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Unindenified woman gives birth to a baby boy but leaves him alone in the family bathroom at an airport saying she didn't know she was pregnant. Police are still trying to find her.

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Authorities are asking for help identifying a woman they believe may have given birth to a baby and left him at a Tuscon International Airport bathroom

A note was found along with the baby that read 'my mother is unable and unfit' to care for me

Airpot officials believe the woman gave birth around 9pm on January 14

Authorities have released a video and photos of a woman who may have left her newborn baby boy in an Arizona airport bathroom last month.

Tuscon Airport Authority officials are hoping for the public's help in identifying the woman, who they believe may have given birth to the boy in a Concourse B restroom.

She then apparently took the baby to the family bathroom in the baggage claim area to clean up before abandoning it there.

An airport employee found the child Jan. 14 abandoned in the restroom near the rental car counters.

According to the Tuscon Airport Authority, 'An investigation of video and witnesses indicates it is possible the mother, who has yet to be identified, gave birth to the baby boy sometime around 9pm.'

Authorities say the infant was lying on a changing table and had been cleaned and wrapped up after being born.

The video released shows a woman carrying something wrapped in a blue blanket.

According to KPHO, a note left with the baby says the mother didn't know she was pregnant and is 'unable and unfit' to care for the child. 'Please help me,' the note says. It begs whoever finds him to turn him over to authorities so they can find the boy a good home.

'I just want what's best for him, and it is not me,' the note reads. 'Please. I'm sorry.'

Authorities say the baby is healthy and remains in the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

Arizona is a 'safe haven' state, meaning parents can drop off newborns at designated locations like hospitals and churches if they are unable to care for them.

But since an airport is not a designated location, the woman could face criminal charges.

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Authorities are asking for help identifying a woman they believe may have given birth to a baby and left him at a Tuscon International Airport bathroom A note was found along with the baby that read 'my mother is unable and unfit' to care for me Airpot officials believe the woman gave birth around 9pm on January 14 Authorities have released a video and photos of a woman who may have left her newborn baby boy in an Arizona airport bathroom last month.

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Macy’s will become the first major department store in the U.S. to sell hijabs.

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Macy's announced that it will be launching a clothing line targeted specifically to Muslim women, and hijabs will be a part of it, reported Wednesday. With the arrival of this line, Macy's will become the first major department store in the U.S. to sell hijabs.

Named the Verona Collection, the brand will offer modest cardigans, dresses, pants and tops, in addition to hijabs. The line's products will be priced from $13 to $85, and the line will go on sale February 15th. It will only be sold online at macys.com.

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The line came about largely as a result of The Workshop, a Macy's program dedicated to elevating businesses owned by women and people of color. The collection was founded by Lisa Vogl who was a graduate of the program, CNBC reported Wednesday. Vogl launched the brand when she noticed a lack of options for people who want to wear modest clothing while still looking fashionable.

"Verona Collection is more than a clothing brand. It's a platform for a community of women to express their personal identity and embrace fashion that makes them feel confident on the inside and outside," Vogl said according to a February 1 press release.

While this is a first for any major department store in the U.S., the Verona collection is a new addition to the list of brands that sell products targeted to the Muslim consumer, such as a hijab launched by Nike last year for athletics, CNBC reported Wednesday. Mattel has also announced that it will release a doll modeled after fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American Olympic athlete to compete while wearing the traditional headscarf. The doll was originally announced in November at the Glamour Women of the Year Summit, CNN reported.

Muslim representation in the fashion industry has increased in the past year. Muslim activist and Women's March co-founder Linda Sarsour, who wears a hijab, helped open a New York Fashion Week show for designer Mara Hoffman in 2017, along with her fellow co-founders. American Eagle released denim hijabs in 2017 along with its jeans collection. The face of the campaign was a Muslim model named Halima Aden.

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Macy's announced that it will be launching a clothing line targeted specifically to Muslim women, and hijabs will be a part of it, reported Wednesday. With the arrival of this line, Macy's will become the first major department store in the U.S. to sell hijabs.

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Since an ex-US airman shot more than two dozen people in a Texas church in November, the US military has added more than 4,000 names to the nation's list of dishonorably discharged military personnel banned from owning firearms

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In the months since, the US Department of Defense has scrambled to ensure all of its branches have properly updated the FBI's system to track personnel kicked out of the military who are barred from owning firearms.

That push, a CNN review has found, has uncovered a backlog so significant that the FBI's tally of dishonorably discharged former service members has ballooned by 4,284 names in just three months, a 38% leap.

The FBI figures track the reasons civilians and ex-military personnel are barred from owning guns. The agency separately quantifies dishonorable discharges, which includes personnel convicted by a general court-martial. Other types of military dismissals that could legally stop someone from owning a gun are not broken out from the civilian population in the FBI data.

Since 2015, the number of people barred from owning firearms because they were dishonorably discharged had hovered at about 11,000, according to FBI statistics published online. That number suddenly jumped to 14,825 last November, then to 15,583 in December. It now stands at 15,597.

The Defense Department has not yet publicly acknowledged that the military has vastly expanded its submissions since the shooting. The belatedly filed reports mean that, for an unknown period, more than 4,000 people had the opportunity to buy guns from dealers while they should have been legally barred from it.

"I'm encouraged that they're trying to hurry up and get through this backlog. But it was a failure of duty and responsibility to not report these people to the federal database. I'm highly disappointed," said US Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia), a former Navy SEAL now working on a bill to improve the background check system.

New scrutiny across military branches

Dishonorable discharges are reserved for people convicted by the military of violence or serious misconduct - crimes equivalent to a felony - and thus federally prohibited from owning guns. The armed forces are also required to report personnel who receive a "bad-conduct discharge" for causes such as domestic violence or dealing drugs, which also disqualifies them from gun ownership. The Texas church shooter received a bad-conduct discharge. But only dishonorable discharges are reflected in the recent jump.

CNN tracked the sharp increase in dishonorable discharges in the FBI's records by reviewing archived pages of the agency's website, which publishes occasional updates of the data within its background check system.

CNN reached out to all five branches of the military. The US Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy acknowledged that they have been combing through old records.

"We are in the process of conducting a thorough review of past cases to ensure that any prior failures to report are rectified and the appropriate information is provided to the FBI," said Capt. Christopher R. Harrison, a spokesman for the Marines. He said the Marine Corps was planning changes that would "increase the speed and efficacy of reporting."

The Air Force has been under particular scrutiny because of the Texas case. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson told Congress in December that her military branch is reviewing cases dating back to 2002.

The US Navy pointed to a December DOD Inspector General's report, unrelated to the Texas shooting, in which it promised to conduct a thorough search of cases dating back to 1998 to make sure all missing files are sent to the FBI.

The US Army said it would be "inappropriate" to comment, citing a pending lawsuit about its failures to report these types of cases.

The US Coast Guard assured CNN its numbers weren't included in this recent spike, because it always reports to the FBI on time. And no Coast Guard personnel were dishonorably discharged in November or December, it said.

"We can't speak to what the other services are doing. The Coast Guard puts information into the FBI database upon receiving the results of trial. We are not clearing a backlog of personnel," said spokeswoman Alana Miller.

The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General is currently reviewing how the Air Force failed to process the case file for Texas shooter Devin Patrick Kelley. It is also reviewing how the branches of the military submit relevant information to the FBI.

Even before its release, however, the 4,000-person backlog hints at a problem the military has long known about - and has not completely fixed.

A 1997 inspector general report noted that the military was often neglecting to notify the FBI when someone was convicted. The Navy failed to do so 93% of the time; the Army, 79% of the time. The report's authors blamed poor policies that put "little emphasis" on sharing the information. But failure to report dishonorable discharges continued to be common, highlighted by similar IG reports in 2015 and 2017.

The 2017 IG report showed that the military branches are failing to report the final status of 31% of cases to the FBI. Firearms data experts said the sudden addition of 4,000 names might mean the reporting has now caught up.

Officials at the section of the FBI that runs the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, called NICS, declined to say why the figures have spiked so quickly.

"The NICS Section does not speculate on changes in statistics," said FBI spokesman Stephen G. Fischer.

Extensive flaws in gun background checks

The nation's firearm blacklist is limited in myriad ways. For one thing, it extends only to guns purchased at licensed dealers. When someone who should not be able to buy a gun tries to purchase one there, FBI examiners have only a nerve-wracking three days in which to complete a background check, drawing on fragmented and incomplete federal and local records. Some states extend that time period, but it's still a race against the clock. Federal agencies are required by law to turn over prohibitory records to the FBI, but as the military's failures show, they sometimes do not.

Licensed dealers, of course, are not the only route to a firearm. In many states, people can buy a gun from a neighbor, acquaintance or local trader without having to undergo a background check.

Still, an estimated 78% of gun owners undergo background checks, so blocking dishonorably discharged personnel from buying guns through dealers is important.

"The background check system has blocked over three million illegal attempts to buy guns. But a database is only as good as the data in it," said Avery W. Gardiner, co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which advocates for stronger government regulation of firearms.

As much as the sudden additions to the federal database point to a backlog, Gardiner pointed out, it's also a sign the armed forces are trying to get the record up to date.

"It seems the military worked quickly after the Sutherland Springs massacre to get its data into the background check system. I hope other state and federal agencies aren't waiting for the next high-profile shooting before making sure that their data is in the background check system too," Gardiner said.

Two difficult questions now: Did these 4,000-plus people kicked out of the military buy a gun before they were added to the ban list? And if they bought guns, is there is any way to retrieve them?

There's no national registry of firearm owners, due to gun owners' fears about being tracked by government. And by law, when a person passes the FBI background check, the FBI destroys that file. It means it's difficult, if not impossible, to track legal purchases by owner - unless a state, like California or Connecticut, has a registry of all gun sales.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is typically the agency that recovers guns that fall into the wrong hands, but it has not been ordered to check whether this group purchased firearms. The law enforcement agency relies on referrals from the FBI, but the FBI only sends over names of people who failed the background check. Until last October, any of the newly added people might have lied on a dealer's federal form and passed the background check without a problem.

"There is no mechanism to conduct retroactive background checks on approved transactions. ATF investigates when it receives reliable, verifiable information that a person prohibited by federal law possesses a firearm," said Frank Kelsey, an ATF spokesman.

Congressman Taylor said he's worried about those who "slipped through the cracks."

"I'm a rigorous defender of the Second Amendment," Taylor said. "But it is troubling. If you're not supposed to have a gun, you're not supposed to have a gun."

Taylor has co-sponsored the Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act, which would give the DOD a three-day deadline to report any service members convicted of domestic violence to the FBI's database.

The extent of the military's failures could soon be laid bare. The cities of New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco have joined forces to sue the Defense Department and others in federal court, claiming the military's carelessness has put its citizens at risk. The lawsuit seeks to subject the military to civilian court oversight until the underreporting problem is fixed. In court documents, the government calls the attempt "drastic" and "inappropriate," saying the cities are trying to "intercede in ongoing agency compliance efforts." It plans to file a motion to dismiss. Last month, the judge ordered the Pentagon to search for any internal records that explain the department's ongoing failure.

"There's very good reason to believe those databases remain dangerously incomplete," said Ken Taber, the lead lawyer representing those cities.

Taber, for one, doubts the federal government will find a way to recover any guns from the thousands whose dishonorable discharges went unnoted for years. That would require figuring out whether each of those people purchased firearms, and then tracking them down - something he says is unlikely to ever happen.

"I think there's a huge public policy concern," he said. "I'd like to know if they'll get them. But I'm not holding my breath."

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In the months since, the US Department of Defense has scrambled to ensure all of its branches have properly updated the FBI's system to track personnel kicked out of the military who are barred from owning firearms. That push, a CNN review has found, has uncovered a backlog so significant that the FBI's tally of dishonorably discharged former service members has ballooned by 4,284 names in just three months, a 38% leap.

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During the opening ceremonies on this years winter olympics their drone partner helped set the world record for the most drones flown scimeltaneously which used to be 500 but is now 1200. Used for making an array of different lighting.

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Thousands of drones were used to put on a light show during the opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday morning for the first time, according to Intel, which is overseeing the event.

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A total of 1,218 drones outfitted with LED lights were used to paint "colorful illustration in the sky," setting a new Guinness World Record on the number of drones flown at the same time, according to an Intel spokeswoman. Intel holds the current record after 500 drones were flown simultaneously for a light show in Krailling, Germany, on Oct. 7., the spokeswoman said.

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The drones are controlled through an automated software program, though they do have one pilot for backup, Intel said.

In addition to the opening ceremony, the drones will be used throughout the games, creating light-filled formations every night from Feb. 10 to Feb. 24 during the nightly victory ceremonies.

"It's something that we wanted to integrate that experience into the Olympics on a daily occasion, because not everyone is going to be at the opening ceremony, and we want to give everyone in Korea a chance to see these shows," said Natalie Cheung, the general manager for Intel's drone light shows.

An athlete on a snowboard, a bird of prey in flight, and, of course, the five interlaced Olympic rings are among the aerial illustrations that viewers can anticipate seeing during the shows.

The drones are lightweight and are the only ones of their kind, built specifically for outdoor light shows, according to Intel.

Because Intel's drones had never flown in such cold temperatures, members of the drone light show team ventured to the Alps to test how they would operate in minus-10 degree Celsius weather.

"We were a little bit more creative about this," Cheung said. "We changed our operations so that we had literally minutes for us to bring the drones outside the temperature-controlled room into the fields so we could fly. We needed to make sure the batteries were warm enough so the drones could fly."

Intel is the official drone partner of the Olympic games.

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A 17 year old MS-13 gang member, Juan Gutierrez, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the horrific murder of a teenager named Villagran Morales, who was stabbed 153 times at a Maryland park in 2016.

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a girl at in the airports gave birth to a boy in the restrooms and left it there she left a note saying she didn't know

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Authorities are asking for help identifying a woman they believe may have given birth to a baby and left him at a Tuscon International Airport bathroom

A note was found along with the baby that read 'my mother is unable and unfit' to care for me

Airpot officials believe the woman gave birth around 9pm on January 14

Authorities have released a video and photos of a woman who may have left her newborn baby boy in an Arizona airport bathroom last month.

Tuscon Airport Authority officials are hoping for the public's help in identifying the woman, who they believe may have given birth to the boy in a Concourse B restroom.

She then apparently took the baby to the family bathroom in the baggage claim area to clean up before abandoning it there.

An airport employee found the child Jan. 14 abandoned in the restroom near the rental car counters.

According to the Tuscon Airport Authority, 'An investigation of video and witnesses indicates it is possible the mother, who has yet to be identified, gave birth to the baby boy sometime around 9pm.'

Authorities say the infant was lying on a changing table and had been cleaned and wrapped up after being born.

The video released shows a woman carrying something wrapped in a blue blanket.

According to KPHO, a note left with the baby says the mother didn't know she was pregnant and is 'unable and unfit' to care for the child. 'Please help me,' the note says. It begs whoever finds him to turn him over to authorities so they can find the boy a good home.

'I just want what's best for him, and it is not me,' the note reads. 'Please. I'm sorry.'

Authorities say the baby is healthy and remains in the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

Arizona is a 'safe haven' state, meaning parents can drop off newborns at designated locations like hospitals and churches if they are unable to care for them.

But since an airport is not a designated location, the woman could face criminal charges.

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Authorities are asking for help identifying a woman they believe may have given birth to a baby and left him at a Tuscon International Airport bathroom A note was found along with the baby that read 'my mother is unable and unfit' to care for me Airpot officials believe the woman gave birth around 9pm on January 14 Authorities have released a video and photos of a woman who may have left her newborn baby boy in an Arizona airport bathroom last month.

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A college student who rode Spirit airlines was told to flush or set her hamster free,she now has a new one but still upset.

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A college student who claimed a Spirit Airlines employee suggested she flush her emotional support hamster down the toilet - and who ended up doing so - now has a new pet hamster, her lawyer said.

Belen Aldecosea, 21, of Miami Beach, Fla., told the Miami Herald she was considering legal action against the airline after she flushed her dwarf hamster, Pebbles, down the toilet on Nov. 21, 2017, at the suggestion of a Spirit Airlines employee.

She said the airline initially told her it was fine to bring her furry friend on the flight, but learned otherwise when she attempted to board the plane with it.
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The young woman said a Spirit Airlines employee advised her to either set the rodent free, into the wild, or flush it down the toilet. Aldecosea tried to rent a car instead, but was too young to do so. Her friends also lived too far away to come pick up Pebbles, so, running out of options, she did what she thought was most humane: She flushed her beloved pet hamster down the toilet.

"She was scared. I was scared. It was horrifying trying to put her in the toilet," Aldecosea told the Miami Herald. "I was emotional. I was crying. I sat there for a good 10 minutes crying in the stall."

Adam Goodman, Aldecosea's attorney, told USA Today he believed the student, even though there was no proof an employee advised her to get rid of the rodent.

"It's hard, but you really have to look at the circumstances because this whole thing only makes sense with someone telling her to (flush the animal)," Goodman told USA Today. "This is a situation where there weren't body cameras or anything."
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Goodman claimed adults advising his client on what to do - in this case, the Spirit employee - made it hard for her to make any other decision due to her age.

"This was a highly stressful situation and people react in a lot of different ways," he said. "She's only 21 years old, a kid still."

Goodman, however, revealed that his client has a new hamster, though she's still upset over the debacle.

"She's distraught," Goodman said. "Imagine anyone in that situation that has to make a choice like that. It was a horrible situation, and she's still distraught."

Goodman said he and Aldecosea are considering filing a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines.

"A hamster is the most innocuous animal. It's confined to a cage," Goodman said. "No one would have probably even known it was there."
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It was not immediately clear what Aldecosea named her new support hamster. Fox News reached out for a comment from Goodman regarding the incident.

After the story broke, PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch condemned the young woman's decision to flush the pet down the toilet.

"One phone call could have saved this animal, or some kind person at the airport could have helped," Nachminovitch told Fox News. "Flushing a living being down the toilet is not only cruel but also illegal, and both the person who killed this animal and Spirit Airlines - if an employee did, in fact, advise the woman to drown the hamster - should be charged. This must have been a horrific, terrifying death."

Spirit Airlines spokesman Derek Dombrowski told Fox News that an employee misinformed Aldecosea by saying Pebbles was allowed on the flight, but denied that an employee suggested she flush the rodent down the toilet.

"After researching this incident, we can say confidently that at no point did any of our agents suggest this guest (or any other for that matter) should flush or otherwise injure an animal. It is incredibly disheartening to hear this guest reportedly decided to end her own pet's life," Dombrowski told Fox News.

Aldecosea said Pebbles was a doctor-approved emotional support animal that helped her when she developed a growth in her neck while at school in Wilson College in Chambersburg, Penn. The student said she bought Pebbles for some company.

"She (Pebbles) was so loving. It was like she knew I needed somebody," Aldecosea said.

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A college student who claimed a Spirit Airlines employee suggested she flush her emotional support hamster down the toilet - and who ended up doing so - now has a new pet hamster, her lawyer said.

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The second federal government shutdown in just three weeks was not a pretty or pleasant affair for those in the nation's capital, even if probably few Americans outside Washington noticed or felt any impact But after a roughly five-hour lapse in government funding early Friday morning, Congress did succeed in charting a course for less fiscal brinkmanship and more stability over the next two years.

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The second federal government shutdown in just three weeks was not a pretty or pleasant affair for those in the nation's capital, even if probably few Americans outside Washington noticed or felt any impact.

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But after a roughly five-hour lapse in government funding early Friday morning, Congress did succeed in charting a course for less fiscal brinkmanship and more stability over the next two years.

The bipartisan budget deal resolves a lot of big outstanding issues:

-- It boosts defense and nondefense spending by more than $300 billion, ending the strict "sequester caps" imposed in 2011 to reduce the deficit. The Pentagon has lobbied intensely to lift the caps, saying they have hurt military readiness.

-- It provides a long-awaited $90 billion infusion of federal disaster relief funds to help rebuild after the devastating wildfires and hurricanes of 2017.

-- It allocates more money for top bipartisan priorities: Opioid crisis response($6 billion); child care development block grants ($5.8 billion); veterans medical facilities ($4 billion); medical research ($2 billion); and, infrastructure programs ($20 billion).

The nation's debt limit was also increased until September 2019 as part of the agreement, removing the imminent risk of a credit default.

"Ultimately, neither side got everything it wanted in this agreement, but we reached a bipartisan compromise that puts the safety and well-being of the American people first," House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement. "We will have a clear path to pursue our ambitious agenda for 2018."

The government will also continue running through at least March 23 with funds appropriated in the deal through a so-called continuing resolution. Technically lawmakers will need to pass another measure next month to extend funding through 2018 and beyond, but leaders of both parties signaled that the big-picture sticking points around the budget had been resolved.

With President Trump's signing the package Friday morning, government services and operations will largely continue uninterrupted, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will show up for work despite the overnight hiccup.

While lawmakers exhaled after the funding crisis and left town for a long weekend, budget hawks and immigration advocates sounded the alarms over their concerns of dire long-term impacts of the plan.

"No one voting for this bill can claim to care about the debt and deficits - in fact, it is fiscal malpractice," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. "Congress just ordered everything on the menu and then some and sent the bill over to the kids' table."

The budget deal adds roughly $500 billion in new spending over two years. MacGuineas estimates it could also add more than $2 trillion to the national debt if made permanent.

The plan leaves unaddressed the status of nearly 800,000 recipients of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and other "Dreamers," immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. Democrats fear that by they have lost leverage with Republicans on that issue now that big budget concerns have been resolved.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Ryan have both agreed to tackle immigration legislation in the coming weeks, but immigrant advocates and many Democrats are not convinced that the issue will be resolved.

"The fight in the House to protect 'Dreamers' is not over," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday. "When we protect the 'Dreamers,' we honor the highest ideals of America. Their patriotism, their perseverance, their optimism are an inspiration that stirs the conscience of our entire nation."

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Mother gives birth, abandons baby in airport bathroom with handwritten note: Authorities

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Authorities are looking for a mother who they believe abandoned her newborn baby at Tucson International Airport with a handwritten note pleading, "I just want what is best for him and it is not me."

The woman, seen on security footage carrying something wrapped in a blanket and walking with an awkward gait, may have given birth in an airport bathroom in Tucson, Arizona, before leaving the child on a changing table at a family changing room with a handwritten note, Los Angeles ABC station KABC reported.

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The Tucson Airport Authority released footage this week of the woman walking through the airport when the baby was abandoned on Jan. 14, and are looking to find out who she is.

The note left with the child read, "Please help me. My mom had no idea she was pregnant. She is unable and unfit to take care of me. Please get me to the authorities so they can find a good home.

"I just want what is best for him and it's not me," the note adds.

Tucson Airport Authority via Storyful

Airport security received a 911 call from someone who discovered the baby at the changing table near baggage claim, according to KABC, and they immediately began investigating.

The child was in good condition, authorities said.

The Washington Post reported airport officials found bloody clothes in an airport bathroom they believe belong to the woman.

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Death of Australian man yanked into wood-chipper being treated as suspicious, police say.

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The death of an Australian butcher who was yanked into a woodchipper in November is now being treated as suspicious, police said.

Bruce Saunders, 54, was clearing tree branches near his family friend's home on Nov. 12 with two other friends when he was dragged into the industrial woodchipper and "died within a few seconds," Sky News reported.

The butcher's death was previously believed to be an accident but Queensland Police said "several items of interest" made them rethink that theory of the case.
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Inspector Gary Pettiford said he re-interviewed the two friends with Saunders at the time of the incident and reexamined items from the scene. Pettiford said there were other persons of interest they were also looking into. The two friends told investigators they did not see Saunders enter the industrial woodchipper.

"Information we received during the course of our coronial investigations has led us to believe that the death is suspicious and we have a number of detectives and police experts investigating this incident," Pettiford said.

Pettiford urged anyone with information on Saunders' death to come forward.

The New Zealand Herald reported a few people told police Saunders' death was not an accident, but it was unclear what other information they had.

An expert on the machine said the woodchipper appeared to be working properly at the time of the incident.

Pettiford said the machine was programmed in a way that would stop people from being dragged into the woodchipper.
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Pettiford did not immediately say if police were investigating a motive.

Inspector Paul Algie said at the time of the incident that it was a grisly scene.

"I went out there this morning to speak to officers from Brisbane and I'd have to say it's one of the worst incident scenes I've ever seen," Algie said. "It was actually quite horrific. His friends discovered him as he became entangled and attempted to extract him from the shredder and were unable to do so. So they're obviously quite traumatized now."

Saunders was described as a "happy person that took everything in stride."

"Last time I saw him, he was laughing and happy and even my staff said that he was such a happy-go-lucky person," Saunders' brother-in-law told the Daily Mail. "I will always remember his smile."

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The death of an Australian butcher who was yanked into a woodchipper in November is now being treated as suspicious, police said. Bruce Saunders, 54, was clearing tree branches near his family friend's home on Nov. 12 with two other friends when he was dragged into the industrial woodchipper and "died within a few seconds," Sky News reported.

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The Dow is having its worst week since the financial crisis.

Fears about inflation and soaring bond yields have sent the Dow plunging 6.5% through the first four trading days of this week. That would be the steepest decline in any week since October 2008.

After losing a record 1,175 points on Monday, the Dow tumbled 1,033 points more on Thursday. It landed in a correction, a 10% decline from previous highs. The S&P 500 has shed 6.6% this week, its second-worst since 2008. All the Nasdaq's gains for the year have been wiped out.

The market turmoil follows a prolonged period of booming stock prices with virtually no sharp declines. Such a rapid rise is unusual, and market analysts long warned that a pullback was overdue.

"The run-up on the market was amazing. We've all enjoyed it," said Rich Guerrini, CEO of PNC Investments.

Related: This is why the Dow is plunging

Still, the ferocity of the selling has caught investors off guard.

While the market turbulence can be alarming, analysts urged investors to stay calm because the economic backdrop is strong. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, a 17-year low, and economic growth is expected to gain steam in 2018.

"The last thing anybody should do is overreact to traditional volatility," Guerrini said.

Despite the heavy losses this week, the Dow remains up 36% since President Trump's election.

CNNMoney (New York) First published February 9, 2018: 12:02 AM ET

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North Korean athletes reportedly reject free Samsung phone

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North Korean athletes have reportedly refused to take free Samsung phones distributed to athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Yonhap News agency said Friday the North Koreans rejected the offer to use the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 phone during the Games and return it upon their departure.

The phones created a dilemma for the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee, which considered whether giving them to the 22 North Korean athletes would violate United Nations sanctions that ban trading luxury products with North Korea.
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The International Olympic Committee advised that the North Koreans could use the gadgets during their stay in the South.

Iranian athletes were also subject to deliberation due to sanctions against Iran. Yonhap said a complaint from Iran's Foreign Ministry and IOC clearance meant Iranian athletes received the phone.

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10 more children killed as flu season worsens

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Flu season on track to break records, the CDC said Friday. The agency reported that an additional 10 children have died from the flu this season while flu-related hospitalizations for the fifth week of 2018 rose to about 60 people per every 100,000.

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Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49er's was paid the highest contract in NFL history. It was worth 137.5 million dollars over 5 years. It's worth a little under 90 million dollars for the first 3 years. There is a lot of controversy if he is worth all the money.

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Nick WagonerESPN Staff Writer

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Previously covered University of Missouri football

Member of Pro Football Writers of America

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- With seven starts to his name after sitting behind an NFL legend for the better part of three years, a promising young quarterback once earned a lucrative contract extension without much of a sample size.

At the time the deal was considered eye-opening, but it didn't take long before the Green Bay Packers' first contract extension with quarterback Aaron Rodgers became a major bargain compared to the big money being handed out to other top signal-callers around the league. That all happened back in 2008. By the end of 2009, Rodgers had taken Green Bay to the postseason. By 2010, he had led the Packers to a Super Bowl championship and a year later he was named league MVP.

If the first part of that equation sounds familiar, it should. The latest version of it just played out on Thursday afternoon as the San Francisco 49ers agreed to terms with their own promising quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, on a record-setting five-year, $137.5 million deal that is expected to pay out just shy of $90 million in the first three years, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Much like Rodgers in 2008, Garoppolo has seven NFL starts to his name -- five with the 49ers and two with the New England Patriots. Garoppolo spent more than three years sitting behind Tom Brady, like Rodgers once did behind Brett Favre. And now there are some wondering how the Niners can justify a massive contract for a player who has yet to prove he can win over a long period of time?

The answer to that is simple: Garoppolo's five-game stretch as the team's starter to close the season, combined with his instant chemistry with his teammates, has led the Niners to the conclusion they have their own version of Rodgers. Which is to say they believe Garoppolo is the type of quarterback who can elevate the players around him and be the focal point of a team that competes for championships on a consistent basis.

That belief is rooted in what Garoppolo was able to do in his short stint as the starter. First and foremost, he took a 1-10 team and led it to five consecutive victories to close the season, including wins against the playoff-bound Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars. Those five wins matched the total the Niners had posted in their previous 34 games combined.

Further, Garoppolo threw for 1,542 yards in those starts, a franchise record for most passing yards by a quarterback in his first five starts with the team. In 23 games with seven starts between the 49ers and Patriots, Garoppolo has completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 2,250 yards with 12 touchdowns and five interceptions for a passer rating of 99.7 and a 77.7 QBR. Garoppolo is 7-0 as an NFL starter.

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Considering that Garoppolo hasn't even had the chance to spend a full offseason in head coach Kyle Shanahan's offense, the Niners also have reason to believe that he is only going to get better, especially as they bolster his supporting cast.

Of course, Garoppolo hasn't yet had the chance to prove that he can turn his small flashes of success into consistent production, though he's looking forward to the chance.

"I've heard talks about sample size," Garoppolo said after the season finale. "I think it's one of those things you can't really control how much you play or when you play, but when your number's called, I think if you make the most of your opportunities in this league, that's what makes good players. That's what I've tried to do in my short time being a starter, and good things have come from it."

Garoppolo's new deal undoubtedly caused jaws to drop around the league as he became the NFL's highest-paid player. That's a title he probably won't hold for long. Kirk Cousins is expected to be the centerpiece of a competitive bidding war as soon as he hits the open market in March. He could easily surpass Garoppolo's deal a little more than a month from now.

Also, both the Atlanta Falcons and, fittingly, the Packers, have made it clear that they intend to sign quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Rodgers to big-money contract extensions this offseason. Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger and Seattle's Russell Wilson could also be in line for another deal sooner than later. It's not out of the question that Garoppolo's deal will be surpassed multiple times before this offseason comes to a close.

In the meantime, the Niners have put themselves in an ideal position. While we don't yet know how Garoppolo's contract breaks down, the Niners have well over $100 million in salary cap space. If they wanted, they could easily put a huge cap number on Garoppolo in the first year of this deal and still not have it affect their ability to build around him.

With the stability the Niners now have at head coach (Shanahan), general manager (John Lynch) and quarterback (Garoppolo), they are also now a more attractive destination for top free agents.

Make no mistake, Garoppolo still has plenty to prove before he can safely be tossed in the upper echelon of the NFL's top quarterbacks, even though he's now being paid like one. There's inherent risk in paying Garoppolo this kind of money without having a more extensive resume.

But if Garoppolo can build on what he's already done and the Niners can add talent around him, there's a very real chance this contract will someday look like a pittance when the Niners and Garoppolo go back to the bargaining table for his next deal (he'll only be 31 at the end of this contract).

After all, the best deals are always the ones that pay a premium for what a player will do rather than what he's already done.

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More than 1,200 US flights have been canceled Friday as a winter storm slammed the Midwest with at least 1 inch of snow per hour.

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MS-13 gang member sentenced to 40 years in ‘demonic’ killing

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A 17-year-old MS-13 gang member was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the horrific murder of a teenager who was stabbed 153 times at a Maryland park in 2016.

Prosecutors called the death of 17-year-old Christian Villagran Morales at the hands of Juan Gutierrez-Vazquez "demonic." One other has been sentenced and another two are awaiting trial for the gruesome killing.

In court on Thursday, prosecutor Robert Hill said Gutierrez-Vasquez had just turned 16 when he agreed to take part in the brutal murder. His job, Hill said, was to hold down the victim while other gang members took turns stabbing Morales, a total of 153 times, Fox 5 DC reported.

Hill said Gutierrez-Vasquez had been a member of the MS-13 gang before coming to the United States from El Salvador.

According to authorities, the gang members believed Morales was part a rival gang after he allegedly flashed gang signs to three people he had just met, not knowing there were part of the notorious MS-13 gang.

"He did flash some gang signs trying to impress these young men who were around him and he did not realize that they were part of MS-13, and that did cause them to report back to their hierarchy," Ramon Korionoff, spokesperson for the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office, told Fox 5 DC. "In fact, he was greenlighted because of that."

Authorities said Morales may have been lured to the park by Vanesa Alvarado, who promised him sex, and then by the gang members who offered to smoke weed with him. Instead, they killed him.

The other two suspects were identified as Oscar Delgago-Perez and Jose Coreas Ventura.

Alvarado, 20, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in May 2017.

On Thursday, Gutierrez-Vazquez's lawyer asked for mercy, saying the teenager had a horrible childhood and only acted along with the gang due to peer pressure.

"I'm sorry, but my life was in danger," Gutierrez-Vazquez said during his sentencing hearing. "Maybe they can forgive me. God has already forgiven me."

Morales' mother told reporters that she was felt "tranquil" after the sentencing.

"There was some justice," she said through a translator.
Lucia I. Suarez Sang is a Reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @luciasuarezsang

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Toronto police have recovered the remains of at least six people on a property linked to accused serial killer Bruce McArthur, Detective Sgt. Hank Idsinga said Thursday.

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At least some of the remains have been identified as belonging to Andrew Kinsman, who was last seen in June 2017 and who is one of five missing men McArthur is charged with killing, Idsinga said.

Authorities have not identified the five other sets of remains, which were found in planters.

Idsinga said McArthur, 66, stored landscaping equipment at the property and the remains were found in potted plants.

Police have identified more than 30 properties where McArthur worked. They urged his past clients to come forward.

Suspect due in court next week

McArthur is due in Toronto provincial criminal court on February 14.

He has been charged with killing:

Esen had no fixed address, and often had a small plastic suitcase on wheels, police said. He was reported missing in April last year.

Kayhan was reported missing in October 2012.

Lisowick was not reported missing, but authorities believe he was killed sometime between May 2016 and July 2017.

Mahmudi was reported missing in August 2015.

Kinsman was last seen in June 2017.

"I got a text from one of his housemates on June 28, saying no one had heard from him for a couple days," said Ted Healy, a friend of Kinsman's. "We went into the apartment on Wednesday night. The cat was out of food and water and was glad to see us. The apartment was untouched."

"He was always the smartest guy in the room. And wasn't boastful about that. If he was your friend he was loyal and kind and generous. I miss him very much." Healy said.

Alleged serial killer

Last month, Idsinga characterized McArthur as an alleged serial killer.

"The city of Toronto has never seen anything like this," Idsinga said. The resources that are being thrown at it, everything that we have. I'd call it an unprecedented type of investigation."

Gary Speedie was a former co-worker of McArthur. The two met while doing landscape work for a mutual friend.

"He was always opinionated," Speedie said. "Never got any warm, friendly vibes from him. He seemed moody. Usually fairly happy, but sometimes quiet."

Speedie said he hadn't seen McArthur in several years.

"We did go to his apartment that he shared with his ex-partner for dinner once about 12 years ago. He came to our place for Christmas gatherings around the same time," he said.

CNN's Lauren del Valle, Keith Allen, and Paul Murphy contributed to this report.

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At least some of the remains have been identified as belonging to Andrew Kinsman, who was last seen in June 2017 and who is one of five missing men McArthur is charged with killing, Idsinga said. Authorities have not identified the five other sets of remains, which were found in planters.