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Fifty-six percent of those polled by CNN say Trump is leading the U.S. in the wrong direction, while 38 percent disagree.

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A majority of Americans said in a new poll that they think President Trump is pushing the country in the wrong direction.

Fifty-six percent of those polled by CNN say Trump is leading the U.S. in the wrong direction, while 38 percent disagree.

The president's approval rating held steady in October, the poll noted, with 57 percent disapproving of the job Trump is doing as commander in chief and 37 percent approving.

A majority of Americans, 54 percent, does not approve of how Trump is managing his relationship with congressional Republicans. Thirty-two percent said they approve of the president's approach.

The new results come as the administration pushes its tax overhaul after unveiling the framework last month.

They survey of 1,010 adults was conducted by SRSS from Oct. 12-15.. It has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

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A majority of Americans said in a new poll that they think President Trump is pushing the country in the wrong direction. Fifty-six percent of those polled by CNN say Trump is leading the U.S. in the wrong direction, while 38 percent disagree.

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New proposal on guns.

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The NRA, for example, accepts the federal ban on fully automatic weapons (machine guns), a ban that has been upheld by the courts. And after Las Vegas, some pro-gun Senators and the NRA raised the possibility of regulating (but not banning) "bump stocks," which the Las Vegas shooter used to turn semi-automatic weapons effectively into fully automatic weapons.

But the rift in the country over guns is otherwise unabated. Here's an idea to move that needle.

What we need is a compromise over regulations to offer at least a partial solution to America's unending culture war over guns, one that would allow both the proponents of gun ownership and the proponents of gun safety to each get much of what they want in a reasonable and constitutional manner.

That solution? Focus the protection of the Second Amendment on keeping nonmilitary arms at home for self-defense, while putting an escalating standard of protection on other kinds of arms and uses.

The Second Amendment says the following: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

The amendment has been read in two ways. The first holds that the right to bear arms is only the collective right to the arms needed for a citizen's militia. The second holds that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right, irrespective of any militia.

In upholding the individual right to bear arms, Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in District of Columbia et al v. Heller, asserted the second interpretation, which is now law of the land. (Scalia held, implausibly in my view, that the prefatory clause of the Second Amendment could not legally control what he termed the operative clause of the amendment).

Yet even Scalia, in backing the individualist version of the right to bear arms, noted at length that the right is not unlimited. For example, as noted earlier, he acknowledged and supported the existing ban on fully automatic weapons.

Scalia, in fact, went much further. He argued at length in Heller that the core constitutional right is to keep and bear arms for self-defense within one's home with weapons in common use for self-defense. Thus, he struck down a District of Columbia ordinance that regulated or banned handgun ownership within the home, judging handguns to be widely used for self-defense and self-defense within the home to be the core protection offered by the Second Amendment.

Yet Scalia also enumerated many key restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms. He reaffirmed prohibitions on felons, the mentally ill, limits on arms in sensitive places (like schools and government buildings), regulations on commercial sales, and importantly, prohibitions of dangerous and unusual weapons, and "weapons most useful in military service -- M16 rifles and the like." The point, according to Scalia, was that the Second Amendment only protects arms typically kept at home by law-abiding citizens for the purposes of self-defense, such as handguns.

On this basis, the Fourth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals recently upheld Maryland's ban of semi-automatic assault weapons like the AR-15, noting that the AR-15 is modeled on the M16 and, while it is semi-automatic, unlike the automatic M16, the AR-15 possesses crucial military features that put it outside of the protection of the Second Amendment (or at least subject it to a constitutionally satisfactory balancing standard with public safety).The court's reasoning should be the basis of a much broader compromise.

Here is an example of a regulation that could provide an effective compromise. If individuals want to own semi-automatic assault weapons, either as collectors or for practice shooting, then enforce a provision that such weapons can only be kept at legally registered shooting ranges or other registered depositories, and cannot be removed from the designated premises.

Similarly, if individuals want to use unusual high-powered weapons for hunting, and if such weapons are deemed to be acceptable for hunting purposes, then require that the hunters collect their weapons from a registered hunting depot and redeposit them after hunting, with the guns and ammunition properly accounted for. Or if gun enthusiasts want to visit gun shows, then fine, but purchases of regulated weapons would have to be delivered to designated sites, such as shooting ranges or hunting depots.

Gun ownership at home would be protected, according to the protections recognized in Heller. Gun ownership more broadly would also be protected, for hunting and sports shooting, but subject to protective regulation. We would end the day when a madman could lawfully own and keep powerful assault weapons wherever they like, and then carry them at will to a chosen location to murder those gathered, but still recognize the right of Americans to own, collect and shoot their weapons for lawful purposes.

No solution will satisfy all perspectives. A very large part of the population (roughly one-third) is dedicated to gun ownership, most importantly for self-defense at home, and also for hunting and sports shooting. A majority (roughly two thirds) does not own a gun, and many of them would like to see a ban on all guns including handguns and certainly on semi-automatic assault weapons.

Would this compromise end gun deaths? Of course not, since so many gun deaths occur at home among family and friends. And criminals would still evade the law, no doubt, so that we would as always depend on police forces for protection of persons and property.

Would such regulations inconvenience gun owners? Yes, modestly, but not unreasonably. Would such an approach offer some relief to a society that is suffering an epidemic of deaths from mass shootings, random gun violence, and rising fear? Yes, it would.

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The NRA, for example, accepts the federal ban on fully automatic weapons (machine guns), a ban that has been upheld by the courts. And after Las Vegas, some pro-gun Senators and the NRA raised the possibility of regulating (but not banning) "bump stocks," which the Las Vegas shooter used to turn semi-automatic weapons effectively into fully automatic weapons.

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Sesame Street’s favorite foodie, Cookie Monster, is getting his own cooking segment during the 30-minute PBS children’s show and opening a food truck with his new friend, Gonger.

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Sesame Street's favorite foodie, Cookie Monster, is getting his own cooking segment during the 30-minute PBS children's show.
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The beloved blue creature and his new friend, Gonger, will be operating a food truck together. In each segment, the pals receive a call from a child who wants to order a meal from their operation, Food & Wine reports. But, while preparing the dish, the pair will have to hit the road in their truck to find a main ingredient.

Through their travels, the team will explore places like a "cranberry bog, a pasta factories, an avocado farm," the show said in a statement. At each of these locations, Cookie Monster and Gonger will learn how the ingredient is made by talking to a farmer or an artisan before being sent "home to get cooking."

The goal is to help kids learn more about how food is made and through that knowledge, cultivate healthier eating habits.

"The video field trips to farms and factories are reminiscent of classic Sesame Street, and Cookie Monster-an enduring favorite with fans of all ages-is the original food fanatic," said Brown Johnson, EVP and Creative Director, Sesame Workshop. "Who better to teach kids how food gets to their plates, putting a Sesame spin on the food truck culture that's unfolding in communities across the country?"

The Cookie Monster's new role as healthy food ambassador has been part of his evolution for several years now. Back in 2005, the Cookie Monster's cookie lust was swapped for carrots and healthier foods following a Cornell University study that showed placing Elmo stickers on broccoli made it more appealing to kids. Cookies were from then on pushed off as "a sometimes food" for the shaggy blue monster.

"We've been putting healthy foods in Cookie Monster's hands and in his mouth for a long time now," Scott Chambers, who oversees domestic licensing and media for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street told the Washington Post.
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Now Cookie Monster and Gonger will be cruising around the country, teaching kids about where food comes from and what makes up their favorite recipes.

The duo will also be meeting some high-profile guests, like Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, who is stopping by in the 48 th season for the "international street food fair."

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Sesame Street's favorite foodie, Cookie Monster, is getting his own cooking segment during the 30-minute PBS children's show. VINTAGE 'DONUT SALAD' RECIPE HAS TWITTER VERY CONFUSED The beloved blue creature and his new friend, Gonger, will be operating a food truck together.

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Sen. John McCain of Arizona received the liberty medal on Monday but warned the "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems."

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McCain, while accepting the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on Monday night, warned the United States against turning toward "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems."

The speech was a repudiation of Trump, who the Arizona Republican has long feuded with, and the worldview that catapulted him to office.

Trump told Chris Plante of "The Chris Plante Show" on Tuesday that he heard the criticism and warned McCain to be careful.

"He was taking shots at you again yesterday," Plante said. "You heard what he said yesterday, Sen\. McCain?"

"Yeah, well I hear it. And people have to be careful because at some point I fight back," Trump said. "I'm being very nice. I'm being very, very nice. But at some point I fight back, and it won't be pretty."

Responding to Trump's threat, McCain bluntly told reporters Tuesday: "I've faced far greater challenges than this."

McCain and Trump's feud has dated back years, ever since the then-2016 candidate said the senator wasn't a war hero because he was captured in Vietnam.

"He is not a war hero," Trump told pollster Frank Luntz in 2015.

"He is a war hero," Luntz interjected.

"He is a war hero because he was captured," Trump said, cutting him off. "I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you. He is a war hero because he was captured."

The feud continued throughout the 2016 campaign, with McCain regularly faulting the Republican standard bearer for comments he made on the campaign trail. McCain withdrew his support for Trump when the "Access Hollywood" video was made public, showing the 2016 Republican nominee bragging about sexually assaulting women.

Both Trump and McCain won re-election, but their feud continued, with the Arizona senator casting a deciding vote against the Republican health care plan.

The act of defiance stung Trump.

"Sen. McCain, you mean the one who voted against Obamacare?" Trump asked, rhetorically, during a sweeping August news conference. "You mean Sen. McCain who voted against us getting good health care?"

This public back-and-forth contributed to McCain's speech Monday, where he was honored by Democrats and Republicans alike for a lifetime of service. McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year.

The Arizona senator and his party's 2008 presidential nominee described that "half-baked, spurious nationalism" as "unpatriotic as an attachment to any other tired dogma of the past that Americans consigned to the ash heap of history."

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Trump warns McCain: 'Be careful because at some point I fight back'

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McCain, while accepting the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on Monday night, warned the United States against turning toward "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems." The speech was a repudiation of Trump, who the Arizona Republican has long feuded with, and the worldview that catapulted him to office.

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A british man, Malcolm Applegate, ran away from his home to live in the woods for 10 years because his wife nagged him too much.

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A British man ran away from his home and live in the woods for 10 years -- all because his wife nagged him too much.

Malcolm Applegate, 62, of Birmingham, opened up about his new life -- and his old one -- in a blog entry posted on the Emmaus Greenwich website. Emmaus is a "homeless charity" that gives people a home "for as long as someone needs it and meaningful work in our social enterprise," according to its website.

Applegate wrote he was a gardener for 25 years and enjoyed his job until he got married. He wrote the more hours he worked, the "angrier" his spouse became.

"She didn't like me being out of the house for long periods of time. The controlling behavior started to get out of hand and she demanded that I cut my hours," Applegate wrote.
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After he tried to work it out with his wife, Applegate wrote he left without saying anything to anyone. For a decade.

The gardener wrote he lived in the woods near Kingston for five years and tended a garden at a community center for the elderly. Applegate decided to apply to live at Emmaus Greenwich after a friend told him about it.

Applegate reported he was happy in his new home and recently got in touch with his sister, who thought he was dead.
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"I'd like the people who donate to Emmaus to know that I am grateful for being given a second chance at life. I have a lovely room, I am able to work and I can still lead an active social life - I love it here - my life is officially back on track," Applegate wrote.

His wife, who was not named, has not come forward to comment on her husband's new life, Yahoo reported.

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A British man ran away from his home and live in the woods for 10 years -- all because his wife nagged him too much. Malcolm Applegate, 62, of Birmingham, opened up about his new life -- and his old one -- in a blog entry posted on the Emmaus Greenwich website.

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Astronomers strike gold they witness a massive cosmic collision

the collision created an estimated $10 octillion in gold,
The crash happened 130 million years ago, while dinosaurs still roamed on Earth, but the signal didn't arrive on Earth until Aug. 17 after traveling 130 million light-years

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It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was created.

Forbes estimated that the collision created an estimated $10 octillion in gold, which is $10 billion, billion, billion.

What they witnessed in mid-August and revealed Monday was the long-ago collision of two neutron stars - a phenomenon California Institute of Technology's David H. Reitze called "the most spectacular fireworks in the universe."

The crash happened 130 million years ago, while dinosaurs still roamed on Earth, but the signal didn't arrive on Earth until Aug. 17 after traveling 130 million light-years. A light-year is 5.88 trillion miles.

"We already knew that iron came from a stellar explosion, the calcium in your bones came from stars and now we know the gold in your wedding ring came from merging neutron stars," said University of California Santa Cruz's Ryan Foley.

Measurements of the light and other energy emanating from the crash have helped scientists explain how planet-killing gamma ray bursts are born, how fast the universe is expanding, and where heavy elements like platinum and gold come from.

"This is getting everything you wish for," said Syracuse University physics professor Duncan Brown, one of more than 4,000 scientists involved in the blitz of science that the crash kicked off. "This is our fantasy observation."

It started in a galaxy called NGC 4993, seen from Earth in the Hydra constellation. Two neutron stars, collapsed cores of stars so dense that a teaspoon of their matter would weigh 1 billion tons, danced ever faster and closer together until they collided, said Carnegie Institution astronomer Maria Drout.

The crash, called a kilonova, generated a fierce burst of gamma rays and a gravitational wave, a faint ripple in the fabric of space and time, first theorized by Albert Einstein.

"This is like a cosmic atom smasher at a scale far beyond humans would be capable of building," said Andy Howell, a staff scientist at the Las Cumbres Observatory. "We finally now know what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object and it's a kilonova."

Signals were picked up within 1.7 seconds of each other, by NASA's Fermi telescope, which detects gamma rays, and gravity wave detectors in Louisiana and Washington state that are a part of the LIGO Laboratory , whose founders won a Nobel Prize earlier this month. A worldwide alert went out to focus telescopes on what became the most well-observed astronomical event in history.

Before August, the only other gravity waves detected by LIGO were generated by colliding black holes. But black holes let no light escape, so astronomers could see nothing.

This time there was plenty to see, measure and analyze: matter, light, and other radiation. The Hubble Space Telescope even got a snapshot of the afterglow.

Finding where the crash happened wasn't easy. Eventually scientists narrowed the location down to 100 galaxies, began a closer search of those, and found it in the ninth galaxy they looked at.

It is like "the classic challenge of finding a needle in the haystack with the added challenge that the needle is fading away and the haystack is moving," said Marcelle Soares-Santos, an astrophysicist at Brandeis University.

"The completeness of this picture from the beginning to the end is unprecedented," said Columbia University physics professor Szabolcs Marka. "There are many, many extraordinary discoveries within the discovery."

The colliding stars spewed bright blue, super-hot debris that was dense and unstable. Some of it coalesced into heavy elements, like gold, platinum and uranium. Scientists had suspected neutron star collisions had enough power to create heavier elements, but weren't certain until they witnessed it.

"We see the gold being formed," said Syracuse's Brown.

Calculations from a telescope measuring ultraviolet light showed that the combined mass of the heavy elements from this explosion is 1,300 times the mass of Earth. And all that stuff - including lighter elements - was thrown out in all different directions and is now speeding across the universe.

Perhaps one day the material will clump together into planets the way ours was formed, Reitze said - maybe ones with rich veins of precious metals.

The crash also helped explain the origins of one of the most dangerous forces of the cosmos - short gamma ray bursts, focused beams of radiation that could erase life on any planet that happened to get in the way. These bursts shoot out in two different directions perpendicular to where the two neutron stars first crash, Reitze said.

Luckily for us, the beams of gamma rays were not focused on Earth and were generated too far away to be a threat, he said.

Scientists knew that the universe has been expanding since the Big Bang. By using LIGO to measure gravitational waves while watching this event unfold, researchers came up with a new estimate for how fast that is happening, the so-called Hubble Constant. Before this, scientists came up with two slightly different answers using different techniques. The rough figure that came out of this event is between the original two, Reitze said.

The first optical images showed a bright blue dot that was very hot, which was likely the start of the heavy element creation process amid the neutron star debris, Drout said. After a day or two that blue faded, becoming much fainter and redder. And after three weeks it was completely gone, she said.

This almost didn't happen. Eight days after the signal came through, the LIGO gravitational waves were shut down for a year's worth of planned upgrades. A month later the whole area where the crash happened would have been blocked from astronomers' prying eyes by the sun.

Scientists involved with the search for gravitational waves said this was the event they had prepared for over more than 20 years.

The findings are "of spectacular importance," said Penn State physicist Abhay Ashtekar, who wasn't part of the research. "This is really brand new."

Almost all of the discoveries confirmed existing theories, but had not been proven - an encouraging result for theorists who have been trying to explain what is happening in the cosmos, said France Cordova, an astrophysicist who directs the National Science Foundation.

"We so far have been unable to prove Einstein wrong," said Georgia Tech physics professor Laura Cadonati. "But we're going to keep trying."
The Associated Press contributed to this report

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It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was created. Forbes estimated that the collision created an estimated $10 octillion in gold, which is $10 billion, billion, billion.

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McDonalds offers a space to lock up your phone for more family time.

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(CNN) - Nothing ruins lunchtime conversations more than a smartphone.

And McDonald's thinks it has a way to combat our modern addiction.

The fast food chain has recently introduced mobile phone lockers in one of its branches in Singapore, encouraging diners to take a break from the virtual world and have real conversations over meals.

Named the "Phone off. Fun On." campaign, the first 100 transparent lockers are installed in the McDonald's Marine Cove outlet.

According to a survey of 302 parents conducted by McDonald's in Singapore, most (98%) say they use their mobile device whenever they're with family and more than two-thirds of them admitted using smartphones during meals. Most parents also said their kids use their phone during family time.

"This 'Phone Off, Fun On' initiative is part of our efforts to advocate family togetherness and encourage families to spend quality time together," Linda Ming, director of McDonald's Singapore's brand communications and customer care, tells CNN.

Although the campaign primarily targets families, the service is free for anyone to use.

It's not the first time restaurants have tried to discourage mobile phone usage during meals.

McDonald's said it was gathering feedback at the Marine Cove branch before deciding whether to expand the service to other outlets.

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(CNN) - Nothing ruins lunchtime conversations more than a smartphone. And McDonald's thinks it has a way to combat our modern addiction. The fast food chain has recently introduced mobile phone lockers in one of its branches in Singapore, encouraging diners to take a break from the virtual world and have real conversations over meals.

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the governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Friday saying as-long as your a residence and new and on full enrollment.

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California just became the latest state to reduce the cost of a public college education.

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that will make one year free for students at the state's 114 community colleges, so long as they are residents and new students who are enrolled full-time.

It follows similar legislation adopted in New York and Rhode Island this year.

California has one of the biggest community college systems in the country and it was already one of the most affordable. It currently charges residents just $46 per credit, or about $1,100 a year when enrolled full-time.

The state has waived the per credit fee for low-income students since 1986, when it was just $5. About 43% of its 2.3 million students benefited from that program during the 2015-2016 school year.

The new legislation expands the waiver to all students, regardless of their income, for their first year. An additional 19,000 students would qualify, according to an estimate from the Community College Chancellor's office, costing the state $31.1 million a year. The number could be higher if more students decide to go to community college because of the new waiver.

Still, the first year of classes won't be completely free for students. They are on the hook for additional fees that might be charged by the colleges for things like student activities, Internet use, or health care.

Related: Here's where college tuition is free

Advocates of the new law said it aims to increase the number of students who enroll full-time as well asthe number of people who earn a degree that prepares them for in-demand jobs.

"We're trying to increase student success. If you enroll full-time, the success rate is much higher than if you're part-time," said Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, an author of the bill.

Earlier this year, San Francisco approved a more generous tuition-free program. It made community college courses free for all residents. They don't have to be new students or enrolled full-time. It also offers the poorest students additional money to help pay for other expenses.

Related: San Francisco is taxing the rich to pay for free community college

Rhode Island's tuition-free scholarship is also limited to new students. In New York, tuition was made free at both community college and four-year schools -- but excludes wealthier families who earn more than $125,000 a year.

California's free community college program could start for the 2018-2019 school year. But it's contingent on whether lawmakers include funding for it in next year's budget, which must be approved by June of 2018.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 16, 2017: 3:10 PM ET

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Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that will make one year free for students at the state's 114 community colleges, so long as they are residents and new students who are enrolled full-time. It follows similar legislation adopted in New York and Rhode Island this year.

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North Korea might break out in nuclear war at any moment.

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North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment."

Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee Monday that no country in the world except North Korea has been subjected to "such an extreme and direct nuclear threat from the U.S." - and his country has the right to self-defense.

He said this year North Korea became a "full-fledged nuclear power which possesses the delivery means of various ranges, including the atomic bomb, H-bomb and intercontinental ballistic rockets."

Kim warned that "the entire U.S. mainland is within our firing range" and if the U.S. invades "it will not escape our severe punishment in any part of the globe."

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North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment." Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee Monday that no country in the world except North Korea has...

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President Trump doubled down Tuesday on his controversial claim that past presidents didn’t properly console the families of fallen servicemembers, raising the point that Barack Obama apparently did not call now-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly after his son was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.

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Michigan high school student injured during mock ISIS beheading game

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A Michigan high school is reeling after one of its students was reportedly wounded by another student who pretended to behead him during a disturbing "ISIS game."

An unidentified freshman from Lakeshore High School in Stevensville, who is on the school's football team, was injured last week when another teammate allegedly sliced his hand in the locker room as they reportedly played an ISIS-inspired game.

The student suffered nerve damage and needed nearly six hours of surgery, ABC 57 reported.

Police said the game consists of an individual coming up behind someone else, putting them in a headlock and yelling at him: "Do you have family, do you have loved ones?"

"And then [the individual] makes a motion across their neck in a cutting motion pretending to cut the individual's head off," police said in a report.

In the case at Lakeshore High School, the victim was cut after he started to move when his friend placed him a headlock with one arm as he held an X-Acto knife, police said. He was cut in the hand.

The boys stopped playing the game once they saw blood and immediately informed their coach.

Police said there was no criminal intent when the student got injured and it was the result of a "reckless action," ABC 57 reported.

The student with the knife said he found it about a week earlier in the school parking lot and kept it in his locker.

The principal and the superintendent refused to comment to ABC 57, saying the incident was under investigation.

A lawyer for the victim's family said they are considering legal action against the school district because the knife was on school property.

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A Michigan high school is reeling after one of its students was reportedly wounded by another student who pretended to behead him during a disturbing "ISIS game." An unidentified freshman from Lakeshore High School in Stevensville, who is on the school's football team, was injured last week when another teammate allegedly sliced his hand in the locker room as they reportedly played an ISIS-inspired game.

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Donald Trump warns he will strike back against the Arizona republican. Who stated we were turning into a bunch of "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats rather than solve problems."

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McCain, while accepting the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on Monday night, warned the United States against turning toward "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems."

The speech was a repudiation of Trump, who the Arizona Republican has long feuded with, and the worldview that catapulted him to office.

Trump told Chris Plante of "The Chris Plante Show" on Tuesday that he heard the criticism and warned McCain to be careful.

"He was taking shots at you again yesterday," Plante said. "You heard what he said yesterday, Sen\. McCain?"

"Yeah, well I hear it. And people have to be careful because at some point I fight back," Trump said. "I'm being very nice. I'm being very, very nice. But at some point I fight back, and it won't be pretty."

Responding to Trump's threat, McCain bluntly told reporters Tuesday: "I've faced far greater challenges than this."

McCain and Trump's feud has dated back years, ever since the then-2016 candidate said the senator wasn't a war hero because he was captured in Vietnam.

"He is not a war hero," Trump told pollster Frank Luntz in 2015.

"He is a war hero," Luntz interjected.

"He is a war hero because he was captured," Trump said, cutting him off. "I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you. He is a war hero because he was captured."

The feud continued throughout the 2016 campaign, with McCain regularly faulting the Republican standard bearer for comments he made on the campaign trail. McCain withdrew his support for Trump when the "Access Hollywood" video was made public, showing the 2016 Republican nominee bragging about sexually assaulting women.

Both Trump and McCain won re-election, but their feud continued, with the Arizona senator casting a deciding vote against the Republican health care plan.

The act of defiance stung Trump.

"Sen. McCain, you mean the one who voted against Obamacare?" Trump asked, rhetorically, during a sweeping August news conference. "You mean Sen. McCain who voted against us getting good health care?"

This public back-and-forth contributed to McCain's speech Monday, where he was honored by Democrats and Republicans alike for a lifetime of service. McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year.

The Arizona senator and his party's 2008 presidential nominee described that "half-baked, spurious nationalism" as "unpatriotic as an attachment to any other tired dogma of the past that Americans consigned to the ash heap of history."

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Trump warns McCain: 'Be careful because at some point I fight back'

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McCain, while accepting the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on Monday night, warned the United States against turning toward "half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems." The speech was a repudiation of Trump, who the Arizona Republican has long feuded with, and the worldview that catapulted him to office.

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Las Vegas shooting victim took her first steps after being shot in the head. She lost her right eye and she was just able to open her left eye again. Her breathing and response time has got better. She was able to breath for 6 hours on her own. She was in a coma

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las vegas shooting victim struck in the head takes her first steps - cnn

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Las Vegas victim who was shot in the head takes her first steps

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Less than two weeks after a gunshot wound to the head, Tina Frost is recovering. Over the weekend, the 27-year-old took her first steps since the Las Vegas shooting.

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Desert discovery: Lost temple of Ramses II uncovered by archaeologists

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of an ancient temple belonging to King Ramses II.

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities says that the discovery was made by an Egyptian-Czech mission in the village of Abusir southwest of Cairo. The excavation site is near the famous step pyramid of Saqqara.

In a statement on Sunday, Miroslav Barta, the head of the Czech team, said the temple is the only evidence of the presence of Ramses II in the Badrashin area in Giza, part of Greater Cairo.
TOMB OF KING TUT'S WIFE DISCOVERED? EXPERTS EXCITED BY FIND IN EGYPT
He said the discovery confirms the continued worship of the sun god "Ra" in Abusir, which started in the 5th Dynasty, over 4,500 years ago.

A pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt, Ramses II reigned in the 13th century B.C.

In a Facebook post, the Ministry of Antiquities explained that the temple is 105 feet by 167 feet. Mud brick foundations for a 'pylon', or monumental gateway, have been discovered. The remains of a large forecourt leading to a hall of pillars, parts of which were painted blue, were also found.
YALE ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAKE AMAZING ANCIENT EGYPTIAN 'BILLBOARD' DISCOVERY
At the end of the forecourt a staircase or a ramp leading to a sanctuary was also found. The rear of the sanctuary was divided into three parallel chambers, according to archaeologists. The remains of the building were covered with sand and pieces of stone, which may be the parts of a polychrome relief that once adorned the structure's wall.

The relief fragments are connected to the cult of the sun gods "Amun" and "Ra", as well as the goddess Nekhbet.

The temple is the latest ancient Egyptian discovery to thrill experts. Archaeologists, for example, recently unearthed three tombs from an ancient "great cemetery" in Egypt's Nile Valley. In July archaeologists said that a tomb that may have belonged to the wife of King Tutankhamun had been discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER TOMBS FROM ANCIENT 'GREAT CEMETERY' IN EGYPT'S NILE VALLEY
In June, archaeologists from Yale and the Royal Museum of Art and History in Belgium announced the discovery of the earliest-known 'billboard-sized' hieroglyphs in the ancient city of Elkab.

Other finds include a 3,000-year-old royal tomb in the Luxor area and the tomb of an ancient gold worker on Sai Island in northern Sudan.
The Associated Press contributed to this article. Follow James Rogers on Twitter @jamesjrogers

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Desert discovery: Lost temple of Ramses II uncovered by archaeologists

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of an ancient temple belonging to King Ramses II. Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities says that the discovery was made by an Egyptian-Czech mission in the village of Abusir southwest of Cairo. The excavation site is near the famous step pyramid of Saqqara.

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A 10 year old boy fall over railing at the Niagara Falls, he did injury his head.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/17/10-year-old-boy-falls-over-railing-at-niagara-falls.html

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The University investigates the racial slurs occurring in a student's dorm.

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Officials at a Massachusetts university where racial slurs were found written in a student dorm say they're investigating.

Framingham State University junior Eunice Bwambok says she found racial slurs written in marker on her dorm room door Sunday. The finding comes two days after she and her roommate found a similar slur written on a student union flyer taped to their dorm room door.

The two black students say they feel targeted and scared to sleep in their room.

WBZ-TV reports the university held a public forum Monday to discuss the messages.

University president Javier Cevallos said Sunday the university is doing everything within its power to determine who's responsible and hold whoever it is accountable. Officials are looking into a connection between the racist messages.

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University investigates racial slurs in student dorm

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Officials at a Massachusetts university where racial slurs were found written in a student dorm say they're investigating. Framingham State University junior Eunice Bwambok says she found racial slurs written in marker on her dorm room door Sunday. The finding comes two days after she and...

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Wall street has records shown from the hot stock market from it sitting at 18,333 on election day for the election for trump the number went up more than 4,600 or about 25% points

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The Dow has rocketed through yet another milestone -- 23,000.

Wall Street's latest record shows how hot the stock market has become over the past year. The Dow was sitting at just 18,333 on Election Day.

But since President Trump's election, the average has spiked more than 4,600 points, or about 25%. The Dow has notched 66 record highs in that time. That's despite Trump's struggles to get his economic agenda, including tax cuts, through a Republican-controlled Congress.

Trump's political problems haven't fazed investors, in part because the market has been supported by healthy corporate profits as well as improved domestic and international economic growth.

The stocks of Wall Street titans Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley bounced on Tuesday after the companies reported earnings that impressed the market. That follows better than expected results last week from big banks JPMorgan Chase , Citigroup and Bank of America .

"The U.S. economic fundamentals are pretty good. And the global economy is accelerating," said David Joy, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.

Related: How Trump's tax plan could backfire on Wall Street

For now, Wall Street is closely tracking the fate of Trump's tax plan, which has a long way to go before enactment by Congress.

The GOP's tax framework would cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and encourage U.S. multinationals to bring profits sitting overseas back home.

Those proposals would be great news to tech titans like Apple and Microsoft that have hoarded lots of cash overseas. Banks and other high-tax payers like Disney and McDonald's would also be winners.

Emboldened investors have been more willing to pay up for risky assets like U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 trades at 18.7 times its projected earnings. That's well above historical averages.

Some worry that stocks have gotten too hot, setting the stage for an unsustainable "melt up" that could vanish once the market's mood changes.

"The higher we go, the more aware investors need to be about valuations, which are in rarefied territory. They don't typically stay there for long," Joy said.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 17, 2017: 11:09 AM ET

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Dow cruises past 23,000 for the first time

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Wall Street's latest record shows how hot the stock market has become over the past year. The Dow was sitting at just 18,333 on Election Day. But since President Trump's election, the average has spiked more than 4,600 points, or about 25%. The Dow has notched 66 record highs in that time.

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The Forbes list of 400 richest Americans shows that the billionaire-in-chief's fortune fell by $600 million to $3.1 billion. As a result he dropped to #248 on the list, after coming in at #156 last year.

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The rich are getting richer. But not Donald Trump.

The Forbes list of 400 richest Americans shows that the billionaire-in-chief's fortune fell by $600 million to $3.1 billion. As a result he dropped to #248 on the list, after coming in at #156 last year.

The magazine attributed his decline in wealth to "a tough New York real estate market, particularly for retail locations; a costly lawsuit and an expensive presidential campaign." Trump reached a $25 million settlement in a suit that claims that his Trump University real estate seminars defrauded students.

But overall the richest Americans are richer than they were a year ago. In fact it now takes a record $2 billion to make the cut of the richest 400 Americans. The magazine estimates there are 169 billionaires who were too "poor" to make the cut, including Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.

Bill Gates tops the list for the 24th straight year with a net worth estimated at $89 billion. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, worth $81.5 billion, hold on to the No. 2 spot he first claimed in 2016. Warren Buffett, remains No. 3.

Trump fared better in Forbes' ranking than he did on Bloomberg's worldwide billionaires list, which puts his net worth at $2.86 billion. That's not enough to make him on of the 500 richest people in the world.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Forbes ranking.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 17, 2017: 10:15 AM ET

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Trump's net worth drops $600 million on Forbes' rich list, falls 92 spots

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The Forbes list of 400 richest Americans shows that the billionaire-in-chief's fortune fell by $600 million to $3.1 billion. As a result he dropped to #248 on the list, after coming in at #156 last year. The magazine attributed his decline in wealth to "a tough New York real estate market, particularly for retail locations; a costly lawsuit and an expensive presidential campaign."

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10-year-old boy survives fall over railing at Niagara Falls.

The family went there for there vacation and they 10 year old boy fell over he survived and got an head injury.

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A family's dream vacation at Niagara Falls turned into a nightmare when their 10-year-old son toppled off a railing and fell into a gorge.

Police say the boy was on the Canadian side of the falls when his family decided to take a picture of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls composing Niagara Falls.

He was sitting on the railing having his picture taken by his mother when he apparently lost his balance, fell over the railing, and plunged 100 feet, injuring his head, the BBC reports.

Police were called to the scene around 4:30 Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo News reports. Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department, Niagara Parks Police High Angle River Team, and Niagara Emergency Medical Service were able to stabilize the boy so he could be taken by helicopter to McMaster Children's hospital in nearby Hamilton, Ontario.

The boy's injuries were originally considered life-threatening, but the hospital later changed his condition to serious but stable. The fall is still under investigation.

The BBC reports about a dozen people have gone over the falls since 2011, usually intentionally, inside a barrel or another kind of protective device.

Most recently, Kirk Jones died after he went over the falls in an inflatable ball in June. He survived a similar stunt in 2003, becoming the first person known to survive the plunge without a safety device. In his June plunge, it's believed he took a boa constrictor with him in the ball.

At least two other men have survived unprotected plunges since Jones did it.

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10-year-old boy survives fall over railing at Niagara Falls

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A family's dream vacation at Niagara Falls turned into a nightmare when their 10-year-old son toppled off a railing and fell into a gorge. Police say the boy was on the Canadian side of the falls when his family decided to take a picture of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls composing Niagara Falls.

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Google's Pixel 2 is simple in the best ways. Inside the specifications are pretty standard fare. But the devices are running a lovely, uncluttered version of Android that weaves in the very latest Google innovations and a handful of inspired tricks

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Nothing about the physical design of Google's new Pixel 2 phones will wow you.

Inside, the specifications are pretty standard fare. But the devices are running a lovely, uncluttered version of Android that weaves in the very latest Googley innovations and a handful of inspired tricks.

The Pixel is Google's answer to the iPhone. When the first Pixel-branded phone came out last year, its closest competition (Samsung's Note 7) was yanked off the market for bursting into flames.

The Pixel launch should have been an easy opening, but getting one proved problematic due to limited supplies. Now, the device only makes up less than 1% of the global smartphone market, according to Comscore.

After years of Google's somewhat erratic approach to phone hardware, is the company finally ready to commit?

The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are Google's flagship smartphones. The smaller Pixel 2 has a 5-inch screen and starts at $649, while the Pixel 2 XL features a 6-inch screen and starts at $849. Both devices are available with 64 GB or 128 GB of storage.

Unlike iPhones, the two Pixels have almost identical features, including the cameras and processors, but the XL does pack a bigger battery. Both phones are waterproof and dust-proof.

Last year, the company rebranded its hardware line as "Made By Google." The Pixel 2 and Pixel XL are technically manufactured by HTC and LG, respectively, but Google says it is completely in charge of the design for the line.

The previous flagship Google phone was the Nexus, which it made in partnership with major manufacturers from 2010 to 2015. The company's other adventures in phone hardware include buying and then selling Motorola, and its modular Project Ara phone, which never made it to market.

The cameras

Smartphones live or die by their cameras, and the Pixel has added a handful of new features to stay competitive.

Overall, the Pixel's camera takes excellent photos with good dynamic range and warm colors. In low light, the Pixel's images have a bit more noise than iPhone 8 shots. It mimics the iPhone's "Live Photos" feature, making mini 3-second motion clips for each still photo.

It doesn't have dual lens cameras like the higher-end iPhones, but the Pixel is still imitating one of those devices' most popular features. The new Portrait mode fakes a shallow depth-of-field effect, throwing the background out of focus to draw attention to the subject. In our tests, the Pixel wasn't always as effective as an iPhone at separating the subject form the background.

The front camera has a new retouching option that intends to smooth out flaws like wrinkles and acne. In a test, we tried the feature and the results were surprisingly subtle.

The fun bits

At its event announcing the new Pixel phones earlier this month, Google acknowledged that the next big smartphone advancements won't be about the hardware. They're about software and smarts.

On the Pixel, most of those smarts are connected to the Google Assistant. Squeeze the body of the device and bam, Google Assistant appears like an eager puppy. (It would be nice to customize this feature, called Active Edge, to trigger something specific like the selfie camera.)

It may be doomed to wander this earth without a relatable human name like Alexa or Siri, but Google Assistant is constantly improving. That, and the company's willingness work with developers, gives it an advantage over aging Siri.

One advantage of the Pixel is being the first to test out the latest Google inventions, like Google Lens, the company's image recognition tool. Available only in Google Photos to start, Lens can identify text and objects, like a reverse image search.

And you can't have a phone without a silly emoji update, so the Pixel is adding AR stickers like veggies with eyeballs that dance their way onto your videos. The feature actually won't be available for a few months.

The Pixel is busy, even when it's asleep. It has an always-on screen that shows the time, and its microphones are constantly listening. If you say "OK Google" the phone will spring to life. It will also hear any song playing nearby and name that tune in about 15 seconds.

Perhaps Google is betting that the popularity of smart speakers has made the public less uneasy about a device that constantly listens to them. And Google says the phone isn't recording anything and all the listening and processing is done on the device, using a downloaded music catalog. But some people will, rightly, still have privacy concerns. They can turn it off in Settings.

The physical design of smartphones is almost irrelevant at this point. The biggest differentiators are the location of buttons and sensors, and what color body you'll obscure with a case (the Pixel comes in black, white or blue).

The Pixel design is inoffensive. The back is a nice matte aluminum with a glass panel over the sensors - an advantage over the latest all-glass iPhones. The fingerprint sensor is in the same awkward spot on the back. After days of frustrated missed attempts to unlock my phone, I started thinking face detection was a good idea for the very first time.

Phone manufacturers are fighting over who has the thinnest bezel (the frame around the smartphone screen), but they're overestimating how much casual customers will care about a few millimeters of black space. That said, Google has left quite a bit of bezel on the top and bottom of the screen for its (clear and loud) speakers.

The drawbacks

The Pixel 2s are higher-end devices, but don't have any specs that will blow other Android phones away. From the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor to the 12.2 megapixel camera, these are all pretty standard.

Unfortunately, one of the newest ideas Google borrowed from Apple is that headphone jacks are passé. Like the recent iPhones, the Pixels include an adapter in case you want to use your old headphones. The single USB Type-C port recreates the same frustrating problems, such as not being able to listen to headphones and charge at the same time.

The conclusion

If you're searching for the best Android smartphone, the Pixel 2 is a solid choice that packs in the best of Google's apps and AI smarts. This year's Galaxy S8 does not catch fire, so there are more options at this level. The Pixel is fun, the best way to use Google software and test early Google experiments, and freed from the annoying junky apps third-party manufacturers or carriers like to pile on.

If you're an iPhone user considering a switch, there's enough to recommend the Pixel 2. But with the iPhone X's release just weeks away, it's worth waiting to see how they devices stack up, especially the cameras.

CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published October 17, 2017: 9:03 AM ET

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Google's Pixel 2 smartphone takes on the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy

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Inside, the specifications are pretty standard fare. But the devices are running a lovely, uncluttered version of Android that weaves in the very latest Googley innovations and a handful of inspired tricks. The Pixel is Google's answer to the iPhone.

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A 10-year-old boy toppled off a railing and fell into a gorge.

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One family's dream vacation at Niagara Falls turned into a nightmare over the weekend when a 10-year-old boy toppled off a railing and fell into a gorge.

Police say the boy was on the Canadian side of the falls when his family decided to take a picture of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls composing Niagara Falls.

He was sitting on the railing having his picture taken by his mother when he apparently lost his balance, fell over the railing, and plunged 100 feet, injuring his head, the BBC reports.

Police say they were called to the scene at about 4:34pm, the Buffalo News reports. Members of the Niagara Falls Fire Department, Niagara Parks Police High Angle River Team, and Niagara Emergency Medical Service were able to stabilize the boy so he could be taken by helicopter to McMaster Children's hospital in nearby Hamilton, Ontario.

The boy's injuries were originally considered life-threatening, but the hospital later changed his condition to serious but stable. (A daredevil's very peculiar death at Niagara left cops perplexed.)

This article originally appeared on Newser: 10-Year-Old Boy Falls Over Railing at Niagara Falls

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10-year-old boy falls over railing at Niagara Falls

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One family's dream vacation at Niagara Falls turned into a nightmare over the weekend when a 10-year-old boy toppled off a railing and fell into a gorge. Police say the boy was on the Canadian side of the falls when his family decided to take a picture of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls composing Niagara Falls.

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they are making advancements to the fire but there more starting northeast of Las angles es threatening over 100 homes.

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As fire crews gain on wildfires burning for more than a week in Northern California's wine country, new fires broke out in other parts of the state, including northeast of Los Angeles.

Fire fighters are battling a blaze that sprang up overnight in the southern Bay Area Santa Cruz mountains, prompting evacuation orders and threatening 100 homes. The fire has torched about 125 acres.

At least one structure was destroyed, Rob Sherman, assistant chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told KNTV news.

Further south, crews with air support are racing to protect a historic observatory and communications towers from a growing brush fire on Mount Wilson northeast of Los Angeles. The blaze was initially estimated at around 5 acres (2 hectares). Officials say the observatory has been evacuated and the fire is not burning near foothill residences.

A week after fleeing wildfires in Northern California, tens of thousands of people are drifting back into their neighborhoods. Some will face the prospect of destroyed homes. All will face the possibility of lasting emotional damage.

The cluster of wildfires has been burning in Northern California's wine country for more than a week. The fires, the deadliest cluster in California history, have killed at least 41 people and destroyed nearly 6,000 homes.

"It's never going to be the same," said Rob Brown, a supervisor in Mendocino County, where all 8,000 evacuees were cleared to go home Monday. "You're going to have to seek a new normal."

The fires, the deadliest cluster in California history, have killed at least 41 people and destroyed nearly 6,000 homes.

The thousands of calls coming from concerned residents in neighboring Sonoma County "have shifted from questions about evacuation to questions about coping," Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane said.

"Many people who call are sad and worried, the shock has worn off and the sadness, depression and loss is setting in."

As a former grief therapist, she advised people with a family member or loved one who has lost everything to understand they can't fix this but they can offer support.

"Provide a compassionate listening ear right now, and let them feel whatever they're feeling," Zane said.

And those who must rebuild from nothing are in for a changed life.

"You're in for decades," Brown said. "You'll see benefits within years, but you're literally in for decades of recovery."

Jennifer Kelly and her husband and three sons lost their home and everything in it to a fire in Middletown in Lake County two years ago.

Now, with the new home 95 percent rebuilt, there are distant sirens, helicopters and tankers, plumes of smoke, on-again, off-again evacuation orders.

"I'm pretty anxious," she said Sunday in their new home, 95 percent complete. "We wake up a few times a night, one time last week we saw red on the horizon which was a little intimidating."

The Kellys are ready to evacuate. Since they started from scratch two years ago, aside from their pets there's not much to put in their van.

They have talked about what they'll do if it happens again: "We're moving far away, to Wyoming," she said.

The return home was emotional even for those whose properties were spared.

"When we came up to check on it, we were amazed it was here," said Tom Beckman. "All the trivial things we have to work on - cleaning up, replacing the stuff in the fridge and freezer - that's nothing compared to my friends who lost their homes."

In the hard-hit city of Santa Rosa, two hospitals were forced to close during the fires, leaving just one open, St. Joseph Health.

Eighty-three hospital employees and 51 doctors had homes destroyed during the fires, though many continued to report to work.

"We expect the number to go up," said St. Joseph Health spokeswoman Vanessa DeGier. "We have a bunch of folks going back tonight after evacuation was lifted."

There was also good news to report.

Vicki White, chief nursing officer, said that a total of 36 babies were born at St. Joseph during the week since wildfires started, which represents about three times the normal delivery rate.

"All of those babies are doing very well," she said

Improving weather, the prospect of some light rain later in the week and tightening containment of the flames were tempered by the first death from the firefighting effort - a driver who was killed when his truck overturned on a winding mountain road.

The truck driver, who had been delivering water to the fire lines, crashed before dawn Monday in Napa County on a roadway that climbs from vineyards into the mountains. No other details were available about the accident, which was under investigation, said Mike Wilson, a fire spokesman.

In the historic main square of the wine and tourist town of Sonoma, a statue of the community's 19th-century founder was draped with signs thanking firefighters who have saved the town from disaster.

"The love in the air is thicker than the smoke," read a sign on the bench that displays the statue of Gen. Mariano Vallejo, which was wearing a face mask.

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Associated Press writers Ellen Knickmeyer in Sonoma, Brian Skoloff in Napa, Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles, Martha Mendoza in Santa Cruz, Christopher Weber in Los Angeles, and Brian Melley, Janie Har and Jocelyn Gecker in San Francisco contributed to this report.

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New fires break out in California as wine country fires dim

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As fire crews gain on wildfires burning for more than a week in Northern California's wine country, new fires broke out in other parts of the state, including northeast of Los Angeles. Fire fighters are battling a blaze that sprang up overnight in the southern Bay Area Santa Cruz mountains,...