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A drone crashed into a commercial airplane in Canada, the first time such an incident has occurred in the country, the government said Sunday.

A plane operated by charter airline Skyjet was approaching Quebec City's Jean Lesage International Airport on Thursday when a drone struck one of its wings, according to local media reports. There were six passengers and two crew members aboard the plane.

"I am extremely relieved that the aircraft only sustained minor damage and was able to land safely," Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement Sunday.

Based in Quebec, Skyjetoperates a fleet of small twin-engine aircraft, according to its website. The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.

Related: Drone's operator detained for flying near Chinese airplane

The rapidly growing use of drones by consumers around the world has led to an upswing in the number of encounters between the remote-controlled devices and planes. Transportation authorities have been trying to come up with rules to avoid a disaster.

Earlier this year, Canada announced safety measures making it illegal to fly recreational drones within 5.5 kilometers (3.5 miles) of an airport, and restricting the height of a drone's flight to 90 meters (about 300 feet). Punishment for breaking the regulations can include a fine of as much as 25,000 Canadian dollars ($20,000) and a prison sentence.

The drone that struck the passenger plane last week was following the 3.5-mile restriction, but was flying much higher than legally allowed, hovering some 450 meters (1,500 feet) above the ground.

"If a drone were to hit the window of a cockpit and incapacitate the pilot, or were to damage in anyway an engine, this could have catastrophic results," Garneau said at a news conference.

Related: Dubai deploys a 'drone hunter' to keep its airport open

A commercial drone flew dangerously close to a passenger plane in China earlier this year, prompting authorities to detain the drone's pilot. In the U.K., the pilot of a British Airways flight said a drone struck the front of the aircraft during its approach to Heathrow airport last year.

Dubai's airport last year said it was carrying out trials of a "drone hunter" -- a remote-controlled aircraft to detect drones that are in danger of straying into the airport's space -- after unauthorized drone activity forced the airport, the third busiest in the world, to shut down several times.

In Canada, officials say that of the roughly 1,600 drone incidents reported to authorities so far this year, 131 posed a threat to aviation safety.

CNNMoney (Hong Kong) First published October 16, 2017: 2:02 AM ET

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A plane operated by charter airline Skyjet was approaching Quebec City's Jean Lesage International Airport on Thursday when a drone struck one of its wings, according to local media reports. There were six passengers and two crew members aboard the plane.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting from overnight. This latest violence has some families questioning if they feel comfortable visiting the area after day.

Police say a driver tried to hit a KCPD officer near Pennsylvania and Westport, around 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The officer was not injured, but did fire his weapon at the suspect.

Several Westport visitors said they no longer visit the area after dark.

"It just seems like it is become a weekly event. I wasn't necessarily surprised but I was upset about it because it is getting old," said visitor Paige Turner.

Now some in the area are asking for changes, including closing off long stretches of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westport Road by making them privatized with metal detectors from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Officer fires at suspect attempting to strike him with car in Westport

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting from overnight. This latest violence has some families questioning if they feel comfortable visiting the area after day. Police say a driver tried to hit a KCPD officer near Pennsylvania and Westport, around 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning.

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Court is now pressing on erin curry, former COO of Xceligent, that she was creating a fearsome enviroment in which employees could not work in. The court judge pressed Erin to post a letter in the employee breakroom that practically says "You do not need to tell erin curry anything from this point on, Come to me for anything." Which is equally unfair to Erin as It would be for anyone. Taking on now another lawsuit, Xceligent may be falling behind on Costars point.

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Erin Curry, a 17-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry has extensive experience in management and operations across multiple companies. As a founding partner of Pinnacle Title Group, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer. As the company grew, she became the primary COO for both Pinnacle Appraisal and Pinnacle Commercial - ultimately directing operations of all the Pinnacle companies.

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Police have arrested three women, in connection to an explicit video shot at a Chandler daycare center.Police have arrested three women, in connection to an explicit video shot at a Chandler daycare center.

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Police have arrested three women, in connection to an explicit video shot at a Chandler daycare center.

On Wednesday afternoon, Chandler Police said 25-year-old Gabriella Del Carmen Garcia and 24-year-old Fatina Sawyer are in custody, in connection with a video that shows a woman using a sex toy at the Superkids Daycare Center located near Alma School and Warner Roads.

TEEN ANNOYED BY GIRL'S SNAPCHATS PLEADS GUILTY TO SHOOTING HER
According to the statement, Garcia surrendered herself to police, and Sawyer was arrested by Mesa Police, after they responded to a call at her mother's residence.

Police said Garcia has been identified as the woman using the sex toy in the video and Sawyer is the person who shot the video.

A third woman identified in the video, 21-year-old Janae Peterson, was arrested on one count of failure to report. She has since been released from jail.

Read more from Fox 10 Phoenix.

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Police have arrested three women, in connection to an explicit video shot at a Chandler daycare center. On Wednesday afternoon, Chandler Police said 25-year-old Gabriella Del Carmen Garcia and 24-year-old Fatina Sawyer are in custody, in connection with a video that shows a woman using a sex toy at the Superkids Daycare Center located near Alma School and Warner Roads.

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Colin kaepernick filed a greivence  against the National Football League in which he claims team owners collude to keep  him from being signed.

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Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the National Football League in which he claims team owners colluded to keep him from being signed.

The grievance was filed on Sunday under the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to a statement from Mark Geragos, Kaepernick's attorney. Geragos isalso a CNN contributor.

The statement said the grievance was filed "only after pursuing every possible avenue with all NFL teams and their executives."

Kaepernick, who is still a free agent, first took a knee during the singing of the National Anthem before a 2016 preseason game. He kneeled to protest the treatment of black Americans, particularly by police.

The protest was seen by some as disrespecting the flag. Kaepernick has yet to be picked up by another team since opting out of his contract with the 49ers in March.

Related: NFL commissioner: 'We need to move past this controversy'

The statement also says athletes who protest peacefully "should not be punished" and denied employment because of "partisan political provocation by the Executive Branch of our government."

The statement referenced comments made by President Trump, who criticized the NFL and attacked athletes who kneel during the national anthem.

"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired. He's fired,'" Trump said at a campaign-style rally in September.

Related: Roger Goodell's wife used fake Twitter account to defend her husband

The statement from Geragos on Sunday also seemed to take aim at NFL owners, who promoted a message of unity after Trump's attack by locking arms with players during the anthem.

The statement said the owners "made great theater imitating" peaceful political protest by doing so.

The NFL Players' Association is not representing Kaepernick in this grievance. However, the association said it will be speaking with his team and will support him in his efforts.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 15, 2017: 10:27 PM ET

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Criminals are stealing more guns in Kansas city. Then ever and now   there are gun owners making it easy for them.

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As inconspicuously as he could, Eric Neely slipped his 9mm Glock 43 semiautomatic pistol out of his concealed waistband holster and into a backpack.

He and his girlfriend were in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot. He had tickets to the Chiefs game against the Saints last October, and the Nebraskan needed to stow the gun in his SUV before passing through the stadium's metal detectors.

But the gun and the backpack were gone when they returned hours later.

His loss was just one in what has been an unprecedented and alarming rash of gun thefts citywide in Kansas City since 2016, according to electronic police records obtained by The Star.

The number of annual firearms thefts rose from 496 to 588 between 2008 and 2015, but it exploded in 2016. Thieves stole 804 a year ago - a 37 percent increase. And they are on pace to steal some 830 firearms in 2017.

Neely learned his lesson, he said. He now has a steel lockbox with a steel cable in his SUV.

But too many gun owners are only making it easy for criminals to propel Kansas City's harrowing gun violence.

Too many are stowing their guns carelessly in cars, not securing them in locked boxes, and failing to record serial numbers to help law enforcement if they are stolen.

"It comes down to personal responsibility," said Mark Jones of Chicago, a retired supervisory special agent in the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

"All guns start life as a legal commodity," he said. But when gun owners fail to protect their weapons, criminals take them "into the underground market."

Gun thieves know there are eager buyers for illegal guns who, because they can't get them legally, will readily pay a hefty cash price on the street, said Don Pind, a Kansas City firearms training consultant.

"You can get $300 for anything that goes ban g," he said.

The repercussions run deep. A 2016 study by the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health determined that in violent crimes where guns were recovered, the perpetrator carried a gun owned by someone else 8 out of 10 times.

"Those guns stay on the streets," Kansas City Police Department spokeswoman Capt. Stacey Graves said. "They bring violence on our community."

At some point police may recover a stolen gun, but by then odds are "it has changed hands many times" and been involved in multiple crimes.

"The sad part," said Johnson County resident Kim Berry, "is they get out on the street and get used in killing people senselessly."

Berry's son and a friend had two guns busted out of their car in a parking lot in Westport in March, 2016 - two Glocks, both .40 caliber semiautomatic pistols.

They suspect that other people with them that night knew the guns were there and doubled back to break into the car and steal them.

"They probably sold them, and then they probably sold them," she said.

Arrowhead Stadium and the Westport parking lots were just two of several locations that had multiple reports of gun thefts at or near them since 2008.

Thieves will prey on car lots where they suspect there are likely to be gun owners, or in lots such as Arrowhead Stadium or nightclubs - locations where metal detector security doesn't allow guns inside, so people leave them in their cars.

By far, the location with the most reported thefts since 2008 was the lots surrounding the KCI Expo Center, which often features gun shows, with thieves plundering the lots for 25 thefts - more than half of them since 2016 - often stealing several guns in one break-in.

Other hot spots included Walmart on U.S. 40 in east Kansas City, the Barrywoods Crossing area in Kansas City, North; the Winnwood Skate Center; and the Ameristar Casino.

Numerous thefts were reported near night clubs as well, including KC Mingles in south Kansas City, BLVD Nights on Southwest Boulevard, the former Mac's Jazz and Blues Club on Blue Ridge Boulevard and the now-closed Rookies Sports Lounge in south Kansas City.

Kansas City police work with property owners and event planners to encourage better lighting and more security and surveillance of lots, Graves said. They increase patrols around gun shows. They help patrol the Arrowhead parking lot, she said, but officers are also dealing with "people issues" among the tailgaters.

Club owners like Charlie Johnson, who manages the KC Mingles nightclub, say they hire off-duty Kansas City police to patrol their parking lots. But many customers are parking out on the streets, and that's where he thinks they are most vulnerable.

"I think there's a ring (of gun thieves) going around," he said. "And more people are carrying guns."

With so many guns out there, thieves don't even have to be certain there is a gun inside before breaking in. Gun owners' practice of leaving firearms "hidden" in their cars is a dangerous gamble.

"If you break into three cars, you'll probably get guns out of two of them," Johnson said.

Weapons of choice

Roughly one-third of the guns reported stolen are 9mm handguns. Some 28 percent of the guns are .40 to .45 caliber. More than half of all stolen firearms are semiautomatic weapons.

While these weapons may efficiently carry out the tasks criminals undertake, they also simply reflect what are the most common firearms among all gun owners, gun shop managers say.

Thieves are simply taking the opportunities that gun owners give them - and police departments and law enforcement are struggling to track them and the illegal guns down.

The growth in stolen guns follows an "increase in vicious gang activity," said Kevin Jamison, an attorney and the president of the Western Missouri Shooters Alliance.

Kansas City has recorded 113 homicides this year as of Oct. 12, already far beyond the year-end total of 94 in 2016, police records show. Firearms were used in 97 of the killings.

Jamison frequently represents clients in court cases involving guns. It gives him a look at the history of many confiscated guns.

"As far as I can tell, there isn't a kingpin for illegal guns," Jamison said. "You have drug addicts looking for anything valuable they can sell for cash."

When he asks clients in firearms-related cases where they got the guns, Jamison said, most often the answer is: "From some dude."

The whole gun underground is a maddening mystery, said Jones, the retired ATF special agent. Many people - because of criminal records or associations - don't contact police when their guns are stolen, he said. And many stolen gun reports are "spurious" because in some cases people buy guns for criminals and then report them as stolen to insulate themselves from any crimes that follow.

"Nobody is really sure how many are stolen," he said. "All you can do is guess."

But there are many measures that show gun thefts are spiking, Jones said, including an increase in the robberies of gun shops that are recorded with the ATF. Even federal agents and law enforcement officers are reporting more of their personal and agency-issued firearms as stolen.

The spike in gun thefts reflects an overall spike in interest in guns. Kansas and Missouri stand out with many states that have made it easier for people to conceal-carry and openly carry firearms. FBI records show that gun sales are booming nationwide.

The FBI ran 27.5 million background checks on people wanting to purchase guns in 2016, a record number that was 18.9 percent higher than the previous record of 23.1 million in 2015.

This year, through September, the FBI is on pace to perform another 24.3 million background checks.

Westport businesses have seen the evidence of Kansas City's rising rate of gun thefts, said Kim Kimbrough, executive director of the Westport Regional Business League.

"A sizable number of guns we take off of folks are stolen," he said.

The concern goes beyond venues like the KCI Expo Center, its gun shows, and the surrounding airport hotels, said Michael B. Rose, general manager of the Expo Center and the Holiday Inn Express and Suites at the airport.

Car break-ins overall are a problem and hotel managers throughout the area and on both sides of the state line are talking about it seemingly weekly, he said.

"We talk about it all the time," he said. "We're putting up more cameras and gate systems. That all costs money, but we're doing it to make people feel safe so they keep coming back."

'Keep honking, I'm reloading'

Like the police, business owners also urge gun owners to take measures to protect themselves and their firearms.

Gun owners also should maintain a complete record of their guns, including their serial numbers. The ATF provides a template for a personal firearms record at ATF.gov.

Pind, the Kansas City firearms training consultant, suggests gun owners may want to think twice about having a National Rifle Association sticker on their window, or any other indicator that their vehicle belongs to a gun owner.

"I know people like to advertise their gun shop ... or they've got a bumper sticker that says, 'Keep honking, I'm reloading,'" he said. "But it tells people you're into firearms."

He also cautions against wearing your pistol in a visible side holster - which is becoming more common as people sometimes do to express their support of the right to carry firearms.

Someone who's looking to steal a gun can see it, and having a holstered gun doesn't help when a thief from behind suddenly has a gun to the back of your head.

"You're not going to outdraw him," Pind said.

People should avoid leaving unsecured firearms in vehicles and make sure that any valuables left in a car are completely out of view, police said.

Extra precautions are necessary in parking areas where thieves may think there is an increased likelihood of finding guns - such as at gun shows or outside sporting and entertainment events where no firearms are allowed inside.

Berry, whose son had a gun taken from his car in Westport, said the best protection may be to make choices that allow you to leave guns behind.

"If you think you need a gun, your best choice is not to go," she said. "Bullets have no name. It's the innocent person who pays."

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As inconspicuously as he could, Eric Neely slipped his 9mm Glock 43 semiautomatic pistol out of his concealed waistband holster and into a backpack. He and his girlfriend were in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot. He had tickets to the Chiefs game against the Saints last October, and the Nebraskan needed to stow the gun in his SUV before passing through the stadium's metal detectors.

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Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the National Football League in which he claims team owners colluded to keep him from being signed.

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Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the National Football League in which he claims team owners colluded to keep him from being signed.

The grievance was filed on Sunday under the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to a statement from Mark Geragos, Kaepernick's attorney. Geragos isalso a CNN contributor.

The statement said the grievance was filed "only after pursuing every possible avenue with all NFL teams and their executives."

Kaepernick, who is still a free agent, first took a knee during the singing of the National Anthem before a 2016 preseason game. He kneeled to protest the treatment of black Americans, particularly by police.

The protest was seen by some as disrespecting the flag. Kaepernick has yet to be picked up by another team since opting out of his contract with the 49ers in March.

Related: NFL commissioner: 'We need to move past this controversy'

The statement also says athletes who protest peacefully "should not be punished" and denied employment because of "partisan political provocation by the Executive Branch of our government."

The statement referenced comments made by President Trump, who criticized the NFL and attacked athletes who kneel during the national anthem.

"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired. He's fired,'" Trump said at a campaign-style rally in September.

Related: Roger Goodell's wife used fake Twitter account to defend her husband

The statement from Geragos on Sunday also seemed to take aim at NFL owners, who promoted a message of unity after Trump's attack by locking arms with players during the anthem.

The statement said the owners "made great theater imitating" peaceful political protest by doing so.

The NFL Players' Association is not representing Kaepernick in this grievance. However, the association said it will be speaking with his team and will support him in his efforts.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 15, 2017: 10:27 PM ET

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TODAY 17 hrs ago Embry Roberts

The Weaver family home in Santa Rosa, California, used to look like this.

But on October 9, residents Clint Weaver, 68, and Kathy Weaver, 62, awoke in the middle of the night to find their beautiful home transformed into an inferno.

"They had to drive through walls of flames and across a burning wooden bridge to get to mark west springs road and to safety," Beckyjean Widen, the couple's daughter, wrote in a Facebook post. "They lost everything."

But one loss hurt even more than watching their home burn to the ground: leaving behind their 9-year-old Bernese mountain dog, Izzy, who "bolted in another direction" as the couple fled the property, the couple's son, Jack Weaver, 37, told NBC News.

The next day, Jack Weaver returned to the scene to get some video footage of the house's remnants for his parents. What he found was shocking ... in the best way possible.

Izzy had survived.

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"When she came exploding out, that was an incredibly gratifying moment," Jack Weaver told NBC News, adding, "I was so excited that I dropped the phone." (See for yourself at the end of the clip!)

Izzy smelled of soot and was covered in ashes - but the two-time canine cancer survivor has made it back to her loving family.

As for the rest of the Weavers, Clint underwent surgery for a dislocated bone in his arm. Kathy was physically unharmed, but is still processing the traumatic experience.

"(My mom has) gone through a lot. The goal was to try to put her mind at ease one way or the other," Jack said of returning to the home for the footage. "We didn't believe (Izzy) would've survived."

Good thing this 115-pound pup is a fighter - just like the rest of her family. Best of luck to all of the Weavers as they recover and rebuild.

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Chiefs have aura of invincibility ripped away by Steelers in 19-13 loss

Kansas City was barely competitive Sunday against the Steelers as the NFL's sole undefeated team dropped its first game of the season.

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Last night at Louisiana Lake an oil rig exploded. 7 people got injured and 1 is missing. Rescue boats are being called.

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At least seven people are injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded Sunday night in Louisiana.

Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato said that at least seven people were injured and authorities were actively searching for one missing person, The Times-Picayune reported.

Officials from the St. Charles Parish wrote on Facebook that "The Emergency Operations Center is aware that an oil platform is currently on fire in Lake Pontchartrain and that it caused the loud sound earlier tonight. Officials are responding."

The U.S. Coast Guard is also responding, according to a Facebook post from the Jefferson Parish.

Rescue boats are being dispatched from the Kenner Boat Launch and officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are assisting with rescue efforts, The Times-Picayune reported.

Mike Guillot, director of East Jefferson Emergency Medical Services said that the two individuals brought in are in stable condition but the other five brought to the University Medical Center are in critical condition with "blast type injuries and burns," the Times-Picayune reported.

Andrew Love, who lives about 10 blocks away from the explosion, told The Times-Picayune that his "house actually shook."

"At first I thought it was a sonic boom or something," Love said. "I had no idea what was happening."

Roger Fernandez said the explosion "shook me out of my couch."

The rig, according to The New Orleans Advocate, is operated by CLOVELLY Oil.

Lake Pontchartrain is roughly a 30-minute drive north of North Orleans.

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The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise.

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The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise.

In a tweet, Abdirahman Osman called the attack "barbaric" and said countries including Turkey and Kenya had already offered to send medical aid. Hospitals were overwhelmed a day after a truck bomb targeted a crowded street near key government ministries, including foreign affairs.

As angry protesters gathered near the scene of the attack, Somalia's government blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for what it called a "national disaster." However, Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group, which often targets high-profile areas of the capital, had yet to comment.

Al-Shabab earlier this year vowed to step up attacks after both the Trump administration and Somalia's recently elected president announced new military efforts against the group.

The Mogadishu bombing is one of the deadliest attacks in sub-Saharan Africa, larger than the Garissa University attack in Kenya in 2015 and the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.

Doctors at Mogadishu hospitals struggled to assist badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition. "This is really horrendous, unlike any other time in the past," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, the director of Medina hospital.

Inside, bleary-eyed nurses transported a man whose legs had been blown off. He waited as surgeons attended to another badly injured patient. Exhausted doctors struggled to keep their eyes open, while screams from victims and newly bereaved families echoed through the halls.

"Nearly all of the wounded victims have serious wounds," said nurse Samir Abdi. "Unspeakable horrors." The smell of blood was strong.

A teary-eyed Hawo Yusuf looked at her husband's badly burned body. "He may die waiting," she said. "We need help."

Ambulance sirens echoed across the city as bewildered families wandered in the rubble of buildings, looking for missing relatives. "In our 10 year experience as the first responder in #Mogadishu, we haven't seen anything like this," the Aamin Ambulance service tweeted.

Grief overwhelmed many.

"There's nothing I can say. We have lost everything," wept Zainab Sharif, a mother of four who lost her husband. She sat outside a hospital where he was pronounced dead after hours of efforts by doctors to save him.

The country's Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, declared three days of mourning and joined thousands of people who responded to a desperate plea by hospitals to donate blood. "I am appealing all Somali people to come forward and donate," he said.

Mogadishu, a city long accustomed to deadly bombings by al-Shabab, was stunned by the force of Saturday's blast. The explosion shattered hopes of recovery in an impoverished country left fragile by decades of conflict, and it again raised doubts over the government's ability to secure the seaside city of more than 2 million people.

"They don't care about the lives of Somali people, mothers, fathers and children," Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said of the attackers. "They have targeted the most populated area in Mogadishu, killing only civilians."

Rescue workers searched for survivors trapped under the rubble of the largely destroyed Safari Hotel, which is close to Somalia's foreign ministry. The explosion blew off metal gates and blast walls erected outside the hotel.

The United States condemned the bombing, saying "such cowardly attacks reinvigorate the commitment of the United States to assist our Somali and African Union partners to combat the scourge of terrorism." It tweeted a photo of its charge d'affaires in Somalia donating blood.

But the U.S. Africa Command said U.S. forces had not been asked to provide aid. A spokesman told The Associated Press that first responders and local enforcement would handle the response and "the U.S. would offer assistance if and when a request was made."

The U.S. military has stepped up drone strikes and other efforts this year against al-Shabab, which is also fighting the Somali military and over 20,000 African Union forces in the country.

The United Nations special envoy to Somalia called the attack "revolting," saying an unprecedented number of civilians had been killed. Michael Keating said the U.N. and African Union were supporting the Somali government's response with "logistical support, medical supplies and expertise."

In a tweet, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "sickened" by the attack, and his spokesman urged all Somalis to unite against extremism and work together to build a "functional" federal state.

Saturday's blast occurred two days after the head of the U.S. Africa Command was in Mogadishu to meet with Somalia's president, and two days after the country's defense minister and army chief resigned for undisclosed reasons.

Amid the chaos, the stories of victims began to emerge. Amino Ahmed said one of her friends, a female medical student, was killed on the eve of her graduation. The explosion also killed a couple returning from a hospital after having their first child, said Dahir Amin Jesow, a Somali lawmaker.

"It's a dark day for us," he said.

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Associated Press video journalist Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu, Somalia contributed.

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Members of a Polish metal band have been charged with rape and kidnapping after authorities say they gang-raped a woman on their tour bus following an August show in Spokane, Washington.

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Members of a Polish metal band have been charged with rape and kidnapping after authorities say they gang-raped a woman on their tour bus following an August show in Spokane, Washington.

Waclaw Kieltyka and Michal Lysejko of the band Decapitated appeared in court on Friday where their bail were set at $100,000 each, and both men were ordered to surrender their passports, The Spokesman-Review reported.

All four members of the band were arrested in Los Angeles in September.

The band's other two members, lead singer Rafal Piotrowski and bassist Hubert Wiecek, are set for an initial court appearance Oct. 19 in Spokane. Piatrowski is charged with second-degree rape, while Wiecek is charged with third-degree rape.

In a statement posted on social media, the band says the allegations are false and that they are "confident that once the facts and evidence have been seen and heard, they will be released and able to return home."

Two women told police they were invited onto the band's tour bus after the show, The Spokesman-Review reported. The woman who says she was raped said that, after talking for some time, she went into the bus' bathroom where she was "grabbed and spun around to where she was facing the sink and mirror in the bathroom," according to court documents. She was subsequently raped by each of the members of the band, according to the documents.

The other woman told police that she was able to escape after kicking one of the band members in the groin, the Spokesman-Review reported.

The band members' lawyers have said they have witnesses who can dispute that account.

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Two members of Polish metal band charged with rape, kidnapping female fan

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Members of a Polish metal band have been charged with rape and kidnapping after authorities say they gang-raped a woman on their tour bus following an August show in Spokane, Washington. Waclaw Kieltyka and Michal Lysejko of the band Decapitated appeared in court on Friday where their bail were set at $100,000 each, and both men were ordered to surrender their passports, The Spokesman-Review reported.

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Passengers aboard an AirAsia flight from Perth to Bali Sunday have criticized the flight crew for allegedly screaming when the plane rapidly descended 20,000 feet, following an apparent pressurization issue in the cabin.

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AirAsia flight diverted after plummeting 20,000 feet | CNN

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Passengers aboard an AirAsia flight from Perth to Bali Sunday have criticized the flight crew for allegedly screaming when the plane rapidly descended 20,000 feet, following an apparent pressurization issue in the cabin.

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Tesla has fired hundreds of workers because of a series of performance evaluations after the company significantly boosted its workforce with the purchase of solar panel maker SolarCity Corp.

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Tesla Fires Workers in Wake of Annual Performance Evaluations

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Tesla Inc. has fired an undetermined number of employees following a series of performance evaluations after the company significantly boosted its workforce with the purchase of solar panel maker SolarCity Corp.

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276 people were killed by the most powerful bomb blast ever that was witnessed in Somalia's capital also that 300 others that were injured. The information from the country's minister said that this attack makes it the deadliest single attack in the Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise. Abdirahman Osman said in a tweet that the attack was "barbaric" and also said that other countries like Turkey and Kenya are sending medical help.

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The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise.

In a tweet, Abdirahman Osman called the attack "barbaric" and said countries including Turkey and Kenya had already offered to send medical aid. Hospitals were overwhelmed a day after a truck bomb targeted a crowded street near key government ministries, including foreign affairs.

As angry protesters gathered near the scene of the attack, Somalia's government blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for what it called a "national disaster." However, Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group, which often targets high-profile areas of the capital, had yet to comment.

Al-Shabab earlier this year vowed to step up attacks after both the Trump administration and Somalia's recently elected president announced new military efforts against the group.

The Mogadishu bombing is one of the deadliest attacks in sub-Saharan Africa, larger than the Garissa University attack in Kenya in 2015 and the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.

Doctors at Mogadishu hospitals struggled to assist badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition. "This is really horrendous, unlike any other time in the past," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, the director of Medina hospital.

Inside, bleary-eyed nurses transported a man whose legs had been blown off. He waited as surgeons attended to another badly injured patient. Exhausted doctors struggled to keep their eyes open, while screams from victims and newly bereaved families echoed through the halls.

"Nearly all of the wounded victims have serious wounds," said nurse Samir Abdi. "Unspeakable horrors." The smell of blood was strong.

A teary-eyed Hawo Yusuf looked at her husband's badly burned body. "He may die waiting," she said. "We need help."

Ambulance sirens echoed across the city as bewildered families wandered in the rubble of buildings, looking for missing relatives. "In our 10 year experience as the first responder in #Mogadishu, we haven't seen anything like this," the Aamin Ambulance service tweeted.

Grief overwhelmed many.

"There's nothing I can say. We have lost everything," wept Zainab Sharif, a mother of four who lost her husband. She sat outside a hospital where he was pronounced dead after hours of efforts by doctors to save him.

The country's Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, declared three days of mourning and joined thousands of people who responded to a desperate plea by hospitals to donate blood. "I am appealing all Somali people to come forward and donate," he said.

Mogadishu, a city long accustomed to deadly bombings by al-Shabab, was stunned by the force of Saturday's blast. The explosion shattered hopes of recovery in an impoverished country left fragile by decades of conflict, and it again raised doubts over the government's ability to secure the seaside city of more than 2 million people.

"They don't care about the lives of Somali people, mothers, fathers and children," Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said of the attackers. "They have targeted the most populated area in Mogadishu, killing only civilians."

Rescue workers searched for survivors trapped under the rubble of the largely destroyed Safari Hotel, which is close to Somalia's foreign ministry. The explosion blew off metal gates and blast walls erected outside the hotel.

The United States condemned the bombing, saying "such cowardly attacks reinvigorate the commitment of the United States to assist our Somali and African Union partners to combat the scourge of terrorism." It tweeted a photo of its charge d'affaires in Somalia donating blood.

But the U.S. Africa Command said U.S. forces had not been asked to provide aid. A spokesman told The Associated Press that first responders and local enforcement would handle the response and "the U.S. would offer assistance if and when a request was made."

The U.S. military has stepped up drone strikes and other efforts this year against al-Shabab, which is also fighting the Somali military and over 20,000 African Union forces in the country.

The United Nations special envoy to Somalia called the attack "revolting," saying an unprecedented number of civilians had been killed. Michael Keating said the U.N. and African Union were supporting the Somali government's response with "logistical support, medical supplies and expertise."

In a tweet, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "sickened" by the attack, and his spokesman urged all Somalis to unite against extremism and work together to build a "functional" federal state.

Saturday's blast occurred two days after the head of the U.S. Africa Command was in Mogadishu to meet with Somalia's president, and two days after the country's defense minister and army chief resigned for undisclosed reasons.

Amid the chaos, the stories of victims began to emerge. Amino Ahmed said one of her friends, a female medical student, was killed on the eve of her graduation. The explosion also killed a couple returning from a hospital after having their first child, said Dahir Amin Jesow, a Somali lawmaker.

"It's a dark day for us," he said.

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Associated Press video journalist Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu, Somalia contributed.

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The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country's information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise. In a tweet, Abdirahman...

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Ophelia is planed to hit Ireland early this morning. The storm is also going to hit Scotland and northern Ireland. It will be "violent and destructive". Wind could reach 90 mph, there will be flooding caused by heavy rain. Ophelia has reached a category 3 major hurricane. This is planed to be the wort hurricane since 1961 Hurricane Debbie. U.K. officials say that it could lead to “a potential for injuries and danger to life". Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said residents should avoid "unnecessary travel or other outdoor activities." Some heavy rain and wind will hit Northern England and central parts of Ireland, but it won't be as bad.

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Storm Ophelia was beginning to pummel Ireland early Monday and is expected to hit Scotland and Northern Ireland today, bringing "violent and destructive" wind gusting up to 90 mph as well as flooding due to heavy rain and storm surges.

Forecasters said Ophelia is likely to be the most powerful storm to hit Ireland since Hurricane Debbie in 1961. Ireland closed schools and hospitals ahead of the Ophelia, placed troops on standby and warned people to stay inside.

Ophelia was the first Category 3 major hurricane recorded so far east and north in the Atlantic before it weakened to a post-tropical system.

In the U.K., officials warned of the risk of strong winds blowing tiles from roofs and large waves throwing debris onto coastal roads, leading to "a potential for injuries and danger to life," in Northern Ireland, the U.K.'s meteorological service said.

The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for Northern Ireland from 12:00 p.m. -- 11:00 p.m. GMT Monday, saying power cuts are likely and that cancellations and longer journey times are to be expected as some bridges might close while road, rail, air and ferry services might be affected.

Ophelia is technically no longer a hurricane, but will still pack hurricane-level wind gusts while passing over Ireland before likely crossing over to Northern Ireland.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said residents should avoid "unnecessary travel or other outdoor activities." The U.S.-based disaster modeler Enki Research said Ophelia's could cause up to $1.5 billion in damages in Ireland and up to $2.5 billion overall in the British Isles.

Public safety is our key concern today. Advice is to stay at home, no unnecessary travel or other outdoor activities. Further updates later.
- Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) October 16, 2017

"By the time Ophelia reaches our latitudes, she will be weakening and will be an ex-hurricane," said Steve Ramsdale, chief forecaster at the Met Office in the U.K,, in a statement. "However, Ex-Ophelia will be bringing some significant impacts to Northern Ireland and western and northern Britain on Monday and Tuesday."

The powerful winds will probably extend to parts of northern England and some southern and central parts of Scotland in the evening as winds turn more to the southwest, said the Met Office. Heavy rain is also possible in Northern Ireland and western Scotland. The rest of the U.K. will see breezy weather, but the wind is not expected to bring widespread disruption there, the Met Office said.

Matt Crofts, a lifesaving manager with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a British charity that aims to rescue those at risk of drowning, warned people from going out to watch the big waves.

"Stormy conditions may be tempting to watch but big waves can easily knock you off your feet," he said in a statement. "The sea is far more powerful than you think and your chances of survival are slim if you are dragged into the swell. Our volunteer lifeboat crews will always launch to rescue those in danger at sea, but to launch into conditions like these could also put their lives at risk."

In the U.K., media have compared Ophelia to the Great Storm of 1987, which hit the country exactly 30 years ago and killed 22 people.

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Ireland, UK brace for Ophelia; officials warn of 'danger to life'

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Storm Ophelia was beginning to pummel Ireland early Monday and is expected to hit Scotland and Northern Ireland today, bringing "violent and destructive" wind gusting up to 90 mph as well as flooding due to heavy rain and storm surges. Forecasters said Ophelia is likely to be the most powerful...

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Louisiana Oil Rig explodes. At least seven people are injured and one person is missing. It happened at Lake Pontchartrain which is  roughly a 30-minute drive north of North Orleans. Rescue boats are being dispatched from the Kenner Boat Launch.

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At least seven people are injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded Sunday night in Louisiana.

Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato said that at least seven people were injured and authorities were actively searching for one missing person, The Times-Picayune reported.

Officials from the St. Charles Parish wrote on Facebook that "The Emergency Operations Center is aware that an oil platform is currently on fire in Lake Pontchartrain and that it caused the loud sound earlier tonight. Officials are responding."

The U.S. Coast Guard is also responding, according to a Facebook post from the Jefferson Parish.

Rescue boats are being dispatched from the Kenner Boat Launch and officials with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are assisting with rescue efforts, The Times-Picayune reported.

Mike Guillot, director of East Jefferson Emergency Medical Services said that the two individuals brought in are in stable condition but the other five brought to the University Medical Center are in critical condition with "blast type injuries and burns," the Times-Picayune reported.

Andrew Love, who lives about 10 blocks away from the explosion, told The Times-Picayune that his "house actually shook."

"At first I thought it was a sonic boom or something," Love said. "I had no idea what was happening."

Roger Fernandez said the explosion "shook me out of my couch."

The rig, according to The New Orleans Advocate, is operated by CLOVELLY Oil.

Lake Pontchartrain is roughly a 30-minute drive north of North Orleans.

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At least seven people are injured and one person is missing after an oil rig exploded Sunday night in Louisiana. Kenner Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kriss Fortunato said that at least seven people were injured and authorities were actively searching for one missing person, The Times-Picayune reported. Officials from the St.

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The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as this country reeled from the deadliest single attack it's ever experienced.

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The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as this country reeled from the deadliest single attack it's ever experienced.

More people have died of their wounds in the past few hours, said Dr. Abdulkadir Adam of Aamin Ambulance. Funerals have continued and the death toll is expected to rise further.

Saturday's truck bombing targeted a crowded street in Mogadishu, and about 300 others were injured. Somalia's government is blaming the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which has not commented.

More than 70 critically injured people were being airlifted to Turkey for treatment on Monday as international aid began to arrive, said officials. Nervous relatives stood on the tarmac at the airport, praying for the recovery of their loved ones.

Overwhelmed hospitals in Mogadishu were struggling to assist other badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition.

The attack was one of the worst in the world in recent years. It is one of the deadliest attacks in sub-Saharan Africa, larger than the Garissa University attack in Kenya in 2015, in which 148 died, and the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, in which about 219 were killed.

In addition to Tukey, Kenya and Ethiopia have offered to send medical aid in response to what Somali's government has called a "national disaster," said Information Minister Abdirahman Osman.

Al-Shabab, Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group, often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu. Earlier this year, it vowed to step up attacks after both the Trump administration and Somalia's recently elected president announced new military efforts against the group.

The country's Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has declared three days of mourning and joined thousands of people who responded to a desperate plea by hospitals to donate blood.

"This is really horrendous, unlike any other time in the past," said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, the director of Medina hospital.

Exhausted doctors struggled to keep their eyes open, while screams from victims and newly bereaved families echoed through the halls.

Mogadishu, a city long accustomed to deadly bombings by al-Shabab, was stunned by the force of Saturday's blast. The explosion shattered hopes of recovery in an impoverished country left fragile by decades of conflict, and it again raised doubts over the government's ability to secure the seaside city of more than 2 million people.

The United States has condemned the bombing, saying "such cowardly attacks reinvigorate the commitment of the United States to assist our Somali and African Union partners to combat the scourge of terrorism." It tweeted a photo of its charge d'affaires in Somalia donating blood. But the U.S. Africa Command said U.S. forces had not been asked to provide aid.

The U.S. military has stepped up drone strikes and other efforts this year against al-Shabab, which is also fighting the Somali military and over 20,000 African Union forces in the country.

Saturday's blast occurred two days after the head of the U.S. Africa Command was in Mogadishu to meet with Somalia's president, and two days after the country's defense minister and army chief resigned for undisclosed reasons.

The United Nations special envoy to Somalia called the attack "revolting." Michael Keating said the U.N. and African Union were supporting the Somali government's response with "logistical support, medical supplies and expertise."

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Somalia truck bombing toll over 300 as funerals continue

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The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as this country reeled from the deadliest single attack it's ever experienced. More people have died of their wounds in the past few hours, said Dr. Abdulkadir Adam of Aamin Ambulance.

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31 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl. A boar was killed by Sweden hunters. The boar was more then  10 times the safe limit of radiation. Local hunters are wary to go hunt the wild boars because the boars can be radioactive. The boars are being used for food. 30 boars are being tested around the city and six of them are safe. The safe limit have to be under 1500 becquerel/kilogram. Earlier this year, New York times reported that hundreds of wild boar are  roaming free in Fukuyama in Japan, 6 years after the nuclear meltdown.

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Some 31 years after the world's worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl, a wild boar with more than 10-times the safe limit of radiation has been killed by hunters hundreds of miles away in Sweden.

After the 1986 catastrophe at Chernobyl in Ukraine, a cloud of radioactive particles reached parts of Sweden, leaving a frightening environmental legacy.

Environmental consultancy Calluna is seeing extremely worrying radiation levels in wild boars in Central Sweden. Local hunters are now wary of killing the boars for food.

"Hunters won't shoot the animals," Calluna Environmental Consultant Ulf Frykman told Fox News.
INSIDE THE NEW EFFORT TO ENTOMB CHERNOBYL'S WRECKAGE
Frykman explained that, of 30 wild boar samples taken from the area surrounding the city of Gävle this year, only six were below the safe radiation limit of 1,500 becquerel per kilogram (Bq/kg). Alarmingly, flesh from one wild boar that had been killed by hunters registered a massive 16,000 Bq/kg, while others were 13,000 and 11,000 Bq/kg.

"When you see 16,000 [Bq/kg], people get worried," he said.

Additionally, five wild boar samples from the area around Tärnsjö, also in Central Sweden, measured above 1,500 Bq/kg.

Wild boars' feeding habits make them particularly vulnerable to lingering contamination from the radioactive isotope cesium-137. Frykman explained that, because the boars root in the soil for food, they are more exposed to the isotope. "The cesium stays in the ground," he said. "It's not a problem for moose and deer any more who eat higher up, from bushes."
AMID CHERNOBYL'S RUINS, SOMETHING OF VALUE REMAINS
Of around 400 moose that were tested last year, only one or two were over the 1,500 Bq/kg level, according to Frykman.

The environmental consultant, however, expects to see even higher radiation levels in wild boars as the animals continue to migrate north. The soil north of the Tärnsjö area has double the level of contamination, he said, adding that wild boars measuring 30,000 to 40,000 Bq/kg may be seen next year.

Frykman is concerned that, if hunters don't shoot the wild boars, their growing population will get even bigger, causing problems for crops. "The families of wild boars are growing fast - it's worrying," he said.

The Telegraph reports that workers at the Forsmark nuclear plant near Gävle were the first to raise the international alarm after the Chernobyl disaster.
RADIOACTIVE BOARS RAMPAGING THROUGH GERMANY
Wild boar populations in other parts of Europe, such as Germany, have also been contaminated with radioactivity in the aftermath of Chernobyl.

Earlier this year the New York Times reported that hundreds of radioactive wild boars were roaming Fukushima in Japan, six years after the nuclear plant's meltdown.
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Beware radioactive wild boars: Hunters in Sweden concerned about Chernobyl's frightening legacy

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Some 31 years after the world's worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl, a wild boar with more than 10-times the safe limit of radiation has been killed by hunters hundreds of miles away in Sweden. After the 1986 catastrophe at Chernobyl in Ukraine, a cloud of radioactive particles reached parts of Sweden, leaving a frightening environmental legacy.

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Legendary writer and director, Woody Allen says that he is sad for everyone that was involve. Allen addresses that he hopes the allegations leads to changes in Hollywood but he also hopes that it doesn't lead to a "Witch-hunt" atmosphere where men are targeted for doing simple things like winking at women. Allen has also been falsely charged with molestation. Harvey Weinstein was fired Sunday from The Weinstein Co.

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Oscar-winning writer and director Woody Allen says he's "sad" for Harvey Weinstein and the women who have made harassment and assault allegations against the fallen movie mogul, according to a report by the BBC.

"The whole Harvey Weinstein thing is very sad for everybody involved," Allen told the BBC. "Tragic for the poor women that were involved, sad for Harvey that [his] life is so messed up."

As to the allegations of misconduct against Weinstein, Allen said, "No one ever came to me or told me horror stories with any real seriousness ... And they wouldn't, because you are not interested in it. You are interested in making your movie."

The BBC reported that Allen said he hoped the allegations would lead to changes in Hollywood, but he also expressed concern about a "witch hunt atmosphere."

"You also don't want it to lead to a witch hunt atmosphere, a Salem atmosphere, where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself. That's not right either," Allen said. "But sure, you hope that something like this could be transformed into a benefit for people rather than just a sad or tragic situation."

Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct by numerous women, including actresses Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie. He was fired Sunday night from The Weinstein Co. he helped to found.

A spokesperson for Weinstein told The New Yorker: "Any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein."

"Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances. Mr. Weinstein obviously can't speak to anonymous allegations, but with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record, Mr. Weinstein believes that all of these relationships were consensual," according to the full statement from Weinstein's spokesperson. "Mr. Weinstein has begun counseling, has listened to the community and is pursuing a better path. Mr. Weinstein is hoping that, if he makes enough progress, he will be given a second chance."

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Oscar-winning writer and director Woody Allen says he's "sad" for Harvey Weinstein and the women who have made harassment and assault allegations against the fallen movie mogul, according to a report by the BBC. "The whole Harvey Weinstein thing is very sad for everybody involved," Allen told the...

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A NJ teacher tells her class to ¨speak American¨ after some of the students had been whispering in Spanish. A student in the class room recorded the incident. The report said the school has a large number of Spanish-speaking students. One can be seen getting up from his desk and walking out of the classroom after the teacher’s remark. “You’re being racist,” the student can be heard saying. “I know how to speak English.”

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A video clip recorded on a cell phone inside a New Jersey classroom reportedly shows a teacher confronting her students and telling them to "speak American."

A teacher at Cliffside Park High School said, "men and women are fighting." WPIX reported. "They are not fighting for your right to speak Spanish. They are fighting for you right to speak American."

The report said the school has a large number of Spanish-speaking students. One can be seen getting up from his desk and walking out of the classroom after the teacher's remark. "You're being racist," the student can be heard saying. "I know how to speak English."

A student interviewed after the incident said the teacher asked students to stop whispering in Spanish. A commentator on Facebook reportedly called the teacher a "great person." Other commentators reportedly said English should be spoken in class out of respect for teachers.

Some students have reportedly called for the teacher's resignation, and the school's superintendent called for an assembly on Friday to talk about the issue. WPIX reported some students at the school are planning a walk-out Monday.

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NJ teacher reportedly tells class 'speak American'

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A video clip recorded on a cell phone inside a New Jersey classroom reportedly shows a teacher confronting her students and telling them to "speak American." A teacher at Cliffside Park High School said, "men and women are fighting." WPIX reported. "They are not fighting for your right to speak Spanish.

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Trump allies worry that losing the House means impeachment. Top White House aides, lawmakers, donors and political consultants are privately asking whether President Donald Trump realizes that losing the House next year could put his presidency in peril. In more than a dozen interviews, Republicans inside and outside the White House told CNN conversations are ramping up behind the scenes about whether Trump fully grasps that his feuds with members of his own party and shortage of legislative achievements could soon put the fate of his presidency at risk.