Anorexic woman weighing 69 pounds has a right to starve, court rules; 36 years after its release, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ finally debuts on Billboard 100; Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injured; Trump, breaching protocol, suggests his buddy Nigel Farage as ambassador to U.S. ‘No vacancy’ says British P.M.; For trying to help, he was hit by a truck and fell 50 feet into icy water with a shattered leg; Father drowned his daughter, 4, in baptismal waters at Catholic church, Calif. police say; ‘Suicide bomber’ squirrel hospitalizes Chicago politician who spoke out against squirrels; Giant eagles terrorize Australian gold mine, take ‘selfie’ with drone camera; Kanye West hospitalized in Los Angeles, placed on psychiatric hold; Police defend use of water cannons on Dakota Access protesters in freezing weather; ‘Ultimate act of cowardice’: Three officers in 3 cities targeted and shot, one fatally; Trump is now pop culture’s biggest target. Looks as if he can’t take it.; Chicago teens fatally shot congressman’s grandson in fight over shoes, police say; ‘Hijab grab’ defense: As reports of hate crimes spike postelection, Muslim women turn to self-defense;
 
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Driver in Chattanooga bus crash arrested, charged; at least 6 children killed, officials say
More than 20 patients were taken to local hospitals after Monday's crash, the city's fire department posted to Twitter.
Anorexic woman weighing 69 pounds has a right to starve, court rules
A Superior Court judge in New Jersey ruled Monday that a 29-year-old anorexic woman cannot be force fed and should be transferred to a palliative care unit.
 
36 years after its release, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ finally debuts on Billboard 100
It also entered the Digital Song Sales chart at no. 12, having been downloaded 33,000 times that week. During that same week, it was streamed in the U.S. 3.8 million times.
 
Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injured
Activists say police fired a concussion grenade that ripped open a young woman's arm. Authorities deny that and say protesters may have caused her injury.
 
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Trump, breaching protocol, suggests his buddy Nigel Farage as ambassador to U.S. ‘No vacancy’ says British P.M.
Farage said he was “very flattered” by Trump's suggestion. British Prime Minister Theresa May was less than thrilled.
 
For trying to help, he was hit by a truck and fell 50 feet into icy water with a shattered leg
“I thought about my 7-month-old son how I have to be there for him,” he said. “That was my drive and desire.”
 
Father drowned his daughter, 4, in baptismal waters at Catholic church, Calif. police say
The man was found by authorities in the police station parking lot, naked and screaming for help, holding the limp, wet body of his 4-year-old daughter.
 
‘Suicide bomber’ squirrel hospitalizes Chicago politician who spoke out against squirrels
The alderman likened the squirrel to a "suicide bomber."
 
 
Giant eagles terrorize Australian gold mine, take ‘selfie’ with drone camera
"I have seen them on the ground on top of a downed UAV tearing at it as though they are trying to get food," one surveyor said.
 
Kanye West hospitalized in Los Angeles, placed on psychiatric hold
Media reports attributed his hospitalization to exhaustion.
 
Police defend use of water cannons on Dakota Access protesters in freezing weather
As temperatures dropped into the 20s, law enforcement in North Dakota sprayed protesters with water cannons, tear gas.
 
‘Ultimate act of cowardice’: Three officers in 3 cities targeted and shot, one fatally
“When officers are driving down the street and are ambushed, it makes us all take pause,” the St. Louis police chief said.
 
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Trump is now pop culture’s biggest target. Looks as if he can’t take it.
The arts and entertainment community has long used its platform to check political giants in some small way, and presidents have historically not responded. That doesn't seem likely with Donald Trump.
 
Chicago teens fatally shot congressman’s grandson in fight over shoes, police say
Rep. Danny Davis described his grandson Javon Wilson, a high school sophomore, as a fan of rap music and an avid follower of sports, especially basketball.
 
‘Hijab grab’ defense: As reports of hate crimes spike postelection, Muslim women turn to self-defense
A 24-year-old Muslim woman is organizing self-defense classes to teach women how to protect themselves if someone tries to grab their hijab. “In this postelection hate-crime spike, self defense is more important than ever," she said.
 
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