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<id=”copy_small”> A mother and one of her children were killed, a second child was rescued and a third was missing Friday after a car plunged into the California Aqueduct in the high desert city of Hesperia.‘Beauty and the Beast’ Gay LeFou Keeps Alabama Theater From Showing Film
<id=”copy_small”> The new “Beauty and the Beast” film out later this month has a gay character, unlike the original, and an Alabama theater has decided not to show the film because of it.Joe Maldonado, Transgender Boy, Wins $18K and Apology From Boy Scouts
<id=”copy_small”> The Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America will pay $18,000 and apologize to 9-year-old transgender boy Joe Maldonado, who was thrown out of a Cub Scout Pack last year because of organization rules about gender.Ireland Orphanage Mass Grave Found Full of Babies’ Bodies
<id=”copy_small”> In Ireland, a catacomb-like mass grave discovered at a former Catholic orphanage contains perhaps hundreds of babies’ bodies. Suspicions of unrecorded, unmarked burials at the orphanage have lingered for decades.ISIS Underground Training Camp Found in Rail Tunnel by Iraqi Soldiers
<id=”copy_small”> Iraqi soldiers have discovered an underground ISIS training camp located in an abandoned rail tunnel, complete with obstacle course, shooting range, religious teaching area, and medical clinic.George W. Bush Praises Jimmy Kimmel’s Anti-Trump Oscars Monologue
<id=”copy_small”> Former President George W. Bush resisted mentioning current President Donald Trump by name but praised Jimmy Kimmel’s anti-Trump Oscars monologue as “damn good” in an appearance on Kimmel’s late-night TV show.Mike Bost, Illinois Rep, Regrets Using Derogatory Term ‘Orientals’
<id=”copy_small”> Republican Rep. Mike Bost from Illinois said Thursday his use of the term “Orientals” in a statement about why he wouldn’t be attending town halls was a “poor choice of words” and detracted from the overall point he wanted to make.Western US Smog: Asia Pollution Migrating Over Pacific, Study Finds
<id=”copy_small”> Increases in smog in the western U.S. originated from Asia pollution and moved over the Pacific Ocean, a new study published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics shows.H.R. McMaster Previously Rebuked Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case
<id=”copy_small”> A sexual assault case caused new National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to be rebuked in 2015 for violating Army regulations in the handling of the two junior officers accused in the assault.Costco Raising Membership Fees: It’s Been 6 Years Since Last Increase
<id=”copy_small”> Costco is raising its membership fees by $5 a year for the basic membership and premium members paying $10 more for the privilege.Trump Hotel NYC: Fire Sparked in Manhattan Tower, No Injuries Reported
<id=”copy_small”> A Trump hotel in New York City caught fire
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