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A six-year-old boy, Christian Buchanan, born with no eyes, struggles to eat on his own, and a gap in his face raises awareness of his condition, called Tessier cleft lip and palate, and being different.

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A little boy born with no eyes and a gap in his face is bravely raising awareness of what it's like to live with facial differences.

Christian Buchanan, six, was born with a condition called Tessier cleft lip and palate - so rare there are only thought to be 60 cases documented in medical history.

The condition is caused by the facial tissues not joining properly during a baby's development.

It can leave sufferers with severe facial disfigurement, unable to eat, speak and see.

Christian's mum, Lacey, from Woodbury, Tennessee, said as a result of her son's condition he's never been able to see.

"His condition was caused by amniotic banding syndrome," she said.

"Fibrous bands can form in the womb and if they attach to the baby they cut off blood flow, so Christian's banding happened to attach to his face."
STRANGER GIVES MOM $1G TO HELP FIX INFANT'S SEVERE CLEFT LIP
When Christian was born, he was unable to eat due to the large gaps on his face where the cleft palate was and has used a feeding tube since he was four days old.

Despite learning and speech difficulties, Christian's condition hasn't stopped him from living a full life.

Lacey explained, "Christian is a very typical six-year-old little boy. He's learning to read, he likes to wrestle with his little brother - all the things that any six-year-old would enjoy.

"The biggest way Christian's condition affects his daily life is his vision impairment."

"Because he is completely blind, he has to learn to navigate the world in the dark.

"Our world is made for sighted people and he has to learn to live in it without the benefit of sight and so we have to do things a little differently sometimes but its totally doable and he is doing it."

The six-year-old has so far had seven operations, three to reconstruct his face and close the gaps that the cleft created.

And mom Lacey said he is set to have more surgery, with the hope that one day he will be able to speak and eat properly.

While she hoped to bring her son up in a world that understands different conditions, Lacey said she's been shocked by people's reactions to Christian.

"I was unaware before Christian was born that there is this huge social stigma about being different, looking different, and most people didn't know how to handle somebody with that type of difference," Lacey said.

"Just recently we had an issue, we were in a store and Christian was playing with a little toy in the shelf and a lady walked by and said, 'eww'."

Lacey said Christian has heard people making comments, hearing kids say things like "why does he look like that?" and "what's wrong with his eyes?".

She said she always answers back in a very positive, upbeat tone, telling people it's just how he was born.
BABY BORN WITHOUT EYES DESPITE MOM'S NORMAL PREGNANCY
When kids ask why he has red eyes, Lacey tells them, "That's just how he was made, he has got red eyes, you know, it's cool."

And she said her son has learned to tell people "that's just how God made me."

"He would say, 'that's how I was born and I was born awesome'," Lacey said.

As well as being a keen violinist, Christian is currently working towards an orange belt in karate.

Lacey said, "I would definitely describe Christian as independent.

"I remember a few years ago he started saying, 'I want to do it all by myself mummy'.

"He's curious and he wants to explore the world and he's not afraid to do it."

Despite how brave her son is and how far he has come, Lacey said she can't help but worry about his future.

That's why she's determined to raise awareness of disabilities, to help make the world a better place for her son, and many others like him.

She added, "I want to share my family's story to raise awareness for disabilities in general and specifically facial differences.

"I want to do away with those preconceived notions that people have about what it means to have a disability, what it means to have a facial difference.

"And I hope that I'm fostering an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding and respect for differences so that the world will just be a better place for Christian one day."

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'I was born awesome': 6-year-old born with no eyes is raising awareness about being different

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A little boy born with no eyes and a gap in his face is bravely raising awareness of what it's like to live with facial differences. Christian Buchanan, six, was born with a condition called Tessier cleft lip and palate - so rare there are only thought to be 60 cases documented in medical history.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog and U.S. Figure Skating have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him

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Death row inmate sues after 'botched' execution

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Doyle Lee Hamm was convicted in 1987 of committing murder during a robbery and sentenced to death. On February 22, the 61-year-old was being prepped for intravenous lethal executionat the Holman Correctional Facility when staff and medical personnel tried and failed for 2½ hours to find veinsin his groin, feet and legs.

A federal judge ordered a medical exam by an outside physician; it was completed Sunday by Dr. Mark Heath, an anesthesiologist who practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

In two civil actions filed Wednesdaywith the Alabama US District Court and the state circuit court, Hamm maintains that the execution was called off after "hours of physical and psychological torture, forcing needles into his lower extremities" and the right femoral vein near his groin, "causing severe bleeding and pain."

Hamm's defense team is asking for relief from his "now unconstitutional sentence of death." They claim that the painful procedure, during which their client wished he could die, was cruel and unusual punishment and a "constitutionally prohibited cruel, unnecessarily painful, slow, and lingering process to death." They also claim that attempting a second execution would be double jeopardy, protected by the Fifth Amendment, which states that no person shall "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb."

11 puncture wounds

Hamm's court filings state that the execution team made numerous attempts to gain access to veins in his legs and ankles. In at least two attempts, the documents state, "an execution team member inserted a needle into Doyle Hamm's leg and kept the needle in his leg for several minutes, moving it around in a painful and futile attempt to enter Doyle Hamm's veins."

When entry via leg veins failed, the documents say, personnel tried and failed to get a needle or catheter into his right femoral artery.

"Multiple times, the execution team tried to insert a needle or catheter into Doyle Hamm's right groin, causing severe bleeding and pain," the filings state. "The staff put a pad on his groin to absorb the blood and had to change the pad during the procedure when the pad became completely soaked with blood."

In his medical report, Heath says he found 11 puncture wounds on Hamm's body, with "approximately 6 puncture wounds ... with partial overlap" in the right groin area.

Pictures attached to the filings show puncture wounds and intense bruising in his feet, legs and groin.

Heath also documented a "large" hematoma, or swollen blood clot, that "could possibly be caused by an unusually large leak from the femoral vein." He stated that the pain Hamm is having in his lower abdomen "may be related to bladder or other visceral injury."

The entire process to place an IV, the filings state, took at least 2½ hours. In a blog post March 4, Hamm's attorney, Bernard Harcourt, wrote that "This was clearly a botched execution that can only be accurately described as torture."

'It's disturbing'

Robert Dunham, executive director of the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center, said he found the pictures and court documents "disturbing."

"To say this was a botched execution is an understatement," Dunham said. "When you see the pictures of the groin, you don't see bruising like that in a properly set line. This man was strapped to a gurney for 2½ hours, and during that period, they literally poked holes in him."

After the execution was aborted, Alabama correction officials denied that there was any problem with the procedure and said they halted it when they ran out of time before the midnight execution deadline.

"I wouldn't necessarily characterize what we had tonight as a problem," Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn said shortly after the execution was stopped. "The only indication I have is that in their medical judgment it was more of a time issue, given the late hour."

Dunham disagrees. He cites the fact that Alabama keeps its execution protocols secret as an issue in the resolution of the case.

"They don't allow witness to observe critical points of the process," he said. "This is an illustration of why secrecy is such bad public policy. "

'Oral lethal injection' was requested

Hamm's defense team states in the court filings that the inmate is struggling with "active lymphatic cancer" that has created abnormal lymph nodes, including in his groin. The abnormal lymph nodes had "previously been identified by this Court's independent medical expert" as problematic.

Because of this finding, Hamm's attorney had argued for months that killing his client by lethal injection would amount to "cruel and unusual punishment" because Hamm's veins had become severely compromised by both the cancer and "years of intravenous drug use," the filings state.

Instead, Harcourt says, he and his client had asked for death by "oral lethal injection," which he says the court denied. In earlier court filings, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office argued that Hamm had waited too long to challenge Alabama's method of execution and had failed to present proof that his medical condition had deteriorated.

Alabama carries out executions by lethal injections unless an inmate requests the electric chair.

CNN's Tina Burnside and Chandrika Narayan contributed to this story.

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Barack Obama in talks with Netflix for 'production' deal

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CNN 12 hrs ago Brian Stelter

Barack Obama might appear on-camera as the moderator of a new series on Netflix. Or he might stay off-camera as a producer of a show about uplifting American stories.

Or maybe he'll do both.

Talks are underway between Obama and Netflix, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

The source characterized it as a "production partnership" and said the deal has not been finalized yet.

If it happens, both the former president and his wife, Michelle, will be involved in a series of shows for Netflix.

It would be a triumph for the streaming service, providing the kind of exclusive programming that sells subscriptions. And it would give the Obamas a platform to reach a huge audience around the world.

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Netflix says it has more than 117 million subscribers, 55 million of whom are in the United States.

A Netflix spokesman declined to comment on Thursday.
Related: Sorry, Hollywood. Netflix rules the world
News of the talks was first reported by The New York Times. "The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided," The Times said.

The newspaper described two potential shows. In one, "Mr. Obama could moderate conversations on topics that dominated his presidency." Another show "could feature Mrs. Obama on topics, like nutrition, that she championed in the White House."

Eric Schultz, a senior adviser to Obama, said in a statement Thursday night that the Obamas "have always believed in the power of storytelling to inspire."

While he did not comment directly on the Netflix talks, he said the Obamas "continue to explore new ways to help others tell and share their stories."

In the final days of the Obama administration, it was reported that Obama was interested in pursuing digital media ventures after he left office.

Jen Psaki, the White House communications director at the time, told CNN that "he is very interested in how people consume information and the changing trends," citing online and mobile news consumption.

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CNN 12 hrs ago Brian Stelter Barack Obama might appear on-camera as the moderator of a new series on Netflix. Or he might stay off-camera as a producer of a show about uplifting American stories. Or maybe he'll do both. Talks are underway between Obama and Netflix, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog and U.S. Figure Skating have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

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Top coach suspended by US Figure Skating two decades after abuse allegations

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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A previously unknown group of Adelie Penguins were found on Antarctica Danger Islands. they are calling the group of penguins a, ¨Mega Colony¨

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A previously unknown "mega-colony" of Adelie penguins have been found on the islands, which sit on Antarctica's northern tip.

More than 1.5 million of the birds were found in 2015 during a survey of the area, according to a report in the journal Scientific Reports.

Researchers estimate the Danger Islands hold the largest colonies of Adelie penguins in Antarctica and the third- and fourth-largest colonies in the world. Even more interesting, scientists think the penguins have flourished on the Danger Islands for decades, while other colonies of the birds have declined on other parts of the continent, especially on its western half.

So how were all those birds missed for all these years? Well, the Danger Islands are fairly remote, even by Antarctica standards. It's locked up in sea ice most of the year, and even in summer it's difficult to reach.

Special protection urged

But a boatload of researchers managed to get to the islands in December 2015, and they counted the penguins by manually counting individual nests and also counting nests using panoramic photos taken by drones.

Scientists are eager to study the birds, to figure out how they've managed to survive in such large numbers all of these years, while their numbers plummeted on other parts of Antarctica. It's believed climate change, including "changes in sea ice extent and concentration as well as changes in air temperature and precipitation patterns and their possible effects on prey availability" are the primary culprits for the decline in Adelie penguins in western Antarctica.

The researchers want the Danger Islands to receive some kind of consideration for special protection because of the large number of penguins found there.

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A previously unknown "mega-colony" of Adelie penguins have been found on the islands, which sit on Antarctica's northern tip. More than 1.5 million of the birds were found in 2015 during a survey of the area, according to a report in the journal Scientific Reports.

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The fire department in Detroit gets over 800 pet oxygen masks. The money for the mask was raised by the Detroit Public Safety Foundation. Everything that the DPSF get is for the city's police and fire departments.

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Look, we´re human. We make mistakes and do some things that tend to be punished for, like when you´re a kid and back talk you´re mom, you´re probably looking at the time out corner or a whooping,and sometimes some parents get creative. Bryan Thornhill, father of two punished his son after he found his son was kicked off the bus for bullying, he didn´t hit his son or give him the time out chair. Nope, the 10 year old must run 1 mile to school everyday, even in rain, as his punishment. Now the father may be getting some backlash because declare it as public humiliation and that it´s unjust towards the child

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ROANOKE, VA (RNN) - A father advocated for "old school, simple parenting" in several Facebook videos that show his 10-year-old running to school after he says the boy was kicked off the bus for bullying.

Father of two Bryan Thornhill drove behind his 10-year-old son the morning of March 1, as the boy ran through the rain to school.

"Welcome to 'you better listen to your dad 2018,'" said Thornhill in a video posted to Facebook that he has since removed.

In fact, his account is deactivated.

Before taking down his account, Thornhill explained in the video that the 10-year-old got kicked off his school bus for three days because he was "being a little bully."

The father said his son has had to run to school, which is about one mile from the family home, as a result. He added he made the boy run in the rain because he was rude that morning.

In the video, Thornhill refers to the punishment as "old school, simple parenting" and says it's improved the 10-year-old's behavior.

"Ironically, since he's been running to school this week, his behavior's been much better. Teachers have approved of his behavior this week. He hasn't gotten in trouble this week, where last week, he was just absolutely out of his mind," Thornhill said.

The original video has received more than 1.6 million views, and Thornhill said in a video posted March 2 that 98 percent of people were "thrilled and excited." That video, too, is no longer available.

"I was in a classroom for 29 years I wish more parents were like you! Thanks for taking a stand against bulling and teaching your children lessons. Keep up the good work!" one commenter wrote.

The videos received pushback, as well, before they were removed from Facebook.

"Wow I just watched this video and cannot agree with this form of punishment for a child on this day. It was raining and the kid had to run a mile. So what is the kid to do sit in wet clothes while he's at school. And then he gets sick. Also have you noticed the amount of weight in that backpack the child was carrying. Not good for a child's back at all," another commenter wrote.

In his second video, Thornhill attempted to set some people's minds at ease by saying his son would get to ride the bus again, starting Monday, as long as he continued to behave at school.

Thornhill also noted the 10-year-old is an athlete and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. He said the boy is used to running as a punishment because if he misbehaved after a sports practice, he would have to run miles.

"We've always joked he'll either be fast or obedient. So far, we're working on fast," Thornhill said.

In the final video, posted Monday, both of Thornhill's children can be seen running, as their father runs along with them. The man says his son and 8-year-old daughter now want to run to school.

"The important thing is that he's learned a valuable lesson and he understands," Thornhill said.

The father offered to provide "boot camp" services to other parents whose children were misbehaving.
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ROANOKE, VA (RNN) - A father advocated for "old school, simple parenting" in several Facebook videos that show his 10-year-old running to school after he says the boy was kicked off the bus for bullying. Father of two Bryan Thornhill drove behind his 10-year-old son the morning of March 1, as the boy ran through the rain to school.

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Top coach suspended nearly two decades after US Figure Skating dismissed abuse allegations

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

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Top coach suspended by US Figure Skating two decades after abuse allegations

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Richard Callaghan who is a coach for U.S. Figure Skating has been suspended. He was suspended after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

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Top coach suspended by US Figure Skating two decades after abuse allegations

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Eddie Gault, a member of the Australian Antarctic Program left a camera in a penguin breeding ground and came back to discover footage of penguins taking a "selfie".

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Mike Moustakas will return to the Royals in the upcoming season. His deal includes a mutual option for the 2019 season. It guarantees him $6.5 million and can max out $22.7 million.

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After losing Eric Hosmer and Lorenzo Cain to free agency over the winter, the Kansas City Royals appear to be close to getting one of their core players back. The team is reportedly working on a short-term deal with third baseman Mike Moustakas.

Source: Royals are working toward an agreement with Mike Moustakas on a short-term deal, likely one-year. Club not confirming.
- Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) March 9, 2018

Moustakas was undoubtedly hoping for a large payday this offseason after setting a Royals franchise record with 38 home runs in 2017. He hit .272/.314/.521 (116 OPS+) overall. Moustakas, like many other free agents, got caught up in a slower-than-expected offseason.

A one-year contract would allow Moustakas to give free agency another shot next winter, when he wouldn't be attached to draft pick compensation -- Moustakas rejected the qualifying offer this offseason and is thus ineligible to receive one in the future -- and teams may be more willing to spend. It's certainly better than remaining unemployed.

As for the Royals, the argument can be made re-signing Moustakas is not in their best interests. They're rebuilding and anything that helps them win games hurts their draft position. Then again, trading Moustakas to a contender at the July 31 deadline could more than compensate for any loss in draft position.

Kansas City recently inked first baseman Lucas Duda and center fielder Jon Jay to low-cost one-year contracts to replace Hosmer and Cain. Assuming they complete their deal with Moustakas, the starting lineup could look something like this come Opening Day:

Infielder Cheslor Cuthbert, who had been slated to play third base before the imminent Moustakas deal, would presumably move into a super utility role and get regular at-bats while playing all around the infield.

It's worth noting that last month, after Hosmer signed with the San Diego Padres, Royals GM Dayton Moore all but ruled out re-signing Moustakas. He said it was time for the team to move on and look to the future.

It doesn't appear the Royals will be pursuing Mike Moustakas or any other costly free-agent, even with Hoz signing elsewhere. Dayton Moore said, "That period of time, that phase of who we are, is over. We need to move on."
- Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) February 18, 2018

Obviously someone with the Royals has changed their mind since then, possibly at the ownership level. Moustakas will help the Royals be respectable this season -- there's something to be said for not being an abject embarrassment on the field -- and he could be a nice trade chip come the deadline.

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com,... Full Bio

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MLB Hot Stove: Royals and Mike Moustakas reportedly working on short-term deal

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Tony award-winning actress Ruthie Ann Miles' 4-year old daughter was killed when they were struck by a car. Miles is also pregnant but is stable now.

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Richard Callaghan who is a coach for U.S. Figure Skating has been suspended. He was suspended after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

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The U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Olympic Committee's misconduct watchdog, and U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, have suspended renowned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan, nearly two decades after several male skaters made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Two penguins in Antarctica find a camera and were caught on video.

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Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica.

A member of the Australian Antarctic Program team, Eddie Gault, left a camera at the Auster Rookery -- a penguin breeding ground -- near Australia's Mawson research station on Antarctica, according to the Australian Antarctic Program.

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The program, which shared the video Thursday, said "it didn't take long for the naturally curious birds to seize the opportunity for a selfie."

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Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica. A member of the Australian Antarctic Program team, Eddie Gault, left a camera at the Auster Rookery -- a penguin breeding ground -- near Australia's Mawson research station on Antarctica, according to the Australian Antarctic Program.

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Joy Behar made fun of Mike Pence's faith on the popular TV show, "The View", and apologized to him privately. The vice president accepted, but said he wanted her to publicly apologize to those who share the same faith as him, and were offended while watching. ABC received over 30,000 angry phone calls after her comments.

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Joy Behar apologized to Mike Pence for mocking his faith, but the vice president didn't get what he really wanted: A bigger mea culpa to "millions of Christians" who watch "The View."

Pence was willing to turn the other cheek when Behar reached out privately, according to a White House source. But Behar, whose apology only made news when ABC boss Bob Iger acknowledged it at a shareholders' meeting Thursday, found sorry was the hardest word to utter to her TV show's audience.

"She apologized to the vice president, he accepted and said he wasn't offended by her comment for his own sake but on behalf of the millions of Christians who watch ABC and her show," the source told Fox News. "He encouraged her to make the same apology publicly on the show that she did privately to him."

Back on Feb. 13, Behar criticized Pence's faith by saying that hearing from Jesus is actually called "mental illness." The Media Research Center launched a campaign to hold "View" co-hosts accountable for spewing "anti-Christian bigotry," and ABC received more than 30,000 phone calls from angry viewers.

"What do you say to the tens of millions of Christians, and President Trump supporters, that your networks have so blatantly offended and ascribed hateful labels?" shareholder Justin Danhof asked Iger directly at Thursday's meeting. "Specifically, do you think, like Mrs. Hostin and Mrs. Behar, that the Christian faith is akin to a dangerous mental illness?"

Iger responded by saying, "I don't know where I start. First of all, Joy Behar apologized to Vice President Pence directly. She made a call to him and apologized, which I thought was absolutely appropriate."

Iger told the crowd he was "glad to hear" Behar apologized because he "takes exception" to what she said.

"I don't think it was right," Iger said.

A White House source was critical of a statement that Behar's manager, Bill Stankey, provided to the Washington Post that claimed Pence "understood that Joy wasn't attacking anybody and that there was some miscommunication."

"Joy in no way suggested her comment was 'a miscommunication,'" the source told Fox News, saying Stankey "lied."

The Media Research Center doesn't feel that Behar's apology is adequate and mirrored Pence by calling for her to do it publicly.

"The bigoted statements made about the Vice President's Christian faith offended hundreds of millions of Christians across the country, the largest faith group in the United States," MRC president Brent Bozell told Fox news. "Their apology should therefore be as public as their insult. When they do that, this whole matter will be put to rest. Until they do, we will not let up our campaign to let the world -- including their advertisers -- know of their anti-Christian bigotry."

ABC News has not responded to multiple requests for comment.

Brian Flood covers the media for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @briansflood.

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NBA Youngboy is in jail on kidnapping charges and assaulting his girlfriend

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President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House announced, setting the scene for an unprecedented encounter between two nations that only recently threatened to wipe each other out. South Korea hopes these talks will lead to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

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President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House announced, setting the scene for an unprecedented encounter between two nations that only recently threatened to wipe each other out.

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U.S. and South Korean intelligence have been investigating the sincerity of Kim Jong Un's newfound willingness to engage in a denuclearization dialogue BUT they are also tracking reports that the North Korean dictator is dealing with a variety of health issues. There are rumors that he had plastic surgery and purposely gained weight to look more like his grandfather.

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As U.S. and South Korean intelligence teams investigate the sincerity of Kim Jong Un's newfound willingness to engage in a denuclearization dialogue, they are also tracking reports the North Korean dictator is dealing with a variety of health issues.

While there is little hard medical evidence, according to sources, Kim's family history, physical appearance, and behavior in recent years have led to speculation he may suffer from a range of conditions including gout, diabetes, high blood pressure, a sexually transmitted disease, and psychological issues.

"Kim's health is something our own Intel community is trying to gain every possible insight on," said Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National Interest. "There are rumors that Kim might have had plastic surgery and purposely gained weight to look more like his grandfather, the founding ruler of North Korea, and channel some his popularity."

U.S. intelligence sources acknowledged that piecing together an accurate "health profile" of Kim Jong Un, who is around 35 years old, was not only "critical intelligence," but the "bread and butter" of scores of experts.

"Health conditions, including use of medicines or drugs, can impact a foreign leader's decision-making and an expected death or debilitation of a leader can cause instability in a country with potential consequences for US interests," Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center and former CIA deputy division chief for Korea, told Fox News.

So what is known about Kim's health?

North Korean officials in 2014 acknowledged he was suffering from an "uncomfortable physical condition" after footage was captured of him looking evidently heavier, and walking with a pronounced limp. Experts quickly pointed to gout, which sparked speculation he also suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure.

"Kim Jong-un has gained a lot of weight, and this weight gain is believed to have brought many side effects, including heart disease and high blood pressure," observed Eric Yoon, CEO and Founder of Television Korea 24. "Kim often enjoys heavy drinking and smoking. In October 2014, he disappeared from the public and media for two months due to arthritic pain in his leg. But his health is top secret due to possible uprising in North Korea. Instead, he often just won't appear in public."

There are also unconfirmed reports Kim has a sexually transmitted disease (STD). U.S intelligence sources told Fox News Kim's father was believed to have had a range of STDs, including syphilis, and that it is "possible" the son may have the same.

Speculation swirled around Kim Jong Il during his reign, as STDs reportedly rose to almost epidemic levels during the 1990s, when a calamitous famine sparked the growth of a sex industry desperate to make money.

The trend has reportedly continued within wealthier circles around Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. There are continued claims from South Korean news agencies that young girls are forced into prostitution to "service high-ranking North Korean officials," making sexually transmitted diseases all the more rampant among the military elite.

Then there is the issue of Kim's mental health, and what some see as signs of stress, and even paranoia. Korean media regularly report on Kim's "insomnia," and obsession with potential threats from people who many usurp his power.
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Kim Dong Yon, a former Republic of Korea air force officer and North Korean analyst, claimed a former chief doctor of Kim's grandfather, Kim il-Sung, asserted the former leader mandated frequent blood transfusions from young men with the same blood type "in order to support and improve the blood circulation."

"Based on this, Kim Jong-un may go through similar medical treatments in order to improve his physical condition," Yon speculated.

According to Yoon, Kim has a private doctor who resides in Bong Hwa Clinic and Hospital, located in Pyongyang. Bong Hwa is known to treat "only the top officials," and the first family of North Korea.

"Kim has a team of doctors who cares for him and sometimes if need be, they will bring in foreign specialists from Russia, China, Singapore and Germany," he said.

One U.S source said "what is fairly certain is that as far as access to health care and diet goes, he probably has access to the best that money can buy."

Tom Fowdy, a marketing associate with China Global Connections and a North Korea analyst, concurred that while questions about the leader's well-being are shrouded in guesswork, his family lineage offers plenty of red flags.

"His father Kim Jong il had serious problems in his final years, including diabetes, rumors of a stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, and of course died of a heart attack," Fowdy said. "Grandfather Kim il-Sung's health was best characterized by the presence of a growing calcium deposit on the back of his neck which grew to the size of a baseball. Due to the close proximity to his spine, it could not be operated on."

Fowdy noted that North Korean photographers famously went to great lengths to try and hide the growth, with every picture of him taken from the left angle to conceal it.

"There are several sneaky photos where people caught it," Foudy said. "However, if you wish to visit Kim il-Sung's preserved body in the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the official state Mausoleum, you can see enough of his head to note the tumor is absent."

When it comes to rogue regimes like North Korea, having proper intelligence reports and plans in place should Kim's health severely fail are crucial, sources said.

"We now develop a variety of scenarios - and some unlikely ones - as far as how he could fall from power and most importantly, who would likely replace him and in what manner," said James Williamson, a retired Army special operations colonel and founder of OPSEC, a non-partisan advocacy organization focused on protecting national intelligence assets.

One former high-ranking Pentagon official stressed contingency plans in the event of a Kim Jong un death are especially vital for a nuclear-armed adversary - "finding out who would be in-charge or whether a civil war would ensue, finding out who is on what side, and working closely with China and South Korea to seize control of any nuclear sites."

But when it comes to developing an accurate health assessment of the unpredictable leader, obtaining fact from fiction, is no easy feat.

"Within the intelligence community, North Korea is acknowledged to be the hardest of hard targets," Klingner added. "Information, including the heath of Kim Jong un, is difficult to come by and each intelligence source face considerable constraints in obtaining data on North Korea."

Hollie McKay has been a FoxNews.com staff reporter since 2007. She has reported extensively from the Middle East on the rise and fall of terrorist groups such as ISIS in Iraq. Follow her on twitter at @holliesmckay

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U.S., South Korean intelligence probe reports of Kim Jong Un health woes

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Despite Kim Jong Un's sudden willingness for denuclearization dialogue, monitoring the developments of North Korea's burgeoning arsenal remains at the top of the agenda for the U.S. and regional intelligence communities - along with the equally as crucial tracking of the dictator's health.

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A suicide bomber killed at least 9 people in the Afghan capital of Kabul. It was detonated after being stopped at security.

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Kabul bomb attack leaves at least nine dead

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A suicide bomber killed at least nine people in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior told CNN.

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Pull over, Uber. This self-driving truck is driving with no one on board.

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A startup has upped the ante in the race to develop self-driving vehicles.

Two daysafter Uber announced self-driving truck operations in Arizona, which feature a backup driver as a precaution, Starsky Robotics said it has completed a seven-mile drive without a human in the vehicle.

In mid-February, Starsky conducted the test on a closed portion of Route 833 in Hendry County, Florida, with no traffic.

The 20,000-pound unmanned robotic truckdrove 35 mph during the run.

Starsky is the first company to publicly test an empty cabin for autonomous trucks. Its aim is to make a delivery without a human present by year's end.

Given current regulations, Starsky Robotics CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher said its trucks can operate in large states such as Texas, Florida, Arizona and Nevada. Before Starsky's trucks cross state lines, more regulations are needed. An autonomous vehicle bill is currently stalled in the Senate, but it only addresses self-driving car, not trucks.

According to Hendry County commissioner Charles Chapman, Starsky's self-driving trucks could make it easier for his airport to receive food deliveries from Central and South America for local businesses.

"There's always a risk factor with anything that's an emerging technology," Chapman said. "We pride ourselves on taking measured risks."

Although the test was a success, it ran into a hiccup the day before: The drive was aborted after the power accidentally went out at Starsky's teleoperations centerin Plantation, Florida. But it was programmed to stop itself if it ever lost connection with the center, according to Seltz-Axmacher.

Related: Uber's self-driving trucks are hauling freight in Arizona

Human pilots back at Starsky's teleoperation centers pilot the trucks from highway exits to distribution centers, and vice versa. The startup chose this technique to speed up how quickly it could commercialize the technology.

According to critics, self-driving technology may be rushed to the public without reasonable safeguards and regulations.

"When CEOs put their own kids in a driverless car and let it take their own kids off without anyone in the car, that's how you know they're ready," Missy Cummings, an engineering professor at Duke University, told CNN.

Cummings has called for a "vision test" for all autonomous vehicles to prove the machines can effectively identify things.

One potential landmine for autonomous vehicles is what's called "adversarial images," which are doctored picturesthat fool an artificial intelligence system. Researchers have shown how placing a handful of stickers on a stop sign could confuse theneural network, which powers the AI system.This means an autonomous vehicle could interpret the stop sign to be a speed limit 45 mph sign.

For the test, however, Starsky concluded its vehicle was ready for public roads with a few controlled elements, such as no traffic and a carefully selected spot.

"If we swerved off the road, it wouldn't be swerving into a concrete barrier or a school bus," Seltz-Axmacher told CNN of the location choice. "[If something happened], it would have swerved into a swamp."

CNNMoney (Washington) First published March 8, 2018: 7:00 AM ET

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Pull over, Uber. This self-driving truck is driving with no one on board

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Two daysafter Uber announced self-driving truck operations in Arizona, which feature a backup driver as a precaution, Starsky Robotics said it has completed a seven-mile drive without a human in the vehicle. In mid-February, Starsky conducted the test on a closed portion of Route 833 in Hendry County, Florida, with no traffic.

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At least 78 people are presumed dead in Nigeria by the Lassa fever. There has been a sudden outbreak and over 766 people are infected. People are infected through contact with food that has been contaminated by multimammate rats, or through bodily fluids of someone already infected.

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A further 766 are suspected to be infected, and 3,126 contacts have been identified and are being monitored.

Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, is endemic in most of West Africa, especially Nigeria, where it was discovered in 1969. Symptoms can be mild or severe, including hemorrhaging in the gums, eyes or nose.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease is transmitted to humans through contact with food or items contaminated by multimammate rats -- or through contact with bodily fluids from an infected person.

On average, Lassa fever is deadly in 1% of all individuals infected, with higher rates of 15% morbidity among people hospitalized with the illness. According to an NCDC report from March 4, the case fatality ratio in the latest outbreak was 23.8%.

Sixteen health workers were infected of whom four died within eight weeks of this outbreak.

The NCDC said the country was facing an "unprecedented outbreak" as the disease has spread to 18 states since it began in January.

Many of the cases were self-managed and not tested at the onset because the illness was thought to be malaria, a disease endemic to Nigeria and whose symptoms mimic Lassa fever, said Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director of the NCDC.

Those with symptoms of fever should "go to a health care facility in order to get a test that will determine the cause of the fever." before treating Ihekweazu said in a statement.

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78 dead in Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria

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A further 766 are suspected to be infected, and 3,126 contacts have been identified and are being monitored. Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, is endemic in most of West Africa, especially Nigeria, where it was discovered in 1969. Symptoms can be mild or severe, including hemorrhaging in the gums, eyes or nose.

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A suicide bomber killed nine people and injured 18 people in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

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Kabul bomb attack leaves at least nine dead

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A suicide bomber killed at least nine people in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior told CNN.