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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

"They had stomachaches; they were nauseous, dizzy," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press conference, Fox 13 reported. "One of them was all but passed out."
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The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the candies were brought to school by a 12-year-old 7th-grader, who proceeded to share with six other 7th-graders in gym class.

Deputies also identified the candies as Green Hornet Fruit Punch Gummies, which contained 10 gummies containing 10 milligrams of THC each. The product is illegal in Florida. A photo of the package, shared by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, showed a warning on the back reading, "For medical use only. Keep out of reach of children and animals."

All six students were expected to be fine, Fox 13 reported, although Superintendent Jacquelyn Bird urged parents to talk to their children.

The 12-year-old who handed out the candy faces charges of including possession of marijuana resin and paraphernalia, and distribution of marijuana near a school. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the boy wasn't clear on how he obtained the candies, but suggested he may have purchased them online or obtained them on the bus to school, according to NBC News.
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"We have long been concerned about the dangers of marijuana-infused candy, and that it would get into the hands of, and poison, children," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference Thursday afternoon, The Sun-Sentinel reported. "Here's an example of that."

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5 middle-school students hospitalized after eating THC-laced candies during gym

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

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I guess I'm going to have to go and get some dirt from Mexico to grow the next batch," King said, prompting a supporter to interject, "Trust me, it's already on its way."

King then let out his latest inflammatory comment: "Well, yeah, there's plenty of dirt, it's coming from the West Coast, too, and a lot of other places, besides. This is the most dirt we've ever seen."

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Democrats have said they've heard enough from Rep. Steve King, whose thorough record of provocative immigration rhetoric has prompted calls for Congress to formally censure the Iowa Republican firebrand.

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At a rally one day before the midterm elections, King was recorded in Webster City, Iowa, speaking about jalapeño peppers when he referred to immigrants as "dirt," according to The Weekly Standard.

"I guess I'm going to have to go and get some dirt from Mexico to grow the next batch," King said, prompting a supporter to interject, "Trust me, it's already on its way."

King then let out his latest inflammatory comment: "Well, yeah, there's plenty of dirt, it's coming from the West Coast, too, and a lot of other places, besides. This is the most dirt we've ever seen."

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That exchange led more than 140 organizations to sign onto a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to censure King's "anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, racist and homophobic" language before the end of this Congress. Spokespersons for King, Ryan and McCarthy did not respond to a request for comment Thursday evening.

Several House Democrats -- less than 50 days from taking majority control of Congress -- told ABC News they agreed King should be censured.

"The things that he says are so deeply unfair, disturbing and unbefitting of a member of Congress. And I do think that censure is appropriate," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., an immigration lawyer by trade and one of 12 sitting lawmakers who are naturalized citizens.

Though rare, Congress can take a number of actions to discipline its members for breaking House rules, including a fine, formal reprimand, censure on the House floor or even expulsion. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., said he supports censure in order to restore racial unity across the country.

"I would get behind any effort to make certain that we begin to heal and not continue to hurt as a nation and be divided as a nation," Tonko said. "There's a lot of healing that's required and I think leadership requires us to be those healers."

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A representative has not been censured since former New York Congressman Charles Rangel in 2010 after being convicted of 11 ethics violations. Before that, the last censures came in 1983 and only six congressman have been censured since 1900.

King is most notorious for disparaging Dreamers in July 2013, when he said, "For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds, and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."

"This has certainly been repetitive. It is abhorrent. It should not be tolerated," Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said.

Though supportive of censure, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., expressed frustration that King's "fringe" bombast creates national attention.

"He should be censured, but he doesn't represent America," Khanna said. "Censure him, but don't make that the topic of conversation. I mean, who cares? He's some random member of Congress who represents 5 percent of the views of the American people. That's not America."

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., demurred on the question of censure, but tied King's rhetoric to President Donald Trump's hard-line stance against illegal immigration.

"Many of us, most of us, are really disturbed with the words that [have] come out of Steve King's mouth, as well as the president's," Schakowsky said.

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While Trump is threatening to shut down the federal government early next month if Congress does not approve $5 billion for border security by Dec. 7, Democrats insist they will not vote to keep the government open if the bill includes money for the president's long-promised border wall.

"One thing I do know is we should not give a dime to this concept of a border wall," Khanna said. "I would be a 'no' vote. I don't think the wall is right. I think it fosters xenophobia and I don't think it's based on facts. I'm all for protecting our border, having border security, making sure that we're protecting our border in a way that is legal and humane. But the border wall is rhetoric that is not in the interest of this country and so I wouldn't support that."

Jackson Lee said her message for Trump is that Congress will take care of border security, but she would also vote against any spending bill that funds the president's wall.

"I will not support the funding of a border wall," Jackson Lee said. "I will encourage the president to get that funding from Mexico, which is what he campaigned on."

King, himself a major supporter of Trump, was re-elected to a ninth term in the House in November.

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday – and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents – after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

"They had stomachaches; they were nauseous, dizzy," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press conference, Fox 13 reported. "One of them was all but passed out."
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The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the candies were brought to school by a 12-year-old 7th-grader, who proceeded to share with six other 7th-graders in gym class.

Deputies also identified the candies as Green Hornet Fruit Punch Gummies, which contained 10 gummies containing 10 milligrams of THC each. The product is illegal in Florida. A photo of the package, shared by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, showed a warning on the back reading, "For medical use only. Keep out of reach of children and animals."

All six students were expected to be fine, Fox 13 reported, although Superintendent Jacquelyn Bird urged parents to talk to their children.

The 12-year-old who handed out the candy faces charges of including possession of marijuana resin and paraphernalia, and distribution of marijuana near a school. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the boy wasn't clear on how he obtained the candies, but suggested he may have purchased them online or obtained them on the bus to school, according to NBC News.
BOY, 8, WAKES FROM COMA AFTER FALL FROM CLIFF
"We have long been concerned about the dangers of marijuana-infused candy, and that it would get into the hands of, and poison, children," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference Thursday afternoon, The Sun-Sentinel reported. "Here's an example of that."

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5 middle-school students hospitalized after eating THC-laced candies during gym

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

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Oregon's Secretary of State has just approved language for a potential ballot initiative that would legalize psychedelic mushrooms.

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Police in a sweep against Italy's so-called "fourth Mafia" have arrested 30 suspected mobsters.

Italy's national anti-Mafia prosecutor, Federico Cafiero de Raho, said Friday that the Foggia-based figures allegedly operated extortion rackets and used violence to control their "territory" near the "spur" of the boot-shaped peninsula in southeast Italy.

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Police in a sweep against Italy's so-called "fourth Mafia" have arrested 30 suspected mobsters.

Italy's national anti-Mafia prosecutor, Federico Cafiero de Raho, said Friday that the Foggia-based figures allegedly operated extortion rackets and used violence to control their "territory" near the "spur" of the boot-shaped peninsula in southeast Italy.

He added that unlike Italy's three well-known crime syndicates - Sicily's Cosa Nostra, the Naples-area Camorra and the Calabrian 'ndrangheta - which in recent years have cut back on killings to gain power, the Foggia mafiosi are resorting to violence to bolster their influence.

The prosecutor thanked "the few courageous business owners" who denounced extortion attempts.

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A 7 year old girl was hit by a Ford F-150 while getting off of the bus. She is in coma right now but is expected to live.

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A 7-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck while exiting a school bus and crossing the street was still fighting for her life in a Maryland hospital on Thursday night.

The incident took place on a residential street in Bryantown on Tuesday afternoon when a 35-year-old woman evaded a Charles County Public School bus' flashing red lights and stop sign, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The woman was driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck.

The young girl was struck by the vehicle after she exited the bus and tried crossing the street to go home.

The driver remained at the scene, sheriff's deputies said, and she may face charges pending the outcome of an investigation.

Paramedics airlifted the girl to a children's hospital to treat critical injuries that she sustained from the crash.

ABC News station WJLA has identified the victim as Skyla Shirriel. A family friend, Mike Wathen, confirmed that Skyla was placed in a medically induced coma on the night she was admitted to the hospital.

A witness at the scene of the crash told WJLA that Wathen's children were nearly struck by the vehicle as well.

"The other three little boys were pretty shook-up," Wathen told WJLA. "They had a tough time last night. They just had questions about what happened to her. They all saw it."

Hospital officials say Shirriel is expected to survive her injuries, WJLA reported.

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7-year-old girl in coma after being hit by truck while getting off the school bus

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A 7-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck while exiting a school bus and crossing the street was still fighting for her life in a Maryland hospital on Thursday night. The incident took place on a residential street in Bryantown on Tuesday afternoon when a 35-year-old woman evaded a Charles County Public School bus' flashing red lights and stop sign, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.

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A 7-year-old girl struck by a pickup truck while exiting a school bus and crossing the street was still fighting for her life in a Maryland hospital on Thursday night.

The incident took place on a residential street in Bryantown on Tuesday afternoon when a 35-year-old woman evaded a Charles County Public School bus' flashing red lights and stop sign, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The woman was driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck.

The young girl was struck by the vehicle after she exited the bus and tried crossing the street to go home.

The driver remained at the scene, sheriff's deputies said, and she may face charges pending the outcome of an investigation.

Paramedics airlifted the girl to a children's hospital to treat critical injuries that she sustained from the crash.

ABC News station WJLA has identified the victim as Skyla Shirriel. A family friend, Mike Wathen, confirmed that Skyla was placed in a medically induced coma on the night she was admitted to the hospital.

A witness at the scene of the crash told WJLA that Wathen's children were nearly struck by the vehicle as well.

"The other three little boys were pretty shook-up," Wathen told WJLA. "They had a tough time last night. They just had questions about what happened to her. They all saw it."

Hospital officials say Shirriel is expected to survive her injuries, WJLA reported.

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When is Jimmy coming home?: Ending families' 'cruel limbo' in John Wayne Gacy killings

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Magic Johnson Denies Report LeBron James Is Ignoring Luke Walton's Play Calls

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Los Angeles Lakers Tyler Conway Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press @jtylerconway Featured Columnist "This is all about making sure that they can say something on ESPN and everybody can just talk. We have a system the ball moves around, a lot of pick-and-roll plays. If you watch us play, the ball is not in LeBron James' hands all of the time. It can't be. Because you want to pass it around, you want to get into your pick-and-roll plays. But hey, we're the Lakers, people are going to be talking about us. But that's not how it's going right now."
Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson denied a report saying LeBron James has been ignoring play calls from coach Luke Walton.

Johnson said on SiriusXM Radio Thursday:

ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst cited scouts saying James would ignore calls from Walton to run what he preferred when acting as the team's primary ball-handler. James has taken an increased ball-handling role following Rajon Rondo's hand injury.

While many ran with the story, Windhorst's report said the ignored play calls were not meant as a "slight" to Walton. It said the Lakers coach has allowed LeBron to run the offense when he brings the ball up the floor.

Walton has come under fire for his rotations and decision-making during their 11-9 start. Johnson criticized Walton earlier this month after the Lakers lost five of their first seven games.

The Lakers have turned it around since, going 9-4 since. Part of the reason is James' more hands-on approach to the offense after attempting to play more off the ball.

James has publicly supported Walton, but he's no stranger to strained relationships with coaches. He famously butted heads with Erik Spoelstra early in his time in Miami and never jelled with David Blatt in Cleveland. Blatt was ultimately fired for Tyronn Lue, who led the Cavs to the 2016 NBA title.

Johnson has publicly said he has no plans to fire Walton during the season.

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Dallas Cowboys end 10 game winning streak that was made by the New Oreleans Saints. Last thursday night they won 13-10 at home against the Saints

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They are not spectacular. They are not flashy. They do not blow you away and are far from perfect. But if you don't think these Dallas Cowboys are for real, you are a fool.

And the reason they are isn't just the usual star suspects. It's not just because of the dominance of the NFL's rushing leader, Zeke Elliott, or the clever play of resurgent quarterback Dak Prescott. Dallas is legitimate because of a fast, nasty defense that just manhandled one of the great offenses of all time. Held it to 176 yards of offense. Punched it in the mouth, just like the Cowboys said they would.

Dallas has won four straight games, and the victories haven't been over a bunch of stiffs and bums. It beat Philadelphia on the road, then Atlanta, followed by Washington and now New Orleans. The Saints had previously won 10 consecutive games.

What we saw in the Cowboys' 13-10 victory on Thursday night against the Saints was the culmination of an evolution. We saw Dallas go from awful early in the year, to a curiosity, to a team that will be one of the toughest outs should (when) it makes the playoffs. And the reason is that Gloomsday Defense, the modern incarnation of its Doomsday cousin.

No, the Cowboys aren't without flaws. Prescott is still sometimes too careless with the football, and the team overall makes too many dunderheaded mistakes, like when Randy Gregory ran into the punter, leading to a penalty and setting up the Saints' only touchdown.

Still, the Dallas defense is smart, nasty and just shut down one of the best offenses-and quarterbacks-in football. This was a statement game not by Prescott or Elliott, but by that defense.

Drew Brees started 0-of-4 in passes for the first time in his career, as the Fox broadcast pointed out. His 39 passing yards were his fewest in a first half as a Saint. That's 13 years.
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It was the first time the Saints were shut out in the first half-in this case 13-0-in 72 games. It ended the longest such streak in the NFL. The 59 total yards in the half were the fewest since 2002 when Aaron Brooks was the quarterback.

How did the Cowboys do it?

What makes them unique isn't just how fast they are; it's how they use that speed. They chase after ball-carriers as well as any team in football. They caught Alvin Kamara, the slipperiest runner in football, several times from the backside on plays that Kamara would normally break.

"The one thing about our defense, what makes us elite, is we run to the ball like no other team," Dallas linebacker Jaylon Smith said on the broadcast after the game.

Before the game, defensive lineman Demarcus Lawrence provided a hint of things to come in this contest. He said what the Cowboys were going to do: punch the Saints in the mouth.

"They're going to have to match our intensity," Lawrence told reporters. "S--t, for 60 minutes straight. If you hit a motherf--ker in the mouth and then they ain't doing what they're regularly doing, putting up 50 points, they start to get a little distressed. Now you got them where you want them at, and then you f--king choke their ass out."

So, there's that. And Lawrence and the defense made his words come true.

DeMarcus Lawrence @TankLawrence
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The Cowboys punched, and the Saints went down. For the first time all season, Brees looked confused and a step behind. For the first time all season, every offensive play was difficult.

The Cowboys haters (and I was one of them) will say they are still the same ol' Cowboys. There are still disbelievers in Prescott. That's fine. Feed your hate. Let it grow as the Cowboys become a fully operational Battle Station.

No, these Cowboys aren't perfect.

Yes, these Cowboys are for real. Thanks to that defense.

Which will punch you in the mouth.
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @mikefreemanNFL.

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Watch Out, America: The Cowboys Are Back

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3 killed as truck crashes while fleeing Border Patrol in San Diego County

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A violent crash involving a truck fleeing the Border Patrol at over 100 mph has resulted in the deaths of three people and eight more injuries.

The crash happened while a Chevrolet Silverado packed with 11 people failed to yield at the border in San Diego County, California, according to San Diego ABC affiliate KGTV.

Cal Fire San Diego reported three people were killed and eight people were injured when the truck hit a spike strip deployed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and careened off the road and into an embankment. Five suffered minor injuries and three are considered major injuries. One woman and two men were killed.

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There were nine people in the truck were in the bed and everyone fell out of the back during the accident. The only person who wasn't ejected was the driver, who was wearing a seat belt.

The truck was coming across the border from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The crash took place at about 4:30 p.m. in Campo, California, just a mile from the border.

Cal Fire said the vehicle was driving over 100 mph in wet conditions on Interstate 8 when a spike strip was placed down and caused the accident.

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The driver of the vehicle was an American and has been arrested, KGTV said, though it's unclear the nationalities of the other occupants of the vehicle.

Alcohol or drugs are not expected to be a factor, the Border Patrol said.

A similar accident took place in Texas in June when the Border Patrol pursued a vehicle that refused to stop at a checkpoint. The vehicle crashed and five undocumented immigrants were killed.

In that crash, 14 people were crammed into an SUV and several people were ejected, authorities said.

The U.S.-Mexico border has become an increasingly heated national topic as President Donald Trump pushes for funding for a wall along the border. He has made the wall a tenant of his presidency since the campaign and recently ordered military to the border to provide support for immigration officials.

ABC News' Marilyn Heck contributed to this report.

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Former New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg's charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.

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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.

Bloomberg Philanthropies said over the next three years it will help up to 10 states address the causes of opioid addiction and strengthen prevention and treatment programs. Its initiative involves a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Johns Hopkins University and Vital Strategies.

Bloomberg said on Friday during his keynote address at The Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington that he believes "we can turn the tide on this epidemic."

"And if we do," he said, "we can begin reversing the decline in life expectancy that has been happening across the country, thanks largely to opioid overdoses."

Pennsylvania will be the first state to get funding and will receive at least $10 million. Pennsylvania had the highest number of drug overdose deaths in 2017 among all states and twice as many as in 2014. Nearly 5,400 Pennsylvania residents died of drug overdoses in 2017.

Pennsylvania's rate of 44.3 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 residents is more than double the national average.

Bloomberg has been considering a 2020 Democratic presidential bid, but a spokeswoman said there was "no stated link" between his political aspirations and the $50 million investment to fight opioids.

Bloomberg's charity said CDC data shows there were more than 70,000 U.S. drug overdose deaths last year, including more than 47,000 from opioids, the highest numbers on record. It said those numbers are a leading factor in the decline of U.S. life expectancy over the past three years.

Bloomberg called the sobering numbers part of "a national crisis."

"For the first time since World War I, life expectancy in the U.S. has declined over the past three years - and opioids are a big reason why," he said. "We cannot sit by and allow this alarming trend to continue - not when so many Americans are being killed in what should be the prime of their lives."

He said in a statement he hoped his charity's work in Pennsylvania, one of the states hardest hit by the opioids crisis, would lay the groundwork "for more effective action across the country."

The partnership focuses on identifying new approaches to tackle opioids and plugging gaps in current treatment and prevention programs. Staff members from partner organizations will support state and local programs to reduce opioid-related deaths, and successful initiatives and guidelines will be replicated elsewhere, with the goal of creating a model for the rest of the nation.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he was "deeply grateful" for the financial and technical resources his state will receive through the partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.

"From our first responders and health care professionals to teachers and social service providers, heroes across our commonwealth are saving lives and protecting residents in our communities every day from this awful scourge," Wolf, a Democrat, said in a statement issued by the Bloomberg charity. "We are doing everything we can to help them, and I am confident that this partnership will mark a turning point in our efforts."

The Drug Enforcement Administration said this month in its National Drug Threat Assessment that heroin, fentanyl and other opioids continue to be the highest drug threat in the nation.

Bloomberg, who has been an independent, a Republican and a Democrat, declared lifetime allegiance to the Democratic Party and outlined an aggressive timeline for deciding whether to run for president in an interview with The Associated Press this month. He has regularly criticized President Donald Trump and spent a fortune to help elect Democrats in the midterm elections.

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said.

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said.

A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May. Horton's sentencing was postponed because prosecutors wanted to give her one last chance to fix the problem, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.

Muskegon County's undersheriff, Kenneth Sanford, confirmed to ABC News that Horton served those days in prison.

"Our office does not file charges against parents who are genuinely trying to resolve the issues. The vast majority of chronic truancy cases never end up in court," Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson said in a statement obtained by ABC News Thursday. "However, when parents like Ms. Horton refuse to make reasonable efforts to address the truancy problem, our office is committed to making sure the children of our community are not deprived of an education."

Horton did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment.

The school sent multiple letters home to Horton beginning in October 2017 and scheduled a parent meeting regarding her 6-year-old daughter's unexcused absences. Horton never showed. On Jan. 22, the school referred the case to prosecutors.

Then in February, the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office followed up with Horton, attempting to resolve the attendance issues without court involvement by sending a letter and scheduling a meeting. But Horton never responded or showed up, prosecutors said.

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The prosecutor's office filed a charge of truancy against Horton on March 5 but she failed to appear for her arraignment after posting bond. The court subsequently issued a bench warrant for her.

At that time, Horton's daughter had at least 26 unexcused absences from school, according to prosecutors.

On May 17, Horton pleaded guilty upon an agreement with prosecutors that the charge would be dismissed if she worked with school and service providers to resolve the issue. The court delayed her sentencing to give her time to do so.

By then, her daughter had missed an additional 14 days of school with unexcused absences, according to prosecutors. It's unclear how many more days of school the girl missed after her mother's sentencing.

Hilson said his office, the school and service providers were ready to offer whatever was necessary to "address barriers in getting her child to school," including transportation, day care arrangements, counseling and mental health services.

"Our office is committed to doing anything possible to help parents resolve truancy problems. Filing charges is always a last resort after all other attempts to help a parent have been rejected," Hilson said. "Had Ms. Horton met with us, the school or service providers, she would have been provided any services needed to address any possible issues."

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Mom jailed after child misses 26 days of school

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said. A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May.

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Skyla Shirriel, a 7 year old from Maryland, was hit by a truck after getting off the school bus after school . She is in a medically induced coma and is in critical condition.

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a 7-year-old maryland girl is in critical condition after a truck hit her while she was getting off her school bus - cnn

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A 7-year-old Maryland girl is in critical condition after a truck hit her while she was getting off her school bus

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A 7-year-old Maryland girl remains in critical condition after being struck by a truck while getting off her school bus this week, the latest in a recent rash of accidents involving children at bus stops.

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5 middle-school students hospitalized after eating THC-laced candies during gym. Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday – and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents – after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

One of the kids passed out in the middle of gym class from the gummy

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

"They had stomachaches; they were nauseous, dizzy," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a press conference, Fox 13 reported. "One of them was all but passed out."
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The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the candies were brought to school by a 12-year-old 7th-grader, who proceeded to share with six other 7th-graders in gym class.

Deputies also identified the candies as Green Hornet Fruit Punch Gummies, which contained 10 gummies containing 10 milligrams of THC each. The product is illegal in Florida. A photo of the package, shared by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, showed a warning on the back reading, "For medical use only. Keep out of reach of children and animals."

All six students were expected to be fine, Fox 13 reported, although Superintendent Jacquelyn Bird urged parents to talk to their children.

The 12-year-old who handed out the candy faces charges of including possession of marijuana resin and paraphernalia, and distribution of marijuana near a school. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the boy wasn't clear on how he obtained the candies, but suggested he may have purchased them online or obtained them on the bus to school, according to NBC News.
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"We have long been concerned about the dangers of marijuana-infused candy, and that it would get into the hands of, and poison, children," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference Thursday afternoon, The Sun-Sentinel reported. "Here's an example of that."

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5 middle-school students hospitalized after eating THC-laced candies during gym

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Five students at Mulberry Middle School in Mulberry, Fla., were hospitalized on Thursday - and at least one other was retrieved from class by parents - after complaining of nausea, stomach aches and dizziness caused by THC-laced gummy candies they ingested during gym class.

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Mom jailed after her child was unexcused absent from school for 26 days. It doesn't tell why she was absent though.

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said.

A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May. Horton's sentencing was postponed because prosecutors wanted to give her one last chance to fix the problem, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.

Muskegon County's undersheriff, Kenneth Sanford, confirmed to ABC News that Horton served those days in prison.

"Our office does not file charges against parents who are genuinely trying to resolve the issues. The vast majority of chronic truancy cases never end up in court," Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson said in a statement obtained by ABC News Thursday. "However, when parents like Ms. Horton refuse to make reasonable efforts to address the truancy problem, our office is committed to making sure the children of our community are not deprived of an education."

Horton did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment.

The school sent multiple letters home to Horton beginning in October 2017 and scheduled a parent meeting regarding her 6-year-old daughter's unexcused absences. Horton never showed. On Jan. 22, the school referred the case to prosecutors.

Then in February, the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office followed up with Horton, attempting to resolve the attendance issues without court involvement by sending a letter and scheduling a meeting. But Horton never responded or showed up, prosecutors said.

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The prosecutor's office filed a charge of truancy against Horton on March 5 but she failed to appear for her arraignment after posting bond. The court subsequently issued a bench warrant for her.

At that time, Horton's daughter had at least 26 unexcused absences from school, according to prosecutors.

On May 17, Horton pleaded guilty upon an agreement with prosecutors that the charge would be dismissed if she worked with school and service providers to resolve the issue. The court delayed her sentencing to give her time to do so.

By then, her daughter had missed an additional 14 days of school with unexcused absences, according to prosecutors. It's unclear how many more days of school the girl missed after her mother's sentencing.

Hilson said his office, the school and service providers were ready to offer whatever was necessary to "address barriers in getting her child to school," including transportation, day care arrangements, counseling and mental health services.

"Our office is committed to doing anything possible to help parents resolve truancy problems. Filing charges is always a last resort after all other attempts to help a parent have been rejected," Hilson said. "Had Ms. Horton met with us, the school or service providers, she would have been provided any services needed to address any possible issues."

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Mom jailed after child misses 26 days of school

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said. A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May.

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A Michigan mother is jailed for a month because her child had unexcused absences from school.

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said.

A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May. Horton's sentencing was postponed because prosecutors wanted to give her one last chance to fix the problem, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.

Muskegon County's undersheriff, Kenneth Sanford, confirmed to ABC News that Horton served those days in prison.

"Our office does not file charges against parents who are genuinely trying to resolve the issues. The vast majority of chronic truancy cases never end up in court," Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson said in a statement obtained by ABC News Thursday. "However, when parents like Ms. Horton refuse to make reasonable efforts to address the truancy problem, our office is committed to making sure the children of our community are not deprived of an education."

Horton did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment.

The school sent multiple letters home to Horton beginning in October 2017 and scheduled a parent meeting regarding her 6-year-old daughter's unexcused absences. Horton never showed. On Jan. 22, the school referred the case to prosecutors.

Then in February, the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office followed up with Horton, attempting to resolve the attendance issues without court involvement by sending a letter and scheduling a meeting. But Horton never responded or showed up, prosecutors said.

STOCK/Getty Images

The prosecutor's office filed a charge of truancy against Horton on March 5 but she failed to appear for her arraignment after posting bond. The court subsequently issued a bench warrant for her.

At that time, Horton's daughter had at least 26 unexcused absences from school, according to prosecutors.

On May 17, Horton pleaded guilty upon an agreement with prosecutors that the charge would be dismissed if she worked with school and service providers to resolve the issue. The court delayed her sentencing to give her time to do so.

By then, her daughter had missed an additional 14 days of school with unexcused absences, according to prosecutors. It's unclear how many more days of school the girl missed after her mother's sentencing.

Hilson said his office, the school and service providers were ready to offer whatever was necessary to "address barriers in getting her child to school," including transportation, day care arrangements, counseling and mental health services.

"Our office is committed to doing anything possible to help parents resolve truancy problems. Filing charges is always a last resort after all other attempts to help a parent have been rejected," Hilson said. "Had Ms. Horton met with us, the school or service providers, she would have been provided any services needed to address any possible issues."

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Mom jailed after child misses 26 days of school

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A Michigan mom was jailed this month after her young child missed over two dozen days of school without any valid excuse, prosecutors said. A Muskegon County judge on Nov. 16 ordered Brittany Ann Horton to spend five days behind bars and be placed on probation for nine months after the 27-year-old mother pleaded guilty to truancy in May.

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Five college students were driving back to college after thanksgiving break, but found themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere due to a snowstorm. A local citizen of the area saw that they were stranded and offered them shelter and food.

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Five students driving back to college after Thanksgiving break found themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere off a busy highway in Illinois amid severe winter weather.

Davonne Mclaurin, a 19-year-old cornerback for the University of Dubuque football team, who was traveling with his fellow teammates and friends Javari, Tarell, Myles, and Eli got stuck in the snow Sunday night along a path they thought would provide a quicker trip back to UD.

When it became apparent they were stranded, they called 911.

But Illinois State Police said conditions were too treacherous for emergency vehicles to reach them right away and asked them to stay in their car and wait for rescue.

Enter Thomas, a Good Samaritan from Prophetstown, who saw them and decided to help.
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Mclaurin told Fox News he came out with a light and a shovel to help get them back on the road, but when none of it worked by midnight and conditions continued to get worse, they all pitched in and got the car to his garage so they could shelter it from the blizzard.

"He got his tractor and everything. Still couldn't get out then so he asked if we wanted to stay the night," Mclaurin said, adding that it was at this moment that he prayed, and for Mclaurin's mother, Carla, Thomas was God's answer.

Thomas gave them pizza to eat, bedding and TV, and even brewed coffee for them before the snowplows cleared the country roads and the college students were on their way.
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"I am so thankful for him and with so much hatred in the world I am grateful that he or my son and friends did not see race or hate," Carla told WJHL. "He opened his door to five black young strangers and I am forever grateful!"

Mclaurin and his friends agreed.

"He deserves something honestly," he said. "He is a cool dude...thought he would be scared of five black men, but with all the issues going on in the world, truly blessed that he let us stay."

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Good Samaritan gives pizza, shelter to students stranded in snowstorm

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Five students driving back to college after Thanksgiving break found themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere off a busy highway in Illinois amid severe winter weather. Davonne Mclaurin, a 19-year-old cornerback for the University of Dubuque football team, who was traveling with his fellow teammates and friends Javari, Tarell, Myles, and Eli got stuck in the snow Sunday night along a path they thought would provide a quicker trip back to UD.

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Netflix recently canceled "Iron Fist" and "Luke Cage." Now "Daredevil" has been added to the list, a month after it began its third season.

"Marvel's Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix,"

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Netflix has axed another Marvel project.