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Full coverage of the Chesapeake Walmart and Colorado Springs shootings, and more of the week's top news
From updates of the shootings at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia and a nightclub in Colorado Springs, to holiday prep and Taylor Swift speaking out, here are the week's top stories.
Buffalo, New York dig out after huge storm, but more snow expected
UpdatedA massive storm dumped several feet of snow in the areas ringing Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, causing at least three deaths, forcing an NFL game to be moved and creating gridlock as tractor-trailers detoured onto smaller roads to avoid a closure of part of Interstate 90 in western New York.
The lake-effect storm had produced more than 6 feet of snow in some areas by Saturday morning. The Buffalo metro area was hit particularly hard, with some areas south of the city bearing the brunt. The front had begun to move northward from Buffalo by Saturday, but forecasts called for more snow as Monday approached.
According to the National Weather Service, the suburb of Orchard Park, home to the NFL's Buffalo Bills, reported 77 inches by early Saturday.
Read more here from the Associated Press and the Buffalo News:
Photos: Western New York snow scenes
Snowy morning in Buffalo
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A view of a snow covered Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Downtown Buffalo
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The corner of Broadway and Washington streets in downtown Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
November snowstorm
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A view of a snowy day in Buffalo seen from the seventh floor of the Ambassador Apartments on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Lots of snow
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Cars are covered in snow in the parking lots in Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A snow-covered road
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Snow covers the trees in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow crews at work
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Crews work to clear the roads in the Village of Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning out
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Joe Fruscione clears the snow from his driveway in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Roof raking
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Ben Wilson clears his roof of nearly 2 feet of snow at his home in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Making a path
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Jim Kane clears his driveway with a snow blower in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
More snow
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Snow continues to pound Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
Not road ready
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A car is covered with snow in the Southtowns on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A peaceful scene
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Snow continues to fall in Orchard Park as a lake-effect storm wallops parts of Western New York on on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow cycle
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Snow accumulates next to a recycling bin in Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Hamburg snow
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Mike Duggan tries to keep up with the snow, with the help of his canine companion Quinn on Woodrich Court in Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Lake-effect clouds
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An aerial view of Buffalo from the West Side shows the sky containing the lake-effect band that has been dumping snow throughout the Southtowns, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Elmwood Village in snow
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An aerial view of homes in the Elmwood Village after a fresh coat of snow and before the lake-effect band moved back into the city, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A workout
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David Benz, an engineer for Herman Badillo Community School, strains to turn his snowblower, clearing a path outside the school on Elmwood in downtown Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow clouds
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Dark clouds hover over bright water at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow fort weather
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Zyair Spain, 11, builds a fort wall in a large snowbank in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning out fire hydrants
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Firefighters Owen O’Neill, left, and Jackson Brown dig out a fire hydrant in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Welcome to Buffalo Street
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A snow-covered sign at the corner of Crescent Drive and South Buffalo Street in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Stopping at Beerz
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The snow starts to inch up on a Josh Allen cutout in the window of Beerz Food Shop in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Bills weather
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A Bills flag flies in the wind and snow in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning the driveway
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Charlie Benfanti, right, and his father Bill, left, clear the snow from their driveway in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow day
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Jackson and Brayden Quill build a snow fort at their home in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
November snow
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Nicholas Harelick tries to remove snow from the ground with his snowblower in Buffalo on Nov. 18, 2022. Harelick spent the day clearing off roads and sidewalks so his neighbors would have a place to walk and drive.
Getting a car out
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Andoria Wilson and Alease Jeffries use their feet to shovel away snow so Andoria can have space to drive her car in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Plows at work
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The road crews are out doing their thing in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
A snowy walk
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A pedestrian walks a dog on Crescent Drive in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Fleeing geese
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Geese fly over new snowfall blanketing the city of Buffalo at midday on November 18, 2022.
David Niedbala: Eyes on the sky
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David Niedbala of Sloan, a landscape photographer and self-described weather nerd from Sloan, trekked out to the tower at the marina in search of photos of the wall of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. “This is Snowvember 2.0. Without a doubt,” he said.
Snowy city
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New snowfall blankets the city of Buffalo, shortly after 11:30 a.m. on November 18, 2022.
Working to clear the driveway
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Christopher Middlebrooks and his son, Mitchell Middlebrooks, work to clear their driveway in the Larkin district in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Buried bison in Buffalo
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A bison statue buried in snow in the early afternoon in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Walking home in a snow globe
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Rachel Grigsby tries to steady her daughter, Mia Grigsby, 9, as she climbs over a snowbank, heading home from a trip to the corner store in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Snow clearing at Larkin at Exchange
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A parking lot at Larkin at Exchange is cleared of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Stuck at Bailey and William
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Ploe Kaw struggles to drive his car out of accumulated snow at the intersection at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. Kaw lives on the West Side and is trying to get home.
Good Samaritans
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Hakim Grant removes a chain from his truck as Kevin Jones, left, Brandon Burt, center, and Karim Abdullah assess the snow situation around Ploe Kaw's car at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. Grant and his friends pulled over when they saw Kaw, who lives on the West Side, stuck in the snow.
Getting a tire replaced before more snow
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Keilany Rosado, 13, waits with her mother Jackline Acevedo, preparing to leave King Tire after getting a front tire replaced in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. The family live in Black Rock, but said they traveled all the way to the East Side because they could not find any other car shops open closer.
Alone in a snowy neighborhood
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A lone person wades through the snow with a shovel in the Larkin district as heavy clouds loom in the sky in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Lake-effect snow hits the city of Buffalo
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With the sidewalks partially blocked, a man walks in the middle of the street in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Little explorer
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Auggie Rokitka, 2, adventures in the snow with his parents, Matt Rokitka and Krissy Godios, on Richmond Avenue in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Rokitka and Godios said they started out playing in the yard, but Auggie wanted to explore.
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Neighbors Stephan Davis, left, and Star Haynes playfully spray one another with their snowblowers in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Hotel Henry through the snow
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Flurries blur the air, but the Hotel Henry, center, is still visible from the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Coating of leaves
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Fallen leaves coat fresh snow in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Though there are feet of snow on the ground, many of the trees still retain their leaves, and lake-effect winds are bringing more of them down.
Disgruntled lion
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Snow blocks a door, with its lion painting seeming to disapprove of the snow, at a corner store on Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Driving ban
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A driving ban is keeping most cars off the road, but a postal truck makes its way down Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Pup enthusiasm
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Alex Lane walks his dog, Niay, a German Shepherd mix, through the snow on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Clearing the walk
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Ahmed Osman shovels his walk on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Wind-whipped trees
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Blowing snow whips past evergreen trees on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Shovel spray
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Zach Brown shovels his walk in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Snowy flora
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Berries and vines delicately collect snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Statuesque in snow
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A statue in Buffalo, painted with snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Clearing the car
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Al Antolin clears his car of snow in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Snowmobile ramp
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A truck with a snowmobile ramp in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
A good neighbor
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Drew Szurczynski shovels out a car in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Having already dug out his own vehicle, Szurczynski was motivated to help out a neighbor.
Buried cars
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Snow-buried cars in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Suspect in gay bar shooting that killed 5 facing murder, hate crime charges
UpdatedCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges, according to online court records obtained Monday.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, faces five murder charges and five charges of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury, the records show.
A law enforcement official said the suspect used an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon in Saturday night's attack, but a handgun and additional ammunition magazines also were recovered. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
At least five people are dead after a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado. Two other people who were inside are being hailed as heroes for subduing the shooter in a matter of minutes and possibly preventing other deaths.
Information on a lawyer who could speak on Aldrich's behalf wasn't immediately available Monday.
Club Q on its Facebook page thanked the "quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack."
Already questions were being raised about why authorities didn't seek to take Aldrich's guns away from him in 2021, when he was arrested after his mother reported he threatened her with a homemade bomb and other weapons.
Though authorities at the time said no explosives were found, gun control advocates are asking why police didn't try to trigger Colorado's "red flag" law, which would have allowed authorities to seize the weapons his mother says he had. There's also no public record prosecutors ever moved forward with felony kidnapping and menacing charges against Aldrich.
Mayor John Suthers said on NBC's "Today" that the district attorney would file motions in court Monday to allow law enforcement to talk more about any criminal history "that this individual might have had."
Of the 25 injured at Club Q, at least seven were in critical condition, authorities said. Some were hurt trying to flee, and it was unclear if all of them were shot, a police spokesperson said. Suthers told The Associated Press there was "reason to hope" all of those hospitalized would recover. Full story:
It's Joe Biden's 80th birthday. Here's a look at his life and career
UpdatedPresident Joe Biden turns 80 years old on Sunday, becoming the first octogenarian to ever serve in the highest office of the United States.
People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance, one even scaling Mount Everest. It's soon time for Joe Biden, 80 on Sunday, to decide whether he has one more mountain to climb — the one to a second term as president.
Questions swirl now about whether he's got what it takes to go for the summit again. The oldest president in U.S. history, Biden hits his milestone birthday at a crossroads, as he and his family face a decision in the coming months on whether he should announce for reelection.
Biden aides and allies say he intends to run. Yet the president himself can sound equivocal. “My intention is that I run again,” he said at a news conference this month. ”But I’m a great respecter of fate."
The president is celebrating his birthday in Washington with a brunch hosted by first lady Jill Biden, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Members of Biden's family already in town celebrating his granddaughter's wedding at the White House on Saturday are expected to be in attendance.
Here's a look back at his life and political career thus far.
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Reality TV's Chrisleys get lengthy prison sentences in fraud case
UpdatedATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion.
U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross in Atlanta gave Todd Chrisley 12 years in prison, while Julie Chrisley got seven years behind bars, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta. Each is to serve three years supervised release afterward, and Ross also ordered them to pay restitution in an amount to be determined later.
The Chrisleys gained fame with their show "Chrisley Knows Best," which follows their tight-knit, boisterous family. Federal prosecutors said the couple engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and then hid their wealth from tax authorities while flaunting their lavish lifestyle.
FILE - Todd Chrisley, left, and his wife, Julie Chrisley, pose for photos at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.
"The Chrisleys have built an empire based on the lie that their wealth came from dedication and hard work," prosecutors wrote in a pre-sentencing court filing. "The jury's unanimous verdict sets the record straight: Todd and Julie Chrisley are career swindlers who have made a living by jumping from one fraud scheme to another, lying to banks, stiffing vendors, and evading taxes at every corner."
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Attorneys for Todd Chrisley, 54, had argued in a court filing that he should not face more than nine years in prison. Lawyers for Julie Chrisley, 49, said a reasonable sentence for her would be probation with special conditions and no prison time.
The Chrisleys were convicted in June on charges of bank fraud, tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS. Julie Chrisley was also convicted of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
Peter Tarantino, 60, an accountant hired by the couple, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and willfully filing false tax returns. He was sentenced Monday to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Prosecutors have said the Chrisleys submitted fake documents to banks and managed to secure more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. Once that scheme fell apart, they walked away from their responsibility to repay the loans when Todd Chrisley declared bankruptcy. While in bankruptcy, they started their reality show and "flaunted their wealth and lifestyle to the American public," prosecutors wrote, and then hid the millions they made from the show from the IRS.
The Chrisleys also submitted a false document to a grand jury that was investigating their crimes and then convinced friends and family members to lie under oath during their trial, prosecutors argued. Neither has shown any remorse and they have, instead, blamed others for their criminal conduct, prosecutors wrote.
"The Chrisleys are unique given the varied and wide-ranging scope of their fraudulent conduct and the extent to which they engaged in fraud and obstructive behavior for a prolonged period of time," prosecutors said.
Todd Chrisley's lawyers said in a filing that the government never produced any evidence that he meant to defraud the banks, and that the loss amount calculated was incorrect. They also noted that the offenses were committed a long time ago and said he has no serious criminal history and has medical conditions that "would make imprisonment disproportionately harsh."
His lawyers had also submitted letters from friends and business associates that show "a history of good deeds and striving to help others." People who rely on Chrisley — including his mother and the many people employed by his television shows — will be harmed while he's in prison, they argued.
They urged the judge to give him a prison sentence below the guideline range followed by supervised release and restitution.
Julie Chrisley's lawyers contended that she played a minimal role in the conspiracy and was not involved when the loans discussed in sentencing documents were obtained. She has no prior convictions, is an asset to her community and has "extraordinary family obligations," her lawyers wrote, as they asked for a sentence of probation, restitution and community service.
The Chrisleys have three children together, including one who is 16, and also full custody of the 10-year-old daughter of Todd Chrisley's son from a prior marriage. Julie Chrisley is the primary caregiver to her ailing mother-in-law, according to the filing.
Her lawyers also submitted letters from character witnesses describing her as "hard-working, unfailingly selfless, devoted to her family and friend, highly respected by all who know her, and strong of character."
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Police: 22-year-old gunman kills 5 at gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, subdued by patrons
UpdatedCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 22-year-old gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes, authorities said Sunday.
Two firearms, including a “long rifle,” were found at Club Q after the Saturday night shooting, said Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.
Investigators were still determining a motive, and the attack was being investigated to see if it rises to the level of a hate crime, said El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen.
Police identified the gunman as Anderson Lee Aldrich, who was in custody and being treated for injuries. A man with the same name and age was arrested in 2021 after his mother reported he threatened her with “a homemade bomb, multiple weapons and ammunition,” according to authorities.
Police did not confirm whether it was the same person, saying they were investigating whether the suspect had been arrested before.
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Watch now: Live and recorded video of massive snowstorm in Buffalo, N.Y.
UpdatedA long-duration lake-effect snowstorm is expected to bury parts of western and northern New York, including the cities of Buffalo and Watertown, in up to 4 feet of snow into this weekend.
Bands of heavy snow are underway off lakes Erie and Ontario and are expected to continue through at least Sunday, when the Buffalo Bills are scheduled to host the Cleveland Browns at Highmark Stadium in the Buffalo Southtowns
Meteorologist Simon Brewer is out in the lake effect winter snow storm and live storm chasing this EPIC AND VERY MASSIVE and dangerous Winter Storm moving over Lake Erie to bring upwards of over 48-72 inches or 4-6 feet of snow to the Buffalo, NY area. The large winter storm could bring snowfall rates of up to 4-6" of snowfall per hour leaving the area in a pure whiteout. Be prepared and stay warm.
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Lake effect snow is highly dependent on cold arctic air, warm lake water, and the precise wind direct across the lake.
And here are the latest photos from the region:
Photos: Western New York snow scenes
Snowy morning in Buffalo
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A view of a snow covered Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Downtown Buffalo
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The corner of Broadway and Washington streets in downtown Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
November snowstorm
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A view of a snowy day in Buffalo seen from the seventh floor of the Ambassador Apartments on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Lots of snow
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Cars are covered in snow in the parking lots in Buffalo on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A snow-covered road
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Snow covers the trees in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow crews at work
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Crews work to clear the roads in the Village of Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning out
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Joe Fruscione clears the snow from his driveway in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Roof raking
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Ben Wilson clears his roof of nearly 2 feet of snow at his home in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Making a path
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Jim Kane clears his driveway with a snow blower in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
More snow
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Snow continues to pound Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
Not road ready
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A car is covered with snow in the Southtowns on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A peaceful scene
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Snow continues to fall in Orchard Park as a lake-effect storm wallops parts of Western New York on on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow cycle
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Snow accumulates next to a recycling bin in Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Hamburg snow
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Mike Duggan tries to keep up with the snow, with the help of his canine companion Quinn on Woodrich Court in Hamburg on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Lake-effect clouds
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An aerial view of Buffalo from the West Side shows the sky containing the lake-effect band that has been dumping snow throughout the Southtowns, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Elmwood Village in snow
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An aerial view of homes in the Elmwood Village after a fresh coat of snow and before the lake-effect band moved back into the city, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
A workout
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David Benz, an engineer for Herman Badillo Community School, strains to turn his snowblower, clearing a path outside the school on Elmwood in downtown Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow clouds
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Dark clouds hover over bright water at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow fort weather
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Zyair Spain, 11, builds a fort wall in a large snowbank in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning out fire hydrants
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Firefighters Owen O’Neill, left, and Jackson Brown dig out a fire hydrant in the Larkin District in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Welcome to Buffalo Street
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A snow-covered sign at the corner of Crescent Drive and South Buffalo Street in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Stopping at Beerz
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The snow starts to inch up on a Josh Allen cutout in the window of Beerz Food Shop in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Bills weather
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A Bills flag flies in the wind and snow in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Cleaning the driveway
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Charlie Benfanti, right, and his father Bill, left, clear the snow from their driveway in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Snow day
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Jackson and Brayden Quill build a snow fort at their home in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
November snow
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Nicholas Harelick tries to remove snow from the ground with his snowblower in Buffalo on Nov. 18, 2022. Harelick spent the day clearing off roads and sidewalks so his neighbors would have a place to walk and drive.
Getting a car out
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Andoria Wilson and Alease Jeffries use their feet to shovel away snow so Andoria can have space to drive her car in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
Plows at work
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The road crews are out doing their thing in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022.
A snowy walk
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A pedestrian walks a dog on Crescent Drive in Orchard Park, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
Fleeing geese
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Geese fly over new snowfall blanketing the city of Buffalo at midday on November 18, 2022.
David Niedbala: Eyes on the sky
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David Niedbala of Sloan, a landscape photographer and self-described weather nerd from Sloan, trekked out to the tower at the marina in search of photos of the wall of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. “This is Snowvember 2.0. Without a doubt,” he said.
Snowy city
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New snowfall blankets the city of Buffalo, shortly after 11:30 a.m. on November 18, 2022.
Working to clear the driveway
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Christopher Middlebrooks and his son, Mitchell Middlebrooks, work to clear their driveway in the Larkin district in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Buried bison in Buffalo
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A bison statue buried in snow in the early afternoon in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Walking home in a snow globe
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Rachel Grigsby tries to steady her daughter, Mia Grigsby, 9, as she climbs over a snowbank, heading home from a trip to the corner store in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood of Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Snow clearing at Larkin at Exchange
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A parking lot at Larkin at Exchange is cleared of snow in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Stuck at Bailey and William
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Ploe Kaw struggles to drive his car out of accumulated snow at the intersection at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, November 18, 2022. Kaw lives on the West Side and is trying to get home.
Good Samaritans
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Hakim Grant removes a chain from his truck as Kevin Jones, left, Brandon Burt, center, and Karim Abdullah assess the snow situation around Ploe Kaw's car at Bailey and William Street in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. Grant and his friends pulled over when they saw Kaw, who lives on the West Side, stuck in the snow.
Getting a tire replaced before more snow
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Keilany Rosado, 13, waits with her mother Jackline Acevedo, preparing to leave King Tire after getting a front tire replaced in Buffalo, Nov. 18, 2022. The family live in Black Rock, but said they traveled all the way to the East Side because they could not find any other car shops open closer.
Alone in a snowy neighborhood
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A lone person wades through the snow with a shovel in the Larkin district as heavy clouds loom in the sky in Buffalo, November 18, 2022.
Lake-effect snow hits the city of Buffalo
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With the sidewalks partially blocked, a man walks in the middle of the street in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Little explorer
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Auggie Rokitka, 2, adventures in the snow with his parents, Matt Rokitka and Krissy Godios, on Richmond Avenue in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Rokitka and Godios said they started out playing in the yard, but Auggie wanted to explore.
Playful neighbors
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Neighbors Stephan Davis, left, and Star Haynes playfully spray one another with their snowblowers in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Hotel Henry through the snow
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Flurries blur the air, but the Hotel Henry, center, is still visible from the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Coating of leaves
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Fallen leaves coat fresh snow in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Though there are feet of snow on the ground, many of the trees still retain their leaves, and lake-effect winds are bringing more of them down.
Disgruntled lion
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Snow blocks a door, with its lion painting seeming to disapprove of the snow, at a corner store on Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Driving ban
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A driving ban is keeping most cars off the road, but a postal truck makes its way down Grant Street in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Pup enthusiasm
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Alex Lane walks his dog, Niay, a German Shepherd mix, through the snow on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Clearing the walk
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Ahmed Osman shovels his walk on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Wind-whipped trees
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Blowing snow whips past evergreen trees on the West Side in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Shovel spray
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Zach Brown shovels his walk in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Snowy flora
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Berries and vines delicately collect snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Statuesque in snow
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A statue in Buffalo, painted with snow in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Clearing the car
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Al Antolin clears his car of snow in the Elmwood neighborhood of Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
Snowmobile ramp
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A truck with a snowmobile ramp in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
A good neighbor
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Drew Szurczynski shovels out a car in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022. Having already dug out his own vehicle, Szurczynski was motivated to help out a neighbor.
Buried cars
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Snow-buried cars in the Elmwood neighborhood in Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2022.
The tragedy of sudden infant death syndrome: A pediatrician explains how to protect your baby
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Babies should sleep on their back on a firm, flat surface. mdphoto16/E+ via Getty Images
Each year, about 3,400 U.S. infants die suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Oct. 12, 2022, SciLine interviewed Dr. Rachel Moon, professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia and the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Moon discussed the best ways for babies to sleep safely and the recent media reports heralding a study on “the cause” of SIDS.
Dr. Rachel Moon discusses SIDS — sudden infant death syndrome.
Below are some highlights from the discussion. Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
What is SIDS?
Rachel Moon: It stands for sudden infant death syndrome, and it is a term that describes when babies die suddenly and unexpectedly. It has been superseded by a more comprehensive term called sudden and unexpected infant death, which encompasses SIDS and then other sleep-related deaths (such as accidental suffocation) and deaths that occur when a baby is sleeping or in a sleep environment.
What exactly causes these babies to die?
Rachel Moon: Ultimately what happens is that, for most babies, there is a lack of arousal. They can’t wake up to respond when they are not getting enough oxygen or there’s too much carbon dioxide in their system. This is not something that you can see in a lab test or blood test or any kind of test. We only find out when the baby has died.
What is the safest way for babies to sleep, and why?
Rachel Moon: We want every baby to sleep on their back on a surface that is firm and flat, which means not inclined, and safety-approved. So, ideally a crib, a bassinet, a playpen or another product that is approved by the CPSC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission. And then nothing should be in that area but the baby. We also want babies to be in a smoke-free environment and ideally to get as much human milk, breast milk, as possible.
What sleeping situations are dangerous for babies?
Rachel Moon: Babies should never, ever, ever sleep on couches, sofas or stuffed armchairs.
What is known about the safety of letting a baby nap in a sling or baby carrier?
Rachel Moon: The thing that we worry about is that when a baby is in that kind of device, the baby’s body position can be such that it blocks their airway or that their face is up against something that can obstruct their airway.
So it’s fine for the baby to be in a carrier or a sling, but we recommend that the baby be upright so that the head and neck are straight and that the airway is straight. And then we also recommend that the baby’s head and neck be above the top of the carrier so that you can always see the baby’s face and that there’s no obstruction of the nose and the mouth.
What is known about the safety of letting a baby nap in a car seat?
Rachel Moon: If you are traveling, a car seat is absolutely the safest place for your baby to be. However, when you get to where you’re going, then it is best if you take the baby out of the car seat and then put the baby on a flat, firm surface.
When babies are at an incline, it’s actually harder for them to keep their airway straight. Their heads are really big and heavy for the size of their bodies. And so it takes a lot more work when they are at an angle than if they’re flat on their back. They can develop muscle fatigue, and that can actually be dangerous for them. … There is actually some really compelling biomechanical data that led to the CPSC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, restricting and hopefully banning inclined sleep products such as rockers and similar products.
What is the evidence on the safety of ‘co-sleeping,’ where babies sleep in bed with their parents?
Rachel Moon: The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a crib or bassinet or another safety-approved device that is next to your bed. We know that babies who sleep in the same bed as their parents are at higher risk for death.
We recommend for the space to be right next to your bed because that makes it easy for you to turn and pick up the baby or comfort the baby or bring the baby into bed for feeding. If you do bring the baby into the bed for feeding, that’s fine. But when you or the baby gets ready to fall asleep, then just move the baby back into the crib.
What should parents and other caregivers know about the recent headlines claiming a study had found ‘the cause’ of SIDS?
Rachel Moon: These researchers — they looked at dried blood samples. And these are the tests that are done on your baby when your baby is born to look for genetic diseases.
They took these dried blood samples and looked for a particular chemical that’s in the body called butyrylcholinesterase. And they found it to be at a different level in babies who died from SIDS than babies who did not die from SIDS … While I think it’s an interesting result, and while it may lead to other tests and other studies, at this point, it is not the be-all and end-all.
We don’t have a test that can diagnose who is going to die from SIDS and who’s not. And so you still have to follow the safe sleep guidelines.
Watch the full interview to hear about how to prevent SIDS.
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Rachel Moon receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American SIDS Institute. She is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the International Society for the Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
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UpdatedOn Thanksgiving Day homes across the United States will be full of two things: food and football. The National Football League's annual Thanksgiving Day triple-header returns for what is sure to be an exciting slate of showdowns.
This year features the Buffalo Bills meeting the Lions for Detroit's 83rd Thanksgiving Day game, an NFC East rivalry match-up between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys and a primetime battle between the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings. All six teams are vying for playoff positioning at a crucial point of the NFL season.
Here are previews of what to expect as you tune in with your turkey.
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Amy Schneider wins a hard-fought 'Jeopardy!' tournament of champions
UpdatedNEW YORK (AP) — Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought "Jeopardy!" tournament of champions in an episode that aired Monday.
Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California, won three games in the tournament finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, a software developer from neighboring San Francisco, who won two games. The third contestant, Sam Buttrey, was another Californian who won one game.
Schneider had a 40-game winning streak earlier this year, the second longest in the game show's history, which began when she defeated He.
She said she both wanted to compete again with He, known for his cold-blooded big bets on the show's Daily Doubles, and feared him.
"He was definitely someone that I knew could beat me because he very nearly did before, and he did a couple of times here as well," Schneider said. "Any of the three of us really could have won if a very small number of things had gone differently."
Schneider led He by $1,400 going into Final Jeopardy, where the prompt was: "The January 12, 1864 Washington Evening Star reported on a performance of this 'dashing comedy' to 'a full and delighted house.'"
The correct response: "What is 'Our American Cousin?'"
Schneider and He both answered correctly, but Schneider made the bigger bet. She won the $250,000 grand prize, He won $100,000 for second place and Buttrey won $50,000.
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
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Photos: Looking back at the life and career of Alex Trebek
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Alex Trebek is photographed in his home on Mullholland Dr. in Los Angeles on July 7, 1988. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
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Alex Trebek poses for a photo in 1988. (AP Photo)
July 2, 1990
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Alex Trebek, the host of the television game show "Jeopardy," poses with his wife Jean Currivan, on the stern of the yacht "Jacana" on July 2, 1990 in New York. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
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Game show creator Merv Griffin, left, shares a laugh with "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, second from left, and "Wheel of Fortune" hosts Vanna White and Pat Sajak, right, during a news conference in Atlanta Thursday, March 28, 1996 to announce their Olympic marketing plans. The popular game shows are Olympic sponsors and begining in April will launch major Olympic promotions and offer Olympic-related merchandise to their viewers. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Alex Trebek, right, and the 38th Pillsbury Quick & Easy Bake-Off winner Ellie Mathews of Seattle, raise their hands in victory Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in Orlando, Fla. Trebek hosted the live television show where Mathews was named the winner of the $1 million grand prize for the best recipe cooking competition. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
May 17, 1999
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In this May 17, 1999 file photo, Emmy award-winning game show host Alex Trebek celebrates his newly-dedicated star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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Jason Borschow of San Juan, P.R., left, reacts after missing a question during the 1999 National Geography Bee, Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at the National Geographic Society in Washington. Host Alex Trebek is at center and eventual winner David Beihl of Saluda, S.C. is at right. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Jan. 26, 2000
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Quiz show host Alex Trebek, left, talks with boxing promoter Don King at the National Association of Television Program Executives convention in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni)
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Actor Leslie Nielsen, right, chats with Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, at the Canadian consul general's residence in the Hancock Park section of Los Angeles. The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) celebrated its 60th anniversary and presented its "Award of Excellence" to Nielsen at the Canadian residence. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
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Alex Trebek poses for photographers as he arrives for the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in New York, Friday, May 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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From left: Alex Trebek, Vanna White, Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak and honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant pose for a photo during a ceremony honoring White with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2006, file photo, Alex Trebek holds the award for outstanding game show host, for his work on "Jeopardy!" backstage at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Sony Television spokeswoman Paula Askanas said Sunday, June 24, 2012, that Trebek is in a Los Angeles hospital recovering from a mild heart attack. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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Show host Alex Trebek takes part in a taping of "Celebrity Jeopardy!" to celebrate the 5000th episode of "Jeopardy!" at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, in New York City. "Celebrity Jeopardy!" will showcase 30 stars competing for $1,000,000 dollars for charity. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)
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Pat Sajak, left, host of TV game show "Wheel of Fortune", and his wife Lesly Brown, talk with "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek during funeral services for Merv Griffin at Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool)
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Game show host Alex Trebek and his wife Jean Trebek arrive at the 17th annual Broacasting and Cable Hall of Fame awards dinner at Cipriani's 42nd street, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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Alex Trebek is seen on stage at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2010, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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Television personality Pat Sajak, left, and, television personality Alex Trebek pose together with their awards in the press room at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Sajak and Trebek both received Lifetime Achievement Awards. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Honoree Alex Trebek attends the 71st Annual Peabody Awards in New York, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Masters of ceremony Alex Trebek, left, and David Pogue host the 66th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards, held Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at The Bellagio Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images).
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Alex Trebek attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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In this April 24, 2015 file photo, Alex Trebek, left, and Florence Henderson arrive at the 2015 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at The Universal Hilton in Universal City, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
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In this April 30, 2017 file photo, Alex Trebek speaks at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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Alex Trebek inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Awards at the Encore Wynn Hotel on Monday, April 9, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)
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Moderator Alex Trebek, center, speaks during a gubernatorial debate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, right, and Republican Scott Wagner in Hershey, Pa., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The debate is hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this Oct. 1, 2018, photo, "Jeopardy!" host and moderator Alex Trebek speaks during a gubernatorial debate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican Scott Wagner in Hershey, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Alex Trebek poses in the press room at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, Calif., on May 5, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Parents of Texas boy found dead in washing machine charged in his death
UpdatedAn adopted Texas boy's father texted "I'm going to end up kill him" days before the 7-year-old was found dead inside a washing machine, according to court documents.
Jemaine Thomas, 42, on Tuesday was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of Troy Koehler, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. His wife, Tiffany Thomas, 35, was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission.
According to charging documents, the parents exchanged text messages blaming Troy for eating their "oatmeal cream pies" and "donut sticks" before the young boy's body was found in a washing machine in the couple's garage in the Birnam Wood subdivision on July 28.
In one of the text messages, Tiffany Thomas told Jemaine Thomas that Troy only admitted to eating her oatmeal cream pies because she "threatened to put him in the stove and turn it on." After learning that Troy ate donut sticks without permission, Jemaine Thomas texted his wife that he "need to get the locks."
"I'm going to end up kill him," Jemaine Thomas' text message said. "You going to come home and he going to be hang from the f--- tree outside."
Tiffany Thomas texted her husband on July 7 and said "F* that. I'm for not doing sh*— for (Troy's) birthday."
On July 25, three days before Troy was found dead, Tiffany Thomas texted "This boy got life f*---- up. Why I come out the restroom from taking my shower and his funky a*— in the living room watching TV."
Reported as 'Missing Child'
Before finding the child at the Thomas' home July 28 in the 4400 block of Rosegate Drive, the couple initially reported Troy as a "Missing Child" around 5:20 a.m., court documents show. When deputies arrived at 8:29 a.m. they searched the home and neighborhood for an hour for the boy who Jemaine Thomas told authorities he last saw at 4 a.m.
Deputies searched inside the home again at 7:10 a.m. and that's when Troy was found dead in the top-loading washing machine. Once the authorities discovered the body, Jemaine Thomas pushed a deputy out of the way, reached into the washing machine and pulled Troy out of the washer, according to court documents.
A deputy instructed Jemaine Thomas to place Troy on the floor, while other deputies performed CPR on the boy. Jemaine and Tiffany Thomas were removed from the home by law enforcement.
Troy's legs were bruised and warm to the touch, his torso was cold and he had blood around his nose and a large bump on his forehead, court records show. The boy's clothing was also damp and he had a urine smell emanating from his body.
The Harris County Medical Examiner's office determined Troy had multiple bruises and patterned scars all over his body, along with facial injuries. Blood was also visible around the boy's mouth and nostrils. An autopsy performed July 29 ruled Troy's death as a homicide due to "homicidal violence" caused by asphyxiation and possible drowning.
A door frame and cardboard box lid within the kitchen had blood transfer stains, but DNA analysis results are pending, court documents state.
Inconsistent stories to authorities
Tiffany Thomas told authorities she made sure Troy had dinner July 27 before leaving for work in a Lyft. She also said the doors were locked when she left the home. But around 1 a.m. on July 28, she received a text from Jemaine Thomas saying that Troy was gone and the door was open when he got home.
Unable to reach Jemaine Thomas until 4 a.m., Tiffany Thomas caught a ride with a co-worker and arrived at the home at 5 a.m. She called 911 once inside the home, court documents show.
Jemaine Thomas told authorities he went to work on July 27 around 5 a.m. before going to his second job at 3 p.m. He said he worked his second job until 11 p.m. before heading home. When he entered the home, he yelled for Troy but did not hear a response. After looking for him around the home, he sent a text message to Tiffany Thomas asking about the boy's whereabouts. He searched for Troy for a couple of more minutes before changing clothes and going to sleep.
Once Jemaine Thomas woke up at 4 a.m., he continued to search for Troy until Tiffany Thomas arrived at the home at 5 a.m.
During an interview on July 28, Jemaine Thomas told law enforcement he struck Troy with an open hand on the buttocks five times on July 24. During the "disciplining," Jemaine Thomas hit Troy in the back by accident due to the boy jumping around. He said he stopped the discipline after hitting his son in the back.
Authorities found out about two prior Child Protective Services investigations that were initiated by school personnel who saw Troy with blackened eyes and facial bruising.
A 911 call made by Tiffany Thomas showed inconsistencies in her and Jemaine Thomas' stories. During the call, Tiffany Thomas said Jemaine Thomas saw Troy watching TV in the living room when he got home from work at 11 p.m. on July 27. He told authorities he couldn't find Troy when he arrived home from work.
Video shows Troy alive on July 27
Authorities also spoke to LG Electronics, who told them their washing machine's lids don't lock until someone lowers them and presses the "start" button.
Surveillance video of neighboring homes did not show any activity outside of the home until law enforcement's arrival. Nobody walked inside or outside of the home except Jemaine and Tiffany Thomas between 6 p.m. on July 27 and 5 a.m. on July 28.
The investigation also determined Troy was alive and well on the evening of July 27, when last seen on video at 8:35 p.m. By 7:10 a.m. on July 28, the boy was dead.
25 best true crime documentaries
25 best true crime documentaries
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True crime is having a moment as a highly sought-after genre in books, television, and film. Whether it's an exploration of a serial killer’s crimes or a tale of a spurned lover who gets revenge, and featured on big streamers from Netflix and Hulu to cable giants like HBO, the genre has found its way into the hearts and psyche of audiences everywhere. Film documentaries are one medium used to tell these horrifically awful and thoroughly interesting stories.
Stacker looked at the top-rated documentaries on Metacritic and ranked the top 25 true crime documentaries on the list. The films’ IMDb user ratings serve as a tiebreaker. To qualify, the film has to be about real crimes. From rampant war crimes to economy-crippling financial crimes to cold case murders, all kinds of crime were considered.
Whether it's a hostage situation gone wrong on a bus in Brazil, the hideous abuse of power by a doctor who treated young women, or the murder of a Black Panther party member, these stories get to the heart of the truth behind some of the most heinous crimes. They tell incredibly important tales that are difficult to imagine, and that are often hard to watch, and audiences can’t get enough of them.
Keep reading to discover the 25 highest-rated true crime documentaries.
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#25. Roll Red Roll (2018)
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- Director: Nancy Schwartzman
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb user rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 80 minutes
“Roll Red Roll” examines the proverbial belief “boys will be boys,” rape culture, and the role of social media when it comes to teenage bullying. In Steubenville, Ohio, a teenage girl was assaulted by members of the high school football team, and this documentary explores the night it happened, at a pre-season football party, and the events that occurred as a result. Crime blogger Alexandria Goddard uncovered evidence on social media that led to the most disturbing aspects of the case, including the role of parents, teens, and teachers in covering up the crime.
#24. Bus 174 (2002)
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- Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 122 minutes
This Brazilian documentary film marked the directorial debut of filmmakers José Padilha and Felipe Lacerda and examines how passengers on Bus 174 were held hostage in Rio de Janeiro by a man with a gun. The film focuses not only on the event but on the disturbing and tragic background of the offender, Sandro do Nascimento, and the flawed police response. Brazilian television aired the taking of Bus 174 live and the climactic ending event.
#23. 13th (2016)
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- Director: Ava DuVernay
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 100 minutes
This Netflix original documentary focuses on the disproportionate amount of Black Americans who are incarcerated in the United States. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay touches upon the war on drugs, Emmett Till, the Civil Rights Movement, and chattel slavery to shine a light on the racial inequality inherent in the U.S. prison system. "13th" was nominated for an Oscar and won four Emmys, and is titled after the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolishes slavery except as a punishment for a crime.
#22. Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
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- Directors: Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb user rating: 7.0
- Runtime: 110 minutes
A serial killer terrorized South Central Los Angeles for more than two decades, and the case remained unsolved until 2010 when Lonnie Franklin Jr. was identified as the Grim Sleeper, using DNA. Franklin was convicted of murdering 10 women and may have killed many more, though he died in San Quentin State Prison in 2020 while on death row. Director Nick Broomfield provides a thorough exploration of the case in this award-winning documentary.
#21. Athlete A (2020)
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- Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 103 minutes
“Athlete A” focuses on Dr. Larry Nassar and the sexual abuse he subjected female gymnasts to as the team doctor for the women’s national gymnastics team. The Netflix documentary also brings the women and athletes who were Nassar’s victims to the forefront, allowing them to tell their stories. The Indianapolis Star reporters who broke the story also offer their insight.
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#20. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)
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- Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 121 minutes
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" provides a further examination of The West Memphis Three. The film reveals how new DNA evidence made their exoneration and release on Aug. 19, 2011, possible.
#19. Strong Island (2017)
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- Director: Yance Ford
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb user rating: 6.4
- Runtime: 107 minutes
Filmmaker Yance Ford tells the story of his brother, who was murdered at 24 by a white man who was later set free. Ford’s film is a portrait of a family that moved from the South to try to escape racism, worked hard to obtain the American dream, and was ultimately shattered by horrific and unimaginable loss. “Strong Island” was nominated for an Academy Award.
#18. The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
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- Director: Howard Alk
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 88 minutes
Black Panther Party member and the leader of the Illinois Chapter Fred Hampton was murdered Dec. 4, 1969, by the Chicago police when they raided his apartment. This documentary examines Hampton’s murder and the investigation that followed it. Filmmaker Howard Alk also provides a look at Hampton himself, including his role in organizing the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party, his many speeches, and even the community programs he helped organize.
#17. Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
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- Director: Amy Berg
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 101 minutes
Amy Berg documents the relocation of Father Oliver O'Grady to Catholic parishes around Los Angeles in the 1970s. This was a deliberate move by the church to cover up O’Grady’s role in the rape of children. The documentary also explores the Catholic Church’s handling of the sexual abuse of children, and the audience hears from victims, experts, and O’Grady himself.
#16. The Fog of War (2003)
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- Director: Errol Morris
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 107 minutes
“I think the human race needs to think more about killing. How much evil must we do in order to do good?” so asks former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who served under both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, in this critically acclaimed documentary by award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris. Morris uses archival footage and allows McNamara to share his views on modern warfare and the controversial role he played in its history. “The Fog of War” won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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#15. Crime + Punishment (2018)
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- Director: Stephen T. Maing
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb user rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 112 minutes
This Hulu documentary is about the NYPD 12, a group of whistleblowers, and how they came forward to expose the corrupt practices surrounding illegal quotas for arrests and summons issued mainly to minorities. Writing for Collider, Matt Goldberg says of “Crime + Punishment“ and its filmmaker, “Maing, with the help of his brave subjects and the damning evidence they collect, breaks down how racist outcomes are the result of tribalism, bureaucracy, and money.”
#14. 4 Little Girls (1997)
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- Director: Spike Lee
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 102 minutes
“4 Little Girls” focuses on the 1963 church bombing that claimed the lives of four Black children in Alabama. Filmmaker Spike Lee examines the events leading up to the bombing, which served as a wake-up call to the nation during the Civil Rights Movement. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
#13. Citizenfour (2014)
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- Director: Laura Poitras
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 114 minutes
Former computer intelligence consultant Edward Snowden is the subject of “Citizenfour.” Snowden's leaking of classified documents from the National Security Agency, for whom he worked, prompted a serious examination of civil liberties in the U.S. Filmmaker Laura Poitras met with Snowden after he sent her encrypted emails about the covert surveillance programs run by the U.S. government.
#12. Inside Job (2010)
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- Director: Charles Ferguson
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 109 minutes
Writing for the Boston Globe, Wesley Morris calls “Inside Job,” “scarier than anything Wes Craven and John Carpenter have ever made.” The documentary, narrated by actor Matt Damon, focuses on the 2008 financial crisis and the events and circumstances that led up to and caused it. Interviews with politicians, journalists, and financial insiders, alongside research, provide a thorough look at one of the greatest financial disasters since the Great Depression.
#11. Big Men (2013)
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- Director: Rachel Boynton
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb user rating: 7.2
- Runtime: 99 minutes
Kosmos Energy, a Texas-based oil company, finds a first in Ghana, a commercial oil field. This storyline is juxtaposed with the filming of a militant gang in Nigeria who see the other side of oil and the ways it can serve those who are hungry and poor. “Big Men” was nominated for several News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
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#10. I Called Him Morgan (2016)
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- Director: Kasper Collin
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb user rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 92 minutes
Jazz musician Lee Morgan struggled through heroin addiction with the help of his common-law wife Helen Morgan, who would also be implicated in his 1972 murder. “I Called Him Morgan” does a deep dive into their relationship and includes commentary from those who knew Lee Morgan best, as well as archival material. Helen Morgan shot the great trumpet player while he was performing onstage at a Manhattan club.
#9. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
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- Director: Andrew Jarecki
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 107 minutes
“Capturing the Friedmans” follows the trial of a father and son from an upper-middle-class family who were arrested on charges of sexual abuse and child molestation. The Oscar-nominated documentary caused a bit of a stir because some of the victims were upset with what they believed was ambiguity on the part of filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, and distortion of the facts.
#8. Graves Without a Name (2018)
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- Director: Rithy Panh
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb user rating: 6.5
- Runtime: 115 minutes
In filmmaker Rithy Panh’s latest exploration of the Cambodian genocide that took place during the country’s civil war, a teenage boy goes on a mission to find the graves of the family he’s lost. Panh lost his own family under the rule of the Khmer Rouge government and was the only survivor. A documentary Panh made based on his past under the Khmer Rouge, called “The Missing Picture,” was told using clay figures and archival footage and was the first film from the country to win an Oscar nomination.
#7. Time (2020)
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- Director: Garrett Bradley
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb user rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 81 minutes
Fox Rich and her husband Rob committed a robbery in the 1990s, and he remains in prison. The mother of six continues to fight for Rob’s release. Director Garrett Bradley uses a combination of video diaries made by Fox to her husband and a portrait of her daily life for this Oscar-nominated documentary.
#6. The Act of Killing (2012)
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- Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, Anonymous
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 117 minutes
This film focuses on the torturers in the Indonesian mass killings in the 1960s. The death squads recreated their hideous acts from decades before for the camera, after filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer turned his lens from the victims and survivors to the killers after the local authorities interfered. Legendary documentarians Werner Herzog and Errol Morris served as executive producers.
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#5. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
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- Director: John Ridley
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 144 minutes
“Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” examines the cultural climate in L.A. in the decade leading up to the riots that broke out after four police officers were acquitted of beating Rodney King. Director John Ridley meticulously ties the details together while landing stunning interviews.
#4. Tower (2016)
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- Director: Keith Maitland
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 82 minutes
Based on an article by Pamela Colloff, "Tower" uses testimony, archival footage, and animation to tell the story of shootings at the University of Texas on Aug. 1, 1966. On that day, a gunman named Charles Whitman, who was an architectural engineering major, opened fire, shooting at students from the university clock tower. He killed 16 people over the course of 96 minutes.
#3. The Look of Silence (2014)
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- Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 103 minutes
Like its companion film “The Act of Killing,” this film focuses on the mass killings in Indonesia in the 1960s. This time the lens is turned on a family who survived and their confrontation of the men who killed one of their own, a brother. The youngest son in the family is an optometrist who stages a confrontation during an eye exam.
#2. Brother's Keeper (1992)
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- Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
- Metascore: 93
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 104 minutes
Winner of the Sundance Audience Award, “Brother’s Keeper” follows Delbert Ward as he goes on trial for the murder of his brother in a rural area in upstate New York. The death may have been a mercy killing. While the Wards were originally considered outcasts, the people of Munnsville, New York come together to support them.
#1. Collective (2019)
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- Director: Alexander Nanau
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 109 minutes
"Collective" was included on the 2021 Academy Award shortlist for Best Documentary Feature. After a nightclub fire in Bucharest, a doctor who treats the surviving burn victims realizes many of them are dying from non-life-threatening injuries and blows the whistle to journalists. This prompts the investigative journalists to explore and eventually expose scandal and political corruption, including health care fraud, behind what seem like unrelated events.
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Elon Musk restores Donald Trump’s account on Twitter
UpdatedLOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump's account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden's election victory.
Musk made the announcement in the evening after holding a poll that asked Twitter users to click “yes” or “no” on whether Trump's account should be restored. The “yes” vote won, with 51.8%.
"The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei," Musk tweeted, using a Latin phrase meaning "the voice of the people, the voice of God."
Shortly afterward Trump's account, which had earlier appeared as suspended, reappeared on the platform complete with his former tweets, more than 59,000 of them. However his followers were gone, at least initially.
It is not clear whether Trump would actually return to Twitter. An irrepressible tweeter before he was banned, Trump has said in the past that he would not rejoin even if his account was reinstated. He has been relying on his own, much smaller social media site, Truth Social, which he launched after being blocked from Twitter.
On Saturday, during a video speech to a Republican Jewish group meeting in Las Vegas, Trump said that he was aware of Musk's poll but that he saw "a lot of problems at Twitter," according to Bloomberg.
"I hear we're getting a big vote to also go back on Twitter. I don't see it because I don't see any reason for it," Trump was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. "It may make it, it may not make it," he added, apparently referring to Twitter's recent internal upheavals.
The prospect of restoring Trump's presence to the platform follows Musk's purchase last month of Twitter — an acquisition that has fanned widespread concern that the billionaire owner will allow purveyors of lies and misinformation to flourish on the site. Musk has frequently expressed his belief that Twitter had become too restrictive of freewheeling speech.
His efforts to reshape the site have been both swift and chaotic. Musk has fired many of the company's 7,500 full-time workers and an untold number of contractors who are responsible for content moderation and other crucial responsibilities. His demand that remaining employees pledge to "extremely hardcore" work triggered a wave of resignations, including hundreds of software engineers.
Users have reported seeing increased spam and scams on their feeds and in their direct messages, among other glitches, in the aftermath of the mass layoffs and worker exodus. Some programmers who were fired or resigned this week warned that Twitter may soon fray so badly it could actually crash.
Musk's online survey, which ran for 24 hours before ending Saturday evening, concluded with 51.2% of more than 15 million votes favoring the restoration of Trump's Twitter' account. It comes four days after Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2024.
Trump lost his access to Twitter two days after his supporters stormed the Capitol, soon after the former president had exhorted them to "fight like hell." Twitter dropped his account after Trump wrote a pair of tweets that the company said cast further doubts on the legitimacy of the presidential election and raised risks for the Biden presidential inauguration.
After the Jan. 6 attack, Trump was also kicked off Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Meta Platforms, and Snapchat. His ability to post videos to his YouTube channel was also suspended. Facebook is set to reconsider Trump's account suspension in January.
Throughout his tenure as president, Trump's use of social media posed a significant challenge to major social media platforms that sought to balance the public's interest in hearing from public officials with worries about misinformation, bigotry, harassment and incitement of violence.
But in a speech at an auto conference in May, Musk asserted that Twitter's ban of Trump was a "morally bad decision" and "foolish in the extreme."
Earlier this month, Musk, who completed the $44 billion takeover of Twitter in late October, declared that the company wouldn't let anyone who had been kicked off the site return until Twitter had established procedures on how to do so, including forming a "content moderation council."
On Friday, Musk tweeted that the suspended Twitter accounts for the comedian Kathy Griffin, the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson and the conservative Christian news satire website Babylon Bee had been reinstated. He added that a decision on Trump had not yet been made. He also responded "no" when someone on Twitter asked him to reinstate the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account.
In a tweet Friday, the Tesla CEO described the company's new content policy as "freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach."
He explained that a tweet deemed to be "negative" or to include "hate" would be allowed on the site but would be visible only to users who specifically searched for it. Such tweets also would be "demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter," Musk said.
Photos: Elon Musk through the years
2000: Peter Thiel, Elon Musk
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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2000 file photo, PayPal Chief Executive Officer Peter Thiel, left, and founder Elon Musk, right, pose with the PayPal logo at corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
2008: Tesla, Elon Musk
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2008 file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk stands in front a Tesla sports car at a Tesla showroom in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
2009: Elon Musk, Tesla Model S
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FILE - In this March 26, 2009 file photo, Tesla Motors CEO, Chairman and Product Architect Elon Musk speaks at the unveiling of the Tesla Model S all-electric 5-door sedan, in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
2009: Tesla, Elon Musk
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In this July 21, 2009 photo, shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk talking about the lawsuit at Tesla headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
2009: Tesla Founders Fight
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In this Tuesday, July 21, 2009 photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses at Tesla headquarters in San Carlos, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
2010: Barack Obama, Elon Musk
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President Barack Obama walks to look at the Flacon 9 launch vehicle with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, April 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2010: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Akio Toyoda, Elon Musk
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Calif. Gov., Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, left, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, center, at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, May 20, 2010. Tesla and Toyota officials announce partnership. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
2010: Elon Musk
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, poses with a Tesla car in front of Nasdaq following the electric automaker’s initial public offering, Tuesday, June, 29, 2010, in New York. The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker "TSLA." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
2010: Wall Street Tesla
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Elon Musk, center, CEO of Tesla Motors, raises his hand at the Nasdaq opening bell to celebrate the electric automaker’s initial public offering, Tuesday, June, 29, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
2011: Elon Musk
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Elon Musk, co-founder, chief executive and product architect of Tesla Motors, poses at the premiere of the documentary film "Revenge of the Electric Car," Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Tesla Motors in Los Angeles. The film is director Chris Paine's follow-up to his 2006 documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
2012: Elon Musk
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SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk walks in a procession after delivering the commencement speech for Caltech graduates in Pasadena, Calif. Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
2013: Elon Musk
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival on Saturday, March 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
2014: Elon Musk
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FILE - In this May 29, 2014 file photo, Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, introduces the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
2015: Elon Musk, Model X
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif. Musk said the Model X sets a new bar for automotive engineering, with unique features like rear falcon-wing doors, which open upward, and a driver's door that opens on approach and closes itself when the driver is inside. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
2015: Elon Musk
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Elon Musk, CEO & Chief Product Architect of Tesla Moters, attends the premiere of "Racing Extinction" during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
2016: Mexico SpaceX Mars
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. In a receptive audience full of space buffs, Musk said he envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to Mars, 'Battlestar Galactica' style. He calls it the Mars Colonial fleet, and he says it could become reality within a century. Musk's goal is to establish a full-fledged city on Mars and thereby make humans a multi-planetary species. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)
2017: Trump
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President Donald Trump talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, center, and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2018 MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala
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Grimes, left, and Elon Musk attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May 7, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
2018: SpaceX Moon
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SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
2018: Elon Musk Tunnel
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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Musk has unveiled his underground transportation tunnel, allowing invited guests to take some of the first rides ever on the tech entrepreneur's solution to "soul-destroying traffic." (Robyn Beck/Pool Photo via AP)
2019: APTOPIX Tesla Model Y
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk jokingly motions to kick before introducing the Model Y at Tesla's design studio Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. The Model Y may be Tesla's most important product yet as it attempts to expand into the mainstream and generate enough cash to repay massive debts that threaten to topple the Palo Alto, Calif., company. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2019: NASA-SpaceX
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, talks with SpaceX chief engineer Elon Musk, second from left, and NASA astronauts crew Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, right, in front of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, about the progress to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station, from American soil, as part of the agency's commercial crew program at SpaceX headquarters, in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
2019: Tesla Pickup
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
2020: SpaceX Capsule Test
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Elon Musk, founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of SpaceX speaks during a news conference after a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket test flight to demonstrate the capsule's emergency escape system at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
2020: Trump SpaceX
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Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks during a round table discussion with President Donald Trump at Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
2020: Trump SpaceX
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Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk jumps in the air as people applaud during an event at the Vehicle Assembly Building on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The event occurred after a rocket ship designed and built by SpaceX lifted off on Saturday with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine looks on at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2020: Germany Musk
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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP)
2021: APTOPIX Elon Musk SolarCity Lawsuit
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Elon Musk walks from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Monday, July 12, 2021. Musk took to a witness stand Monday to defend his company's 2016 acquisition of a troubled company called SolarCity against a shareholder lawsuit that claims he's to blame for a deal that was rife with conflicts of interest and never delivered the profits he had promised. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
2022: Germany Tesla
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Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The first European factory in Gruenheide, designed for 500,000 vehicles per year, is an important pillar of Tesla's future strategy. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP)
