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Bowe Bergdahl gets dishonorable discharge, avoids prison time | CNN Politics

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Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge but no prison time for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan 2009, a military judge ruled.

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Former representative Anthony Weiner, 53, will begin his 21 month prison sentence for sexting a 15 year old girl over Skype.

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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., will begin his 21 month prison sentence on Monday after being found guilty of sexting a 15-year-old girl.

Weiner, 53, was sentenced in September after court papers showed that he repeatedly encouraged an underage girl to undress and fondle herself over Skype, The Daily News reported.

Weiner, a Democrat, is scheduled to surrender by 2 p.m. Monday at Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts.

The facility in Ayer, about 40 miles west of Boston, has over 1,000 inmates at the medical center and over 100 more at an adjacent minimum security satellite camp.

Weiner plead guilty to one count of the transfer of obscene materials to a minor and will serve out his prison time at Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass., The Hill reported.

Following his release from prison, Weiner will be subject to online supervision, he will pay $10,000 fine and will take part in a treatment program.

The former congressman's sex addiction came to light in 2015 after a picture surfaced that he sent of himself in his underwear with his son sleeping next to him.

Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, did not appear at his sentencing in September. She has since filed for divorce.
The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., will begin his 21 month prison sentence on Monday after being found guilty of sexting a 15-year-old girl. Weiner, 53, was sentenced in September after court papers showed that he repeatedly encouraged an underage girl to undress and fondle herself over Skype, The Daily News reported.

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Neo-Nazis and white supremacists declare Papa John's the official pizza of the alt-right. This announcement came after John Schnatter, Papa John's CEO, blamed the company's recent losses on the NFL players that protest police brutality during the national anthem.

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Neo-Nazis and white supremacists have always been distasteful, but now it turns out their taste in pizza is terrible, too.

The white supremacist website the Daily Stormer announced Thursday that Papa John's pizza is the official pie of the alt-right, posting a picture of a pizza with a swastika fashioned from pepperoni slices. The caption reads, "Papa John: Official pizza of the alt-right?"

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The pronouncement came after Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, whose pizza is an official NFL sponsor, blamed his company's recent losses on NFL players protesting police brutality during the national anthem.

Schnatter was widely accused of racism and of making bad pizza. But white supremacists came to his defense.

"This might be the first time ever in modern history that a major institution is going to be completely destroyed explicitly because of public outrage over their anti-white agenda," Daily Stormer writer Adrian Sol posted, referring to the NFL and adding disturbingly, "The Negro fatigue caused by this whole NFL fiasco is reaching heights that even I didn't fully expect."

This isn't the first time the far-right has endorsed a brand and demonstrated how hateful ideology can permeate everything from sports to retail. Last November, the neo-Nazis said New Balance shoes were the "official shoes of white people" because one of the company's top executives criticized former President Barack Obama and said that he supported Trump.

The Daily Stormer also declared Wendy's the "official burger of the Neo-Nazi Alt-Right movement" after a representative of the fast-food chain posted a picture of an alt-right meme on the company's Twitter account.

The brands, however, have been quick to disassociate themselves from white supremacists. New Balance released a statement saying it is a "values-driven" organization that believes in "humanity, integrity, community and mutual respect for people around the world."

In an email to the Huffington Post, Papa John's also said it condemns racism in all forms.

"We do not want these individuals or groups to buy our pizza," the company said in a statement.

That said, Papa John's CEO Schnatter has earned praise from the right wing for criticizing Obamacare in 2012 and also donating around $1,000 to the Trump campaign.

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Papa John's is now the official alt-right pizza, according to neo-Nazis

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Neo-Nazis and white supremacists have always been distasteful, but now it turns out their taste in pizza is terrible, too. The white supremacist website the Daily Stormer announced Thursday that Papa John's pizza is the official pie of the alt-right, posting a picture of a pizza with a swastika fashioned from pepperoni slices.

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A Texas mom accused of killed her two daughters,her husband had called the police and said that she was suicidal and she need help but he called back and said everything was fine,a couple hours later the husband said he woke up and his kids were shot by his wife.

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A North Texas woman is behind bars accused of killing her two young daughters hours after deputies visited her home in response to a call that she was suicidal, according to reports.

KayLee and Kenlie Henderson were shot dead in their sleep in rural Payne Springs, about 60 miles southeast of Dallas, Fox 4 Dallas reported Thursday. KayLee was 7; Kenlie, 5. Their mother, Sarah Henderson, 29, was charged with capital murder.

Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jake Henderson reported that he was worried his wife was suicidal and requested the assistance of emergency medical services. He then called back to say everything was fine. A deputy went to the home to make sure and did not find any cause for alarm, the station reported.

"Her husband had told EMS that she felt like people were out to get her and that's pretty much all the information that we've got at this time," Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse told the station. "Deputies spoke to them. Everything appeared to be fine. There [were] no signs of violence. Everybody said they were okay. Nobody was suicidal."

Three hours later around 2:30 a.m. Thursday the husband reported that he woke up and realized his wife had shot the children.

Hillhouse told the station Friday that Sarah Henderson also tried to shoot her husband.

"The pistol misfired and that's when he was able to take the pistol away from her and call law enforcement," the sheriff said.

He said Sarah Henderson had been planning the shooting for at least two weeks and that the motive was still under investigation.

The sheriff told WFAA-TV that Sarah Henderson said little after the shooting.

"The only thing she told us was that she had smoked some marijuana early in the evening," Hillhouse said. "She was very blunt. We just don't have any answers as to why."

A family member told the station Sarah Henderson had been acting erratically in the last couple of weeks.

Texas child welfare workers interviewed her in 2010 which would have been the year KayLee was born, the station reported.

Neighbors heard Sarah Henderson yelling at her kids all the time, Fox 4 reported.

"We could hear her yelling and cussing at the girls," Jaylne Palmer told the station. "Terrible language. 'Get you're blah blah blah in here.'"
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A North Texas woman is behind bars accused of killing her two young daughters hours after deputies visited her home in response to a call that she was suicidal, according to reports. KayLee and Kenlie Henderson were shot dead in their sleep in rural Payne Springs, about 60 miles southeast of Dallas, Fox 4 Dallas reported Thursday.

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This is not quite business as usual.

Finnair has just begun a new program where it weighs passengers before take-off to help the Finnish airline collect more accurate data about weights on its flights.

Paivyt Tallqvist, director for media relations at Finnair, confirmed that the airline was weighing passengers on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Helsinki airport.

"So many people actually wanted to take part in this," she said, noting that the weigh-ins are voluntary and anonymous. "No one is forced on the scale."

About 180 people volunteered so far, which was more than expected.

The airline launched the program, which will run intermittently into 2018, to get a more accurate picture of the average weights of the men, women and children that fly with the airline. Their carry-on baggage is also being taken into consideration and passengers must carry it onto the scale with them.

Tallqvist said it's common industry practice to calibrate a plane based on average passenger weights provided by the European Aviation Safety Agency, which was based on research from 2009.

But Finnair said it wanted more up-to-date, relevant data to help plan its flights.

"The weight of the aircraft impacts on so many things," including fuel levels and the speed and balance of the aircraft, said Tallqvist. "We just want to verify that the data we are using is as accurate as possible."

Finnair is hoping to get a total of about 2,000 weigh-ins from men, women and children. It will conduct the study over the winter and spring, since carry-on baggage and coats tend to be heavier in the winter versus the spring.

Tallqvist said the airline last conducted a similar study of passenger weights in the 1980s.

CNNMoney (London) First published November 3, 2017: 12:32 PM ET

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A Somali security official says at least six missiles struck in Buqa, a remote mountainous village roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Qandala town in Somalia's northern state of Puntland. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

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The Latest on first U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State group-linked fighters in Somalia (all times local):

8:10 p.m.

The U.S. military for the first time has conducted two airstrikes against Islamic State group fighters in Somalia.

A U.S. official says the strikes were carried out in northeastern Somalia, with the first around midnight local time and the second later in the morning.

The official was not authorized to discuss the mission publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.

ISIS-linked fighters are a growing presence in the Horn of Africa nation long threatened by the al Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.

A Somali security official says at least six missiles struck in Buqa, a remote mountainous village roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Qandala town in Somalia's northern state of Puntland. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

- Lolita Baldor in Washington.

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A Somali security official says a suspected U.S. airstrike has targeted a base run by Islamic State group-affiliated fighters in Somalia's northern state of Puntland.

The official told The Associated Press that at least six missiles struck in Buqa, a remote mountainous village roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Qandala town, late Thursday.

The official says the airstrike may have targeted top leaders of the group, which is a growing presence in the Horn of Africa nation and has been fighting security forces. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Qandala Mayor Jama Mohamed confirms the airstrike, which he said sent terrified villagers fleeing.

The U.S. Africa Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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An all-female security unit has been assigned by the Tokyo police to protect Melania Trump. The unit was created in anticipation of the Trump's visit.

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The Puerto Rico Power Scandal Expands

Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into it over a month ago. full recovery to last well into next year

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PREPA CEO Ricardo Ramos has since defended the Whitefish Energy contract by noting that the unknown, tiny company was the only bidder that didn't require a downpayment, and would handle its own logistics. PREPA is bankrupt and $9 billion in debt, and other better-established companies required significant downpayments in order to offset the risk that PREPA might not be able to pay off contract work.

PREPA's disaster-related contracting actually began in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which struck a glancing blow on Puerto Rico on September 6. That storm knocked out a portion of the island's fragile power grid, and over the next three weeks PREPA held a request for proposals for companies to come and handle rebuilding electricity infrastructure. One of the handful of companies that submitted a bid was Whitefish, a tiny two-man outfit, led by Chief Executive Officer Andy Techmanski.

PREPA's contracting process became an existential problem when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20 as a Category 4, all but obliterating the grid, and potentially plunging the island into darkness for months. On September 26, Techmanski visited the island to follow up with PREPA officials directly about a potential contract with Whitefish-which retained no linemen on staff, and had never been involved in a disaster scenario-and its expertise in rebuilding power lines in mountainous, remote areas. In a dark conference room under the lights of cell phones, Whitefish and PREPA officials hashed out a plan.

The provisions of the Whitefish contract raised concerns when its contractors arrived on the island two weeks later. The contract stated that FEMA-the federal agency paying for PREPA's disaster-related expenses-had reviewed and authorized the contract, but the language also charged exorbitant rates for logistics and housing of contractors and exempted certain provisions from FEMA's scrutiny. A later statement from FEMA said that it had not seen the contract, stating that "any language in any contract between PREPA and Whitefish that states FEMA approved that contract is inaccurate." Whitefish, which declined comment for this story, also raised eyebrows after by engaging in a public Twitter feud with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and seemingly threatening to send back its linemen after the mayor called for transparency.

In the face of intensifying political and media scrutiny over the Whitefish deal-including revelations that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has personal and familial connections to the firm, which is also located in his hometown-PREPA canceled the Whitefish contract on October 26. Three different congressional committees, the House Committee on Natural Resources, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent official inquiries letters about the contract on October 26.

The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General and the FBI office in San Juan also announced independent inquiries into the contract, and the Whitefish deal was also the subject of several lines of questioning in a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on Tuesday. "Despite the contract cancellation with Whitefish, we continue to evaluate the circumstances surrounding the decision to award that contract," a DHS OIG spokeswoman told me. She also confirmed that the impetus for the inquiry-which is not yet a full investigation-was media and congressional attention to the deal.

While federal entities have yet to come to conclusions in their inquiries into Whitefish's involvement in rebuilding Puerto Rico's grid, the probe has already begun to broaden. A November 1 letter from the House energy committee indicates scrutiny over PREPA's $200 contract with Mammoth Energy Services' Cobra Acquisitions LLC, which was awarded on October 19 for repairing power poles and power lines coming in and out of San Juan The letter states that that contract, "which would would appear to have the effect of preventing government oversight of the agreement, [raises] additional questions about the contracting review process," including the exact involvement of FEMA in contracts paid out with its funds.

According to a congressional committee staff member in communication with the office, the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General may also be probing the Cobra contract. The spokesperson with the DHS OIG said of that claim that she was unaware of a formal inquiry into the Cobra contract, but that the office was involved "a full fact-finding review" of PREPA's contract-making process, one that could escalate to a full-fledged audit.

The Cobra contract does not contain some of the more eyebrow-raising language of the Whitefish document, but Mammoth Energy officials, who have not responded to requests for comment for this story, said in a conference call announcing the deal that FEMA had been there "every step of the way" in the process (FEMA declined to comment when asked for confirmation). Of their deal, which also lacks a down payment and relies on FEMA to backstop any potential inability of PREPA to pay, a Mammoth Energy official stated that "we wouldn't have entered this contract if we didn't think we'd get paid." Unlike the controversial provisions for lodging and expenses for Whitefish contractors, the Cobra deal houses line-workers in a barge that will float off the coast of San Juan.

It's still unclear how the contract-making process with Cobra was initiated, and as The Intercept reports, Mammoth Energy is a firm with little experience in disaster cleanup and little clear reason to be chosen as a partner firm, beyond the payment structure. But together with the Whitefish deal, the Cobra contract reflects ongoing concerns with the PREPA decision-making process after Maria. Just how did it come to terms with those companies? What exactly was its bidding process? Why did it choose to enter into expensive contracts with private companies instead of entering into the mutual-aid agreements usually favored by utility companies, which allows them to contract with other utility companies in other states for rebuilding services? And with Whitefish requesting that $10 million of its contract be paid from FEMA funds, who is liable for voided contracts, and for how much?

The answers to those questions are forthcoming, and might shed light into an increasingly murky situation regarding an already beleaguered power company and Puerto Rico's federally-mandated oversight board, which has already launched its own inquiry into the Whitefish deal, and has used the fallout as a reason for installing an emergency manager for PREPA. But even armed with those answers, the problems with contracts and the conflicts between the stakeholders involved in rebuilding Puerto Rico only mean that it'll take longer for the lights to come back. And for some of the millions of people still without power, every lacking second is life or death.

A second federal contract with a company hired to rebuild Puerto Rico's all but collapsed power grid is coming under scrutiny, drawing the attention of federal investigators and even members of Congress even as most of the hurricane-ravaged island remains without power. The news of a second faulty contract is also raising questions about the contracting process for the island's government-owned power company, the Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority (PREPA).

Puerto Rico's crumbling, aging electrical grid was at the heart of the island's crippling debt and infrastructure problems even before Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into it over a month ago. But now, in the wake of recent scandals over contractors hired to fix that very grid, some experts expect the timeline for full recovery to last well into next year.

On October 2, PREPA granted Whitefish Energy, a small power company based in Whitefish, Montana, a $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico's power lines. That contract, which is now the subject of multiple federal inquiries, has only opened the door to broader scrutiny of PREPA, including a contract with another entity, Cobra Acquisitions, which was hired to repair power lines but has scarce experience in disaster cleanup.

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The man accused of ramming a truck in to people in new York placed a call to Mukhammadzoir  kadirov before the attack being called a friend but is not suspect.

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The man accused of ramming a truck into people on a New York City bike path Tuesday "requested to display" the black-and-white flag of ISIS in his hospital room after allegedly revealing to authorities he had planned to strike more people on a bridge had he not crashed into a school bus, according to a federal criminal complaint.

The suspect, identified as Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was allegedly "inspired" to commit the attack by ISIS videos he had watched on his cellphone and "wanted to kill as many people as he could," the complaint states.

He allegedly told authorities during questioning that "he felt good about what he had done," according to the complaint filed Wednesday by prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

"During the interview with law enforcement, Saipov requested to display ISIS's flag in his hospital room and stated that he felt good about what he had done," the complaint states.

Saipov allegedly rented the truck from a Home Depot in Passaic, New Jersey, Tuesday around 2 p.m. ET. He exited the bridge at 2:43 p.m. and drove southbound on the West Side Highway in New York City, according to license plate readers on the George Washington Bridge.

Shortly after 3 p.m., Saipov allegedly began plowing into cyclists and pedestrians on a bike path in lower Manhattan near West Houston Street and the West Side Highway. The suspect then drove south for about a mile, leaving behind strewn bodies and crumpled bicycles, police said.

The suspect crashed into a school bus near Chambers Street, just across from Stuyvesant High School. He emerged from the car with a paintball gun and a pellet gun, allegedly shouting "Allahu Akbar," an Arabic phrase that translates to "God is Greatest," before being shot in the abdomen by NYPD officer Ryan Nash, authorities said.

Saipov was transported to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive. Officials say he acted alone.

At least eight people were killed in the incident, which is being investigated as a possible terror attack, and another 12 were injured.

Two cellphones, a stun gun, a document with text in Arabic and English and a black bag containing three knives were recovered from the truck. Saipov allegedly admitted to writing the document and told authorities the cellphones belonged to him, according to the criminal complaint.

One of the cellphones contains 90 videos, most of which appear to be "ISIS-related propaganda," including one with instructions on how to make an improvised explosive device, the complaint states.

Saipov was wheeled into court for his initial appearance before a judge Wednesday night. He was charged with providing support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles, making him eligible for the death penalty. A plea was not entered.

Saipov has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. ET.

"He did this in the name of ISIS, and along with the other items recovered at the scene was some notes that further indicate that," John Miller, NYPD deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, said Wednesday morning. "He appears to have followed almost exactly to a 'T' the instructions that ISIS has put out in its social media channels before with instructions to their followers on how to carry out such an attack."

Saipov was born in Uzbekistan. He entered the United States through New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2010, according to law enforcement sources. He had a green card that allowed him permanent legal residence in the country, sources said.

The green card came via a government program called the Diversity Visa Lottery, which hands out about 55,000 visas per year.

After entering the country, Saipov first lived in Ohio before moving to Tampa, Florida. He then moved to Paterson, New Jersey, where he has lived with his wife and three children for several years, according to law enforcement sources.

During an interview with law enforcement while in custody, Saipov allegedly revealed that he began planning an attack in the United States about a year ago. He allegedly decided to use a truck "to inflict maximum damage against civilians" and rented one prior to Tuesday's attack to "practice making turns" with the vehicle, according to the criminal complaint.

"Saipov planned to use the truck to strike pedestrians in the vicinity of the West Side Highway and then proceed to the Brooklyn Bridge to continue to strike pedestrians. Saipov wanted to kill as many people as he could," the complaint states. "Saipov wanted to display ISIS flags in the front and back of the truck during the attack, but decided against it because he did not want to draw attention to himself."

Saipov allegedly chose to carry out the attack on Halloween "because he believed there would be more civilians on the street for the holiday," the complaint states.

He was allegedly motivated to commit the attack after watching a video in which ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi "questioned what Muslims in the United States and elsewhere were doing to respond to the killing of Muslims in Iraq," according to the complaint.

ABC News' Mark Crudele, Tara Fowler, Joshua Hoyos, Aaron Katersky, Josh Margolin, Mark Osborne and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

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On November 1st, the Houston Astros beat the Las Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to win the World Series.

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Author of "License to Deal"

Former Denver Post national baseball writer

LOS ANGELES -- Over the coming days and weeks, baseball historians and commentators will debate the merits of the 2017 World Series and put it in its proper place in history. Was it the best ever, or the third, fifth or seventh? That's a matter of personal opinion, and something that can be discussed on social media or neighborhood barstools across America for fans who are so inclined.

If constant plot twists, engaging storylines and captivating baseball are the barometer, the 2017 Series is on a short list of matchups that will stand the test of time.

Here's everything you need to know about Houston's win over L.A.

* Astros win first World Series title "
* Astros embrace, enjoy their moment "
* Correa proposes on field after WS win "
* L.A. did everything right until Game 7 "
* How the Astros dominated Darvish "
* 2017 produced a record-setting WS "
* Way-too-early 2018 power rankings "
* Odds to win 2018 World Series "
* Schedule " | Complete coverage "

As the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers dragged themselves off the field late Wednesday night, the common denominators were soreness, sleep deprivation and a sense of emotional depletion. As players on both the winning and losing sides offered their takes, you got the distinct impression the Astros didn't win this World Series as much as survive it.

"I don't know if I had another inning in me," Houston catcher Brian McCann said. "I'm spent. I'm exhausted. This has been just an incredible experience. The season is such a grind, and there are so many emotions that go into it. I love these teammates of mine. We competed from Day 1, and we beat a lot of good teams to get where we're at."

Or as Houston outfielder Josh Reddick observed, "I think we all reached limits that we didn't know we had in this series. And I think you could say the same thing for the guys across the way."

The Astros and Dodgers did not save the best for last, so the 2017 World Series might be slightly diminished on the list of all-time great October matchups. A classic Game 7 is the cherry on top, but there was no Bill Mazeroski cavorting around the bases to end it, or Jack Morris-John Smoltz pitchers' duel, or Luis Gonzalez blooper over second base to serve as the emotional punctuation mark. The Astros took an early lead, gradually sapped the energy from the Dodger Stadium crowd of 54,124 over the course of three hours and 37 minutes in the finale, and ground out a 5-1 victory.

When fans in Houston, Los Angeles and living rooms across America reflect upon this series, they'll remember a lot of the crucial elements that make for compelling sports theater. These teams each won 100 games during the regular season. The momentum swings were profound. The human element was ever-present.

The Astros and Dodgers are both regarded as "analytically based" teams, which suggests an almost robotic and methodical approach to baseball. That knee-jerk characterization missed the emotional element that made the 2017 Series so compelling. The respective rosters might have been conceived in a lab, or on a spreadsheet, but the Astros and Dodgers played with a passion and a camaraderie that fosters a common purpose and can't be faked.

"Intrinsically, we believe in certain things and philosophies, and as long as we believe in it and our players believe in it, I can't tell what's going to follow as far as how organizations are going to respond," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "And I don't really care. But I know that we have a thing that we believe in, and it's worked."

Even before the World Series, consider all the work it took the two league champions to get here. The Dodgers recovered from a 1-16 free fall in September to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Division Series and eliminate the defending champion Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series. The Astros made it through the American League playoffs by dispatching the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, iconic teams with illustrious histories.

"And some pretty big payrolls," said Astros owner Jim Crane, laughing.

Over the course of seven World Series games, the teams combined for an array of memorable moments and scenarios:

* Five of the seven games were decided by one or two runs -- the most such games in a World Series since 2000. Each team scored exactly 34 runs.

* Los Angeles and Houston combined for a World Series-record 25 home runs, and the Astros set a record for a single team with 15.

* Houston's 7-6 victory in Game 2 was notable for eight homers -- five of which came in extra innings. The Dodgers were 98-0 on the season when leading after eight innings, but lost after Marwin Gonzalez took Kenley Jansen deep in the ninth.

* Game 4 at Minute Maid Park was decided in the ninth inning when the Dodgers scored five runs to break a 1-1 tie. Cody Bellinger snapped an 0-for-13 funk with a crucial hit in the seventh inning and drove in the winning run in the ninth.

* In Game 5, the Astros rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 7-4 against Clayton Kershaw to win 13-12. The Dodgers had won 113 straight games when leading by four runs, and entered the game with a 49-1 record since 2012 when Kershaw pitched with a four-run lead.

"I have some seats in Houston back home, and I hate to sit there because I'm on TV," Crane said. "And when we get down 4-0, I'm ready to jump out of the building. It was just back-and-forth and back-and-forth. But the one thing I know from watching these guys is that we came back late a lot of times, so you could never really count us out of the game."

Beyond the big hits and confrontations, there were a slew of odd and quirky moments to remember. The series began with Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel, a couple of bearded, left-handed warriors, squaring off in record 103-degree heat in Los Angeles.

In Game 2, Vin Scully might have staged the best ceremonial first pitch in history when he summoned Fernando Valenzuela from the dugout for relief. Chris Taylor deflected a ball with his cap, Yasiel Puig flung his glove to the ground in anger and umpire Laz Diaz took an errant pickoff throw in the thigh, and those moments were all lost in the shuffle with the Astros' late home run barrage.

The series took a pause for controversy in Game 3, when Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel homered off Yu Darvish, then made a racially insensitive gesture in the dugout that was captured on national television. The incident carried over to the Los Angeles leg of the series, when Dodgers fans booed Gurriel with fervor each time he stepped to the plate.

When the Series returned to Los Angeles for Game 6, everything was set up for Justin Verlander to finish off the Dodgers and put his stamp on the Series. But Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher danced on the dugout to fire up the crowd, and Enrique Hernandez celebrated in a Chewbacca Halloween costume after the Dodgers beat the Astros to take it to Game 7.

In hindsight, youthful exuberance became fashionable on a grand scale in this series. Carlos Correa, a kid who usually refrains from displays of showmanship, flipped his bat in celebration after a home run. Bellinger shushed the crowd at Minute Maid after a three-run homer, while Joc Pederson circled the bases and gave the "money" sign to the dugout on his way to home plate. Then there was Puig, with his blue hair and snatch catches, either flapping his tongue or licking his bats, depending on the circumstances.

Those displays of emotion once seemed anathema to a crotchety old ball guy like Jeff Bagwell, who made the Hall of Fame as an Astro and now works in the team's front office. Bagwell made the trip to Los Angeles to cheer on the boys at the end, and he revealed that he has grudgingly come to accept the bat flips and other departures from baseball tradition he once found so distasteful.

"I would never have done that when I played, because I knew there was a chance I'd strike out the next five times," Bagwell said. "But it's OK. Baseball has changed, and I have to get used to it.

"I was an old-school guy. I used to sit there, and when guys were on the top step I would say, 'Get in the dugout.' After watching this series and this whole entire playoffs, I'm cool with it now. These kids are having a great time out there. You can see it in their faces, and that's fun to watch as a fan. I enjoyed it."

It's possible several players who were on the field in this series will one day join Bagwell and Craig Biggio in the Hall of Fame. Verlander, Kershaw and Carlos Beltran are already ticketed for Cooperstown or close to it, and Jose Altuve, George Springer, Correa, Corey Seager and Bellinger are off to fast starts.

"I'm a baseball fan, and I get an amazing view of the talent here each night," McCann said. "We're going to look back in five or 10 or 15 years, and people are going to say, 'I can't believe all those guys were on the same team.'"

The Dodgers are similarly blessed, even if they were in no mood to celebrate Wednesday night. After winning 104 games and reaching the World Series for the first time in 29 years, they came to realize the truth in Tommy Lasorda's proclamation: You "haven't done s---" if you don't win Game 7.

"It was an incredible roller coaster of emotions," pitcher Rich Hill said. "This could possibly be one of the best World Series of all time, as I've been told. The teams were very evenly matched and had an incredible amount of talent on both sides. There's no doubt that we could see this next year, with the young group over here and the young group over there. That's a heck of a team."

The 2018 postseason is 11 months away, but that's an appealing prospect to ponder. The only thing better than reflecting on the 2017 World Series is the thought of a return engagement between the Astros and Dodgers next fall.

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Nov 2, 2017 Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer Author of "License to Deal" Former Denver Post national baseball writer LOS ANGELES -- Over the coming days and weeks, baseball historians and commentators will debate the merits of the 2017 World Series and put it in its proper place in history.

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A series of anti-government, leftist rallies set to descend on major cities nationwide Saturday is drawing the attention of local officials, who, like the organizers themselves, fear the events could be hijacked by violent masked anarchists. If President Trump and Vice President Pence are not removed from office then the group will continue their protest until the demand is met.

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Will the so-called "Antifa apocalypse" come with a bang or a whimper?

A series of anti-government, leftist rallies set to descend on major cities nationwide Saturday is drawing the attention of local officials, who, like the organizers themselves, fear the events could be hijacked by violent masked anarchists.

The leftwing "Refuse Fascism" group is using Nov. 4 as it's kickoff for demonstrations in nearly two dozen U.S. cities -- protests it says will continue "day after day and night after night -- not stopping -- until our DEMAND is met." The "DEMAND" is the removal of President Trump and Vice President Pence.

The gatherings are being described as a kind of "Antifa apocalypse" on rightwing media, according to The Washington Post, with several sites expressing particular alarm about the loosely-defined left-leaning group that preaches a version of ferocious anti-government chaos that often uses "domestic terrorist violence," according to a recent FBI report.

The anarchist group, whose name comes from a mashing together of the word "anti-fascist," made news earlier this week for allegedly harassing a female reporter at Columbia University and for seven arrests at California State University, Fullerton, amid reports of head-punching and pepper-spraying.

"You cannot try to 'wait things out,'" a Refuse Fascism call to action reads. "Those who lived through Nazi Germany and sat on the sidelines, looking on as Hitler demonized, criminalized, and eventually rounded up one group after another, became shameful collaborators with monstrous crimes."

Tapping into movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Women's March, Refuse Fascism said it hopes to protest non-stop, 24/7 "until this regime is driven from power."

The organization is engaged with a broad coalition of groups, including the Revolutionary Communist Party -- but says they are committed to a nonviolence stance.

Zee told The Washington Post his organization does "uphold the legal right to self-defense, but we don't initiate violence and we oppose violence."

Previous instances of Antifa violence have, however, been justified as "self defense."

"Fascism cannot be defeated by speech," Darmouth Prof. Mark Bray said in August.

Some of Refuse Fascism's literature and visuals are also drawing scrutiny for their use of violent images.

Refuse Fascism ATL's poster asks Atlanta demonstrators to bring "pots and pans" with an image of a pole poked through Trump's severed head, drawn as a pig's with flies buzzing around it.

Chicago's invite includes an image of a rope pulling down a Trump statue, which is already cut in half.

"Show this damn Trump and Pence regime that they do not rule over us," one organizer said in a video posted on Facebook. "Let us stand together, come together, and fight this regime on November fourth."

"'This Nightmare Must End' captures how millions of people feel right now...where you may face persecution or even death," said Andy Zee, a member of the Advisory Board of Refuse Fascism, according to the Revolutionary Communist website.

Zee called for a "ferocious struggle" because "normal forms of petition (like protest as usual) DO NOT APPLY with Trump." Recently, several members shut down a Los Angeles highway with "Nov. 4 It Begins" signs in a show of "non-violent civil disobedience."

Zee cites the pamphlet "The Coming Civil War," by Bob Avakian, the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party and architect of the new synthesis of communism, to point out why the group demands "the whole regime must go."

Avakian brands Pence the political leader of "Christian fascism," a "fascism wrapped in the Bible taken literally and the American flag, saturated with racism, misogyny, and xenophobia," which he compares to the "kind of Islamic fundamentalism that is tearing up the Mideast."

Zee also says news organizations such as CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, and the Washington Post "must go all out" to "hound the enemy: the regime, Congress, administrators from agencies such as ICE, the Border Patrol, and more."

Zee said the group has the necessary "people" -- and "anger" -- to remove the "cruel and brutal future" of the Trump administration on Nov. 4.

Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke

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Antifa apocalypse? Anarchist group's plan to overthrow Trump 'regime' starts Saturday

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Will the so-called "Antifa apocalypse" come with a bang or a whimper? A series of anti-government, leftist rallies set to descend on major cities nationwide Saturday is drawing the attention of local officials, who, like the organizers themselves, fear the events could be hijacked by violent masked anarchists.

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Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge but no prison time for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan 2009, a military judge ruled.

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9 year old was killed by his mother. The mother turned on all four of the gas stoves and she took the caps off. The kid died on the scene.

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KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. - Detectives say a central Kitsap County mother admitted to strangling her son to death on Halloween after praying about it.

The 9-year-old boy, Ryan Rosales, died of "obvious homicidal violence" and his mother was arrested Tuesday, Kitsap County sheriff's deputy Scott Wilson said.

Court documents say Ryan's mother had called 911 earlier in the week complaining she thought she was being followed by people in cars and airplanes.

The documents also said Ryan's father placed another call to 911 Tuesday morning telling dispatchers he discovered his son's lips were blue and had red spots all over his face.

Here's the account of what happened according to court documents obtained by Q13 News:

Ryan Rosales' father was taking a shower around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. When he got out, he smelled gas.

The father went into the kitchen and found all four burners on the stove were on with the caps taken off. He confronted the boy's mother, Amber James, who denied turning on the gas. He noticed scratches on her neck.

The father then opened the windows of the home to vent the gas. He went to check on his son and give him a kiss, and noticed the boy was cold to the touch and unresponsive. The father called 911 and began CPR.

Paramedics were unable to revive the boy, and he died at the scene. Medics thought something was suspicious and deputies were called to the home in a rural area outside Silverdale near Wildcat Lake.

"This was a situation that needed to be turned over to detectives because there was just something about the situation that did not look right," said Wilson.

James was detained and taken to the sheriff's office in Port Orchard for questioning. Detectives said she had cloves of garlic, two lighters and a small vial of "holy water" at the time. She told the detective she used the water to "say a prayer for my baby."

Detectives said there were writings on the wall including the words: "Harvest," "Spaywar," "Greed kills," "sex trade," "God is coming," "No pedo," and "Michael=Devil." James told detectives she had been watching conspiracy videos on YouTube related to politics and chemtrails, and thought she was being followed.

Investigators decided to take her to a nearby hospital for a mental evaluation and treatment of injuries to her neck.

"While at the hospital and unsolicited by Deputy Trout, Amber told Deputy Trout that she needed to save her son from people that were after us, needed to protect him. She had described (the boy) as the best kid in the world. She stated she had prayed, thought about it, cried and then put her hands around his throat so he couldn't breathe any longer. Amber then asked Deputy Trout, how do I explain to someone why I just ... killed my kid? What is a good explanation of that? I killed my ... kid. Deputy Trout state Amber did not cry or have any tears."

James told a mental health worker that she received the red mark on her left hand when her son fought back.

Court documents also say James had taken medication for anxiety but she didn't have any diagnosis for other mental health disorders.

The 47-year-old mother is being held in Kitsap County jail and faces a charge of second-degree murder. Bail was initially set at $1 million. James made her first court appearance Wednesday afternoon, her next court appearance is scheduled for Friday.
Mental illness
Tragedies like these leave many wondering, how did this happen? Didn't anyone notice this behavior? And why didn't anyone intervene or ask for help?

A group of local health professionals is taking a proactive approach to the topic of mental illness by teaching people how to identify and respond to those struggling.

CHI Franciscan Health is spearheading the eight-hour class, hoping to make it as commonplace in as CPR training.

That's why medical professionals are really pushing everyone, not just first responders, to educate themselves on how to step in before it's too late.

"Most mental illnesses, if you can catch them early before things get bad, they can absolutely be helped. So this is really critical and can have a huge difference in somebody's life and can have a huge difference in our community," says Monet Craton of CHI Franciscan Health.

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office also has protocols in place for responding to calls involving people who are mentally ill, often times, that is already a crisis situation.

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Detective: Kitsap Co. mom admits to strangling son to death on Halloween after praying on it

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KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. - Detectives say a central Kitsap County mother admitted to strangling her son to death on Halloween after praying about it. The 9-year-old boy, Ryan Rosales, died of "obvious homicidal violence" and his mother was arrested Tuesday, Kitsap County sheriff's deputy Scott Wilson said.

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On Oct. 31, KFC Japan announced a partnership with Japanese retailer Village Vanguard on Twitter to produce — no joke — fried-chicken-scented bath bombs, for a limited time only.

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If you've ever longed to immerse yourself in a steaming bath of chicken broth, the opportunity has now presented itself.

On Oct. 31, KFC Japan announced a partnership with Japanese retailer Village Vanguard on Twitter to produce - no joke - fried-chicken-scented bath bombs, to available for a limited time only.

The drumstick-shaped bath bombs will be crafted with "eleven secret herbs and spices," allowing you to soak in deep-fried scented glory, according to the Independent. But be warned: Getting your hands on one won't be easy.
HERSHEY'S RELEASES FIRST NEW FLAVOR IN OVER 20 YEARS, AND IT ISN'T CHOCOLATE
To be eligible, one must follow KFC Japan on Twitter and retweet a promotional post of the bath bomb between Nov. 1 and Nov. 15. From there, 100 lucky individuals will receive their very own KFC-sanctioned explosive soap, as well as a KFC box and coupon for a Secret Combination Pack of chicken.

While it's not clear how the winners will be determined, the contest is only open to people in Japan, the outlet adds.
NATIONAL SANDWICH DAY: 5 OF THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS OFFERINGS ACROSS AMERICA
This is not the first time that the fried chicken chain has launched products beyond its traditional menu. From poultry-inspired nail polish and chicken-flavored chocolate truffles to romance novellas, KFC continues to blaze a trail with its finger-lickin' good empire.

Nevertheless, those of us outside Japan will have to comfort ourselves with plain old regular bath bombs and KFC take-out.
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If you've ever longed to immerse yourself in a steaming bath of chicken broth, the opportunity has now presented itself. On Oct. 31, KFC Japan announced a partnership with Japanese retailer Village Vanguard on Twitter to produce - no joke - fried-chicken-scented bath bombs, to available for a limited time only.

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Antifa apocalypse? Anarchist group's plan to overthrow Trump 'regime' starts Saturday.

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Will the so-called "Antifa apocalypse" come with a bang or a whimper?

A series of anti-government, leftist rallies set to descend on major cities nationwide Saturday is drawing the attention of local officials, who, like the organizers themselves, fear the events could be hijacked by violent masked anarchists.

The leftwing "Refuse Fascism" group is using Nov. 4 as it's kickoff for demonstrations in nearly two dozen U.S. cities -- protests it says will continue "day after day and night after night -- not stopping -- until our DEMAND is met." The "DEMAND" is the removal of President Trump and Vice President Pence.

The gatherings are being described as a kind of "Antifa apocalypse" on rightwing media, according to The Washington Post, with several sites expressing particular alarm about the loosely-defined left-leaning group that preaches a version of ferocious anti-government chaos that often uses "domestic terrorist violence," according to a recent FBI report.

The anarchist group, whose name comes from a mashing together of the word "anti-fascist," made news earlier this week for allegedly harassing a female reporter at Columbia University and for seven arrests at California State University, Fullerton, amid reports of head-punching and pepper-spraying.

"You cannot try to 'wait things out,'" a Refuse Fascism call to action reads. "Those who lived through Nazi Germany and sat on the sidelines, looking on as Hitler demonized, criminalized, and eventually rounded up one group after another, became shameful collaborators with monstrous crimes."

Tapping into movements like Occupy Wall Street and the Women's March, Refuse Fascism said it hopes to protest non-stop, 24/7 "until this regime is driven from power."

The organization is engaged with a broad coalition of groups, including the Revolutionary Communist Party -- but says they are committed to a nonviolence stance.

Zee told The Washington Post his organization does "uphold the legal right to self-defense, but we don't initiate violence and we oppose violence."

Previous instances of Antifa violence have, however, been justified as "self defense."

"Fascism cannot be defeated by speech," Darmouth Prof. Mark Bray said in August.

Some of Refuse Fascism's literature and visuals are also drawing scrutiny for their use of violent images.

Refuse Fascism ATL's poster asks Atlanta demonstrators to bring "pots and pans" with an image of a pole poked through Trump's severed head, drawn as a pig's with flies buzzing around it.

Chicago's invite includes an image of a rope pulling down a Trump statue, which is already cut in half.

"Show this damn Trump and Pence regime that they do not rule over us," one organizer said in a video posted on Facebook. "Let us stand together, come together, and fight this regime on November fourth."

"'This Nightmare Must End' captures how millions of people feel right now...where you may face persecution or even death," said Andy Zee, a member of the Advisory Board of Refuse Fascism, according to the Revolutionary Communist website.

Zee called for a "ferocious struggle" because "normal forms of petition (like protest as usual) DO NOT APPLY with Trump." Recently, several members shut down a Los Angeles highway with "Nov. 4 It Begins" signs in a show of "non-violent civil disobedience."

Zee cites the pamphlet "The Coming Civil War," by Bob Avakian, the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party and architect of the new synthesis of communism, to point out why the group demands "the whole regime must go."

Avakian brands Pence the political leader of "Christian fascism," a "fascism wrapped in the Bible taken literally and the American flag, saturated with racism, misogyny, and xenophobia," which he compares to the "kind of Islamic fundamentalism that is tearing up the Mideast."

Zee also says news organizations such as CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, and the Washington Post "must go all out" to "hound the enemy: the regime, Congress, administrators from agencies such as ICE, the Border Patrol, and more."

Zee said the group has the necessary "people" -- and "anger" -- to remove the "cruel and brutal future" of the Trump administration on Nov. 4.

Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke

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Will the so-called "Antifa apocalypse" come with a bang or a whimper? A series of anti-government, leftist rallies set to descend on major cities nationwide Saturday is drawing the attention of local officials, who, like the organizers themselves, fear the events could be hijacked by violent masked anarchists.

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Middletown HS Coach Lance Engleka Resigns After Receiving Death threats.

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Middletown High School head football coach Lance Engleka resigned after the Middies' 1-9 season and said the decision was based on death threats he received online.

On Wednesday, Scott Springer of the Cincinnati Enquirer passed along a portion of the resignation letter submitted by Engleka to the Middletown, Ohio, school following his 1-19 tenure that lasted two years:
"The online death threats, threats of physical violence, personal and deceitful attacks from parents and community members, and verbal abuse leveled against myself, my family, and my coaching staff have devolved into an unsafe environment which I refuse to tolerate. These threats of physical harm and verbal abuse stem from the misguided community perspective on the irrational importance on winning high school football games, unrealistic expectations from parents related to their son's abilities and future prospects, and parental belief that bullying coaches is an acceptable method of communication. I understand the high-profile nature and acceptable criticism associated with being the head football coach at Middletown High School, however, winning and losing at the high school level should not be a life-threatening situation."
Middletown superintendent Marlon Styles was surprised by the allegations made by Engleka, who remains on the high school staff as the Dean of Students.

"I was shocked to see what he had in the letter," he told Springer. "I was shocked from my chair as a superintendent. At every athletic competition that has taken place this fall season, whether that's football or any athletic program, I'm 100 percent confident in the leadership of Aaron Zupka and the athletic department that all practices and games for our visitors, players, coaches, parents and other teams were 100 percent safe."

Styles added the players "deserve a lot of praise for their commitment and hard work" and noted the district has started the process of finding a "high-quality coach that can inspire our kids."

Middletown earned its first victory under Engleka on Oct. 20, a 28-21 triumph over Oak Hills High School. It finished the campaign with a 48-0 loss to Fairfield High School last week, though.

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When the first daughter arrived in Japan on Thursday, she was greeted by dozens of black suit-wearing female bodyguards from Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department.

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Taylor Swift has her girl squad and now it appears so does Ivanka Trump.

Well, at least in Japan.

When the first daughter arrived in Japan on Thursday, she was greeted by dozens of black suit-wearing female bodyguards from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department.

The all-female security team was deployed to protect Trump from the thousands of adoring fans she has in the Asian nation, but it seemed their usual body armor and riot gear was not fitting attire to guard Ivanka.

"We opted for a more cultivated look to suit the occasion," an officer in charge of the security plan told Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

Ivanka has become something of a fashion and feminist icon in Japan since her father's election to the presidency last November. In Japan, the eldest Trump daughter is seen as an aspirational figure for women whose careers get sidelined after having children.

"Women have to work more than twice as much to compete against men, but she has led her father's business successfully while raising kids," one women told The Japan Times in January.

With all the attention being lavished on Ivanka - at least four television stations in Japan live-broadcast her arrival at Tokyo's airport - the security team is there for more than just looks. During a training drill for the media earlier this week, the security team quickly pounced on a woman who broke free from a crowd near the Imperial Palace Gardens in central Tokyo in a mock attempt to bring a present to a certain "VIP."

Ivanka is in Japan to speak at the World Assembly for Women conference in Tokyo in advance of her father's arrival Sunday.

Speaking Friday, Ivanka addressed her trademark issues of female entrepreneurship and women's economic advancement, while also praising Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 'Womenomics' agenda that aims to get more women in the workplace.

The U.S. president's daughter also addressed the issue of sexual harassment of women in Hollywood and other industries in the United States.

"All too often, our workplace culture fails to treat women with appropriate respect," she said. "This takes many forms, including harassment, which can never be tolerated."

While the policies of President Trump - who left Friday on his own trip to Asia - have made Ivanka's fashion line one of the most negatively perceived brands in the U.S. (a recent YouGov survey ranked it one of the bottom 10 brands in the U.S. by consumer perception out of 1,600 companies), there is a much different perception of her in Japan, China and other Asian nations.

Sales of her fashion line have skyrocketed in Japan and China over the last year and dozens of Chinese businesses have filed for trademarks to use Ivanka's name to sell everything from wallpaper to alcohol.

"Many people think she's like a princess," Lully Miura, a political scientist at the University of Tokyo, told the Washington Post. "She's well educated, beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And it's very surprising to Japanese women that she can also talk about things that are important to society."

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Ivanka's girl squad: All-female security team guards first daughter as Ivanka-mania takes over Japan

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A shooting at a Chicago's Starbucks kills 1, injuries 2, which includes a 12 year old boy.

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An apparent drug deal gone wrong on Thursday ended with a suspect opening fire in a Chicago Starbucks, hitting three people, killing one and injuring a 12-year-old boy.

The incident happened just after 8 p.m. CT when two men outside the Starbucks in the city's Uptown neighborhood met for a transaction, possibly a drug deal according to Chicago Police Commander Marc Buslik, and one of the men ran into the coffee shop.

The suspect pursued the man into the Starbucks and opened fire, killing him and striking two other people inside, police said.

One of those struck was a 12-year-old boy, who was hit in the groin and taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to authorities. The other bystander took himself to the hospital and was listed in serious condition.

Police say the suspect and victim in the shooting knew each other.

The suspect is still on the loose.

Anthony Guglielmi, chief communications officer for the Chicago Police Department, said on Twitter the shooting was not random.

UPDATE: Shooting stemmed from possible drug transaction. Incident not believed to be random. 3 shot, 1 fatally wounded
- Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) November 3, 2017

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An apparent drug deal gone wrong on Thursday ended with a suspect opening fire in a Chicago Starbucks, hitting three people, killing one and injuring a 12-year-old boy. The incident happened just after 8 p.m. CT when two men outside the Starbucks in the city's Uptown neighborhood met for a...

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A coach resigns when he was getting death threats.

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Middletown High School head football coach Lance Engleka resigned after the Middies' 1-9 season and said the decision was based on death threats he received online.

On Wednesday, Scott Springer of the Cincinnati Enquirer passed along a portion of the resignation letter submitted by Engleka to the Middletown, Ohio, school following his 1-19 tenure that lasted two years:
"The online death threats, threats of physical violence, personal and deceitful attacks from parents and community members, and verbal abuse leveled against myself, my family, and my coaching staff have devolved into an unsafe environment which I refuse to tolerate. These threats of physical harm and verbal abuse stem from the misguided community perspective on the irrational importance on winning high school football games, unrealistic expectations from parents related to their son's abilities and future prospects, and parental belief that bullying coaches is an acceptable method of communication. I understand the high-profile nature and acceptable criticism associated with being the head football coach at Middletown High School, however, winning and losing at the high school level should not be a life-threatening situation."
Middletown superintendent Marlon Styles was surprised by the allegations made by Engleka, who remains on the high school staff as the Dean of Students.

"I was shocked to see what he had in the letter," he told Springer. "I was shocked from my chair as a superintendent. At every athletic competition that has taken place this fall season, whether that's football or any athletic program, I'm 100 percent confident in the leadership of Aaron Zupka and the athletic department that all practices and games for our visitors, players, coaches, parents and other teams were 100 percent safe."

Styles added the players "deserve a lot of praise for their commitment and hard work" and noted the district has started the process of finding a "high-quality coach that can inspire our kids."

Middletown earned its first victory under Engleka on Oct. 20, a 28-21 triumph over Oak Hills High School. It finished the campaign with a 48-0 loss to Fairfield High School last week, though.

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Middletown HS Coach Resigns After Receiving Death Threats Following 1-19 Tenure

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Middletown High School head football coach Lance Engleka resigned after the Middies' 1-9 season and said the decision was based on death threats he received online...

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Ivanka's girl squad: All-female security team guards first daughter as Ivanka-mania takes over Japan

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Taylor Swift has her girl squad and now it appears so does Ivanka Trump.

Well, at least in Japan.

When the first daughter arrived in Japan on Thursday, she was greeted by dozens of black suit-wearing female bodyguards from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department.

The all-female security team was deployed to protect Trump from the thousands of adoring fans she has in the Asian nation, but it seemed their usual body armor and riot gear was not fitting attire to guard Ivanka.

"We opted for a more cultivated look to suit the occasion," an officer in charge of the security plan told Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

Ivanka has become something of a fashion and feminist icon in Japan since her father's election to the presidency last November. In Japan, the eldest Trump daughter is seen as an aspirational figure for women whose careers get sidelined after having children.

"Women have to work more than twice as much to compete against men, but she has led her father's business successfully while raising kids," one women told The Japan Times in January.

With all the attention being lavished on Ivanka - at least four television stations in Japan live-broadcast her arrival at Tokyo's airport - the security team is there for more than just looks. During a training drill for the media earlier this week, the security team quickly pounced on a woman who broke free from a crowd near the Imperial Palace Gardens in central Tokyo in a mock attempt to bring a present to a certain "VIP."

Ivanka is in Japan to speak at the World Assembly for Women conference in Tokyo in advance of her father's arrival Sunday.

Speaking Friday, Ivanka addressed her trademark issues of female entrepreneurship and women's economic advancement, while also praising Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 'Womenomics' agenda that aims to get more women in the workplace.

The U.S. president's daughter also addressed the issue of sexual harassment of women in Hollywood and other industries in the United States.

"All too often, our workplace culture fails to treat women with appropriate respect," she said. "This takes many forms, including harassment, which can never be tolerated."

While the policies of President Trump - who left Friday on his own trip to Asia - have made Ivanka's fashion line one of the most negatively perceived brands in the U.S. (a recent YouGov survey ranked it one of the bottom 10 brands in the U.S. by consumer perception out of 1,600 companies), there is a much different perception of her in Japan, China and other Asian nations.

Sales of her fashion line have skyrocketed in Japan and China over the last year and dozens of Chinese businesses have filed for trademarks to use Ivanka's name to sell everything from wallpaper to alcohol.

"Many people think she's like a princess," Lully Miura, a political scientist at the University of Tokyo, told the Washington Post. "She's well educated, beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And it's very surprising to Japanese women that she can also talk about things that are important to society."

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Ivanka's girl squad: All-female security team guards first daughter as Ivanka-mania takes over Japan

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Ivanka has become something of a fashion and feminist icon in Japan since her father's election to the presidency last November. In Japan, the eldest Trump daughter is seen as an aspirational figure for women whose careers get sidelined after having children.

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President Trump's verified @realDonaldTrump account briefly went offline. Anyone who navigated to his feed was given a generic blue landing page that read, "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!"And in a stunning plot twist, the world later learned it wasn't a glitch -- but the work of a Twitter employee on his or her last day at work.

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On Thursday night around 7 p.m. ET, the unthinkable happened: The Tweeter-in-Chief disappeared from his beloved platform.

President Trump's verified @realDonaldTrump account went offline. All it said was "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!"

Horrors!

Within minutes, it reappeared -- his tweets intact.

One of the social media site's verified accounts later explained that Trump's account was "down for 11 minutes" and was "inadvertently deactivated due to a human error by a Twitter employee."

Earlier today @realdonaldtrump's account was inadvertently deactivated due to human error by a Twitter employee. The account was down for 11 minutes, and has since been restored. We are continuing to investigate and are taking steps to prevent this from happening again.
- Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) November 3, 2017

But Twitter lit up with speculation, conspiracy theories, and plenty of sarcastic jokes about Trump's brief exodus.

"In that moment, 'Sorry, that page doesn't exist!' [Trump] truly became President," one user wrote.

"That was like .003 Scaramuccis," wrote another use, referring to the president's short-lived communications director.

"If Trump's Twitter is down, does this technically mean he's no longer POTUS? I mean, it's the only part of the job he pays attention to," another said.

Some users, like New Republic editor Jeet Heer, mocked the furor. One tweet from Heer read, "Wait, Trump's twitter account has disappeared. Is this how we do coups now?"

Others speculated about whether Twitter barred Trump from the platform.

Perhaps one of the most defining elements of his presidency, Trump's Twitter use consistently makes headlines.

Trump often uses the platform to levy attacks publicly. Those on the receiving end of his tweets include Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill who he views as roadblocks to his policy initiatives. The press has often been the subject of vitriolic tweets. And NFL players who kneel during the anthem to protest racial injustice have been targets of @realDonaldTrump.

Related: Trump's tweets lead to bad news coverage, study shows

Perhaps most notably, however, Trump has also used Twitter to lash out at North Korea, the rogue Asian nation that claims to have a newly bolstered nuclear arsenal.

"Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!" Trump tweeted in September, using his choice nickname for North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.

The North Korean government claimed the tweet constituted a declaration of war.

Many called for Trump to be booted from the platform, arguing his tweets -- which often seem to be typed out on a whim -- could plunge America into a nuclear war.

But Twitter declined to bar Trump's account, saying it must weigh the newsworthiness of Trump's tweets with its violent rhetoric.

CNNMoney (New York) First published November 2, 2017: 7:22 PM ET

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President Trump's verified @realDonaldTrump account went offline. All it said was "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!" Horrors! Within minutes, it reappeared -- his tweets intact. One of the social media site's verified accounts later explained that Trump's account was "down for 11 minutes" and was "inadvertently deactivated due to a human error by a Twitter employee."

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A Pennsylvania nurse put her expertise to work over the weekend when she went into labor and delivered her own baby in her car outside the hospital where she's employed.

Katie Michael says her water broke during evening rush hour on Oct. 27. The Mechanicsburg couple tells WPMT-TV she knew the baby was going to be born in that car while they were on the way.

She's a nurse at the Harrisburg hospital they were heading toward, and delivered the baby girl outside in her car while her husband George Michael ran inside for help.

Katie Michael says she works in various specialties and units in the hospital, but can now add "Labor and Delivery" to her resume.

The Michael family says baby Ella Katherine is happy and healthy.

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Information from: WPMT-TV, http://www.fox43.com

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A Pennsylvania nurse put her expertise to work over the weekend when she went into labor and delivered her own baby in her car outside the hospital where she's employed. Katie Michael says her water broke during evening rush hour on Oct. 27. The Mechanicsburg couple tells WPMT-TV...