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Toddler left outside during Irma found purple.Angelo Mitchell, 36, was charged with felony child abuse without great bodily harm on Monday.A neighbor found the 19-month-old girl lying in the front yard of Mitchell’s Jasper house.Witnesses said she was also covered in scratches and bug bites.Mitchell admitted to having several drinks while he was taking care of his daughter, the arrest report stated.

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A convicted felon was arrested when his toddler was found looking "purple" after being left outside overnight Sunday -- as Hurricane Irma pounded Florida with gusting winds and heavy rain, police said.

Angelo Mitchell, 36, was charged with felony child abuse without great bodily harm on Monday, WCTV reported. A neighbor found the 19-month-old girl lying in the front yard of Mitchell's Jasper house.

Police said the girl was a shade of purple when she was found. Witnesses said she was also covered in scratches and bug bites. The girl was taken to the hospital and released on Tuesday.

The child's mother reported her daughter missing about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. She said Mitchell left with the girl, but came back two hours later without her. Mitchell told the mother he didn't leave with the toddler.

Mitchell admitted to having several drinks while he was taking care of his daughter, the arrest report stated. Police officers also noted Mitchell's breath smelled like alcohol.

Mitchell previously pleaded guilty in 2011 to felony batter after he dragged a woman by her hair, WCTV reported. He served five days in prison, but returned to do another year behind bars for violating his probation. He also had three restraining orders against him.

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A convicted felon was arrested when his toddler was found looking "purple" after being left outside overnight Sunday -- as Hurricane Irma pounded Florida with gusting winds and heavy rain, police said. Angelo Mitchell, 36, was charged with felony child abuse without great bodily harm on Monday, WCTV reported.

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Launched in 1997, Cassini has made numerous discoveries for the past 20 years. Yesterday, the search had ended. Cassini was built to discover information about the unknown planet and then get sucked into Saturn's atmosphere and disintegrate while plunging itself into the planet.

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In the early morning hours of September 15, NASA's 13-year mission exploring Saturn and its moons will come to an end as the spacecraft deliberately dives into Saturn's atmosphere and plunges itself into the planet.

Even then, Cassini will transmit new data about the planet's composition as long as its antenna remains pointed toward Earth, with the assist from small thrusters. No spacecraft has ever been so close to Saturn.

"You can think of Cassini as the first Saturn probe," said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist.

The Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer will act as the "nose" of the spacecraft, directly sampling the composition and structure of the atmosphere -- something that can't be done from orbit, said Hunter Waite, team lead for the spectrometer.

It will also investigate the "ring rain" phenomenon discovered by NASA's Voyager mission in the early 1980s, where it appeared that the rings were raining down material on the planet and causing changes in the atmosphere. The spectrometer will attempt to investigate what material is from the rings and what material is part of the atmosphere.

But contact will quickly be lost once the spacecraft enters Saturn's atmosphere at a high speed. About two minutes later, Cassini will burn and disintegrate completely -- any traces of it will melt due to the heat and high pressure of the giant planet's hostile atmosphere.

This will likely happen around 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time for the spacecraft, but given the time it takes for the signal to reach Earth, we will receive those last bits of data just before 8 a.m. -- long after Cassini is "gone."

"The spacecraft's final signal will be like an echo," said Earl Maize, Cassini project manager. "It will radiate across the solar system for nearly an hour and a half after Cassini itself has gone."

Why the dramatic ending?

Cassini had its closest approach with Saturn's moon Titan on Monday, dubbed a "goodbye kiss" by the mission's engineers because it provides the gravity assist that sends it on its final encounter with Saturn.

Mission scientists and operators are giving Cassini this fiery send-off on purpose. While many other options were considered -- such as "parking" the spacecraft in orbit around Saturn -- they didn't want to risk Cassini colliding with any of Saturn's moons.

Cassini data and observations revealed that while seemingly inhospitable to us, two of Saturn's moons, Enceladus and Titan, could be potentially habitable for some form of life. And NASA didn't want to risk contaminating the moons or any future studies of the moonswith Earth particles. Although Cassini has been in space for 20 years -- seven spent traveling to Saturn, 13 within the Saturn system -- microbes from Earth could still viably exist on the spacecraft without air, water or protection from radiation.

While the mission itself is ending, the data and observations provided by Cassini will provide new details about the planet, its unique rings and moons for decades to come.

Cassini's grand finale actually began in April, with a series of dives between Saturn's rings, close to the planet and its moons, providing unprecedented insight. This is another reason the mission scientists decided on Cassini's particular end-game. The final dive on Friday is a dramatic conclusion to this unique, long and scientifically valuable goodbye.

What Cassini taught us and what's next

Inspired to learn more after flybys of Saturn by NASA's Voyager missions, the Cassini mission was designed to be an international effort that united NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency.

It is known as the Cassini-Huygens mission because it delivered ESA's Huygens probe to Titan -- the "first descent and landing on a world in the outer solar system," according to NASA.

The Cassini mission, which arrived at the Saturn system in 2004, has been extended twice and will finally use up the last of its rocket propellant this week.

In the end, Cassini will have witnessed half of a Saturn year. A year on Saturn equals nearly 30 Earth years. When Cassini arrived, the northern hemisphere of Saturn was emerging from winter. As seasons on Saturn last about seven Earth years each, Cassini was just able to witness summer in the northern hemisphere before the mission ends.

Over the years, Cassini has revealed new insight about Saturn, its rings and how they operate, the complexities of Saturn's moons, the history of the solar system and planet formation and even the other places in our solar system where life might exist -- ocean worlds. Cassini has collected 450,000 images using a visible light camera.

When Cassini arrived, it witnessed a giant storm circling the planet for nine months. We learned there are 3-D structures in the rings. Serendipitous observations showed that icy jets erupt from Enceladus. And Titan not only has seas and lakes of liquid ethane and methane, but an atmosphere of chemicals that rain down, forming a unique chemistry that could lead to life.

"Cassini has transformed our thinking in so many ways, but especially with regard to surprising places in the solar system where life could potentially gain a foothold," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, in a statement.

And the spacecraft itself, as well as its instruments, are informing future missions that NASA has planned, like NASA's Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon, launching in the 2020s.

"Cassini has enabled those future missions to be possible," said Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science.

Intrigued by Cassini's discoveries, scientists have submitted concepts for future "spacecraft to drift on the methane seas of Titan and fly through the Enceladus plume to collect and analyze samples for signs of biology" that are currently under consideration, according to NASA.

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2 men were arrested for stealing a utility pole strapped to the top of a vehicle in Jacksonville. Days after Irma caused severe flooding in the city, as cops across the Sunshine State work overtime to nab thieves impeding recovery efforts.

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Two men were arrested Wednesday after an officer found a utility pole strapped to the top of a vehicle in Jacksonville, days after Hurricane Irma spawned severe flooding in the city.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tweeted a picture of the shirtless men sitting handcuffed on the sidewalk.

"These two were caught stealing a JEA pole just this morning! Citizens watching out and officers cleaning up = partnership! #Irma #JSO," the sheriff's office wrote.

Police said 42-year-old Blake Lee Waller and 46-year-old Victor Walter Apeler were arrested on grand theft charges after someone reported seeing them load the pole onto a sports utility vehicle.
MIAMI POLICE RAMP UP PATROLS TO COMBAT LOOTING
A police report obtained by the Associated Press said an officer noticed a light pole missing from an area on top of a bridge. He later spotted a vehicle driving with the pole on top, stopped the vehicle and arrested the men.

Apeler told investigators he was moving the pole because it was on the ground close to traffic lanes, according to the report.

A database search found Apeler had 72 scrap metal-related transactions for recycling since January.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Apple's iPhone X demo didn't go as planned, the facial recognition software meant to replace the fingerprint recognition didn't work after two attempts. Critics had already mentioned the issue before, but apple said there wasn't an issue. This made its stock market value drop, and made the new iPhone less appealing to the public.

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Apple revealed the iPhone X and the new face recognition feature failed during the demonstration.

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A young boy and his parents die after falling into a volcanic crater in Italy. The young boy wandered into a section that was off-limits to visitors. Police believe that either the boy fell unconscious due to the fumes, or the quicksand pulled him into the crater. His family rushed to the rescue and they too were sucked into the sand.

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An 11-year-old boy died after he fell into a volcanic crater in Italy and his parents also died when they tried to help him, police said.

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UNICEF: 400K Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar

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12 year old drives to safety as her dad is having a seizure while traveling in a car

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A 12-year-old girl's heroic actions were honored by her local sheriff's department after she calmly called 911 to report her father had a seizure while driving. Kassidy Gill, who was traveling with dad Christopher and her 4-year-old sister on July 28, made the call and took control of the car to lead her family to safety, Fox 7 Austin reported.

"He told me he was dizzy and he said that's what happened before all his other seizures," Kassidy told the news outlet. "He said to grab the wheel and find the nearest place to stop."
TEEN WITH 'RAPUNZEL SYNDROME' DIES FROM EATING HER OWN HAIR
Bastrop County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Newman found the trio in somebody's yard next to a religious statue. Kassidy said her focus was to find a place to stop and then try to revive her father.

"It looked like some kind of divine intervention because the tracks, it's one thing to see a field and for her to drive into it safely, but with the inertia of the car moving toward solid structures -- a tree, a house and narrowly miss all those and watch the tracks come to a stop right there next to the statue is quite amazing," Newman told Fox 7 Austin.
BABY BORN 4 MONTHS PREMATURE READY TO HEAD HOME
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office presented Kassidy with "The Civilian Life-Saving Award," and gave her sister an award for bravery.

"[Kassidy] deserves it, she deserves every bit of it," Christopher Gill, who said he is no longer driving until he finds the root cause of his seizures, told Fox 7 Austin.

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A 12-year-old girl's heroic actions were honored by her local sheriff's department after she calmly called 911 to report her father had a seizure while driving. Kassidy Gill, who was traveling with dad Christopher and her 4-year-old sister on July 28, made the call and took control of the car to lead her family to safety, Fox 7 Austin reported.

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First reported as missing, a 19 year old girl was found dead in a hotels walk in freezer. Police say she may have drunkenly stumbled into the freezer

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A Chicago woman was found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer Sunday, just hours after she was reported missing from a party at the venue, police said.

Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in the freezer at Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center in Rosemont, 17 miles northwest of Chicago. She was pronounced dead at 12:48 a.m., the Chicago Tribune reported. Her mother, Tereasa Martin, said Jenkins was inebriated when she walked into the freezer.

"[I'm] horrified," Martin told reporters outside the hotel. "It's something that no one could ever imagine. It's unbelievable."

An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.

Jenkins left her home about 11:30 p.m. Friday to attend the party on the ninth floor of the hotel. Martin said her daughter initially said she was "going to the show and bowling" and only found out about the hotel party when the woman's friends called to tell her Jenkins was missing. Witnesses said they remember seeing the woman, and Jenkins' sister last spoke to her around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning, Gary Mack, village of Rosemont spokesman, told the Chicago Tribune.

Martin filed a missing persons report just after 1 p.m. Saturday after hitting a roadblock with the hotel staff when she asked to review surveillance video, the Chicago Tribune reported. The mother also slammed the hotel employees for their lackadaisical attitude regarding her missing daughter.

"If they had taken me seriously and checked right away, they could have found my daughter much sooner and she might have been alive," Martin said.

Police said Jenkins got into the freezer by herself, but Martin isn't convinced about that claim.

"[Police] said she stumbled her way into the freezer," Martin said. "Those were double steel doors, she didn't just pop them open."

Martin also claimed police told her relatives Jenkins was seen "staggering" drunk near the front desk in a video. The freezer was located in a section of the hotel where construction was being done. The unit was turned on, but no food was being stored in it.

"I just happen to know there's work being done on some new facilities over there, so there is some construction activity where a new restaurant is being built, and [she was found] in that vicinity," Mack said. "This is not an area where anyone would typically be who was a guest in the hotel."

The grieving mother also recalled how her daughter's friends repeatedly changed their stories about the night Jenkins disappeared. Martin said the three friends called her and told her they couldn't find Jenkins, but had her phone and keys with them. They said they were driving Jenkin's car back to her home, according to Martin.

The hotel issued a statement to WGN-TV Sunday night saying they were "saddened" by Jenkins' death.

"We are saddened by this news, and our thoughts are with the young woman and her family during this difficult time. The hotel staff will continue to cooperate fully with local authorities. All further questions should be directed to the Rosemont Police Department," the statement said.

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Popular Right wing commentator Ben Shapiro says he will now definitely speak at Berkeley after the pressure on the University after growing pressure to defend his 1st amendment rights, after allowing Antifa free reign to do whatever they wanted at his last rally. They have also labeled him a Nazi despite being Jewish and having European ancestry

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I vividly recall the famous "free speech" movement at Berkeley several decades ago. The hard left demanded the right to express radical, often obnoxious, views on campus. Some on the hard right sought to ban these hard left expressions. Free speech prevailed.

Now it is the hard right that is demanding the right to make provocative speeches on campus and it is elements of the hard left that are trying to censor them.

But there is no symmetry in the means used to silence opponents. Today's hard left, led by Antifa and other radical and anarchistic gangs, do not shrink from the threat or use of violence to silence speakers with whom they disagree. These unlawful tactics have prevailed and several right wing speakers were forced to cancel their scheduled appearances on the Berkeley campus. This time free speech is losing.

Protesters must not be allowed to block access to the speech, to threaten violence against the speaker or his audience, to shout down the speaker or to take any other action that prevents the speaker from completing his talk.

Now there is a test case: Ben Shapiro, a thoughtful conservative with whose views I often personally disagree, is not merely a provocateur, as some other extreme right speakers are. These provocateurs come to campuses not so much to educate as to provoke responses. Although deliberately provocative speech is as constitutionally protected as other kinds of offensive expression, it is easy to understand why some administrators, faculty and students object to being used as part of what they regard as staged political theater deliberately designed to create conflict.

Ben Shapiro is different. He has something substantively important to share with the Berkeley academic community. If I were on that campus, I would want to listen to what he has to say, despite my disagreement with many of his views.

Yet there are those on the hard left who would stop me and others from hearing him. They cannot be allowed to do that.

Berkeley, as a state university, is bound by the First Amendment. It has a constitutional obligation to protect the speaker and allow him to address his audience. It also has an obligation to protect those who seek to protest Shapiro's presence on campus and the content of his speech. But the protests may not interfere with the right of the speaker to communicate his ideas to the audience. Protesters must not be allowed to block access to the speech, to threaten violence against the speaker or his audience, to shout down the speaker or to take any other action that prevents the speaker from completing his talk.

Protesters may show disagreement with specific ideas by briefly booing or even shouting words of disapproval, but these disruptions must be brief and not continuous. They must not have the intent or effect of stopping the speaker from delivering his or her message.

These lines are difficult to draw in practice, but disagreements must be resolved in favor of the speaker, not the disrupters. And the university must have the same rules for the right as for the left. It may not take ideological sides when it comes to freedom of expression. It must remain scrupulously neutral, even if its constituents favor the left over the right.

Berkeley, as expected, is in the eye of the storm. It passed the test when the hard left demanded free speech. It must now pass the test when the hard right is demanding equal protection.

Ben Shapiro must not be prevented from speaking. His talk must not be cancelled, as others were. Berkeley must do whatever it takes to protect Shapiro and those who follow him from the intolerant mobs that don't want anyone to hear his conservative message.

What is at stake is more than Shapiro's personal freedom of speech, important as that is. What is at stake is the right of every American to participate in the open marketplace of ideas. If a great university shuts down that marketplace, the rights of all Americans are endangered.

Alan M. Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus and author of Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law and Electile Dysfunction. Follow him on Twitter @AlanDersh and Facebook @AlanMDershowitz.

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Houston Texans Linebacker Brain Cushing suspended 10 games for second PED offense .

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The NFL has suspended Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing 10 games for violating its policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

The league announced Cushing's suspension Wednesday, via Texans public relations on Twitter.

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What's in a name? One startup is learning the hard way.

A new startup called Bodega launched Wednesday and has already apologized in the face of mounting outrage.

Folks weren't happy that Bodega appeared to be taking aim at mom-and-pop shops run by hardworking immigrants, while simultaneously misappropriating immigrant culture and celebrating gentrification.

"Despite our best intentions and our admiration for traditional bodegas, we clearly hit a nerve this morning," Bodega wrote in a Medium post. "And we apologize to anyone we've offended. Rather than disrespect to traditional corner stores -- or worse yet, a threat -- we intended only admiration."

The company's concept isn't novel: Position pantry boxes stocked with non-perishable, convenience store items in locations that shoppers frequent -- like gyms and dorms and a buildings -- by striking deals with property managers. Users can unlock the box with an app and they'll be charged for whatever the cameras record them taking. Its logo is a cat -- a nod to the animal that so often takes up residence at a traditional corner store.

The company, founded by Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan, was profiled in a Fast Company article titled "Two Ex-Googlers Want To Make Bodegas And Mom-And-Pop Corner Stores Obsolete" that quickly went viral on Wednesday.

Related: Startup behind ridiculed $400 juicer shuts down

In the article, McDonald said he was "not particularly concerned" about the startup coming off as culturally insensitive.

"We did surveys in the Latin American community to understand if they felt the name was a misappropriation of that term or had negative connotations, and 97% said 'no'. It's a simple name and I think it works," cofounder Paul McDonald told the magazine.

On Wednesday afternoon, he conceded that "... it's clear that we may not have been asking the right questions of the right people."

McDonald says he doesn't want to put the mom-and-pop shops out of business.

"We want to build a shopping experience that stands for convenience and ubiquity for people who don't have easy access to a corner store," he wrote, apologizing to anyone offended.

"We commit to reviewing the feedback and understanding the reactions from today. Our goal is to build a longterm, durable, thoughtful business and we want to make sure our name -- among other decisions we make -- reflects those values."

The tech industry has been pilloried for forcing gentrification in major cities like San Francisco. Longtime natives have criticized the industry for driving up rents and destroying the city's character.

"Weird that they're calling this heinous vending machine 'Bodega' and not 'Gentrification Box,'" tweeted one person.

Related: Backlash results after Uber teams up with Girls Who Code

Others criticized the startup for downplaying the actual charm -- and true utility of bodegas.

"'Bodega' box not gonna have Spanish chunes [choice music] in the background [or be] able to make me a bacon egg and cheese fresh so I'm good," tweeted another person.

There are real threats to traditional bodega owners, though: Rising rents, which have priced some out of business.

"It's blatant. they want the convenience of the bodega without having to interact with the people whose neighborhood they invaded," tweeted another person.

According to Fast Company, McDonald and Rajan raised funds from prominent investors like First Round Capital's Josh Kopelman, Forerunner Ventures' Kirsten Green, and Homebrew's Hunter Walk. Bodega has raised $2.5 million, according to TechCrunch.

These investors did not respond to CNN Tech's request for comment.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 13, 2017: 5:16 PM ET

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Man and woman found dead in home

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City, Mo., police say they found a man and woman dead inside of a home near 45th and Benton Thursday morning.

Police say the call came in around 6:15 a.m. No other details were immediately released.

A Fox 4 crew at the scene says there was some sort of disturbance in the house prior to their deaths.

Officials at the scene also told our crew that there was a 16-year-old at home in the basement when everything happened. That teen was not injured.

Police say they are not actively searching for any suspects, and the teen who was in the house is not being considered a suspect.

This a homicide investigation, according to police.

"When we locate deceased people inside, we slow the investigation down and do a meticulous entry and collection of evidence. So right now I can tell you if it's a double homicide or exactly what happened," Kansas City police spokesperson Stacy Graves said.

As of 8 a.m., officers were waiting outside of the home for a search warrant so they could go inside and begin their investigation.

"To make our community safer, we need you to come forward and work with us to try and make it safer. Just try to provide information to help us on our investigation," Graves added.

Refresh this page for the latest or turn your TV to FOX 4.

Tap here for a look at the area where the bodies were found.

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A school shooting happened at Spokane school. Four kids were shot, one was killed. The other three kids had surgery performed on them on Wednesday, and all came out of it well.

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A Washington State Patrol trooper called Wednesday the "worst day" in his law enforcement career after responding to his "own kids school for [an] active shooter."

"Worst day in my LE [law enforcement] career. To respond to your own kids school for active shooter," Trooper Jeff Sevigney tweeted hours after a high school student allegedly shot four classmates, killing one and wounding three, inside their school. "Prayers for everyone involved."

Worst day in my LE career.

To respond to your own kids school for active shooter.

Prayers for everyone involved. #FreemanHS
- Trooper J. Sevigney (@wspd4pio) September 14, 2017

Sevigney, a spokesman for Washington State Patrol, has been a state trooper since 1996, according to The Spokesman-Review. The newspaper reported that he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a motorcycle on duty in October 2016. The crash reportedly left Sevigney with a broken collarbone and he returned to work more two months later.

He has not responded to ABC News' request for comment.

The shooting suspect, whom police have not identified publicly, was apprehended after the shooting at Freeman High School in Rockford, near Spokane. He is in custody at the Spokane County juvenile jail, authorities said.

The three wounded students were transported to a hospital and are expected to survive, authorities said.

One of the three injured students underwent surgery Wednesday and all three are in satisfactory condition this morning, a hospital spokeswoman told ABC News this morning.

The suspect brought multiple weapons to campus, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovick said, and after he allegedly attempted to fire a jammed weapon, he moved on to the next one.

KHQ via AP

The student who was killed allegedly engaged with the suspect, Knezovick said, speculating that the deceased victim had tried to talk the suspect out of it.

The suspect then moved down a Freeman High School hallway, allegedly shooting and injuring three more students.

Knezovick said there were "conflicting stories" but it appeared as though a school employee was able to subdue the gunman until police arrived, calling the response "very courageous."

ABC Spokane affiliate KXLY-TV reported that a custodian ordered the suspect to surrender.

Courtesy Christina Morrison

School is canceled today in the aftermath of the tragedy. Tears were streaming down the faces of concerned parents as students left the building Wednesday, KXLY reported.

Parent Brandi Albert said, "I always thought this is such a great school and you would never think that anything like this would ever happen here. But it can definitely happen anywhere."

ABC News' Julia Jacobo contributed to this report.

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Andy Dalton who signed a six-year, $96 million contract extension in 2014—is not a good starting quarterback.Dalton completed just 16 of 31 passes and committed five turnovers with four interceptions and a fumble. As the Baltimore Ravens  hammered the Bengals 20-0 in the Bengals season opener at home.

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The Cincinnati Bengals are not a good football team, and Andy Dalton -who signed a six-year, $96 million contract extension in 2014-is not a good starting quarterback. It's that simple, and Dalton and his teammates provided us with plenty of evidence Sunday.

At home against a banged-up, beatable division rival, Dalton completed just 16 of 31 passes and committed five turnovers (four interceptions and a fumble) as the Baltimore Ravens hammered the Bengals 20-0. It was the second-lowest-rated game of the 29-year-old's career, and it marked the first time in over a decade that a team was shut out at home in its season opener.

Few expected that, but you shouldn't be surprised. The Bengals are coming off a six-win 2016 season and an inept 2017 offseason, and there are indications the team and its quarterback have regressed.

Steve Johnson @SJohnson831
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Despite the fact he was supposed to be building momentum entering his prime, Dalton's rate-based numbers plummeted in 2016. His passer rating dropped from 106.3 to 91.8, he ranked 24th among 30 qualified quarterbacks in touchdown rate and, as Pro Football Focus points out, he was particularly ineffective when facing pressure.

That's why it was strange to see the team sit back and let two key offensive linemen-Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Whitworth and high-ceiling right guard Kevin Zeitler-walk in free agency, even though they had the salary-cap space to re-sign both.

Without those two Sunday, the Bengals offensive line performed atrociously. Dalton took five sacks and was constantly under pressure. Whitworth's and Zeitler's replacements, third-year first-round pick Cedric Ogbuehi and fourth-year Texas product Trey Hopkins, struggled immensely. And Hopkins is already dealing with a knee injury.

Their peers-right tackle Jake Fisher, left guard Clint Boling and center Russell Bodine-weren't any better.

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Cedric Ogbuehi was beaten by Suggs there. There's a reason I, and everyone else, harped on the o-line all summer. This is why.
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That doesn't absolve Dalton, and he knows it.

"I didn't give us a chance to win this game," the seventh-year signal-caller told reporters. "I didn't give us a chance to score the points we needed to win. It starts with me."

But the lack of support was a factor. It also didn't help that Dalton was without rookie first-round wide receiver John Ross, who is nursing a knee injury.

That's also on the team to an extent, because it knew Ross had health-related red flags prior to the draft. With rookie second-round running back Joe Mixon picking up just nine rushing yards on eight carries, the Bengals looked like a team closer to a rebuild than a return to the playoffs.

Of course, the Bengals and a lot of their fans probably remain in denial. But again, this isn't a mystery. Sunday's performance might have been a bit of an aberration-they'll win some games this season, or at least score some points-but the Bengals weren't able to experience much success back when the offensive line and defense were stronger.

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Fan chanting loudly 30 feet away: "Let's trade Dalton." @FOX19 #Bengals https://t.co/jhq1PCSQMD
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Dalton had more support from those units when the Bengals made the playoffs in each of his first five seasons, but the Bengals lost all five of the playoff games they participated in during that run. In four playoff starts, Dalton has a completion percentage of 55.7, a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 1-to-6 and a passer rating of 57.8.

He's getting paid franchise-quarterback money, but he continues to show the football world he peaked early.

There were clues last year. Just look at his numbers from the second half of the season. After he posted a 98.0 rating and a 3-4-1 record during the first eight games of the year, Dalton's rating dropped to 85.4 during a 3-5 stretch to conclude a third-place season.

It didn't help that Dalton was without top receiver A.J. Green for a large portion of that period, but Green is healthy now. He was targeted 10 times, but only five of those throws were completed. Dalton was good on only one of the six passes he threw that traveled 15 or more yards.

Sunday's performance was extreme, but that doesn't mean it can be ignored. It's another indication the Bengals and their "franchise quarterback" are getting worse.
Brad Gagnon has covered the NFL for Bleacher Report since 2012. Follow @Brad_Gagnon

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Bre Baughn- Mom, kids hit by falling tree in NYC. Now she's suing for $200M

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a 75-foot-tall elm tree fell ontop of mother who was  pushing  a stroller with two of her children, ages 4 and 2, in a stroller while her 41-day-old infant was strapped to her chest, she was later hospitalized after being pinned down for 10 minutes. She is now suing New York City and the Central Park Conservancy for $200 million

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A woman hospitalized after she was hit by a falling tree while protecting her three young sons is suing New York City and the Central Park Conservancy for $200 million, WABC reports.

According to ABC News, 39-year-old Anne Monoky Goldman was pushing two of her children, ages 4 and 2, in a stroller while her 41-day-old infant was strapped to her chest Aug. 15 in Central Park when a 75-foot-tall elm tree fell on them.

Monoky Goldman was pinned under the tree for 10 minutes or so before being rescued. "They had to go take her out with chainsaws," a witness told the New York Daily News at the time.

Her lawyers say she suffered spine and neck injuries and a concussion. Her 2-year-old son was treated for a brain hemorrhage and concussion. In the lawsuit filed this week, lawyers claim the tree fell because it was decayed underground, posed a danger to all park visitors, and hadn't been properly maintained or inspected.

Monoky Goldman was released from the hospital last week, but her lawyers say she has to lay flat in bed for the next two to three months while her neck fractures heal.

They say she may not be able to walk again. "She can't pick up her baby, she can't breast-feed, she can't do her job" doing social media for Tory Burch, one attorney tells the .

The city is reviewing the lawsuit. (A pregnant woman was killed by a falling tree in an NYC park in 2013.)

This article originally appeared on Newser: Mom, Kids Hit by Falling Tree in NYC. Now She's Suing

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Reuters 1 hr ago Jack Kim and Kiyoshi Takenaka

SEOUL/TOKYO - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to "sink" Japan and reduce the United States to "ashes and darkness" for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear test.

The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which handles the North's external ties and propaganda, also called for the breakup of the Security Council, which it called "a tool of evil" made up of "money-bribed" countries that move at the order of the United States.

"The four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of Juche. Japan is no longer needed to exist near us," the committee said in a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency.

Juche is the North's ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by state founder Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of the current leader, Kim Jong Un. Regional tension has risen markedly since the reclusive North conducted its sixth, and by far its most powerful, nuclear test on Sept. 3, following a series of missile tests, including one that flew over Japan.

The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously on a U.S.-drafted resolution and a new round of sanctions on Monday in response, banning North Korea's textile exports that are the second largest only to coal and mineral, and capping fuel supplies. The North reacted to the latest action by the Security Council, which had the backing of veto-holding China and Russia, by reiterating threats to destroy the United States, Japan and South Korea.

"Let's reduce the U.S. mainland into ashes and darkness. Let's vent our spite with mobilization of all retaliation means which have been prepared till now," the statement said.

Japan's Nikkei stock index and dollar/yen currency pared gains, although traders said that was more because of several Chinese economic indicators released on Thursday rather than a reaction to the North's latest statement. South Korea's won also edged down around the same time over domestic financial concerns.

Despite the North's threats, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he was against having nuclear weapons in his country, either by developing its own arsenal or bringing back U.S. tactical nuclear weapons that were withdrawn in the early 1990s.

"To respond to North Korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peace on the Korean peninsula and could lead to a nuclear arms race in northeast Asia," Moon said in an interview with CNN.

South Korea's Unification Ministry also said it planned to provide $8 million through the U.N. World Food Programme and UNICEF to help infants and pregnant women in the North. The move marks Seoul's first humanitarian assistance for the North since its fourth nuclear test in January 2016 and is based on a longstanding policy of separating humanitarian aid from politics, the ministry said.
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The North's latest threats also singled out Japan for "dancing to the tune" of the United States, saying it should never be pardoned for not offering a sincere apology for its "never-to-be-condoned crimes against our people," an apparent reference to Japan's wartime aggression.

It also referred to South Korea as "traitors and dogs" of the United States. Japan criticized the North's statement harshly.

"This announcement is extremely provocative and egregious. It is something that markedly heightens regional tension and is absolutely unacceptable," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visiting India, called for strict enforcement of the U.N. resolution, saying the world must force a change.

The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously on a U.S.-drafted resolution and a new round of sanctions against North Korea on Monday in response to its latest and most powerful test, banning North Korea's textile exports that are the second largest only to coal and mineral, and capping fuel supplies.

North Korea had already rejected the Security Council resolution, vowing to press ahead with its nuclear and missile programs. A tougher initial U.S. draft of Monday's resolution was weakened to win the support of China, the North's lone major ally, and Russia. Significantly, it stopped short of imposing a full embargo on oil exports to North Korea, most of which come from China.

The latest sanctions also make it illegal for foreign firms to form commercial joint ventures with North Korean entities. U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that North Korea will never be allowed to threaten the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile, but has also asked China to do more to rein in its neighbor. China in turn favors an international response to the problem.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the international community had reached a "high consensus" on trying to realize a peaceful solution.

"We urge the relevant directly involved parties to seize the opportunity and have the political nerve to make the correct political choice as soon as possible," Hua told a regular press briefing.

The North accuses the United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, of planning to invade and regularly threatens to destroy it and its Asian allies. The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea because the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce and not a peace treaty.
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The Rosemont Police Department said Wednesday evening that it has located and interviewed 12 people in connection with the case of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, whose body was discovered in a freezer at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont, Illinois on Sunday morning after she attended a party there. It remains unclear how Jenkins died.

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Amid mounting pressure from protesters, police released new information about their investigation into the mysterious death of a Chicago teenager who was found dead in a hotel freezer last week.

The Rosemont Police Department said Wednesday evening that it has located and interviewed 12 people in connection with the case of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, whose body was discovered in a freezer at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont, Illinois on Sunday morning after she attended a party there. Jenkins' death is currently classified as noncriminal.

"Eight of those people interviewed were present the night/morning of the hotel gathering," the department said in a statement. "Additionally, we have positively identified four others who were present the night of the gathering and are working to locate and interview them."

Investigators are also analyzing social media content and surveillance footage from 47 cameras at the hotel, the department said, adding that it had sent "certain videos related to this investigation" to specialized forensic technicians for further analysis.

Separately, the department told the Chicago Sun-Times on Wednesday that Jenkins' mother, Tereasa Martin, would be shown the security footage by Thursday afternoon.

The department's statement came as more than 100 protesters gathered near the hotel, some chanting and carrying signs that read "Justice for Kenneka."

"Our concern is that it was possibly foul play. I think that's what everybody's concern is, that there was a possible cover-up of her death," activist William Calloway told ABC Chicago station WLS on Wednesday.

A viral Facebook Live video, shared by Jenkins' friend just hours before she died, has fueled conspiracy theories about how she may have died. Martin has said she suspects foul play.

Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens called the young woman's death a "tragedy" on Wednesday and said speculation about the case was "convoluting" the investigations, according to WLS.

"It's unfortunate a lot of the social media posts that are going on and the rhetoric that's going on and that is sort of convoluting things and making things a little more difficult," Stephens said while speaking at an economic meeting on Wednesday.

"Because they have to go and follow all those leads at the same time as they're trying to get to the bottom of this," he added.

Jenkins' body was discovered in an industrial size walk-in freezer in the basement of the hotel, according to Martin. She said that police, who had access to surveillance video, told her that Jenkins was intoxicated when she walked into the freezer and died there.

An autopsy performed on Sunday came back inconclusive, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday, and officials say it could take weeks before toxicology results are available.

Martin said her daughter's friends called her at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, saying Jenkins disappeared after they briefly left her alone in a hotel hallway.

The friends said they were in the car Martin had loaned her daughter for the night, Martin said. They had Jenkins' cell phone and keys in their possession, according to Martin, who said she isn't convinced because their "stories changed over and over."

The Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel and Conference Center has directed questions about the case to the Rosemont Police Department.

"We are saddened by this news, and our thoughts are with the young woman and her family during this difficult time," the hotel said in a statement. "The hotel staff will continue to cooperate fully with local authorities."

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Anshu Jamsenpa was the first woman to climb mount Everest twice in five days. She broke the world record when she climbed mount Everest first on May 16 and then again on May 21. Overall Anshu has climbed Everest 5 times in her life time.

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The Indian married mother-of-two has scaled the highest mountain in the world fives times.

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Uber receives backlash after pledging 1.2 million dollars to Girls Who Code, which supports grade and high school girls learning how to code.

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Uber pledged $1.2 million to Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that provides free coding classes to grade school and high school girls. As part of the multi-year partnership announced Thursday, Uber's new chief brand officer Bozoma Saint John is joining the organization's board.

The news didn't sit well with everyone -- including those who run nonprofits that also push to get more women and girls into technical careers.

"What's the point of offering women avenues to learn web/software skills if we're going to then lead them astray by recommending they work at a company that actively harms them?" asked Corinne Warnshuis, executive director of nonprofit Girl Develop It, in a series of tweets. "That's the worst outcome."

Uber has yet to prove itself a welcoming place for women. In February, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a lengthy blog post that forced the startup to address its toxic work culture and systemic sexism. The $68 billion transportation startup then launched a months-long internal investigation into its workforce culture. They ultimately purged a number of top executives, including CEO Travis Kalanick.

The investigation and subsequent coverage had a chilling effect on Uber partnerships.

In May, the Anita Borg Institute -- the organization behind the annual Grace Hopper Conference, the largest gathering of women in computing that takes place every fall -- cut ties with Uber.

"We require our partners to take action to improve the retention and advancement of women technologists," CEO Telle Whitney told CNN Tech at the time

Girl Develop It's Warnshius told CNN Tech that it's very difficult for a nonprofit that gives women access to affordable tech classes to accept largesse from a company with a bad reputation. It's also hard to turn it down, but they've said no a few times to donations from other tech companies struggling to fix their reputations.

"We operate as a very lean nonprofit and although our program model is sustainable ... we can always use additional support to grow our programs and increase our impact," Warnshius said.

In response to Warnshius, Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant tweeted that her organization also turned down money. She added that it was a fraction of amount Uber is donating to Girls Who Code. Bryant did not immediately respond to request for further comment.

"We love to see people make investments in organizations like Girls Who Code, Black Girls Code, Girl Develop It -- all of those organizations are worthy of investment. But, we also think it is no substitute for fixing the problems with Uber," Elizabeth Ames, senior vice president at the Anita Borg Institute, told CNN Tech.

Ames added that an organization like Uber should focus on the retention and advancement of its current employees, ahead of focusing on recruiting.

Related: Silicon Valley finally faces a reckoning with sexism

Some see Uber's partnership announcement as a public relations charade that's part of an effort to clean up the company's image. Susan Wu, a founding team member at the nonprofit Project Include, which focuses on diversity and inclusion efforts, referred to the news as "diversity theatre" in a tweet, noting that it "hurts the industry. Shifts focus from real impact to check lists." Uber and Girls Who Code did not immediately respond to request for comment.

The announcement also drew the ire of Fowler, the former Uber engineer whose blog post forced the startup to address its culture. She tweeted directly at Saint John to "help the women who Uber hurt first. There are hundreds of 'em."

"I'm sure HR can give you a list of the employees who attempted suicide, the ones who committed suicide, and the ones who were hospitalized," she wrote, adding that she won't believe Uber has improved until those people are helped.

Related: Biology isn't why tech is a boy's club

Uber's pledge to Girls Who Code, which comes from a $3 million diversity fund, will help support Girls Who Code chapters across the country. Members of Uber's employee resource group "LadyEng" will start volunteering for the organization, according to the press release.

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, made no mention of Uber's recent struggles in the announcement.

"Now more than ever it's important to see strong female leadership in the tech industry," read her statement. "Bozoma exemplifies this, and we're thrilled to have her on our board."

CNNMoney (New York) First published August 25, 2017: 2:49 PM ET

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An 11-year-old boy died after falling into a volcanic crater in Italy.

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Looting to a new low.

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Two men were arrested Wednesday after an officer found a utility pole strapped to the top of a vehicle in Jacksonville, days after Hurricane Irma spawned severe flooding in the city.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tweeted a picture of the shirtless men sitting handcuffed on the sidewalk.

"These two were caught stealing a JEA pole just this morning! Citizens watching out and officers cleaning up = partnership! #Irma #JSO," the sheriff's office wrote.

Police said 42-year-old Blake Lee Waller and 46-year-old Victor Walter Apeler were arrested on grand theft charges after someone reported seeing them load the pole onto a sports utility vehicle.
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A police report obtained by the Associated Press said an officer noticed a light pole missing from an area on top of a bridge. He later spotted a vehicle driving with the pole on top, stopped the vehicle and arrested the men.

Apeler told investigators he was moving the pole because it was on the ground close to traffic lanes, according to the report.

A database search found Apeler had 72 scrap metal-related transactions for recycling since January.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Nigeria announced a 5.8 billion dollar powerhouse that will be the biggest powerhouse in the world. It will take 6 years to build.

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The 3,050-megawatt Mambila hydroelectric power project in the state of Taraba will be delivered by a consortium of Chinese state-owned construction firms.

The megaproject will feature four dams between 50 and 150 meters tall, and take six years to complete, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, told reporters in Abuja.

The Chinese Export-Import Bank will finance 85% of the development, with the Nigerian government contributing 15%.

Minister Fashola claimed the project will deliver far-reaching benefits.

"(Mambila) will have a transformational effect on all of Nigeria's socio-economic development," he said through a government spokesman, "It will have considerable positive impact on electricity supply nationwide, productivity, employment, tourism, technology transfer, rural development, irrigation, agriculture and food production."

False starts

The Mambila hydropower plant has been in development for over 30 years, but previous administrations have made little progress.

In 2007, the Nigerian government awarded a $1.4 billion contract to two Chinese construction firms for a 2,600-megawatt plant, but the agreement broke down soon after.

Attempts were made to revive the deal without success. But the deadlock was broken by conversations between the presidents of China and Nigeria in 2016, according to the spokesman of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

"The major breakthrough in the execution of this project was achieved when President Muhammadu Buhari initiated discussions at the level of the President of the Peoples Republic of China in the course of his State Visit (in 2016)," wrote government official Garba Shehu.

The meeting resulted in the creation of a consortium of Chinese companies to deliver the project, according to Shehu, and an agreement that the Chinese government would commit finance to it.

Power shortage

Despite being one of the largest economies in Africa, over 40% of Nigerians live without access to electricity, according to World Bank figures.

Hydropower, one of the cleanest and cheapest forms of power, is a key target for development as Nigeria is currently exploiting just a fraction of its potential resources.

The country is also seeking to shift away from oil dependency, after plummeting oil prices triggered a recession.

The clear need for the Mambila project could make it more likely to succeed, some analysts believe.

"The prospects of project implementation starting are perhaps stronger than in previous decades," says Elizabeth Donnelly, deputy head of the Africa Programme at UK think tank Chatham House. "Nigeria continues, albeit slowly, with its complex power sector reform and badly needs to generate - and more importantly distribute - more power for its 180 million people."

"Hydroelectricity is an important part of this mix, particularly for rural electrification."

Risk factors

The location of the development could lead to complications.

"There is strong competition for land in Taraba state, which regularly sees outbreaks of ethno-religious violence," says Donnelly. "Such a project, with its need to resettle people, could considerably worsen the conflict dynamics and humanitarian situation in the state."

Environmental groups have also raised concerns about the potential impact.

"If the Mambila dam project does continue, it could mean disastrous environmental and social impacts for those already living in poverty along the banks of the Benue River," warned NGO International Rivers,

The Nigerian government says that 100,000 people will be displaced by the development, and has pledged to resettle and compensate them.

Taraba state Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, has welcomed the project for its potential to boost tourism and agriculture.

Chinese interests

The power plant is one of several major Chinese investments in Nigeria, including multiple railway projects.

In January, Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi announced plans to invest a further $40 billion in Nigeria.

"Nigeria is seen as an important power that China wants good relations with," says Yun Sun, a scholar of Chinese foreign policy at US think tank, The Stimson Center.

Sun adds that the primary motivation is financial. Investments such as the Mambila power plant make good business sense.

"Nigeria is using Chinese banks to hire Chinese companies for the project, which will create profits and jobs," she says. "China also wants to identify large projects that make it look good and (Mambila) falls into this category."

But while China is likely to gain from the deal, Sun sees higher risk on the Nigerian side.

"I am less optimistic about the financial impact on the Nigerian economy as the project is very large and there is a question about how Nigeria will repay the 85% finance from the Export-Import Bank," she says. "There could be implications for the national debt."

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