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Last night on Thursday night football, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 41-39. The Rams were led by star running back Todd Gurley, who had 3 touchdowns.

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The Los Angeles Rams moved into early pole position in the NFC West with a brilliant offensive display in a 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The Rams held a 41-26 lead in the fourth quarter and survived two late San Francisco touchdowns thanks to a failed two-point conversion and fourth-down sack after the 49ers recovered an onside kick.
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Los Angeles is 2-1 after the intra-divisional battle thanks largely to the trio of offensive stars in quarterback Jared Goff, running back Todd Gurley and wide receiver Sammy Watkins. They combined for all five of the Rams' touchdowns, as the 49ers had no answer against the pass or run.

San Francisco can take solace in knowing it scored its first touchdown of the season and battled back, but it dropped to 0-3.

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Jared Goff, Rams Outlast 49ers in 41-39 Shootout; Todd Gurley Scores 3 TDs

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Los Angeles Rams Scott Polacek Ben Margot/Associated Press Twitter Logo Featured Columnist The Los Angeles Rams moved into early pole position in the NFC West with a brilliant offensive display in a 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

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Andre Ward, an undefeated light weight champion, announced his retirement today at the age of 33. His boxing record is a perfect 32-0.

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Undefeated light heavyweight champion Andre Ward announced his retirement from boxing Thursday at the age of 33.

Ward tweeted the following video as part of his announcement:
"To the sport of boxing-I love you. You've been by my side since I was 10-years-old. You've taught me so much. You've humbled me. You've promoted me. I've sacrificed a lot for you, but you've given me more than I ever thought possible. You gave me a platform, made me a champion and helped me provide for my family. I am forever grateful to you. You and I will always be synonymous, connected at the hip. Thank you for all the wonderful people I've come in contact with because of you. I've made friends for life. As I walk away from the sport of boxing today, I leave at the top of your glorious mountain, which was always my vision and my dream. I did it. We did it. This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

"From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who has played a part in my journey. You know who you are. I could not have done this without you. I want to be clear-I am leaving because my body can no longer put up with the rigors of the sport and therefore my desire to fight is no longer there. If I cannot give my family, my team, and the fans everything that I have, then I should no longer be fighting. Above all, I give God the Glory, for allowing me to do what I've done, for as long as I have."
Andre S.O.G. Ward @andreward
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He also released a statement on his official website, saying he no longer had the desire to continue fighting:

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Andre Ward Announces Retirement from Boxing

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Boxing Mike Chiari John Locher/Associated Press Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Undefeated light heavyweight champion Andre Ward announced his retirement from boxing Thursday at the age of 33. Ward tweeted the following video as part of his announcement: "To the sport of boxing-I love you. You've been by my side since I was 10-years-old.

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Irma destroyed a lot of oranges

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The Washington Post 10 hrs ago Caitlin Dewey

Hurricane Irma plundered Florida's orange belt, leaving a trail of uprooted trees, downed fruit and flooded groves worse than anything growers say they have seen in more than 20 years.

It could even be the knock-out blow for a product -- orange juice -- that has been slipping in popularity among Americans, although the beverage still ranks as the country's favorite fruit.

The most recent estimates of the widespread damage to Florida's orange trees put the statewide losses as high as 70 percent. That could lead to orange shortages, price hikes and, for farmers, lost harvests -- all on top of a debilitating plant disease called citrus greening and a long-term national decline in orange juice consumption.

"Significant is not the right word,"said Shannon Shepp, the executive director of the growers' group Florida Department of Citrus, describing the damage to Florida's orange juice industry. "It's somewhere between significant and catastrophic. And that's a big word -- I don't use it lightly."

It could have implications not only for Florida agriculture, but for the American diet.

Orange juice is big business, and Florida is its epicenter.

According to the Department of Agriculture, the average American drinks 23.74 pounds of orange juice per year -- or roughly an ounce each day, more than any other fruit. (By comparison, most Americans eat 10.66 pounds of fresh apples per year, and a measly 2.7 pounds of fresh oranges.)

California and Texas also grow oranges, of course. But Florida is the source of most of the fruit that makes its way into orange juice. Ninety percent of the state's $1 billion annual harvest is eventually processed into OJ, according to the industry group Florida Citrus Mutual.

That's no accident. As the food scholar Alissa Hamilton recounts in her book "Squeezed," America's love of orange juice was engineered in large part by the Florida citrus industry during the late 1940s -- a project aimed at moving excess Florida oranges to other parts of the country.

In recent decades, however, that same industry has been beset by challenges, all of which have made Irma more difficult to bear.

While orange juice still holds the title of America's most-consumed "fruit," demand has plummeted from its late '90s peak -- a development the citrus industry blames on changing lifestyles, such as a decline in sit-down breakfasts, and the proliferation of other beverage options at breakfast and throughout the day. There's also growing concerns around sugary beverages, including fruit juice, and a number of researchers and public health organizations have urged consumers to forego it.

Those are far from the industry's only struggles. In 2005, a stubborn and debilitating disease called huanglongbing, or citrus greening, was discovered in Florida groves. The disease, which causes bitter and deformed fruits, has since reduced Florida orange and grapefruit revenues by $4.64 billion, according to Jacqueline Burns, the dean for research at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences. It's also believed to have cost the state economy an estimated $1.76 billion in job losses.

As if that weren't bad enough, the discovery of the disease coincided with one of the worst hurricane seasons Florida had previously seen. Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004 slashed orange crops by a third. Growers suffered several more years of near record-low yields after that as injured trees and groves recovered.

Now, many fear the damage from Irma could be even worse.

"It's like nothing I've ever seen in my time in this industry -- and I've been doing this since 1994," Shepp said. "Growers were already in a bad situation. This was supposed to be their turnaround year. Then Irma happened."

Shepp cautions that the full extent of Irma's damage is not yet known, since many groves remain flooded and unripe oranges are still dropping from trees. But after conversations with dozens of growers and state and federal officials, she said estimates vary from as low as 30 percent losses in central Florida to as high as 100 percent in the south of the state.

The Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association is predicting the orange harvest will be down by 70 percent statewide, because of high winds that stripped unripe oranges from branches.

"Irma cut a swath right through the citrus belt," said Lisa Lochridge, a spokesperson. "Based on the field reports we've gotten, there was not a grove in the state that was not affected."

In a double-whammy to orange growers, dramatic storms can reduce demand for orange juice as well. Reduced yields often cause prices to climb -- tellingly, orange juice futures spiked as Irma approached Florida -- and that's a turnoff for some consumers, said Tatiana Andreyeva, the director of Economic Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

Andreyeva has found that a 10 percent increase in the price of juice causes a 7.6 percent decrease in sales.

"There was already a decline in demand for orange juice," she said. "The hurricane will likely just make it worse."

Shepp and Lochridge said their organizations have been meeting with state and federal officials in search of aid for growers. On Monday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue conducted an aerial tour of damaged citrus groves, promising growers "generous," "compassionate" and "quick" aid in response to the storm.

But few believe Florida orange juice will ever return to its peak. Thousands of acres of Florida orange groves have already been sold to developers or converted to other crops, and USDA data suggests that the consistent decline in OJ consumption across multiple demographics is more than a short-term tendency.

Andreyeva cautions that, while the change may be painful for growers, it isn't necessarily bad for public health.

"We don't need to be consuming so much orange juice," she said. "If this means consumers are replacing orange juice with water or milk -- well, I think a lot of pediatricians and nutritions would be happy with that."
Read more: The worst things you can feed to your children How much do Americans love french fries and ketchup? A lot more than you think. Nation's top nutrition panel: the American diet is killing us

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The Washington Post 10 hrs ago Caitlin Dewey Hurricane Irma plundered Florida's orange belt, leaving a trail of uprooted trees, downed fruit and flooded groves worse than anything growers say they have seen in more than 20 years.

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Arkansas high school teacher, 25, slept with 4 teen boy students, 2 in same night

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A former high school teacher in Arkansas accused of sleeping with four different students - two of them in the same night - stood before a judge Wednesday.

Jessie Lorene Goline, 25, faces one count of first-degree sexual assault, Arkansas Online reported.

Four students - three from Marked Three School District and one from East Poinsett County School District - allegedly had sex with Goline, who was a teacher at Marked Tree High School, from January to April 2016, according to Arkansas Online.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, 26, IN COURT ACCUSED OF SEX, NUDE PICS SENT TO 18-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
Goline reportedly contacted the students via text message, which, according to court documents, "became more and more sexual in nature."

One of the students stated Goline texted him and asked him to go to her apartment, where they later had sexual intercourse.

Another student said Goline picked him up in Marked Tree, then drove him to her apartment in Jonesboro, where they had sex twice, KAIT-TV reported. That student told authorities that another student also visited Goline's apartment that same night.
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A third student told Arkansas State Police that Goline sent him sexually explicit texts, including a photo of herself in undergarments. The student said Goline commented on "how good he looked in class," and "texted him that she would like to have sex with him but he was too young."

Goline told authorities that she had sexual relations with four students, according to Arkansas Online, but believed one of them was 18, when he was "way younger than what he had told her."

Court documents stated that Goline went to Principal Matt Wright's office crying, while he was in the midst of reporting the situation to the Arkansas Crimes Against Children hotline.
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When Wright asked if she had any inappropriate contact with students, Goline allegedly said, "I'm not going to lose my husband," but added, "We had sex."

Goline was booked into the Craighead County Detention Center Wednesday afternoon on a $5,000 bond, and was waiting for an Oct. 31 court appearance. KAIT-TV reported she was released from custody later in the afternoon.

If convicted, Goline could face 10 to 40 years, or life, in prison.

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Arkansas high school teacher slept with 4 students, 2 in same night, cops say

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A former high school teacher in Arkansas accused of sleeping with four different students - two of them in the same night - stood before a judge Wednesday. Jessie Lorene Goline, 25, faces one count of first-degree sexual assault, Arkansas Online reported.

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Trump is once again saying that we need to do away with Obama care, and is trying to trash Obama's legacy. Obama is able to combat his remarks with the fact Obama care is protecting cancer patients and young children who have this health care plan.

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President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers have the chance to shred the signature achievements of the 44th President's two terms -- Obamacare and the nuclear deal with Iran.

Trump has often given the impression that overturning his predecessor's imprint on America and the world from the environment to health care, from foreign policy to Wall Street is the most compelling rationale of his presidency.

"Obamacare is a disaster, it is failing badly," Trump said Wednesday. Hours earlier, he said he'd already decided whether to stick to a nuclear pact he blasted on Tuesday as an "embarrassment to the United States."

The retired commander in chief meanwhile, is discovering the frustrations experienced by presidents when they transition from being the most powerful man in the world to having little say in the preservation of their legacies.

He said Wednesday it was "aggravating" for Democrats to keep having to save a law designed that protects people with pre-existing conditions and cancer survivors and is intended to provide affordable coverage to anyone.

But he also said that progress can come in fits and starts, perhaps steeling his supporters for tough days to come.

"Many you are young and maybe have only seen forward momentum, and may not have seen backward momentum yet," he said at a Gates Foundation event in New York. "Many of you may confront hurdles and roadblocks and disappointments in the future. And when that happens, that's the test."

Not dead yet

But while they are in peril, Obama's achievements are not dead yet. Obamacare after all, has been the law that refuses to die, surviving two Supreme Court challenges and thwarting previous attempts by the GOP monopoly on Washington power to kill it.

And the ramifications of ending the nuclear deal may yet weigh on the President's mind as he contemplates the prospect of traumatizing relations with key US allies and the prospect of another nuclear crisis to add to the showdown with North Korea if Iran then races for the bomb.

Some of the consequences of repealing Obamacare and dumping the Iran deal are also impossible to calculate before Trump and Republicans take the leap.

That means that even if Obama's legacy takes a hit in the days to come -- history may judge the current debates with a different eye.

Still, it would sicken Obama's supporters to see both legacy prizes swept away because both are central to the former president's concept of politics.

Obamacare was the centerpiece of his ambition to revive Democratic activist government and social reform to an extent not seen since the 1960s.

The Iran deal was the ultimate validation of his conviction that the United States should talk to its enemies in pursuit of audacious foreign policy goals.

But presidential legacies are seasoned over decades and centuries, not in the few months after a presidency ends. And Obama and Trump are fated to be judged against one for ever, and this is just an early historical skirmish.

Should Republicans for instance trigger chaos in insurance markets and put the US on a path to war with Iran, Obama's achievements may look more significant in retrospect.

However, if Republican alternatives prosper over the long term and deliver results, Obama's presidency could seem less successful in hindsight.

The fresh attempt to repeal Obamacare is taking place in the Senate, and involves some of the former president's consistent antagonists, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Majority leader Mitch McConnell.

But the race to beat a deadline to pass a repeal bill before the end of the month that eliminates federal funding for Medicaid subsidies and elevates the role of the states in health care is not a guaranteed long term winner for Republicans.

That's one reason why the 11th-hour effort by Republicans is hanging by a thread, with holdouts including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Arizona's John McCain under fearsome pressure to sign on.

"I think it has a very good chance," Trump said.

While he is rooting for health care action, Trump also appears to be moving closer to fulfilling a campaign promise to pull out of a deal that froze Iran's nuclear program in return for a lifting of international sanctions.

The fact he has the power to do so reflects the agreement's political Achilles' heel. Because of Republican opposition Obama could not get Congress to ratify it as a treaty, so billed it an executive agreement, meaning it could be overturned by a successor.

But pulling out of the deal could be as perilous for Trump as disrupting the health care system.

To begin with, Trump's antipathy to the agreement seems as much motivated by personal inclination as by a provable rationale that Iran is breaching it.

The administration's case is also weakened by its failure so far to show how it would stop Tehran resuming uranium enrichment that could lead to a push to make a bomb -- if Trump trashes the deal.

Iran tugged at the vulnerability of the President's position own Wednesday.

"I declare to you the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be the first country to violate the agreement, but it will respond decisively and resolutely to its violation by any party," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations.

America's closest allies have also warned against pulling out of the deal -- raising the prospect of a rupture that could have long term consequences for Trump's presidency.

"If we simply throw out this agreement, it can't be replaced. There's nothing to replace it," said French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.

His warning highlights a dilemma that Trump may or may not wish to consider: As he sets about diminishing Obama's legacy -- he is taking substantial risks with his own.

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Trump slashes at Obama's legacy, but risks his own

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President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers have the chance to shred the signature achievements of the 44th President's two terms -- Obamacare and the nuclear deal with Iran. Trump has often given the impression that overturning his predecessor's imprint on America and the world from the environment to health care, from foreign policy to Wall Street is the most compelling rationale of his presidency.

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Teacher is fired for racist Facebook post. Cammie Rone is a second grade teacher South Panola School District of Mississippi. She said in a post on Facebook "If blacks in this country are so offended no one is forcing them to stay here. Why don't they pack up and move back to Africa where they will have to work for a living. I am sure our government will pay for it! We pay for everything else." She is following investigation and can appeal the decision.

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Teacher fired after racist Facebook post

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A Mississippi teacher has been fired after a racist comment appeared on her Facebook page.

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Police looking for two men they say shot a man in Shawnee during a Craigslist transaction

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SHAWNEE, Kan. -- A Craigslist sale turned into an attempted homicide in Shawnee early Thursday morning.

It happened at the Arbor Square Apartments near 76th and King.

Instead of selling something on Craigslist, the victim is recovering in the hospital.

Shawnee police are calling this an attempted homicide, and they have been at the apartments since shortly after 12:30 a.m.

Police say the victim contacted someone to sell an item, and when the victim left the apartment he was confronted by two men, one was armed with a handgun. The men struggled with the victim and the victim was shot. The two suspects took off from the scene.

Officers brought in the canine unit, set up a perimeter and called detectives to the scene. Johnson County crime lab processed the crime scene.

At this point, no suspects are in custody. This is an ongoing investigation.

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Police looking for two men they say shot a man in Shawnee during a Craigslist transaction

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SHAWNEE, Kan. -- A Craigslist sale turned into an attempted homicide in Shawnee early Thursday morning. It happened at the Arbor Square Apartments near 76th and King. Instead of selling something on Craigslist, the victim is recovering in the hospital. Shawnee police are calling this an attempted homicide, and they have been at the apartments since shortly after 12:30 a.m.

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Rescue workers still scrambling to find trapped school children in Mexico City

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Rescuers continue to frantically dig through the rubble of a collapsed school in Mexico City two days after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck, killing hundreds.

One rescuer, who was caked with dust from a pile of cinderblock and rebar that once made up a wing of the Enrique Rebsamen primary and secondary schools, told ABC News early Thursday morning that rescuers were just 3 to 4 feet away from one of the trapped children but were blocked by a chunk of concrete. He's heard knocks and multiple voices, but the noise has grown more faint over the past 12 hours, he said.

The rescuer told ABC News he was inside when the pile began to collapse, triggering panic to get out. The crawl space for rescuers is only about 16 inches high.

So far, the bodies of 21 children and four adults have been discovered at the site, Mexico's Education Minister Aurelio Nuno said. Eleven people have been rescued, and three people are still missing -- two children and a teacher.

On Thursday morning, the Mexican military delivered an on-camera appeal to parents of children who are still missing to come to the school. Perplexed officials told ABC News that no parents have reported their children missing.

Overnight, first responders continued an hours-long effort to rescue a student named Frida Sofia, Mexico's education minister told Televisa.

Rescuers managed to contact Sofia and give her water and oxygen, the education minister said. She is trapped under a granite table or desk, which rescuers believe is giving her some protection from the rubble.

Sofia informed workers that there are two people trapped with her. Sofia said she can feel the others but doesn't know whether they are alive.

Young students were seen being pulled out of the rubble in dramatic video posted to social media.

Neighbors, police, soldiers and firefighters alike could be seen forming an assembly line, tirelessly clawing through the rubble all day Wednesday. They, along with anxious parents, are holding out hopes after some families said they received text messages from relatives trapped beneath the debris, according to The Associated Press.

Rescue dogs and harnessed workers wearing helmets were on site to search for survivors.

At one point, the rescue crews dropped listening devices into a hole amid the rubble of the collapsed structure and attempted to send in a rescue dog to sniff for survivors.

A flurry of activity was concentrated under a white canopy erected over the hole.

In between the pockets of quiet, a generator's drone can be heard under the repetitive clanking of shopping carts caused by strangers delivering bottles of water and tortillas to rescuers.

A 13-year-old boy named Rogelio Heredia managed to claw his way out of the debris. He told Televisa it felt "like a dream" and described scaling a wall that had collapsed to get to safety on the street.

The school was one of a dozen of buildings that was leveled by the pulverizing power of the quake, whose epicenter was about 75 miles from the capital. Mexico City's foundations were built on a lake bed, making many structures especially unstable during an earthquake.

Tuesday's quake, which has already claimed more than 200 lives, came on the 32nd anniversary of a 1985 earthquake that caused thousands of deaths in Mexico.

The region was engaging in earthquake drills only hours before the earthquake struck Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Rescue workers just feet away from child trapped in Mexico City school collapse

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Rescuers continue to frantically dig through the rubble of a collapsed school in Mexico City two days after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck, killing hundreds.

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Bill Gates is sorry that he made it so annoying to log in to your computer.

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder admitted Wednesday that the Control-Alt-Delete function used to start up Windows computers is an awkward maneuver.

"If I could make one small edit, I'd make that a single key," Gates said Wednesday on a panel at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City.

It's a confession Gates has made before. In 2013, he blamed IBM for the issue.

Related: Jack Ma: We need to stop training our kids for manufacturing jobs

"We could have had a single button. But the guy who did the IBM keyboard design didn't want to give us our single button," Gates said at a Harvard University event at the time.

Users can press a single key to log in -- not three -- on Apple's Mac computers.

The tech luminary, along with his wife, is the co-chair of the world's largest private charitable foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The couple teamed up with dignitaries like President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New York on Wednesday to promote their new Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 20, 2017: 4:56 PM ET

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The billionaire Microsoft co-founder admitted Wednesday that the Control-Alt-Delete function used to start up Windows computers is an awkward maneuver. "If I could make one small edit, I'd make that a single key," Gates said Wednesday on a panel at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City.

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2016 Democratic candidate complained about how Fox News hurt her run with negative coverage. This wouldn't be big news if she also didnt call out liberal media for not being tough enough on Trump and being overly critical of her. NBC specifically was called out including host Bret Baier

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Hillary Clinton says there's a "right-wing war on truth." It's right there in her book.

I find it disappointing that she takes such a one-sided view of the media. It reminds me of 1998, when she famously told the "Today" show that her husband was the victim of "a vast right-wing conspiracy." (It was true that some conservatives were plotting to reveal his exploitation of Monica Lewinsky, but the allegations she was denying were absolutely true.)

In the book, "What Happened," Clinton unloads on elements of the left-leaning media, especially the New York Times. She just doesn't like the press, and hasn't for a quarter century. So the attack on conservative media is essentially a liberal Democrat playing to her base-yet another glimpse of why she lost the election.

In fact, Clinton was treated fairly in her handful of appearances on Fox, and might have picked up some swing voters if she had done more interviews. What's more, she barely granted interviews to CNN or MSNBC either, given her wariness of such encounters.

In the book, Clinton calls Fox "the most powerful and prominent platform for the right-wing war on truth," but with almost no details. She knows full well that Bret Baier, Chris Wallace and the rest of the news division play it straight, but prefers to ignore the distinction between them and the conservative commentators she must detest. In an interview this week with her former Obama pals at "Pod Save America," Clinton called Fox a "dedicated propaganda channel," and lumped it together with Breitbart and "crazy Infowars."

Hillary also writes that by 2016 "most liberals and conservatives got their news from distinctly different sources and no longer shared a common set of facts." That is true-but she blames it on Fox "polarizing the audience," as there is no polarization whatsoever at left-leaning outlets.

Has she read or watched lately as liberal pundits and organizations attack Donald Trump as a racist, sexist liar and question his mental stability? Or does she so embrace the demonization of the man who defeated her that none of this seems polarizing to her?

I'm sure the Fox-haters out there love this, but there are two sides to the polarization phenomenon.

Clinton also unloads on Matt Lauer for supposedly being tougher on her than Trump at NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum. That is way off the mark, though a number of mainstream outlets agreed with her. Lauer asked her a series of questions about the email scandal that she had trouble answering. Her explanation: "Many in the mainstream media bend over backwards to avoid criticism from the right about being soft on Democrats." And he asked tough questions of Trump as well.

Her defensiveness comes through as she rips the Times for breaking, and sticking with, the email story. "The Times's argument was that using personal email reinforced the narrative that I had a penchant for secrecy, but I've always found that charge odd." Odd? Even most liberals would concede that point. Clinton says other outlets followed "a story that must be important, because the New York Times had put it on the front page."

And while admitting she was "rusty" at the presser she held to deal with the allegations, she dismisses the whole thing as "silly"-this after she had finally admitted during the campaign that it was a mistake and repeatedly apologized.

Hillary Clinton got her share of unfair press during the campaign. Perhaps it is unfair to expect that she could offer a dispassionate analysis of her coverage. But if the "right-wing" media was such a problem, why does she remain so unhappy with the rest of the press?

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Hillary Clinton says there's a "right-wing war on truth." It's right there in her book. I find it disappointing that she takes such a one-sided view of the media. It reminds me of 1998, when she famously told the "Today" show that her husband was the victim of "a vast right-wing conspiracy."

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Former MLB player Raul Mondesi sentenced to 8 years in Prison on corruption charge as a politician in the Dominican Republic.

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Raul Mondesi Reportedly Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison on Corruption Charges

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Former National League Rookie of the Year Raul Mondesi has reportedly been sentenced to eight years in prison. Per Dominican reporter Hector Gomez , Mondesi was convicted on charges of corruption and forced to pay a fine of 60 million pesos...

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Bre Baughn-Florida teacher asks students to use gender-neutral pronouns, angering parents

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A Florida elementary school teacher's letter asking fifth-grade students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom reportedly concerned some parents in the district. Parents think that it is innapropriate and they think it is an distraction. To contradict a lot of parents also think it helps the students be gender sensitive and shows acceptence and kindness.

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A Florida elementary school teacher's letter asking fifth-grade students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom reportedly concerned some parents in the district, with one asking "what would your reaction be?"

Chloe Bressack, a math and science teacher recently hired at Canopy Oaks Elementary in Tallahassee wrote the letter to parents as a way of introducing herself and her classroom methods, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

"One thing that you should know about me is that I use gender neutral terms. My prefix is Mx. [pronounced Mix]," Bressack wrote in the letter. "My pronouns are 'they, them, their' instead of 'he, his, she, hers.' I know it takes some practice for it to feel natural but students catch on pretty quickly."

She added: "We're not going for perfection, just making an effort! Please feel free to reach out to me or administration if you have any questions. My priority is for all of my students to be comfortable in my classroom and have a space where they can be themselves while learning."
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The note caused a divide among some parents.

A parent shared the letter in the Facebook group "Tally Moms Stay Connected" on Tuesday, concluding with the question: "What would your reaction be as a parent of 9 & 10-year-olds?"

The Tallahassee Democrat reported parents from opposing political views clashed in the comments section.

Paul Lambert, the school's principal, said he and the school back Bressack.

"We support her preference in how she's addressed, we certainly do," Lambert said. "I think a lot of times it might be decided that there is an agenda there, because of her preference - I can tell you her only agenda is teaching math and science at the greatest level she can."

Bressack told the Tallahassee Democrat: "I feel very lucky to be teaching at Canopy Oaks, and I look forward to working with my students this year."
'GHOST BOAT' WASHES ASHORE ON FLORIDA BEACH
Lambert said the school has received several calls in connection with the letter.

"There has been some [calls from parents], the thing that has brought good understanding is, it's not a preference that's being applied to anyone other than the teacher," Lambert said.

Lambert noted the teacher addresses each student by their "name or a gender-specific pronoun just like every other classroom in our building."

Rocky Hanna, the district's superintendent, said he was aware of the incident and met with the school's administrators regarding the letter.

"According to Principal Lambert, the teacher addresses students daily by using the pronouns he, she, him and her," Hanna wrote in a statement. " The teacher also uses ma'am and sir when responding to students. As a personal preference, however, the teacher simply prefers to be referred to in gender-neutral terms as that of a coach."

Hanna added: "I can assure you that teachers in our district will not be allowed to use their influence in the classroom to advance any personal belief or political agenda. At this time, I do not believe that is the case in this instance."

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A Florida elementary school teacher's letter asking fifth-grade students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom reportedly concerned some parents in the district, with one asking "what would your reaction be?" Chloe Bressack, a math and science teacher recently hired at Canopy Oaks Elementary in Tallahassee wrote the letter to parents as a way of introducing herself and her classroom methods, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

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A doctor who was nearing the end of her own pregnancy was helping to deliver a patient's baby when she unexpectedly went into labor. Dr. Emily Jacobs, a 28-year-old OB-GYN resident at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, said she noticed amniotic fluid on her scrubs, but thought it was her patient's.

"It wasn't until I left the room when I realized that it was my water that had broken," Jacobs told ABC News.
MOM OF 5 DONATES LIFE-SAVING KIDNEY TO FELLOW CHURCHGOER
Jacobs, who was 36 weeks pregnant and about three weeks into her residency, borrowed a med student's cellphone and called her husband before her supervisor, who is also her obstetrician, took over.

"It's funny how fast you go from being a doctor to a patient - and you're freaking out," Jacobs told The Press-Citizen. "One minute you are in control, and then the next, you're not."

Hours later, on July 28, Jacobs gave birth to Jett Eric Jacobs, who weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces. While Jett was healthy, Jacobs developed mastitis and required three days of antibiotics and extra hospitalization, The Press-Citizen reported.
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"The running joke in the medical field is that OBs seemed to always have complicated pregnancies and deliveries," she told the news outlet. "But I think all of this will make me a better doctor. Now I can empathize with my patients 100 percent. When they tell me mastitis is worse than labor, I can tell them I totally agree."

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A doctor who was nearing the end of her own pregnancy was helping to deliver a patient's baby when she unexpectedly went into labor. Dr. Emily Jacobs, a 28-year-old OB-GYN resident at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, said she noticed amniotic fluid on her scrubs, but thought it was her patient's.

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A school in Mexico City collapsed due to an earth quake with a magnitude of 7.1. At this time, the rescuers know that there is at least one girl still alive, and they are in the process of pinpointing where the 12 year old girl is. At least 25 are already dead, 21 kids and 4 adults.

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Rescuers are getting closer to pinpointing the exact location of a 12-year-old girl trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed elementary school in Mexico.

"At this moment we know that at least one girl is alive inside," Admiral Jose Luis Vergara told CNN affiliate Foro TV Thursday morning. The Mexican Navy official also warned of premature reports that a rescue is imminent.

At Colegio Enrique Rebsamen - one of several structures that crumbled in Tuesday's earthquake in Central Mexico - rescuers are hauling long pieces of lumber and carrying chunks of concrete down away from the debris.

The magnitude-7.1 quake turned dozens of buildings in central Mexico into dust and debris, killing at least 250 people, Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told Foro TV.

The crowds are staying quiet to allow rescuers to hear any voices coming from under the debris, but the sound of metal and concrete cracking punctuates the near silence.

As rescuers clawed through the debris looking for survivors early Thursday morning, volunteers brought water and food amid the chaos. Soldiers, rescuers and medics didn't stop working despite the rain and the risk of the building's further collapse.

The search for survivors at the school intensified Wednesday afternoon when rescuers made contact with the 12-year-old girl and when temperature readings suggested that two others might be alive inside, Foro TV reported.

Shortly after a cloud of dust flew up prompting rescuers to briefly stop operations, rescuer Alberto Salinas made a public plea on TV for beams, pulleys and other materials to shore up the structure.

"This is the spirit of us, of Mexico," volunteer Ivan Ramos of Mexico City said Wednesday night. "That's our community in general; it crosses classes - if you are rich or poor - and any other divide."

'I thought someone was kicking my chair'

About 2,000 public schools were damaged in Tuesday's quake, Secretary of Public Education Aurelio Nuños said. Sixteen of the 212 affected schools in Mexico City had serious damage, he said.

At least 25 people - 21 children and four adults - were confirmed dead at the school, Luis Felipe Puente of the Ministry of the Interior's Civil Protection unit said Wednesday. As of Wednesday afternoon, three people were still missing there and 11 people had been rescued.

Foro TV interviewed two girls who said they were taking down their English homework as the building began to shake.

"I thought someone was kicking my chair, but I turned around and no one was kicking me," one girl told the station.

"The English teacher said there was a quake. Our teacher took us to the stairs and that's when part of the building started to come down. There was dust everywhere. We couldn't see."

'We're just trying to help'

Members of the Mexican navy, the Red Cross and the rescue team Los Topos joined the second day of recovery efforts on Wednesday, which drew volunteers from across the region.

Luisa, a 16-year-old volunteer, had been at the site since Tuesday. On her way to deliver sweets to rescuers she stopped to describe the grim scene.

"It's horrible. We saw a lot of children dead on the floor. Their moms crying," she said, shaking her head.

The crews removed bricks and pieces of concrete by hand and used thermal, sound and movement sensors to aid their search, according to CNN affiliate Foro TV. Throughout the day, they held up their fists and gestured for silence so they could listen for signs of life, extending a veil of calm over an otherwise chaotic scene.

Marine holds both hands up to quiet crowd so searchers can listen for any sign of life. Hundreds gathered fall into pin-drop silence pic.twitter.com/JEE60KKILc
- Miguel Marquez (@miguelmarquez) September 20, 2017

A member of Los Topos told Foro TV he crawled into openings within the ruins over pieces of broken chairs and splintered walls.

Another member of the rescue group told Foro TV her small size made it easier for her to move through the rubble. She said she helped remove debris to create openings for cameras and sensors to move around.

"We're just trying to help," she told Foro TV. "Any parent, anyone with a child, would do the same."

Signs of life

By late afternoon, activity grew frenetic. Heavy machinery cleared away excess debris and brought in more to fortify collapsing areas of the buildings.

Ambulances and military vehicles filled the streets. Medical personnel and men with shovels streamed into the secure area.

Rescuers said they found two temperature readings of vital organs that were confirmed by a doctor with federal police.

"That person should be alive," another rescuer told Foro TV.

"It's definitely a body with life," said another. "There was some movement of the fingers."

Yet the weight of the lives lost weighed heavily on some volunteers, including Ivan Ramos. He has a son of his own who survived the earthquake.

"This is a tragedy," he said. "It's kids. It will take a long time to heal."

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Rescuers are getting closer to pinpointing the exact location of a 12-year-old girl trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed elementary school in Mexico. "At this moment we know that at least one girl is alive inside," Admiral Jose Luis Vergara told CNN affiliate Foro TV Thursday morning.

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Thousands gathered Thursday at the gates of Catalonia's judicial body in Barcelona to demand the release of a dozen officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish authorities are challenging as illegal.

The demonstrators answered a call by pro-independence civic groups to stage long-term street protests against the police surprise crackdown one day earlier.

Acting on a judge's orders, police seized 10 million ballot papers and arrested at least 12 people, mostly Catalan government officials, suspected of coordinating the referendum. The arrests were the first involving Catalan officials since the campaign to hold an independence vote began in earnest in 2011.
CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE BID: CAN ANY SIDE EMERGE AS WINNER?
Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras acknowledged that the crackdown had disrupted the referendum plans. "It's evident that we won't be able to vote like we have done in the past," Junqueras told broadcaster TV3.

Even so, he remained confident there will be a large turnout of Catalans on Oct. 1 - whatever form the vote takes. Pro-independence leaders have insisted the ballot will go ahead despite the obstacles.

The Catalan National Assembly, a driving force behind the secession movement, urged people to gather at noon Thursday outside the region's justice tribunal and bring tents if needed.

By midday, the protesting crowds filled a square the size of two soccer fields and erupted in slogans chanting "We will vote!" and "Hello democracy." Many wrapped themselves in the "estelada" flag, which has become a symbol of those in favor of an independent Catalan republic, and some climbed lampposts to get a better view.

"We will be here, peacefully but present, until all of the arrested walk out free," the Assembly's president Jordi Sanchez told the cheering crowds.
SPAIN'S CATALONIA REGION SETS INDEPENDENCE VOTE FOR OCT. 1 DESPITE PROTEST FROM MADRID
The regional police force cordoned off the area, and live video streaming from the ground showed people angrily whistling and jeering at a police officer who became entangled with a protester. There were no immediate reports of other major incidents, but the atmosphere was a mixture of the festive and the tense.

"Our motto is that we are not afraid," said Malena Palau, a 21 year-old student participating in Thursday's gathering. "We want to vote because we have the right to decide, regardless of what we vote."

The protesters' response had begun on Wednesday as news of the police raids on Catalan government offices and the arrests spread through social media. Some people camped out overnight at the gates of the regional department of economy, where civil guard investigators conducted a search and arrested two officials in charge of finances and taxation.

Various vehicles belonging to the Civil Guard force were vandalized and the officers had to be escorted away in the early hours of Thursday by regional police amid some scuffles.
MORE THAN 700 MAYORS IN SPAIN COULD FACE ARREST OVER CATALAN INDEPENDENCE VOTE
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned Catalan leaders of "greater harm" if they don't call off the referendum bid.

Catalonia represents a fifth of Spain's 1.1-trillion-euro ($1.32 trillion) economy and enjoys wide self-government, although key areas such as infrastructure and taxes are in the hands of central authorities.

The region has about 5.5 million eligible voters. Polls consistently show the region's inhabitants favor holding a referendum but are roughly evenly divided over independence from Spain.

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Thousands gathered Thursday at the gates of Catalonia's judicial body in Barcelona to demand the release of a dozen officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish authorities are challenging as illegal. The demonstrators answered a call by pro-independence civic groups to stage long-term street protests against the police surprise crackdown one day earlier.

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A young fan was struck with a foul ball and had to be taken to the hospital during Wednesday's game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees.

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A young fan was struck with a foul ball and had to be taken to the hospital during Wednesday's game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees.

The Yankees released a statement (h/t Sports Illustrated's Kenny Ducey) saying the child received first aid at Yankee Stadium and was "receiving medical attention at an area hospital."

The incident occurred in the bottom of the fifth inning when Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier lined a ball into the seats above the dugout down the third base line.

Per Dan Martinof the New York Post, play was stopped for nearly four minutes as the child received medical attention in the stands before being taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Martin also noted Frazier "immediately put his hand to his mouth and went to one knee and other players were visibly shaken by the injury."

The Yankees don't have additional protective netting that extends down the base lines.

In 2015, Major League Baseball issued a memo to all 30 teams that encouraged them to "shield the seats between the near ends of both dugouts and within 70 feet of home plate with protective netting or other safety materials of their choice."

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Bill Gates is apologizing to users for having multiple keys instead of just one for logging on. He said that the control-alt-delete is awkward and involves three keys. Where Apple users only have to press one.

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Bill Gates is sorry that he made it so annoying to log in to your computer.

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder admitted Wednesday that the Control-Alt-Delete function used to start up Windows computers is an awkward maneuver.

"If I could make one small edit, I'd make that a single key," Gates said Wednesday on a panel at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City.

It's a confession Gates has made before. In 2013, he blamed IBM for the issue.

Related: Jack Ma: We need to stop training our kids for manufacturing jobs

"We could have had a single button. But the guy who did the IBM keyboard design didn't want to give us our single button," Gates said at a Harvard University event at the time.

Users can press a single key to log in -- not three -- on Apple's Mac computers.

The tech luminary, along with his wife, is the co-chair of the world's largest private charitable foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The couple teamed up with dignitaries like President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New York on Wednesday to promote their new Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 20, 2017: 4:56 PM ET

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The billionaire Microsoft co-founder admitted Wednesday that the Control-Alt-Delete function used to start up Windows computers is an awkward maneuver. "If I could make one small edit, I'd make that a single key," Gates said Wednesday on a panel at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City.

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Puerto Rico is already in an 11-year economic recession. Now it must start rebuilding after Hurricane Maria left the island knocked out flat.

The island was completely without electricity Wednesday.

"This is total devastation," said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman for Puerto Rico's governor. "Puerto Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same."

The total extent of the damage isn't known yet, but the visuals are telling: Roofs blown off, flooded streets, shattered windows, debris and remnants of palm trees strewn about. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the island since 1932.

Estimates of the financial toll are likely to start coming in over coming days. But the price tag will be large.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Congress and private insurance firms will take on the lion's share of that cost. But Puerto Rico's cash-strapped local government will have to take on some costs, too.

"We don't know what the aftermath of the hurricanes will be, but there will clearly be federal help to rebuild the infrastructure of both the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico," says John Mousseau, an expert on Puerto Rican debt at Cumberland Advisors, a firm based in Florida.

Puerto Rico is already suffering through an epic economic crisis. There's no way it could foot the entire bill itself. In May, it filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

The government owes $74 billion to bondholders and it hasn't made a payment in over a year. It is trying to work out a payment schedule with an oversight board installed by Congress. This past summer, the island's government and the oversight board bickered over what the board called a lack of progress in a debt payment plan.

The island suffers from severely high unemployment -- more than 10% -- and an exodus of residents who have fled to the mainland U.S. for better job opportunities. Over 400,000 residents have left the island since 2004 -- 89,000 last year alone, according to the Pew Research Center. The current population is about 3.4 million.

There is a ray of hope in the gloom. Some experts say Maria's aftermath is an opportunity for Puerto Rico to rebuild roads, bridges and other infrastructure that desperately needed a makeover.

Plus, the recovery and reconstruction efforts could create much-needed jobs on the island.

"It's almost like wiping the slate clean," says Cate Long, founder of the Puerto Rico Clearinghouse, an independent research firm focused on the island's debts. "All the rebuilding will boost the economy."

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 20, 2017: 6:13 PM ET

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The island was completely without electricity Wednesday. "This is total devastation," said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman for Puerto Rico's governor. "Puerto Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same." The total extent of the damage isn't known yet, but the visuals are telling: Roofs blown off, flooded streets, shattered windows, debris and remnants of palm trees strewn about.

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Rescuers are getting closer to pinpointing the exact location of a 12-year-old girl trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed elementary school in Mexico.

"At this moment we know that at least one girl is alive inside," Admiral Jose Luis Vergara told CNN affiliate Foro TV Thursday morning. The Mexican Navy official also warned of premature reports that a rescue is imminent.

At Colegio Enrique Rebsamen - one of several structures that crumbled in Tuesday's earthquake in Central Mexico - rescuers are hauling long pieces of lumber and carrying chunks of concrete down away from the debris.

The magnitude-7.1 quake turned dozens of buildings in central Mexico into dust and debris, killing at least 250 people, Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told Foro TV.

The crowds are staying quiet to allow rescuers to hear any voices coming from under the debris, but the sound of metal and concrete cracking punctuates the near silence.

As rescuers clawed through the debris looking for survivors early Thursday morning, volunteers brought water and food amid the chaos. Soldiers, rescuers and medics didn't stop working despite the rain and the risk of the building's further collapse.

The search for survivors at the school intensified Wednesday afternoon when rescuers made contact with the 12-year-old girl and when temperature readings suggested that two others might be alive inside, Foro TV reported.

Shortly after a cloud of dust flew up prompting rescuers to briefly stop operations, rescuer Alberto Salinas made a public plea on TV for beams, pulleys and other materials to shore up the structure.

"This is the spirit of us, of Mexico," volunteer Ivan Ramos of Mexico City said Wednesday night. "That's our community in general; it crosses classes - if you are rich or poor - and any other divide."

'I thought someone was kicking my chair'

About 2,000 public schools were damaged in Tuesday's quake, Secretary of Public Education Aurelio Nuños said. Sixteen of the 212 affected schools in Mexico City had serious damage, he said.

At least 25 people - 21 children and four adults - were confirmed dead at the school, Luis Felipe Puente of the Ministry of the Interior's Civil Protection unit said Wednesday. As of Wednesday afternoon, three people were still missing there and 11 people had been rescued.

Foro TV interviewed two girls who said they were taking down their English homework as the building began to shake.

"I thought someone was kicking my chair, but I turned around and no one was kicking me," one girl told the station.

"The English teacher said there was a quake. Our teacher took us to the stairs and that's when part of the building started to come down. There was dust everywhere. We couldn't see."

'We're just trying to help'

Members of the Mexican navy, the Red Cross and the rescue team Los Topos joined the second day of recovery efforts on Wednesday, which drew volunteers from across the region.

Luisa, a 16-year-old volunteer, had been at the site since Tuesday. On her way to deliver sweets to rescuers she stopped to describe the grim scene.

"It's horrible. We saw a lot of children dead on the floor. Their moms crying," she said, shaking her head.

The crews removed bricks and pieces of concrete by hand and used thermal, sound and movement sensors to aid their search, according to CNN affiliate Foro TV. Throughout the day, they held up their fists and gestured for silence so they could listen for signs of life, extending a veil of calm over an otherwise chaotic scene.

Marine holds both hands up to quiet crowd so searchers can listen for any sign of life. Hundreds gathered fall into pin-drop silence pic.twitter.com/JEE60KKILc
- Miguel Marquez (@miguelmarquez) September 20, 2017

A member of Los Topos told Foro TV he crawled into openings within the ruins over pieces of broken chairs and splintered walls.

Another member of the rescue group told Foro TV her small size made it easier for her to move through the rubble. She said she helped remove debris to create openings for cameras and sensors to move around.

"We're just trying to help," she told Foro TV. "Any parent, anyone with a child, would do the same."

Signs of life

By late afternoon, activity grew frenetic. Heavy machinery cleared away excess debris and brought in more to fortify collapsing areas of the buildings.

Ambulances and military vehicles filled the streets. Medical personnel and men with shovels streamed into the secure area.

Rescuers said they found two temperature readings of vital organs that were confirmed by a doctor with federal police.

"That person should be alive," another rescuer told Foro TV.

"It's definitely a body with life," said another. "There was some movement of the fingers."

Yet the weight of the lives lost weighed heavily on some volunteers, including Ivan Ramos. He has a son of his own who survived the earthquake.

"This is a tragedy," he said. "It's kids. It will take a long time to heal."

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Rescuers are getting closer to pinpointing the exact location of a 12-year-old girl trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed elementary school in Mexico. "At this moment we know that at least one girl is alive inside," Admiral Jose Luis Vergara told CNN affiliate Foro TV Thursday morning.

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Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in pieces and causes a power outage that may leave Puerto Rico without power for months. Also, a 24-hour curfew is put in place to help clean-up efforts.

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The large eye of Hurricane Maria lumbered toward the popular vacation islands of Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas on Thursday, leaving Puerto Rico and its Caribbean neighbors battered, drenched and largely without power.

The core of Maria, a major hurricane, is forecast to pass just east of the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas early Friday.

The Category 3 storm has sustained winds of 125 mph, the US National Hurricane Center said.

In just 24 hours, Maria dumped almost 40 inches of rain on parts of Puerto Rico, where millions of residents won't have power for months. Most of the island saw more than a foot of precipitation as Maria turned streets into raging rivers.

The storm brought down trees and poured up to 6 inches of rain on the Dominican Republic as the eyewall passed to the east.

Many Puerto Ricans spent Thursday cleaning up. A man in the La Perla area of San Juan told CNN he still had his faith. "It's incredible ... but I believe in God, and we can do anything with the help of God," Roberto Caballero said.

CNN teams in San Juan saw that some shops were open. All had long lines.

Maria has brought misery to many Caribbean Islands and death to Dominica, where at least 15 people were killed when the storm passed earlier this week, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Here's the latest on Maria's destruction, and what's next.

Dominican Republic gets thrashed

Although Maria is drifting away from the Dominican Republic, parts of the country are still seeing hurricane conditions, the National Hurricane Center said.

"A dangerous storm surge accompanied by large and destructive waves will raise water levels by as much as 4 to 6 feet" in parts of the Dominican Republic - where rivers were still swollen from Hurricane Irma, forecasters said. Haiti, on the western part of the island, could see a storm surge of up to 3 feet.

Maria will likely strengthen as it moves across warm water, endangering low-lying islands with enormous storm surges. And the Turks and Caicos could see as much as 20 inches of rainfall, the hurricane center said.

Maria could affect the US East Coast by early next week with high surf, dangerous rip currents and windy conditions. Depending on its path, the system could also bring rain from the mid-Atlantic to Massachusetts, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said.

Puerto Rico: Power system 'basically ... destroyed'

Puerto Ricans might not get power back for four to six months, said Ricardo Ramos, the CEO of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

"The system has been basically destroyed," Ramos told CNN. He said hospitals and water systems will get priority power restoration.

The island's largest airport, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, will be open to commercial traffic Friday, according to Aerostar Puerto Rico, which manages the airport near San Juan.

Emergency generators will power the limited operations, and there will be no air conditioning, the operator said.

President Donald Trump told reporters that he will visit Puerto Rico, a US commonwealth, but did not detail when.

"Puerto Rico was absolutely obliterated," Trump said. "We'll work with the governor and the people of Puerto Rico."

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Maria is the "most devastating storm to hit the island this century, if not in modern history."

Puerto Rico has been through a long recession and is deeply in debt. Before the storm hit, the state-owned power grid was "a little bit old, mishandled and weak," the governor said.

Retired Army veteran Manuel Torres called Maria's devastation the worst he'd ever seen. His mother's house in La Perla, an oceanfront community in old San Juan, was destroyed.

Emerging after the storm had passed, Torres found the three-story home reduced to two stories.

Angela Magaña, a UFC fighter who lives in the area, said neighbors were helping each other.

"We need cleanup, water, food, and generators," she told CNN. "There are a lot of old people here who are going without necessities. We need to rebuild and restructure, and we need prayers. Any kind of help we can get because it's a mess right now."

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- JAIDE (@Jaide_GarciaCNN) September 21, 2017

Dozens of families were rescued from flooding Thursday in Levittown, near the capital city of San Juan, a spokeswoman for the Puerto Rican governor tweeted. The Puerto Rican National Guard was still searching for others in need of rescue, she said.

Cassidy Spooner, a tourist from Jacksonville, Florida, came upon animals as she was checking out the damage in Luquillo on Thursday.

"The dog was looking for food. I saw her find raw bacon in the street and eat it," she said. Spooner told CNN she saw kittens and cats near a house nearby that appeared to have cat food, but the felines looked skinny and scared.

Neighbors were trying to take care of the animals, she said.

Army Reserve Brig. Gen Dustin Shultz told "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon" there are 4,500 reserve soldiers on Puerto Rico to assist the National Guard.

Dominica: 'The need is great'

Prime Minister Skerrit said Dominica was almost completely devastated.

"First of all, every village in Dominica, every street in Dominica ... is affected by the hurricane," he told ABS TV/Radio, based in Antigua and Barbuda. "We have no running water, no electricity, no power, we have very limited communication services." Skerrit's own home was demolished in the storm.

There is desperate need for food, water and medical supplies on the island of 73,000 residents, officials said.

"The need is great," said Philmore Mullin, head of Antigua and Barbuda's National Office of Disaster Services. "We know of casualties, but not in detail. We've heard of many missing, but we just don't know much at the moment."

Skerrit is "homeless" and "bunking up in an area called St. Aroment," government spokesman Charles Jong said.

A flight Wednesday over Dominica showed thousands of trees had been snapped and were strewn across the landscape, leaving the island stripped of vegetation.

CNN also saw evidence of dozens of mudslides, although not in population centers. The usually blue-green sea in many places had turned a muddy brown.

US Virgin Islands: 24-hour curfew in place

Maria also annihilated homes on the US Virgin Islands. On Thursday, Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp announced a 24-hour curfew, effective immediately, on the four main US Virgin Islands - St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island.

"Your presence on the roads during the curfew hours will only hamper clean-up efforts and could delay the distribution of critically needed supplies," Mapp said.

One of the hardest hit islands was St. Croix. Maria didn't just obliterate homes, it knocked out vital communication lines, resident Murillo Melo said.

"Here on the island and on the mainland, people are trying to get in contact with friends and relatives," he said. "People are desperate to get some news from their friends and relatives."

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Trump declared the US Virgin Islands a major disaster area and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts.

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The large eye of Hurricane Maria lumbered toward the popular vacation islands of Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas on Thursday, leaving Puerto Rico and its Caribbean neighbors battered, drenched and largely without power. The core of Maria, a major hurricane, is forecast to pass just east of the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas early Friday.

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China cuts off bank connections with North Korea with Trumps Negotiations. But South Korea Transferred 8 Million In "Humanitarian funds" to North Korea.

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North Korea learned this week Chinese banks will no longer do business with the Hermit Kingdom, in the strongest sign yet pressure from the Trump administration to choke off funding to the rogue nation is working.

Chinese banks received a document Monday stating they should halt financial services and loans to new and existing North Korean customers as a result of strict U.N. sanctions passed earlier this month, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

"Our bank is fulfilling our international obligations and implementing United Nations sanctions against North Korea. As such, we refuse to handle any individual loans connected to North Korea," the document reportedly said.

The move comes after repeated calls from the Trump administration for China to help cut the flow of money to Kim Jong Un's dictatorship in an effort to cripple the regime's missile and nuclear programs. China and Russia agreed to the recent UN sanctions against North Korea, which included a ban on natural gas liquids and condensates. But Trump has explicitly called out China on Twitter, writing he's "very disappointed" in the country and accusing them of "doing NOTHING for us with North Korea."

China, North Korea's closest ally, has urged a diplomatic solution to solve the current crisis. "War Stories" host Lt. Col. Oliver North told Fox News on Monday, however, he believes China will only truly try to tame its volatile neighbor if it believes Trump could take military action.

"They [China] don't think we are really sincere about military action. It's going to take action, not words," North said.

China's surprising instructions to banks this week, however, were at least partially undermined when South Korea on Thursday approved $8 million in supposed humanitarian aid to North Korea.

Some South Korean officials fear the new aid will send a mixed signal to international leaders. Son Kim-ju, a lawmaker and spokesman of the opposition People's Party, told The Associated Press the announcement is "badly timed."

"The international community is strengthening sanctions and pressure against North Korea and even [President Moon Jae-in] is in the United States to strengthen international coordination against the North Korean problem," Son said. "If our government contradicts itself and beats to a different beat, it won't be able to gain the approval of its own people, let alone other countries."

A set date on when the money will begin flowing into North Korea has not been decided.

Moon previously said humanitarian aid and political issues should be handled separately. Seoul stopped the aid in January 2016 after Pyongyang conducted its fourth nuclear test. But after meeting with ministries and civilian experts, Moon decided to resume aid to help North Korean children and pregnant woman, the Unification Ministry said. The money is intended to support programs run by U.N. Children's Fund and U.N. Food Program.

The ministry added the assistance doesn't include cash and there's "realistically no possibility" the North could use it to support its military. About 18 million of the 25 million people who live in North Korea experience food shortages with a high child and mortality rates, according to the U.N.

Moon also said Thursday he doesn't seek to collapse Kim's regime and is ready to help the country if it seeks peace, Yonhap News Agency reported. The South Korean leader also urged North Korea to give up its nuclear program.

There's been no shortage of animosity between the U.S. and North Korea during the U.N. General Assembly this week, with attacks coming from both sides. Trump, in his U.N. speech, mocked Kim by calling him "rocket man," who's on "a suicide mission for himself and for his regime."

"North Korea's reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life," Trump said Tuesday.

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho fired back Wednesday, telling reporters the president's threats were "the sound of a dog barking."

"There is a saying that goes: 'Even when dogs bark, the parade goes on,'" Ri said. "It would be a dog's dream if [Trump] intended to scare us with the sound of a dog barking."

Ri then joked he felt "sorry" for Trump's aides when asked about the "rocket man" comment.

The U.S. is expected to announce new actions against North Korea on Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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China banks reportedly to halt business with North Korea as South Korea sends $8 million

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North Korea learned this week Chinese banks will no longer do business with the Hermit Kingdom, in the strongest sign yet pressure from the Trump administration to choke off funding to the rogue nation is working. Chinese banks received a document Monday stating they should halt financial services and loans to new and existing North Korean customers as a result of strict U.N.

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At age 19, Robert Grays loses his life after making a tackle. Midwestern State University football player was taken to a hospital in Houston, Texas, which is where he died from critical injuries.

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Midwestern State University football player Robert Grays died Tuesday from injuries suffered when he made a tackle during the Mustangs' game Saturday against Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

On Wednesday, Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com reported Grays was taken to a local hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Saturday and then transported to a Houston medical facility, where he died. Trey Reed, the school's athletics department spokesman, confirmed the 19-year-old cornerback's death.

"Today we mourn the loss of one of our own," Midwestern State president Suzanne Shipley said in a statement. "Robert Grays died yesterday from critical injuries suffered in Saturday's game. I know you will join me in expressing the sincerest condolences of the MSU community to Robert's family and friends. Please keep them in your thoughts in the coming days."

She added: "Robert touched many lives while attending the university, but perhaps he will be remembered best for his smile. He was an inspiration on and off the field to those around him, and he will be remembered with love and affection by his friends, classmates, coaches and teammates."

MSU assistant coach Donte Ellington reacted to the news via Twitter:

Coach DonteEllington @WideOutWhisperr
Thank you for blessing this earth with your smile @_RobGee . This FAMILY will fight for you FOREVER!!! #24Strong #WeAllWeGot #WeAllWeNeed https://t.co/1lF6d6LMAM
2017-9-20 04:09:56

NCAA Division II also posted a message of condolence on social media:

NCAA Division II @NCAADII
We join Midwestern State in mourning the loss of football student-athlete Robert Grays. Our condolences to his family, friends, teammates. https://t.co/9vmKa78D4Y
2017-9-20 13:34:53

Grays was a sophomore corner from Houston who was majoring in general business, according to his official bio on the Mustangs' website. He registered 24 total tackles and two passes defended during his freshman season. He'd tallied 10 tackles through two games in 2017.

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Robert Grays Dies at Age 19 from Injuries Sustained While Tackling

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Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Midwestern State University football player Robert Grays died Tuesday from injuries suffered when he made a tackle during the Mustangs' game Saturday against Texas A&M University-Kingsville. On Wednesday, Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com reported Grays was taken to a local hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, on Saturday and then transported to a Houston medical facility, where he died.

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The total extent of the damage isn't known yet, but the visuals are telling: Roofs blown off, flooded streets, shattered windows, debris and remnants of palm trees strewn about. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the island since 1932.

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Puerto Rico is already in an 11-year economic recession. Now it must start rebuilding after Hurricane Maria left the island knocked out flat.

The island was completely without electricity Wednesday.

"This is total devastation," said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman for Puerto Rico's governor. "Puerto Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same."

The total extent of the damage isn't known yet, but the visuals are telling: Roofs blown off, flooded streets, shattered windows, debris and remnants of palm trees strewn about. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the island since 1932.

Estimates of the financial toll are likely to start coming in over coming days. But the price tag will be large.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Congress and private insurance firms will take on the lion's share of that cost. But Puerto Rico's cash-strapped local government will have to take on some costs, too.

"We don't know what the aftermath of the hurricanes will be, but there will clearly be federal help to rebuild the infrastructure of both the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico," says John Mousseau, an expert on Puerto Rican debt at Cumberland Advisors, a firm based in Florida.

Puerto Rico is already suffering through an epic economic crisis. There's no way it could foot the entire bill itself. In May, it filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

The government owes $74 billion to bondholders and it hasn't made a payment in over a year. It is trying to work out a payment schedule with an oversight board installed by Congress. This past summer, the island's government and the oversight board bickered over what the board called a lack of progress in a debt payment plan.

The island suffers from severely high unemployment -- more than 10% -- and an exodus of residents who have fled to the mainland U.S. for better job opportunities. Over 400,000 residents have left the island since 2004 -- 89,000 last year alone, according to the Pew Research Center. The current population is about 3.4 million.

There is a ray of hope in the gloom. Some experts say Maria's aftermath is an opportunity for Puerto Rico to rebuild roads, bridges and other infrastructure that desperately needed a makeover.

Plus, the recovery and reconstruction efforts could create much-needed jobs on the island.

"It's almost like wiping the slate clean," says Cate Long, founder of the Puerto Rico Clearinghouse, an independent research firm focused on the island's debts. "All the rebuilding will boost the economy."

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 20, 2017: 6:13 PM ET

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Puerto Rico: 11 years in recession and now no electricity

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The island was completely without electricity Wednesday. "This is total devastation," said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman for Puerto Rico's governor. "Puerto Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same." The total extent of the damage isn't known yet, but the visuals are telling: Roofs blown off, flooded streets, shattered windows, debris and remnants of palm trees strewn about.

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Trump says that he will "totally destroy" North Korea if we have to defend allies. Ri Yong Ho, who is in the US the United Nations, says he feels sorry for Trump's advisers

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North Korea: Trump's UN speech amounted to 'the sound of a dog barking' | CNN Politics

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North Korea's foreign minister has delivered a scornful response to US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy the hermit kingdom, likening it to the sound of "a dog barking."