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A person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the series of suspicious packages containing explosive materials found at military bases in the greater Washington, D.C., area, a law enforcement official told Fox News.

Officials previously said they were looking at more than five locations in the greater Washington, D.C., area suspected of receiving packages containing explosive materials.

Officials told Fox News those areas include the White House and CIA mail facilities located at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, which is located in southeast Washington. They fear more packages could still be out there.

On Monday, three military bases confirmed receiving packages containing explosive materials, but all were detected before they could be opened.

The packages were located at Fort McNair in Washington, Fort Belvoir in Fairfax, Virginia and the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center located about an hour south of the nation's capital.

Officials said black powder was discovered in at least one package along with a fuse, but it was neutralized by the FBI. Additionally, at least one threatening letter was also discovered.

All packages are being analyzed in a FBI forensics lab at Quantico.

Last month, a suspicious package was sent to Fort Myer near the Pentagon, but no hazardous material was found.

The packages come in the wake of the Austin bombings that left two people dead and more than four people injured. The suspected bomber, 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, died after detonating an explosive after a confrontation with law enforcement.
Lucia I. Suarez Sang is a Reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @luciasuarezsang

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A person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the series of suspicious packages containing explosive materials found at military bases in the greater Washington, D.C., area, a law enforcement official told Fox News. Officials previously said they were looking at more than five locations in the greater Washington, D.C., area suspected of receiving packages containing explosive materials.

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Anti-Semitic slaying of 85-year-old prompts outcry in France

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Anti-Semitic slaying of 85-year-old prompts outcry in France

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French leaders and activists called for people to take to the streets to protest after prosecutors filed preliminary charges in the death of Mireille Knoll.

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Sir Patrick Stewart and Thomas Middleditch started a playful Photoshop feud on Instagram. Many people genuinely got angry at Thomas before they realized the two were only playing around.

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"Silicon Valley" star Thomas Middleditch tells Conan O'Brien about the Photoshop battle between him and Sir Patrick Stewart.

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A water park co-owner has been arrested in connection with the 2016 death of a 10 year old at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kansas water park executives charged with murder in boy's death

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Two designers of a massive waterslide in Kansas on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated face second-degree murder charges in connection with the child's death, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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A former New Orleans Saints cheerleader fired over a photo posted to her private Instagram account has filed a federal complaint against the team, accusing the Saints of discrimination for requiring cheerleaders to follow a restrictive set of rules that don’t apply to male players.

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A former NFL cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints alleges the rules for cheerleaders discriminate against women.

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LOS ANGELES - He finally went up - just like the self-taught rocket scientist always pledged he would.

He came back down in one piece, too - a little dinged up and his steam-powered vessel a little cracked up.

Still, mission accomplished for a guy more daredevil than engineer, who drew more comparisons to the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote from his critics than he did to iconic stunt man Evel Knievel.

"Mad" Mike Hughes, the rocket man who believes the Earth is flat, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert. He told The Associated Press that outside of an aching back he's fine after the launch near Amboy, California.

"Relieved," he said after being checked out by paramedics. "I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. I'm tired of that stuff. I manned up and did it."

The launch in the desert town - about 200 miles (321.85 kilometers) east of Los Angeles - was originally scheduled in November. It was scrubbed several times due to logistical issues with the Bureau of Land Management and mechanical problems that kept popping up.

The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldn't fall back to the ground on public land. For months he's been working on overhauling his rocket in his garage.

It looked like Saturday might be another in a string of cancellations, given that the wind was blowing and his rocket was losing steam. Ideally, they wanted it at 350 psi for maximum thrust, but it was dropping to 340.

"I told Mike we could try to keep charging it up and get it hotter," said Waldo Stakes, who's been helping Hughes with his endeavor. "He said, 'No.'"

Sometime after 3 p.m. PDT, and without a countdown, Hughes' rocket soared into the sky.

Hughes reached a speed that Stakes estimated to be around 350 mph before pulling his parachute. Hughes was dropping too fast, though, and he had to deploy a second one. He landed with a thud and the rocket's nose broke in two places like it was designed to do.

"This thing wants to kill you 10 different ways," said Hughes, who had an altimeter in his cockpit to measure his altitude. "This thing will kill you in a heartbeat.

"Am I glad I did it? Yeah. I guess. I'll feel it in the morning. I won't be able to get out of bed. At least I can go home and have dinner and see my cats tonight."

He got permission to launch on the land owned by Albert Okura, who bought Amboy in 2005 for $435,000. Okura was in attendance and said the event lasted about three to four minutes. The rocket landed about 1,500 feet from the launch ramp, Stakes said.

"Mike branded us as 'Rocket Town,'" Okura said. "It was amazing."

This has been quite an undertaking for Hughes, who lives in Apple Valley, California. He's seen a flurry of reaction to his plans, with detractors labeling him a crackpot for planning the launch in a homemade contraption and his belief that the world is flat.

Some naysayers have posted things like "He'll be fine" with a picture of Wile E. Coyote strapped to a rocket.

"I hope he doesn't blow something up," retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger said as Hughes' plans captured widespread attention. Linenger orbited the globe more than 2,000 times during four months in 1997. "Rocketry, as our private space companies found out, isn't as easy as it looks."

Hughes often sparred with his critics on social media leading up to the launch, through Facebook comments and a 12-minute video addressed to his doubters. He's always maintained that his mission isn't to prove the Earth is flat.

"Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is," he said. "Do I know for sure? No. That's why I want to go up in space."

That's his project for down the road. He wants to build a "Rockoon," a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and lit. This rocket would take Hughes about 68 miles up.

He has a documentary crew following him around to record his ambition, with a planned release in August.

This was actually the second time he's constructed and launched a rocket. He said he jumped on a private property in Winkelman, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2014, and traveled 1,374 feet. He collapsed after that landing and needed three days to recover.

But there wasn't any footage of him climbing into the craft, leading some to question whether he even took off.

This one was going to be shown online through Noize TV.

"My story really is incredible," Hughes said. "It's got a bunch of story lines - the garage-built thing. I'm an older guy. It's out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth. The problem is it brings out all the nuts also, people questioning everything. It's the downside of all this."

His future plans are simple: Fill out the paperwork to run for governor.

"This is no joke," Hughes said. "I want to do it."

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LOS ANGELES - He finally went up - just like the self-taught rocket scientist always pledged he would. He came back down in one piece, too - a little dinged up and his steam-powered vessel a little cracked up. Still, mission accomplished for a guy more daredevil than engineer, who drew more comparisons to the cartoon character Wile E.

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Firefighters  were called in to rescue a little girl (6 years old) who had fallen into a small gap between two homes

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Firefighters in China rushed to rescue a little girl who had fallen into a small gap between two homes.

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A mysterious and heavily guarded 21-car train that chugged into China's capital Monday -- bringing with it rumors that North Korean despot Kim Jong Un was aboard -- departed Tuesday just as suddenly as it arrived, aound for destinations unknown.

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A mysterious and heavily guarded 21-car train that chugged into China's capital Monday -- bringing with it rumors that North Korean despot Kim Jong Un was aboard -- departed Tuesday just as suddenly as it arrived, and bound for destinations unknown.

Kim was identified as the likely VIP passenger after North Korea watchers noted the green diesel with the yellow stripe down the side looked just like the trains that ferried the despot's late father to meetings in China and Russia -- and on which Kim Jong Il eventually died of a heart attack.

"Our government is trying to thoroughly grasp the related situation, including whether the reports are true," a South Korean foreign ministry official said, according to Yonhap News Agency. "[But] whether Workers' Party of Korea Chairman Kim Jong-un is visiting China has not been verified."

The train entered Beijing's central train station Monday night with unusually heavy security and after other trains were heavily delayed so as not to interfere with the mystery train's arrival. On Tuesday, a slew of photos and videos showed a motorcade of black limousines waiting at the train station and Chinese soldiers on the platform, suggesting a high-level official was aboard. By the afternoon, a vehicle convoy led by a motorcycle escort headed to the station. Shortly afterward, the train left.
RUMORS OF KIM JONG UN'S VISIT TO CHINA SWIRL AS MYSTERIOUS TRAIN REPORTEDLY LEAVES BEIJING
If Kim was a passenger, it would align with the behavior of his father, who was spotted on a similar train in 2011 heading to Beijing. He made about a dozen trips abroad, almost all to China and all by train because he loathed flying.

Kim Jong Il had a penchant for a playboy lifestyle and is said to have decked the train out for lavish parties, during which he engaged in bouts of heavy drinking and sang karaoke. The train - generally 90 carriages that contained bedrooms, conference rooms and a chamber equipped with satellite phones and flat-screen televisions -- had cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine flown from Paris, Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian official who accompanied Kim Jong ll on a three-week trip to Moscow in 2001, said in an account published in 2002.

''Kim Jong Il can be called a gourmet," Pulikovsky wrote, adding that live lobster and pork barbecue were included in feasts. ''It was possible to order any dish of Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and French cuisine."

The train cars are reportedly bulletproof, making them heavier than normal carriages - and much slower when traveling, according to a 2009 report by Chosun Ilbo. The train travels an average speed of 37 miles per hour.

Three separate trains operated at the same time when Kim Jong Il traveled. The first car was used for security checks, Kim rode in the second and the third carried his bodyguards and other personnel, according to the report. The North Korean leader traveled with heightened security after an explosion near the North Korea-China border in 2004 killed 160 people and injured 1,300 others, the South China Morning Post reported.

The 2004 blast was rumored to be an assassination attempt on the despot.
US HOLDS FIRM ON MILITARY DRILLS WITH SOUTH KOREA DESPITE OUTREACH WITH KIM JONG UN
Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack in December 2011 aboard one of his six beloved trains, the South China Morning Post reported.

On Monday, heavy security was reported at the Friendship Bridge on the Yalu River, marking the border between China and North Korea. There was also news of the train transiting several stations on the way from North Korea to Beijing.

North Koreans entering China usually pass through the bridge, which is used in roughly 80 percent of travel between the two countries. The train would then have likely passed through the Chinese city of Dandong, which is at least a 14-hour journey by rail to Beijing and covers more than 680 miles, according to Reuters.

A complete rail trip from Pyongyang to Beijing takes at least 25 hours. The cars pass through two stations in North Korea (not including Pyongyang) and seven stations in China (not including Beijing), according to travel guides.

It isn't a surprise China and North Korean officials have not confirmed the visit. North Korean leaders' trips usually aren't immediately announced. Kim Jong Il's trip to China in 2003 wasn't announced until days later.

Kim Jong Un has not visited a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The North Korean leader is expected to hold separate summits with South Korea in late April and the U.S. in May. Kim's visit, if confirmed, would also mirror his father's move, when the elder Kim visited then-President Jiang Zemin in China in 2000 before a summit between the two Koreas that was held later that year, Reuters reported.

Kim was seen in a 2015 video, posted by North Korea state media, aboard a similar train to the one spotted Monday seated at a table in a conference room.

There were also rumors the trains weren't carrying Kim at all, but instead were for his sister, Kim Yo Jong, who he also sent to South Korea last month for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. Three sources confirmed to Bloomberg, however, that the despot was the official who visited Beijing. The White House also could not confirm the reports.

Within China, searches for the term "North Korea" were blocked Tuesday, while "Kim Jong Un" turned up results from several days prior on major social media platforms, including Sina's Weibo. Some nicknames were also blocked, such as "Kim the Third Fatty" ("Jin San Pang" in Chinese). A blocked Weibo post about Kim's possible visit even showed a combination of three photos of a pig character in a fictional Chinese television series.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Mystery train rumored to carry Kim Jong Un leaves China after secretive stay

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A mysterious and heavily guarded 21-car train that chugged into China's capital Monday -- bringing with it rumors that North Korean despot Kim Jong Un was aboard -- departed Tuesday just as suddenly as it arrived, bound for destinations unknown.

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Keith Rainere, the leader of a New York cult has been arrested in Mexico following criminal charges. Authorities have been looking for two years after reports of him coercing women, and branding them with his initials while they were filmed.

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A New York cult leader who called women his "slaves," branded them with his initials and coerced them into sex acts was arrested in Mexico on sex-trafficking charges, authorities said Monday.

Keith Raniere, the co-founder of the Nxivm cult that began more than two decades ago, was taken into custody after Mexican immigration officials found him in a luxury Mexican villa near Puerto Vallarta, the Albany Times Union reported. He was reportedly staying at the $10,000-a-week villa with several women.

Raniere returned to Texas on Monday. He is expected to appear in court Tuesday in Fort Worth on the charges filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.

Authorities said Raniere, who is known as "Vanguard" in the organization, formed a secretive group within NXIVM that had women join a slave-master club called "Dominus Obsequious Sororium," which translates to "Master Over the Slave Woman."

The women - usually thin because they stuck to low-calorie diets - were allegedly brainwashed into thinking the best way to advance was to become a "slave." Raniere coerced the women into having sex with him and doing menial chores for "masters," the criminal complaint stated.

The women also partook in videotaped branding ceremonies in which they had Raniere's initials burned into their pelvic area.

"During the branding ceremonies, slaves were required to be fully naked, and the master would order one slave to film while the other held down the slave being branded," the complaint said.
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The women were allegedly threatened with public humiliation if they didn't keep the arrangement a secret. Raniere punished the women for not following orders by forcing them "to wear fake cow udders over their breasts while people called them derogatory names," court papers stated.

Other times, they were reportedly stuck in cages.

Raniere fled to Mexico last November after the government began interviewing potential witnesses about the cult leader's alleged activities. The New York Times published stories of some of the women who defected from their secret sorority.

Federal authorities struggled to find Raniere for months because he used encrypted email and ditched his phone.

"The defendant was uncooperative when immigration authorities arrived and after he was taken into custody, the women chased the car in which the defendant was being transported in their own car at high speed," court papers stated.

On Tuesday, federal agents raided the home of Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman in Oregon Trail, the Albany Times Union reported.
DETROIT POLICE SEARCHING FOR A MURDERER AFTER MISSING MAN'S BATTERED BODY FOUND AT ABANDONED HOME
Raniere was promoted as a "scientist, mathematician, philosopher, entrepreneur, educator, inventor and author" who has "devoted his life to studying the human psychodynamic and developing new tools for human empowerment, expression and ethics," the group's website says.

Raniere and Nxivm have been the subject of criticism for years, dating back to at least 2012 when the Times Union of Albany published a series of articles examining the organization and the allegations it was like a cult.

Over the years, Nxivm has attracted a following that includes Emmy Award-winning actress Allison Mack. Authorities also say Raniere has been bankrolled by Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram's liquor fortune.

Bronfman gave millions of dollars covering expenses such as private air travel costing $65,000 per flight, court papers say.
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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Nxivm cult leader coerced women into sex, branded initials on his 'slaves,' authorities say

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A New York cult leader who called women his "slaves," branded them with his initials and coerced them into sex acts was arrested in Mexico on sex-trafficking charges, authorities said Monday. Keith Raniere, the co-founder of the Nxivm cult that began more than two decades ago, was taken into custody after Mexican immigration officials found him in a luxury Mexican villa near Puerto Vallarta, the Albany Times Union reported.

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Multiple suspicious packages containing explosive material were sent to at least three military installations in the Washington, D.C. area, a senior defense official told Fox News Monday.

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Multiple suspicious packages containing explosive material were sent to at least three military installations in the Washington, D.C. area, a senior defense official told Fox News Monday.

Officials told Fox 5 DC a suspicious package was received at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Southwest Washington D.C. at around 8:30 a.m. The building was evacuated and an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Fort Belvoir, Va. examined the package, which tested positive for black powder and residue.

An X-ray of the package indicated a suspected GPS and an expedient fuse were attached, Army officials said. The package later was rendered safe.

At approximately 11 a.m., Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in King George County, Va. also received a suspicious package that was found to be safe, officials said.

Later in the day, officials at Fort Belvoir said they had also received a suspicious package, but it was rendered safe.

"The FBI responded to multiple government facilities today for the reports of suspicious packages. Each package was collected for further analysis by the FBI," said Nicole Schwab, a spokesperson for the FBI Washington Field Office.

Fox News has learned that the packages were being examined at the FBI's field office in Quantico, Va.
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report. Click for more from Fox5DC.com.

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Multiple suspicious packages containing explosive material were sent to at least three military installations in the Washington, D.C. area, a senior defense official told Fox News Monday. Officials told Fox 5 DC a suspicious package was received at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Southwest Washington D.C.

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Yesterday, on the first day of the LSN Nerf War, the "Durags and Drakos" defeated "Come at me" by a score of 6-0. Brayden Priest of the Durags had 2 kills, Andrew Sherer 2, Hannah Robinson 1 and Sophia Turano 1. It is the first time in Nerf war history that a whole team was taken out in a period of 24 hours.

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Thirty years have passed since "Roseanne" burst onto the scene, which makes it ripe fodder for nostalgia.

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There's nothing wrong with the notion that Roseanne Barr's eponymous blue-collar character would support President Trump, as the comic herself has off screen. But "Roseanne" seemingly veers out of its lane to gin up that dialogue, placing Roseanne at odds with her sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf, who probably wishes this wasn't the first place people see her after her Oscar-nominated turn in "Lady Bird").

Like everything else about the show, the politics thus feel more abrasive than clever. The one-liners fly fast and furiously, naturally, as the Conners deal with more mundane problems, such as their grown-up kids and grandchildren -- Darlene (Sara Gilbert) is conveniently forced to move in with them -- while glossing over that little matter of Dan (John Goodman) having, you know, died.

The producers are more creative regarding the fact that two different actresses (Lecy Goranson, Sarah Chalke) played the couple's older daughter, Becky, although frankly, that sort of inventiveness is in distinctly short supply.

Roseanne gradually became a handful for ABC by making star-sized demands when the show became an unexpected hit, discarding producers during the show's heyday as if they were temporary Christmas help. This time, executives have handed her the keys to the kingdom from the get-go, clearly hoping the name alone would do most of the heavy lifting ratings-wise.

That might work initially, as "Will & Grace" has for NBC, and with CBS planning a "Murphy Brown" revival. Still, the result here is a show that should conjure a few smiles among those content to see the renewed interplay of the characters, but which exhibits none of the creative spark necessary to invigorate a comeback that transparently exists because the cast was willing and the network desperate to make some noise.

Notably, "Roseanne" is just one of three new sitcoms ABC is introducing the same week, and while the others don't have three decades of history in their corner, the concepts do possess a retro flavor.

Adapted from a Danish series, "Splitting Up Together" feels like an ABC sitcom from the 1990s, about a couple ("The Office's" Jenna Fischer, Oliver Hudson) that grows closer after their divorce.

As romantic comedies go, it's a perfectly durable (if familiar) concept, the problem being that while there's a movie in it, as a series, the teasing-out process feels strained after only a couple episodes.

"Alex, Inc.," meanwhile, stars Zach Braff ("Scrubs"), who doubles as one of the producers, as a guy who chucks his career as a radio producer to pursue his dream of launching a podcast company, where he intends to tell "stories that matter."

Based on Alex Blumberg's podcast "Startup," the word "podcast" is about the only thing that makes "Alex, Inc." feel like a 21st-century enterprise, from the title character's adorable yet precocious sitcom children to his supportive if understandably concerned wife (Tiya Sircar). The show also features "The Sopranos'" Michael Imperioli as Alex's peculiar cousin, who assists him with the fledgling enterprise.

As one of the centerpieces of ABC's spring hopes, "Roseanne" does figure to benefit from a built-in curiosity factor. But while there's always some excitement in reuniting an old band, this one mostly winds up belting out a tune equivalent to Roseanne's legendary version of the Star-Spangled Banner.

"Roseanne" premieres March 27 at 8 p.m. on ABC. "Splitting Up Together" and "Alex, Inc." premiere on March 27 and March 28, respectively.

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There's nothing wrong with the notion that Roseanne Barr's eponymous blue-collar character would support President Trump, as the comic herself has off screen. But "Roseanne" seemingly veers out of its lane to gin up that dialogue, placing Roseanne at odds with her sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf, who probably wishes this wasn't the first place people see her after her Oscar-nominated turn in "Lady Bird").

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A US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan says he didn't realize he'd been deported to Mexico until it was too late to turn back.

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A former US Army soldier whose felony conviction led to the revocation of his green card, his imprisonment, and, just days ago, his deportation to Mexico, said he will fight what he calls the unjust treatment of immigrant veterans.

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A co-owner of shlitterbaugn was arrested after a 10 year old boy died in 2016. They are also intending to destroy the water park.

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Kansas water park executives charged with murder in boy's death

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Two designers of a massive waterslide in Kansas on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated face second-degree murder charges in connection with the child's death, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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Student activists at Hofstra University are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson from campus.

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Student activists at Hofstra University are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson from campus.

Ja'Loni Owens, a Hofstra student and Black Lives Matter activist, started a change.org petition that warns it will discuss "slavery, rape, eugenics, anti-black racism" and claims the Founding Father's statue belongs in a museum with proper context, "not displayed on a college campus, especially not in front of a hub of student life."

Owens specifically addressed "white allies" in their Facebook event for the Friday protest "Jefferson Has Gotta Go!" to be held at the statue in front of the student center.

"Please understand that this is a protest against white supremacy and that you as white people - even though you're allies - benefit from white supremacy!" Owens wrote. "Your obligation is to fight that! Come prepared to step up if racial slurs or otherwise offensive things are said to organizers of color or poc attending. If you're able, come prepared to hold posters and like....PROTEST."

Owens added a stern warning to white students: "Do not come and take selfies for your Instagram feed or SO HELP ME GOD."

The demonstration's leader also warned non-black people of color (POC):

"Y'all are POC, but not everyone's roots run through enslavement! Pls be respectful! Don't derail! There is room for all of us!!! POC solidarity, pls!"

While the university approved the protest, Owens wrote that "if Hofstra was supportive and embraced anti-racist work, we would not be protesting."

The protest is co-sponsored by a number of campus organizations: Campus Feminist Collective, Collegiate Women of Color, Democrats of Hofstra University, Hofstra History Club, Hofstra NAACP Chapter, Peace Action Matters, Queer & Trans People of Color Coalition, Student Advocates of Safer Sex, The Gender Identity Federation, The Pride Network of Hofstra University, and Young Democratic Socialists of Hofstra.

When reached for comment, the organizers pointed to the event description.

"Jefferson's values aided in the construction of institutionalized racism and justified the subjugation of black people in the United States," the petition reads, alleging, "Jefferson has been embraced as an icon by white supremacist and neo-nazi organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and online white supremacist chat rooms..."

But not everyone on campus supports the protest.

"Not to bring problems, but I'd like to point out that as you are making the protest about your right to freedom of speech, don't forget that people like Jefferson gave you that right," Hofstra student Conor Dawson wrote, as reported by CampusReform.org.

In February, Owens held a "silent protest" to "draw attention to racism on Hofstra's campus" and memorialized Trayvon Martin by taping a piece of paper that said "Black Lives Matter" on the Jefferson statue.

Hofstra University did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke

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Student activists at Hofstra University are demanding the removal of a statue of Thomas Jefferson from campus. Ja'Loni Owens, a Hofstra student and Black Lives Matter activist, started a change.org petition that warns it will discuss "slavery, rape, eugenics, anti-black racism" and claims the Founding Father's statue belongs in a museum with proper context, "not displayed on a college campus, especially not in front of a hub of student life."

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Duke Assistant Jeff Capel agrees to become Pittsburgh's next basketball coach.

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Duke Assistant Jeff Capel Reportedly Agrees on Contract to Become Pittsburgh HC

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After working under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke since 2011, Jeff Capel will get another shot at being a head coach. And he won't have to leave the ACC to do so...

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The police officers responsible for the death of Alton Sterling in 2016 will face no charges.

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Landry's update in Baton Rogue -- coming 10 months after federal prosecutors determined they wouldn't file civil rights charges against two police officers in the case -- is being done after he met Tuesday morning with Sterling's relatives to tell them of his decision.

Outrage over Sterling's death led to renewed "Black Lives Matter" protests across the nation that year.

Sterling, 37, was shot and killed by police outside a convenience store in July 2016. Cell phone video showed Sterling, a black man, pinned to the ground by the white Baton Rouge police officers before he was shot; police said Sterling was shot because he was reaching for a gun.

The officers were responding to a call about a man with a gun. The call was from a homeless man who said that after he approached Sterling for money, Sterling showed him the weapon.

In May 2017, federal prosecutors found there wasn't enough evidence to warrant civil rights charges against Officers Blane Salamoni, who shot Sterling, and Howie Lake II.

The feds determined the officers' actions were reasonable under the circumstances -- including that the two used several less-than-lethal techniques before using force; that Sterling struggled with the officers and failed to follow orders; and that video evidence couldn't prove or disprove Salamoni's assertion that Sterling was reaching for a gun.

Despite the federal findings, Sterling's five children filed a wrongful death lawsuit last summer, alleging their father's shooting violated his civil rights and fits a pattern of excessive force and racism within the Baton Rouge Police Department.

Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge where Sterling was shot, also sued Baton Rouge and its police department. Muflahi accused authorities of illegally taking him into custody and confiscating his security system without a warrant.

Sterling was shot on the ground

Sterling was known as the "CD man," who sold CDs and DVDs outside the convenience store where he was shot, according to local media.

The killing gripped the nation in part because two bystander videos, each less than a minute long, captured Sterling's struggle with the two officers.

The Department of Justice said last spring that Salamoni put a gun to Stering's head when Sterling refused the officers' order to put his hands on the hood of a car. Sterling complied then but eventually he took his hands off the hood, the Justice Department said.

Lake used a Taser on Sterling, and both officers tackled him to the ground, DOJ said.

At one point, videos show, someone shouts, "He's got a gun!" In one video, an officer draws something from his waistband and points it at Sterling. As the camera turns away, more yelling ensues, followed by loud bangs.

Afterward, the camera captures Sterling with a large bloodstain on his chest as an officer on the ground next to him keeps his gun pointed at him.

As Sterling lies fatally wounded, the other officer removes something from Sterling's right pocket.

CNN's Amir Vera, Nick Valencia, Steve Almasy, Catherine E. Shoichet and Joshua Berlinger contributed to this report.

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Landry's update in Baton Rogue -- coming 10 months after federal prosecutors determined they wouldn't file civil rights charges against two police officers in the case -- is being done after he met Tuesday morning with Sterling's relatives to tell them of his decision.

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The funeral for a 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department who died while battling a five-alarm fire in Manhattan was held Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

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Michael Davidson of Engine Company 69, who lived in the Floral Park neighborhood of Queens, died Friday after suffering critical injuries fighting a basement fire in Harlem Thursday night.

He was working the nozzle on a hose when he became separated from the rest of his unit.

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Davidson died from smoke inhalation, the New York City Medical Examiner's office said Monday.

The building that caught fire was being used as a set for a movie starring Edward Norton and Bruce Willis.

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On Saturday, city officials announced Davidson had been posthumously promoted to lieutenant. He is survived by his wife and four young children.

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The funeral for a 15-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department who died while battling a five-alarm fire in Manhattan was held Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Michael Davidson of Engine Company 69, who lived in the Floral Park neighborhood of Queens, died Friday after suffering...

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This weekend during the quarter finals of the NA LCS playoffs, underdogs Clutch Gaming knocked out the former champions of the split TSM in a convincing victory. This is the first time in 5 splits that TSM will not be in the finals.

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In one of the best series in NA LCS history, Clutch Gaming defeated Team Solomid, knocking them out of the playoffs. This will be the first time in five splits that TSM failed to make it to the final rounds. Clutch Gaming, a brand new team spawned out of the League of Legends esports franchise system, managed to pull off an upset so large it shook the esports ecosystem. With Cloud9 and Counter Logic Gaming losing their games and knocking themselves out of the bracket, Team Liquid, Echo Fox, 100 Thieves and Clutch Gaming are the only teams left. Franchising was supposed to shake up League's professional meta and I think it's succeeding.

My favorite play of the series had to be in game four of the series. At the 12-minute mark, Hauntzer on Camille tries to set up a three-man dive on Solo on Ornn. Solo nearly manages to kill Hauntzer, who escapes with just a sliver of life. Then out of nowhere, Febiven on Swain throws out a Nevermove, getting the kill. Taking Hakuho's Thresh lantern, he flies straight into the face of MikeYeaung on Sejuani. It was one of the most mechanically synchronous plays I've ever seen, from a team that many thought never stood a chance.

Clutch Gaming wasn't perfectly in sync all the time. In game three, a four-man TSM dive in the bottom lane brought down the CG bot lane duo. Caught up in the passion of the moment, Febiven called out he had teleport (which he sadly did not) and both his teammates lost their lives. They still managed to win the game, proving that TSM coordination can't beat unbridled talent.

The memes from this match have already starting pouring in. The final match quickly hit the top reddit all, gaining more than 10,000 upvotes in a little under an hour. Many knocked Zven and Mithy's confusing performance while others not believing what they just watched.

Next week's playoff games pit Clutch Gaming against fellow newcomer 100 Thieves on March 31. LCS heavyweights Team Liquid and Echo Fox. square off on April 1. Make sure to watch after the EU LCs playoffs end around 6 to 8 p.m. EDT.

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NA LCS favorites TSM have been knocked out of the playoffs by Clutch Gaming

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In one of the best series in NA LCS history, Clutch Gaming defeated Team Solomid, knocking them out of the playoffs. This will be the first time in five splits that TSM failed to make it to the final rounds.