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A University of Hartford freshman has been expelled and faces a hate crime charge after she admitted to rubbing her body fluids on her black roommate's book bag and toothbrush.

Hartford Police are asking courts to charge 18-year-old Brianna Brochu with "intimidation based on bigotry or bias," after she allegedly bragged on social media about harassing her roommate, according to NBC Connecticut.

University of Hartford President Greg Woodward announced Wednesday that Brochu, "will not be returning."

"Let me be clear: the accused student's behavior was reprehensible and does not reflect the values of our institution," Woodward said in a statement. "Let me repeat; racism and hatred will not be tolerated on this campus."

Brochu was arrested Saturday on misdemeanor charges of third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.

The story gained national attention after Brochu's former roommate, freshman Chennel "Jazzy" Rowe, described the alleged harassment for nearly two hours in a Facebook live video. The post has been viewed more than 500,000 times since it was shared Monday.
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In the video, Rowe said she always felt "unwelcome" in their dorm room and that the tension alone was enough to make her seek out another roommate. During that time, she said she also suffered from "extreme throat pain" for nearly a month and campus health officials couldn't diagnose the illness.

She said it wasn't until after she told Brochu she was moving out of their dorm room that she learned why she'd been sick.

"Out of nowhere, it's like I was existing for once since I moved in," Rowe said in the video. "She made a face; said, 'okay' and then I seen her texting on her phone. I assumed that she was just telling all her friends that I was moving out."
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Rowe said a friend and a resident adviser later showed her Brochu's alleged Instagram post, which has since been made private, boasting about the harassment.

"Finally did it," Rowe read from the post. "After one and half months of spitting in her coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in her lotions, rubbing used tampons on her backpack, putting her toothbrush places where the son doesn't shine, I can finally say goodbye to Jamaican Barbie."

Rowe also showed viewers photos of her bloodstained book bag, and accused Brochu of posting multiple photos and videos that bragged about her harassment on social media without her knowledge.

Rowe's story has sparked a nationwide outcry on social media and even prompted an angry tweet from TV producer Shonda Rhimes.

"Who raised this inhumane ignorant waste of space?," Rhimes wrote on Twitter. "Who chose to be her friend and look the other way?"

According to The Hartford Courant, Brochu is expected to appear in Hartford Superior Court on Nov.15.
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A University of Hartford freshman has been expelled and faces a hate crime charge after she admitted to rubbing her body fluids on her black roommate's book bag and toothbrush. Hartford Police are asking courts to charge 18-year-old Brianna Brochu with "intimidation based on bigotry or bias," after she allegedly bragged on social media about harassing her roommate, according to NBC Connecticut.

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Women who were receiving Botox injections claim their doctor was fake.

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A jury was shown the before-and-after photos of three woman who claim bogus Botox injections left them disfigured and "looking 50 years older." Marcelle King, of Poole, England, is one of the alleged victims who filed claims against Ozan Melin, who prosecutors allege has no medical background and was using a counterfeit solution for injections, The Daily Echo reported.

King, 62, reportedly texted Melin's then-wife, Lisa Bolster, to complain about the procedure. She was told to use a wet cloth, but wound up in the hospital suffering from anaphylactic shock the next day, The Mirror Online reported.

A second woman, Jozette Sheppard, testified that a botched procedure led by Melin failed the first time, and a second attempt left her unable to "eat, speak or smile," the news outlet reported.
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"During the evening it was like my head was on fire, really burning," Sheppard, 46, said, according to The Daily Echo. "It started swelling by my eyebrows and I had to lie down because I couldn't open my eyes. When I woke up and couldn't open my eyes and I screamed."

Sheppard said she had trouble moving her face for up to four months, and that Bolster had assured her through a series of text messages that the affects would calm down.

"It sucks, it always goes down though," Bolster allegedly texted to Sheppard.

A third complaint was filed by Carol Kingscott, who claimed the procedure left her looking "like a hamster," and like she "had been punched."

"One eyelid dropped completely and it was so sore I could barely open them," Kingscott, 57, told the court.

Melin has denied the charges against him, while Bolster pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud and one of unauthorized use of a trademark in relation to a counterfeit substance marked "Botox" found in her freezer.

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A woman in Alabama was caught on video escaping from the trunk of her kidnapper's car at a gas station on Monday.

The unnamed woman was reportedly abducted early Monday morning after a man, Timothy Wyatt, entered the victim's home and bedroom and started choking her, according to a post on the Chilton County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Wyatt reportedly demanded money as he continued to choke her. He then tied her up and forced her into his car, where he threatened to stab her throughout the drive.
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The suspect later stopped the car in a remote area and forced the woman into the trunk before driving off again, the post said.

Wyatt eventually pulled into a gas station in Clanton and left the car unattended to go into the service store. It was then that the woman broke free.

In the video, the suspect can be seen walking away before the trunk pops open and the woman darts out, running towards the store and looking for help.
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The video cuts to inside the store where you can see the woman bust in, catching the attention of Wyatt. He then sprints out the door towards his car, only closing the trunk before driving off.

Police in the area put out warrants for Wyatt's arrest and described him as "armed and extremely dangerous," according to the Facebook post.

He was picked up the following day after two deputies found him sleeping inside a building, WIAT reported. He was arrested for robbery, kidnapping and domestic violence.

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Set aside the various political battles convulsing Washington and the grim fallout of the terrorism attack in New York City. Starting this weekend, President Trump will, in theory, put domestic issues on the back burner as he embarks upon an important series of state visits in Asia.

Trump's tour will begin in Japan with a golf outing with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, followed by meetings in Tokyo and then further stops in South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. It will be the longest trip taken by any U.S. president since George H.W. Bush traveled through Asia in 1991 - and ended the journey by vomiting in the Japanese prime minister's lap during dinner. Officials in the White House are surely hoping for no such messes this time.

In each country, Trump will have a fair amount of work to do. In Vietnam and the Philippines, he'll attend two key regional summits, where America's many allies in the region are hoping to hear the reassuring words of a traditional American president, rather than Trump's campaign-trail barking, questioning Washington's long-standing overseas commitments.

Trump's advisers have outlined three guiding themes to the trip: a tough line on North Korea's nuclear threat; a commitment to an "open and free" Indo-Pacific region (or rather, a check on Chinese maritime pushiness); and a reckoning with Asian partners over what Trump sees as unfair trade deficits. Meanwhile, here's what the world is wondering about Trump's journey:
Is Trump going to embarrass himself and offend others?
Given Trump's propensity for abrasive tweets and unscripted rants, the first concern for some of his protocol team would be the risk of causing offense in a part of the world attuned to etiquette and decorum. President Barack Obama once courted controversy by merely chewing gum while arriving at a 2014 summit in Beijing. Trump's planned audience with Japan's emperor may come under particular scrutiny.

"The president will use whatever language he wants to use," said national security adviser H.R. McMaster at a Thursday press briefing when asked whether Trump would curb his sometimes incendiary rhetoric.

Trump seems to be at least aware of such worries. "I don't want to embarrass anybody four days before I land in China," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting this weekend, after he again complained about "bad" trade deals with certain countries.
Can Trump translate good personal relationships into policy wins?
Trump has hosted Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and boasted of cultivating a good rapport with both leaders. But it remains to be seen whether such bonhomie can pay dividends on a grander scale.

In Japan, Trump has a much easier mission. Abe, a notably hawkish nationalist, is happy with Trump's eagerness to sell more arms to American allies in the region. Trump's arrival will be preceded by his daughter Ivanka's star turn Friday, when she'll address the Japanese government's "World Assembly of Women" conference.

In China, though, Trump may face a more complicated showdown. The American president is expected to lean heavily on his Chinese counterpart to get Beijing to economically and politically isolate North Korea, while he's also likely to clash with Xi over their differences on trade.

"I think the sense that one gets is that privately, most likely ... [Trump] will effectively tell Xi Jinping, 'I'm coming after you on trade especially,' " said Christopher Johnson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "And I think the Chinese, because of that concern, are very eager to use the summit meeting to try to press the reset button on the relationship between the two presidents."

What can Trump really achieve on North Korea?
Pyongyang's nuclear threat will loom over most of Trump's deliberations in East Asia. But the question remains: What will he actually do about it? So far, despite Trump's saber-rattling tweets, U.S. actions have been more or less a continuation of Obama-era policies - that is, pursuing a tough regime of international sanctions that may compel the North Koreans to come to the table.

But any diplomatic effort will require a united front with a host of countries with varying interests. Trump's main job may be to figure out what the next steps might be.

"Beyond pushing China to implement the sanctions already in place and perhaps getting them to introduce a few more, one option would be to bring Korea, Japan, and Russia back into the conversation," Elizabeth Economy of the Council on Foreign Relations suggests. "In this case, five heads may well be better than two."

Other analysts are more skeptical. Michael Auslin of the Hoover Institute thinks that North Koreans will never surrender their nuclear weapons program and, after successive presidents have failed to stop Pyogyang's nuclear buildup, that this White House needs to learn how to live with that.

"What the president should do is simple, if radical," Auslin wrote this year. "He should admit the failure of America's North Korea policy since the 1990s and abandon the fantasy of 'complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization.' Instead, he should acknowledge that North Korea is a nuclear weapons-capable state, and that the United States will treat it as such. That means revamping U.S. policy toward explicit containment and deterrence of a nuclear North Korea."
How will Trump articulate America's role in Asia?
Perhaps the biggest question looming over Trump's trip is what role the "America First" president will play not only in bilateral meetings with leaders such as Abe and Xi, but at regional summits such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Vietnam and the ASEAN meetings in the Philippines. Trump and a coterie of his advisers have lambasted the multilateralism pursued by American presidents and questioned the United States' commitment to the prevailing order, underwritten by decades of U.S. military might, that brought half a century of relative stability and prosperity to East Asia. Trump can either assuage Asian partners that he's sticking to the long-established script, or take a radical turn.

His recent praise for the political successes of both the Chinese president and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seem to confirm something else: the absence of any real interest on his part in even rhetorically defending human rights and democracy on the global stage.
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White college student accused of intimidating black roommate with 'bodily fluids'

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An expelled University of Hartford student is facing criminal charges in Connecticut, including "intimidation based on bigotry," after allegedly soiling her former roommate's personal belongings with her "bodily fluids" and bragging about it on social media.

The school's Department of Public Safety told police that Brianna Brochu "posted statements to Instagram saying she had tampered with her roommate's property and deposited bodily fluids on other property. Brochu also posted photos of some of the tampered property as well," according to a West Hartford Police Department incident summary.

Brochu, 18, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for criminal mischief in the third degree and breach of peace in the second degree, the document states. She was released on $1,000 bond, and faces up to six months in jail on each charge, if convicted.

Police referred ABC News to the incident summary, which states they will also be asking that the court add "intimidation based on bigotry or bias to Ms. Brochu's case."

Brochu, who is white, appeared in court Wednesday but it's unclear whether she entered a plea. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 15, officials said.

She did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.

Brochu told police that she licked her former roommate's dining utensils and smeared body fluids on the woman's backpack, the Hartford Courant reported.

Her former roommate, freshman Chennel Rowe, who is black, explained in a Facebook Live post Monday how she discovered that Brochu had allegedly been sabotaging her backpack, beauty products and toothbrush.

Rowe had previously asked the school for a room change, she said, because the arrangement with Brochu wasn't working out.

"I felt like I was unwanted in my own room," she said in the video. "I was ignored and disrespected."

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After months of tension, Rowe said, the school assigned her to a different room.

When it came time leave, she said, Brochu asked her, "Oh, are you moving out?"

Rowe said she replied, "Yes."

She said Brochu "made a face" and only said "Okay."

Brochu, according to Rowe, started typing on her phone. "I assumed she was telling all her friends that I was moving out." Rowe said.

But as she was moving her belongings, Rowe said in her Facebook post, she encountered a former neighbor who told her Brochu had allegedly bragged on Instagram about dirtying Rowe's belongings while they were living together.

Brochu wrote on Instagram in a once-public but now-deleted post, referring to Rowe, "Finally did it yo girl got rid of her roommate!! After 1 ½ month of spitting in her coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in her lotions, rubbing used tampons oh [sic] her backpack, putting her toothbrush where the sun doesn't shine, and so much more I can finally say goodbye Jamaican Barbie."

Rowe, referring to Brochu's post, said on Facebook Live, "My thing is I keep looking at this paragraph 'so much more.'"

Rowe, who did not respond to ABC News' request for comment, said she dealt with chronic throat pain during the ordeal with her roommate.

"Since I've been here I've been getting sick," she said. "Not knowing why."

Assuming it was a common cold, Rowe said she didn't put a lot of thought into its origins. "I couldn't speak. I could barely whisper," she added.

The police incident summary says, "the victim in this case did say they experienced 'severe throat pain' and felt the pain was a result of Brochu's tampering with her 'personal items.'"

Meanwhile, the hashtag #justiceforjazzy has spread online as news of the story got around.

In a statement released Tuesday, University of Hartford President Greg Woodward said that Brochu "is no longer a student" at the academic institution and that "she will not be returning."

He condemned Brochu's actions as "reprehensible" and said there is work to be done.

"It is clear there is work to be done at our university to ensure that all students feel safe, respected, and valued," he said.

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— -- The man wanted for what appears to be a random killing spree at a Colorado Walmart was arrested Thursday after an hourslong manhunt.

The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, was taken into custody this morning, according to the Thornton Police Department.

Two men and one woman were killed in the shooting.

The victims are Denver residents Pamela Marques, 52, and Victor Vasquez, 26, and Thornton resident Carlos Moreno, 66, according to the Adams-Broomfield County coroner.

Ostrem allegedly walked in the front door of the store in the Denver suburb of Thornton and opened fire, targeting people in the front of the store near the registers. He then exited the store, got into a red Mitsubishi Mirage and fled the scene, police said after reviewing security footage from the store. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.

Court documents reveal that Ostrem has a history of arrests and financial problems.

In September 2015, Ostrem filed for bankruptcy and listed his debt at a total of $86,000 and credit card debt of $58,000, federal court documents show. Ostrem's year-to-date income at that point was listed as $23,637, according to court records.

In 2013, Ostrem was arrested for driving under the influence in the city of Wheat Ridge, according to arrest records provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. He was arrested again that year for failing to appear in court.

In 1999, Ostrem was busted on a weapons charge, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer, court records show, but prosecutors dropped the charges in June 2000.

In 1990, Ostrem was arrested for harassment, and records show that he served a two-day sentence in jail after he either pleaded guilty or was convicted.

It is unclear if Ostrem has been charged in Wednesday's shooting or if he has obtained an attorney.

The Thornton Police Department first tweeted about the shooting at 6:27 p.m. MT, writing, "Shooting just occurred at Walmart, 9900 Grant St, multiple parties down. Please stay away from the area."

The department later tweeted, "At this time this is NOT an active shooter. Active crime scene. We will update as info becomes available."
ABC News' Maryilyn Heck contributed to this report.

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The man wanted for what appears to be a random killing spree at a Colorado Walmart was arrested Thursday after an hourslong manhunt. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, was taken into custody this morning, according to the Thornton Police Department. Two men and one woman were killed in the shooting.

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Scientist discover hidden chamber in Egypts great pyramid

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Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.

In an article published in the journal Nature on Thursday, an international team said the 30-meter (yard) void deep within the pyramid is situated above the structure's Grand Gallery, and has a similar cross-section.

The purpose of the space is unclear, and it's not yet known whether it was built with a function in mind or if it's merely a gap in the pyramid's architecture. Some experts say such empty spaces have been known for years.

"This is a premier," said Mehdi Tayoubi, a co-founder of the ScanPyramids project and president of the Heritage Innovation Preservation Institute. "It could be composed of one or several structures... maybe it could be another Grand Gallery. It could be a chamber, it could be a lot of things."

The scientists made the discovery using cosmic-ray imaging, recording the behavior of subatomic particles called muons that penetrate the rock similar to X-rays, only much deeper. Their paper was peer-reviewed before appearing in Nature, an international, interdisciplinary journal of science, and its results confirmed by other teams of scientists.

Chances of the space containing treasure or burial chambers are almost nil, said Aidan Dodson, an Egyptologist at the University of Bristol, but the discovery helps shed light on building techniques.

"The pyramid's burial chamber and sarcophagus have already been discovered, so this new area was more likely kept empty above the Grand Gallery to reduce the weight of stone pressing down on its ceiling," he said, adding that similar designs have been found in other pyramids.

Egypt's former antiquities minister and famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who has been testing scanning methods and heads the government's oversight panel for the new techniques, said that the area in question has been known of for years and thus does not constitute a discovery. He has long downplayed the usefulness of scans of ancient sites.

"The Great Pyramid is full of voids. We have to be careful how results are presented to the public," he said, adding that one problem facing the international team is that it did not have an Egyptologist as a member. He said the chamber was likely empty space builders used to construct the rooms below.

"In order to construct the Grand Gallery, you had to have a hollow, or a big void in order to access it - you cannot build it without such a space," he said. "Large voids exist between the stones and may have been left as construction gaps."

The pyramid is also known as Khufu's Pyramid for its builder, a 4th Dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 B.C. Visitors to the pyramid, on the outskirts of Cairo, can walk, hunched over, up a long tunnel to reach the Grand Gallery. The space announced by the scanning team does not appear to be connected to any known internal passages.

Scientists involved in the scanning called the find a "breakthrough" that highlighted the usefulness of modern particle physics in archaeology.

"It was hidden, I think, since the construction of the pyramid," Tayoubi added.

The Great Pyramid, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, has captivated visitors since it was built as a royal burial chamber some 4,500 years ago. Experts are still divided over how it and other pyramids were constructed, so even relatively minor discoveries generate great interest.

Late last year, for example, thermal scanning identified a major anomaly in the Great Pyramid - three adjacent stones at its base which registered higher temperatures than others.

Speculation that King Tutankhamun's tomb contains additional antechambers stoked interest in recent years, before scans by ground-penetrating radar and other tools came up empty, raising doubts about the claim.

The muon scan is accomplished by planting special plates inside and around the pyramid to collect data on the particles, which rain down from the earth's atmosphere. They pass through empty spaces but can be absorbed or deflected by harder surfaces, allowing scientists to study their trajectories and discern what is stone and what is not. Several plates were used to triangulate the void discovered in the Great Pyramid.

While the technology can detect large open spaces, it cannot discern what is inside, so it's unclear if the empty space contains any objects. Tayoubi said the team plans now to work with others to come up with hypotheses about the area.

"The good news is that the void is there, and it's very big," he said.

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A teacher in Louisiana has been charged of cruelty for biting a two-year-old student.

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A preschool teacher accused of biting a 2-year-old student on the face has been arrested on a charge of felony cruelty to a juvenile in Louisiana.

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Saints: It's 'unfortunate' vet rejects honor over anthem protests

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A Navy veteran is taking a stand against those taking a knee.

John Wells, a retired U.S. Navy commander, turned down an offer from the Saints to be honored prior to last Sunday's game against the Bears because he can't "in good conscience" enter an NFL stadium due to the ongoing national anthem protests.

"Although I am touched and honored to be selected for such an award, the ongoing controversy with NFL players' disrespect for the national flag forces me to decline to participate in the presentation," Wells wrote, according to a release, per reports. "I am unable, in good conscience, to enter an NFL stadium while this discourtesy prevails. Since this award is tainted with the dishonorable actions of the NFL and its players, I cannot accept it."

Wells, who is the executive director of Military Veterans Advocacy, was slated to receive the Peoples Health Champion Award, an honor awarded at Saints home games to recognize "the exceptional achievements of Louisiana residents age 65 and older."

Wells described the national anthem protests as "a slap in the face" to military veterans.

"Men and women have fought and died for the flag that the players are disrespecting," Wells wrote.

The Saints called Well's decision "unfortunate and disappointing" in a lengthy statement released Thursday.

"Respectfully and honorably, we chose Mr. Wells for the Peoples Health Champion Award purposefully for this game to bring to light the exact issues that he and his organization represent - the health and well being of our military, veterans and their families," the Saints said in a statement.

"Unfortunately, he has chosen very publicly not to accept this honor and refused the opportunity to promote the very cause for which he was being honored and distract from awareness we hoped to build throughout our community. We respect his decision, he has that right, and we thank him for his service to our country and his past efforts on behalf of the military and veterans."

The Saints later point out every player has stood for the national anthem since the franchise was founded in 1967 -- outside of Week 3 this season where "a few of our players did sit."

Since then, the Saints have kneeled prior to the anthem in a show of unity against racism and social injustice before rising and standing for the anthem.

Despite the fact the team kneels before the anthem, and not during it, fans have continuously booed the team for their actions, something Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro addressed Thursday.

"Our crowd boos us before the anthem, therefore it's not about the flag, it's about the fact we are bringing awareness to a cause that makes people uncomfortable," Vaccaro wrote in a string of tweets.

When a fan said people are mad because they believe the Saints will eventually sit during the anthem again since they did so earlier in the season, Vaccaro responded, "We already said what we were gonna do so get the picture or don't come."

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Iphone X goes on sale

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Apple fans can finally turn themselves into an animated pig emoji on their very own iPhone X. The company's newest smartphone started going on sale in stores around the world Friday.

It's become a tradition for hundreds of dedicated customers to line-up outside stores around the world to be among the first to own the new iPhones.

Apple enthusiast Rupert Legallias in London lined up for hours, as he did for previous launches for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, but he said this event was disorganized and his model sold out before he could get it.

"There was only 120 people in front of me in the [line]. Their stock level must have been non-existent," he said. "It's just a disappointment."

People who pre-ordered online will also start receiving their devices in the mail on Friday. Pre-orders for the iPhone X started early Tuesday morning. But within 15 minutes, the main Apple site in the U.S. ran out of devices that would ship on November 3. The wait times for online sales have jumped several weeks.

To celebrate the iPhone's 10th anniversary, Apple included a number of major changes to the iPhone X. The screen takes up more space on the device, and replaces the Home button with face-detection technology.

But those features don't come cheap. The iPhone X starts at $999 in the U.S. and significantly more in many other countries.

Apple has tried something new this year, launching two different iPhone models six weeks apart. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus went on sale September 21, but excitement was tepid outside Apple Stores compared to previous releases. Fewer people appeared to line up in person for that device, which cost hundreds less than the iPhone X.

The iPhone 8 devices are more traditional than the X. They added wireless charging, better cameras, and faster processors, but nothing as thrilling and futuristic as an animated poop emoji.

Related: iPhone X first impressions: The highs, lows and quirks

In Hong Kong, the iPhone X sells at a premium price, starting at 8,588 Hong Kong dollars ($1,100). But most people buying the latest model at a store in the city's main shopping district on Friday were Apple loyalists, willing to pony up the extra cash.

"The phone is worth the price. I've always been an iPhone user. I really like how the new iPhone X looks with the all-screen design," said KC Wong, a secretary in her 40s.

Related: The iPhone X won't solve Apple's China problems

Several shoppers CNNMoney spoke with in Hong Kong were excited about being able to unlock their new phone with their face, but some were concerned about privacy.

"Even if Apple says it's secure, you never know if an accidental glance on the phone would unlock certain things on your phone. There are still privacy risks," said 27-year-old Leo Ko. But those concerns didn't stop him from buying the device.

Though the company has not released any sales figures yet, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on an earnings call Thursday that pre-orders for the iPhone X have been "very strong." He cited early reports of lines forming outside its stores ahead of the launch.

iPhone sales grew 3% in the most recent quarter, with 46.7 million iPhones sold in the three-month period ending September 30. The company said it expects sales for the upcoming holiday quarter to hit between $84 billion and $87 billion.

-- Seth Fiegerman, Kinnie Li and Emma Bowden contributed to this report

CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published November 2, 2017: 9:01 PM ET

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It's become a tradition for hundreds of dedicated customers to line-up outside stores around the world to be among the first to own the new iPhones. Apple enthusiast Rupert Legallias in London lined up for hours, as he did for previous launches for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, but he said this event was disorganized and his model sold out before he could get it.

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Montreal man receives ticket after singing while driving

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Forget speeding: A driver in Montreal received a ticket for passionately singing along to a 1990s pop song.

Taoufik Moalla was pulled over on Sept. 27 and received a $149 ticket for "screaming in public," CTV News reported.

Moalla told the news outlet that he was singing C+C Music Factory's song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" while he was driving to buy a water bottle. But when he noticed police cars following him, he pulled over.

That's when four policemen came up to his car and asked if he was screaming. Moalla said he was not, but did tell the officers he had been singing.

Shortly after checking his license and registration, an officer came back with a ticket for screaming, according to CTV News. Montreal bylaw states "to cause disorder by screaming" violates "peace and tranquility" - an offense that is punishable by a fine up to $2,000, according to CTV News.

"I don't know if my voice was very bad and that's why I got the ticket, but I was very shocked," Moalla told CTV News. "I understand if they are doing their job, they are allowed to check if everything's okay, if I kidnapped someone or if there's danger inside but I would never expect they would give me a ticket for that."

Moalla plans to contest the ticket, CTV News reported.

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Montreal man receives ticket after singing while driving

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Forget speeding: A driver in Montreal received a ticket for passionately singing along to a 1990s pop song. Taoufik Moalla was pulled over on Sept. 27 and received a $149 ticket for "screaming in public," CTV News reported.

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A transaction (police believe a drug deal) that went wrong resulted in a Chicago shooting. The suspect shot the man who did not pay him (or whatever happened). It killed him, and has injured two others including a twelve year old boy. The suspect is still on the loose.

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An apparent drug deal gone wrong on Thursday ended with a suspect opening fire in a Chicago Starbucks, hitting three people, killing one and injuring a 12-year-old boy.

The incident happened just after 8 p.m. CT when two men outside the Starbucks in the city's Uptown neighborhood met for a transaction, possibly a drug deal according to Chicago Police Commander Marc Buslik, and one of the men ran into the coffee shop.

The suspect pursued the man into the Starbucks and opened fire, killing him and striking two other people inside, police said.

One of those struck was a 12-year-old boy, who was hit in the groin and taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to authorities. The other bystander took himself to the hospital and was listed in serious condition.

Police say the suspect and victim in the shooting knew each other.

The suspect is still on the loose.

Anthony Guglielmi, chief communications officer for the Chicago Police Department, said on Twitter the shooting was not random.

UPDATE: Shooting stemmed from possible drug transaction. Incident not believed to be random. 3 shot, 1 fatally wounded
- Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) November 3, 2017

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Shooting at Chicago Starbucks kills 1, injures 2, including 12-year-old boy

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An apparent drug deal gone wrong on Thursday ended with a suspect opening fire in a Chicago Starbucks, hitting three people, killing one and injuring a 12-year-old boy. The incident happened just after 8 p.m. CT when two men outside the Starbucks in the city's Uptown neighborhood met for a...

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A man in Ohio pulled a gun on a McDonalds drive-thru employee after they told him they were out of Egg McMuffins.

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He's not lovin' it.

Ohio Police are looking for a man who drew a gun Wednesday after being told by a McDonald's drive-thru worker that the store was out of Egg McMuffins.

The incident occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. at a McDonald's in Warren, a small town in Northeast Ohio.

Police said the worker told them that the driver called her a vulgar name after pulling out the gun and cursing at her before speeding away.

Warren police are using surveillance video footage in hopes to identify the two men.
The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Driver pulls gun after learning McDonald's was out of Egg McMuffins

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He's not lovin' it. Ohio Police are looking for a man who drew a gun Wednesday after being told by a McDonald's drive-thru worker that the store was out of Egg McMuffins. The incident occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. at a McDonald's in Warren, a small town in Northeast Ohio.

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6 Florida Police fatally shoots armed man.

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Six Florida police officers fatally shot a 71-year-old man who had fired a gun and shouted racial slurs at his neighbors several hours before a confrontation with law enforcement outside his home.

The incident unfolded Thursday night in Lakeland. In a news release, Lakeland police officials said officers made continuous requests for Jerry Roach to come out of his home. During a phone conversation with negotiators, Roach declared he was "coming out and officers would have to kill him."

The report says Roach stepped outside, armed with a shotgun. He refused demands to drop the shotgun. When he refused, the six officers fired.

He died at a hospital.

The officers are on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.

Roach was a convicted felon and was prohibited from having a firearm.

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6 Florida police officers kill armed man who shouted slurs

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Six Florida police officers fatally shot a 71-year-old man who had fired a gun and shouted racial slurs at his neighbors several hours before a confrontation with law enforcement outside his home. The incident unfolded Thursday night in Lakeland. In a news release, Lakeland police officials...

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U.S. unemployment drops to lowest in 17 years

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America's job market got back on its feet in October.

The U.S. economy rebounded from the hurricanes and added 261,000 jobs, the best performance of the Trump administration.

Unemployment inched down to 4.1%, the lowest since December 2000.

But wages took a step back. They grew only 2.4% in October compared with a year earlier, behind September's number. The absence of better wage growth and inflation is one of the biggest mysteries in the economy.

The United States has added jobs for 85 straight months, the longest streak on record. The government first estimated that the economy lost 33,000 jobs in September because of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Revised figures show a gain of 18,000 jobs.

CNNMoney (New York) First published November 3, 2017: 12:01 AM ET

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U.S. economy rebounds from hurricanes, adds 261,000 jobs

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The U.S. economy rebounded from the hurricanes and added 261,000 jobs, the best performance of the Trump administration. Unemployment inched down to 4.1%, the lowest since December 2000. But wages took a step back. They grew only 2.4% in October compared with a year earlier, behind September's number.

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Suspect arrested after Colorado Walmart shooing.

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— -- The man wanted for what appears to be a random killing spree at a Colorado Walmart was arrested Thursday after an hourslong manhunt.

The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, was taken into custody this morning, according to the Thornton Police Department.

Two men and one woman were killed in the shooting.

The victims are Denver residents Pamela Marques, 52, and Victor Vasquez, 26, and Thornton resident Carlos Moreno, 66, according to the Adams-Broomfield County coroner.

Ostrem allegedly walked in the front door of the store in the Denver suburb of Thornton and opened fire, targeting people in the front of the store near the registers. He then exited the store, got into a red Mitsubishi Mirage and fled the scene, police said after reviewing security footage from the store. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.

Court documents reveal that Ostrem has a history of arrests and financial problems.

In September 2015, Ostrem filed for bankruptcy and listed his debt at a total of $86,000 and credit card debt of $58,000, federal court documents show. Ostrem's year-to-date income at that point was listed as $23,637, according to court records.

In 2013, Ostrem was arrested for driving under the influence in the city of Wheat Ridge, according to arrest records provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. He was arrested again that year for failing to appear in court.

In 1999, Ostrem was busted on a weapons charge, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer, court records show, but prosecutors dropped the charges in June 2000.

In 1990, Ostrem was arrested for harassment, and records show that he served a two-day sentence in jail after he either pleaded guilty or was convicted.

It is unclear if Ostrem has been charged in Wednesday's shooting or if he has obtained an attorney.

The Thornton Police Department first tweeted about the shooting at 6:27 p.m. MT, writing, "Shooting just occurred at Walmart, 9900 Grant St, multiple parties down. Please stay away from the area."

The department later tweeted, "At this time this is NOT an active shooter. Active crime scene. We will update as info becomes available."
ABC News' Maryilyn Heck contributed to this report.

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3 dead after shooting at a Colorado Walmart, suspect arrested

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The man wanted for what appears to be a random killing spree at a Colorado Walmart was arrested Thursday after an hourslong manhunt. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, was taken into custody this morning, according to the Thornton Police Department. Two men and one woman were killed in the shooting.