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The man who tipped off authorities and led them to a former Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student said today there were "clues" that made him suspicious of the pair.

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Meet the Russian 'father of all bombs'

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The Russian military says it's the most powerful thermobaric bomb of its kind, four times more powerful than the American "mother of all bombs," the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal and the largest non-nuclear bomb the United States has ever used in combat.

Based on the specifications the Russian military has released, analysts say Russia could be right.

"We believe it's real," said retired Col. Rick Francona, military analyst and former US military attache in Syria. "The Russians have been among the pioneers of these thermobaric bombs."

"I don't have any doubt that they could build this," Francona said. "It falls under their technological capabilities."

"The FOAB, if what has been reported about it is true, is the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the world," said retired Col. Cedric Leighton, military analyst and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

FOAB has never been used in combat.

'All living things vaporized'

"The FOAB is a thermobaric bomb, which means that its payload explodes at much higher temperatures," Leighton said. "The result is that living things within the area of detonation are vaporized, making the FOAB a spectacularly terrible weapon."

Russia announced that the bomb was first tested in 2007. In a national broadcast that aired on September 11, 2007, deputy chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces at the time, Alexander Rukshin, said the first test of a new bomb, capable of sending shock waves with the power of a nuclear bomb, was completed.

"The results of the tests of this air ammunition have shown that it can be compared with a nuclear weapon by its efficiency and capabilities," Rukshin said. "At the same time, I particularly want to emphasize that the impact from this ammunition does not pollute the environment in any way compared to a nuclear munition," he added.

A Channel 1 broadcast, as well as other recent publications in Russian state media, claim that FOAB is four times more powerful than MOAB, with explosion power equivalent to 44 tons of TNT, compared to 11 tons for the MOAB. FOAB is also reportedly lighter, weighing 7,100 kilograms, compared to 8,200 kilograms, while its blast radius is double that of the MOAB, at 300 meters, or about 984 feet.

Leighton said analysis conducted by his group supports those claims but there are some questions whether the explosion shown in the specific video was produced by a weapon like FOAB.

Alexander Mozgovoy, editor of Russian magazine National Defense, said he believes the Channel 1 video is accurate and he thinks Russia may have developed more than one FOAB, just like the United States has built several MOABs.

"I don't think there is only one bomb [of this kind] but definitely not a lot of them," he said. "This bomb doesn't leave anything alive. It turns everything in ashes."

Rivalry that never stopped

When the US military first tested the GBU-43/B MOAB in 2003, the Cold War era was long gone but the rivalry between the world's two superpowers never really ended.

After MOAB was introduced, Russian developers built their own bomb and by analogy nicknamed it the "father of all bombs," according to the Channel 1 report.

While the nickname has become widely popular today, it was originally created as a secret code name for the weapon, according to Channel 1.

Since then, not much additional information about the bomb has become available. "We've only seen what the Russians have told us," Francona said.

"Russia has not exported this weapon to any other nation as far as we know and it is unlikely that they will export it in the future," said Leighton. "At the moment, the FOAB's technology would be deemed to be too sensitive to export," he added.

Potential impact 'on a scale unseen'

"These are very unique weapons, so the demand for them is very, very low, because you won't use these indiscriminately," Francona said.

MOAB was originally intended to be used against large formations of troops and equipment or above-ground bunkers, but later the targets expanded to caves and tunnels buried under softer surfaces.

It was used for the first time on April 13, 2017, by the US military in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, targeting a network of fortified underground tunnels that ISIS used to stage attacks on government forces.

The ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan were the right target for the MOAB, said Francona. "Those cave complexes, tunnel complexes really call for this weapon," he said.

Russia started developing FOAB during the Afghan war, said Mozgovoy. It was intended to clear safe airspace so military helicopters can fly though, he said.

Nonetheless, it would be unthinkable to use a weapon like FOAB in areas where the Russian military operates in Syria, because of the potentially "immense" number of civilian casualties, Francona said.

"This would be on a scale unseen in Syria," he said. "I hope that we won't see the FOAB deployed in Syria, because it's just not the right target."

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Migrant workers are making thousands trimming marijuana in California

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They sit for hours at a time, hunched over tables with scissors in one hand and marijuana in the other. The work is tedious, but it pays well -- for now. This once mostly black market trade is slowly becoming more regulated, hindering the flow of quick, under-the-table cash.

Time melds together, the sound of snipping and sticky scissors clinking as they are dipped in jars of alcohol, before they get back to grooming the weed.

Most people sitting around this table in Mendocino County are migrant workers. They flood into the region during the cannabis harvest in the fall. They are the trimmers -- those hired to cut marijuana for hours on end. Many trimmers in the county looking for work this season have come from all over the U.S. and from all over the world, including Spain, France, Portugal and Switzerland.

"You want to get all the big leaf, and all the leaf, off the flower stuff so it shows in a beautiful way," said cannabis farmer Tim Blake. "You really want to trim it perfectly if you're going to sell it."

Blake, 60, is a self-described activist who has been growing cannabis for 45 years.

Blake's 155-acre farm is located across the road from his dispensary, Healing Harvest Farms, in Laytonville, California. The farm is home to 99 marijuana plants that look more like trees, standing between 6 and 13 feet tall. On average, he said, they produce 400 pounds of weed annually.

The towering plants are harvested every fall. Before the weed is sold, it has to be cut, dried and trimmed.

"The very best flowers are always going to be trimmed by hand," Blake said.

"Why do we trim? It's obviously financial motivation, for sure. It's not fun work," said Bishma, 31, who has been trimming weed for eight years. He goes by Bishma in Mendocino, but declined to give ABC News his legal name.

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California passed Proposition 64 in 2016, which legalized recreational marijuana for the state. But even before that, Blake's medicinal marijuana farm was legal under state and county ordinances.

"It's not like a free for all, grow wherever you want, whatever you want," said Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman. "We certainly have limits and conditions and ordinances. Our citizenry understands that if they don't want law enforcement to come to their house ... then all they have to do is comply with the law."

Blake, like other growers in the county, is restricted to 99 plants and has to undergo inspections on his property.

"For the most part, the federal government has said that if the state law is complied with, that the federal government will not get involved with," Allman said prior to the 2016 presidential election.

However, despite the medicinal measures Blake has followed, and the recreational law that passed in California in 2016, the future is still uncertain when it comes to marijuana and legalization under the Trump administration.

In February, press secretary Sean Spicer spoke about differences between recreational and medicinal marijuana and said, "I do believe you will see greater enforcement of [federal restrictions on recreational use]."

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A recent Yahoo News/Marist poll titled "Weed and the American Family" reported that 52 percent of Americans ages 18 or older have tried marijuana in their lifetime. It also found that "there is overwhelming support for the legalization of medical marijuana" with 83 percent of Americans behind it, and that a majority of Americans, 56 percent, "think marijuana use is socially acceptable."

Marijuana laws in the United States currently differ state to state and county to county. Even though Prop. 64 passed in California, the state is still in transition when it comes to recreational marijuana. But there is a strong sentiment from people in the business that as laws evolve to legalize recreational weed, it will have an impact when it comes to trimming and money.

The first person who hired Bishma to trim paid him in cash -- no taxes. And as a self-proclaimed world-class trimmer, he brags about how fast he is, which means he can earn more.

"Really slow trimmers can make as little as $100 a day, if they're not any good," Blake said. "A really great trimmer can make up to $400 a day, or $450 a day. An incredible trimmer can make $500 a day in product."

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Trimmers working on Blake's farm this year said they were hoping to make anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 during the harvest, depending on who you asked.

But as laws evolve and marijuana becomes more of a regulated industry, so does the business.

Blake said he always only hires trimmers who are American citizens, and in the past has had them work for barter, trimming in exchange for medicinal marijuana. But, for the first time this year, he said they will receive monetary compensation and be expected to pay taxes.

"I don't think we're going to get paid as much as we used to, or even still getting now, because taxes are coming in now," Bishma said. "We never had taxes before, ever, nothing."

"Trimmers are going to get paid through salaries," Blake said. "It's going to be the end of the gold rush for trimmers."

ABC News' Luis A. Yordan contributed to this report.

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While I've remained silent until now, as a pilot I feel compelled to offer my two cents. I should note I work for a competing airline, so I'm not going to comment on how United Airlines handled the matter, but rather discuss the role of airport security and how crew and gate agents respond to situations such as this one.

I should also emphasize that the nationwide attention to this incident -- which perhaps could have been handled differently by all involved -- came because of the actions of Chicago airport security, which determined physical force was a necessary means to an end. They, not the pilot or the crew, dragged Dao off the plane against his will.

Aviation Department spokeswoman Karen Pride said that "the incident on United flight 3411 was not in accordance with our standard operating procedure," and that the officer has since been placed on leave pending further review.

For those of us at the pointy end of the airplane, there is no more important task than to ensure the safety of our passengers. But gate agents are responsible for ensuring the proper boarding of passengers. Good flight crews will coordinate with agents, especially in abnormal circumstances, such as inclement weather. As a pilot, I don't usually get involved with the boarding process, except to offer a welcome aboard greeting.

Although all the details have not yet emerged, I am willing to bet that the United Express pilots were only aware of theissue because the flight was being delayed to rectify the problem. And until the terrible scene unfolded, the crew had no reason to get involved. Certainly, once the violence began, it would not have been prudent for any member of the crew to intervene.

The good doctor's resistance could have been interpreted as noncompliance with a crew member, which is a federal matter, but that would have been a stretch. If the noncompliance card were played, though, then it would have been a simple matter of threatening Dao with his arrest.

All that said, the gate agent was presented with a challenging situation. According to the accounts I've read, the agent followed both airline policy guidelines and Department of Transportation rules. Passengers were first offered voluntary removal incentives until, I suspect, the agent's authorized limit was reached and involuntary removal became necessary.

When involuntary removal procedures are required, specific protocols are followed. And United Express is not the only airline that has such protocols. As an example, passengers with the latest check-in time or passengers without connections are often put at the top of the removal list.

But this whole nightmare occurred because a deadheading crew was needed for a flight departing from Louisville, Kentucky, the destination of Flight 3411. "Deadheading" means carrying an airline's staff, free of charge, on a normal passenger trip. Airlines don't have crews standing by at every airport, usually only at major hubs. In that regard, if the crew wasn't properly repositioned, then a lot more passengers stood to be inconvenienced.

OK, so why wasn't the deadheading crew requirement solved before the boarding process began? Before we hang the agent again, consider it might have been possible that operational personnel didn't present the deadhead scenario until it became a last-minute decision. Perhaps a mechanical issue had occurred or the original crew misconnectedbecause of issues on their assigned flight.

On the same subject, berating the crew members who finally boarded on United Express was just wrong. They were simply doing their jobs. It was not their decisionto deadhead. Pilots and flight attendants have Federal Aviation Administration rest and duty requirements. Because of distance and time logistics, crews cannot always rely on ground transportation to get them to their next destination. They simply must fly.

Could the whole situation have been handled differently? Absolutely. Most of the time accommodation issues are solved before the boarding process begins, and if not then, at least before a passenger must be physically removed from the airplane.

Enacting legislation to prevent airlines from overbooking flights is not going to solve the problem. It will end up costing consumers more in the long run. Empty seats cost the airlines money, and they need to recoup those losses somehow.

Trust me, I would be appalled if one of my passengers was abused in such a reckless manner. But let's put the blame squarely where it belongs: on the Chicago airport security officers.

Let's hope that after the visibility of this incident, all airlines will revisit their policies. Perhaps customer service will return as an industry priority. That being said, please have a little empathy for your gate agents; they're performing a stressful job -- and for peanuts.

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The Trump family's long history with immigration

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But when it comes to hiring, he should know quite a bit about looking abroad.

The Trump family's business ventures have made use of virtually every part of the US immigration system over time -- including reported instances of illegal labor on two Trump-branded building projects.

Businesses run and owned by Trump and his adult children have been certified to legally hire 1,371 foreign visa workers since 2001, a CNN analysis of visa records shows. In addition, Trump-branded real estate has raised at least $50 million in foreign investor money through a program that gives foreign investors access to green cards, according to the company that did the development of the real estate.

The Trump enterprise has made use of low-skilled permits for vineyard seasonal workers, for example, and has used high-skilled visas to bring in models for its modeling agency.

Trump has telegraphed a hard-line position on immigration, and many of his administration's hires have signaled a move to clamp down on the US immigration system. But Trump has not spoken at length about how his own business dealings influence his approach to the US immigration system. The White House has not responded to a request for comment about how Trump's life experiences will influence his policy decisions.

Here's a look at the ways Trump and his family have engaged with the US immigration system:

How Trump businesses used it: In their business ventures, the Trumps' businesses have received 283 H-1B visas since 2001. The high-skilled visas have been used for Trump's modeling venture, Trump Model Management, Mar-A-Lago, the Trump Corporation and businesses associated with his hotels and resorts.

Melania Trump also used H-1B visas as a model to work in the US before she was granted a green card, according to a letter from her attorney released last year.

What it is: Often referred to as high-skilled visas, H-1Bs are "specialty occupation" permits, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They cover a variety of fields, including science and technology fields like computer programming, and most types require higher education degrees. Other specific categories include research related to the Department of Defense and modeling.

What the political fight looks like: H-1B visas are in high demand by powerful industries, including Silicon Valley, the medical field and academia. The demand far outstrips the supply, and powerful lawmakers like unlikely allies Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have long sought to overhaul the program. Indian outsourcing companies are often accused of abusing the visas to take jobs away from other American employers.

On Tuesday, Trump announced as part of his "Buy American, Hire American" initiative an executive order that calls for a review of the H-1B visa program, with the goal of reforming the program. Legislation on H-1Bs has long failed to advance on H-1Bs in Congress despite Grassley, Durbin and others' efforts, but the administration this year took some steps to change the way the visas are distributed.

The Friday before the application cycle opened for 2017, USCIS and the Justice Department issued new guidance and policies to make it more difficult for computer programmers to gobble up the visas. While restrictionist immigration groups have sought to cut back the number of visas, as they have with virtually all forms of legal immigration, most lawmakers have sought reforms that would allow the US to attract top talent from around the world and encourage them to stay, especially in the STEM fields.

Asked about H-1B abuse during the primary, Trump said during a CNN debate in Miami: "I know the H1B very well. And it's something that I frankly use and I shouldn't be allowed to use it. We shouldn't have it. Very, very bad for workers. And second of all, I think it's very important to say, well, I'm a businessman and I have to do what I have to do."

H-2B and H-2A visas

How Trump businesses used it: Trump businesses have received 1,024 H-2B visas since 2000, according to a CNN review of Labor records. Those visas have gone to Mar-A-Lago, Jupiter Gold Club, Lamington Farm and the Trump National Golf Club for jobs like cooks, waiters and waitresses and housekeepers. Trump Vineyards has received 64 H-2A permits since 2006, a CNN review found, for agricultural work.

What it is: H-2B visas are temporary authorizations to fill non-agricultural jobs with foreign workers. H-2A visas are specifically for temporary agriculture jobs. Employers are required to establish there are no qualified American workers to fill the positions and that hiring the workers will not affect American workers' wages. The jobs can be either seasonal, one-time need, based on peak operations or intermittent.

What the political fight looks like: The H-2B programs are controversial but also necessary to many regional economies. The industries that use the H-2 visas, primarily agriculture and food service, also tend to draw heavily on undocumented labor when workers are unavailable legally or the system is perceived as too onerous. Employers in the H-2 program are usually required to provide certain wages, transportation and housing for workers, which can be a burden on businesses that feel they can use undocumented labor for cheaper pay. The program has also been found to be ripe for abuse, as the Government Accountability Office laid out in a 2015 report questioning the effectiveness of penalties built into the program -- without which it is difficult to ensure the prevention of exploitation and abuse of workers.

Another concern for employers in the program is that the jobs must be temporary. But some agriculture industries like dairy farming require labor year round, making it difficult for them to use the program to import labor, which they have difficulty finding legally in the US.

Like other forms of immigration, several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle would like to boost the number of permits and make them easier for employers to use, in part to alleviate the demand for undocumented labor. Members of Congress, especially those from heavily agricultural districts, pay attention to the issue. But on the other side of the equation, restrictionist groups, who are represented in the administration by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, believe these guest worker programs take jobs away from Americans, and thus should be heavily curtailed.

Asked during the 2016 primary about his use of foreign workers during the 2016 primary, Trump defended his Mar-A-Lago property's hiring to The New York Times, saying in an interview, "There are very few qualified people during the high season in the area."

How Trump businesses used it: A project by the family company of Trump's son-in-law and top White House adviser, Jared Kushner, called Trump Bay Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, raised $50 million, or one-quarter of its funding, from EB-5 investments, a company representative confirmed to CNN. The property uses the Trump name but was not a project managed by the Trump Organization. Kushner Companies has not otherwise made us of EB-5, the representative said, although new deals being pursued by the company have drawn scrutiny in recent weeks.

Because EB-5 investment does not require disclosure, it is also difficult to know fully how many Trump-branded properties could have benefited from it; Trump also licenses his name to properties that his company does not directly develop.

The Trump Organization did not respond to a request for comment on its use of EB-5.

What it is: The EB-5 program allows foreign businesspeople and their families to apply for green cards, eventually leading to citizenship. To qualify for the program, would-be applicants must make a qualifying investment in a US enterprise and demonstrate they plan to "create or preserve" 10 US jobs, according to USCIS. The Department of Homeland Security has proposed rule changes that would increase the investment threshold over $1 million.

What the political fight looks like: The program has drawn criticism from members of Congress on the left and right, who assail EB-5 as essentially selling citizenship to wealthy foreigners -- many of whom are based in China -- although they acknowledge it does have value as a way to spur investment in the US and job growth. Some rural lawmakers complain that the program unfairly benefits major cities that are already economically well off.

Lawmakers that represent major metropolitan areas, like the New York delegation, have often defended the program.

EB-5 is currently tied to government funding, which expires at the end of April. Despite years of reform efforts, lawmakers have repeatedly extended the program in continuing resolutions funding the government. At a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on the topic, lawmakers signaled they would not allow another reauthorization without reform, but with five legislative days left this month before funding runs out, leadership has moved to avoid any controversies that might slow down passing funding.

Family visas

How the Trump family used it: Trump's family also has a personal connection to immigration, with his grandfather, mother and two wives being immigrants themselves. Melania Trump is Slovenian, but began modeling in the US with H-1B visas and was given a green card in 2001, before she married Trump. Trump self-sponsored herself for residency, according to a letter by her attorney released during the campaign. She became a US citizen in 2006.

Trump's grandfather was himself an immigrant to the US, joining his sister from Germany in the late 1800s. Trump's mother was an immigrant from Scotland, coming to the US in her teens to work as a domestic servant. His first wife, Ivana, was also an immigrant, coming to the US via Canada from Czechoslovakia. Ivana became a US citizen in 1988, 11 years after she married Trump.

Melania's sister, Ines Knauss, lives in New York, but neither she, family attorneys nor the White House answered an inquiry about whether she was sponsored for a visa or residency by her sister.

What it is: In addition to business-related visas, the US offers unlimited visas for "immediate relatives," according to the State Department. That includes spouses of US citizens, unmarried children of US citizens under 21, orphans adopted by US citizens and parents of US citizens who are at least 21 years old. There are also limited numbers of visas for more extended family.

What the political fight looks like: Proponents of immigration reform and restrictionists alike have sought to address "chain migration," a term used to describe the practice of bringing immigrants to the US largely based on their familial connections as opposed to the merits of what they could offer the US. Restrictionists especially have viewed the US system as too lenient, and Trump himself spoke of the need for a "merit-based" immigration system in his joint address to Congress.

Illegal labor

How they used it: There have been two incidents in which Trump-related projects reportedly used undocumented immigrants as labor.

Trump faced a lawsuit in the 1980s that accused him and business partners of withholding wages from undocumented Polish immigrants and union workers hired by a contracting company called Kaszycki & Sons to demolish the building that would make room for Trump Tower. Trump testified he did not know the workers were undocumented and blamed the contractor for hiring them.

A judge ruled in 1991 that Trump and his associates owed the workers more than $300,000 plus interest. The ruling was appealed, and the case was eventually settled under a sealed agreement, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.

Separately, The Washington Post reported in 2015 that it interviewed workers on the construction of Trump's hotel in the nation's capital who said they entered the country illegally, several of whom were still lacking authorization to live and work in the US. Trump's spokespeople at the time said the company requires its contractors to comply with hiring laws and check status of employees, and denied hiring any undocumented immigrants to build the hotel.

What it is: Non-citizens of the US are not allowed to live and work in the country without proper authorization. That could be a green card, or a particular type of visa, but foreigners who live and work in the US without proper authorization -- including expired visas -- are considered undocumented immigrants. There's an estimated 11 million of them in the US.

What the political fight looks like: Illegal immigration has been arguably the most contentious fight of the landscape. Trump made cracking down on it the focal point of his campaign, pledging to vastly step up border security and deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants.

Many Democrats and moderate Republicans agree with Trump's stated objective to deport serious criminals here illegally. But they have also called for a compromise solution that allows undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for years, sometimes decades, raising families and contributing to their communities, to have a pathway to legalization and citizenship. Trump has said the "bad" ones need to be dealt with first.

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Police in Mesa, Arizona, confirmed Friday that former Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap accidentally hit and killed his three-year-old daughter with his truck

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West Platte coach dies in crash on I-29 Wednesday evening

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A coach for the West Platte School District died in a crash Wednesday evening on I-29.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer crossed the median, striking three other vehicles.

The driver of a 2014 Ford Focus was killed. The driver of the tractor-trailer and the driver of one of the other vehicles went to hospitals.

The Highway Patrol identified the man killed as Nathan A. Danneman, 37. A 3-year-old girl in Danneman's car was taken to a hospital.

Danneman was a high school football and wrestling coach. He'd been with the district for four years.

The school district released a statement on Facebook:

"Last night, the West Platte family lost a dear member. Nathan Danneman will always be known as a positive and hard-working role model for our kids and staff. He will be greatly missed. Our deepest sympathies go out to Coach Danneman's family during this time of grief."

Grief counselors will be at the school Thursday for students.

The crash remains under investigation.

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A coach for the West Platte School District died in a crash Wednesday evening on I-29. The Missouri Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer crossed the median, striking three other vehicles. The driver of a 2014 Ford Focus was killed. The driver of the tractor-trailer and the driver of one of the other vehicles went to hospitals.

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This teen from Arizona just made college football history

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TODAY 1 day ago Aliyah Frumin

Becca Longo is smashing through a glass ceiling in a sport long dominated only by men.

The 18-year-old kicker is believed to be the first female to receive a football scholarship to a Division II school or higher, sealing the deal with a signing ceremony last week at Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona.

"My jaw dropped. I was just shocked," Longo told TODAY, upon hearing that she had made history when she signed to play at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, about 600 miles away from home.

As ESPN pointed out, while there have been about a dozen women who have played college football, none were on an NCAA scholarship.

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Longo has wanted to play football since she was a little girl. She loved watching her older brother play the sport in high school.

Yet she only began competitively playing football during her sophomore year in high school. This past season, she succeeded on an impressive 35 out of 38 extra point attempts, said her high school coach Gerald Todd.

"She was always fundamentally sound," said Todd, adding, "The other players embraced her as one of the players, not as a girl or an outsider."
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Wanting to play in college, Longo sent a highlight reel last year to a few schools and starting following Adams State head coach Timm Rosenbach on Twitter. The school's offensive coordinator Josh Blankenship wrote Longo back saying he would keep an eye out for her. That eventually led to a tryout in February where she kicked about 20 times from several distances.

"She's really accurate as a kicker and is strong enough to compete at our level," Rosenbach told TODAY, adding that he wasn't really thinking about her gender one way or another. "I just wanted to see what she was capable of."

Rosenbach also said Longo's determination stood out. "She put herself out there to be able to do this and be recognized [in a male-dominated sport]. I have a lot of respect for that. It shows a willingness to work."

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Being the only female on a male team doesn't come without unique challenges. "I get a lot of negativity and I feel like it's going to keep building up from there. But the positivity outweighs all of that, so I don't really pay attention to it," said Longo, who also received a basketball scholarship at the school and plans on studying sports management.

She's also been inspiring little girls to dream big. One supporter took to Twitter to post a photo of a girl donning a Longo jersey, writing "inspiring little girls even before shattering glass ceilings."

Longo said it's the young girls who have reached out to her that are her motivation. "They are inspiring me because they are pushing me to be a better person. I just want them to go out there and do what they love. I don't want them to have to worry about what everyone else thinks," she said.

Her mother, Andrea Longo, said she always supported her daughter playing on the boys' team. "It wasn't a big deal. I said, 'Go see if you can kick with the boys. Go have fun with it.' I didn't think it would go as far as it did. But, looking back, I know my daughter. She is one of the strongest women I know. She's incredible."

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Pioneering Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam was captured on video walking alone near her home the night before her body was discovered in the Hudson River, police said Wednesday.

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Last month a BBC crew got caught up in an eruption on Mount Etna.

Boris Behncke works for Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and is one of the scientists monitoring the volcano.

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Last month a BBC crew got caught up in an eruption on Mount Etna.

Boris Behncke works for Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and is one of the scientists monitoring the volcano.

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Meet the man who watches volcanoes - BBC News

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Last month a BBC crew got caught up in an eruption on Mount Etna. Boris Behncke works for Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and is one of the scientists monitoring the volcano.

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last killer whale born a sea

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SeaWorld on Wednesday announced the birth of the last killer whale that will ever be born at the theme park, just a little over a year after it announced plans to stop breeding orcas there amid falling ticket sales and a wave of animal rights protests.

SeaWorld Entertainment, which operates 12 parks including its flagship location in Orlando, Florida, said the calf was born Wednesday afternoon to Takara, the 25-year-old matriarch of its orca pod who was already pregnant when the marine theme park company said it would stop breeding killer whales in March of last year.

"Although this is the last killer whale birth at a SeaWorld park, our work to understand and protect this species will continue for decades to come," said Hendrik Nollens, vice president of veterinary services for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment.

The company called the calf's birth "historic" and said the event would mark "a new era" for SeaWorld Parks.

"This is an exciting and emotional day for us at SeaWorld and we are all so proud to share this new killer whale calf with the world, after a year and a half of planning, and observing and providing all the special care," said Chris Bellows, vice president of zoological operations at the company's park in San Antonio, Texas, where the calf was born.

Last year, SeaWorld said "society is changing" and the company is "changing with it" as it announced plans to stop breeding orcas.

The Associated Press

The Orlando, Florida-based company reported total revenue of $1.34 billion for 2016, down 2.2 percent from the previous full year.

Total park attendance for 2016 fell by about 2.1 percent for the year as the company's Florida and northeast park locations hit a major slump, according to the company's own accounting.

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SeaWorld on Wednesday announced the birth of the last killer whale that will ever be born at the theme park, just a little over a year after it announced plans to stop breeding orcas there amid falling ticket sales and a wave of animal rights protests. SeaWorld Entertainment, which operates 12...

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US experts who analyse satellite images from North Korea say they have seen unusual activity at the country's nuclear test site: volleyball games.

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US experts who analyse satellite images from North Korea say they have seen unusual activity at the country's nuclear site: volleyball games.
The images were taken on Sunday by a commercial satellite amid speculation that Pyongyang was preparing for its sixth nuclear test at a time of growing tensions with the US.

The pictures were released by 38 North, a North Korea monitoring project at Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland.

The analysts gave two possible reasons for the unexpected activity at the Punggye-ri test site: either preparations had been put on "stand-by", or this was part of a "deception plan" by the government.

"Regardless," they said in a report, "the Punggye-ri nuclear test site appears able to conduct a sixth nuclear test at any time once the order is received from Pyongyang."

The status of the test site remained unclear, experts Joseph S. Bermudez Jr, Jack Liu and Frank Pabian said.

"Possible explanations for the most recent developments are [that] the site and associated preparations for a sixth nuclear test have transitioned to a 'stand-by' status, with personnel being allowed some down-time for recreation.

"[Or that] Pyongyang has initiated a tactical pause in activity at the test site as part of an overall deception plan, delaying the sixth nuclear test until a time when a detonation would achieve the greatest political advantage."

The images showed indications of some minor dumping from mine carts, which could indicate tunnelling work, but no active pumping of water out of the tunnel system used for nuclear testing, they added.

There had been speculation that leader Kim Jong-un could order a nuclear test to coincide with celebrations to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founding president, Kim Il-sung, last Saturday.

How advanced is North Korea's nuclear programme?

Tensions have escalated recently, with Pyongyang warning Washington not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks".

The US, for its part, says that the "era of strategic patience" with the country is over.

The Punggye-ri site is located in a mountainous region in the north-east. North Korea says it has already conducted five successful nuclear tests - in 2006, 2009, 2013 and in January and September 2016.

But questions remains over how advanced the country's nuclear programme is.

Pyongyang has claimed to have miniaturised nuclear warheads for use on missiles, though experts have cast doubt on that given the lack of evidence.

Meanwhile, the country has conducted a series of ballistic missile launches in recent months in defiance of UN sanctions.

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N Korea tension: Volleyball spotted in nuclear test site - BBC News

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US experts who analyse satellite images from North Korea say they have seen unusual activity at the country's nuclear site: volleyball games. The images were taken on Sunday by a commercial satellite amid speculation that Pyongyang was preparing for its sixth nuclear test at a time of growing tensions with the US.

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Todd Heap accidentally hit and killed his three-year-old daughter with his truck.

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A coach for the West Platte School District died in a crash Wednesday evening on I-29.

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A coach for the West Platte School District died in a crash Wednesday evening on I-29.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer crossed the median, striking three other vehicles.

The driver of a 2014 Ford Focus was killed. The driver of the tractor-trailer and the driver of one of the other vehicles went to hospitals.

The Highway Patrol identified the man killed as Nathan A. Danneman, 37. A 3-year-old girl in Danneman's car was taken to a hospital.

Danneman was a high school football and wrestling coach. He'd been with the district for four years.

The school district released a statement on Facebook:

"Last night, the West Platte family lost a dear member. Nathan Danneman will always be known as a positive and hard-working role model for our kids and staff. He will be greatly missed. Our deepest sympathies go out to Coach Danneman's family during this time of grief."

Grief counselors will be at the school Thursday for students.

The crash remains under investigation.

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West Platte coach dies in crash on I-29 Wednesday evening

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A coach for the West Platte School District died in a crash Wednesday evening on I-29. The Missouri Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer crossed the median, striking three other vehicles. The driver of a 2014 Ford Focus was killed. The driver of the tractor-trailer and the driver of one of the other vehicles went to hospitals.

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13 year old boy shot and killed at texas park

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At least ten people have been killed in Venezuela in protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

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At least two people have been shot dead in Venezuela in protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

A teenager died in the capital Caracas and a woman was killed in San Cristobal, near the Colombian border.

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand new presidential elections and the release of jailed opposition politicians.

President Maduro has accused the opposition of attacking the police and looting shops.

He said more than 30 arrests had been made. Supporters of the government are holding a rival rally in Caracas.

Despite having the world's largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela has suffered for several years from high inflation, rampant crime and a shortage of basic goods.
What is behind the turmoil?
The protests taking place across the country were expected to be the biggest in three years, putting extra pressure on President Maduro to negotiate with the opposition and find a way of easing the country's economic crisis.

Anti-government protesters have described it as Venezuela's "second independence day".

Elections are not due until 2019, but the opposition says the country is on the verge of collapse. Inflation is expected to top 700% this year, the IMF says.

The latest crisis was triggered by last month's Supreme Court decision to officially take over power from the opposition-controlled parliament.

The Supreme Court reversed its decision after three days, but it was too late to prevent a new wave of protests.

Venezuela has now seen weeks of clashes between demonstrators and the police. The latest deaths bring the number killed to at least seven, with many more injured.

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Venezuela crisis: Teenager and woman shot dead at anti-government protests - BBC News

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At least two people have been shot dead in Venezuela in protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. A teenager died in the capital Caracas and a woman was killed in San Cristobal, near the Colombian border. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand new presidential elections and the release of jailed opposition politicians.

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Six student reporters from Pittsburg High School in Kansas have been invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner for calling into question their incoming principal's credentials.

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mother of four dies after complaining about migraines

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It's time you learned how 4/20 became 'Weed Day'

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April 20, or 4/20, is known as "Weed Day" in some circles because the date corresponds with a numerical code for marijuana.

Yes, it seems arbitrary. So how did the number 420 come to represent smoking pot?

First, let's get the myths and rumors out of the way:

The legend of the California penal code

Some claim the number is drawn from the California criminal codes used to punish the use or distribution of marijuana. But the state's 420 code actually applies to obstructing entry on public land. So, not quite.

But the rumor sounds a lot like ...

The legend of the police radio code

Neither LAPD nor NYPD even have a code 420. San Francisco Police have one, but it's for a "juvenile disturbance."

So never mind that theory.

The legend of the Dylan song

This one is a nod to Bob Dylan's song, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" and its lyric, "Everybody must get stoned."

Multiply 12 by 35 and you get 420.

Seems a bit of a stretch. And Dylan himself has never confirmed any link.

The story that appears to hold the most water is ...

The legend of the Waldos

According to Chris Conrad, curator of the Oaksterdam Cannabis Museum in Oakland, California, 420 started as a secret code among high schoolers in the early 1970s.

A group of friends at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, who called themselves "the Waldos," would often meet at 4:20 p.m. to get high.

For them, it was an ideal time: They were out of school but their parents still weren't home, giving them a window of unsupervised freedom. They met at that time every day near a statue of Louis Pasteur, the scientist who pioneered pasteurization.

The 4:20 time became a code for them to use in front of their unsuspecting parents, and 420 gradually spread from there -- possibly via Grateful Dead followers -- across California and beyond. It's even the number of a California Senate bill that established the state's medial marijuana program.

What was shorthand for a group of friends can now be seen on T-shirts, in Tinder bios (420 friendly) and throughout pop culture.

And of course, on the calendar every April.

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It's time you learned how 4/20 became 'Weed Day'

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April 20, or 4/20, is known as "Weed Day" in some circles because the date corresponds with a numerical code for marijuana. Yes, it seems arbitrary. So how did the number 420 come to represent smoking pot?

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a salad robot that is worth 30K

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is this salad robot worth $30k? - cnn video

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Is this salad robot worth $30K? - CNN Video

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Chowbotics has created a machine that lets hungry customers choose custom salads with a touchscreen. But is it the future of food delivery or just a glorified vending machine?

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The NFL draft is about a week away from the first round. This is one of the biggest events that could impact your cities team.

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Army vet completes cross-country trek to raise awareness for ptsd and suicide.