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Lindsey Graham said if Roy Moore was banned from an Alabama mall he shouldn't serve in the Senate. "I've got a general rule, if you can't be in a mall, you shouldn't be in the Senate." said Lindsey.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham CNN to air sexual harassment Town Hall featuring Gretchen Carlson, Anita Hill Trump wrestles with handling American enemy combatants Flake: Trump's call for DOJ to probe Democrats 'not normal' MORE (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that allegations that Roy Moore was banned from an Alabama mall are the latest indication that the GOP candidate shouldn't serve in the Senate.

"I've got a general rule, if you can't be in a mall, you shouldn't be in the Senate," Graham told reporters.

He added that Moore was on a "no fly list for a mall, which to me is pretty stunning."

Residents of the county where Moore was once the assistant district attorney say it was common knowledge that he would flirt with and try to date teenage girls, The New Yorker and Alabama news outlet AL.com reported Monday.

A local Alabama reporter, referenced in The New Yorker, also noted that sources told him Moore was banned from the Gadsden Mall.

"If you get kicked out of a mall, that's a pretty bad situation to find yourself in. I think the evidence is becoming overwhelming that he had a problem," Graham added on Wednesday.

Senate Republicans are pressuring Moore to drop out of the Senate race, and warning he will face an ethics investigation if he wins the special election next month.

But Moore has shown no signs of backing down in the wake of a bombshell report about him making sexual advances toward teenage girls decades ago. A fifth woman coming forward on Monday who said he sexually assaulted her when she was 16.

Moore, instead, has taken multiple shots at Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell McConnell expects Paul to return to Senate next week Former Hill staff calls for mandatory harassment training Gaming the odds of any GOP tax bill getting signed into law MORE (R-Ky.), and denied wrongdoing.

Graham said on Wednesday that Moore is "portraying himself as a victim when really he's being held accountable for behavior that was at the minimum creepy."

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Missouri girl, 14, faces social media bullying after shooting elk she mistook for buck.

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A 14-year-old Missouri girl spotted giant antlers and pulled the trigger, thinking she had just nabbed a white-tailed buck, only to discover the animal was an elk - an innocent mistake that some social media users have bullied her about, her father said.

Abby Wilson was hunting in Boone County when she spotted an animal with antlers and brown fur Saturday, Springfield News-Leader reported Monday. She fired her rifle, shooting and killing what she thought was a buck.

"She called her dad, who was hunting nearby, and her dad realized it was an elk," Tom Strother, protection regional supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation, said. "The dad called our agent in Boone County, Adam Doerhoff, and said, 'We think we just shot an elk.'"

He added: "She saw antlers, she saw the body. She thought it was a deer and took the shot. This young girl probably had never seen an elk in the wild before."

Doerhoff said the father sent him a picture. He admitted he was surprised to see the dead elk carcass.

"You don't expect to see something like that," Doerhoff said. "I've learned to never say never."

Donald White, Wilson's father, told Fox News his daughter has been bullied by adults on social media for the accident. He said the "crazy" incident has led to "hatred [toward] a child."

"Everyone is a keyboard hero these days. 75 percent of people would've said nothing at all and left the elk. Or they would've took it home. And the conservation would never knew," White said in a statement to Fox News. "When I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri."

There's no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state's conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported.

"There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one," Strother said.

Officials are conducting DNA tests to determine where the elk came from and are hoping trail cameras will provide some clues. It took five men to remove the elk that had four points on each antler. The animal is being kept in a cooler and its meat will be donated after the test.

The antlers might also serve an educational purpose - to help hunters differentiate between an elk and a buck. White told Fox News he would like to have the elk's antlers, but would be happy to have it be used to educate others.

Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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Missouri girl, 14, faces social media bullying after shooting elk she mistook for buck

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A 14-year-old Missouri girl spotted giant antlers and pulled the trigger, thinking she had just nabbed a white-tailed buck, only to discover the animal was an elk - an innocent mistake that some social media users have bullied her about, her father said.

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The popular herbal supplement Kratom, which has been used to treat opioid addiction, has been issued a warning by the FDA after 36 deaths have been reported.

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The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's choice for Army Secretary. Senators voted 89-6 Wednesday to approve the nomination of Mark Esper, defense giant Raytheon's top lobbyist, for the Army's top civilian post. Esper told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing that if confirmed, he would recuse himself for two years from matters related to the Raytheon Company that may come before him.

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Senate votes to confirm Trump's pick for Army secretary

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The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's choice for Army Secretary.

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79.5% of Australia voted ¨yes¨ to same sex marriage.

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Results released early on Wednesday morning revealed 61% of the population voted to allow same-sex marriage.

It is the beginning of the end for a long-running campaign to allow marriage equality in Australia, something already legal in the majority of English-speaking countries worldwide.

But even ahead of the release of the results, conservative politicians inside the Australian parliament were preparing for a fight over how marriage equality would be legalized.

Developing story - more to come

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Results released early on Wednesday morning revealed 61% of the population voted to allow same-sex marriage. It is the beginning of the end for a long-running campaign to allow marriage equality in Australia, something already legal in the majority of English-speaking countries worldwide.

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President Donald Trump is asking whether three UCLA basketball players released from detention in China will thank him.

Trump said he raised their case with China's president when he visited Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) in Beijing last week.

Freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley returned to Los Angeles on Tuesday and ignored questions from reporters. Trump returned late Tuesday from a trip through Asia and tweeted Wednesday: "Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!"

The players were detained in Hangzhou (hahn-joh) following allegations of shoplifting last week before a game against Georgia Tech in Shanghai.

Basketball league commissioner Larry Scott has thanked Trump, the White House and the State Department for their efforts.

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President Donald Trump is asking whether three UCLA basketball players released from detention in China will thank him. Trump said he raised their case with China's president when he visited Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) in Beijing last week. Freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody...

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Jordin Sparks announces she has been married since July and expecting a baby.

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The 27-year-old singer revealed to People that she's been secretly married since July and is expecting her first child.

Sparks, who won Season 6 of "American Idol" in 2007, eloped with 25-year-old model Dana Isaiah while on vacation this summer in Hawaii.

In August the newlyweds discovered they are expecting a baby next spring.

"We're really proud to be married to each other and to be celebrating this," Sparks told People.

Isaiah said the pair connected after Sparks traveled to Houston last February for a charity campaign and met his family. A few weeks later his mother enlisted Sparks to talk to him about his possible move to Los Angeles.

"My mom was trying to get (Jordin) to talk me out of moving to L.A. because she's experienced the industry out here," he said. "It wasn't like, 'We want you guys to date.'"

Sparks knew Isaiah was 'the one'

Sparks, who had a high profile break up with singer Jason Derulo in 2014, said she knew right away that Isaiah was "the one."

"I had never spent time with somebody that I had just met, also somebody of the opposite sex, that I immediately felt 100% comfortable with, Sparks said. "When I'm with him I feel comfort and safety and calm and peace and those weren't things I normally felt."

The pregnancy news was a shock for them and she cried some "shocked and scared" tears.

Sparks said "she's extremely grateful because life is nuts."

"This is the best part so far because I have (Isaiah) and I have this little one and I have a new family," she said. "I'm still doing music, I'm still doing what I love. I'm the most content I've ever been in my life."

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The 27-year-old singer revealed to People that she's been secretly married since July and is expecting her first child. Sparks, who won Season 6 of "American Idol" in 2007, eloped with 25-year-old model Dana Isaiah while on vacation this summer in Hawaii. In August the newlyweds discovered they are expecting a baby next spring.

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5 killed in California shooting rampage, including gunman's wife

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An elementary school was one of seven locations a gunman opened fire in Northern California Tuesday morning, according to police.

The shootings took place 130 miles north of Sacramento and left four people dead and 10 more wounded.

The gunman, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was killed by police.

Here's what we know about how the 45-minute shooting rampage unfolded, according to authorities:

-- The shootings started just before 8 a.m. PT with random shots fired into residences, authorities said.

-- The suspect then engaged a citizen who followed him before allegedly stealing the citizen's car, police said.

--The gunman "arbitrarily" shot at residents in the rural area as he drove by, said Phil Johnston, Tehama County assistant sheriff.

-- Shortly after, the gunman engaged with a woman who was taking her two children to school. He allegedly opened fire on them at an intersection, authorities said. The mother suffered life-threatening injuries from the shooting, and one of her children sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

-- The gunman then turned his sights to the Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Before classes began, the gunman, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, crashed a vehicle through the school's locked gate and fired dozens of shots at the school, damaging windows and walls, according to the school district and police.

One student was shot. The school district said late Tuesday the student was in stable condition. There were also injuries from broken glass, the school district said.

The gunman spent about six minutes there, Johnston said. Authorities said it appeared the gunman became frustrated when he could not gain entry to the classrooms, so he got back into the vehicle and left.

-- The gunman allegedly went back on the road and shot and killed one person, Johnston said.

-- After that, the suspect allegedly crashed the stolen car, robbed someone and took a second vehicle, authorities said.

-- The armed suspect engaged two officers and they returned fire, killing the suspect at the scene, according to police.

"I think the motive of getting even with his neighbors and when it went that far -- he just went on a rampage," Johnston said, according to The Associated Press.

Johnston said the suspect was facing charges of assaulting one of his neighbors in January and the neighbor apparently had a restraining order against him, the AP reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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How the deadly California shooting rampage unfolded

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An elementary school was one of seven locations a gunman opened fire in Northern California Tuesday morning, according to police. The shootings took place 130 miles north of Sacramento and left four people dead and 10 more wounded. The gunman, whose identity has not been released by authorities,...

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California gunman wife found dead in the home in floor boards

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The wife of the California gunman whose Tuesday rampage involved seven shooting locations -- including an elementary school -- also was killed during the seemingly random spree of terror, and police believe her death may have spurred the rest of the slaughter.

Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Wednesday authorities found the body of Kevin Neal's wife in the floorboards inside their home. Neal's shooting spree killed five and wounded 10 others. Neal was ultimately killed in a shootout with police.

"We believe that's what started this whole event," Johnston said, adding officials had been searching for Neal's wife -- who was only identified as dead during a Wednesday news conference -- under suspicions that something might have happened to her.

"[We believe he] cut a hole in the floor and literally put her body in the hole," Johnston said, adding they believe she was killed Monday.

According to his mother, Neal was increasingly frustrated with an ongoing dispute with his neighbors. She told the Associated Press her son claimed his neighbors were running a methamphetamine lab with fumes that were harming his nine dogs.

She said Neal called him the day before the shooting, saying: "Mom it's all over now. I have done everything I could do and I am fighting against everyone who lives in this area."

Two of his first victims were his neighbors, police said.

Johnston said they are still trying to determine the motive behind the shooting, but that he thinks Neal "was just on a rampage and I think he had the desire to kill as many people as he could."

Authorities confirmed that Neal was out on bail for allegedly stabbing one of his neighbors in January and that they responded to his home the day before the deadly rampage on a domestic violence call.

"We have had history with him... he was not law enforcement friendly," Johnston said.

According to reports, Neal was also the subject of several neighbor complaints regarding the shooting off of hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Brian Flint told the Record Searchlight newspaper after the shooting that his neighbor was the gunman.

"The crazy thing is that the neighbor has been shooting a lot of bullets lately, hundreds of rounds, large magazines," Flint said. "We made it aware that this guy is crazy and he's been threatening us." He added Neal stole his truck.

A day before the shooting, police were sent to Neal's home on a domestic violence call, but no other details on the matter were immediately released.

Neal's mother, who lives in Raleigh, N.C., where he was raised, said she posted his $160,000 bail and spent $10,000 on a lawyer after he was arrested in January.

According to reports, Neal was prohibited from possessing and firing weapons under his bail. Johnston said the two semi-automatic rifles used in Tuesday's shooting were "manufactured illegally by him at his home."

They were "obtained in an illegal manner; they are not registered," he added.

His sister, Sheridan Orr, told the New York Daily News her brother had "no business" owning weapons. She said he had struggled with mental illness throughout his life and at times had a violent temper, adding that he confided in his mother on an almost daily basis.

"He would get wound up and I think she spent a lot of time calming him down," she told the Daily News. "He would be irrational, irate and uncontrollable, and scream and yell. It was difficult to manage him."

Police said surveillance video shows Neal unsuccessfully trying to enter a nearby elementary school after quick-thinking staff members locked the outside doors and barricaded themselves inside when they heard gunshots.

Johnston said the gunman spent about six minutes shooting into Rancho Tehama Elementary School before driving off to continue shooting elsewhere. Johnston said one student was shot but is expected to survive.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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California gunman's wife found dead in home, authorities say

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The wife of the California gunman whose Tuesday rampage included seven shooting locations -- including an elementary school -- was also killed during the seemingly random spree of terror, and police believe her death may have spurred the rest of the slaughter.

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Kim K announced the gender of her baby on Ellen today

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The reality TV star and her husband, rapper Kanye West, are expecting their third child via a surrogate.

Kardashian West revealed to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Wednesday that the new baby is a girl and her 4-year-old daughter, North, is excited.

"We had a baby shower over the weekend, and I thought, you know, I really do want to have a baby shower because I want (North) to feel that something's coming and for her to really understand it," Kardashian West said.

"People brought toys and gifts, and (North) was opening them all up the next day and she goes, 'Mom, since baby sister's not here, I think I need all of her toys in my room and play with them and make sure they're all OK for baby sister.' "

The cosmetics mogul said they don't have a name yet for the new baby who will also join brother Saint. He turns 2 in December.

Despite playing a game at the shower where she had guests write names on tiles to "see if there is something that sticks," Kardashian West admitted she and her husband are freaking out a bit that they haven't picked one.

"It's so hard," she said. "I do like different names, but short, easy to spell, one syllable. That's kind of my vibe."

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The reality TV star and her husband, rapper Kanye West, are expecting their third child via a surrogate. Kardashian West revealed to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Wednesday that the new baby is a girl and her 4-year-old daughter, North, is excited.

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Donald Trump expects a thank you from the three basketball players who were facing 10 years of jail. His

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Trump said "Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!" about the UCLA on twitter

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What's one of the first things you do -- after you likely sleep a bit -- on your first day back at your desk for work?

If you're President Donald Trump, you send out this tweet: "Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!"

Let's leave aside Trump referring to himself in the third person in the tweet -- that deserves a post all its own -- and focus on the psychology behind this tweet in this moment.

Trump is someone who likes to be praised. He likes to be adulated at all times -- and tends to respond well to people who say nice things about him. (See "Putin, Vladimir.")

He wants to get credit. Always. He seethes when either he doesn't get the credit he thinks he deserves or sees someone else getting credit for something he did.

Case in point: Steve Bannon's stock fell in Trump's eyes in the early days of the administration when the White House strategist was cast as the real power behind the throne -- in both a Time magazine cover and in his portrayal on "Saturday Night Live."

This, from an April New York Times story, is illuminating on that front:

"Mr. Trump remains annoyed by a February cover of Time magazine labeling Mr. Bannon 'The Great Manipulator,' telling one visitor this month, 'That doesn't just happen' -- a favored Trump expression for anger at subordinates who tend to their interests ahead of his."

Which brings us back to the UCLA players tweet.

The three players -- which include the younger brother of Los Angeles Laker Lonzo Ball -- are accused of shoplifting during a trip to China to play a game. ( They reportedly stole sunglasses from a Louis Vutton store.)

Trump told the media that he spoke directly to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the case. The three players were released on Tuesday and arrived back in Los Angeles at 6 p.m. PT Tuesday night.

Larry Scott, the PAC-12 commissioner -- the conference that includes UCLA -- quickly issued a statement thanking Trump. "We want to thank the President, the White House and the US State Department for their efforts towards resolution," said Scott.

That "thank you" is apparently not enough for Trump, at least according to his tweet. He wants the actual players -- LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill -- to say "thank you."

That the three players are all young black men should also not be lost here. Trump's history on racial issues -- both as president and as a private citizen -- shows some level of intentionality when it comes to using racially coded language and taking advantage of racial animus and stereotypes for his own political gain.

The image of an older white man in a position of power demanding thanks from three young black men for saving them will set off a lot of alarm bells for people. And, understandably so, given Trump's previous actions in the wake of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in the ongoing NFL anthem protests.

Even if you take out the racial element, what Trump is asking for is to be thanked (or, more accurately, thanked by the "right" people) for doing his job.

Part of being President is trying to get US citizens out of dicey situations in foreign countries. That doesn't mean that Trump's personal appeal to Xi didn't have any effect. In fact, it likely played a major role in the release of the players. But, demanding to be praised by three teenagers for what you did for them isn't exactly presidential.

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Think about this: You've just spent nearly two weeks halfway around the world. You've spent most of the last 24 hours on a plane. Your body clock is somewhere between 12-14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. You are 71 years old.

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3 UCLA basketball players where arrested in China but came back to US they where accused for shoplifting in China last week and arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday

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Video showed the three freshmen greeted by a media scrum as they walked out of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal about 6 p.m. (9 p.m. ET).

US President Donald Trump earlier said he asked his Chinese counterpart to help in the case.

LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were allowed to leave after the situation was "resolved to the satisfaction of the Chinese authorities," said Larry Scott, commissioner of the Pacific-12 athletic conference, of which UCLA is a member.

"We are all very pleased that these young men have been allowed to return home to their families and university," Scott said in a news release

The three were arrested last week while their team was in the city of Hangzhou ahead of the squad's season opener in Shanghai. They were questioned on suspicion of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store near their hotel.

The trio had stayed at the hotel, reportedly awaiting next steps in their case, while their teammates went to Shanghai, where UCLA defeated Georgia Tech 63-60 on Saturday. They stayed in China as their team returned to the United States over the weekend.

Trump thanked for looking into case

Scott did not say how the case was resolved; a conviction of grand larceny in China could result in years of prison. But Trump said Tuesday that he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help.

UCLA's trip coincided with Trump's two-day state visit to the Chinese capital, Beijing, as part of his 13-day trip to Asia. Trump told reporters that Xi had been helpful in working to resolve the case.

Scott acknowledged Trump, among others, in his statement.

"We are grateful for the role that our Chinese hosts played, and for the courtesy and professionalism of the local authorities," Scott said. "We also want to acknowledge UCLA's significant efforts on behalf of their student-athletes.

"Finally, we want to thank the President, the White House and the US State Department for their efforts towards resolution."

Trump's request was first reported by the Washington Post.

Players to address media on Wednesday

Ball -- a brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball -- Riley and Hill are scheduled to speak to reporters at UCLA on Wednesday morning, along with UCLA head coach Steve Alford and athletic director Dan Guerrero, the school said.

The Bruins, ranked 23rd nationally, will play a home game Wednesday night against Central Arkansas.

Days before the game in Shanghai, the Bruins were in Hangzhou to visit the headquarters of Alibaba, the e-commerce giant that sponsored Saturday's contest.

The game was the culmination of a weeklong cultural and sports exchange involving the student athletes.

Before the players' release, LiAngelo Ball's father, LaVar, had said in a statement on social media that the Chinese judicial process could take months.

LaVar Ball and his youngest son, LaMelo, were in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening to promote a pop-up shop for the family's athletic apparel line, Big Baller Brand.

LaVar, LaMelo and Tina Ball -- the family's matriarch -- all went to China to watch LiAngelo play his first game as a Bruin and promote the opening of a Big Baller Brand pop-up shop in Shanghai.

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Video showed the three freshmen greeted by a media scrum as they walked out of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal about 6 p.m. (9 p.m. ET). US President Donald Trump earlier said he asked his Chinese counterpart to help in the case.

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scientist are advising humanity to change there actions towards the world because it is hurting the environment

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In 1992, 1,700 independent scientists signed the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity." The letter warned that "human beings and the natural world are on a collision course" and if environmental damage was not stopped, our future was at risk.

That letter made headlines 25 years ago, but the world still faces daunting environmental challenges. So environmental scientist William Ripple and his colleagues decided to create a new letter that has also struck a nerve. Since it waspublished in the journal BioScience on Monday, hundreds more scientists have signed on to the letter.

The letter essentially says that if there is not a groundswell of public pressure to change human behavior, the planet will sustain "substantial and irreversible" harm.

"This is not about some natural phenomenon that is removed from humans," said Ripple, a distinguished professor of ecology at Oregon State University. "If we don't have a healthy biosphere, as it is called, if we continue to have major environmental problems and climate change problems, then this goes directly to the welfare of humans. People need to understand that we are trying to save ourselves from catastrophic huge misery."

Though there have been a handful of positive changes, current data show that many environmental problems have gotten "alarmingly" worse since the last letter was penned.

Climate change

Since 1970, carbon dioxide emissions have increased sharply, by about 90%. About 78% of that comes from fossil fuel combustion, such as through the use of coal to heat our homes and driving cars that use gas, and through basic industrial processes and human activity which accounts for the majority of the total greenhouse gas emissions increase from 1970 to 2011, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

That human activity has helped raise the global average temperature. 2016 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA. In fact, the 10 warmest years on the 136-year record have occurred since 1998, according to the most recent data available.

Though the Trump administration has said climate change programs are a "waste of your money" and that climate change itself is an "expensive hoax," the data suggest that temperature increases will probably cause a shortage in the world's food crops. The weather will become more damaging, with more intense storms. Sea levels will rise and threaten coastal cities like Miami and New Orleans.

The new letter lists data showing a 75% increase in the number of ocean dead zones since the publication of the first letter. Dead zones are the areas in oceans, large lakes and rivers where marine life either dies or is driven away because the zone lacks sufficient oxygen.

Although dead zones can occur naturally, they are created largely by excessive nutrient pollution from human activities like farming and industrial pollution, according to the National Ocean Service. There are many along the US East Coast and in the Great Lakes, and the second largest in the world is in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists believe there are at least 405 dead zones worldwide, including near South America, Japan, China and southeast Australia.

That's not merely bad news for the fish that live there; it is bad news for the humans who eat the fish and other seafood that need the fish to survive. The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay, for instance -- which measures 1.89 cubic miles, or nearly the volume of 3.2 million Olympic-size swimming pools -- results in the loss of tens of millions of fish, which both humans and crabs eat. It threatens the oysters there, too.

Despite the challenges there, the proposed Trump budget would cut cleanup funds for the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes and other bodies of water with dead zones.

Fish in trouble

There has been an increasing appetite for fish, but it is getting harder to catch them. The recent revision of the US dietary guidelines urged Americans to eat more fish for heart health and weight control. More people have started to see the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which also emphasizes fish over meat.

The fishing industry has upped its efforts, but there has been a large drop in the harvest of wild-caught fish. In fact, a 2006 study found that all species of wild seafood could collapse within the next 50 years if more isn't done to protect these populations. About 2,300 species of fish are listed as endangered or threatened according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In earlier research, scientists also predicted that this drop could compromise people's need for protein and for micronutrients, particularly in developing nations. Already, 45% of deaths among children under age 5 is due largely to health problems caused by undernutrition according to a 2013 study.

Fresh water threatened

Earth has seen a 26% reduction in the amount of fresh water available per capita since the 1992 letter. If conservation efforts and industry levels of pollution don't change, UNESCO predicts that the world will face a 40% global water deficit by 2030.

Population growth, industrialization, urbanization and an increase in water consumption have threatened our freshwater sources significantly, research shows.

Currently, 20% of the world's aquifers are being over-exploited.

Investment in water infrastructure has gone up globally and in the US, but some scientistsquestion whether that investment will be enough.

Forests threatened

Between 1990 and 2015, the world has lost 129 million hectares of forest land -- an area about the size of South Africa.

Most deforestation has happened in tropical areas, but the US has also lost significant forest land. Studies have projected that with US population growth continuing as predicted, the country could lose 50 million more acres by 2050.

Trees aren't merely pretty; they help clean the air and water, provide lumber for construction, create habitats for animals and help mitigate the impact of climate change.

There is some hope when it comes to forests though, as studies have shown that deforestation has slowed and more forests are better managed globally, suggesting that if humans put their minds to it, negative environmental trends can change.

Unsustainable population spike

There has been a 35% increase in the human population since the 1992 letter, putting a strain on the increasingly limited number of available natural resources. That trend is not expected to change any time soon.

Researchers predict that there will be nearly 10 billion people living on Earth by 2050, according to the United Nations, with much of the population growth occurring in developing nations with the highest fertility rates but also the lowest food security.

Progress has also been seen when it comes to slowing growth, in the form of increasing education for women and girls and concentrated family planning efforts.

Animals disappearing

There has been a nearly 29% collective reduction in the number of animals in the world since the 1992 letter. Scientists say we are living in the sixth mass-extinction event, which means three-quarters of all species could disappear in the coming centuries.

A 2017 publication also looked at a well-studied group of 177 mammal species and found that all of them had lost at least 30% of their territory between 1900 and 2015; more than 40% of those species "experienced severe population declines," meaning they lost at least 80% of their geographic range during that time. Put another way: This particular extinction is "more severe" than previously thought.

Some progress

In the past 25 years, ozone depletion is the one significant positive trend.

There had been a steady decline in the Earth's ozone layer, caused in part by gasses released by aerosol spray cans and refrigerants, reducing the ozone layer's ability to absorb ultraviolet radiation.

After 1987, when the world's governments came together to craft the United Nations Montreal Protocol, emissions of ozone-depleting gasses decreased significantly. The ozone is expected to see a significant recovery by the middle of the century.

The effort to help the ozone is one example, Ripple said, that when people come together to work on something, they can make a huge impact. That's what he hopes the new letter will accomplish.

In addition to seeing more scientists sign the letter after its publication, Ripple has been overwhelmed by the number of other people who have reached out, some sending poems and songs that they have created about the environment, and pledged to help.

Ripple and his co-authors aren't sure what the next steps will be, but like many a manifesto writer before him, he is hopeful, despite the dire tone of the letter.

"I'm an optimist," he said. "My hope is that this letter triggers a worldwide conversation about these environmental and climate trends and perhaps more fundamentally that it can raise people's awareness of the seriousness of global environmental problems so we can come together. It is so important to work together as a human race to make a sustainable future on planet Earth."

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In 1992, 1,700 independent scientists signed the "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity." The letter warned that "human beings and the natural world are on a collision course" and if environmental damage was not stopped, our future was at risk. That letter made headlines 25 years ago, but the world still faces daunting environmental challenges.

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Former Florida teacher Debra Lafave, 37, who pleaded guilty to sex allegations with her 14 year old student back in 2005 has reportedly changed her life around since conviction, and is now a Christian mom

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A former Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with her 14-year-old male student in 2004, has changed her life around completely since the conviction, a friend said.

Debra Lafave, 37, made national headlines in 2004 when she was arrested for engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students. At the time, Lafave was 24 years old and a reading teacher at Greco Middle School, in Temple Terrace, Fla.

Lafave was charged with "two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a person under 16," CBS News reported. She pleaded guilty to her crimes in November 2005 and was sentenced to three years of house arrest and seven years of probation.

The student told officers he and Lafave had sex "three times in four days," People reported. The student also said the two had sex while his 15-year-old cousin drove the couple around. The student alleged he and the former educator performed a sex act at her residence once.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, 23, PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM CLASS OVER SEX ALLEGATIONS WITH TEEN STUDENTS
Lafave's friend, Joe Zuniga, who wrote a book about the former teacher titled "Debra Lafave: A Crown of Beauty for Ashes," said she's still recognized when they go out in public.

"We'd go to the mall, and people just stare," Zuniga told People. "She looks the exact same. She still gets hate mail about it. She hates the attention."

Zuniga said Lafave is a completely different person than when she was arrested.

"She's a completely different person from when she was 24," Zuniga said. "She has grown up a lot. She has become a Christian, and she's a great mom. She recently got married, and she just ignores the media. She knows it will always be there, but she focuses on her life now. It's very normal."
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The former educator resides in Tampa and has twin boys. She recently remarried, People reported.

Zuniga said Lafave has never made excuses for her past behavior.

"She makes no excuses for what she did," he said. "She has always owned up to it. She says, 'If I could turn back time, I never would do that.' She understands that she didn't just negatively affect her life, but she hurt many other people, and she is still very sorry for it."

Lafave declined to be interviewed by People. Zuniga said she is contacted often to tell her side of the story.

"Everyone contacts her to tell her story," Zuniga said. "I've asked her why she wouldn't, and she says she's just not interested in the attention. She wants to just live her life as a wife and mom."

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A former Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with her 14-year-old male student in 2004, has changed her life around completely since the conviction, a friend said. Debra Lafave, 37, made national headlines in 2004 when she was arrested for engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students.

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A Pennsylvania coroner believes that a 69-year-old woman who died earlier this month likely came into contact with a deadly substance while cleaning up her son’s drug paraphernalia.

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5 killed in California shooting rampage including gunman's wife

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An elementary school was one of seven locations a gunman opened fire in Northern California Tuesday morning, according to police.

The shootings took place 130 miles north of Sacramento and left four people dead and 10 more wounded.

The gunman, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was killed by police.

Here's what we know about how the 45-minute shooting rampage unfolded, according to authorities:

-- The shootings started just before 8 a.m. PT with random shots fired into residences, authorities said.

-- The suspect then engaged a citizen who followed him before allegedly stealing the citizen's car, police said.

--The gunman "arbitrarily" shot at residents in the rural area as he drove by, said Phil Johnston, Tehama County assistant sheriff.

-- Shortly after, the gunman engaged with a woman who was taking her two children to school. He allegedly opened fire on them at an intersection, authorities said. The mother suffered life-threatening injuries from the shooting, and one of her children sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

-- The gunman then turned his sights to the Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Before classes began, the gunman, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, crashed a vehicle through the school's locked gate and fired dozens of shots at the school, damaging windows and walls, according to the school district and police.

One student was shot. The school district said late Tuesday the student was in stable condition. There were also injuries from broken glass, the school district said.

The gunman spent about six minutes there, Johnston said. Authorities said it appeared the gunman became frustrated when he could not gain entry to the classrooms, so he got back into the vehicle and left.

-- The gunman allegedly went back on the road and shot and killed one person, Johnston said.

-- After that, the suspect allegedly crashed the stolen car, robbed someone and took a second vehicle, authorities said.

-- The armed suspect engaged two officers and they returned fire, killing the suspect at the scene, according to police.

"I think the motive of getting even with his neighbors and when it went that far -- he just went on a rampage," Johnston said, according to The Associated Press.

Johnston said the suspect was facing charges of assaulting one of his neighbors in January and the neighbor apparently had a restraining order against him, the AP reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Gunman identified in shooting rampage in Northern California; wife among the dead

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3 UCLA basketball players got caught for shop lifting in China

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Video showed the three freshmen greeted by a media scrum as they walked out of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal about 6 p.m. (9 p.m. ET).

US President Donald Trump earlier said he asked his Chinese counterpart to help in the case.

LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were allowed to leave after the situation was "resolved to the satisfaction of the Chinese authorities," said Larry Scott, commissioner of the Pacific-12 athletic conference, of which UCLA is a member.

"We are all very pleased that these young men have been allowed to return home to their families and university," Scott said in a news release

The three were arrested last week while their team was in the city of Hangzhou ahead of the squad's season opener in Shanghai. They were questioned on suspicion of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store near their hotel.

The trio had stayed at the hotel, reportedly awaiting next steps in their case, while their teammates went to Shanghai, where UCLA defeated Georgia Tech 63-60 on Saturday. They stayed in China as their team returned to the United States over the weekend.

Trump thanked for looking into case

Scott did not say how the case was resolved; a conviction of grand larceny in China could result in years of prison. But Trump said Tuesday that he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help.

UCLA's trip coincided with Trump's two-day state visit to the Chinese capital, Beijing, as part of his 13-day trip to Asia. Trump told reporters that Xi had been helpful in working to resolve the case.

Scott acknowledged Trump, among others, in his statement.

"We are grateful for the role that our Chinese hosts played, and for the courtesy and professionalism of the local authorities," Scott said. "We also want to acknowledge UCLA's significant efforts on behalf of their student-athletes.

"Finally, we want to thank the President, the White House and the US State Department for their efforts towards resolution."

Trump's request was first reported by the Washington Post.

Players to address media on Wednesday

Ball -- a brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball -- Riley and Hill are scheduled to speak to reporters at UCLA on Wednesday morning, along with UCLA head coach Steve Alford and athletic director Dan Guerrero, the school said.

The Bruins, ranked 23rd nationally, will play a home game Wednesday night against Central Arkansas.

Days before the game in Shanghai, the Bruins were in Hangzhou to visit the headquarters of Alibaba, the e-commerce giant that sponsored Saturday's contest.

The game was the culmination of a weeklong cultural and sports exchange involving the student athletes.

Before the players' release, LiAngelo Ball's father, LaVar, had said in a statement on social media that the Chinese judicial process could take months.

LaVar Ball and his youngest son, LaMelo, were in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening to promote a pop-up shop for the family's athletic apparel line, Big Baller Brand.

LaVar, LaMelo and Tina Ball -- the family's matriarch -- all went to China to watch LiAngelo play his first game as a Bruin and promote the opening of a Big Baller Brand pop-up shop in Shanghai.

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Papa John's apologizes for cricizing the the NFL protests.

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Five people were killed in a shooting rampage in northern California, including the gunman's wife, whose death appeared to have kicked off the rampage, authorities said.

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An elementary school was one of seven locations a gunman opened fire in Northern California Tuesday morning, according to police.

The shootings took place 130 miles north of Sacramento and left four people dead and 10 more wounded.

The gunman, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was killed by police.

Here's what we know about how the 45-minute shooting rampage unfolded, according to authorities:

-- The shootings started just before 8 a.m. PT with random shots fired into residences, authorities said.

-- The suspect then engaged a citizen who followed him before allegedly stealing the citizen's car, police said.

--The gunman "arbitrarily" shot at residents in the rural area as he drove by, said Phil Johnston, Tehama County assistant sheriff.

-- Shortly after, the gunman engaged with a woman who was taking her two children to school. He allegedly opened fire on them at an intersection, authorities said. The mother suffered life-threatening injuries from the shooting, and one of her children sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

-- The gunman then turned his sights to the Rancho Tehama Elementary School. Before classes began, the gunman, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, crashed a vehicle through the school's locked gate and fired dozens of shots at the school, damaging windows and walls, according to the school district and police.

One student was shot. The school district said late Tuesday the student was in stable condition. There were also injuries from broken glass, the school district said.

The gunman spent about six minutes there, Johnston said. Authorities said it appeared the gunman became frustrated when he could not gain entry to the classrooms, so he got back into the vehicle and left.

-- The gunman allegedly went back on the road and shot and killed one person, Johnston said.

-- After that, the suspect allegedly crashed the stolen car, robbed someone and took a second vehicle, authorities said.

-- The armed suspect engaged two officers and they returned fire, killing the suspect at the scene, according to police.

"I think the motive of getting even with his neighbors and when it went that far -- he just went on a rampage," Johnston said, according to The Associated Press.

Johnston said the suspect was facing charges of assaulting one of his neighbors in January and the neighbor apparently had a restraining order against him, the AP reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A father was dropping his daughter off for kindergarten at her Northern California elementary school Tuesday morning when he heard what sounded like a firecracker. It turned out to be gunshots.

"We all stopped and were stunned," Coy Ferreira told ABC Redding, California, affiliate KRCR. "Then, like a minute later, there were three more shots fired."

That's when an employee of the Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Corning, about 130 miles north of Sacramento, ran out and yelled for the children to get inside, Ferreira said.

He ran into a classroom with students and multiple shots came through the classroom windows, hitting a young boy, Ferreira said.

"He got nailed somehow, it happened all so fast," Ferreira said.

The school district said late Tuesday that the student was in stable condition. There were also injuries from broken glass, the school district said.

The elementary school was one of seven locations police say a gunman opened fire Tuesday morning. The rampage killed four people and wounded 10 more. The gunman was killed by police after the shootings.

The school district said that before classes began, the gunman crashed a vehicle through the school's locked gate and fired dozens of shots at the school, damaging windows and walls.

Authorities said it appeared the gunman became frustrated when he could not gain entry inside the classrooms, so he re-entered his vehicle and continued the shooting spree in the streets.

The Corning Elementary School District said, "School staff is commended for their courageous and professional response to this terrible incident. The school was able to go on lockdown very quickly and effectively, which prevented any further injury or violence."

All students and staff were accounted for and counselors will be made available, the school district said.

The elementary school "is closed until further notice in order for law enforcement to complete its investigation and to make necessary repairs," the district added.

Police said the motive is unknown but said the gunman appeared to directly target the elementary school.

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A father was dropping his daughter off for kindergarten at her Northern California elementary school Tuesday morning when he heard what sounded like a firecracker. It turned out to be gunshots. "We all stopped and were stunned," Coy Ferreira told ABC Redding, California, affiliate KRCR. "Then, like...