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A Detroit-area man's idea to use a smoke bomb to rid the crawlspace in his home of skunks blew up in smoke - literally.

Firefighters responded to a call Monday morning to find the flames had spread from the crawlspace to the first floor of the house, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The Ferndale, Mich., man, who was not identified by the paper, told authorities he waited 15 minutes after the fire broke out to call 911.

The fire continued to spread throughout the house, resulting in what Sullivan described as a "complete loss," with the occupant losing most of his belongings.

No injuries were reported other than one firefighter suffering a sprain, the paper reported.

As for the skunks, Sullivan told the paper no carcasses were found at the scene.

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A Detroit-area man's idea to use a smoke bomb to rid the crawlspace in his home of skunks blew up in smoke - literally. Firefighters responded to a call Monday morning to find the flames had spread from the crawlspace to the first floor of the house, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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Box Office: 'Black Panther' Nears $500M And Pushes Disney Over $1B For 2018

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A concerned neighbor in a Philadelphia suburb called police after seeing a dinosaur on the loose.

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A concerned neighbor in a Philadelphia suburb called police after seeing a dinosaur on the loose.

When East Lansdowne Police officers arrived to the intersection of Melrose Ave. and Emerson Ave. on Tuesday, they spotted what appeared to be a T-Rex on the sidewalk.

"No problem. Clear," officers concluded.

Later, the officers shared video of the dino -- really a person in a Tyrannosaurus Rex costume -- "taking their kid to school."

The video has been viewed more than 5,500 times.

"T-Rex needs to use the crosswalk. Set that good example!" one person commented.

Another wrote: "Great parenting lol!"
Lucia I. Suarez Sang is a Reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @luciasuarezsang

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'T-Rex' spotted in Philadelphia suburb, but police say it's 'no problem'

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A concerned neighbor in a Philadelphia suburb called police after seeing a dinosaur on the loose. When East Lansdowne Police officers arrived to the intersection of Melrose Ave. and Emerson Ave. on Tuesday, they spotted what appeared to be a T-Rex on the sidewalk. "No problem. Clear," officers concluded.

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A man slashes his 2 year old's throat, nearly decapitating him.

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A Chicago man was charged with murder Thursday for allegedly slitting the throat of his 2-year-old son to the point of "near decapitation," authorities said.

Rolando Ortiz, 37, was looking after his son, Mateo Garcia Aguayo, on Wednesday afternoon, but became frustrated because the child was "running around and was keeping him awake," Area Central Detectives Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan said during a news conference, according to the Chicago Tribune.

That's when Oritz held his son down and cut his throat with a kitchen knife, Deenihan said, according to the paper. The father then tried to slit his own wrists after realizing what he had done, Deenihan added.

"Mateo wasn't old enough to make a bad decision. Mateo wasn't old enough to take the wrong path in life," Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said, according to the Tribune. "He was just an innocent kid whose trust and safety was betrayed by one man he should never have to question: his father."

"He was just an innocent kid whose trust and safety was betrayed by one man he should never have to question: his father."
- Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson

According to police:

Ortiz placed the body in a trash bag, and unsuccessfully attempted to call his wife at work. He then dialed his sister-in-law to confess to the brutal crime.

The woman contacted two family members, who live on the floor below, to check on the child where they discovered Mateo in the garbage bag and Ortiz bleeding.

Ortiz fled as the family called 911 but was apprehended roughly four hours later in Kankakee, Ill., with the help of several agencies, the Chicago Sun Times reported.

He was taken back to Chicago where he confessed to the killing of his son Wednesday, authorities said.

Mateo had six other siblings, but none were home at the time of the killing. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said according to the Times.

Oritz faces one count of first-degree murder, the Tribune reported.

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Father slashes son's throat, nearly decapitating 2-year-old: police

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A Chicago man was charged with murder Thursday for allegedly slitting the throat of his 2-year-old son to the point of "near decapitation," authorities said. Rolando Ortiz, 37, was looking after his son, Mateo Garcia Aguayo, on Wednesday afternoon, but became frustrated because the child was "running around and was keeping him awake," Area Central Detectives Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan said during a news conference, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School, Armed Deputy ‘Never Went In’

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The revelations added to a growing list of failures and missed signs by the authorities that might have helped prevent one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.

The F.B.I. received a tip last month from someone close to Mr. Cruz that he owned a gun and had talked of committing a school shooting, the bureau revealed last week, acknowledging that it had failed to investigate. The tip about Mr. Cruz appeared to be the second in four months, after another person told the bureau about an online comment apparently posted by Mr. Cruz that he wanted to become "a professional school shooter."

The Florida Department of Children and Families, the state social services agency, looked into Mr. Cruz's well-being in 2016 after he posted on social media that he was cutting himself, but investigators determined he was not at risk of harming himself or others. The Broward County Public Schools had disciplinary complaints on Mr. Cruz dating back to when he was in middle school, including a long history of fighting.

Sheriff Israel said he informed Deputy Peterson on Thursday that he was being suspended without pay and placed under internal investigation. At 12:37 p.m. on Thursday, sheriff's office records show, Deputy Peterson, signed his retirement papers, which amounted to a resignation. He had been with the office for more than 32 years.

"The investigation will continue," Sheriff Israel said.

The surveillance video, which was not released, showed Deputy Peterson remained outside the west side of the building for at least four minutes while the gunman was inside, according to Sheriff Israel. The shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School lasted less than six minutes. The video was corroborated by witness statements, Sheriff Israel said.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that an officer from the Coral Springs Police Department who responded to the shooting had seen Deputy Peterson in a Stoneman Douglas High parking lot. The deputy "was seeking cover behind a concrete column leading to a stairwell," Officer Tim Burton said.

In the chaos immediately after the shooting, there were other missteps. A 20-minute delay in school surveillance video confused Coral Springs police officers trying to find the gunman, said Chief Tony Pustizzi. By then, the suspect had already left the building.

Chief Pustizzi called it a communications failure. The video system allows for real-time playback

"At first the guys are hearing, 'Oh, he's on the second floor.' Well, it's not true, 'cause we have people on the second floor and the people are saying, 'Well, he's not on the second floor,'" Chief Pustizzi said, adding that, if anything, the officers were "more expeditious" as they moved through the school under the belief the gunman was still there.

Coral Springs police have said they were the first to respond to the shooting. Sheriff Israel, who defended his office's response on Wednesday and said his own deputies had not hung back outside the building, said on Thursday that the Coral Springs officers acted "heroically."

Samantha Fuentes, an 18-year-old senior at Stoneman Douglas High who was shot in both legs, said she never saw Deputy Peterson during the "30 minutes" that passed before SWAT officers arrived at the first-floor classroom in which she and other students had been taking a class.

"He is not someone who has much of a presence" in the school, she said.

Sheriff Israel, flanked by two of his top aides, appeared emotional Thursday during the news conference in which he described Deputy Peterson's conduct. His eyes appeared to glisten, and his speech was sometimes halting.

The two other deputies placed on restricted duty pending an internal investigation were identified by the sheriff's office as Edward Eason and Guntis Treijs.

In November 2017, a caller told the authorities that Mr. Cruz had been stockpiling guns and knives. In a summary of the call, the sheriff's office said the caller, located in Massachusetts, worried that Mr. Cruz "will kill himself one day and believes he could be a school shooter in the making." A deputy contacted the person who called, but no report was filed. The caller was referred to the sheriff's office in Palm Beach County, where the caller said Mr. Cruz lived.

In February 2016, the sheriff's office received what it described as "thirdhand information" that Mr. Cruz "planned to shoot up the school" and had posted a picture on Instagram of a "juvenile with guns." A deputy determined that Mr. Cruz had knives and a BB gun and forwarded the information to the school resource officer at Stoneman Douglas High. That was Deputy Peterson.

Some of the other calls reveal further details about Mr. Cruz's troubled childhood. In November 2014, someone reported that a person fitting Mr. Cruz's description shot a chicken with a possible BB gun. Mr. Cruz was found to own an airsoft rifle, which he admitted to using, but denied he shot chickens.

And in September 2016, a peer counselor at Stoneman Douglas High alerted the school resource officer - likely Deputy Peterson - that Mr. Cruz "possibly ingested gasoline" the week prior "in an attempt to commit suicide and is cutting himself."

"Mental health counselor advised Cruz did not meet criteria for Baker Act," the summary said, referring to the Florida law that allows the police to commit the mentally ill against their will.

Stoneman Douglas High initiated a "threat assessment" on Mr. Cruz after the counselor's report. The Florida Department of Children of Families looked into whether Mr. Cruz was at risk of harming himself or others and concluded he was not because he was living with his mother, attending school and seeing a counselor.

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The revelations added to a growing list of failures and missed signs by the authorities that might have helped prevent one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. The F.B.I. received a tip last month from someone close to Mr. Cruz that he owned a gun and had talked of committing a school shooting, the bureau revealed last week, acknowledging that it had failed to investigate.

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The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a written threat found on a bathroom wall at East Lake High School warning students not to come to school Friday.

The threat, which was discovered around dismissal time Thursday, was also posted on Snapchat.

"Careful, don't come to school Friday 2-23. You'll see why." A smile was drawn next to the threat.

According to an email sent out by principal Carmela Haley, school staff and law enforcement are conducting a safety sweep of the school. There will also be an increased police presence at the school Friday.

"While law enforcement officers indicate that the threat is most likely not credible, we will have extra police presence at our campus tomorrow as a precaution," Haley wrote. "We will remain dedicated to following up on any information we receive. Thank you for your ongoing support. Together we can maintain the safety of all students and faculty."

Gradebook features education articles and insights on schools in Florida, focusing on Tampa Bay area schools. What's the latest from the Florida Department of Education? How are state tests being used to compare Florida schools? What's going on in Tampa Bay schools? Get an insider's view from the Times education reporting team.

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The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a written threat found on a bathroom wall at East Lake High School warning students not to come to school Friday. The threat, which was discovered around dismissal time Thursday, was also posted on Snapchat. "Careful, don't come to school Friday 2-23.

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A 17-year-old high school senior created a product called the "JustinKase," which was made to prevent active shooters from entering school classrooms.

Inventor Justin Rivard told FOX Business' Cheryl Casone on Thursday that interest for his product has skyrocketed since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which resulted in the deaths of 17 people.

"In crazy amounts of time, in 24 hours there had been hundreds of emails that have been flooding through our website about how they can get one, how can I purchase one [and] how much does one cost. I means, it's all the way from New York to California and everywhere in between," he said.

Originally Rivard made the device in shop class; the safety product is made of steel plates with connecting rods and is then latched onto a door's frame to block entry.

"So it all started with our school adopting ALICE Training, which is protocol for active shooters and we were taught to barricade the door with whatever he had in the room...My shop teacher challenged me to go after and use my skills in the metals area and welding and make a solution," he said.

To help determine the product's efficiency, members of his high school football team tried to break through the door with the device in place, but to no avail.

Rivard's school, the Grantsburg School District, was so enthralled by the product that they purchased over 50 units, one for each room in the building.

"They started the whole process with ordering I think it was 51 for the high school and that was the first order that I had ever gotten," he said.

The safety product is currently selling online for $95 a unit and has a patent pending.

Since Rivard has enlisted in the Army, he only has a limited amount of time to help his father complete all of the recent orders, before shipping off to basic training in the summer.

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A 17-year-old high school senior created a product called the "JustinKase," which was made to prevent active shooters from entering school classrooms. Inventor Justin Rivard told FOX Business' Cheryl Casone on Thursday that interest for his product has skyrocketed since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which resulted in the deaths of 17 people.

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Due to one singular tweet that Kylie Jenner posted, Snapchat lost 1.3 billion dollars of their market value. Many people are still upset about the new update. It's honestly not that bad...

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Bloomberg 13 hrs ago Justina Vasquez

Snap Inc.'s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan.

The Snapchat parent's shares sank as much as 7.2 percent Thursday, wiping out $1.3 billion in market value, on the heels of a tweet from Kylie Jenner, who said she doesn't open the app anymore. Whether it's the demands of her newfound motherhood, or the recent app redesign, the testament drew similar replies from her 24.5 million followers. Wall Street analysts too, have begun to notice, citing recent user engagement trends noticed since the platform's redesign.
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Citigroup analyst Mark May downgraded the stock to sell from neutral earlier this week after seeing a "significant jump" in negative reviews of the app's redesign. He expects the reviews could cause user engagement to fall, hurting financial results.

Meanwhile, as the app takes criticism, Chief Executive Evan Spiegel may become one of the highest paid executives in the U.S. After the company's IPO last March, Spiegel got a $636.6 million stock grant that will be payable through 2020.

"Still love you tho snap," Jenner hedged in a later tweet.

sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.
- Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) February 21, 2018

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Bloomberg 13 hrs ago Justina Vasquez Snap Inc.'s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan. The Snapchat parent's shares sank as much as 7.2 percent Thursday, wiping out $1.3 billion in market value, on the heels of a tweet from Kylie Jenner, who said she doesn't open the app anymore.

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"I figured it would be some type of southern cuisine," the NYU student told CNN.

But she was stunned to see the full menu: ribs, collard greens, cornbread, smashed yams, mac and cheese and two beverages, red Kool-Aid and watermelon-flavored water.

Eubanks said she asked one of the cafeteria managers about it and was told, '"Yeah, it's Black History Month."

The student said she was having a hard time believing this was being served at a university like NYU, which prides itself for being diverse and inclusive. She then told others about what was going on.

A fellow student, Nia Harris, came to investigate for herself.

"I talked to the head cook who told me 'black people put this menu together' and assured me that it was not racially insensitive," Harris said. Frustrated by that response, she sent an email to the head of the dining hall, copied several deans from the university and posted it on Facebook.

Within 24 hours NYU President Andrew Hamilton responded with a statement, calling the menu "inexcusably insensitive" and saying the school's food vendor, Aramark, did not discuss the menu choices with them beforehand.

"That error was compounded by the insensitivity of the replies made to a student who asked Aramark staff on site how the choices were made," Hamilton said.

After an investigation Aramark determined that two employees acted independently in creating the menu, Karen Cutler, a spokeswoman for the food-service company, told CNN. They have been fired, she said.

"We have zero tolerance for any employee who does not adhere to our values or contradicts our longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. Employees at NYU who acted independently and did not follow our approved plan for the celebration of Black History Month have been terminated and are no longer with the company," said Aramark in a statement.

"We are extremely disappointed by this regrettable situation and apologize to the entire NYU community and communities everywhere for their insensitive and offensive actions. We are re-training all our NYU campus employees to ensure an incident like this is not repeated."

The episode also dismayed the university's Black Student Union, which issued a statement saying the menu was "problematic due to the inherent stereotypes associated with black people and southern soul food cuisine..."

But the student group was especially offended by the beverage choices.

"These drink options perpetuate harmful stereotypes that have existed about the black community for decades, and show an extreme level of cultural insensitivity," they said in their statement.

Eubanks and Harris, both of whom are African American, said they were not expecting the reactions they received after complaining about the menu.

"Most of people were positive towards me about the letter but I was surprised that so many people do not understand the racist connotations behind Kool-Aid and watermelon in relation to black people," Harris told CNN.

African Americans have long battled misguided stereotypes about their fondness for fried chicken, watermelon and certain other foods.

Harris said she has been referring people to an article by historian William R. Black in The Atlantic that details how the watermelon went from a symbol of self-sufficiency for recently freed slaves after the Civil War to a symbol of racism. And Kool Aid has been associated with black people living in poverty.

"I think everyone makes mistakes, and had the response to my questions been different and respectful we wouldn't be having this conversation," Harris added. "I never wanted anyone to get fired."

Both students hope the incident starts a conversation which helps make all minority NYU students feel welcome on campus.

"I never expected this kind of a response, but I also didn't want this to get swept under the rug," Harris said.

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"I figured it would be some type of southern cuisine," the NYU student told CNN. But she was stunned to see the full menu: ribs, collard greens, cornbread, smashed yams, mac and cheese and two beverages, red Kool-Aid and watermelon-flavored water.

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An apples to apples comparison

Dr. Nanette Gartrell, one of the study's authors, said the aim was to do a real population-based, apples to apples comparison. "It is the only study to compare same-sex and different-sex parent households with stable, continuously coupled parents and their biological offspring," said Gartrell. This study tried to compensate for the shortcomings of previous studies, which recruited same-sex parent families and could thus establish a certain selection bias. "It's been a goal of ours to do a nationally representative survey in which we could do this very carefully matched study," she said

Using the National Survey of Children's Health on emotional and physical well being, Gartrell and her colleagues matched 95 same-sex female parent households to 95 different-sex parent based on the following characteristics:

Parents' age

Parents' level of education

Whether parents were born in the United States

Family residence (urban or rural)

Child's age

Child's race

Child's gender

Whether the child was born in the United States or elsewhere

No differences in children's outcomes

The study found that there were no differences in the children when it came to their general health, their emotional difficulties, their coping behaviors and their learning behaviors. What the study found to be more indicative predictors of these behaviors were the relationships between the parents, the parents and child, and parenting stress.

The study did note that lesbian parents seem to exhibit higher levels of parenting stress, which Gartell attributed to perceived homophobia. "Parents feel pressured to justify the quality of their parenting more than their heterosexual counterparts. We also suspect and feel that more study is warranted, but the cultural spotlight on same-sex parenting may be part of the stress," she said.

Those against same-sex parenting have pointed to studies that have found gay parents to have a negative impact on childhood outcomes, such as lower levels of income, and poorer mental and physical health

Gartell said studies like those didn't compensate for the fact that they were comparing children from same-sex couples who were not continuously coupled. Rather, those studies looked at children from same-sex families who experienced family upheaval such as divorce, adoption or foster care and compared them to children from stable households with different-sex parents.

The current study only looked at lesbian households, because when households were finally matched and controlled for continuous relationships, there were too few male same-sex households.

Gartrell said this is by no means the final study to be done on same-sex parenting. "We still have so much to learn and find out about different types of families," she said.

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An apples to apples comparison Dr. Nanette Gartrell, one of the study's authors, said the aim was to do a real population-based, apples to apples comparison. "It is the only study to compare same-sex and different-sex parent households with stable, continuously coupled parents and their biological offspring," said Gartrell.

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Microsoft is being sued for $600 million after a Windows update destroyed a man's PC.

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A lawsuit against Microsoft may seem outlandish, but it expresses a not-uncommon user complaint.

Filed this month by a "Frank K. Dickman Jr." of Albuquerque, N.M., the lawsuit seeks damages of $600 million from Microsoft and its CEO Satya Nadella.

The plaintiff's PC, an Asus laptop, came loaded with Windows 7, but then became "non-functional immediately" when the upgrade to Windows 10 failed, according to the complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado earlier this month.
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The upgrade "deleted the cached, or backup, version of Windows 7," the complaint states.

"The only sensible remedy is for Microsoft to supply the OEM version of its operating system by download from its website and confirmed by the key code which came with the computer," the filing notes.

The owner is demanding that Microsoft supply the Windows 7 operating system because "the only way I can be certain of a quality Windows 7 Operating System is to obtain it from the original vendor - Microsoft Corporation."

Multiple attempts to reach Dickman by Fox News went unreturned.

This is not the first lawsuit Dickman appears to have filed recently. According to a search of the Colorado court database, Dickman has filed several different lawsuits on a variety of matters.
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Outlandish monetary restitution demands aside, this is by no means the first time a Windows user has complained publicly about an upgrade not going as expected.

"While Dickman's ambitious litigation may not go very far in a district court, his sentiments are no doubt shared by a number of PC users around the globe," wrote the Register.

"It has been something of a common theme since Microsoft launched Windows 10 back in 2015, with several people suing the company after its aggressive upgrade push," the Windows-centric site Neowin wrote.

Neowin also cited a case where a woman won a $10,000 judgment against Microsoft for a botched Windows 10 upgrade.

The Register also referenced a Microsoft support page that provides answers for users looking to reinstall Window 7.

To make matters worse, the easiest fix for the problem is no longer available, according to a Microsoft page that explains other more-complicated options.

Microsoft has yet to respond to a request for comment.

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A Long Island man said he kicked Chevy Chase in self-defense on an upstate highway when the unhinged actor lunged at him and warned, "I am going to ruin your lives!"

Michael Landrio, 22, a UPS worker from East Patchogue, told The Post that he and his girlfriend and another couple were headed north to go snowmobiling Feb. 9 when a blue Mercedes flashed its lights at them and pulled next to them at the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

"We were in the right lane and as we came up to the bridge we went to the middle lane," he said in his parents' home in Suffolk County. "It was an old guy yelling - something we couldn't hear - super pissed-off. ... We just tried to get the heck away from him. He followed us the whole length of the bridge, driving crazy."

Landrio said the pursuing driver weaved in and out of traffic until they pulled over in South Nyack in Rockland County after crossing the span.

"My friend opened his window and just said, 'I apologize, we were just trying to go upstate,'" he said, adding that the Mercedes blocked their vehicle.

"You know who the f- I am?" Landrio said Chase screamed. "Then he started cursing at me for no reason and said, 'I am going to ruin your lives!' I said, 'F- you!'

Then he yanks open their car door and yells, 'I'm going to punch you in the nose' and he came after me and had his hands in my face," he continued. "I said, 'Get the f- away from me!'"

Landrio said Chase - who at this point was inside Landrio's car attacking him - threw a punch that missed. Landrio said he then kicked the out-of-control Chase, sending him flying out of the car, into his Mercedes and onto the ground.

"I closed my car door and locked it but he was still trying to get in at me when a nurse and an off-duty cop escorted him away," Landrio said.

"I didn't know who he was - I was just trying to defend myself. He was physically trying to harm me," he said, adding that the cop told him his attacker was none other than Chevy Chase of "Saturday Night Live" and "Caddyshack" fame.

"I looked him up on Google and I still didn't know who he was," he said. "He didn't look like he looked when he made his movies."

Landrio, who wants to pursue a career in law enforcement, noted that Chase stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds, while he is just 5-foot-11 and weighs 155 pounds.

The suspect was slapped with a count of second-degree harassment.
This article originally appeared in Page Six.

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A Long Island man said he kicked Chevy Chase in self-defense on an upstate highway when the unhinged actor lunged at him and warned, "I am going to ruin your lives!" Michael Landrio, 22, a UPS worker from East Patchogue, told The Post that he and his girlfriend and another couple were headed north to go snowmobiling Feb.

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Snapchat lost 1.3 million dollars because of Kylie Jenner's tweet Wednesday.

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Kylie Jenner is not happy about Snapchat's new redesign.

Snap stock closed down 6% on Thursday after the reality TV star said she is no longer using the app. The plunge wiped about $1.3 billion off the company's market value.

Jenner has been one of Snapchat's most influential users.

"Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad," Jenner tweeted on Wednesday.

In another tweet she said, "Still love you tho snap ... my first love."

Related: Snapchat responds to users critical of redesign: 'We hear you'

Snapchat has been under fire from users who have criticized the app's new layout for being too confusing to navigate. Over 1.2 million people have signed a petition on Change.org asking Snapchat to remove the redesign.

Snap did not respond to a request for comment.

sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.
- Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) February 21, 2018

Jenner wields extraordinary influence on the platform. Her celebrity adds fuel to the backlash surrounding the app's major redesign, according to Daniel Ives, chief strategy officer and head of technology research at GBH Insights.

"We believe this is an overreaction as Wall Street is hypersensitive to the app redesign," he told CNN. "With roughly 25 million followers, [Jenner] carries a loud mouthpiece that speaks to today's knee jerk reaction in shares."

Related: Snap CEO made $638 million last year

Ives believes the update was necessary to expand Snapchat's user base. He said the previous app design was confusing, and the format shunned older users and advertisers.

"Snap is doing the right strategic moves but needs to manage this process well," he said.

Related: Snapchat faces backlash after app redesign

Earlier this week, Snapchat announced an update aimed at making it easier for users to view content they want to see.

"We hear you, and appreciate that you took the time to let us know how you feel. We completely understand the new Snapchat has felt uncomfortable for many," the company wrote on Change.org, in response to the petition.

Snapchat said it will soon roll out tabs in the app's Friends and Discover sections to make it easier for users to find Stories, which are photos and videos shared by users that disappear after 24 hours.

Jenner isn't the only celebrity who has been vocal about disliking the redesign.

Earlier this month, model Chrissy Teigen tweeted: "How many people have to hate an update for it to be reconsidered?"

-- Daniel Shane contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 22, 2018: 1:52 PM ET

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Snapchat stock loses $1.3 billion after Kylie Jenner tweet

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Snapchat stock plunged 6% after Kylie Jenner indicated she no longer uses the app following its redesign.

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Police officers guard home of deputy assigned to Florida HS who ‘never went in’ during shooting

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The home of the former school resource deputy who stayed outside the Florida high school as last week's massacre unfolded was being protected Friday by law enforcement officials - even as President Trump called out the ex-cop, suggesting he was a "coward."

Reporters who attempted to approach the West Palm Beach home of ex-Broward County Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson were reportedly met with resistance from at least six police officers who were standing guard outside.

"They prevented us from approaching the house," WSVN's Frank Guzman tweeted Thursday.

An Associated Press reporter said he approached Peterson's home Thursday night, seeing lights on inside and cars present. He rang the doorbell twice, but no one answered.
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Before departing for his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday morning, Trump, in a set of fiery remarks, lambasted Peterson.

"When it came time to get in there and do something, he didn't have the courage, or something happened," Trump said. "He certainly did a poor job. That's the case where somebody was outside, they are trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were a coward."

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Peterson, who was armed when gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, "never went in[to]" the building that was under attack. He said the school resource officer instead took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building.

Israel said he was "devastated, sick to my stomach" after learning of Peterson's inaction during the school shooting that left 17 people dead. The sheriff said he believes Peterson remained outside the building for roughly four minutes, while the shooting in total lasted around six minutes. Israel said the officer never fired his weapon.

"What matters is that when we, in law enforcement, arrive at an active shooter, we go in and address the target," the sheriff said. "And that's what should've been done."

When asked what Peterson should have done, Israel said the deputy should have "went in, addressed the killer, killed the killer."

He added: "There are no words. I mean, these families lost their children...I've been to the funerals...I've been to the vigils. It's just, ah, there are no words."

Peterson resigned Thursday after video surveillance showed he never entered the school, even though he "clearly" knew there was a shooting taking place, officials said.

Officer Tim Burton of the Coral Springs Police Department, who responded to the shooting, told The New York Times that Peterson "was seeking cover behind a concrete column leading to a stairwell."

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The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed to WTVJ that Peterson's family requested privacy and protection following Peterson's resignation.

Student Jenna Jorsten told WSVN that she was "in shock" Peterson stayed outside -- especially after learning of unarmed teachers and students risking their lives to save others.

"If he's the one with a gun, he should be the one out there with the gun trying to protect the kids," she said. "Why was he hiding outside? It just makes no sense to me whatsoever. I mean it just doesn't make sense to me at all."
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Cruz, 19, has been jailed on 17 counts of murder and police said he confessed to being the shooter. Defense attorneys, state records and people who knew him indicate Cruz displayed behavioral troubles for years.

Two other deputies from the Broward County Sheriff's Office have been placed on restrictive duty as officials investigate "whether or not they could have done more, should've done more."

The officers were identified by WSVN as Edward Eason and Guntis Treijis.

Their restricted assignments come as authorities found they responded to at least 23 calls regarding Cruz or his brother since 2008. In two of the instances, Col. Jack Dale said, protocol might not have been followed.

Israel said an investigation remains ongoing.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Cop who didn't enter school during Florida shooting resigns, has home guarded, is slammed as 'coward' by Trump

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The home of the former school resource deputy who stayed outside the Florida high school as last week's massacre unfolded was being protected Friday by law enforcement officials - even as President Trump called out the ex-cop, suggesting he was a "coward."

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in one tweet Kylie Jenner $1.3 billion of snapchats market value

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Bloomberg 13 hrs ago Justina Vasquez

Snap Inc.'s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan.

The Snapchat parent's shares sank as much as 7.2 percent Thursday, wiping out $1.3 billion in market value, on the heels of a tweet from Kylie Jenner, who said she doesn't open the app anymore. Whether it's the demands of her newfound motherhood, or the recent app redesign, the testament drew similar replies from her 24.5 million followers. Wall Street analysts too, have begun to notice, citing recent user engagement trends noticed since the platform's redesign.
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Citigroup analyst Mark May downgraded the stock to sell from neutral earlier this week after seeing a "significant jump" in negative reviews of the app's redesign. He expects the reviews could cause user engagement to fall, hurting financial results.

Meanwhile, as the app takes criticism, Chief Executive Evan Spiegel may become one of the highest paid executives in the U.S. After the company's IPO last March, Spiegel got a $636.6 million stock grant that will be payable through 2020.

"Still love you tho snap," Jenner hedged in a later tweet.

sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad.
- Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) February 21, 2018

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In one tweet, Kylie Jenner wiped out $1.3 billion of Snap's market value

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Bloomberg 13 hrs ago Justina Vasquez Snap Inc.'s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan. The Snapchat parent's shares sank as much as 7.2 percent Thursday, wiping out $1.3 billion in market value, on the heels of a tweet from Kylie Jenner, who said she doesn't open the app anymore.

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Texas spares death row inmate's life minutes before execution

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decided to reduce Thomas Whitaker's sentence to life in prison without parole, the governor said in a statement.

It's the first time Abbott spared the life of an inmate on death row and the first time in years that a governor reduced the sentence of a death row inmate.

Abbott has allowed 30 executions during his time as Texas governor, his office said.

Whitaker was convicted of capital murder in connection to the 2003 killings of his mom and brother. Authorities say Whitaker and another man attacked his family as they returned to their suburban Houston home from dinner.

During the ambush, Whitaker's mother and brother were killed. His father survived after receiving a gunshot to the chest, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

The record indicates the other man shot the victims. Unlike, Whitaker, he did not receive the death penalty.

Officials say the younger Whitaker conspired to kill his family members so that he would receive a presumed hefty inheritance.

"The murders of Mr. Whitaker's mother and brother are reprehensible. The crime deserves severe punishment for the criminals who killed them. The recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and my action on it, ensures Mr. Whitaker will never be released from prison," the governor said.

The inmate's father, Kent Whitaker, has "passionately" opposed the execution of his son, recently he asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend a change on his sentence.

"Mr. Whitaker's father insists that he would be victimized again if the state put to death his last remaining immediate family member," Abbott said.

Following Thursday's decision, Kent Whitaker told reporters he was grateful for Abbott's decision.

"I want to thank the governor for doing the hard work to review this unusual case and give it the extra special time it took to reach a good decision. He did make the right decision and we are very grateful for that," the inmate's father said.

Whitaker, who was in the death chamber's holding cell Thursday, said he was thankful for the decision, not for himself but for his dad, according to Jason Clark, a spokesman with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

"Whatever punishment I might have received or will receive will be just. I deserve any punishment for my crimes, but my Dad did nothing wrong. The system worked for him today, and I will do my best to uphold my end of the bargain," he said in a statement released by Clark.

Whitaker's father said he hopes one day to make a visit.

"One of the blessings that is going to come from this, for me, is that as time goes by, perhaps he will earn the privilege of having an open visit where I'll be able to hug him, shake his hand," said Kent Whitaker. "That hasn't happened since June of 2004. So, I'm really looking forward to that."

CNN's Nicole Chavez contributed to this report.

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texas spares death row inmate's life minutes before execution - cnn

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Texas spares death row inmate's life minutes before execution

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decided to reduce Thomas Whitaker's sentence to life in prison without parole, the governor said in a statement. It's the first time Abbott spared the life of an inmate on death row and the first time in years that a governor reduced the sentence of a death row inmate.

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Missing boy's father, stepmother have history of violent fights, police reports show

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The stepmother of a 5-year-old boy who's been missing since Saturday has a turbulent relationship with the boy's father, as documented in a series of police reports obtained by ABC News.

Lucas Hernandez disappeared from his Wichita, Kansas, home around 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. His stepmother, Emily Glass, was arrested on two charges of child endangerment Wednesday. Lucas has not been found.

Police reports show repeated instances of physical clashes between Glass and Lucas' father, Jonathan Hernandez.

In February 2016, police were called to an apartment Hernandez was sharing at the time with Glass during an argument over a bar tab that Hernandez had paid, the report shows. Hernandez said Glass hit him in the face, but told officers he did not want to press charges because he didn't want her to go to jail, according to the report.

After police left, the couple started fighting again, resulting in officers returning to the residence after Hernandez threatened to throw out Glass' possessions, the report says.

Nearly two months later in April 2016, according to a police report, Glass allegedly held an ax handle while arguing with Hernandez after telling him she had been sexually assaulted by a male friend. The fight started when Glass threw a shoe at Hernandez, the report states. Hernandez had a bloody nose and Glass had bruises on the side of her head, according to the report. Police couldn't determine the primary aggressor.

In November 2016, police responded to the couple's apartment after a report of a loud disturbance. A report filed at the time said an officer saw injuries on the side of Hernandez's face, which he explained by saying Glass had slapped him. Glass admitted to pushing him, according to the report, but denied trying to hurt him. In the report, police noted that a child's table, "looked like a Ninja Turtle table," had been knocked over in the kitchen.

In a report from December 2017, Glass told police she was supposed to pick up someone, but said she had fallen asleep with Hernandez. The identity of the person she was supposed to pick up at the location is redacted in the report. When the couple woke up, they went to the location. Hernandez's ex -- Lucas' mother -- Jamie Taylor was there and was upset, according to the report.

Glass told police she didn't know why Lucas' mother was at the location because Hernandez has full custody of the boy.

Glass accused Taylor of punching her, but police found no visible injuries, the report said.

Sedgwick County jail records indicate Glass was booked at 3:27 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon on two counts of child endangerment. Police confirmed that Lucas and another child were involved, but did not identify the other child.

The search for Lucas is ongoing.

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Lucas' great-aunt Sally Rasmussen told ABC News that Hernandez's family had concerns Lucas was being abused and reported it to authorities in Kansas and New Mexico, where the family members live.

Both the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department told ABC News they are legally prohibited from discussing any history they may have with a particular family.

Hernandez spoke to ABC affiliate KAKE about the allegations of abuse earlier this week.

"That really pisses me off. Only because it seems like it's about something else and it's not happening now," Hernandez said. "Now, if you want to bring that up later that's fine. That's a whole separate issue. I think it's taking away from what's happening and I don't appreciate it. Not from my family, not from strangers."

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He said he still believes his son is somewhere alive and he is focused on finding him.

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Missing boy's father, stepmother have history of violent fights, police reports show

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The stepmother of a 5-year-old boy who's been missing since Saturday has a turbulent relationship with the boy's father, as documented in a series of police reports obtained by ABC News. Lucas Hernandez disappeared from his Wichita, Kansas, home around 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said.