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Jimmy kimmel aims shots at Harvey Weinstein at the first show since the sexual harassment scandal unfolded.

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Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel aimed barbs at Harvey Weinstein at the first Academy Awards since Hollywood's sexual harassment scandal unfolded.

Opening the Oscars, Kimmel said: "The Academy took action last year to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks.

"There were a lot of great nominees, but Harvey deserved it the most."

But unlike at the Baftas and Golden Globes, where stars wore black as a show of defiance and solidarity, there was no such dress code at the Oscars.

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Weinstein is facing multiple claims of rape, intimidation and sexual harassment. The Oscar-winning producer has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex against him.

Near the start of his opening monologue, Kimmel joked about the reputation of men in Hollywood.

Pointing at a life-sized Oscars statuette, he said: "Oscar is the most beloved and respected man in Hollywood, and there's a very good reason why. Just look at him.

"Keeps his hands where you can see them, never says a rude word, and most importantly, no penis at all. He is literally a statue of limitations, and that's the kind of men we need more of in this town."

The US talk show host said the downfall of Weinstein, and the reforms that had begun since, had not come soon enough.

"What happened with Harvey and what's happening all over was long overdue," he said. "We can't let bad behaviour slide any more. The world is watching us."

Kimmel attempted to balance gravity with humour in his remarks about how Hollywood was attempting to put its house in order.

"We need to set an example and the truth is if we are successful here, if we can work together to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, women will only have to deal with harassment all the time at every other place they go," he said.

Referring to The Shape of Water, in which a cleaning lady falls in love with a mysterious river creature, Kimmel joked: "We will always remember this year as the year men screwed up so badly that women started dating fish."

Weinstein has been one of the dominant figures at the Oscars over the past two decades, producing winning films like Shakespeare in Love and The King's Speech.

He may not have been at this year's ceremony, but some of his accusers were.

They included Salma Hayek, who said on the red carpet: "Here we are to celebrate the fact that women will not have to struggle as hard together. I know that future generations will have it easier."

Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd, who were among the first to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment, sent an optimistic message as they spoke to US TV network ABC.

Judd said women's voices had been "squelched" in the past, but that they were emerging as "phoenixes".

"What's so spectacular about this moment is that finally the world is able to hear," she said.

"Those of us who have come forward were often then disbelieved, minimised, shamed, and so much of the movement is about putting that shame back where it belongs, which is with the perpetrator."

Sorvino said: "I want people to know that this movement isn't stopping. We're going forward until we have an equitable and safe world for women...

"We want to take our activism and our power into action and change things for every woman everywhere working in any workplace."

They were supporting the Time's Up movement, which has raised $21m (£15.2m) to fund legal support for victims of sexual misconduct in all walks of life.

Although there was no all-black dress code, some guests did wear Time's Up badges in support of the campaign.

Judd, Hayek and another of accuser, Annabella Sciorra, later appeared on stage in a segment about Time's Up.

They introduced a film about how the film industry is being opened up, featuring Sorvino, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, Dee Rees, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Jenkins and Geena Davis.

They talked about inequality, inclusion and diversity.

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Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel aimed barbs at Harvey Weinstein at the first Academy Awards since Hollywood's sexual harassment scandal unfolded. Opening the Oscars, Kimmel said: "The Academy took action last year to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks. "There were a lot of great nominees, but Harvey deserved it the most."

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Dirk Nowitzki became the 6th player ever to score 31,000 points all time. He has been in the league almost 20 years and played with one team the Dallas Mavericks.

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Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history with 31,000 career points during the second quarter of Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at American Airlines Center.

As he has done so many times throughout his Hall of Fame career, Nowitzki hit a turnaround fadeaway-this one with Jerami Grant in his face-for the historic moment:

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Nowitzki has joined a group that includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.

Though he's within a reasonable distance of catching Chamberlain's 31,419 points before the 2017-18 season ends, Nowitzki said he wouldn't force the issue.

"You see it all the time," he told Brad Townsendof the Dallas Morning News. "The number was, what, averaging 14 or 15 a game [this season], which is a tough ask, obviously, at 39 [years old]. And the one thing I didn't want to do is just shoot shots to get a milestone. I want to play within myself and within the team and be out there as much as I can."

While no longer the prolific scorer he was in his prime, Nowitzki remains one of the NBA's most efficient offensive players.

The Mavs legend is on pace to tie his career high with a 42.1 three-point percentage this season. He also ranks second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.

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For Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, this week's announcement of the smart doorbell maker's sale to Amazon marked the culmination of a lengthy rise for the startup that once endured public rejection on a popular television series.

Ring, which also makes cameras and other home security gadgets in addition to its trademark video-enabled doorbells, will operate under Amazon's massive e-commerce umbrella in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, according to Reuters. The deal closed nearly five years after Siminoff's company presented to investors on ABC's "Shark Tank" and left without a deal.

"We had a lot of failure along the way," Siminoff told FOX Business Network's Liz Claman in 2016. "We believed deeply in the mission, so we're a very mission-backed company around solving a real problem in real communities for real customers."

Founded in 2012, Ring had just eight team members and faced mounting costs when it appeared on "Shark Tank." Siminoff, who developed the first smart doorbell in his home garage, wrote in a 2015 blog that he felt "horrible" when none of the "Sharks" invested in his company.

"I could not believe that we had done all of that work and were walking away with nothing," he said at the time.

However, that appearance proved to be a catalyst for Ring's business. The company sold millions of dollars-worth of doorbells after appearing on the show, which enabled Siminoff and his employees to branch out into other products.

Ring secured several private investors over the years, including billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who helped raise $28 million in 2016. The company also attracted Amazon, which first invested through its "Alexa Fund," a venture capital arm that provides funding for voice technology innovation.

Ring is expected to remain largely autonomous under Amazon, according to Geek Wire. The company's products are already available on Amazon's website.

"Ring is committed to our mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods by providing effective yet affordable home security tools to our Neighbors that make a positive impact on our homes, our communities, and the world," the company said in a press release. "We'll be able to achieve even more by partnering with an inventive, customer-centric company like Amazon. We look forward to being a part of the Amazon team as we work toward our vision for safer neighborhoods."

Siminoff declined to provide further comment on the acquisition.

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Three members of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13 showed no remorse Tuesday as they laughed and joked in a New York courtroom while the family of one of their alleged murder victims – a teenage girl -- grimly looked on.Enrique Portillo and brothers Alexi Saenz and Jairo Saenz laughed, smiled and joked with each other as prosecutors said they were waiting to hear from the U.S. Justice Department about whether they can pursue the death penalty.
The family of 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas, the Brentwood, N.Y., girl they are accused of slaughtering in cold blood alongside her friend Nisa Mickens, 15, glared at them from the gallery.

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Three members of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13 showed no remorse Tuesday as they laughed and joked in a New York courtroom while the family of one of their alleged murder victims - a teenage girl -- grimly looked on.

Enrique Portillo and brothers Alexi Saenz and Jairo Saenz laughed, smiled and joked with each other as prosecutors said they were waiting to hear from the U.S. Justice Department about whether they can pursue the death penalty.

The family of 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas, the Brentwood, N.Y., girl they are accused of slaughtering in cold blood alongside her friend Nisa Mickens, 15, glared at them from the gallery, the New York Post reported.

The two teenage girls were slaughtered in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school on Sept. 13, 2016 -- the day before Mickens' 16th birthday. Her body was found on a tree-lined street in Brentwood, while Cuevas' beaten body turned up in the wooded backyard of a nearby home a day later.

The two teens were lifelong friends who friends and family said had been inseparable and shared an interest in basketball.

"We shouldn't be tolerating this type of behavior, at all whatsoever. These are kids [getting killed], kids. This should not be tolerated at all," Cuevas' mother Evelyn Rodriguez told "Fox and Friends" last July.

U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers said the Saenz brothers ordered the killing of Cuevas in retaliation after she called out the gang at school and on social media.

Officials said Mickens was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Portillo and two other juveniles were also charged with killing the two teenagers.

"For far too long, MS-13 has been meting out their own version of the death penalty," Capers said at the time of their arrests.

The three suspects were among 13 gang members charged with a series of crimes, including seven murders, in March 2017.

"Today marks the beginning of healing for the families and the community," he said. "It's a great day for justice... but the job is not done," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Tim Sini told Fox News at the time of their arrest in March 2017.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has emphasized the Trump administration's commitment to combating MS-13, and has allowed prosecutors to pursue any legal avenue to target the gang - although he has not yet stated whether capital punishment is on the table for Portillo and the Saenzes, the Post reported.

Meanwhile, reputed MS-13 members Mario Aguilar-Lopez and Jose Suarez, who also appeared in court Tuesday, are accused of killing a rival gang member and injuring an onlooker.

Judge Joseph Bianco offered to hear the case for Aguilar-Lopez and Suarez separately, although their lawyers have yet to file the proper motions to do so. They do not face the death penalty, the paper reported.

MS-13 was started by Central American immigrants, mainly from El Salvador, in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but has since expanded to include several other Central and South American countries. The gang is believed to be responsible for 25 killings in New York City's Long Island suburbs in the past two years.
Fox News' Lucia Suarez contributed to this report.

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In Virginia a search is going on for a missing mother that "vanished"  from her front yard. TerriLynn St. John had recently moved to Wake, Virginia had planned to drop her children off at daycare before heading to work, but her car was found parked and in the driveway. Deputies searched the property and found St. John's cell phone in bushes outside the house and a broken necklace. Her two children were found alone in the house and placed in the custody of their grandfather.

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A desperate search was on today for a Virginia mother who mysteriously vanished on Tuesday when she walked out into her front yard, leaving two young children she planned to take to daycare inside her house, authorities said.

TerriLynn St. John, 23, was reported missing Tuesday morning when she didn't show up for work, according to officials. She was last heard from about 7:30 a.m., according Maj. Michael Samson of the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.

St. John's father went to the house in Wake, Virginia, after learning from his daughter's coworkers that she never made it to work, Samson said at a news conference today.

"He went over there and he found the door open, saw the children were alone and subsequently called the sheriff's office," Samson said, adding that the children were not injured.

St. John, who recently moved to Wake, had planned to drop her children off at daycare before heading to work, Samson said.

Her car found was parked in the driveway.

"This is a missing person, under suspicious circumstances," Samson said, adding that it was too early in the investigation to call the case an abduction.

Deputies searched the property and found St. John's cell phone in bushes outside the house and a broken necklace was discovered in the yard of the home, officials told ABC station WRIC in Richmond, Virginia.

Samson said investigators have interviewed several persons of interest, adding that each cooperated and submitted DNA samples that are being analyzed in a crime lab. He declined to identified them.

"A person of interest could be acquaintances, whether they be personal acquaintances - friends, family," Sampson said. "Miss St. John had a boyfriend at the time. He is obviously a person of interest."

The sheriff's office launched a search of the area within two hours of St. John's disappearance being reported, using air surveillance and search dogs.

St. Johns's children were placed in the custody of her father, Samson said.

The missing woman is described as 5-feet-6-inches tall, about 130 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. She has the letters "R.J.M." tattooed on her right wrist, a princess crown on her left wrist, and a cross on her ring finger.

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A desperate search was on today for a Virginia mother who mysteriously vanished on Tuesday when she walked out into her front yard, leaving two young children she planned to take to daycare inside her house, authorities said. TerriLynn St. John, 23, was reported missing Tuesday morning when she didn't show up for work, according to officials.

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Douglas curry made the new announcement to officially start an out-of-state company. Controversy was spiked when he went 'off grid' and Andy florance publicly stated some nasty things, Though douglas made it public he was in Australia working on the new company.

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Xceligent CEO Doug Curry at REBNY's annual banquet in January

Less than a month after the company Doug Curry founded 19 years ago as an alternative to CoStar shut down, the former Xceligent CEO is starting over.

Curry is launching a new service, Intrepid CRE, with plans to enter 30 markets in the coming weeks. In a post on the new company's website, he said he aims to compete with CoStar, the D.C.-based commercial real estate data giant that Xceligent had been embroiled in a legal battle with before filing for bankruptcy.

"It is evident that the need for an affordable and competitive alternative to CoStar is critical to the long-term stability and success of the CRE industry," Curry wrote in the post. "Those of you that know me and the vision that I had for Xceligent, know that our work is not done, and I intend to deliver on the promise I made to the industry nearly 20 years ago when I began this journey."

Curry parted ways with Xceligent in October as the company was suffering setbacks in its legal battle with CoStar and struggling in its expansion to new markets.

Xceligent's parent company, Daily Mail and General Trust, had invested $150M to bring the platform into the nation's largest markets. After what it called a "disappointing" performance in its New York City entrance, DMGT wrote Xceligent's value down to zero in November. Xceligent's board decided Dec. 14 to file for Chapter 7 liquidation and shut down the company immediately, leaving hundreds of employees without a job - they were given 30 minutes to vacate the office after the announcement was made - just before the holidays.

Over the last few weeks, Curry said he has amassed a team of technical professionals and researchers who have worked to create a commercial real estate database product. He said it will provide research, public marketing and productivity tools and "ensure there is an affordable, robust and competitive alternative to CoStar."

Before launching the full database, Intrepid CRE's first product will be a broadcast email system, Curry wrote, allowing brokers to share listings with the market. Then the company plans to launch the subscription-based database product, targeted at commercial real estate professionals. Curry's letter offers discounted first-year rates for "Founding Member firms."

The letter does not offer specifics on pricing or provide any details on how he obtained the initial investment to launch a database in 30 markets.

Bisnow has reached out to Curry, who has not spoken publicly since his departure from Xceligent, and CoStar, which did not immediately return requests seeking comment.

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Xceligent CEO Doug Curry at REBNY's annual banquet in January Less than a month after the company Doug Curry founded 19 years ago as an alternative to CoStar shut down, the former Xceligent CEO is starting over. Curry is launching a new service, Intrepid CRE, with plans to enter 30 markets in the coming weeks.

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Video cameras show three NY police officers carrying a 91 year old lady before leaving her in a hallway full of smoke. Ethel Davis died one day after the smoke inhalation. Her family is now filing a lawsuit against the NYPD, the city and the cops that felt her there. Her family said  there was no reason for cops to force Ethel out of the apartment, which was equipped with fireproof doors. That she would be safer inside her apartment.

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Surveillance video obtained by Fox News showed three New York City police officers carrying a 91-year-old woman along a smoke-filled hallway - moments before they left her on the floor.

Ethel Davis - mother of six and great-great-grandmother of 16 - died of smoke inhalation one day after the Jan. 12 fire at the apartment complex where she lived in Rockaway Beach, Queens. Now, her family is preparing to file a lawsuit against the NYPD, the city and the cops who carried Davis on that fateful day.

The video showed a scene of controlled chaos as officers hustled residents out of the building. At one point, a maintenance worker wielding a fire extinguisher headed toward the blaze, but officers apparently told him to turn around.

Davis' relatives claimed the police failure was twofold. First, they said there was no reason for cops to force Ethel out of the apartment, which was equipped with fireproof doors.

"I told them she'd [be] safer in the house with the door closed and that she wouldn't survive in the hallway," Ethel Davis' daughter Marcia told the New York Post.

The second mistake, according to Davis family attorney Peter S. Thomas, was leaving a stairwell door open - allowing smoke from the fire on the 11th floor to pour onto the floor above, where Davis lived.

"At each and every step, the officers on the scene did precisely the wrong thing," Thomas told the Post.

An attorney for one of the officers who carried Davis, Sgt. Timothy Brovakos, has said his client was overcome by smoke and tried to retrieve the woman from the hallway when he came to.

"He risked his life to save this woman," Sergeants Benevolent Association lawyer Andrew Quinn told the Post last month. "This is what makes it difficult to be a cop these days. You run into a burning building to save lives and get blamed."

The NYPD is conducting its own investigation into the incident.
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Surveillance video obtained by Fox News showed three New York City police officers carrying a 91-year-old woman along a smoke-filled hallway - moments before they left her on the floor. Ethel Davis - mother of six and great-great-grandmother of 16 - died of smoke inhalation one day after the Jan.

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a parent was arrested after illegaly bringing a gun into james walker elementary blue springs school

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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - A Blue Springs parent was arrested Wednesday after allegedly bringing a gun

In a letter to parents, Blue Springs school officials said Wednesday morning a parent came into James Walker Elementary, asking to use a phone to get a ride.

Office staff said the parent was "acting somewhat erratically," according to school officials, and quickly ushered the parent out of the building.

A school public safety officer detained the parent nearby and found the parent had illegal narcotics and a gun. Police were called to the scene and took the parent into custody.

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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- A Blue Springs parent was arrested Wednesday after allegedly bringing a gun In a letter to parents, Blue Springs school officials said Wednesday morning a parent came into James Walker Elementary, asking to use a phone to get a ride.

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Russell Westbrook hit the game winning shot in OT with him leading the team with 30 points 11 rebounds and 7 assists finally score 111 Thunder 110 Mavs

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Trump surprised the Democrats after his meeting on Wednesday. The democrats walked out stunned after what he said.

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Kevin smith, the director of the movie "Clerks" suffered from a "widow-maker" heart attack early Monday. Chris Pratt took to twitter saying he was a big fan and he'll be praying for him and asked others to join with him. Pratt's tweets caused many people to lash back saying things like "Keep your prayers to yourself." some users said it was inappropriate for Pratt to solicit additional prayers on twitter. Kevin Smith had to take to Facebook Live to defend Chris Pratt saying that fighting about this is just a waste of time.

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Kevin Smith, the "Clerks" director who survived a "widow-maker" heart attack early Monday, was forced to defend actor Chris Pratt who wished him well on Twitter and asked others to join him in praying for the director.

The "Passengers" actor sent Smith well-wishes and told him how he was inspired by "Clerks" while he was a senior in high school. The actor tweeted that he was "praying" for him and that he will continue to.

The comment sparked a debate online. Some readers thanked the actor, others said to keep the prayers to himself.

"Is it part of your alleged deity's master plan that Kevin had a heart attack?" one user tweeted.

In another tweet, Pratt asked others to pray with him, and that triggered more backlash. Some users said it was inappropriate for the actor to solicit additional prayers online.

The director took to Facebook Live to update his fans on his condition. He said he is now a vegetarian and has to cancel his second of two shows. He also defended the actor, according to Variety.

"Poor Chris Pratt, one of my favorite actors on the planet, f--ing put up a nice tweet, where he's just like 'Hey man, I don't know you that much but I love 'Clerks' and I'm praying for you' and and apparently people were like, 'F- your prayers' and attacked him and s-," Smith said.

He continued, "And number one, thanks to Chris Pratt, how sweet was that. Number two, please don't fight over stuff like that. It's a waste of time. Whether you're religious or not, someone saying 'I'll pray for you,' it's good intentions."

Edmund DeMarche is a news editor for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @EDeMarche.

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Kevin Smith, the "Clerks" director who survived a "widow-maker" heart attack early Monday, was forced to defend actor Chris Pratt who wished him well on Twitter and asked others to join him in praying for the director. The "Passengers" actor sent Smith well-wishes and told him how he was inspired by "Clerks" while he was a senior in high school.

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scientists have detected traces of light in the universe from the stars that were formed billions of years ago

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Scientists have detected traces of the earliest light in the universe thought to emanate from the first stars formed after the Big Bang, billions of years ago.

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A 3rd grade boy sneaked his fingers on his S.R.O's holster and fired his Glock 22 pistol into th floor of a Minnesota gymnasium earlier this month. Another student in Michigan, a high school student was accused of grabbing a sheriff deputy's holster during a small struggle with his ex girlfriend, while he grabbed the officers holster hard and shot the gun that went through the bottom of the holster and hit the floor. The same month in Kansas, school resource officers were called to Garden City High School to deal with a 16 year old student who was upset and agitated. After the incident in Florida, President trump has called for arming teachers in schools that a lot of people rejected but some other people have said that we should have more S.R.O's

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A third-grade boy was able to snake a finger inside a school resource officer's holster earlier this month, firing one shot from the officer's department-issued Glock 22 pistol into the floor of a Minnesota gymnasium earlier this month, Maplewood Police confirmed.

A high school student in Michigan is accused of grabbing a sheriff deputy's holster during a struggle after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend in a school hallway in August. He grabbed the officer's retention holster so hard that the weapon fired, discharging one bullet through the bottom of the holster, hitting the floor and ricocheting into a wall, according to ABC affiliate WJRT.

The same month in Kansas, school resource officers were called to Garden City High School to deal with a student who was upset and agitated. When the 16-year old student saw one of the officers, he began yelling and threatening the officer. A struggle ensued and the boy tried to grab the officer's gun, Garden City Police said in a media release.

No one was injured in these incidents, but the idea that students -- in one case a student as young as 9 -- have been able to fire or grab the weapons of officers whose presence was intended to keep students safe is sure to give pause to those who doubt the argument that more weapons are needed to keep schools safe.

School resource officers are in the spotlight after one assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was captured on video waiting outside the building where the shooting was unfolding.

"He should have went in, addressed the killer, killed the killer," Sheriff Scott Israel said of the officer. But a lawyer for the deputy calls that criticism "unfounded," accusing Israel of a rush to judgment and saying the sheriff omitted key facts and that his statements about Peterson's actions were "at best, gross oversimplification of the events that transpired."

In response to the Parkland shooting, which claimed 17 lives, President Donald Trump has called for arming some teachers, a proposal that has been roundly rejected by the two biggest teachers' unions in the U.S., while others have said more armed school resource officers are needed to deter school threats.

The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) estimates that only 20 percent of schools in the U.S. have resource officers and believe that every school would be safer if an armed officer was on campus.

"Kids are absolutely safer with a resource officer in their schools," Mac Hardy, director of operations for the NASRO, said.

Despite incidents that have made news when students were able to fire or grab an officer's weapon, Hardy said such happenings are extremely rare and if a student does try to disarm an officer, officers are trained to deal with it.

"We are trained not to let that weapon come out of the holster," Hardy said. "That training is physical and very intense to make sure we are able to secure that weapon."

Dave Harvey, deputy director of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, told ABC News that officers go through rigorous training on how to keep their weapons safe and out of the wrong hands -- including using proper holsters -- how to lock their weapon down with their elbow in a physical confrontation, and even how to stand with their weapon away from people when dealing with members of the public.

Hardy advised that school resource officers wear retention holsters and a duty belt while working in schools, gear that makes it much more difficult for someone to remove an officer's weapon.

But even that gear may not prevent everything.

The officer in the Minnesota incident in which a third-grader was able to get a round off was, in fact, wearing a retention holster and duty belt at the time, Maplewood Police Cmdr. Dave Kvam said. The holster was a Safariland model 6360 retention holster.

Safariland did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment, but according to its website, the company manufactures and distributes law enforcement and security products, including duty gear and holsters. The website describes the holster the Minnesota officer was wearing as "sturdy, lightweight, and provid[ing] an extra measure of security while on patrol." The website details the holster security mechanisms including "patented ALS locks" which immediately lock the gun in place upon holstering and a "rotating hood and tension device" which offers added security.

"That is baffling how that child got his finger in there," Hardy said. "I would think that holster would be enough to keep somebody from reaching down."

"We certainly were not aware it was possible to get a finger in there and pull a trigger," Kvam said, noting that during their investigation into the incident, they have heard from other police departments who have had similar incidents with weapons in this particular holster.

Kvam believes the issue with the holster may have been made worse by a weapon light the officer had on his pistol at the time that affected the fit of the holster.

"We are likely to forbid that particular holster when our investigation into this wraps up," Kvam said.

While school resources officers are not a guarantee against gun violence, Hardy believes that even with the possibility of a student getting ahold of an officer's weapon, they're still the best hope.

"I don't know of anything that is 100 percent," Hardy said. "But I do think school resource officers is our best way to keep our kids safe."

"I think it is much better to have them in schools than not," Harvey agreed. "I would rather have that person, that police officer with training on carrying and using a weapon, in my school than someone who doesn't have that practice."

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Students grabbing guns from officers highlights dangers of weapons at school

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A third-grade boy was able to snake a finger inside a school resource officer's holster earlier this month, firing one shot from the officer's department-issued Glock 22 pistol into the floor of a Minnesota gymnasium earlier this month, Maplewood Police confirmed.

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Skylodge Adventures Suites came up with an idea of a transparent capsule hanging off the side of a Peruvian mountain. Natalia Rodriguez, the SkyLodge manager says the whole point is to have, "a unique experience that that [reconnects guests] with nature." The pods are only accessible after climbing about 1,300 feet of the rock face or hiking a trail featuring a zip-line network. Once you're ready to leave your suite, you can zip-wire down to the ground below. It's $400 per night. Rodriguez says what the main challenges of constructing the unique structure were "getting things up there" and "designing it to handle winds."

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(CNN) - Would you sleep in a transparent capsule hanging off the side of a Peruvian mountain?

That's the idea behind the spectacular Skylodge Adventures Suites, glass lodges precariously situated on the side of a cliff in Peru's Sacred Valley.

If you're brave enough, these crystalline pods are accessible only after climbing 400 meters (about 1,300 feet) of the rock face or hiking a daring trail featuring a zip-line network.

Once you settle down for the night, you're treated to impressive panoramic views of the wild valley below and, at night, the Milky Way.

The motivation behind these dramatic lodges was to offer "a unique experience that that [reconnects guests] with nature or make them realize what really luxury can be," Natalia Rodriguez, the SkyLodge manager, tells CNN Travel.

The suites are the brainchild of adventure company Natura Vive -- who want their guests to embrace their inner adventurer: once you're ready to leave your suite, you can zip-wire down to the ground below.

Inside these 24- by eight-feet pods, guests are treated to views worth marveling over-- alongside four beds, a dining area and a private bathroom.

The beds have down pillows and quilts, ensuring you'll sleep well, if you aren't distracted by stargazing.

Rodriguez says the main challenges of constructing this unique structure were "getting things up there" and "designing it to handle winds."

Don't worry though -- the pods are crafted from aerospace aluminum and weather resistant polycarbonate -- so Natura Vive promises they are secure and guests are safe.

This unconventional vacation will set you back roughly 1335 Peruvian soles/$400 for one night. The price includes private transportation to and from your lodge, equipment, guides -- plus a gourmet dinner with bottle of wine, and breakfast overlooking the valley below.

For those who'd rather not stay the night, SkyLodge offers a lunch-only, Peruvian gastronomic experience -- from 770 Peruvian Soles/$237 per person.

Peru's Sacred Valley -- home to natural wonders, greenery and archaeological ruins -- is book-ended (more or less) by two UNESCO World Heritage sites: former Imperial capital Cusco and 15th century Inca citadel Machu Picchu.

The SkyLodges are well positioned to allow guests a day or two to admire the Valley from above, before venturing below and onto Macchu Picchu.

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(CNN) - Would you sleep in a transparent capsule hanging off the side of a Peruvian mountain? That's the idea behind the spectacular Skylodge Adventures Suites, glass lodges precariously situated on the side of a cliff in Peru's Sacred Valley.

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Harden, Rockets cross up Clippers for 14th straight win

Houston showed off its offensive diversity in a 34-12 first quarter, highlighted by a James Harden crossover and 3-pointer for the ages.

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Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer

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LOS ANGELES -- For a short flash, it almost appeared as if the play was dead.

Deked by James Harden 's patented, left-to-right crossover "hop-back" on the left wing, LA Clippers forward Wes Johnson slipped on a banana peel and fell backward to the hardwood on his tuchus with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter. As Johnson recovered a full 10 feet in front of Harden with 15 seconds remaining on the shot clock, the Houston Rockets guard paused. He wasn't checking the placement of his toes or scanning the floor for a cutter -- it was obvious where the Rockets' shot would materialize.

Harden then actually took his shooting hand off the ball as he stood stationary, as if to casually admire the humiliation that's ensued. Still surrounded by open space, Harden toggled back to the task at hand. He placed his left hand back on the ball as Clippers guard Milos Teodosic scampered toward him for a half-hearted close-out attempt, then Hadren launched a silky jumper that put the Rockets up 31-7.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers jokingly said Wednesday the team "barricaded all of the secret passageways" at Staples Center in order to keep his players and the Rockets apart and prevent an incident similar to last month's contentious matchup.

The Rockets-Clippers locker room standoff was a case of trash talk gone too far, but players mostly stick to three unwritten rules to keep on-court and social media talk from crossing the line.

The lead would narrow to a little as 8 points, but the Rockets held off a scrappy Clippers squad to prevail 105-92 and notch their 14th consecutive win. In the process, Houston, now 48-13, maintained its half-game lead over the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference standings.

Wednesday night wasn't a flawless exhibition of Rockets basketball. About an hour after Harden's conquest, coach Mike D'Antoni marched onto the floor and lit into his team, which coughed up a 15-3 run during a string of four possessions featuring three careless turnovers.

The Rockets have been playing at the league's slowest pace over the course of their month-long winning streak, an almost unthinkable statistic for a team coached by D'Antoni and assembled by general manager Daryl Morey.

But this improbable feature underscores how dangerous the Rockets are as currently constituted. For most NBA teams, a brisk pace against a backpedaling defense that isn't set helps players find quality shots. The Rockets' offensive ingenuity is their uncanny ability, demonstrated over the past month, that they can rely on the more deliberate pick-you-apart inclinations of Chris Paul and Harden, and still find their sensible diet of 3-pointers, point-range shots at the rim and regular trips to the foul line.

During the streak, Houston has ranked third in quantified shot probability, a metric by Second Spectrum that measures the likelihood of a shot going down when taking into account both the shot quality and the shooter. And though isolation basketball traditionally has been anathema to teams coached by D'Antoni, whose coaching mantra is "the ball finds energy," the Rockets are far and away the most iso-reliant team in the NBA -- and by far the most efficient with 1.12 points per direct isolation play. (No other team in the league has scored even better than 1.00 per direct iso during the streak.)

True to form, the Rockets attempted only four field-goal attempts outside the key but inside the arc on Wednesday, with Harden attempting zero. He finished with an efficient, workmanlike 25 points on 7-for-14 shooting from the field (including 3-of-10 from deep), going 8-for-9 from the stripe.

Also true to recent form, the Rockets and Clippers played at a plodding 95-possession (unofficial) pace on Wednesday night. Yet the Rockets still are opportunistic, if a bit more selective, about their octane. Witness a leak-out in the fourth quarter by center Clint Capela, whom Paul hit directly in the hands with a pretty pass-ahead for a jam on the break to reestablish a 15-point lead. These were just two of 22 fast-break points for the Rockets, who gave up only six to the Clips on the other end.

Eric Gordon, who played in his first game since Feb. 13 after a nasty bout with food poisoning, looking a tad thinner in the face. But after shaking off a thin layer of rust, he was pivotal in stemming the Clippers run, draining two 3-pointers from 30 feet. He finished with 22 points on a night when a number of Rockets regulars struggled from the floor. Paul was off with his shot (3-for-12 from the field for eight points), but logged a game-high eight assists and game best plus-21, with dogged defense on the Clippers' ineffective guards.

Naturally, prior to the game both teams downplayed the incident that marred their last meeting at Staples Center on Jan. 15. Following a spirited Clippers win that featured plenty of extracurricular activity, Trevor Ariza led a platoon of Rockets players through the back channels of the arena's event level into the Clippers' locker room to confront Austin Rivers and Blake Griffin.

While Wednesday's game featured plenty of intensity, the remnants of the January tilt seemed remote. The Clippers have been completely reconstituted, with Griffin now playing for Detroit. Though the Clippers made a second-half run, the game was never competitive enough to warrant any elevated testosterone.

But moreover, the Rockets clearly look a team with far more profound goals than settling scores or emotional day-trading. They appear serious about the business of integrating new pieces such as Joe Johnson, finding the right shots for a complement of talent that will need to win both fast and slow, big and small, from deep and inside, with the ball and defending it. Right now, they're excelling in any and all of these contexts.

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1:17 AM ET Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR LOS ANGELES -- For a short flash, it almost appeared as if the play was dead.

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A residents in Florida, gets trapped by a 9 foot alligator. Cocoa police were called when the residence saw the alligator hiding around the house. A gator trapper came 20 minutes later and removed the gator. The gator lunged at the trapper  and rolled until the gator was tired.

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Residents at a Florida apartment complex called the cops on a peculiar midday prowler -- a nine-foot alligator.

Cocoa police were called to the apartments at around 3:30 p.m. Monday when neighbors reported seeing the reptile lurking around the house, WSVN reported.

"When I first came out, I saw the police car...I was standing at my door and I was looking at this man who was waving at me and he pointed down and I look and saw the alligator so I ran back in the house," a resident told reporters that day.

"And I just been looking at him by the window and he was exactly by the door at my apartment," she added.

When asked what she thought about the alligator by her door, she said with a laugh: "[I was thinking of] trying to get away. Maybe I'll be nice to him and let him in."

Another resident said the gator rammed the door at one point, prompting him to lock the front door to prevent it from coming inside.

A gator trapper arrived at the complex about 20 minutes later and removed the animal. The alligator lunged at the trappers at one point and twisted around until it was tied down.

"Experts advise the public if a gator is seen outside its normal habitat, not to feed it or attempt to go near it," Cocoa Police Department said.

Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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9-foot alligator traps residents inside Florida apartment complex

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Residents at a Florida apartment complex called the cops on a peculiar midday prowler -- a nine-foot alligator. Cocoa police were called to the apartments at around 3:30 p.m. Monday when neighbors reported seeing the reptile lurking around the house, WSVN reported.

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Male sexual predators are pretending to be Uber drivers and picking up women. As of now 1 fake uber driver in California has raped 7 women.

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But instead of driving her home, authorities allege the man behind the wheel took her to a secluded area and repeatedly sexually assaulted her.

Los Angeles County prosecutors on Tuesday charged Nicolas Morales, 44, with raping seven women while posing as a ride-hailing service driver. Authorities allege he struck across the region, including Alhambra, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, between October 2016 and January 2018.

Authorities said they are dealing with a string of sexual assault cases in which attackers pretend to be drivers to lure women into their vehicles. When customers call for an Uber or Lyft, they might not pay attention to the type of vehicle the service is sending and end up jumping into the first car that pulls over for them, they said.

"These predators drive in areas where there are nightclubs and they prey on intoxicated victims or people they perceived to be intoxicated." Los Angeles police Homicide Capt. Bill Hayes said. "Did they call an Uber? the predator will ask. And when the victim jumps into the vehicle, they don't realize that is not the one they called."

This has become an issue in cities across the nation. In the L.A. area, some predators have preyed on areas with nightclubs and bars.

Beverly Hills police arrested Carlos Pichinte, 40, of Los Angeles for allegedly posing as a driver for a ride-hailing company. Authorities accuse him of posing as an Uber driver. He picked up a woman in West Hollywood and drove her to Beverly Hills, where he raped her, police said. Pichinte now faces charges of kidnapping and rape.

Sexual predators "are exploiting a new mode of travel," said Gail Abarbanel, founder and director of the Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. Ridesharing Ride-hailing companies make this easier, she said, because victims are expecting a regular car, not a yellow taxi or black livery car.

She urged ride-hailing customers to check the vehicle license plate against their app and the driver's identity before getting in the car.

Alhambra police investigators said it is possible that other victims will come forward in connection with Morales now that he has been identified as a suspect.

Morales was taken into custody after a multi-agency investigation that included police in Alhambra, Los Angeles and Burbank as well as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities allege he lured women into his vehicle and then attacked them, armed with a knife. Neither Morales nor his attorney could be reached for comment. Authorities said they linked the cases in part through DNA evidence.

Morales is charged with 27 felony counts related to the attacks, which stretch back to at least October 2016.

He faces nine counts of forcible oral copulation, six counts of rape, five counts of sodomy by use of force and four counts of sexual penetration by foreign object. He also faces one count each of assault with intent to commit a felony, attempted sodomy by use of force and attempted kidnapping to commit another crime.

If convicted on all charges, Morales could face as many as 300 years in prison.

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Sexual predators pose as Uber and Lyft drivers and attack women leaving bars and clubs, police say

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But instead of driving her home, authorities allege the man behind the wheel took her to a secluded area and repeatedly sexually assaulted her. Los Angeles County prosecutors on Tuesday charged Nicolas Morales, 44, with raping seven women while posing as a ride-hailing service driver.

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California has worst 'quality of life' in US, study says

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Awards season is in full swing in California, and the Golden State just took home a booby prize of its own.

California ranks dead last among U.S. states in quality of life, according to a study by U.S. News, ranking behind New Jersey (49th) and Indiana (48th).

The ignominious honor reflects California's low marks in the sub-categories of environmental quality and social engagement. The latter category measures voting participation and community bonds.

Californians scored poorly in part because they're simply insufferable, U.S. News suggested.

"In addition to a healthy environment, a person's quality of life is largely a result of their interactions with those around them," the magazine wrote in a blurb accompanying the results.

One way to measure quality life is whether residents can even afford to have a roof over their heads, and by that standard, California is failing.
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A 2017 Harvard University report said that one-third of renters in the Los Angeles area are "severely rent burdened," meaning they spend at least half their income on housing. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles County has increased 67%, according to Zillow's Rent Index, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Homelessness has surged a stunning 75 percent in the last six years, the Los Angeles Times reports, and there are now at least 55,000 homeless people in the county.

U.S. News ranked each state in seven other areas, which were weighted based on a survey that determined their importance to the public: health care, education, economy, opportunity, infrastructure, crime and corrections, and fiscal stability.

Regarding its budget, California does have a balanced budget under Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, but the Standard & Poor's rating agency recently warned that the good times won't last.

"California's finances are roaring back," the agency's report said. "History would suggest, however, that any fiscal renaissance will be temporary."

If the stock market shifts from gains to losses, Standard & Poor's said, the budget could be negatively impacted in a major way because about half of the state's revenue comes from the wealthiest 1% in California.

California finished No. 43 in fiscal stability, No. 46 in opportunity, and No. 38 in infrastructure. It posted relatively high marks in health care (11th), economy (4th), and crime and corrections (28th).

California ranked No. 32 among all U.S. states overall, behind New York (25th), New Jersey (19th), and Florida (15th).

Which state has the best quality of life?

Iowa, which scored highly in infrastructure and health care, took the top spot overall.

Gregg Re is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @gregg_re.

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Awards season is in full swing in California, and the Golden State just took home a booby prize of its own. California ranks dead last among U.S. states in quality of life, according to a study by U.S. News, ranking behind New Jersey (49th) and Indiana (48th).

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A Florida state patrol car is caught on video racing a Lamborghini  on the highway. Shot from the inside of a second Aventador, it showed a patrol car and a Italian super car cruising along next next to each other before both hit their acceleration and pulled away, the Lamborghini leaving the charger in the dust.

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youtube accedentaly removed progun content off its site

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YouTube's new team of content moderators removed pro-gun videos in the days following the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school, according to multiple reports.

Just weeks earlier, YouTube announced it would hire thousands of additonal human moderators to ensure that inappropriate videos are removed from the website, while continuing to develop automated moderating solutions.

But amid this week's national conversation on gun rights, some users said YouTube's moderators were nixing their legitimate uploads, Bloomberg reported.

For example, the owner of the popular Military Arms Channel on YouTube, which has more than 650,000 subscribers, said in a Facebook post that moderators removed three of his videos: "Sure Shot Exploding Targets," "MAC Opens a Gun Shop - Copper Custom," and "New Kel-Tec RDB Bullpup."

The videos are not conspiratorial or overtly political in nature. The Kel-Tec video, for example, is a mostly techincal rundown of the features of an upcoming rifle from the company, and features footage of a man firing the weapon.

Those videos are currently back online, but Tim Harmsen, founder of the Military Arms Channel, said Monday that YouTube had temporarily prevented the channel from posting new videos.
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"As of this moment I cannot post new videos to YouTube for two weeks," the channel's owner, Tim Harmsen, wrote. "Apparently if YouTube agrees with your political motivation, they side with the political trolls and disregard their own rules against reporting community standard compliant videos."

"Apparently if YouTube agrees with your political motivation, they side with the political trolls and disregard their own rules ..."
- Military Arms Channel founder Tim Harmsen

Bloomberg, citing the website Outline, also reported that several other accounts with fringe political messages -- including one run by Titus Frost, who tweeted that Parkland survivor David Hogg is a crisis actor -- were also banned.

New York Times bestselling author and Infowars D.C. bureau chief Jerome Corsi also tweeted Tuesday that YouTube had removed some of his content and temporarily banned him.

An outright ban of fringe commentators would signal an escalation in YouTube's content-policing tactics, Bloomberg reported.

The video-sharing website's policies prohibit "harmful" or "dangerous" content, as well as hateful and harassing uploads.

YouTube did not comment on specific deletions, but said that its moderators may have made mistakes.

"As we work to hire rapidly and ramp up our policy enforcement teams throughout 2018, newer members may misapply some of our policies resulting in mistaken removals," a YouTube spokeswoman told Bloomberg. "We're continuing to enforce our existing policies regarding harmful and dangerous content, they have not changed. We'll reinstate any videos that were removed in error."

Gregg Re is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @gregg_re.

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YouTube's new team of content moderators removed pro-gun videos in the days following the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school, according to multiple reports. Just weeks earlier, YouTube announced it would hire thousands of additonal human moderators to ensure that inappropriate videos are removed from the website, while continuing to develop automated moderating solutions.