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Cole Fitzgerald, a 13-year-old Eagles fan who beat cancer, received Super Bowl tickets from an anonymous donor in Minnesota. He got them from a Vikings fan who won them at a charity event two days before his team lost to the Eagles.

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A 13-year-old Eagles fan who beat cancer got some thrilling Super Bowl news from an unlikely source.

Cole Fitzgerald of New Jersey was surprised when he learned on Jan. 29 that he'll be traveling to Minneapolis, thanks to an anonymous donor from Minnesota.

"No way," Fitzgerald said according to a WCCO report.

The tickets were delivered to the boy in person thanks to a generous Vikings fan, who won them at a charity event - two days before his team lost to the Eagles.
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The man from the Twin Cities area contacted Spare Key, a group that helps families with sick children to find someone who would have more fun.

"The person who won the tickets from the raffle said, 'I'm a die-hard Vikings fan. There's no way I can go to the Super Bowl,'" Spare Key Director of Development Mary Serie said.

The eighth-grader has battled neuroblastoma since he was three and has dealt with a number of health issues. He's suffered hearing loss, a side-effect of chemotherapy, and has also never played football because of a joint disorder from birth.
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When the Minnesota man found a story online about the young Eagles fan managing his junior high football team, he wanted to give the prized tickets to him. Cole also has plans to one day be on an NFL team's staff.

"Not many kids in this world have these opportunities," his father Bill Fitzgerald told the Star Tribune.

The Fitgeralds head to Minneapolis on Feb. 2 where they will get a ride in a Tesla, attend a Super Bowl pregame party and then the big game on Sunday. Delta Airlines and Country Inn and Suites have donated their travel. The trip is estimated to cost between $20,000 to $25,000, for wich the Fitzgeralds are so grateful.

The father was touched to know there are generous people, "in other communities as well that are willing to share even when their own hearts have been broken."

"I want to thank the fan," Cole said. "Sorry for your season. Good luck next year."

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A 13-year-old Eagles fan who beat cancer got some thrilling Super Bowl news from an unlikely source. Cole Fitzgerald of New Jersey was surprised when he learned on Jan. 29 that he'll be traveling to Minneapolis, thanks to an anonymous donor from Minnesota. "No way," Fitzgerald said according to a WCCO report.

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Super Bowl LII is Sunday in Minneapolis, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. CT. The average high there on February 4 is 26 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low is 9.There's no snow in the game day forecast, but the predicted high is 7 degrees, with a low of 5 below zero.

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Typically, the Super Bowl is situated in a warm weather locale.

Not this year. Not even close.

Super Bowl LII, which is Sunday in Minneapolis, is projected to be the coldest Super Bowl of all time.

There's no snow in the game day forecast, but the predicted high is in the single digits - that's Fahrenheit, not Celsius - with a low below zero. Factor in the wind chill, and it likely will feel below zero the whole day.

And it's expected to be 3 degrees at kickoff, which is at 5:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. ET) in Minneapolis.

Fans should get a reprieve from the cold, of course, if they have tickets to the game. US Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings, has a fixed roof.

"Despite the cold, there will be plenty of warm entries to get you into the game," Peter O'Reilly, the NFL's senior vice president of events, said this week.

The coldest Super Bowl to date was held near Detroit. It was 13 degrees at kickoff for Super Bowl XVI in 1982 at the Silverdome, which also was an indoor venue.

The National Weather Service office in Minneapolis issued a special weather statement this week, warning of bitterly cold wind chills for those outside this weekend for Super Bowl festivities.

The wind chill in Minneapolis is expected to dip 10 to 25 below zero from Saturday night through game time Sunday night, with 1 to 2 inches of snow expected Saturday.

However, that forecast doesn't appear to bother the NFL.

"I'm often asked what makes Super Bowl LII in Minnesota unique, and the conversation often turns to the cold and to the weather," O'Reilly said. "But my real answer is it's the people. The people of Minnesota, the incredible volunteers who have come together - record numbers of volunteers."

More than 10,000 people have volunteered to help during Super Bowl week, according to the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee.

"It's the people and the energy and the warmth here in the 'Bold North' that is really coming through," O'Reilly said.

While Minnesotans may be radiating warmth, it's probably safe to say that ice sculptures will remain intact at Super Bowl Live, a 10-day, outdoor fan festival.

Conversely, it was much warmer Sunday at the Pro Bowl in Orlando. Though the high was in the mid-70s, it wasn't exactly ideal. Camping World Stadium has no roof, and it was pouring rain.

The previous two Super Bowl hosts were considerably warmer (Houston for Super Bowl LI and Santa Clara, California, for Super Bowl 50). The next four cities to host Super Bowls will be Atlanta, Miami, Tampa and Los Angeles.

Even if this Sunday's Super Bowl were held outdoors, it still wouldn't be the coldest NFL game of all time. Based on kickoff times, the coldest game in league history was the iconic "Ice Bowl" at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was 13 degrees below zero (wind chill minus 48) when the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys on December 31, 1967.

Other arctic-like games in NFL history include the San Diego Chargers at the Cincinnati Bengals on January 10, 1982, when the temperature was minus 9 degrees, with a wind chill of 59 below; and January 10, 2016, when the Seattle Seahawks played the Vikings outdoors, with a temperature of minus 6 degrees and a wind chill of 25 below zero.

Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was the first Super Bowl played in an outdoor cold-weather stadium. The NFL got lucky that season: It was 49 degrees at kickoff.

This will be the first Super Bowl in Minnesota since Super Bowl XXVI, when the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24 on January 26, 1992, at the Metrodome.

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Typically, the Super Bowl is situated in a warm weather locale. Not this year. Not even close. Super Bowl LII, which is Sunday in Minneapolis, is projected to be the coldest Super Bowl of all time. There's no snow in the game day forecast, but the predicted high is in the single digits - that's Fahrenheit, not Celsius - with a low below zero.

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Closing arguments to the trial of a woman who is accused of killing her twin sister are today. She has been charged with second-degree murder. She has pleaded not guilty.

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&#151; -- A woman accused of deliberately driving off a Hawaii cliff and killing her identical twin sister was acquitted of murder Thursday.

Judge Peter Cahill found Alexandria Duval not guilty of second degree murder in the death of her twin Anastasia following a trial that began Monday. Alexandria Duval opted to have a judge instead of a jury decide the case.

"I'm disappointed," Maui County Prosecuting Attorney J.D. Kim said after the verdict, according to the Associated Press. "The facts clearly show it was at least reckless behavior."

Alexandria Duval, 39, left the courtroom without commenting, The Maui News reported.

Her defense attorney, Birney Bervar, told the newspaper, "It's been an extremely emotional ordeal for her. You can't imagine losing your twin sister in that kind of catastrophic, tragic accident, then being charged with causing the death of your sister, which she didn't. She's extremely relieved."

On May 29, 2016, Alexandria Duval was driving along the winding Hana Highway in Maui with her twin, Anastasia Duval, in the passenger seat when the car plunged off a cliff. Alexandria Duval survived the 200-foot fall, but her twin died at the scene.

The sisters, born Alison and Ann Dadow, ran popular yoga studios in Florida before changing their names, according to The Associated Press. They moved to Hawaii in 2015.

Maui deputy prosecuting attorney Emlyn Higa claimed Alexandria Duval "intentionally or knowingly" drove off the cliff. Bervar, however, called the deadly car crash a "tragic accident, not murder."
Here is a look back at the trial, which began on Monday.
Witnesses describe twins fighting in SUV

Prosecution witness Chad Smith testified that he saw the two women in the car on the road and that it appeared they were "arguing" with their hands up, angry, and yelling at each other.

Cecelia Kupaus testified for the prosecution that she heard the driver scream that she needed help. She described the twin in the passenger seat as sounding, "very aggravated and scared, too."

Prosecution witness Randolph Castro said he was driving when through his rear-view mirror he saw the twins fighting in their weaving SUV.

Dean Warniner testified for the prosecution that he heard screaming coming from someone other than the driver. During cross-examination, asked if the driver in the twins' SUV smiled at him and if the voice from the passenger side sounded angry, Warniner confirmed both.

Witness Joseph Toleafoa testified for the prosecution, describing how he was in a van for a Boy Scout trip when he saw the twins fighting in their SUV. He claimed the twins' SUV sped up and that's when it went over the cliff.

During cross-examination, Bervar asked Toleafoa whether he had to turn around to see what was happening once the SUV passed them. Toleafoa said he looked back only after he heard the twins' SUV engine rev and then he saw the driver and passenger still fighting and the passenger pulling the driver's hair as she fought her off.

When the SUV took off, it made a sharp left and went over the cliff, Toleafoa said.

Prosecution witness Kaisa Tevaga, who was also in the van, testified that the twins' SUV had on flashing lights as it stopped and blocked the tight, narrow road. Tevaga said the passenger was pulling the driver's hair and the driver was crying as their van moved by.

Laurence Lau, who was driving the Boy Scout van, testified for the prosecution that he could see hands from the passenger side pulling the driver's hair and jerking her head. Lau said the driver was fighting her off with her hands.

Lau said he pulled the van off to the side to allow the SUV to pass, and when it did, he could see the drivers' hair still being pulled.

The crash scene

Maui police officer Lawerence Siville, a prosecution witness, said marks left on the road were consistent with the SUV making a sharp left with hard acceleration over the cliff.

Defense witness Wayne Slagle, an accident reconstruction expert, claimed that the cliff drop wasn't visible from the road. Slagle said one must stand at the edge and look over a short wall to see the major drop.

Slagle said the berm -- raised dirt which can act as a ramp -- was responsible for the sharp left turn made by the SUV that sent it over the cliff.

Slagle said there's evidence that the driver had the steering wheel to buffer her from hitting the windshield, while the passenger hit the roof and was tossed into the back seat when the SUV rolled.

Asked if this was consistent with someone accidentally hitting the gas when they wanted to hit the break, Slagle replied that he thinks it's consistent with someone trying to put on the breaks and not hitting the gas with enough speed to go over a rock wall.

Officer: Defendant 'showed lack of emotion'

Maui Police Officer Justin Mauliola testified for the prosecution that he was called to the hospital to ask Alexandria Duval for her next of kin to notify the family of her sister's death. He described Alexandria Duval as "hysterical" but "not crying" and said she "showed lack of emotion." He said he was also close enough to detect the smell of alcohol on her.

Mauliola said he also spoke with Lonnie Dickerson, the man living with the twins, who was listed as the registered owner of the crashed SUV. When Dickerson was brought to the hospital room, Mauliola said Alexandria Duval told Dickerson to shut up and that he was talking too much in front of the police.

On cross-examination, Bervar asked Mauliola if Alexandria Duval was "hysterical" with disbelief that stemmed from the shock of hearing her sister was actually dead.

The boyfriend takes the stand

Anastasia Duval's boyfriend, Federico Bailey, who lived with the sisters, testified for the prosecution that the twins fought "quite often" and "fought like men."

"There were punches," Bailey said, adding that it "seemed like they had martial arts training."

Bailey and the sisters went camping the night before the fatal crash. He said he and Anastasia Duval wanted to go camping alone and keep it a secret from Alexandria Duval, but her sister ended up coming, which he said his girlfriend wasn't happy about. The girls physically fought for five minutes on the trip, he said.

After the crash, Bailey said Alexandria Duval asked him to help her wash her hair, and that after she showered, she put on her twin's clothes. Bailey also said Alexandria Duval seemed to enjoy asking him to go with her to identify the body.

During cross-examination, Bailey confirmed he met Anastasia Duval 35 days before she died. He said he lived in Anastasia Duval's Porsche convertible after her death until police took the vehicle.

When asked what he did for a living, Bailey said he was a "minister" and "is his own church." He said he "depends on Jesus Christ to provide for him" so he doesn't have to earn money. Bailey said he was living in his Jeep when he met Anastasia Duval and she invited him to come and live with her and her sister.

Bailey said on the camping trip Anastasia Duval asked him to introduce her sister to people because she felt lonely. After Bailey finished introducing Alexandria Duval and left her behind with some friends at another campsite, he said he returned to their campsite and discovered Anastasia Duval talking to another man, leading to a fight.

The next morning, Anastasia Duval was still upset with Bailey, he said, and at some point the sisters took the SUV to drive to a bathroom and left Bailey at the campsite. He said the two were gone for four hours. When the twins returned, they later drove off again, leaving Bailey behind, he said. This was the last time Bailey said he saw Anastasia Duval.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Elon Musk says he has sold out of flamethrowers.  Well, that was fast. Elon Musk claims to have sold out of flamethrowers in just four days.  The Tesla founder said on Twitter that he would stop taking orders for the $500 devices after selling 20,000. The goal was to raise $10 million for his tunneling business, The Boring Company. The Boring Company, founded in 2016, has plans to create a network of underground tunnels to ease traffic congestion.

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Well, that was fast. Elon Musk claims to have sold out of flamethrowers in just four days.

The Tesla founder said on Twitter that he would stop taking orders for the $500 devices after selling 20,000. At that price, the sale would have raised $10 million for his tunneling business, The Boring Company.

The Boring Company, founded in 2016, has plans to create a network of underground tunnels to ease traffic congestion.

The company did not respond to questions about sales of the flamethrower or its production.

Musk, who is known for provocative antics, first mentioned plans to sell a flamethrower in December, and repeatedly plugged the idea on social media.

Musk had advertised the flamethrowers as "guaranteed to liven up any party," drawing a huge reaction online.

"When the zombie apocalypse happens, you'll be glad you bought a flamethrower," he tweeted on Sunday. "Works against hordes of the undead or your money back!"

Related: Can Elon Musk make subway tunnels cool again?

The flamethrowers will start shipping in the spring, according to The Boring Company's website. Musk said in a tweet that each flamethrower would be dispatched with a complimentary fire extinguisher.

The Boring Company previously sold 50,000 hats for $20 apiece in 2017. The business is privately funded.

Related: Tesla won't pay Elon Musk unless...

Not everyone is amused. Miguel Santiago, who serves in the California State Assembly, said he would file legislation to block the stunt.

"We've now seen some of the worst wildfires in California's history, so handing out flame torchers for $500 is a really bad idea and bad public policy," he said.

-- Julia Horowitz and Bill Burke contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (London) First published February 1, 2018: 10:11 AM ET

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The Tesla founder said on Twitter that he would stop taking orders for the $500 devices after selling 20,000. At that price, the sale would have raised $10 million for his tunneling business, The Boring Company. The Boring Company, founded in 2016, has plans to create a network of underground tunnels to ease traffic congestion.

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A couple in the Philippines takes their wedding photos while a volcano was erupting.

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A Philippine couple's wedding photos featured a beaming bride and groom, fancy wedding attire, and the active Mayon volcano. The couple posed in front of the volcano and steam can be seen escaping from the top.

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The couple tied the knot at Our Lady of the Gate Parish church on Jan. 25, just six miles away from the volcano.

The Mayon volcano has been active for the past month.

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According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the public is strongly advised against entering a five-mile radius of the volcano.

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A Philippine couple's wedding photos featured a beaming bride and groom, fancy wedding attire, and the active Mayon volcano. The couple posed in front of the volcano and steam can be seen escaping from the top. The couple tied the knot at Our Lady of the Gate Parish church on Jan.

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A Los Angeles middle school had a female student open fire in the school on Thursday. She left two students wounded, one of which is in critical condition. The gunfire erupted right before 9 a.m.. The student who opened fire is in custody.

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said.

The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B. Castro Middle School and was taken into custody. The student was not immediately identified.

The shooting was said to be an accident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A female student, 15, was shot in the wrist and taken to the hospital in fair condition. And another student, a 15-year-old boy, was "extremely lucky," according to trauma surgeon Dr. Aaron Strumwasser, as "the trajectory of the bullet did not hit any vital structures that were an immediate threat to life."

Officials expect both teens to make a full recovery.

A 30-year-old woman injured was not hospitalized and the nature of her injury was not immediately known.

Police initially said three others who were wounded were not injured by the shooting. But two other children - a boy, 11, and a girl, 12 - were grazed by bullets, and were treated and released.

Gunfire erupted during a first period elective class that included mixed grades in the middle school, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School, officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

"We do not know yet how a young person ended up having the ability to have access to a firearm and bring it on campus," said Steve Zipperman, chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District police force.

A weapon was recovered at the scene.

Television news footage showed a girl with dark hair and wearing a sweatshirt being led out of the school in handcuffs shortly after the shooting occurred.

Gloria Echeverria was waiting outside a police tape line that prevented people from approaching the school, waiting for news about her 13-year-old son.

"I'm just hoping it has nothing to do with him," she said. "I'm just scared for all the kids - school is supposed to be a safe place for them, and apparently it's not."

Police said the situation was under control and there were no outstanding suspects in the incident. School officials said "a normal school day will continue" despite the lockdown.

"We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said.

More than 360 students are enrolled in the Salvador B. Castro Middle School. Los Angeles police said random weapon checks are conducted on the campus, located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Fox News' Shira Bush and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said. The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B.

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In 1996, Dolly the sheep was cloned. Shanghai scientists created two genetically identical and adorable long-tailed macaques. The monkeys are named Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong. This is not the first time primates have been cloned, in 1999 a rhesus monkey was cloned by basically splitting an embryo, or how identical twins are born.

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For the first time, scientists say they created cloned primates using the same complicated cloning technique that made Dolly the sheep in 1996.

Shanghai scientists created two genetically identical and adorable long-tailed macaques. The monkeys are named Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, a version of the Chinese adjective Zhonghua which means the "Chinese nation" or "people."

The research was published in the journal Cell on Wednesday.

These two are not the first primates to be cloned. Scientists in 1999 created Tetra, a rhesus monkey, but used what researchers consider a simpler cloning method that produces a more limited number of off spring. In Tetra's case, scientists split the embryos, much like what happens naturally when identical twins develop.

In the case of Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, researchers used modern technology developed only in the last couple of years to enhance the technique used to clone Dolly, which is called somatic cell transfer, or SCNT. This is where scientists reconstruct an unfertilized egg. The researchers remove the egg's nucleus - the part of the cell that contains most of its genetic information- and replace it with the nucleus from another cell. It's then stimulated to develop into an embryo, which is transplanted into a surrogate mother. That same cell cluster can make more genetically matched animals.

When scientists made Dolly the sheep, years after she was born they used the same cell cluster to make four other sheep clones.

How it worked

The SCNT technique has worked to create about 20 different animals including frogs, mice, rabbits, pigs, cows and even dogs, but there have been "numerous attempts to clone non-human primate species, but they all failed," said Mumming Poo, an author on the paper. Scientists long thought something in a monkey's genes made the technique unsuccessful. The success of Poo's team came from several factors, he said.

The team tweaked the SCNT procedure using new technology that helped with the nucleus transfer and the fusion of cells. The team spent three years perfecting the delicate procedure. Speed while performing the procedure helped, they learned, and scientists discovered clones created out of cells from fetal tissue did better than when they used adult cells.

"By optimizing the method, we obtained 79 well-developed embryos and implanted them in 21 female monkey surrogates," Poo said. That resulted in six pregnancies and the births of the two monkeys in late 2017. They hope more monkey babies will be born soon from these embryos.

Scientists unaffiliated with the experiment say the limited success rate of the procedure suggests more work is needed before this practice becomes common. "While they succeeded in obtaining cloned macaques, the numbers are too low to make many conclusions, except that it remains a very inefficient and hazardous procedure," said Robin Lovell-Badge, an embryologist and head of the Division of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics at the Francis Crick Institute.

"You do have to start with proof of principle," said Jennifer Barfield, an assistant professor in biomedical sciences at Colorado State University, about the low number of births. She is not affiliated with the new study, but is working on reproductive technology research involving buffalo. She found the work interesting and important, "particularly for primates, where success hasn't been that easy to come by."

New ethical questions

The birth of these clones also brings up ethical issues. Humans are in the primate family. With this birth, these scientists have broken a barrier and that means the technique could, in theory, be applied to humans. The authors of the paper say they have no intention of trying and they believe their results should spark a wider discussion about the laws and regulations the world needs to regulate cloning.

Darren Griffin, a professor of genetics at the University of Kent, said "careful consideration now needs to be given to the ethical framework under which such experiments can, and should, operate." He noted, critics will evoke, "the slippery slope argument of this being one step closer to human cloning." However, Griffin said he thinks the benefits of this approach are clear and "cautious optimism is my personal response to this study. The study itself is very impressive technically."

The authors of this experiment say they will continue working to improve the SCNT approach. They also plan to watch how Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua develop physically and mentally.

They ultimately hope the creation of these clones helps researchers better understand human disease. Poo said that the Chinese government intends to dramatically increase the size of the lab and the project. He predicts within five years there should be 20 to 30 more facilities creating monkey clones. Researchers want to use additional clones to study genetic diseases such as autism, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's.

"Nonhuman primate research remains vital to the continuation of medical research and advances in human health," said James Bourne, an associate professor and National Health and Medical Research Council senior fellow at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, who is not affiliated with this study. "The recent description of a protocol to clone macaque monkeys by somatic cell nuclear transfer could be an important tool in medical research for understanding disease in a species genetically more comparable to humans."

The future for Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong

Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong are being bottle fed and appear to be developing normally, scientists say. They get regular physical check ups and when they are a little older, scientists will study their mental health to see if there are any problems.

"The two monkeys are very active and healthy, they progress very rapidly like human babies," author Qiang Sun said. "Every other day, they seem more active and their motor system is much more developed and (there are) no signs of abnormality."

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Video from the lab of the active pair shows one monkey likes to suck its thumb. One climbs over its stuffed Hello Kitty doll attempting to figure out how to get through the top of its incubator. The other monkey seems curious about the camera documenting its every move - that is, until it's distracted by its sibling jumping on its back.

In other words, the clones seem to be up to typical monkey business.

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For the first time, scientists say they created cloned primates using the same complicated cloning technique that made Dolly the sheep in 1996. Shanghai scientists created two genetically identical and adorable long-tailed macaques. The monkeys are named Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, a version of the Chinese adjective Zhonghua which means the "Chinese nation" or "people."

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Picture of South Vietnam police chief from the Vietnam war is starting to come back after fifty years. Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams captured the moment the gun was fired.

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Cape Town implemented new water restrictions that cuts the limit on water usage in half.

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Cape Town -- a city once at the forefront of Africa's green movement -- imposed further water restrictions Thursday as it prepares for the day the taps run dry.

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Put it on your Starbucks card. But we're not talking about one of those gift cards.

The coffee king has a new idea to fight slowing sales -- its own Visa credit card. It'll help you build Starbucks rewards even if you're using it to buy stuff outside of the coffee shops.

Starbucks announced the new Starbucks Rewards Visa Card Thursday. It's backed by JPMorgan Chase . Starbucks first hinted last year that a new co-branded card was coming soon.

Customers can use the card at Starbucks as well as other stores that accept Visa , and they can earn points, dubbed Stars (why not Bucks?), that can be redeemed for drinks and food at more 8,000 Starbucks locations nationwide.

Cardholders will also become members of the company's Starbucks Rewards loyalty program, which already has more than 14 million people signed up.

The card will have an annual fee of $49. People who apply for the card will get a physical piece of plastic within 7-10 days of getting approved for the card. They will also get a digital version of the card immediately loaded into the Starbucks mobile app.

But Starbucks said that it and JPMorgan Chase are also working on a co-branded prepaid debit card that will launch later this year. That could attract consumers who have poor credit histories or are wary of adding on more debt.

Related: What's wrong with Starbucks?

Any moves that can potentially boost sales at Starbucks would be welcomed by investors. The company needs a caffeine jolt.

Revenue growth has started to slow in the United States. Starbucks said in its fourth quarter earnings report that sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose just 2% -- below analysts' expectations.

CEO Kevin Johnson, who took over for Howard Schultz last year, told analysts during a conference call that demand for the company's limited-time holiday beverages, gift cards and other merchandise "did not resonate with our customers as planned."

Starbucks is also having trouble attracting new customers. All its same-store sales growth in the United States came from customers spending more. The number of actual transactions in the fourth quarter was flat.

Shares of Starbucks fell more than 4% on the disappointing earnings report and the stock is now down for the year -- missing out on the hot start for the broader market so far in 2018. Starbucks stock is also down slightly since Johnson succeeded Schultz.

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up 20%, while Starbucks' rival Dunkin' Brands has gained nearly 20% and the resurgent McDonald's , which has added more premium coffee beverages to its menu lately, has soared more than 30%.

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 1, 2018: 11:44 AM ET

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The coffee king has a new idea to fight slowing sales -- its own Visa credit card. It'll help you build Starbucks rewards even if you're using it to buy stuff outside of the coffee shops. Starbucks announced the new Starbucks Rewards Visa Card Thursday. It's backed by JPMorgan Chase .

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A Canadian couple recently came back from a vacation on the Dominican islands. The couples' feet started to get itchy and swollen when they realized something was wrong. Their feet started to get worse. They believe hookworm larvae burrowed into their skin at the beach causing cutaneous larva migrans.

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Logan Paul Says 'I'm a Good Guy Who Made a Bad Decision' on 'Good Morning America'

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After making his fortune by posting an endless series of YouTube videos, Logan Paul has been virtually invisible over the past month. The viral video star went underground following the backlash he faced over a Dec. 31 post from Japan's so-called "Suicide Forest," which appeared to show a suicide victim. The shocking video was removed, Paul released several apologies and he was removed from YouTube's preferred program and the video site's show "Foursome." But the negative press attention sent the typically effusive, highly visible 22 year-old vlogger into hiding. He re-emerged on Jan. 24 with a suicide prevention video and then sat for his first TV interview since the controversy on Thursday morning (Feb. 1) with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan.

"It's been tough because ironically I'm being told to commit suicide myself," said an emotional Paul. "Millions of people literally telling me they hate me, to go die in a fire. The most horrible, horrific things." Asked if he thought the criticism was fair, Paul laughed and said, "that's the thing, I do."

The social media star with more than 16 million YouTube followers said the original idea for the video was to just make a fun vlog while camping in a forest, but then "things obviously changed pretty drastically and quickly" when his group came across a suicide victim 100 yards from the parking lot. "It doesn't make any sense and I believe it happened for a reason and that reason is so I could take this experience, learn from it, spread the message the right way about suicide prevention and suicide prevention awareness."

FULL INTERVIEW: YouTube star @LoganPaul speaks out, one-on-one with @MichaelStrahan. "I am a good guy who made a bad decision...I will think twice in the future about what I post." pic.twitter.com/5ju8WPA4HV
- Good Morning America (@GMA) February 1, 2018

Strahan wondered if at any point after filming, editing and posting the clip Logan thought it was not a good idea to share the video. "Yeah, the idea was to shock and show the harsh realities of suicide and get people talking about something I don't think people are talking about much," explained Paul. "And still that's the goal today."

The GMA host, who said his own 13 year-old twins are aware of Paul's videos, wondered if Paul was conscious of the age of his audience and if that influenced what he posts. "It's odd, because Michael I'm 22 years-old," he said. "It's not like I'm making content necessarily for kids. Sometimes I cuss, sometimes I make inappropriate jokes. I want to make jokes that kids my age will like. I'm my own demographic." Now, however, Paul said he's "much more" aware of the impact his work has on his viewers.

"I think parents should be monitoring what their children are watching more," said Paul, who noted that he often asks parents with children under the age of 12 if they're letting their kids watch his posts. "But at the same time. It's not like I'm a bad guy. I'm a good guy who made a bad decision." As for how the controversy has impacted his business, Paul said he understood that Google Preferred had to drop him from their service and take a stance on the matter. "And while I don't necessarily agree with it," he said. "I do respect it."

Asked how the decision to cut his content off affected his bottom line, Paul said "it hurts, but it's not like I'm drowning. It's... I don't... I try not to live my life thinking about money. Because money doesn't make me happy. Creating and making other people happy makes me happy. Creating content to make people smile and laugh that's what makes me happy."

In the wake of the negative attention and criticism from fellow YouTubers, the media and a number of celebrities, Paul said the recent filming of his Suicide: Be Here Tomorrow suicide prevention video has allowed him to meet incredible people and have incredible conversations that have actually turned around his regrets about the painful experience. "I would have missed out on making these relationships and getting this education," he said of the lessons he's learned from what he called the "hardest" period of his life so far. "One of the things I'm learning which actually pertains to me as well is crisis passes. Crisis passes, man, and for anyone suffering it's important to know that."

Knowing that he's hated by so many people in the world now has given Paul pause about what he chooses to share with the public. "I will think twice in the future about what I post, probably three times," he said, adding that he believes not everyone deserves a second chance. But, realizing that his actions were an example of a "horrible lapse of judgment," the viral video creator said he "can, will and am going to learn from it and be a better person."

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Logan Paul Says 'I'm a Good Guy Who Made a Bad Decision' on 'Good Morning America'

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After making his fortune by posting an endless series of YouTube videos, Logan Paul has been virtually invisible over the past month. The viral video star went underground following the backlash he faced over a Dec. 31 post from Japan's so-called "Suicide Forest," which appeared to show a suicide victim.

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2 teens were shot at Los Angeles middle school, suspect in custody. One of the two was a 15-year old boy who is in critical condition. The other is a 15-year old girl who is in fine condition. The school is currently on lock down and authorities are conducting a search.

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Two teens are in the hospital after they were shot at a Los Angeles middle school this morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

One suspect is in custody after the shooting at Salvador B. Castro Middle School, the Los Angeles Police Department said. No suspects were outstanding, police added.

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Of the two confirmed injuries, one was sustained by a 15-year-old boy, who is in critical condition, and the other is a 15-year-old girl listed in fair condition, the fire department said.

A 30-year-old woman was not shot but was hospitalized for minor injuries, the fire department said.

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The school is on lockdown and authorities are conducting a search, police said.

Students were seen coming out of a classroom with their hands behind their backs to be searched.

The middle school is located on the Belmont High School campus and has about 365 students in grades six through eight.

This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.

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2 teens shot at Los Angeles middle school, suspect in custody

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Two teens are in the hospital after they were shot at a Los Angeles middle school this morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. One suspect is in custody after the shooting at Salvador B. Castro Middle School, the Los Angeles Police Department said. No suspects were outstanding, police added....

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Los Angeles school shooting leaves 2 students wounded; 1 person in custody.

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said.

The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B. Castro Middle School and was taken into custody. The student was not immediately identified.

The shooting was said to be an accident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A female student, 15, was shot in the wrist and taken to the hospital in fair condition. And another student, a 15-year-old boy, was "extremely lucky," according to trauma surgeon Dr. Aaron Strumwasser, as "the trajectory of the bullet did not hit any vital structures that were an immediate threat to life."

Officials expect both teens to make a full recovery.

A 30-year-old woman injured was not hospitalized and the nature of her injury was not immediately known.

Police initially said three others who were wounded were not injured by the shooting. But two other children - a boy, 11, and a girl, 12 - were grazed by bullets, and were treated and released.

Gunfire erupted during a first period elective class that included mixed grades in the middle school, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School, officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

"We do not know yet how a young person ended up having the ability to have access to a firearm and bring it on campus," said Steve Zipperman, chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District police force.

A weapon was recovered at the scene.

Television news footage showed a girl with dark hair and wearing a sweatshirt being led out of the school in handcuffs shortly after the shooting occurred.

Gloria Echeverria was waiting outside a police tape line that prevented people from approaching the school, waiting for news about her 13-year-old son.

"I'm just hoping it has nothing to do with him," she said. "I'm just scared for all the kids - school is supposed to be a safe place for them, and apparently it's not."

Police said the situation was under control and there were no outstanding suspects in the incident. School officials said "a normal school day will continue" despite the lockdown.

"We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said.

More than 360 students are enrolled in the Salvador B. Castro Middle School. Los Angeles police said random weapon checks are conducted on the campus, located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Fox News' Shira Bush and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Girl, 12, opens fire inside Los Angeles middle school, police say; 4 wounded

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said. The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B.

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CUPCAKE WARS: Two sisters, Glendria and Lashirley Morris, have been charged with murder of killing 3 year old Kejuan Mason over a cupcake. Police say that Kejuan sneaked a cupcake from the kitchen while home with the two girls. After they found out, Lashirley proceeded to beat Kejuan with a bat while her sister, Glendria, spanked him with her hand. Kejuan died from blunt force trauma to the head and torso. Reports say that two sisters have a different account stating that he chocked on a cupcake. As of right now, both Glendria and Lashirley are looking a possible life sentence without parole.

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Two sisters in the US city of Atlanta have been charged over the killing of a three-year-boy whose only crime, police say, was taking a cupcake.

Police say Kejuan Mason sneaked the cupcake from the kitchen while at home with Glenndria and Lashirley Morris.

According to the indictment, Lashirley beat the child with a baseball bat while her sister Glenndria, his legal guardian, spanked him with her hand.

He died from blunt force trauma to his head and his torso, say medics.

The two sisters gave conflicting accounts of what happened on 31 October, initially claiming he had choked on the cupcake, say media reports based on police sources.

They are charged with two counts of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of cruelty in the first-degree.

They face life in prison without parole if found guilty.

According to reports, the child's mother had lost custody of her son when she lost her home, but she was attempting to get him back.

She had asked a judge to remove Kejuan from Glenndria's care when she noticed he had scratches and bruises, but her request was denied three days before he died, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a newspaper in the Georgia state capital.

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Two sisters in the US city of Atlanta have been charged over the killing of a three-year-boy whose only crime, police say, was taking a cupcake. Police say Kejuan Mason sneaked the cupcake from the kitchen while at home with Glenndria and Lashirley Morris.

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New Mexico is working on passing a bill that forces graduating high school students to commit to a college or some type of post-graduation plan in order to graduate.

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If it became law, New Mexico would be the first state in the nation to require its students to spell out what they're doing after high school.

"Requiring students to do that would be unique in the nation; no other state in the nation has done that," said Jennifer Zinth, director of high school and STEM for the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado.

The bill states that high school juniors would have to file a plan showing they're applying for admission to a college, taking steps to enter the military or preparing for an internship or apprenticeship.

The plan would be filed with the high school principal and the student's parents and guidance counselor would have to sign off on it.

New Mexico, at 71%, has the second-worst high school graduation rate in the country, the Albuquerque Journal reported, citing data from the US Department of Education. The bill's sponsors hope the bill will spur an uptick in that number.

But does requiring students to file such plans really push them to the graduation finish line? Zinth told CNN it may make a positive difference in how many students graduate, but she cautions states need to be aware of unintended consequences and the hurdles it may produce for students and their families.

Guidance, matches, financial aid

"It's one of those wait and see moments," said Zinth, who wrote about the pros and cons of requiring students to fill out college applications in a report for the Education Commission of the States in 2014. "It may work for some students, but there's some things New Mexico would have to think about."

Zinth said schools in New Mexico and other states considering such a move would need to beef up their guidance counselor staffs and offer students more help in filling out applications, because the applications would probably not be of very high quality without proper guidance.

"It would really be beneficial for students to get some assistance on that to make sure the essays are high quality," she said.

Schools would also need to make sure that students are properly matched with the college that best suits them. When schools don't pay attention to that, Zinth said, a lot of lower-income students end up in community colleges when they actually are good candidates for competitive, four-year institutions.

And finally, Zinth said states need to think about financial aid if students are accepted to college.

"Applications are but one challenge. Completing financial aid applications is the other. Without assistance with financial aid forms, even middle-income students under application-for-all policies may apply and be accepted to institutions they are unable to afford," she wrote in her 2014 report.

Starting in 2020, Chicago will require high school students to provide evidence that they have a plan after graduation: either acceptance to college or a gap-year program, a trade apprenticeship, military enlistment or a job offer.

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New Mexico may become the first state in the nation to make students apply for college

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If it became law, New Mexico would be the first state in the nation to require its students to spell out what they're doing after high school. "Requiring students to do that would be unique in the nation; no other state in the nation has done that," said Jennifer Zinth, director of high school and STEM for the Education Commission of the States, an education policy think tank based in Colorado.

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Amy Schumer commented on the recent sexual misconduct claim against Aziz Ansari. She said, "It's not a crime, but it's not cool".

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Amy Schumer addressed the recent sexual misconduct allegation against her comedian friend Aziz Ansari, saying the incident should teach both men and women alike what "behavior is not OK."

Speaking on "The Katie Couric Podcast" for the "Wonder Women" series released Thursday, Schumer said she doesn't want to see Ansari's career impacted after a woman, identified as "Grace," detailed to babe.net a sexual encounter with the actor. The accuser called it "the worst night of my life."

"I don't think anyone wants to see Aziz's career ruined or his life ruined or anything like that, but that's where people's minds go," Schumer told Couric on the podcast when talking about the #MeToo movement. "They go, 'Does he deserve this?' And it's really not about that. I think it's about expressing and showing women that that behavior is not OK and not only can you leave, but you need to leave."
AZIZ ANSARI RESPONDS TO ACCUSATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, SAYS SEX WAS CONSENSUAL
"Because then the women who come after you, you're leaving a mark for them too," she added.

Schumer said though Ansari is her "friend," she also empathized with the accuser.

She continued, "I identify with all the women in these situations. Even if it's my friend, I don't go, 'Oh, but he's a good guy.' I think, 'What would it feel like to have been her?'"

The 36-year-old actress said women should never make excuses when dealing with uncomfortable situations. Schumer added that she had been "flat-out raped" herself, and that there are "so many different levels" of inappropriate behavior.

"If you have a doctor that makes you uncomfortable, or you get a massage, or you have a date with someone and they coerce you in a situation like the Aziz one, I don't think there's any sort of criminal charge, but I think that it's good for everybody to learn that that behavior's not acceptable," Schumer said.

"It's not a crime, but it's not cool. And it can still really mess with a woman."
AZIZ ANSARI DEFENDED BY FELLOW COMEDIAN JOEL MCHALE: 'IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS CONSENSUAL'
The 23-year-old accuser told babe.net she met Ansari, 34, in New York City for a date last year. But when she went back with the actor to his luxury Tribeca apartment, the night turned uncomfortable. She accused Ansari of failing to take "no" for an answer and aggressively trying to have sex with her even when she was giving verbal and non-verbal cues that showed her discomfort.

"It took a really long time for me to validate this as sexual assault," the accuser told babe.net. "I was debating if this was an awkward sexual experience or sexual assault. And that's why I confronted so many of my friends and listened to what they had to say, because I wanted validation that it was actually bad."

Ansari later said in a statement: "In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual.

"The next day, I got a text from her saying that although 'it may have seemed okay,' upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said. I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. It is necessary and long overdue."

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Amy Schumer on sexual misconduct claim against Aziz Ansari: 'It's not a crime, but it's not cool'

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Amy Schumer addressed the recent sexual misconduct allegation against her comedian friend Aziz Ansari, saying the incident should teach both men and women alike what "behavior is not OK." Speaking on "The Katie Couric Podcast" for the "Wonder Women" series released Thursday, Schumer said she doesn't want to see Ansari's career impacted after a woman, identified as "Grace," detailed to babe.net a sexual encounter with the actor.

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Elon Musk has sold out of his $500 flamethrowers. They were made to make about $10 million for his secondary business, The Boring Company. They sold out within four days

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Well, that was fast. Elon Musk claims to have sold out of flamethrowers in just four days.

The Tesla founder said on Twitter that he would stop taking orders for the $500 devices after selling 20,000. At that price, the sale would have raised $10 million for his tunneling business, The Boring Company.

The Boring Company, founded in 2016, has plans to create a network of underground tunnels to ease traffic congestion.

The company did not respond to questions about sales of the flamethrower or its production.

Musk, who is known for provocative antics, first mentioned plans to sell a flamethrower in December, and repeatedly plugged the idea on social media.

Musk had advertised the flamethrowers as "guaranteed to liven up any party," drawing a huge reaction online.

"When the zombie apocalypse happens, you'll be glad you bought a flamethrower," he tweeted on Sunday. "Works against hordes of the undead or your money back!"

Related: Can Elon Musk make subway tunnels cool again?

The flamethrowers will start shipping in the spring, according to The Boring Company's website. Musk said in a tweet that each flamethrower would be dispatched with a complimentary fire extinguisher.

The Boring Company previously sold 50,000 hats for $20 apiece in 2017. The business is privately funded.

Related: Tesla won't pay Elon Musk unless...

Not everyone is amused. Miguel Santiago, who serves in the California State Assembly, said he would file legislation to block the stunt.

"We've now seen some of the worst wildfires in California's history, so handing out flame torchers for $500 is a really bad idea and bad public policy," he said.

-- Julia Horowitz and Bill Burke contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (London) First published February 1, 2018: 10:11 AM ET

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Boring Company: Elon Musk says he has sold out of flamethrowers

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The Tesla founder said on Twitter that he would stop taking orders for the $500 devices after selling 20,000. At that price, the sale would have raised $10 million for his tunneling business, The Boring Company. The Boring Company, founded in 2016, has plans to create a network of underground tunnels to ease traffic congestion.

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A ninth grade student raised about $125,000 for Puerto Rico to receive power. Half a million Puerto Rico´s residents are without power still and are in poor living conditions. So far about 1,400 solar lamps have been distributed to 840 homes. 1,600 lamps are going to be distributed soon as well. About 300 hand-held washers were distributed as well.

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More than four months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, 15-year-old Salvador Gomez Colon is shocked by the poor living conditions that persist in many of the towns throughout the island.

"There is so much need," said Gomez Colon. "People are still shoveling debris around their homes. With no power, the elderly are struggling with the heat."

Nearly half a million of Puerto Rico's residents still don't have power. Families are living in houses with makeshift roofs made out of tarps and other materials and roads and bridges remain badly damaged.

"The farther you go from the metro areas is where you really see it," said Gomez Colon, who lives with his family in San Juan.

"It's very crazy to think that there are still people without power," he said on CNN on Saturday. "Four months without power is an extremely traumatizing experience."

Just days after Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the ninth grader launched a crowdfunding campaign on fundraising platform Generosity. His goal: to raise $100,000 and use the money to buy portable lamps and hand-operated washing machines for residents in the hardest hit parts of Puerto Rico.

Since that time, Gomez Colon has raised more than $125,000 and has donated 1,400 solar lamps to some 840 households. He has another 1,600 lamps that he hopes to distribute soon.

With the help of his family, friends and other volunteers, Gomez Colon started distributing the solar lampslast November through his initiative C+Feel = Hope.

"When we went to the first town that has no power, people from other towns would hear what we were doing. So we would add that town to our list for our next distribution," he said.

The teenager visits these communities on the weekends. He's seen schoolkids studying in the hot sun, rushing to finish their homework before the daylight disappears.

In one town, Gomez Colon met a young woman sitting outside reading Homer's Illiad. "She told me she couldn't read at night because there's no light," he said.

So he handed her a portable solar lamp.

"I told her she didn't have to worry about rushing through the book in the heat," he said. "For the first time in three months, she was going to be able to read it at night."

Related: This is life for 3,000 Puerto Ricans still living in mainland U.S. hotels

CNNMoney first interviewed Gomez Colon in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Maria in September. At the time, he was hunkered down with his family in their San Juan apartment. The family was rationing the food and water they had stored before the storm hit. Still, the teenagerknew he was better off than many others on the island.

With his mother's help, he sought a nonprofit organization to partner with and launched his online campaign.

As the money came in, Gomez Colon contacted makers of portable solar lamps and washing machines. To date, he's secured close to 300 hand-powered washing machines from companies like Gentlewasher and EasyGo and more than 3,000 lamps -- including some that have mobile phone charging capabilities -- from Mpowerd, Schneider Electric and Omnivoltaic Energy Solutions, among other companies.

Related: Nearly half a million in Puerto Rico still in the dark four months after Hurricane Maria

Last week, he led the first distribution of the hand-operated washing machines to families in Naranjito, a town located in central Puerto Rico. "Every weekend that we've gone for a distribution has made me feel so good," he said. "But it's complicated. We are helping people, but there are just so many others also in need."

According to the most recent tally from Puerto Rico's government, about 80% of the island has had power restored, 96% has access to running water and almost 98% now has telecom services.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was halting new shipments of food and water to the island as of Wednesday,an agency official with direct knowledge of the plan told CNN.

In a statement, the agency said that "FEMA-provided commodities are no longer needed for emergency operations." The agency also noted it has more than 46 million liters of water, two million Meals Ready to Eat and two million snack packs on the ground in Puerto Rico ready for distribution if needed.

Still, hundreds of thousands of residents remain in the dark, according to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

Loubriel Vega, 34, a fire inspector with the fire department in San Juan, is one of them. He lives with his three young children in Morovis, a town 38 miles outside of San Juan.

The family has running water, but has not had power, Internet or consistent cellphone service since September. Hurricane Maria also badly damaged the roof of his house.

Vega received two solar lamps through Gomez Colon's effort. He said the lamps have been immensely helpful for simple things like cooking and helping his kids and disabled family members move around the house at night.

"We need power badly," he said. "Without it, how do we run our fridges and freezers and keep our food safe?"

Related: FEMA official: Ending food and water shipments to Puerto Rico

Gomez Colon said he will keep going until either the money runs out or people no longer need the lamps and washing machines. People can still contribute to the campaign, he added.

"This experience has taught me to be grateful for what I have. My family supports me, my teachers support me," he said. "The world can always benefit from a positive mission. So I have to take this to the end."

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 1, 2018: 7:59 AM ET

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Cape Town implemented new water restrictions that cuts the limit on water usage in half.

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At least two students were shot at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday when a female student opened fire in a classroom, police said. A 30-year-old woman also suffered unspecified minor injuries but was not shot. Shots were fired just before 9 a.m. inside a classroom at Salvador Castro Middle School, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said.

The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B. Castro Middle School and was taken into custody. The student was not immediately identified.

The shooting was said to be an accident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A female student, 15, was shot in the wrist and taken to the hospital in fair condition. And another student, a 15-year-old boy, was "extremely lucky," according to trauma surgeon Dr. Aaron Strumwasser, as "the trajectory of the bullet did not hit any vital structures that were an immediate threat to life."

Officials expect both teens to make a full recovery.

A 30-year-old woman injured was not hospitalized and the nature of her injury was not immediately known.

Police initially said three others who were wounded were not injured by the shooting. But two other children - a boy, 11, and a girl, 12 - were grazed by bullets, and were treated and released.

Gunfire erupted during a first period elective class that included mixed grades in the middle school, which is on the same California campus as Belmont High School, officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

"We do not know yet how a young person ended up having the ability to have access to a firearm and bring it on campus," said Steve Zipperman, chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District police force.

A weapon was recovered at the scene.

Television news footage showed a girl with dark hair and wearing a sweatshirt being led out of the school in handcuffs shortly after the shooting occurred.

Gloria Echeverria was waiting outside a police tape line that prevented people from approaching the school, waiting for news about her 13-year-old son.

"I'm just hoping it has nothing to do with him," she said. "I'm just scared for all the kids - school is supposed to be a safe place for them, and apparently it's not."

Police said the situation was under control and there were no outstanding suspects in the incident. School officials said "a normal school day will continue" despite the lockdown.

"We will attend to the needs of these students who witnessed this very carefully, with the understanding this is very traumatic," Zipperman said.

More than 360 students are enrolled in the Salvador B. Castro Middle School. Los Angeles police said random weapon checks are conducted on the campus, located in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Fox News' Shira Bush and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A young female student allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at a Los Angeles middle school Thursday, leaving four students wounded - including one in critical condition, police said. The shooting suspect - who police confirmed is 12 years old - allegedly opened fire just before 9 a.m. inside Salvador B.