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In general terms, Apple's guidelines indicate that "apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust or in exceptionally poor taste."

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Telegram's founder and CEO said Apple removed the company's controversial messaging apps from the iOS App Store because of content that apparently violated Apple's guidelines.

"We were alerted by Apple that inappropriate content was made available to our users, and both apps were taken off the App Store," Pavel Durov remarked on Twitter. "Once we have protections in place, we expect the apps to be back on the App Store." He did not comment on timing.

Telegram's free apps are still available for Android in the Google Play store. The apps can still be downloaded onto a computer via the Mac version of the App Store.

Apple also confirmed the removal of the iOS apps but gave no reason. In general terms, Apple's guidelines indicate that "apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust or in exceptionally poor taste." Nor should they be inflammatory or intended to cause physical harm, the company says.

More: Net neutrality app is a lesson in Apple's App Store power

More: Apple iPhone X strategy stumbles but higher prices likely kept sales afloat

Telegram has not yet responded to a USA TODAY request for comment.

Durov, a Russian programmer who has been referred to as the "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia," fled his native country in 2014. He has since run Telegram from various overseas outposts, most recently Dubai. On its website, the company said it is "ready to relocate again if local regulations change."

Though used by millions of people around the world, Telegram's messaging apps are baked in controversy. Its "secret chats" employ end-to-end encryption, which allows back-and-forth communications to be secure. Individuals have used them to organize protests against the government. Iran, for instance, blocked the use of Telegram after the escalation of anti-government protests over jobs and alleged corruption. Iran's government said protesters were fomenting "social unrest."

More: Iran blocks messaging app Telegram used by protesters

Governments have also blamed the app for enabling extremist groups and terrorists. Last year, Indonesia blocked the app, citing concerns terrorists were organizing there.

In a speech in Davos, Switzerland, last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that "smaller platforms can quickly become home to criminals and terrorists. We have seen that happen with Telegram. And we need to see more cooperation from smaller platforms like this. No one wants to be known as 'the terrorists' platform' or the first-choice app for pedophiles."

In the company blog, Telegram wrote that "nobody, including Telegram, can decipher the data exchanged by communicating parties." The company says secret chat messages cannot be forwarded, and when you delete them, the message on the other side of the communication string will also be deleted. Senders can also arrange to have messages "self-destruct" after a designated time after which they've been opened or read.

Durov recently tweeted that, "Some politicians tend to blame tools for actions one can perform with these tools."

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Telegram's founder and CEO said Apple removed the company's controversial messaging apps from the iOS App Store because of content that apparently violated Apple's guidelines. "We were alerted by Apple that inappropriate content was made available to our users, and both apps were taken off the App Store," Pavel Durov remarked on Twitter.

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Fidel Castro's oldest son commits suicide, Cuban state media report

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The oldest son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro committed suicide at the age of 68, Cuban state media reported Thursday.

Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Diaz-Balart, according to the Miami Herald, is the oldest son of Castro and his first wife, Mirta Diaz Balart.

Among his own offspring, Fidel only publicly recognized Fidelito, the angel-faced, blond boy from revolution-era photographs who today causes double-takes because he so resembles his father. As an adult he rose to the top post at Cuba's Atomic Energy Commission before his father removed him for unpublicized reasons in the early 1990s.

Diaz-Balart was born in 1949 and brought to the United States in the 1950's after his mother divorced Castro. While in Mexico preparing for the guerrilla war, Castro persuaded Mirta to send Fidelito for a two-week visit, then refused to send him back.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The oldest son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro committed suicide at the age of 68, Cuban state media reported Thursday. Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Diaz-Balart, according to the Miami Herald, is the oldest son of Castro and his first wife, Mirta Diaz Balart.

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A killer Whale in an international research facility has been trained to mimic a human voice. It say simple words like hello and bye.

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A team of international researchers have taught a female orca whale to imitate human speech, documenting what is considered to be a world first in a paper published Wednesday.

Using Wikie the whale, who lives at the Marineland Aquarium in southern France as their test subject, scientists discovered a whale could learn new vocalizations by imitating its trainer.

Wikie was able to repeat a handful of words including "hello," "bye bye," "one, two" and "Amy."

"We found that the subject made recognizable copies of all familiar and novel conspecific and human sounds tested and did so relatively quickly (most during the first 10 trials and three in the first attempt)," the experts revealed in their paper.

Most mammals use the larynx to produce sound and as humans we are able to speak in part because of the motor ability we possess. The same can not be said for toothed cetaceans (think whales and dolphins) as they produce sounds in their nasal passages, thus making Wikie's audible performance even more remarkable.

To determine whether an orca whale really could learn new vocalizations, Josep Call, professor in evolutionary origins of mind at the University of St Andrews and a co-author of the study, explained how the team chose human sounds, which are not already in the whale's repertoire.

"Human sounds are easily recognizable by us and if they could produce a human sound that is not in their normal repertoire, that would mean that the only way they could learn it is by listening to it and reproducing it. And that's what we did," Call told CNN.

In the wild, killer whales live in pods and are known to have different dialects, but there has been intense debate in the scientific community around how this came to be.

Call said one of the explanations postulated is that it is a learned ability, but nobody had been able to demonstrate that until now.

"Our study shows that our vocal learnings, even of sounds that are not in the killer whale repertoire, is plausible," he said.

"After one has done it, one of the next questions is, can all killer whales do it? How widespread is this ability? Maybe Wikie is special, an exception, but maybe not," he continued.

In the paper, researchers explained that vocal imitation is a hallmark of human spoken language but in other animals it occurs less often. Call explained that dolphins and beluga whales have been known to copy sounds from other species while some birds, like parrots for example, are known to mimic sounds.

But don't get too excited about the prospect of speaking to whales just yet. The scientists were also quick to pour water on any suggestions that their research indicated Wikie was able to comprehend the sounds she was making as communication.

"It was not about establishing a two way communication between killer whales and humans... I doubt it sincerely," he said. "We have no evidence that (Wikie) thinks she is greeting someone in the morning and saying 'hello.'"

But he remains hopeful, saying that future research could be developed to explore if it was possible for whales to comprehend the sounds they are making.

"Whether they could use this vocalization, these sounds they produce, whether they could use them to interact with humans or with other killer whales is a an open question, it's a fascinating question," he added.

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A team of international researchers have taught a female orca whale to imitate human speech, documenting what is considered to be a world first in a paper published Wednesday. Using Wikie the whale, who lives at the Marineland Aquarium in southern France as their test subject, scientists discovered a whale could learn new vocalizations by imitating its trainer.

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LIVE: Los Angeles school shooting: 15-yr-old boy shot in head in critical condition; girl arrested

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LOS ANGELES - Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Thursday at his Los Angeles middle school and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A 15-year-old girl was also shot in the wrist and is in fair condition. Three others were wounded.

The three others range in age from 11 to 30 and suffered minor cuts and scrapes.

Police arrested the female student and recovered a gun after the shooting that happened just before 9 a.m. at Salvador B. Castro Middle School, west of the city's downtown.

Television news footage showed a girl with dark hair wearing a sweatshirt being led out of the school in handcuffs a short time later.

Police cars blocked off an intersection near the school and parents gathered at the street corner, talking on their phones and awaiting word on their children.

Gloria Echeverria was waiting outside a line of police tape preventing people from approaching the school, waiting for news about her 13-year-old son.

"I'm just hoping it has nothing to do with him," she said. "I'm just scared for all the kids - school is supposed to be a safe place for them, and apparently it's not."

Steve Zipperman, chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District police force, said the school's campus remained on lockdown later in the morning but had been declared safe.

"We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said. "We have our school mental health folks that are here to support the needs of the students."

Police and leaders worked Thursday to secure the school to be sure there are no accomplices.

Students at middle and high schools in Los Angeles middle are subject to daily random searches for weapons using metal-detector wands.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has a policy that requires every middle and high school campus to conduct daily random searches at different hours of the school day for students in the sixth grade and up.

An audit released in April found 10 percent of schools did not conduct daily searches and one-fourth did not have enough metal detector wands.

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LIVE: Los Angeles school shooting: 15-yr-old boy shot in head in critical condition; girl arrested

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LOS ANGELES -- Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Thursday at his Los Angeles middle school and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A 15-year-old girl was also shot in the wrist and is in fair condition. Three others were wounded.

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The coffee king has a new idea to fight slowing sales -- its own Visa credit card. It'll help you build Starbucks rewards even if you're using it to buy stuff outside of the coffee shops.

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Put it on your Starbucks card. But we're not talking about one of those gift cards.

The coffee king has a new idea to fight slowing sales -- its own Visa credit card. It'll help you build Starbucks rewards even if you're using it to buy stuff outside of the coffee shops.

Starbucks announced the new Starbucks Rewards Visa Card Thursday. It's backed by JPMorgan Chase . Starbucks first hinted last year that a new co-branded card was coming soon.

Customers can use the card at Starbucks as well as other stores that accept Visa , and they can earn points, dubbed Stars (why not Bucks?), that can be redeemed for drinks and food at more 8,000 Starbucks locations nationwide.

Cardholders will also become members of the company's Starbucks Rewards loyalty program, which already has more than 14 million people signed up.

The card will have an annual fee of $49. People who apply for the card will get a physical piece of plastic within 7-10 days of getting approved for the card. They will also get a digital version of the card immediately loaded into the Starbucks mobile app.

But Starbucks said that it and JPMorgan Chase are also working on a co-branded prepaid debit card that will launch later this year. That could attract consumers who have poor credit histories or are wary of adding on more debt.

Related: What's wrong with Starbucks?

Any moves that can potentially boost sales at Starbucks would be welcomed by investors. The company needs a caffeine jolt.

Revenue growth has started to slow in the United States. Starbucks said in its fourth quarter earnings report that sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose just 2% -- below analysts' expectations.

CEO Kevin Johnson, who took over for Howard Schultz last year, told analysts during a conference call that demand for the company's limited-time holiday beverages, gift cards and other merchandise "did not resonate with our customers as planned."

Starbucks is also having trouble attracting new customers. All its same-store sales growth in the United States came from customers spending more. The number of actual transactions in the fourth quarter was flat.

Shares of Starbucks fell more than 4% on the disappointing earnings report and the stock is now down for the year -- missing out on the hot start for the broader market so far in 2018. Starbucks stock is also down slightly since Johnson succeeded Schultz.

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up 20%, while Starbucks' rival Dunkin' Brands has gained nearly 20% and the resurgent McDonald's , which has added more premium coffee beverages to its menu lately, has soared more than 30%.

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 1, 2018: 11:44 AM ET

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Missouri's attorney general, who is a Republican candidate is facing criticism for a December speech in which he blamed the sexual revolution for human trafficking.

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"The sexual revolution has led to exploitation of women on a scale that we would never have imagined," Josh Hawley said in a December 7 speech to Christian pastors at an event hosted by the Missouri Renewal Project.

The Kansas City Star was the first to report on Hawley's remarks. His campaign posted his full speech Wednesday on its YouTube page.

"You know what I'm talking about, the 1960s, 1970s, it became commonplace in our culture among our cultural elites, Hollywood, and the media to talk about -- to denigrate the biblical truth about husband and wife, man and woman," Hawley said.

Hawley argued that there's a "human trafficking crisis" because "our culture has completely lost its way."

"We must also deliver a message to our culture that the false gospel of 'anything goes' ends in this road of slavery," Hawley said.

Hawley is one of several Republican candidates hoping to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Hawley, who announced his candidacy last October, has the support of President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence even personally called him back in July to encourage him to jump into the race.

Kelli Ford, a spokeswoman for Hawley's campaign, stood by the candidate's remarks when asked for comment, adding that he's aggressively cracked down on sex trafficking since taking office last year.

"Let's get serious: sex trafficking is driven by male demand and the subjugation of women. In the 1960s and '70s, it became OK for Hollywood and the media to treat women as objects for male gratification. And that demeaning view of women has helped fuel harassment, inequality, and yes, sex trafficking," she said in a statement. "As Josh often says, to end sex trafficking, it's not enough to put the criminals behind bars; you have to change the culture of male exploitation of women."

McCaskill, who was first elected in 2006, responded to Hawley's remarks on Twitter Wednesday, taking aim at Hawley's education from Stanford and Yale Law.

"I didn't go to one of those fancy private schools, but the history I learned in public schools (and) Mizzou taught me that the evidence of trafficking of women for sex goes back to before 2000 BC. It didn't begin with women's rights and the birth control pill," the Democratic senator wrote.

Hawley fired back on Twitter at McCaskill, telling her to "fly commercial home from your next Hollywood fundraiser (and) ask people what Hollywood is doing to our culture."

"I'm for contraception (and) women working. I'm against exploitation of women promoted for decades by Hollywood (and) culture. Have to change that to stop trafficking," he said.

Left leaning group EMILY's List and progressive Super PAC American Bridge jumped on the candidate's remarks.

"Josh Hawley's ridiculous attempt to appear like he cares at all about women's rights would be funny if it wasn't so revolting," American Bridge spokesperson Allison Teixeira Sulier said in statement Thursday. "From his work to restrict access to birth control to his disgusting comments victim-blaming women affected by sex trafficking, Josh Hawley is no friend to Missouri women, and they will hold him accountable."

The attention on Hawley's remarks comes after another GOP Missouri Senate candidate, Courtland Sykes, faced criticism over a statement he wrote in which he called feminists "she devils" and said he expects his fiancée to have dinner prepared for him every night.

McCaskill is one of the vulnerable Democrats facing a tough re-election race this November in a state Trump won by double digits in the 2016 election.

CNN's Juana Summers contributed to this report.

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"The sexual revolution has led to exploitation of women on a scale that we would never have imagined," Josh Hawley said in a December 7 speech to Christian pastors at an event hosted by the Missouri Renewal Project. The Kansas City Star was the first to report on Hawley's remarks.

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The athletes from North Korea finally arrived in  the athletes village in Gangneung.

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Yale sororities creating 'blacklist' of boys from Bush family fraternity who make women 'feel uncomfortable'

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Sororities at Yale University are now giving members the ability to "flag" names of people who allegedly make them feel uncomfortable, with the frat "blacklist" emerging amid the fallout from accusations of sexual misconduct by a fraternity whose legacies include both former Bush presidents.

The new measures by sororities Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta Phi include giving out surveys to members before social events to include names of people they feel uncomfortable seeing there, the Yale Daily News reported.

"There is a general sentiment of disappointment regarding sexual safety on college campuses, and Theta is working to improve the safety of its members and all Yale students," sorority chapter president Miranda Duster told the newspaper.

Duster said the list of people, including those who are "flagged," is only available to Theta members and only for use at private chapter events. Those who are put on the list are barred from attending events hosted by the sorority.

The action by the sororities comes in the wake of sexual assault allegations against two brothers from the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, which were reported by the Yale Daily News and Business Insider.

Two women told BI earlier this month they were victims of sexual assaults by brothers in DKE, including the chapter's former President, Puke Persichetti, during the 2016-2017 school year. The school later determined Persichetti engaged in "penetration without consent" and he was issued a three-term suspension, according to Business Insider.
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In addition to the two men, more than a dozen others told the news outlet they've seen or experienced nonconsensual sexual contact -- including groping and sexual assault -- by members of the fraternity since 2014.

In a statement last Monday to the Yale Daily News, a fraternity spokesman said the group is working on recommendations that would foster "a safer and more welcoming environment" at events. The spokesperson also said the frat's national organization was asked to investigate the chapter's social culture.

Yale Pi Phi chapter president Paige Vermeer told the newspaper her group met with DKE members to suggest "flagging" fraternity brothers before chapter events. The chapter spokesman had no further comment about the flagging system when asked by the Yale Daily News.
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The Yale Chapter of DKE, whose alumni include former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, was banned for five years from conducting any activities on campus after an incident in the fall of 2010. At the time, brothers marched pledges around campus during the chapter's "Hell Week" and chanted sexually explicit phrases outside the Yale Women's Center that went viral on YouTube.

"My name is Jack, I'm a necrophiliac," the pledges chanted at one point. "I f- dead women, and fill them with my semen."

Mary Miller, then-dean of Yale College, said the school's disciplinary board issued penalties after finding "several fraternity members" had violated undergraduate regulations.

"After a full hearing, the Committee found that the DKE chapter, as an organization, one comprised of Yale students, had threatened and intimidated others, in violation of the Undergraduate Regulations of Yale College as they pertain to'harassment, coercion or intimidation' and 'imperiling the integrity and values of the University community,'" she wrote. "The Executive Committee further found several fraternity members had also, as individuals, violated the same regulations."

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Lebron said that if the warriors would consider a max contract slot, he would consider coming.

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How could the defending champion Golden State Warriors add LeBron James to their roster?

As ESPN's Chris Haynes reported, James would consider meeting with the Warriors in the offseason if they were able to create a max salary slot.

However, the roster decisions involved in such a move are complicated. These are the three possible paths if the Warriors decided to chase LeBron (or any other max player).

Opting in for 2018-19

The summer of 2016 told us to never dismiss anything when it comes to the Warriors and their ability to land a superstar.

The difference between then and now will be Golden State's inability to create space combined with the salary cap increasing only 1.9 percent. Two years ago, the Warriors were in position to sign Kevin Durant based on the cap increasing from $70 million to $94.1 million -- not to mention that Stephen Curry had a salary of $12 million and Harrison Barnes was set to be a free agent. If LeBron does decide he wants to join Golden State, the maneuvers won't be so simple.

Last June, Chris Paul notified the Clippers that he was not planning to sign with them as a free agent. Instead of the Clippers losing Paul for nothing, the point guard opted in to his $24.6 million contract and was sent to Houston for a package of players and draft picks. This scenario allowed the Rockets not to completely gut their roster to create cap space for Paul if he became a free agent.

No one in NBA history has shot with the same height advantage as Kristaps Porzingis. He just hasn't realized how to unleash that potential yet.

Who's going No. 1, and how far has OU star Trae Young climbed? What prospect can the Cavs -- or a potential trade partner -- land with the Brooklyn pick? We project both rounds.

For LeBron, the Paul scenario presents the best route if his desire is to play for the Warriors (or, possibly, the Rockets). When the season ends, James and his representatives can meet with the Cavs and let them know that he is not planning to return. Instead of losing James for nothing, Cleveland can take a proactive approach like the Clippers and ask James to opt into his $35.7 million contract (and waive his no-trade clause), with the understanding that he would be traded to a team like the Warriors. Of course, this scenario would need all three parties -- Cleveland, James and Golden State -- to agree.

The Warriors could put together a package that includes All-Star Klay Thompson, wing Andre Iguodala and draft considerations. The Cavs would receive a package of players that would keep them afloat in the East. Keep in mind that if James leaves as a free agent, Cleveland will have limited options in free agency based on being right at the salary cap.

With the trade, Golden State would be able to retain Curry, Durant, Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston, Jordan Bell, Damian Jones and restricted free agent Patrick McCaw. This scenario also would not have an impact on Durant's free agency. The All-Star could either opt into his $26.2 million contract or sign a max salary as a free agent.

While a one-year contract is not appealing, James would be eligible to sign a three-year extension in January, six months after the trade was completed. Here is what that James extension would look like:

The extension would be $6 million more for James if he were to sign with Golden State or another team as a free agent.

Sign and trade

Taking the sign-and-trade approach is similar to James opting into his $35.7 million contract, but it would cost him less in salary and subject the Warriors to the hard cap. The hard cap restricts the Warriors from exceeding the luxury-tax apron.

With the tax projected to be $123 million, Golden State would not be allowed to exceed $129 million. As currently constructed, the Warriors have $128.3 million in committed salary next season and that does not factor in their first-round pick and seven open roster spots.

Trading a combination of Thompson, Iguodala and Livingston has the Warriors with $124 million in salary (including the Durant option), $5 million below the hard cap. This scenario would force Durant to opt out of his contract and sign for a significant discount (think $20 million) and have Golden State fill the remaining nine spots with minimum contracts. The cap gymnastics have the Warriors with $127.9 million in salary, about $1 million below the hard cap.

While James, Durant, Green and Curry would be a lethal group, Golden State's depth and shooting would take a significant blow.

Creating cap space

Including $26.2 million for Durant, Golden State is projected to have $128 million in salary next season, roughly $26 million above the salary cap. That doesn't factor in the Warriors' first-round pick, along with reshaping a bench that will have seven free agents (not including Durant).

Creating a $35.3 million max slot for James would see the Warriors tear down their roster. Green, Thompson, Iguodala and Livingston would have to be traded. Plus, after Durant already took an $8 million pay cut this season, he would have to take that same approach but with even more of a discount.

Here is what the Warriors' roster would look like to make room for James signing as a free agent:

Durant would then have to opt out and shave $4 million off his $26.2 million salary for James to fit -- or LeBron could sign for $4 million less than his max -- and the Warriors would be limited to the minimum exception and $4.4 million midlevel exception to fill out their bench. It's similar to 2016 when they signed Durant, but now they'd be without Thompson and Green. That's unlikely to be appealing to Durant, James or Golden State.

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How could the defending champion Golden State Warriors add LeBron James to their roster? As ESPN's Chris Haynes reported, James would consider meeting with the Warriors in the offseason if they were able to create a max salary slot. However, the roster decisions involved in such a move are complicated.

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A Virginia tech student was arrested after attempting to buy over 5,000 rounds of ammo for an assault rifle. He was an international student, and it was illegal for him to be in possession of any assault weapons. He also purchased a former police car still bearing markings, and bulletproof vest.

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An international student at Virginia Tech was arrested on Monday for illegally possessing an assault rifle, according to the Virginia Tech Police Department.

Freshman Yunsong Zhao, 19, is not a U.S. citizen, which makes it illegal for him to possess a firearm.

"The arrest followed an investigation that spanned several weeks, and the suspect is now in custody," the VTPD said on Tuesday.

According to the arrest warrant, Zhao, who is from China, attempted to purchase 5,000 rounds of ammo. He had also been researching bulletproof vests and had purchased a former law-enforcement vehicle that still bears some police markings.

Zhao was arrested amid rumors on social media that an individual at Virginia Tech was stockpiling weapons on or near campus, but, police said, Zhao's arrest was not related to the rumor.

"VTPD received information about a rumor that 'someone on campus' had been 'stockpiling weapons' and the students 'should avoid large lecture classes,'" VTPD Chief Kevin Foust said. "Understandably, others hearing this were deeply concerned, too. VTPD immediately investigated but have found no evidence this rumor is accurate. However, we will continue to be vigilant for our community."

ABC News Virginia affiliate WSET reported that Zhao has no known criminal history. He had been a student at Virginia Tech for six months.

Zhao has an attorney and has not yet entered a plea, according to a court spokesperson.

In 2007, a Virginia Tech student went on a shooting rampage that killed 32 people, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman and Matt German contributed to this report.

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Los Angeles school shooting leaves 2 people wounded and 1 person in custody

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said.

The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B. Castro Middle School and was taken into custody. The student was not immediately identified.

The shooting was said to be an accident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A female student, 15, was shot in the wrist and taken to the hospital in fair condition. And another student, a 15-year-old boy, was "extremely lucky," according to trauma surgeon Dr. Aaron Strumwasser, as "the trajectory of the bullet did not hit any vital structures that were an immediate threat to life."

Officials expect both teens to make a full recovery.

A 30-year-old woman injured was not hospitalized and the nature of her injury was not immediately known.

Police initially said three others who were wounded were not injured by the shooting. But two other children - a boy, 11, and a girl, 12 - were grazed by bullets, and were treated and released.

Gunfire erupted during a first period elective class that included mixed grades in the middle school, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School, officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

"We do not know yet how a young person ended up having the ability to have access to a firearm and bring it on campus," said Steve Zipperman, chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District police force.

A weapon was recovered at the scene.

Television news footage showed a girl with dark hair and wearing a sweatshirt being led out of the school in handcuffs shortly after the shooting occurred.

Gloria Echeverria was waiting outside a police tape line that prevented people from approaching the school, waiting for news about her 13-year-old son.

"I'm just hoping it has nothing to do with him," she said. "I'm just scared for all the kids - school is supposed to be a safe place for them, and apparently it's not."

Police said the situation was under control and there were no outstanding suspects in the incident. School officials said "a normal school day will continue" despite the lockdown.

"We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said.

More than 360 students are enrolled in the Salvador B. Castro Middle School. Los Angeles police said random weapon checks are conducted on the campus, located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Fox News' Shira Bush and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Girl, 12, opens fire inside Los Angeles middle school, police say; 4 wounded

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said. The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B.

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Packers didn't consult with Aaron Rodgers before they parted with the QB coach.

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said it was an "interesting decision" for the team to not consult him before firing quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt in January.

"Well, my quarterback coach didn't get retained," Rodgers said on ESPN's . "I thought that was an interesting change, really without consulting me. There's a close connection between quarterback and quarterback coach, and that was an interesting decision."

Van Pelt and offensive coordinator Edgar Bennett were fired last month after Green Bay wrapped up a 7-9 season. Van Pelt had been on the Packers' offensive coaching staff since 2012, and he served as the team's quarterbacks coach for each of the last four seasons. Coach Mike McCarthy said Van Pelt's decision not to agree to an extension last year played a part in him being let go.

"When you get to this point, frankly this decision was made last year," McCarthy said last month of Van Pelt. "I don't want to speak on Alex's, his thoughts, but this is a moment he's prepared himself for."

Green Bay finished in the bottom half of the league in nearly every offensive category, thanks in large part to Rodgers missing nine games due to a collarbone. Van Pelt and Bennett failed to properly develop backup Brett Hundley, who struggled mightily in Rodgers' stead.

Despite expressing frustration about not being consulted on the coaching staff changes, Rodgers seemed excited about the Packers' outlook for 2018.

"We've got to get back to playing championship defense," Rodgers said. "We've got a new coordinator, actually on both sides. Joe Philbin came back, and his last year with us was '11, and we had a pretty damn good offense that year. So it's exciting having him back. Some other changes that are a little strange, maybe, but we'll see how they all play out."

The Packers hired Philbin, who was their offensive coordinator from 2007-11, last month. Frank Cignetti Jr. will be their new quarterbacks coach.

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Duane Burleson/Associated Press Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said it was an "interesting decision" for the team to not consult him before firing quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt in January. "Well, my quarterback coach didn't get retained," Rodgers said on ESPN's . "I thought that was an interesting change, really without consulting me.

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A Tennessee high school student was suspended after her principal complained her viral anti-bullying video hurt his feelings and those of teachers, as well.

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A Tennessee high school student was suspended after her principal complained her viral anti-bullying video hurt his feelings and those of teachers, as well.

Emily Gipson, 16, a junior at Lebanon High School, said school administrators accused her of "trying to incite violence" and gave her a two-day-in-school suspension for the video entitled "Welcome to Lebanon High School," posted Jan. 22 on her YouTube channel.

The video, which as of Thursday had more than 760,000 views, showed Gipson asking other students to treat each other better. Gipson said she decided to make the video after a classmate, Allie Johnson, committed suicide in October. Her friends told News 4 Johnson was bullied before she took her own life.

"I've seen problems with bullying, problems with bullying not being dealt with, and I feel like some things are just put aside," Gipson told News 4.
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"It's not just about Lebanon," Gipson explained. "It's about everywhere because everywhere does have these problems. Anywhere I can make a difference I'd love to."

In the video, Gipson criticized her peers' reaction to the Stop It app the Wilson County school had put out in response to Johnson's death.

Gipson also slammed school administration for not letting students be creative and not punishing those who bully.

"Posters say 'Smile' and 'Be happy,' but how am I supposed to be happy in a world - no, in a community - where creativity is put down, where the people who make fun of others never get punished because 'There's no proof,' or 'There's nothing we can do about it,' or, my favorite, 'Kids will be kids,'" she said in the video.

"So let's summarize: We're expected to come to this emotional prison every day, and we're expected to forgive the bullies because the authorities are sure they didn't mean it. Sometimes I wonder how many kids it takes dying to make a difference."

Scott Walters, the principal of Lebanon High School, told The Lebanon Democrat that he could not discuss Gipson's punishment but claimed the video hurt his feelings and those of teachers as well.

Walters also said he had an issue with Gipson recording her video in one of the school's classrooms without a teacher's permission. However, Gipson claimed two coaches gave her permission to use the classroom for her video.

Walters also claimed he received praise from students and parents who did not agree with the video, including a gift from a student who told him he was doing a good job.
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"I can appreciate the perspective of the video," Walters said. "Of course, she's 16, and her perspective is going to be different from mine."

Gipson later recorded a second video to tell her viewers thank you.

Kenneth Gipson, Emily's grandfather and guardian, said the principal told him the only reason the teen was punished was because she did not have permission to take the video on school grounds. "I don't have a problem with that. She violated their policies," he told The Associated Press.

However, Gipson said he's proud of his granddaughter for expressing herself.

"I applaud her for taking a stance. She's speaking against something that is obviously an issue in today's society - today's schools especially. I don't have a problem with the videos at all. I wish she hadn't of done the first one the way she did it inside the classroom, but as far as the message goes, I'm all for the message. I think she's done a great job in bringing to light a very sensitive and needed subject."

Gipson said she was surprised by the response to her video and has received messages telling her that she saved their lives and "made a difference."

"I never knew that it would get this big, and through it getting this big I've learned a lesson: This is not my school, this is everyone's school, this is a national problem," she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A Tennessee high school student was suspended after her principal complained her viral anti-bullying video hurt his feelings and those of teachers, as well. Emily Gipson, 16, a junior at Lebanon High School, said school administrators accused her of "trying to incite violence" and gave her a two-day-in-school suspension for the video entitled "Welcome to Lebanon High School," posted Jan.

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Petrol bomb thrown at Aung San Suu Kyi's home, Myanmar government says

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Spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed the reports but wouldn't provide any further details, including whether the Nobel Laureate was there at the time of the attack.

Suu Kyi was held under house arrest by Myanmar's former military regime in the lakeside home in Yangon, in southern Myanmar, for 15 years. She was released in 2010.

Myanmar's de-facto leader has been the target of international condemnation over the alleged ethnic cleansing by her government of the country's Muslim minority Rohingya people.

Suu Kyi's government has strongly denied accusations it is deliberately targeting Rohingya civilians in the country's Western Rakhine State.

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Spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed the reports but wouldn't provide any further details, including whether the Nobel Laureate was there at the time of the attack. Suu Kyi was held under house arrest by Myanmar's former military regime in the lakeside home in Yangon, in southern Myanmar, for 15 years.

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Put it on your Starbucks card. But we're not talking about one of those gift cards.

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Put it on your Starbucks card. But we're not talking about one of those gift cards.

The coffee king has a new idea to fight slowing sales -- its own Visa credit card. It'll help you build Starbucks rewards even if you're using it to buy stuff outside of the coffee shops.

Starbucks announced the new Starbucks Rewards Visa Card Thursday. It's backed by JPMorgan Chase . Starbucks first hinted last year that a new co-branded card was coming soon.

Customers can use the card at Starbucks as well as other stores that accept Visa , and they can earn points, dubbed Stars (why not Bucks?), that can be redeemed for drinks and food at more 8,000 Starbucks locations nationwide.

Cardholders will also become members of the company's Starbucks Rewards loyalty program, which already has more than 14 million people signed up.

The card will have an annual fee of $49. People who apply for the card will get a physical piece of plastic within 7-10 days of getting approved for the card. They will also get a digital version of the card immediately loaded into the Starbucks mobile app.

But Starbucks said that it and JPMorgan Chase are also working on a co-branded prepaid debit card that will launch later this year. That could attract consumers who have poor credit histories or are wary of adding on more debt.

Related: What's wrong with Starbucks?

Any moves that can potentially boost sales at Starbucks would be welcomed by investors. The company needs a caffeine jolt.

Revenue growth has started to slow in the United States. Starbucks said in its fourth quarter earnings report that sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose just 2% -- below analysts' expectations.

CEO Kevin Johnson, who took over for Howard Schultz last year, told analysts during a conference call that demand for the company's limited-time holiday beverages, gift cards and other merchandise "did not resonate with our customers as planned."

Starbucks is also having trouble attracting new customers. All its same-store sales growth in the United States came from customers spending more. The number of actual transactions in the fourth quarter was flat.

Shares of Starbucks fell more than 4% on the disappointing earnings report and the stock is now down for the year -- missing out on the hot start for the broader market so far in 2018. Starbucks stock is also down slightly since Johnson succeeded Schultz.

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up 20%, while Starbucks' rival Dunkin' Brands has gained nearly 20% and the resurgent McDonald's , which has added more premium coffee beverages to its menu lately, has soared more than 30%.

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 1, 2018: 11:44 AM ET

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Two teenagers were shot at a Los Angeles middle school this morning, allegedly by a female attacker, according to fire and police officials.

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Two teens are in the hospital after they were shot at a Los Angeles middle school this morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

One suspect is in custody after the shooting at Salvador B. Castro Middle School, the Los Angeles Police Department said. No suspects were outstanding, police added.

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Of the two confirmed injuries, one was sustained by a 15-year-old boy, who is in critical condition, and the other is a 15-year-old girl listed in fair condition, the fire department said.

A 30-year-old woman was not shot but was hospitalized for minor injuries, the fire department said.

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The school is on lockdown and authorities are conducting a search, police said.

Students were seen coming out of a classroom with their hands behind their backs to be searched.

The middle school is located on the Belmont High School campus and has about 365 students in grades six through eight.

This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.

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Two teens are in the hospital after they were shot at a Los Angeles middle school this morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. One suspect is in custody after the shooting at Salvador B. Castro Middle School, the Los Angeles Police Department said. No suspects were outstanding, police added....

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Scott Tilley, while working on the secretive Zuma mission, found traces of a weak satellite signal. Tilley, after speaking to his supervisors, discovered a lost satellite, 'IMAGE', from 2005.

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NASA scientists hadn't heard from the satellite since 2005, after it abruptly stopped responding.

But earlier this month, an amateur astronomer happened to be searching for traces of the secretive Zuma mission launched by SpaceX when he stumbled onto something entirely different: signals from a satellite that was not accounted for.

Scott Tilley, who is based in Canada, then matched the signal to a NASA spacecraft and theorizedthat it was the long-lost satellite IMAGE. He blogged and tweeted about his findings. He also reached out to the principal investigator who had been responsible for the satellite's mission, according to Tilley's blog.

NASA set off to investigate and trained its Deep Space Network, a constellation of radio telescopes used to communicate with space missions, to search for the satellite. Five separate antennas then confirmed the signal and matched the satellite's identity.

And the space agency also had some unexpected news.

"The NASA team has been able to read some basic housekeeping data from the spacecraft, suggesting that at least the main control system is operational," according to NASA's statement.

IMAGE launched in March 25, 2000. It was designed to study the Earth's magnetosphere -- the magnetic field that shields the Earth. It was hailed as a success, helping map out the Earth's magnetic field in detail and resulted in 37 unique scientific discoveries, according its final report. It successfully completed its initial scheduled mission -- originally slated for two years -- and had been in its extended phase when the satellite stopped routine contact on December 18, 2005.

NASA tried to regain control of the satellite, but it ultimately concluded that the spacecraft likely suffered an event that disabled its power supply and wasn't able to recover. The mission had been declared over in 2007.

After IMAGE was lost, its original software and databases needed to operate the satellite had been decommissioned. NASA said that it will now attempt to adapt the software to its more modern systems.

"Scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will continue to try to analyze the data from the spacecraft to learn more about the state of the spacecraft," NASA said.

After the confirmation, Tilley wrote on his blog: "Welcome back IMAGE! Serve us well again..."

He told the CBC: "As somebody who's loved space since being a kid, I'm happy to have contributed something positive."

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NASA scientists hadn't heard from the satellite since 2005, after it abruptly stopped responding. But earlier this month, an amateur astronomer happened to be searching for traces of the secretive Zuma mission launched by SpaceX when he stumbled onto something entirely different: signals from a satellite that was not accounted for.

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In a span of just 9 days, around 200 illegal immigrants were found attempting to cross into America by hiding in the backs of trucks. A truck trying to pass through California had 77 people in total. Another one in Texas held 76, and a tractor trailer had 29.

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Nearly 200 people from Mexico and Central America were stuffed inside large trucks and caught trying to enter the United States illegally during three huge January smuggling busts that occurred in just nine days.

Officials in southern California said 77 people, including 5 children, were found near the Mexico border Monday packed inside a sweltering truck that had been painted to resemble a UPS truck.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported a U.S. border patrol agent in Boulevard, Calif., noticed the truck was riding low and "could smell body odor mixed with a distinct type of pungent soap which is commonly used in Mexico."

Inside the truck's cargo area, officials found people sweating and standing shoulder-to-shoulder.

A similar scene greeted authorities last week in Laredo, Texas, where border patrol agents found 76 immigrants, including 13 children, from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala lying on the floor or crouching against the walls of a tractor-trailer rig.

A week earlier, also in Laredo, border agents stopped a tractor-trailer with 29 illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala crossing into the U.S.

Laredo and southern California are home to two of the largest trade and transportation ports along the U.S.-Mexico border, and hundreds, if not thousands, of tractor-trailers move goods between the two countries.

Smugglers are taking advantage and carrying human cargo that can be easily transported across country lines without easy detection.

Jessica Vaughn, director of policy studies for the Center for Immigration Studies, told Fox News on Thursday that these locations are funnels for an "enormous" volume of international trade, making them easy targets for smugglers.

"There is no way that all of them are screened [as closely as they should be]," she said, adding the financial incentive from smugglers and drivers is just too high to discard.

In the case out of Boulevard earlier this week, the driver was identified as Shawn Lee Seiler, a U.S. citizen who told authorities he was "an alien smuggler" who expected to get paid $100 per immigrant that he got across. According to court documents, Seiler was surprised to learn there were 77 people in the truck as he was only expecting 50.

"[This] is only a fraction of what the smugglers [who are putting them on the trucks] are getting," Vaughn said. "It's a couple thousand - I believe the going rate was around $3,000 a person."

She continued: "The cartels that control the flow are making a huge amount of money...It's a multi-million dollar business."

All of the immigrants swept up during the three January busts were in good condition when they were found -- but this is not always the case.

Last July, 10 people died as they were being smuggled through Texas. Thirty-nine immigrants were found packed into a semitrailer in the parking lot of a San Antonio Walmart. Eight were already dead when officials opened the trailer's door and two more died at hospitals.

The truck's refrigeration system wasn't working and the day's temperature had climbed to 101 degrees.

The truck driver, identified as 60-year-old James Mathew Bradley Jr., of Clearwater, Fla., later pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to transporting immigrants resulting in death.

"These criminal organizations view these individuals as mere commodities without regard for their safety," Gabriel Acosta, assistant chief patrol agent for the Laredo Border Patrol sector, said about the recent incidents. "The blatant disregard for human life will not be tolerated."

It's unclear how many tractor-trailers cross the border filled with human cargo and go undetected. A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment on Thursday.

Vaughn believes law enforcement are seeing more immigrants crossing illegally into the U.S. in these conditions because it has become tougher to move in between the ports of entry. She said under the Trump administration, agents have shifted to patrolling the actual border, especially places where there is no actual border wall.

"We were missing a lot of people crossing the border," she added.

The Trump administration's hardline rhetoric and ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration does not appear to be deterring people from making the arduous trek across the southern border - mostly because the incentives awaiting them appear to outweigh the challenges or cost.

"They don't know the details of the U.S. programs and the law; they just hear that there is going to be amnesty," Vaughn said, adding that many believe they can work illegally once they make it to the U.S. "We have a moral duty to crackdown on this."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Lucia I. Suarez Sang is a Reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @luciasuarezsang

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Nearly 200 people from Mexico and Central America were stuffed inside large trucks and caught trying to enter the United States illegally during three huge January smuggling busts that occurred in just nine days. Officials in southern California said 77 people, including 5 children, were found near the Mexico border Monday packed inside a sweltering truck that had been painted to resemble a UPS truck.

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New Mexico might be the first state to require students to go to college. The state has the second worst graduation rate in the country at 71%. If this does become a law, when students are juniors they will have to show a plan of what they plan to do after high school.

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If it became law, New Mexico would be the first state in the nation to require its students to spell out what they're doing after high school.

"Requiring students to do that would be unique in the nation; no other state in the nation has done that," said Jennifer Zinth, director of high school and STEM for the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado.

The bill states that high school juniors would have to file a plan showing they're applying for admission to a college, taking steps to enter the military or preparing for an internship or apprenticeship.

The plan would be filed with the high school principal and the student's parents and guidance counselor would have to sign off on it.

New Mexico, at 71%, has the second-worst high school graduation rate in the country, the Albuquerque Journal reported, citing data from the US Department of Education. The bill's sponsors hope the bill will spur an uptick in that number.

But does requiring students to file such plans really push them to the graduation finish line? Zinth told CNN it may make a positive difference in how many students graduate, but she cautions states need to be aware of unintended consequences and the hurdles it may produce for students and their families.

Guidance, matches, financial aid

"It's one of those wait and see moments," said Zinth, who wrote about the pros and cons of requiring students to fill out college applications in a report for the Education Commission of the States in 2014. "It may work for some students, but there's some things New Mexico would have to think about."

Zinth said schools in New Mexico and other states considering such a move would need to beef up their guidance counselor staffs and offer students more help in filling out applications, because the applications would probably not be of very high quality without proper guidance.

"It would really be beneficial for students to get some assistance on that to make sure the essays are high quality," she said.

Schools would also need to make sure that students are properly matched with the college that best suits them. When schools don't pay attention to that, Zinth said, a lot of lower-income students end up in community colleges when they actually are good candidates for competitive, four-year institutions.

And finally, Zinth said states need to think about financial aid if students are accepted to college.

"Applications are but one challenge. Completing financial aid applications is the other. Without assistance with financial aid forms, even middle-income students under application-for-all policies may apply and be accepted to institutions they are unable to afford," she wrote in her 2014 report.

Starting in 2020, Chicago will require high school students to provide evidence that they have a plan after graduation: either acceptance to college or a gap-year program, a trade apprenticeship, military enlistment or a job offer.

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If it became law, New Mexico would be the first state in the nation to require its students to spell out what they're doing after high school. "Requiring students to do that would be unique in the nation; no other state in the nation has done that," said Jennifer Zinth, director of high school and STEM for the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado.

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A man has been convicted of murder in van attack near London's Finsbury Park Mosque.

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A man who deliberately drove a van into a group of Muslims near a mosque in north London in June was convicted Thursday of murder and attempted murder.

Darren Osborne, 48, appeared to have been motivated by anger over Islamist terror attacks in London and Manchester, England, in 2017 and a child grooming scandal in Rochdale that involved men of Asian origin, Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London was told.

He rented a van in Wales and drove it to London on June 18 planning to attack people attending a march, the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement after the verdict.

When that did not prove possible, he drove around the city looking for a mosque, it said.

Just after midnight, he saw a group of Muslims helping 51-year-old Makram Ali, who had collapsed at an intersection. More people were around than usual because it was Ramadan, and many Muslims were on their way to or from prayers, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

According to the prosecution, Osborne deliberately drove his vehicle into the group near Finsbury Park Mosque, fatally injuring Ali and trying to kill as many others as he could. Nine others were taken to the hospital with injuries in the attack.

A witness told the court that when Osborne was stopped from fleeing by members of the public, he said: "I've done my job, you can kill me now."

In his defense, Osborne claimed that a man named "Dave" had been driving the van and was responsible for the attack. But he was unable to explain why closed-circuit TV showed only one man leaving the van, the prosecution said.

Osborne will be sentenced at a later date.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had prosecuted the case as a terrorist offense because Osborne's actions were intended to advance a political purpose, expressed in a handwritten note found in the van he used and in comments he made to police officers at the scene.

"Darren Osborne planned and carried out this attack because of his hatred of Muslims," said Sue Hemming of the Crown Prosecution Service.

"He later invented an unconvincing story to counter the overwhelming weight of evidence but the jury has convicted him. We have been clear throughout that this was a terrorist attack, and he must now face the consequences of his actions."

The Muslim Council of Britain welcomed the guilty verdict.

"The scenes we witnessed last summer were the most violent manifestation of Islamophobia yet in our country. We cannot be complacent and regard this as a one-off terrorist incident," Secretary-General Harun Khan said in a statement.

"We heard during the trial how Osborne was motivated by anti-Muslim groups and Islamophobic tropes not only prevalent in far-right circles, but also made acceptable in our mainstream."

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A man who deliberately drove a van into a group of Muslims near a mosque in north London in June was convicted Thursday of murder and attempted murder. Darren Osborne, 48, appeared to have been motivated by anger over Islamist terror attacks in London and Manchester, England, in 2017 and a child grooming scandal in Rochdale that involved men of Asian origin, Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London was told.

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In Los Angeles, at 8:55 this morning, two middle school students were shot. Three others are being treated for minor injuries. This is the third school shooting in the US in recent weeks.

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Two students were shot inside a classroom at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, city police Sgt. Edward Bernal said. A female student has been taken into custody, Bernal told CNN affiliate KTLA. "The situation is under control," Bernal said. The conditions of the two wounded students are unknown.