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Irma expected to be hurricane by week's end

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Tropical Storm Irma picked up strength Wednesday and is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday or Friday, making it the fourth hurricane of an increasingly busy season.

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Massive INFINITE Energy Spans Entire U.S.

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Massive INFINITE Energy Spans Entire U.S. - Banyan Hill Publishing

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The map below is the most incredible map you will ever see ... it reveals a huge untapped energy reserve that spans the entire United States. Experts at the U.S. Department of Energy believe this fuel could provide America with a "30,000-year energy supply." Goldman Sachs says this is a "power that's virtually inexhaustible."

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Florida mom accused of overdosing while driving toddler to preschool

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A Florida mom is accused of overdosing on prescription drugs while she was on her way to drop her child off at preschool.

Boca Raton police said they arrested Colleen Nichols, 30, after finding her unconscious in the front seat of her van at about 8:30 a.m. Monday, the Palm Beach Post reported. Her preschooler was found crying in the backseat.

"I just want to go to school," the child reportedly said to cops when they responded and revived Nichols. It was the child's fifth birthday.

Someone saw Nichols and her child in the van with the windows rolled up and ignition turned off and called 911, according to police records.
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When Boca Raton rescue crews arrived, they used Narcan -- a drug that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an opiate overdose -- to revive Nichols.

Nichols allegedly told police she was disoriented and couldn't remember getting in her van or the ambulance, but she denied using heroin. She didn't know where her child was either.

Nichols told authorities at the time, "I must have blacked out, I'm under a lot of stress."

Cops said they found a bottle of Klonopin, used to treat seizures, panic disorders and anxiety, in the van. The prescription for 30 pills had been filled the day before -- but there were only two left when cops discovered it, officials said.

Nichols was arrested on a child neglect charge, and was released from Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday on $1,000 bond. She was previously arrested for child neglect in 2015 after leaving the same child, then 3 years old, home alone after being taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Florida mom accused of overdosing while driving toddler to preschool

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A Florida mom is accused of overdosing on prescription drugs while she was on her way to drop her child off at preschool. Boca Raton police said they arrested Colleen Nichols, 30, after finding her unconscious in the front seat of her van at about 8:30 a.m. Monday, the Palm Beach Post reported.

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Former presidential candidate and Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton is going on tour with her perspective of the 2016 election titled "What Happened" with no question mark. Front row seats are being priced at anywhere between $2500-$3000 with normal tickets somewhere around $300. (USD)

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Hillary Clinton is ready to talk about "what happened." But if you want to hear her speak about it in person, you may have to spend some serious dough.

Starting next month, the former Democratic presidential nominee embarks on a tour across the United States and Canada to promote "What Happened," her memoir about running against Donald Trump for president. And the price for access is a throwback to campaign fundraisers.

For $2,375.95 (or $3,000 in Canadian dollars), Clinton fans in Toronto can obtain a "VIP platinum ticket" for her Sept. 28 talk. That ticket includes two front-row seats, a photo with Clinton backstage and a signed book.

For the same price, VIP tickets are also available during Clinton's upcoming appearances in Montreal and Vancouver.

The steep ticket prices have not gone unnoticed in the publishing industry.

"It is standard for high profile authors to do book tours that sell tickets to events, but Clinton's tour takes it to a new level of greed," an industry source told Fox News.
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But Simon & Schuster, the publisher of Clinton's book, defended the practice. A spokesman said Wednesday it is "customary for a venue to charge for tickets at events featuring high profile writers."

"Tickets typically include a book," Cary Goldstein, the executive director of publicity at Simon & Schuster, told Fox News. "Such was the case with tours for recent books by Megyn Kelly, Bob Gates, and any number of public personalities. Lecture venues have become a central component of book tours for public figures."

General admission tickets to Clinton's events are offered, too, for a lower price than the VIP versions. In Toronto, all the $70.49 (or $89 in Canadian currency) tickets for Clinton's lecture already have sold out.

Ticket prices for Clinton's events vary, depending on the location. In Broward, Fla., they range from $50 to $375 a ticket for an Oct. 3 appearance.

For Clinton's Nov. 1 event in New York, VIP tickets are going for $750.

"This pay-for-access has all the political wisdom of doing another round of private speeches for Goldman Sachs, but as her book tour makes clear, at this point in her career all she cares about is cashing in," the industry source said.
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Tickets -- especially the ones with VIP access -- to Clinton's events appear pricier than lectures with other major figures in the past.

Tickets to former Secretary of Defense Gates's first major book event in 2014 cost $30.

Clinton's book is set for release on Sept. 12.

Earlier this week, Simon & Schuster announced the first 15 cities Clinton will visit on her tour.

Her first appearance is Sept. 18 at the Warner Theater in Washington. The tour will take her through Canada as well as Florida, California, Michigan, Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, Georgia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington state and Oregon.

Promoting the tour in a news release this week, the publishing house said Clinton will "connect with audiences with a story that's personal, raw, detailed and surprisingly funny."

"Come join Hillary as she lets loose about her experience as a woman in politics, and other topics, in a way she never has before," it said.

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Hillary Clinton charging big bucks for book tour events

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Hillary Clinton is ready to talk about "what happened." But if you want to hear her speak about it in person, you may have to spend some serious dough. Starting next month, the former Democratic presidential nominee embarks on a tour across the United States and Canada to promote "What Happened," her memoir about running against Donald Trump for president.

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Floods hit a chemical plant in Texas, and because of that they could no longer store chemicals at the needed cold temperatures to keep them from burning. There is now a large fire, caused by an explosion, at the Arkema chemical plant in Texas that is slowly burning out. Scientists have said that the smoke holds a risk of irritating eyes, lungs, and possibly skin. The Federal Aviation Administration barred off all flights over the area due to the risk of fire and explosions.

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Reuters 53 mins ago David Shepardson and Jon Herskovitz

Update: The head of an Arkema SA business unit said on Thursday an incident at the company's Crosby, Texas, plant was not a chemical release but a fire caused by chemicals that could no longer be maintained at the cold temperatures required to prevent them from burning. "This isn't a chemical release. It's a fire," Richard Rennard, of Arkema, told reporters near the scene of the flood-swamped chemical plant.

"Any smoke is going to be an irritant to your eyes, or your lungs or potentially your skin," he added, saying the company was encouraging anyone who had been exposed to the smoke to seek medical attention.
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WASHINGTON/AUSTIN - Two explosions hit the flood-swamped Arkema SA chemical plant 25 miles northeast of Houston early on Thursday, and a sheriff's deputy was taken to a hospital after inhaling fumes, the French company said.

Arkema said further explosions of organic peroxides produced by the Crosby, Texas, plant and stored onsite were possible, and it urged people to stay away as the fire burns itself out. Black smoke was billowing from the site, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters at a televised news briefing.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it had temporarily barred flights from the area because of the risk of fire or explosion. Assistant Fire Chief Bob Rayall said on Thursday that "a series of pops" at the scene led to the fires.

"We haven't had massive explosions," Rayall said, emphasizing the fires had been contained so far. Rayall said three of the site's nine containers with the peroxides had lost refrigeration, and one had caught fire. Arkema said the company had no way to prevent fires because the plant is swamped by about 6 feet of water due to flooding from Harvey, which came ashore in Texas last week as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, knocking out power to its cooling system.

The company said the Harris County Emergency Operations Center notified it at about 2 a.m. CDT of two explosions and black smoke coming from the plant in Crosby.

"Organic peroxides are extremely flammable and, as agreed with public officials, the best course of action is to let the fire burn itself out," Arkema said.

The peroxides are used to make plastic resins, polystyrene, paints and other products. The sheriff's office said on Twitter that the deputy had been taken to the hospital, and 14 others drove themselves there as a precaution. Eight have been released, and seven remain under observation.

The department said it believed the smoke was a "non-toxic irritant."

"Remain well clear of the area and follow directions of local officials," the National Weather Service said after the explosions, noting that winds were from the west to the east from 4 to 9 miles per hour. The plant had been closed since Friday, and the company had evacuated remaining workers on Tuesday. Harris County ordered the evacuation of several hundred residents within a 1.5-mile radius.

"We want local residents to be aware that product is stored in multiple locations on the site, and a threat of additional explosion remains," Arkema said. "Please do not return to the area within the evacuation zone."

The company's shares were down 1.9 percent in Paris trading. Richard Rowe, chief executive officer of Arkema's North America unit, told reporters on Wednesday that chemicals on the site would catch fire and explode if they were not properly cooled. Arkema said it opted not to move chemicals before the storm but made extensive preparations.

A company spokeswoman did not immediately say when Arkema believes the fires will end. Rowe said a fire would not pose any "long-term harm or impact."

The plant has been without electric service since Sunday. It lost refrigeration when backup generators were flooded, and workers transferred products from warehouses into diesel-powered refrigerated containers. The company said some refrigeration of back-up containers has been compromised because of high water levels and that it was monitoring temperature levels remotely.

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Reuters 53 mins ago David Shepardson and Jon Herskovitz Update: The head of an Arkema SA business unit said on Thursday an incident at the company's Crosby, Texas, plant was not a chemical release but a fire caused by chemicals that could no longer be maintained at the cold temperatures required to prevent them from burning.

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Matthew Erickson, who was born with a rare brain cancer, beat the odds and began kindergarten. This month his family and him also celebrated his last round of chemotherapy and finding out that there is no evidence of cancer in his body.

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Tribune News Service 7 hrs ago By Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune

HUNTLEY, Ill. - Matthew Erickson toddled across his new, brightly colored classroom Monday to greet a friend whom he hugged and called, "My buddy."

It was the Huntley boy's first day of kindergarten, and for all its typical rites of passage - a Superman backpack, a ride on a yellow school bus, joining classmates for story time - it was a day that seemed improbable 5 years ago, when Matthew was born with an extremely rare and usually fatal form of brain cancer.

"We see a miracle, not just in his life but through a new thing he learns every single day," said his mother, Sue Erickson, 38.

The Chicago Tribune has been following Matthew's progress since weeks after he was born with a condition so rare that doctors say it's seen only in about five births nationwide each year: an aggressive form of brain cancer that developed while he was still in his mother's womb.

The cancer, a high-grade glioma, is more often seen in adults and is usually a death sentence. In his case, the tumor had engulfed much of his brain's right hemisphere. Matthew's parents were given the option of putting him in hospice and waiting for the end.

Instead, this month, relatives and friends celebrated the five-year anniversary of his last round of chemotherapy. There's no evidence of cancer in his 52-pound body.

"We are incredibly lucky," said his father, Ben Erickson, 39, a teacher at South Elgin High School, "because this just as well could have gone in a different direction."

The direction hasn't always been positive. There have been many setbacks, nine surgeries and many rounds of chemotherapy.

Just last week, Matthew had to be rushed to the hospital just before what was supposed to be his first day of kindergarten at Chesak Elementary School in Lake in the Hills.

As his classmates shared their inaugural school lunch and recess on the playground, Matthew and his family were waiting to learn if he'd need yet another round of emergency brain surgery, a fairly common though anxiety-ridden reality of his recovery.

His health is still precarious, and little things like a twitch of his hand or a headache can ignite panic, often foreshadowing a seizure or return to the operating room. He has some developmental delays and receives special education services, and no one knows which skills might shift or fade with each operation. No matter how many milestones Matthew reaches, there is always the fear his cancer could return.

But all appeared to be well this last trip to the hospital, so surgery was averted and he was sent home, carefully monitored over the weekend by his tense but grateful parents. Though he started a few days late, Matthew seemed socially at ease in his multigrade classroom on Monday, raising his hand to answer questions and giving his new friends high-fives throughout the day.

"Snack time!" he said during a break at school, and with a little help grabbed a granola bar from his new cubbyhole.

Matthew's diagnosis was once unfathomable to his parents. Yet Matthew's perseverance - as well as the resilience of his growing mind - has proven equally enigmatic.

"The beautiful thing about the human body and medicine and science is that there's a lot we don't know, including why Matthew's tumor had such a wonderful response to chemo," said Dr. Rishi Lulla, a pediatric neuro-oncologist at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago who has treated Matthew. "And here we are, all these years later, going to kindergarten."

INCONCEIVABLE

Sue Erickson recalled sobbing uncontrollably on the way to the hospital on Dec. 11, 2011.

"You should be excited," she told herself, "you're about to have a baby."

Two weeks prior, an ultrasound had revealed an excess of fluid on the brain, indicating the baby could have mental or physical disabilities.

"I didn't know if he was going to be born alive," she said. "I was terrified."

Even when the seemingly healthy 6-pound baby arrived, crying and waving his limbs, his mother was initially hesitant to hold him because she didn't want to be too attached.

The inconceivable diagnosis came four days later: Matthew had an unusual form of brain cancer that had developed while he was in his mother's womb; the cause, unknown.

"Is he dying?" Ben Erickson recalled asking, almost in disbelief. "Was he born dying?"

The answer was no, the baby was healthy other than the walnut-sized tumor. Specialists went over the options. One was to keep him comfortable and try to enjoy what time he had left.

The other was fighting the cancer with chemotherapy with a low chance of survival and real risk of long-term harm.

The Ericksons were told to take all the time they needed. The couple didn't need more time.

"There is no other option for us," Sue Erickson recalled saying. "We're going to fight."

But they were cautious. They didn't set up Matthew's nursery at home or put pictures on its walls.

"What if I put 6-month clothing in here and I come home without a baby?" Sue Erickson had thought at the time. "I couldn't let myself go there. I was afraid I would have to sit in a room full of Matthew's stuff. Without Matthew."

Multiple rounds of chemotherapy ensued, along with thousands of blood draws and multiple brain surgeries. But the tiniest of cancer patients endured. Matthew reached his first birthday, then his second. At 4, he graduated to a survivors' program for children with brain cancer at Lurie.

Sue Erickson is mainly a stay-at-home mom, but recently began doing some paid fundraising work for Lurie.

There are no guarantees, but as more time passes, it becomes less likely the tumor will return.

"I just can't imagine going home on hospice and not having this," Sue Erickson said. "His first step. A kiss every single day. The I love yous. I can't imagine not having all of that."

Now Matthew's development is roughly on par with a typical 18-to-24-month-old, his parents say. He speaks in full sentences but with the slurred pronunciation of a toddler. Orange-and-blue-rimmed glasses help his impaired vision. Hearing aids allow him to pick up higher pitches and certain letters.

Matthew sometimes has seizures and most strike in the middle of the night. So he sleeps snuggled between his parents, his little fingers clutching his mother's hand.

"When he has a seizure, his hand twitches," Sue Erickson said. "So I hold his hand while I'm sleeping to see if I can feel him twitching."

Braces help him walk. His gait is still a little stiff, he's prone to falling and he needs help getting up; but his parents love to see him on the move.

They think of other families they've befriended over years of treatment, some whose children did not survive.

"We have a lot of friends who would give anything, anything for one more sleepless night with their kid," Sue Erickson said. "We have tons of friends who would give anything to have their kid run around the house, ripping bills up or spilling a cup of water on the floor accidentally."

'GOOD IN THE WORLD'

Sue and Ben Erickson never allow themselves to get excited about an upcoming milestone until they are in the moment, including the first day of kindergarten.

Matthew has a device called a shunt - two tubes in his head used to drain fluid from his brain to his stomach - which can malfunction and need fixing. If Matthew says his head hurts or he vomits, it can indicate problems with the shunt, sending him back for another operation.

While so-called shunt revisions are fairly common, they still involve brain surgery, and it's uncertain how each operation might affect Matthew's developing mind.

Matthew was set to start T-ball in June. Throngs of family and friends planned to cheer from the stands.

Then he needed three rounds of emergency surgery to revise the shunt, so his little glove and baseball cap will have to wait until next season. He emerged from those latest rounds of surgery pursing his lips and whistling for the first time, and no one knows how or why he learned to do that. But he also had trouble walking, seemingly losing some progress he'd made over the past year, until it became apparent new problems with his vision were to blame.

Vomiting and lethargy - signs of possible problems with the shunt - made him miss what should have been his first day of kindergarten last week, though surgery wasn't necessary this time around.

So much of Matthew's growing mind is still a mystery, including how much he can achieve.

His young brain is creating new and healthy cells that can make up for the parts that were removed to save his life. Every day brings a new word, skill or deeper understanding of the world, his parents say.

Like the time he learned to work a zipper, to the cheers of his brother Nolan, 10, and sister Sophia, 7. Or when he first figured out how to turn on the television to watch "Henry Danger."

He recently told his first joke, properly mimicking the question-answer pattern and erupting in laughter at his own punchline: Knock-knock/Who's there?/Peanut/Peanut who?/Peanut butter and jelly!

The opportunity for progress is particularly fascinating to his kindergarten teacher, Bonnie Smith.

"I always remind myself not to have a set expectation," Smith said, "because every child is so unique."

Last year, during half-day preschool, Matthew learned letters, colors and shapes, concepts his parents weren't certain he'd be able to grasp.

This year will be his first full-day school experience, with music, and P.E. and art classes. He'll have his own aide to help him walk, and eat lunch and navigate the hallways, as well as a team of physical, speech and occupational therapists.

Matthew's endurance has touched people locally as well as across the country.

A Facebook page chronicling Matthew's treatment includes photos of him with Chicago Cubs first-baseman Anthony Rizzo, himself a cancer survivor who has taken the little boy under his wing. Sue Erickson gave the keynote speech at the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation Cook-Off for Cancer this year and in 2015.

"My son is 33 and fighting brain cancer the last 6 years!" one woman posted on the Facebook page in a comments section. "I show him pics of Matthew all the time and keep him updated on his journey and my Michael calls your Matthew HIS HERO!"

"I've watched you grow from afar," another woman posted. "I've seen you not only challenge, but defeat all the obstacles that were placed in front of you. You have brightened so many days for more people than you will ever know."

Lulla, the neuro-oncologist, believes Matthew is such an inspiration because he continues to beat all odds.

"As a doctor, it's so humbling," Lulla said, "because the truth is, you don't know. It's very affirming to the human spirit, especially in times like these when the world seems sort of in chaos. ... There's good in the world."

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Born with rare brain cancer, Huntley, Ill., boy beats odds to begin kindergarten

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Matthew Erickson toddled across his new, brightly colored classroom Monday to greet a friend whom he hugged and called, "My buddy."

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Bill and Hillary Clinton's old summer getaway sells for $29 million

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After nearly two years under contract, the East Hampton oceanfront estate that Bill and Hillary have favored for summer vacations has officially sold for $29 million.

The purchase of the property also marks the highest East Hampton real estate sale of 2017, reports Curbed.
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Nestled on a street "with a canopy of elms and with grand homes on each side," the 46th President and 2016 Democratic nominee rented the house during August 2011 and 2012, said Apolonia Baptiste, assistant to the seller Elie Hirschfeld, to the Wall Street Journal.

Brokered by Soethby's International Realty, the sprawling home, constructed 1920, measures at 10,000 square feet and maximizes ocean views from almost every room in the house, according to Realtor.com.
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Boasting eight bedrooms, nine full baths, six fireplaces, a gourmet kitchen, heated gunite pool, and library, the Lily Pond Lane estate sits on a one-acre lot with 200 feet of direct ocean frontage and a private path to the beach, to boot.

Though Baptiste declined to reveal how much the Clintons paid for their rentals, listing agent Rebekah Baker of Sotheby's East Hampton said that the home usually rents out for the summer for between $350,000 and $500,000, totaling out to about $150,000 a month.
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While the identity of the buyer remains unclear, one thing's for certain: Bill and Hillary love to vacation in style. In recent years, the former first family has summered at another luxurious Hamptons home in Amagansett, and will reportedly be spending Labor Day weekend there as well.

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After nearly two years under contract, the East Hampton oceanfront estate that Bill and Hillary have favored for summer vacations has officially sold for $29 million. The purchase of the property also marks the highest East Hampton real estate sale of 2017, reports Curbed.

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At the age of 2, a boy from

Indonesia acquired a deadly addiction that after 6 years, finally ended.

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But this boy has a tumultuous past and a reputation that precedes him, having undergone a recovery most children will never face.

Six years ago, Aldi Suganda, also known as Aldi Rizal, was a 2-year-old chain smoker addicted to cigarettes, smoking packs each day. "It was hard for me to stop," he said. "If I am not smoking, my mouth taste is sour and my head feel dizzy.

"I am happy now. I feel more enthusiastic, and my body is feeling fresh," he said.

He became a global sensation as the "chain-smoking toddler," with video clips of him puffing excessively on an endless cigarette supply watched by millions around the world.

His mother, Diana, thinks back to that period and recoils at the memory. Her son would get angry, she remembers, and throw tantrums if she withheld cigarettes from him or failed to give him money to obtain them. "He (would) start to smash his head to the wall. He was crazy, hurting himself if he didn't get a cigarette," she said.

People would accuse her of being a bad mother and regularly question her parenting skills, she said. "I am a weak mom. He always threaten me if I didn't give him money. ... I (was) afraid he (was) going to die."

Aldi is the youngest of three boys born to Diana and her husband, who requested not to be named. But he is far from the only child who picked up the habit across the islands of Indonesia: More than 267,000 children there are estimated to use tobacco products every day.

A childhood habit

Diana believes Aldi's addiction began with peer pressure and exposure to smokers. He accompanied her each morning to the market where she sells vegetables grown on their land. People there could have taught him to smoke, and he could easily get cigarettes by asking at the market, she said.

In many regions of the world, this might seem unrealistic and like an excuse, but in Indonesia, it's highly likely. The country has the highest percentage of male smokers globally and among the highest rate of adolescent and child smokers in the world -- fueled by lack of control over advertising, relaxed sales and low prices.

Today, Aldi is a healthy young boy who attends school and gets good grades, but to get here, it took years of rehabilitation with the country's leading child psychologist, Dr. Seto Mulyadi, chairman of the nation's National Commission for Child Protection. His road also didn't end with his tobacco cravings. Soon after his recovery, he replaced tobacco with food and began to overeat as a means of compensation, eventually becoming obese.

But a second bout of rehabilitation to tackle this overeating created the healthy, stable young boy sitting beside his mother today.

Mulyadi believes the one benefit of working with children who have an addiction is their mental agility. In Aldi's case, his age and intelligence meant he responded quickly to his treatment, in which Mulyadi distracted the 8-year-old with running, climbing and playing while slowly reducing the number of cigarettes he smoked each day. But treatment was intense and required Aldi to go to Jakarta for a few months to be with Mulyadi every day.

"He was just 3 years old, and he smoked four packs a day," Mulyadi said. "(But) I was confident because he is still very young. Psychologically, as a child, he is very flexible and easier to be cured."

And cured he is -- at least for now.

"I don't want to smoke anymore. I don't want to get sick," said Aldi, who now wants to help prevent other children going through a similar ordeal. "Please don't smoke. Don't even try it. It's hard to quit."

In 2013, more than 57% of men were reported to be smokers in Indonesia and more than 42% of teens ages 13 to 15, according to the Tobacco Atlas, compared with 17% and 8.2%, respectively, in the United States. It's estimated that more than 217,000 people die from diseases linked to tobacco use each year in Indonesia, including heart disease and respiratory conditions such as emphysema and lung cancer.

With smoking so commonplace and numbers remaining steady or even rising among some groups in recent years, Aldi's message could go unheard, believes Dr. Lily Sulistyowati, director of prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases at Indonesia's Ministry of Health.

"I'm very worried about smoking in Indonesia," she said, especially among teens ages 15 to 19.

No sign of decline

While rates in most countries fell between 2013 and 2016, the rate of smokers under 18 in Indonesia rose from 7.2% to 8.8%. In a population of more than 261 million, that means millions of youth continue to smoke today.

But more worryingly, among 10- to 14-year-olds, more than 3% were smokers in both 2013 and 2016 -- the majority of them boys -- and more than 18% of boys and more than 9% of girls 10 to 14 had tried a cigarette, according to Indonesia Basic Health Researchdata reported in 2013.

The research also found that 1.5% of boys and 1.4% of girls 5 to 9 years old had tried a cigarette.

Sulistyowati believes the problem is worse in rural areas and among poorer populations. "Poor people are spending their money on cigarettes," she said.

In 2013, the richest fifth of the population used 7.1% of their monthly expenditures on tobacco and betel leaf to wrap tobacco, while the poorest fifth spent 12.5%, according to Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics. The poorest fifth spent similar proportions of their wages on grains and tobacco -- 15.5% and 12.5%, respectively -- and spent six times more on tobacco than on dairy and egg products.

Rural regions also tend to be populated with people with lower incomes. There, parents'priorities are working and earning money for their families, which can leave children vulnerable to influences such as smoking while parents are distracted. "(These areas) are a different situation. Parents focus on how to work and get money, not on the health of their children," Sulistyowati said.

In addition, children begin working young to earn money that they can then spend on cigarettes, said Dr. Aman Pulungan, president of the Indonesian Pediatric Society, who has been monitoring and working on the issue of childhood smoking for decades. "It's country life," he said.

Smoking among children and teens is still a problem in the cities, highlights Silistyowati, but there, people know that the habit is bad for their health and children instead hide their addiction from their parents, she said. "They try it with friends," she said.

This was the case for Icha, 16, in the capital, Jakarta, who began smoking when she was 13 after a friend offered a cigarette to smoke together. "The first time, I felt dizzy and coughed a lot," she said. "But later on I (felt) the taste is good."

Icha now smokes at least one pack of 12 cigarettes each day and says half of herclassmates also smoke, some in front of their parents. Her own parents tried to ban her from smoking but after little success now just ask that she try to reduce her habit.

"There is no parental control," Pulungan said."They just do it, because no one says no."

Pulungan added that many parents don't fully understand the risks associated with smoking and that its prevalence among adults helps that ignorance persist, particularly in rural areas.

Part of the problem, Sulistyowati and other experts say, is the ease of access and pervasiveness of smoking in Indonesian culture.

Marketing and image invasion

"The problem is big," Pulungan said, adding that smoking has been an issue in Indonesia for more than 40 years. "But it's getting worse."

He believes that in addition to peer influence, the root causes of the epidemic include advertising, lack of laws -- or enforcement -- in public spaces, sponsorship of venues by big tobacco companies and the way cigarettes are sold.

Nonsmoking sections in restaurants are very small, he said. In addition, tobacco companies are still sponsoring sporting and musical events as well as public buildings or clubs. This sponsorship has come down in recent years, he said, but he now believes that hidden advertising is growing -- through TV and culture. "(Kids) think if you want to become a man, you have to smoke," he said.

The issues of advertising and masculinity linked to smoking faced many other countries just a decade or two ago, but while rates across the West declined, companies and efforts to boost tobacco interest transferred to countries where bans and laws did not prohibit their existence, such as Indonesia, Pulungan believes.

In rural areas, "the small shops, grocery shops, are sponsored by cigarette companies, and they can put adverts anywhere," he said. "No one controls this." He also mentions sports clubs that have tobacco companies as part of their names.

"Advertising is of more interest to the youth," Sulistyowati said, adding that companies entice adolescents by associating cigarettes with success and fame. "Schools can get sponsorship" from big companies, she said.

Again, while many countries have had bans against this for some time, Indonesia has no national laws in place -- though some municipalities have introduced them, she said, including Western Sumatra.

Of the big six global tobacco companies, Phillip Morris International dominates the market in Indonesia, according to 2013 data from the Tobacco Atlas.

Sampoerna, an affiliate of PT Philip Morris Indonesia and part of Philip Morris International Inc., said in an email to CNN that it is "firmly opposed to youth smoking," and that it does not intentionally market products to anyone under the age of 18 years old. The statement said it "makes every effort" to not place cigarette advertisements within 100 meters of educational facilities. The statement also said, "given the large number of retail outlets across Indonesia, mistakes can occur, but we do our absolute best to ensure that we are only communicating with adult smokers."

The company further commented that it supports "fair and balanced regulation at both the national and provincial/municipality levels," but that "the lack of harmonized regulation across the country causes confusion and difficulty in compliance for industry participants." In 2013, Sampoerna introduced a program that uses educational activities and materials to raise awareness among retailers and the public about preventing cigarette sales to children.

On the government side, the Ministry of Health is now working with the Ministries of Education and Communication to helpprohibit sponsorship and advertising, as well as the Ministry of Transport to implement and enforce existing smoking bans on public transport.

Almost half of the country's municipalities have regulations in place for smoke-free areas, said Sulistyowati, and universities have committed to having smoke-free campuses through the Ministry of Education. Graphic health warnings were also introduced on cigarette packets in 2014 to put people off the habit.

But "it all depends on the commitment of the local head, or mayor, of a district," Sulistyowati said. "Indonesia is a big country," at more than 1.9 million square kilometers (more than 740,000 square miles).

Easy access and affordability

The final hurdle is the cost and ease with which people can buy cigarettes: They can be bought individually -- which makes them more affordable to people with lower incomes -- and a pack of 12 can cost as little as $1 at most vendors and kiosks, said Sulitsyowati.

All 34 provinces have had regulations in place since 2012 to prohibit the sale of individual cigarettes, but enforcement has not been that effective.

"They buy one cigarette, not a pack usually ... and everywhere you go, you can buy one cigarette, so it's easy," Pulungan said. "Shops easily sell them."

One kiosk vendor in Jakarta,who did not provide his name, said most children buy individual cigarettes from him even though selling them in this form is breaking the law. "Everyone sells cigarettes to them," he said.

Globally, experts agree that one of the strongest tobacco-control policies has been taxation. The rising cost of the habit, linked to higher taxes, has meant that many can no longer afford to smoke, and those who can smoke provide revenue for anti-smoking campaigns and quitting support services, to name a few options.

"The evidence suggests increasing pricing is the single most effective way to reduce demand," said Vaughan Rees, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in a previous report by CNN.

"In states where we see the highest tax rates, we see the lowest prevalence," he said, highlighting New York City, where former Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced city taxes on top of state taxes in 2010.

In Indonesia, "the price of cigarettes is very cheap," Sulistyowati said. "Everyone can buy them."

Pushing for change

Now, the Ministry of Health is working to align with other ministries as well as international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, to tackle the appeal of cigarettes once and for all. This includes aligning with the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative and its strategy to reverse the global tobacco epidemic, known as MPOWER, which features six policies that have been proved to make an impact, such as protecting people from smoke, enforcing bans on advertising, and raising taxes.

The ministry also hopes to provide greater support for people trying to quit smoking and to increase public awareness about tobacco's harms -- as well as push harder for the country to join the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a global public health treaty formed in 2005 to tackle the global tobacco epidemic. Today, 181 states have signed the convention. Indonesia is not one of them.

With all this eventually in place, Aldi's message may finally reach those who need to hear it: young children facing the allure of smoking tobacco.

Though cases like Aldi's seem very rare on the surface, there are similar ones in Indonesia that don't get serious attention, said Mulyadi, who treated Aldi.

"Aldi was very lucky because in his case, we get a fast response from the government and public. ... Local and international media give him big attention," he said. "Other children are not that lucky."

The Indonesian government is not strict enough, he said. "As long as cigarette ads are spread out massively on TV, radio, newspapers, outdoor signage, everywhere, the problem of child smokers will get worse and worse."

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"We are still assessing how many people might have been trapped," Karandikar said.

Authorities would not say if the incident is connected to the strong rains and flooding that hit the Indian metropolis this week.

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One person was killed and eight people have been hospitalized, Mumbai police spokesman Rashmi Karandikar told CNN. "We are still assessing how many people might have been trapped," Karandikar said. Authorities would not say if the incident is connected to the strong rains and flooding that hit the Indian metropolis this week.

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Former Villanova head coach Rollie Massimino Dies at 82, had 816 career wins and won the 1985 national championship with Villanova

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Former Villanova Wildcats basketball coach Rollie Massimino died Wednesday at age 82. The university confirmed his death on its official athletics website.

" The Nova Nation has lost a legend and great leader," Villanova head coach Jay Wright said in a statement. "Coach's love of family, community, and teamwork were evident in every game his teams ever played. All of us, as coaches and players, idolized Coach Mass. He inspired and impacted all of our lives. He never stopped being a cherished mentor and friend."

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari and Villanova women's basketball coach Harry Perretta eulogized Massimino on Twitter:

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Massimino coached the Wildcats for 19 years and compiled a 355-241 record at the school. In 1985, he helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship victory over the Georgetown Hoyas in what's considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history.

Upon leaving Villanova in 1992, Massimino coached the UNLV Rebels for two seasons and finished his coaching career with the Cleveland State Vikings, where he stayed for seven years.

Massimino's 481 career victories are tiedfor 74th all time in Division I. He won 298 more games with the Keiser Seahawks, an NAIA program in West Palm Beach, Florida, that he built "from scratch" when the school was called Northwood University in 2006.

Massimino was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Mueller reportedly working with top Trump foe, could end-run presidential pardon

By Brooke Singman

Published August 31, 2017

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller reportedly is working with a top Trump foe - New York's Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman - in a development that could signal an attempt to get around the president's pardon powers.

As reported by Politico, Mueller and Schneiderman have been in communication in recent weeks and have shared evidence with one another. The joint effort is significant for two reasons: Trump and Schneiderman are political enemies, and the prospect of a state-level probe creates a scenario where Trump's pardon power would be blunted.

New York's attorney general has long been fiercely critical of Trump. He has repeatedly sued or threatened to sue the current administration, and led the charge in the fraud case against Trump University.

Just last year, Schneiderman won a $25 million settlement in the Trump University case.

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The president, for his part, repeatedly has called Schneiderman a "lightweight," dating back to 2013.

Aside from the bad blood between the two men, the implications of state-level involvement are important.

Politico reported that Mueller and Schneiderman are specifically looking at former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's financial transactions. Manafort has denied wrongdoing, and Politico reported that no decision has been made on whether to pursue charges.

But if they pursued a state-level count, Politico notes this could give the special counsel's team leverage over Manafort to seek cooperation -- since Trump cannot pardon for state crimes.

Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution gives the president power to "grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."

And as the Justice Department explains, "An offense that violates a state law is not an offense against the United States."

Trump last week announced the first pardon of his presidency, for former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. It's not clear how seriously clemency is being weighed for the Russia investigation, considering nobody has been charged in connection with the case.

The president repeatedly has described the investigation as a "witch hunt."

Both the special counsel's office and the New York attorney general's office declined requests for comment from Fox News.

Mueller also has been criticized for hiring a team of attorneys with a history of political donations to Democratic candidates.

Schneiderman's office reportedly is looking into Trump's business transactions as well, which could be shared with the special counsel's team.

Brooke Singman is a Politics Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @brookefoxnews.

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Bre Baughn- Interim police chief resigns amid report of connection to neo-Nazi websites

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Police officer Bart Alsbrook resigns after a local news station reported that he was apart of neo nazis on the internet. Alsbrook claims neo nazis hacked into his comupter and have been using his name since the mid 90s

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The new police chief for a small Oklahoma town is resigning after a local station reported he had ties to two neo-Nazi websites.

Bart Alsbrook, a former reserve officer, denied the allegations and claimed his name was linked to the sites through skinheads he'd met at heavy metal concerts, reports the Tulsa World.

He also told the Tulsa World the allegations have ruined his life and that he plans to resign his interim position leading the Colbert Police Department.

"Someone has been using my name for years on the Internet in regards to racist topics. It's not me, rather someone who has hijacked my name due to my combativeness and rejection to white power skinheads who were always coming to the heavy metal shows, starting fights and messing up our scene," he told the Tulsa World via text message.

Neo-Nazis in Dallas have been using his name since the mid-90s, he added.

KXII reported that Alsbrook's name was signed to ownership records for ISD Records and NS88 Videos after they looked into hate groups using the Southern Poverty Law Center's hate map.

Both companies promote and sell neo-Nazi media and memorabilia. Both websites were taken offline hours after they asked Alsbrook about them, KXII reports.

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Construction crews in Colorado uncovered a triceratops skull and at least a partial skeleton. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science say it's at least 66 million years old.

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Construction crews in Colorado uncovered a fossil. Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Joe Sertich says it's a triceratops skeleton and skull that is at least 66 million years old.

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A gospel singer has become a social media sensation after a video of her breaking into song at a shelter in Houston was viewed by 15 million and counting on Facebook.

The singer, Victoria White, and her partner, Marquist Taylor, joined " Good Morning America" today live from the shelter in Conroe, Texas.

White said she was inspired to lift the spirits of Harvey evacuees after her local shelter was at capacity for volunteers.

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"We knew we wanted to be boots on the ground and so we had to figure out somewhere that had space for volunteers and we found out that the shelter here in Conroe did and we came to lend our gifts," she explained. "It was great to be able to interact and meet and encourage everyone who was present."

Marquist Taylor, who also appears in a full-length version of the viral video, said he and White plan on singing at more shelters.

"We plan on spreading the love," Taylor said. "There was a lot of loss, but there's a lot of love to keep giving so we're going to keep spreading the love all around."

For those who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey, White encourages others to "serve, give, donate monetarily," she said.

"That's what's going to be able to sustain the people," White added.

White and Taylor ended the interview with a short, gospel performance.

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A gospel singer has become a social media sensation after a video of her breaking into song at a shelter in Houston was viewed by 15 million and counting on Facebook. The singer, Victoria White, and her partner, Marquist Taylor, joined " Good Morning America" today live from the shelter in Conroe, Texas.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have finally came to a deal on their megatrade with the Boston Celtics. The Cavs will send All-Star World Champion Kyrie Irving to Boston and they will receive Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets 1st round 2018 draft pick, and the 2nd pick of the 2020 draft.

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Kyrie Irving is officially a Boston Celtic. Finally. We think.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com reported Wednesday that the Celtics agreed to send a 2020 second-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers to complete their blockbuster swap of All-Star guards. The Celtics will send Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets' unprotected 2018 first-round pick and the 2020 second-rounder to complete the deal.
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Earlier, Wojnarowski reported Cleveland was still seeking an additional first-round pick from Boston after having some uneasiness about the results of Thomas' physical. The two-time All-Star point guard is rehabbing a hip injury.

The Cavaliers and Celtics need to complete the deal by 10 a.m. ET Thursday under NBA guidelines.

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A newborn baby boy who was found inside of a gym bag with the umbilicord still attached is now being cared for at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The abandoned infant, who staff have taken to calling "miracle baby," spent an entire day without food or water before he was discovered inside the bag, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

An unknown person dropped the bag off outside the Family Medical Clinic in Chamblee on Wednesday morning, and a staff member placed it inside the office thinking it belonged to a patient, the news outlet reported.
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The cleaning staff opened the bag on Thursday and discovered the boy, who appears to be premature and weighs 4.86 pounds.

Police are investigating surveillance video to determine who dropped the bag at the facility, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

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A newborn baby boy who was found inside of a gym bag with the umbilicord still attached is now being cared for at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The abandoned infant, who staff have taken to calling "miracle baby," spent an entire day without food or water before he was discovered inside the bag, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

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Black smoke rises at chemical plant damaged in Hurricane Harvey. Produces organic peroxides unprecedented 6 ft of water at plant. People where already evacuate.

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The situation at an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, outside of Houston, has become "serious," the company said in a statement, and there is a risk that the plant could catch fire or explode.

"At this time, while we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire and/or explosion within the site confines is real," the company said Tuesday evening.

The site has experienced heavy flooding from Hurricane Harvey, "receiving approximately 40 inches by Monday afternoon," the company said.

Residents within a 1.5-mile radius of the facility have been asked to evacuate, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.

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Wells Fargo reveals 1.4 million more fake accounts. The company will now refund 6.1 million dollars to customers.

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Wells Fargo has uncovered up to 1.4 million more fake accounts after digging deeper into the bank's broken sales culture.

The findings show that Wells Fargo's problems are worse than the bank previously admitted to when the scandal began almost a year ago.

Wells Fargo now says it has found a total of up to 3.5 million potentially fake bank and credit card accounts, up from its earlier tally of approximately 2.1 million. In other words, there are two-thirds more fake accounts than previously realized.

The additional fake accounts were discovered by a previously announced analysis that went back to January 2009 and that further reviewed the original May 2011 to mid-2015 period.

About 190,000 accounts were slapped with unnecessary fees for these accounts, Wells Fargo said. That's up from 130,000 previously.

Wells Fargo also discovered a new problem: thousands of customers were also enrolled in online bill pay without their authorization. The review found 528,000 potentially unauthorized online bill pay enrollments.

Related: Wells Fargo accused of ripping off mom-and-pop shops

Wells Fargo blamed unrealistic sales goals placed on employees for encouraging the unauthorized bill pay and bank account openings.

"We apologize to everyone who was harmed by unacceptable sales practices that occurred in our retail bank," Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said in a statement.

Wells Fargo is trying to make things right by scrapping its sales goals, installing new management and paying out millions in refunds.

Wells Fargo said it will now pay a total of $6.1 million to refund customers for unauthorized bank and credit card accounts, up from $3.3 million previously.

The bank also promised to pay $910,000 to refund customers for the 528,000 potentially improper online bill pay enrollments. The review of online bill pay was required by the September 2016 settlement.

Additionally, Wells Fargo has agreed to a $142 million national class action settlement to cover fake accounts that were opened back to 2002. That settlement received preliminary approval from a federal judge in July.

Related: Wells Fargo customer: It felt like my car was held as extortion

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a fierce critic of Wells Fargo, called the discovery of more fake accounts "unbelievable" on Twitter. The Democrat renewed her calls for Congress to hold more Wells Fargo hearings and for the Federal Reserve to remove board members who served during the scandal.

"I don't know what they're waiting for," Warren said.

Wells Fargo declined to comment on Warren's tweets, but said its management and board have "taken many steps" to "make things right," including installing new leadership and holding executives accountable by clawing back compensation.

The Federal Reserve didn't respond to requests for comment on Warren's tweet. Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said in July that the Fed does have the power to oust directors "if it proves appropriate."

Jaret Seiberg, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, predicted the latest news means the political and legal "spotlight will continue to shine brightly on Wells Fargo."

"Every new disclosure seems to expand the scope of the bank's troubles, which creates the perception that the scandal is getting bigger rather than going away," Seiberg wrote in a report on Thursday.

Wells Fargo is struggling to put the fake account scandal that began last fall behind it. New allegations of harming customers have rocked the bank in recent months.

In late July, Wells Fargo admitted to forcing up to 570,000 borrowers into unneeded auto insurance. About 20,000 of those customers may have had their cars repossessed due to these unnecessary insurance costs.

Wells Fargo has also been accused in a recent lawsuit of ripping off vulnerable mom-and-pop businesses on credit card fees -- an allegation that the bank has denied.

Wells Fargo urged customers who believe accounts were opened in their name to call a dedicated hotline: 1-877-924-8697.

CNNMoney (New York) First published August 31, 2017: 9:03 AM ET

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In the midst of deadly Tropical Storm Harvey's assault on Texas, people stepped up to help those trapped by rising floodwaters and shut out from basic necessities, with heroes forming human chains, delivering pizzas on kayaks and engaging in dramatic rescues.

Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in the Houston area, causing "unprecedented" flooding that left residents stranded in their homes and vehicles. Amid the chaos, stories of inspiring and selfless interactions have made waves.

Though many citizens heard the call for help, others tried to profit from the tragedy through scams, price gouging and fraud. The Texas Attorney General's Office said it received about 600 complaints as of Tuesday, adding the "number is rising," according to mySA. Officials warned about fake fundraisers being shared and urged people to only donate to established organizations.

Several people also reported seeing skyrocketing prices for essential items including gas and water. Best Buy apologized earlier this week after attempting to sell cases of water for $42.96 when other packages were priced at $29.98.

But it's the stories of heroism and compassion that have mostly dominated the aftermath of Harvey.
Forming a human chain
On Sunday, several people at an apartment complex were captured in a video forming a human chain to rescue a woman who went into labor during the storm. An email was sent to residents in the apartment complex to help the expecting mother as they waited for emergency responders to arrive, KTRK reported.

When the Houston Fire Department showed up, residents formed a human chain to safely escort the woman into a truck.

"Moments like these are incredibly precious and remind me of all the good in the world," Molly Akers, who posted video of the incident, wrote on Facebook.

Several other photos of people forming human chains to rescue people stuck in cars surfaced on Tuesday.
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Photos of rescues by police officers and officials have also been posted on social media.

Houston and Harris County police officers worked around-the-clock to respond to thousands of 911 calls for rescues. The Harris County Sheriff's Office posted a photo of a deputy carrying two children through waist-deep floodwaters as rain poured down.

"HCSO deputies are out in the Blackhorse subdivision still working high water rescues. #Harvey" HCSO tweeted.

SWAT team member Daryl Hudeck was also pictured carrying a Houston mom and her sleeping baby through floodwaters.

Police have also posted several photos of citizens stepping in to help. An HCSO picture showed several men pushing a person's vehicle through the flood and onto higher ground. The department encouraged others to step in and do the same.
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A viral photo of senior citizens sitting in waist-deep water on Sunday caught the nation's attention and demonstrated how serious the flooding was -- and how many people needed help. Officials arrived at the scene hours later, airlifting 15 residents from the assisted living home

"We were air-lifting grandmothers and grandfathers," Dickinson emergency management coordinator David Popoff told Galveston County Daily News.
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Pizza Hut has been one of numerous businesses to do its part in helping flood victims. Employees at a Pizza Hut in Oak Lake used kayaks to deliver hot pies to families trapped in their homes.

"When I heard there were families in need, I knew we needed to act fast," Shayda Habib told KPRC. "I called my husband and asked him to gather up kayaks and meet me at the restaurant."

The pizza chain posted a photo on its Twitter with the caption: "THANK YOU to our Oak Lake Pizza Hut team for their out-of-the-car response to deliver hot pizzas all day to the community they serve."

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More than 60,000 people are set to be evacuated from the center of Frankfurt on Sunday after a massive World War Two bomb was discovered beneath the city.

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The bomb was found during work Tuesday on a construction site on Wismarer Street close to the Goethe University Frankfurt compound, according to a statement by Frankfurt police.

Police said the size of the bomb made extensive evacuation measures necessary.

The device is a British bomb, specifically a 1.4-ton HC 4000 air mine, the statement said, and is under guard by police. There is no danger to the public, police said, but they will be evacuating the area as a precaution while they defuse the bomb.

The evacuation will take place at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday, authorities said.

The operation to defuse the bomb is expected to begin at midday and to take approximately four hours.

World War II may have ended over 70 years ago, but its legacy still lingers in cities across Germany.

In May, more than 50,000 people were asked to leave Hanover after a bomb was discovered during pre-construction work on a site in the Vahrenwald district.

On Christmas Day 2016, another 50,000 were evacuated from Augsburg in south Germany after a 1.8-ton bomb was found beneath an underground parking garage.

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The U.S. and South Korea joined together to create a mock bombing drill over the North Korean Peninsula.

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Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint US-South Korean flyover of the Korean Peninsula, an official with the South Korean air force told CNN.

The exercise was designed to "strongly counter North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests and development of nuclear weapons," the official said.

In a statement, the air force said the US bombers flew out of Guam and four stealth fighter jets from a US Marine Corps base in Japan.

They conducted a mock bombing drill, which simulated a surgical strike of key enemy facilities, over the Pilsung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon.

In a statement, US Pacific Command said the flyover was a "direct response to North Korea's intermediate range ballistic missile launch."

"North Korea's actions are a threat to our allies, partners and homeland, and their destabilizing actions will be met accordingly," said Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, commander of Pacific Air Forces.

North Korea labeled the flyover "a rash act," according to KCNA, the country's state news agency.

It said that the "wild military acts of the enemies" were as a result of the county's recent ballistic missile launch.

Show of force

Thursday's flyover follows North Korea's latest weapons test, the first ballistic missile fired over Japan, though various stages of rockets carrying satellites have landed to Japan's east and south.

North Korea has been test-firing missiles at a rapid clip this year. With each launch, experts say Pyongyang can further refine and perfect its missile technology.

The bomber flights are a common response to North Korean actions that the United States and its allies perceive as hostile.

B-1s flew over the Korean Peninsula following both of Pyongyang's successful tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the type of weapons designed to deliver nuclear warheads to far-off locations such as the US mainland.

The bombers flew from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, the closest US territory to North Korea and the target of North Korean threats in recent weeks.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency said that Tuesday's missile launch was "a meaningful prelude to containing Guam," which it called the "advanced base of invasion" for US forces.

In a follow-up statement Thursday, the agency promised future launches "targeting the Pacific, where the US imperialist aggressor forces' bases are stationed."

"It should not be forgotten even a moment that the whole of South Korea can turn into ruins," the statement said.

South Korea and the United States are currently engaged in joint military exercises, which kicked off last week. The annual exercises always infuriate Pyongyang, and some have called for them to be called off or scaled back as a show of good faith that might bring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table.

At a news conference Thursday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying seemed to be referring to the largely simulated drills when she said the situation in the Korean Peninsula "is not like a movie script or computer game."

"It is real. It exists," she said. "It is an important and serious issue that directly affects people's safety in the South and North. And it also affects the peace of the whole region. We hope every side makes rational judgments and wise decisions in a responsible manner for the people and regional peace and stability. "

Advanced fighter jet

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most expensive and one of the most controversial weapons systems in US history, is held out as "the cornerstone" of US defense in the Pacific.

Based at a US base in Iwakuni, the first of 16 fighters arrived in Japan in January, showing Washington's "commitment to the defense of Japan with the most capable and modern equipment in the US inventory," a US Marines official told CNN at the time.

According to the Marines, the deployment of the fighters to Japan was ordered under the Obama administration, and was not related to ongoing tensions with North Korea.

Nevertheless, analysts said the fighters' presence in Japan sends a strong message, and the country's Ministry of Defense claimed they increased Japan's deterrent capability amid an "increasingly severe" security environment.

Following North Korea's recent missile launch, President Donald Trump called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and said the "US stands with Japan 100%."

"I would like to make the utmost effort to protect the lives and assets of the Japanese people under a strong alliance between Japan and US," Abe recounted Trump saying after the call.

The F-35 stealth fighters would be a key part of any US pre-emptive strike on North Korea designed to neutralize the country's defensive and counterstrike capabilities, Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy captain and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told CNN earlier this month.

Countering North Korea's relatively formidable surface-to-air missile defense capabilities, stealth American F-22s, F-35s and B-2 bombers would likely lead a joint air campaign with the help of Japanese and South Korean F-15 or F-16 fighters, he said.

Corey Wallace, a security analyst at Freie University in Berlin, told CNN the use of the F-35s out of Japan showed the United States had various options for potentially striking North Korea.

"(Washington has) platforms from Guam and Japan linking up and operating together over South Korea with South Korean assets, with all of the governments supporting this," he said.

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Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint US-South Korean flyover of the Korean Peninsula, an official with the South Korean air force told CNN. The exercise was designed to "strongly counter North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests and development of nuclear weapons," the official said.