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A Colorado dog had a encounter with a mountain lion last week but was saved by his owners

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video.

The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

"The mountain lion jumped out and pounced on her," owner Charlie Allen told FOX 31 on Wednesday.

Family members then raced outside to save her, including one with a shovel.

After taking a few bites out of Maeby, the mountain lion then let the dog get away and back into the house.

The big cat then slowly lingered near the home as Allen flickered a flashlight at it to drive the animal away.
MOUNTAIN LION CAUGHT AFTER WANDERING THROUGH TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD
Family members took Maeby to the veterinarian, where she was bandaged up and is now fully recovered.

The mountain lion appears to be wearing a radio collar, and may have been spotted in the area since the confrontation at the Allen home, according to FOX 31.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says that mountain lions are most active from dusk to dawn, and that if people run into the big cat they should back away slowly while doing all one can to appear larger.

Travis Fedschun is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @travfed

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Colorado family saves dog attacked by mountain lion

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video. The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

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A dog in Colorado got too close to a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video.

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video.

The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

"The mountain lion jumped out and pounced on her," owner Charlie Allen told FOX 31 on Wednesday.

Family members then raced outside to save her, including one with a shovel.

After taking a few bites out of Maeby, the mountain lion then let the dog get away and back into the house.

The big cat then slowly lingered near the home as Allen flickered a flashlight at it to drive the animal away.
MOUNTAIN LION CAUGHT AFTER WANDERING THROUGH TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD
Family members took Maeby to the veterinarian, where she was bandaged up and is now fully recovered.

The mountain lion appears to be wearing a radio collar, and may have been spotted in the area since the confrontation at the Allen home, according to FOX 31.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says that mountain lions are most active from dusk to dawn, and that if people run into the big cat they should back away slowly while doing all one can to appear larger.

Travis Fedschun is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @travfed

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Colorado family saves dog attacked by mountain lion

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video. The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

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Why McDonald's is flipping its arches for a day.McDonald's is celebrating International Women's Day with a big, gleaming W.

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At first glance, it might seem like a McDonald's in Lynwood, California has been the victim of a prank. As Business Insider reports, the restaurant's trademark golden arches have been entirely flipped upside down.

But franchisee Patricia Williams says that's not the case. Rather, it's in celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th. McDonald's spokesperson Lauren Altmin tells CNBC Make It that the golden "M" will be flipped into a golden "W" in "celebration of women everywhere."

"We have a long history of supporting women in the workplace, giving them the opportunity to grow and succeed," says Altmin. "In the U.S. we take pride in our diversity and we are proud to share that today, six out of 10 restaurant managers are women."

The logo will be changed on all of the company's social media channels and 100 restaurants will have special "packaging, crew shirts and hats and bag stuffers."

"For the first time in our brand history, we flipped our iconic arches for International Women's Day in honor of the extraordinary accomplishments of women everywhere and especially in our restaurants," said Wendy Lewis, McDonald's Chief Diversity Officer, in a statement. "From restaurant crew and management to our C-suite of senior leadership, women play invaluable roles at all levels and together with our independent franchise owners we're committed to their success."

McDonald's is not the first company to alter their logo as a part of a women-centric marketing effort in the month of March.

As in recent years,Brawny paper towels will once again replace its flannel-wearing hunk with a strong female as part of its #StrengthHasNoGender campaign.

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At first glance, it might seem like a McDonald's in Lynwood, California has been the victim of a prank. As Business Insider reports, the restaurant's trademark golden arches have been entirely flipped upside down. But franchisee Patricia Williams says that's not the case. Rather, it's in celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th.

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The world's first flying car you can buy is now taking orders

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The Dutch firm says the first customer will receive delivery next year.

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A special education teacher who detailed her experience administering a lockdown drill in a now-viral Facebook post described to ABC News how nerve-wracking it was to practice the drill with a room full of elementary students with learning disabilities.

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A special education teacher who detailed her experience administering a lockdown drill in a now-viral Facebook post described to ABC News how nerve-wracking it was to practice the drill with a room full of elementary students with learning disabilities.

Dana Williams, who teaches at an elementary school in Pittsburgh's Hill District, described the experience as "scary," but also marveled at how well her young students handled the ordeal.

The drill -- the first of the school year -- was planned in advance, Williams said. Letters were sent to students and parents detailing the exact date and time of the drill, and a robocall was placed to all of the parents.

But even though "everyone knew this was happening," Williams said the drill wasn't "at the top" of her students' minds.

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Williams decided to teach right up until the 9:30 a.m. drill time. At the time, the students -- ranging in age from 7 to 10 years old -- were taking their district assessments. Williams and her teaching assistant were providing support.

Then, the principal's voice came over the intercom to announce the lockdown, and she and her students sprang into action.

The only fifth-grader in the room, a 10-year-old whom Williams has been teaching since kindergarten, "took a lead role" and immediately went over to the windows to pull down the blinds, she said. She locked the classroom door while her assistant pulled a table in front of it.

The assistant then pulled two students under her desk, located across the room. Several other students went underneath another table, located as far away from the door as possible, and the fifth-grader grabbed a second-grader and pulled him underneath as well, Williams said.

Once Williams turned off the lights, her normally rowdy students became "literally casket quiet," she said. Then, one of the iPads the students were working with went off, and a third-grader grabbed it and turned it off before she could get to it.

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Williams said it was obvious how "panicked" her students were when someone came to the classroom door, jiggling the handle and ordering them to "open up."

"You could see it in their faces," she said.

The youngest in the room, a first-grader wearing a birthday crown because he turned 7 that day, dashed to her, quietly whispering, "I'm scared." He asked "over and over again" when the drill would end.

She told him "soon" and held him while trying to keep his crown from stabbing her, she said, adding it felt as if his heart had "leaped out of his chest."

"It was dark. I couldn't see anything," she said. "I just saw eyes. One of my students was crying."

After the drill was over, Williams turned on the lights, announcing to her students, "Let's get back to work," considering all of the testing they had left to complete.

"I was greeted with blank faces ... petrified faces ... tear-stained faces ... confused faces ... elated faces ... and one 'b---- REALLY?' face," she wrote on Facebook.

Instead, the class partook in some mindfulness and restorative exercises to transition to the start of the rest of the day, she said.

Williams said she was "amazed" at how well she, her teaching assistant and her students adapted to the drill.

"It was kind of amazing to see kids that young robotically do and know what they were supposed to do, without even a discussion, nothing, Williams said.

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Williams, 38, said this has only been the third or fourth lockdown drill she's practiced in her 17-year teaching career. Despite how "scary and traumatizing" the most recent one was, she thinks they're necessary.

"With our current climate, there's so many shootings," she said. "It's all over the news. It's all that you see, and I'm a big proponent of being prepared. I'd rather be proactive than reactive."

Officials for the school district confirmed that the drill took place last week, adding that teachers are instructed to not unlock the door "for any purpose" once it is locked. Administrators were tasked with going from classroom door-to-door to ensure the door was locked, one official said.

Williams teaches in an urban, inner-city setting where shootings are a part of everyday life for a lot of her students, she said. She has had students who were shot at and students "who walk through gunfire to get to school," she said. Some students have even been shot themselves, and some have had parents who were shot and killed or severely injured, she said.

In addition, some students don't know where their next meal is coming from, and some as young as 10 are caring for younger siblings, she said.

She stressed the need for more counselors in schools "so students can sift and talk through these feelings."

"Unfortunately, most of the mental health is the teachers," she said.

The Facebook post Williams composed on the day of the drill garnered nearly 90,000 reactions and more than 80,000 shares as of Wednesday night.

She didn't expect her post to get so much attention, she said.

"This is my life as a teacher," she said. "Not only do I have to do active shooter drills, I do assessments. I need to calm students down, and I have to instruct them."

"There's a lot of things that teachers have to deal with," Williams concluded.

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On Thursday, the President will host a meeting between representatives from the video game industry and those who think games have made kids more violent in recent years.

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President Donald Trump, as he seeks to respond to gun violence in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, will gather opposing sides at the White House on Thursday to discuss the role of video game violence.

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In the Northeastern states, there was a snow storm and now about 900,000 homes from Virginia to Maine have no electricity. Last week there was also a storm there, which left 40,000 homes without power

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The storm dumped snow in several areas Wednesday, including New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It shifted its focus to New England on Thursday, where it'll linger until Friday.

About 19 million people, from Connecticut to Maine, remained under winter storm warnings and watches Thursday, days after a deadly "bomb cyclone" hit the area.

Snow and rain are a concern along with the aftermath of fallen trees, knocked out power lines and slippery roads.

"New England will still be feeling the effects of the wind and residual snowfall (though light) through Friday," CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.

What states will be most affected?

The storm has mostly passed in most areas in the Northeast, and is expected to linger over northern New England on Thursday.

While this storm is not expected to be as strong as last week's as far as wind and waves, it will produce much more snow in some areas, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.

"Bands of heavy snow have moved east of the Hudson River and will continue to move ... into southern and central New England during the next few hours," the National Weather Service said early Thursday. "Rain is changing to snow across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island."

How much snow?

When it comes to snowfall, New York should breathe a sigh of relief. While snow continued to fall there overnight Thursday, it should be "completely out of the region" by morning, according to the weather service.

But parts of New England will see heavy to moderate snow overnight into Thursday morning, forecasters said.

It will linger the longest over eastern New England, which will see manageable light snow as late as noon.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker urged residents to use caution and stay off the roads during the height of the storm.

The Boston area is forecast to receive 6 to 8 inches of snow by Thursday morning, and Mayor Marty Walsh announced public schools will be closed that day.

More blackouts

Winds and snow are bringing down more power lines, piling on to the crippling outages remaining from last weekend's storm.

By late Wednesday night, there were about 329,000 customers without power, from Virginia to New England.

The storm is expected to pack wind gusts of 30 mph to 50 mph. While a far cry from the 90-mph gusts recorded during theweekend, storm, they could impede efforts to restore power in the region.

The heavy, wet snow is not helping either, combining with the strong winds to heighten the risk of downed power lines and as a result, knock out power to more homes and businesses.

States affected

Philadelphia, New York and Boston are digging out from lots of snow.

Philadelphia was forecast to get between 6 to 8 inches Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a state of emergency for several counties.

In New York, the town of Sloatsburg topped the list of most snowfall Wednesday night, with 26 inches within 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo deployed 400 National Guard troops to conduct wellness checks and assist with storm recovery.

Boston faces coastal flooding Thursday due to high tide, the National Weather Service said.

"Already observing an over 3-foot storm surge at Boston; obvious concern with onshore wind gusts upon a weakened, vulnerable shoreline," it tweeted, referring to last week's storm.

The snowstorm also brought a rare phenomenon in some parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, the weather service said. Known as "thundersnow," it's snow paired with lightning and resulting thunder.

How is it affecting travel?

More than 400 flights -- including at airports in New Jersey, New York, Boston and Philadelphia -- were canceled within, into or out of the United States on Thursday, according to FlightAware.

As for ground travel, New York City's Office of Emergency Management issued a hazardous travel advisory urging residents to "take mass transit if possible and allow for extra travel time."

Amtrak has also canceled some services in the affected areas.

CNN's Joe Sutton, Madison Park, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera contributed to this report.

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The storm dumped snow in several areas Wednesday, including New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It shifted its focus to New England on Thursday, where it'll linger until Friday. About 19 million people, from Connecticut to Maine, remained under winter storm warnings and watches Thursday, days after a deadly "bomb cyclone" hit the area.

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Royals agree to $3 million, 1-year contract with outfielder Jon Jay

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Outfielder Jon Jay agreed Tuesday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, a deal that allows him to earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses.

Jay, who turns 33 on March 15, hit .296 with two homers and 34 RBIs in 141 games last season with the Chicago Cubs, including 13 for 40 (.325) as a pinch hitter.

He would get $100,000 bonuses for 250 plate appearances and each additional 25 through 600. Still, his earnings will be well under his $8 million salary last year.

Jay did not commit an error in 141 chances last season and has gone 141 games without an error since April 15, 2016. As a left-handed hitter, he was attractive to the predominantly right-handed-hitting Royals.

Right-hander Jesse Hahn was placed on the 60-day disabled list to open a roster spot. Hahn, acquired from Oakland during the off-season, has a sprained right ulnar collateral ligament. He had Tommy John surgery in 2010 and felt discomfort in his elbow during a start last Thursday.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Outfielder Jon Jay agreed Tuesday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, a deal that allows him to earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses. Jay, who turns 33 on March 15, hit .296 with two homers and 34 RBIs in 141 games last season with the Chicago Cubs, including 13 for 40 (.325) as a pinch hitter.

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Alexa has been laughing randomly, unprompted by users. Amazon said they are working on a fix. Other Alexa's quit responding to commands, while at least one reportedly began listing the names of local funerals in the middle of the night, unprompted.

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It's quiet in the house. Nobody else is home and the cat is fast asleep. Then you hear a disembodied woman's voice let out a short, mocking cackle.

No, you're (probably) not being haunted, it's just Amazon's Alexa voice assistant malfunctioning in a profoundly creepy way.

Some Alexa users have reported hearing an unprompted laugh from their smart speaker devices in the last day. The laugh happens randomly, when nobody is using the device, or in response to request to turn on or off lights.

"We're aware of this and working to fix it," Amazon said in a statement, confirming the issue. The company did not elaborate on how widespread the laugh is. In a later statement, Amazon said the device can mistakenly hear the command, "Alexa, laugh."

"We are changing that phrase to be 'Alexa, can you laugh?' which is less likely to have false positives, and we are disabling the short utterance 'Alexa, laugh.'" Amazon said. "We are also changing Alexa's response from simply laughter to 'Sure, I can laugh' followed by laughter."

Alexa's laugh isn't the only thing that's freaking out users. Others have claimed Alexa has stopped responding to requests. One Twitter user said their Amazon Echo suddenly began listing names of local funeral homes and cemeteries, also unprompted.

While voice assistants like Alexa have been welcomed into many homes as fun, family-friendly technology, some people are still unsettled by them.

The speakers use always-listening microphones to detect phrases like "Alexa," and some people worry that they could be collecting additional data that could be used by marketers or even law enforcement. Audio recordings collected by an Alexa device have already been used as evidence in a murder case.

Of course, when voice assistants start acting on their own, it also raises concerns about what artificial intelligence might be capable of. But it's unlikely that Alexa has become sentient and is intentionally frightening users with the laughs. (Probably.)

CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published March 7, 2018: 5:23 PM ET

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No, you're (probably) not being haunted, it's just Amazon's Alexa voice assistant malfunctioning in a profoundly creepy way. Some Alexa users have reported hearing an unprompted laugh from their smart speaker devices in the last day. The laugh happens randomly, when nobody is using the device, or in response to request to turn on or off lights.

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

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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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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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Tuesday night at LSN football weights, Myles Shaw maxed out by hitting 325 4 times on bench. After the fact he proceeded in calling fellow teammate Joseph Thomas a, "Small Body". Joseph then cried.

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Professor claims that bones found in 1940 on an island in the Pacific Ocean belong to Amelia Earhart....

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Using new technology, a University of Tennessee professor claims that bones found in 1940 on an island in the Pacific Ocean belong to Amelia Earhart despite an analysis of the remains from that era that linked the bones to a man.

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video.

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video.

The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

"The mountain lion jumped out and pounced on her," owner Charlie Allen told FOX 31 on Wednesday.

Family members then raced outside to save her, including one with a shovel.

After taking a few bites out of Maeby, the mountain lion then let the dog get away and back into the house.

The big cat then slowly lingered near the home as Allen flickered a flashlight at it to drive the animal away.
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Family members took Maeby to the veterinarian, where she was bandaged up and is now fully recovered.

The mountain lion appears to be wearing a radio collar, and may have been spotted in the area since the confrontation at the Allen home, according to FOX 31.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says that mountain lions are most active from dusk to dawn, and that if people run into the big cat they should back away slowly while doing all one can to appear larger.

Travis Fedschun is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @travfed

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A dog in Colorado had too close of an encounter with a mountain lion last week and had to be saved by her owners in a rescue captured on surveillance video. The 3-year-old Boxer/Labrador mix named "Maeby" went outside the family home in Nederland, located about 44 miles west of Denver, when it ran into a mountain lion.

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Florida is voting to quit daylight saving time. States have wanted to drop daylight savings time for a long time now, due to its ill affects. Daylight savings time has more cons than pros these days. It can cause both loss of energy, and more accidents due to sleep deprivation.

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It took the state Senate less than a minute Tuesday to pass the "Sunshine Protection Act." There were only two dissenters. (The House passed it 103-11 on February 14.)

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott -- but it's far from a done deal after that,

Even if the governor approves, a change like this will literally take an act of Congress.

But if all is approved, Floridians -- who'll set their clocks ahead one hour this Sunday when Daylight Saving Time begins -- won't have to mess with it ever again.

Florida will then join Hawaii and most of Arizona, the two places that are exempt from the Uniform Time Act of 1966. The Act established the system of uniform Daylight Saving Time throughout the US.

A time whose time has passed?

Efforts to kill off daylight saving time are nearly as old as the time shift itself. And many of the commonly offered rationales for daylight saving time (yes, it's "saving," not "savings") no longer hold true.

For instance, one reason Congress used in enacting daylight saving time is that it saves energy.

A 2008 US Department of Energy study reported that daylight saving time reduces annual energy use by only about 0.03%. And a study that same year from the University of California-Santa Barbara found it might even increase energy consumption.

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florida lawmakers vote to stay in daylight saving time all year long - cnn

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Florida lawmakers vote to stay in Daylight Saving Time all year long

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It took the state Senate less than a minute Tuesday to pass the "Sunshine Protection Act." There were only two dissenters. (The House passed it 103-11 on February 14.) The bill now goes to the desk of Gov.

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Prisons in Norway are extremely different from those in the US. Some things they receive are heated floors, ice cream, and flowers. This is to make inmates "better neighbors" once they are released.

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american prison reform inspired by norway's approach - cnn

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Norway saw a decrease in recidivism rates after they began treating inmates more humanely. North Dakota is adapting the same to make a dent in prison reform.

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Michael Porter Jr will play for the first time since the first game of the season back in November. He has been out with a back injury since November.

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Michael Porter Jr. Will Play in SEC Tournament After Back Injury

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Michael Porter Jr . will make his much-anticipated return to Missouri's lineup Thursday in the SEC tournament. Per ESPN's Paul Finebaum , Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin confirmed Porter said he wanted to help the team down the stretch...

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Google’s artificial intelligence technologies are being used by the U.S. military for one of its drone projects, causing a stir both inside and outside the company.

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Google's artificial intelligence technologies are being used by the U.S. military for one of its drone projects, causing a stir both inside and outside the company.

The pilot project with the Defense Department's Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, has apparently been discussed within the company over the last week when information about it was shared on an internal mailing list, according to Gizmodo.

Sources told the tech news site that employees at Google were outraged the company would offer its expertise to the military for surveillance technology. Some critics said the project raised broader ethical questions about artificial intelligence and its usage.
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Last fall, former Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt addressed the tech industry's concerns about collaborating with the Pentagon during a keynote talk at the Center for a New American Security.

"There's a general concern in the tech community of somehow the military-industrial complex using their stuff to kill people incorrectly," Schmidt said. While Google says its involvement in Project Maven is not related to combat uses, the issue has still sparked concern among employees, sources told Gizmodo.

Project Maven, also known as the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (AWCFT), was established in April 2017. In total, the Defense Department spent $7.4 billion on artificial intelligence-related areas in 2017, The Wall Street Journal reports.

"As numerous studies have made clear, the department of defense must integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning more effectively across operations to maintain advantages over increasingly capable adversaries and competitors," former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work wrote in a memo, according to a Pentagon press release.

The project's first assignment was to help the Pentagon efficiently process the deluge of video footage collected daily by its aerial drones. The amount of footage was so vast that human analysts can't keep up, according to Greg Allen, an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security, who co-authored a lengthy July 2017 report on the military's use of artificial intelligence.

The press release claims that Maven's first focus was to detect "38 classes of objects that represent the kinds of things the department needs to detect, especially in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria." The program now provides the military the ability to track people as they come and go from various locations, Gizmodo added.
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Google has a mixed history with defense contracts. When it purchased robotics firm Shaft, it pulled the company's systems from a Pentagon competition. When it owned robotics firm Boston Dynamics, the company was attempting to make a robotic horse for ground troops, which was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Marines.

A spokesperson for the Defense Department declined to tell Gizmodo whether Google was its only private industry partner on Project Maven or to clarify Google's role in the project.

"Similar to other DOD programs, Project Maven does not comment on the specifics of contract details, including the names and identities of program contractors and subcontractors," the spokesperson said.

Christopher Carbone is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @christocarbone.

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Google's artificial intelligence is being used by US military drone program, prompting concerns

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Google's artificial intelligence technologies are being used by the U.S. military for one of its drone projects, causing a stir both inside and outside the company. The pilot project with the Defense Department's Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, has apparently been discussed within the company over the last week when information about it was shared on an internal mailing list, according to Gizmodo.

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McDonald's is celebrating International Women's Day with a big, gleaming W. On Thursday, International Women's Day, upside-down arches will replace rightside-up arches across McDonald's digital channels.

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McDonald's is celebrating International Women's Day with a big, gleaming, W.

"For the first time in our brand history, we flipped our iconic arches," said McDonald's Chief Diversity Officer Wendy Lewis.

The giant arches have been physically flipped at just one California restaurant. On Thursday, International Women's Day, upside-down arches will replace rightside-up arches across McDonald's digital channels.

Lewis said McDonald's is flipping its logo "in honor of the extraordinary accomplishments of women everywhere."

The restaurant chain will also mark the occasion at another 100 US locations, where McDonald's employees will wear special hats and shirts.

Related: McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers out of the Happy Meal

In recent years, companies have started using International Women's Day to broadcast their views on gender equality.

"International Women's day is a perfect opportunity for brands to talk about their commitment to empowerment," said Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

"It's a perfect venue to get out there and enhance your brand perception," he said.

In a statement, McDonald's said that 6 out of 10 managers of US restaurants are women.

"We have a long history of supporting women in the workplace," the company added.

Related: McDonald's is going green

Brands may also be eager to replicate the success of others, Calkins said.

"When companies see high-profile campaigns that get some traction and get some discussion, they are very quick to jump on the bandwagon."

One example of a particularly successful campaign is the "Fearless Girl," sculpture, which was installed across the "Charging Bull," in New York City by State Street ahead of International Women's Day last year.

The statue was designed by the financial services company and the advertising firm McCann to call attention to State Street's efforts to improve gender diversity on corporate boards. But it soon took on a life of its own.

CNNMoney (New York) First published March 7, 2018: 3:25 PM ET

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Why McDonald's is flipping its arches for a day

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"For the first time in our brand history, we flipped our iconic arches," said McDonald's Chief Diversity Officer Wendy Lewis. The giant arches have been physically flipped at just one California restaurant. On Thursday, International Women's Day, upside-down arches will replace rightside-up arches across McDonald's digital channels.

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Florida has decided to get rid of Daylights saving time for good. This Sunday, all Floridians will set their clocks ahead by 1 hour but will never have to deal with changing them again. It took less than one minute for the state senate to approve this new act.

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It took the state Senate less than a minute Tuesday to pass the "Sunshine Protection Act." There were only two dissenters. (The House passed it 103-11 on February 14.)

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott -- but it's far from a done deal after that,

Even if the governor approves, a change like this will literally take an act of Congress.

But if all is approved, Floridians -- who'll set their clocks ahead one hour this Sunday when Daylight Saving Time begins -- won't have to mess with it ever again.

Florida will then join Hawaii and most of Arizona, the two places that are exempt from the Uniform Time Act of 1966. The Act established the system of uniform Daylight Saving Time throughout the US.

A time whose time has passed?

Efforts to kill off daylight saving time are nearly as old as the time shift itself. And many of the commonly offered rationales for daylight saving time (yes, it's "saving," not "savings") no longer hold true.

For instance, one reason Congress used in enacting daylight saving time is that it saves energy.

A 2008 US Department of Energy study reported that daylight saving time reduces annual energy use by only about 0.03%. And a study that same year from the University of California-Santa Barbara found it might even increase energy consumption.

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florida lawmakers vote to stay in daylight saving time all year long - cnn

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Florida lawmakers vote to stay in Daylight Saving Time all year long

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It took the state Senate less than a minute Tuesday to pass the "Sunshine Protection Act." There were only two dissenters. (The House passed it 103-11 on February 14.) The bill now goes to the desk of Gov.

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The world's oldest message in a bottle was found at a beach in Australia. It is 132 years old.

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(CNN) - An Australian woman has found the world's oldest known message in a bottle nearly 132 years after it was thrown into the sea, experts say.

Tonya Illman discovered the bottle half-buried in the sand on a beach in Western Australia, just north of Wedge Island, 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of the state capital Perth.

The message, dated 12 June 1886, was thrown into the Indian Ocean from the German sailing barque Paula, which was en route from Cardiff, Wales, to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

The bottle was one of thousands thrown into oceans as part of a 69-year-long German experiment on global currents to find faster shipping routes, the Western Australia Museum said.

Until now, the previous world record for the oldest message in a bottle was 108 years, four months and 18 days from the time it was jettisoned until its discovery, according to the museum.

Experts in Germany and Australia have confirmed the authenticity of the find.

Illman found the bottle near her son's car which had become bogged in the beach's soft sand.

"My friend Grace Ricciardo and I were walking across the dunes when I saw something sticking out of the sand so I went to take a closer look," Illman was quoted as saying by the museum.

"It just looked like a lovely old bottle so I picked it up thinking it might look good in my bookcase. My son's girlfriend was the one who discovered the note when she went to tip the sand out.

"The note was damp, rolled tightly and wrapped with string. We took it home and dried it out, and when we opened it we saw it was a printed form, in German, with very faint German handwriting on it."

The Illmans took their find to the museum which established the bottle was a 19th Century Dutch gin bottle, the paper and coloration were consistent with 19th Century paper, and the German barque Paula sailed from Cardiff to Makassar (Indonesia) in 1886.

"Incredibly, an archival search in Germany found Paula's original Meteorological Journal and there was an entry for 12 June 1886 made by the captain, recording a drift bottle having been thrown overboard," said Ross Anderson, the museum's assistant curator Maritime Archeology.

"The date and the coordinates correspond exactly with those on the bottle message," he added.

Of all the bottles thrown overboard during the oceanographic experiment, 663 message slips have been returned to Hamburg. But only one bottle -- that found at Wedge Island -- has been returned.

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Oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach

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(CNN) - An Australian woman has found the world's oldest known message in a bottle nearly 132 years after it was thrown into the sea, experts say. Tonya Illman discovered the bottle half-buried in the sand on a beach in Western Australia, just north of Wedge Island, 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of the state capital Perth.