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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan.

The State Department says Tillerson visited Kabul for talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials to outline for them the Trump administration's new South Asia policy. He also underscored the ongoing U.S. commitment to stabilizing the war-ravaged country.

Cloaked in secrecy and under heavy security, Tillerson slipped out of the Qatari capital of Doha in the pre-dawn hours and flew into Kabul on Monday on the third leg of a trip that started in Saudi Arabia.

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A teenage girl in Australia, Sarah Williams, was attacked by a 15 foot shark, lives. The shark slammed into her kayak and launched her into the air, and she fell into the water. Luckily her father and brother wer watching her from a motor boat not far away, got to her just in time before the shark circled back around.

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A teenage girl in Australia experienced a scene out of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" when a shark threw her off her kayak and came back around to hunt her down, reports said on Sunday.

Sarah Williams was paddling off the coast of Normanville when a 15-feet great white shark slammed into her kayak, Australia's Channel 9 reported. Williams was fishing for squid while her brother and father, were in a motorized boat watching her from a short distance away.

"When I was in the air...it flew me into the air it felt like I was watching a typical 'Jaws' movie," Williams told Channel 9.

Her father, Chris Williams, recalled hearing an "awful" sound when the shark hit the kayak and saw his daughter get "launched" out and into the water as it circled around for its prey.

"This scream...you can't describe what this scream was like," the father said while holding back tears. "The shark had rolled...[I could see] the dark side and the white belly, huge fins, white water everywhere."
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The father and brother powered up the motor boat and sped to rescue Sarah Williams. They spotted the shark circling back and "still having a go at her." Luckily, they got to Williams just in time to pull her to safety.

Sarah Williams said the moment went by like a blur because of the adrenaline pumping through her body.

She added, "It was crazy, not knowing that I actually had survived such a traumatic experience."

Teeth marks were found on the kayak. Williams was hospitalized for minor cuts and bruises.
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Chris Williams told The Advertiser he wants the shark killed before it attacks another person. He said he still doesn't know how they were able to get his daughter out alive within seconds before the shark took her.

"If a dog attacks you we put the dog down. Why do we accept a rogue shark? I'm not saying go out and kill 20 sharks. (But) if a shark has been involved in an incident it should be destroyed," Williams said.

"This shark will kill someone unless we do something about it."

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A teenage girl in Australia experienced a scene out of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" when a shark threw her off her kayak and came back around to hunt her down, reports said on Sunday. Sarah Williams was paddling off the coast of Normanville when a 15-feet great white shark slammed into her kayak, Australia's Channel 9 reported.

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¨Smartphones are killing Americans, but nobody’s counting.¨
A crash killed a mother, The other driver was a 20-year-old college student he ran a red light while talking on his mobile phone

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A "crash" killed her mother in 2008, she insists, when her car was broadsided by another vehicle while on her way to pick up cat food. The other driver, a 20-year-old college student, ran a red light while talking on his mobile phone, a distraction that he immediately admitted and cited as the catalyst of the fatal event.

Over the past two years, after decades of declining deaths on the road, U.S. traffic fatalities surged by 14.4 percent. In 2016 alone, more than 100 people died every day in or near vehicles in America, the first time the country has passed that grim toll in a decade. Regulators, meanwhile, still have no good idea why crash-related deaths are spiking: People are driving longer distances but not tremendously so; total miles were up just 2.2 percent last year. Collectively, we seemed to be speeding and drinking a little more, but not much more than usual. Together, experts say these upticks don't explain the surge in road deaths.

There are however three big clues, and they don't rest along the highway. One, as you may have guessed, is the substantial increase in smartphone use by U.S. drivers as they drive. From 2014 to 2016, the share of Americans who owned an iPhone, Android phone, or something comparable rose from 75 percent to 81 percent.

The second is the changing way in which Americans use their phones while they drive. These days, we're pretty much done talking. Texting, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are the order of the day-all activities that require far more attention than simply holding a gadget to your ear or responding to a disembodied voice. By 2015, almost 70 percent of Americans were using their phones to share photos and follow news events via social media. In just two additional years, that figure has jumped to 80 percent.

Out of NHTSA's full 2015 dataset, only 448 deaths were linked to mobile phones-that's just 1.4 percent of all traffic fatalities. By that measure, drunk driving is 23 times more deadly than using a phone while driving, though studies have shown that both activities behind the wheel constitute (on average) a similar level of impairment. NHTSA has yet to fully crunch its 2016 data, but the agency said deaths tied to distraction actually declined last year.

In a recent study (PDF), the nonprofit National Safety Council found only about half of fatal crashes tied to known mobile phone use were coded as such in NHTSA databases. In other words, according to the NSC, NHTSA's figures for distraction-related death are too low.

Perhaps more telling are the findings of Zendrive Inc., a San Francisco startup that analyzes smartphone data to help insurers of commercial fleets assess safety risks. In a study of 3 million people, it found drivers using their mobile phone during 88 percent of trips. The true number is probably even higher because Zendrive didn't capture instances when phones were mounted in a fixed position-so-called hands free technology, which is also considered dangerous.

There are, by now, myriad technological nannies that freeze smartphone activity. Most notably, a recent version of Apple's iOS operating system can be configured to keep a phone asleep when its owner is driving and to send an automated text response to incoming messages. However, the "Do Not Disturb" function can be overridden by the person trying to get in touch. More critically, safety advocates note that such systems require an opt-in from the same users who have difficulty ignoring their phones in the first place.

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The body of a 3-year-old Florida boy who vanished Sunday was found in an underground water storage tank, police said.

The boy, Amari Edward Harley, was reported missing after being last spotted at a family gathering at Bruce Park in Jacksonville. The sheriff's office launched a wide search with more than 50 officers Sunday.

Investigators eventually found his body in an underground water-holding tank inside the park. The tank was large enough for a small child to fall in, according to FOX30 Jacksonville Action News.

Authorities found the boy's body after draining the tank, the news station said. An autopsy was set to be performed Monday.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Scott Dingee said during a press conference "all options are on the table" for the agency's investigation, and it has not been determined if Harley accidentally fell into the water tank.

Dingee says there are covers for the tanks but was unsure if they were on properly.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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This should be one of the most intriguing World Series matchups of the wild-card era: Two great teams, two long droughts, one story that will get a dramatic conclusion.

So who are you rooting for?
You have to root for the Houston Astros.
They had a dominant season with 101 wins, and they did it with style, enthusiasm and a whole bunch of offense. They were a great team that then added Justin Verlander just in time to make them even greater and even more exciting. With the city of Houston still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, the Astros have provided some much-needed joy to the community and to a fan base that deserves this moment.

Those fans have suffered as much as any group in the majors. There was the crushing loss to the Royals in 2015, a playoff appearance that followed a three-year stretch from to 2011 to 2013 when the Astros lost 106, 107 and 111 games. During the great run of the Jeff Bagwell-Craig Biggio teams from 1997 to 2005, they made six postseason appearances, reaching the franchise's lone World Series in 2005, but went without a title. Longtime fans will remember the crushing playoff defeats in 1980 and 1986.
You have to root for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
They had the best regular season for the franchise since it moved to L.A. in 1958, winning 104 games and somehow finishing with the best record in the majors despite losing 16 of 17 games late in the season. In the tumultuous world of the MLB playoffs the best team doesn't always make the World Series. Of the 23 teams in the wild-card era before 2017 to win 100 games, only three of them won the World Series, so it's energizing to have our first matchup of 100-win teams since 1970, when the Orioles beat the Reds. This year's champ will be a great team, not merely a good team that got hot in October.

Dodgers fans have a reputation for showing up late and leaving early, but Dodger Stadium still feels like a time machine back to the 1960s and the fans pack it every season. And, yes, Dodgers fans have suffered a bit as well. They've gone 29 years without a World Series and this is their 11th playoff appearance since then -- no team has ever made that many postseason trips without winning a World Series.

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You have to root for Clayton Kershaw.
He's the best pitcher of his generation, with a left arm from the gods and a delivery from a video game with some bad code. He's married to his high school girlfriend and his foundation has done charity work in Zambia, Dallas and Los Angeles. His teammates admire him. Opponents respect him. He owns five ERA titles, three Cy Young Awards and an MVP award. What he doesn't own is a World Series ring. When he steps to the mound in Game 1 to throw the first pitch of the 2017 World Series, it will be his first in the Fall Classic.

"I know how hard it is to get there," he said after winning the clinching game in the National League Championship Series. "So I'm definitely not taking this one for granted."

At times, it has almost seemed he has wanted this too much, that the burden of carrying the Dodgers to the World Series has been an unfair request we've all made on Kershaw. He is intelligent and engaged. As my friend Eric put it the other day, "He lives in the real world," meaning he is aware of that burden and the expectations. That's why finally getting here may actually be a relief for him. Players often say they feel more pressure in getting to the World Series than playing in the World Series itself. With that goal achieved, maybe Kershaw relaxes and pitches two of the best games of his career and puts that final exclamation point on his legacy.
You have to root for Jose Altuve.
You probably already do root for him. If he's not the most exciting player in baseball, he's on the short list. He's certainly one of the most improbable superstars in the game's history, the little guy with the big game, the bigger heart and the clutch hits. He homered in Games 6 and 7 of the American League Championship Series, showcasing why he's the likely MVP in the AL. As my friend Anna wrote on Facebook, "I'm happy for Jose Altuve, who epitomizes all that's great about baseball -- and who owned his greatness on the big stage."

Altuve's story is an inspiration for all athletes. As a 16-year-old in Venezuela, he attended an Astros tryout camp and was cut, told not to come back the next day. He showed up anyway and the Astros eventually signed him for $15,000, coffee money for a big league team, but still an unusual bonus for a 5-foot-5 teenager.
You have to root for Justin Turner and Dallas Keuchel.
While Altuve was an unlikely star due to his size, Turner and Keuchel became stars despite the perception they had borderline major league talent. Turner was let go by the Orioles and Mets before signing with the Dodgers, retooling his swing and developing from journeyman infielder to All-Star third baseman.

Keuchel was a seventh-round pick, a lefty with sub-optimal velocity who got hammered his first two seasons in the majors before fine-tuning his ability to pitch at the knees and the corners, to cut and sink the baseball, and he turned into a Cy Young winner. The showdowns between these two will go a long way to determining who wins this World Series -- and help decide, once and for all, who has the most impressive beard in the majors.
You have to root for Rich Hill.
Talk about a story of perseverance. From 2008 to 2014, he appeared in the majors each season, but posted a 5.41 ERA over 153 innings. He was granted free agency from seven different teams, released three times and, in the summer of 2015, found himself pitching for the Long Island Ducks. Now 37 years old, he'll be starting Game 2 of the World Series.

This is a common thread for several key players on these rosters, players once viewed as afterthoughts now playing key roles on World Series teams. Astros catcher/DH Evan Gattis had walked away from baseball in 2006, found himself begging for food money in New York City and battled depression before giving baseball another try. The Dodgers acquired Chris Taylor from the Mariners and, like Turner, he transformed his swing and went from Triple-A infielder in April to starting center fielder by the end of May, one of the more remarkable in-season transitions we've seen. Dodgers setup guy Brandon Morrow was once a promising starter before becoming plagued by injuries for several seasons. He began the season in the minors and ended it with the lowest slugging percentage allowed of any major league reliever.
You have to root for A.J. Hinch and Dave Roberts.
Even the managers have their own stories of determination. Dave Roberts didn't really get his first chance in the majors until he was 30 years old and yet carved out a 10-year career. He played his college ball at UCLA and is managing his hometown team. His players call him Doc and love his toughness and energy. A.J. Hinch was a top prospect who struggled to hit in the majors, got a managerial gig at 35 and was let go after 212 games. The Astros gave him a second chance and he has guided the team to two playoffs in three seasons.

Of course, there is plenty of star power here to root for as well, with Carlos Correa and George Springer and Corey Seager and Dodgers youngster Cody Bellinger, he of the laser-quick swing that connected for 39 home runs, a National League record for rookies. Kenley Jansen, he of the Mariano-like cutter, is a former minor league catcher and now the best closer in the game. Yu Darvish is here, and an entire nation of fans back home in Japan will be watching his exploits.

Maybe you're rooting for the Astros, just for another appearance from Josh Reddick's special underwear. And whether or not you are for or against Yasiel Puig, you can't keep your eyes off him, and I keep imagining what would happen if he hits a walk-off home run in Game 7.

So who are you rooting for?

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A 32-year-old father was killed after a rock thrown off a highway overpass smashed into his windshield. Michigan authorities are investigating and have taken a group of teens into custody.

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Chipotle is giving away free burritos for a year

The fast food chain announced it will offering $3 burritos, bowls, salads and tacos to anyone who comes in wearing a costume from 3 p.m. to close on Oct. 31.

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In case you needed an excuse to dress up this Halloween, Chipotle's holiday deal might be just the answer you're looking for.
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The fast food chain announced it will offering $3 burritos, bowls, salads and tacos to anyone who comes in wearing a costume from 3 p.m. to close on Oct. 31.

But you better pull out all the stops when getting dressed up, because it's at the "sole discretion" of Chipotle staff to determine whether your costume qualifies for the discount.

If masks and wigs aren't your thing, no costume is required to enter Chipotle's "Boorito" giveaway. One lucky person could win free burritos for an entire year without ever leaving the couch.
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All you have to do to enter is text "BOORITO" to 888222 by Halloween.

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Senator McCain keeps serving his revenge to Donald Trump, ice cold. Trump was diagnosed with bone spurs and was kept from the military

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"One aspect of the conflict, by the way, that I will never, ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say they had a bone spur. That is wrong. That is wrong. If we are going to ask every American to serve, every American should serve."

While McCain didn't mention any names, anyone paying any sort of attention knows that he is talking about President Donald Trump, who received five deferments during the Vietnam War, including one for -- you guessed it! -- bone spurs.

Trump, despite being in generally good health at the time, received a diagnosis of bone spurs, which gave him a draft status that kept him out of the war. In an interview with The New York Times about the deferment, Trump was unable to remember the name of the doctor who had diagnosed him but noted: "I had a doctor that gave me a letter -- a very strong letter on the heels." He added that the problem was "temporary" and "minor." (Trump received four further education deferments.)

The "bone spur" shot is McCain's latest jab at Trump in a decidedly tempestuous relationship that dates back to at least 2015.

It was in July of that year that Trump, appearing at a conservative conclave in Iowa, said this of the Arizona Republican: "He's not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured."

McCain spent almost six years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, where he was tortured and beaten. He suffered injuries that don't allow him to raise his arms above shoulder height.

Days later, asked whether he owed McCain an apology, Trump said, "No, not at all." He added, "People that fought hard and weren't captured and went through a lot, they get no credit. Nobody even talks about them. They're, like, forgotten. And I think that's a shame, if you want to know the truth."

Trump's tone changed on McCain over the summer of 2017 when the Arizona senator, shortly after being diagnosed with brain cancer, returned to Washington to participate in the debate over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

"So great that John McCain is coming back to vote," Trump tweeted. "Brave - American hero! Thank you John."

That praise was short-lived, however, as McCain wound up casting the deciding vote against the Trump-backed repeal and replace plan.

"John McCain never had any intention of voting for this Bill, which his Governor loves," Trump tweeted in the wake of that vote. "He campaigned on Repeal & Replace. Let Arizona down!"

He added, "Democrats are laughingly saying that McCain had a 'moment of courage.' Tell that to the people of Arizona who were deceived. 116% increase!"

In an interview with "60 Minutes" last month, McCain insisted his vote against the health care bill wasn't revenge against Trump for the comments about his war service.

"If I took offense at everybody who has said something about me or disparaged me or something like that -- life is too short," McCain said. "You've got to move on. And on an issue of this importance to the nation, for me to worry about a personal relationship, then I'm not doing my job."

But McCain did note in that same interview that Trump had never apologized for the "I like people who weren't captured" line. And he made very clear that he doesn't hold a ton of respect for the life Trump has lived. Here's the key quote:

"He is in the business of making money, and he has been successful both in television as well as Miss America and others. I was raised in the concept and belief that duty, honor, country is the lodestar for behavior that we have to exhibit every single day." (Trump actually used to own the Miss Universe Organization.)

Oomph.

McCain can say what he wants about how his decisions regarding Trump are entirely unaffected by what Trump has said about him or the differences between the two paths the two men have taken in their lives. But it's clear there's not love lost between the two men.

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Police in Tampa, Florida, are urging residents in one neighborhood not to be "held hostage" by fear after the killing of three people in 11 days -- shootings that investigators say are related.

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The latest killing in the Seminole Heights area happened Thursday. Police said Anthony Naiboa, an autistic 20-year-old who had just graduated from Middleton High School, accidentally got on the wrong bus when he left work that night and ended up in the southeast Tampa neighborhood by mistake.

Police said they believe the young man was making his way towards another stop but did not get more than 200 yards from where he was dropped off before he was shot and killed.

Naiboa's death came eight days after the discovery of 32-year-old Monica Hoffa, who police say died October 11 but was found two days later by a city employee.

Hoffa was found in a vacant parking lot half a mile from where the body of Benjamin Mitchell, the first fatality in the string of homicides, was found. The 22-year-old Mitchell was shot in front of his home October 10 and died in the hospital.

Naiboa was found dead 200 yards away from Mitchell's home.

All within a mile of each other, the killings prompted investigators to discuss the possibility of a connection between the three deaths.

"We think they're related. Through the proximity and the time frame, they are related," Tampa interim Police Chief Brian Dugan said Friday. "There is no doubt in our minds about that."

Police chief's frustration

Despite the suspected connection between the three killings, police have refrained from directly calling the suspect a serial killer. When asked whether or not police believed it might be a serial killer, Dugan said their priority was not on what to label the suspect.

"Right now, I'm focused on the families," he said.

"We are still sifting through evidence. We can call it what we want. If that brings attention to this, that's fine."

Following the killing of Hoffa, police encompassed the area with a SWAT team, helicopters and K-9 units. But the killer still managed to escape.

"Our officers heard the gunshots. Our officers found Anthony Naiboa out there. We have a heavy presence and this person, whoever did it, was able to sneak away," said Dugan.

At a news conference, Dugan expressed his exasperation and how he went from frustration to anger when dealing with the unsolved homicides.

Tampa police are now working with Crime Stoppers and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest or conviction of the Seminole Heights killer.

But even for those who do not have information, Dugan urged residents to stand up to whoever is victimizing the neighborhood. The suspect should not be assumed to be black or white or even a male, he said.

"We're not going to be held hostage by whoever is doing this," he said. "We need everyone to come out of their homes at night, turn on their porch lights, and just not tolerate this type of terrorism."

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Parts of California will be at an enhanced risk of wildfire ignition this week amid record-breaking heat and gusty winds, meteorologists said.

The greatest risk will be in southern parts of the state where temperatures are forecast to hit dangerous triple digits levels on Monday and Tuesday, meteorologists said.

The heat, coupled with gusty winds, will create "the most dangerous fire weather conditions seen in the past few years," according to the National Weather Service.

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"The combination of strong, gusty Santa Ana winds, unseasonably hot and very dry conditions will bring an extended period of critical fire weather conditions across much of southern California," ABC News Meteorologist Daniel Peck said Sunday. "The concern is that things could go from good to very bad, very quickly in southern CA this time around."

An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for much of southwestern California, including San Diego to Los Angeles through Tuesday, where temperatures will be running upwards of 20 degrees above average for this time of the year, meteorologists said.

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Decades-old daily record highs are expected to be broken in many SoCal cities on Monday and Tuesday. Long Branch, located about 30 minutes south of Los Angeles, could see temperatures as high as 104 degrees on Monday, which would break a 52-year-old daily record high.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles could hit a high of 102 degrees on Tuesday, which would top the daily temperature record of 99 degrees reached in 1909.

There will be a slight improvement with the heat on Wednesday and more notable relief by Thursday/Friday.

CAL Fire said it would increase its staffing levels with additional firefighters, fire engines, fire crews, and aircraft to respond to any new wildfires.

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Authorities are searching for a former Cleveland police officer who allegedly cut off his GPS tracker and they say is on the run, one week before he is set to go on trial for rape and kidnapping.

Tommie Griffin, 52, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office for the bond violation, according to Pete Elliott of the U.S. Marshals Service.

He is considered armed and dangerous, Elliott said.

Griffin was arrested for rape, assault and kidnapping after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in January, The Associated Press said. He allegedly pistol-whipped her and fired two shots next to her, the AP said.

Griffin resigned from the department, Cleveland police told ABC News.

He pleaded not guilty, his attorney, Patrick Leary, told ABC News. Leary declined to comment further.

Griffin's trial is set to begin on Oct. 30.

Police said Griffin, of Parma, Ohio, is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED.

ABC News' Matt Foster and Rachel Katz contributed to this report.

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Taylor Swift sent bouquets of flowers to a California police department on Monday after one of its officers was shot during the Las Vegas massacre that left at least 59 people dead.

The 27-year-old singer sent the flowers to Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Community Police Station in Pacoima, LAPD intel analyst Kimberlee Binder wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. The department confirmed one of its officers was shot Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, an open-air country music event held outside the Mandalay Bay hotel.

"Talk about a class act! @taylorswift sent multiple bouquets of flowers and plants to our station, as one of our officers was shot in Las Vegas last night. This is one of the smaller arrangements. Beautiful flowers can bring a smile to anyone's face. Much respect," Binder wrote in the caption of a picture of a bouquet.
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The department said the unidentified officer is expected to make a full recovery, and it is also attempting to contact other officers who may have been at the concert when the shooting happened. The officer was shot in the knee, KABC-TV reported.

Swift also tweeted Monday morning about the deadly incident, saying there were "no words" to express the sorrow she felt.

"There are no words to express the helplessness and sorrow my broken heart feels for the victims in Vegas and their families," Swift wrote on Twitter.

A gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, opened fired at the crowd of festivalgoers from his 32 nd floor hotel room during Jason Aldean's performance Sunday night. More than 500 people were injured in the deadly shooting.

Sunday's massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

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Taylor Swift sent bouquets of flowers to a California police department on Monday after one of its officers was shot during the Las Vegas massacre that left at least 59 people dead. The 27-year-old singer sent the flowers to Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Community Police Station in Pacoima, LAPD intel analyst Kimberlee Binder wrote in an Instagram post on Monday.

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Tampa police say 3 killings in 11 days are all linked. No doubt they are not police state.

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The latest killing in the Seminole Heights area happened Thursday. Police said Anthony Naiboa, an autistic 20-year-old who had just graduated from Middleton High School, accidentally got on the wrong bus when he left work that night and ended up in the southeast Tampa neighborhood by mistake.

Police said they believe the young man was making his way towards another stop but did not get more than 200 yards from where he was dropped off before he was shot and killed.

Naiboa's death came eight days after the discovery of 32-year-old Monica Hoffa, who police say died October 11 but was found two days later by a city employee.

Hoffa was found in a vacant parking lot half a mile from where the body of Benjamin Mitchell, the first fatality in the string of homicides, was found. The 22-year-old Mitchell was shot in front of his home October 10 and died in the hospital.

Naiboa was found dead 200 yards away from Mitchell's home.

All within a mile of each other, the killings prompted investigators to discuss the possibility of a connection between the three deaths.

"We think they're related. Through the proximity and the time frame, they are related," Tampa interim Police Chief Brian Dugan said Friday. "There is no doubt in our minds about that."

Police chief's frustration

Despite the suspected connection between the three killings, police have refrained from directly calling the suspect a serial killer. When asked whether or not police believed it might be a serial killer, Dugan said their priority was not on what to label the suspect.

"Right now, I'm focused on the families," he said.

"We are still sifting through evidence. We can call it what we want. If that brings attention to this, that's fine."

Following the killing of Hoffa, police encompassed the area with a SWAT team, helicopters and K-9 units. But the killer still managed to escape.

"Our officers heard the gunshots. Our officers found Anthony Naiboa out there. We have a heavy presence and this person, whoever did it, was able to sneak away," said Dugan.

At a news conference, Dugan expressed his exasperation and how he went from frustration to anger when dealing with the unsolved homicides.

Tampa police are now working with Crime Stoppers and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest or conviction of the Seminole Heights killer.

But even for those who do not have information, Dugan urged residents to stand up to whoever is victimizing the neighborhood. The suspect should not be assumed to be black or white or even a male, he said.

"We're not going to be held hostage by whoever is doing this," he said. "We need everyone to come out of their homes at night, turn on their porch lights, and just not tolerate this type of terrorism."

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The latest killing in the Seminole Heights area happened Thursday. Police said Anthony Naiboa, an autistic 20-year-old who had just graduated from Middleton High School, accidentally got on the wrong bus when he left work that night and ended up in the southeast Tampa neighborhood by mistake.

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Trump forgets the name of the soldier that died according to what the widow said.

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The widow of a soldier killed in Niger appears on "Good Morning America" and says US President Trump "couldn't even remember his name."

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Shawn Johnson East, and Olympic gold medalist, reveals her miscarriage after finding out she was pregnant soon before that.

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Former US Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East posted an emotional video showing her and husband, Andrew East, experiencing a miscarriage only days after learning they were pregnant.

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President Trump upset a late soldier's widow with a phone call.  But what was shocking was that they still won't let her see his body, she says she doesn't even know what is in the 'box'

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President Donald Trump on Monday disputed a widow's account of a condolence call he made to her following the death of her husband in Niger earlier this month.

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A teenage girl in Australia survived a 15ft great white shark that tried to  attack into her kayak .http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/10/23/teen-girl-survives-jaws-like-shark-attack-in-australia.html

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A dad died from a rock throw off a highway and hit his windshield.

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A 32-year-old father was killed after a rock thrown off a highway overpass smashed into his windshield. Michigan authorities are investigating and have taken a group of teens into custody.

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Body of missing 3-year-old Florida boy found in water storage tank

the young boy dispersed on Sunday. the search end when his body was found in a under ground water-holder in the park. the police believed that he fell in some how.

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The body of a 3-year-old Florida boy who vanished Sunday was found in an underground water storage tank, police said.

The boy, Amari Edward Harley, was reported missing after being last spotted at a family gathering at Bruce Park in Jacksonville. The sheriff's office launched a wide search with more than 50 officers Sunday.

Investigators eventually found his body in an underground water-holding tank inside the park. The tank was large enough for a small child to fall in, according to FOX30 Jacksonville Action News.

Authorities found the boy's body after draining the tank, the news station said. An autopsy was set to be performed Monday.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Scott Dingee said during a press conference "all options are on the table" for the agency's investigation, and it has not been determined if Harley accidentally fell into the water tank.

Dingee says there are covers for the tanks but was unsure if they were on properly.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The body of a 3-year-old Florida boy who vanished Sunday was found in an underground water storage tank, police said. The boy, Amari Edward Harley, was reported missing after being last spotted at a family gathering at Bruce Park in Jacksonville. The sheriff's office launched a wide search with more than 50 officers Sunday.

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Army Sgt. La David Johnson passed away earlier this month due to an ambush in Niger. His widow spoke out early Monday asking why it took 48 hours to find his body.

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The widow of fallen Army Sgt. La David Johnson said early Monday that said she wants to know why it took 48 hours to find her husband's body after an ambush in Niger earlier this month.

"The questions that I have, that I need answered, is I want to know why it took them 48 hours to find my husband," Myeshia Johnson told ABC's "Good Morning America."

"Why couldn't I see my husband? Every time I asked to see my husband, they wouldn't let me."

Johnson said she was told her husband's body is in a "severe wrap."

"I need to see him so I will know that that is my husband," she added.

"I don't know what's in that box. It could be empty for all I know. But I need, -- I need to see my husband. I haven't seen him since he came home."

CNN reported last week that Johnson's body was found almost one mile away from the scene of the ambush, in which three other Green Berets were killed.

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US Army sergeant's widow: 'I want to know why it took them 48 hours to find my husband'

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The widow of fallen Army Sgt. La David Johnson said early Monday that said she wants to know why it took 48 hours to find her husband's body after an ambush in Niger earlier this month.

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Dentist offering kids $5 for Halloween candy to promote dental hygiene

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Some New Jersey trick-or-treaters can get cash for their candy this Halloween.

"Candy Buy-Back" is the brainchild of Lucas Dental Associates in Hoboken, New Jersey, where kids can bring their bags of Halloween candy in exchange for $5 and, of course, a toothbrush.

Dr. Robin Lucas got the idea about five years ago, as she was trying to promote dental hygiene around the sugar-filled holiday for her own children, she told ABC News.

"Personally, I'm not a candy fan," Lucas said. "So when my kids go trick-or-treating, they come home and they have to dump it. It's like you want to do something with it."

The cosmetic and restorative dentist couldn't put her idea into practice until two years ago when she expanded her practice to include pediatric dentistry. Initially, the "Candy Buy-Back" program was only for her patient pool, she said, noting that in previous years she has given out more than $500.

Now, she's opening it up to her local community.

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Meliza Resto, who's worked at the practice for nine years, told ABC News it's one of her favorite times of year. Indeed, she dresses up to hand the kids goodie bags containing $5, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

"They're all excited because they're going to get $5 and to them $5 is a lot of money," she added. "Who thought they were going to be happy about not eating candy!"

In previous years, Resto said, they've been able to collect 10 boxes worth of candy. It is then donated to different branches of the military.

Dr. Lucas said she hopes her program will encourage parents and kids to have conversations about sugar and their teeth.

"I'm hoping that parents and kids ... [discuss] that sugar is harmful if it's not managed well," she added.

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Some New Jersey trick-or-treaters can get cash for their candy this Halloween. "Candy Buy-Back" is the brainchild of Lucas Dental Associates in Hoboken, New Jersey, where kids can bring their bags of Halloween candy in exchange for $5 and, of course, a toothbrush. Dr. Robin Lucas got the idea...

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A 32-year-old father was killed after a rock thrown off a highway overpass smashed into his windshield. Michigan authorities are investigating and have taken a group of teens into custody

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A 32-year-old father was killed after a rock thrown off a highway overpass smashed into his windshield. Michigan authorities are investigating and have taken a group of teens into custody.