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Raina nash-Last year Colin Kaepernick  started a protest by kneeling during the national anthem. He was protesting over social and racial injustice. Recently many players from various football teams started to protest by kneeling too. Trump recently said that they should fire any son of a bleep who "disrespects" the american flag. 

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Raina nash-Last year Colin Kaepernick  started a protest by kneeling during the national anthem. He was protesting over social and racial injustice. Recently many players from various football teams started to protest by kneeling too. Trump recently said that they should fire any son of a bleep who "disrespects" the american flag. 

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Still, plenty opted to kneel during "The Star-Spangled Banner," with the Baltimore Ravens' Terrell Suggs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Mike Evans among the stars following the lead of former pro quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who pioneered the anthem protests last year over what he was said was social and racial injustice.

Kaepernick, who has sat and knelt during the anthem, has said he refused to honor a song or "show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color." He also referenced the shootings of black men by police as one of reasons for his stance. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way," he told NFL Media. "There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

Ahead ofa Sunday morning game in London and afternoon games, players from several teams, including the New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins, took knees during the anthem. With the exception of one player, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't even take the field until the anthem was over.The Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans also chose not to take the field for the national anthem.

"What you just saw was a variety of responses with the theme of unity," an NFL front office source told CNN. "All across the league, owners, coaches and players came together to decide what was best for them."

The source added, "If Trump thought he could divide the NFL, he was wrong."

Following Sunday's 1 p.m. kickoffs, Trump tweeted that he approved of players locking arms, saying it represented "great solidarity" for the country.

Here's who's been taking a stand Sunday:

Washington Redskins vs. Oakland Raiders

Redskins players, including quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive back Josh Norman, and owner Dan Snyder stood arm-in-arm. Several Redskins also knelt.

Across FedEx Field, a number of Raiders sat with their arms locked before the prime time game.

"Football has always served as the great unifier, bringing people together to celebrate the values of courage, commitment and achievement," the Redskins said.

NBC's Michele Tafoya said the Raiders head coach, Jack Del Rio, told her the team wanted to stay in the locker room during the anthem but couldn't. The team would have forfeited the coin toss and be in danger of a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, she said.

Tafoya said 12-year veteran Vernon Davis, a tight end with the Redskins, said he would visit the White House if he was invited, and he would tell the President that "we love the flag. Let's focus on solutions rather than attack those protesting."

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Green Bay Packers

Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rogers and Bengals starting quarterback Andy Dalton were among the players on both teams who stood and locked their arms on their sidelines. Three Packers players also sat during the national anthem.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers

A number of Chargers players stood with their arms interlocked and otherssat. Some Chiefs players knelt, including linebacker Justin Houston who knelt towards the players bench

"I believe in honoring the American flag and supporting all of those who sacrifices protect the many freedoms we have in this country, including the right to have differences of opinion," Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a statement.

Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Titans

The Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans remained in their locker rooms during the national anthem.

"The players jointly decided this was the best course of action. Our commitment to the military and our community is resolute and the absence of our team for the national anthem shouldn't be misconstrued as unpatriotic," the Titans organization said in a statement.

The Seahawks said the team made the decision together.

"We will not stand for the injustice that has plagued people of color in this country. Out of love for our country and in honor of the sacrifices made on our behalf, we unite to oppose those that would deny our most basic freedoms," the Seahawks players said in the statement.

Titans cheerleaders were seen standing on the sidelines with hands over their hearts, like many fans in the stands.

Meghan Linsey, a Nashville singer and runner-up on NBC's The Voice," sang the national anthem. On the last note, Linsey and her guitarist took a knee.

Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts

Several Browns players locked arms. Some stood, while others knelt on the sideline. Colts players were also locked arm-in-arm while they stood or took a knee.

New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers

Several Saints players sat on the bench or knelt while others stood. Panthers starting quarterback Cam Newton and his teammates stood during the anthem.

There was swift reaction to the actions of some Saints players. A restaurant in Chalmette, Louisiana, near New Orleans, refused to show the Saints game on television.

"Some of our local players chose to sit during the National Anthem, which will not be supported or praised at WOW," WOW Cafe & Wingery of St. Bernard wrote on its Facebook page.

Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills

Five-time Pro Bowl selection Von Miller was among several Broncos players who knelt, while Garett Bolles and Virgil Green stood with their fists in the air.

Multiple Buffalo Bills players stood with their arms around each other, while some players knelt with their arms interlocked. Some of those who stood held the shoulders of other players.

Bills running back LeSean McCoy stretched during the national anthem, according to local media reports.

"I can't stand and support something where our leader of this countryis ... acting like a jerk, angry and upset about NFL players protesting in a peaceful manner," McCoy said after the game, CNN affiliate WKBW reported.

New England Patriots

While most players from both teams, Tom Brady among them, opted to lock arms, more than a dozen Patriots -- including running back James White, wide receiver Brandin Cooks and Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore -- took knees.

In the owner's suite above them, Patriots owner Robert Kraft stood with his hand over his heart.

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets

Jets head coach Todd Bowles and Dolphins owner Steve Ross both joined their teams, arms interlocked, before Sunday's AFC East showdown.

On the Dolphins sideline, wide receiver Jarvis Landry stood during the anthem but locked arms with safety Maurice Smith and tight end Julius Thomas, both of whom knelt.

Philadelphia Eagles

As Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins tweeted before the game, Philadelphia players locked their arms in unity. As a retired African-American serviceman, Petty Officer 1st Class Generald Wilson, belted out the anthem, Eagles CEO Jeff Lurie joined the team, locking arms with Jenkins on the sideline. Linebacker Mychal Kendricks opted not to join his team and stood off to the side during the anthem.

"Having spoken with our players, I can attest to the great respect they have for the national anthem and all it represents," Lurie wrote. "We ... firmly believe that in this difficult time of division and conflict, it is more important than ever for football to be a great unifier."

Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions

Team owners Arthur Blank of the Falcons and Martha Firestone Ford of the Lions joined their teams on the sidelines, locking arms with their players. Starting running back Ameer Abdullah was among at least eight LIons players taking a knee during the anthem.

Detroit singer Rico Lavelle closed out his rendition of the anthem by taking a knee and holding his microphone aloft in his fist.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings

While both teams locked arms along the sidelines, Buccaneers star wide receiver Mike Evans and his counterpart DeSean Jackson knelt with their hands over their hearts. Coach Dirk Kover stood with his hand over his heart. The crowd applauded once "The Star-Spangled Banner" concluded.

Pittsburgh Steelers

As coach Mike Tomlin promised, the Steelers didn't take the field for the national anthem. But offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva, a former captain in the Army and ex-Ranger who did three tours in Afghanistan, stood in the tunnel, hand over heart, as the anthem played.

Tomlin had said before the game his squad would remain in the locker room.

Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Six-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champ Suggs was atop the list of Ravens players taking a knee before the game in London. Alongside him was retired Ravens legend Lewis, who locked arms with wide receiver Mike Wallace and linebacker C.J. Mosley.

Other coaches and players locked arms during the anthem.

At least a dozen Jaguars took knees during the anthem, including defensive standouts Calais Campbell and Jalen Ramsey, as well as their No. 4 draft pick, running back Leonard Fournette.

The majority of players locked arms, as did the coaching staff and Pakistani-American team owner Shad Khan, who said in a statement that he met with team captains prior to the game to express his support.

"Our team and the National Football League reflects our nation, with diversity coming in many forms -- race, faith, our views and our goals," he said. "We have a lot of work to do, and we can do it, but the comments by the President make it harder. That's why it was important for us, and personally for me, to show the world that even if we may differ at times, we can and should be united in the effort to become better as people and a nation."

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Still, plenty opted to kneel during "The Star-Spangled Banner," with the Baltimore Ravens' Terrell Suggs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Mike Evans among the stars following the lead of former pro quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who pioneered the anthem protests last year over what he was said was social and racial injustice.

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About 97% of Puerto Ricans don't have power . They are drinking from streams and rationing food to survive.

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Puerto Ricans still waiting for aid a week after Maria's devastation

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Puerto Rico's governor said officials were working to get food, fuel and water "everywhere on the island" as millions of people continued to suffer without the basics and reports emerged of vital supplies stranded at Puerto Rico's main port.

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Donald Trump says that athletes should not be able to "take a knee" during the pledge of allegiance. In protest of racial injustice.

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The #TakeAKnee protests have always been about race. Period.

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Kneeling during the National Anthem was never about the anthem itself. It wasn't about the flag, or the military. And the backlash may have been painted with broad strokes of red white and blue, but it can't hide the color line below.

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Ric Flair Claimed in Documentary He's Slept with 'Roughly' 10,000 Women

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Wrestling legend Ric Flair claims during an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary he's slept with around 10,000 women throughout his life.

On Tuesday, Elissa Rosen of People passed along comments from the 68-year-old star, who says now he wishes he hadn't made that admission public for the project.

"What I said was the truth, but I feel bad now that I said some of it. Ten thousand women," Flair said. "I wish I hadn't said that because of my grandkids."

The Tennessee native has been married and divorced four times. He told Rosen his ways have changed since meeting Wendy Barlow, his fiancee, and that he's become a "one-woman guy."

"I only love one now," he said. "I have never done anything since I met Wendy."

Flair drew national attention last month when he was rushed to a Georgia hospital with an undisclosed illness that caused those close to him to seek prayers for his recovery.

Justin Barrassoof Sports Illustrated later reported the Nature Boy underwent surgery to get part of his bowel removed, contrary to speculation about possible heart problems.

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The ESPN documentary about his life is scheduled to air Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. ET.

Flair, who's currently under a WWE legends contract, has appeared sporadically on the company's programming in recent years, usually as part of storylines with his daughter, Charlotte Flair.

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Pro Wrestling Tim Daniels Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Wrestling legend Ric Flair claims during an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary he's slept with around 10,000 women throughout his life. On Tuesday, Elissa Rosen of People passed along comments from the 68-year-old star, who says now he wishes he hadn't made that admission public for the project.

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The #TakeAKnee protests have always been about race. Period.

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Church Usher stops gunman . Caleb Engle, 22, confronted the gunman then proceeded to have a struggle with the gunman, Emanuel Samson, causing the gun to go off hitting Samson in the chest. Caleb, even pistol whipped, then ran to his car to fetch his gun and  hold Samson down until police arrived on the scene. Caleb has been labeled as a hero, though doesn't claim he is, by the Metro Nashville Police Chief, Steve Anderson.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro Police have made it clear: more lives could have been lost Sunday if not for an usher's quick, brave actions to stop a church shooter in Antioch.

Caleb Engle, age 22, stopped the suspect's murderous rampage at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ.

When the shooting started, Engle moved to confront the alleged gunman, Emanuel Samson. During the struggle Samson's gun discharged, hitting Samson in the chest.

Engle, who had been pistol-whipped, then ran to his car to get his own gun and held Samson until police arrived.

"He's the hero. He's the person that stopped this madness," said Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson.

Engle has been discharged from the hospital and released this statement, reading in part:
"I ask everyone to pray for the victims, family members of the victims, our church community. Please pray for healing. Also, please pray for the shooter, the shooter's family and friends. They are hurting, as well."

Statement form Caleb Engle, church usher who was hurt, but held the shooter at gunpoint until police got there. pic.twitter.com/njYlwLM2nt
- Sophie N-K (@SophieNC5) September 25, 2017

Engle said he doesn't want to be labeled a hero. He credits the first responders and medical staff who so quickly responded to the scene.
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Church Usher Hailed A 'Hero' After Stopping Gunman

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro Police have made it clear: more lives could have been lost Sunday if not for an usher's quick, brave actions to stop a church shooter in Antioch. Caleb Engle, age 22, stopped the suspect's murderous rampage at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ.

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Scientists have diagnosed conditions from beyond the grave, exposed 3000-year-old scams, and discovered miscarriages from Ancient Egypt. The next leap forward scientists have made is extracting data from DNA from Ancient Egyptian remains and mapping genomes. They took 166 bone samples from 151 mummies (the mummies are thought to be from around 1400 B.C. to A.D. 400). DNA was taken from 90 individuals and 3 full genome sets were mapped.

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Researchers from the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, both in Germany, have decoded the genome of ancient Egyptians for the first time, with unexpected results.

Publishing its findings in Nature Communications, the study concluded that preserved remains found in Abusir-el Meleq, Middle Egypt, were closest genetic relatives of Neolithic and Bronze Age populations from the Near East, Anatolia and Eastern Mediterranean Europeans.

Modern Egyptians, by comparison, share much more DNA with sub-Saharan populations.

The findings have turned years of theory on its head, causing Egyptologists to re-evaluate the region's history while unlocking new tools for scientists working in the field.

Correcting past errors

Depending on which way you see it, ancient Egyptians have the privilege or ignominy of being one of the most investigated peoples of antiquity. Scientists have virtually undressed mummies, diagnosed from beyond the grave, and exposed miscarriages and 3,000-year-old scams.

Extracting genome data is a new frontier for Egyptologists, however.

Scientists took 166 bone samples from 151 mummies, dating from approximately 1400 B.C. to A.D. 400, extracting DNA from 90 individuals and mapping the full genome in three cases.

Previous DNA analysis of mummies has been treated with a necessary dose of skepticism, explains professor Johannes Krause of the Max Planck Institute.

"When you touch a bone, you probably leave more DNA on the bone than is inside (it)," he argued. "Contamination is a big issue. ... Only in the last five or six years has it become possible to actually study DNA from ancient humans, because we can now show whether DNA is ancient or not by (its) chemical properties."

Heat and high humidity in tombs, paired with some of the chemicals involved in mummification, all contribute to DNA degradation, the paper adds, but it describes its findings as "the first reliable data set obtained from ancient Egyptians."

Analyzing samples spanning over a millennium, researchers looked for genetic differences compared with Egyptians today. They found that the sample set showed a strong connection with a cluster of ancient non-African populations based east of the Mediterranean Sea.

Krause describes the far-reaching data set gained from looking at mitochondrial genomes: "This is not just the DNA of one person. It's the DNA of the parents, grandparents, grandparents' parents, grand-grand-grandparents' parents and so forth.

"So if we don't find sub-Saharan African ancestry in those people, that is pretty representative, at least for Middle Egypt."

Krause hypothesizes that ancient Northern Egypt would be much the same, if not more, linked to the Near East. Ancient Southern Egypt might be a different matter, however, where populations lived closer to Nubia, home of the "Black Pharaohs" in what is now Sudan.

Historical conquests

"The genetics of the Abusir el-Meleq community did not undergo any major shifts during the 1,300-year timespan we studied," said Wolfgang Haak, group leader at the Max Planck Institute.

This period covered the rule of Alexander the Great (332-323 B.C.), the Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 B.C.) and part of Roman rule (30 B.C.-A.D. 641). Strict social structures and legal incentives to marry along ethnic lines within these communities may have played a part in the Egyptians' genetic stasis, the paper speculates.

"A lot of people has assumed foreign invaders ... brought a lot of genetic ancestry into the region," Krause said. "People expected that through time, Egypt would become more European, but we see the exact opposite."

Modern Egyptians were found to "inherit 8% more ancestry from African ancestors" than the mummies studied. The paper cites increased mobility along the Nile, increased long-distance commerce and the era of the trans-Saharan slave trade as potential reasons why.

The team's findings do come with one obvious caveat: "All our genetic data (was) obtained from a single site in Middle Egypt and may not be representative for all of ancient Egypt," the paper concedes.

While the study might be limited in scope, the team believes it has made some technical breakthroughs.

"I expect there will be a ton of ancient Egyptian mummy genomes (mapped) in the next couple of years," Krause said, adding that "multiple groups" are following his team's lead.

"There's always more research we can do. This is not the end. It's just the beginning."

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Poachers in Namibia are poisoning the animals that they are killing. Because of this it is causing the animals that feed on the carcasses to die as well. Over 70 lions has been poised in the last 18 months. In 2013 400-600 vultures died after feeding on the poised carcass.

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Russia and the US have agreed to build a new space station called Deep Space Gateway in the moon’s orbit, which is to be ran by Roscosmos (Russian Space Agency), ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA

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Russia and the US have agreed to build a new space station called Deep Space Gateway in the moon's orbit, the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said, adding that the first modules could be ready between 2024 and 2026.

"We [Roscosmos and NASA] have agreed to join the project to build a new international Deep Space Gateway station in [the] moon's orbit," Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said, as cited by Interfax.
READ MORE: Russia and China to work together on space explorations, Moon missions from 2018
The official was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday.

The first stage of the project will involve the construction of the orbital part of the station, Komarov announced.

He added that the technologies involved can later be used on the moon's surface and, potentially, on Mars.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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Russia and the US have agreed to build a new space station called Deep Space Gateway in the moon's orbit, the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said, adding that the first modules could be ready between 2024 and 2026.

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Donald Trump is shaming athletes for taking a knee in protest to racial injustice.

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A dog named Holly takes money from her owners because she knows that they will give her dog treats if she gives the money back.

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A 5-year-old dog named Holly knows the power of money. She has built up a stash of dollar bills to keep the "cookies" coming.

Her owner, Casi Cook, said Holly realized very early on that money could buy her treats, or cookies, as the Cook family calls them.

"She would take money from us, and then we'd chase her around trying to get it back, luring her with cookies. She figured out pretty quickly that money could buy her treats," Cook told ABC News.

Cook calls Holly "sneaky and smart."

The pup has plenty of cash and uses it to buy what she wants.

"She'll come up to me and ask for a treat, and I'll say, 'OK, but you have to give me a dollar,' and she'll run, get the money and give it to me," Cook said. "Or we'll be eating dinner and about to finish, and she'll come over and drop a dollar in my lap as a way of letting me know she'd like her cookie now."

In addition to the jars of money that the family keeps for Holly, Cook said, there are always dollar bills lying around the house.

Cook, who works in a restaurant, said, "I'll come home and be counting my tips, and she'll hear it from downstairs and come running. She takes it from our bags or off counters."

Cook added, "It's odd, but it's a lot of fun."

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A 5-year-old dog named Holly knows the power of money. She has built up a stash of dollar bills to keep the "cookies" coming. Her owner, Casi Cook, said Holly realized very early on that money could buy her treats, or cookies, as the Cook family calls them.

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Research indicates that now, it could be possible to diagnose CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in living patients now that a breakthrough has been found. Previously, it was only possible to diagnose CTE once the patient was dead. Researchers have found an elevated level of a certain protein in patients that lead to CTE, and they could differentiate this level between this disease along with Alzheimer's and ALS. This breakthrough could lead to treatments for this disease and others.

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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine said they've identified a key biomarker that may make it possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients. Previously, researchers have only been able to confirm a CTE diagnosis by studying the brains of deceased patients.

"The findings in this study are the early steps toward identifying CTE during life," Dr. Ann McKee, director of the CTE Center at Boston University, said in a statement. "Once we can successfully diagnose CTE in living individuals, we will be much closer to discovering treatments for those who suffer from it."
CTE FOUND IN BRAINS OF 110 OUT OF 111 DECEASED NFLERS
In the study, published Tuesday in the journal PLOS One, researchers from BU teamed up with the VA Boston Healthcare System to examine the brains of 23 former football players diagnosed with CTE, 50 non-athletes diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and 18 non-athlete controls. They discovered elevated levels of CCL11 protein in the group of ex-players, with those who played the longest containing the highest amounts.

The researchers also noted that recent studies have shown CCL11 and related molecules play a role in neuroinflammation, as well as neurodegeneration. They were then able to differentiate between patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's, CTE and ALS based on the levels of CCL11.

"Knowing that someone has this disease opposed to other diseases allows us to treat them more effectively," Dr. Jonathan Cherry said, according to Boston 25 News.

Researchers acknowledged that more studies on CCL11 and CTE must be conducted on a larger scale, partly to determine whether higher levels indicate advancement of the disease and if it correlates to symptom severity.
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The development comes months after McKee's team discovered traces of CTE in 110 out of 111 brains of deceased former NFL players. CTE has been linked with repeated head trauma and is a concern among many for professional athletes as well as combat veterans. More than 30 former NFL players have pledged to donate their brain to science after death, including Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp, Pro Bowl performers Randy Cross, Keith Sims and Shawn Springs. Almost 1,500 former athletes and military veterans have pledged to do so since 2008.

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Study may lead to CTE diagnosis in living patients

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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine said they've identified a key biomarker that may make it possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients. Previously, researchers have only been able to confirm a CTE diagnosis by studying the brains of deceased patients.

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After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the citizens have been battling potentially catastrophic humanitarian, agricultural and economic crises. Many Puerto Rican officials tweeted about the state of despair that is facing their constituents (who are likely to have to deal with Maria's devastation for months). Gov. Ricardo A. Rossello has sent out a call for addition assistance from the U.S. government as 3.5 million residents of Puerto Rico cope with loss of power, drinkable water, and fuel. "What's out there is total devastation, total annihilation, " San Juan Mayor, Carmen Yulia Cruz, told ABC.

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Puerto Rico is battling potentially catastrophic humanitarian, agricultural and economic crises as the island reels from its worst hurricane impact in nearly a century.

Several Puerto Rican officials tweeted about the state of despair facing their constituents, who will likely deal with Maria's devastating impacts for months.

Gov. Ricardo A. Rossello has called for additional assistance from the United States government as Puerto Rico's 3.5 million residents cope with loss of power, drinkable water and fuel.

The morning struggle in San Juan. Lines for foodstuffs, cash and fuel, and garbage/debris that hasn't been picked up since the hurricane. pic.twitter.com/IT4pzPlrRp

- Armando Valdés (@armandovaldes) September 27, 2017

Bayamón Mayor Ramon Luis Rivera called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to accelerate the process so that aid can flow to the government and municipalities in need.

With millions still without power, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulia Cruz told ABC News that people are "gasping for air" in the brutal heat.

"What's out there is total devastation, total annihilation," Cruz said.

"I personally have taken people out and put them in ambulances because their generator has run out," she said.

As many still struggle to contact loved ones on and off the island, power has been restored to Centro Médico Hospital in San Juan and San Pablo Hospital in Bayamón, according to FEMA.

However, Puerto Rico's severely damaged electrical grid may be beyond repair and could require rebuilding, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

President Donald Trump addressed the situation on Tuesday and announced a planned visit to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands next week.

"Both have been absolutely devastated by Hurricane Maria, and we're doing everything in our power to help the hard-hit people," Trump said.

Gov. Rossello thanked Trump on Twitter for "his leadership, quick response and commitment to our people."

The president also authorized an increase in federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures in Puerto Rico.

As search and rescue operations continue, FEMA said over 500 people have been saved or assisted.

More than 4 million meals, 6 million liters of water, 70,000 tarps and 15,000 rolls of roof sheeting have been distributed to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. An additional 7 million meals and 4 million liters of water were en route as of Tuesday.
Economic impacts
The dire situation is a severe blow to Puerto Rico's already fragile economy. AccuWeather estimates that the havoc Maria has wreaked on the island totals up to at least $10 billion in damage, reducing its $101.3 billion gross domestic product (GDP) by 10 percent.

"This would be the equivalent of the United States' GDP dropping from $19 trillion to $17 trillion or a drop nearly twice as great as the contraction of the U.S. economy due to the meltdown in 2007-2008," said AccuWeather Founder, President and Chairman Dr. Joel N. Myers.

Puerto Rico's tourism industry, which made up 6 percent of its GDP in 2016, will suffer significantly as many Caribbean cruise ports remain closed. The Port of San Juan is the Caribbean's largest and busiest cruise port.

"They were in a 10-year recession, $70 billion in government debt and now you have these things destroy the tourism industry," said Bill Kirk, chief executive officer of Weather Trends International.

A number of cruise lines have canceled sailings to and from Puerto Rico through at least the end of September.

Puerto Rico's billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry is also threatened. Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing were the island's largest exports in 2016, comprising 72.4 percent of total exports, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

"There's no power, so there's no way for these huge facilities to make medical devices," said Kirk. "People don't realize that it was a huge part of Puerto Rico's economy."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to take action against critical shortages of "life-saving and life-sustaining" medications manufactured in Puerto Rico.
Agricultural impacts
Agriculture makes up 0.8 percent of Puerto Rico's GDP, and with only 6 percent of the land being suitable for crop growth, the island's agricultural sector is vulnerable to impacts from land-falling hurricanes.

Maria decimated about 80 percent, or $780 million, of Puerto Rico's crop value, delivering one of the costliest blows the island's agricultural industry has ever experienced, according to Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture Secretary Carlos Flores Ortega.

"That's going to have both a direct food supply hit and a financial hit that will be noticed in the short, medium and long term," said Dr. Eric Stern, professor at the University of Albany's College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyber-Security.

One farmer told the New York Times that Maria knocked down each of his 14,000 plantain trees and destroyed his other crops.

"There will be no food in Puerto Rico," José Rivera said. "There is no more agriculture in Puerto Rico and there won't be any for a year or longer."

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Puerto Rico is battling potentially catastrophic humanitarian, agricultural and economic crises as the island reels from its worst hurricane impact in nearly a century. Several Puerto Rican officials tweeted about the state of despair facing their constituents, who will likely deal with Maria's devastating impacts for months. Gov. Ricardo A.

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Two companies are working together to make an all electric plane.

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The auto industry is going electric. Is aviation next?

Major European carrier EasyJet announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with U.S. startup Wright Electric to build an all-electric airliner.

The aircraft they have in mind would handle short routes of 335 miles or less -- think New York to Boston or London to Paris.

EasyJet, a budget airline that specializes in shorter flights, said the new aircraft would cover 20% of its passenger journeys.

The airline said it has been working closely with Wright Electric this year and it hopes to have an electric commercial aircraft flying in the next decade.

"We can envisage a future without jet fuel and we are excited to be part of it. It is now more a matter of when not if a short haul electric plane will fly," said EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall.

Related: Would you fly pilotless plane?

Wright Electric was founded in 2016 by a team of battery chemists, aerospace engineers and electric vehicle experts from NASA, Boeing and Cessna.

It received funding from Harvard University and startup incubator Y Combinator, which helped fund Dropbox, Reddit and Airbnb. EasyJet did not reveal the financial terms of its partnership with the startup.

Jeffrey Engler, the chief executive of Wright Electric, said that working with EasyJet is "a powerful validation of our technology approach."

EasyJet said the startup has already demonstrated its first two-seater plane, showing it can make the technology work on a smaller scale.

Electric planes could be a game changer for airlines, because fuel is one of their biggest costs.

They are also better for the environment.

"Just as we have seen with the automotive industry, the aviation industry will be looking to electric technology to reduce our impact on the environment," McCall said.

CNNMoney (London) First published September 27, 2017: 8:23 AM ET

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Major European carrier EasyJet announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with U.S. startup Wright Electric to build an all-electric airliner. The aircraft they have in mind would handle short routes of 335 miles or less -- think New York to Boston or London to Paris.

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Starbucks robbery suspect may sue 'Good Samaritan' who subdued him The video of the July robbery went viral. Police released the footage showing Cregg Jerri, 58, struggling with a would-be robber in a Transformers mask who tried to stage a hold-up with a knife and toy gun at a Starbucks in Fresno.

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FRESNO, CA ( WFLA) - Police in California are investigating an attempted robbery and stabbing that happened earlier this week inside a Starbucks.

Surveillance video captured the moment the suspect walked in, and the moment a customer took him on to stop the robbery.

Around 5:30 Wednesday, investigators say Ryan Flores walked into the Starbucks with a knife and a toy gun, and demanded money from an employee.

When customer Cragg Jerri saw what was happening, he picked up a metal chair, came up behind Flores and hit him in the back.

Video then captures the two fighting.

Police say Jerri was stabbed in the neck during the struggle. He is expected to be okay, and is now being called a hero.

"It's not something we recommend. In this case, it was a good outcome," Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. "No one died as a result of this incident, but very well could have. But nonetheless, he's a hero. There's no question."

Jerri also managed to wrestle the knife away, then stabbed Flores several times before the suspect ran away.

Flores admitted to his crime when police found him later near a canal. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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Published: FRESNO, CA ( WFLA) - Police in California are investigating an attempted robbery and stabbing that happened earlier this week inside a Starbucks. Surveillance video captured the moment the suspect walked in, and the moment a customer took him on to stop the robbery.

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In Virginia, there was a loose pig in a neighborhood for weeks, but it has now been captured. The pig was holding up traffic when police caught it.

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A pot-bellied pig that had been on the loose for weeks in a Virginia neighborhood has been nabbed by police.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the pig had become a familiar sight in Henrico's Twin Hickory subdivision as it scurried around the neighborhood.

Police finally caught the pig Tuesday morning after it briefly held up traffic on a busy street.

Lt. Shawn Sears of the Henrico Animal Protection Police said officers had been hearing reports for weeks about sightings of the pig.

On their Facebook page , Henrico police posted video of them chasing the animal. "Just another day at the office," police wrote.

Sears said the pig is likely a pet that escaped.

If the pig's owner doesn't come forward to claim him, police plan to place him with an animal rescue organization.

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A pot-bellied pig that had been on the loose for weeks in a Virginia neighborhood has been nabbed by police. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the pig had become a familiar sight in Henrico's Twin Hickory subdivision as it scurried around the neighborhood.

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Caris Lockwood, a nurse off duty was shopping at Target when another customer went into labor. Lockwood immediately jumped in and helped deliver the baby in the middle of a Target store. The baby boy is a healthy 7 pounds 10 oz.

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The Georgia woman was shopping at her neighborhood Target this week when she went into labor. Lucky for her, Caris Lockwood happened to be there at the same time. And Lockwood is a labor and delivery nurse.

So, right by the store's entrance, Lockwood putting her experience to work. And with an assist from Target employees, she delivered St. Preux's baby : a healthy 7 lb. 10 oz boy.

"Caris was God-sent and amazing. She was sweet and caring and exceeded everyone's expectations. She went way over far and beyond," St. Preux said after the delivery, according to a statement from Piedmont Healthcare. That's the hospital where Lockwood works.

CNN was unable to reach the new mom or Lockwood.

"We commend the nurses and medical staff, as well as the Target team members, who jumped in to help a woman who delivered a baby in a Target store in Georgia. We're happy to hear that the mother and baby are doing well and wish them all the best," Target spokeswoman Jenna Reck said in a statement to CNN.

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The Georgia woman was shopping at her neighborhood Target this week when she went into labor. Lucky for her, Caris Lockwood happened to be there at the same time. And Lockwood is a labor and delivery nurse. So, right by the store's entrance, Lockwood putting her experience to work.

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Controversial ESPN host Jemele Hill cried in a meeting with ESPN's president John Skipper because she turned the network into a "punching bag"

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Controversial ESPN host Jemele Hill cried in a meeting with ESPN president John Skipper because she turned the network into a "punching bag" when the SportsCenter host came under fire for calling President Trump a "white supremacist" on Twitter earlier this month.

"It was the first time I had ever cried in a meeting. I didn't cry because Skipper was mean or rude to me. I cried because I felt I had let him and my colleagues down," Hill wrote in a commentary on the ESPN site The Undefeated that was published on Wednesday morning.

Hill, an outspoken liberal, admitted that "Twitter wasn't the place to vent" but went on essentially double down on her initial comments about Trump, claiming they were about "right and wrong," as opposed to politics.

"Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has surrounded himself with other white supremacists," Hill wrote on Sept 11. She called him "the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime." Hill also called Trump a "bigot," and "unqualified and unfit to be president." She even added: "If he were not white, he never would have been elected."

The tweets caught the attention of the White House and Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said she considers the rhetoric a "fireable offense." Trump even took to Twitter to mock ESPN and demand an apology.

"Since my tweets criticizing President Donald Trump exploded into a national story, the most difficult part for me has been watching ESPN become a punching bag and seeing a dumb narrative kept alive about the company's political leanings," Hill wrote.

While Hill might consider ESPN's political leanings a "dumb narrative," many fans and media watchdogs disagree. ESPN has terminated on-air talent in the past for right-leaning actions on social media, but has stood by Hill, who eventually tweeted that she had regret for painting ESPN in an "unfair light" but stood by her comments about the President.

"My comments on Twitter expressed my personal beliefs. My regret is that my comments and the public way I made them painted ESPN in an unfair light. My respect for the company and my colleagues remains unconditional," Hill tweeted.

Hill wrote "that narrative is often pushed by the folks in the media who benefit most from that notion and all the attention that criticism of ESPN brings," but said her stance is not about that.

"It's simply indicative of just how complex things get for people in OUR position - especially if you're a woman and a person of color," she wrote.

"The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate," the network said in its initial statement about the situation.

There were reports, which the network denies, that ESPN wanted to send Hill home for a day, but back-peddled when executives realized they would have to replace her with a white anchor.

Hill's latest commentary reiterates how she feels about Trump, "As a career journalist, I can't pretend that I don't see what's happening in our world."

She continued: "I also can't pretend as if the tone and behavior of this presidential administration is normal. And I certainly can't pretend that racism and white supremacy aren't real and that marginalized people don't feel threatened and vulnerable, myself included, on a daily basis."

The SportsCenter host said she doesn't know when her duties as a sports broadcaster end and her "rights as a person begin," but said "we're clearly living in a time of blurred lines."

Hill brought up the latest series of controversies regarding Trump and sports, calling the president's remarks about NFL players "inflammatory" and saying, "This is not a time for retreating comfortably to a corner."

Despite her obvious disdain for the president, Hill said she probably needs "to take some classes about how to exercise better self-control on Twitter," and admitted that she learned a lesson in the process.

Brian Flood covers the media for Fox News.

Follow him on Twitter at @briansflood.

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During a press conference on Tuesday, the head of the Republican Study Committee called the female members of his caucus "eye candy." Some people would like to imagine it as an innocent comment. It reflects some serious, real-world and consequential views that keep women in a second class of American culture.

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"The accomplished men and women of the RSC. And women. If it wasn't sexist, I would say the RSC eye candy, but we'll leave that out of the record," US Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina said.

The record heard him loud and clear, and the remark immediately sparked social media backlash, with some calling him sexist.

Of course, it was an offhand remark, which Walker has already acknowledged was "meant to be lighthearted but fell short," adding, "I'm proud of the women who serve in our RSC leadership."

In fact, against the backdrop of the nation's resurgent culture wars, many will undoubtedly view Walker's remark as no big deal -- a compliment, actually -- and believe that women need to understand how to take a joke.

But the statement actually is a big deal. Much as some would like to imagine it as innocuous, it reflects some serious, real-world and consequential views that keep women -- including women in Walker's own life -- in a second class of American culture.

First, Walker's comment suggests that he doesn't take women -- and their equal role in the workplace -- seriously. The message: If women actually are eye candy, then they are present in Congress, at least in part, for the pleasure of men, rather than to do the same work as men: solve policy problems. His comment also sends a disturbing message -- to his own daughters, and to every woman in America -- that women's ideas and intelligence aren't what counts.

Second, Walker's comment sexualizes the workplace. There is no way around this: Calling women eye candy suggests that Walker believes it is OK to view female colleagues as sexual objects. In some cases expressing this view can create an "offensive workplace environment," which is illegal, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. And it could drive women from important roles.

Women are already drastically underrepresented in politics. They hold just 19.3% of seats in the House, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Republican women are especially underrepresented: Only 22 House Republicans are women, compared with 62 House Democrats.

At a time when we need more women in the House, treatment such as this could discourage them from seeking and keeping such positions. Indeed, a 2016 study by Redbook magazine found that almost half of American women have left a job or know a woman who has left a job due to sexual harassment.

Third, Walker is a leader in the GOP. He sets a terrible example for other men -- in and out of politics -- by suggesting that it's OK to talk about women this way. Researchers say the best way to prevent sexual harassment in workplaces is to create a culture in which it isn't tolerated. Walker's remark, however, promotes the kind of environment in which it can thrive.

Walker may believe his female colleagues are beautiful, but his own remark was nothing short of ugly. Here's hoping the feedback he's getting from around the country today also catches his eye -- and leads him to treat women differently in the future.

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The congressman's remark alluding to women in his caucus as "eye candy" drew backlash that should not be dismissed as humorless or politically correct. Such "joking" reflects serious, real-world and consequential views that keep women in a second class of American culture, Kara Alaimo says.

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Venezuela prepares for war with US. The Trump administration banned Venezuelan officials in the US. Trump has put sanctions against Mauro and his officials. .

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called on his nation's military leaders Tuesday to prepare for war against the U.S. days after the Trump administration banned Venezuelan officials from entering the nation.

"We have been shamelessly threatened by the most criminal empire that ever existed and we have the obligation to prepare ourselves to guarantee peace," said Maduro, who wore a green uniform and a military hat as he spoke with his army top brass during a military exercise involving tanks and missiles. "We need to have rifles, missiles and well-oiled tanks at the ready....to defend every inch of the territory if needs be," he added.

The Trump administration has taken a hard stance against Maduro's regime by banning money lending to Venezuela's government or its state oil company PDVSA, and passing sanctions against Maduro and his top officials.

Maduro referenced the sanctions during his speech at the military base. As he spoke, Russian military plans flew in the sky as part of the training exercise, Agence France-Presse reported.

"The future of humanity cannot be the world of illegal sanctions, of economic persecution," Maduro said.

It's unlikely Maduro has the manpower to stand up to the U.S., which has a much larger military. Maduro has maintained power in Venezuela despite mounting political and economic crises that has seen months of violent, anti-government demonstrations across the South American nation. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has backed Maduro during the upheaval, but some critics have begun a whisper campaign suggesting that the military could break away and support a coup against the president, Herbert Garcia, a former senior army general and minister, told Reuters in August. There have been three attempted military coups in Venezuela since 1992.

Russia has defended Maduro in recent months, going so far as to accuse Trump of preparing for an invasion of Caracas. "We are strongly against unilateral sanctions against sovereign states," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in August. "We will carefully analyze the implications of the sanctions imposed by the United States, and their possible effect on the interests of Russia and Russian businesses. We can already say that they will not affect our willingness to expand and strengthen cooperation with the friendly nation of Venezuela and its people."

President Donald Trump directed his penchant for insulting world leaders toward Venezuela during a United Nations speech earlier this month. He said Washington could intervene in Venezuela to help its citizens "recover their country"

"We cannot stand by and watch," he said.

Maduro oversaw a disputed election earlier this year to muzzle the elected national assembly by creating "constituent assembly" in its place.

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A mother of three lost her job after shooting a robber at a gas station. She was working and had been dealing with several robberies the past few weeks so when he pulled his gun out she did the same. She was fired afterwards because it's against policies to carry a gun while working. 10,000 has been raised for her.

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Nearly $10,000 has been raised as of Tuesday night for a mother of three who lost her job at an Albuquerque, N.M., gas station after shooting an armed robbery suspect.

Jennifer Wertz said the suspect pointed a gun at her at a Circle K gas station last week, forcing her to defend herself.

"I grabbed my gun from my pocket, I cocked it, and I shot," Wertz said, according to FOX6. "I'm sick and tired of being a sitting duck."

Wertz said she had the gun with her at work out of fear of being robbed while on duty. She said her employer hadn't been doing enough to ensure her safety.

"Robberies have been going on like this for the past few weeks. They have done nothing to protect me. And I felt the need to protect myself," Wertz told the television station.

Wertz's gunshot hit suspect Ferron Mendez, 23, in the chest. He is expected to survive, authorities said.

Despite thwarting the robbery, Circle K initially suspended Wertz for two weeks and then ultimately fired her because the chain's policy prohibits employees from carrying guns while working.

"We are not to chase," Wertz said, describing the policy toward robbery suspects. "We are not to provoke. We are not to do anything. We just stand there and give them what they want and they leave."

But, she asked: "What if he would have come in and just shot me just because I wasn't behind the counter?"

After Wertz was fired, her mother launched a GoFundMe page, with a goal of raising $20,000.

"She won't ask for help herself, so I'm doing this for her," Wertz's mother, unidentified by name, wrote on the page. "She is torn apart emotionally and is in need of time to recover from this ordeal.

"She has always been a good person, mom and daughter. She is in need of dire help to support her family. She was already living pay check to pay check and now has no savings or nothing to fall back on. Please help as much as you can to support her and her family until she can find a new job."

Wertz told Albuquerque's KRQE-TV that the donations will give her "a chance to be able to focus on my mental state ... make sure that I am OK and then, of course, legal funds which are going to come up of course."

So far, however, no charges have been filed against Wertz.

Lukas Mikelionis is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @LukasMikelionis.

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Florida is synonymous with oranges, it's on their state licence plate as well, but the industry could be in for a hard time. In it's peak, Florida boasted 53 orange juice processing plants, that was in 1977. Today, because of bacteria, hurricanes, and international competition, there is only 7 left. A disease called "citrus greening" is making many crops unharvest-able, due to premature block off from nutrients. This years crop will be the smallest since the 1940's. Development is current being held on a genetically engineered orange that will be ready for sale at the earliest in 2022.

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Florida is synonymous with oranges. They're on the state license plate. At the product's heyday in 1977, the state boasted 53 orange juice processing plants. Today, beset by bacteria, hurricanes and international competition, there are seven.

A disease called "citrus greening" is pushing Florida's orange juice industry toward the brink of collapse. Greening starts at the leaves and works its way through the tree like a hardening of the arteries, blocking nutrients and water. Oranges drop off branches unripe and unusable. This year's crop will likely be the smallest since the 1940s.
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So miserable is the condition of Florida's orange industry that farmers are banking on inventing a genetically engineered orange that will be ready for sale-at the earliest-in 2022.

The secret grove-1.5 acres of knee-high trees created with a spinach gene scientists hope can defend against the disease-is down an unmarked road and behind locked gates. Visitors are logged; the company requested photographs taken by a reporter offer no clues to the grove's location.

"We're a bunch of scientists sitting on 12,000 acres and a giant orange juice plant we need to use," said Tim Eyrich, vice president of research and commercialization at Southern Gardens Citrus, the company developing the engineered fruit. "If this collapses, all your orange juice comes from Brazil."

Greening-which also hurts grapefruit, limes, lemons and other citrus-has cut Florida's output in half over the past decade, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Revenue and jobs in the citrus sector are each down by about a third in the past three years. The state's industry notched revenue of $9 billion in 2016.

The cut in production of Florida oranges-95% of which are used for juice-has helped drive the beverage's price at the grocery store up more than 50% since 2004, just before the disease was found in the state, according to measurement firm Nielsen.

Making matters worse, Hurricane Irma this month hit a direct blow on Florida's citrus groves, knocking 50% of developing oranges off trees across the state, according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Trees with roots already weakened by greening were sitting in 4 feet of water in some of Florida's southern areas earlier this month.

During the storm, nurseries quarantined to keep out the disease lost roofs, and scientific laboratories working on anti-greening projects lost power, potentially compromising research years in the making.

Southern Gardens, based in Clewiston, Fla., is one of the largest producers of orange juice in the country, supplying juice to nearly every major brand and private label. It said its engineered groves didn't suffer hurricane damage but that its other groves around the state lost large amounts of fruit.

California oranges, which are mostly grown for eating, haven't been widely affected by greening, and noncitrus crops aren't affected.

The disease's carrier is the Asian citrus psyllid, a non-native insect so tiny it can be mistaken for a speck of pollen. It travels from grove to grove with little more than a light breeze and is undeterred by pesticides that can't eradicate it entirely. It spreads the Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus bacteria as it sucks sap from the plants.

Some growers blame trees shipped to the U.S. from Asia for bringing in the bug. A series of hurricanes in 2004 helped spread the disease throughout Florida.

Since 2009, the USDA has invested more than $400 million to study resistant plants, pesticides and other chemicals to attack the disease.

The technology Southern Gardens is using, developed by Texas A&M University, inserts a gene that is a part of the immune system of spinach into the genetic structure of an orange. The modified cells grown in a lab eventually shoot out roots and are planted in soil and develop into trees. The project is among Florida's most promising efforts for a cure, even though the trees are still five years away from producing fruit.

The company is also experimenting with adding a spinach gene to a harmless virus naturally living inside the "phloem"-the vascular system of the tree-without affecting the genes of the tree itself.

It's a yearslong process. Scientists wait for psyllids to come to the grove naturally to infect the trees, and then see if they are resistant to greening. "All it takes is one hurricane and you're back to square one," said Michael Rogers, director of the Citrus Research and Education Center at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Other gene therapies scientists are researching, including attempting to turn off the citrus genes that aid the disease, aren't as far along as Southern Gardens' engineered fruit project, he said. Ideas such as testing penicillin in oranges, heating trees to kill the bacteria and growing citrus under protective screening have been impractical for juice fruit or unsuccessful.

"It's just a race against the clock," Mr. Rogers said. "We need to get these trees to growers that are still in the business."

Within the industry and among consumers, there are questions about the use of genetically modified foods, which are widely found in grain crops such as corn and soybeans but are less common in fruit. With consumers moving away from the products, there is a risk that food companies won't be willing to buy genetically modified juice, no matter how successful the science.

"God only made one type of orange," said David Crews, a small orange grower in Lake Wales, Fla. "We don't have a magic tree."

Southern Gardens said regulators require its experimental trees be tested in real-life conditions to ensure that the crops aren't harmful to the environment, and that officials from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regularly visit.

Brazil has stepped up orange production, threatening to deliver the final blow to the U.S. industry. Brazil's larger groves and different practices have helped control the spread of greening. Psyllids, the disease-carrying insects, are attracted to new shoots, which sprout more frequently in Florida than in Brazil because trees are grown in warmer, more humid areas.

The USDA estimates that Brazil's total output of orange juice will rise 55% this year from last year, with exports rising 28%. Brazil's production lead over the U.S. has doubled since around 2003.

Juice labels that once boasted 100% Florida juice have been altered to read 100% juice. The majority of concentrated orange juice-a product that has much of the water removed to ease shipping and that is later reconstituted-is already imported. This year Florida's domestic production of not-from-concentrate juice, which sells at a higher premium, also won't meet domestic demand, according to bank Rabobank International.

In Frostproof, Fla., Phillip Rucks, owner of Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery, drove past an emaciated grove in one of Florida's largest citrus areas. It was July and fruit was just starting to develop on trees.

"We call this bad neighbor syndrome," Mr. Rucks said. The grove, abandoned to greening, sat directly across the street from a neighbor still attempting to maintain trees.

Rucks is the largest citrus nursery in the U.S., with 850,000 young budlings and rootstock. The high-tech compound is designed to keep trees quarantined, with growth taking place completely under cover.

Inspectors visit regularly to check for the presence of psyllids. Visitors coming in the building are sprayed down with an antibacterial agent, and the entire compound is surrounded by giant trees designed to block the wind from transporting insects. An unmarked laboratory is filled with a refrigerator full of cloned tissue samples.

Mr. Rucks tests different varieties and different growing methods to find plants resistant to greening. "I'm spoon feeding these trees. This grove is on probiotics," he said, maneuvering his pickup truck between tightly spaced trees in a grove near the nursery compound, the branches packed with green leaves and developing oranges.

He pointed out tanks used for irrigating trees with the antibiotics streptomycin and oxytetracycline. Others are given molasses, injected into the soil to feed microbes. He calls it his "witch's brew."

"Early on there was hope that the research would lead to a silver bullet," said Adam Putnam, Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture. "Now the hope is there will be incremental solutions. Expectations are more realistic now."

Brant Schirard, a citrus grower along Florida's eastern belt, said growers are doing everything they can to diversify, with farmers moving into peaches, blueberries, hops and pineapples, among other crops. Approximately 130,000 acres of citrus have been abandoned across the state, according to the USDA.

An added factor is shifting tastes. Americans are drinking 48% less orange juice than they were in 2005, according to Nielsen, as fewer people sit down to breakfast and more people try to avoid sugar, or are tempted by more exotic beverages.

Southern Gardens has been fighting greening since 2005, when the disease first reached its groves, which at that time amounted to 15,000 acres. The company's president Dan Casper said it has planted about 750,000 new trees in the past four years alone to replace diseased ones, and that it is spending millions on new tree plantings, grove research and citrus greening research.

"I've been working on plant diseases since 1981," said Mike Irey, director of research at Southern Gardens. "It's the most miserable disease I've ever worked with."

The bacteria causing the disease is "fastidious," meaning scientists haven't been able to figure out what nutrients it needs to grow it in a petri dish. That makes it nearly impossible to research remedies in a laboratory setting. Each time scientists want to try a new treatment, they need to test it on an actual tree, wait for it to produce fruit, then see if it becomes infected with the disease.

In the past, healthy trees produced fruit for an average of 20 to 30 years or longer. These days they must be replanted, at best, in 12 to 15 years.

"We're putting $54 in each tree by the time we pick the first fruit off the tree, and that crop won't give you back $54," said Jim Snively, vice president of groves at the company. "You'll get $9 back the first year. And then the clock starts ticking."
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Florida is synonymous with oranges. They're on the state license plate. At the product's heyday in 1977, the state boasted 53 orange juice processing plants. Today, beset by bacteria, hurricanes and international competition, there are seven. A disease called "citrus greening" is pushing Florida's orange juice industry toward the brink of collapse.

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Delta is now offering free texting in flight. The new app called gogo that lets you text people on the plane. Gogo does have pricing but for delta riders its free.

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You'll soon be able to text on any Delta flight for free.

Delta flights worldwide will have free texting through a Gogo app, starting Sunday.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the news on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday.

Related: Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes

"You''ll just access the app on the plane itself ... and messaging will be for free," Bastian said.

When asked if in-flight calls would be next for Delta, he laughed and said "never in my lifetime."

Delta says the move is the first by a U.S. global carrier.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 27, 2017: 9:20 AM ET

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Delta flights will now have free in-flight texting

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Delta flights worldwide will have free texting through a Gogo app, starting Sunday. Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the news on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday. Related: Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes "You''ll just access the app on the plane itself ...

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The Russian Defense Ministry said it has killed 5 senior members of an al-Qaida-linked group in an airstrike. Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said that the 5 members were responsible for the attack on Russian military police in Hama province last week.

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The Russian Defense Ministry says its airstrike has killed five warlords of al-Qaida's branch in Syria.

Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov in a statement Wednesday said the military targeted the warlords, who Moscow says are responsible for attacking Russian military police in Hama province last week.

Russia's presence in Syria has been expanding beyond its original role of providing cover to President Bashar Assad's offensive against Islamic State group militants.

The Russian military said the airstrike was launched after receiving intelligence about an upcoming high-level meeting of the leaders of al-Qaida's Levant Liberation Committee south of the city of Idlib. It said five warlords and 32 militants died in the airstrike, which also destroyed an ammunition depot nearby.

The ministry did not specify when the airstrike took place.

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Russia says its airstrike kills 5 al-Qaida branch warlords

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The Russian Defense Ministry says its airstrike has killed five warlords of al-Qaida's branch in Syria. Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov in a statement Wednesday said the military targeted the warlords, who Moscow says are responsible for attacking Russian military police in...

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Soon on Delta flights, we will be able to text for free. They are going to use an app called Gogo, which can be accessed on their WIFI portal. It will only be used on flights that contain at least two cabins.

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You'll soon be able to text on any Delta flight for free.

Delta flights worldwide will have free texting through a Gogo app, starting Sunday.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the news on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday.

Related: Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes

"You''ll just access the app on the plane itself ... and messaging will be for free," Bastian said.

When asked if in-flight calls would be next for Delta, he laughed and said "never in my lifetime."

Delta says the move is the first by a U.S. global carrier.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 27, 2017: 9:20 AM ET

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Delta flights will now have free in-flight texting

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Delta flights worldwide will have free texting through a Gogo app, starting Sunday. Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the news on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday. Related: Netflix wants to make it easier to binge-watch on planes "You''ll just access the app on the plane itself ...

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San Jose Sharks' player Joel Ward says he might kneel for the National Anthem for racism in Hockey. There are currently 30 African-American players in the NHL.

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San Jose Sharks winger Joel Ward said Tuesday he may take part in the wave of athletes silently protesting during the national anthem prior to games.

Speaking to Paul Gackle of the San Jose Mercury News, Ward said "it's definitely something I wouldn't cross out."

"I've experienced a lot of racism myself in hockey and on a day-to-day occurrence," he said. "I haven't really sat down to think about it too much yet, but I definitely wouldn't say no to it."

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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Sharks' Joel Ward Says He Might Kneel for Anthem, Talks Racism in Hockey

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San Jose Sharks Adam Wells Chris Carlson/Associated Press Twitter Logo Featured Columnist San Jose Sharks winger Joel Ward said Tuesday he may take part in the wave of athletes silently protesting during the national anthem prior to games. Speaking to Paul Gackle of the San Jose Mercury News, Ward said "it's definitely something I wouldn't cross out."