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Fifty-five percent of voters in the latest Fox News poll see kneeling during the national anthem as an inappropriate form of protest. That's down six percentage points from 61 percent who felt that way a year ago (September 2016).
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Those most likely to disapprove of the kneeling include majorities of men (60 percent), independents (62 percent), whites (63 percent), veterans (65 percent), Republicans (86 percent), and Trump voters (90 percent).

Overall, 41 percent consider kneeling an appropriate way to protest, up from 32 percent a year ago. The increase comes largely from a jump of 21 points among blacks, 17 points among Democrats, and 16 points among women.

The Fox News poll was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) among 1,017 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide reached on landline and cellphones from September 24-26, 2017. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for results among all registered voters.

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Fifty-five percent of voters in the latest Fox News poll see kneeling during the national anthem as an inappropriate form of protest. That's down six percentage points from 61 percent who felt that way a year ago (September 2016).

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Preschool in Sweden is a gender neutral school.

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But some schools in Sweden are trying to strip away such gender norms.

There's nothing obviously out of the ordinary at Sweden's gender-neutral preschools at first glance.

There are no designated areas to play with dolls or building blocks. The toys have been strategically jumbled to create an environment for girls and boys to play together.

These two preschools in Sweden -- Nicolaigarden and Egalia (meaning 'equality' in Latin) -- go to great lengths to de-emphasize gender. Children are given the freedom to challenge and cross gender boundaries.

Rather than encourage children to do particular things, the teachers are careful not to box children based on their gender or subtly discourage them from doing certain things.

The school has removed the terms "girl" and "boy" completely. Instead they make a deliberate effort to call each child by their first name or the gender-neutral pronoun "hen".

But is it necessary to intervene at such a young age, and what are the long-term effects?

Removing the 'gender straitjacket'

A new global study found that young girls and boys are outfitted with "gender straitjackets" by the age of 10, resulting in lifelong negative consequences.

The Global Early Adolescent Study analyzed how gender is learned, enforced and reinforced among early adolescents in 15 countries.

It concluded that culturally-enforced gender stereotypes -- which are linked to an increased risk of mental and physical health problems -- are firmly rooted between the ages of 10 and 14. The study found these stereotypes leave girls at greater risk of exposure to physical and sexual violence, child marriage, and HIV. For boys, the risks can include substance abuse and suicide.

In Sweden, which is ranked as the fourth-most equal country in the world when it comes to gender, the government has made a concerted effort to emphasize equality in the Education Act.

Following a new amendment introduced in 1998 requiring all schools to work against gender stereotyping, Lotta Rajalin set up her first gender-neutral preschool for one to five-year-olds in Stockholm's Old Town.

The gender-neutral policies at Rajalin's schools ensure that stories, songs and dramatizations are screened or re-scripted to include non-nuclear families (single parents or same-sex couples) and heroines sweeping princes off their feet.

Teachers opt for non-traditional plot twists to ensure that they're not reinforcing gender stereotypes.

How to be a gender-neutral teacher

Perhaps the most important distinction in these preschools is the way the teachers treat each child.

To help identify any unconscious bias they have when dealing with girls and boys, the teachers filmed themselves interacting with children and took note of how they responded to the different sexes.

"After we had been filming and observing each other, we understood that it's not the children we have to change, it's ourselves," Rajalin tells CNN.

They discovered they used different tones of voice when talking to girls or boys, and tolerated rowdiness in boys while discouraging it in girls. Similarly, they found themselves to be more likely to comfort a crying girl, while they would tell a crying boy to brush it off.

"When you change yourself and your thinking and your expectations, you will see new things and you will see that it's better for children's development," she says.

Rajalin believes gender stereotypes limit the opportunities available to a child. Her gender-neutral teaching methods stem from what she calls "the whole life spectra" or "circle of opportunity." This circle is often divided into two semi-circles -- one for boys and one for girls.

Through gender-neutral teaching, Rajalin hopes to open up this circle of opportunities for all children to define themselves.

"We try to take away the barriers which stop both girls and boys doing what they want to do," she says.

"We want all children to have the same opportunities to feel, to express themselves, to like what color they like, to play the sport they're in, and so on. We don't want to limit them."

Following a small, structured observation of children at one of Rajalin's preschools, Ben Kenward, a researcher in psychology at Uppsala University in Sweden and Oxford Brookes University in England, found these children had a reduced tendency to be influenced by gender stereotypes, compared to a control group of children from a typical Swedish preschool.

"The [gender neutral] pedagogy is having some of the effects that it's intended to have, and if you're committed to giving these young children the same opportunities ... then our study suggests that this kind of pedagogy is a good tool."

'Brainwashing children'

However, these gender-neutral policies have generated much criticism over the years.

Swedish psychiatrist and author David Eberhard considers calling boys and girls "hen" to be "intellectually dishonest" as it is being "blind to biological differences."

"This is the kind of brainwash that works when the kids are small and in the short run they adapt to this, but what happens when they go to normal school and they find out they were living in a sect?" he tells CNN.

"This is a sort of a religious sect to say there's no differences between men and women, it has nothing to do with science."

Eberhard explained that he does not oppose boys choosing to play with dolls, but he draws the line at calling a girl or boy "it" or "hen".

Rajalin believes a lot of criticism is misguided, as people do not fully understand what they are trying to do. "We are not trying to say girls should be boys or boys should be girls, we just want every person to have the right to be the person they are, regardless of gender," she says.

Harmless 'experiment'

While Eberhard's views are strong, he says gender-neutral schooling is unlikely to have any negative long-term effects on young children.

"I suppose that they [the children] are so sure about their identity that it doesn't matter," he says. "But, as individuals, you may very well have young kids of different sexes that become very frustrated or confused."

He believes Sweden would be better off solving the problem of gender inequality in the real world.

Rajalin, however, believes adopting gender-neutral methods and exposing children to teachers of various different ethnicities, religions, sexes and sexual orientations, will better prepare them for the nuances of the real world. It will boost their self-confidence and set them up to be more successful in life, she says.

Psychology professor Philip Hwang from the University of Gothenburg is not convinced. He thinks Rajalin's gender-neutral preschools are harmless but overrated.

"I don't really see any harm in it, but I think it pleases the parents more than it changes the children," he tells CNN.

He says he has met a couple of parents that really believe sending their children to gender-neutral preschool will have lasting effects and that they will grow up in a gender-neutral society.

"It's a statement more than something that has actual effect on children's long-term development with regard to gender issues," he says.

"It takes generations to change norms and values like this."

Even Kenward, who is optimistic that the gender-neutral pedagogy is creating equal opportunities for children of both genders, is unsure what the long-term effects will be.

"It's an open question what happens to these children when they move into primary school," he says. "My guess is it [gender neutral pedagogy] could continue to influence their behavior potentially, not in a very strong way necessarily. But it may have some lasting effects."

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A hunk of rock "the size of an apartment building" fell off the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another on a mountain at the height of climbing season, officials and witnesses said.

At least 30 climbers were on the wall at the time, but it was not clear if the victims were climbers or tourists, ranger Scott Gediman said.

"It was witnessed by a lot of people," he said.

The injured person was taken to a hospital near the park. No names were immediately released.

El Capitan is one of the world's largest granite monoliths towering 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) above Yosemite Valley.

Several people made emergency calls, reporting the rock fall from the Waterfall route on the east buttress of El Capitan.

Officials didn't provide details on the size of the rock fall, but climbers posted pictures on social media from hundreds of feet up the wall showing billowing white dust moments after the crash.

"I saw a piece of rock, white granite the size of an apartment building, at least 100 feet by 100 feet, suddenly just come peeling off the wall with no warning," said Canadian climber Peter Zabrok, 57, who was scaling El Capitan and was above the rock fall.

Zabrok said he has climbed El Capitan dozens of times and has "never seen anything like this."

Mountaineers from around the world travel to the park in the Sierra Nevada to scale El Capitan's sheer face. Fall is one of the peak seasons because the days are long and the weather is warm.

Rock falls are common in Yosemite but seldom fatal.

Ken Yager, president and founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association, reviewed photos of the cliff face and debris field, estimating the relatively thin piece that broke off covered an area big enough to fit five houses.

"It cratered and sent stuff mushrooming out in all directions," said Yager, fearing that its victim was someone he knew from the climbing community.

Zabrok said he and friends were in the middle of a six-day climb of the Waterfall route on the right side of El Capitan when they saw it.

"Boy, I don't know how anybody could have survived that," he told KFSN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Fresno.

Peering down from his perch 2,000 feet (609 meters) up on the rock, Zabrok said he saw a rescuer lowered by helicopter and "I believe he grabbed one survivor."

He later saw rescuers moving someone on a litter.

"It was done at tremendous peril to the rescuers because there were three subsequent rockfalls that were all nearly as big and would have killed anybody at the base," he said.

Climber Kevin Jorgeson said he and climbing partner Tommy Caldwell witnessed a massive rock fall in the same area while they prepared for a trek that made them the first people to free-climb the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in 2015.

First they heard a rumble and then they saw a white cloud of dust.

"Yosemite is just a really active, wild place. It's always changing," Jorgeson said. "It doesn't make it any less tragic when someone gets in the way of that."

In 2013, a rock dislodged and severed the rope of a Montana climber who was scaling El Capitan.

Mason Robison, 38, fell about 230 feet to his death. It was Robison's gear digging into the side of the mountain that caused the rock to dislodge.

Yosemite remained open after Wednesday's rock fall, and other activities throughout the park weren't affected, rangers said.

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Two teenagers have been charged with 23 counts of murder in Malaysia for allegedly lighting a fire that killed 21 children at an Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur in September.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14.

The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

The boys were also charged with drug-related offenses, as were four other suspects. One 16-year-old was released without charge due to lack of evidence, deputy public prosecutor Othman Abdullah said.

Two days after the fire, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced special funding of RM30 million ($7 million) to upgrade religious schools across the country.

Authorities have conducted fire safety inspections at 104 of 402 registered religious schools in the state of Selangor, according to Bernama.

Several were found to have faulty wiring and no fire extinguishers, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman was quoted as saying.

Authorities are also inspecting a number of unregistered schools, he said.

'So many involved'

Sharifuddin Musa's son Mohammad Shahir was inside the building when it was allegedly set alight.

The 11-year-old survived the blaze but is still in intensive care. He suffered internal injuries, broken bones and burns to 20% of his body in the fire, Musa told CNN.

Musa was at the court Thursday to find out "who was involved" in the crime.

"We want to know the details. We want to know what is the action to be taken against the perpetrators. I will follow the proceedings.

"I'm very sad because there are so many involved," Musa said.

He said his son still wants to study at the religious school.

"We see that since he studied there, there have been a lot of changes in him. He is happy and has many friends. We can see that he could manage himself better at the school. So the family is encouraging him."

Trapped, burned alive

As the fire engulfed the building, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help from children who appeared trapped by metal window grills.

"I saw children kicking on the grill, but they couldn't get out. My friends and I rushed over and tried to reach them, but we couldn't get in," one witness, Shahirman Shahril told CNN.

When emergency responders arrived, "almost 90% of the building was already on fire," a fire and rescue department official told reporters.

Many of the victims were found piled on top of each other, while others were discovered in front of the main door, fire and rescue department official spokesman Soiman Jahid told reporters.

One of two fire exits in the building had been blocked by renovations taking place on the second floor, Jahid told CNN.

"The firemen could hear cries for help from inside the building," spokesman Soiman Jahid said. "The first team from (the) fire station managed to save five of the children from the lower level."

School shouldn't have been open, official says

The building where the fire erupted was new and had been used as a religious school specializing in Quranic studies, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Rashid Ibraham.

But the school's license had been under review by authorities, and the facility should not have been in operation, said Malaysia's minister of urban well-being, housing and local government, Noh Omar.

The charges came shortly after a fire partially gutted another religious school in Serembam, around 20 miles south of the capital on Thursday.

Local press reported that the fire department received the distress call at around 1.50 a.m. local time (1.50 p.m. Wednesday ET).

All 37 students housed in the school's hostel managed to escape, and three had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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The LG K7i, launched by the South Korean firm at the India Mobile Congress this week, is embedded with technology that it says will keep mosquitoes away. LG says the K7i had a 72% success rate during clinical trials in repelling disease-spreading mosquitoes.

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LG hopes its latest smartphone could stop you catching malaria.

The LG K7i, launched by the South Korean firm at the India Mobile Congress this week, is embedded with technology that it says will keep mosquitoes away.

It emits ultrasonic waves from a mesh grid on the back of the phone. The waves should repel the pests and are "absolutely safe and harmless for humans," the company said.

Some other LG products such air conditioners and TVs are already available with the "mosquito-away" technology. There are also apps that claim to use similar technology with similar results, but LG says this is the first time it has been embedded in a smartphone.

The K7i Android phone has a price tag of 7,990 rupees ($122). LG says it is considering plans to roll it out in other countries.

Related: India's mobile market is hot and getting hotter

India has long struggled with diseases like malaria and dengue that spread through mosquitoes, with tens of thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths recorded by the government every year.

"The company has set a benchmark for ensuring the health of Indian consumers," Amit Gujral, LG's chief marketing officer in India, told CNNMoney.

Scientists have questioned the effectiveness of ultrasonic mosquito repellents. The American Mosquito Control Association says at least 10 studies in the past 15 years have "unanimously denounced" them.

"The fact is that these devices just do not work," the association says.

Related: What the iPhone X costs around the world

LG said it conducted multiple tests of the technology that were certified by India's International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology, adding that the K7i repelled on average 72% of disease-spreading mosquitoes.

Indians spent $733 million last year on home insecticides, according to a recent study by Euromonitor International.

-- Updated with expert doubts about the technology and more detail on LG's testing.

CNNMoney (New Delhi) First published September 28, 2017: 8:54 AM ET

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The new report grades the 25 largest US fast food chains on where they stand on antibiotics.

The results are a mixed bag: For the third year in a row, the only two As were awarded to Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. More companies passed this year than ever before.

But 11 of the top 25 chains received an F, having taken "no (discernible) action to reduce use of antibiotics in their supply chains."

Nine companies didn't respond to the survey at all, just like last year.

"These drugs have historically been given to animals that are not sick, to accelerate weight gain and prevent disease in crowded and unsanitary industrial farming conditions," wrote the authors, who come from six public interest groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Consumers Union and the Center for Food Safety.

While regulations and consumer pressure have encouraged some chains to cut back on the use of antibiotics, some experts worry it's not enough to stave off development of "superbugs" that can't be killed by some of our current medicines. These bugs may get into our meat and produce.

"If we don't rein in this pattern of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, what we will see is half a century of medical progress reversed," said Lena Brook, a food policy advocate with the Natural Resources Defense Council. She has served as a lead expert on the report for each of the past three years.

Despite nearly half of restaurants receiving a failing grade, this is an improvement over the 16 that failed last year, the authors said.

"It's a rapid shift that we've seen in just a few short years, and that leaves me really hopeful," Brook said.

Who passed, and who didn't?

A total of 14 fast food and "fast casual" chains earned passing grades, a boost over nine last year. There were only five the year before that, in 2015.

"It is important to note, however, that while remarkable progress has been made to reduce or even eliminate use of medically important antibiotics, this progress has largely occurred in chicken production," the authors said.

This is how Chipotle and Panera have stood above the rest: by making sure that pork and beef -- in addition to poultry -- are raised without antibiotics.

"While we are pleased to see others in our industry follow our lead in this important area, this report shows that there is still more work to be done across the industry," Chris Arnold, a Chipotle spokesman, said in an email.

The credit for most improved goes to KFC, which jumped from an F last year to a B- after committing to phase "medically important" antibiotics out of its chicken supply by the end of 2018. Antibiotics are considered "medically important" for their use in humans, per the World Health Organization.

Subway earned a B+ for working to curtail antibiotics in poultry and meat. However, its plan to do the same with pork and beef was far off in the future in comparison, keeping it from an A.

Earnings Bs and Cs were Wendy's, Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A. All have made moves to reduceantibiotics in their chicken.

McDonald's also earned a C+, just like last year. The company updated its "Vision for Antibiotic Stewardship" policy in August, saying it planned to pare down unnecessary antibiotic use in all meats. However, the company failed to give a timeline for pork and beef, the new report said.

"We remain committed to making meaningful reductions in the use of antibiotics in beef and pork and will share our progress on beef in 2018," Marion Gross, senior vice president for McDonald's North America supply chain, said in a statement.

Pizza Hut "made a token effort," the report authors said, receiving a D+ for creating policies that affected only a small portion of its chicken. Starbucks earned the same grade for pledging to address antibiotic use in poultry, but not pork or beef.

Earning a D were four chains: Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, Jack in the Box and Papa John's. These restaurants committed to limiting antibiotic use in some or all of their chicken. However, the companies' plans were unclear or, in the case of Papa John's, unverified by an outside auditor.

"Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats facing us today," says CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. "We've taken too many drugs, and as a result, they don't work the way they used to."

When animals get antibiotics, often in their food or drinking water, the drugs may kill a number of bacteria. But a handful might harbor a gene that makes them resistant to drugs. Those bacteria may survive, multiply and spread.

These bugs "can move off of farms," Brook said, "and find their way into communities." They can even share their genes with weaker bacteria.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have repeatedly warned about the not-far-off public health threat of antibiotic resistance. The CDC estimates that at least 2 million Americans contract antibiotic-resistant infections every year and that 23,000 die as a result.

And these infections are oftenlonger, more costly and more serious, according to the CDC.

The WHO cautioned in a 2014 report: "A post-antibiotic era -- in which common infections and minor injuries can kill -- far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century."

Taking steps

While some experts criticize the routine use of antibiotics, others defend the practice, saying that antibiotics play an important role in maintaining animal health and may prevent an entire herd of sick animals that require these drugs down the line.

Despite the improvements detailedin the new report, Brook said it's unclear why there are so many "holdouts" with failing grades, many of whom did not answer the groups' questions.

"These companies tend to have long-range contracts. Perhaps they're buying from recalcitrant producers," Brook suggested.

With so much variation among the top chains, she said it "points to the real need for federal policy to step in."

The US Food and Drug Administration has taken steps to limit the use of some antibiotics in food animals.

By January, animal drug manufacturers no longer allowed medically important antibiotics to be prescribed solely for growth purposes, according to the FDA. But this left open the possibility that these drugs could be used to routinely prevent disease, even if no animals were sick, so long as a veterinarian had written a prescription.

This drew criticism that the FDA's efforts didn't go far enough.

"This represents a giant loophole in FDA guidelines, which effectively do little to stop the misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture," the authors of the new report said.

"While the FDA believes the prevention use of antimicrobials in animal agriculture can play an important role in effectively managing animal disease, it is critical that such use be judicious," the agency said in a statement.

The FDA recommends that these drugs only be given if "there are no reasonable alternatives" to prevent disease. It doesn't endorse giving these medications to "apparently healthy animals in the absence of any information that such animals were at risk of a specific disease," the agency added.

"Because (the FDA's) initiative was not fully implemented until January 2017, it is too early to speculate on how this effort may impact antimicrobial use in the animal agriculture setting," the agency said of its plan, which launched in December 2013.

Before the FDA's announcement, around 70% of "medically important" antibiotics were used in farm animals, not humans, according to data by the FDA and QuintilesIMS.

The vast majority of these drugs used in animals are tetracyclines, a class of antibiotics that also includes treatments for chlamydia, Lyme disease and other harmful microbes in humans.

"These are drugs that are really, in plain words, important to the functioning of human medicine as we know it," said Brook.

"What I'm mostly hoping for is that this (report) ... will inspire companies to make similar commitments really quickly."

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The landlord of the womens trailer smelled the stench and saw all of the flies and peeked in to find 80 dead animals including rabbits, ferrets, Guinea pigs, birds and several reptiles.

Eight pets – two rabbits, four lizards, a hedgehog and a chinchilla – were found alive in the trailer. Another freezer filled with animal carcasses was discovered in the home.

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Nearly 100 dead animals were discovered in a Vermont woman's trailer after her landlord smelled a horrendous stench and found flies coming from the mobile home, police said Thursday.

The landlord made the gruesome discovery last week when he peered into the South Hero trailer to find dead animals and cages, The Grand Isle County Sheriff's office said. The animals included rabbits, ferrets, Guinea pigs, birds and several reptiles.

Eight pets - two rabbits, four lizards, a hedgehog and a chinchilla - were found alive in the trailer.
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Another freezer filled with animal carcasses was discovered in the home. The tenant, Ashleigh Tillson, 30, hadn't lived in the home for a while, WPTZ reported.

Tillson was charged with animal cruelty and is expected to appear in court on Oct. 19.

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Nearly 100 dead animals were discovered in a Vermont woman's trailer after her landlord smelled a horrendous stench and found flies coming from the mobile home, police said Thursday. The landlord made the gruesome discovery last week when he peered into the South Hero trailer to find dead animals and cages, The Grand Isle County Sheriff's office said.

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Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge Neil Gorsuch about labor unions after a union Illinois was charging a man fees to pay for a union he didnt support. Union membership was down to a mere 10% of the total workforce.

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The Supreme Court is taking a fresh look at the politically explosive issue of whether unions can force workers to pay dues - this time, with a conservative majority in place.

The justices deadlocked 4-4 in a similar case last year.

With Justice Neil Gorsuch since confirmed to the court, the justices agreed Thursday to again consider a free-speech challenge from workers who object to paying money to unions they don't support.

The case has the potential to strike a financial blow against Democratic-leaning unions that represent government workers.

The case is a challenge to a 1979 high court precedent that concluded public-sector workers could be forced to join a union or support one financially as a condition of employment.

Unions maintain they want to be able to collect fees even from non-members to cover the costs of negotiating contracts for all employees.

The latest appeal on the "right-to-work" issue is from a state employee in Illinois. It was filed at the Supreme Court just two months after Gorsuch filled the high court seat that had been vacant since Justice Antonin Scalia's death.

The stakes are high. Union membership in the U.S. declined to just 10.7 percent of the workforce last year, and the ranks of private-sector unions have been especially hard hit.

About half of all union members now work for federal, state and local governments, and many are in states like Illinois, New York, and California that are largely Democratic and seen as friendly toward unions.

The Illinois case involves Mark Janus, a state employee who says Illinois law violates his free speech rights by requiring him to pay fees subsidizing a union he doesn't support, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. About half the states have similar laws covering so-called "fair share" fees that cover bargaining costs for non-members.

A federal appeals court in Chicago rejected Janus' claim in March. Gorsuch was confirmed in April and the appeal was filed in June.

The justices will hear argument in the winter.
Fox News' Bill Mears and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, has died at 91. His wish to be remembered as someone who changed the world in a positive way.

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Hugh Hefner -- the silk-robed Casanova whose Playboy men's magazine popularized the term "centerfold," glamorized an urbane bachelor lifestyle and helped spur the sexual revolution of the 1960s -- has died, the magazine said late Wednesday. He was 91.

Hefner founded Playboy in 1953 with $600 of his own money and built the magazine into a multimillion-dollar entertainment empire that at its 1970s peak included TV shows, a jazz festival and a string of Playboy Clubs whose cocktail waitresses wore bunny ears and cottontails.

Over the years, the legend of "Hef" only grew as he bedded hundreds of young women, married a few of his magazine's "Playmates" and cavorted on reality TV shows with a stable of girlfriends less than a third his age.

Some critics dismissed him as a relic of a sexist era, especially in his later years, when Hefner spoke openly of his Viagra-fueled sex romps at the Playboy Mansion. But many men envied his adolescent-fantasy lifestyle.

And his pioneering magazine, his biggest legacy, may have helped the buttoned-up America of the 1950s and early 1960s loosen up a little about sex.

"I would like to be remembered as somebody who has changed the world in some positive way, in a social, sexual sense, and I'd be very happy with that," Hefner told CNN. "I'm a kid who dreamed the dreams and made them come true."

Related: Playboy and Hugh Hefner in pictures

A 'male point of view'

Hefner was born April 9, 1926, in Chicago to Glenn Hefner, an accountant, and Grace Hefner, a teacher. Both parents were conservative Protestants from Nebraska.

"My folks were raised pure prohibitionist," Hefner told The Hollywood Reporter in 2011. "They were very good people, with high moral standards -- but very repressed. There was no hugging and kissing in my home."

In 1944, after graduating from high school, Hefner joined the U.S. Army as a writer for a military newspaper. Following World War II, he became a promotional copywriter at Esquire magazine, where he began toying with the idea of publishing a men's magazine.

"Esquire was always for older guys, but ... it was very much devoted to male bonding and outdoor adventure," Hefner told CNN. "And I wanted to read a magazine that was a little more sophisticated and was focused really on the romantic connection between the sexes from a male point of view."

Related: Key facts about Hugh Hefner

After raising $10,000 from investors, Hefner published the debut issue of Playboy in December 1953.

The premiere issue had no date, in case it sold poorly and there wasn't a second issue. On its cover was actress Marilyn Monroe, who also appeared in a nude centerfold -- a photograph that had been originally used for a pin-up calendar.

Hefner contributed an introductory essay in which he envisioned the magazine's readers: "We like our apartment. We enjoy mixing up cocktails and an hors d'oeuvre or two, putting a little mood music on the phonograph and inviting in a female acquaintance for a quiet discussion on Picasso, Nietzsche, jazz, sex ..."

Instant success

Playboy was an immediate success, selling more than 50,000 copies.

Hefner helped personally select monthly "Playmates," persuaded famous sex symbols such as Jayne Mansfield and Ursula Andress to pose nude for the magazine and added "centerfold" to the popular lexicon. He was also arrested in 1963 on charges that Playboy violated obscenity laws, but a jury acquitted him after a trial.

"I've never thought of Playboy, quite frankly, as a sex magazine," he told CNN. "I always thought of it as a lifestyle magazine in which sex was one important ingredient."

As if to prove his point, Playboy published articles and short fiction by some of the most celebrated writers of the day, including Ray Bradbury, Ian Fleming, Carl Sagan, John Updike and Vladimir Nabokov -- inadvertently creating a joke phrase, "I only read Playboy for the articles."

The magazine also earned respect for its lengthy interviews with high-profile figures like Martin Luther King Jr., John Lennon and Jimmy Carter, who made headlines after granting Playboy an interview during his 1976 campaign for president.

CNNMoney (Atlanta) First published September 27, 2017: 11:24 PM ET

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Two 16 year old boys in Malaysia were being charged with murder for lighting a school on fire, killing 21 children and 2 adults. One of the 16 year old boys was cleared due to lack of evidence, but both and four others still face charges for drug abuse.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14.

The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

The boys were also charged with drug-related offenses, as were four other suspects. One 16-year-old was released without charge due to lack of evidence, deputy public prosecutor Othman Abdullah said.

Two days after the fire, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced special funding of RM30 million ($7 million) to upgrade religious schools across the country.

Authorities have conducted fire safety inspections at 104 of 402 registered religious schools in the state of Selangor, according to Bernama.

Several were found to have faulty wiring and no fire extinguishers, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman was quoted as saying.

Authorities are also inspecting a number of unregistered schools, he said.

'So many involved'

Sharifuddin Musa's son Mohammad Shahir was inside the building when it was allegedly set alight.

The 11-year-old survived the blaze but is still in intensive care. He suffered internal injuries, broken bones and burns to 20% of his body in the fire, Musa told CNN.

Musa was at the court Thursday to find out "who was involved" in the crime.

"We want to know the details. We want to know what is the action to be taken against the perpetrators. I will follow the proceedings.

"I'm very sad because there are so many involved," Musa said.

He said his son still wants to study at the religious school.

"We see that since he studied there, there have been a lot of changes in him. He is happy and has many friends. We can see that he could manage himself better at the school. So the family is encouraging him."

Trapped, burned alive

As the fire engulfed the building, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help from children who appeared trapped by metal window grills.

"I saw children kicking on the grill, but they couldn't get out. My friends and I rushed over and tried to reach them, but we couldn't get in," one witness, Shahirman Shahril told CNN.

When emergency responders arrived, "almost 90% of the building was already on fire," a fire and rescue department official told reporters.

Many of the victims were found piled on top of each other, while others were discovered in front of the main door, fire and rescue department official spokesman Soiman Jahid told reporters.

One of two fire exits in the building had been blocked by renovations taking place on the second floor, Jahid told CNN.

"The firemen could hear cries for help from inside the building," spokesman Soiman Jahid said. "The first team from (the) fire station managed to save five of the children from the lower level."

School shouldn't have been open, official says

The building where the fire erupted was new and had been used as a religious school specializing in Quranic studies, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Rashid Ibraham.

But the school's license had been under review by authorities, and the facility should not have been in operation, said Malaysia's minister of urban well-being, housing and local government, Noh Omar.

The charges came shortly after a fire partially gutted another religious school in Serembam, around 20 miles south of the capital on Thursday.

Local press reported that the fire department received the distress call at around 1.50 a.m. local time (1.50 p.m. Wednesday ET).

All 37 students housed in the school's hostel managed to escape, and three had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14. The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

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Puerto Rico's aid for the hurricane is trapped in 9,500 containers due to a shortage of truckers.

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But a shortage of truckers and the island's devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it's needed most. Only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through, according to a spokesperson for Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

On top of that, a diesel fuel shortage and a tangle of blocked roads mean the distribution of supplies is extremely challenging. Even contacting drivers is a problem because cell towers are still down.

"When we say we that we don't have truck drivers, we mean that we have not been able to contact them," Rosselló said.

Shipping companies have aid and supplies either waiting at the port to be delivered -- or held up at ports in the mainland United States.

Shipping company Crowley is one of them. It has 3,000 containers sitting at the Port of San Juan filled with clothes, food, medicine, water, construction materials and even cars.

'This hurricane was catastrophic'

Crowley's vice president in Puerto Rico, Jose Ayala, said the company can't get truck drivers or trucks filled up with diesel to pick up supplies for distribution across the island.

Crowley has only been able to dispatch 4% of its 3,000 containers, he said.

"The problem has been with the logistics, the parts of the supply chain that move the cargo from our terminal to the shelves or to the tables of the people in Puerto Rico," Ayala said Wednesday. "This hurricane was catastrophic."

Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans are waiting hours in line to get gas, food and cash. Gas stations and supermarkets are rationing supplies, while banks are running low on cash.

Natalia Manteiga waited outside a supermarket on Wednesday in Old San Juan that was letting in a few people at a time. She wanted to get water, tuna, and Chef Boyardee for her two children and her husband -- who had waited several hours on Tuesday to get $20 worth of gas.

With stifling humidity and temperatures in the high 90s, it started to rain on Mantiega and dozens of other hopeful shoppers trying to get food.

Manteiga, who works for a tourism firm, said she's running low on cash too.

"It's difficult when you have kids: You want to make sure they have enough food," said Manteiga. "They told me the banks are refilling, but we don't know and the lines are very long."

CNN's Marilia Brocchetto, Patricia Pedraza and Bijan Hosseini contributed to this report.

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But a shortage of truckers and the island's devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it's needed most. Only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through, according to a spokesperson for Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

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Two teenagers have been charged with 23 counts of murder in Malaysia for allegedly lighting a fire that killed 21 children at an Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur in September.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14.

The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

The boys were also charged with drug-related offenses, as were four other suspects. One 16-year-old was released without charge due to lack of evidence, deputy public prosecutor Othman Abdullah said.

Two days after the fire, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced special funding of RM30 million ($7 million) to upgrade religious schools across the country.

Authorities have conducted fire safety inspections at 104 of 402 registered religious schools in the state of Selangor, according to Bernama.

Several were found to have faulty wiring and no fire extinguishers, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman was quoted as saying.

Authorities are also inspecting a number of unregistered schools, he said.

'So many involved'

Sharifuddin Musa's son Mohammad Shahir was inside the building when it was allegedly set alight.

The 11-year-old survived the blaze but is still in intensive care. He suffered internal injuries, broken bones and burns to 20% of his body in the fire, Musa told CNN.

Musa was at the court Thursday to find out "who was involved" in the crime.

"We want to know the details. We want to know what is the action to be taken against the perpetrators. I will follow the proceedings.

"I'm very sad because there are so many involved," Musa said.

He said his son still wants to study at the religious school.

"We see that since he studied there, there have been a lot of changes in him. He is happy and has many friends. We can see that he could manage himself better at the school. So the family is encouraging him."

Trapped, burned alive

As the fire engulfed the building, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help from children who appeared trapped by metal window grills.

"I saw children kicking on the grill, but they couldn't get out. My friends and I rushed over and tried to reach them, but we couldn't get in," one witness, Shahirman Shahril told CNN.

When emergency responders arrived, "almost 90% of the building was already on fire," a fire and rescue department official told reporters.

Many of the victims were found piled on top of each other, while others were discovered in front of the main door, fire and rescue department official spokesman Soiman Jahid told reporters.

One of two fire exits in the building had been blocked by renovations taking place on the second floor, Jahid told CNN.

"The firemen could hear cries for help from inside the building," spokesman Soiman Jahid said. "The first team from (the) fire station managed to save five of the children from the lower level."

School shouldn't have been open, official says

The building where the fire erupted was new and had been used as a religious school specializing in Quranic studies, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Rashid Ibraham.

But the school's license had been under review by authorities, and the facility should not have been in operation, said Malaysia's minister of urban well-being, housing and local government, Noh Omar.

The charges came shortly after a fire partially gutted another religious school in Serembam, around 20 miles south of the capital on Thursday.

Local press reported that the fire department received the distress call at around 1.50 a.m. local time (1.50 p.m. Wednesday ET).

All 37 students housed in the school's hostel managed to escape, and three had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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Lebanese cleric sentenced to death for clashes with army

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A Lebanese military tribunal has sentenced a radical Sunni cleric to death for leading an armed group that clashed with the country's army four years ago in battles that killed 18 soldiers.

Thursday's verdict comes two years after Ahmed al-Assir has been put on trial. He was convicted of illegal possession of firearms and killing soldiers.

A famous singer who supported al-Assir was sentenced in absentia to 15 years. The sentence can be appealed.

Al-Assir's group clashed with troops in 2013 in Sidon, a southern port city, in fighting that escalated tension between Sunni and Shiite Muslims who support opposing sides in neighboring Syria's civil war.

Al-Assir is vehemently opposed to Lebanon's powerful Shiite militant Hezbollah group. During the trial, he refused to recognize the court's authority.

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Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino and AD Tom Jurich put on administrative leave after apart of FBI investigation of wide ranging college basketball scandal.

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The University of Louisville fired head basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on Wednesday following an FBI investigation into a wide-ranging college basketball corruption scandal.

Mark Schlabach of ESPN first reported the Cardinals' decision to let Pitino and Jurich go.

On Tuesday, Shachar Peled of CNN reported four college assistant coaches-Chuck Person (Auburn), Lamont Evans (Oklahoma State), Tony Bland (USC) and Emanuel Richardson (Arizona)-were among 10 people arrested by the FBI on "complaints that allege fraud and corruption."

"All of those charged today contributed to a pay-to-play culture that has no business in college basketball," Bill Sweeney, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York division, said.

Meanwhile, Myron Medcalf of ESPN.com noted Louisville was identified as "University-6" listed within investigation documents, which claim there was an agreement between an unnamed Cardinals staffer, Adidas official James Gatto and others to pay $100,000 to a committed recruit's family.

"These allegations come as a complete shock to me," Pitino said in a statement. "If true, I agree with the U.S. Attorneys Office that these third-party schemes, initiated by a few bad actors, operated to commit a fraud on the impacted universities and their basketball programs, including the University of Louisville. Our fans and supporters deserve better and I am committed to taking whatever steps are needed to ensure those responsible are held accountable. But the FBI and the United States Department of Justice have come to clean up the sport and the mess made by Louisville and other programs."

The 65-year-old New York City native took over the Louisville program in 2001. He led the Cardinals to a 416-143 record across 16 seasons, highlighted by an NCAA tournament title in 2013.

Pitino also dealt with multiple scandals during his tenure.

In 2009, he detailed an extortion plot following a 2003 encounter with Karen Cunagin Sypher during which they engaged in brief consensual sex. He confirmed he gave her $3,000 for "counseling and medical needs" but was later told the money was used for an abortion. He said the woman demanded "millions" to remain quiet about the situation six years later, which led to her seven-year prison sentence.

In June, Pitino received a five-game suspension from the NCAA for a "failure to monitor" as part of the program's escort scandal, which came to light in a 2015 book by Katina Powell. He was set to sit out the first five conference games of the 2017-18 season, pending appeal.

Pitino, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, previously served as head coach at Boston University, Providence, Kentucky and on an interim basis at Hawaii. He also spent time as the head coach of the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Pitino had "probed NBA teams on a return as a head coach in recent years," but noted there has been no interest and that it's "unlikely to change."

Louisville hired Jurich in October 1997. The former football kicker, who the Pittsburgh Steelers selected in the 1978 NFL draft, had filled the role of athletic director at both Northern Arizona and Colorado State before joining the Cardinals.

He oversaw the school's move through several conferences across the past two decades, most recently joining the ACC in 2014.

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Joe Robbins/Getty Images The University of Louisville fired head basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on Wednesday following an FBI investigation into a wide-ranging college basketball corruption scandal. Mark Schlabach of ESPN first reported the Cardinals' decision to let Pitino and Jurich go.

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Woman in Vermont charged for having 80 dead animals in her trailer home. Eight pets – two rabbits, four lizards, a hedgehog and a chinchilla – were found alive in the trailer.Another freezer filled with animal carcasses was discovered in the home. The tenant, Ashleigh Tillson, 30, hadn’t lived in the home for a while, WPTZ reported.

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Nearly 100 dead animals were discovered in a Vermont woman's trailer after her landlord smelled a horrendous stench and found flies coming from the mobile home, police said Thursday.

The landlord made the gruesome discovery last week when he peered into the South Hero trailer to find dead animals and cages, The Grand Isle County Sheriff's office said. The animals included rabbits, ferrets, Guinea pigs, birds and several reptiles.

Eight pets - two rabbits, four lizards, a hedgehog and a chinchilla - were found alive in the trailer.
MORE THAN 1,000 DEAD EXOTIC ANIMALS FOUND IN CALIFORNIA COMPLEX
Another freezer filled with animal carcasses was discovered in the home. The tenant, Ashleigh Tillson, 30, hadn't lived in the home for a while, WPTZ reported.

Tillson was charged with animal cruelty and is expected to appear in court on Oct. 19.

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Nearly 100 dead animals were discovered in a Vermont woman's trailer after her landlord smelled a horrendous stench and found flies coming from the mobile home, police said Thursday. The landlord made the gruesome discovery last week when he peered into the South Hero trailer to find dead animals and cages, The Grand Isle County Sheriff's office said.

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KC will soon be home to a new professional basketball team

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Professional basketball is coming to Kansas City.

The New North American Premier Basketball League will announce its new team Wednesday.

The new team, which has not yet been named, will play its home games at Municipal Auditorium this season.

Basketball has always had a big fan base in Kansas City. Sports Commission officials say we do a great job of always buying tickets and filling seats at Sprint Center.

The new league president, David Magley, is a former KU basketball player. He says the team will likely include players from Missouri, KU and Kansas State. Even if you are not in the seats, you may still see the team around the community.

The players plan to be active in schools delivering messages about anti-bullying, the importance of education, and dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. The league also plans to host four school day games for junior high school students.

The new league president will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. at Municipal Auditorium to make the big announcement.

If you're interested in playing for the team, there will be an open trying out in Kansas City Nov. 11.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Professional basketball is coming to Kansas City. The New North American Premier Basketball League will announce its new team Wednesday. The new team, which has not yet been named, will play its home games at Municipal Auditorium this season. Basketball has always had a big fan base in Kansas City.

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Daniel Nations was arrested on Monday while driving with an expired license. Police think that he could possibly be linked to the murder of two Indiana girls.

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A man who was arrested in Colorado earlier this week for threatening people with a hatchet could be linked to the murders of two Indiana teenage girls earlier this year, police said.

Daniel Nations, 31, was arrested while he was driving with an expired Indiana license on Monday, FOX59 reported. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday said Nations was suspected of menacing on Mount Herman Road, where a mountain bicyclist was also shot to death two weeks ago.

Indiana State Police said in a statement they were aware of Nations' arrest and are investigating if he could be a suspect in the murder of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, who were found murdered in the woods in Delphi.

"We are aware of the arrest of the person in Colorado and are investigating to see if he could be a suspect in the Delphi double murder investigation," Indiana State police said. "Please keep in mind the Indiana State Police has received more than a thousand photos of persons alleged to be similar in appearance to the composite sketch of the Delphi person of interest."

Nations is a registered sex offender and was previously convicted for domestic battery and drug possession. It's unclear if he is linked to the bicyclist's death, according to FOX59.
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German and Williams disappeared on Feb. 13 after being dropped off near the Monon High Bridge. A day later, their bodies turned up with only two pieces of evidence - a cellphone image of the man believed to have killed them and a video recording of his voice saying, "down the hill." The case has since led to thousands of tips, but no arrest.

In July, police released a sketch of the suspect in the murders, leading to 6,000 additional tips.

Libby German's grandmother, Becky Patty, told FOX59 the family is aware of Nations' arrest.

"We are aware of the arrest of Daniel Nations and have been told by law enforcement that he is being looked into. We pray that the truth will be revealed and we will keep searching for answers and passing out fliers until Abby and Libby's killer is behind bars," Patty said.

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A man who was arrested in Colorado earlier this week for threatening people with a hatchet could be linked to the murders of two Indiana teenage girls earlier this year, police said. Daniel Nations, 31, was arrested while he was driving with an expired Indiana license on Monday, FOX59 reported.

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President Donald Trump believes NFL owners are "afraid of their players" when it comes to the recent controversy over players kneeling during the National Anthem.

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The comments suggesting that NFL owners -- who are overwhelmingly white -- are afraid of their players -- the most prominent protesters are black -- prompted accusations that Trump is continuing to stoke a controversy with strong racial undertones.

"I have so many friends that are owners and they're in a box," Trump told Fox News. "I mean, I've spoken to a couple of them, and they say, 'We are in a situation where we need to do something.' I think they're afraid of their players, if you want to know the truth, and I think it's disgraceful."

He continued: "They've got to be tough and they've got to be smart."

Trump was referencing recent protests by NFL players who have kneeled during the National Anthem. The President and his aides argue that the protests are unpatriotic and disrespectful to the flag and those who have fought to protect the US. But the players, some of whom have said they are protesting social injustice and police brutality, argue that they are exercising free speech.

Trump first stirred up his feud with the NFL nearly a week ago and has since expressed satisfaction with the response, telling conservative group leaders earlier this week that his remarks have "really caught on" and that he said "what millions of Americans were thinking."

But by wading into the debate about protests by mostly African-American players during pre-game National Anthem ceremonies, Trump is exacerbating questions about his own attitude toward race and his apparent determination to keep tugging at the societal and cultural fault lines in American politics.

The protests began after then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the National Anthem last year, telling NFL media he was "not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color."

Other players have since followed suit. Trump said last week thatNFL owners should fire any "son of a bitch" who protests during the anthem.

In response to Trump's comments Thursday, ESPN anchor Jemele Hill, who faced backlash after she labeled the President a "white supremacist" earlier this month, tweeted, "Oh my, we have reached peak racial demagoguery."

Seth Abramson, a professor at the University of New Hampshire, tweeted, "Trump says the white owners of the NFL are "afraid" of its black players. That's not 'racist dog-whistling.'It's a 'racist public rant.'"

And Mike Freeman, a football columnist for Bleacher Report, tweeted, "Trump saying NFL owners are afraid of players isn't dog whistle. It's a big ass bullhorn. You know what that bullhorn is blaring right?"

During the Fox News interview, Trump also suggested NFL ratings are down and less people are attending the games where players are kneeling during the National Anthem.

"Because you look at the ratings, the ratings are going way down ... the stadiums, there are a lot of empty seats, I couldn't even believe it," he said. "When it comes to the respect of our nation, when it comes to the respect of our anthem and our flag, we have no choice. We have to have people stand with respect."

Overall, according to the NFL, this year's Week 3 ratings were slightly higher than Week 3 in 2016. But it's unclear whether changes in the ratings are due to the protests, competition from other television programming or the level of interest in the matchups.

'Health care didn't go down'

Trump also reiterated his claim that Republicans had the necessary votes to pass a bill overhauling health care, but didn't because they didn't have enough time.

"Health care didn't go down. We have the votes. Reconciliation is a disaster," Trump said, referring to budgetary measures that only requires the Senate to have 51 votes, or a simple majority, to pass a bill. "It ends on Friday (and) we don't have enough time."

Trump has said that he believes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to get rid of the filibuster, a rule that currently requires 60 votes to pass legislation in the chamber. McConnell has summarily rejected the idea. But it's unclear what votes Trump is referring to since Hill Republicans decided this week not to have a vote when it was clear the measure would not pass.

When asked if Trump still has confidence in McConnell, he responded, "I do."

"Look, I have dealt with Mitch for a long time. I think he has to get rid of the filibuster rule. It's a disaster for the Republican Party because it means you needs 60 votes on most pieces of legislation and you are not going to get it," Trump said. "In the meantime, I'm going to start negotiating with Democrats and we will see's what."

When asked if he can trust Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Trump responded, "it's not a question of trust."

"I have a nice relationship with them. It's not really trust. If we can do a great bipartisan health care bill, I'm OK with that. We have the the votes to get it done. You can't go do it when somebody is in the hospital," Trump said, referencing GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, who was recently treated for a urological issue -- even though he has said he is not in the hospital. "When you have 52 votes and you need 51, it's, you know, it's very hard to get because you always have somebody and some cases they will want to grandstand."

CNN's Brian Stelter contributed to this report.

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The comments suggesting that NFL owners -- who are overwhelmingly white -- are afraid of their players -- the most prominent protesters are black -- prompted accusations that Trump is continuing to stoke a controversy with strong racial undertones. "I have so many friends that are owners and they're in a box," Trump told Fox News.

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Two boys in Malaysia have been charged with the murder of 23 people, 21 children and two adults, after having allegedly started a fire at a school on September 14. Both boys are 16 years old. In Malaysia, a murder charge is an automatic death penalty, but in this case since they are still considered juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison. One of the two have been released due to lack of evidence.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14.

The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

The boys were also charged with drug-related offenses, as were four other suspects. One 16-year-old was released without charge due to lack of evidence, deputy public prosecutor Othman Abdullah said.

Two days after the fire, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced special funding of RM30 million ($7 million) to upgrade religious schools across the country.

Authorities have conducted fire safety inspections at 104 of 402 registered religious schools in the state of Selangor, according to Bernama.

Several were found to have faulty wiring and no fire extinguishers, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman was quoted as saying.

Authorities are also inspecting a number of unregistered schools, he said.

'So many involved'

Sharifuddin Musa's son Mohammad Shahir was inside the building when it was allegedly set alight.

The 11-year-old survived the blaze but is still in intensive care. He suffered internal injuries, broken bones and burns to 20% of his body in the fire, Musa told CNN.

Musa was at the court Thursday to find out "who was involved" in the crime.

"We want to know the details. We want to know what is the action to be taken against the perpetrators. I will follow the proceedings.

"I'm very sad because there are so many involved," Musa said.

He said his son still wants to study at the religious school.

"We see that since he studied there, there have been a lot of changes in him. He is happy and has many friends. We can see that he could manage himself better at the school. So the family is encouraging him."

Trapped, burned alive

As the fire engulfed the building, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help from children who appeared trapped by metal window grills.

"I saw children kicking on the grill, but they couldn't get out. My friends and I rushed over and tried to reach them, but we couldn't get in," one witness, Shahirman Shahril told CNN.

When emergency responders arrived, "almost 90% of the building was already on fire," a fire and rescue department official told reporters.

Many of the victims were found piled on top of each other, while others were discovered in front of the main door, fire and rescue department official spokesman Soiman Jahid told reporters.

One of two fire exits in the building had been blocked by renovations taking place on the second floor, Jahid told CNN.

"The firemen could hear cries for help from inside the building," spokesman Soiman Jahid said. "The first team from (the) fire station managed to save five of the children from the lower level."

School shouldn't have been open, official says

The building where the fire erupted was new and had been used as a religious school specializing in Quranic studies, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Rashid Ibraham.

But the school's license had been under review by authorities, and the facility should not have been in operation, said Malaysia's minister of urban well-being, housing and local government, Noh Omar.

The charges came shortly after a fire partially gutted another religious school in Serembam, around 20 miles south of the capital on Thursday.

Local press reported that the fire department received the distress call at around 1.50 a.m. local time (1.50 p.m. Wednesday ET).

All 37 students housed in the school's hostel managed to escape, and three had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14. The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

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In Kuala Lumpur, two boys are charged with 23 murders for lighting a fire at school on September 14th. 21 students and 2 adults lost their lives. They were also charged with drug offenses on top of that.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14.

The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

The boys were also charged with drug-related offenses, as were four other suspects. One 16-year-old was released without charge due to lack of evidence, deputy public prosecutor Othman Abdullah said.

Two days after the fire, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced special funding of RM30 million ($7 million) to upgrade religious schools across the country.

Authorities have conducted fire safety inspections at 104 of 402 registered religious schools in the state of Selangor, according to Bernama.

Several were found to have faulty wiring and no fire extinguishers, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman was quoted as saying.

Authorities are also inspecting a number of unregistered schools, he said.

'So many involved'

Sharifuddin Musa's son Mohammad Shahir was inside the building when it was allegedly set alight.

The 11-year-old survived the blaze but is still in intensive care. He suffered internal injuries, broken bones and burns to 20% of his body in the fire, Musa told CNN.

Musa was at the court Thursday to find out "who was involved" in the crime.

"We want to know the details. We want to know what is the action to be taken against the perpetrators. I will follow the proceedings.

"I'm very sad because there are so many involved," Musa said.

He said his son still wants to study at the religious school.

"We see that since he studied there, there have been a lot of changes in him. He is happy and has many friends. We can see that he could manage himself better at the school. So the family is encouraging him."

Trapped, burned alive

As the fire engulfed the building, witnesses reported being awoken by cries for help from children who appeared trapped by metal window grills.

"I saw children kicking on the grill, but they couldn't get out. My friends and I rushed over and tried to reach them, but we couldn't get in," one witness, Shahirman Shahril told CNN.

When emergency responders arrived, "almost 90% of the building was already on fire," a fire and rescue department official told reporters.

Many of the victims were found piled on top of each other, while others were discovered in front of the main door, fire and rescue department official spokesman Soiman Jahid told reporters.

One of two fire exits in the building had been blocked by renovations taking place on the second floor, Jahid told CNN.

"The firemen could hear cries for help from inside the building," spokesman Soiman Jahid said. "The first team from (the) fire station managed to save five of the children from the lower level."

School shouldn't have been open, official says

The building where the fire erupted was new and had been used as a religious school specializing in Quranic studies, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Rashid Ibraham.

But the school's license had been under review by authorities, and the facility should not have been in operation, said Malaysia's minister of urban well-being, housing and local government, Noh Omar.

The charges came shortly after a fire partially gutted another religious school in Serembam, around 20 miles south of the capital on Thursday.

Local press reported that the fire department received the distress call at around 1.50 a.m. local time (1.50 p.m. Wednesday ET).

All 37 students housed in the school's hostel managed to escape, and three had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

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Two adults also died in the blaze that engulfed Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz religious school in the early hours of September 14. The two suspects, both aged 16, haven't entered a plea, according to state news agency Bernama. In Malaysia, a murder charge carries an automatic death sentence, but in cases involving juveniles, the maximum penalty is prison.

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A shortage of truckers and the island's devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it's needed most. Only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since the Hurricane swept through,according to a representative for Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

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But a shortage of truckers and the island's devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it's needed most. Only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through, according to a spokesperson for Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

On top of that, a diesel fuel shortage and a tangle of blocked roads mean the distribution of supplies is extremely challenging. Even contacting drivers is a problem because cell towers are still down.

"When we say we that we don't have truck drivers, we mean that we have not been able to contact them," Rosselló said.

Shipping companies have aid and supplies either waiting at the port to be delivered -- or held up at ports in the mainland United States.

Shipping company Crowley is one of them. It has 3,000 containers sitting at the Port of San Juan filled with clothes, food, medicine, water, construction materials and even cars.

'This hurricane was catastrophic'

Crowley's vice president in Puerto Rico, Jose Ayala, said the company can't get truck drivers or trucks filled up with diesel to pick up supplies for distribution across the island.

Crowley has only been able to dispatch 4% of its 3,000 containers, he said.

"The problem has been with the logistics, the parts of the supply chain that move the cargo from our terminal to the shelves or to the tables of the people in Puerto Rico," Ayala said Wednesday. "This hurricane was catastrophic."

Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans are waiting hours in line to get gas, food and cash. Gas stations and supermarkets are rationing supplies, while banks are running low on cash.

Natalia Manteiga waited outside a supermarket on Wednesday in Old San Juan that was letting in a few people at a time. She wanted to get water, tuna, and Chef Boyardee for her two children and her husband -- who had waited several hours on Tuesday to get $20 worth of gas.

With stifling humidity and temperatures in the high 90s, it started to rain on Mantiega and dozens of other hopeful shoppers trying to get food.

Manteiga, who works for a tourism firm, said she's running low on cash too.

"It's difficult when you have kids: You want to make sure they have enough food," said Manteiga. "They told me the banks are refilling, but we don't know and the lines are very long."

CNN's Marilia Brocchetto, Patricia Pedraza and Bijan Hosseini contributed to this report.

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But a shortage of truckers and the island's devastated infrastructure are making it tough to move aid to where it's needed most. Only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through, according to a spokesperson for Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.