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The reality TV star and her husband, rapper Kanye West, are expecting their third child via a surrogate.

Kardashian West revealed to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Wednesday that the new baby is a girl and her 4-year-old daughter, North, is excited.

"We had a baby shower over the weekend, and I thought, you know, I really do want to have a baby shower because I want (North) to feel that something's coming and for her to really understand it," Kardashian West said.

"People brought toys and gifts, and (North) was opening them all up the next day and she goes, 'Mom, since baby sister's not here, I think I need all of her toys in my room and play with them and make sure they're all OK for baby sister.' "

The cosmetics mogul said they don't have a name yet for the new baby who will also join brother Saint. He turns 2 in December.

Despite playing a game at the shower where she had guests write names on tiles to "see if there is something that sticks," Kardashian West admitted she and her husband are freaking out a bit that they haven't picked one.

"It's so hard," she said. "I do like different names, but short, easy to spell, one syllable. That's kind of my vibe."

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The reality TV star and her husband, rapper Kanye West, are expecting their third child via a surrogate. Kardashian West revealed to Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Wednesday that the new baby is a girl and her 4-year-old daughter, North, is excited.

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At just 11 light-years away, it's the second closest exoplanet of its kind to Earth. At 1.35 times the mass of our planet, Ross 128 b is a bit heftier than Earth and orbits 20 times closer to its star than we orbit the Sun. But because the new planet's parent star is much smaller and dimmer than our yellow sun, it receives only a little more solar radiation than Earth.

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Despite the court telling him to give up weapons, in california a man shot and killed five, scaring the neighboors and killing his own wife.

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An 18 year old veteran with the Baltimore Police Department was shot in the head. The officer, who was not immediately identified, approached the man at around 5 p.m. and was shot in the head shortly after, police said. It was not clear if the officer had returned fire. He was rushed to the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was placed on life support.

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A manhunt is underway in Baltimore and the surrounding areas after a suspect shot a veteran homicide detective in the head and gravely wounded him on Wednesday.

The officer, an 18-year veteran with the Baltimore Police Department, was conducting a follow-up to a homicide investigation on the city's west side when he saw a man engaging in suspicious activity, the police department said.

The officer, who was not immediately identified, approached the man at around 5 p.m. and was shot in the head shortly after, police said. It was not clear if the officer had returned fire.

One of our officers was shot this evening. Please say an extra prayer for the officer and the officer's family. We'll update soon. Thank you.
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He was rushed to the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was placed on life support.

"Our thoughts and prayers area with our detective, with his wife, with his two children as he continues to fight for his life," Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said at a press conference Wednesday evening. "He is in very, very grave condition right now."

Authorities are offering up to $62,000 to anyone with information leading to his arrest.

Davis called the suspect "cold" and "callous" as he made a call for the suspect to come forward.

"People who walk our streets with guns in their hands are killers. I want to describe this person as cold and callous," Davis said. "He's out there right now and he now knows that he shot a Baltimore police officer. He knows it. He's well aware of it.

"My best guess is that there is more than one other person who is aware that this callous coward with a gun in his hand who shot a cop in the head tonight," he added.

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Condolences and well wishes for the injured officer flooded social media late Wednesday, with city and state officials all praying for his recovery.

"The individual responsible for this heinous crime will be found, charged, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said in a Facebook post. "The Baltimore Police Department has our full support as they track down this violent criminal and bring him to justice."

The shooting was the second of a law enforcement officer in West Baltimore this month, according to the Baltimore Sun. Sgt. Tony Anthony Mason Jr., 40, a District of Columbia police officer who lived in Baltimore, was shot to death on the 2800 block of Elgin Avenue on Nov. 4. He was off duty at the time, the report said.

There have been 308 homicides in Baltimore so far in 2017, according to the Baltimore Sun. The total has been over 300 three years in a row.

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Police say that the California gun man was deranged and paranoid. he said that the guy was yelling at something wile shooting them.

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The gunman who went on a rampage in Northern California was a "deranged, paranoid killer" who was out on bail after assaulting two neighbors this year, authorities say.

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Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison after probation violations. His attorney accused the judge of having a personal vendetta against him.

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"(Meek)'s obviously despondent about his plight, so to speak, but also is encouraged by all the support," Mill's attorney, Joe Tacopina, told CNN in a phone interview Monday night. "This is overwhelming to me, all the people who have come rallying behind him."

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's office told CNN that the governor's hands are tied because he is "not able under PA law of intervening" in a specific case, as it was suggested in a Change.org petition.

The petition, which has been signed by more than 351,000 supporters of Mill by Monday night, initially called for Wolf to re-evaluate the Philadelphia rapper's two- to four-year prison sentence. The petition has since been revised and addressed to the state's Board of Pardons as well as Wolf.

"The pardon process in Pennsylvania is different than some other states and the federal government," Wolf's press secretary, J.J. Abbott, told CNN in an email Monday, alluding to the fact that in other states, a governor can evaluate cases without the involvement of a board.

This case has sparked outrage not just from the hip-hop community but from activists for criminal justice reform around the nation, including Colin Kaeperinck.

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback became a symbol of resistance against racial bias in policing after he took a knee during the National Anthem last year to protest police brutality.

"Sadly there are Black folks going through the same radicalized injustice(s) within the justice system that Meek Mill has experienced for over a decade EVERY SINGLE DAY. This requires more than just gradual reform in laws-It requires a swift overhaul," Kaepernick tweeted on Monday.

In a show of support and encouragement for Mill, a crowd of fans rapped one of his most popular songs, "Dreams and Nightmares," at the rally. The single was released in 2012, and in it, the rapper reflects on growing up in poverty, his initial incarceration in 2008 and how he overcame his struggles -- going from handcuffs wrapped around his wrists to a Rolex watch.

What happened

Mill appeared in court last Monday after a pair of arrests this year -- one for popping wheelies on a dirt bike and another for getting into a fight -- that violated his probation from a 2008 gun and drug case. He was sentenced to another five months in prison in 2014 after he violated his probation by performing out of state.

He received to two to four years in state prison last week by Judge Genece Brinkley, who cited a failed drug test and the rapper's noncompliance with a court order restricting his travel.

Tacopina accused Brinkley of "taking an inappropriate personal interest in (Meek Mill) that goes above and beyond her role as a judge."

"(Meek's) frustrated, really frustrated, and knows he's being treated different than anyone else," Tacopina said.

"He's been on probation for nearly 10 years. Nobody goes on probation for 10 years," he added.

Brinkley's office did not respond to a request for comment and instead referred CNN's request to Gabriel Roberts, a spokesman for the 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania, which declined to comment as the matter is "subject to future litigation."

Supporters of Mill, including Jay Z, argued that the sentence was too harsh and should not have included incarceration.

What's next

Tacopina told CNN on Monday that he plans to exhaust all legal avenues as well as political avenues to remedy what he called "an obvious injustice."

In the next couple of days, Tacopina said he plans to make a motion for Brinkley to "recuse" herself from the case and then file a motion for her to reconsider the sentence.

Asked what his plan is if both motions fail, Tacopina said he would then "go the appellate route" and file a formal appeal.

Another way forward is filing an application for the state's Board of Pardons, a political avenue that Tacopina said they also plan to pursue.

Mill is signed to Jay Z's record label Roc Nation, which urged fans to sign the Change.org petition addressed to the board and Wolf.

"The sentence handed down by the judge -- against the recommendation of the assistant district attorney and probation officer -- is unjust and heavy-handed," Jay Z said in a statement provided to CNN. "We will always stand by and support Meek Mill, both as he attempts to right this wrongful sentence and then in returning to his musical career."

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The gunman who went on a rampage in Northern California was a "deranged and paranoid killer" who was out on bail after assaulting two neighbors this year, authorities say. Kevin Neal killed his wife Monday night on the eve of the shootings and stuffed her body under the floor in his home, according to police.

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Joel Embiid just hit the fast-forward button on this Process

Whatever stage of rebuilding this is, the Sixers look ready to win now after Joel Embiid (46 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, seven blocks) and Ben Simmons (one rebound short of triple-double) sank the Lakers.

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LOS ANGELES -- This is how much has changed for the Philadelphia 76ers in the last month. Before the season head coach Brett Brown said he thought his team should make the playoffs this year and there was widespread concern he was getting way too far ahead of himself. Playoffs? After five years of the outright tanking, processing and losing, it seemed a bit early for Philadelphia's young 20-somethings to start talking about turning the corner, let alone winning enough games to make the playoffs.

But after the way they've played on this West Coast trip, particularly in Joel Embiid's historic 46-point, 15-rebound, 7-assist, 7-rebound game Wednesday night in a 115-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, how can you question Brown's goals for this season and beyond. Whatever stage of the process this is, the Sixers look ready to win -- now.

How does Ben Simmons compare to LeBron James and Magic Johnson? Kevin Pelton looks at the Sixers' unique rookie star.

Five years ago, Kyle Kuzma says he "didn't really know how to play basketball." But he has used an unrelenting work ethic and countless hours of film study to become one of the best rookies in the NBA.

Kevin Arnovitz and Chris Herring marvel at the young Sixers, the unique Ben Simmons, how history will view Sam Hinkie and how fun it is to be a Knicks fan again.

"It feels great. I love LA. I love the Staples Center so I wanted to come out here and put on a show and I did," Embiid said after becoming the first player in NBA history with that line since blocks became an official statistic in 1973-74.
"Too bad there wasn't any trash-talker out there," Embiid said with a smile. "But I still had fun and I got going. I just wanted to be aggressive. That's my new mentality. I can't wait to keep the same momentum."

Embiid's 46 points are a career high and he scored in so many different ways -- post-ups, face-ups, 3-pointers, layups, free throws -- it's hard to know where to start if you're an opposing team trying to stop or even slow him down. Embiid was 14 of 20 from the field (including 2-for-3 from behind the 3-point arc) and 16 of 19 from the free throw line, so even though he has the size and dominant post game like Shaquille O'Neal, he's a much better free throw shooter and outside shooter than the former Lakers great ever was.

"He's a problem," Lakers coach Luke Walton said in the kind of exasperated tone you'll likely hear from 28 other coaches eventually. "Embiid is a handful down there and obviously if you get a nice whistle it makes it even more challenging. He is a heckuva shooter ... we tried a couple of different things but you got to tip your hat, he's hitting pull-up 18-footers, they used him as a post-pass man to enter the ball from the post and he is relocating to the strong side corner and hitting 3's.

"He's ... he's a problem."

He's also the self-proclaimed Process. The crown jewel of former Philadelphia general manger Sam Hinkie's radical tanking strategy to give the team the best shot at finding future franchise players through the draft.

It's early still, but between Embiid and rookie point guard Ben Simmons, it looks like Philly may have found two such gems. Simmons finished with 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. He assisted on 13 of Embiid's 46 points.

"He took one of my rebounds," Simmons joked, when asked about Embiid's career night, and alluding to his own near missed triple-double.

Simmons may not be able to score, or shoot anywhere close to as well as Embiid, but his all-around game is still historically good for a rookie. In his first 14 games, Simmons is averaging 17.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 7.7 assists. That compares favorably the first 14 games of former Lakers great Magic Johnson's career, when he averaged 19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists.

That Simmons had this kind of game in front of Johnson (now the Lakers president of basketball operations) and against the point guard Johnson drafted No. 2 overall last June, Lonzo Ball, made it that much tougher for the Los Angeles crowd to swallow. Ball had one of his worst games a professional, shooting just 1-for-9 from the field and finishing with just two points, five rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes. He was so ineffective Walton benched him in the fourth quarter for the second consecutive game.

"I thought tonight would've been a great opportunity for him to have one of those games where, 'OK, my shot's not going in, let me get in there and get some rebounds and some steals,'" Walton said. "I think because his shot was off, it affected his game a little bit. What we know is he is going to be become requires a lot of work and a lot of growth. He will get there and there are going to be ups and downs on that path."

Embiid who thrives and craves trash talk anywhere he can engage, has found a willing partner in Lonzo's outspoken father, LaVar Ball, at times. But LaVar wasn't in attendance Wednesday, having been away on a two-week trip to China to promote his Big Baller Brand shoes and apparel.

So Embiid waited until after the game to post an Instagram picture of him dunking over Lonzo Ball, with the cryptic location "Lavar, Fars, Iran." Minutes later, Embiid realized he was pouring salt on the rookie's wounds by poking at his father, and tweeted, "I like Lonzo's game ... no shots towards him. #TrustIt"

If anyone realizes how long it can take to succeed in the NBA, it's Embiid -- who missed two full seasons due to injury, and played in just 31 games in his first three seasons. This year, he started slowly again, missing all of September's training camp as he rehabilitated from a knee injury. He claims to be around 50 percent of where he needs to be as far as conditioning.

If Wednesday is what Embiid looks like at 50 percent, it's hard to imagine what a force he and the Sixers will be once he rounds into shape.

"Joel is special in so many ways," Sixers general manager Bryan Colangelo told ESPN. "When he does finally round himself out into complete shape -- he's still catching up to a slow start to the season where he wasn't with us in September -- but everything that's now happening and coming together for him is a function of him building. We've been building him up for what he's doing now, but he's still not at 100 percent. Once he is there, it's going to be very, very encouraging."

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3:39 AM ET Ramona ShelburneESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News LOS ANGELES -- This is how much has changed for the Philadelphia 76ers in the last month.

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A rare painting by Leonardo Da Vinci was sold in New York on Wednesday. The painting was sold forever $450 million dollars. No more than 20 of his paintings are believed to exist. The 500-year-old oil on panel, titled "Salvator Mundi" ("Savior of the World"), depicts Jesus Christ dressed in flowing robes and holding a crystal orb in his left hand. This painting is the only oil painting Leonardo Da Vinci 's private collection. Loic Gouzer, the chairman of Christie's postwar and contemporary art department in New York City says that this painting was painted around the same time as Mona Lisa. Critics are saying that it is "the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century.

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A rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci auctioned in New York on Wednesday night fetched over $450 million, making it the most expensive painting ever sold.

Fewer than 20 paintings by the Italian artist exist.

The 500-year-old oil on panel, titled "Salvator Mundi" ("Savior of the World"), depicts Jesus Christ dressed in flowing robes and holding a crystal orb in his left hand. It's the only painting by Leonardo in a private collection, according to Christie's auction house.

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"'Salvator Mundi' was painted in the same time frame as the ' Mona Lisa,' and they bear a patent compositional likeness," said Loic Gouzer, the chairman of Christie's postwar and contemporary art department in New York City.

"Leonardo was an unparalleled creative force and a master of the enigmatic. Standing in front of his paintings, it becomes impossible for one's mind to fully unravel or comprehend the mystery radiating from them - both the 'Mona Lisa' and 'Salvator Mundi' are perfect examples of this. No one will ever be able to fully grasp the wonder of Leonardo's paintings, just as no one will ever be able to fully know the origins of the universe," Gouzer added.

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Scholars had long believed "Salvator Mundi" was destroyed, until it re-emerged in 2005.

"'Salvator Mundi' is a painting of the most iconic figure in the world by the most important artist of all time," Gouzer said. "Despite being created approximately 500 years ago, the work of Leonardo is just as influential to the art that is being created today as it was in the 15th and 16th centuries."

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Christie's had billed the painting as "the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century" and " the last da Vinci," and exhibited it in Hong Kong, San Francisco, London and New York before Wednesday's auction.

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A rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci auctioned in New York on Wednesday night fetched over $450 million, making it the most expensive painting ever sold. Fewer than 20 paintings by the Italian artist exist. The 500-year-old oil on panel, titled "Salvator Mundi" ("Savior of the World"), depicts Jesus Christ dressed in flowing robes and holding a crystal orb in his left hand.

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In March, a Tehama County judge ordered Kevin Jason Neal to stay away from neighbors and turn in firearms. But, it did not keep Neal away from his firearms. Then, on Tuesday he went on a rampage killing 5 people, wounding 10 and shooting up an elementary school

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In March, a Tehama County judge ordered Kevin Janson Neal to stay away from neighbors and turn in his firearms.

But that edict, part of a temporary restraining order sought by his neighbor, did not keep Neal away from his weapons. Residents said that in recent months they heard him him shooting off guns at his home with impunity. Some complained to authorities, to no avail.

Then, on Tuesday, he went on a rampage across his rural community of Rancho Tehama, killing 5 people, wounding 10 and shooting up a local elementary school.

Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Wednesday that authorities were unaware that Neal had been required to give up his guns.

Since January, Johnston said, his department had responded to multiple calls from Rancho Tehama residents that Neal was shooting, and one woman told the Times she summoned officers a week ago after hearing screaming, followed by gunfire, from the general vicinity of his house.

The order for Neal to turn in his weapons was automatically entered into the state's criminal records system to put officers on alert. Proof of service records show a Sheriff's Department employee delivered the court order to the home of Neal, according to the order.

The Sheriff's Department had handled a criminal case against Neal involving a neighbor whom he allegedly stabbed in the abdomen in January, and those charges remained pending.

According to court records, Hailey Suzanne Poland sought a court order protecting herself and her mother- and father-in-law, ages 68 and 74, as well as her boyfriend, identified as Danny Elliott, 38, and a 7-year-old boy.

She alleged that Neal harassed her and guests, and she complained of his "use of firearms."

Without naming her, sheriff's officials have confirmed that the woman seeking the protective order was among Neal's first victims.

She gave her address as 6955 Bobcat Lane in Rancho Tehama, and Neal's as 6970 on the same road.

In her restraining order request, Poland, 33, said he had "verbally abused every house member (including child) and has assaulted two house members in face, and stabbed another house member."

She said the harassment occurred "on a daily basis."

"He [attacked] me and my mother-in-law stabbing me with a knife and beating her and myself," she wrote. In her handwritten complaint, she said he "threatened with a gun and shot gun off, used a knife to stab and hold against will. Shot a gun with intent to scare or harm."

She described being stabbed with a seven-inch knife, "also punched in the face, another house member was punched in face, and thrown down to the ground."

Court records show Neal also faced multiple felony charges, including accusations of second-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, negligent firing of a firearm, battery and false imprisonment by violence.

The criminal complaint alleges that on Jan. 31, he stole property from Poland's mother-in-law and assaulted Poland with a knife. No details of the incident are in the court file, but it does contain another protective order that also required Neal to surrender any firearms.

Attorney Leo Barone said he was hired by Neal after his arrest in January. Barone said that Neal had an ongoing dispute with a neighbor and that they would often call the authorities on each other. He said he stopped representing Neal a few months back.

Barone said Neal was known to make strange comments but never hinted at violence.

"It was making bizarre statements, and I confronted him about it and he didn't like being confronted."

Attorney Alessio Larrabee, who was representing Neal before the shooting rampage, declined to comment Wednesday afternoon.

Ruben Vives contributed to this report.

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Despite court order to give up weapons, Tehama gunman fired guns with impunity, frightening neighbors

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In March, a Tehama County judge ordered Kevin Janson Neal to stay away from neighbors and turn in his firearms. But that edict, part of a temporary restraining order sought by his neighbor, did not keep Neal away from his weapons. Residents said that in recent months they heard him him shooting off guns at his home with impunity.

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Two tourists have been trampled to death by an elephant after they got too close to the animal while taking pictures. Police in Zambia said the holidaymakers were killed on Saturday while on safari.

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Two tourists have been trampled to death by an elephant after they got too close to the animal while taking pictures.

Police in Zambia said the holidaymakers were killed on Saturday while on safari.

"A lady from Belgium aged 57 and a 64-year-old man from the Netherlands were killed as they went close to the elephant trying to take photographs," said police spokesman Danny Mwale.

The pair were visitors at the Maramba River Lodge in the town of Livingstone and were watching the animals as they came close to the lodge.

According to ZNBC News, one elephant charged at the Belgian woman after she approached it. The Dutch man was trampled as he tried to rescue her.

They both suffered multiple injuries in the attack.

African media reports described "an influx" of elephants in Livingstone and cited another elephant attack in which a security officer was trampled on his way to work.

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Two tourists have been trampled to death by an elephant after they got too close to the animal while taking pictures. Police in Zambia said the holidaymakers were killed on Saturday while on safari. "A lady from Belgium aged 57 and a 64-year-old man from the Netherlands were killed as they went close to the elephant trying to take photographs," said police spokesman Danny Mwale.

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Arthur Brown, 66, was wrongfully convicted of arson and murder in 1990 in Chicago . November 14 29 years later, Brown was released from prison

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Arthur Brown, 66, was wrongfully convicted of arson and double murder in 1990 in Chicago. On November 14, 29 years later, Brown was released from prison.

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The strong storm that is bashing the West coast is set to disrupt the Midwest and East coast next. The storm has pounding winds up to 70 mph, more than 3 inches of rain and heavy snow.  Ahead of the storm, 10 western states are on storm alert for damaging winds, heavy snow and flooding rain.Over the next 24 hours, the storm system will begin to move east, bringing heavy snow and wind to the Rockies. Some rain is even possible in Southern California around Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.The biggest threat with these storms will be damaging winds, some hail and there could be a tornado threat, which ABC News meteorologists are predicting.

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The strong storm system pounding the West Coast with gusty winds up to 70 mph, more than 3 inches of rain and heavy snow is set to disrupt the Midwest and East Coast next.

The storm system begins to move east from the Rockies into the central Plains and into the Great Lakes and East Coast this weekend.

Ahead of the storm, 10 western states are on storm alert for damaging winds, heavy snow and flooding rain.

The heaviest rain on Thursday morning is falling in California, around the San Francisco Bay area, and into the low elevations of Sierra Nevada mountains.

The heaviest snow this morning is falling in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountains.

Over the next 24 hours, the storm system will begin to move east, bringing heavy snow and wind to the Rockies. Some rain is even possible in Southern California around Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

Through the day Thursday an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible for central California, where we could see flooding, and in the mountains an additional 1 to 3 feet of snow is expected from Sierra Nevada mountains to the Colorado Rockies.

As the storm moves east, showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Midwest on Friday into Saturday with some severe storms possible Saturday from Memphis to Cincinnati. The biggest threat with these storms will be damaging winds, some hail and there could be a tornado threat, ABC News meteorologists are predicting.

As the storm system moves into the Northeast, gusty winds and heavy rain are forecast from Washington, D.C. to Boston from Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning.

Behind the storm system, much colder air and gusty winds will produce heavy lake effect snow bands near the Great Lakes from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Buffalo, New York.

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In Maryland police are searching for a 'hamburglar' who climbed into a McDonalds drive-thru window. She poured herself a drink from the soda fountain, then she grabbed a box full of food and put it back out the drive thru window. She also stole cash. They are offering $500 for any information on the suspect.

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A Baltimore homicide detective who was shot in the head Wednesday night was in “grave condition” on Thursday. The shooting happened in a troubled area of Baltimore that is grappling with high crime rate.

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A Baltimore homicide detective who was shot in the head Wednesday night was in "grave condition" on Thursday as cops launched a dragnet for the "cold, callous killer" who took aim at the 18-year police veteran.

The unidentified police officer was shot around 4:30 p.m. by a man who approached him while engaging in "suspicious behavior," FOX45 Baltimore reported. The shooting happened in a troubled area of Baltimore that is grappling with high crime rates.

Federal agencies were offering a $60,000 reward for information leading to the gunman's arrest.

The officer was on life support in the intensive care unit. Few details were revealed about the detective, but Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said the man has a wife and two children.

"We are doing everything we can to keep [the officer] stabilized and to take care of the injury to his brain," said Dr. Thomas Scalea, chief of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Shock Trauma Center.

Davis said the officer was "just doing his job" when he was ambushed, and Davis vowed to capture the shooter.

"This is a dangerous profession," Davis said. "This is a dangerous job. Police officers know that at any given time they could confront someone who wants to do them harm, and that's exactly what happened tonight. With this community, we're going to identify him, we're going to arrest him, and we're going to ensure justice is done."

The Baltimore Police Department tweeted earlier Wednesday: "Please say an extra prayer for the officer and the officer's family."

Police cordoned off streets in the West Baltimore area and a tactical unit combed alleyways as they searched for the gunman. Numerous cruisers responded and a police helicopter buzzed overhead, illuminating streets below with a searchlight. The neighborhood where the officer was shot has a number of vacant row houses and has been the scene of numerous shootings over the years.

Wednesday's shooting comes amid a particularly violent period in Baltimore: So far this year, the city of less than 620,000 inhabitants has seen more than 300 homicides. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh called for an end to the gun violence at a news conference, saying "enough is enough."

"We are praying for peace in our streets," she said. "And I can say to you all again and again: Enough is enough. Crime has to come to an end in this city. This kind of violence cannot be tolerated."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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A Baltimore homicide detective who was shot in the head Wednesday night was in "grave condition" on Thursday as cops launched a dragnet for the "cold, callous killer" who took aim at the 18-year police veteran. The unidentified police officer was shot around 4:30 p.m.

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A member of a French hunting party was killed on Monday. Police say a unarmed 62 year old man was pushing animals to other hunters. The party was in Compiègne national park, 50 miles above Pairs, when an animal charged him and piercing him with antlers. Regis Levasseur was pronounced died when emergency services go to him. Antlers are like knives going into you body. It is unusual for this to happen we see wild boar attacks but not deer attacks

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A member of a French hunting party was killed Monday in what authorities are calling an exceedingly rare accident. Police say the unarmed 62-year-old man was acting as a beater (meaning trying to get game to leave their cover) for a hunting party in Compiègne national park, around 50 miles northeast of Paris, when the animal charged, piercing him with an antler, AFP reports.

Regis Levasseur, described as a seasoned hunter, died of internal bleeding before emergency services got there. Authorities say hunting injuries involving wild boar are a lot more common, though ones involving deer are not completely unheard of.

"It remains a wild animal, with unpredictable reactions," Guy Harlé, the chief of the regional hunting association, tells Courrier Picard. "It is a dangerous animal, contrary to what people think. The antlers of the stag are like many knives piercing you, there is nothing you can do." As for Levasseur, "For him, hunting was more than a hobby, it was his life," Harlé adds, per the Local.

(Scientists have spotted a grisly first among deer.)

This article originally appeared on Newser: Deer Kills Seasoned Hunter

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A member of a French hunting party was killed Monday in what authorities are calling an exceedingly rare accident. Police say the unarmed 62-year-old man was acting as a beater (meaning trying to get game to leave their cover) for a hunting party in Compiègne national park, around 50 miles northeast of Paris, when the animal charged, piercing him with an antler, AFP reports.

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A man from Arizona was given the experimental treatment to try to correct a defect in his DNA that causes Hunter's Syndrome. He's the first to have a gene-editing treatment.

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Gene-editing has been attempted on cells inside a patient, in a world first by doctors in California.

Brian Madeux, 44 from Arizona, was given the experimental treatment to try to correct a defect in his DNA that causes Hunter's syndrome.

Mr Madeux says he was prepared to take part in the trial as he is "in pain every second of the day".

It is too soon to know whether or not the gene-editing has worked in Mr Madeux's case.

Hunter's syndrome is rare. Patients are born without the genetic instructions for an enzyme that breaks down long sugary molecules called mucopolysaccharides.

Instead, they build up in the body and damage the brain and other organs. Severe cases are often fatal.

"I actually thought I wouldn't live past my early 20s," said Mr Madeux.

Patients need regular enzyme replacement therapy to break down the mucopolysaccharides.

But Mr Madeux has been given an experimental treatment to rewrite his DNA to give him the instructions for making the enzyme.

The therapy was infused into his bloodstream on Monday at Oakland's UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.

The therapy contains two molecular scissors - called zinc finger nucleases - that cut the DNA at two precise spots.

This creates an opening for a new piece of DNA, containing the desired instructions, to be inserted into the patient's genetic code.

The genetic therapy has been designed so it becomes active only once it gets inside Mr Madeux's liver cells.

Dr Chester Whitley, one of the doctors working on the trial, told the BBC: "If works as well as it does in mice, this has huge ramifications.

"I'm very optimistic we have a both safe and efficacious way of providing gene therapy."

His long-term hope is to perform gene-editing shortly after birth, because an "untreated baby loses 20 IQ points per year".

Gene editing has been tried in people before, but cells have been taken out of the body, edited, checked for errors and then placed back in.

That works for tissues that can be temporally removed and returned at a later date like a sample of bone marrow.

However, such an approach is impossible for organs like the liver, heart or brain. It is why doctors have attempted the gene editing inside the patient's body.

The trial is testing only the safety of performing the gene editing and it will require more research to know if it could be a valid therapy.

So far there have been no side effects in Mr Madeux and if everything continues to go well, then up to nine patients will receive the experimental procedure as part of the study.

'New frontier'

Dr Sandy Macrae, from Sangamo Therapeutics, which designed the therapy, said: "For the first time, a patient has received a therapy intended to precisely edit the DNA of cells directly inside the body.

"We are at the start of a new frontier of genomic medicine."

Further safety trials using the same technology to treat haemophilia B and Hurler syndrome are also planned.

Mr Madeux says he is prepared to have his DNA altered "if it will prolong my life and help scientists find cures for humankind".

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FOX News 3 hrs ago Mary Figuers Stallings

A 25-year-old man, who was shot multiple times in the head, reportedly became Chicago's 600th homicide, solidifying the Illinois city's place as the murder capital of America.

Two other men were injured by the shooter, who opened fire from a vehicle located on the 500 block of South Lockwood in the West Side Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Neither man suffered fatal injuries and both were stabilized at Stronger Hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The victims, whose names have not been released, were among five people who were shot in the South and West Sides of Chicago within just seven hours on Tuesday.

With 600 homicides in 2017 already, Chicago remains the murder capital of America, according to data from the Chicago Sun-Times, though the homicide rate is down from 2016, when 762 people were killed.

By the end of October, the Chicago Police Department had already recorded 2,445 shootings.
GUNMEN TARGETED NEIGHBORS THEN CONTINUED RAMPAGE
The majority of shootings occur in the city's most impoverished neighborhoods, where violent gangs spray bullets to solve petty disputes, former gang members said.

"People are arguing on Facebook over the color of some girl's hair, real simple things...and they carry guns and when they finally catch each other, that's how it be," Derrick House, a 51-year-old former gang member-turned activist, said. "When they see the person they looking for, they don't care who else is out there, old people and kids, they just start shooting."

The majority of victims are African-American men, with nearly 50 percent in their teens and twenties.

Bystanders are also caught in the crossfires of the gang-related shootings, which typically occur in the most dangerous neighborhoods of Chicago.
THE LATEST: 5 DEAD IN CALIFORNIA SHOOTINGS, INCLUDING GUNMAN
With the current murder rate the highest it's been in 17 years, President Trump announced a program in June to deploy federal agents to combat the violence.

"Crime and killings in Chicago have reached such epidemic proportions that I am sending in Federal help," Trump tweeted

The Chicago Crime Gun Strike Force announced in June a plan to enact a team of 20 ATF agents and 20 Chicago Police officers to curb the violence, the New York Times reported. Federal authorities described the unit as "the first of its kind in the U.S."

"Their sole responsibility will be to fight gun crime in the city of Chicago," ATF Special Agent Tim Jones told the New York Times. "Our hope is that with more agents here, there will be more cases recommended for prosecution."

Chicago officials have advocated for stricter gun laws as a way to reduce the city's high murder rate, the New York Times reported.

But though gun violence has been a primary driver of the city's murder rate, varied methods have been employed in the 600 homicides to date.

In one instance, A former Northwestern University professor was charged with first-degree murder after fatally stabbing a 26-year-old in a sexual fantasy-gone wrong, Chicago police said.

Another man was charged with first-degree murder after reportedly stabbing one woman and two men in October.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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FOX News 3 hrs ago Mary Figuers Stallings A 25-year-old man, who was shot multiple times in the head, reportedly became Chicago's 600th homicide, solidifying the Illinois city's place as the murder capital of America.

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former NFL player has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) this is the first time ever that CTE has been found in a living person

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Researchers in Chicago report that they have detected evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE, in a living patient for the first time.

Currently, CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in those with a history of repetitive brain trauma, can only be formally diagnosed after an autopsy. But a new study indicates researchers may be one step closer to being able to diagnose the disease while a patient is still alive by detecting deposits of tau proteins.

Scans performed on 14 retired NFL players while they were still alive indicated the presence of tau, a type of protein that clumps up over neural cells that have been damaged, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The protein slowly spreads throughout the brain, killing brain cells, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

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When one of the former players died, doctors were able to determine whether the "distinctive CTE pattern" that resulted in his scan actually indicated the presence of the disease.

Once the man's brain was examined after his death, doctors made the official CTE diagnosis, according to the study.

The man was 59 when his brain was scanned, according to the study. Two years later, at age 61, the man's wife noticed that he had been experiencing progressive motor deficits, such as the inability to button his shirts, zip his pants or tie his shoes. Eventually, he was no longer able to feed himself. He had also developed muscle twitching in his arms and decreased muscle mass in his shoulders and arms, the study states, and in addition to what doctors presumed was CTE he also suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

In the final months of his life, the man was admitted to a nursing home for dehydration, failure to thrive, progressive dysphagia, incontinence, progressive neck and limb weakness, and slurred speech, according to the study.

The man began playing football at 11 years old and continued until he retired from the league at 33, which placed his "cumulative lifetime risk exposure" at 22 years, according to the study.

While more research is needed to corroborate the result of the exam, the ability to identify CTE in the brain of a living patient is the first step toward understanding the development of the disease and developing a cure, the researchers said.

The findings from the study also confirmed that a "fingerprint" signature of CTE that was previously reported exists, according to the study.

One of the researchers, Julian Bailes, M.D., director of neurosurgery and co-director of NorthShore University HealthSystem Neurological Institute, told ABC News that his team was "pleased " with the study.

"The importance of this one today is that this is the first time to have a scan which shows brain degeneration of CTE in a living person and then to have that person die and it correlates with the autopsy," Bailes said, adding it's the first such case to his knowledge.

"We realize and always want to acknowledge that this is only one and more work needs to be done to verify the correlation," he said, adding that for now the team is "very, very pleased."

CTE is often found in athletes, military veterans and others with a "history of repetitive brain trauma," according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

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Former NFL player confirmed as 1st diagnosis of CTE in living patient

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Researchers in Chicago report that they have detected evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE, in a living patient for the first time. Currently, CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in those with a history of repetitive brain trauma, can only be formally diagnosed after an autopsy.

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Two Oklahoma parents will be in prison the rest of their lives for child abuse. Investigators say the 9 month year old twin girls were each found weighing only about 8 pounds.There were cat feces smeared across walls and maggots in their daughters' playpen.

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Oklahoma parents sentenced to 130 years in child abuse case

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Two Oklahoma parents will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of child neglect for allowing their four children to live in filthy conditions. The Tulsa World reports that 24-year-old Aislyn Miller and 25-year-old Kevin Fowler were sentenced Monday to consecutive terms amounting to 130 years in prison.

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Fewer than 20 paintings are left of famous painter Leonardo da Vinci and one recently sold for a world record of $450.3 million. The painting, is called "Salvator Mundi" Italian for "Savior of the World". The 26 inch painting dates from around 1500 and depicts Jesus Christ in Renaissance-styled robes, his right hand raised blessing while his left his holding a crystal sphere. The bid lasted for 19 minutes and was expected to hit at least $100 million.  The abandoned and nearly 500 year-old painting hit Christie's auction block.

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A painting by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci that depicts Jesus Christ holding an orb sold for a world record $450.3 million at Christie's auction house in New York Wednesday night.

The painting, called "Salvator Mundi," Italian for "Savior of the World," is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands. The buyer was not immediately identified.

The highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction had been $179.4 million, for Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)" in May 2015, also at Christie's in New York. The highest known sale price for any artwork had been $300 million, for Willem de Kooning's "Interchange," sold privately in September 2015 by the David Geffen Foundation to hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin.

A backer of the "Salvator Mundi" auction had guaranteed a bid of at least $100 million, the opening bid of the auction, which ran for 19 minutes. The price hit $300 million about halfway through the bidding.

People in the auction house gallery applauded and cheered when the bidding reached $300 million and when the hammer came down on the final bid, $400 million. The record sale price of $450 million includes the buyer's premium, a fee paid by the winner to the auction house.

The 26-inch-tall Leonardo painting dates from around 1500 and shows Christ dressed in Renaissance-style robes, his right hand raised in blessing as his left hand holds a crystal sphere.

Its path from Leonardo's workshop to the auction block at Christie's was not smooth. Once owned by King Charles I of England, it disappeared from view until 1900, when it resurfaced and was acquired by a British collector. At that time it was attributed to a Leonardo disciple, rather than to the master himself.

The painting was sold again in 1958 and then acquired in 2005, badly damaged and partly painted-over, by a consortium of art dealers who paid less than $10,000. The art dealers restored the painting and documented its authenticity as a work by Leonardo.

The painting was sold Wednesday by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who bought it in 2013 for $127.5 million in a private sale that became the subject of a continuing lawsuit.

Christie's says most scholars agree that the painting is by Leonardo, though some critics have questioned the attribution and some say the extensive restoration muddies the work's authorship.

Christie's capitalized on the public's interest in Leonardo, considered one of the greatest artists of all time, with a media campaign that labeled the painting "The Last Da Vinci." The work was exhibited in Hong Kong, San Francisco, London and New York before the sale.

In New York, where no museum owns a Leonardo, art lovers lined up outside Christie's Rockefeller Center headquarters on Tuesday to view "Salvator Mundi."

Svetla Nikolova, who is from Bulgaria but lives in New York, called the painting "spectacular."

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience," she said. "It should be seen. It's wonderful it's in New York. I'm so lucky to be in New York at this time."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A painting by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci that depicts Jesus Christ holding an orb sold for a world record $450.3 million at Christie's auction house in New York Wednesday night. The painting, called "Salvator Mundi," Italian for "Savior of the World," is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands.

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A Louisiana mom found a creative way to punish her son for getting suspended from school: She put the boy to work for free for others while he was missing classes.

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A Louisiana mom found a creative way to punish her son for getting suspended from school: She put the boy to work for free for others while he was missing classes.

Demetris Payne quickly came up with a punishment for the son rather than letting him get a three-day break from school. She posted his photo on Facebook last Friday, offering his services at odd jobs for free.

"My son has been suspended for three days from school for discipline," she wrote, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "He will do your lawn service, he will rake your yard, mow if you supply the mower, pick up trash, or wash your car for free. Maximum three hours. If anyone has a rake they would like to donate will be awesome."

The post quickly got the attention of many people who took her up on the offer. Payne even had to create a schedule to keep track of all the jobs the son had to do.

Payne later posted a photo on Facebook featuring her son working as promised. "First yard complete. He thought I was playing."

An hour later, the mother posted a video of the kid - this time showing him mowing a lawn, the Chronicle reported. "He's mowing his second yard," she says in the clip. "Keep pushing, you got it. You're doing good."

Multiple social media users praised Payne's approach to parenting, with some saying they will do the same with their misbehaving children.

"This is awesome! Keep up the good work, mom. He has to learn that there is consequence for his actions!" one person wrote on Facebook. "This is a great idea! I hope I am able to parent my child as creatively and responsibly as you."

The son was back in the classroom Tuesday, prompting the mom to post a photo of him, captioned: "Look who's back at school. Meeting with all his teachers and set up a plan so we can make sure he stays on track."

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Mom punishes son for school suspension by making him to work free for others

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A Louisiana mom found a creative way to punish her son for getting suspended from school: She put the boy to work for free for others while he was missing classes. Demetris Payne quickly came up with a punishment for the son rather than letting him get a three-day break from school.

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President Trump put on his coach's hat Thursday and offered some words of advice to the three UCLA basketball players he helped free from China, while also saying “you’re welcome” after they thanked him a day earlier.

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President Trump put on his coach's hat Thursday and offered some words of advice to the three UCLA basketball players he helped free from China, while also saying "you're welcome" after they thanked him a day earlier.

"To the three UCLA basketball players I say: You're welcome, go out and give a big Thank You to President Xi Jinping of China who made your release possible and, HAVE A GREAT LIFE!" Trump tweeted early Thursday. "Be careful, there are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life!"

Trump's tweet comes after the three college athletes held a press conference on Wednesday, where they thanked the president and the U.S. government. The three players had been arrested after being accused of stealing designer sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store next to the team's hotel in Hangzhou, but Trump helped get them back to the U.S.

"I would like to thank President Trump and the United States government for the help that they've provided as well," LiAngelo Ball said on Wednesday.

"To President Trump and the United States government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf," another player, Cody Riley said. "We really appreciate you helping us out."

"Thank you to the United States government and President Trump for your efforts to bring us home," the third player, Jalen Hill, said.

But prior to their Wednesday afternoon press conference, Trump had questioned where their gratitude was.

"Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!" the president tweeted.

During his visit to Bejing last week, Fox News confirmed that Trump personally asked Xi to help resolve the case.

The three players arrived at Los Angeles International airport late Tuesday afternoon, while the rest of their team returned to the U.S. on Saturday.

The team was playing their season-opening game against Georgia Tech in Shanghai on Saturday, and won the game 63-60.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a Politics Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @brookefoxnews.

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Trump to freed UCLA players: 'You're welcome'

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President Trump put on his coach's hat Thursday and offered some words of advice to the three UCLA basketball players he helped free from China, while also saying "you're welcome" after they thanked him a day earlier.

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Bostion dynamicks is making there robots less ¨creepy¨

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Boston Dynamics has given its robot dog an upgrade.

In a 25-second YouTube clip, the company unveiled the new SpotMini, a four-legged bot housed in a sleek yellow casing. "Coming soon," the video teases as SpotMini trots over grass and ducks down like a real dog.

The company showed off a prototype model last year without any exterior casing; its black and silver parts were exposed. The all-electric model weighed 55 pounds, and could run for 90 minutes on one charge. It could be equipped with a robot arm that sat on top of the SpotMini's back-allowing it, for example, to place a glass cup in a dishwasher, dump trash into a wastebin, and rather hilariously, fetch a can of soda to a human person like a dog might. It could also recover and stand back up again after stumbling over a pile of banana peels.

It's unclear if the upgraded SpotMini will come with a robot arm; the new video clip doesn't show it built with one. Boston Dynamics didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

SpotMini is a smaller version of Boston Dynamics's larger four-legged robot called Spot, which could stand and still walk, despite taking a kick from a human.

Both robots use a variety of sensors, including LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)-the same technology self-driving cars are using-to navigate and maintain balance.

This article originally appeared on PCMag.com.

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Boston Dynamics is trying to make its robots less terrifying - but is it working?

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Boston Dynamics has given its robot dog an upgrade. In a 25-second YouTube clip, the company unveiled the new SpotMini, a four-legged bot housed in a sleek yellow casing. "Coming soon," the video teases as SpotMini trots over grass and ducks down like a real dog.