| Man sentenced for slitting wife's throat after she uncovered evidence of his affair with middle-school student Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:07 AM PST  A former Michigan teacher was sentenced on Tuesday for trying to kill his wife after she discovered he was having an extramarital affair, according to the Associated Press.
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| Hawaii Employee Who Triggered False Missile Alert Won't Cooperate With Investigations Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:22 PM PST  The state employee who accidentally broadcast a false missile alert across Hawaii won't cooperate with federal investigators, a Federal Communications Commission official revealed Thursday.
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| Schiff: Nunes is ‘attempting to tar the entire intelligence community’ Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:24 AM PST  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is threatening to reveal portions of a confidential intelligence memo without letting the Justice Department review it first.
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| Democrats cave. Activists erupt. Here's why they're wrong. Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:00 AM PST  Democrats aren't supposed to just throw up their hands and let cruelty reign — they're supposed to win elections. Chuck Schumer's compromise will let his party focus on making November a referendum on Trump.
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| MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis Resigns In Wake Of Larry Nassar Scandal Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:55 AM PST  Michigan State University athletic director Mark Hollis resigned Friday, two days after disgraced physician Larry Nassar was sentenced for seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, The Associated Press reported.
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| 54 lawmakers send letter urging Trump to restore Obama-era pot guidelines Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:43 AM PST  A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday urging him to restore Obama-era guidelines that allowed states to determine their own marijuana laws. Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, a 2013 directive from the Obama administration that directed U.S. attorneys to place a "low priority" on enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized pot. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing the recreational use of marijuana.
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| Dash: Real 'fake news' bites President Trump Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:56 PM PST  President Trump travels halfway around the world and gets booed after trashing "fake news" while at home, that very same "fake news" broke the story that Trump once sought to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
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| Epic Bollywood Movie That Sparked Protests, Court Battles And Burnings Opens In India Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:48 AM PST  A controversial new Bollywood movie is causing security concerns in India as it opens in theaters across the country on Thursday.
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| Rafters make chilling discovery in crystal-clear lake Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:13 AM PST  An astounding photo is, once again, making the rounds on the internet.
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| Man Claims He's Infamous Alcatraz Escapee In Newly Surfaced Letter Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:04 AM PST  It's one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in U.S. law enforcement: What happened to the three inmates who broke out of Alcatraz in 1962?
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| Vegas shooting victim's husband says wife visited him in dream to tell him not to take her off life support Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:33 PM PST  A husband whose wife was critically injured during the Las Vegas shooting on October 1 says she visited him in a dream and told him everything would be okay.
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| Engineer says he misjudged train location in fatal wreck Posted: 25 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — An engineer told investigators he misjudged the location of an Amtrak train before it derailed in Washington state on a new high-speed route while traveling at nearly 80 mph — more than twice the speed limit around a curve, the National Transportation Safety Board disclosed Thursday.
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| RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Accused Of Decades Of Sexual Misconduct: Report Posted: 26 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST  Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of a decades-long pattern of sexual harassment and abuse toward workers at his casinos, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
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| John Kerry predicts Trump administration 'won't last the year,' according to report Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:37 PM PST  Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly said he believes President Donald Trump will not make it another year in office. Mr Kerry recently met with Hussein Agha, a close associate of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to the Jerusalem Post. During the meeting, the former US diplomat reportedly asked Mr Agha to tell the Palestinian leader to "hold on and be strong," and not "yield to [Mr Trump's] demands".
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| South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:48 AM PST ![South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis]( "South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis") By Soyoung Kim DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programme must be resolved diplomatically, and she was certain Washington would consult her government first if a military option were to be considered. "The nuclear issue has to be solved through negotiations and diplomatic endeavours. This idea of a military solution is unacceptable," Kang Kyung-wha said at a news briefing on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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| Burger King Takes Jab At Ajit Pai, Explains Net Neutrality With Whoppers Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:03 AM PST  This is a whopper of a pro-net neutrality advertisement.
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| Execution halted for man attorneys say can't remember crime Posted: 26 Jan 2018 12:34 PM PST  ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Friday he was disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to delay the execution of an inmate convicted of killing a police officer in 1985, saying "justice is again delayed" for the officer's family.
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| This Bar Says It Will Kick You Out If You Use The Word 'Literally' Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:53 AM PST  Continental is a rather infamous dive bar in New York City's East Village.
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| Myanmar says it terminated position of US diplomat Richardson Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:14 AM PST  Myanmar on Thursday said it made the decision to dump US diplomat Bill Richardson from an advisory panel on the Rohingya crisis, accusing the veteran politician of a "personal attack" on Aung San Suu Kyi in his stinging resignation letter. The war of words has heaped embarrassment on Suu Kyi whose star as a rights defender continues to plummet over her failure to speak out for the Rohingya in the face of overwhelming evidence of the Muslim minority group's suffering. Suu Kyi's office said that during discussions in Myanmar's capital on January 22, "it became evident" that Richardson was not interested in providing advice as one of five international members of a new panel on a crisis that has seen nearly 690,000 Rohingya flee a military crackdown to Bangladesh.
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| The upcoming polar vortex looks so much like a Tide Pod �� Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:17 AM PST  Remember how it got extremely cold in the Midwest and East Coast at the end of last year? Well, that polar vortex is about to happen again. The difference between now and then? Tide Pods. Since late December, teens have made eating Tide Pods a delightful, albeit dangerous, meme. And living our lives on the internet makes not seeing them everywhere impossible. Sorry, polar vortex. We now think you look extremely delicious. Of course, the suspiciously blue, orange red, and white chart is actually fascinating from a scientific standpoint. It shows how the height of pressure surfaces in the middle atmosphere (or about 18,000 feet) differ from normal, which is related to the temperature of the air masses below them. The dark blues correspond to below average heights, showing a deep trough of low pressure and colder air, whereas the red areas delineate higher than average pressure surfaces, corresponding to milder than average air masses and areas of high pressure. The chart also helps delineate the tropospheric polar vortex. Sure the colors may refer to the elevation of pressure surfaces, but it's tough not to see Tide Pods. And oh my, look at all those Tide Pods. Return of the #PolarVortex Image courtesy @StormVista pic.twitter.com/EzuWSnXHHU — Corey Lefkof (@CALefkof) January 22, 2018 The vortex is a circulation of air enveloping a near-permanent area of low pressure that exists at high altitudes over the Arctic. When these winds weaken, filaments of the vortex can break off, and meander south into the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia. What is forecast to happen, though, is that the polar vortex in both the stratosphere and troposphere will be displaced without weakening much, and set up camp above Hudson Bay, Canada during much of February. Which means those parts of the world are in for some cold times. Also, it looks like a Tide Pod. I would rather be tweeting about #PolarVortex splits but in the meantime still fascinated by GFS forecast of polar vortex displacement into North America (not including Greenland), which is highly unusual! pic.twitter.com/8vApIdG68D — Judah Cohen (@judah47) January 25, 2018 Nice gif, but we prefer this one: Image: mashable WATCH: The coldest village on Earth can make your face look like a popsicle
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| The World Economic Forum Is Giving Goosebumps To Some 'Game Of Thrones' Fans Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:38 AM PST  As world leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, "Davos" began trending on Twitter.
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| Trump warns Davos on unfair trade, says U.S. 'open for business' Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:36 PM PST ![Trump warns Davos on unfair trade, says U.S. 'open for business']( "Trump warns Davos on unfair trade, says U.S. 'open for business'") U.S. President Donald Trump took his "America First" message to the world's elite on Friday, telling a summit of business and political leaders that the United States would "no longer turn a blind eye" to what he described as unfair trade practices. Trump became the first sitting U.S. President to address the annual conclave of the rich and powerful at the Swiss ski resort of Davos for 18 years, closing the summit with a mostly upbeat speech that declared the United States "open for business".
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| White House Open To Gas Tax Hike To Pay For Infrastructure Upgrades Posted: 25 Jan 2018 04:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON ― Raising the gas tax to help finance infrastructure improvements isn't off the table for the Trump administration, according to White House aide DJ Gribbin.
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| Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST ![Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized]( "Cat found frozen in ice on pond is euthanized") NEWTON, N.H. (AP) — An animal welfare group says despite a valiant effort by firefighters to save a cat found frozen to a New Hampshire pond, the animal had to be euthanized due to other ailments.
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| The American Public Finally Heard The Women Larry Nassar Abused Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:24 PM PST  On Jan. 24, gymnast Kaylee Lorincz directed that statement at former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
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| NBC's Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:46 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News anchor Lester Holt learned while going through customs in North Korea that his request to visit the heavily-fortified border with South Korea had been denied, and he was headed to a ski resort instead.
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| Facebook reinstated account of terror suspect nine times after he complained they were stifling his free speech Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:26 AM PST  Facebook reactivated the account of a terror suspect after he warned them they would have to answer to "Allah The All Merciful", a court has heard. The social media giant suspended Abdulrahman Alcharbati's account on nine occasions after he posted sickening Isil propaganda videos, but reinstated it each time when he complained. He had his account suspended on December 20th 2016, January 9th, January 26th, January 30th, February 6/7, February 11, February 17, March 10. But each time he was able to persuade the company to reinstate the account, until it was permanently shutdown on March 15. Emails between the 31-year-old and Facebook's moderators were read out to the jury at Newcastle Crown Court, where he is standing trial accused of terror offences. On the first occasion his account, on which he had 6,400 friends and followers, was taken down, he was told it would be permanent and would not be reactivated "for any reason." The trial is taking place at Newcastle Crown Court Credit: Alamy But following a series of angry emails to Facebook - including one which said: "You will stand in front of the Creator Allah The All Merciful and will have to answer for your doing" - the company relented and he was able to keep posting videos glorifying Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil). Among the clips he is alleged to have posted was one showing three Syrian soldiers being beaten by a baying mob and dragged to their deaths behind motorbikes in the city of Raqqa. Others showed child soldiers undergoing Isil training and footage of a suicide bomber detonating a car packed with explosives. The court heard that when Facebook suspended his account, Mr Alcharbati sent numerous emails complaining about the restrictions on his freedom of speech. On February 11th he wrote to the administrator: "So sharing news regarding the continuous onslaught and ethnic cleansing of Muslim Sunnis around the world. And the killing of babies and children is against your terms and conditions? "You are participating indirectly in these crimes, by covering the truth and hiding evidence that condemn those criminals who kill innocent babies!! "You have disabled my account completely for more than 6 days!!!! and now I am not allowed to post and expose all those crimes again infants!!!!!! "Please have come mercy in your hearts Allah will hold you responsible for your actions." Facebook repeatedly reinstated Abdulrahman Alcharbati's account after he complained Credit: PA After one such plea, Facebook administrators told him: "After reviewing your appeal we have reactivated your account. Please keep in mind that one of our main priorities is the comfort and safety of the people who use Facebook. "We do not allow credible threats to harm others, support for violent organisations or let exceedingly graphic content live on Facebook." The jury was told that on one day last year Mr Alcharbati posted six videos that were produced by ISIS on his open Facebook page. Police obtained a search warrant on the basis of the videos and arrested Mr Alcharbati at his family home in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on May 3rd last year. A search found a mobile phone which had a bomb-making manual downloaded onto it with specific step-by-step instructions on how to make suicide bomber vests, it is alleged. Alcharbati denies six counts of disseminating terrorist material and one count of possessing a document containing information likely to be of use to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. The trial continues.
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| More than 20,000 LGBT teenagers in US risk subjection to ‘gay conversion therapy’ Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:54 AM PST  Thousands of young American LGBT people will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed healthcare professional before they turn 18, a study has found. An estimated 20,000 Teenagers aged 13 to 17 will go through an attempt to change their sexual orientation according to researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. It has been widely discredited by health experts for risking causing emotional and psychological damage.
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| The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week Posted: 26 Jan 2018 08:30 AM PST  The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up hilarious 280-character musings. For this week's great tweets from women, scroll through the list below. Then visit our Funniest Tweets From Women page for our past collections.
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| Davos Is Inspiring Quite a Few Game of Thrones Memes for a Hilarious Reason Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:08 PM PST  The World Economic Forum is happening in Davos, Switzerland, but all Game of Thrones fans see are the memes of their beloved character.
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| Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:17 PM PST ![Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez]( "Venezuela seeks Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Ramirez") By Brian Ellsworth and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they were seeking an Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Rafael Ramirez on corruption charges, heightening tensions between the former political heavyweight and the country's socialist government. Ramirez, who headed the powerful oil ministry and state energy firm PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] for a decade, is a longtime rival of President Nicolas Maduro who has become more critical of his handling of the economy, now in its fourth year of recession. State prosecutor Tarek Saab said in a press conference that Venezuela was seeking the arrest of Ramirez for corruption tied to the period when he was commanding the world's largest crude reserves.
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| Trump's 24-Year-Old Deputy Drug Czar To Resign After Questions Over Work History Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:58 PM PST  Taylor Weyeneth, a controversial member of the Trump administration who came under scrutiny in early January over his lack of qualifications, will resign his post later this month, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday evening.
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| Customers vote on new Krispy Kreme doughnut flavor Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:40 PM PST  Customers got to choose between lemon, blueberry, caramel, and maple.
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| Kentucky High School Shooting: Bailey Holt Made One Last Call to Her Mom Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:14 AM PST  Her mother described the loss of her beloved daughter as "unbearable."
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| Turkey vows to expand Syria offensive east to Iraqi border Posted: 26 Jan 2018 10:53 AM PST  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Friday to expand Ankara's operation in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria eastward, toward the border with Iraq.
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| Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Israeli cave, showing species left continent far earlier than known Posted: 25 Jan 2018 01:25 PM PST  A partial jawbone bearing seven teeth unearthed in a cave in Israel represents what scientists are calling the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, showing that our species trekked out of that continent far earlier than previously known. Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of the fossil estimated as 177,000 to 194,000 years old, and said the teeth bore telltale traits of Homo sapiens not present in close human relatives alive at the time including Neanderthals. The fossil of the left part of the upper jaw of a young adult -- the person's sex remains unclear -- came from Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel's western slopes about 7.5 miles (12 km) south of Haifa. Also found inside the large collapsed cave, once inhabited by humans, were blades and other stone tools that were sophisticated for the time, several hearths and burned animal bones. Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa, with the earliest-known fossils roughly 300,000 years old. A key milestone was when our species first ventured out of Africa en route to populating the far corners of the globe. Until now, the oldest Homo sapiens fossils outside Africa had come from two other cave sites in Israel, including one also on Mount Carmel, about 90,000 to 120,000 years old. Misliya Cave is one of several prehistoric cave sites located on Mount Carmel Credit: AFP The new discovery supports the idea that humans migrated out of Africa through a northern route, the Nile valley and the eastern Mediterranean coast, and not a southern route across the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the southern coast of Saudi Arabia, the Indian subcontinent and East Asia, said Tel Aviv University paleoanthropologist Israel Hershkovitz, who led the study. "This is an exciting discovery that confirms other suggestions of an earlier migration out of Africa," added paleoanthropologist Rolf Quam of Binghamton University in New York, a co-author of the study published in the journal Science. Jurassic parks | Four of the best fossil sites "Now we finally have fossil evidence of this migration, in addition to inferences drawn from ancient DNA studies and archaeological sites," Quam said, referring to genetic research suggesting a migration from Africa at least 220,000 years ago and probably earlier. Hershkovitz said he believes Homo sapiens may have originated some 500,000 years ago. The Misliya humans were likely nomadic, moving around the landscape following the movements of prey species or according to the seasons of the year, Quam said. "They were capable hunters of large-game species including wild cattle, deer and gazelles. They also made extensive use of plant materials, including perhaps for bedding," Quam added.
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| I haz wins: Grumpy Cat in $710,000 court payout Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:28 PM PST  It won't put a smile on her notoriously pouty face but Grumpy Cat, the feline who became an internet meme and a hugely lucrative brand, has just won $710,000 in court. The famously moody-looking moggy was at the centre of a copyright infringement case in a California federal court which culminated with the jury ruling in favour of her human pet Tabatha Bundse. The dispute was sparked by a deal signed between Granade Beverage and Bundsen over the use of Grumpy Cat (real name Tardar Sauce) in a line of iced coffee drinks.
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| Chrissy Teigen Slams Commenter Who Said She Looked Better 10 Years Ago Posted: 26 Jan 2018 03:26 PM PST  Chrissy Teigen is not here for passive-aggressive body shaming, OK?
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| Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis Posted: 26 Jan 2018 01:27 AM PST ![Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis]( "Zimbabwe university releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis") By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife of ousted President Robert Mugabe was wrongly awarded a doctorate three years ago. Grace graduated in 2014, the same year she launched her career in the ruling ZANU-PF party, a power push that led ultimately to November's de facto coup by political rivals worried she was set to take over from her husband. In contravention of its normal practice, the university did not publish her 226-page thesis, entitled "The changing social structure and functions of the family: The case of children's homes in Zimbabwe", until this week, when it was released on its website (http://ir.uz.ac.zw/handle/10646/3463).
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| Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor Posted: 26 Jan 2018 02:33 PM PST ![Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor]( "Kentucky school shooting suspect did not target victims: local prosecutor") The teenaged boy who opened fire in a Kentucky high school this week, killing two students and wounding many others, appeared not to have targeted his victims and shot at random, a local prosecutor said on Friday. Three security cameras captured the Tuesday morning incident in Marshall County High School's common area, Commonwealth's Attorney Mark Blankenship told Reuters in an email on Friday. "The video clearly shows what happened," Blankenship said.
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| Philippines plans forced evacuations from erupting volcano Posted: 25 Jan 2018 02:33 AM PST  Philippine authorities said Thursday they will remove by force people who have refused to leave a no-go zone around an erupting volcano, as they seek to avoid casualties after tens of thousands of others fled to safety. There have been no deaths in the 10 days since Mount Mayon began belching flaming lava, superheated rocks and ash, causing 75,450 residents to flee surrounding farms and communities, civil defence officials said. Maria Evelyn Grollo, who runs a school-turned shelter for more than 4,000 people on the outskirts of Legazpi, said these people were defying the city mayor's order to stay away from farms on Mayon's lower slopes.
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