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South Carolina Women's Basketball Team Declines Donald Trump White House Invite

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The South Carolina women's basketball team will not be attending the White House celebration of collegiate champions Friday.

According to ESPN, President Donald Trump invited South Carolina, among other teams that won titles last year in various sports, but head coach Dawn Staley declined.

"We did hear from the White House about attending tomorrow's event, but we will not be able to attend," Staley said in a statement. "As I've been saying since our practices for this season started, all of our focus is on the season ahead. The only invitation we are thinking about is to the 2018 NCAA tournament."

South Carolina won its first national championship last April with a win over Mississippi State in the title game. Staley, who spent a decade in the WNBA and won three Olympic gold medals as a player, said in May she would have no problem meeting with Trump if given the opportunity.

By September, however, she had still not received the invite.

"We haven't gotten an invitation yet and that in itself speaks volumes," Staley said, per Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press. "We won before those other teams won their championships. I don't know what else has to happen."

With the 2017-18 season now underway, the coach doesn't believe there is time for any more distractions.

The Gamecocks are currently 3-0 and have a home matchup against Wofford on Sunday.

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Women's College Basketball Rob Goldberg Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Twitter Logo Featured Columnist The South Carolina women's basketball team will not be attending the White House celebration of collegiate champions Friday. According to ESPN, President Donald Trump invited South Carolina, among other teams that won titles last year in various sports, but head coach Dawn Staley declined.

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210,000 gallons of oil leak from Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota.

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TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators reported Thursday.

Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning and activated emergency response procedures after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from the leak south of a pump station in Marshall County, TransCanada said in a statement. The cause was being investigated.

Officials don't believe the leak affected any surface water bodies or threatened any drinking water systems from the spill onto agricultural land, said Brian Walsh, an environmental scientist manager at the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which has dispatched a staff member to the site.

"Ultimately, the cleanup responsibility lies with TransCanada, and they'll have to clean it up in compliance with our state regulations," Walsh said.

The pipeline transports crude from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma, passing through the eastern Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. It can handle nearly 600,000 barrels, or about 23 million gallons, daily. TransCanada says on its website that the company has safely transported more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil, or about 63 billion gallons, through the system since operations began in 2010.

TransCanada said in its statement that it expected the pipeline to remain shut down as the company responds to the leak. It did not offer a time estimate.

The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration didn't immediately return an email requesting additional information from The Associated Press.

A leak and spill in southeastern South Dakota in April 2016 prompted a weeklong shutdown of the pipeline. TransCanada estimated that just under 17,000 gallons of oil spilled onto private land during that leak. Federal regulators said an "anomaly" on a weld on the pipeline was to blame. No waterways or aquifers were affected.

TransCanada said at the time that the leak was the first detected on the pipeline since it began operating, though there had been leaks at pumping stations. One of those leaks happened in southeastern North Dakota in May 2011, when 14,000 gallons spilled after a valve failed at a pumping station near the South Dakota border.

The Keystone Pipeline is part of a 2,687-mile system that also is to include the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which has faced persistent opposition from environmental groups, American Indian tribes and some landowners.

President Donald Trump issued a federal permit for the project in March even though it had been rejected by the Obama administration. The project has received needed approvals in states between Alberta, Canada, and Nebraska. Nebraska regulators plan to announce their decision next week.

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Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota

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TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators reported Thursday. Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning and activated emergency response procedures after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from the leak south of a pump station in Marshall County, TransCanada said in a statement.

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Fighting salt and sugar cravings, with spicy food

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Research has shown that simply spicing up your diet may help you consume less salt and possibly less sugar, while potentially improving your health even beyond the reduction of salt and sugar.

There is more consistent evidence that spicy food helps curb salt cravings than sugar.

In a study involving more than 600 people from China whose brains were analyzed with PET/CT scans, researchers found that regions stimulated by intake of both salty and spicy foods overlapped. Because of similar activities taking place in this shared space (think of the overlapping parts of a Venn diagram), consuming spicy foods effectively enhanced one's sensitivity to salt, thereby helping people crave and consume less salt.

"We think that spicy food can trick our brain when tasting salty food. It makes us taste the same (level of) saltiness even when a reduced amount of salt is actually consumed," said study author Dr. Zhiming Zhu, professor and director of the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology at the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.

In fact, researchers found that people who regularly enjoy spicy foods consumed 2.5 grams less salt in a day (that's 1,000 fewer milligrams of sodium) compared with those who typically steer clear of spice. They also had lower blood pressure.

It remains to be seen whether the findings can be replicated in other populations outside China, said Richard David Wainford, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Boston University School of Medicine, in an accompanying editorial. Still, "a lifestyle intervention that adds taste to the diet, in the form of extra spice and flavor, versus reduction of the pleasure given by the salt we add to our food, may have more success as a public health strategy to promote population-level dietary salt reduction," he added.

Spice may have the potential to curb sugar cravings too, though the evidence is mixed. In one study involving 40 students from Denmark, when chili pepper was added to sweet, sour and bitter meals, participants experienced a greater desire to eat sweet foods compared with meals without chili added.

In another study, also from Denmark, people experienced a decreased desire for salty and spicy foods when they ate tomato soup with cayenne pepper compared with eating the soup without pepper. But their desire for sweet and fatty foods significantly increased when they consumed the spicy soup.

No pain, no weight gain?

Capsaicin is the compound in chili peppers that is responsible for the burning sensation we experience when eating them. The compound has the ability to suppress sweet taste, which could also explain some findings.

But while some may enjoy the heat that capsaicin produces, it may also come with an unintended consequence.

"Capsaicin helps fight pain. Most of the time, you hear about this as a topical cream, but eating chili peppers also has benefits. It may be that when the pain goes away, you're stimulated to consume more sweet foods," said Mary-Jon Ludy, an associate professor of clinical nutrition at Bowling Green State University.

In a meta-analysis, involving more than 70 studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the McCormick Science Institute, researchers state that the balance of the literature suggests the capsaicin suppresses appetite, though the magnitude of the effects is small. "Purposeful inclusion of these compounds in the diet may aid weight management, albeit modestly," the study stated.

(Note that the National Institutes of Health is a federal government agency, and the McCormick Science Institute is an independent research organization that is owned and funded by spice product manufacturer McCormick & Co. Inc. The company said it does not influence the science institute's research priorities.)

The meta-analysis included the Danish study that found increased sugar cravings among those who consumed spicy meals. But it also included a study that found adding spice can actually curb sugar cravings. In that study, when people added half a teaspoon of red pepper to their lunch, they had a decreased desire to eat sugary, fatty and salty foods, and ate about 70 fewer calories at their next meal. The effects were seen only among those who didn't regularly consume red pepper.

"I think that there's something in the novelty of the stimulus that would allow you to eat less," said Ludy, who authored the study and the meta-analysis. "In terms of the work with red pepper, I think that that's an important piece of the puzzle. If you are adding a spicy meal every couple of weeks, it might be enough to have an effect ... but if you have it every day, the effect goes away, because you get used to it."

A little dash will do ya

To get started with spice, Ludy recommends sprinkling red pepper flakes into eggs in the morning. You can also use spice when making a rub for meat or when seasoning vegetables, soups, pasta or curry dishes.

She also recommends adding red pepper flakes to a meal in anticipation of a tempting dessert. "It may give you that extra piece of security," she said. Though not specific to sweet taste, cinnamon, ginger and saffron are other pungent spices with appetite suppressive effects, according to Ludy.

However you choose to use spice, it's wise to start slowly. "Remember that a tiny bit of spice can go a long way!" Ludy said. If the heat is an issue, you can calm your taste buds by pairing hot spices with healthy fats, such as avocados and nuts, according to Ludy. "They help break down the chemical that causes the burn."

If you're new to spicy peppers, she recommends starting with milder varieties, such as jalapeno or serrano, which cause less burn than cayenne or habanero. "These peppers still contain some capsaicin but not as much. Although I haven't researched it directly, my guess is that there would still be appetite effects (perhaps of a lesser magnitude) ... but if you can't tolerate higher quantities of spice, something is better than nothing, right?"

Lisa Drayer is a nutritionist, an author and a CNN health and nutrition contributor.

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A woman was caught on surveillance video peeking into the drive-thru window of a Columbia McDonald’s around 1 a.m. on Nov. 5, leaning in to fill up a soft drink — then climbing in through the window and stealing cash and a large box of food from the fast food restaurant. They are offering a 500 dollar rewards to whoever finds her.

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Fiery exchange erupts at Senate tax session: ‘Don’t spew that stuff on me’

Republican senator Orrin Hatch went of on a democratic senator for claiming tax reform benefits the rich and hurts the middle class. Hatch went off on the senator telling his story or growing up in the middle/lower class

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Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch has had enough of Democrats accusing GOP senators of pushing tax reform to benefit "the rich."

In a Senate Finance Committee meeting Thursday where lawmakers ultimately endorsed the latest version of the GOP tax bill, Chairman Hatch, R-Utah, angrily rebuked Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown for again claiming the plan helps the wealthy and not the middle class.

"I come from the poor people. And I've been working my whole stinking career for people who don't have a chance. And I really resent anybody saying I'm just doing this for the rich," Hatch said in response to comments from Ohio Sen. Brown. "I think you guys overplay that all the time and it gets old and frankly you ought to quit it."

Brown interrupted Hatch, saying: "Mr. Chairman, the public believes it."

But a visibly irritated Hatch raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute! I'm not through."

He continued, "I get kind of sick and tired of it. True, it's a nice political play, but it's not true."

Brown fired back and said he "gets sick and tired of the richest people in the country ... getting richer and richer and richer."

The hearing room, typically subdued, broke out into shouts and yells calling for "regular order, Mr. Chairman, order, order," as Hatch began banging his gavel on the lectern throughout Brown's rebuttal.

"We do a tax cut for the rich and the middle class gets [inaudible] over and over and over again," Brown shouted amid the chaos. "How many times do we do this before we learn this?"

"Listen-I've honored you by allowing you to start off here and what you said is not right - that's all I'm saying. I come from the lower middle class originally and we didn't have anything," Hatch said. "So don't spew that stuff on me. I get a little tired of that crap."

The explosive exchange occurred during the fourth day of a mark-up on The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which was slightly altered by Hatch to temporarily cut taxes for individuals and ax the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent. The bill, which passed out of committee late Thursday 14-12, also includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate.

Earlier in the day, the House passed its version of a tax bill in a 227-205 vote.

The legislation still faces hurdles in the full Senate. But Republicans celebrated the advance of the bills, claiming they would support the middle class in America, while denying Democratic lawmakers' accusations that the bill favors the wealthy and big corporations and will potentially leave millions of Americans without health insurance.
Fox News' Lukas Mikelionis and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a Politics Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @brookefoxnews.

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Fiery exchange erupts at Senate tax session: 'Don't spew that stuff on me'

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Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch has had enough of Democrats accusing GOP senators of pushing tax reform to benefit "the rich." In a Senate Finance Committee meeting Thursday where lawmakers ultimately endorsed the latest version of the GOP tax bill, Chairman Hatch, R-Utah, angrily rebuked Democratic Sen.

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20 people at least are injured due to a fire caused at a Pennsylvania senior living community. It happened around 11 pm forcing older citizens outside in 40 degree weather. The fire had started to spread to other buildings but luckily fire crews were able to stop it.

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WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A massive fire at a senior living community in Pennsylvania injured at least 20 people and forced dozens more, many of whom were unable to walk, into the cold night air.

Firefighters were still dousing hot spots Friday, even though the inferno was declared under control just before 1:30 a.m.

The blaze was reported around 11 p.m. Thursday at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.

The town's fire chief would not comment on the extent of the injuries or if there were any deaths. He did say the blaze is under investigation.

The fire quickly spread to multiple buildings and flames could be seen shooting from the roofs and windows of the structures. Residents were forced to evacuate outside into the cold, with temperatures overnight hovering in the low 40s. News helicopter video showed dozens of residents on the lawn or along the street, wrapped in blankets. Many of them had been pushed in wheelchairs or rolled on beds to safety.

Chester County emergency officials said at least 20 people were taken to area hospitals for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

A spokeswoman for Main Line Health, a not-for-profit health system, said one of its hospitals also was prepared to provide shelter to some additional residents of the senior living community.

According to its website, Barclay Friends offers various levels of care including memory care, skilled nursing and post-acute rehab.

Early Friday morning, the local chapter of the American Red Cross said on Twitter that it had multiple teams on the scene and that it was working with county officials and facility staff to assist displaced residents.

A cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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20 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community

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WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A massive fire at a senior living community in Pennsylvania injured at least 20 people and forced dozens more, many of whom were unable to walk, into the cold night air. Firefighters were still dousing hot spots Friday, even though the inferno was declared under control just before 1:30 a.m.

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Lynlee Hope was born twice. At 23 weeks old she was taken out of her mothers womb due to a tumor on her spine that was depriving blood which could lead to heart failure. Surgeons performed a five hour surgery and then put the her back in. A year later she was born and is doing great. It was a 50/50 chance that she would live . Lynlee is doing amazing though the article said.

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Hero dad stops attempted kidnapping of daughter

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A father in Florida is being credited with thwarting an attempted kidnapping of his 17-year-old daughter, firing shots as four teen suspects tried to break into his garage, police said.

An investigation revealed that the teens believed the father to be wealthy and had hatched a plot to rob his house and kidnap his daughter, according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible home-invasion robbery in progress at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in Baker. The 51-year-old homeowner told authorities his daughter had called him to say that someone tried to block the roads to their home with barrels - an apparent attempt to force her to exit her car and walk.

Instead, she simply drove around them, according to a statement by the sheriff's office.

"A short time later her father heard his dogs barking and saw his front motion-activated flood lights come on," the statement continued. "He also heard what sounded like his car door closing and went to get his gun."

He saw some people trying to force their way into his garage and fired three shots, sending the would-be intruders scurrying into the woods, police said. The homeowner later discovered that some security lights at his home had been unscrewed.

Authorities acting on a tip from a neighbor later caught up with the suspects in a 2016 white Jeep Liberty. They were identified as Keilon Johnson, 19, Austin French, 17, Tyree Johnson, 16, and Kamauri Horn, 15. The four suspects, all of Crestview, were charged with attempted kidnapping and attempted home invasion robbery.

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Hero dad stops attempted kidnapping of daughter: police

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A father in Florida is being credited with thwarting an attempted kidnapping of his 17-year-old daughter, firing shots as four teen suspects tried to break into his garage, police said. An investigation revealed that the teens believed the father to be wealthy and had hatched a plot to rob his house and kidnap his daughter, according to the sheriff's office.

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Trump slams Senator 'Frankenstien' in tweets

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Japan bolstering defense against North Korea, Abe says.

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As tensions continue to escalate in East Asia, Japan is bolstering defense measures in response to what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his nation's most serious security threat since World War II.

Abe outlined his plan Friday during a policy speech in parliament. His agenda included strengthening Japan's missile defense capability and purchasing more U.S.-made missile defense systems.

Japan's leader said the country will take concrete action under the Japan-U.S. defense alliance to respond to any emergency amid Pyongyang's "escalating provocation."

"We will strengthen Japanese defense power, including missile defense capabilities, in order to protect the people's lives and peace," Abe said.

"We will strengthen Japanese defense power, including missile defense capabilities, in order to protect the people's lives and peace."
- Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan

Since taking office in 2012, Abe has steadily increased Japan's defense spending.

The prime minister also called on the international community to help put pressure on North Korea.

Meanwhile, the North Korean threat appears to be drawing Japan closer to its traditional regional rival, China.

In an uncharacteristic move, Abe opted not to comment on any disputes in the South China Sea during the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, even though the issue has been a key concern of his for the past five years, the South China Morning Post reported.

Abe concluded the summit by suggesting that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet next year to further improve relations, the paper reported.

"The change in the security atmosphere in East Asia, especially when confronted by an increasingly provocative Pyongyang, made the two leaders sense the urgency to meet and cooperate," Zhou Yongsheng, a Japanese affairs expert at China Foreign Affairs University, told the Post.

President Donald Trump recently held meetings with Abe and Xi, as well as Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, during his first official Asian tour, where the North Korea threat was a key topic of discussion.

Abe told Fox News earlier this month that he hoped to "further solidify the U.S.-Japan alliance" against North Korea.

"North Korea has used those talks just to gain time to further develop the nuclear program as well as missiles," Abe told Bret Baier. "So North Korean dialogue just for the purpose of dialogue is meaningless. That is our experience."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Man posed for photos with dead wife, then cut her up

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A homeless man posed for photos with his dead wife, along with their newborn and toddler, before dismembering her body in a Kansas City, Missouri, hotel room, according to court records.

Justin Rey, 35, who was arrested last month after being found with the remains at a storage unit in Kansas, was charged Wednesday with abandonment of a corpse and child endangerment in Jackson County, Missouri. He's jailed on $1 million bond in Johnson County, Kansas, on child endangerment charges.

Rey told police that his wife, Jessica Monteiro Rey, died after giving birth Oct. 20 and that he dismembered her in a bathtub two days later with the children present. Rey put some of her body parts in a large cooler, a police detective wrote in a probable-cause statement. Rey used a stove to boil parts that didn't fit in the cooler and flushed some of remains down the toilet, the statement says.

Hotel management said Rey tried to disguise his voice as a woman's when he called the front desk to check out on Oct. 23, the statement says. Surveillance video footage shows him pulling a red cooler with a black bag on top through the hotel while pushing a stroller with a toddler walking beside him.

Police found the remains on Oct. 24 inside a cooler and tote at a U-Haul Moving and Storage facility in nearby Lenexa, Kansas, after Rey slept there with the children. Emergency responders checked on the children, who were later taken to a hospital. The affidavit says the baby wasn't wearing adequate clothing and had an eye infection.

After Rey was arrested and put in a police vehicle, he was asked about his wife's whereabouts. He responded that she died several days earlier and was in the cooler and a tote, which he had been trying to remove from the storage unit, according to Kansas court records.

The probable-cause statement for the Missouri charges says the hotel room's bathtub drain was removed and apparent human tissue was found. Traces of blood were detected throughout the room.

Missouri and Kansas court records don't say how she died, and Rey provided conflicting information. Rey said that his wife committed suicide after giving birth and also that she died during or after childbirth, the probable-cause statement says.

Rey had a series of run-ins with the law in the northwestern Arizona communities of Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Williams and Flagstaff from 2012 to 2016 for relatively minor offenses. Court records show eight cases, including four for theft, a probation violation and a pair of citations for driving without a valid license and insurance. The records show that he pleaded guilty in five cases and mainly faced fines and that two cases were dismissed. He never served time in an Arizona prison.

Rey's attorney in the Kansas case, Courtney Henderson, did not return a call from The Associated Press seeking comment early Thursday. He doesn't yet have an attorney in the Missouri case.

During a court appearance earlier this month, Rey was removed after a screaming rant against authorities.

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Records: Man posed for photos with dead wife, then cut her up

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A homeless man posed for photos with his dead wife, along with their newborn and toddler, before dismembering her body in a Kansas City, Missouri, hotel room, according to court records. Justin Rey, 35, who was arrested last month after being found with the remains at a storage unit in...

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2 children die after being hit by a police car.

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Two children killed when sheriff's vehicle hits pedestrians in Los Angeles

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Two children were killed when they were accidentally struck by a Los Angeles County sheriff's vehicle Thursday evening, authorities said.

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7 year old boy knew the gunman that shot at his school

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Over $1,000 worth of Make up For ever eyeshadow palette testers were completely destroyed by a young child on Saturday.

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A man in Hawaii who was charged with murder 40 years ago escaped a psychiatrist hospital to prove he could behave on his own.

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A man who acknowledges killing a woman nearly 40 years ago said he needed to plot and carry out his escape from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital to prove that he could behave properly out in the community.

Randall Saito told San Francisco television station KGO-TV in an interview that the Hawaii State Hospital wouldn't give him a chance. He says every time he applied for release, officials made him "sound like a bad guy."

"I decided I needed to escape and prove that I'm on my own," Saito said in an interview at a jail in Stockton, California. "That I can be out here and act appropriately. Even though I escaped to do it,"

The 59-year-old Saito was arrested on Wednesday for investigation of felony escape. He's scheduled to appear in court for a hearing Friday.

He walked out of the hospital in suburban Honolulu on Sunday, got a taxi to the airport and took a charter plane to Maui, where he caught another flight to San Jose, California.

Saito told KGO he flew to San Jose because it was the cheapest ticket.

He said he used fake IDs featuring his photo and another person's name to get past the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint.

He wouldn't say who helped him in the escape.

Saito was acquitted of murder by reason of insanity for the 1979 killing of Sandra Yamashiro. A 2002 article by the Honolulu Advertiser reported Saito picked his victim at random.

He said he fabricated mental illness - he was diagnosed with sexual sadism and necrophilia - to get into the hospital. But he said he regretted doing so. He also regretted killing Yamashiro.

"I regret the murder. Let's just make that clear. I do have remorse about it. I am absolutely contrite. No one else can be more contrite than I. Because no one is more responsible. What do they want me to do? I can't turn back time," Saito said.

He said he was a substance abuser for three years before the killing.

"I was in bad shape. I was paranoid," he said.

Saito is one of 17 escapes from the 202-bed hospital in the past eight years. Most happened when a patient broke "curfew" and didn't return after being allowed to leave for a period of time.

Saito didn't have privileges to leave the hospital grounds without an escort. Repeated attempt by Saito to win such passes were rejected by the court.

He was allowed to roam the hospital grounds unattended.

Saito was captured Wednesday in Stockton after authorities got a tip from a taxi driver.

It took the hospital at least eight hours to notify law enforcement that Saito was missing. Hawaii Gov. David Ige has said the public and authorities should have been notified much sooner.

The state has placed seven hospital employees on unpaid leave while it investigates the escape. It's also begun reviewing patient privileges and public visitation polices and has ordered more fencing.

Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Hawaii State Department of Health, told the AP last year the majority of those who escape are returned within a few days. However in 2009 one person escaped and was missing for nearly three years before being arrested.

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Bellisle reported from Seattle. Contributing to this report were Associated Press reporters Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones in Honolulu.

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Hospital patient escaped to prove he could behave properly

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A man who acknowledges killing a woman nearly 40 years ago said he needed to plot and carry out his escape from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital to prove that he could behave properly out in the community. Randall Saito told San Francisco television station KGO-TV in an interview that the Hawaii State Hospital wouldn't give him a chance.

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A soldier at Fort Bragg died after collapsing during physical training.

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A 29-year-old Fort Bragg soldier died Tuesday after collapsing during physical training, officials said.

Sgt. Robert Thornton Jr., of Cairo, Georgia, was running on Ardennes St. in Fort Bragg, which was closed to traffic, when he collapsed, a spokesman for the 528 th Sustainment Brigade told the Fayetteville Observer.

Thornton Jr. was rushed to Womack Army Medical Center.

Officials said the cause of death is unknown and it is under investigation.

"We mourn the loss of this dedicated soldier and our thoughts and prayers are with his family," Lt. Col. Shaw Pick, the soldier's battalion commander said. "He was a member of our team, and his life was spent in service to his family, his friends and his country."

The 528 th Sustainment Brigade is a part of the 1 st Special Forces Command at Fort Bragg, the Observer reported. Soldiers in the unit support Special Forces, civil affairs and psychological operations soldiers around the world.

Thornton Jr. was a power generation equipment repairer and had been part of the brigade's 112 th Signal Battalion since January.

According to officials, he enlisted in the Army in 2012 and trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Lee, Virginia. He previously served with units at Benning and Yongsan Garrison, South Korea.

Throughout his military career, he received the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge.

Thornton Jr. is survived by his wife Danielle, and two children, Jaylen and Kinsley.

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8-year-old boy returns lost wallet, $1,700 to mugging victim

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8-year-old boy returns lost wallet, $1,700 to mugging victim

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The fourth-grader from Washingtonville in Orange County didn't hesitate to return the wallet.

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Married science teacher sex romp with a teenage boy.

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A married teacher in Oklahoma was arrested Wednesday, accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student.

Hunter Day, 22, a science teacher at Yukon High School, was arrested by the Canadian County Sheriff's Department on complaints of second-degree rape, facilitating sexual contact with a minor and possession of child pornography, KWTV reported. She is reportedly married to the school's football coach.

Authorities said they investigated the relationship after being notified by the boy's parents and finding explicit photos and messages on his phone, the report said.
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On the day of the arrest, the sheriff's department said that Day and the teen had planned to meet at her house, KWTV reported. Deputies arrived at the residence and reportedly texted the teacher from the boy's phone saying he'd arrived. Day responded to the message saying, "The doors [sic] unlocked as usual," the report said.

When investigators entered the home, Day was sitting on the floor of her living room with candles lit and all of the lights off, authorities said. She was also reportedly wearing a Christmas cat T-shirt and workout shorts.

The teacher confessed to sending the boy illicit "bra and panty" photos and said he'd also sent her photos of his genitals, KWTV reported.

"I'm no longer surprised by the people who commit these crimes, because predators come from all walks of life," Canadian County Sheriff Chris West told the outlet.
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"This is a classic case of a serious breach of public trust," he said. "Schoolteachers are entrusted to protect and educate our children, not to engage in an unlawful sexual relationship with them."

According to a statement released on Twitter, administrators from the high school said "the safety and well-being of our students is our number one priority," and there was no indication in Day's record that she would make such a "very poor decision."

The school said it was working with authorities in their investigation and couldn't discuss details of the case, according to the post.

Day was incarcerated at the Canadian County Jail and bond was set for $85,000, KWTV reported.

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Married science teacher, 22, arrested for sex romp with teen boy student

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A married teacher in Oklahoma was arrested Wednesday, accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student. Hunter Day, 22, a science teacher at Yukon High School, was arrested by the Canadian County Sheriff's Department on complaints of second-degree rape, facilitating sexual contact with a minor and possession of child pornography, KWTV reported.