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So many people turned up that the tent's side flaps had to be opened so that those who couldn't get a seat could see and hear what was going on inside. Mark Collins, a previous pastor at First Baptist, said it was the largest gathering in the church's 100-year history.

Kelley had a history of domestic violence: He was given a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force after pleading guilty to assaulting his first wife and stepson.

For Sunday's service, people from other churches dropped off handmade prayer cloths and tiny wooden crosses, among other gifts. Mental health organizations provided tissues and brought therapy dogs to the service.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn spoke at the service, saying lives were stolen as darkness overtook one man's heart.

"The pain of losing 26 members is overwhelming," Cronyn said. "Many lives have been changed forever. ... I can't imagine what you've been grappling with ever since."

On Saturday, about 100 people gathered outside the community center to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the shooting victims, nearly half of whom had Air Force ties.

"Maybe this will start the healing process that will get Sutherland Springs and Wilson County to put this horrific tragedy behind us and look to the future," county Judge Richard Jackson, his voice breaking, told the Saturday crowd, which included first responders and law enforcement officers.

Jackson, the county's top administrator, thanked the first responders and others who rushed to First Baptist Church in the aftermath of last Sunday's shooting, which also wounded about 20 people. What they saw there will affect them the rest of their lives, Jackson said.

Sutherland Springs is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio and not far from several military posts, including Lackland Air Force Base. The Air Force's chief of staff, Gen. David Goldfein, said 12 of those killed were either members of the Air Force or had family ties to it.

On Saturday, two silver hearses carried the bodies of

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of mourners crowded into the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church a week earlier, killing more than two dozen people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

In a service that was emotional and painful but also uplifting, Pastor Frank Pomeroy shared his personal heartache and a message that the community bound together by faith can move past the evil that attacked the church seven days earlier.

"Rather than choose darkness as that young man did that day, we choose life," said Pomeroy, whose 14-year-old daughter, Annabelle, was among those killed in the Nov. 5 rampage. His voice cracked as he spoke about losing his child.

"I know everyone who gave their life that day," he said, pausing to gather himself. "Some of whom where my best friends and my daughter." He wiped his eyes, then added, "I guarantee they are dancing with Jesus today."

Initially, the church had planned to hold Sunday's service at an adjacent community center, which can accommodate a few dozen people. But when organizers realized hundreds planned to attend, the service was moved to a massive white tent erected in a baseball field.

So many people turned up that the tent's side flaps had to be opened for an overflow crowd so that those who couldn't get a seat could see and hear what was going on inside. Mark Collins, a previous pastor at First Baptist, said it was the largest gathering in the church's 100-year history.

The front three rows were reserved for survivors of the attack and the families of those killed. Many arrived early, as a steady rain fell on the tarp roof, offering hugs to each other and prayers.

Congregants wept during the service and a moving version of "Amazing Grace," led by three singers and a man on guitar, as the voices of hundreds sang along.

Some bowed their heads, others raised their hands and swayed as the music played, and tears streamed down their faces.

"Amazing Grace" was also played at halftime at Floresville High School at Friday night's game, in tribute to the victims.

Later Sunday, a temporary memorial was scheduled to open inside the church where 26 empty chairs have been placed. Authorities put the official death toll at 26 because one of the 25 people killed was pregnant. Church officials have said the building will likely be demolished at some point.

It will be the first time the public is allowed back to the church itself, which is expected to be demolished so a new structure can be built. Pomeroy has said it would be too painful to continue using First Baptist Church as a place of worship.

The gunman, Devin Patrick Kelley, went aisle to aisle looking for victims and shot crying babies at point-blank range, according to witness accounts. The dead ranged in age from 18 months to 77 years old. About 20 people were wounded in the shooting.

Kelley died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was shot and chased by two men who heard the gunfire at the church. Investigators have said the attack appeared to stem from a domestic dispute involving Kelley and his mother-in-law, who sometimes attended services at the church but wasn't there the day of the shooting.

Kelley had a history of domestic violence: He was given a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force after pleading guilty to assaulting his first wife and stepson.

For Sunday's service, people from other churches dropped off handmade prayer cloths and tiny wooden crosses, among other gifts. Mental health organizations provided tissues and brought therapy dogs to the service.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn spoke at the service, saying lives were stolen as darkness overtook one man's heart.

"The pain of losing 26 members is overwhelming," Cronyn said. "Many lives have been changed forever. ... I can't imagine what you've been grappling with ever since."

On Saturday, about 100 people gathered outside the community center to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the shooting victims, nearly half of whom had Air Force ties.

Sutherland Springs is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio and not far from several military posts, including Lackland Air Force Base. The Air Force's chief of staff, Gen. David Goldfein, said 12 of those killed were either members of the Air Force or had family ties to it.

another couple, Therese and Richard Rodriguez, to a small cemetery on the edge of Sutherland Springs following a funeral.

A steady stream of people also visited a makeshift memorial of crosses adorned with flowers, photographs, red hearts and white, purple and pink balloons. Among them was Jackie Lee, who traveled from San Antonio with several friends.

"It was on my heart since it happened," she said. "I needed to come to show the community some support, to show these people some support."

The front three rows were reserved for survivors of the attack and the families of those killed.

Later Sunday, a temporary memorial was scheduled to open inside the church where 26 empty chairs have been placed. Authorities put the official death toll at 26 because one of the 25 people killed was pregnant. Church officials have said the building will likely be demolished at some point.

It will be the first time the public is allowed back to the church itself, which is expected to be demolished so a new structure can be built. Pomeroy has said it would be too painful to continue using First Baptist Church as a place of worship.

The gunman, Devin Patrick Kelley, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was shot and chased by two men who heard the gunfire at the church. Investigators have said the attack appeared to stem from a domestic dispute involving Kelley and his mother-in-law, who sometimes attended services at the church but wasn't there the day of the shooting.

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FEMA to transport Puerto Rico's hurricane survivors to US mainland

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering to help transport hurricane survivors from Puerto Rico to the continental United States but, so far, there are few takers.

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An Iowa country supervisor died on Tuesday after being buried underneath a pile of corn

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An Iowa country supervisor died on Tuesday after being buried underneath a pile of corn, reported The Daily Nonpareil.

Russ Kurth, 63, was checking on a faulty door that was leaking corn inside a grain bin when the door malfunctioned and released an onslaught of corn that buried Kurth, the Harrison County sheriff said.

The accident happened just north of Missouri Valley. Another man was with Kurth at the time, but was unable to save him.

The local fire department was not able to remove Kurth from the corn until more than an hour later. He was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital, reported the Des Moines Register.

Authorities told the Register that the container had recently been filled.

Grain entrapment accidents are not uncommon, and are on the rise according to a study from Purdue University, reported the Miami Herald.

"It only takes a matter of seconds for a person trapped underneath mounds of grain to suffocate," William Field, a Purdue professor of agricultural and biological engineering, told The Progressive Farmer.

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An Iowa country supervisor died on Tuesday after being buried underneath a pile of corn, reported The Daily Nonpareil. Russ Kurth, 63, was checking on a faulty door that was leaking corn inside a grain bin when the door malfunctioned and released an onslaught of corn that buried Kurth, the Harrison County sheriff said.

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More than 100 bikers will face charges after a deadly brawl broke out and killing 9 men.

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The first trial resulting from the 2015 biker brawl in Waco, Texas, has begun. More than 100 bikers will face charges for the deaths of nine men.

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New York child dies after eating a grilled cheese

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missing elderly woman found by drone in north Carolina.

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An elderly woman was found by a drone in a corn field in Randolph County, North Carolina, after the county's sheriff's office investigated a missing person's report.

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mexican citizen executed for killing his 16 year old cou

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T Mexican citizen executed Wednesday night for killing his 16-year-old cousin wrote in a handwritten statement that he will be back for justice, "You can count on that!"

Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, was given a lethal injection after several federal court appeals failed to halt his punishment for the February 1997 killing of Mayra Laguna, 16. She was abducted from her family's apartment and beaten to death.

Asked by the warden to make a final statement, he replied, "No, sir."

As the lethal dose of pentobarbital began, he took a couple of breaths and then began snoring. After less than a minute, all movement stopped.

Twenty-one minutes later, at 10:26 p.m. CST, he was pronounced dead, making him the seventh convicted killer put to death this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state.

In a handwritten statement released afterward, Cardenas thanked his family, attorneys and the Mexican consulate for their help.

His punishment was delayed for about four hours as last-ditch appeals for the former security guard focused primarily on efforts to have trial evidence undergo new DNA testing. In a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court hours before his execution, lawyers argued Texas was violating Cardenas' due process rights and a state statute that covers forensic testing. They asked the justices to halt the execution for a court review.

They also asked the justices for more time to appeal a lower court's rejection of a federal civil rights lawsuit in which they claimed his due process and civil rights were being violated because Texas officials wouldn't release evidence so it can undergo new DNA testing.

Attorneys for the state said the lawsuit was improper and that state courts already refused the DNA request because Cardenas could not show that more advanced tests would exonerate him. DNA results in evidence at Cardenas' trial were not false, state attorneys said.

The high court, without comment, rejected both appeals.

Earlier this week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court, rejected a similar appeal seeking DNA tests. Cardenas' attorneys argued the new testing would be better than the now-obsolete testing that left "persistent doubts about his guilt and the integrity of his conviction."

Laguna was snatched from a bedroom she shared with a younger sister at her family's public housing apartment in McAllen in South Texas. In a confession to police, Cardenas said he and a friend drove around with the high school student in his mother's car. He said he had sex with the teen and then punched her as she fought him after he unbound her arms to let her go.

"I didn't plan on doing this, but I was high on cocaine," he told authorities.

He said after he hit the teen in the neck, she began coughing up blood and having difficulty breathing. After trying unsuccessfully to revive her, he said he tied her up "and rolled her down a canal bank."

Her body was found in a canal near a lake in the Rio Grande Valley in far South Texas. It's what happened next that has Mexican officials and human rights groups arguing he shouldn't be put to death.

Cardenas' defense team, funded by the Mexican government, claims the United States violated an international treaty by denying Cardenas the opportunity to speak to his country's consulate after his arrest.

"It's a significant treaty violation," Gregory Kuykendall, an Arizona attorney authorized to speak on behalf of Mexico, told the Houston Chronicle.

If Texas officials execute Cardenas, they would be in apparent violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

In 2004, the U.N.'s international court in the Hague ruled that the U.S. must review cases similar to Cardenas'. Then-President George W. Bush told states to comply but the Supreme Court overruled him and said it was up to Congress - not the president - to order states to obey.

Since then, Congress has dragged its feet.

"The result: an illegal loophole states are exploiting to execute foreign nationals in violation of international law," the ACLU says.

Laguna's sister, Roxana Jones, said she had waited 21 years for justice to be served.

"Words can't begin describe the relief it feels to know that there is true peace after so much pain and sorrow," she said in a statement.

Cardenas' attorney, Maurie Levin, contended eyewitness testimony against Cardenas was shaky, that little physical evidence tied him to the killing and that his confession was obtained after 22 hours of isolation and intense police questioning.

She also said that authorities acted improperly when not telling the Mexican-born Cardenas that he could get legal help from the Mexican consulate.

Cardenas grew up in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The friend who was with Cardenas during the abduction, Jose Antonio Lopez Castillo, now 45, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and is serving a 25-year prison term.
Fox News' Barnini Chakraborty and The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Mexican citizen executed in Texas for decades-old killing vows he 'will be back for justice'

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T Mexican citizen executed Wednesday night for killing his 16-year-old cousin wrote in a handwritten statement that he will be back for justice, "You can count on that!" Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, was given a lethal injection after several federal court appeals failed to halt his punishment for the February 1997 killing of Mayra Laguna, 16.

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teacher threaten to shoot a kid and oh hey aubrey

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A Georgia high school teacher threatened a 17-year-old student, telling him "somebody is going to put a bullet right through your head ... it might be me."

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School in New York was shut down after a 3 year old ate a grilled cheese sandwich and dies.

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A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese sandwich, reports said.

Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported. He was rushed to the Harlem Hospital pediatric emergency room where he died.

Silvera was served the sandwich "despite them [the school] knowing and having documented that he has a severe allergy to dairy," according to a GoFundMe page. The New York City Health Department released a statement late Wednesday that the school will remain close as the investigation continues, Fox 8 reported.

"There is nothing more important than the safety of our children and we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will get to the bottom of what happened here. In the meantime, we're closing the Center for Family Services and continuing to aggressively investigate what happened and whether the facility could have done something differently to prevent this tragedy," the statement read.

Silvera's GoFundMe page has raised nearly $18,500 and will go towards an independent autopsy report.

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New York City school shut down after toddler dies after eating grilled cheese

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A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese sandwich, reports said. Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported.

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The MUST-HAVE device every car owner needs to possess

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I have to confess, I have always been curious about the latest technologies but this particular gadget has been the real deal.

Would you like to track your car by simply using your smartphone?

Personally, it was something that had always caught my attention, but the available systems until now required an expensive installation and an additional monthly fee. That's why I was shocked by this tiny device, its price is derisory, only $29...

Yes, it's not a mistake, you can have your own tracking system in your car for only $29. And best of all... without any kind of monthly fees!

That's what I was wondering when I saw it. It's all thanks to this tiny coin-sized device.

It works with a battery that can be easily replaced ($1) and it should last for a year and a half.

Very easy! It will take less than five minutes to put it to work. You simply have to pair it with your smartphone and download the free application which will allow you to locate it anytime.

Now just have to open the application on your mobile and you can see on the map the position of your device. If you get to lose your car, simply select " find device" and you'll get the coordinates of the last known location.

In the following video you'll be able to see it in action:

Given the high demand, there is not always stock available but you can buy it from the official website.

Being so small, you can actually put it anywhere. For example, it's very useful for keeping an eye on your pets, localised your bicycle, your suitcases on a trip, your backpack, wallet, etc...

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I have to confess, I have always been curious about the latest technologies but this particular gadget has been the real deal. Would you like to track your car by simply using your smartphone? Personally, it was something that had always caught my attention, but the available systems until now required an expensive installation and an additional monthly fee.

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A woman who admitted removing a plug from her fiance's kayak before it capsized in the Hudson River but maintained she was falsely accused of intentionally causing his death was sentenced on Wednesday to up to four years in state prison.

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A woman who admitted removing a plug from her fiance's kayak before it capsized in the Hudson River but maintained she was falsely accused of intentionally causing his death was sentenced on Wednesday to up to four years in state prison.

Angelika Graswald, 37, pleaded guilty last summer to criminally negligent homicide in the death of her fiance, Vincent Viafore, 46, of Poughkeepsie. Her sentence, of 16 months to four years, means she could be released on parole as soon as late December, based on the amount of time she spent in jail awaiting trial.

"I loved Vince very much and miss him terribly," she said in a statement read by her lawyer, Richard Portale, after the hearing. "I don't believe I was treated fairly. This entire process was incredibly one-sided and unjust."

The sentencing wrapped up an unusual case that began when Graswald had a chance encounter with police investigators when she returned to lay flowers on the Hudson River island that she and her fiance had visited the day he died.

Police initially considered Viafore's death in choppy, frigid waters during the couple's 2015 kayaking trip an accident. But Graswald made some suspicious comments to investigators, including mentioning that she had removed a plug from the kayak before they put it in the water.

Graswald was questioned for 11 hours and told police she was ambivalent about Viafore's drowning because they had been in a bad relationship.

"I wanted him dead, and now he's gone and I'm fine with it," she said during the interrogation.

Police and prosecutors developed a theory that Graswald, also of Poughkeepsie, plotted to kill Viafore to collect some of the $250,000 from his life insurance policies. Graswald initially was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter.

Her trial was about a month away in July when prosecutors abandoned the murder accusation amid questions about whether they would be able to prove a case based mostly on her contradictory statements.

In exchange, Graswald, a Latvian national, pleaded guilty to the negligent-homicide charge. She could face deportation after her sentence is completed, prosecutors said.

Viafore's relatives have said they wanted a harsher punishment.

"My brother did not deserve to have his life end this way," Viafore's sister, Laura Rice, said in a pre-sentence victim impact statement. "Our family feels Angelika should be held accountable for the actions she has admitted to where a short four-year sentence does not seem just."

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Woman gets up to 4 years in fiance's river kayaking death

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A woman who admitted removing a plug from her fiance's kayak before it capsized in the Hudson River but maintained she was falsely accused of intentionally causing his death was sentenced on Wednesday to up to four years in state prison.

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A guy had a heart attack in a Starbux and the port authority saved him.

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A Starbucks regular at the Port Authority Bus Terminal can thank a group of cops for keeping him around to enjoy another latte.

A man identified by sources as Pete Folyk, 55, of Manhattan, had a heart attack in a Starbucks in the south wing of the terminal at about 10 a.m. Monday after ordering a glass of water.

Port Authority police officers Jessica Toritto and Rebekah Epley swept in and performed CPR, using a defibrillator to revive him.

When they found him, Folyk was slumped in a chair, unconscious and unresponsive. His hands were cold and he appeared to be turning blue.

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Four more Port Authority cops arrived and lifted Folyk off the chair and placed him on the floor.

Toritto checked for vitals and found no pulse. The man also was not breathing.

Epley grabbed a defibrillator from a wall, while Toritto began chest compressions.

Officer Sean Gallagher cut Folyk's shirt away, and Epley shocked him with the defibrillator.

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Folyk snapped back to full consciousness and began breathing. The color returned to his face and he was able to speak.

Medics arrived and concluded the officers had saved Folyk's life.

They took him to Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital for further treatment.

Also involved in the rescue were Officers Bryan Mathews, John Anthony and Andrew Biolsi.

Folyk could not be reached for comment Monday.
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A Starbucks regular at the Port Authority Bus Terminal can thank a group of cops for keeping him around to enjoy another latte. A man identified by sources as Pete Folyk, 55, of Manhattan, had a heart attack in a Starbucks in the south wing of the terminal at about 10 a.m.

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At the Lake Of The Ozarks there were a double homicide and they have arrested the man who committed this double murder.

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The Lake Ozark Police Department is investigating a shooting at an RV Park that happened sometime Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Police were on scene all day Wednesday at the Riverview RV Park in Lake Ozark. The RV park is located at 398 Wood River Road. That is just off of Highway 54.

KCRG-TV in Jefferson City reports a man has been arrested in the case in Phelps County. But the sheriff tells the television station the sheriff did not tie the arrest to these deaths. Witnesses say the two people died in the shooting.

Details surrounding the investigation are still slim. There were also multiple out-of-county agencies working the scene, including the Lebanon Police Department and the Versailles Police Department.

Deputies had the park barricaded, and were keeping anyone from going down a hill to the RV park, including the area postal workers until about 6:30 p.m.

People who are staying in RVs at the park tell KY3 they believe a man and his wife were shot and killed, and there my have been a third person shot. These claims were not confirmed by law enforcement officials.

Lake Ozark police says there is no threat to the general public based on the information they've gathered, but again, details surrounding the shooting, the possible victims, and any potential suspects have not yet been released by police.

Stay tuned for more updates from the scene.

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New York City school shut down when toddler dies after eating grilled cheese.

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A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese sandwich, reports said.

Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported. He was rushed to the Harlem Hospital pediatric emergency room where he died.

Silvera was served the sandwich "despite them [the school] knowing and having documented that he has a severe allergy to dairy," according to a GoFundMe page. The New York City Health Department released a statement late Wednesday that the school will remain close as the investigation continues, Fox 8 reported.

"There is nothing more important than the safety of our children and we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will get to the bottom of what happened here. In the meantime, we're closing the Center for Family Services and continuing to aggressively investigate what happened and whether the facility could have done something differently to prevent this tragedy," the statement read.

Silvera's GoFundMe page has raised nearly $18,500 and will go towards an independent autopsy report.

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A school in New York City on Wednesday shut down after a 3-year-old boy, severely allergic to dairy, died after eating a grilled cheese sandwich, reports said. Elijah Silvera died on Nov. 3 after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating a grilled cheese at the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, The Daily News reported.

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Baseball received a gut punch of indescribable magnitude Tuesday afternoon, with the news that Halladay, 40, had died in a plane crash off the Florida coast.  he died in a icon a5 these planes are like a jet ski so the can go on water. 3 have crashed 2 in last 6 months.

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Roy Halladay reached the pinnacle of his profession on an 85-degree night in Miami in May 2010, when he dominated the Florida Marlins over two hours, 13 minutes for the 20th perfect game in MLB history. Three months later, he commemorated the occasion by giving 60 Philadelphia Phillies teammates, coaches, the training staff and other support personnel engraved Baume & Mercier watches in boxes with the inscription, "We did it together. Thanks, Roy Halladay."

Many of the 60 recipients committed to wearing the watches in subsequent years, because Halladay was such an authentic sort and he wouldn't have made such a heartfelt gesture for strictly ceremonial purposes. The perfect game was a team achievement, in his eyes, so it would have been disrespectful to just bring the keepsakes home and leave them in a box.

"I still wear my watch all the time," said former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. "My brother David got me a Rolex one year and he said, 'How come you don't wear my watch?' And I said, 'I don't wear your watch because Roy Halladay gave me this watch.'"

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Baseball received a gut punch of indescribable magnitude Tuesday afternoon with the news that Halladay, 40, had died in a plane crash off the Florida coast. Circumstances are different in each case and the vigil is more excruciating while playing out on social media, but the announcement from the Pasco County Sheriff's office left the same sad, helpless void that accompanied the passing of Thurman Munson, Darryl Kile, Steve Olin and Tim Crews, Jose Fernandez and so many other young ballplayers who have died before their time. Hauntingly, Halladay shared the same fate as his former Toronto and Philadelphia teammate, pitcher Cory Lidle, who died in a single-engine plane crash in New York City in 2006.

As the Halladay career retrospectives play out, baseball fans in Toronto can feel justified to call dibs on his legacy. Halladay was selected by Toronto as the 17th pick in the 1995 draft, won his first Cy Young Award as a Blue Jay, made six of his eight All-Star appearances in the city, and logged 148 of his 203 career wins as a member of the organization.

So why did so many of the initial reactions make reference to "former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay''? That's a byproduct of the impact he had as a role model and centerpiece for a franchise that was baseball's crown jewel from 2007 through 2011.

Halladay was 32 years old, with more than 2,000 innings worth of mileage on his right arm, when Amaro acquired him from Toronto in December 2009 for prospects Kyle Drabek, Travis d'Arnaud and Michael Taylor. Cole Hamels was a budding ace at the time, but Halladay arrived in spring training with a new-sheriff-in-town demeanor and set a tone that resonated through the Philadelphia clubhouse.

"As a teammate, you hear that he's a hard worker. But holy smokes," said former Phillies closer Brad Lidge. "I would get to the clubhouse early on certain days and feel like I was going to be the first guy there. And sure enough, I would pop into the training room and he would already be icing from his two-hour workout.

"I think people really feel good when somebody who works that hard gets rewarded. To see the success he had, it makes you feel like everything was right with the baseball world. A guy works that hard, cares that much, puts that much effort out there and does well. That feels right, to me, and I think it resonates with a lot of people."

Lidge, a product of Cherry Creek, Colorado, grew up playing youth ball against Halladay, from nearby Arvada, and he could empathize with the expectations Halladay lugged around as a baseball prodigy. It wasn't always easy being Roy Halladay, the hot-shot talent with the electric arm and that classic, rangy, pitcher's build. Halladay endured his share of arm injuries and demotions and ultimately had to learn his craft and reinvent himself to put up a resume worthy of Hall of Fame consideration.

The early lessons stuck with him. There were times, even when Halladay was entrenched as one of the elite pitchers in the game, that he seemed burdened by self-imposed expectations.

"He was the single most accountable, conscientious, hardworking, dedicated player I've ever been around," Amaro said. "He was the most competitive on the mound, and yet the kindest and gentlest person off the mound that you could imagine. That kind of person is so rare.

"I remember him sending me text messages at times. He would come out of a game with a no-decision, and he would text me and say, 'I'm sorry I let you down.' He was pitching with a blown-out groin in San Francisco [in the 2010 NLCS] and he gave up a couple of home runs, and he texted me and said, 'I'm so sorry I let you down, Ruben.' I thought to myself, 'Don't you realize who you are and what you've done and how grateful I am? I should be apologizing to you for us not rallying around you.'"

From one day to the next, in the quiet of the Philadelphia clubhouse, Halladay always seemed to be in motion. If he wasn't immersed in video, he was sweating from a workout or ironing out the kinks in a bullpen side session. He was the pitching equivalent to second baseman Chase Utley, whose preparation was so obsessive, he never seemed to have time to stop and enjoy the perks of the surroundings.

"He had Kevin Brown stuff and Greg Maddux focus," former Phillies reliever Chad Durbin said of Halladay. "When he would walk by you -- after a 6 a.m. workout in spring training when stretching wasn't until 10 -- you'd think, 'That's what you would draw up a pitcher to look like: 6-foot-6, wide shouldered, with tree trunks for legs.' Then you'd see him on the team plane with two laptops and a tablet open in front of him, watching all the at-bats of the guys he was going to face and taking extensive notes."

Halladay's devotion to routine made Philadelphia's pitching coach, Rich Dubee, wonder about the best way for opposing lineups to attack him.

"I always felt the best way to beat Roy Halladay was to send up nine hitters he had never seen," Dubee said. "That might have thrown him off a little bit. That was about the only time you saw him a little bit uncomfortable on the mound."

Halladay was quiet, on the introverted side, and he had some geek in him. He liked to play with remote control planes in the clubhouse and tinker with classic cars. His teammates recall how he learned to fly airplanes with the same passion and eye for detail that he invested in his pitching.

In his final season with the Phillies, Halladay pitched through injuries that might have prompted other multimillionaire ballplayers to put away their spikes and go home. He retired in 2013 as a Blue Jay after signing a one-day contract with Toronto. But Amaro would invite him back to talk to the young pitchers at Phillies spring training, and Halladay liked to pass out copies of Harvey Dorfman's book "The Mental ABC's of Pitching" -- his professional bible -- and share the accrued wisdom from all his successes and failures in the game. As the kids sat and watched, wide-eyed, his reputation preceded him.

The sadness that Halladay's playing peers feel today reflects a wistful familiarity. They were brothers who played and lived alongside him from February through September, saw him on his worst days and his best, and found his commitment to the game and his authenticity uplifting.

"He was the ultimate professional and the ultimate teammate," Dubee said. "And he was just becoming the ultimate dad, I think. Now he's gone -- way, way too soon."

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11:20 PM ET Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer Author of "License to Deal" Former Denver Post national baseball writer Roy Halladay reached the pinnacle of his profession on an 85-degree night in Miami in May 2010, when he dominated the Florida Marlins over two hours, 13 minutes for the 20th perfect game in MLB history.

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Lamborghini is teaming up with engineers from Massachusetts to build a all-electric car with NO batteries.

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Lamborghini is working with engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a new all-electric supercar that won't have batteries.

Instead, the body of the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio concept car, made from exotic carbon nanotubes, would be used as a supercapacitor. Supercapacitors store and release energy in a manner different from that employed by batteries. They have certain advantages, but also serious disadvantages.

It could be years, if ever, before scientists from MIT and Lamborghini, which is part of the Volkswagen Group , can overcome the downsides. But the effort would be worth it, said Mauricio Reggiani, Lamborghini's head of research and development.

"At the moment, we are really optimistic," he said.

Even the best batteries won't work in a supercar, Reggiani said, because they're too heavy and bulky. If the car used only small batteries, so as not to add too much mass, he said, they would get drained quickly and wouldn't provide peak performance for very long.

"If I have asuper sports car and I want to go the [race track], I want to go one, two, three laps without having to stop and recharge after every lap," he said.

Supercapacitors, which can be made from carbon, have the flexibility to be formed into body panels, which the car needs anyway, thereby limiting their impact on the car's weight and design.

Supercapacitors also take in and release energy much more quickly than batteries which is helpful in a performance car. Batteries can get hot, and their performance can suffer, when high-powered electric motors, plus heavy-footed drivers, try to draw too much power from them too quickly.

Supercapicitors have some major drawbacks, though. They aren't very good at storing large amounts of energy long term. Today, supercapacitors are usually used in roles that involve quick, short bursts of energy such as to quickly restart a gasoline engine. Making supercapacitors that are as good at holding energy as they are at doling it out is one of the biggest challenges the scientists are working on, said Reggiani.

Each of the car's four wheels would be independently powered by an electric motor. This would give the car all-wheel-drive, a traditional feature of modern Lamborghinis, while also providing more design freedom, since a big electric motor wouldn't need to be housed in the body of the car.

Another interesting function of the carbon nanotube body, according to Lamborghini, is that it can be made "self-healing." Sensors in the body could detect cracks that, provided they were tiny enough, could immediately be filled through small internal tubes. More serious damage would be reported to the driver and to Lamborghini technicians who could make needed repairs.

Besides simply making all of this technology work, the challenge will be making it feasible for a production car,even at Lamborghini prices, Reggiani said.

Automakers of all types are being pressed to reduce emissions and offering all-electric cars would be one way to do that.

In the more distant future, it's conceivable this technology could eventually be used even in more mainstream electric cars.

The car's name means "Third Millennium" in Italian. Lamborghini hopes to have it all working long before then.

CNNMoney (New York) First published November 6, 2017: 4:52 PM ET

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Nurse gets life sentence  for 2 murders and now investigating if she killed over 100 patience over several years in Germany.

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German prosecutors say they believe a nurse who is serving a life sentence for two murders may have killed more than 100 patients.

Prosecutors and police in Oldenburg said Thursday that they have now completed examinations of patients who died in Niels Hoegel's time as a nurse at two local hospitals and have found a further 16 cases in which he is suspected.

In late August, they said they had determined that he might have killed at least another 84 patients beyond the ones for whose murder he is already serving time.

Prosecutors have already said that they expect to bring more charges by early 2018 against Hoegel, who gave patients overdoses of heart medication and other drugs because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them.

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The self-driving shuttle bus crashes in Las Vegas. It was hit by a lorry driving at a slow pace, and police say it was the human driver of the lorry. No one was injured, and this was the first shuttle of its kind.

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Hawaiian Airlines engine catches fire upon landing at Seattle airport

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Passengers waiting in a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport terminal witnessed a terrifying scene on the evening of Nov. 7, as a Hawaiian Airlines Flight 875 landed on the tarmac with its engine engulfed in flames.

En route from Paine Field, Wash. to SeaTac, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that the Airbus A330 aircraft traveled as a ferry flight, meaning that it was only ferrying crew members - and not Hawaiian Airline passengers - at the time, CBS News reports.

No injuries were reported.
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Naturally alarmed by the sight of a fiery plane, Sea-Tac staffers and travelers alike sounded off on Twitter, some sharing video of the incident.

"An A330 ferry flight from PAE to SEA experienced a left engine issue on final approach at SEA tonight. A left engine fire reported upon landing was extinguished," the airline confirmed on Twitter later that night.
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Contrastingly, the FAA offered a different explanation for the aircraft fire. The aviation authority told CBS that the plane "experienced a right engine flyer fire upon landing. By the time that fire crews had arrived at the aircraft, the flames had already been extinguished," an airport spokesperson confirmed to the outlet.

The FAA continues to investigate the situation.
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Actor Kevin Spacey, who is facing mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault, will no longer appear in Ridley Scott's forthcoming drama, "All the Money in the World," two sources close to the film

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Christopher Plummer will take over Spacey's role in the film, which despite the last-minute change, is still set for release on December 22.

The decision, a source told CNN, was made by Scott and producers from Imperative Entertainment, with the full support of Sony Pictures.

Imperative Entertainmentand Scott Free Productions produced the film for Sony and its TriStar Pictures banner.

The film is based on the 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III. Spacey played Getty's billionaire grandfather in the movie, donning extensive prosthetic makeup for the role.

Charlie Plummer (no relation to Christopher Plummer), Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg also star.

The recast comes just one day after Sony and TriStar decided to pull the film from the AFI Festival's prestigious closing night spot.

In a statement provided Tuesday that confirmed the film's exit from AFI due to the allegations regarding Spacey, TriStar Pictures called "All the Money in the World" a "superb film" that was "more than worthy of its place of honor in the AFI Fest."

"There are over 800 other actors, writers, artists, craftspeople and crew who worked tirelessly and ethically on this film, some for years, including one of cinema's master directors," TriStar's statement added. "It would be a gross injustice to punish all of them for the wrongdoings of one supporting actor in the film."

The team behind "All the Money in the World" now faces several massive challenges, not the least of which is an incredible time crunch for a film just six weeks from its target release date. Plummer's new scenes must be filmed and then go through the post-production process and inserted into the completed film.

Marketing materials featuring Spacey must also be scrapped.

Spacey was first accused of sexual assault by actor Anthony Rapp, who told BuzzFeed about an alleged encounter with Spacey at a party in 1986, during which Spacey made a sexual advance toward the then 14-year-old Rapp.

Spacey issued a statement claiming he did not recall the incident but apologized for what he said would have been "inappropriate drunken behavior."

Last week, members of the "House of Cards" production staff further detailed allegations of misconduct by Spacey in a story by CNN.

Spacey is currently seeking unspecified treatment, according to a statement from his publicist, who has since parted ways with the actor.

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Christopher Plummer will take over Spacey's role in the film, which despite the last-minute change, is still set for release on December 22. The decision, a source told CNN, was made by Scott and producers from Imperative Entertainment, with the full support of Sony Pictures.

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Christopher Plummer will take over Spacey's role in the film, which despite the last-minute change, is still set for release on December 22.

The decision, a source told CNN, was made by Scott and producers from Imperative Entertainment, with the full support of Sony Pictures.

Imperative Entertainmentand Scott Free Productions produced the film for Sony and its TriStar Pictures banner.

The film is based on the 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III. Spacey played Getty's billionaire grandfather in the movie, donning extensive prosthetic makeup for the role.

Charlie Plummer (no relation to Christopher Plummer), Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg also star.

The recast comes just one day after Sony and TriStar decided to pull the film from the AFI Festival's prestigious closing night spot.

In a statement provided Tuesday that confirmed the film's exit from AFI due to the allegations regarding Spacey, TriStar Pictures called "All the Money in the World" a "superb film" that was "more than worthy of its place of honor in the AFI Fest."

"There are over 800 other actors, writers, artists, craftspeople and crew who worked tirelessly and ethically on this film, some for years, including one of cinema's master directors," TriStar's statement added. "It would be a gross injustice to punish all of them for the wrongdoings of one supporting actor in the film."

The team behind "All the Money in the World" now faces several massive challenges, not the least of which is an incredible time crunch for a film just six weeks from its target release date. Plummer's new scenes must be filmed and then go through the post-production process and inserted into the completed film.

Marketing materials featuring Spacey must also be scrapped.

Spacey was first accused of sexual assault by actor Anthony Rapp, who told BuzzFeed about an alleged encounter with Spacey at a party in 1986, during which Spacey made a sexual advance toward the then 14-year-old Rapp.

Spacey issued a statement claiming he did not recall the incident but apologized for what he said would have been "inappropriate drunken behavior."

Last week, members of the "House of Cards" production staff further detailed allegations of misconduct by Spacey in a story by CNN.

Spacey is currently seeking unspecified treatment, according to a statement from his publicist, who has since parted ways with the actor.

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Christopher Plummer will take over Spacey's role in the film, which despite the last-minute change, is still set for release on December 22. The decision, a source told CNN, was made by Scott and producers from Imperative Entertainment, with the full support of Sony Pictures.

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MS-13 gang may have killed three teens found on Long Island

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Three teenage boys on Long Island were likely killed by members of the vicious MS-13 street gang, authorities said Tuesday after identifying remains discovered in October buried in separate wooded areas.

The FBI said the two sets of remains found at the end of last month belonged to Javier Castillo, 16, and Kerin Pineda, 19. They were discovered in wooded areas in Merrick and Cow Meadow Park in Freeport. Castilla was reported missing in October 2016 and Pineda disappeared in May 2016. Just days before discovering their remains, authorities located the body of 16-year-old Angel Soler after receiving a tip from Homeland Security officials. Soler's remains were discovered less than five miles from the two other bodies - and all three teens' bodies were recovered within the span of nine days.

The teenage boys are suspected to be victims of MS-13 gang violence, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The official was not authorized to speak publicly because of an ongoing investigation. Sources told Newsday the teens appeared to have been killed on separate occasions and could only be connected by gang violence.
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Pineda's mother, Lilian Oliva, previously feared her son was dead after the discovery of Soler's body. She told Newsday on Tuesday that Nassau police confirmed Friday the remains discovered were identified as her son.

"He had so many dreams," Oliva told Newsday. "He always talked about becoming a police officer one day. He would say, 'One day, I'm going to work and I'm going to take care of you.' And that's why it hurts me so much. Because he had so many dreams."

Soler and Pineda were reportedly friends when they were classmates at Freeport High School. Though Nassau police did not confirm to Fox News in late October that Soler's death was gang-related, his mother openly said she suspected gang members may have killed him. She never revealed what led her to that conclusion or which gang may have been responsible.

The three deaths makes 25 suspected MS-13 victims found on Long Island during the past two years. The gang from El Salvador caught nationwide attention with its members' brutal and malicious tactics in killing their victims. There is believed to be thousands of members in the U.S., with more than 1,100 of them reportedly living on Long Island. The gang has been responsible for at least 22 murders on Long Island in the last year.

Police in Nassau and Suffolk counties have been making dozens of arrests of suspected MS-13 gang members in recent months. Many of the killings are being prosecuted by federal authorities, who say many of the suspects are in the country illegally.

President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Long Island in the last six months to promise federal action to stem the violence.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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Three teenage boys on Long Island were likely killed by members of the vicious MS-13 street gang, authorities said Tuesday after identifying remains discovered in October buried in separate wooded areas. The FBI said the two sets of remains found at the end of last month belonged to Javier Castillo, 16, and Kerin Pineda, 19.

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Mexican citizen executed in Texas for decades-old killing vows he ‘will be back for justice’.

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T Mexican citizen executed Wednesday night for killing his 16-year-old cousin wrote in a handwritten statement that he will be back for justice, "You can count on that!"

Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, was given a lethal injection after several federal court appeals failed to halt his punishment for the February 1997 killing of Mayra Laguna, 16. She was abducted from her family's apartment and beaten to death.

Asked by the warden to make a final statement, he replied, "No, sir."

As the lethal dose of pentobarbital began, he took a couple of breaths and then began snoring. After less than a minute, all movement stopped.

Twenty-one minutes later, at 10:26 p.m. CST, he was pronounced dead, making him the seventh convicted killer put to death this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state.

In a handwritten statement released afterward, Cardenas thanked his family, attorneys and the Mexican consulate for their help.

His punishment was delayed for about four hours as last-ditch appeals for the former security guard focused primarily on efforts to have trial evidence undergo new DNA testing. In a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court hours before his execution, lawyers argued Texas was violating Cardenas' due process rights and a state statute that covers forensic testing. They asked the justices to halt the execution for a court review.

They also asked the justices for more time to appeal a lower court's rejection of a federal civil rights lawsuit in which they claimed his due process and civil rights were being violated because Texas officials wouldn't release evidence so it can undergo new DNA testing.

Attorneys for the state said the lawsuit was improper and that state courts already refused the DNA request because Cardenas could not show that more advanced tests would exonerate him. DNA results in evidence at Cardenas' trial were not false, state attorneys said.

The high court, without comment, rejected both appeals.

Earlier this week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court, rejected a similar appeal seeking DNA tests. Cardenas' attorneys argued the new testing would be better than the now-obsolete testing that left "persistent doubts about his guilt and the integrity of his conviction."

Laguna was snatched from a bedroom she shared with a younger sister at her family's public housing apartment in McAllen in South Texas. In a confession to police, Cardenas said he and a friend drove around with the high school student in his mother's car. He said he had sex with the teen and then punched her as she fought him after he unbound her arms to let her go.

"I didn't plan on doing this, but I was high on cocaine," he told authorities.

He said after he hit the teen in the neck, she began coughing up blood and having difficulty breathing. After trying unsuccessfully to revive her, he said he tied her up "and rolled her down a canal bank."

Her body was found in a canal near a lake in the Rio Grande Valley in far South Texas. It's what happened next that has Mexican officials and human rights groups arguing he shouldn't be put to death.

Cardenas' defense team, funded by the Mexican government, claims the United States violated an international treaty by denying Cardenas the opportunity to speak to his country's consulate after his arrest.

"It's a significant treaty violation," Gregory Kuykendall, an Arizona attorney authorized to speak on behalf of Mexico, told the Houston Chronicle.

If Texas officials execute Cardenas, they would be in apparent violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

In 2004, the U.N.'s international court in the Hague ruled that the U.S. must review cases similar to Cardenas'. Then-President George W. Bush told states to comply but the Supreme Court overruled him and said it was up to Congress - not the president - to order states to obey.

Since then, Congress has dragged its feet.

"The result: an illegal loophole states are exploiting to execute foreign nationals in violation of international law," the ACLU says.

Laguna's sister, Roxana Jones, said she had waited 21 years for justice to be served.

"Words can't begin describe the relief it feels to know that there is true peace after so much pain and sorrow," she said in a statement.

Cardenas' attorney, Maurie Levin, contended eyewitness testimony against Cardenas was shaky, that little physical evidence tied him to the killing and that his confession was obtained after 22 hours of isolation and intense police questioning.

She also said that authorities acted improperly when not telling the Mexican-born Cardenas that he could get legal help from the Mexican consulate.

Cardenas grew up in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The friend who was with Cardenas during the abduction, Jose Antonio Lopez Castillo, now 45, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and is serving a 25-year prison term.
Fox News' Barnini Chakraborty and The Associated Press contributed to this report

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T Mexican citizen executed Wednesday night for killing his 16-year-old cousin wrote in a handwritten statement that he will be back for justice, "You can count on that!" Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, was given a lethal injection after several federal court appeals failed to halt his punishment for the February 1997 killing of Mayra Laguna, 16.