the same flight path but it had found nothing because of bad weather , local media reported .
According to the official BASARNAS Twitter account , the aircraft , a short - haul ATR 42 - 300 airliner belonging to Trigana Air Service and built in France and Italy , was carrying 44 adult passengers , five crew and five children and infants .
The plane was flying between Jayapura 's Sentani Airport and Oksibil , due south of Jayapura , the capital of Papua province .
Air transport is commonly used in Papua , Indonesia 's easternmost province , where land travel is often impossible .
According to the Aviation Safety Network , an online database , the  Image copyright AP Image caption The missing plane , pictured in 2010 The wreckage of an Indonesian plane which went missing with 54 people on board has been spotted in the remote western Papua region , officials say .
The Trigana Air flight lost contact at 14:55 local time ( 05:55 GMT ) on Sunday as it flew from the provincial capital , Jayapura , to the town of Oksibil .
Indonesia 's transport minister said the aircraft had been found by local people in the Bintang highlands region .
A search plane has also now spotted suspected debris .
Indonesia 's postal office has told the BBC that the plane was carrying four bags containing cash , about 6.5 billion rupiah ( $ 486,000 ; £ 300,000 ) , for villagers living in remote places in Papua . "
Our colleagues carry those bags to be handed out directly to poor people over there , " said the head of Jayapura 's post office , Haryono , who goes by only his first name . '
Pray together ' The ATR42 - 300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 44 adult passengers , five children and infants , and five crew .
It is not yet known if anyone survived .
It took off from Sentani airport in Jayapura at 14:21 , but lost contact with air traffic controllers half an hour later .
Bintang Mountains Regency Police Chief Yunus Wally told the Antara news agency that the debris was seen near a waterfall by a search plane on Monday , and that ground teams were preparing to head to the area .
Henry Bambang Soelistyo , chief of Indonesia 's national search and rescue agency , told AP news agency that

Biofilm on the dome of the Jefferson Memorial National Park Service photo August 10 , 2016 Contact : Mike Litterst , 202 - 245 - 4676 " The increased presence of biofilm presents a new challenge in the care of memorials throughout the National Mall , particularly at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial , " said Gay Vietzke , superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks . "
We are continuing to study biofilm and research treatment methods , and look forward to restoring the dome to its original luster while ensuring its long - term preservation . "
The blackening effects of biofilm are not a problem unique to the Jefferson Memorial .
It can be found throughout Washington , from the Lincoln Memorial to tombstones at Congressional Cemetery , and around the world , from Hadrian 's Villa in Italy to Angkor Wat in Cambodia and even on monuments in Egypt .
It was successfully treated at the D.C. War Memorial in 2011 .
While the study of the relationship of biofilms on buildings and the effects of cleaning them is still young , one of the common factors in the existence of many biofilms is the presence of nutrients and a place to grow , like stone .
At the Jefferson Memorial , perhaps the most significant factor in its development is the erosion of the marble through natural weathering .
The marble blocks that make up the Jefferson Memorial were smooth when they were originally hoisted into position , but over the years , rain has slowly eroded the marble , turning its once smooth surfaces into pitted surfaces – the perfect environment for a biofilm .
The black biofilm on the Jefferson  National Park Service officials are preparing to work on removing the black scum coating areas of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington .
( Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post ) It ’s black !
It ’s creepy !
And it ’s crawling over the Jefferson Memorial !
It ’s biofilm — a microbial invasion of uncertain origin that has begrimed the stone surface of one of the nation ’s most hallowed monuments .
Part algae , part bacteria , part fungi , the biofilm wo n’t eat your flesh , like the gooey Blob in the 1958 horror film , as a National Park Service spokesman remarked .
But it ’s not clear if it ’s munching on the stone .
And it ca n’t be killed .
A variety of samples are being tested to see which will work best and prove to be the least harmful as National Park Service officials get ready to work on removing the black scum coating areas of Jefferson Memorial in Washington .
( Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post ) It has given the elegant white memorial on Washington ’s Tidal Basin a dingy look , and , Blob - like , it is growing .
It is especially pronounced on the memorial ’s dome , around its base , and on the triangular pediment that portrays Jefferson and four colleagues who helped draft the Declaration of Independence .
Concerned citizens have offered to try to clean it off .
And the Park Service is experimenting with several cleaning solutions to see what works best without harming the Vermont marble .
No damaging scrub brushes can be used , although some of the cleaning products leave a temporary orange tint .
Officials have also discussed cleaning with lasers .

Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history .
Learn more  Talia Jane was fired two hours after she publicly admitted she ca n't afford groceries .
This is Talia Jane .
She 's 25 , and up until Friday afternoon she worked for Eat24 , the food - ordering app owned by Yelp .
Talia Jane Jane told BuzzFeed News she moved to San Francisco to start working as a customer service representative at the company in August after finishing an English literature degree at California State University , Long Beach .
Talia Jane Jane said she wanted to work for the company 's media team but was told the  Late on Friday afternoon , Talia Jane , a customer service employee for Yelp , penned a letter to CEO Jeremy Stoppelman on Medium condemning the company for its low pay .
Less than two hours later , Jane wrote on Twitter that she had been fired for writing the post .
google says my work email address does n't exist , which means i have officially been fired from Yelp / Eat24 for writing this .
— Lady Murderface ( @itsa_talia ) February 20 , 2016 Her post ricocheted around the Internet ( her account trended on Twitter in San Francisco ) , as  452k 1.6k Online /r / business brings you the best of your business section .
From tips for running a business , to pitfalls to avoid , /r / business teaches you the smart moves and helps you dodge the foolish .
Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location , Twitter stores that location .
You can switch location on / off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location history .
Learn more  Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history .
Learn more  The Internet erupted this weekend when Yelp fired one of its customer service agents , Talia Jane , a few hours after she posted an article to Medium entitled , " An Open Letter To My CEO . "
The crux of the open letter was what Ms. Jane considered her inferior level of compensation when compared to her Bay Area living expenses , be it rent , groceries , electricity , Internet , transportation and so on .
The letter -- starting out with " Dear Jeremy"--was presumably intended for Yelp Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Stoppelman .
The question I would like to  An Open Letter To My CEO talia jane Blocked Unblock Follow Following Feb 19 , 2016 Dear Jeremy , When I was a kid , back in the 90s when Spice Girls and owning a pager were # goals , I dreamed of having a car and a credit card and my own apartment .
I told my 8-year old self , This is what it means to be an adult .
Now , seventeen years later , I have those things .
But boy did I not anticipate a decade and a half ago that a car and

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( CNN ) The ferocious Blanco River surged into the Perez family 's vacation home , blowing the door off its frame . "
Oh no ! "
Sarah Perez cried from the second floor .
The torrent of brown water filled the Texas house , creating a whirlpool of chairs and tables . "
It turned the living room into a gigantic washing machine , " Ernie Perez said .
His wife wondered aloud whether she should call 911 . "
911 is not going to be able to get to us , " he replied .
The Blanco River gushed into Sarah and Ernie Perez 's vacation home in Wimberley , Texas .
Fortunately for the Perez family , firefighters were already in that part of Wimberley , Texas , to check on an elderly neighbor . "
We see flashing lights in the distance .
We saw a fire crew with two trucks and a boat , " Ernie Perez said . "
My brother whistles and gets  AUSTIN , Texas Hundreds of people fled areas near Texas rivers that overflowed their banks on Thursday as the state reeled from severe storms this week that killed at least 16 people , flooded cities and set a record for the wettest month .
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch on Thursday stretching from south of San Antonio to Dallas , through Oklahoma , where severe weather this week killed an additional six people , and into Kansas .
Thunderstorms pelted large parts of the affected region on Thursday .
The city of Wharton , about 60 miles ( 100 km ) southwest of Houston , issued a voluntary evacuation notice for about 300 homes along the Colorado River , where water began spilling over the banks on Thursday afternoon and was expected to rise through Friday .
The Brazos River has flooded about 30 miles ( 50 km ) west of Fort Worth and is expected to crest on Thursday evening .
Hundreds left their homes on Wednesday as  Play Facebook Twitter Embed Dallas doused with downpours , stranding many 1:13 Scores of people were rescued from flash flooding in central Texas early Friday , as emergency responders throughout the state struggled to cope with another round of storms during the wettest May on record .
In Dallas alone , more than 200 people — all believed to be in cars — were rescued from flooding in the city overnight , according to the Dallas Office of Emergency Management .
Nearly 7 inches of rain fell on the city , but there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths , assistant emergency management coordinator Kevin Oden told NBC News .
Full coverage from NBC Dallas - Fort Worth Waterlogged highways and roads around Dallas became parking lots through the morning for drivers trying to get to work .
The local Red Cross delivered Girl Scout Cookies and water to stranded drivers , reported NBC Dallas - Fort Worth .
Officials have been closely watching rising rivers and creeks in Texas  Starting in 1996 , Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive .
Flowing in every day , these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period .

Will we have the first American sitcom with openly HIV - positive star ?
Charlie Sheen , who yesterday publicly acknowledged his condition following a National Enquirer report , had been looking to topline another primetime comedy series .
In the weeks leading to the admission , Sheen had been actively meeting with producers about developing a new half - hour starring vehicle for him .
I hear among those Sheen reached out to and had meetings with were CBS TV Studios - based Eric Tannenbaum , who executive produced Sheen ’s hugely successful CBS sitcom Two And A Half Men as well as executives from Sony Pictures TV .
I hear nothing came out of the sit - downs , and there is no Sheen series set up at the moment .
During the Today interview yesterday , Sheen indicated that he has major projects in the hopper , including several features , and was confident that his HIV - positive status will not have an impact on his career .
He pointed to his talks at Sony TV , noting that chairman Steve Mosko was “ excited about doing a show again ” with him .
“ Thus far , there ’s been no resistance , ” Sheen said .
It is yet to be seen whether any potential lawsuits by sexual partners from the four years he had kept his condition a secret would change that .
Sheen had been HIV - positive during the entire run of his previous sitcom , Anger Management .
According to his own account , he was diagnosed in 2011 , around the time he was pitching the project .
It is unclear whether the actor revealed his condition to Lionsgate TV / Debmar - Mercury , which signed  Charlie Sheen on “ Anger Management .
” ( Greg Gayne / FX ) Apparently lost in the massive Sony e - mail hack that wreaked havoc on Hollywood last winter : this e - mail sent to several Sony Pictures Television executives in March 2014 : “ I think I will win the 90/10 bet on the over under on this … it ’s hard to to be a drug addict and be HIV positive and do 40 eps a year .
” Included was a link to a TV Week article about how Charlie Sheen was a no - show on the set of his FX series “ Anger Management , ” and crew members were so frustrated they were threatening to quit .
The hacked e - mail amounts to a tasteless joke by an executive , saying that he did n’t expect Sheen to reach the 100-episode mark that would send “ Anger Management ” into syndication ( and create a lucrative windfall for all involved ) .
The 90/10 refers to the “ Anger Management ” deal that said if 10 episodes did well in the ratings , FX would pick up 90 more .
As a reminder , Sheen landed the series , which aired from June 2012 to December 2014 , after he imploded and was fired from CBS ’s “ Two and a Half Men .
” The conventional wisdom at the time was that Sheen , known for erratic behavior , would be able to hold it together for 100 “ Anger Management ” episodes shot in just a couple years .
( The show filmed exactly 100 episodes . )
[ Charlie Sheen says he ’s HIV - positive , has been extorted for $ 10 million over diagnosis ] The e - mail indicates that Sheen ’s HIV diagnosis was

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Casey Anthony 's Parents Defend Themselves in First Interview      Two months after their daughter was acquitted of murdering their granddaughter , Casey Anthony 's parents , George and Cindy Anthony , have broken their silence and granted an interview to Dr. Phil McGraw , who confronts them about certain aspects of the case .
In excerpts that aired Monday on NBC 's Today show , McGraw asks Cindy about her distraught MySpace message that began " My Caylee is missing , " which she posted on July 3 , some 12 days before 2-year - old Caylee Anthony was reported missing .
Did Cindy know Caylee had vanished?
"Caylee was missing in my heart that day .
She was n't missing physically .
I thought I knew where she was at , " Cindy says . "
I wanted Casey to know how much she was hurting me .
And I thought she was purposely keeping Caylee away from me .
"McGraw also asks both parents about the smell in the trunk of Casey 's car .
What do they believe caused that odor now?
"Truthfully , to this day , I do n't know , to be honest , " says Cindy .
George adds : " Do I want to believe Caylee was back there ?
I do n't want to believe it .
I 'm going by what the investigators have told me .
All I know is that Caylee is not with us anymore .
I know that .
I know that .
"Cindy also defends George against the suggestion that he knew of Caylee 's disappearance . "
George would have never have put us through those six months of not knowing where Caylee was if he knew where Caylee was , " she says . "
I watched his heart break every single day .
And I watched him as frantic as he was .
"The full interview – for which McGraw 's production company reportedly paid a fee to Caylee 's Fund , not directly to the Anthonys – will air Tuesday and Wednesday on his TV show .
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A freak accident along the I-10 near the California - Arizona border sent a bus full of sleeping passengers bound for LA rolling over the side of the road on Wednesday , killing 4 people and injuring several others .
Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Wednesday , May 21 , 2014 .
( Published Wednesday , May 21 , 2014 ) A mother wrapped her arms around her 12-day - old baby and held on as the passenger bus in which they were traveling rolled over in a crash Wednesday morning that killed four passengers in the desert near the California - Arizona border .
Ana Perez said two passengers seated next to her were killed in the crash on the westbound 10 Freeway in Blythe , California , about 220 miles east of Los Angeles .
Thirty - two people were on the bus , which was traveling from El Paso , Texas , to Los Angeles after it had stopped in Phoenix for a driver change . "
Miracle " Baby 's Mother Describes Bus Crash A mother and her 12-day - old baby survived a bus crash that killed four people on a freeway about 200 miles east of Los Angeles .
Ana Perez describes the crash and hold she held tight to baby Daniela .
( Published Wednesday , May 21 , 2014 ) " It was really , really bad , " said Perez . "
It was horrible .
I did n't let her go . "
Pipes Scattered on Freeway at Site of Bus Crash Video from the scene of a fatal bus crash shows the large metal pipes that a bus driver likely swerved to avoid before the bus overturned .
The crash occurred  Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a fatal accident in Blythe , Calif. on Wednesday , May 21 , 2014 .
A tractor - trailer spilled a load of steel pipes onto a highway , triggering a bus crash Wednesday ... ( Associated Press ) BLYTHE , Calif. ( AP ) — In the second deadly recent crash involving a bus and a truck in California , four passengers were killed when their bus struck a load of metal pipes scattered across a dark highway .
Only moments before the crash early Wednesday , the pipes tumbled from a flatbed truck that jackknifed after drifting into the dirt median on Interstate 10 , the main road linking Southern California and Arizona , the California Highway Patrol said .
After the bus struck the pipes on the remote stretch of desert roadway , it slid down an embankment and overturned .
In addition to the four dead , at least seven passengers were seriously injured , officials said .
In the earlier crash , a big rig traveling on a northern California interstate in April smashed head - on into a charter bus carrying high school students on a university visit , killing 10 people .
Wednesday 's crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. just west of Blythe , near the Arizona border , where the eastbound truck 's spilled cargo obstructed both lanes in each direction .
The truck carried dozens of pipes , some as long as 50 feet .
The interstate was shut until about 6 p.m. Wednesday .
The bus was about three - quarters through its 800-mile trip from El Paso , Texas , to Los Angeles .
Authorities believe there were 33 passengers aboard , but they were

The sisters moved to the U.S. in mid-2015 , sources said .
Their mom learned they went missing from the shelter in Aug. 24 , and told police that they were seeking asylum in the U.S. , adding that the Saudi government had ordered the entire family home .
Test of time : How modern technology is saving Jeddah 's Al - Balad heritage site JEDDAH : In comparison with the developments of modern urban infrastructure , Jeddah ’s ancient port center of Al - Balad has largely stood the test of time .
Although Al - Balad has been a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site since 2014 , many of its historical buildings have perished due to fire and disrepair .
In the past 50 years , UNESCO has served to provide the incentive to preserve historical sites such as Al - Balad , which is considered a staple of Hijazi architecture .
Assisting in these efforts is a Saudi - based 3D surveying and mapping firm called FalconViz , which uses state - of - the - art drone technology and Autodesk software to document and register these historical buildings for the preservation of future generations .
Founded in 7th century C.E.
, the ancient town of Al - Balad once served as the center of trade and commerce for the city of Jeddah .
As centuries passed , most of the ancient walls that had surrounded the town , and the souq within it , became weathered and eventually torn down .
As wealth from oil began to flow into the Saudi economy , the country began a march toward a more gleaming infrastructure complete with modern buildings .
Many residents moved out of the cramped spaces of Al - Balad , leaving its more palatial homes and buildings to slow dilapidation .
What remains , though , are truly exemplary remnants of ancient building styles that are seldom seen elsewhere in Saudi Arabia .
Tackling historical buildings from new angles Al - Balad fully embodies traditional architecture , with its use of cut coral stones and intricately hand - carved “ rawashin”-style latticed windows .
It is one of the few remaining locations where such architectural styles can be seen first - hand , and holds a cultural and historical significance that is particular to this region .
Khaled Abdelgawad , director of business development and acting operations manager at FalconViz , explained how Al - Balad has an invaluable archaeological and architectural heritage .
“ It is a cultural symbol that can serve both as a tourist attraction and an invaluable memory of an era of Saudi Arabia before oil , ” he said .
However , preserving ancient buildings in this historic quarter comes with its own set of obstacles .
One of the biggest challenges in Al - Balad is the tight spaces between buildings .
“ Using traditional methods to record and preserve ancient buildings would take a long time , require several teams of people and would also not be precise or accurate , particularly in the case of unique details .
Unfortunately , it has been the norm for most projects in Saudi Arabia until maybe 20 - 30 years ago , ” Abdelgawad said .
With the advent of laser - scanning technology and photogrammetry , the procedure has become exponentially more efficient .
Together with drones , an area of particular expertise for FalconViz , previously inaccessible areas of Al - Balad can now be documented for more accurate preservation .
Historical buildings in

Singer Justin Bieber performs at Z100 's Jingle Ball 2012 presented at Madison Square Garden on Friday .
There are reports of a plot to kill the Canadian singer .
( Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press ) Two men from Albuquerque , N.M. , may have been plotting to kill singer Justin Bieber and his bodyguard , a New Mexico state police investigation has revealed .
Mark Staake , 41 , and his nephew Tanner Ruane , 23 , were arrested in late November , New Mexico state police said in a release , after an investigation found they might be plotting to commit murder .
Mark Staake , 41 , was arrested by Vermont police on probation violation charges Nov. 19 .
( Vermont State Police / Associated Press ) Mark Staake , 41 , was arrested by Vermont police on probation violation charges Nov. 19 .
( Vermont State Police / Associated Press ) " Through follow - up investigation it was discovered that Justin Bieber may have also been a target of the murder plot , " wrote Lt .
Robert McDonald in an emailed statement .
The alleged plot was revealed to police by Dana Martin , 45 , a convicted killer who says he hired two men for a hit while in state prison .
According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant , Martin wanted all four victims , including Bieber , strangled with a paisley tie , which is similar to how Martin had killed his victims .
The affidavit suggests the first two victims were to be castrated — with a total of $ 2,500 US paid to Staake per testicle .
However , it does not say the third victim , believed to be Bieber , was to be castrated , as was previously  Police say 41-year - old Mark Staake ( LEFT ) and his 23-year - old nephew Tanner Ruane ( RIGHT ) were part of a murder - for - hire plot to mutilate and kill Canadian pop star Justin Bieber .
Accused Anonymous / AP Police say 41-year - old Mark Staake ( LEFT ) and his 23-year - old nephew Tanner Ruane ( RIGHT ) were part of a murder - for - hire plot to mutilate and kill Canadian pop star Justin Bieber .
In an email to the Star , Melissa Victor , vice president of media and artist relations at Island Def Jam Music Group , said : “ We take every precaution to protect and insure the safety of Justin and his fans .
” Justin Bieber Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo In an email to the Star , Melissa Victor , vice president of media and artist relations at Island Def Jam Music Group , said : “ We take every precaution to protect and insure the safety of Justin and his fans .
” Jeff Green and Shawna Richer Staff Reporters WARNING : THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when teen pop star Justin Bieber played two sold - out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 28 and 29 .
There were thousands of screaming girls , and Bieber seemed especially pumped to be performing at what is widely considered the world ’s most prestigious entertainment venue .
In the 10 concerts witnessed by a Star writer on Bieber ’s Believe tour , a bra flying onto the stage during an encore at the second Garden show was the only thing unusual that night .
But behind the scenes , there was something both sinister and

A defense attorney says Iran has set bail of $ 500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy - related charges .
Lawyer Masoud Shafiei says the court would free Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal after payment of the bail .
Shafiei says he informed the Swiss Embassy on Tuesday of the decision .
The Swiss represent U.S. interests in Iran .
The bail amount is the same set last year for the release of a third Amer