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Frozen water traps dozens of cars in Revere, Massachuetts .

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Video posted to social media shows cars in a Revere, Massachusetts, neighborhood frozen in floodwater.

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In California, mudslides have been destroying homes and injuring people. The mudslides have killed 15 people so far.

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Catastrophic mudslides have swallowed homes and killed at least 15 people in Southern California. A variety of unique factors have made them especially calamitous.

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inspiring North Korea ice skating duo takes on the Winter Olympics.

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Thanks to an extraordinary thawing of tensions between their homeland and the hosts of the 2018 Games, neighbor and rival South Korea, the pair's hopes of competing, once slim, may be resurrected.

South Korea announced Tuesday that, after a morning of person-to-person talks at the heavily-guarded border between the two countries, the North would send a delegation to the Olympics.

"With regard to PyeongChang, North Korea expressed its stance that it will send its high-level delegation, athletes representing the People's Olympic Committee, a cheering squad and an art troupe, a visitors' group, a Taekwondo demonstration team and a press corp," South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung told reporters in Seoul.

The North Korean skaters, who were both born in Pyongyang, had qualified for for the Winter Olympics in September, but their country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) missed the deadline to register in October.

However, the International Olympic Committee has now extended the deadline for North Korean participation at the Games in Pyeongchang.

"The IOC's mission is always to ensure the participation of all qualified athletes, beyond all political tensions and divisions," said the IOC statement on Monday.

Skating with 'happiness' and 'passion'

The pair -- who perform to "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles -- produced an impressive free-skate performance to secure one of the final Olympic spots up for grabs at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany in September.

Ryom, 18, and Kim, 25, spent the summer training in Montreal under renowned Canadian coach, Bruno Marcotte.

He told CNN the two North Koreans exhibit "happiness" and "passion," while skating and called them "a joy to work with."

"Their goal -- all we talked about -- is how they can get their score higher. And they want to take one step at a time. You know, the next goal is to come in top five at Worlds. The only thing we talk about is how can they progress (in) the world ranking."

Marcotte is coach to Canadian world champions Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford, while his sister Julie -- a renowned figure skating choreographer -- devised the North Koreans' free skate routine which is performed to Quebec singer Ginette Reno's song "Je ne suis qu'une chanson."

"I had to make all the arrangements for them, because I mean, they don't have a credit card. So they cannot just book a hotel," Bruno Marcotte told Canada's Global News. "They do nost have [a] driver's licence, so I could not just find a place anywhere in Montreal."

According to Marcotte, the skaters came to Montreal with their own North Korean coach and an official from the country's skating federation.

"They were often all of them together, but they were not constantly watched or surveyed, no," Marcotte told Global News in November, reflecting on the dynamic of the North Korean group while they were in Montreal.

The International Skating Union website lists Kim's interests as music, dance, reading, while Ryom's hobbies include football, reading, music.

Neither skater has previously participated at the Winter Olympics, and their most notable success came at the Pairs Figure Skating in the Asian Figure Skating Trophy in Manila, Philippines, in August 2016, where they won gold.

They followed it up as bronze medalists in the Pairs Figure Skating at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, but could only muster a 15th-place finish at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Psychological and political pressure

The pressure for athletes at their sport's pinnacle is huge, and with the extra scrutiny of the world's media watching the North Koreans, there is a danger it could be overwhelming.

"When you are representing your country at a high level event there's a lot of tension, especially when things are perceived as volatile," says Steven Ungerleider, an academic and sports psychologist with four decades of working with Olympians.

"If you can't step up and perform that can cause some serious fallout and athletes can feel vulnerable if they can't represent their country in a positive light."

The intensity and length of Olympian training regimes means that there is much more at stake, says Gene Moyle, a professor at the Queensland University of Technology and a sports psychologist with 15 years experience working with Winter Olympians.

"When athletes have been working for four years plus, there can be quite a bit of pressure," she says.

"Then on top, when other political things are going on in the background, understanding the (political) climate of the moment, would add a layer."

She says that in addition to training for their on-ice performances, Kim and Ryom will have additional training and support to help them zone out distractions.

"(Off-ice issues) can be a huge distraction. Realistically preparation outside your sport needs to include everything from walking the opening ceremony to the media and the need to be aware of the (political) climate and what's going on."

However, Ungerleider says he feels the athletes will put political considerations to the back of their minds.

"This really is a unique situation where we have two world leaders playing out some very idiosyncratic politics (but) the games will be seen as a place where politics can bring people together.

"I think this is a very positive opportunity for athletes to say, 'enough of the politics, I just want to compete.'"

That's a view echoed by Marcotte.

"Every time I spoke to them, they always made sure that they never wanted me to feel and confuse politics with sport," Marcotte told Canada's Global News. "And they always wanted to make sure that I saw them as sportsmen and not as political representatives."

'Propaganda victory'

Seoul's eagerness to have North Korean participants in the Games may give Pyongyang some leverage and potentially a "propaganda victory," says Michael Green, former NSC Senior Director for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

"If Kim can get concessions, namely an end to military exercises by the US and SK and get his Olympic athletes -- and he has pretty good figure skaters -- to the games, that's a pretty good propaganda victory at home and it shows he will argue that the world is accepting him as a nuclear weapons state leader."

"South Korea's government is rather desperate to have a peaceful Olympics in PyeongChang, and will give aid to get it,' he told CNN.

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Thanks to an extraordinary thawing of tensions between their homeland and the hosts of the 2018 Games, neighbor and rival South Korea, the pair's hopes of competing, once slim, may be resurrected. South Korea announced Tuesday that, after a morning of person-to-person talks at the heavily-guarded border between the two countries, the North would send a delegation to the Olympics.

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A day after mudslides crushed several Southern California homes and left at least 15 people dead, rescuers faced a difficult task Wednesday as hundreds of people remain cut off by debris in one neighborhood and others are still missing.

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Florida busboy finds, returns purse containing $1,500

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When a Florida couple stopped for a quick hamburger while returning from a visit with their grandchildren, they left a purse containing $1,500 in cash hanging on the back of a chair.

Nineteen-year-old busboy Matt Cureton found the purse while cleaning tables Monday at Wendy's restaurant in Fort Pierce. He told the SunSentinel that per store policy he didn't open the purse before handing it over to manger Betsy Hersha.

Francis and Peggy Humanick noticed the purse was gone when they got to their Boca Raton home. They canceled their credit cards before finding out the purse was safe. They drove 80 miles (129 kilometers) back to Wendy's.

Hersha says she hugged Cureton and told him he did the right thing. She encouraged him to take a $100 reward.

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When a Florida couple stopped for a quick hamburger while returning from a visit with their grandchildren, they left a purse containing $1,500 in cash hanging on the back of a chair. Nineteen-year-old busboy Matt Cureton found the purse while cleaning tables Monday at Wendy's restaurant in...

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Artists cut ties with H&M over the controversy with the monkey hoodie

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Two musicians have cut business ties with H&M after the fashion retailer used a young black model to promote a "coolest monkey in the jungle" hoodie.

The Swedish company was forced to apologize on Monday after its online ad sparked outrage and accusations of racism. Tops from the same line featuring other animals were modeled by white children.

H&M pulled the offending image, issued a second apology on Tuesday, and then stopped selling the hoodie. But at least two of its celebrity collaborators no longer want to be associated with the brand.

"After seeing the disturbing image yesterday, my excitement over our global campaign quickly evaporated, and I've decided at this time our partnership needs to end," musician and producer G-Eazy said in a statement.

G-Eazy, whose real name is Gerald Gillum, was working with H&M on a collection of menswear that was scheduled to hit the stores on March 1.

H&M has been collaborating with celebrities and high-profile fashion designers for years. Each new collection tends to generate long lines of fans and extra interest in the retailer.

David Beckham, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Stella McCartney, Vanessa Paradis and Karl Lagerfeld are among the stars that have signed up with H&M in the past.

"Whether an oblivious oversight or not, it's truly sad and disturbing that in 2018, something so racially and culturally insensitive could pass by the eyes of so many (stylist, photographer, creative and marketing teams) and be deemed acceptable," G-Eazy said.

Related: H&M's profits down 20%

Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, also ditched H&M in response to the issue.

"Woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. I'm deeply offended and will not be working with H&M anymore...," he said on Twitter.

He was behind H&M's "Spring Icons Selected by The Weeknd" collection that went on sale last year and is still available online.

In a statement, H&M said it "completely understands and agrees with" the artists' reaction to the image.

"We are now investigating internally to avoid this happening again. We will continue the discussion with G-Eazy and the Weeknd separately," it added.

The controversy comes at a difficult time for H&M . Sales growth is slowing, and in September it reported a 20% drop in third quarter net profit. Its shares have fallen more than 50% from their peak in 2015.

CNNMoney (London) First published January 10, 2018: 8:16 AM ET

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15 dead and more then 20 injured after all the flooding and mudslides as it is forcing thousands to flee California.

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At least 18 people are dead, including four children, when heavy rain unleashed flash floods, mudslides and debris flow in California this week, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

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Those killed were as young as 3 and as old as 84. At least 28 people were wounded in the storm, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Santa Barbara County officials said today that five people are missing, adding that the list is constantly fluctuating. An active search and rescue operation is ongoing, officials said.

Hundreds of people have already been rescued, many of whom had to be hoisted out of the mud-filled area by aircraft, officials said.

Santa Barbara County's fire chief said almost the entirety of Montecito, except for a small section in the southeast, was under mandatory evacuation orders on Thursday. The order covers about 10,000 residents, and officials said it could last "one to two weeks."

Victims include Catholic school founder, mother, realtor

Among those killed was Roy Rohter, the founder of the St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, according to the Catholic school's headmaster, Michael Van Hecke.

A mudslide swept Rohter and his wife, Theresa Rohter, out of their home in Montecito. Roy Rohter's wife was rescued and hospitalized in stable condition, but Roy Rohter did not survive, Van Hecke told ABC News.

"Roy's life has been in service to his good, loving and ever-forgiving God," Van Hecke, a close friend of the Rohters, said in a statement. "Thousands have been blessed by the Rohters' friendship and generosity."

Another victim, Josie Gower, had tried to escape the mudslides with a friend, according to Doug Scott, Gower's longtime friend, told ABC News.

Gower's son, Hayden Gower, confirmed to ABC News that her body was found Wednesday afternoon.

"Why didn't she stay upstairs?" Hayden Gower asked, tearfully. "Why did she go downstairs?"

Rebecca Riskin, a real estate agent and founder of Riskin Partners, was also killed in the mudslides in Montecito, the company confirmed in a post on its Facebook page Wednesday.

Riskin Partners described its founder as "an exceptional woman" who lived her life with "strength, grace and elegance." Riskin is survived by her husband and their two children, her namesake firm said.

Among the missing were sisters Sawyer Corey, 12, and Morgan Corey, 25, family members confirmed to ABC News. A third sister and the girls' mother are currently being treated in the ICU, the family said.

Storm sets record rainfall in California

The rate of rainfall in Southern California Tuesday was 18 times more than required to produce debris flow, according to an analysis by ABC News meteorologists.

Montecito alone saw heavy rainfall in a short amount of time. Because hundreds of thousands of acres were charred in the fires, the influx of water has nowhere to go.

Some homes in Montecito's affluent community have been ripped from their foundations as a result of the torrential conditions. About 65 single-family homes were destroyed and another 462 were damaged. Meanwhile, eight commercial structures were destroyed and 20 commercial structures were damaged, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Aerial footage over Montecito showed a contrast of widespread damage next to homes completely untouched by the disaster. The roofs of some homes in canyon runoff areas were encased in mud, which has now dried.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management said Tuesday night that Montecito would be without potable water, electricity and sanitation "for an extended period of time."

Local fire officials reported rescuing several people in the area, including a mother and her daughter who were caked in mud.

The record rains started coming down Monday, soaking northern cities like San Francisco and Sacramento. First responders put on skis to help the stranded since many roads and thruways had become raging rivers.

A 14-year-old girl was trapped for hours in mud-soaked rubble on Hot Springs Road and then pulled to safety in a triumphant moment.

Rainfall totals on Tuesday afternoon ranged from 3 to 5 inches in the mountains in Ventura County and 2 to 3 inches in the mountains of Santa Barbara County.

Rainfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour at times contributed to the damaging mudslides in portions of Southern California.

The weather has snarled drivers and first responders attempting to aid storm victims. Routes in and out of Santa Barbara have been shut down from the south, and various roadways have been swallowed by the floods.

The only way into some of the washed-out homes is by air. Ventura's Air Squad 6 dedicated helicopters to join Santa Barbara in the rescue effort.

Officials told ABC News they have been called to locations but they are stuck like thousands of motorists. Excessive flooding and debris made some parts of Santa Barbara impassable.

Stranded drivers caught up in the rising water levels were being plucked from their vehicles to safer, dryer ground by emergency personnel relying on mostly aviation transportation.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department released photos of U.S. Route 101 that was flooded with runoff water from Montecito Creek. Debris and mudflow blocked the railway for the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad through Montecito.

ABC News' Fergal Gallagher, Julia Jacobo, Michael Kreisel, M.L. Nestel and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that, according to the Associated Press, Michael Van Hecke was killed. Van Hecke was not killed, nor did The Associated Press report that he was killed. Roy Rohter was killed, according to the AP, citing Van Hecke.

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Cars trapped in frozen flood

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Video posted to social media shows cars in a Revere, Massachusetts, neighborhood frozen in floodwater.

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Man's KFC chicken bucket hack about filling up a KFC bucket with a soft drinkgoes viral

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One man has found a way to get around paying for both fried chicken and a soda - and Twitter is loving it.

A photo has gone viral on Twitter, showing a man standing at a soda fountain filling up a huge fried chicken bucket from KFC with a clear soft drink.
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Since the photo was posted last week, it has gained over 51,000 retweets and nearly 90,000 likes. Though the picture originally was posted on Reddit several months ago, the resurfacing of the image in the new year has prompted many to declare the unidentified man the first genius of 2018.

One person on Twitter said, "This is, like, really, smart."

While another felt the bucket hack was something from a deity, saying, "Pictured: a god."

One jokingly wrote, "I'd like to see the look on his face when he's informed that there are no cup lids for that bucket."
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Though most praised the man on his ingenuity, with one Twitter user calling him "the smartest man alive," many on the social media platform did not realize just how brazen the soda drinking man is.

In an unexpected twist, users on Pikabu, a Russian forum site, pointed out that the man is not at a KFC. The advertisement on the wall in the photo is for a Burger King, which means the man is nonchalantly filling up his KFC chicken bucket next to the cashier at the hamburger chain's soda fountain.

How's that for a Fill-Up combo?

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One man has found a way to get around paying for both fried chicken and a soda - and Twitter is loving it. A photo has gone viral on Twitter, showing a man standing at a soda fountain filling up a huge fried chicken bucket from KFC with a clear soft drink.

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Police say a man who raped a New York City woman while she was walking home more than two decades ago has finally been identified by use of his DNA.

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The man who raped a New York City woman more than two decades ago while she was walking home through a park with her groceries has finally been identified, bringing an "amazing" end to a longtime cold case, her lawyer said.

Police sources told the New York Post on Tuesday that James Edward Webb, a 68-year-old serial rapist who is currently serving the rest of his life behind bars at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, was behind the April 1994 attack.

New technology allowed investigators to link Webb to the rape through a DNA match with material collected at the scene, the sources said.

The woman had told police she was walking through Prospect Park in Brooklyn with her groceries when her attacker, carrying a large stick or cane, raped her next to a tree and demanded cash.

The high-profile case was the center of a libel suit against the New York Daily News, which published a column calling the victim's account a "lie" and a "hoax." The paper and its columnist, the late Mike McAlary, were cleared in 1997.

"Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos dismissed the lawsuit after finding that [Mike] McAlary accurately reported what his police sources told him," reads an article in the New York tabloid's archives.

The woman on Monday learned that Webb was the attacker during a "very emotional" meeting with investigators who were working the case, and felt vindicated as a result, police sources told the New York Post.

It is not clear whether Webb - who is serving 75 years to life in Sing Sing - will be charged for the rape, but her lawyer Martin Garbus said it's "amazing" that the case has finally been cracked.

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New York Prospect Park rape case cracked after more than two decades

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The man who raped a New York City woman more than two decades ago while she was walking home through a park with her groceries has finally been identified, bringing an "amazing" end to a longtime cold case, her lawyer says.

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An Alabama man has been accused of repeatedly sexually molesting a horse after its owner believes she found evidence of his crimes left behind in a barn stall.

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An Alabama man has been accused of repeatedly sexually molesting a horse after its owner believes she found evidence of his crimes left behind in a barn stall.

Daniel Bennett, 18, of Irvington, is awaiting trial after he allegedly told Mobile County Sheriff's Office investigators he attempted to molest a horse, AL.com reported.

The owner of the animal, a 20-year-old steed named Polly, told WPMI-TV she found Bennett in the barn Thursday night after her dogs' barking led her to the scene.
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Owner Francine Janes and her husband, who was armed with a gun, reportedly found Bennett hiding in a barn stall.

Upon being found, Janes said he told her that "He likes horses. He wanted to pet the horse."

Bennett was reportedly held at gunpoint by Janes' husband until police arrived. Police reportedly discovered that Bennett had a trench coat with a burglar's tool in it.

"I would say seven maybe 10 times. Toilet paper had been left. The hay stacks had been removed. Items had been turned over."
- Francine James, horse owner

Janes doesn't believe this is the first time Bennett has inappropriately interacted with her horse. She told investigators she found what she believes to be evidence in Polly's stall multiple times throughout the month of December.

"I would say seven maybe 10 times," Janes told WPMI. "Toilet paper had been left. The hay stacks had been removed. Items had been turned over. And that's as far as I want to go."
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Bennett's arrest warrant lists his crime of bestiality as a misdemeanor, claiming he "engaged in or submitted to any sexual contact with an animal, to-wit: a horse," AL.com reported.

Bennett was charged with possession of burglar's tools, sexual misconduct and second-degree criminal trespassing. He's scheduled to appear in court Jan. 18.

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An Alabama man has been accused of repeatedly sexually molesting a horse after its owner believes she found evidence of his crimes left behind in a barn stall. Daniel Bennett, 18, of Irvington, is awaiting trial after he allegedly told Mobile County Sheriff's Office investigators he attempted to molest a horse, AL.com reported.

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Scientists were left baffled after catching a rare shark that can extend its jaws beyond its mouth - just like the monster from sci-fi hit "Alien."

It seizes its pray with its rapidly extending jaws - which can be used to swallow large fish with one bite.

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Scientists were left baffled after catching a rare shark that can extend its jaws beyond its mouth - just like the monster from sci-fi hit "Alien."

It seizes its pray with its rapidly extending jaws - which can be used to swallow large fish with one bite.

The glow-in-the-dark beast is so incredibly rare that only a handful have been caught since they were first discovered in 1986.

Taiwan's Fisheries Research Institute said it had picked up five of the creatures near Donghe Township during a routine survey.

Describing them, it said: "The most obvious feature are the needle-shaped teeth, like snake-like fangs; this is also the origin of viper shark name."

Because they are so seldom seen, little is known about viper sharks =- but they're believed to migrate from 300m-400m deep during the day to 150m deep at night.

Of the latest specimens - which were caught at a depth of 350m - four were dead and the living shark was immersed in cool seawater, but died a day later.

The viper shark diet comprises crustaceans and bony fishes, including lanternfishes - perhaps attracted by the predator's glowing body.

The species was first discovered in 1986 off the coast of Shikoku Island, Japan, by the bottom-trawler, Seiryo-Maru.

Its scientific name Trigonognathus kabeyai honours the fishing vessel's captain, Hiromichi Kabeya.
This story originally appeared in The Sun.

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Scientists were left baffled after catching a rare shark that can extend its jaws beyond its mouth - just like the monster from sci-fi hit "Alien."

It seizes its pray with its rapidly extending jaws - which can be used to swallow large fish with one bite.

The glow-in-the-dark beast is so incredibly rare that only a handful have been caught since they were first discovered in 1986.

Taiwan's Fisheries Research Institute said it had picked up five of the creatures near Donghe Township during a routine survey.

Describing them, it said: "The most obvious feature are the needle-shaped teeth, like snake-like fangs; this is also the origin of viper shark name."

Because they are so seldom seen, little is known about viper sharks =- but they're believed to migrate from 300m-400m deep during the day to 150m deep at night.

Of the latest specimens - which were caught at a depth of 350m - four were dead and the living shark was immersed in cool seawater, but died a day later.

The viper shark diet comprises crustaceans and bony fishes, including lanternfishes - perhaps attracted by the predator's glowing body.

The species was first discovered in 1986 off the coast of Shikoku Island, Japan, by the bottom-trawler, Seiryo-Maru.

Its scientific name Trigonognathus kabeyai honours the fishing vessel's captain, Hiromichi Kabeya.
This story originally appeared in The Sun.

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When Serena William gave  birth months back things started to go bad so she had to have a c section.

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The days following the September birth of daughter Alexis Olympia were difficult ones for tennis champion Serena Williams, according to an interview in Vogue.

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As the Winter Olympics kick off next month, all eyes will be on the Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang -- especially if figure skaters Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik take to the ice.

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Thanks to an extraordinary thawing of tensions between their homeland and the hosts of the 2018 Games, neighbor and rival South Korea, the pair's hopes of competing, once slim, may be resurrected.

South Korea announced Tuesday that, after a morning of person-to-person talks at the heavily-guarded border between the two countries, the North would send a delegation to the Olympics.

"With regard to PyeongChang, North Korea expressed its stance that it will send its high-level delegation, athletes representing the People's Olympic Committee, a cheering squad and an art troupe, a visitors' group, a Taekwondo demonstration team and a press corp," South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung told reporters in Seoul.

The North Korean skaters, who were both born in Pyongyang, had qualified for for the Winter Olympics in September, but their country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) missed the deadline to register in October.

However, the International Olympic Committee has now extended the deadline for North Korean participation at the Games in Pyeongchang.

"The IOC's mission is always to ensure the participation of all qualified athletes, beyond all political tensions and divisions," said the IOC statement on Monday.

Skating with 'happiness' and 'passion'

The pair -- who perform to "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles -- produced an impressive free-skate performance to secure one of the final Olympic spots up for grabs at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany in September.

Ryom, 18, and Kim, 25, spent the summer training in Montreal under renowned Canadian coach, Bruno Marcotte.

He told CNN the two North Koreans exhibit "happiness" and "passion," while skating and called them "a joy to work with."

"Their goal -- all we talked about -- is how they can get their score higher. And they want to take one step at a time. You know, the next goal is to come in top five at Worlds. The only thing we talk about is how can they progress (in) the world ranking."

Marcotte is coach to Canadian world champions Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford, while his sister Julie -- a renowned figure skating choreographer -- devised the North Koreans' free skate routine which is performed to Quebec singer Ginette Reno's song "Je ne suis qu'une chanson."

"I had to make all the arrangements for them, because I mean, they don't have a credit card. So they cannot just book a hotel," Bruno Marcotte told Canada's Global News. "They do nost have [a] driver's licence, so I could not just find a place anywhere in Montreal."

According to Marcotte, the skaters came to Montreal with their own North Korean coach and an official from the country's skating federation.

"They were often all of them together, but they were not constantly watched or surveyed, no," Marcotte told Global News in November, reflecting on the dynamic of the North Korean group while they were in Montreal.

The International Skating Union website lists Kim's interests as music, dance, reading, while Ryom's hobbies include football, reading, music.

Neither skater has previously participated at the Winter Olympics, and their most notable success came at the Pairs Figure Skating in the Asian Figure Skating Trophy in Manila, Philippines, in August 2016, where they won gold.

They followed it up as bronze medalists in the Pairs Figure Skating at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, but could only muster a 15th-place finish at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Psychological and political pressure

The pressure for athletes at their sport's pinnacle is huge, and with the extra scrutiny of the world's media watching the North Koreans, there is a danger it could be overwhelming.

"When you are representing your country at a high level event there's a lot of tension, especially when things are perceived as volatile," says Steven Ungerleider, an academic and sports psychologist with four decades of working with Olympians.

"If you can't step up and perform that can cause some serious fallout and athletes can feel vulnerable if they can't represent their country in a positive light."

The intensity and length of Olympian training regimes means that there is much more at stake, says Gene Moyle, a professor at the Queensland University of Technology and a sports psychologist with 15 years experience working with Winter Olympians.

"When athletes have been working for four years plus, there can be quite a bit of pressure," she says.

"Then on top, when other political things are going on in the background, understanding the (political) climate of the moment, would add a layer."

She says that in addition to training for their on-ice performances, Kim and Ryom will have additional training and support to help them zone out distractions.

"(Off-ice issues) can be a huge distraction. Realistically preparation outside your sport needs to include everything from walking the opening ceremony to the media and the need to be aware of the (political) climate and what's going on."

However, Ungerleider says he feels the athletes will put political considerations to the back of their minds.

"This really is a unique situation where we have two world leaders playing out some very idiosyncratic politics (but) the games will be seen as a place where politics can bring people together.

"I think this is a very positive opportunity for athletes to say, 'enough of the politics, I just want to compete.'"

That's a view echoed by Marcotte.

"Every time I spoke to them, they always made sure that they never wanted me to feel and confuse politics with sport," Marcotte told Canada's Global News. "And they always wanted to make sure that I saw them as sportsmen and not as political representatives."

'Propaganda victory'

Seoul's eagerness to have North Korean participants in the Games may give Pyongyang some leverage and potentially a "propaganda victory," says Michael Green, former NSC Senior Director for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

"If Kim can get concessions, namely an end to military exercises by the US and SK and get his Olympic athletes -- and he has pretty good figure skaters -- to the games, that's a pretty good propaganda victory at home and it shows he will argue that the world is accepting him as a nuclear weapons state leader."

"South Korea's government is rather desperate to have a peaceful Olympics in PyeongChang, and will give aid to get it,' he told CNN.

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Thanks to an extraordinary thawing of tensions between their homeland and the hosts of the 2018 Games, neighbor and rival South Korea, the pair's hopes of competing, once slim, may be resurrected. South Korea announced Tuesday that, after a morning of person-to-person talks at the heavily-guarded border between the two countries, the North would send a delegation to the Olympics.

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At least 18 people are dead, including four children, when heavy rain unleashed flash floods, mudslides and debris flow in California this week, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

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Those killed were as young as 3 and as old as 84. At least 28 people were wounded in the storm, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Santa Barbara County officials said today that five people are missing, adding that the list is constantly fluctuating. An active search and rescue operation is ongoing, officials said.

Hundreds of people have already been rescued, many of whom had to be hoisted out of the mud-filled area by aircraft, officials said.

Santa Barbara County's fire chief said almost the entirety of Montecito, except for a small section in the southeast, was under mandatory evacuation orders on Thursday. The order covers about 10,000 residents, and officials said it could last "one to two weeks."

Victims include Catholic school founder, mother, realtor

Among those killed was Roy Rohter, the founder of the St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, according to the Catholic school's headmaster, Michael Van Hecke.

A mudslide swept Rohter and his wife, Theresa Rohter, out of their home in Montecito. Roy Rohter's wife was rescued and hospitalized in stable condition, but Roy Rohter did not survive, Van Hecke told ABC News.

"Roy's life has been in service to his good, loving and ever-forgiving God," Van Hecke, a close friend of the Rohters, said in a statement. "Thousands have been blessed by the Rohters' friendship and generosity."

Another victim, Josie Gower, had tried to escape the mudslides with a friend, according to Doug Scott, Gower's longtime friend, told ABC News.

Gower's son, Hayden Gower, confirmed to ABC News that her body was found Wednesday afternoon.

"Why didn't she stay upstairs?" Hayden Gower asked, tearfully. "Why did she go downstairs?"

Rebecca Riskin, a real estate agent and founder of Riskin Partners, was also killed in the mudslides in Montecito, the company confirmed in a post on its Facebook page Wednesday.

Riskin Partners described its founder as "an exceptional woman" who lived her life with "strength, grace and elegance." Riskin is survived by her husband and their two children, her namesake firm said.

Among the missing were sisters Sawyer Corey, 12, and Morgan Corey, 25, family members confirmed to ABC News. A third sister and the girls' mother are currently being treated in the ICU, the family said.

Storm sets record rainfall in California

The rate of rainfall in Southern California Tuesday was 18 times more than required to produce debris flow, according to an analysis by ABC News meteorologists.

Montecito alone saw heavy rainfall in a short amount of time. Because hundreds of thousands of acres were charred in the fires, the influx of water has nowhere to go.

Some homes in Montecito's affluent community have been ripped from their foundations as a result of the torrential conditions. About 65 single-family homes were destroyed and another 462 were damaged. Meanwhile, eight commercial structures were destroyed and 20 commercial structures were damaged, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Aerial footage over Montecito showed a contrast of widespread damage next to homes completely untouched by the disaster. The roofs of some homes in canyon runoff areas were encased in mud, which has now dried.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management said Tuesday night that Montecito would be without potable water, electricity and sanitation "for an extended period of time."

Local fire officials reported rescuing several people in the area, including a mother and her daughter who were caked in mud.

The record rains started coming down Monday, soaking northern cities like San Francisco and Sacramento. First responders put on skis to help the stranded since many roads and thruways had become raging rivers.

A 14-year-old girl was trapped for hours in mud-soaked rubble on Hot Springs Road and then pulled to safety in a triumphant moment.

Rainfall totals on Tuesday afternoon ranged from 3 to 5 inches in the mountains in Ventura County and 2 to 3 inches in the mountains of Santa Barbara County.

Rainfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour at times contributed to the damaging mudslides in portions of Southern California.

The weather has snarled drivers and first responders attempting to aid storm victims. Routes in and out of Santa Barbara have been shut down from the south, and various roadways have been swallowed by the floods.

The only way into some of the washed-out homes is by air. Ventura's Air Squad 6 dedicated helicopters to join Santa Barbara in the rescue effort.

Officials told ABC News they have been called to locations but they are stuck like thousands of motorists. Excessive flooding and debris made some parts of Santa Barbara impassable.

Stranded drivers caught up in the rising water levels were being plucked from their vehicles to safer, dryer ground by emergency personnel relying on mostly aviation transportation.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department released photos of U.S. Route 101 that was flooded with runoff water from Montecito Creek. Debris and mudflow blocked the railway for the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad through Montecito.

ABC News' Fergal Gallagher, Julia Jacobo, Michael Kreisel, M.L. Nestel and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that, according to the Associated Press, Michael Van Hecke was killed. Van Hecke was not killed, nor did The Associated Press report that he was killed. Roy Rohter was killed, according to the AP, citing Van Hecke.

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Scientists were left baffled after catching a rare shark that can extend its jaws beyond its mouth - just like the monster from sci-fi hit "Alien."

It seizes its pray with its rapidly extending jaws - which can be used to swallow large fish with one bite.

The glow-in-the-dark beast is so incredibly rare that only a handful have been caught since they were first discovered in 1986.

Taiwan's Fisheries Research Institute said it had picked up five of the creatures near Donghe Township during a routine survey.

Describing them, it said: "The most obvious feature are the needle-shaped teeth, like snake-like fangs; this is also the origin of viper shark name."

Because they are so seldom seen, little is known about viper sharks =- but they're believed to migrate from 300m-400m deep during the day to 150m deep at night.

Of the latest specimens - which were caught at a depth of 350m - four were dead and the living shark was immersed in cool seawater, but died a day later.

The viper shark diet comprises crustaceans and bony fishes, including lanternfishes - perhaps attracted by the predator's glowing body.

The species was first discovered in 1986 off the coast of Shikoku Island, Japan, by the bottom-trawler, Seiryo-Maru.

Its scientific name Trigonognathus kabeyai honours the fishing vessel's captain, Hiromichi Kabeya.
This story originally appeared in The Sun.

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15 dead and 20 injured after mudslides from rain 1000 have feed from California.

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At least 18 people are dead, including four children, when heavy rain unleashed flash floods, mudslides and debris flow in California this week, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

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Those killed were as young as 3 and as old as 84. At least 28 people were wounded in the storm, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Santa Barbara County officials said today that five people are missing, adding that the list is constantly fluctuating. An active search and rescue operation is ongoing, officials said.

Hundreds of people have already been rescued, many of whom had to be hoisted out of the mud-filled area by aircraft, officials said.

Santa Barbara County's fire chief said almost the entirety of Montecito, except for a small section in the southeast, was under mandatory evacuation orders on Thursday. The order covers about 10,000 residents, and officials said it could last "one to two weeks."

Victims include Catholic school founder, mother, realtor

Among those killed was Roy Rohter, the founder of the St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, according to the Catholic school's headmaster, Michael Van Hecke.

A mudslide swept Rohter and his wife, Theresa Rohter, out of their home in Montecito. Roy Rohter's wife was rescued and hospitalized in stable condition, but Roy Rohter did not survive, Van Hecke told ABC News.

"Roy's life has been in service to his good, loving and ever-forgiving God," Van Hecke, a close friend of the Rohters, said in a statement. "Thousands have been blessed by the Rohters' friendship and generosity."

Another victim, Josie Gower, had tried to escape the mudslides with a friend, according to Doug Scott, Gower's longtime friend, told ABC News.

Gower's son, Hayden Gower, confirmed to ABC News that her body was found Wednesday afternoon.

"Why didn't she stay upstairs?" Hayden Gower asked, tearfully. "Why did she go downstairs?"

Rebecca Riskin, a real estate agent and founder of Riskin Partners, was also killed in the mudslides in Montecito, the company confirmed in a post on its Facebook page Wednesday.

Riskin Partners described its founder as "an exceptional woman" who lived her life with "strength, grace and elegance." Riskin is survived by her husband and their two children, her namesake firm said.

Among the missing were sisters Sawyer Corey, 12, and Morgan Corey, 25, family members confirmed to ABC News. A third sister and the girls' mother are currently being treated in the ICU, the family said.

Storm sets record rainfall in California

The rate of rainfall in Southern California Tuesday was 18 times more than required to produce debris flow, according to an analysis by ABC News meteorologists.

Montecito alone saw heavy rainfall in a short amount of time. Because hundreds of thousands of acres were charred in the fires, the influx of water has nowhere to go.

Some homes in Montecito's affluent community have been ripped from their foundations as a result of the torrential conditions. About 65 single-family homes were destroyed and another 462 were damaged. Meanwhile, eight commercial structures were destroyed and 20 commercial structures were damaged, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Aerial footage over Montecito showed a contrast of widespread damage next to homes completely untouched by the disaster. The roofs of some homes in canyon runoff areas were encased in mud, which has now dried.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management said Tuesday night that Montecito would be without potable water, electricity and sanitation "for an extended period of time."

Local fire officials reported rescuing several people in the area, including a mother and her daughter who were caked in mud.

The record rains started coming down Monday, soaking northern cities like San Francisco and Sacramento. First responders put on skis to help the stranded since many roads and thruways had become raging rivers.

A 14-year-old girl was trapped for hours in mud-soaked rubble on Hot Springs Road and then pulled to safety in a triumphant moment.

Rainfall totals on Tuesday afternoon ranged from 3 to 5 inches in the mountains in Ventura County and 2 to 3 inches in the mountains of Santa Barbara County.

Rainfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour at times contributed to the damaging mudslides in portions of Southern California.

The weather has snarled drivers and first responders attempting to aid storm victims. Routes in and out of Santa Barbara have been shut down from the south, and various roadways have been swallowed by the floods.

The only way into some of the washed-out homes is by air. Ventura's Air Squad 6 dedicated helicopters to join Santa Barbara in the rescue effort.

Officials told ABC News they have been called to locations but they are stuck like thousands of motorists. Excessive flooding and debris made some parts of Santa Barbara impassable.

Stranded drivers caught up in the rising water levels were being plucked from their vehicles to safer, dryer ground by emergency personnel relying on mostly aviation transportation.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department released photos of U.S. Route 101 that was flooded with runoff water from Montecito Creek. Debris and mudflow blocked the railway for the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad through Montecito.

ABC News' Fergal Gallagher, Julia Jacobo, Michael Kreisel, M.L. Nestel and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that, according to the Associated Press, Michael Van Hecke was killed. Van Hecke was not killed, nor did The Associated Press report that he was killed. Roy Rohter was killed, according to the AP, citing Van Hecke.

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