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The NRA, for example, accepts the federal ban on fully automatic weapons (machine guns), a ban that has been upheld by the courts. And after Las Vegas, some pro-gun Senators and the NRA raised the possibility of regulating (but not banning) "bump stocks," which the Las Vegas shooter used to turn semi-automatic weapons effectively into fully automatic weapons.

But the rift in the country over guns is otherwise unabated. Here's an idea to move that needle.

What we need is a compromise over regulations to offer at least a partial solution to America's unending culture war over guns, one that would allow both the proponents of gun ownership and the proponents of gun safety to each get much of what they want in a reasonable and constitutional manner.

That solution? Focus the protection of the Second Amendment on keeping nonmilitary arms at home for self-defense, while putting an escalating standard of protection on other kinds of arms and uses.

The Second Amendment says the following: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

The amendment has been read in two ways. The first holds that the right to bear arms is only the collective right to the arms needed for a citizen's militia. The second holds that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right, irrespective of any militia.

In upholding the individual right to bear arms, Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in District of Columbia et al v. Heller, asserted the second interpretation, which is now law of the land. (Scalia held, implausibly in my view, that the prefatory clause of the Second Amendment could not legally control what he termed the operative clause of the amendment).

Yet even Scalia, in backing the individualist version of the right to bear arms, noted at length that the right is not unlimited. For example, as noted earlier, he acknowledged and supported the existing ban on fully automatic weapons.

Scalia, in fact, went much further. He argued at length in Heller that the core constitutional right is to keep and bear arms for self-defense within one's home with weapons in common use for self-defense. Thus, he struck down a District of Columbia ordinance that regulated or banned handgun ownership within the home, judging handguns to be widely used for self-defense and self-defense within the home to be the core protection offered by the Second Amendment.

Yet Scalia also enumerated many key restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms. He reaffirmed prohibitions on felons, the mentally ill, limits on arms in sensitive places (like schools and government buildings), regulations on commercial sales, and importantly, prohibitions of dangerous and unusual weapons, and "weapons most useful in military service -- M16 rifles and the like." The point, according to Scalia, was that the Second Amendment only protects arms typically kept at home by law-abiding citizens for the purposes of self-defense, such as handguns.

On this basis, the Fourth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals recently upheld Maryland's ban of semi-automatic assault weapons like the AR-15, noting that the AR-15 is modeled on the M16 and, while it is semi-automatic, unlike the automatic M16, the AR-15 possesses crucial military features that put it outside of the protection of the Second Amendment (or at least subject it to a constitutionally satisfactory balancing standard with public safety).The court's reasoning should be the basis of a much broader compromise.

Here is an example of a regulation that could provide an effective compromise. If individuals want to own semi-automatic assault weapons, either as collectors or for practice shooting, then enforce a provision that such weapons can only be kept at legally registered shooting ranges or other registered depositories, and cannot be removed from the designated premises.

Similarly, if individuals want to use unusual high-powered weapons for hunting, and if such weapons are deemed to be acceptable for hunting purposes, then require that the hunters collect their weapons from a registered hunting depot and redeposit them after hunting, with the guns and ammunition properly accounted for. Or if gun enthusiasts want to visit gun shows, then fine, but purchases of regulated weapons would have to be delivered to designated sites, such as shooting ranges or hunting depots.

Gun ownership at home would be protected, according to the protections recognized in Heller. Gun ownership more broadly would also be protected, for hunting and sports shooting, but subject to protective regulation. We would end the day when a madman could lawfully own and keep powerful assault weapons wherever they like, and then carry them at will to a chosen location to murder those gathered, but still recognize the right of Americans to own, collect and shoot their weapons for lawful purposes.

No solution will satisfy all perspectives. A very large part of the population (roughly one-third) is dedicated to gun ownership, most importantly for self-defense at home, and also for hunting and sports shooting. A majority (roughly two thirds) does not own a gun, and many of them would like to see a ban on all guns including handguns and certainly on semi-automatic assault weapons.

Would this compromise end gun deaths? Of course not, since so many gun deaths occur at home among family and friends. And criminals would still evade the law, no doubt, so that we would as always depend on police forces for protection of persons and property.

Would such regulations inconvenience gun owners? Yes, modestly, but not unreasonably. Would such an approach offer some relief to a society that is suffering an epidemic of deaths from mass shootings, random gun violence, and rising fear? Yes, it would.

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The NRA, for example, accepts the federal ban on fully automatic weapons (machine guns), a ban that has been upheld by the courts. And after Las Vegas, some pro-gun Senators and the NRA raised the possibility of regulating (but not banning) "bump stocks," which the Las Vegas shooter used to turn semi-automatic weapons effectively into fully automatic weapons.

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Trump's ethics critics get their day in court. At the center of a federal lawsuit in New York is the U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause, which bars the president from accepting gifts from foreign governments without permission from Congress.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, will lay out its case before Judge George Daniels. Lawyers for the Justice Department have asked the judge to dismiss the case.

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Tay-K (real name Taymor Travon McIntyre) will face a second murder charge, according to a report from My San Antonio. XXL confirmed the report with Tarrant County Jail on Friday.

The new charge is unrelated to the murder case McIntyre is currently awaiting trial for - the murder of 21-year-old Ethan Walker, who was killed on July 27, 2016 during a home invasion. The new case surrounds the death of Mark Anthony Saldivar, a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed on April 23, 2017 outside of a San Antonio Chick-fil-A following an argument with four individuals inside of a black SUV. Police claim that McIntyre was inside of the vehicle at the time of the shooting, and that surveillance footage of the incident exists.

Tay-K achieved online stardom after dropping a music video for his song "The Race." The clip was allegedly filmed after McIntyre had ditched a hearing in the Walker murder case, and features a shot of McIntyre next to what appears to be a wanted poster of himself. McIntyre was arrested in New Jersey in June 2017 and is currently being held at the Tarrant County Jail. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, sources in law enforcement claimed that McIntyre was suspected in Saldivar's death before his arrest.

McIntyre faces two counts of capitol murder and one count of aggravated robbery, according to the jail's website. The latter charge stems from an attack on 65-year-old Skip Pep e, who police claim McIntyre and a friend beat and robbed while McIntyre was on the run. He will be tried as an adult in Walker's shooting and in the Pepe incident.

"The Race" has been viewed 64 million times on YouTube and has peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The FADER has reached out to McIntyre's attorney for comment.

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Tay-K (real name Taymor Travon McIntyre) will face a second murder charge, according to a report from My San Antonio. XXL confirmed the report with Tarrant County Jail on Friday. The new charge is unrelated to the murder case McIntyre is currently awaiting trial for - the murder of 21-year-old Ethan Walker, who was killed on July 27, 2016 during a home invasion.

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Emma curry in Scomm is pushing the company forward, opening access to multiple places for their product. This product allows the def to communicate with other people who may not know sign language, and they have already sold many to hospitals and airports. Since Since Scomm got sloppy with their work some say they almost got "caught", But Emma seems to be their saving grace.

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Two people have been arrested after a down town shooting in Lawrence.  There have been 17 killed in Lawrence this month.

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Two people have been arrested following a shooting earlier this month that left three people dead on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence, Kan., police announced Tuesday.

Lawrence police identified the suspects as Ahmad Malik Rayton, 22, of Topeka, Kan., and Dominique Jaquez McMillon, 19, also of Topeka, Kan.

Rayton was charged with attempted second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon while McMillon was charged with aggravated assault and battery.

More information is expected to be released during a press conference with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office later on Tuesday.

The shooting, reported Oct. 1 in the area of 11th and Massachusetts streets in Lawrence, killed a Shawnee woman and two men from Topeka. Lawrence police had said earlier this month that they believed the shooting stemmed from a "physical altercation" that occurred near the northwest corner of 11th and Massachusetts.

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Two people have been arrested after downtown Lawrence shooting left three dead

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Two people have been arrested following a shooting earlier this month that left three people dead on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence, Kan., police announced Tuesday. Lawrence police identified the suspects as Ahmad Malik Rayton, 22, of Topeka, Kan., and Dominique Jaquez McMillon, 19, also of Topeka, Kan.

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The plague outbreak in Madagascar is continuing to spread at unprecedented rates, with 57 deaths and more than 680 cases.

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The latest figures are from October 12. An estimated 329 of these cases, and 25 deaths, were in the capital, Antananarivo.

The cases, reported by both the World Health Organization ( WHO) and the National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management ( BNGRC) in Madagascar, include probable and suspected cases as well those that have been confirmed by laboratory tests.

While the country experiences regular outbreaks, with an estimated 400 cases of plague each year, this time things are very different, experts warn.

This year, health officials report the infections started much earlier than usual, and they're occurring in new areas, including urban settings. They've also seen an unexpected number of cases of pneumonic plague, which transmits more easily from person to person.

Of the 684 cases reported as of October 12, 474 were pneumonic plague, 156 bubonic and 1 septicemic plague. A further 54 were unspecified, according to WHO.

Of Madagascar's 114 districts, 35 have reported cases of plague, including at least 10 cities.

Plague is caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is typically spread through the bite of infected fleas, frequently carried by rats, causing bubonic plague. Symptoms include painful, swollen lymph nodes, called bubos, as well as fever, chills and coughing.

Pneumonic plague is more virulent or damaging and is an advanced form characterized by a severe lung infection. The infection can be transmitted from person to person via airborne droplets -- coughing or sneezing. The incubation period is short, and an infected person may die within 12 to 24 hours.

Both forms can be treated with antibiotics, making early detection a priority.

Occasionally there can be cases of septicemic plague, where the infection has spread to a person's bloodstream and can cause bleeding and necrosis of tissue, turning it black.

The government has mobilized resources to spray schools and other public places to fight fleas and rodents and curb the spread of infection. People have also been lining up at pharmacies in the capital -- some wearing face masks -- to get medications or protection.

To further reduce the spread of the disease, public schools are closed and the government has forbidden public gatherings, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).

International control effort

"The international community is taking this very seriously," said Daniel Bausch, director of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team. Launched in 2016, this team consists of clinicians, scientists and academics deployed to tackle outbreaks of disease around the world within 48 hours.

An international response is being mustered to support the Madagascar Ministry of Public Health, with contributions from the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), the Institute Pasteur and many others, said Bausch.

WHO delivered more than 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released $1.5 million in emergency funds earlier this month.

The Red Cross has released more than $1 million to deploy a treatment center and has mobilized more than 1,000 volunteers and is upgrading their skills on community surveillance, finding and monitoring people who have been in contact with infected patients and insightful messaging to stop the spread of this disease.

The treatment center will "take the pressure off the hospitals and clinics so they can handle other issues," an IFRC spokesperson told CNN. "Pneumonic plague can be controlled, so it's really about scaling up treatment and community awareness." The size and location of the center is yet to be confirmed.

The IFRC further stressed the importance of getting local communities in Madagascar to understand the differences in this year's outbreak, as they are used to outbreaks of bubonic plague, spread by rats and fleas, rather than humans.

Why things escalated this year

Though the country is endemic for the plague, the surprising occurrence of cases in cities as well as them presenting earlier than usual meant health authorities weren't ready -- fueling a rapid spread of the disease, according to Dr. Charlotte Ndiaye, WHO representative in Madagascar.

Typically, outbreaks occur during the rainy season, between November and March. "The rains drive the rodents out," said Bausch, which also explains why cases are usually the bubonic form.

But this year, cases began three months early, in August.

The outbreak began after the death of a man in the central highlands of the country -- a plague-endemic area -- after which the Ministry of Public Health began investigating and tracing his contacts, according to the WHO.

In late September, a man from the Seychelles -- who was in Madagascar to take part in the Indian Ocean Club Championship basketball tournament -- died in a hospital from pneumonic plague. Health officials are urgently tracing individuals who had contact with the man and have started an investigation into the case.

Going up before coming down

"There is still considerable risk of national spread within Madagascar," said Bausch.

Ndiaye agreed more cases are likely to be reported. "We expect there to be a further increase, in part because surveillance has improved and therefore health authorities will receive reports of more cases from more areas," she said.

"We don't have estimations on what is expected," Ndiaye told CNN, adding that everything is now in place to treat people, provide drugs and trace contacts.

"The problem in Madagascar is we have 25 million people and it's a very big island," she said.

'Low risk of international spread'

While experts predict the number of cases will rise in the coming weeks within Madagascar, there is only a moderate risk of spread within the region -- likely to be isolated cases -- and a low risk internationally, said Bausch.

Ndiaye agreed that "the risk of international spread is low, because generally, people with plague are too sick to travel."

She explained that WHO is working closely with Madagascar's airport authorities to ensure sanitary measures -- such as temperature checks and medical teams -- are in place at airports and ports to prevent the spread of infection outside the country. The group is also working closely with neighboring countries.

Travel and trade restrictions have not been advised.

It's "important to recognize that, unlike Ebola, plague is easily treated with antibiotics," said Bausch. "With very good outcomes, as long as detected and treated early."

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The Yankees beat the Astros last night 8-1. The Astros still have the lead though 2-1 in the series. Aaron Judge started getting MVP chants when he would come up to bat.

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NEW YORK -- NEW YORK -- Yankee Stadium was reverberating with the chants, "M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!" On a classically cold night in the Bronx, the sellout crowd serenaded Aaron Judge, putting its own exclamation point on Judge's spectacular fourth inning that included an amazing catch and a three-run homer.

Judge had finally answered Jose Altuve, his regular season MVP adversary, who had been the far better player in the first two games of ALCS. More importantly, he and the Yankees turned Monday night into less of a game and more of a party to tighten this series.

While Judge was center of attention because of he is, it was a team effort - with the old guard, CC Sabathia and Todd Frazier doing their part -- as the New York Yankees cruised to a Game 3 ALCS win over the Houston Astros, 8-1.

It was such a celebration that in the eighth inning, the fans in the left field decided to do a roll call, which is usually reserved for the first inning when they chant each players' name until receiving acknowledgement.

The Astros are quickly finding out what the Indians learned the hard way. Being down 0-2 means little to this Yankee team that has an ideal mix of talented youth and veteran grit. Sabathia once again reached back, like his old buddy, Andy Pettitte used to, giving the Yankees exactly what they needed with six scoreless innings, while Tom River, New Jersey's Todd Frazier used the right-field porch to slap a three-run second-inning homer. It was all the runs the Yankees would need.

Keep up with the latest as baseball's top teams contend for the title.

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In 2017, the Yankees are most of all about Judge, which is why the talk on the subways in all five boroughs and offices around the city will be about the 6-foot-7, nearly 300-pound right fielder on Tuesday.
Did you see Judge's catch? Yeah, he homered, too.
In the fourth, Judge made an amazing catch, slamming against the wall in right and holding onto the ball like a tight end after being floored by a free safety. In the bottom half of the same inning, Judge slammed three-run homer and the blowout was on.

This postseason, Judge is morphing into a combination of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Like the old captain, he has shown a flair for the moment. In the comeback over the Indians, he made probably the most important defensive play of the year when he stole a two-run homer from Francisco Lindor.

While there haven't been that many hits so far in the playoffs, he has made them count. He nailed a two-run homer in the Yankees' wild-card win. He had a two-run double in Game 4 of the ALDS that chase Cleveland's starter, Trevor Bauer, in the second. Both extended leads.

But his clutchness, a la A-Rod, has come into question from some Yankee fans. He has struck out a lot during his Rookie of the Year and possibly MVP regular season, but the whiffs have been more glaring in the playoffs. He has been sent down on strikes in 50 percent of his postseason at-bats compared to a 31 percent rate in the regular season.

Only eight games into the playoffs, Judge has already broken the record set by Reggie Sanders (1995) and Austin Jackson (2011) for the most strikeouts by one player before the World Series with 20.

But like the all the biggest stars, the moment seems to find him. If he and his teammates can claw their way back again from another 2-0 hole, it will be the stuff of legends.

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Back in Judge's chambers, Yankees cut Astros' ALCS lead in half

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11:35 PM ET Andrew MarchandESPN Senior Writer Close Andrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork. He also regularly contributes to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, ESPN New York 98.7 FM and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years at the New York Post.

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An Atlanta woman was charged with murder after she allegedly put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on sometime between Thursday and Friday last week.  Her sons were 1 and 2 year old , the children had injuries including burns.

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A warrant says an Atlanta woman put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on.

Local media reported Monday that the warrant charging Lamora Williams with murder in the deaths of 1-year-old son Ja'Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke-Yaunte Penn says she put them in the oven sometime between midnight Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday.

A third boy, 3-year-old Jameel Penn Jr., was found unharmed.

Williams waived a court appearance Monday and was denied bail.

The father of all three children, Jameel Penn, says Williams called him by video chat Friday night to tell him his children were dead. Penn says he called police after seeing his sons on the floor.

Williams' sister, Tabitha Hollingsworth, says Williams should be put on suicide watch in the Fulton County jail.

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A warrant says an Atlanta woman put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on. Local media reported Monday that the warrant charging Lamora Williams with murder in the deaths of 1-year-old son Ja'Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke-Yaunte Penn says she put them in the oven sometime between midnight Thursday and 11 p.m.

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Titans' offense comes alive late to beat Colts.

Tennessee scores all three of its touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat Indianapolis on Monday Night Football.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The drought is over. The Tennessee Titans finally beat the Indianapolis Colts, 36-22, after 11 consecutive losses, and they did so on the back of a gimpy, pocket passing Marcus Mariota and a heroic second-half performance by their much-maligned defense.

Franchise quarterbacks rise to the occasion and Mariota did so, helping wake up a dormant Titans defense with clutch third down completions and what ended up being the game-winning 53-yard touchdown to Taywan Taylor.

It was Mariota's fifth career game-winning drive entering the fourth quarter, and he got it by digging deep for a 15-play, 87-yard touchdown drive that put the Titans ahead 22-19 after trailing for most of the game. Mariota went 8-of-8 for 76 yards on that drive including key completions to Rishard Matthews and Eric Decker, who had his best game as a Titan.

The Titans (3-3) are now in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC South with a very manageable schedule down the stretch.

Mariota finished 23-of-36 with a season-high 306 yards, a touchdown and a pick-six that was forgotten by the end of the game.

Mariota's footwork and passing accuracy was the best it has been all season. He used play action to perfection, going a crisp 10-of-11 and throwing for a career-best 186 yards off the fake.

This was a Mariota clearly shy of 100-percent. He didn't even attempt to run outside of an extremely important and successful fourth quarter QB sneak. He only threw on pass outside of the pocket, a throw away. But Mariota being forced to remain in the pocket could help his confidence in the long run.

Derrick Henry capped it off with a 72-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. He ended with a career-high 131 rushing yards.

The Titans defensive performance may be lost because of Mariota's great day but it shouldn't be. It was entirely different bunch in the second half, and credit defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau for the appropriate halftime adjustments. Tennessee came out attacking effectively with tighter coverage in the back end and strong run defense.

Titans cornerback Logan Ryan deserved major props for his efforts against Colts star receiver T.Y. Hilton. Rookies Adoree' Jackson and Jayon Brown, who had two key pass breakups, also played a huge role in shutting the Colts down in the second half.

Brissett went 6-of-17 for 73 yards in the second half after going 12-of-17 for 119 yards in the first half.

It was all capped off by veteran linebacker Wesley Woodyard tracking down a scrambling Jacoby Brissett on the Colts final fourth down comeback attack. He grabbed his ankles at the last moment preventing Brissett from reaching the first down marker before he went out of bounds. It's been a great season for Woodyard and he secured a Titans win with that play.

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12:00 AM ET Cameron WolfeESPN Staff Writer Close Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The drought is over.

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The judge declared a mistrial in the Jessica Chambers murder case Monday evening after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision over the fate of Quinton Tellis, who is charged in the 2014 burning death of the 19-year-old Mississippi woman.

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The judge declared a mistrial in the Jessica Chambers murder case Monday evening after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision over the fate of Quinton Tellis, who is charged in the 2014 burning death of the 19-year-old Mississippi woman.

The jurors, who had deliberated between nine and 10 hours since Sunday, told Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham they could not reach a verdict at the trial in Batesville, about 50 miles south of Memphis.

District Attorney John Champion said the government will retry Tellis in Chambers' death.

Tellis, 29, is charged with capital murder in the December 2014 death of Chambers, who was found by first responders with severe burns covering 93 percent of her body. Chambers, who had been doused with a flammable liquid and set ablaze, was first discovered emerging from the woods near her burning car wearing only her underwear. She died hours later at a Memphis hospital.

Prosecutors claim Tellis lied repeatedly to investigators about spending time with Chambers, a former high school cheerleader, in the hours before she was found on Dec. 6, 2014 -- presenting cellphone data to show their phones were in close proximity the night of the murder.

Prosecutor John Champion told jurors that Tellis mistakenly believed he had suffocated Chambers before lighting her on fire along a rural Mississippi road in Courtland, where she lived with her family.

But defense attorneys said Chambers told firefighters on the scene that a man named "Eric" set her on fire -- not the man charged with her murder. Several first responders testified that Chambers -- her lips charred and barely able to speak -- said the name "Eric" when asked who did this to her and did not provide a last name.

Chamber's friend, Kesha Meyer, testified that she had never heard Chambers refer to Quinton Tellis as "Eric." She also said Chambers was selling marijuana in the six months before she was killed.

The state also relied on testimony from nationally renowned burn expert Dr. William Hickerson, who said Chambers would probably not be able to speak clearly -- given the soot inside her throat and severity of her injuries.

Law enforcement, including Mississippi Bureau of Investigation agent Tim Douglas, also testified that hundreds of Erics and Dereks were ruled out in the months-long investigation that led to Tellis' indictment. He said investigators pursued leads in places as far away as Des Moines, Iowa, and Chatanooga, Tenn.

Douglas acknowledged he spent "several days" interviewing a local man named Eric who had interactions with Jessica, but told jurors, "He absolutely was eliminated 100 percent."

Tellis did not testify at his trial.

In closing arguments, defense attorney Darla Palmer questioned whether the "suspicious person" reported by firefighters at the scene was ever investigated.

Palmer and defense attorney Alton Peterson suggested that authorities turned their focus on Tellis because they needed a suspect after months of dead-end leads. Quoting Warren Buffet in his closing argument, Peterson said, "If the police follow you for 100 miles, at some point they'll have something to pull you over for."

Thomas Womble, a prominent Mississippi attorney, told Fox News that he was predicting a hung jury, meaning a unanimous decision could not be reached.

"You got two very strong schools of thought out there," said Womble.

"Obviously this is a very emotional, heinous crime and everyone wants a conviction for someone. But on the flip side, this is an extremely difficult case based on the evidence that was out there," he said.

"If I'm preparing for trial, the first question you've got to ask is, 'Who's Eric?' That question never got answered," he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cristina Corbin is a Fox News reporter based in New York. Follow her on Twitter @CristinaCorbin.

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Monday morning a soldier pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior in front of the enemy. He is getting charged for endangering his comrades by walking away from his post

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge Monday morning he's pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

His lawyer says the prosecution and defense have not agreed to a stipulation of facts in the case, which is an indication that they did not reach a deal to limit his punishment.

Bergdahl is charged with endangering his comrades by walking away from a remote post in Afghanistan in 2009.

He told the judge that he now understands that what he did caused others to search for him.

It's not clear if Bergdahl, 31, has a deal with prosecutors to limit his punishment, or if he's simply pleading guilty in hopes of leniency from the judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance. The misbehavior charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the desertion charge is punishable by up to five years.

Guilty pleas would bring the highly politicized saga closer to an end eight years after Bergdahl's disappearance in Afghanistan set off search missions by scores of his fellow service members. President Barack Obama was criticized by Republicans for the 2014 Taliban prisoner swap that brought Bergdahl home, while President Donald Trump harshly criticized Bergdahl on the campaign trail.

Meanwhile, serious wounds to service members who searched for Bergdahl are expected to play a role in his sentencing. While guilty pleas would allow him to avoid a trial, he'd still face a sentencing hearing in late October. Bergdahl's five years of captivity by the Taliban and its allies also will likely play a role in what punishment he receives.

Bergdahl's lawyers are expected to reveal in court Monday whether there's a plea agreement in place to cap his punishment, or if he's pleading guilty without such a deal in what's known colloquially as a "naked plea." In either scenario, his punishment won't be known until after the judge holds the sentencing hearing that's expected to start on Oct. 23. Bergdahl, who's from Hailey, Idaho, previously chose to have his case heard by a judge alone, rather than a jury.

Legal scholars have said that several pretrial rulings against the defense have given prosecutors leverage to pursue stiff punishment against Bergdahl. Perhaps most significant was the judge's decision in June to allow evidence of serious wounds to service members who searched for Bergdahl at the sentencing phase. The judge ruled that a Navy SEAL and an Army National Guard sergeant wouldn't have wound up in separate firefights that left them wounded if they hadn't been searching for Bergdahl.

The defense also was rebuffed in an effort to prove President Donald Trump had unfairly swayed the case with scathing criticism of Bergdahl, including suggestions of harsh punishment. The judge wrote in a February ruling that Trump's campaign-trail comments were "disturbing and disappointing" but did not constitute unlawful command influence by the soon-to-be commander in chief.

Defense attorneys have acknowledged that Bergdahl walked off his base without authorization. Bergdahl himself told a general during a preliminary investigation that he left intending to cause alarm and draw attention to what he saw as problems with his unit. He was soon captured.

But the defense team has argued that Bergdahl can't be held responsible for a long chain of events that included many decisions by others on how to conduct the searches.

The military probe of Bergdahl began soon after he was freed from captivity on May 31, 2014, in exchange for five Taliban prisoners. Facing Republican criticism, Obama noted that the U.S. doesn't leave its service members behind.

Bergdahl has been assigned to desk duty at a Texas Army base while his case unfolds.

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Bergdahl pleads guilty; says he understands what he did caused others to search for him

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge Monday morning he's pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. His lawyer says the prosecution and defense have not agreed to a stipulation of facts in the case, which is an indication that they did not reach a deal to limit his punishment.

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President Donald Trump's approval rating for handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

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President Donald Trump's approval rating for handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

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Olympic swimmer Anthony Ervin joined the athletes protesting during the National Anthem. He kneels just like the other sports. He says "My point is to save lives and understand imbalance.We all have our area, and i'm a swimmer."

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Olympic 50-meter freestyle champion Anthony Ervin has joined the ranks of athletes protesting during the US national anthem by kneeling for a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner at a swim meet in Brazil.

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Torrential rain washed away weeks of clean up and brought new problems for Puerto Rico on Monday. A small creek a few miles outside of San Juan became a raging river.

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Residents in Guaynabo - where President Trump tossed paper towels to crowds - say they have seen no federal help, and now they've lost a key bridge.

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While wildfires are externally growing in California, hepatitis A is having a person to person outbreak. The out break has already killed 18  hospitalized 386 and infected at least 578. Something unique about the outbreak is that the homeless population and illicit drug users are being hit the hardest. Since early spring, more than 80,000 vaccine doses have been distributed to the public and some municipalities have purchased their own supplies. San Diego County said it has administered more than 68,500 vaccines since the outbreak began. Using proper sanitation is key more than 100 hand washing stations have been have been installed in the area.

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As California finds itself in the grips of the largest person-to-person hepatitis A outbreak in more than two decades, health officials are taking emergency measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease.

On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency in light of the outbreak that has killed at least 18 people, hospitalized 386 and infected at least 578 in the state as of this past weekend, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

"This outbreak is different than any other we have seen in the United States in the past decade," said Dr. Matt Zahn, medical director of epidemiology at the Orange County Health Care Agency. "Previously, we have seen outbreaks that are food-borne, with a direct exposure to that food source. Ongoing person-to person spread is really not something we have seen in recent years."

Also unique about this outbreak is that the homeless population and illicit drug users are the hardest hit.

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Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease, and the Governor's state of emergency proclamation has given the CDPH the authority to directly purchase vaccines from manufacturers in order to quickly distribute them to the community.

"The key is to bring the vaccination directly to the communities at risk," Zahn said. "This population is not easy to reach, so we make interventions to bring it to them. San Diego has done a marvelous job to have their staff go out to the homeless community, individual by individual, and offer the vaccine then and there."

The outbreaks are affecting multiple counties in California, with the San Diego Jurisdiction bearing 490 infected cases. Since early spring, more than 80,000 vaccine doses have been distributed to the public and some municipalities have purchased their own supplies. San Diego County said it has administered more than 68,500 vaccines since the outbreak began.

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Sanitation and hygiene are other important aspects of controlling the spread of hepatitis A, which is spread through fecal matter. Since the outbreak began in the spring, more than 100 hand washing stations have been have been installed in the area, most of which are in the city of San Diego. The city is also power-washing areas affected public areas with bleach solutions and making public bathrooms more available in areas most frequented by the homeless.

Below are answers to commonly asked questions about this disease.

How is Hepatitis A spread?

Since this virus spreads through the feces, outbreaks are most commonly seen in the presence of unsanitary conditions or behaviors. Food workers can spread the virus if they do not properly wash their hands after using the bathroom and caregivers can transmit the virus after changing the diaper of an infected baby.

Hepatitis A can spread by simply touching objects, or through contaminated food or drinks. People may also be infected by eating uncooked food that has been contaminated, sexual contact with an infected person and travel to a country where Hepatitis A is common. The virus can be spread to others before any symptoms are apparent.

What are symptoms of Hepatitis A?

The hepatitis A virus causes inflammation of the liver. Symptoms of infection include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Yellowing of the skin and eyes, also know has jaundice, is also a possible symptom of this virus.

Hepatitis A is an acute infection, with symptoms persisting for up to two months; rare cases may last longer. The virus does not typically lead to chronic infection or death, but it can prove fatal to those with compromised livers or immune systems.

How to protect against the virus

The best way to prevent getting Hepatitis A is through vaccination, given in a two-dose series, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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The vaccine is especially recommended for those at particularly increased risk, such as people with chronic liver disease, blood clotting disorders, men who have sex with men, those traveling to areas known to have the virus, such as parts of Africa and Asia, and those who could be in direct contact with people infected with hepatitis A, like health care workers.

The virus can live for months outside of the body on objects and surfaces, according to the CDC, and it can be difficult to kill.

"Hepatitis A is a hardy virus, and can certainly stay on surfaces and in the environment [for a long time]," Zahn said. Importantly, most waterless hand sanitizers and some household cleaners are not effective in destroying the virus. So when it comes to preventing spread, washing hands thoroughly and regularly with soap and water is the best bet. Using bleach-based cleaning products is the most effective to clean surfaces in a way that eliminates the hepatitis A virus.

ABC News' Christopher Donato and Bianca Seidman contributed to this report.

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On Sunday, the Green Day Pacers quarter back (Aaron Rodgers) was brought off the field, and now he has get a surgery for a broken collarbone

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GREEN BAY, Wis. - The sullen expression that Aaron Rodgers had on his face while being carted back to the locker room at Minnesota proved to be a precursor to the diagnosis that no one on the Green Bay Packers wanted to hear.

Coach Mike McCarthy knew pretty quickly that this was one injury that the two-time NFL MVP could not shake off.

McCarthy said that Rodgers will have surgery on his broken right collarbone. The rest of Rodgers' season is in jeopardy.

"He'll be out a minimum, a significant amount of time - potentially the season could be over," the coach said on Monday.

"So, he'll have surgery here in the near future and after we see how that goes, we'll focus on getting Aaron healthy. That's all that really matters right now."

Rodgers landed on his throwing shoulder after being taken down by linebacker Anthony Barr during an incompletion on the second drive for the Packers in the 23-10 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

"We all knew - (quarterback coach Alex Van Pelt) and myself, when we talked to him immediately, I knew he was injured," McCarthy said. "I think he knew right away."

Backup Brett Hundley is now the starting quarterback. A fifth-round draft pick of the Packers in 2015, Hundley went 18 of 33 for 157 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions in relief of Rodgers.

The Packers promoted third-stringer Joe Callahan from the practice squad to back up Hundley, placing cornerback Quinten Rollins on injured reserve with an ankle injury to open up a roster spot.

Callahan has had a couple of other stints on the Packers' active roster after joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

McCarthy said the team's personnel department is looking at some free agent quarterbacks as a way to help in practice.

But do not expect the Packers to bring in former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

"Did you just listen to the question I just answered?" McCarthy said angrily to a reporter's question about whether the team would look at Kaepernick.

"I've got three years invested in Brett Hundley, two years invested in Joe Callahan. "The quarterback room is exactly where it needs to be, OK? ... We're committed to the path that we're on."

A focused and sometimes feisty McCarthy also voiced his displeasure with Barr's hit on Rodgers, who was outside the pocket at the time.

"He's clearly expecting to get hit. To pin him to the ground like that, I felt it was an illegal act," McCarthy said.

"To sit here and lose any of your players on something like that, it doesn't feel very good," the coach added.

"Yeah, I didn't like the hit. It was unnecessary. Legal, or whatever you want to put it at, but it was totally unnecessary, in my opinion."

In Minnesota, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he didn't know why there was scrutiny on the hit. He said he had not spoken to Barr about the play.

"It's unfortunate that (Rodgers) got hurt, but I think everything was above board," Zimmer said. "We'll never be a dirty football team as long as I'm here. We're going to play within the rules, and sometimes things happen."

McCarthy was just as passionate talking about corrections to what he called the team's mental mistakes at Minnesota.

Otherwise, he is trying to quickly switch the focus to the future, moving up the start of players' preparations for the next opponent, the New Orleans Saints, up by two days to Monday. Usually the Packers focus on corrections from the previous game on Mondays.

Maligned by injuries across the team, especially the offensive line, the Packers must get Hundley ready for his first NFL start under already challenging circumstances.

"I'm not going to say it's going to stay the same. It's not going to. But that's part of the deal," center Corey Linsley said.

"When somebody new comes in there, regardless if it's Brett or another offensive linemen or another receiver, whoever it is has to make that adjustment."

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AP Pro Football Writer Dave Campbell in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, contributed to this story.

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An Atlanta woman was charged with murder after she allegedly put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on sometime between Thursday and Friday last week.

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A warrant says an Atlanta woman put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on.

Local media reported Monday that the warrant charging Lamora Williams with murder in the deaths of 1-year-old son Ja'Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke-Yaunte Penn says she put them in the oven sometime between midnight Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday.

A third boy, 3-year-old Jameel Penn Jr., was found unharmed.

Williams waived a court appearance Monday and was denied bail.

The father of all three children, Jameel Penn, says Williams called him by video chat Friday night to tell him his children were dead. Penn says he called police after seeing his sons on the floor.

Williams' sister, Tabitha Hollingsworth, says Williams should be put on suicide watch in the Fulton County jail.

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A warrant says an Atlanta woman put her two young sons in an oven and turned it on. Local media reported Monday that the warrant charging Lamora Williams with murder in the deaths of 1-year-old son Ja'Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke-Yaunte Penn says she put them in the oven sometime between midnight Thursday and 11 p.m.

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Dericka Lindsey, a nine-year-old Florida girl died after her 325-pound cousin, Veronica Green Posey sat on her. Posey allegedly sat on the girl before hitting her with a ruler and a metal pipe. After the girl complained about not being able to breath Posey called the paramedics, she was pronounced dead at the Baptist Hospital.

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A Florida girl, 9, died Saturday after her 325-pound cousin sat on her as a form of punishment for misbehaving, police said.

Veronica Green Posey, 64, called paramedics on Saturday afternoon when her cousin, Dericka Lindsay, was found unresponsive, The Pensacola News Journal reported.

Posey allegedly told police that she sat on her cousin to discipline for "being out of control."

Posey allegedly struck the girl with a ruler and metal pipe and sat on her for approximately 10 minutes before the child began to complain about not being able to breathe, the police report reportedly said.

When paramedics arrived, Lindsay was unresponsive. She was rushed to Baptist Hospital where she was pronounced dead, The New York Post reported.

Posey was charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child, the Pensacola News Journal reported. Lindsay's parents have also been charged with child neglect for allegedly failing to report the abuse.

All three were taken into custody at Escambia County Jail.

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Florida girl dies after 325-pound cousin sits on her as a punishment, cops say

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A Florida girl, 9, died Saturday after her 325-pound cousin sat on her as a form of punishment for misbehaving, police said. Veronica Green Posey, 64, called paramedics on Saturday afternoon when her cousin, Dericka Lindsay, was found unresponsive, The Pensacola News Journal reported.

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Around 11:30, a black bear entered a Anchorage Processing and Distribution Center near the Anchorage airport. The black bear entered through a back door. Employs saw the bear and called the managers The managers called the law enforcement. The Fish and Wildlife service officer and some employs help locate the bear. When the bear was found they led the bear to a near by garbage area. The bear couldn't go any further away the airport so the law enforcement shot the bear.

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Around 11:30 pm, a black bear entered the Anchorage Processing and Distribution Center by the Anchorage airport through a back door.

"Mail comes in - almost throughout the day - from our trucks or from the air carriers," Dawn Peppinger, marketing manager for the Alaska District USPS told KTUU. "So the area where this occurred would be some doors, where the mail would be coming through."
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As soon as the bear was spotted, managers at the post office were notified, and they called law enforcement who sent Anchorage airport police and officers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Employees were asked to evacuate the specific area where the bear had wandered in. However, Peppinger says the USPS's emergency response team was allowed to stay on the floor and assist the airport police department in locating the bear.

"When the bear entered our facility, we have some high and low places - plenty of places to hide," said Peppinger.

Once the bear was located, the responding units herded the bear into a small trash compact area. However, because of the garbage, they couldn't lure the animal out of the building farther.

As part of emergency protocol, the officers had to "dispatch the bear."

Ken Marsh, with the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game confirmed that airport police fatally shot the bear and said, "Police did what they had to do."

Fortunately, according to Peppinger, no customers were in the building because the retail services close at 11 pm, and only about 40 employees were in the facility at the time the bear entered.

"A majority of our employees (were) already taking a break," she said.
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Peppinger reports that managers are continuing to do general welfare checks on the employees following the bear break in, but she's not completely taken back by the incident.

"Really as a born and raised Alaskan, and knowing that we've got wildlife at our backdoor, it's not surprising that a situation like this can happen," she told Channel 2.

The black bear carcass was donated to the University of Alaska for research, Marsh said.

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Black bear shot, killed after breaking into a post office in Anchorage

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Around 11:30 pm, a black bear entered the Anchorage Processing and Distribution Center by the Anchorage airport through a back door. "Mail comes in - almost throughout the day - from our trucks or from the air carriers," Dawn Peppinger, marketing manager for the Alaska District USPS told KTUU.

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North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says that a nuclear war may break out any moment from the situation at the Korean peninsula. Kim In Ryong told the U.N. general assembly that North Korea is subjected to a huge extreme nuclear threat from the US since the 1970's. "The entire U.S. mainland is within our firing range and if the U.S. dares to invade our sacred territory even an inch it will not escape our severe punishment in any part of the globe," he warned. The U.S. and North Korea had finally stopped the huge  confrontation but those confrontations lead North Korea to test out a few missile tests which are threatening the U.S. and the U.S. allies.

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North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment."

Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee Monday that no country in the world except North Korea has been subjected to "such an extreme and direct nuclear threat from the U.S." - and his country has the right to self-defense.

He said this year North Korea became a "full-fledged nuclear power which possesses the delivery means of various ranges, including the atomic bomb, H-bomb and intercontinental ballistic rockets."

Kim warned that "the entire U.S. mainland is within our firing range" and if the U.S. invades "it will not escape our severe punishment in any part of the globe."

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North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment." Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee Monday that no country in the world except North Korea has...

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Nuclear war may break out at any moment. North Korea told other countries on Monday to avoid participating in military action with the U.S. to avoid retaliation and warned that a “nuclear war may break any moment.”
“As long as one does not take part in the U.S. military actions against the DPRK (North Korea), we have no intention to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against any other country,” stated by North Korean ambassador.  The confrontation between the U.S and North Korea has stopped which lead to quite a few nuclear missile tests threatening the U.S and U.S allies.

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A 10-year-old boy is in the hospital after falling about 100 ft over the railing at Niagara Falls into a gorge below. The boy was sitting on the railing so his mother could take a picture, he lost his balance and fell. A helicopter took the boy, whose injuries were described as critical, the boy is in stable conduction now and police are investigating the incident.

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Police said the boy lost his balance while sitting on a railing so his mother could take a picture.

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Wifi is now hackable.

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Equifax and Yahoo disclosed major security breaches recently, which are quite scary, especially the former. But security researchers are about to unveil to explain how hackers could hack any existing Wi-Fi connection and spy on all of your data.

The encrypted WPA2 protocol was just breached, putting at risk everyone who uses wireless internet at home or abroad. You can't fix the issue yourself, but while you wait for network equipment makers to patch access points, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself.

Yes, the issue is serious, but as long as a hacker isn't specifically looking to spy on your data, you should not worry about it.

The proof-of-concept exploit is called KRACK (or Key Reinstallation Attacks), according to Ars Technica. An advisory from US-CERT explains that the hack should be publicly disclosed on Monday:

US-CERT has become aware of several key management vulnerabilities in the 4-way handshake of the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) security protocol. The impact of exploiting these vulnerabilities includes decryption, packet replay, TCP connection hijacking, HTTP content injection, and others. Note that as protocol-level issues, most or all correct implementations of the standard will be affected. The CERT/CC and the reporting researcher KU Leuven will be publicly disclosing these vulnerabilities on 16 October 2017.

Until access points are fixed, all Wi-Fi traffic is at risk, meaning that hackers will be able to eavesdrop on all your Wi-Fi traffic and steal data coming from all sorts of home devices that connect to the internet wirelessly.

If you're worried about your security, various solutions can help you mitigate the problem while you wait for hardware companies to update router firmware.

You can stop using Wi-Fi until your routers are fixed, and switch to Ethernet instead. You should also consider using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to obfuscate your internet usage, especially if you keep using Wi-Fi, and especially in those places where you don't control the wireless network. Also, make sure use HTTPS when browsing the web and other security protocols to encrypt all your traffic. However, you might not be able to do anything about the smart devices that connect via Wi-Fi to your home network.

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Equifax and Yahoo disclosed major security breaches recently, which are quite scary, especially the former. But security researchers are about to unveil to explain how hackers could hack any existing Wi-Fi connection and spy on all of your data. The encrypted WPA2 protocol was just breached, putting at risk everyone who uses wireless internet at home or abroad.