Russian chess prodigy, daring and ‘unorthodox’, fatally fell in Jason Bourne-style balcony leap; As Bourbon Street sees yet another mass shooting, La. politician fears ‘thugs’ will ‘kill tourism’; 3 tiny monkeys were stolen from an Aussi zoo. Cops tracked them down, arresting 2 humans.; Championship-bound Brazilian soccer team nearly wiped out as charter plane crashes in Colombia; After months of controversy, Texas will require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried; Pooping in deep space has NASA stumped. The ‘Space Poop Challenge’ is your way to help.; 3 dead, 5 ill in Calif. after Thanksgiving charity dinner, health officials say; ‘Worst possible conditions': Residents flee Gatlinburg, Tenn., as flames engulf popular resort town; Calif. mayor laments ‘nationwide surge’ of bigotry after black musician killed in alleged hate crime; Scientists discover the stupendous force (740 lbs.) of coconut crab’s claws, get pinched in process; Daughter of Newtown victim to Trump: Denounce Alex Jones, Sandy Hook denier; A teacher allegedly poisoned her son with his own fecal matter — for his own good, she claims; Burglars rob militia family bungalow of guns, machetes, grenades and body armor; ‘After the beating’: Moroccan TV airs makeup tips for hiding domestic violence;
 
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Ohio State attacker complained bitterly in Facebook post of treatment of Muslims ‘everywhere,’ reports say
The Facebook post was published just minutes before the first 911 call reporting the attack, reported ABC News.
Russian chess prodigy, daring and ‘unorthodox’, fatally fell in Jason Bourne-style balcony leap
The grandmaster 'had a predilection for unorthodox solutions,' his coach said. 'This is a very heavy loss.'
 
As Bourbon Street sees yet another mass shooting, La. politician fears ‘thugs’ will ‘kill tourism’
Worrying about tourism so quickly after the blood dries might seem uncouth, but the hospitality industry is one of the city's most vital economic drivers.
 
3 tiny monkeys were stolen from an Aussi zoo. Cops tracked them down, arresting 2 humans.
Symbio Wildlife Park officials were desperate to find three pygmy marmosets that went missing Friday, saying they wouldn't survive long in the outside world.
 
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Championship-bound Brazilian soccer team nearly wiped out as charter plane crashes in Colombia
Rain was hampering rescuers trying to get to the crash scene.
 
After months of controversy, Texas will require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried
Reproductive rights activists say the rules are unnecessary and make it more difficult for a woman to get a safe, legal abortion in Texas.
 
Pooping in deep space has NASA stumped. The ‘Space Poop Challenge’ is your way to help.
The technology, integrated into a spacesuit, would be needed for extended tasks in space as well as "contingency scenarios." And, the desired technology must work with a spacesuit designed for future missions into deep space.
 
3 dead, 5 ill in Calif. after Thanksgiving charity dinner, health officials say
All eight people who fell ill lived in the same residential facility, health officials in Contra Costa County, Calif., said. Officials are trying to determine whether the source of illness was the Thanksgiving dinner or something at their shared living facility.
 
 
‘Worst possible conditions': Residents flee Gatlinburg, Tenn., as flames engulf popular resort town
Residents evacuated as flames engulfed trees on the low slope of the hills and mountains on either side of the road, their orange tendrils licking at the asphalt and their black smoke obscuring the air.
 
Calif. mayor laments ‘nationwide surge’ of bigotry after black musician killed in alleged hate crime
One suspect is in custody, charged with murder, robbery and a hate crime. His lawyer denies the crime. Two others are at large.
 
Scientists discover the stupendous force (740 lbs.) of coconut crab’s claws, get pinched in process
"The range of their relative pinching force was greater than the maximum force of any animals within their body-size range,” a crab researcher said.
 
Daughter of Newtown victim to Trump: Denounce Alex Jones, Sandy Hook denier
“Mr. President-elect: You are letting me down,” she wrote.
 
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A teacher allegedly poisoned her son with his own fecal matter — for his own good, she claims
The mother said she filled the syringe with the boy's own fecal material, according to court documents.
 
Burglars rob militia family bungalow of guns, machetes, grenades and body armor
"They're ready for a war,” the Cleveland homeowner said. “I don't want to see anybody get hurt by what people took out of my home."
 
‘After the beating’: Moroccan TV airs makeup tips for hiding domestic violence
The makeup tutorial, aired Wednesday on Moroccan state television, instructed viewers how to use concealer to “camouflage the traces of violence against women,” spurring outrage and prompting an apology from the channel.
 
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