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The Rock running for pres.

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When asked about the idea of running for president of the United States in the future, Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson left the door open in an interview published Wednesday.

According to Caity Weaver of GQ, The Rock said, "I think that it's a real possibility," with regard to an attempt to become commander in chief.

The question stemmed from a November article by Vanity Fair's Paul Chi in which Johnson said, "I wouldn't rule it out," when asked about a presidential run.

In the GQ article, The Rock revealed that he has given the question added thought since his initial answer last year: "A year ago it started coming up more and more. There was a real sense of earnestness, which made me go home and think, 'Let me really rethink my answer and make sure I am giving an answer that is truthful and also respectful.' I didn't want to be flippant."

Weaver also got Johnson's thoughts on the job President Donald Trump has done thus far, as well as the approach he would take if he was in office: "I'd like to see a better leadership. I'd like to see a greater leadership. When there's a disagreement, and you have a large group of people that you're in a disagreement with-for example, the media-I feel like it informs me that I could be better. We all have issues, and we all gotta work our s--t out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we've got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you're setting is 'Now I'm shutting you out. And you can't come.' [Disagreement] informs us. The responsibility as president-I [would] take responsibility for everyone. Especially when you disagree with me. If there's a large number of people disagreeing, there might be something I'm not seeing, so let me see it. Let me understand it."

If Johnson does decide to run for president, he already has one potential endorsement at his disposal in the form of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer, per Weaver: "If [becoming the president] is something he focused on, he probably would accomplish it. I think there's nothing that he couldn't do."

While a run for president from The Rock may have once seemed inconceivable, Trump's elevation to the highest office in the land has potentially made it far more possible for those with no political experience to reach that level.

Johnson winning the presidency wouldn't be unprecedented, as Ronald Reagan was an actor prior to taking the office as well.

The Rock is one of the highest-grossing movie stars in the world, and he is regarded as one of the most charismatic figures in existence as well, stemming from his time as a WWE Superstar.

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ANGELA WEISS/Getty Images When asked about the idea of running for president of the United States in the future, Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson left the door open in an interview published Wednesday. According to Caity Weaver of GQ, The Rock said, "I think that it's a real possibility," with regard to an attempt to become commander in chief.

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A Florida teenager turned himself in to police after a video showing him dragging and throwing a woman into a pool was posted online, officials said.

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The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.

Video footage shows a woman walking into the pool area with her two dogs before some partygoers began surrounding the woman and taking video with their cellphones.

A red-shirted teenager then picks up Nancy James, but both of them fall to the ground. Within seconds, the young man stands up, drags the woman and throws her into the pool, the video shows.

James, 68 and a board member of the Players Place Homeowners Association, suffered injuries to her leg and shoulder, the sheriff's office said. She showed CNN affiliate WPLG bruises to her left shoulder and right thigh.

"No one should ever, ever, ever have to go through that," she told the station. "I didn't really get to walk in and this kid comes from behind."

She told CNN affiliate WSVN she was trying to intervene on an unauthorized party at the community's pool when the incident happened.

"We're just asking them -- just lower the volume," the woman told the station. "I didn't care what they were doing. That's not my job to police the place."

The unnamed teenager turned himself in Monday afternoon. He has been charged with battery of a person 65 years of age or older, officials said.

"I messed up and I have to own up to it," officials say the teenager told them.

Residents at the apartment complex were surprised by the incident.

"First of all, I can't even believe that somebody would be allowed to act like that," resident Tracy Ann Simmonds told CNN affiliate WPBF. "These young people are a little bit out of control."

CNN's Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.

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The Rock Thinks 'It's a Real Possibility' He Runs for President

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When asked about the idea of running for president of the United States in the future, Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson left the door open in an interview published Wednesday.

According to Caity Weaver of GQ, The Rock said, "I think that it's a real possibility," with regard to an attempt to become commander in chief.

The question stemmed from a November article by Vanity Fair's Paul Chi in which Johnson said, "I wouldn't rule it out," when asked about a presidential run.

In the GQ article, The Rock revealed that he has given the question added thought since his initial answer last year: "A year ago it started coming up more and more. There was a real sense of earnestness, which made me go home and think, 'Let me really rethink my answer and make sure I am giving an answer that is truthful and also respectful.' I didn't want to be flippant."

Weaver also got Johnson's thoughts on the job President Donald Trump has done thus far, as well as the approach he would take if he was in office: "I'd like to see a better leadership. I'd like to see a greater leadership. When there's a disagreement, and you have a large group of people that you're in a disagreement with-for example, the media-I feel like it informs me that I could be better. We all have issues, and we all gotta work our s--t out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we've got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you're setting is 'Now I'm shutting you out. And you can't come.' [Disagreement] informs us. The responsibility as president-I [would] take responsibility for everyone. Especially when you disagree with me. If there's a large number of people disagreeing, there might be something I'm not seeing, so let me see it. Let me understand it."

If Johnson does decide to run for president, he already has one potential endorsement at his disposal in the form of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer, per Weaver: "If [becoming the president] is something he focused on, he probably would accomplish it. I think there's nothing that he couldn't do."

While a run for president from The Rock may have once seemed inconceivable, Trump's elevation to the highest office in the land has potentially made it far more possible for those with no political experience to reach that level.

Johnson winning the presidency wouldn't be unprecedented, as Ronald Reagan was an actor prior to taking the office as well.

The Rock is one of the highest-grossing movie stars in the world, and he is regarded as one of the most charismatic figures in existence as well, stemming from his time as a WWE Superstar.

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ANGELA WEISS/Getty Images When asked about the idea of running for president of the United States in the future, Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson left the door open in an interview published Wednesday. According to Caity Weaver of GQ, The Rock said, "I think that it's a real possibility," with regard to an attempt to become commander in chief.

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Is the treehouse the pinnacle of sustainable living?

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In an instant, plain-planked interiors propped in the trees transformed into faraway lands, forts and hideaways.

Brothers Andy and Simon Payne were no different. Growing up in Kenya, the two spent a great deal of time constructing zip wires, jungle swings and rudimentary tree-top homes.

But the Paynes never gave up on their childhood dreams of building elaborate houses in the trees, and have continued to design and build impressive, eco-friendly tree houses for the young at heart.

"A big part of the emotional reason why people decide to build a tree house is because they remember fondly the fun they had as kids," Simon Payne tells CNN.

They now head the world's leading tree house company, Blue Forest, named after the blueish hue of the distant pine forests in a mountainous region of Japan and born from a desire to bring people closer to nature.

Reflecting the environment

Blue Forest has built hundreds of tree houses which reflect the environment in which they rise through the use of sustainable construction materials such as timber.

"I think people love tree houses because of the warmth of timber, when you walk into the tree house you get this lovely woody smell."

The company works alongside the world's largest forest certification system, PEFC, to ensure that its wood comes from sustainably managed land.

"You can find out exactly where the tree was grown, when it was cut down and how many trees were planted to replace it," says Payne.

Blue Forest also encourages clients to build with high levels of insulation and use renewable energy.

However, it's not easy for tree houses to be completely off the grid, and, according to Payne, the elements that make the tree houses the most sustainable are often the simplest.

"Although everyone in truth wants to hear about renewable energy solutions and all of that, actually insulating your building really well, using the natural resources of the sun and the wind for cooling and heating, using simple things like low-energy lighting, they probably make the biggest difference."

Going off the grid

On the other end of the spectrum, deep in the Costa Rican rainforest, lies Finca Bellavista -- a community suspended in the trees.

The 600-acre plot is home to approximately 40 treetop homes, where everything is solar-powered and "waste" is non-existent.

When Matt Hogan and Erica Elise Andrews first stumbled upon this little slice of paradise in the south Pacific coastal region ten years ago, it was on the brink of being carved into a timber harvest site.

Compelled to save this chunk of rainforest, the duo slowly began to regenerate the rainforest and build a life for themselves in the trees.

"Effectively, we try to design around the natural environment, we don't allow people to cut down trees to build their homes," Hogan tells CNN.

Similarly, community members are encouraged to source locally grown teak or other tropical hardwoods to build their tree houses.

Homes are stilt-built around the trees or make use of hybrid designs so that the bulk of the house is supported by posts and the trees used as anchors.

There are also fully arboreal houses built in long-living, deep-rooted trees deemed suitable by an on-site botanist.

One such tree is El Castillo Mastate -- a tree house suspended 90 feet off the ground. "It's kind of the Taj Mahal of tree houses that we've built," says Hogan.

Finca Bellavista is a pedestrian community, which means tree houses are accessible via zip lines, suspension bridges and 11 kilometers of hiking trails.

All water comes from gravity-fed hand-dug springs on the property. Every house is also required to have a biodigester to break down all the black water human waste.

In addition to this, there is a grey water management for the showers and sinks and a redworm compost system.

"All of it is very connected and we produce very little trash," explains Hogan. "We recycle and utilize everything the best we can."

Living the high life

Most homeowners retire to Finca Bellavista for a few weeks or months a year. The rest of the time their homes are rented out.

"It's a very attractive thing for a lot of people, whether it's for a vacation or a life change and I'd say that most of the people that ended up buying properties have done so because of the connection they have with nature," says Hogan.

"You're completely immersed in nature, you go to bed listening to the bugs and the frogs and you wake up with bird song," he explains. "It's kind of like living in one of those spa CDs of rainforest sounds."

Blue Forest also find their clients are looking to reconnect with nature. It is this love of nature that makes sustainability a top priority -- if not something of a luxury -- in the tree house business.

According to Payne, high-end clients who prefer hardwood are often happy to pay a bit more for a sustainable alternative called Kebony.

Kebony uses a bio-based liquid to permanently enhance sustainable softwood, giving it premium hardwood characteristics and a dark brown finish.

"This Norwegian company has developed a really unique method for modifying what is just pine, a fast-growing sustainable species, and giving it the same characteristics as teak," he explains.

Not-so sustainable?

It's not always easy to meet a client's needs in the most sustainable way possible.

"The hardest thing is when people want stone finishes," says Payne. "We use higher-end suppliers, we don't buy the kind of cheapest materials which end up coming from China and places like that and are probably not very sustainable."

Similarly, Hogan explains how homeowners are starting to build with steel as it lasts longer than wood.

"There are some people that don't necessarily trust the long-term viability of certain types of wood in our very challenging environment," he says.

Payne adds: "We kind of do the bit we can on every job, and then certain jobs are just more sustainable than others, that's the truth."

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In an instant, plain-planked interiors propped in the trees transformed into faraway lands, forts and hideaways. Brothers Andy and Simon Payne were no different. Growing up in Kenya, the two spent a great deal of time constructing zip wires, jungle swings and rudimentary tree-top homes.

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Lawsuit: Poor T-Mobile service, delayed 911 response led to infant Texas boy's death

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A Texas woman is suing T-Mobile after a caretaker looking after her son was put on hold while attempting to contact 911.

The lawsuit claims that 6-month-old son Brandon, the son of Bridget Alex, would not have died if T-Mobile used technology that would have directed the call to the Dallas emergency call center, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Brandon fell from a bed and appeared to have trouble breathing. His caretaker allegedly contacted 911 three times - but spent a total of 40 minutes on hold.

His caretaker did not have a car, and the boy's mother came home to bring her son to a hospital. Brandon died on March 10.
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"While Brandon Alex lay there in distress, struggling to survive, neither police nor EMT ever arrived at Bridget Alex's apartment to assist Brandon Alex," the lawsuit was quoted as saying.

Dallas officials had said that T-Mobile and MetroPCS phones were apparently making "ghost calls" to 911 and overwhelmed the system. T-Mobile performed technological upgrades after Brandon died and found the issue was partially from abandoned calls.

T-Mobile declined to comment to Fox News.

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A Texas woman is suing T-Mobile after a caretaker looking after her son was put on hold while attempting to contact 911. The lawsuit claims that 6-month-old son Brandon, the son of Bridget Alex, would not have died if T-Mobile used technology that would have directed the call to the Dallas emergency call center, according to the Dallas Morning News.

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Trump decided to fire FBI director James Comey yesterday.

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Up to 7,000 bodies buried on grounds of Mississippi medical center.

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there.

For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane. It operated from 1855 to 1935 and the dead buried there are thought to be deceased patients from the asylum.

Three years ago, about 2,000 bodies were discovered buried on campus after work began on a new parking garage. More recent work involving underground radar unveiled at least 20 acres worth of coffins on medical center ground, according to the Clarion-Ledger newspaper.

The medical center knows that one option for dealing with the bodies -- exhuming and reburying every single one -- will be expensive. The estimated cost to relocate all of the bodies is $21 million.

So instead of digging them all up, the medical center wants to exhume just some of the bodies, build a memorial to the patients and make them available for scientific research.

"We will exhume as many as we can, and we will archive or curate the remains as scientific specimens, and then our plan is to place them in a functional memorial structure," Dr. Ralph Didlake, the director of the medical center's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, told CNN affiliate WLBT.

Didlake envisions historians, archeologists and anthropologists combing through the coffins, learning more about the patients and the mental institution where they died.

"What was the experience of these individuals? What can their remains tell us about their experience in a 19th-century mental health institution?" Didlake said.

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there. For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane.

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You probably think Darth Vader died on the Death Star back in "The Return of the Jedi." But no.

He's alive and well and living in Tennessee.

Darth Vader Williamson, 39, is a surgical technician at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett in suburban Memphis. And yes, that's his real name. His parents gave it to him at birth in 1978, less than a year after the original "Star Wars" came out.

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He's alive and well and living in Tennessee.

Darth Vader Williamson, 39, is a surgical technician at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett in suburban Memphis. And yes, that's his real name. His parents gave it to him at birth in 1978, less than a year after the original "Star Wars" came out.

"When I was born my mother wanted me to be named Junior, after my father. But my dad was a 'Star Wars' buff," Williamson said. "He was so enamored with the character Darth Vader that he was like, 'This would be one bad name for our son."

Bad, as in good.

"Under the effects of anesthesia, (my mother) would have agreed to anything. She was like, 'Yeah, OK, fine.' And ... afterward, she was like, 'Uh, what have we done?'"

Williamson has worked at the hospital for 10 years without much fanfare. That changed this year, thanks to an enterprising hospital spokesman named Derek Venckus.

"I had heard people at the hospital refer to Darth Vader in surgery," Venckus said. "And I was like, 'That's not his real name."

So Venckus tracked Williamson down, filmed a short video with him and posted it online in time for May Fourth, the unofficial "Star Wars" holiday ("May the Fourth be with you," get it?).

In the clip Williamson explains the origins of his name, wields a lightsaber and shows off a Darth Vader doll, "Mini V," that a coworker knitted for him.

Williamson says he didn't like his unusual name as a child. Kids teased him on the playground. Teachers giggled while calling on him in class.

"At first I was like, 'Man, what have you all done to me?' he said. "But once I got through high school and the girls were digging it, I thought, 'I can use this to my advantage.'"

Williamson describes himself as a low-key guy who has never sought any special treatment for being named after one of the most iconic villains in movie history. His two daughters, 15 and 10, roll their eyes whenever anyone makes a fuss over it.

That hasn't stopped some other people from freaking out, though.

A state trooper pulled him over for speeding last year and was so delighted by the name on Williamson's license that he let him go with just a warning.

"Some people go overboard," Williamson said. "I've been asked for autographs. I've been asked to take pictures. I've had people say, 'Hey, the opening for the new 'Star Wars' is coming out. Can you go with me?'"

The answer is no. And here's where it gets a little awkward.

Williamson hasn't seen any of the "Star Wars" movies since "Return of the Jedi" in 1983.

In fact, he doesn't even really like "Star Wars" all that much. He prefers the "Alien" movies.

And Darth Vader isn't even his favorite "Star Wars" character. It's Boba Fett.

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He's alive and well and living in Tennessee. Darth Vader Williamson, 39, is a surgical technician at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett in suburban Memphis. And yes, that's his real name. His parents gave it to him at birth in 1978, less than a year after the original "Star Wars" came out.

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Bodyof 19th century girl found under San Francisco home died in 1876.

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The body of a young girl discovered last year inside a 19th-century metal casket under a San Francisco home was finally identified nearly 141 years after she died.

The child was 2-year-old Edith Howard Cook, who died on Oct. 13, 1876 - six weeks shy of her third birthday, KTVU reported.
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The girl's remains were found by construction workers remodeling the home last May. The small casket was apparently left behind when about 30,000 people originally buried in the city's Odd Fellows Cemetery were moved in the 1920s to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma.

The casket was made of metal, 37 inches long, with two viewing windows in the lid. It was tightly sealed, which helped preserve the girl's remains.

Researchers quickly began the process of trying to identify the remains - almost to no avail.

Elissa Davey, a genealogist and founder of the Garden of Innocence Project which organized a reburial in Colma last year, said they caught a break in the quest to identify the girl when they found a map of the old cemetery at a University of California, Berkeley library.
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They were able to match it to a plot where her parents, Horatio Cook and Edith Scooffy, were once buried.

Once they had the family name, researchers looked for living descendants, one of whom volunteered his DNA for testing.

Marin County resident Peter Cook - Edith's grandnephew - was a match for DNA taken from strands of her hair.

He said in a statement that he was "beaming ear to ear upon hearing he is the grandnephew of little Edith Cook."

UC Davis Professor Jelmer Eerkens, who helped with the DNA testing, told KTVU that Edith died of marasmus, which is severe undernourishment.

"It's likely she was sick with some disease and at some point her immune system couldn't combat the disease and probably went into coma and passed away," he said.

The current owners of the home, Elissa Davey, told KTVU that they could often here the little girl left behind.

"They put two girls to bed and put they'd hear running feet upstairs - they'd go 'who is out of bed and the girls are sound asleep,'" said Davey.

The girl's well-off family gave her an ornate burial. She was clothed in a white christening dress and ankle-high boots. Tiny purple flowers were woven into her hair and she held a purple Nightshade flower in her right hand.

Roses, eucalyptus leaves and baby's breath were placed inside the coffin, according to the Garden of Innocence report.

Edith's father was a businessman, the report said. Her maternal grandfather was an original member of the Society of California Pioneers, which is an organization founded by California residents who arrived before 1850.

Davey said a headstone will replace the one put in during re-burial last year that had "Miranda Eve" etched into it. It will say Edith Howard Cook with her birthday, death date and a verse from Amazing Grace, "I was once lost but now I've been found."

The funeral will be held for Edith on June 10th.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The body of a young girl discovered last year inside a 19th-century metal casket under a San Francisco home was finally identified nearly 141 years after she died. The child was 2-year-old Edith Howard Cook, who died on Oct. 13, 1876 - six weeks shy of her third birthday, KTVU reported.

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Up to 7,000 bodies buried on grounds of Mississippi medical center

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there.

For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane. It operated from 1855 to 1935 and the dead buried there are thought to be deceased patients from the asylum.

Three years ago, about 2,000 bodies were discovered buried on campus after work began on a new parking garage. More recent work involving underground radar unveiled at least 20 acres worth of coffins on medical center ground, according to the Clarion-Ledger newspaper.

The medical center knows that one option for dealing with the bodies -- exhuming and reburying every single one -- will be expensive. The estimated cost to relocate all of the bodies is $21 million.

So instead of digging them all up, the medical center wants to exhume just some of the bodies, build a memorial to the patients and make them available for scientific research.

"We will exhume as many as we can, and we will archive or curate the remains as scientific specimens, and then our plan is to place them in a functional memorial structure," Dr. Ralph Didlake, the director of the medical center's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, told CNN affiliate WLBT.

Didlake envisions historians, archeologists and anthropologists combing through the coffins, learning more about the patients and the mental institution where they died.

"What was the experience of these individuals? What can their remains tell us about their experience in a 19th-century mental health institution?" Didlake said.

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there. For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane.

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Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, lead author of the study and director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, estimated life expectancy for each US county from 1980 through 2014. Murray and his colleagues analyzed county-level data and then applied a mathematical model to estimate the average length of lives.

Life expectancy at birth increased by 5.3 years for both men and women -- from 73.8 years to 79.1 years -- between 1980 and 2014, Murray and his colleagues wrote. During that time period, men gained 6.7 years, from 70 years on average to 76.7 years, while women gained four years, from 77.5 years to 81.5 years.

But the numbers aren't the same everywhere. Looking at the finer details, Murray and his colleagues calculated a gap of 20.1 years between US counties with the lowest and highest life expectancies.

The counties with lowest life expectancy are located in South and North Dakota, while counties along the lower half of Mississippi, in eastern Kentucky, and southwestern West Virginia also showed lower life expectancies compared to the rest of the nation. The North and South Dakota counties include Native American reservations.

At the other extreme, residents of counties in central Colorado can expect to live longest, Murray and his colleagues said.

'Drastically different life expectancies'

While the study does not directly answer why we see low or high life expectancies in specific counties, it does look at what factors contribute to the overall gap between some counties, said Murray.

"We can see that many of the counties with very low life expectancies in the Dakotas, like Oglala Lakota County in South Dakota, overlap with large Native American reservations including the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations," said Murray.

Conversely, Summit County, Colorado, ranked as the county with highest life expectancy in 2014 at 86.8 years, is home to several ski resort towns.

"For both of these geographies, the drastically different life expectancies are likely the result of a combination of risk factors, socioeconomics, and access and quality of health care in those areas," said Murray.

Yet, socioeconomic factors are not everything, said Murray, explaining that "60% of the differences in life expectancy across counties can be explained by socioeconomic factors alone" yet that leaves a "substantial amount of unexplained differences."

"Behaviors like smoking and physical activity, along with risk factors like obesity and diabetes, are also very important," he said.

Still, almost all counties throughout the nation showed improvement over time, though the number of additional years varied across the nation. Counties in central Colorado, Alaska and along both coasts experienced larger increases than most other counties. Meanwhile some southern counties in states from Oklahoma to West Virginia experienced either no improvement or very little over time.

The most positive note is that, over the study period, all counties show declines in the risk of early death for children under the age of 5 years old, say the authors. And, nearly all counties (about 98%) show declines in the risk of early death for people between the ages of 5 and 25, as well as those between 45 and 85.

However, people between the ages of 25 and 45 show an increased risk of death in 11.5% of counties over the study period.

The study didn't evaluate what might drive changes in mortality risks for specific age groups, Murray said, but he speculates that the same general factors that impact life expectancy overall may drive differences for those ages 25 to 45.

What causes differences in life expectancy? The reasons for life span inequality have been explored in previous studies so the current study examined the extent to which just three factors contributed to lower or higher survival. The three factors are socioeconomic levels and race/ethnicity, behavioral and metabolic risk, and health care.

"Risk factors -- obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes -- explained 74% of the variation in longevity," said Murray. "Socioeconomic factors, a combination of poverty, income, education, unemployment, and race, were independently related to 60% of the inequality, and access to and quality of health care explained 27%."

The authors used new methodologies that are more precise than past models, but county level data are all subject to error, the authors note. If recent trends are allowed to continue, the differences in life expectancy across counties will increase, not decrease, the researchers add.

'A gap of 20 years ... is absurd'

For the first time since 1993, US life expectancy in 2015 dropped significantly for the entire population, not just certain groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in late 2016. CDC researchers warned that a one-year shift does not mark a trend.

Ellen Meara, a professor or health economist at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, said many factors impact life expectancy. She was not involved in the new research.

"Socioeconomic factors like education and poverty can shorten lives of individuals, and it may be bad to live in areas with high rates of poverty and less educated adults," said Meara. "Similarly, sedentary lifestyles (which are reflected in obesity rates) and smoking are two of the biggest individual risks of poor health and premature death. For people who develop a disease like diabetes or hypertension, also measured in the study at the county level, risk of death is higher."

Meara noted that the authors used "rigorous methods" to gain a more "comprehensive look" at deaths by county and age group. "This research echoes what we have been learning from studies in other settings over the past decade," she said. "Disparities in mortality have widened over time."

Still, understanding differences across geographic areas can provide clues, said Meara, about what might contribute to improvements over time.

"To have a gap of 20 years in a country as wealthy as ours is absurd," she said.

Murray agrees. "The inequality in health in the United States -- a country that spends more on health care than any other -- is unacceptable," he said. "Every American, regardless of where they live or their background, deserves to live a long and healthy life."

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life expectancy differs by 20 years among some us counties  - cnn

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Life expectancy differs by 20 years between some US counties

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Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, lead author of the study and director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, estimated life expectancy for each US county from 1980 through 2014. Murray and his colleagues analyzed county-level data and then applied a mathematical model to estimate the average length of lives.

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Up to 7,000 bodies buried on grounds of Mississippi medical center

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there.

For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane. It operated from 1855 to 1935 and the dead buried there are thought to be deceased patients from the asylum.

Three years ago, about 2,000 bodies were discovered buried on campus after work began on a new parking garage. More recent work involving underground radar unveiled at least 20 acres worth of coffins on medical center ground, according to the Clarion-Ledger newspaper.

The medical center knows that one option for dealing with the bodies -- exhuming and reburying every single one -- will be expensive. The estimated cost to relocate all of the bodies is $21 million.

So instead of digging them all up, the medical center wants to exhume just some of the bodies, build a memorial to the patients and make them available for scientific research.

"We will exhume as many as we can, and we will archive or curate the remains as scientific specimens, and then our plan is to place them in a functional memorial structure," Dr. Ralph Didlake, the director of the medical center's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, told CNN affiliate WLBT.

Didlake envisions historians, archeologists and anthropologists combing through the coffins, learning more about the patients and the mental institution where they died.

"What was the experience of these individuals? What can their remains tell us about their experience in a 19th-century mental health institution?" Didlake said.

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Up to 7,000 bodies buried on grounds of Mississippi medical center

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Cultural surveys and sonar on the medical center's campus in Jackson reveal that up to 7,000 bodies may be interred there. For decades, the land where the medical center -- the state's only teaching hospital -- now sits was once the state's mental institution, known as the Mississippi Asylum for the Insane.

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Rob & Big star Christopher "Big Black" Boykin died at 45-years-old. He passed away on Tuesday morning. There is no news yet on cause of death, however, TMZ reported that "multiple people connected to Chris... believe it was a heart attack."

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Rob & Big star Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has died.

ET can confirm that the 45-year-old entertainer and musician passed away on Tuesday morning. There is no news yet on cause of death, however, TMZ reported that "multiple people connected to Chris... believe it was a heart attack."

Boykin and his best friend, skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, starred in their eponymous MTV reality show from 2006 to 2008.

The Mississippi native was also Dyrdek's bodyguard, and the series followed their adventures, from holding an exorcism to breaking Guinness world records, including eating the most powdered doughnuts eaten in less than 3 minutes.

Boykin also appeared on Dyrdek's other MTV shows, including Ridiculousness and Rob Deryk's Fantasy Factory.

On Tuesday, Boykin's Fantasy Factory co-star, Chanel West Coast, tweeted her condolences, writing, "RIP @BigBlack. My heart is crushed. I'll remember all the times you made me laugh and my prayers go out to your family."

The former U.S Navy serviceman is survived by a 9-year-old daughter, Isis
Click for more from Entertainment Tonight.

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Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin, star of MTV's 'Rob & Big,' dies at 45

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Rob & Big star Christopher "Big Black" Boykin has died. ET can confirm that the 45-year-old entertainer and musician passed away on Tuesday morning. There is no news yet on cause of death, however, TMZ reported that "multiple people connected to Chris... believe it was a heart attack."

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Under the recommendation of AG Sessions and his deputy, POTUS informed FBI Director Comey that he had been terminated from his position. Comey was in the midst of conducting an investigation into the administration's​ ties to Russia when he was fired.

Donald Trump defended firing Comey by saying "The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!"

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San Antonio beat the Rockets 110-107 in OT now leading the series 3-2

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A Florida teenager turned himself in to police after a video showing him dragging and throwing a woman into a pool was posted online, officials said.

The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.

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The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.

Video footage shows a woman walking into the pool area with her two dogs before some partygoers began surrounding the woman and taking video with their cellphones.

A red-shirted teenager then picks up Nancy James, but both of them fall to the ground. Within seconds, the young man stands up, drags the woman and throws her into the pool, the video shows.

James, 68 and a board member of the Players Place Homeowners Association, suffered injuries to her leg and shoulder, the sheriff's office said. She showed CNN affiliate WPLG bruises to her left shoulder and right thigh.

"No one should ever, ever, ever have to go through that," she told the station. "I didn't really get to walk in and this kid comes from behind."

She told CNN affiliate WSVN she was trying to intervene on an unauthorized party at the community's pool when the incident happened.

"We're just asking them -- just lower the volume," the woman told the station. "I didn't care what they were doing. That's not my job to police the place."

The unnamed teenager turned himself in Monday afternoon. He has been charged with battery of a person 65 years of age or older, officials said.

"I messed up and I have to own up to it," officials say the teenager told them.

Residents at the apartment complex were surprised by the incident.

"First of all, I can't even believe that somebody would be allowed to act like that," resident Tracy Ann Simmonds told CNN affiliate WPBF. "These young people are a little bit out of control."

CNN's Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.

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Florida teen who threw woman into pool arrested

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The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said. Video footage shows a woman walking into the pool area with her two dogs before some partygoers began surrounding the woman and taking video with their cellphones.

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Girl dies in British theme park accident: An 11 year-old girl was on a school trip to a theme park,but died after she fell from a water ride at UK theme park

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The incident happened at the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park, north of Birmingham, Staffordshire Police said.

"It is with great sadness we have to report that a young girl has passed away at Birmingham Children's Hospital following an incident on one of the park's water rides this afternoon," George Bryan, company director of Drayton Manor Park, said in a statement.

Bryan added that staff were alerted when the girl fell into the water. "The theme park staff tried to help her and an air ambulance airlifted her to a hospital nearby," he said.

The girl, a student at the Jameah Academy in Leicester, was on a school visit to the park when the incident occurred. The school released a statement confirming that the year 6 student had died.

"As a school community, we are deeply shocked and our thoughts are with our pupil's family and friends. The school will ensure specially trained staff are in school to provide our pupils and staff support at this difficult time," it said. The school's website describes it as an "independent Islamic school."

The park would remain closed Wednesday "as a mark of respect to the family," a statement on the park's Facebook page said. It did not specify how long the ride in question would be suspended.

The injured student was taken from the water at the scene of the accident and transported to Birmingham Children's Hospital, but died shortly after arrival, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said.

"On arrival, crews discovered a girl with serious injuries who had been rescued from the water by park staff," he said. "Ambulance staff administered advanced life support before she was flown to Birmingham Children's Hospital with the doctor continuing treatment en route."

"Unfortunately, shortly after arrival at hospital the girl passed away."

The ride is similar to one in the Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia, on which four people died in October of last year.

In that incident, four adults and two children were riding on the "flume" type ride, called the Thunder River Rapids Ride, when the malfunction occurred. The two children survived but the four adults died when their carriage flipped after it came in contact with another towards the end of the ride.

The collision caused some of the passengers to fall onto the conveyor belt, where they were caught in the machinery, a Queensland Police Service spokesman said at the time.

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The incident happened at the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park, north of Birmingham, Staffordshire Police said. "It is with great sadness we have to report that a young girl has passed away at Birmingham Children's Hospital following an incident on one of the park's water rides this afternoon," George Bryan, company director of Drayton Manor Park, said in a statement.

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11 year old kid buys a used game at GameStop that has a bag of meth in it.

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When deciding to buy a used copy of a game, your focus is usually on the disc and if there are any visible scratches. It seems employees at GameStop are also completely focused on the disc as they keep missing bags of meth left in the case by previous owners.

For the second time, a used game purchased at GameStop contained a bag of meth discovered by a child. The first incident occurred in September last year when an 11-year-old purchased a used game from a Louisiana GameStop with a " baggie of drugs" discovered inside. Police identified the substance in the bag as meth.

As reported by Kotaku, in this latest case another 11-year-old discovered a bag of drugs on Sunday, May 7 after purchasing a used copy of Grand Theft Auto V from the Capital West Tallahassee GameStop in Florida. The bag was hidden in between the pages of the manual and luckily his mother, Kayla McAllister, became aware of the bag before anything bad could happen. The police were called and the substance was also confirmed to be meth.

GameStop insists all used games are checked before being sold, but clearly those checks are not good enough. There's very limited space within a game case and a bag would be easily spotted by someone flicking through the pages of a manual. The fact this has happened twice now suggests GameStop needs to review its used game checking process.

GameStop has since contacted the McAllister family and offered to mail them out a replacement game, but the offer was refused. Kayla McAllister will not be using GameStop stores again. She may also want to consider her choice of game for an 11-year-old to play. GTA V is rated Mature 17+.

As to why video games are turning up containing drugs, the obvious answer is game cases make for an easy method of hidden transportation. If stopped and searched, there's a lower chance of the bag being found inside the pages of a manual than inside a pocket. The carrier can also claim they are just out visiting a friend to play a game.

This article originally appeared on PCMag.com.

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GameStop sold a used video game filled with meth

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When deciding to buy a used copy of a game, your focus is usually on the disc and if there are any visible scratches. It seems employees at GameStop are also completely focused on the disc as they keep missing bags of meth left in the case by previous owners.

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FBI Director James Comey requested additional money and manpower from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election just days prior to his firing, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the situation.

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The nation's capital was thrust into political turmoil on Tuesday with President Trump's unexpected firing of former FBI Director James Comey, who was ostensibly removed because senior Justice Department administration officials believed he had unfairly treated Hillary Clinton in last year's investigation of her emails and damaged the credibility of the bureau and the Justice Department as a result.

But the timing of the announcement shocked politicians on both sides of the political aisle in part due to the ongoing FBI investigation into possible contacts between Russia and Trump associates during the run-up to the 2016 election and after, which Comey was leading.

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump administration's rationale

According to the White House, Comey lost his job because of his handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails.

"I have received the attached letters from the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of the United States recommending your dismissal as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation," wrote President Trump in letter to Comey on Tuesday, informing him of the move. "I have accepted their recommendation and you are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately."

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' letter to the president was also released, wherein he stated that he had "concluded that a fresh start is needed at the leadership of the FBI."

"It is essential that this Department of Justice clearly reaffirm its commitment to longstanding principles that ensure the integrity and fairness of federal investigations and prosecutions. The Director of the FBI must be someone who follows faithfully the rules and principles of the Department of Justice and who sets the right example for our law enforcement officials and others in the Department," Sessions wrote.

The letter from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein credited Comey with being "an articulate and persuasive public speaker about leadership" but went on to note that he "cannot defend the Director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails, and I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken."

"Almost everyone agrees that the Director made serious mistakes; it is one the few issues that unites people of diverse perspectives," Rosenstein wrote.

The letter goes on to allege that Comey was wrong to later "hold press conferences to release derogatory information about the subject of a declined criminal investigation."

Typically when the FBI decides not to bring charges against someone, it normally does not discuss its decision-making. When Comey held a July 5 news conference explaining why Clinton would not be facing charges but at the same time criticizing her email practices, he cited "intense public interest" as the reason for the exception.

Trump praised Comey last October, saying "it took guts" for Comey to announce that the FBI would be reviewing emails in the previously closed investigation into Clinton's private email server.

Russia investigation

Despite the Trump's administration's rationale for Comey's firing, talk around Washington swirled about the timing given the ongoing FBI investigation into possible Russian contacts with Trump associates.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said at a press conference Tuesday evening that he told President Trump firing Comey was a "big mistake," because it raises suspicions about whether the Trump administration is trying to purge the Justice Department of the top officials investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

"This is part of a troubling pattern from the Trump administration. They fired Sally Yates. They fired Preet Bharara. And now they fired director Comey, the very man leading the investigation. This does not seem to be a coincidence," he said, adding that there should be a special prosecutor to investigate Russia because it is the "only way to restore the American people's faith."

While testifying in front of the House Committee on Intelligence on March 20, 2017, Comey took the rare step of confirming the FBI was investigating Russian interference in the U.S. election and "any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia's efforts."

In Trump's letter to Comey on Tuesday, he seemed to reference that probe.

"While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau."

Others also expressed befuddlement that Attorney General Sessions appeared to have a say in the decision to remove Comey, since Sessions had earlier recused himself from overseeing an investigation into possible Russian contacts with Trump associates after himself failing to disclose meetings he had with Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak.

"AG Sessions lied under oath about meetings with Kislyak," tweeted Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. "One way to exert control after recusal is by getting rid of FBI Director. Chilling."

Republicans were generally more muted in their reaction to Comey's firing, with some supporting the decision.

But a number nonetheless joined their Democratic colleagues in questioning the decision or the timing.

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee's Oversight Subcommittee, said the timing was "troubling."

"Regardless of how you think Director Comey handled the unprecedented complexities of the 2016 election cycle, the timing of this firing is very troubling," his statement from Tuesday night read.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the firing, while within the president's authority, showed the need for an independent committee to lead the Russian investigations.

"I have long called for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 election," he said in a statement Tuesday evening. "The president's decision to remove the FBI Director only confirms the need and the urgency of such a committee."

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., said he and his staff were "reviewing legislation to establish an independent commission on Russia," calling the part of Trump's letter to Comey "bizarre" where the president expressed appreciation for Comey allegedly saying he wasn't under investigation.

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What we know about former FBI Director Comey's firing

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FBI director James Comey was fired last night. The last time this happened was during the Watergate Scandal while in Richard Nixon 's presidency.

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The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.

Video footage shows a woman walking into the pool area with her two dogs before some partygoers began surrounding the woman and taking video with their cellphones.

A red-shirted teenager then picks up Nancy James, but both of them fall to the ground. Within seconds, the young man stands up, drags the woman and throws her into the pool, the video shows.

James, 68 and a board member of the Players Place Homeowners Association, suffered injuries to her leg and shoulder, the sheriff's office said. She showed CNN affiliate WPLG bruises to her left shoulder and right thigh.

"No one should ever, ever, ever have to go through that," she told the station. "I didn't really get to walk in and this kid comes from behind."

She told CNN affiliate WSVN she was trying to intervene on an unauthorized party at the community's pool when the incident happened.

"We're just asking them -- just lower the volume," the woman told the station. "I didn't care what they were doing. That's not my job to police the place."

The unnamed teenager turned himself in Monday afternoon. He has been charged with battery of a person 65 years of age or older, officials said.

"I messed up and I have to own up to it," officials say the teenager told them.

Residents at the apartment complex were surprised by the incident.

"First of all, I can't even believe that somebody would be allowed to act like that," resident Tracy Ann Simmonds told CNN affiliate WPBF. "These young people are a little bit out of control."

CNN's Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.

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Florida teen who threw woman into pool arrested

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The video was captured during a pool party Saturday at a residential community in North Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said. Video footage shows a woman walking into the pool area with her two dogs before some partygoers began surrounding the woman and taking video with their cellphones.

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Mr. Kohl- Last night, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. This is the second time it’s happened in US history. FBI directors typically serve 10-year terms.

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Mr. Kohl- Last night, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. This is the second time it’s happened in US history. FBI directors typically serve 10-year terms.