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Trump Visits Illinois Wednesday for Campaign Cash

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used a surprise stop in Chicago Wednesday to target Hillary Clinton for failing the bar exam in Washington D.C. years ago and claimed he would be "the greatest president for jobs that God has ever created."

“Hillary Clinton, who I happen to believe is grossly incompetent, by the way, I just feel she’s grossly incompetent,” Trump said at Chicago’s Polish National Alliance, “Hillary Clinton is going to increase taxes and she didn’t pass her bar exam in Washington, D.C. A lot of people don’t know that.”

“I happen to believe that she’ll be very, very bad for our country. I think it will be worse than four more years of Obama,” he added.

According to NBC News, Clinton failed the bar exam in D.C. in 1973. Trump first admonished Clinton for failing the exam in a tweet last month. In her 2003 autobiography “Living history,” Clinton noted that she failed the D.C. bar exam the same summer she passed the Arkansas bar.

“Despite the satisfaction of my work, I was lonely and missed Bill more than I could stand,” Clinton told NBC News. “I had taken both the Arkansas and Washington, D.C. bar exams during the summer, but my heart was pulling me toward Arkansas,” she wrote. “When I learned that I passed in Arkansas but failed in D.C., I thought maybe my test scores were telling me something."

Trump, who was criticized following Monday’s presidential debate for sniffling onstage despite his staff denying reports, sounded a bit nasally during Wednesday’s event. The Republican, who famously called his opponent Jeb Bush “low energy” during the Republican primaries, seemed to lack his typical gusto during the speech.

The real estate magnate was introduced Wednesday by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who thanked Chicago for sending police officers in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and faulted the Obama Administration and former Secretary of State Clinton for resetting the United State’s relationship with Russia and giving up a nuclear defense of the Czech Republic and Poland.

Giuliani also had some harsh words for Russia, claiming the U.S. needs to bolster its military to defend against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he called a “bully.”

“[Trump] doesn’t know Putin, he’s never met Putin,” Giuliani said. “Will he negotiate with Putin? Yes. Did Reagan negotiate with Gorbachev? Yes. But he’s going to negotiate with him from a position of military strength that dwarfs the Soviet... I’m sorry, Russia.”

Following the introduction, Trump pledged his allegiance to the Polish people.

“The Polish people are great people, these are great people, and if I get elected, believe me, we take care of all our people, all of our people,” Trump said. “But we do have a very, very special place because Polish-Americans, what you’ve done for this country, is really incredible and I don’t think frankly that people know the great sacrifices that you’ve gone through,” he added.

The Republican also boasted about being dubbed “Mr. Brexit” after championing the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union earlier this year, breaking with President Barack Obama, who opposed the move.

Trump claimed that America would "have a job growth like we’ve never seen” if taxes and regulations could be cut on businesses. He faulted Obama for the national deficit growing to unprecedented levels during his administration and bemoaned the national’s faltering infrastructure, schools, hospitals and airports.

The Republican nominee is now set to attend a big-ticket fundraiser at Bolingbrook Golf Club Wednesday afternoon.

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Police Shoot 'Erratic' Black Man in El Cajon Parking Lot: PD

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A black man was shot in an encounter with El Cajon Police Tuesday, multiple witnesses said, while a woman wailed nearby, demanding to know why police shot her brother.

Hours later, police officers told NBC 7 San Diego the man, now identified as Alfred Olango, was acting erratically and failed to comply, although they did not release details on the specific threat he presented to officers.

Dozens of officers swarmed a public shopping center in the heart of El Cajon at 1 p.m. The community is approximately 30 miles east of downtown San Diego.

One witness recalled seeing an officer fire five rounds. Another man said police fired Olango who had his hands out to his side. A manager inside a nearby restaurant said he refused to remove his arms from his side. Police said witness video showed Olango did not have his hands in the air. 

Witnesses questioned the police motives in the shooting. Crowds gathering by the scene of the shooting began chanting, demanding answers from police. 

Officers quickly secured the parking lot near the shooting, at Broadway and North Mollison, north of Interstate 8 and west of State Route 67.

One witness at a local restaurant told NBC 7 police came and took away their phones following the incident. 

"I didn’t hear any command ‘Halt’, ‘Stop’ or ‘I’ll shoot,’" said one witness identified as George. "I didn’t hear any command or yelling. I didn’t hear the man say anything. Next thing I see ‘Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow’ – five shots.”

El Cajon Police spokesman Rob Ransweiler said police responded to a radio call of a 30-year-old "erratic subject."

Ransweiler said, Olango did not comply but would not say if the man had a weapon. "I have the information," Ransweiler said. "It’s an ongoing investigation, so I’m not releasing details of the investigation.”

One video posted to FB shows a woman, identified as Olango's sister, crying. In the video, she’s heard saying: “I called you to help me but you killed my brother.”

“Why couldn’t you guys tase him? Why, why, why, why?” the woman cries out.

In the video, police approach the woman for questioning.

“I called so many times to help him,” she said, as officers ask the woman for her brother’s name and age.

Other passersby tried to comfort the woman.

Michael Ray Rodriguez witnessed the shooting as it unfolded right in front of him. 

“When I seen the suspect, he had his hands up,” Rodriguez said holding his arms out to the side. "I seen two officers with their firearm on him."

"The man’s hands are up. No shirt," he added. "He didn’t have no shirt."

The suspect's sister said she was encouraging her brother to do what police were telling him to do; she indicated to NBC 7 that her brother was not showing his hands. 

Police said witness video showed Olango did not have his hands in the air. 

While the suspect stood in that position, another police officer came and blocked the suspect in three directions, Rodriguez said. He said he witnessed the suspect run to the right, and as he did so, he saw the officer fire five shots, knocking the suspect to the ground. 

The man was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital. His condition is unknown. 

The entire shooting was captured on mobile phone video from the drive-through at the Los Panchos restaurant. NBC 7's Dave Summers said an El Cajon lieutenant told him the restaurant worker voluntarily turned over the phone. The video at some point in this investigation will be released, the lieutenant told Summers.

According to the restaurant's manager, the video shows Olango refusing to remove his hands from his side.

Maria, an employee at Los Panchos in El Cajon, said police came into the restaurant and took all cell phones from employees after the shooting; they told employees not to talk to anyone, according to Maria. NBC 7 has not confirmed how many phones were confiscated. 

Los Panchos was placed under lock down, Maria told NBC 7.

The shooting in the community east of San Diego occurred just three days after police in Charlotte, North Carolina released video showing the Sept. 20 killing of Keith Lamont Scott. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a police officer shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on a highway six days after the Charlotte shooting. In that case, Officer Betty Shelby, has been charged with manslaughter.

Both shootings have reignited protests from members of the African American community questioning the actions of law enforcement officers.

El Cajon City Councilmembers approved the purchase of 88 body cameras this past May, but the El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis said he was hoping to have the cameras in use by the start of 2017.



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El Cajon Police Shooting 'Wasn't Right': Family Friend

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Agnes Hassan, who identified herself as a family friend of Alfred Olango, the man shot by El Cajon Police, spoke at a community rally Wednesday.

Rally Planned After Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man

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Demonstrators are expected to rally in front of the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) in San Diego’s East County Wednesday, following the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer on Tuesday. 

The ECPD is urging demonstrators to keep calm in light of the tense situation. The protest is planned for 9 a.m.

According to the police, the man -- now identified as Alfred Olango -- was acting erratically in the parking lot of the Broadway Village Shopping Center in El Cajon on Tuesday, walking in and out of traffic in the middle of the street. The man’s sister called police officers just after 1 p.m. Tuesday to help her brother because he was "not acting like himself," police said.

When officers arrived, ECPD Chief Jeff Davis said the man "refused multiple instructions by the first officer on the scene" and put his hands in the pockets of his pants. The man then pulled an object from his pocket and pointed it at officers, assuming a “shooting stance.”

The ECPD said one of the officers deployed a Taser on the man, while the other officer fired multiple rounds, striking and killing him.

The ECPD released a photo captured on a cell phone that they say shows why the man appeared to be a threat to officers. Police did not clarify what object the man pointed at the officers.

The two officers involved in the shooting each have 21 years of service as police officers, Davis said. Per standard department policy, both officers have been placed on leave, as the investigation is ongoing.

Officers with the El Cajon Police Department are not currently outfitted with body-worn cameras.

The shooting happened just outside the Panchos taco shop on Broadway. The ECPD said an employee at the taco shop voluntarily gave police video of the shooting captured on a cell phone. 

However, another employee at the restaurant initially told NBC 7 that officers took several cell phones from the staff at the taco shop right after the shooting. The eatery was locked down and no employees or customers were allowed in or out of the building immediately after the shooting, the employee said.

The shooting sparked uproar in the community amid racial tension across the nation stemming from many other deadly shootings of unarmed black men by police officers.



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Worker Dies in Accident at East Village Construction Site

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A construction worker died on Wednesday morning after a column panel fell on him at a construction site in East Village, fire officials said.

The accident happened just before 9 a.m. at the construction site at 460 16th St. The man, whose name and age have not been released, died at the scene, San Diego fire officials said.

The accident happened, a Department of Industrial Relations spokeswoman said, when another employee was about to pour concrete into a form and the form fell over, toppling over on the other worker.

The state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death.



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Joyrider Vandalizes Death Valley

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Miles of tire tracks left behind by someone out for a joyride mark the latest act of vandalism in California's Death Valley National Park.

The tracks in the hottest, driest place on earth extend for about 10 miles, including looping patterns likely created by doughnuts from the sport utility vehicle's tires, on the fragile surface of the park's "Racetrack Playa." The scars will likely remain on the surface for years because exposed loose silt can be blown away by strong winds, causing a depression in the dry soil.

The remote dry lake is known for unusual tracks, but not the man-made kind.

In 2014, scientists unraveled the mystery behind the Playa's "moving rocks," which appeared to leave jagged trails in the surface. The researchers found that large sheets of ice were pushed by winds into the rocks, acting as a sail that moved the rocks across the lake bed.

But there was no mystery behind the SUV tire tracks, discovered in August by a park ranger. A GPS rendering of the route shows the SUV driver traveled erratically back and forth along the lake bed, made several sharp turns and turned a few doughnuts.

"We are hopeful that someone will be charged in this case," Abby Wines, a park spokeswoman, told the Los Angeles Times, adding that investigators have a "strong lead."

Federal investigators told the Times they have identified a suspect believed responsible for the vandalism.

Authorities did not release the suspect's name.

The destructive driving case comes after three men were charged in May in connection with damage to a Death Valley National Park rock tub. A federally endangered Devil's Hole Pupfish was found dead at the site. 

The suspects in that case were identified through DNA left at the crime scene. The park service also released surveillance video of the shotgun-wielding men as they broke into Devil's Hole.

In June, a San Diego woman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of defiling rocks formations at Death Valley and other national parks.



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Feds ID Men in NYC Bomb Luggage Vid

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Federal authorities think they've identified the men seen on camera taking luggage allegedly planted on a Manhattan sidewalk by a man accused of terror and other charges in connection with explosions in New York and New Jersey earlier this month, senior law enforcement officials told NBC 4 New York.

The officials said the two men seen in the video taking the bag — but leaving behind the pressure cooker bomb that was inside — from West 27th Street on Sept. 17 are believed to be airline employees and are now likely overseas.

One senior official familiar with the investigation said they are thought to be employees who worked as part of a flight crew for an Egyptian airline. They were identified from a security camera at the hotel where they were staying. 

The men have never been considered suspects; authorities have said they wanted to recover the luggage to assist in their investigation. Officials say the the FBI believes it knows where the men are and is trying to reach them. 

The FBI's New York office released a photo of the two men on Sept. 21, four days after the bombing. 

"They are witnesses, we are very interested in talking to them and hearing about how they found the bag," Jim Waters, head of the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau, said last week. "They found the bag, opened it, found the device -- a pressure cooker -- and took the bag. They are witnesses. There are no criminal charges. I want to stress that."

The pressure cooker bomb inside the suitcase was allegedly planted by Ahmad Rahami, a New Jersey resident who was charged with planting that device and one that exploded on 23rd Street, injuring 31 people, Sept. 17. He is also charged with planting the pipe bomb that exploded in a trash bin along a Marine 5K race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, hours earlier.

Waters said the men who removed the bomb from the bag were "very lucky" they weren't hurt. He said if the men weren't plugged into news coverage, it was possible they still didn't know they had taken the bag that held the bomb.



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ADL Declares Pepe The Frog a Hate Symbol

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Internet meme Pepe the Frog has been declared a symbol of hate by the Anti-Defamation League. The green amphibian has been frequently used by alt-right campaigners, Donald Trump supporters and white supremacist groups, NBC News reported.

While Pepe's origin as the "feels good man" is inoffensive, it has recently been appropriated for bigoted, anti-Semitic themes, according to the ADL.

"Although Pepe memes have many defenders, the use of racist and bigoted versions of Pepe memes seems to be increasing, not decreasing," ADL announced in their inclusion of the meme into the database of hate symbols.

The frog has been posted on social media by presidential candidate Donald Trump and his son in various contexts, including a play on a poster of "The Expendables" to "The Deplorables," featuring Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, alt-right icon Milo Yiannopoulos and Pepe the Frog.



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9-Year-Old Girl in Charlotte Makes Plea For Peace

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One of the biggest voices heard following the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott was from a 9-year-old during Monday's Charlotte City Council meeting. Zianna Oliphant's message about protests in Charlotte has spread, capturing the hearts and attention world-wide. "We are black people, and we shouldn't have to feel like this," she said. "We shouldn't have to protest because y'all are treating us wrong."

OPEC Reaches Preliminary Accord to Curb Oil Production

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OPEC nations reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday to curb oil production for the first time since the global financial crisis eight years ago, pushing up prices that had sunk over the past two years and weakened the economies of oil-producing nations.

Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatar's energy minister and current president of OPEC, announced the deal after several hours of talks in the Algerian capital. The levels must still be finalized at an OPEC meeting in Vienna in November.

The preliminary deal will limit output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to between 32.5 million and 33 million barrels per day, he said. Current output is estimated at 33.2 million barrels per day.

Benchmark U.S. crude jumped $2.38, or 5.3 percent, to $47.05 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the international standard, was up $2.72, or 5.9 percent, to $48.69 a barrel in London.

Long-running disagreements between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran had dimmed hopes for a deal at Wednesday's talks.

Iran had been resistant to cutting production, as it's trying to restore its oil industry since emerging from international sanctions over its nuclear program earlier this year. According to Wednesday's deal, Iran exceptionally will be allowed to increase production to 3.7 million barrels a day, according to Algerian participants at the meeting. It is currently estimated to be pumping around 3.6 million.

The OPEC officials met informally on the sidelines of an energy conference in Algiers to try to find common ground on how to support oil markets.

"We reached a very positive deal," said Nigerian Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu. He said all countries will reduce output but the specific quotas will be set in Vienna in November.

Earlier, Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh had played down the OPEC gathering, calling it "just a consultation meeting."

The price of crude oil has fallen sharply since mid-2014, when it was over $100 a barrel, dropping below $30 at the start of this year.

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer and Iran's rival for power in the Middle East, appeared to be more amenable to some sort of production limit, certainly more so than in April when OPEC failed to agree on measures to curb supplies.

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih this week promised to "support any decision aimed at stabilizing the market."

Over the past couple of years, OPEC countries, led by Saudi Arabia, had been willing to let the oil price drop as a means of driving some U.S. shale oil and gas producers out of business. Shale oil and gas requires a higher price to break even.

Those lower prices have hurt many oil-producing nations hard, particularly OPEC members Venezuela and Nigeria, but also Russia and Brazil.



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How Trump Fared With Women After the Debate

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Donald Trump's debate performance did not help his standing among among women likely to vote in the election in November, according to a new NBC NewsSurveyMoney poll taken after Monday’s debate.

NBC News reported that 27 percent of likely female voters said the debate caused them to think worse of Trump, while just 12 percent said their views on Clinton worsened. Eleven percent of women voters said their views on Trump improved while 30 percent said their views on Hillary Clinton improved.

The poll found that overall, 52 percent of likely voters who watched the debate or followed coverage on it thought Hillary Clinton won, and women named Clinton the winner of the debate by a 10-point margin over men.

"I'm undecided, but I'm leaning more towards Hillary than I ever have before because of the debate," said Joan Hume, a 71-year-old retiree from Ohio who said she voted for Trump in the primary.



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Saying Goodbye to Cuban Pitcher Jose Fernandez

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It’s taken three days, several rewrites and a phone call to my mother, but I’m finally publishing this article.

I’ve been covering Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez since he emerged as a top baseball prospect out of Tampa, FL. The young pitcher was extraordinary even before he hit his stride. His charisma was even more impressive than his 96 mph fast ball. I knew then he would leave a mark on the game of baseball. What I didn’t know was the tremendous impact he’d have on the Latino community, especially his fans in South Florida.

Miami sports fans get a bad reputation for being fair weather fans. I grew up in South Florida and was blessed to start my career as a journalist in the same place where I spent most of my life. As a Miami sports fan and broadcaster I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty: we take care of our own. Fernandez was one of us. I woke up to a dozen or so text messages Sunday morning, all with the same heart breaking news; Fernandez had died in a boating accident near Miami Beach along with two other men. He was 24 years old. I read each message several times but still couldn’t believe it. I had a brief conversation with Fernandez just a few months ago when he was in San Diego for the MLB All-Star Game. The Cuban-born player was exactly that, an All-Star.

In 2014 Fernandez suffered an elbow injury and needed Tommy John surgery. Throughout his recovery he spent a generous amount of time helping the community. I caught up with Fernandez at a charity gala honoring the life a little girl who died after a long and valiant fight against cancer. He was dressed in a black tux and his lapel was burgundy to match the gala colors. We took a quick photo and he joked that we looked like we were attending the prom. Fernandez had that way about him. Whether you met him five years or five minutes ago, he made you feel like family.

His ties to South Florida run much deeper than his charity work. The Hispanic community, especially the Cuban-American community related directly to the ace. Fernandez defected from Cuba with his mother at the age of 15. On their fourth and final attempt to escape the communist country on a raft, Fernandez jumped in the water to save his mother from drowning. Like many Cubans, they left their homeland and most of their family members for a chance at a better life in the United States.

My parents left the Dominican Republic when I was three years old to give me a chance at a better life. Our journey to the United States was nowhere near as dangerous as Fernandez’s, but we knew what his struggle, his sacrifice and what his success meant for Latinos everywhere.

In 2013, during his first year in the MLB, Fernandez was named the National League Rookie of the Year. It came as no surprise to those of us watching him, but he still turned to his mother with his signature smile and said “Can you believe this is happening?” Yes, Jose, we could. What we can’t believe is that at 24 years old, with your entire future ahead of you and a baby on the way, your time here on Earth came to an end.

The pitcher credited his success to the support and sacrifice of his family, especially his abuela (grandmother). Every fan at Marlins Park shared in his joy the day his grandmother finally made it to Miami to watch him pitch in the major leagues for the very first time. For so many, it was more than just a touching moment; it was a symbol that if you work hard and stay humble, you can make it. When Fernandez made it, we ALL made it.

Watching Fernandez pitch was like attending a family gathering. If you’ve ever been to a Hispanic household on any holiday (or even just on a Tuesday for that matter), you know the joy of being “en familia” or part of the family. Even if you’re not a blood relative, the moment you step through the door you’re greeted with a smile, a huge hug and usually a full plate of food. When Fernandez took the mound it felt like he was welcoming you into his home. The bright colors of Marlins Park seemed more vibrant when he was on the hill. His infectious smile lit up the entire park.

The Miami Marlins canceled their Sunday afternoon game against the Atlanta Braves. MLB teams from across the league, including the San Diego Padres, paid tribute to Fernandez on Sunday. Many players, especially those with Hispanic roots, were overcome with emotion.

The Marlins played the New York Mets on Monday night. The ballpark wasn’t the same. There was no game day entertainment, there was little to no music; but worst of all, there was no Jose Fernandez. The Marlins put together a beautiful yet gut wrenching tribute for Fernandez before the game. I wondered how the players would make it through nine innings. Dee Gordon was the first player at bat for the Marlins that night. He took the first pitch from Bartolo Colon batting right handed as a tribute to Fernandez. He then switched to his usual left handed stance and what happened next can be called many things, perhaps even divine intervention. Gordon hit the leadoff homerun to put the Marlins up 1-0. It was his first homerun of the year. The entire ballpark erupted with cheers and tears. Gordon was overcome with emotion as his teammates hugged him in the dugout. Gordon says his homerun was not a coincidence.

“I ain’t ever hit a ball that far, even in BP. I told the boys, ‘If you all don’t believe in God, you better start.’ For that to happen today, we had some help.”

Wednesday afternoon a hearse holding Fernandez’s body left Marlins Park. His teammates, friends and fans joined his mother and grandmother as Fernandez left the ballpark for the final time. Those who loved Fernandez lined the streets of Miami to say their goodbyes during the processional. The city was at a standstill.

This isn’t just Miami’s loss, although South Florida certainly feels it a little more. The fans have literally watched him grow from a young prospect to an All-Star player. Fernandez was a direct representation of what I’ve been striving for my entire life, of what my parents sacrificed everything for, of what it means to be young a Latino growing up in America. He made me believe that every struggle, every setback and every risk is absolutely worth it when it’s in the pursuit of what makes you truly and profoundly happy. I’ll never forget the extraordinary athlete Fernandez was and what he brought to the game of baseball in his short career. But I will always remember how he made me feel. Athletes like Fernandez are the reason why I have dedicated my life to sharing my love of sports. Rest in peace, Jose. We’ll never forget you.



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CA Doctors Will Have to Consult Prescription Drug Database

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A bill requiring doctors to check the state’s narcotics database before they prescribe controlled substances for new patients was signed into law this week.

California Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill Tuesday that would also require doctors to annually check the state database, called CURES, if the course of narcotic treatment continues for the patient.

CURES is the California’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System.

Supporters of the new law include two San Diegans who were featured in an NBC 7 Investigates story about prescription drug overdoses. They testified in April at the state Capitol on behalf of the legislation and were joined at that hearing by Clark Smith, M.D., a San Diego psychiatrist and addiction expert who also supports the mandatory use of the CURES database. 

Supporters of the bill also said the measure could help crack down on doctor shopping, when a patient obtains controlled substances from multiple providers without those providers knowing about the other prescriptions.

More than 1,000 Californians die every year from accidental or purposeful abuse of controlled substances. Those victims include Kristin Greene, a Lakeside resident who killed herself in November, 2013, with a toxic cocktail of painkillers and sedatives.

Documents obtained by NBC 7 Investigates reveal that Kristin had obtained more than 60 prescriptions from nine medical professionals and several pharmacies in the five years before her death.

Kristin’s sister, Lisa Bond, said Kristin might still be alive if doctors were required to check CURES. 

“I think if CURES were used on a regular basis, we would see tremendous progress in cutting back prescription drug dependence,” Smith told NBC 7 Investigates.



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Sudan Used Chemical Weapons on Civilians in Darfur: Report

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Amnesty International released a chilling report on Sudan's repeated use of chemical weapons on civilians in a remote and inaccessible part of Darfur, NBC News reported.

The 103-page report — "Scorched Earth, Poisoned Air" — features satellite images, survivor testimonies and photographs to corroborate what it says are war crimes in Darfur's Jebel Marra region.

"When the bomb exploded I inhaled the poisonous air, which I am smelling even now," one survivor said — cutting an interview short because he was in too much pain to speak.

According to Amnesty the evidence indicates at least 30 likely chemical attacks have hit the area since the start of the year. The most recent was Sept. 9.



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India Strikes Militants in Nuke-Armed Pakistan

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India said Thursday it has launched "surgical strikes" in Pakistan on suspected militants they thought were preparing to infiltrate the country from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, NBC News reported.

The move raised raising tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed countries that have clashed over ownership over the Kashmir region in the Himalayas.

They have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947, two of them over Kashmir.

The Indian action represents a departure from a traditional policy of strategic restraint in the face of what New Delhi sees as cross-border terrorist acts that it believes are sponsored by the Pakistani state.



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Cancer Survivor Becomes a Nurse Children's Hospital

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A West Michigan oncology nurse was inspired by her own battle with childhood cancer to help kids fighting similar diseases. Read more on WOOD.

Brewer Wants to Sell Weed-Infused Beer Nationwide

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A Colorado based brewery plans to market their cannabis-infused beer across the country. One question: does it get you high?

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Minnesota Sisters Found Dead in Luxury Resort

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Two sisters from Minnesota were found dead in their hotel room on a paradise island in the Indian Ocean last week, NBC News reported. 

Annie Korkki, 37 and Robin Korkki, 42, were vacationing at a $2,000-a-night luxury resort on the Seychelles island of Mahé.

They were found dead on Sept. 22 after an employee at the Maia Luxury Resort and Spa tried to wake them, according to the hotel and local officials.

"There were no marks on them whatsoever," Seychelles Tourism Minister Alain St Ange told NBC News. "They had a good time in the day and then they went to their room."

The sisters' brother and mother have traveled to the island to look for answers, St Ange said. 



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Over 600K Vets May Be Uninsured in 2017

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More than 600,000 U.S. military veterans will go without health insurance in 2017 if 19 states fail to expand their Medicaid programs, according to the Urban Institute.

The report found that many veterans fall into the “Medicaid gap” -- not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid, but making too much to qualify for federal subsidies stipulated in the Affordable Care Act. Some uninsured veterans may be able to obtain VA care, but not all of them choose it or meet the eligibility requirements. 

Thirty-two states have expanded their Medicaid programs since Obamacare passed in 2010, and 20 million more Americans have health insurance than did six years ago. Many Republican-controlled states refused to do it, leaving many of their residents in what's now called the "Medicaid gap."



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Summer Camps For Adults Throughout the Year

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Fall may have officially arrived, but the summer camp experience is still going for some. More and more adults are reliving the summer camp experience during fall and spring. More than a million adults a year are indulging in camps according to the American Camp Association.
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