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A mum wants to warn other parents of the dangers of a popular playground toy after her son "nearly lost his eye" while showing his friends some tricks.

Fidget spinners are the new craze sweeping schools across the nation and have become this year's 'must-have' gadget for kids.

But one Australian mum, known only as Molly, was horrified when her 11-year-old son Isaac suffered a painful injury after throwing one of the toys up in the air.

"He threw the spinner up a little higher," Molly told Kidspot , "and he didn't manage to catch the spinner but it came down and clipped the corner of his eye and crunch.

"He was very lucky not to lose his eyesight let alone his eyeball."

Fidget spinners are propeller-shaped gadgets with ball bearings that allow them to spin, and kids enjoy competing to see who can come up with the best tricks or keep their gadget spinning longest.

The addictive little gadgets come in a range of shapes and colours and were originally designed as a stress-relieving tool.

They have already been banned in some schools by concerned teachers who believe the toy is distracting- it seems with good reason.

Isaac has been left with scarring on his eye which "prevents him from seeing out of the corner" and has to turn his head in order to see, according to Kidspot.

Although Molly has banned her son from playing with fidget spinners, he still has access to them in the school playground.

Teachers in the UK have already banned fidget spinners, with one Salford high school issuing a text message to parents last week explaining why.

It said: "As from Wednesday 26th April fidget spinners are banned from All Hallows.

"They are a distraction to learning and can be dangerous. Any fidget spinners seen in school will be confiscated. Thank you for your support in this matter."

This has angered kids with special needs and learning difficulties.

Parent Bernie Egan said: "I think maybe schools need to workout how to find a balance.

"Just because an item suddenly becomes a craze doesn't necessarily mean it should lose its therapeutic value."

A spokesman for All Hallows said they had no further comment to make and parents were aware of the school's stance.

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Mum's worrying fidget spinner warning all parents should know

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A mum wants to warn other parents of the dangers of a popular playground toy after her son "nearly lost his eye" while showing his friends some tricks. Fidget spinners are the new craze sweeping schools across the nation and have become this year's 'must-have' gadget for kids.

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I also think manny should've won that fight especially after seeing horn's face after the fight, Manny really looked like the clear winner. At the moment, the judges sound really bias(?). I think if they hold the event in Las Vegas, we will see a better fight and a more fair one too because no one has the home court advantage. But as of now, I'm just looking forward to the rematch

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2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism

ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005

Five years at USA Today

Manny Pacquiao was the heavy favorite to retain his welterweight world title against unknown Jeff Horn in what most viewed as an easy fight, and Pacquiao sure looked like he had done just that when the final bell rang to end the action-packed brawl.

Pacquiao had rocked Horn, bloodied him and nearly stopped him in a violently one-sided ninth round. But then the judges' scorecards were read, and Pacquiao was the victim of a hugely controversial decision, as Horn was awarded a stunning unanimous decision -- a hometown decision, many will call it -- before 51,052 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Australia).

Judge Waleska Roldan had it 117-111, and judges Chris Flores and Ramon Cerdan both had it 115-113 for Horn. ESPN.com scored the fight 117-111 for Pacquiao, and ESPN ringside analyst Teddy Atlas had it 116-111 for Pacquiao.

Pacquiao, the Filipino legend and boxing's only eight-division world champion, has been here before, losing a split decision and a welterweight world title to Timothy Bradley Jr. in 2012 in one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history. Like he was after that loss -- which he avenged twice -- Pacquiao was gracious after his bout with Horn.

"That's the decision of the judges. I respect that," Pacquiao said.

Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's Hall of Fame trainer, also took the high road.

"I have to go along with Manny and say I respect the decision of the judges," Roach said. "Well, two of the judges [who had it 115-113]. I did think Manny won, but Jeff Horn showed a lot of heart. He is a big, strong fighter, and I congratulate him."

Pacquiao, 38, holds the contractual right to a rematch, and he said he would exercise it.

"Absolutely, yes," Pacquiao said of fighting Horn again in Australia. "We have a rematch clause, so no problem."

The fight, which aired live on ESPN, was Pacquiao's first non-pay-per-view bout since 2005 and was supposed to be a showcase. That Horn was still standing at the end of the tough fight was a surprise, but Pacquiao looked to be the clear winner -- until his belt was handed to Horn, a 29-year-old former Olympian and former school teacher with a very thin ring résumé.

Horn seemed as shocked as anyone that he got the decision, if body language means anything, but he said he thought he won what will go down as the biggest fight in Australian history.

"I thought I was coming forward more and landing the cleaner blows," Horn said. "That's just my opinion."

Asked how he managed to win, he struggled for words at first.

"I don't know. I guess with the crowd behind me and all the support," said Horn, who was Pacquiao's mandatory challenger. "I've just believed since I was young that I could do this. There's lots of thoughts going through [my mind]. I managed to get the decision. It was close."

It did not appear to be all that close, however, even though the action far exceeded the modest expectations going into the fight. Pacquiao also dominated the CompuBox punch statistics, getting credit for landing 182 of 573 blows (32 percent), while Horn landed 92 of 625 (15 percent). Pacquiao also landed more punches in 11 of the 12 rounds, according to CompuBox.

Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) tried to rough Pacquiao up and landed a couple of shots in the first round, but Horn also had his mouthpiece dislodged. Still, Horn was extremely aggressive and busy.

But Pacquiao came back strong in the second round, landing two very solid straight left hands, but the chin of Horn, who has been knocked down a few times in his career, held up.

In the third round, Pacquiao continued to land and opened a cut over Horn's right eye, which got worse as the fight went on.

Horn was trying very hard to land big punches and spent the fight bulling forward and trying to smother the faster Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs).

In the sixth round, an accidental head-butt opened a cut on Pacquiao's hairline, and blood streamed down his body. Then Horn rocked Pacquiao with a right hand in a stunning scene. Pacquiao quickly recovered, but it had to give Horn confidence.

There was another accidental head-butt in the seventh round, and it cut Pacquiao again, this time near his left eye, and more blood streamed down his face. Horn went right at Pacquiao after the ringside doctor took a look at the cut, and the crowd got very excited.

"I feel his power. He is strong," said Pacquiao, who after the fight needed nine stitches to close the cut on the hairline and eight stitches to close the cut by his left eye.

But Pacquiao, a southpaw, had a huge ninth round. He turned up his aggression and battered Horn, landing numerous brutal shots, especially with his left hand. Horn took them all and refused to go down, but he was in rough shape at the end of the round. Referee Mark Nelson went to Horn's corner and told him he would not let him continue to take punishment and strongly considered stopping the fight. Horn convinced him to allow the fight to go on.

"He was a tough opponent," Pacquiao said. "I tried to knock him out in the ninth round, but he survived. In the ninth round, I thought I am going to win the fight."

Horn said he felt Pacquiao's power in the ninth round but was able to recover.

"I felt fine in that corner. I wanted to keep going on," Horn said. "I wasn't really that hurt. I was a little bit buzzed in that round, but I recovered very quickly. He buzzed me a little bit. I felt a little off-balance in that round."

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Pacquiao, who was making the first defense of the title he won via lopsided decision against Jessie Vargas in November, continued to go after Horn in the 10th round. Horn looked spent but was somehow able to remain on his feet as he continued to show his enormous heart.

The 12th round was another intense one, as Pacquiao, without a knockout since 2009, tried to close the show. But Horn also fought hard until the final bell, thinking he might be able to land a big shot. When the fight ended, the crowd erupted. Pacquiao pumped his fists, and Horn's cornermen raised him up.

And then came the shocking reading of the scorecards by ring announcer Michael Buffer.

"I am professional. I respect the judges. He survived that [ninth] round," Pacquiao said, adding that the two cuts from the head-butts bothered him.

"It affected me. A lot of blood came out of my head," he said.

Pacquiao, who made at least $10 million to Horn's $500,000, also said he was a little under the weather, having picked up a cold upon his arrival in Australia a week earlier, but he did not harp on that.

Instead, he graciously stood at ringside next to Horn as they were both interviewed.

Horn, who is a huge Pacquiao fan and said he drew inspiration from him earlier in his career, was still seemingly in awe that he got the decision. He had the belt over his shoulder and as he walked away from ringside, he first went to Pacquiao and said, "Manny, you're an absolute legend. Thank you."

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Horn takes Pacquiao's title in stunning upset

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Jeff Horn was a bloody mess by the end of Saturday night's fight against Manny Pacquiao, but Horn left the ring as the new welterweight champ after claiming a shocking unanimous decision before his hometown crowd at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

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This article makes me worried because with more foreign terrorist coming to the Philippines, it puts more lives around the Philippines at risk. It makes it scarier going around public places like malls because you know that there is still a risk of terrorist being there; and if they do end up bombing malls it is bound to ruin our economy mainly because of the marawi crisis. I really hope we can solve this problem as soon as possible

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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 23) - Forty foreign terrorists are in the country - and the military warned the number could rise in the coming months.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-Of-Staff General Eduardo Año said on Thursday the terrorists are all over the Philippines, most of whom are Indonesians.

"As we counted, about 20 Indonesians and the rest iba-iba. May Malaysians, may Saudi, may mga Yemen," he said.

[Translation: As we counted, about 20 Indonesians and the rest are from different nationalities. There are Malaysians, Saudi Arabians, Yemenis.]

Martial law spokesperson for eastern Mindanao Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay said during a press briefing on Friday that authorities have identified the foreign terrorists in the country.

He said most of them are Indonesians and Malaysians while some Saudi Arabians and Pakistanis.

Gapay said authorities are not discounting the possibility that the terrorists have entered the country through airports and seaports, which is why there is a need to enhance the security of the country's southern backdoor because "it's very porous."

Año, who is also the the martial law administrator, said as ISIS fighters face defeat in Mosul in Iraq, they are expected to head to Asia, particularly in the Philippines.

"Sa Mosul ngayon, maganda rin yung allied forces dun. In fact, they are forecasting in six months, matalo nila yung ISIS doon. So we expect na yung mga madidisplace doon, pupunta ng Asia. And because of the Marawi crisis, parang magnet itong Pilipinas. Yun yung babantayan natin," he said.

[Translation: In Mosul, the allied forces are looking good. In fact, they are forecasting in six months, ISIS will be beaten. So we expect them to be displaced and they will head to Asia. And because of the Marawi crisis, the Philippines has become a magnet. That's what we're monitoring.]

Año revealed this after foreign ministers, top security, and intelligence officials from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia met on Thursday to discuss ways to combat extremism.

The trilateral meeting focused on the fight against extremism amid the ISIS-inspired terrorist operations in Marawi.
Related: PH, Indonesia, Malaysia hold talks to come up with concrete ways to fight extremism
Año said stronger cooperation is needed between the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, especially as more foreign terrorists could decide to head to the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have earlier reaffirmed bilateral efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Southeast Asia.

Foreign terrorists in Marawi

On June 1, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said eight foreign terrorists believed to be members of ISIS were among those killed in clashes in Marawi City.

He said there could be more slain foreign terrorists that authorities have not identified. He added civilians reported a lot of "foreign-looking fighters" in Marawi.

Duterte believes ISIS fighters are already in the country. He also said the ongoing armed conflict between government forces and the enemies is the handiwork of foreign terrorists and not the Maute group.

"Alam mo yung rebellion sa Mindanao. It's not Maute. It's purely ISIS with different branches kasi sila yung nag-umpisa. Actually, iyang Maute brothers went to Libya," the President said on June 1.

[Translation: The rebellion in Mindanao, it's not Maute. It's purely ISIS with different branches; they started it. Actually, the Maute brothers went to Libya.]

Duterte also said he has received information from his security officials saying ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ordered the conduct of terror activities in the Philippines.
Related: Russia says it may have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
As early as last year, the President had warned of the creeping presence of the dreaded international terrorist group ISIS - saying a number of foreigners posing as missionaries had been spotted in Mindanao.

AFP: Omar Maute likely killed

Año also said one of the leaders of the local terror group Maute is believed to have been killed, while his brother and the "emir" of ISIS in the Philippines are still alive.

"Kaya nga siguro defying yung mga members doon because Hapilon is still alive. But si Omar Maute, more or less mukhang patay na talaga itong si Omar Maute. Abdullah (Maute) is still alive, still there, still inside Marawi."

[Translation: Maybe that's why the members there are defying because Hapilon is still alive. But Omar Maute, more or less it seems like he's already dead. Abdullah is still alive and inside Marawi.]

Joint Task Force Marawi Spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera said on Friday although he cannot disclose details on the remains of Omar, there is a "strong indication" he was killed two weeks ago.

"The possible death of Omar Maute, who was killed in a firefight two weeks ago. Nag-conduct po tayo ng iba't-ibang verification, validation to check the veracity of the report. There is strong indication that Omar Maute was already killed in the conflict area, sa sinasabi nating 'ground zero,'" he said.

Herrera added the death of Omar is a major blow to the morale and capabilities of the terror group.

He also said that now Omar is likely dead, his brother Adbullah is handling the operations of the Maute.

Isnilon Hapilon has an outstanding warrant of arrest for kidnapping with ransom and serious illegal detention, while brothers Omar and Abdullah - the heads of the Maute group - face rebellion charges. The government wants them dead or alive.
Related: AFP Chief: Duterte offers ₱10M bounty for Isnilon Hapilon
Authorities reported 280 terrorists have been killed since the start of the Marawi crisis last May 23.
CNN Philippines Senior Correspondent Ina Andolong contributed to this report.

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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 23) - Forty foreign terrorists are in the country - and the military warned the number could rise in the coming months. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-Of-Staff General Eduardo Año said on Thursday the terrorists are all over the Philippines, most of whom are Indonesians.

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I didn't really want warriors to win the finals mainly because of Durant. I was really just hoping it will go down to game 7. Im not that surprised tho that they won because adding KD to a line up that already has a 2 time MVP, the defensive player of the year, the former coach of the year, and now 4 all-stars! THE TEAM HAS 2 MVPs IN IT!!! The irony is that KD was the one who got the finals MVP award.

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The Golden State Warriors exorcised the demons of their blown 3-1 lead last season and reclaimed their place atop the NBA summit Monday night with a 129-120Game 5 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena.

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Kevin Durant, who was named Finals MVP,led the way with a Finals career-high 39points (14-of-20shooting) sevenrebounds and fiveassists as the Warriors hoisted their second Larry O'Brien Trophy in three years.

According to Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info), Durant became the first player since Shaquille O'Neal in the 2000 NBA Finals with five straight 30-point games in a championship setting.

ESPN.com's Royce Young noted Durant looked right at home in his first Finals with the Warriors:

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The Finals are going as well as possible for KD. He's played absolutely fantastic, and looks essential to the Warriors winning a title.
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Stephen Curry joined Durant as the Warriors' other primary spark plug.

Following an uncharacteristically sluggish Game 4 that saw him sputter to 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting (2-of-9 from three), Curry rebounded by stuffing the stat sheet with 34points, 10 assists and sixrebounds.

Not to be overlooked was Andre Iguodala, who dropped a 2017 playoff-high 20points (9-of-14shooting, 2-of-7from three) in a showing that conjured up memories of his MVP-caliber performance in 2015, per ESPN.com's J.A. Adande:

Led by Iguodala, Warriors reserves outscored Cavaliers subs 35-7.

LeBron James (41points, 13rebounds, eightassists) and Kyrie Irving (26points, sixassists) did their best to counter the Warriors' offensive blitz, but an off night from Kevin Love-who was limited to six points and was minus-21in 29minutes-and shaky bench showing prevented Cleveland from landing a late haymaker.

However, the Cavaliers-who shot a robust 53.4percent from the field- weren't always pressing.

In fact, they looked like the aggressors early as Golden State battled turnover problems and lethargy.

Although the Warriors trailed 41-33 with 10:14 remaining in the second, they steadily chipped away at that deficit and eventually took a 45-43 lead midway through the frame.

At that point, momentum was trending entirely in the Dubs' direction. A 16-2 spurt helped propel Golden State in front by as many as 17, and Curry's and-1 floater punctuated the tide-turning run:

The Cavaliers, though, remained resilient in the face of a gut-punch. Trailing by 11 at the half, Cleveland responded by winning the third quarter 33-27 to trim the Warriors' lead to five.

That edge was as few as three just seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Cavaliers were never able to slingshot their way in front.

Durant was simply too much with legacy-boosting hardware hanging in the balance, and his cold-blooded shooting stroke prevented the Cavaliers from forcing a nervy Game 6.

Now back on top of the basketball world, it's fair to wonder if the Warriors' dynastic run is just beginning.

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Kevin Durant, Warriors Beat Cavaliers in Game 5 to Win 2017 NBA Championship

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Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images The Golden State Warriors exorcised the demons of their blown 3-1 lead last season and reclaimed their place atop the NBA summit Monday night with a 129-120Game 5 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Bleacher Report @BleacherReport Warriors are NBA champions!