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Syria shot down a Russian plane after thinking it was a Israeli plane. The accident killed 15 people.

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A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. It blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria.

The Russian military said the Il-20 electronic intelligence plane was hit 35 kilometers (22 miles) offshore late Monday as it was returning to its home base nearby.

"The Israeli pilots were using the Russian aircraft as a shield and pushed it into the line of fire of the Syrian defense," said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, later Tuesday to say that Israel is "fully to blame" for the deaths, the ministry said.

The military said Israel did not warn it of its operation over Latakia province until one minute before the strike, which did not give the Russian plane enough time to escape.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, struck a reconciliatory note Tuesday, blaming the shooting down on "a chain of tragic circumstances."

Asked about the Defense Ministry's threat to respond to Israel's actions, Putin said the Russian response will focus on boosting security for its troops in Syria. He did not elaborate but said "these will be the steps that everyone will notice."

The Israeli military said in a statement Tuesday that its jets were already within Israeli airspace when the downing occurred. Israel offered condolences for the deaths of the Russian troops but said it holds the Syrian government "fully responsible." It also blamed Iran and Hezbollah for what it described as an "unfortunate incident."

The Russian Defense Ministry said a recovery operation located the plane's wreckage at sea and has retrieved some bodies and some fragments from the plane. A specialized ship carrying submersibles was heading to the area to join the operation.

For several years, Israel and Russia have maintained a special hotline to prevent their air forces from clashing in the skies over Syria. Israeli military officials have previously praised its effectiveness.

Russia, a key backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad, has an air base at Hemeimeem and a naval facility in Tartus. The plane was downed as it was heading to land at Hemeimeem.

Russia has previously lost at least seven warplanes and seven combat helicopters in Syria and also seen dozens of troops killed in ground combat.

In another crash, a passenger airliner carrying members of the Red Army Choir to a New Year's concert at a Russian military base in Syria crashed into the Black Sea minutes after takeoff from Sochi in southern Russia, killing all 92 people aboard. The investigation into that 2016 crash is still ongoing, but officials have indicated it a pilot error was the likely cause.

Russia's dramatic entry into the Syrian civil war in September 2015 in support of the Syrian government, after a year of airstrikes by the U.S. and its coalition partners against the Islamic State group, increased the possibility of dangerous confrontations in the skies over Syria.

The downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish jet in November 2015 heightened tensions between Moscow and Ankara, but they later managed to mend the rift and negotiated a series of de-escalation agreements for Syria together with Iran.

Turkish troops are now on the ground in northern Syria and are patrolling the skies over the region as Ankara seeks to ramp up its influence there and curb the expansion of Syrian Kurdish-controlled territory.

Israel has refrained from taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But it has acknowledged carrying out scores of airstrikes against archenemy Iran and its Shiite proxy Hezbollah.

Israel has acknowledged attacking Iranian targets some 200 times. Israel has warned that it will not allow Iran to establish a permanent military presence in postwar Syria.

Throughout the fighting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained continuous contact with Russia. Netanyahu frequently travels to Russia for talks with Putin to discuss the war in Syria.

The Israeli military said the Russian plane fell victim to the "extensive and inaccurate" firing of Syrian surface-to-air missile systems and that the Israeli jets - which were carrying out a raid against a Syrian government facility in another place - had already left Syrian airspace by that point.

The Israeli military said that hotline with Russia was in operation and that it would share with Russia all the data at its disposal.

Sima Shine, a former senior Mossad official and ex-deputy director-general at Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry, told Israel's Army Radio station that the downing of the plane is problematic for many reasons.

"I think it will impose very serious restriction on Israel's freedom of activity," she said.

The plane crashed only hours after the leaders of Russia and Turkey reached an agreement to avert an all-out offensive by Syrian government forces to retake Syria's last remaining rebel stronghold in Idlib. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on Tuesday called the deal "a landmark and crucial agreement for Syria's future" and said the downing of the Russian plane will have no impact on it.

In Damascus, Syria's foreign ministry welcomed the agreement, while vowing that it will continue the fight against "terrorism until liberating the last inch of the Syrian territory, whether through military operations or through local reconciliations."

Iran also welcomed the agreement, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeting: "Diplomacy works."

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Josef Federman and Ian Deitch in Jerusalem, Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed to this report.

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This story has been corrected to say the plane came down late Monday, not early Tuesday.

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A "violent predator" is wanted for attacking homeless people with a baseball bat in three "brutal" assaults in downtown Los Angeles, police said.

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A "violent predator" is wanted for attacking homeless people with a baseball bat in three "brutal" assaults in downtown Los Angeles, police said.

In the separate attacks on three people between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, the suspect approached the homeless men sleeping in alcoves or stairwells and beat them repeatedly on the head and shoulders with a baseball bat, LAPD Capt. William Hayes said at a news conference Monday.

The suspect, "praying on innocent people," then went through the victims' belongings to find items of value, Hayes said.

All the victims are in critical condition with "severe head trauma," Hayes said.

None of the victims has been conscious or able to provide information on the attacks, Hayes said.

The victims' ages are 23, 24, 59, Hayes said. Their names have not been released.

Police are asking for help identifying the suspect who is wanted for attempted murder.

The suspect is believed to be homeless himself and appears to be in his 30s, police said.

The motive is believed to be robbery, Hayes said.

Anyone with information is asked to call robbery-homicide detectives at 213-486-6890.

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'Violent predator' sought in baseball-bat attacks on sleeping homeless men

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A "violent predator" is wanted for attacking homeless people with a baseball bat in three "brutal" assaults in downtown Los Angeles, police said. In the separate attacks on three people between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, the suspect approached the homeless men sleeping in alcoves or stairwells and beat them repeatedly on the head and shoulders with a baseball bat, LAPD Capt.

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A Russian maritime patrol aircraft with multiple personnel on board was inadvertently shot down by Syrian regime anti-aircraft artillery on Monday after the Syrians came under attack by Israeli missiles, according to a US official with knowledge of the incident

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Pipe pressure before gas explosions was 12 times too high

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The pressure in natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been, according to a letter from the state's U.S. senators to executives of the utility in charge of the pipelines.

Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey sent the letter Monday seeking answers about the explosions from the heads of Columbia Gas, the company that serves the communities of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, and NiSource, the parent company of Columbia Gas.

"The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has reported that the pressure in the Columbia Gas system should have been around 0.5 pounds per square inch (PSI), but readings in the area reached at least 6 PSI - twelve times higher than the system was intended to hold," the letter said.

The pressure spike registered in a Columbia Gas control room in Ohio, the senators said in the letter, which requests a reply by Wednesday.

"We write to request that you provide us with information in order to help the American people understand why this terrible disaster occurred, whether the company was sufficiently prepared to respond to an incident of this magnitude, and how we can prevent any similar tragedy in the future," the senators wrote.

Dozens of explosions and fires last Thursday killed one person and injured more than two dozen others. About 8,600 customers were affected, and many had to evacuate their homes for days and may have to go without gas service for weeks.

The explosions are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt has said the investigation is partially focused on pressure sensors that were connected to a gas line that was being taken out of service shortly before the blasts.

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A young man killed a golfer and left her in a pond.

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A man with a criminal background was charged with murder just hours after a former Iowa State University champion golfer turned up dead in a pond on a golf course.

Collin Daniel Richards, 22, who police said has no known address and, according to court records, was kicked out of his grandparents' house a year ago, was charged with first-degree murder in Celia Barquin Arozamena's stabbing death Monday.

Police found her body at Coldwater Links public golf course near Iowa State University in Ames, where she apparently went golfing alone Monday morning.

Richards purportedly made statements to an acquaintance recently "to the effect of having an urge to rape and kill a woman," according to a criminal complaint made public Tuesday.

Celia Barquin Arozamena, 22, was found dead on a golf course in Ames, Iowa, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of the burgeoning golf star.

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Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds described the killing as "a random act of violence" during a brief court hearing for Richards Tuesday morning.

"The state believes him to be a flight risk, also believes him to be a danger to the community," Reynolds said during the hearing.

The judge granted her request to set bail at $5 million.

It's rare, obviously. It's still very troubling that something like this would happen in broad daylight in a community that is as safe as Ames is.

Richards appeared in court in shackles and made no statements. He was ordered to return to court Sept. 28 for a preliminary hearing.

Attorney Paul Rounds of the Story County Public Defender's Office was appointed to represent Richards.

"I hope people reserve judgment until after the trial," Rounds told ABC News when reached by phone, declining to comment further.

The slaying sent shockwaves from the nation's heartland to Barquin Arozamena's hometown of Reocín, Spain, where civic leaders joined residents in a moment of silence at noon on Tuesday. The Reocín City Council also declared three days of mourning for the young woman and released a statement condemning the "vile act" that took her life.

"She was a really hard-working girl who was deeply loved by the whole town," Reocín Mayor Pablo Diestro told the Spanish sports website Marca.com. "It's a tragedy. We can't believe it."

Cmdr. Geoff Huff, head of the Ames Police Department's criminal investigations division, said at a news conference Tuesday, "It's rare, obviously. It's still very troubling that something like this would happen in broad daylight in a community that is as safe as Ames is."

He added: "It's an awful thing that's happened. I'm not sure what else I can say."

Barquin Arozamena, a native of Spain, was recently named Iowa State's female athlete of the year.

She had turned pro this past spring after completing her college golfing career. Earlier this year, she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in Alabama, one of the LPGA Tour's majors.

The Ames Police Department opened a suspicious death investigation Monday morning when golfers found Barquin Arozamena's cellphone, ball cap and golf bag on the ninth hole fairway of the golf course "with no one around it," according to a police statement.

Golfers had seen Barquin Arozamena on the golf course earlier but told police she had disappeared, prompting a search for her, officials said.

Officers were called to the golf course about 10:24 a.m. and found the woman's body a half-hour later in a pond near where her golf bag was discovered and determined she had been assaulted, according to the criminal complaint.

The body of Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, 22, was found at Coldwater Golf Links on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

"Based on the scene investigation, the victim sustained several stab wounds to the upper torso, head, and neck," the criminal complaint stated.

Police searched the golf course and stopped a man walking on a trail leading into a wooded area who identified himself as an acquaintance of Richards.

A K-9 unit tracked the victim's scent to a homeless encampment on the banks of Squaw Creek in the wooded area adjacent to the golf course, according to the criminal complaint.

Police were searching the camp, which consisted of two tents, when Richards approached them.

"Officers observed that ... [Richards] had several fresh scratches on his face consistent with fighting, and also noted [he] attempted to conceal a deep laceration to his left hand, which he attempted to bury in the ground," the criminal complaint reads.

Police also contacted an acquaintance of Richards who told them the suspect showed up at his residence near the golf course Monday afternoon and that he "appeared disheveled and covered in blood, sand and water," according to the complaint.

The man told police Richards left his house after bathing and washing his clothes, the complaint stated.

Two other witnesses told police that Richards asked them for a ride to Jefferson, Iowa, and had given them a knife, according to the complaint. While driving to Jefferson, Richards told the men he needed to return to the homeless encampment because he forgot his tent, according to the complaint.

When they arrived at the golf course, they noticed police swarming the area, the complaint reads. Richards got out of their vehicle and approached police officers searching the tent encampment, the complaint states.

Police said they recovered a knife that Richards allegedly gave to two witnesses, according to the complaint. Police also found two pairs of blood-stained shorts in Richards' backpack.

Several law enforcement agencies, including the Iowa State University Police Department, assisted in the investigation.

"I don't know a lot of the details yet but it's just a horrific, horrific senseless death," Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Tuesday at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.

Reynolds' statement was echoed by Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen.

"We were deeply saddened to learn yesterday of the death of Celia Barquin Arozamena. Celia was a dedicated student in civil engineering. She was a talented student athlete and an acclaimed golfer with a bright future," Wintersteen said in a statement Monday. "Celia was a champion and a proud ambassador for Iowa State. Our hearts are with Celia's family and friends as we grieve her passing. It's a terrible, tragic and senseless loss.

"In these moments, we recognize our own mortality and realize that each day is a gift," Wintersteen said. "I hope everyone will take time today to meet with their friends and loved ones, value those connections and feel thankful that they can do so. A bright candle in our Cyclone Nation no longer shines, and our community and the world are less for it."

Barquin Arozamena claimed the 2018 Big 12 Championship with a three-shot victory in April, according to the university, which called her one of the most accomplished golfers in the school's history. She was finishing her civil engineering degree this semester.

The death of Barquin Arozamena prompted the Iowa State women's golf team to withdraw from competition at the East and West Match Play tournament in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to return to Iowa to mourn the former teammate, the team said in a tweet.

Collin Daniel Richards, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 22-year-old Iowa State University student on Monday.

The team was scheduled Tuesday to play for the tournament title.

"We are all devastated," Christie Martens, Iowa State head women's golf coach, said in a statement. "Celia was a beautiful person who was loved by all her teammates and friends. She loved Iowa State and was an outstanding representative for our school. We will never forget her competitive drive to be the best and her passion for life."

Iowa State Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard added: "Celia had an infectious smile, a bubbly personality and anyone fortunate enough to know her was blessed. Our Cyclone family mourns the tragic loss of Celia, a spectacular student-athlete and ISU ambassador."

Barquin Arozamena qualified for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament in Shoal Creek, Alabama, in May but did not make the cut after the first two rounds.

The university's Athletics Department said it plans to honor her memory at a football game Saturday at the school's Jack Trice Stadium, which is across the street from where police found her body.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

"I'm just kind of surprised," ISU freshman Isaac Sachse told ABC affiliate station WOI-TV in Des Moines.

"First it was the kidnapping and now this. It's kind of horrifying," he added, referring to the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, who was allegedly killed by 24-year-old Cristhian Rivera while on her routine jog through farm country earlier this summer.

Richards has a criminal record, according to court documents. He has pleaded guilty to charges of domestic abuse, assault, theft and public intoxication in the past, the records show.

In September 2017, he was arrested on suspicion of breaking into his grandparents' house, according to court records. Richards told police he had broken into the house to retrieve his belongings after his grandparents had kicked him out, records show.

Richards' most recent arrest occurred in July when he was taken into custody on suspicion of public intoxication after police found him passed out at a convenience store in Ames, according to records.
ABC News' Matt Foster contributed to this report.

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A man with a criminal background was charged with murder just hours after a former Iowa State University champion golfer turned up dead in a pond on a golf course. Collin Daniel Richards, 22, who police said has no known address and, according to court records, was kicked out of his grandparents' house a year ago, was charged with first-degree murder in Celia Barquin Arozamena's stabbing death Monday.

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Canadian firefighters caught a rare, terrifying phenomenon on video last month when a 200-foot-tall fire tornado sucked their firehose into the sky and melted it.

"Fire destroyed our line," Instagram user M.C. Schidlowsky, who was part of the fire crew in British Columbia, wrote. "It threw burning logs across our guard for 45 minutes and pulled our hose 100 plus ft. in the air before melting it. That's definitely a first."

Fire tornados, also known as fire vortices, are not tornadoes in the true sense of that word. They occur when a gust of extremely hot air blows through the fire at a certain angle, producing a spinning momentum, which then sucks up embers and debris.

In July, the massive Carr Fire in California produced a vortex with winds clocked at 143 mph by the National Weather Service.
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Schidlowsky noted that the tornado itself reached 200 feet.

In the video, two firefighters struggle to grab the hose as it flaps in the air.

The Canadian fire they were battling was near Vanderhoof, British Columbia, and it has now been contained.

"It's like a dust devil or a fire whirl-it sucks in the debris and that's what makes it a fire tornado," British Columbia Wildfire information officer Forrest Tower told the CBC. "They do happen but they are very rare. It's kind of cool she was able to capture one on video."

Christopher Carbone is a reporter and news editor covering science and technology for FoxNews.com. He can be reached at christopher.carbone@foxnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @christocarbone.

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Terrifying 'fire tornado' sucks firehose 200 feet into the sky, then melts it in midair

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Canadian firefighters caught a rare, terrifying phenomenon on video last month when a 200-foot-tall fire tornado sucked their firehose into the sky and melted it. "Fire destroyed our line," Instagram user M.C. Schidlowsky, who was part of the fire crew in British Columbia, wrote.

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Six children and one adult were injured after a camel got spooked and started bucking at the Pittsburgh Shrine Circus.

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At least 32 people have died since Florence started friday, first responders have rescued and evacuated more than 2,600 people and at least 300 animals

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North Carolina's governor on Monday called Florence an "epic storm" and warned that some parts of his state "have not seen the worst flooding yet."

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"This remains a significant disaster," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said at a news conference. "The next few days will be long ones as the flooding continues."

First responders have rescued and evacuated more than 2,600 people and at least 300 animals from flooded areas, with rescues ongoing, Cooper said.

Rainfall totals in North Carolina and South Carolina have set new records from a tropical cyclone, with 35 inches and 23 inches respectively.

"We, the people of North Carolina, will get through this," Cooper said.

At least 32 people have died since Florence made landfall Friday, The Associated Press said.

Among the victims is 1-year-old Kaiden Lee-Welch, who was swept away by floodwaters in North Carolina.

His mother was driving on highway 218 when rushing water pushed the vehicle off the road.

"Her vehicle left the roadway and came to rest amongst a group of trees. She managed to free herself and Kaiden, who was in a car seat, but lost her grip on him in the rushing water," the Union County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. The boy's body has since been recovered.

Rivers across the Carolinas continue to swell and threaten neighborhoods with devastating floods as hundreds of roads have become largely impassable.

Residents in South Lumberton, North Carolina, were evacuated Sunday as the Lumberton River continued to rise.

Mandatory evacuations were also issued late Sunday in Hoke County, west of Fayetteville, North Carolina, due to the potential breach of a dam at McLaughlin Lake.

With 500,000 people without power Monday, trucks are having a hard time getting into some areas cut off by the flooded roads.

Getting food to people stranded by rising waters is also a problem.

"We have no way of getting food for ourselves or the animals," one trapped resident told ABC News.

"Power is not gonna come back for awhile. Our road is washed out."

As residents of the Carolinas are trapped in the dangerous floodwaters, the remnants of Florence brought storms to the mid-Atlantic, including tornadoes to Virginia.

One person died Monday in Chesterfield County, Virginia, when a building was hit by a tornado and collapsed, according to the Chesterfield Fire Department.

ABC News' Rachel Katz contributed to this report.

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Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile. It killed all 15 people were on board.

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Russia's military says one of its aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared over Syria's Mediterranean Sea coast.

The Russia n Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the Il-20 jet went off radar 35 kilometers (22 miles) away from the coast late Monday as it was returning to the Russian base near the city of Lattakia. The military said the plane disappeared as four Israeli fighter jets were attacking targets in the area.

Officials did not immediately say if the plane was shot down.

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Homeless man attacked with a baseball bat in LA.

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Florence gone but its flooding a crisis in parts of North Carolina -- live updates...At least 32 people have died in storm-related incidents -- 25 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and 1 in Virginia. About 500,000 homes and businesses are still without power, mostly in North Carolina but some in South Carolina. As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, Florence was a post-tropical cyclone. It was located about 105 miles west-northwest of New York City with maximum sustained winds of 25 mph, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says "The remnants of Florence are expected to produce heavy to potentially excessive rainfall through Tuesday," NHC says. "Portions of the northern mid-Atlantic states northeast through southern New England are expected to receive an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain, with isolated maximum amounts of 4 inches possible. "The Cape Fear River is set to crest at 62 feet Tuesday. Nearly 36 inches of rain has fallen over Elizabethtown, North Carolina, reports CBS Raleigh affiliate WNCN-TV. Other towns have seen roughly 30 inches since Thursday

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Officials set handouts of supplies in nearly cut off Wilmington as swollen rivers approach record levels in many parts of state

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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended the pricing of the company's latest iPhones in an interview on "Good Morning America."

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The CEO sits down for an exclusive interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts on all the latest updates consumers can expect.

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Homeless man in LA attacked with a baseball bat while sleeping. It was about 4 am. The victims' ages are 23, 24, 59, Hayes said. Their names have not been released.

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A "violent predator" is wanted for attacking homeless people with a baseball bat in three "brutal" assaults in downtown Los Angeles, police said.

In the separate attacks on three people between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, the suspect approached the homeless men sleeping in alcoves or stairwells and beat them repeatedly on the head and shoulders with a baseball bat, LAPD Capt. William Hayes said at a news conference Monday.

The suspect, "praying on innocent people," then went through the victims' belongings to find items of value, Hayes said.

All the victims are in critical condition with "severe head trauma," Hayes said.

None of the victims has been conscious or able to provide information on the attacks, Hayes said.

The victims' ages are 23, 24, 59, Hayes said. Their names have not been released.

Police are asking for help identifying the suspect who is wanted for attempted murder.

The suspect is believed to be homeless himself and appears to be in his 30s, police said.

The motive is believed to be robbery, Hayes said.

Anyone with information is asked to call robbery-homicide detectives at 213-486-6890.

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A "violent predator" is wanted for attacking homeless people with a baseball bat in three "brutal" assaults in downtown Los Angeles, police said. In the separate attacks on three people between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, the suspect approached the homeless men sleeping in alcoves or stairwells and beat them repeatedly on the head and shoulders with a baseball bat, LAPD Capt.

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Syria accidentally shoots down a Russian military plane. The accident killed 15 people.

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Giant disgusting creature found on a New Zealand beach by a family, and it's "A giant jellyfish". Even though it looks nothing like it.

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Adam Dickinson told his children to steer clear of a massive jelly-like blob they stumbled upon on a New Zealand beach early Monday. The family surrounded the creature, which appeared to be moving.

It was unlike anything Dickinson had ever seen before.

"My initial thought was don't let me kids touch it as they went running up to have a look," Dickinson, who lives in Stanmore Bay, recalled to Fox News.

The large creature washed up on Pakiri Beach - roughly 55 miles north of Auckland.
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Dickinson's children compared the pink creature to a "volcano."

"It was pretty incredible and really hard to describe," Dickinson told Yahoo7. "It almost looked like a load of muscles contracting."

It was clear the creature, which Dickinson later discovered was a lion's mane jellyfish - the largest species of jellyfish in the world - wasn't dead.

"It's alive," Dickinson's son confirmed.

The family stared at the jellyfish, and sure enough, it continued to move.

"It was pretty amazing to see. Also, the other jellyfish we found on the beach we turned them upside down to see if it would look similar to this one and none of them did," Dickinson told the news station. "This one was definitely different. We have never seen anything like it. It was pretty cool."

A lion's mane jellyfish, also known as the "giant jellyfish," can grow as large as a blue whale. Its tentacles can reach 190 feet long and it can have a bell diameter of up to 7 feet wide, according to Oceana, an international conservation organization.
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The majority of lion's mane jellyfish live in the Arctic and Pacific Ocean, where waters tend to be cooler.

"Its 'mane' of long, hair-like tentacles hanging from the underside of its bell-shaped body is the inspiration behind the lion mane's common name," Oceana explains in a blog post. "The mouth is situated on the bell's underside, surrounded by tentacles that are divided into eight clusters of up to 150 tentacles each."

This type of jellyfish typically feeds on plankton, small fish and other tiny organisms. The lion's mane jellyfish packs a powerful sting, typically using its toxic tentacles to paralyze its prey.

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