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A "vampire scare" in Malawi, an extremely poor nation in Africa, has been claimed as responsible for mob violence and the deaths of 5 people so that sources know of so far. It broke out in September when people started to lynch and accuse others of vampirism. Mobs searching for vampires have blocked off roads, and raising concern for government officials.

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A vampire scare in Malawi is reportedly responsible for mob violence that's resulted in the deaths of at least five people -- and prompted the United Nations to pull its staff in the area.

The eruption of vampire-driven vigilante violence in the African nation came after rumors surfaced in September that real-life bloodsuckers were creating havoc. Those reports prompted the formation of lynch mobs who've accused people of vampirism, according to a U.N. Department on Safety and Security report obtained by Reuters.

"These districts have severely been affected by the ongoing stories of blood sucking and possible existence of vampires," the agency said regarding districts in the southern part of the country.

The report said roving mobs searching for vampires have been mounting road blocks, raising security concerns for U.N. workers.

The Acting U.N. Resident Coordinator, Florence Rolle, told Reuters in an email "some U.N. staff have relocated while others are still in the districts depending on locations of their operations," but Rolle did not provide specific numbers of relocated workers.

The rumors of vampires may have originated in neighboring Mozambique, according to the U.N. report, which recommended the "temporary suspension of U.N. activities in the area until the situation is normalized."

The president of Malawi said the reports of mob violence over vampire fears were "distressing and agonizing."

"This development has been of grave concern to the President and the entire Government," President Peter Mutharika's office said in a statement.

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in rural Malawi where many aid agencies and NGOs work, and a spate of violence linked to vampire rumors also broke out in 2002, Reuters reported.

Malawi is one of the world's poorest countries, and the country's economy "depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations," according to the CIA World Factbook.

"Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi," according to the CIA.

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A vampire scare in Malawi is reportedly responsible for mob violence that's resulted in the deaths of at least five people -- and prompted the United Nations to pull its staff in the area. The eruption of vampire-driven vigilante violence in the African nation came after rumors surfaced in September that real-life bloodsuckers were creating havoc.

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Cubs, MLB Sued by Fan Who Was Struck by Ball and Left Blind in 1 Eye

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Donald Trump's IQ obsession, in 22 quotes

Trump responds to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "I think it's fake news, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win."
17. "I'm much smarter than them. I think I have a much higher IQ. I think I went to a better college — better everything." (November 23, 2015)

18. "Weak and totally conflicted people like @TheRickWilson shouldn't be allowed on television unless given an I.Q. test. Dumb as a rock! @CNN" (December 9, 2015)

19. "@ajodom60: @FoxNews and as far as that low-info voter base goes, I have an IQ of 132. So much for that theory. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain" (December 13, 2015)

21. "We have by far the highest IQ of any Cabinet ever assembled!" (January 19, 2017)

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Said Trump: "I think it's fake news, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win."

This is hardly the first time that Trump has cited his reportedly sky-high IQ -- and the relatively low IQs of his political rivals -- to make a point or win an argument. In fact, it's one of his favorite pieces of rhetoric. Below are 22 times he's brandished his IQ as a political weapon. (Sidebar: What is Trump's actual IQ? We don't know. Here's a deep dive into what it might be.)

1. "@ThisNBAgirl: @realDonaldTrump You are not as smart as Mark Cuban, no matter what you think. Keep to what you know. Lets do an I.Q. test!" ( March 18, 2013)

2. ".@hardball_chris must have the lowest IQ on television-now telling people that domestic terrorists are from the right." ( April 16, 2013)

3. "@davidpylejr: @realDonaldTrump @edincamera2 @alphatreblesix you're not really smart Mr. Trump, you're an F-ing genius!" I.Q. tests confirm!" ( April 20, 2013)

4. "I know some of you may think l'm tough and harsh but actually I'm a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense" ( April 21, 2013)

5. "@gharo34: @realDonaldTrump Not only is your IQ somewhere between Barack Obama and G.W.Bush...but you're entertaining!"Much higher than both" ( April 30, 2013)

6. "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure,it's not your fault" ( May 8, 2013)

7. "@JoshRosenfield: .@realDonaldTrump And yet he refuses to release his IQ results to the public. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING, MR. TRUMP." Ask Obama!" ( May 8, 2013)

8. "@NJWineGeek: @realDonaldTrump but Jon Stewart has a much higher IQ. Wrong, Jon Stewart(?) is an obnoxious lightweight with a lower I.Q." ( May 8, 2013)

9. "@samflaherty_: @realDonaldTrump I'd bet my life savings Obama has a higher IQ than you" You would lose!" ( May 8, 2013)

10. "@RealCoachHodge: @realDonaldTrump has a much higher IQ than idiot John Stewart" That's true, and by a lot." ( May 22, 2013)

11. "@A11_Seeing_Eye: @realDonaldTrump @DAM615 Does an IQ of 60 count as being smart?" No, sadly you are very dumb-but probably born that way." ( May 24, 2013)

12. "@Cokokkola: @realDonaldTrump has a much higher IQ than idiot Lord Sugar- that's why he has much more money!" True on both fronts!" ( May 26, 2013)

13. "@newnonny: @realDonaldTrump @sroyboyk prove it. And while you're at it, prove your alleged IQ as well." The highest, asshole" ( June 29, 2013)

14. "@ardow: @realDonaldTrump Jebs got no IQ ... same as his brother." ( May 17, 2015)15. "@mirrorgrrl: Truly Great men come along only once a genration. DonaldTrump Is That Man. Has it all- gentle wisdom,fierce biz savvy,IQ. Wow!" ( June 14, 2015)

15. ".@GovernorPerry failed on the border. He should be forced to take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate." ( July 16, 2015)

16. "@Hturne: @VanityFair You're spot on! He tries 2b an intellectual elitist.The truth: he has a low IQ, no imagination, no creativity" ( November 15, 2015)

17. "I'm much smarter than them. I think I have a much higher IQ. I think I went to a better college - better everything." ( November 23, 2015)

18. "Weak and totally conflicted people like @TheRickWilson shouldn't be allowed on television unless given an I.Q. test. Dumb as a rock! @CNN" (December 9, 2015)

19. "@ajodom60: @FoxNews and as far as that low-info voter base goes, I have an IQ of 132. So much for that theory. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain" ( December 13, 2015)

20. "Let's do an IQ test." ( May 16, 2016)

21. "We have by far the highest IQ of any Cabinet ever assembled!" ( January 19, 2017)

22. "I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came." ( June 29, 2017)

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Said Trump: "I think it's fake news, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win." This is hardly the first time that Trump has cited his reportedly sky-high IQ -- and the relatively low IQs of his political rivals -- to make a point or win an argument.

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Harvey Weinstein takes a leave of absence after being accused of sexual harassment

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Skydiver jumps his last jump as he send video to wife saying he wasn't going to pull the chute. In the video he states to his wife that he is "going somewhere wonderful". He had jumped at 13,500 ft. His wife rushed over to the skydiving center to stop him but by the time she got there, they had radioed back that he already had jumped. Police searched for him from both the sky and the ground, and found his body in an open field near Deland Municpal Airport. Reports are saying that he seemed fine before he jumped.

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An experienced skydiver jumped to his death from a plane after telling his wife in a final message that he was not going to pull the cord on his parachute.

Vitantonio Capotorto, 27, recorded a video telling Costansa Litellini he was "going somewhere wonderful" before killing himself by leaping from a height of 13,500ft.

His wife, 25, rushed to the skydiving centre in DeLand, Florida, and begged staff to stop her husband diving.

An employee radioed the plane's pilot but Mr Capotorto had already jumped.

Police searched for him from the sky and the ground before his body was found in an open field near to DeLand Municipal Airport, where the centre is based.

Investigators then learned of the "disturbing" final message. In the video, Mr Capotorto told his wife he was going to jump out of a plane on Tuesday but "not going to pull the cord and that he was going somewhere wonderful".

Skydive DeLand manager Mike Johnton told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that Mr Capotorto's wife arrived "moments too late" to stop the jump.

The couple both worked at United Parachute Technologies, a company that makes containers for parachutes.

Mr Capotorto, an Italian national who lived in DeLand, was an avid sky-driver who had made more than 600 previous jumps. His social media profiles show numerous photos of him in the air, sometimes with a GoPro-style camera strapped to his head.

Tara Richard, an employee at the skydiving centre, told police "he had seemed normal" when she saw him before take-off.

"We express our deepest sympathy for his family and his friends," Skydive Deland said in a statement.

The centre said Mr Capotorto was a licenced sky-diver with the appropriate training to jump alone and had paid for the flight.
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Police thought this skydiver died by accidentally failing to open his parachute - until they saw the video message to his wife

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An experienced skydiver jumped to his death from a plane after telling his wife in a final message that he was not going to pull the cord on his parachute. Vitantonio Capotorto, 27, recorded a video telling Costansa Litellini he was "going somewhere wonderful" before killing himself by leaping from a height of 13,500ft.

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Josh Gordon remains suspended by the NFL for violating the substance abuse policy, although it has been said that he plans to apply for reinstatement soon. He recently went through a 90 days of rehab, making it the 4th documented time he has been in rehab. Recently Gordon discussed his history with drug abuse and addiction. He reports using alcohol, Xanax, cocaine, codeine, cough syrup, and marijuana. He also discussed how people in his life have enabled his drug use because of his athletic abilities. One of his coaches even helped him pass drug tests by teaching him how to drink detox.

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In a mini-documentary released by UNINTERRUPTED on Tuesday, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon discussed his struggles with drug addiction.

According to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, Gordon ran down the list of drugs he has excessively used since entering the NFL in 2012: "I've used alcohol on many, many occasions, Xanax on many occasions, cocaine several occasions, marijuana most of my life, codeine, cough syrup...methazine is very prevalent where I'm from. It's what I grew up using."

While Gordon remains suspended by the NFL for multiple violations of the league's substance-abuse policy, a source indicated he plans to apply for reinstatement.

Gordon recently completed a rehab stint of more than 90 days, marking the fourth documented time he has entered rehab, per Cabot.

In the video, Gordon characterized his first rehab stint in 2014 as a "publicity stunt," but said he had an epiphany this past summer.

After wandering the streets of Gainesville, Florida, in search of drugs, the former All-Pro came to a decision regarding his future:
"And then just something click in my head at that point, it's like 'man, you did it again. You're willing to throw away everything you ever worked hard for, everything you ever had out of life. It was so strange, but I just had a desire to stop. I had the desire to get help, invest myself 100 percent into whatever was going to help save my life. It never really set in the severity of if you fail a drug test, this is over. They're not going to let you keep playing. I never really took it serious. I thought I could keep on doing it and get away with it and get away with it."
Gordon also revealed that he violated the NFL substance-abuse policy again prior to entering rehab, which means a four-game suspension is likely if he is reinstated.

The 6'3", 225-pound Gordon has been suspended for 43 of the Browns' past 48 games, and he hasn't appeared in an NFL regular-season contest since 2014.

During a 2013 campaign that saw him appear in 14 games, Gordon made 87 catches, led the league with 1,646 yards and reeled in nine touchdowns.

Now 26, Gordon is still under contract with the Browns before he is slated to become a restricted free agent in 2018, per Spotrac.

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Josh Gordon Talks Drug Use; WR Reportedly Plans to File for Reinstatement

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David Richard/Associated Press In a mini-documentary released by UNINTERRUPTED on Tuesday, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon discussed his struggles with drug addiction. According to Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, Gordon ran down the list of drugs he has excessively used since entering the NFL in 2012: "I've used alcohol on many, many occasions, Xanax on many occasions, cocaine several occasions, marijuana most of my life, codeine, cough syrup...methazine is very prevalent where I'm from.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer made its debut last night. Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) both had appearances.

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ESPN's "Monday Night Football" had bears, vikings and Jedi on Monday night.

The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

Tickets to "Last Jedi" immediately went on sale following the trailer's debut, leaving fans scrambling to nab a ticket to the film -- which opens on December 15.

Before the trailer's premiere, Disney released the new official poster for the film on social media.

The print had a red hue and included characters like Daisy Ridley's Rey wielding a blue lightsaber as well as a bearded Luke Skywalker shrouded in a black hood in the center.

"Last Jedi" is the eighth episode in the "Star Wars" saga and is a direct sequel to the 2015 blockbuster, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

It stars Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill, who is reprising his role as Skywalker from the original films. It is also the last film role of actress Carrie Fisher, who died last year.

Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" franchise from creator George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion.

The company has already seen a windfall at the box office with "Force Awakens" bringing in more than $2 billion worldwide and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the franchise's first spinoff, which made more than $1 billion.

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer debuts on 'Monday Night Football'

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The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

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Vanessa Potter became blind after getting a virus. During the time she was recovery she could see hollow ghosts with no solidity. Colors started to slowly come back, but in a weird way. She said "it felt like colors were talking to me, as if my senses were communicating in ways I didn't understand." Doctors say perhaps her sensory system became cross-wired

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Going blind was devastating. I hadn't just lost my primary sense -- I had lost my livelihood too. As a television producer, my vision was my job.

My sight started to return weeks later. I opened my eyes to a strange, supernatural view. Everything was just a swirling gray fog. I was momentarily elated that the world was no longer a suffocating black cloak -- but I realized quickly that I didn't recognize anything around me. Over time, black lines started to appear, crudely constructing windows and door frames, but little else.

Slowly the gray mist dissolved into a brown muddy haze that obscured anything more than a few feet away. Color eluded me, and people were hollow ghosts with no solidity or humanness. I often had no idea where I was, and I wondered if I would ever feel normal again.

As I recovered at home, color started slowly creeping back into my life. This was a very perplexing time, for often I felt I was seeing a color but was unable to identify it. I would stare endlessly at trees and lamp-posts, desperate to match the color I believed was there with my strange sensory experience. Bright primary colors were the first I could identify with any conviction; I struggled enormously with greens, grays and any pale or muted colors. This was not the vibrant rainbow world I was used to.

Even though my visual world was still predominantly black and white, it felt like colors were talking to me, as if my senses were communicating in ways I didn't understand. Explaining my new relationship with color only provoked confused silences, and when I described it to neurologists, I was told that nobody knew what was causing it, but that perhaps my sensory system had become cross-wired.

Color information was still being transmitted to my brain, but I was receiving only part of the message. My lifelong emotional associations with colors were still intact, even if my sight was not. I tried to use language to help myself recover. "You are green," I would tell the grass, using reminders to try and bring my normal vision back online. The more I did this, the more it worked.

I began documenting my recovery using an audio recorder. I also experimented further with using language, when looking at objects whose color I didn't know. First I would guess what color an object might be. Then, if I was wrong, my husband, Ed, would tell me the correct color. If I looked back and repeated that color out loud myself, I would often temporarily see it, albeit muted.

It was in this way that my home and neighborhood became my personal vision laboratory. My experiences were so outlandish that there were times when I couldn't believe my eyes. Yet my eyes were undamaged -- all of these strange occurrences were happening inside my brain.

My doctors told me I had experienced a rare form of monophasic neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a condition that's estimated to affect just one in 100,000 people in Europe. One of my primary symptoms had been inflammation of the optic nerves, which caused my blindness. It also eventually led to my unusual form of what I now know as synesthesia -- and to my desire to find out more about it.

Sensory intermixing

Synesthesia is a biological condition that causes some people's senses to cross over, so one kind of sensory response is produced by stimulation of another sense. This sensory intermixing can occur in many different ways, involving various senses, but most synesthetes are born with it. It's an entirely neurological condition, estimated to affect as much as 4 per cent of the population, at least in the UK.

One woman I met, Janet, whose name has been changed, is what is known as a grapheme--color synesthete -- colors appear in her mind's eye that correlate to individual letters or numbers (graphemes). Janet sees each letter of the alphabet as a particular color, and each letter has a different personality -- some sad, others jolly.

A university administrator, Janet had been unaware that anything was unusual until her early 40s. One wintry afternoon in the office, she was discussing the arrival of a colleague's baby and mentioned that choosing a name for a baby was so hard, particularly if your spouse chose a name that had a color you didn't like. The room went silent until one of her friends asked her what she meant.

Janet baffled her colleagues further when she told them that the first letter of a word could even put a tint over the rest of the word. Something so obvious and woven into her life was an anomaly to everyone else.

Janet is a classic synesthete, having been born with it and never knowing anything different. I've discovered that my version of synesthesia is much less common, and has quite a different personality.

A 'blue period'

My illness had been a terrifying ordeal. At the worst of it I had been unable to walk at all, but, a few months on, I was able to wobble unsteadily down the road using a stick.

One afternoon, I hobbled around the streets of south-east London on the arm of my husband. Taking small, tentative steps I forced my rubbery legs to move.

As Ed and I slowly trundled along the road we came across a row of recycling bins. The moment I became aware of the nearest bin, I stumbled forward on my own. Fixating on the lid, I could see what I can only describe as a firework display. I knew I was registering the color blue, but it was spitting and fizzing like an erratic sparkler. Mesmerized, I reached out my right hand, and feeling the hard plastic spoke the word "blue" out loud. The sparkling stopped immediately, and the bin became a flat, rather lifeless blue. Cautiously I stepped back, but to my astonishment, the blue fizzing started up again.

We might have been able to put this down as a one-off hallucination (I was having lots of those as my vision returned) but it wasn't. I found I could repeat the exercise and the bin would alternate between flat blue or erratic sparkling blue depending on whether I touched it or not.

I started hunting out other objects that might fizz and sparkle -- but I quickly learned they had to be blue, and located in front of me. For a time any bright blue object would fizz and spit erratically. Through my touch, the effervescence would calm, become stable and inert, and when I stood back, start fizzing again.

I came to call this brief time during my recovery my "blue period". I was seeing something that, as far as I knew, nobody else had ever experienced. It became a deeply personal and emotional journey, and those blue sparks offered me a glimmer of hope that my visual system was repairing itself -- albeit in a strange and unique way.

There is no absolute explanation for my blue period, other than that my brain had suffered a huge trauma and was continually adapting to stimuli around me. Acquired synesthesia, as it is known, develops temporarily during a person's lifetime, often provoked by hallucinogenic drugs, brain injury or sight loss.

In my case, I had likely experienced two forms of acquired synesthesia: one connecting color and touch, and one connecting color and spoken language. It is clear, however, that mine was unusual. In classic forms of color synesthesia there is no intelligible link between a certain stimulus (such as one of Janet's letters) and the color sensation it provokes. But for me, color words were helping me see those same colors.

And while touch was stimulating a response for me, this was about stabilizing the color that was already there -- not creating one.

Sensory substitution

After I had recovered sufficiently, I was put in touch with Giles Hamilton-Fletcher at Sussex University, who specializes in synesthesia and blindness. He is also a part of the UK Synaesthesia Association, a charity that aims to improve understanding of this extraordinary condition.

Giles invited me to the 2017 Open Senses Symposium at the University of London. There, he showed me a sensory substitution device (SSD), which allows information from one sense, usually vision, to be re-routed through another sense, enabling people with visual impairments to produce some semblance of vision. Pointing at some red fabric, Giles explained that a sensor would translate its color into an intuitive sound. I experimented moving the fabric around under the sensor, resulting in a high-pitched synthesized sound from the headphones. As I inched the fabric closer up towards the sensor, the sound became more staccato, offering me not just an auditory representation of the color but awareness of where it was in space.

An SSD like this one converts a visual signal to a sound, which the brain can then learn to convert back into vision. Giles is interested in the relationship between this kind of sensory substitution and synesthesia. After all, translating one sense into another is what synesthesia is, in a nutshell. Because of this, SSDs are one of the first technologies to meaningfully demonstrate just what synesthesia -- or at least one kind of it -- might feel like to those who have never had it.

Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices. Daniel found one called the Creole could help him access vast swathes of visual, color-coded data, opening a door back to color that he had previously thought shut.

In physics, a crucially important image is the cosmic microwave background radiation map, a kind of speckled blue orb, sprinkled with patches of yellow, and red streaks. This color map signifies the location and intensity of cosmic radiation in the universe resulting from the Big Bang.

Daniel can't see it. But, using the Creole, he can hear it.

The Creole works as a stylus with a sensor at the end and a tablet connected to a laptop. On the laptop screen is the radiation map, and by placing the stylus somewhere on the tablet, Daniel can make the Creole produce sound that corresponds to the color of the equivalent part of the map.

As he moves the stylus, there are erratic beeps and a low droning sound. With occasional pauses, Daniel can accurately identify the colors -- even nuanced shades. By employing the principles of synesthesia, Daniel is hearing the colors he needs to see.

Colors in the dark

Both Daniel and I learned to exploit an unconscious relationship with color in a way that benefited us. Our stories are different, but you might say synesthesia has opened both our eyes.

Several years on, I still have profound color loss and some visual disturbances. I still think about my blue period. While at times it was eerie, there was something magical about it. Few have seen anything like what I have seen. Most synesthetes are born with the ability, but I have the unique perspective of having experienced a time before, during and after it.

My brief time as a synesthete showed me an innate association that I believe I unthinkingly tapped to boost my recovery. The extent to which my newly found synesthesia helped my recovery is likely to remain shrouded in mystery, both to me and, for now, to science. However, I can't shake the feeling that my synesthesia acted like a magician, pulling back the curtain on the visual world.

My brain knew what to do -- it was showing me the colors I needed to see, even when the world went dark.

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Raina Nash- Between August 16- September 22 a boy with special needs have been lured into the school bathroom and sexually assaulted. The student lured the boy into the bathroom using a monster energy drink. Once the boy got into the bathroom police say the student would tell the boy he would need to repay him for the energy drinks. At one point at school he tried to jump of the balcony to stop the voices in his head.

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Raina Nash- Between August 16- September 22 a boy with special needs have been lured into the school bathroom and sexually assaulted. The student lured the boy into the bathroom using a monster energy drink. Once the boy got into the bathroom police say the student would tell the boy he would need to repay him for the energy drinks. At one point at school he tried to jump of the balcony to stop the voices in his head.

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Police in Lee's Summit are investigating reports that a 16-year-old boy with special needs at Lee's Summit West High School was sexually assaulted multiple times by another student.

Officers say the incidents happened multiple times between Aug. 16 and Sept. 22.

According to police, the incidents happened in one of the school's bathrooms. They say the other student, a 17-year-old boy, would convince the boy to go into the bathroom by offering him Monster energy drinks through a series of text messages.

Once inside the bathroom, police say the student would tell the boy that he needed to repay him for the energy drinks. They say the student would not let the boy leave and would try to kiss him and rub his shoulders. Investigators also say the student touched the boy's bottom and tried to pull down his pants.

According to police, the boy cried uncontrollably while talking about the incidents and at one point, while at school, tried to jump from a balcony to, "stop the voices in his head."

School officials stopped the boy and it was decided that he should be taken to an area hospital.

Administrators at the school say they have formed a safety plan to keep the two students apart until an investigation can be conducted by the staff.

Police say the boy's mother informed them that the classes for both special needs students and other students are held in the same building, with nothing separating them.
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A Texas Tech police officer was shot and killed after going to check on the welfare of a freshman - 19 year old Hollis Daniels. He found drugs and brought him to the station for the normal debriefing where Hollis shot and killed him.

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The suspect fled on foot but was later apprehended, according to a Texas Tech tweet. The campus was on lockdown after the shooting until the suspect was taken into custody.

In a statement, the school said the incident began when campus police were sent to check on a student's welfare.

"Earlier this evening, Texas Tech Police made a student welfare check," the statement said. "Upon entering the room, officers found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Officers brought the suspect to the police station for standard debriefing. During this time, the suspect pulled a gun and shot an officer in the head. The officer is deceased."

Neither the suspect nor the officer killed were identified by the school.

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The Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer debuted during the halftime of the Monday night game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings

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ESPN's "Monday Night Football" had bears, vikings and Jedi on Monday night.

The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

Tickets to "Last Jedi" immediately went on sale following the trailer's debut, leaving fans scrambling to nab a ticket to the film -- which opens on December 15.

Before the trailer's premiere, Disney released the new official poster for the film on social media.

The print had a red hue and included characters like Daisy Ridley's Rey wielding a blue lightsaber as well as a bearded Luke Skywalker shrouded in a black hood in the center.

"Last Jedi" is the eighth episode in the "Star Wars" saga and is a direct sequel to the 2015 blockbuster, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

It stars Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill, who is reprising his role as Skywalker from the original films. It is also the last film role of actress Carrie Fisher, who died last year.

Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" franchise from creator George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion.

The company has already seen a windfall at the box office with "Force Awakens" bringing in more than $2 billion worldwide and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the franchise's first spinoff, which made more than $1 billion.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 9, 2017: 10:06 PM ET

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer debuts on 'Monday Night Football'

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The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

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People are finally picking up their things after the Las Vegas shooting.

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They came quietly, in a steady stream looking for purses, wallets and cellphones. One person searched for a treasured wedding bracelet.

After the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, concertgoers and family members of those who attended a country music festival that ended in death for dozens of people sought Monday to recover belongings left behind in panic.

Lawn chairs, baby strollers, cowboy hats, boots and thousands of other items were discarded as 22,000 people fled the concert venue while bullets flew from the Mandalay Bay hotel casino across Las Vegas Boulevard.

FBI investigators spent a week combing the crime scene, carefully cataloguing evidence and separating personal items before transporting them to an assistance center set up at the convention center.

"I can just tell you from taking a look at it, it's just thousands and thousands of items, many, many truckloads that have been picked up," Clark County Emergency Manager John Steinbeck said. "More than I would have ever expected."

People are being allowed to retrieve the belongings in groups based on where they were seated at the concert. The items available for retrieval are those that were found in an area west of the stage, which included Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant seating, as well as those recovered from inside and in front of the VIP tent and bleacher seating east of the stage.

The somber mood at the hall was occasionally deepened by weeping.

Volunteers filled out intake forms with detailed descriptions of lost items, and later, FBI victims' assistance agents asked follow-up questions.

People received their belongings in re-sealable plastic bags. After identifying their items, some smiled and others hugged the FBI agents or Red Cross volunteers who helped them.

Those returning to claim their items first must pass must through a vehicle checkpoint. Prominent signs indicate that no members of the media are allowed. Police SUVs are parked a few feet away from the entrance.

Officials restricted access to the assistance center to protect the privacy of victims and those traumatized by the shooting.

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents, this information was found by Hermit Kingdom hackers.

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers.

South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday. Rhee Cheol-hee, a lawmaker in South Korea, confirmed the data breach to the BBC. The hack consisted of 235 gigabytes of military documents and about 80 percent of what was stolen hasn't been identified.
NORTH KOREA: WHAT WOULD A NUCLEAR ATTACK LOOK LIKE?
South Korea announced in May a "large amount of data" was stolen during a cyberattack that was possibly orchestrated by Kim Jong Un's rogue regime. That same month, Yapizon, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced 3,816 bitcoins - online currency that amounts to about $5.3 million - was taken on April 22. The company did not disclose who it believed to be the culprit, but security firm FireEye noted North Korean hackers were also suspected of targeting online currency providers.

North Korea denied stealing the documents, the BBC reported. The country celebrated the anniversary of the establishment of the Worker's Party Tuesday and Pyongyang's first nuclear bomb test on Monday.

Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning told reporters on Tuesday: "I can assure you that we are confident in the security of our operations plans and our ability to deal with any threat from North Korea."

Manning would not confirm the hack.

Pyongyang is suspected of having expert hackers attack South Korean government websites and facilities for years. North Korea has accused its neighbor of "fabricating" the claims, the BBC reported.

News of the hack comes amid increasing tensions in the region.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday said the U.S. has "military options that [President Trump] can employ if needed."

"There's one thing the U.S. Army can do, and that is you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that our president can employ if needed," Mattis said during an Army conference in Washington, D.C. "We currently are in a diplomatically led effort."
KIM JONG UN'S NORTH KOREA: BRINGING THE WORLD TO THE BRINK
Trump, meanwhile, has continued his attacks against "little rocket man" Kim Jong Un and his regime, with the president taking to Twitter early Monday to say more than two decades of U.S. policy toward North Korea "didn't work."

"Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!" Trump wrote.
TRUMP ON NORTH KOREA, FROM 'ROCKET MAN' TO 'FIRE AND FURY'
The weekend tweets came after the president's Thursday meeting with senior military leaders and their spouses, where he cryptically told reporters "this might be the calm before the storm." When asked to elaborate on Friday, Trump said, "You'll find out."

North Korean state media announced on Sunday Kim Jong Un promoted his sister, Kim Yo Jong, to become an alternate member of the country's top decision-making body, the politburo. The decision came the same weekend Kim declared his country's nuclear weapons a "powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia" against "protracted nuclear threats of the U.S. imperialists."
Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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North Korea hackers reportedly stole US, South Korea war plans

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers. South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday.

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A Christopher Columbus statue built with donations from Italian-Americans nearly 60 years ago was defaced with red paint. It was vandalized yesterday

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A Christopher Columbus statue built with donations from Italian-Americans in Pittsburgh nearly 60 years ago has been defaced with red paint.

Someone vandalized the statue on Monday, the nation's official Columbus Day observance. Nobody's been charged.

City operations chief Guy Costa - who is Italian - condemned the vandalism and feels it's aimed at Italian-Americans.

Critics would like to see the statue near the Phipps Conservatory removed because they view Columbus as responsible for killing off or enslaving indigenous people.

Costa also chairs the city's Columbus Day parade and says that group is working to prevent vandalism and to keep it from being relocated.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer was aired for the first time last night during the Bears and
Vikings game

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ESPN's "Monday Night Football" had bears, vikings and Jedi on Monday night.

The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

Tickets to "Last Jedi" immediately went on sale following the trailer's debut, leaving fans scrambling to nab a ticket to the film -- which opens on December 15.

Before the trailer's premiere, Disney released the new official poster for the film on social media.

The print had a red hue and included characters like Daisy Ridley's Rey wielding a blue lightsaber as well as a bearded Luke Skywalker shrouded in a black hood in the center.

"Last Jedi" is the eighth episode in the "Star Wars" saga and is a direct sequel to the 2015 blockbuster, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

It stars Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill, who is reprising his role as Skywalker from the original films. It is also the last film role of actress Carrie Fisher, who died last year.

Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the "Star Wars" franchise from creator George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion.

The company has already seen a windfall at the box office with "Force Awakens" bringing in more than $2 billion worldwide and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the franchise's first spinoff, which made more than $1 billion.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 9, 2017: 10:06 PM ET

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer debuts on 'Monday Night Football'

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The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted during halftime of the Monday night match up between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. The new trailer gives us our latest look at the most anticipated film of the year, which brings us back to the galaxy far, far away.

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Owner of Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, has decided that he will bench any Cowboys player who refuses to stand for the national anthem.

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President Donald Trump expressed his support of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who said he will bench any Cowboys player who refuses to stand for the national anthem.

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A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players who disrespect our Flag."Stand for Anthem or sit for game!"
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Jones discussed his thoughts about standing for the anthem Sunday night.

" We cannot in anyway give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag," he said, according to the We know that there is a serious debate in this country about those issues, but there is no question in my mind, that the [ Dallas Morning News' Brandon George. " NFL] and the Dallas Cowboys are going to stand up for the flag."

ESPN's Chris Mortensen shared more of Jones' thoughts on the subject:

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Jones adamant the policy is in best interest of players, who "need consequences" to stand up to peer pressure
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Jones: "My job is the Dallas Cowboys. It's in the best interests of the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL and the players ...to honor the flag."
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Prior to their Week 3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, the Cowboys had a symbolic show of unity in which they took a knee and then stood with arms locked during the national anthem. According to Mortensen, Jones thought the issue would "go away" after that game.

The NFL Players Association wasted little time Sunday night pushing back against Jones' tactic of benching players for protests during the anthem:

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NFL players are union members and part of the labor movement that has woven the fabric of America for generations. Our full statement: https://t.co/FMOXvz3G7h
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NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith also weighed in.

" I look forward to the day when everyone in management can unite and truly embrace and articulate what the flag stands for, liberty and justice for all, instead of some of them just talking about standing," Smith said, per the Associated Press' Schuyler Dixon (via the Washington Post). "We look forward to continuing our talks with them on this very issue."

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Donald Trump Salutes Jerry Jones for Benching Cowboys Who 'Disrespect Our Flag'

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For the 3rd day straight a wildfires spreads across northern California. This is one of the  biggest wildfires the states has ever seen. At least 11 are dead. The wildfires have burned more than 119,032 acres. Many are without power.

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More evacuations ordered as deadly wildfires scorch Northern California

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More than a dozen wildfires raged across Northern California for the third straight day Tuesday, with the biggest ones scorching the state's famous wine country, killing at least 17 people and forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate, authorities said.

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Parents may now be fined or jailed for their children engaging in bullying. The law is supposed to encourage parents to fix the problem and find a solution. Many parents have conflicting viewpoints. Some think the law takes it too far and some think the parents of bullies will never understand watching their kids being treated that way.

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Parents in a New York town could end up in jail if their children are found to have bullied others, thanks to a new law.

Victoria Crago began advocating for the law in North Tonawanda, New York, after she said her eighth-grade son was attacked by a classmate right in front of her.

"This young man just sucker-punched him right in the face and hit him as hard as he could," she told ABC News of the May incident. "What really alarmed me about the situation was the brazen act of violence in front of a parent."

Crago said "It was really traumatic for both of us."

The student accused of attacking Crago's son was charged with third-degree assault. His case was transferred to family court and he is now working with a probation officer, court records show.

Crago created a Facebook page to call out pervasive bullying in her town. The outrage made public by Crago's Facebook group prompted lawmakers to pass the anti-bullying law that puts pressure on parents.

Parents could be fined $250 and sentenced to 15 days in jail, according to North Tonawanda City Attorney Luke Brown. Parents could face punishment if their child violates the city's curfew or any city law, including bullying, twice over the course of 90 days.

"In reality, what we're looking for is to engage the parents in the process and try and work on a solution," Brown said.

The new law is modeled after a similar push in Wisconsin to hold parents accountable, according to Brown. The law went into effect in North Tonawanda Oct. 1.

"We hope to never need to use this law but it's there in extreme cases," North Tonawanda City School District Superintendent Greg Woytila said. "But we need to do a better job and we are continually trying to do that."

Nearly 30 percent of students from sixth- to 12th-grade say they have been bullied, according to StopBullying.gov, a bullying prevention and awareness website run by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice.

Bullying is most common in middle school, the website reports.

The law has received some backlash from parents who claim it goes too far.

"You can't make parents parent their kid," one commenter wrote on Facebook.

Crago hopes the new law sends a clear message to parents that they will pay the price for their kids' behavior.

"Watching your child harmed in front of you is a terrible thing," she said. "I don't wish it on anyone."

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Parents in a New York town could end up in jail if their children are found to have bullied others, thanks to a new law. Victoria Crago began advocating for the law in North Tonawanda, New York, after she said her eighth-grade son was attacked by a classmate right in front of her.

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South Korea had come up with a plan to assassinate North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, and preparations for a possible nuclear showdown. Although, it is reported that Hermit Kingdom hackers have stolen these South Korean military documents. North Korea has denied stealing any of the documents.

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers.

South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday. Rhee Cheol-hee, a lawmaker in South Korea, confirmed the data breach to the BBC. The hack consisted of 235 gigabytes of military documents and about 80 percent of what was stolen hasn't been identified.
NORTH KOREA: WHAT WOULD A NUCLEAR ATTACK LOOK LIKE?
South Korea announced in May a "large amount of data" was stolen during a cyberattack that was possibly orchestrated by Kim Jong Un's rogue regime. That same month, Yapizon, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced 3,816 bitcoins - online currency that amounts to about $5.3 million - was taken on April 22. The company did not disclose who it believed to be the culprit, but security firm FireEye noted North Korean hackers were also suspected of targeting online currency providers.

North Korea denied stealing the documents, the BBC reported. The country celebrated the anniversary of the establishment of the Worker's Party Tuesday and Pyongyang's first nuclear bomb test on Monday.

Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning told reporters on Tuesday: "I can assure you that we are confident in the security of our operations plans and our ability to deal with any threat from North Korea."

Manning would not confirm the hack.

Pyongyang is suspected of having expert hackers attack South Korean government websites and facilities for years. North Korea has accused its neighbor of "fabricating" the claims, the BBC reported.

News of the hack comes amid increasing tensions in the region.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday said the U.S. has "military options that [President Trump] can employ if needed."

"There's one thing the U.S. Army can do, and that is you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that our president can employ if needed," Mattis said during an Army conference in Washington, D.C. "We currently are in a diplomatically led effort."
KIM JONG UN'S NORTH KOREA: BRINGING THE WORLD TO THE BRINK
Trump, meanwhile, has continued his attacks against "little rocket man" Kim Jong Un and his regime, with the president taking to Twitter early Monday to say more than two decades of U.S. policy toward North Korea "didn't work."

"Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!" Trump wrote.
TRUMP ON NORTH KOREA, FROM 'ROCKET MAN' TO 'FIRE AND FURY'
The weekend tweets came after the president's Thursday meeting with senior military leaders and their spouses, where he cryptically told reporters "this might be the calm before the storm." When asked to elaborate on Friday, Trump said, "You'll find out."

North Korean state media announced on Sunday Kim Jong Un promoted his sister, Kim Yo Jong, to become an alternate member of the country's top decision-making body, the politburo. The decision came the same weekend Kim declared his country's nuclear weapons a "powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia" against "protracted nuclear threats of the U.S. imperialists."
Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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North Korea hackers reportedly stole US, South Korea war plans

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers. South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday.

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After the shooting in Las Vegas, Jason Aldean went back to visit some of the victims.

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The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada posted to Facebook a photo of Aldean outside of its trauma center Sunday with a message of gratitude to the singer.

"Our extreme gratitude to Country Music Star Jason Aldean for visiting UMC today," the post says. "Jason spent time with our patients who were critically injured during the Las Vegas shooting. His visit helped heal hearts and cheer those who were wounded in this tragedy. #vegasstrong."

Aldean and his band had been performing during the Route 91 Harvest Festival last Sunday when Stephen Paddock opened fire from his hotel room above the country music event, killing at least 58 people and injuring nearly 500 in the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

Aldean's wife, Brittany, posted about their return on her Instagram page, saying it "Feels surreal being back in Vegas today."

"Visiting some of the strongest people we have ever met... fighting the toughest battle of them all... for their lives," read the caption on a photo showing her and her husband with their backs to the camera. "You have helped us try to begin the healing process by seeing the strength each one of you have."

"Thank you for today," she added. "We will never forget. #vegasstrong."

The trip came hours after Aldean opened "Saturday Night Live" singing a cover of the late Tom Petty's hit "I Won't Back Down" in tribute to the Vegas victims.

"We hurt for you and we hurt with you, but you can be sure that we're gonna walk through these tough times together every step of the way," Aldean said on "SNL."

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers.  South Korea’s Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday, but Rhee Cheol-hee, a lawmaker in South Korea, confirmed the data breach to the BBC. The hack consisted of 235 gigabytes of military documents and about 80 percent of what was stolen hasn’t been identified.

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers.

South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday. Rhee Cheol-hee, a lawmaker in South Korea, confirmed the data breach to the BBC. The hack consisted of 235 gigabytes of military documents and about 80 percent of what was stolen hasn't been identified.
NORTH KOREA: WHAT WOULD A NUCLEAR ATTACK LOOK LIKE?
South Korea announced in May a "large amount of data" was stolen during a cyberattack that was possibly orchestrated by Kim Jong Un's rogue regime. That same month, Yapizon, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced 3,816 bitcoins - online currency that amounts to about $5.3 million - was taken on April 22. The company did not disclose who it believed to be the culprit, but security firm FireEye noted North Korean hackers were also suspected of targeting online currency providers.

North Korea denied stealing the documents, the BBC reported. The country celebrated the anniversary of the establishment of the Worker's Party Tuesday and Pyongyang's first nuclear bomb test on Monday.

Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning told reporters on Tuesday: "I can assure you that we are confident in the security of our operations plans and our ability to deal with any threat from North Korea."

Manning would not confirm the hack.

Pyongyang is suspected of having expert hackers attack South Korean government websites and facilities for years. North Korea has accused its neighbor of "fabricating" the claims, the BBC reported.

News of the hack comes amid increasing tensions in the region.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday said the U.S. has "military options that [President Trump] can employ if needed."

"There's one thing the U.S. Army can do, and that is you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that our president can employ if needed," Mattis said during an Army conference in Washington, D.C. "We currently are in a diplomatically led effort."
KIM JONG UN'S NORTH KOREA: BRINGING THE WORLD TO THE BRINK
Trump, meanwhile, has continued his attacks against "little rocket man" Kim Jong Un and his regime, with the president taking to Twitter early Monday to say more than two decades of U.S. policy toward North Korea "didn't work."

"Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!" Trump wrote.
TRUMP ON NORTH KOREA, FROM 'ROCKET MAN' TO 'FIRE AND FURY'
The weekend tweets came after the president's Thursday meeting with senior military leaders and their spouses, where he cryptically told reporters "this might be the calm before the storm." When asked to elaborate on Friday, Trump said, "You'll find out."

North Korean state media announced on Sunday Kim Jong Un promoted his sister, Kim Yo Jong, to become an alternate member of the country's top decision-making body, the politburo. The decision came the same weekend Kim declared his country's nuclear weapons a "powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia" against "protracted nuclear threats of the U.S. imperialists."
Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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North Korea hackers reportedly stole US, South Korea war plans

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A plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un and preparations for a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea were among the trove of South Korean military documents reportedly stolen by Hermit Kingdom hackers. South Korea's Defense Ministry did not comment on the alleged hack, which reportedly occurred in September 2016 but was only revealed Tuesday.

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A mother in Michigan is in jail for refusing to vaccinate her child. The father wants the child to be vaccinated. The mother was sentenced to five days in jail.

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A second Michigan mother appeared before a judge on Monday over her refusal to vaccinate her child despite the father's wishes. Lori Matheson, whose child was not identified, claimed that she read some vaccines use aborted fetal cells, which violates her religious beliefs, Fox 2 Detroit reported.

"I started reading literature on vaccinations," Matheson told Oakland County Judge Karen McDonald. "When I started reading them that's when I found out there are some vaccinations that are cultured in aborted fetal cells."
MOM JAILED OVER REFUSAL TO VACCINATE SON REPORTEDLY RELEASED
However, a local pediatrician told Fox 2 Detroit that vaccines are not made from aborted fetuses.

Matheson also argued that her child has a family history of autoimmune disorders that may be accelerated by the vaccines, the news outlet reported.

"There's always been a concern if there's a family history or if a child has an auto immune disorder like rheumatoid arthritis if getting vaccines could somehow make that worse," Beaumont pediatrician, Dr. Daniel Schnaar, who is not involved in the case, told Fox 2 Detroit. "The present evidence would be that it does not."

Last week, McDonald sentenced another mother to five days in jail over her refusal to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. On Monday, she told Matheson to present a medical professional that could testify in court before making a decision. The case was adjourned until Thursday, Fox 2 Detroit reported.

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A second Michigan mother appeared before a judge on Monday over her refusal to vaccinate her child despite the father's wishes. Lori Matheson, whose child was not identified, claimed that she read some vaccines use aborted fetal cells, which violates her religious beliefs, Fox 2 Detroit reported.