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Ex-NHL Player causes a plane to make an emergency landing after he assaulted the pilot.

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A former National Hockey League player recently forced a domestic Russian flight to make an emergency landing after the 37-year-old athlete allegedly hit a flight attendant on the head for being denied alcohol.

On New Year's Day, Oleg Saprykin had reportedly been intoxicated when he boarded an Aurora Airlines flight from Sochi to Moscow, the International Business Times (IBT) reports. According to the outlet, Saprykin demanded that a female flight attendant top-up his glass with whiskey midflight - which she refused - before things took a turn for the worse.
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"During the flight from Sochi to Moscow on the morning of Jan. 1, one of the business class passengers miscalled whiskey without calculating the capabilities of the body. The man began to scream and use foul language," an aviation insider told the Russian outlet Interfax, as per IBT.

Attempting to calm the passenger, believed to be Saprykin, IBT reported he "hit her on the head with such a force that she fell to the floor," causing bruises.

"The commander decided to interrupt the flight and land at the nearest airport urgently," the source continued, and the plane soon touched down at Voronezh International Airport.

Upon deplaning, Saprykin was arrested and detained by law enforcement officials, while the aircraft continued on to Moscow, IBT reports.

Two videos said to be related to the incident soon surfaced on the Internet, released by the Russian Interior Ministry, as per the Mirror. In the first clip, the hockey pro apparently feuds with cabin crew members on the plane; in the second, Saprykin appears to explode in rage as he is detained in a jail cell, wearing only underwear.
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According to the Mirror, Saprykin was ultimately served a fine and released. Meanwhile, TravelPulse reports that the flight attendant he attacked declined to press charges.

He proceeded to fly to Moscow with his wife and kids on another flight, the Mirror reports.
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The hockey pro later offered a different take on the purported events to Russian outlet Sport Express, as per RT.

"I'll say right away, there was no fight, I didn't touch anyone, neither fellow passengers nor a stewardess," Saprykin said in a recent interview. "I was drinking calmly, sitting with my wife in business class. Then suddenly we landed unexpectedly in Voronezh."

"The service was OK. They brought everything on time," he continued. "I didn't attack anyone. If that had happened, I would be sitting at home now."

The athlete said he was only given an "administrative fine" for foul language. Saprykin continued to claim that the pilot landed the flight early of his own accord.

Representatives for Aurora Airlines did not immediately return Fox News' request for comment.

Saprykin, a left-handed left winger, continues to play pro hockey in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, as per Heavy. He previously played seven seasons in the NHL for the Calgary Flames, Arizona Coyotes and Ottawa Sabres.

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Former NHL player causes emergency landing for reportedly assaulting flight attendant who denied him drink

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A former National Hockey League player recently forced a domestic Russian flight to make an emergency landing after the 37-year-old athlete allegedly hit a flight attendant on the head for being denied alcohol. On New Year's Day, Oleg Saprykin had reportedly been intoxicated when he boarded an Aurora Airlines flight from Sochi to Moscow, the International Business Times (IBT) reports.

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Lawyer for American arrested by Russia on spying charges says he thinks he may be exchanged

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The Russian lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying said his client is in good spirits and intends to contest the charges against him.

The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, told ABC News on Thursday that he had seen Paul Whelan in Moscow's Lefortovo prison, where the former Marine has been held since he was arrested on espionage charges last week.

"He feels entirely fine, he is holding himself with dignity, with confidence, he is acting correctly in relation to the participants in the case, and even with a some humor," Zherebenkov told ABC News.

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Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), announced on New Year's Eve that it had detained Whelan, 48, accusing him of conducting "spying activity" while visiting Moscow. The agency said it had arrested Whelan on Dec. 28 but gave no further details about the charges against him.

His family has said Whelan, who grew up in Michigan, was in Russia for a wedding and that it is impossible he is a spy.

Whelan's case has so far remained wrapped in mystery, with no official information about what precisely he is accused of doing. His lawyer, Zherebenkov, said that he had been briefed on the charges against Whelan as well as the details of the case, but that he cannot comment on them due to a confidentiality agreement. He said that Whelan does not accept the charges and intends to plead not guilty in court.

The lawyer said he would be filing an appeal on Thursday against Whelan's pre-trial detention, arguing he should be released on bail. Given the charges against Whelan, however, the appeal will almost certainly be rejected.

Whelan is currently being held alone in a cell in Lefortovo, Zherebenkov said, but added that he expected Whelan would be given a cellmate at the end of the Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January. Zherebenkov said that Whelan had requested he be placed with another English-speaker, since his Russian is poor.

Lefortovo was once controlled by the KGB and then its successor the FSB, but is now officially under the Justice Ministry. It is known as a place where spies and other high-value prisoners are held.

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Whelan's lawyer said he was being treated well, noting only that things were moving a little slowly because of the long Russian holidays.

"He asked for a few everyday items," Zherebenkov said, adding that Whelan had been delayed in receiving them because he was arrested just before New Year and "in principle, the comrades were already on holiday."

The U.S. ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, visited Whelan in jail on Wednesday, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Russia to provide access to him.

Whelan is a former staff sergeant in the Marines, and service records provided by the Marines show he served two tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2006. But in 2008, the records show, Whelan received a bad conduct discharge from the military for larceny charges and was demoted to the rank of private. According to a statement from his employer, Whelan is currently the director of global security for BorgWarner Inc., a large American auto-parts supplier.

Whelan's twin brother, David Whelan, told ABC News this week that he could not imagine his brother would spy in Russia.

"He's got a military background, he's been in corporate security for years," David Whelan said Tuesday. "He was going to be very well aware of the risks of traveling in Russia. I just don't see him putting himself in a position where he would be considered to break the law by a government like Russia's."

A self-identified Russophile and a keen traveler, Paul Whelan has travelled to Russia repeatedly as a tourist and for work, his brother said. Whelan has an account on the Russian social media site, VKontakte, which he appears to have used to mostly post holiday wishes and to express his condolences to Russians following disasters, sometimes in Russian.

Last week, he was in Russia to attend the wedding of an old friend from the Marines, who was marrying a Russian woman, his family said. He had been staying at the upscale Metropol hotel in central Moscow and had been involved in the wedding party.

The group had toured city together, including visiting the Kremlin Friday morning, his brother, David Whelan said. That was the same day, Dec. 28, Paul Whelan was detained.

The wedding was that night and his friends become concerned when Paul Whelan never appeared, his brother said. His friends hadn't heard anything from Paul since 5 p.m.

The silence "was very much out of character for him even when he was traveling," the family said of Paul Whelan in the statement.

Some of Paul Whelan's background appeared to come as a surprise to his brother, who said he had not known Paul had received a bad conduct discharge from the Marines.

Russia has yet to publicly give any details of what Paul Whelan is accused of, but on Wednesday, Rosbalt, a Russian news site known to have close ties to the security services published an article with what it said were the allegations.

Rosbalt, citing an anonymous source in Russia's security services, alleged that Paul Whelan had been caught by FSB agents in possession of a memory card containing a classified list of secret Russian operatives.

On Thursday, Rosbalt published further allegations, asserting that Russia's intelligence services believed Paul Whelan had worked as a spy for 10 years, seeking to recruit Russians picked by American intelligence agencies as promising sources with access to classified materials by befriending them on internet forums and then, years later, traveling to Russia to meet them.

Russian authorities have not commented on the Rosbalt reports and the claims have not been independently verified. The site is known to publish information it says has been leaked from the security services.

Zherebenkov said he had read the Rosbalt reports but could not comment on them, citing the case's confidentiality agreement.

"As for if that will be confirmed, well, there will be an investigation, the criminal case will be investigated, and studied," the lawyer said, saying everything will be dealt with in court.

Whelan's arrest comes on the heels of that of Maria Butina, the Russian gun rights activist who last month pleaded guilty in a U.S. court of illegally acting as a foreign agent.

U.S. prosecutors accused Butina of trying to infiltrate the Republican Party through American conservative organizations, acting on behalf of a well-connected Russian government banking official.

Russia has claimed the Butina case is a fabricated witch hunt and has accused the U.S. of taking her hostage for political reasons. That has given rise to speculation that Whelan might have been seized as a potential bargaining chip.

Secretary of State Pompeo was asked by reporters on Tuesday if he believed Russia had taken Whelan in retaliation for Butina's detention.

"We've made clear to the Russians our expectation that we will learn more about charges and come to understand what it is he is accused of and if the detention is not appropriate, we will demand his immediate release," Pompeo told reporters at a press conference in Brazil.

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American accused by Russia of spying will contest charges, lawyer says

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The Russian lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying said his client is in good spirits and intends to contest the charges against him. The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, told ABC News on Thursday that he had seen Paul Whelan in Moscow's Lefortovo prison, where the former Marine has been held since he was arrested on espionage charges last week.

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North Korean ambassador goes missing, could be hiding out in Italy

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North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy has been missing since last November and could be seeking political asylum in a "western" nation, South Korea's local media reported. Jo Song Gil and his wife left the North Korean embassy in Rome in early November and went into hiding, according to...

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People really arguing with this. Rhino did not attack dude just tapped her with his snout. People really babys. ig she was 2 but she didn't even fall over.

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The rhinoceros who touched a child after she entered its enclosure on Tuesday will not be "punished," according to zookeepers.

The incident occurred on New Year's Day at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, when a 2-year-old girl was visiting the zoo's "Rhino Encounter."

Zoo officials have released new information about the incident, which they said started when the girl managed to get into the animal's enclosure.

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"Rhino Encounter participants stand on ground level and are separated from the animals by steel poles. This child stumbled through the poles, at which point at least one of the rhinos touched the child with their snout," Brevard Zoo officials said in a statement.

The girl, whose name has not been released, "was retrieved in a matter of seconds and transported to a local hospital via ambulance," the zoo said in its statement.

The girl's mother was also transported to the local hospital for non-critical injuries on her arm, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.

"Our hearts are with the family impacted by this incident and we are committed to being as transparent as possible without disclosing personal information about our guests," the zoo said in their statement. "We are actively participating in a standard investigation conducted by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."

"The welfare of the rhinos was never compromised and they will not be 'punished' in any way," the zoo added in its statement.

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The zoo noted that the Rhino Encounters program and other experiences at the zoo have been suspended until a thorough review of safety protocols is completed.

The injured child's father released a statement through the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, where she is being cared for.

"Our daughter is in good care at Arnold Palmer Hospital and is doing well. My wife was also treated for her injury and has been released from the hospital. At this time, we ask for privacy as we focus on our daughter's recovery," the girl's father said.

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Rhino won't be 'punished' after touching toddler who entered its enclosure

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The rhinoceros who touched a child after she entered its enclosure on Tuesday will not be "punished," according to zookeepers. The incident occurred on New Year's Day at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, when a 2-year-old girl was visiting the zoo's "Rhino Encounter." Zoo officials have...

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A woman, who was a McDonalds employee was attacked by a man who demanded straws.

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A man attacked a McDonald's employee over a straw and she fought back

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A new plastic straw law had unexpected consequences when a man lashed out at a worker at a fast food chain.

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Florida student hires civil rights lawyer after being accused of cheating on SAT.

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A Florida high school student claims she was wrongly accused of cheating in her college entrance exam after she pulled herself and improved her score the second time she took the test.

Kamilah Campbell, 18, now claims her plans to study at Florida State University and major in dance are under threat due to the unfounded accusations, prompting her to get a famed lawyer to fight the board in charge of the exams.

"I did not cheat," Campbell said during a press conference on Wednesday. "I studied and I focused to achieve my dreams. It was like a blowback for me because I worked so hard, and I did everything I could do to get ready and get prepared so that I'd know that I could achieve my goal."
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The student first took the SAT test back in March 2018 and scored 900, short of the score of 1600 that is deemed perfect.

"I did not cheat. I studied and I focused to achieve my dreams."
- Kamilah Campbell

Distraught over the initial result, she decided to study more and take the test again. During her second try, she landed a 1230 score - a score the Educational Testing Service and the College Board refused to confirm and said was "invalid" until further review.

On Dec. 19, the board sent a letter to Campbell explaining that they can't validate the results because their "preliminary concerns are based on substantial agreement between your answers on one or more scored sections of the test and those of other test takers," according to WPLG.

Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump is now representing Campbell, saying that the testing board isn't verifying the results because her score was "too improved."
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"They said her score was flagged, and suggested that she had cheated," Crump said during the news conference, accusing the board of trying to "assassinate her character."

"Instead of celebrating her and celebrating her achievement they are trying to assassinate her character, and we won't stand for that," he added.

"Instead of celebrating her and celebrating her achievement they are trying to assassinate her character, and we won't stand for that."
- Attorney Ben Crump

But the testing board is sticking to its verdict and said in a statement to WSVN that the review of the test scores occurs when "statistical analyses and other factors determine it is necessary," adding that the board works with students to ensure "the validity of the test scores following a comprehensive investigation of the evidence."

While the investigation is underway, Campbell remains in limbo and unsure whether she will get in college and get scholarships.

"I was supposed to have my scores turned in to them by Jan. 1, and it's Jan. 2, and I still don't have my scores," said Campbell, "so I don't know how the application process is going to go for me."

It remains unclear when the testing board's investigation of the results will be completed.

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Florida student hires civil rights lawyer after being accused of cheating to improve her SAT score

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A Florida high school student claims she was wrongly accused of cheating in her college entrance exam after she pulled herself and improved her score the second time she took the test.

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New Jersey teen dies after falling from ski lift at Blue Mountain resort

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A 17-year-old New Jersey boy died on New Year's Day after he plunged at least 20 feet from a ski chairlift at Blue Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, the coroner's office said.

Connor Golembiewski was on the chairlift at the popular ski resort in the Pocono Mountains when he fell and hit the ground below about 11:30 a.m., NJ.com reported. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Carbon County Coroner Robert Miller Jr. said the teen died from multiple blunt force trauma and his death was ruled an accident. Miller said Golembiewski fell about 20 feet, though other reports indicated the drop was nearly double the distance.
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It's unclear if Golembiewski was using the lift bar at the time of the fall, which helps lock skiers in the lift as it transports them up the slopes. The teen reportedly landed on rocks, causing injuries to his head, back and ribs, according to WFMZ.

Golembiewski was in his junior year at Hunterdon Central Regional High School and part of the New Jersey Renegades Hockey Club.

"The NJ Renegades mourn the tragic loss of one of their players, Connor Golembiewski, who passed away tragically on New Year's Day in in a skiing accident," the team wrote in a statement on its website. "Connor was a Renegade starting at the age of 9 playing squirts thru bantams with the Renegades. He was a loyal, hardworking, respectful player that gave his all every time he came to the rink."

Renegades coach Cliff Graziano mourned the teen's death in a Facebook post, saying he lost "a friend" on Tuesday.
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"I had the privilege to coach Connor since the age of 8. I was just on the ice with him 2 days ago doing a lesson with him and his friends," Graziano said in his post. "I often tell my players that I'm their coach and we'll be friends when they are done playing for me."

"Yesterday I lost a friend. This is incredibly difficult to accept and understand," he added.

Golembiewski's death follows two other fatal incidents at the resort last year, NJ.com reported.

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A 17-year-old New Jersey boy died on New Year's Day after he plunged at least 20 feet from a ski chairlift at Blue Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, the coroner's office said. Connor Golembiewski was on the chairlift at the popular ski resort in the Pocono Mountains when he fell and hit the ground below about 11:30 a.m., NJ.com reported.

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The Reward for information on a killer of a 7 year old girl has been raised to $75,000

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A reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of a 7-year-old Texas girl has been raised to $75,000 as investigators analyzed and compared shell casings from the crime scene to those of unsolved shootings in the Houston area.

Law enforcement officers are combing northeast Houston where a suspect, described by investigators as a white man driving a red pickup truck, opened fire on an African-American family's car, killing Jazmine Barnes and wounding her mother, LaPorsha Washington.

An official briefed on the investigation told ABC News Thursday that federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are comparing shell casings from Jazmine's shooting to those in other cases to see if there are any connections.

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On Wednesday, Houston civil rights activists and religious leaders raised the specter that the random attack on Jazmine and her family was a hate crime and noted its similarities with an unsolved shooting in 2017 that left an African-American man seriously wounded.

A'Vonta Williams, now 22, was shot in an apparently random attack on Aug. 30, 2017, as he drove his car about six miles from where Jazmine was shot. Officials said Williams was shot by a white man driving a pickup truck.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Wednesday that investigators from his agency are taking a fresh look at Williams' shooting to see if anything was missed.

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Gonzalez said Jazmine's sisters, who were in the car when she was shot, are working with investigators to come up with a composite sketch of the suspect they hope to release to the public.

Meanwhile, social justice activist and journalist Shaun King announced on Twitter Thursday morning that the reward for information leading to an arrest of Jazmine's killer has been raised from $50,000 to $75,000.

"We will not stop until we find this man and bring him to justice," tweeted King, a writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School's Fair Punishment Project.

Our reward to find the killer of 7 year old Jazmine Barnes is now $75,000.

We will not stop until we find this man and bring him to justice.

If you know ANYTHING, anything at all, email me directly @ shaunking@gmail.com or contact @HCSOTexas & @SheriffEd_HCSO https://t.co/C11yqHUO4H
- Shaun King (@shaunking) January 3, 2019

The case has also prompted celebrities to get involved in the hunt for the killer.

"Find him. This evil monster," actress Gabrielle Union tweeted.

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Actress Olivia Wilde also took to Twitter to bring attention to the manhunt, writing, "Please help find this murderer if you can."

Meanwhile, Jazmine's family announced that a funeral and balloon release for the little girl will be held on Tuesday at noon at the Green House International Church in Houston.

Local activists are also planning to hold a community rally at noon on Saturday outside a Walmart close to where Jazmine was shot.

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Reward grows to $75,000 in hunt for killer of 7-year-old girl

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A reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of a 7-year-old Texas girl has been raised to $75,000 as investigators analyzed and compared shell casings from the crime scene to those of unsolved shootings in the Houston area.

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4 men tried to steal half a million dollars worth of tequila

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Someone must've been planning a party...

Four thieves in Florida were arrested after stealing half a million dollars' worth of tequila.

Around 11 p.m. Sunday night, a truck driver pulling a trailer containing $507,105 worth of Patrón stopped at the Tampa Truck Stop in Hillsborough County to eat dinner.
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About an hour later, he discovered the entire trailer was missing, with only his truck cab parked in the lot.

Authorities searched the area and found the trailer about 11 miles away around 12:30 a.m., where the four suspects were transferring the alcohol into a box truck.

"We do know it was organized, and this had been planned because the box truck was there to meet them," Danny Alvarez, a spokesperson for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, told Fox 13.
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The thieves, Vidal Estrada, Lemuel Escobar, Humberto Ramirez and Alberto Obaya, had managed to transfer 20 cases when they were arrested.

They each face charges of charges of grand theft of $100,000 or more; burglary of an unoccupied conveyance; and resisting an officer without violence, the Miami Herald reports.

This isn't the only time someone's tried to make off with free Patrón booze.
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Last year, two men stole several cases of Patrón tequila, containing 72 bottles worth $2,437.20, from a Sam's Club in Florida.

The suspects were seen in the act by a few customers, who chased them down in the parking lot. Only some of the stolen alcohol that they left behind was recovered.

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Someone must've been planning a party... Four thieves in Florida were arrested after stealing half a million dollars' worth of tequila. Around 11 p.m. Sunday night, a truck driver pulling a trailer containing $507,105 worth of Patrón stopped at the Tampa Truck Stop in Hillsborough County to eat dinner.

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17 year old girl took a cop car for a joy ride

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Authorities say a 17-year-old girl took a police cruiser on a joyride following a traffic stop early on New Year's Day in western Michigan.

Grand Rapids police say the girl was a passenger in a minivan that was pulled over about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday following a 911 call about a large fight nearby.

Police say the driver ran away and two officers ran after him, leaving the running police cruiser unattended. The young man was arrested. The other passengers were recorded on the cruiser's dashcam video fleeing the scene.

Police say the 17-year-old girl drove away in the cruiser, hit the minivan and ran several stop signs before stopping about a mile (1.6 kilometers) away. She was arrested nearby and faces charges including resisting and obstructing police.

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Authorities say a 17-year-old girl took a police cruiser on a joyride following a traffic stop early on New Year's Day in western Michigan. Grand Rapids police say the girl was a passenger in a minivan that was pulled over about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday following a 911 call about a large fight...

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Gao Chengyong, known as
China´s ¨Jack the Ripper¨, has now been executed for raping and killing 11 women in the time between 1988 and 2002.

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China's 'Jack the Ripper' executed for murders

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A serial killer who raped and murdered 10 women and one girl in northwest China has been executed, state media reported.

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Kim "Roasted" for BirdBox tweet.

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Apparently, Kim Kardashian West was blind to all the hoopla over "Bird Box."

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Humanity will slam a spacecraft into an asteroid in a few years to help save us all!!!

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Humans are preparing to punch the solar system - but in self-defense, not anger.

It's all part of a NASA mission in development called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART. Unlike most spacecraft the agency has launched to date, DART isn't about gathering scientific data and learning more about how the universe works. Instead, it's NASA's first planetary-defense mission.

"That's one of the big differences, is a lot of the science-driven missions seem to be focused on understanding the past of the solar system, the early solar system, how it all formed," Nancy Chabot, a planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory and project scientist for DART, told Space.com earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. "Planetary defense is really about the present solar system and what are we going to do in the present." [ The Greatest Asteroid Encounters of All Time!]

Specifically, planetary defense is about largish asteroids that could theoretically collide with Earth, and what humans could do to protect ourselves. Slam into an asteroid hard enough while it's sufficiently far away from Earth, and you can bump it off course.

But if you've never slammed into an asteroid before, it's difficult to know precisely the best way to do it. And that's where DART comes in. Its target isn't a threat to Earth, but by studying it carefully and then colliding with it, Chabot and the rest of the DART team will create the data humans will need if they ever want to redirect a truly threatening asteroid.

It's a very different type of mission from the other asteroid visits that have drawn headlines this year, such as those of NASA's OSIRIS-REx and Japan's Hayabusa2, which each made strides toward tapping near-Earth asteroids to collect samples to bring home. Scientists hope those samples will help them understand the solar system's earliest days.

DART's target Didymos was chosen based on very different criteria. It's a binary asteroid, which means DART can slam into the smaller object of the pair. But scientists can gather robust data about the bodies and their locations from Earth, which will help them track where to target the car-size spacecraft as well as how much the collision knocked the object off course.

"It's interesting, because it's a space mission, but the telescopes are such a huge, important part of the mission succeeding," Chabot said. "We have to know where this moon is in order to impact it, to make this maximum deflection. We kind of take for granted that we know where everything is at all times. We understand where the system is as a whole, but specifically where that moon's gonna be [requires tracking] because we want to try to hit it head-on."

Then, there's the impact itself, with the spacecraft slamming itself into the space rock at a speed of nearly 13,500 mph (6 kilometers per second). If the mission launches as currently planned in June 2021, that collision will come in October 2022.

And while ground telescopes will track how the tango of Didymos' two parts changes after the impact, scientists may be able to rely on two eyewitnesses as well. [ 7 Great Movies Featuring Earth-Threatening Asteroids]

The first is a CubeSat, called Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids, which the Italian space agency has proposed to send with DART. The second is a European Space Agency mission called Hera, which it is considering launching in time for it to arrive at Didymos in 2026. That spacecraft would be able to study the binary asteroid in more detail and measure the crater DART creates.

Chabot said that so far, people seem excited and on board with the idea of hurling a spacecraft into an asteroid, just in case we ever need to do it for real. But she also said that we can learn only so much from the experiment, and that if an asteroid really does loom, we'll need a heads-up - so continuing to observe and identify asteroids is crucial.

"To do something like this, we'd also need a really long warning time; the idea of a kinetic impactor is definitely not like [the movie] 'Armageddon,' where you go up at the last hour and you know, save the Earth," Chabot said. "This is something that you would do five, 10, 15, 20 years in advance - gently nudge the asteroid so it just sails merrily on its way and doesn't impact the Earth."
Original article on Space.com.

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Division 3 basketball player hit his face on the backboard during a game

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Blaise Meredith briefly ruled the Internet Wednesday night, after a scary-looking play in a college basketball game in Rock Island, Ill.

The North Central (Illinois) College player chased down Augustana College's Chrishawn Orange on a breakaway layup. Meredith managed to block the shot ... but he kept flying through the air and slammed face-first into the backboard.

KWQC-TV6 sports anchor Skubie Mageza captured the video.

OMG! I can't stop watching this.. 😂. A block gone wrong...#SportsCenterNotTop10

North Centrals Blaise Meredith tries to chase down a block and gets punished by the backboard. Don't worry he was ok and went back into the game moments later.

But SHEEESHHH! @espn @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/ETxqRIuUwf
- Skubie Mageza KWQC-TV6 (@Skubie3Mageza) January 3, 2019

Thankfully, incredibly, Mageza reports Meredith was OK and returned to the game moments later. And Twitter expressed its amazement.

I've shot basketball for almost 22 years and have never seen this happen. North Central's Meredith Blaise hits his head on the backboard chasing down a block. He would be ok and come back into the game @d3hoops pic.twitter.com/cfEURZnkjM
- Kory Kuffler (@kuff_sports) January 3, 2019

@meredith_blaise damn bro, your bunnies too high that you hit your head on the backboard 😂😂 https://t.co/c3BWRSS1r1
- Kevin Luna (@kevinluna97) January 3, 2019

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Watch: College player smacks face on backboard blocking shot

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Blaise Meredith briefly ruled the Internet Wednesday night, after a scary-looking play in a college basketball game in Rock Island, Ill. The North Central (Illinois) College player chased down Augustana College's Chrishawn Orange on a breakaway layup. Meredith managed to block the shot ...

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Tumblr bans adult content, but the site struggles to identify what is and isn't inappropriate.

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we tested tumblr's ban on porn. it needs work - cnn

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We tested Tumblr's ban on porn. It needs work

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Tumblr continues to crack down on adult conduct, but its behind-the-scenes technology still struggles with identifying the difference between what's banned and approved nudity.

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man attacks a women(who is a McDonalds employ) over a straw. because of a new law on plastic.

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a man attacked a mcdonald's employee over a straw - cnn

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A man attacked a McDonald's employee over a straw and she fought back

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A new plastic straw law had unexpected consequences when a man lashed out at a worker at a fast food chain.

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A nurse in Idaho is being investigated for her role in a case of a missing Colorado mother. The Colorado mother's fiance was charged with 2 counts of first degree murder.

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A woman being investigated for her role in the case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth has been identified as a 32-year-old nurse from Twin Falls, Idaho, two of the woman's family members and a law enforcement source told ABC News.

ABC News is withholding reporting the woman's name because she has not been publicly identified by law enforcement investigators.

Berreth's fiancé, Patrick Frazee, was formally charged Monday with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of solicitation to commit murder.

Woodland Park Police Department

The woman has not been charged with any crime and her exact relationship to Frazee is unclear.

Sources told ABC News that the woman is being investigated for disposing of Berreth's cellphone in Idaho. Investigators had previously said that Berreth's phone was detected in Idaho on Nov. 25, three days after Thanksgiving when the 29-year-old mother was last seen publicly.

In the three months before Berreth vanished, Frazee allegedly tried three times to find someone to kill her, according to formal charges filed by prosecutors.

"I cannot comment on who is being solicited," Dan May, the district attorney for Colorado's 4th Judicial District, said previously.

The Twin Falls, Idaho, Police Department said in a statement in December that its officers had helped serve search warrants connected to Berreth's disappearance.

On the same day Berreth's cellphone pinged in Idaho, her employer, Doss Aviation, in Pueblo, Colorado, received a text message, presumably from Berreth, stating that she would not be able to work the following week, police said.

Woodland Park Police

The last confirmed sighting of Berreth was on Thanksgiving Day, when surveillance cameras videotaped her going into a Safeway supermarket near her home in Woodland Park, Colorado, with her 1-year-old daughter, police said.

Frazee told police that he met up with Berreth on Thanksgiving Day to pick up their daughter.

Berreth was reported missing to the police on Dec. 2 by her mother.

Frazee was arrested Dec. 21, though details of what led police to arrest him have not been disclosed.

Affidavits in the case were sealed by the court, prosecutors said.

Police no longer believe the mother is alive, officials said. The crime may have occurred at her home, police said.

"There potentially could be other people arrested in this case," May said.

Teller County Sheriff via KMGH

Frazee has not entered a plea. He is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 29. His attorney, Adam Steigerwald, did not return a request for comment.

The woman and her attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.

A spokeswoman with the 4th Judicial District, which is now prosecuting the case against Frazee, declined to comment Wednesday.

ABC News' Bill Hutchinson contributed to the reporting in this story.

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Nurse under investigation in case of missing Colorado mother: Sources

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A woman being investigated for her role in the case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth has been identified as a 32-year-old nurse from Twin Falls, Idaho, two of the woman's family members and a law enforcement source told ABC News.

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Antonio Brown called ex-teammate, Ryan Clark, "Uncle Tom" on an Instagram post.

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown responded to criticism from former teammate-turned-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark on Wednesday, calling the ex-defensive back an "Uncle Tom."

Brown's remark appeared in the comments section made by the ESPN NFL account. The post featured a quote fragment from Clark who said it was time for the Steelers and Brown to part ways.

"This is where [head coach] Mike Tomlin has to put his foot down and shop Antonio Brown," he told ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt. "Obviously you want to get something for him. He's one of the best wide receivers in the league. As a matter of fact, he's one of the best football players in the league."
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Clark also listed the controversial things Brown has done while with the Steelers, including using social media while Tomlin was speaking to the team. Brown only commented on the post "Uncle Tom," referring to the derogatory used to describe a black person who is eager to win over the approval of a white person.

The two were teammates on the Steelers from 2010 to 2013.

Brown also sent a cryptic "Happy New Year" tweet.

Clark appeared to try and downplay the entire situation in a tweet.

"I have a ton of nieces and nephews that I love so much. They all call me Ryan," he wrote. "The rest is just the rest....... I'll let that be. No one wins here publicity. Let's all keep the same energy all the time. Happy New Year."

The latest controversy comes amid a report Brown was benched for the final game of the season over a dispute with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

The 30-year-old wide receiver chose not to attend practice and reportedly threw a football toward Roethlisberger, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. One NFL reporter characterized the dispute as "fairly ugly."
STEELERS STAR ANTONIO BROWN BENCHED AFTER DISPUTE WITH BEN ROETHLISBERGER, REPORT SAYS
It's unclear what the next step is for Brown. He set a Steelers team record with 15 touchdown catches in one season in 2018 to go along with 1,297 receiving yards. He appeared to show interest in joining the San Francisco 49ers after following the team and a few players on their social media accounts, according to NBC Sports.

The Steelers missed the playoffs this year losing four of their last six games. Their season had initially been overshadowed by the absence of running back Le'Veon Bell, who chose to sit out the season instead of signing his franchise tag.
Fox News' Kathleen Joyce contributed to this report.

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Pittsburgh Steelers' Antonio Brown calls ex-teammate-turned-analyst 'Uncle Tom' after criticism

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown responded to criticism from former teammate-turned-ESPN analyst Ryan Clark on Wednesday, calling the ex-defensive back an "Uncle Tom." Brown's remark appeared in the comments section made by the ESPN NFL account. The post featured a quote fragment from Clark who said it was time for the Steelers and Brown to part ways.

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Six people were killed and 16 injured when a crowded commuter train and a truck trailer that fell from a freight train collided on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, authorities said.

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denmark train accident kills 6 on bridge  - cnn

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6 killed in train accident on Danish bridge

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Six people were killed and 16 injured when a crowded commuter train and a truck trailer that apparently fell from a freight train collided on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, authorities said.

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Man in Illinois buys wife new diamond ring after she lost her first ring

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There wasn't a dry eye in the room when an Illinois man surprised his wife of 67 years with a new engagement ring.

Diane Hawkins says her mother recently lost her wedding rings at the nursing home where she and her husband live.

Hawkins' father left his wife speechless when he presented her with the new diamond ring in front of friends and family just two days before Christmas.

The couple then shared an emotional kiss.

Hawkins said her father asked her to go with him to buy the new engagement and wedding rings for her mother.

She said her mother recently fell, injuring her left hand, and was unable to wear her rings. After taking them off and placing them in a jewelry box, Hawkins said the rings went missing.

"But that didn't stop the love this couple has shared for 67 years," Hawkins said.

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Man surprises wife of 67 years with new engagement ring

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There wasn't a dry eye in the room when an Illinois man surprised his wife of 67 years with a new engagement ring. Diane Hawkins says her mother recently lost her wedding rings at the nursing home where she and her husband live.