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The NFL has made its policy on how to treat quarterbacks clear after another ridiculous, absurd and patently stupid penalty on the Packers' Clay Matthews:

Do not touch them.

Do not hit them too hard, either. Don't put your weight on them.

Be delicate. No tussling of hair. Wedgies will lead to ejections. No harsh language, finger-pointing or sarcasm aimed at them. Tickling will be a 15-yard penalty. Talking about a quarterback's momma will lead to a fine.

If the penalties hadn't made the policy clear enough, the NFL even released a statement Sunday to make it clearer: "We strongly encourage all defensive players to not hit the quarterback ever," the letter from Commissioner Roger Goodell's office read. "Instead, buy them a drink."

Treat QBs like silk pillows. Cuddle them. Hug them. Speak to them softly.

Is some of this hyperbole? Sarcasm? Of course.

But it's not so far off.

What has happened with Matthews this season-and also happened Sunday with Cowboys defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford on a hit of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson -is bound to cause massive reverberations on and off the field.

It will continue to anger and confuse defensive players and coaches who are asking themselves, What exactly is football supposed to be today? What is an acceptable hit? How much violence is allowed?

Off the field, it's the kind of thing that can impact fandom. What truly causes fans to stop watching football isn't players' kneeling or hatred of Goodell; it's watching a game that no longer looks familiar.

The safety of players is always paramount-and this is a league that in the past, and likely now, has never really cared about the health of its players (a league that was, at best, deceptive about what it knew regarding CTE and that also asks its players to play Thursday night games). So, yes, any instance of it protecting players is a good thing.

But there's protection, and then there is overcorrection.

The league is massively overcorrecting to the point where it forces you to throw up your hands. Or throw something at your television.

What Matthews did Sunday was tackle Alex Smith in a way that anyone who has ever played or watched football will see as familiar and correct.

Matthews was also flagged last week for a similar tackle:

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#Packers LB Clay Matthews appeared to catch himself with his left arm while taking down #Vikings QB Kirk Cousins on this play, but was still called for roughing the passer https://t.co/5u4nYcQg7G

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Phenomenal timely capture by Mike Roemer/Associated Press. Roughing the passer on Clay Matthews? You decide. #Packers #Vikings https://t.co/xJ66pZ2reG

For that to be called roughing the quarterback was also stupid.

But the calls just keep getting worse.

Why was this one worse? You can see that Matthews learned from what happened on his previous penalty, and as he took down Smith on Sunday, he released his hands and shifted his weight so it wasn't fully on the quarterback.

NFL Football Operations @NFLFootballOps
This is a foul for roughing the passer - the defender lands "with all or most of the defender's weight" on the passer. Rule 12, Section 2, Article 9(b): https://t.co/s9YKN8NLuT #GBvsWAS https://t.co/ei2QZkvvzx

The NFL, never missing a chance to be snooty, doubled down on its call on Twitter.

The problem is Matthews didn't do what the league said he did.

The penalty called on Crawford's tackle of Wilson was similarly awful.

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"Roughing the passer" on Tyrone Crawford #DALvsSEA #CowboysNation https://t.co/Rm2LWeSSEn

It was so bad that Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman went off during the Fox broadcast.

"Tyrone Crawford comes in, makes a textbook play, and these are game-changing penalties," Aikman said. "I'm tired of talking about it."

Aikman added, "The league just can't seem to get out of its own way."

Packers coach Mike McCarthy was so angry after the Matthews penalty, it looked like his head was going to blast off into low orbit.

According to ESPN Stats and Info, the Packers pass-rusher was called for a total of four roughing the passer penalties from 2009 to 2017. This season alone he has three. In other words, Matthews isn't a serial offender in this area. He's the type of seasoned veteran who should be able to adjust to a reasonable rule change.

A reasonable one.

Matthews, who called the hit "a football play," gave a stirring and accurate defense of his play. He also said something a lot of players and lovers of football are likely thinking:

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Here's #Packers OLB Clay Matthews describing his third roughing-the-passer penalty in three weeks: https://t.co/8ZWoCm3BVz

This isn't about being the old goat drinking beer on the couch, grabbing his crotch and talking about the good old days when Bronko Nagurski (Google him) could bend a dude's facemask with his teeth. And it isn't just a Matthews or Packers problem.

It's a larger issue and emblematic of where the NFL is headed-a league that continues to try to become nonviolent despite having violence at its core.

The NFL's effort is centered on protecting QBs at all costs. This isn't a new phenomenon. It's just reached the most absurd heights we've ever seen.
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And what is the league doing this for? Player safety? I'm not so sure. Some of it, I believe, is about negating the power of defenses, creating more explosive offenses. Another part of it, I believe, is the NFL attempting to shelter itself from any future class-action lawsuits regarding head trauma.

See, the NFL can say, we were trying to protect players.

But the way it's doing that goes against everything we know about tackling and about what football is supposed to be.

We don't need to get too much into the NFL weeds here, but there are numerous areas the league could address to focus on player health and safety. As mentioned, the Thursday night games are despised by players because of a short rest after playing on a Sunday. Get rid of them. Give interior defensive players the same protection afforded others. Increase roster size. Guarantee salaries and health care. There are literally hundreds of better ways to increase safety.

You can't control the constant violence of football with excessive rulesand eggheaded theories for specific types of plays. All you can do with those is confuse players and create a game that fans don't understand.

A game where defenders need to remember to love quarterbacks and not hit them. Say something sweet to them. Maybe wish them a happy fall. Shake their hands. But not too tight.

Make them some tea, Earl Grey, but not hot. Don't want them to burn their tongues.
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @mikefreemanNFL.

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Penalty on Clay Matthews' Textbook Hit Embroils NFL in Another Rules Controversy

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Alex Brandon/Associated Press The NFL has made its policy on how to treat quarterbacks clear after another ridiculous, absurd and patently stupid penalty on the Packers' Clay Matthews: Do not touch them. Do not hit them too hard, either. Don't put your weight on them. Be delicate. No tussling of hair.

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Indonesian teenager survives 49 days adrift at sea in 'fishing hut'

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An Indonesian teenager who looked after a fishing hut survived for 49 days at sea by cooking fish over wood taken from his vessel, it has emerged.

Aldi Novel Adilang was on the hut 125km (77 miles) off the Indonesian coast in mid-July when heavy winds caused its moorings to snap, casting the 18-year-old adrift.

He ended up thousands of kilometres away near Guam, where he was eventually picked up by a Panamanian vessel.

The 18-year-old, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, worked on a "rompong" - a floating fish trap without any paddles or engine.

His job had been to light the rompong's lamps, which are designed to attract fish, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports.

The trap, which is shaped like a hut, floats in the middle of the sea but is anchored to the seabed by ropes.

Every week, the teenager would be brought fresh supplies of food, water and fuel by someone from his company who would come to collect the fish.

'He often cried'

On 14 July, Mr Adilang's rompong was hit by heavy winds, which caused its moorings to snap.

He only had a limited amount of supplies left, so he caught fish and cooked it by burning the rompong's wooden fences.

It is unclear how he remained hydrated.

"Every time he saw a large ship, he said, he was hopeful, but more than 10 ships had sailed past him. None of them stopped or saw [him]."

His mother told the news agency AFP how she learned of her son's disappearance.

"His boss told my husband that he went missing," Net Kahiking said. "So we just surrendered to God and kept praying hard."

On 31 August, Mr Adilang sent an emergency radio signal upon seeing the MV Arpeggio nearby. He was picked up by the Panamanian vessel off the waters of Guam.

The captain of the vessel contacted the Guam coast guard, who instructed the crew to take him to Japan, the ship's destination, according to a statement from the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka's Facebook page.

Mr Adilang arrived in Japan on 6 September and flew back to Indonesia two days later, where he has now been reunited with his family. He is said to be in good health.

"He is now back at home and he will be 19 on September 30 - we're going to celebrate," his mother said.

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An Indonesian teenager who looked after a fishing hut survived for 49 days at sea by cooking fish over wood taken from his vessel, it has emerged. Aldi Novel Adilang was on the hut 125km (77 miles) off the Indonesian coast in mid-July when heavy winds caused its moorings to snap, casting the 18-year-old adrift.

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A 6 year old boy with autism goes missing from a park in North Carolina

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A massive search effort is underway in southwest North Carolina where a young boy with autism vanished over the weekend after going to a local park with his father.

The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch ramped up on Sunday as the FBI joined more than two dozen local and state law enforcement agencies to look for the boy, who was last seen at a park in Gastonia, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte, authorities said.

"We're going to explore all possibilities, including abduction," FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said Sunday, "but we're also going to make sure we search every inch of land around here to make sure that he's not simply lost."

FBI Charlotte

Maddox, who is described as nonverbal, was walking near a lake at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when his father lost sight of him, authorities said.

"They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC. "They got around to the back side of the lake. He started running, according to the parents, and when they started running after him, they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since."

In addition to the FBI, at least 24 local and state law enforcement agencies and more than 100 volunteers are helping with the search, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton said officers were searching the lake, reviewing the park's surveillance footage and interviewing residents in the area for clues.

FBI Charlotte

"If you were at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday and saw Maddox or took video or photos of their outing at the park, call us," Helton said Sunday. "We know a lot of people were in the park and we have spoken to many of them, but we have not spoken to everyone.

"No piece of information is too small. Something you may think is insignificant could be helpful to our case," he added.

More than 2 dozen agencies are helping @GPDNC search for Maddox Ritch. You can help by providing information, please no rumors or speculation. It's important we all focus on finding Maddox. If you were in Rankin Lake Park Saturday, call 704-869-1075. #FindMaddox pic.twitter.com/PcDrJwIv8n
- FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 24, 2018

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is also assisting in the search, said Maddox may be in need of medical attention, according to a statement on its website.

Police said Maddox is 4 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt with the words "I am the man" and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's special tip line at 704-869-1075.

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Northwest Indiana school bus driver arrested after being caught on video letting the students drive.

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A northwest Indiana school bus driver has been arrested after she allegedly let three students, ages 11, 13 and 17, drive her vehicle, according to police. The incident was caught on video and posted on Twitter.

According to a police statement, Joandrea McAtee, 27, let the children drive her bus Thursday as she dropped students off after school in Valparaiso, a small city about 50 miles southeast of Chicago.

McAtee, of nearby Portage, was arrested Friday after the Porter Township Schools Administration and the Porter County Sheriff's Office investigated a parent's complaint, the Northwest Indiana Times reported.

Chief Deputy Jeff Biggs said in a news release that three students took turns driving a short distance in a rural area of Valparaiso.

McAtee was arrested when she went to the Porter Township Bus Barn to pick up her paycheck, according to the news release. She is facing charges of neglect of a dependent, a felony, and was fired by Porter Township and the bus service provider.

"The Porter Township School Corporation is angered and disappointed in the actions of this driver," Stacey Schmidt, the Porter Township School Corporation superintendent, said in an email to the paper. "The safety of our students is a top priority."

Wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, Boone grove bus driver let's a middle schooler drive, middle schooler drive. pic.twitter.com/IdF4zRkhRG
- Casey✨ (@_caseyweber) September 21, 2018

"This individual's actions are not reflective of the hard work, dedication, and professionalism of our staff," Schmidt added. "We are thankful for the students and parents who came forward quickly with this information to both PTSC administration and law enforcement allowing us to respond expediently and take the proper steps to insure student safety."

The news release did not say if McAtee was still in custody or any bond amount had been set for her.

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- brianna lavin (@breelavin24) September 21, 2018

"The students and parents that immediately came forward with this information should be commended for doing exactly what we teach, which is see something, say something," Sheriff David Reynolds told the Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune.

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Tiger Woods Shoots 2-Over on Back 9 to Win 2018 Tour Championship by 2 Strokes

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6 year old with autism goes missing in North Carolina

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A massive search effort is underway in southwest North Carolina where a young boy with autism vanished over the weekend after going to a local park with his father.

The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch ramped up on Sunday as the FBI joined more than two dozen local and state law enforcement agencies to look for the boy, who was last seen at a park in Gastonia, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte, authorities said.

"We're going to explore all possibilities, including abduction," FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said Sunday, "but we're also going to make sure we search every inch of land around here to make sure that he's not simply lost."

FBI Charlotte

Maddox, who is described as nonverbal, was walking near a lake at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when his father lost sight of him, authorities said.

"They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC. "They got around to the back side of the lake. He started running, according to the parents, and when they started running after him, they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since."

In addition to the FBI, at least 24 local and state law enforcement agencies and more than 100 volunteers are helping with the search, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton said officers were searching the lake, reviewing the park's surveillance footage and interviewing residents in the area for clues.

FBI Charlotte

"If you were at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday and saw Maddox or took video or photos of their outing at the park, call us," Helton said Sunday. "We know a lot of people were in the park and we have spoken to many of them, but we have not spoken to everyone.

"No piece of information is too small. Something you may think is insignificant could be helpful to our case," he added.

More than 2 dozen agencies are helping @GPDNC search for Maddox Ritch. You can help by providing information, please no rumors or speculation. It's important we all focus on finding Maddox. If you were in Rankin Lake Park Saturday, call 704-869-1075. #FindMaddox pic.twitter.com/PcDrJwIv8n
- FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 24, 2018

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is also assisting in the search, said Maddox may be in need of medical attention, according to a statement on its website.

Police said Maddox is 4 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt with the words "I am the man" and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's special tip line at 704-869-1075.

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An Indonesian teenager, who worked on a floating fish trap 80 miles off the country's coast, survived 49 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean

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A man in Florida killed his wife, himself, and left his 4 kids

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Authorities say a sheriff's deputy fatally shot his wife and then killed himself in Florida early Monday, leaving four children in their home.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco says a 14-year-old ran from the home and called 911 after hearing an argument and a gunshot. He said the children weren't physically hurt.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister identified the deputy as 39-year-old Kirk M. Keithley, a nine-year veteran of his department. The Tampa Bay Times says the Pasco sheriff's office identified the victim as his 33-year-old wife, Samantha Keithley.

Nocco said his deputies had not previously been called to their home in Land O'Lakes.

Chronister said Keithley was reprimanded in 2016 for "misuse of communications facilities" and received a letter of counseling after an "avoidable traffic crash" in 2011.

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A massive search effort is underway in southwest North Carolina where a young boy with autism vanished over the weekend after going to a local park with his father.

The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch ramped up on Sunday as the FBI joined more than two dozen local and state law enforcement agencies to look for the boy, who was last seen at a park in Gastonia, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte, authorities said.

"We're going to explore all possibilities, including abduction," FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said Sunday, "but we're also going to make sure we search every inch of land around here to make sure that he's not simply lost."

FBI Charlotte

Maddox, who is described as nonverbal, was walking near a lake at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when his father lost sight of him, authorities said.

"They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC. "They got around to the back side of the lake. He started running, according to the parents, and when they started running after him, they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since."

In addition to the FBI, at least 24 local and state law enforcement agencies and more than 100 volunteers are helping with the search, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton said officers were searching the lake, reviewing the park's surveillance footage and interviewing residents in the area for clues.

FBI Charlotte

"If you were at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday and saw Maddox or took video or photos of their outing at the park, call us," Helton said Sunday. "We know a lot of people were in the park and we have spoken to many of them, but we have not spoken to everyone.

"No piece of information is too small. Something you may think is insignificant could be helpful to our case," he added.

More than 2 dozen agencies are helping @GPDNC search for Maddox Ritch. You can help by providing information, please no rumors or speculation. It's important we all focus on finding Maddox. If you were in Rankin Lake Park Saturday, call 704-869-1075. #FindMaddox pic.twitter.com/PcDrJwIv8n
- FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 24, 2018

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is also assisting in the search, said Maddox may be in need of medical attention, according to a statement on its website.

Police said Maddox is 4 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt with the words "I am the man" and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's special tip line at 704-869-1075.

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Truck collides with school bus in Poland, killing 2 people Polish media are reporting that a truck has collided head-on with a school bus, killing the driver and one of the children's caretakers and injuring several others on board.

The accident occurred Monday morning in Tyrowo, in northern Poland.

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Polish media are reporting that a truck has collided head-on with a school bus, killing the driver and one of the children's caretakers and injuring several others on board.

The accident occurred Monday morning in Tyrowo, in northern Poland.

Police spokeswoman Anna Balinska told the private broadcaster TVN24 that the children were on their way to school when the accident happened. She said initial findings indicate that the truck moved into the oncoming traffic lane and hit the bus head on. She said the caretaker and the driver were killed on the spot. The driver of the truck was transported to a hospital by helicopter.

Balinska said the school bus was carrying seven children, three of whom were taken to a hospital for observation.

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FBI joins massive search for 6-year-old North Carolina boy with autism

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A massive search effort is underway in southwest North Carolina where a young boy with autism vanished over the weekend after going to a local park with his father.

The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch ramped up on Sunday as the FBI joined more than two dozen local and state law enforcement agencies to look for the boy, who was last seen at a park in Gastonia, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte, authorities said.

"We're going to explore all possibilities, including abduction," FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said Sunday, "but we're also going to make sure we search every inch of land around here to make sure that he's not simply lost."

FBI Charlotte

Maddox, who is described as nonverbal, was walking near a lake at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when his father lost sight of him, authorities said.

"They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC. "They got around to the back side of the lake. He started running, according to the parents, and when they started running after him, they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since."

In addition to the FBI, at least 24 local and state law enforcement agencies and more than 100 volunteers are helping with the search, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton said officers were searching the lake, reviewing the park's surveillance footage and interviewing residents in the area for clues.

FBI Charlotte

"If you were at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday and saw Maddox or took video or photos of their outing at the park, call us," Helton said Sunday. "We know a lot of people were in the park and we have spoken to many of them, but we have not spoken to everyone.

"No piece of information is too small. Something you may think is insignificant could be helpful to our case," he added.

More than 2 dozen agencies are helping @GPDNC search for Maddox Ritch. You can help by providing information, please no rumors or speculation. It's important we all focus on finding Maddox. If you were in Rankin Lake Park Saturday, call 704-869-1075. #FindMaddox pic.twitter.com/PcDrJwIv8n
- FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 24, 2018

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is also assisting in the search, said Maddox may be in need of medical attention, according to a statement on its website.

Police said Maddox is 4 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt with the words "I am the man" and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's special tip line at 704-869-1075.

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A South Carolina teacher lowered a students' grade because he stopped having sex with her. The 27 year old math teacher was having sex with her 17 year old student. The student told his mom after the She lowered his grade from a 98 to an 89 because he refused her. She was arrested and her case is still pending.

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A South Carolina math teacher is accused of lowering a student's grade because he stopped having sex with her.

The young man and his mother are suing the Charleston County School District for negligence.

The Post and Courier reports that 27-year-old Jennifer Olajire-Aro allegedly "encouraged and coerced" her student, then 17, into having sex with her multiple times. The civil lawsuit filed last week says the teacher would remind him that she controlled his grade if he tried to fend off her advances.

The lawsuit says he told his mother after the teacher lowered his grade from a 98 to 89 when he refused her in December. She was arrested that month. Her criminal case is pending.

A schools spokesman said the district hadn't seen the lawsuit yet.

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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has promised health care for the people of India. While most think that Modi will deliver, others think that he was saying this as a pre-election boost.

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A 6 year old boy vanished during a park trip in North Carolina. He  was walking with his parents, when he started running they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since. The FBI joins a massive search now.

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A massive search effort is underway in southwest North Carolina where a young boy with autism vanished over the weekend after going to a local park with his father.

The search for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch ramped up on Sunday as the FBI joined more than two dozen local and state law enforcement agencies to look for the boy, who was last seen at a park in Gastonia, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte, authorities said.

"We're going to explore all possibilities, including abduction," FBI Special Agent Jason Kaplan said Sunday, "but we're also going to make sure we search every inch of land around here to make sure that he's not simply lost."

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Maddox, who is described as nonverbal, was walking near a lake at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when his father lost sight of him, authorities said.

"They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC. "They got around to the back side of the lake. He started running, according to the parents, and when they started running after him, they lost sight of him, and no one has seen him ever since."

In addition to the FBI, at least 24 local and state law enforcement agencies and more than 100 volunteers are helping with the search, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton said officers were searching the lake, reviewing the park's surveillance footage and interviewing residents in the area for clues.

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"If you were at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday and saw Maddox or took video or photos of their outing at the park, call us," Helton said Sunday. "We know a lot of people were in the park and we have spoken to many of them, but we have not spoken to everyone.

"No piece of information is too small. Something you may think is insignificant could be helpful to our case," he added.

More than 2 dozen agencies are helping @GPDNC search for Maddox Ritch. You can help by providing information, please no rumors or speculation. It's important we all focus on finding Maddox. If you were in Rankin Lake Park Saturday, call 704-869-1075. #FindMaddox pic.twitter.com/PcDrJwIv8n
- FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 24, 2018

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which is also assisting in the search, said Maddox may be in need of medical attention, according to a statement on its website.

Police said Maddox is 4 feet tall with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt with the words "I am the man" and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's special tip line at 704-869-1075.

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Three babies -- the youngest of whom was just three days old -- were among at least five people found stabbed early Friday at an unlicensed New York City day care, police said.

A 52-year-old day care worker was arrested in the attack, police said. She was taken to a hospital with self-inflicted cuts on her wrist after being discovered laying unconscious on the basement floor, FOX 5 NY reported.

Police said the Queens facility wasn't licensed.

A butcher knife and a meat cleaver were recovered at the gruesome scene, according to FOX 5 NY. Police said the stabbing spree occurred at around 4 a.m.

The name of the suspect wasn't immediately released and officials hadn't publicly identified a motive.

All of the wounded infants were females: a 3-day-old, a 20-day-old and a 1-month-old. The 3-day-old girl and 1-month-old girl were stabbed in the stomach and the 20-day-old girl had lacerations on her ear, authorities told FOX 5 NY. The trio was in critical, but stable, condition.

The father of a child at the day care facility and another day care worker were also stabbed in the assault. The woman was reportedly stabbed eight times. Their injuries were considered to be non-life threatening, police said. It wasn't clear whether the father's child was among those stabbed.

There were nine babies in the house at the time of the incident, according to NBC New York.

"I got up, went and got dressed, and came out to see which house is it, because obviously I'm concerned, this is my neighborhood," one unidentified neighbor told CBS New York.

Ryan Gaydos is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @RyanGaydos.

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