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Fortnite coming to mobile

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Derrick Rose signs deal with Minnesota Timberwolves

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Flippy, the much-hyped burger-flipping robot, takes a break

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Flippy needs a break after all.

After gaining significant attention this week for being a burger-flipping robot that might replace humans some day, the robot has been forced to take a break because it has been deemed too slow, the BBC reports.

Installed at a CaliBurger in Pasadena, Calif., the robot, made by Miso Robotics, needs an upgrade to cook in a quicker manner. In a statement obtained by the BBC, Miso Robotics said it was testing Flippy's code that controls its ability to cook faster.
MEET FLIPPY, YOUR NEW FAST FOOD GRILL COOK WHO NEVER TAKES A DAY OFF
USA Today reported that even though the robot was still manning (or is it roboting?) the grill, it had been switched off, with a sign attached to it that reads, "cooking soon."

Cali Burger's head of technology Anthony Lomelino told USA Today the restaurant's kitchen staff has to learn to "choreograph" their movements better to aid Flippy.

In addition to getting a reboot, Flippy's fleshy friends are also getting a helping hand, receiving additional training on how to best use it. These include tasks such as preparing the raw patties and putting the raw ingredients down to ensure Flippy is a flippin' machine.

On its website, Miso Robotics said Flippy costs $60,000 at a minimum and can make between 150 and 300 burgers per hour, depending on the size of the kitchen staff.

Once Flippy wakes from its snooze, Cali Burger is expected to install the robot in up to 50 of its restaurants. It has locations across the globe, including U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Flippy needs a break after all. After gaining significant attention this week for being a burger-flipping robot that might replace humans some day, the robot has been forced to take a break because it has been deemed too slow, the BBC reports.

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theres a robot that tries to do stuff and it sucks at its job cause it legit cant even squirt ketchup on burgers like whats the point if it cant do its job?

also theres a cooler robot called flippy that can actually do stuff

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Burger-flipping robot 'Flippy' replaces humans at work

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Soon you might need to speak binary to order a well-done burger

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A 16 year old boy started a job for the homeless to clean the cities. They get payed 11.50 an hour and his mom gave money to kick it off. Wheels of Change is what its called.

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US soldier found dead at Army base in South Korea

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A U.S. soldier was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a military base in South Korea on Friday morning.

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The unnamed soldier was a member of the 35th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Camp Carroll in Daegu City, South Korea. Daegu is located about two hours southeast of Seoul in the southeastern part of the country.

A spokesman for the 35th Air Defense Artillery said the death is under investigation and a name would be provided pending notification of family.

The solder is the second to die in less than four months from Camp Carroll. Sgt. Eric Schenck, 33, of California, was killed in December when he was hit on the side of the road by a truck after getting out of his vehicle following a minor car accident, according to the Army.

The 35th Air Defense Artillery is part of the 8th Army.

There are about 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea, according to Stars and Stripes. About 1,500 U.S. servicemen are stationed at Camp Carroll.

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A U.S. soldier was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a military base in South Korea on Friday morning. The unnamed soldier was a member of the 35th Air Defense Artillery stationed at Camp Carroll in Daegu City, South Korea. Daegu is located about two hours southeast of Seoul in the...

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A 92 year old women was suffocated in her bed by her younger roommate, who called the police the next morning and said she killed her roommate. She had been caring for the women for years.

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A 92-year-old woman was suffocated by her younger roommate inside their SoHo apartment Thursday, an NYPD source told ABC News.

Enrique Leyva, 47, who has cared for the woman for several years, placed the pillow over her face in their Sullivan Street apartment, possibly as she was snoring, the source said.

He then called police at around 6:50 a.m. this morning and told detectives, "I killed my roommate," according to the source.

Officials said police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at the Sullivan Street apartment, where they found Veronica Ivins lying face up and unconscious in bed. She was taken to New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Leyva was taken into custody and charged with murder, police said.

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A 92-year-old woman was suffocated by her younger roommate inside their SoHo apartment Thursday, an NYPD source told ABC News. Enrique Leyva, 47, who has cared for the woman for several years, placed the pillow over her face in their Sullivan Street apartment, possibly as she was snoring, the source said.

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Woman named in Stormy Daniels document accused Trump of unwanted advances

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Angel Ryan is one of four people in the "prior disclosure" section of the "confidential settlement agreement," who had been told about allegations of an affair with Trump by Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels. Ryan's stage name is Jessica Drake.

In October of 2016, Ryan had a news conference and accused Trump of unwanted sexual advances. Ryan said the incident happened at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006, the same tournament where Trump met Clifford.

Ryan said Trump invited her to his suite, and she went with two other women.

"When we entered the room he grabbed each of us tightly in a hug and kissed each one of us without asking permission," Ryan said at her news conference. It is not known if Clifford is one of those women.

Ryan was among a string of women who alleged unwelcome sexual advances by Trump in the days after a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape was released in which Trump brags about being able to grope and kiss women.

In response to Ryan's allegations, the Trump campaign said at the time, "Mr. Trump does not know this person, does not remember this person and would have no interest in ever knowing her."

That response came out on October 22, 2016; just six days later, Ryan's name was listed in the non-disclosure agreement between Clifford, Donald Trump and Michael Cohen's company.

CNN uncovered the connection through interviews and public records. Drake's attorney Gloria Allred confirmed to CNN that Drake is her client, and is listed in the non-disclosure. She also added that Drake was never contacted by Cohen about the non-disclosure.

CNN's Scott Glover, MJ Lee and Sara Sidner contributed to this report.

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Angel Ryan is one of four people in the "prior disclosure" section of the "confidential settlement agreement," who had been told about allegations of an affair with Trump by Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels. Ryan's stage name is Jessica Drake.

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Is Alexa an evil robot out to take you life?

no

least I dont think so

just kidding though. maybe?

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Amazon's Alexa apparently has been malfunctioning -- and it's caused quite a shock.

The ecommerce giant's virtual assistant has been heard laughing in a creepy, maniacal way without being prompted -- and it became a trending moment on Twitter Wednesday.

"'Cameras and software do not have emotions, and it is safe to say that they never will.' one of my student arguments from their midterm that I put here to ponder in 10 years when my camera laughs at me... what is that?... Alexa already laughs at you randomly..." tweeted Andrew Bell, a "data nerd" in Richmond, Virginia.

Alexa allows customers to request information, play music from their library, make calls, listen to audiobooks, and control smart home devices.

Amazon said it's working to deactivate Alexa's response to the command "laugh."

"We're aware of this and working to fix it," Amazon reps told CNBC.

"In rare circumstances, Alexa can mistakenly hear the phrase "Alexa, laugh." We are changing that phrase to be "Alexa, can you laugh?" which is less likely to have false positives, and we are disabling the short utterance "Alexa, laugh." We are also changing Alexa's response from simply laughter to "Sure, I can laugh" followed by laughter."

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Amazon's Alexa apparently has been malfunctioning -- and it's caused quite a shock. The ecommerce giant's virtual assistant has been heard laughing in a creepy, maniacal way without being prompted -- and it became a trending moment on Twitter Wednesday. "'Cameras and software do not have emotions, and it is safe to say that they never will.'

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Kansas man sentenced for fatal drunken driving crash

Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:02 PM EST Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:02 PM EST

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas man was sentenced to nearly 12.5 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed woman who was riding on his motorcycle.

The Leavenworth Times reports 48-year-old Steven Harris was sentenced Wednesday for a September 2015 crash in Leavenworth County that killed 48-year-old Dawn Caruthers.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a motorcycle driven by Harris went into a ditch and he and Carruthers were thrown from the vehicle. Caruthers died at the scene.

Harris pleaded no contest to manslaughter in January.

Prosecutors said Harris was drunk when the crash occurred. He also had 15 previous convictions, which prosecutors said showed he had a history of driving when he shouldn't have been.

Information from: Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, http://www.ljworld.com

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:02 PM EST Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:02 PM EST LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas man was sentenced to nearly 12.5 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed woman who was riding on his motorcycle.

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Florida teacher tells racial slurs to his 7th and 8th graders

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A Florida teacher has been suspended after his school district concluded he repeatedly used the N-word in class, and told his 7th and 8th graders not to date African-Americans "because they are not worth it," among other violations.

David Swinyar, who says he is white in his personnel file, teaches math at Kernan Middle School in Jacksonville. The school has 1,148 students - 22.6 percent of whom are African-American.

Just after lunch on October 6, 2017, a student told a school board investigator that their teacher, Swinyar, and students were discussing relationships.

"If your boyfriend says bad things to you and/or treats you wrong, that means he's acting like a n--," Swinyar said according to student testimony in a school district investigative report. "You all should not be dating all these different African-American boys because they are not worth it."

A separate incident

In what appears to be a separate incident covered in the investigative report, students said Swinyar made other racist remarks in August 2017.

According to the report, Swinyar used the N-word during an argument with a student.

"If my daughter was dating someone who used the 'f' word, I wouldn't have any respect for that n--," a student recalled Swinyar saying, according to an investigative report. Another student then confronted Swinyar about using the racial slur; he denied using it.

The school counselor, quoting a student, reported that Swinyar said, "If [Swinyar's daughter] was dating someone and that 'n' said the 'f' word, I would beat him up."

After he was confronted by a student, other students said Swinyar said, "I would never say that, but if I did, I am sorry."

A 10-day suspension

Swinyar reportedly said he attended an African-American church, and students said he made fun of the preacher's preaching style. The district also concluded in the report that Swinyar made inappropriate comments to students, such as calling some of them "dumb."

CNN reached out to Swinyar for comment, but has not yet received a response.

Florida's teacher union, the Florida Education Association, declined to comment on the situation Thursday.

"One of the FEA's core values is to 'value and respect the diversity among all individuals,'" said FEA communications director Sharon Nesvig, when asked for the organization's general policy on racist language in the classroom. "So, clearly FEA is opposed to using racial slurs and derogatory language inside or outside the classroom."

Swinyar received a 10-day unpaid suspension for the behaviors documented in the district's investigation. CNN affiliate WFOX-WJAX reports Swinyar will also get a letter of reprimand and a mandatory referral to the Employee Assistance Program.

After this story was published, CNN was sent a letter Duval County Schools Superintendent Patricia Willis sent to the school board members on Thursday afternoon. That letter further outlined what the district plans to do with Swinyar.

"Following the employee's suspension without pay, he will be reassigned to an appropriate district position with no contact with students for the remainder of the year," said Willis. "As an annual contract employee, Mr. Swinyar's employment contract with the district expires June 30, 2018. In May, recommendations for contract renewals for all annual employees will be considered."

Records indicate Swinyar has taught in the Duval County school board system since 2012.

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A Florida teacher has been suspended after his school district concluded he repeatedly used the N-word in class, and told his 7th and 8th graders not to date African-Americans "because they are not worth it," among other violations. David Swinyar, who says he is white in his personnel file, teaches math at Kernan Middle School in Jacksonville.

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Man walks into police station, admits to raping, killing woman

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A man has been arrested outside the White house after assaulting a police office, resisting arrest, and threatening bodily harm.

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A person was arrested outside the White House Thursday evening, the U.S. Secret Service announced.

The person, who was not immediately identified, was arrested for assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, threatening bodily harm and destruction of property. Footage from the arrest appeared to show officers tackling the suspect, NBC Washington reported.

The Secret Service said White House operations were not impacted.
MAN DEAD AFTER SHOOTING HIMSELF OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE, AUTHORITIES CONFIRM
The arrest comes less than a week after Cameron Ross Burgess, 26, of Alabama shot and killed himself in front of the White House Saturday afternoon.

Metropolitan Police said in a Tuesday report that Burgess was found Saturday with a bullet wound to the head and a gun by his right-hand side. The Secret Service said the gunshots were not aimed at the White House. President Trump was in Mar-a-Lago at the time of that incident.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A person was arrested outside the White House Thursday evening, the U.S. Secret Service announced. The person, who was not immediately identified, was arrested for assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, threatening bodily harm and destruction of property. Footage from the arrest appeared to show officers tackling the suspect, NBC Washington reported.

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A Springfield, Missouri man has just been sentenced to death for his actions in 2014.

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A former middle-school football coach convicted of abducting and killing a 10-year-old girl in Missouri has been sentenced to death.

Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy issued his ruling Thursday in the case of Craig Wood, 49, who was convicted in November for the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens.

Although Wood was convicted of first-degree murder, the jury couldn't agree on whether to sentence him to death, or life in prison without parole, leaving the judge to decide.

Mountjoy previously denied motions from Wood's attorneys that sought a new trial and called judge-imposed death sentences unconstitutional.

Hailey, a fourth-grader at the time, had been sick for a few days, so stayed at home from school, mother Stacey Herman told the Springfield News-Leader.

Wood then snatched her off a Springfield, Mo., street in broad daylight in front of horrified witnesses, reports said.

Neighbors tried to rescue her, even chasing after the suspect and recording his license plate number.

Wood therafter took Hailey to his home, where he raped the child and shot her in the head, according to authorities. Her body was found in his basement, they said.

Prosecutors described Wood going to a store to buy bleach and a laundromat to clean his clothes.

Springfield residents and others reacted on social media after Wood's death sentence, the News-Leader reported.

Some of the News-Leader's readers were, however, opposed to the death penalty.

"It costs more to keep a prisoner on death row than life in prison. Why?" reader Ginger Williamson wrote to the newspaper. "Who do you think pays for all those appeals? We the taxpayers do."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A former middle-school football coach convicted of abducting and killing a 10-year-old girl in Missouri has been sentenced to death. Circuit Judge Thomas Mountjoy issued his ruling Thursday in the case of Craig Wood, 49, who was convicted in November for the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens.

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This dad created a version of the Disneyland fireworks to project in his daughter's room.

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Every kid would dream of living in Disneyland, but one little girl actually gets to fall asleep there every night. Well, kind of.

One dad recreated a Disneyland fireworks show above Sleeping Beauty's castle in his daughter's bedroom with a toy castle, projector, and a little DIY magic. "My daughter loves the castle and fireworks at Disneyland," Lyle Coram told GoodHousekeeping.com. "We didn't have a plan ... it just kind of worked out."

Turns out, winging it really did work out for Coram, who works as a stagehand for shows in Las Vegas. Look how beautiful the finished result is:

"The fireworks are pretty easy to do - it's a projector and a media player projecting on the ceiling," Coram explains.

Using an AtmosFX projector, Coram then downloaded a fireworks show from the company's website and displayed it on the ceiling of his daughter's bedroom above her toy castle.

BUY NOW: AtmostFX projector, $200, amazon.com

To make the scene even more magical, Coram installed RGB LED strips into the crown molding of to create the purple glow, and then embedded about 280 fiber optic "stars" into the ceiling.

According to Coram, the fiber optics were the most difficult part because he had to go into the attic and push each one through the drywall for the starry night effect.

But even if you skip that part, the projector tip alone is enough Disney magic to hold anyone over until they can see Disney fireworks in real life.

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WHOA: One Dad Recreated the Disney Fireworks Show in His Daughter's Room

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Venezuelans lose an average of 19lbs due to nationwide food shortages

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The economic crisis in Venezuela is so severe that 75 per cent of the country's population has lost an average of 19 pounds in weight, a new study has found.

A third of the nation's citizens are now only eating two or fewer meals per day, as soaring inflation creates food shortages.

The new findings come from the country's National Survey of Living Conditions, which is conducted by three Venezuelan universities.

It found 32.5 per cent of Venezuelans, around 9.6 million people, say they are eating no more than two meals a day - a huge rise from 11.3 per cent in 2015.

In total, 82 per cent of the nation's households are now living in poverty and 93 per cent said their income was not enough to cover their food needs.

Venezuela was plunged into economic crisis in 2014 when a global fall in oil prices crippled its oil-orientated economy. Since then, inflation has soared to 800 per cent and the currency has collapsed.

This has made it difficult to import basic goods like food, creating shortages and price hikes on the items that are available. As a result, Venezuelans are increasingly relying on cheap foods like potatoes.

"There is a change in eating habits patterns from 2014", said Maritza Landaeta, a researcher with the Venezuelan Health Observatory, according to Fox News. "Previously Venezuelans consumed primarily rice, breads and pastas; now it's tubers,"

"In our qualitative studies we observed mothers who say that they fed their children only with bananas or auyamas [a kind of pumpkin] to satisfy their feeding needs."

The economic problems have fuelled political instability and widespread protests against the president, Nicolas Maduro, who took office after the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013.

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Trump accepts offer to meet Kim Jong Un

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President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House announced, setting the scene for an unprecedented encounter between two nations that only recently threatened to wipe each other out.

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Fast-food behemoth McDonald’s is temporarily flipping its iconic logo and switching its packaging in some U.S. locations — a move meant to celebrate International Women’s Day, which is today, the company says.

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Credit card debt surpasses $1 trillion in the US for first time

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U.S. consumers' total credit card debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, according to a new study by the personal finance website WalletHub.

Consumers took on an additional $92.2 billion in debt last year, the highest single-year amount since 2007. The average U.S. household owes $8,600 on credit cards, WalletHub found.

The accumulation of debt reflected Americans' confidence in the economy, according to Jill Gonzalez, a senior analyst at WalletHub.

"We haven't seen anything like this," she told ABC News. " Consumer confidence is at its highest point. Since the recession, people have been saving up for houses, cars ... new furniture and appliances, which often get charged on credit cards."

In the fourth quarter of 2017 alone, consumers added $67.6 billion while the charge-off rate remained at historical lows.

Charge-off rate is the percentage of credit card users whose unpaid balances credit card companies are unable to collect.

The low charge-off rate is helping lenders continue to extend credit, making it easier for consumers to spend.

However, the delinquency rate increased at the end of the third quarter last year, she said.

"People are spending so much more than they have. They cannot keep up with the bill," said Gonzalez.

WalletHub's survey also showed that 13 percent of people with credit card debt do not remember how they got into debt.

Total household indebtedness in the fourth-quarter rose to $13.15 trillion from $12.96 trillion in the third quarter, an increase of 1.5 percent. Mortgages accounted for the largest component of household debt, according to a quarterly report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

As the delinquency rate continues to rise, "lenders will tighten credit by making it harder to get a credit card, and shortening a lot of the great deals that we are so accustomed to," said Gonzalez.

The average credit score for U.S. consumers is 675, just four points lower than the average in 2007, according to consumer credit reporting agency Experian.

Gonzalez predicts the number of consumers who become delinquent on payments will increase in the coming months, resulting in a drop in the average credit score.

"This is not good news in any way you cut it. [People are not] remembering the lessons taught during the recession," she said.

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The Deadliest Snakes Ever Found On The Planet

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Senior Police Officer Christopher Hickman, 31, was removed from patrol duty a day after the incident last August and resigned from the Asheville Police Department in January, the same day he was to be terminated, according to a timeline of the case released by the Asheville City Council.

On Thursday, a judge issued a warrant for Hickman's arrest on one count each of assault by strangulation, assault inflicting serious injury and communicating threats.

Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said Hickman has been taken into custody. It is unclear whether Hickman has an attorney.

CNN reached out to the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in Asheville and didn't receive an immediate comment.

The release of body cam video in late February caused outrage in this North Carolina city in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The video shows Hickman and an officer in training stopping Johnnie Jermaine Rush, then 32, for allegedly jaywalking in the early morning hours of August 25, 2017.

After initial words were exchanged, Hickman moves to arrest Rush, who then flees on foot, according to video of the incident published by the Asheville Citizen-Times on February 28.

"(He) thinks it's funny," Hickman is heard saying as he chases Rush. "You know what's funny is you're gonna get f---ed up hardcore."

The officers catch Rush and tackle him. As Rush is being restrained on the ground, Hickman punches him in the head several times, shoots him with a stun gun and chokes him.

"I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" Rush repeatedly yells. "Help! Help!"

Later in the video, Hickman speaks with another officer.

"I beat the s--- out of his head," Hickman says. "Not gonna lie about that."

The violent arrest is one of several videotaped instances in recent years that have generated anger and public debate about police use of force.

Hickman did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Rush could not be reached for comment.

A spokesman for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said that the FBI has launched an investigation into the incident, according to the Citizen-Times. The US Department of Justice told CNN it never comments on whether there is an investigation.

Tempers flared at a town hall meeting Wednesday as locals expressed their frustration and anger about the incident, according to CNN affiliate WLOS. Amid the outcry, police Chief Tammy Hooper said she would resign if it would help resolve the problem, WLOS reported.

CNN called the police department but was unable to get a comment from the chief.

"There is no excuse for what happened to Johnnie Rush," the ACLU of North Carolina said in a tweet. "Police must protect and serve everyone, regardless of race. Instead, a Black man gets beaten, tased, and choked over jaywalking. That's right, jaywalking."

Manheimer apologized to Rush in a statement on behalf of the City Council.

"The City Council and I immediately contacted city administration to express our outrage at the treatment of Mr. Rush and our outrage of not being informed about the actions of APD officers," Manheimer wrote. "We will have accountability and, above all, transparency."

Manheimer said the council wants to review how the incident was handled by police administrators and to look at police policies and training.

Officer resigned before termination

Rush initially was charged with second-degree trespassing and resisting a public officer. He filed a complaint with police the day he was arrested alleging Hickman used excessive force.

Chief Hooper watched the body camera footage, according to the timeline, and ordered Hickman off the street and told him to turn in his badge and gun. He was placed on administrative duty after Rush's complaint.

"The whole thing is bad, right? When I watched the video, I had the same reaction as probably you did when you watched it," Hooper told WLOS. "It's just a terrible, egregious case. The whole reason around the stop to begin with was just a bad thing from start to finish."

The district attorney and Asheville police agreed to dismiss the charges against Rush in September after watching the body camera footage, according to documents from the City Council.

"The acts demonstrated in the video were egregious and unacceptable," Asheville police said. "Therefore, APD requested that all charges against Mr. Rush related to this incident be dropped, to which the DA agreed and dismissed them."

Officials then went back and reviewed 58 hours of Hickman's body camera footage and found four other instances in which he displayed "discourteous and rude conduct to members of the public," according to the timeline.

In January, Hooper moved to fire Hickman but the officer resigned first.

Hooper also asked a detective to investigate whether Hickman committed criminal assault in the interaction, according to the timeline. That investigation is ongoing.

"The acts demonstrated in this video are unacceptable and contrary to the department's vision and the progress we have made in the last several years in improving community trust," the police chief said in a statement.

"Officers know that they must earn the trust of our community by providing fair and respectful service. That very clearly did not happen during the incident depicted and for that I apologize to Mr. Rush, as well as the community," Hooper said.

'I can't breathe'

The body camera video published online by the Citizen-Times begins as Hickman and an officer in training decide to get out of the car and talk to Rush. They say in the video that they had just warned him not to jaywalk.

"You ain't got nothing better to do besides mess with me, and I'm trying to go home," Rush says. "I just got off of work, man. I'm tired."

The officer in training says he saw Rush fail to use a crosswalk four times in a row.

"I was polite with you and asked you, use the crosswalk. I know what you're doing man," the officer in training says. "You think I'm a punk. Guess what, I'm not. I don't think you're a punk either."

The officer in training says he can either arrest Rush or write him a ticket. After more words are exchanged, the officer in training begins to write a ticket.

"Ya'll ain't got s--- better to do besides harass somebody about f---ing walking," Rush says.

Hickman then tells Rush to put his hands behind his back. As the officers approach, Rush flees.

The officers catch up to him and tackle him to the ground. They order him to put his hands behind his back, and he says he can't.

"I can't breathe! I can't breathe!"

Hickman picks up his stun gun and shoots Rush on the ground, who screams in pain. The video shows Hickman putting his left hand around Rush's throat and ordering him to put his hands behind his back.

"I can't!" Rush says.

'I beat the s--- out of his head'

Other officers arrive on the scene, and Rush is handcuffed on the ground.

"All this over you getting a ticket? Now it's serious, bro," Hickman says.

Hickman then begins yelling at Rush and asks him, "What's wrong with you?"

"Stop yelling at me," Rush says.

"Well, then get up and we'll put you in a car, tough boy," Hickman says.

Officers help Rush up, the video shows, and as Hickman moves him over to his patrol car, he pushes Rush's head down.

"Stop, man, you ain't got to do all of that," Rush says.

"Don't look at me with your spitty, blood face," Hickman responds.

"Yeah, because you've been hitting me in my face," Rush says.

"Yeah, you're right," Hickman says.

"So that give you the right to punch me in my face?" Rush says.

"Unfortunately, it is," officer says.

Later, Hickman speaks with a supervisor on the scene about what happened. The city manager identified the person as a supervisor.

"He started throwing a fit on the sidewalk. I told him to get his hands behind his back, and it was on from there. (He) ran, laughing, saying 'f--- you,' 'can't wait til you catch me.' So we caught him," Hickman says.

"Then he wanted to fight. Tried to drag the Taser out of my hand, and then I just went on his f---ing head. I beat the s--- out of his head. Not gonna lie about that."

The supervisor tasked with reviewing cases of use of force failed to forward any information or notes from Hickman or Rush and did not review the body camera footage, according to the City Council timeline. That supervisor was disciplined and ordered to undergo more training.

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North Carolina police officer resigns after beating and choking suspected jaywalker

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Senior Police Officer Christopher Hickman, 31, was removed from patrol duty a day after the incident last August and resigned from the Asheville Police Department in January, the same day he was to be terminated, according to a timeline of the case released by the Asheville City Council.

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South Korean Probe says Kim Jung Un may be dealing with a variety of health problems.

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As U.S. and South Korean intelligence teams investigate the sincerity of Kim Jong Un's newfound willingness to engage in a denuclearization dialogue, they are also tracking reports the North Korean dictator is dealing with a variety of health issues.

While there is little hard medical evidence, according to sources, Kim's family history, physical appearance, and behavior in recent years have led to speculation he may suffer from a range of conditions including gout, diabetes, high blood pressure, a sexually transmitted disease, and psychological issues.

"Kim's health is something our own Intel community is trying to gain every possible insight on," said Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National Interest. "There are rumors that Kim might have had plastic surgery and purposely gained weight to look more like his grandfather, the founding ruler of North Korea, and channel some his popularity."

U.S. intelligence sources acknowledged that piecing together an accurate "health profile" of Kim Jong Un, who is around 35 years old, was not only "critical intelligence," but the "bread and butter" of scores of experts.

"Health conditions, including use of medicines or drugs, can impact a foreign leader's decision-making and an expected death or debilitation of a leader can cause instability in a country with potential consequences for US interests," Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center and former CIA deputy division chief for Korea, told Fox News.

So what is known about Kim's health?

North Korean officials in 2014 acknowledged he was suffering from an "uncomfortable physical condition" after footage was captured of him looking evidently heavier, and walking with a pronounced limp. Experts quickly pointed to gout, which sparked speculation he also suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure.

"Kim Jong-un has gained a lot of weight, and this weight gain is believed to have brought many side effects, including heart disease and high blood pressure," observed Eric Yoon, CEO and Founder of Television Korea 24. "Kim often enjoys heavy drinking and smoking. In October 2014, he disappeared from the public and media for two months due to arthritic pain in his leg. But his health is top secret due to possible uprising in North Korea. Instead, he often just won't appear in public."

There are also unconfirmed reports Kim has a sexually transmitted disease (STD). U.S intelligence sources told Fox News Kim's father was believed to have had a range of STDs, including syphilis, and that it is "possible" the son may have the same.

Speculation swirled around Kim Jong Il during his reign, as STDs reportedly rose to almost epidemic levels during the 1990s, when a calamitous famine sparked the growth of a sex industry desperate to make money.

The trend has reportedly continued within wealthier circles around Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. There are continued claims from South Korean news agencies that young girls are forced into prostitution to "service high-ranking North Korean officials," making sexually transmitted diseases all the more rampant among the military elite.

Then there is the issue of Kim's mental health, and what some see as signs of stress, and even paranoia. Korean media regularly report on Kim's "insomnia," and obsession with potential threats from people who many usurp his power.
NORTH KOREA: HOW CHRISTIANS SURVIVE IN THE WORLD'S MOST ANTI-CHRISTIAN NATION MILLIONS OF AMERICAN LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE AS NORTH KOREA THREATENS TO ATTACK POWER GRID
Kim Dong Yon, a former Republic of Korea air force officer and North Korean analyst, claimed a former chief doctor of Kim's grandfather, Kim il-Sung, asserted the former leader mandated frequent blood transfusions from young men with the same blood type "in order to support and improve the blood circulation."

"Based on this, Kim Jong-un may go through similar medical treatments in order to improve his physical condition," Yon speculated.

According to Yoon, Kim has a private doctor who resides in Bong Hwa Clinic and Hospital, located in Pyongyang. Bong Hwa is known to treat "only the top officials," and the first family of North Korea.

"Kim has a team of doctors who cares for him and sometimes if need be, they will bring in foreign specialists from Russia, China, Singapore and Germany," he said.

One U.S source said "what is fairly certain is that as far as access to health care and diet goes, he probably has access to the best that money can buy."

Tom Fowdy, a marketing associate with China Global Connections and a North Korea analyst, concurred that while questions about the leader's well-being are shrouded in guesswork, his family lineage offers plenty of red flags.

"His father Kim Jong il had serious problems in his final years, including diabetes, rumors of a stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and of course died of a heart attack," Fowdy said. "Grandfather Kim il-Sung's health was best characterized by the presence of a growing calcium deposit on the back of his neck which grew to the size of a baseball. Due to the close proximity to his spine, it could not be operated on."

Fowdy noted that North Korean photographers famously went to great lengths to try and hide the growth, with every picture of him taken from the left angle to conceal it.

"There are several sneaky photos where people caught it," Foudy said. "However, if you wish to visit Kim il-Sung's preserved body in the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the official state Mausoleum, you can see enough of his head to note the tumor is absent."

When it comes to rogue regimes like North Korea, having proper intelligence reports and plans in place should Kim's health severely fail are crucial, sources said.

"We now develop a variety of scenarios - and some unlikely ones - as far as how he could fall from power and most importantly, who would likely replace him and in what manner," said James Williamson, a retired Army special operations colonel and founder of OPSEC, a non-partisan advocacy organization focused on protecting national intelligence assets.

One former high-ranking Pentagon official stressed contingency plans in the event of a Kim Jong un death are especially vital for a nuclear-armed adversary - "finding out who would be in-charge or whether a civil war would ensue, finding out who is on what side, and working closely with China and South Korea to seize control of any nuclear sites."

But when it comes to developing an accurate health assessment of the unpredictable leader, obtaining fact from fiction, is no easy feat.

"Within the intelligence community, North Korea is acknowledged to be the hardest of hard targets," Klingner added. "Information, including the heath of Kim Jong un, is difficult to come by and each intelligence source face considerable constraints in obtaining data on North Korea."

Hollie McKay has been a FoxNews.com staff reporter since 2007. She has reported extensively from the Middle East on the rise and fall of terrorist groups such as ISIS in Iraq. Follow her on twitter at @holliesmckay

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U.S., South Korean intelligence probe reports of Kim Jong Un health woes

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Despite Kim Jong Un's sudden willingness for denuclearization dialogue, monitoring the developments of North Korea's burgeoning arsenal remains at the top of the agenda for the U.S. and regional intelligence communities - along with the equally as crucial tracking of the dictator's health.

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Person arrested in front of white house because he assaulted a police officer.

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A person was arrested outside the White House Thursday evening, the U.S. Secret Service announced.

The person, who was not immediately identified, was arrested for assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, threatening bodily harm and destruction of property. Footage from the arrest appeared to show officers tackling the suspect, NBC Washington reported.

The Secret Service said White House operations were not impacted.
MAN DEAD AFTER SHOOTING HIMSELF OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE, AUTHORITIES CONFIRM
The arrest comes less than a week after Cameron Ross Burgess, 26, of Alabama shot and killed himself in front of the White House Saturday afternoon.

Metropolitan Police said in a Tuesday report that Burgess was found Saturday with a bullet wound to the head and a gun by his right-hand side. The Secret Service said the gunshots were not aimed at the White House. President Trump was in Mar-a-Lago at the time of that incident.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Person arrested outside White House, Secret Service confirms

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A person was arrested outside the White House Thursday evening, the U.S. Secret Service announced. The person, who was not immediately identified, was arrested for assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, threatening bodily harm and destruction of property. Footage from the arrest appeared to show officers tackling the suspect, NBC Washington reported.