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– Authorities resumed searching the Connecticut River today for a 7-month-old baby who they think went off a bridge with his suicidal father. The father—22-year-old Tony Moreno—survived the 120-foot plunge and was pulled from the water by firefighters Sunday night, reports NBC Connecticut. But there's still no sign of his son, Aaden. Meanwhile, the Hartford Courant reports that the boy's mother had sought a restraining order last month because she feared for her child's safety and her own. "He has told me he could make my son disappear any time of the day," wrote Adrianne Oyola about Moreno in court documents. "He told me how he could make me disappear, told me how he could kill me," she added, along with, "I feel that he is a danger to my child and me and would like to leave with my child and get full custody." A judge denied the restraining order after a hearing on June 29. Family members called police late Sunday because Moreno was threatening to kill himself and had the baby with him. He then jumped off the Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown. He remains hospitalized and is expected to face charges.

A 22-year-old suicidal father who jumped into the Connecticut River in Middletown late Sunday night may have taken his 7-month-old son with him, and police are now searching for the little boy's body. (Published Monday, July 6, 2015)

 Police are continuing to search for the body of a 7-month-old boy who they believe went into the Connecticut River when his suicidal father jumped off the Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown late Sunday night.

 The recovery mission resumed Tuesday morning, using boats, paddle boards and jet skies to search.

 Police said the baby's father, Tony Moreno, 22, of Middletown, called someone threatening suicide before jumping into the river around 11:45 p.m. Sunday. That person dialed 911 and told officers Moreno's baby boy, Aaden, was crying in the background.

 Officers rushed to the scene and saw Moreno jump. Middletown firefighters pulled him to shore and a LifeStar medical helicopter airlifted Moreno to the hospital, where he was initially listed in serious condition. Police said he was alert and conscious in the hospital as of Tuesday morning.

 Search for Baby Now a Recovery Mission

 Hours after beginning to search for a 7-month-old baby whose 22-year-old suicidal father jumped from the Arrigoni Bridge into the Connecticut River in Middletown late Sunday night, police said the baby went into the water as well and this is now a recovery mission. (Published Monday, July 6, 2015)

 Police did not see Aaden with his father and searched the water for nearly 24 hours before calling that initial operation off.

 "I’m hoping against hope that somebody will find that poor child," Tom Moreno, a relative, said.

 Officials said there are challenges to searching the river, which changes courses.

 "It's very difficult. Visibility is very limited. You may have 1- or 2-foot visibility going in one direction you may have 0-visibility going in another direction," Middletown Fire Chief Robert Kronenberger said. "What you see on the surface, as far as a current, may not be what’s going on underneath. The current below the water could be a lot stronger than what’s on the surface."

 State police issued a Silver Alert for the boy on Monday morning, but later said the chances of finding him alive are slim.

 "The Middletown police department has been able to confirm that a 7-month-old listed as missing did enter the Connecticut River last night. The search for the 7-month-old boy is now classified as a recovery," Middletown police spokesman Lt. Heather Desmond said during a news conference Monday afternoon.

 Moreno's condition, meanwhile, improved in the hospital. While he's conscious and alert, it's not clear if he told investigators what might have happened to his young son.

 Police are still investigating but said they expect to file charges.

 Community members gathered at the Middletown green on Monday evening to hold a candlelight vigil for Aaden and a Facebook group entitled "Help Find Aaden Moreno!!" has garnered the support of more than 1,500 people.

 "Whatever condition he’s in. I hope he’s found and that the family can get peace within their hearts," Kiana Beamon, a family friend, said.

 Aaden is 2 feet tall and weighs 23 pounds, according to the Silver Alert issued Monday. He was last seen wearing black pants and a black-and-white striped shirt with a picture of Mickey Mouse on the front.

 "I’m praying for a miracle that Aaden will be found alive but also praying for the family and comfort for them however this tragedy turns out," Djuana Beamont, a family friend, said.

 In Connecticut, police will issue a Silver Alert for any child who is missing, along with missing people over the age of 65 and any other missing people who might have a medical condition requiring treatment.

 Connecticut State Police will issue an Amber Alert when there is an "absolute emergency" in which the life of a child is in danger.

 Middletown police ask anyone with information on the baby's whereabouts to call the police department at 860-638-4000. ||||| "The events that led up to this tragedy are not unusual for many victims of domestic violence across Connecticut," said Karen Jarmoc, president and CEO of CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence. "From what we have learned so far about the application for a restraining order by Aaden's mother, this is not the first incident of an order being denied where we have felt that there was clear merit." |||||


Here is a news article: Mr. Mays and Mr. Richmond were rising stars in the football program, and some Steubenville residents have complained about a culture that protects the team. Others say the girl, her supporters and the news media have blown the episode out of proportion. Lawyers for the two boys, who could be sent to juvenile jail until they are 21 if they are found guilty, have denied the charges and said that any sex was consensual.

 The girl testified Saturday that after leaving a party around midnight on Aug. 11 with the two football players, she woke up the next morning in the basement living room of another house. She was naked, she recalled, with no idea how she got there or where she was, and Mr. Mays, Mr. Richmond and another boy were surrounding her. The girl said that the boys put her clothes on a table, but she could not find her phone, her underwear, her earrings or her shoes.

 “I was embarrassed and scared, and I did not know what to think because I could not remember anything,” she testified. She said that over the next two days she pieced together what had happened with the help of friends who showed her a video posted on YouTube and a picture that had circulated of her in the basement lying naked.

 Earlier on Saturday, two former friends of the girl testified for the defense that she had a reputation as a liar. An expert defense witness also testified that the girl was not likely to have consumed enough alcohol to pass out that night but that she did drink enough to have a memory lapse, implying she could have consented to having sex but did not remember doing so.

 On Friday, one friend and classmate testified that he saw Mr. Mays penetrate the girl with his fingers in the back seat of a car, while another student testified that Mr. Richmond did the same while she was in the basement. Both students testified after being granted immunity from prosecution.

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 When it was her turn on the witness stand, the girl, guided by the prosecutor Marianne Hemmeter, testified for two hours about how she discovered how she was treated that night, and how she came to figure out that Mr. Mays was only pretending to care about her in an effort to try to save himself.

 She said an increasingly frantic Mr. Mays repeatedly sent her text messages the next day, pleading with her not to press charges and saying that he feared his football career would be hurt.

 “He was just, like, freaking out,” the girl testified Saturday. “He kept asking, ‘Are you going to tell the police?’ He was trying to get me not to tell anyone.”

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 In one text message, she said, Mr. Mays admitted taking the picture of her naked in the basement but said that he did not know how the photograph had been circulated. He said the picture showed his semen on top of her, the result of what he said had been a consensual sexual act.

 At one point, Mr. Mays, who maintained that he had taken care of the girl while she was drunk, appeared to grow increasingly frustrated that she refused to reassure him. He told her in a text message, “I’ll just never do anything nice for you again.”

 Later, in the final series of text messages they ever exchanged, Mr. Mays told her, “I’m about to get kicked off my football team.”

 The girl replied: “The more you bring up football, the more pissed I get, because that’s like all you care about.”

 Mr. Mays texted back: “You know that’s not all I care about, but that needs to be taken care of first.” ||||| Two Ohio high school football players have been found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl in a case that roiled a small city and stirred reaction from activists online.

 MaysMa'lik Richmond, 16, right, talks with hsia attorner Walter madison as they enter court for the fourth day of his and co-defendant, 17-year-old Trent Mays trial on rape charges in juvenile court... (Associated Press)

 Trent Mays, 17, left, talks with one of his defense lawyers, Brian Duncan before the start for the fourth day of his and co-defendant 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond's trial on rape charges in juvenile court... (Associated Press)

 MaysMa'lik Richmond, 16, enters court for the fourth day of his and co-defendent, 17-year-old Trent Mays trial on rape charges in juvenile court on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio. Mays... (Associated Press)

 Trent Mays, 17, enters court for the fourth day of his and co-defendent defendant 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond 's trial on rape charges in juvenile court on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio.... (Associated Press)

 Ma'lik Richmond, top, hugs his mother Daphne Birden, after closing arguments were made on the fourth day of the juvenile trial for Ma'lik and co-defendant Trent Mays on rape charges on Saturday, March... (Associated Press)

 Defense attorney Walter Madison, left cross-examines states expert witness, forensic scientist Laureen Marinetta, right, as Judge Thomas Lipps, center, listens on the fourth day of the rape trial against... (Associated Press)

 Judge Thomas Lipps ruled Sunday in juvenile court that Steubenville High School students Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond are guilty of attacking the girl after an alcohol-fueled party last August.

 The 17-year-old Mays and 16-year-old Richmond were charged with digitally penetrating the West Virginia girl, first in a car and then in a house. They could be held in a juvenile jail until they turn 21.

 The case divided the community amid allegations that more students should have been charged and led to questions about the influence of the football team, a local source of a pride.

 THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

 A judge planned to announce his verdict Sunday in the case of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer.

 Prosecutors say the drunken girl was taken advantage of and treated like a toy. Defense attorneys counter that the girl has a history of heavy drinking and telling lies.

 Testimony concluded Saturday night with the accuser recalling that she drank at a party in August but couldn't remember what had happened when she awoke the next day naked in a strange house.

 Testimony in the four-day nonjury trial against Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond ended after the judge heard from the 16-year-old West Virginia girl and others in the juvenile court case.

 If found delinquent _ the juvenile court equivalent of guilty _ the two defendants could be jailed until they turn 21, when they would be released.

 Mays, 17, and Richmond, 16, are charged with digitally penetrating the girl, first in a car and then in the basement of a house, while out partying Aug. 12. Mays also is charged with illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. They maintain their innocence.

 The case has riveted the small city of Steubenville amid allegations that more students should have been charged and has led to questions about the influence of the popular football team, a source of pride in a community that suffered massive job losses with the collapse of the steel industry.

 On the stand Saturday, the girl said she remembers drinking at the party, leaving the party holding hands with Mays, then throwing up later. The next thing she remembers is waking up with no clothes on in a strange house, she said. She said she felt scared and embarrassed. Her phone, earrings, shoes and underwear were missing, she testified.

 The accuser said she believed she was assaulted when she later read text messages among friends, saw a photo of herself from that night and watched a YouTube video in which a student cracks jokes about the alleged rape just hours afterward. She said she suspected she had been drugged because she couldn't explain being as intoxicated as defense witnesses have said she was.

 The girl testified in a quiet, sometimes hesitant voice, and broke down only once: when prosecutor Marianne Hemmeter showed her a second photo of herself naked that she hadn't seen.

 Richmond observed the girl carefully as she spoke, while Mays, as he often did during the trial, fidgeted, appearing not to focus on any one thing in the courtroom.

 Prosecutors told the judge in closing arguments that the evidence was overwhelming. Defense attorneys argued that prosecutors hadn't proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

 Earlier Saturday, defense attorneys went after the accuser's character, calling two former friends of hers to the stand. They testified that the girl had a history of drinking heavily and was known to lie about things.

 West Virginia high school student Kelsey Weaver said the accuser told her what happened two days after the party, then, sometime afterward, told Weaver she couldn't remember what had happened.

 Earlier, Weaver testified that the accuser was flirting at the party with Richmond.

 Both Weaver and schoolmate Gianna Anile testified they were angry at the accuser because she was drinking heavily at the party and rolling around on the floor. They said they tried unsuccessfully to get her to stop drinking.

 Anile said she also tried to get her friend to stay at the party rather than leave with others, including the two defendants.

 The day after the party, when Anile and another friend picked up the accuser from the house where she'd stayed, the accuser said she had no memory of the night before, Anile testified.

 The accuser said in her later testimony that she doesn't remember making that statement or being photographed as she was carried by Mays and Richmond, an image that stirred up the community as it spread on social media sites. Others have testified the photo was a joke and the girl was conscious when it was taken.

 Testimony Friday from three teenage boys granted immunity from prosecution incriminated the defendants.

 The Associated Press normally doesn't identify minors charged in juvenile court, but Mays and Richmond have been widely identified in news coverage, and their names have been used in open court. The AP also doesn't generally identify people who say they were victims of sex crimes.

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 Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached at https://twitter.com/awhcolumbus. |||||
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– A judge has found two boys guilty in the rape of a 16-year-old girl that rocked the small Ohio town of Steubenville, reports the AP. Judge Thomas Lipps ruled that Steubenville High School football players Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, are guilty of digitally penetrating the girl after a booze-fueled party in August. A state prosecutor asked for a harsh sentence for the boys, citing an "absolute lack of remorse" the pair had demonstrated. Loud sobs were heard in the courtroom after the verdict was read. Both boys apologized; Richmond broke down sobbing as he stood to approach the victim. Mays will be jailed for at least two years; Richmond will be jailed for one year. Depending on their behavior, they could remain there until they are 21. The verdict comes a day after the girl herself took the stand, reports the New York Times, testifying that she didn't remember what happened in the six hours before she awoke naked in a basement with Mays, Richmond, and another boy around her. “I was embarrassed and scared, and I did not know what to think because I could not remember anything,” she said, adding that the boys put her clothes on a table when she asked for them. In the following days, she says, she figured out what had happened and said that Mays started to get scared, texting her constantly. “He was just, like, freaking out,” she said. “He kept asking, ‘Are you going to tell the police?’ He was trying to get me not to tell anyone.” Another boy testified Friday that he filmed part of the assault on his cell phone, only to delete it the next day.


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What they said: 49ers discuss Colin Kaepernick

 There weren’t many football-related questions posed in the 49ers’ locker room today.

 The topic, of course, was quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his refusal to stand for the national anthem during the 49ers’ first three preseason games. Kaepernick’s stance inspired a team meeting this morning in which Kaepernick and team leaders spoke. Based on what players said, the meeting prompted thoughtful discussion and provided a better understanding for some of what Kaepernick is attempting to accomplish.

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 It’s probably safe to say many players don’t agree with Kaepernick’s anthem stance. That said, they respect his desire to highlight issues of police brutality and racial inequality, and his willingness to absorb the resulting avalanche of critcism.

 Here is a sampling of what players said:

 WR Torrey Smith

 “I know he’s taking a lot of heat for it. And he understands that when you do something like that, it does offend a lot of people. When I think of the national anthem, I think of soldiers. Soldiers that have died for our rights, and a right that he exercised. So I get why people are mad. I’m not (as) focused on how he did it, but the message he’s trying to send is important. We have real issues in society that need to be addressed. That was his way of standing up for it. I respect his right. Again, whether I agree with what he did or not - that’s not something I would do, but he did it.”

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 “When I think of the national anthem, I think of soldiers who have passed away for our freedom. So that’s not something that I would do. But I understand that Kap has absolutely nothing against soldiers. It’s about the state of where we are as a country. Standing up for that. I don’t think he meant to offend any soldiers. I don’t mean to speak for him, but just knowing him, and how he’s been with soldiers and the appreciation he’s shown for them, I’m sure that’s not what he meant by it.”

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 “I think everyone has a right to stand up for what they believe in. I respect that, first and foremost, whether I agree with what he did and the way he did it, that’s not for me. He has that right. Solders will die for his right to do exactly what he did.”

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 “Oftentimes people want athletes to take a stand. But when they do it, it’s like ‘Hey, ya’ll, shut up. Sit down.’ He did something, unfortunately, it’s the national anthem. I understand that as well … But it’s about the message he’s trying to send.”

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 “It takes a strong individual to stand up for what they believe in like that. And that’s a right that we have, so you have to respect it.”

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 “He took a stance. I’m not going to say I’m a big cheerleader of it, or whatever. He took a stance on something he believed in. I would have gone about it differently. That’s just me, personally. That has nothing to do with him. He stood up for what he believed in and it is something that is wrong and is a real issue in our society.”

 C Daniel Kilgore

 “When it came out, to be honest with you, I took offense to it. But after Kap stated his case today and seeing where he’s coming from, I do stand with Kap when he says enough is enough against crime, violence, discrimination and racism. I believe enough is enough. I do see where people think it’s bad with the national anthem and the military. For me, personally, I’m going to stand there every time. I’m going to think about and honor those who are fighting. Those who have fought: my family members, my friends. If Kap decides not to, that’s his decision.”

 LB NaVorro Bowman

 “Every guy on this team is entitled to his opinion and we’re all grown men. We play the ultimate team sport and we ask a lot of guys to come together, no matter what their beliefs are, or how they were brought up. We have one common goal. That’s to win football games. And anything outside of that is not really important to the team. Your prerogative is your prerogative, but the team comes first.”

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 “We’re still going to support Colin and rally (with) Colin because he’s part of our team. That’s our goal here, is to stay as (close) as we can because things like this are what breaks teams apart. And we can’t allow that to happen.”

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 “We’re always told our voice and use the stage that we’re on. I feel like, Colin, he made that choice to use his voice at this time of his career. And that’s his prerogative. My thing is, I wake up every day blessed and thankful to play in the NFL. And I don’t want to step into that box yet. I just want to focus on my career.”

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 “We support Colin. We don’t think he’s a bad teammate because he decided to voice his opinion on such a strong topic. But we can’t allow this … to divide our team.”

 TE Bruce Miller

 “His approach is that he wants to be an active member of this football team and do what it takes to win football games. Obviously, life is happening around us in the midst of that, so as a group we wanted to get together and make sure the team goals were still understood. What we wanted to accomplish.”

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 “I think we had a better understanding of what he was feeling. What he was trying to say. That way, we could approach this in our own way. But also be knowledgeable and understand where he was coming from … We’re a family in here and we’re going to support every guy.”

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 “We’re supporting him having the right to do that. No matter what people think the message was, or wasn’t. Whether it was right or wrong. We’re supporting Colin.”

 S Antoine Bethea

 “We’re all grown men here. We’re all going to have different opinions. You might agree with what he did or what he didn’t do. The timing of it. Everyone might have their different opinion about it. But at the end of the day, he’s a 49er. He’s our brother and we’re going to move forward.”

 “Kap is a very smart and intelligent. I know he thought about what he was going to do.”

 G Anthony Davis

 “I think it was beneficial. Kap talked to us about it and I think he made some valid points … That’s why I think the conversation is needed. I think the guys handled it well. We were open to each other’s opinions. It was impressive.”

 Twitter: @Eric_Branch ||||| SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem in each of the team's three preseason games and said he plans to continue to do so until he sees real change when it comes to racial oppression in the United States.

 "Yes, I'll continue to sit," Kaepernick said. "I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. To me this is something that has to change. When there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand."

 On Sunday afternoon, Kaepernick spent nearly 20 minutes addressing reporters for the first time since he was spotted sitting between two Gatorade jugs during the national anthem before Friday's game against the Green Bay Packers.

 Clearly aware of the backlash he's received since his stance became public, Kaepernick made it a point to clarify that he has nothing against the military.

 "I do think that the talk has been more about me, more about I know a lot of people's initial reactions thought it was bashing the military, which it wasn't," Kaepernick said. "That wasn't my intention at all. I think now that we have those things cleared up, we can get to the root of what I was saying and really address those issues."

 During the extensive interview, Kaepernick covered a variety of subjects, ranging from his reasoning behind sitting to whether he'll fear for his safety on the road this year to the presidential election.

 Kaepernick said his decision to make his stance has been a long time coming and was born of years of both witnessing and being a part of racial oppression.

 "It's something that I've seen, I've felt, wasn't quite sure how to deal with originally," Kaepernick said. "And it is something that's evolved. It's something that as I've gained more knowledge about, what's gone on in this country in the past, what's going on currently. These aren't new situations. This isn't new ground. There are things that have gone on in this country for years and years and have never been addressed, and they need to be."

 Asked to offer some specifics, Kaepernick cited police brutality in a number of cities that have resulted in the deaths of black men.

 Kaepernick recounted a story of one of his college roommates moving out of their house, and because he and his roommates were the only black people in the neighborhood, the police came and drew guns on them.

 "I do think that the talk has been more about me, more about I know a lot of people's initial reactions thought it was bashing the military, which it wasn't. That wasn't my intention at all. I think now that we have those things cleared up, we can get to the root of what I was saying and really address those issues." 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick

 "I have experienced this," Kaepernick said. "People close to me have experienced this. This isn't something that's a one-off case here or a one-off case there. This has become habitual. This has become a habit. So this is something that needs to be addressed."

 Kaepernick said his decision to sit also wasn't made spur of the moment. He cited conversations with other players and influential people, such as Dr. Harry Edwards, as taking place in the time before taking action.

 Dr. Edwards, who was instrumental in the protest by U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, is a 49ers team consultant and shared a hug and brief conversation with Kaepernick before Sunday's practice.

 Kaepernick also addressed the team at a players-only meeting that took place Sunday morning.

 "They asked me to talk and just explain why I did what I did," Kaepernick said. "And why I felt the way I felt. I had an open conversation with them. I told them why I felt that way and looked at things the way I do. A lot of it has to do with the history of the country and where we're currently at. I opened it up to all my teammates. Come talk to me if you have any questions. If you want to understand what I'm thinking further, come talk to me. It shouldn't be something that should be hidden. These conversations need to happen and can bring everybody closer."

 Kaepernick said he has no plans to try to get other players to join him in his protest, citing the attention that goes with making such a move.

 "This isn't something I'm going to ask other people to put their necks out for what I'm doing," Kaepernick said. "If they agree with me and feel strongly about it, then by all means I hope they stand with me. But I'm not going to go and try to recruit people and be like 'Hey, come do this with me' because I know the consequences that come with that, and they need to make that decision for themselves."

 As for the timing of the protest, Kaepernick said he didn't choose now simply because it's an election year, but he did voice his displeasure with the two presidential candidates.

 "You have Hillary [Clinton], who has called black teens or black kids superpredators," Kaepernick said. "You have Donald Trump, who is openly racist. We have a presidential candidate [Clinton] who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me. If that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?"

 From a football perspective, Kaepernick said he wants the team focus to be on winning games, but that there's also a time to discuss social issues. Asked whether he thought he could be cut for taking this stance, Kaepernick didn't seem concerned.

 "I don't know," Kaepernick said. "But if I do, I know I did what's right. And I can live with that at the end of the day."

 Kaepernick also said he has no concerns about potential backlash when he plays in road games this year.

 "At the end of the day, if something happens, that's only proving my point," Kaepernick said.

 As to where he goes from here, while Kaepernick continues to sit during the anthem, he says there are also plans to do more than symbolically protest.

 "There are things that I have in the works right now that I'm working on to put together in the future and have come to fruition soon," Kaepernick said. "Those are things that I'll talk about as we get closer to those days." |||||
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– Colin Kaepernick may have made himself America's least popular football player with his refusal to stand for the national anthem, but he isn't backing down, ESPN reports. The San Francisco 49er told reporters Sunday that he won't stand for the anthem until America stops oppressing black people. "When there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand," said the quarterback, who cited recent police killings of black men and his own experiences of prejudice and oppression. He stressed, however, that he has nothing against the military. Asked if he thought he might be cut from the team, Kaepernick said, "I don't know. But if I do, I know I did what's right. And I can live with that at the end of the day." The San Francisco Chronicle spoke to his teammates and found that while some of them are offended by his stance, they respect his right to voice an opinion. "I think everyone has a right to stand up for what they believe in. I respect that, first and foremost, whether I agree with what he did and the way he did it, that's not for me," says wide receiver Torrey Smith. "He has that right. [Soldiers] will die for his right to do exactly what he did." (Some former fans are burning Kaepernick jerseys.)


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Extensive searches for the Bramble Cay melomys, a small rat-like animal, have failed to find a single specimen from its only known habitat on a sandy island in far northern Australia Climate change appears to have driven to extinction an Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent, according to a new study, which suggests the species may be the first mammal lost to the global phenomenon.

 Extensive searches for the Bramble Cay melomys, a small rat-like animal, have failed to find a single specimen from its only known habitat on a sandy island in far northern Australia.

 Researchers said the key factor behind the extinction was "almost certainly" ocean inundation of the low-lying cay, likely on several occasions, over the last decade which resulted in dramatic habitat loss.

 Available data on sea-level rise and weather events in the Torres Strait region "point to human-induced climate change being the root cause of the loss of the Bramble Cay melomys", added the Queensland state government and University of Queensland study.

 The Melomys rubicola, considered the Great Barrier Reef's only endemic (found nowhere else) mammal species, was first discovered on the cay in 1845 by Europeans who shot the "large rats" for sport.

 But the last known sighting, by a professional fisherman, was in 2009.

 When a 2014 study found no sign of the species, researchers decided to conduct the most extensive survey possible in the hope of conserving the species.

 That survey—using traps, cameras and searches—"produced no records of the species, confirming that the only known population of this rodent is now extinct", said the report.

 The 2015 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species implicated climate change in the extinction of another mammal, the Little Swan Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus), a rodent previously found on a coral atoll in Honduras.

 But it found the main driver of its demise was an introduced cat, the report said.

 "Consequently, the conclusion here that the extirpation of the Bramble Cay melomys from Bramble Cay occurred because of rising sea levels and an increased incidence of extreme weather events over preceding years is significant in that it probably represents the first documented mammalian extinction due solely (or primarily) to anthropogenic climate change," it said.

 The study added that the main hope for the species was that another population existed in neighbouring Papua New Guinea.

 "Consequently, at this stage, it may be premature to declare the Bramble Cay melomys extinct on a global scale," it added.

 Environment group WWF-Australia said the fate of the species was a sad reminder of the nation's extinction crisis.

 "Australia officially has the worst rate of mammal extinction in the world," said spokesperson Darren Grover.

 Unless governments commit significant funding towards protecting Australia's threatened species, "we can expect to see more native critters go extinct on our watch", he added.

 Explore further: Feral cats behind extinction of unique Aussie mammals: study ||||| Bramble Cay melomys

 Common name: Bramble Cay melomys

 Scientific name: Melomys rubicola (Melo = Melanesian, mys = mouse; rubicola = Bramble (Cay)

 Family: Muridae (native rats and mice)

 Conservation status: This species is listed as extinct in the wild in Queensland (Nature Conservation Act 1992) and endangered nationally (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999).

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 The Bramble Cay melomys was one of the mosaic-tailed rats (distinguished by the mosaic pattern of scales on its tail rather than the concentric rows of scales running along the length of the tail found in most other types of rats and mice). It was larger than the three other Australian species of melomys and about the size of a small rat (head and body length: 148-165 mm; tail length: 145-185 mm). Also distinguishing it from other Australian melomys was that its tail was obviously lumpy, with each scale on the tail being bulbous. It had reddish-brown fur with a paler underbelly, relatively small ears and a long tail with a prehensile tip.

 Habitat and distribution

 This species was only found on Bramble Cay, a small vegetated coral cay (a reef island composed of coral rubble and sand) roughly 340 m long by 150 m wide, but subject to seasonal changes in both shape and size, located at the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. This made it Australia's most isolated species of mammal. There has been speculation that the species may also occur on other islands in the Torres Strait or in Papua New Guinea (PNG), given the close proximity of the cay to the mouth of the Fly River, which regularly deposits large amounts of debris (e.g., logs and assorted driftwood, whole palm trees and other vegetation) on Bramble Cay. Further survey work on these islands and PNG, along with clarification of the taxonomic status of the Bramble Cay melomys in relation to PNG species, is required (Latch 2008).

 Life history and behaviour

 Little was known about the biology and ecology of the Bramble Cay melomys. Individuals had been observed foraging at night among the island’s herbaceous vegetation and were thought to be dependent upon plant material, particularly the succulent herb Portulaca oleracea, for food. It is possible the species also ate turtle eggs.

 Trap data demonstrated that the Bramble Cay melomys had a strong female-biased sex ratio. Pregnant and lactating females, juveniles and subadults had all been trapped in July, suggesting an extended winter breeding season.

 The Bramble Cay melomys coexisted with large numbers of shorebirds (noddies, terns and boobies) and nesting green turtles. The Bramble Cay melomys were noted to avoid areas in which high densities of shorebirds occurred.

 In 1978, the population on Bramble Cay was estimated to comprise at most several hundred individuals. A formal population census of the Bramble Cay melomys conducted in 1998 estimated the cay’s population size was 93, based on the capture of 42 individuals. Surveys conducted for the species in 2002 and 2004 detected only 10 and 12 individuals, respectively. These results suggested there had been an ongoing decline in the abundance of the Bramble Cay melomys. A survey in 2011 and two surveys in 2014 failed to locate the species at all. The most recent of these assessments, conducted in August–September 2014, confirmed that the Bramble Cay melomys has been extirpated from Bramble Cay.

 Searches of other Torres Strait islands have failed to discover another population of the Bramble Cay melomys.

 Threatening processes

 Being confined to a single, very small, isolated location, the species was susceptible to a range of threats. It appeared to be inbred, an intrinsic problem that raised doubts about the long term viability of the population.

 The Bramble Cay melomys was also vulnerable to threats posed by the introduction of weeds, predators and competitors, and novel diseases. Certainly, anecdotal reports indicate at least some individuals were killed by domestic dogs that were released onto the island from visiting boats, but also that the species was hunted by indigenous people who visited from PNG on a sporadic basis.

 Although the cay demonstrates seasonal fluctuations in size (involving periods of erosion or deposition as a result of prevailing winds, waves and tides), phases of significant erosion may have impacted directly on the Bramble Cay melomys by reducing the area available for the species to occupy or limiting the availability of potential daytime refuges in caves and crevices in phosphatic rock outcrops at the south-eastern end of the island.

 Most critically, however, the extent of herbaceous vegetation on Bramble Cay decreased dramatically during the 10-year period following 2004, when the species was last captured. The primary cause of this significant decline in habitat was repeated seawater penetration of the island’s interior, which killed or damaged the vegetation. With an elevation of only 3 m above high tide level, Bramble Cay is particularly vulnerable to ocean inundation. This appears to be the threat that eventually sealed the fate of its resident melomys population.

 Available evidence indicates that the anthropogenic climate change-induced impacts of sea-level rise, coupled with an increased frequency and intensity of weather events that produced damaging storm surges and extreme high water levels, particularly during the last decade, were most likely responsible for the extirpation of the Bramble Cay melomys from Bramble Cay.

 Recovery actions

 Because the Bramble Cay melomys is now confirmed to have been lost from Bramble Cay, no recovery actions for this population can be implemented.

 Nevertheless, surveys for the species in other locations are warranted. It appears unlikely that the species occurs on any other Torres Strait island, but there is a possibility that the species is extant in the Fly River delta of PNG, an area that has received comparatively little mammal survey effort to date.

 Related information

 Dennis, A.J. 2008. Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola. In The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition (Eds S. Van Dyck & R. Strahan), pp 673–674. New Holland Publishers, Sydney, NSW.

 Dennis, A.J. 2012. Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola. In Queensland’s Threatened Animals. (Eds L.K. Curtis, A.J. Dennis, K.R. McDonald, P.M. Kyne & S.J.S. Debus), pp 398–399. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.

 Gynther, I., Waller, N. & Leung, L.K.-P. (2016) Confirmation of the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola on Bramble Cay, Torres Strait: results and conclusions from a comprehensive survey in August–September 2014.

 Latch P. 2008. Recovery Plan for the Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola. Report to Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane.

 Limpus, C.J., Parmenter, C.J. & Watts, C.H.S. 1983. Melomys rubicola, an endangered murid rodent endemic to the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 6: 77–79.

 Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A.A. & Harrison, P.L. 2014. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.

 Waller Natalie L., Gynther Ian C., Freeman Alastair B., Lavery Tyrone H., Leung Luke K.-P. (2017) The Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola (Rodentia: Muridae): a first mammalian extinction caused by human-induced climate change? Wildlife Research 44: 9-21. ||||| For the first time in recorded history, the extinction of a mammalian species has been linked primarily to man-made climate change.

 The Bramble Cay melomys, a small rodent that lived only on an island in the Great Barrier Reef, appears to have been completely wiped out, The Guardian reported.

 The rodent, also called the mosaic-tailed rat, was found on Bramble Cay, a small coral strip near Queensland, Australia.

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 A study led by Ian Gynther from Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, and in partnership with the University of Queensland, laid 150 traps on the island for six nights. It found no evidence of the melomys.

 Its report concludes that the “root cause” of the animal’s decline was rising sea levels on its coral home, which sits very low above the water. The area of the island above high tide fell from 4 hectares in 1998 to 2.5 hectares in 2014, the study found.

 A 2012 University of Queensland study highlighted the impact of climate change on habitat destruction across the world, finding that “serious declines are already a reality for many species.” |||||
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– Way to go, humanity. For the first time in history, human-induced climate change has been found "solely or primarily" responsible for the extinction of a mammal species, according to a new study. The Bramble Cay melomys, or mosaic-tailed rat, was found by Europeans on a tiny coral cay off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in 1845 and became known as the only mammal species endemic to the Great Barrier Reef, reports the Guardian. But though there were hundreds still in existence on Bramble Cay in 1978, the last were spotted by a fisherman in 2009, reports AFP. Researchers from the University of Queensland and the Queensland government—who traveled to Bramble Cay in 2014 and laid 150 traps for six nights to no avail—say "the only known population of this rodent is now extinct." Researchers found the cay, which sits about 10 feet above sea level, had flooded several times, wiping out the animals and their habitat. Just 2.5 hectares of land remained above high tide, reports Newsweek. "Significantly, this probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change," the researchers say—though they hope the animals reached the island on debris from Papua New Guinea and still survive there. Researchers say extreme weather was a factor in the extinction of the Little Swan Island hutia, a rodent once found on an atoll off Honduras, but cats were also to blame. "If this is one of the first" extinctions solely linked to humans, "it is more than likely not going to be the last," says an ecologist. "Species restricted to small, low lying islands, or those with very tight environmental requirements are likely to be the first to go." (Five islands have already vanished.)


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Our planet Earth flies between the sun and the outer planet Jupiter on May 8 (if you’re in the Americas or Pacific) or May 9 (for time zones in the rest of the world). That passage places Jupiter – largest world in our solar system, and a very bright planet in our sky – opposite the sun. In other words, Jupiter is now rising in the east as the sun is setting below the western horizon. Astronomers call this event an opposition of Jupiter.

 Opposition marks the middle of the best time of year to see a planet. That’s because it’s when the planet is up all night and generally closest for the year (the exact date of Jupiter at its closest this year is May 10).

 Your astronomical calendar for 2018 likely gives the date and time of Jupiter’s 2018 opposition as May 9 at 1 UTC. That translates to May 8 at 8 p.m. Central Daylight Time in North America (translate UTC to your time).

 Rising in the east around sunset, Jupiter climbs highest in the sky at midnight. It sets in the west around sunrise. Jupiter is always bright; it’s the largest planet in our solar system. It shines more brightly than any star in the evening sky.

 With the exception of the sun and moon, only Venus – the brightest planet, now in the west after sunset – outshines Jupiter. Try catching both Venus and Jupiter at nightfall now. Venus will be blazing low in the west and Jupiter, a bit fainter but still brighter than any star, will be shining in the east. Venus will set as Jupiter ascends in the eastern sky.

 At this 2018 opposition, Jupiter shines in front of the constellation Libra the Scales. The closest 2nd-magnitude star to Jupiter is Zubenelgenubi, Libra’s alpha star. Dazzling Jupiter – a planet in our own solar system and much closer to us than any star – outshines Zubenelgenubi by over 100 times.

 Jupiter comes to opposition about every 13 months. That’s how long Earth takes to travel once around the sun relative to Jupiter. As a result – according to our earthly calendars – Jupiter’s opposition comes about a month later each year.

 Last year – in 2017 – Jupiter’s opposition date was April 7.

 Next year – in 2019 – it’ll be June 10.

 Astronomer Guy Ottewell has a great post at his blog this week on Jupiter’s opposition and its location in our sky this year. The charts below (used with permission) are from Guy:

 There’s a NASA spacecraft orbiting Jupiter now. The Juno spacecraft’s orbit carries it low over Jupiter’s poles, providing never-before-seen glimpses of the giant planet’s polar regions. Jupiter isn’t a rocky planet like Earth. It’s more like a failed star, not massive enough or hot enough inside to spark thermonuclear fusion reactions, but some 2.5 times more massive than all the other planets in our solar system combined. Jupiter shows us nature magnified! Check out the video below, which provides an infrared view of the massive cyclones at Jupiter’s poles:

 Take an infrared tour of #Jupiter in a new 3-D flyover movie showing massive cyclones in the planet’s north pole. More news from #EGU18 https://t.co/mxwSOX9b0O pic.twitter.com/U1XbeY0AkW — NASA's Juno Mission (@NASAJuno) April 11, 2018

 Bottom line: Look for Jupiter on the night of May 8-9, 2018, as this world comes to opposition, the point opposite the sun in our sky. You’d need some 80 Jupiters – rolled into a ball – to be hot enough inside for thermonuclear reactions … for Jupiter to shine as stars do. Yet on this May night – as Jupiter rises opposite the sun – you can imagine it beaming down on us as a tiny sun all night long.

 Read more: How to see Jupiter’s moons

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 The next total eclipse is on August 21, 2017 but will only be visible from parts of the U.S.

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 Jakarta (CNN) Crowds across Asia were treated to stunning views of a total solar eclipse on Wednesday morning.

 Those in Indonesia had the best vantage point. The moon blacked out the sun in totality over Indonesia's main western island of Sumatra, before moving eastwards across Sulawesi and Borneo, and then over to the Maluku Islands.

 The eclipse was also partially visible in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hawaii and northern Australia, NASA said.

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 The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon moves directly between the Earth and sun, was first visible in Western Indonesia at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 9 local time (5:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 8).

 Read More ||||| For any stargazers pining for a glimpse at Jupiter, tonight is the night to break out the telescope. Earth is just about to pass directly between Jupiter and the sun, making this the brightest that the gas giant will glow in the night sky for the entire year.

 Starting at 6 AM on March 8, Jupiter will directly oppose the sun, appearing to rise as the sun sets. So as long as skies are clear, the planet will show off its sparkling face after nightfall and will continue to be easily spotted from dusk till dawn for several days. At its peak, the giant planet will appear brighter than any other stars and the second-brightest planet after Venus.

 Jupiter will also be at its closest tonight, meaning even those without telescopes can get a great view, Geoff Gaherty writes for Space.com. To find it, just look for Leo. Right now, Jupiter lingers in the southern regions of the constellation, shining nearly 30 times brighter than the nearby star Regulus, Deborah Byrd writes for EarthSky.org.

 If Jupiter alone isn't enough of a treat, its moons should provide plenty of entertainment. Upwards of 60 different moons orbit the gas giant, but are usually too tiny to spot with the naked eye. The four largest moons (Io, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa) are visible alongside Jupiter even with just a set of binoculars. First observed by Galileo Galilei in 1610, the four moons, which are known as the “Galilean Moons,” are some of the solar system’s most intriguing objects.

 According to NASA, Io is the most volcanically active object in our solar system, and is shrouded in thick clouds of multicolored sulfur. Europa, on the other hand, is cloaked by a thick sheet of ice, which astronomers believe may cover a massive ocean of liquid water or slushy ice—a potential spot for lurking life.

 Callisto has the oldest landscape in the solar system and is riddled with craters that can provide astronomers with a physical record of our planetary system's earliest days. Meanwhile Io is the largest moon in our solar system and is the only one that generates its own magnetic field.

 With a small telescope aimed at the sky, eagle-eyed viewers can watch as the four moons zip through their orbits around the giant planet. On the night of March 14, almost week after Jupiter enters opposition, stargazers will get a chance to see Europa and Io transit in between Jupiter and the Earth, with Europa beginning its journey at 9:27 P.M. EST, and Io following shortly after at 10:12 P.M, according to Astronomy Magazine.

 Although Jupiter enters opposition once a year, the exact timing varies because of differences between Earth’s orbit and the gas giant’s. It takes about 13 months for the Earth to get back in position between Jupiter and the sun, which means that each year opposition occurs a month later than the year before.

 So cross your fingers for a clear night and point your eyes to the skies to catch Jupiter shining bright. ||||| Jupiter reaches opposition with the sun on March 8, at 6 a.m. EST. Since it is directly opposite the sun in the sky, it rises just as the sun sets, remains visible all night long, and sets as the sun rises.

 Jupiter is now the brightest object in the night sky with the exception of the moon and the International Space Station. There's no difficulty telling the difference between Jupiter and the space station, because Jupiter appears stationary, while the orbiting laboratory moves across the sky rapidly, taking about 5 minutes to cross.

 The largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter is more than 11 times the diameter of Earth, and is more than 300 times as massive. Although it has a solid core, Jupiter is mostly made of hydrogen and helium gas. Near the planet's core, the hydrogen exists in a metallic form (meaning it conducts electricity). The planet's rapid rotation (less than 10 hours) causes its atmosphere to be drawn out into the darker belts and brighter zones seen on its surface. [Don't Miss These 12 Must-See Skywatching Events of 2016]

 Jupiter is currently located in the southern part of the constellation Leo, the lion. The planet is about a third of the way between the bright stars Regulus in Leo and Spica in Virgo. Seeing Jupiter in Leo brings back memories of my first night as a serious stargazer, when in 1957 I saw Jupiter for the first time, and identified the stars and constellations around it.

 Leo makes a very distinctive pattern in the stars, and has two parts: a sickle or reversed question mark on the right and a right triangle on the left (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere). Regulus marks the dot on the bottom of the question mark, and Denebola the far angle of the triangle. Leo contains one of the finest double stars in the sky, Algieba, which is just above Regulus, and several bright galaxies, especially Messier 65 and 66, just under the right angle of the triangle.

 Just to the right of Leo is the dim constellation Cancer, which is mainly notable for containing one of the nearest and brightest open clusters of stars, Praesepe, or the Beehive, No. 44 in Charles Messier's catalog of deep-sky objects. This cluster, 590 light-years distant, is actually brighter than any of the individual stars in the constellation.

 To Leo's left is the huge constellation Virgo, which contains many more galaxies than it does stars. Its brightest star, Spica, represents a sheaf of wheat in the hand of the virgin, a harbinger of spring.

 Above Virgo is the constellation Boötes, which contains Arcturus, the third brightest star in the sky, outshone only by Sirius and Canopus. Boötes is supposed to be a herdsman, but always looks more like a kite to me.

 If you own binoculars, try mounting them solidly and see if you can see Jupiter's four brightest moons. These were one of the first major discoveries made by Galileo in 1609 with his newly constructed telescope. He realized within a few days that these tiny spots of light were in orbit around the planet, and he used this to help prove Copernicus' model of a sun-centered system of planets.

 Jupiter's moons are fascinating to watch in even the smallest telescopes. They can be seen shifting positions in less than an hour, and often pass in front of or behind Jupiter itself. When passing in front of Jupiter, they cast their shadows on the giant planet's face.

 The cloud tops of Jupiter's thick atmosphere are clearly visible in amateur telescopes. Two dark cloud belts parallel its equator, with thinner cloud belts visible toward its poles. It has a famous cyclonic feature in its upper atmosphere with a distinctive salmon-pink color, known as the Great Red Spot. This has been followed by astronomers for several centuries, making it the oldest and largest storm system in the solar system, about three times the size of the Earth. |||||
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– People in other parts of the world are being treated to a solar eclipse this week, but Americans get a consolation prize with a terrific view of Jupiter in the night sky. Earth is passing between the sun and Jupiter, making the planet as bright as it will be for the entire year, reports Smithsonian. In fact, only the moon and the International Space Station will be brighter, notes Space.com. You'll find Jupiter in the constellation Leo, and the website has a diagram and more specifics of where to look. The best part is you can catch a glimpse of Jupiter at pretty much any time, adds a post at EarthSky.org: "You can see it in the east at nightfall and early evening [starting Tuesday]. Around midnight, when the sun is below your feet, Jupiter appears high overhead. At dawn tomorrow, you’ll see Jupiter low in your western sky." The planet will be easily visible for several days. As for that solar eclipse, if you don't happen to live in Indonesia, CNN notes that you can watch it via a NASA livestream here, beginning at 8pm Eastern Tuesday.


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Hispanic organizers are struggling to tamp down panic in their communities as federal authorities begin to implement President Trump's executive orders on immigration.

 One of the first cases to receive national attention, the deportation of Arizona resident Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, has put undocumented and mixed status communities on edge.

 "It's fair to say we’re all extremely troubled by the deportation action we saw take place yesterday in Arizona," said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza.

 "The first deportation [after] his executive order is of a working mom with two U.S. kids," she added.

 On the campaign trail, Trump initially promised to enact a deportation force to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants, starting with dangerous criminals.

 “They’re going to be out of here so fast, your head will spin,” Trump told Fox News in August. “As far as the rest, we’re going to go through the process, like they are now — perhaps with a lot more energy.”

 Trump softened his tone somewhat over the campaign, saying at the final presidential debate in October that he would prioritize the removal of "bad hombres."

 And as president-elect, Trump said his government would seek out "three or four million" dangerous criminals immigrants for deportation.

 Many Hispanic advocates feel that the Garcia de Rayos case shows the Trump administration will aggressively pursue all undocumented immigrants.

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 "This reaffirms that when the Trump administration said they would go after criminals, they really meant everybody," Murguia said.

 The perception that Trump is shifting back to his early campaign proposals has shaken many Hispanics, including many who are legally in the country.

 "The uncertainty and the confusion is prevalent with undocumented, legal residents and also citizens," said Telemundo anchorman José Diaz-Balart. "There are millions of mixed status families in the United States of America."

 And community organizers admit they have few tools to quell the trepidation.

 NCLR is one of many organizations that has set up a legal defense structure and started programs to inform immigrants of their rights, but under current law, an undocumented immigrant who comes in contact with federal enforcement officers has relatively few options.

 "We want people to stay calm and we want to give them assurances but we can’t give them assurances," Murguía said.

 Community organizations and media are focusing on keeping people informed of their options and the government's ability to persecute undocumented immigrants.

 "What we are asking of the community is to get more plugged into community organizations," said Erika Andiola, political director of Our Revolution, a political action group spun off Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersTentative deal reached to give Disney World workers an hour Sanders praises Dem move to limit role of superdelegates in picking nominee Democrats move to limit role of superdelegates in presidential nominations MORE's (I-Vt.) presidential campaign.

 "[We're] providing know-your-rights training, things you can do to protect yourself if you have a house raid or work raid," Andiola said.

 Diaz-Balart, the anchor for Noticieros Telemundo, the network's nightly news program, is hosting a town hall event Sunday for his viewers to better understand the administration's immigration actions.

 "[Immigrants are] now asking, 'how is this going to have an impact on me?'" said Diaz-Balart.

 "It’s a town hall that is going to be dealing with the questions that we hear over and over and over again from the people that we serve," he said. "It’s not about telling people what they want to hear, it’s about making sure the people are informed about things."

 Through his executive orders, Trump went after so-called "sanctuary cities" that restrict the degree to which their law enforcement agents collaborate with federal immigration enforcement. He has also redefined who could be labeled a "criminal alien."

 That redefinition greatly expanded the number of undocumented immigrants liable to be targeted for removal, beyond the "three or four million" that Trump had mentioned.

 José Magaña-Salgado, an attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, cited a study that said as many as 8 million people could now be targeted for deportation.

 Under Trump's order, the definition of criminality was expanded to include misdemeanors like illicitly crossing the border.

 It also expanded the definitions for immigrants to be considered priorities for deportation. Foreigners who have "committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense" are priorities, even before conviction. It also includes those who have committed "fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter or application before a governmental agency," a category that includes using fake Social Security numbers to work.

 While Trump campaigned on the prospect of removing dangerous criminals, Magaña-Salgado said the very structure of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would provide an incentive for indiscriminate enforcement.

 "The general philosophy of ICE agents and CBP agents, they view their job as expelling as many people from the country as possible," said Magaña-Salgado.

 "It benefits them to have high deportation numbers because they can justify their budget, they can justify their mission," he added.

 And cases like Garcia de Rayos provide an easy target for federal agents.

 Garcia de Rayos was apprehended during a yearly inspection at her local ICE headquarters, in which she voluntarily presented herself keeping with orders given to her when she was originally apprehended.

 As a low-risk offender — Garcia de Rayos was convicted of using a fake Social Security Number to work — she was not on the Obama administration's deportation priority list despite have been slated for deportation by an immigration judge.

 Beyond the detention of Garcia de Rayos, ICE conducted large raids this week on homes and workplaces that further alarmed Hispanic communities.

 Karen Tumlin, legal director of the National Immigration Law Center, said agents denied access to immigration lawyers after one such raid in Los Angeles that rounded up about 100 people.

 "Immigration attorneys flocked to the scene," Tumlin said. "They were shut out."

 "[It's] absolutely unacceptable and potentially unlawful," she added.

 Similar cases to Garcia de Rayos could also attract the attention of federal enforcement officers because of the shortage of immigration judges to prosecute cases. People who have already been slated for deportation by a judge can be removed without further due process.

 The lack of immigration judges is "certainly going to be a constraint," said Magaña-Salgado.

 But agents can use expedited removal procedures, curbed under the Obama administration but not taken off the books, to get detainees to accept a quick deportation over a lengthy wait for an immigration judge, in many cases while incarcerated.

 "They’re going to use that tool to take people out of the court system and due process," Magaña-Salgado said.

 Activists warn that going after easy targets can damage communities in several ways.

 People who would otherwise be economically active could go into hiding, trust in law enforcement agencies could be diminished, and dangerous criminals could more easily slip through the cracks as federal agents pursue non-dangerous undocumented immigrants.

 "People want to comply with the enforcement agencies," Murguia said. "They’re supposed to report in with these check ins; if they see they’re going to put themselves at risk, it’s a very difficult situation."

 "These are gut wrenching, heart-breaking stories," she added. "In a civilized society, we can’t find a better way to deal with these issues?"

 The Telemundo town hall will air Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. EST and will feature Alma Rosa Nieto, an immigration lawyer who will answer questions on specific cases. ||||| Immigration Raids Are Reported Around The Country

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 Federal immigration authorities launched a new wave of raids and other actions in several states over the past five days aimed at sweeping up people who are in this country illegally.

 It's not known how many people were rounded up across the country, but immigration advocates say they've received reports of raids in California, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, New York and Kansas. The ICE operations are the first to take place since President Trump issued his Jan. 26 executive order expanding the priorities for enforcement.

 President Trump has promised to deport 2 to 3 million immigrants with criminal records, but immigration experts say that while the Department of Homeland Security estimates there are 1.9 million "removable criminal aliens" in the United States, only about 690,000 are in this country illegally and have been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor.

 Preliminary reports from southern California give an indication of the scope of the ICE operations. An official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in southern California, David Marin, called the actions routine "surge operations" that target "priority cases," in other words, people in this country illegally who have criminal convictions.

 "We made 161 arrests, and of those 161, 151 of those had prior criminal convictions. ... The majority of them were felons and those felons which had prior convictions included sex offenses, domestic violence, assault, robbery and weapons violations, just to name a few," said Marin in a press teleconference held late Friday.

 Marin said that of the ten others, five had impending deportation orders or had been deported and had illegally returned to the United States. The remaining five had no criminal records, but were in this country without documents.

 Immigrant advocates dispute officials' claims that the operations were routine.

 "What they're trying to do is a really concerted effort to instill fear and terrorize our communities," said David Abud, an organizer with the National Day Labor Organizing Network based in Los Angeles told NPR.

 "It's a way in which Trump and ICE are retaliating against sanctuary jurisdictions," he added.

 As we reported in the Two-Way, the majority of people in this country illegally are concentrated in 20 metropolitan areas in the country.

 The Washington Post quoted one immigration official who was not authorized to speak publicly because of the sensitive nature of the operation as saying, "Big cities tend to have a lot of illegal immigrants. They're going to a target-rich environment."

 There were anecdotal reports of ICE staging traffic checkpoints and random sweeps of people suspected of being here illegally. ICE's Marin called those reports "dangerous and irresponsible."

 Marin declined to discuss any connection between the raids and the president's recent executive order, except to say that the operations had been planned for weeks before that order was issued. ||||| U.S. immigration authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least a half-dozen states this week in a series of raids that marked the first large-scale enforcement of President Trump’s Jan. 25 order to crack down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living here illegally.

 Officials said the raids targeted known criminals, but they also netted some immigrants without criminal records, an apparent departure from similar enforcement waves during the Obama administration. Last month, Trump substantially broadened the scope of who the Department of Homeland Security can target to include those with minor offenses or no convictions at all.

 Trump has pledged to deport as many as 3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal records.

 Immigration officials confirmed that agents this week raided homes and workplaces in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, the Los Angeles area, North Carolina and South Carolina, netting hundreds of people. But Gillian Christensen, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said they were part of “routine” immigration enforcement actions. ICE dislikes the term “raids,” and prefers to say authorities are conducting “targeted enforcement actions,” she said.

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 Christensen said the raids, which began Monday and ended Friday at noon, found undocumented immigrants from a dozen Latin American countries. “We’re talking about people who are threats to public safety or a threat to the integrity of the immigration system,” she said, noting that the majority of those detained were serious criminals, including some who were convicted of murder and domestic violence.

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 Immigration activists said the crackdown went beyond the six states DHS identified, and said they had also documented ICE raids of unusual intensity during the past two days in Florida, Kansas, Texas and Northern Virginia.

 That undocumented immigrants with no criminal records were arrested and could potentially be deported sent a shock wave through immigrant communities nationwide amid concerns that the U.S. government could start going after law-abiding people.

 “This is clearly the first wave of attacks under the Trump administration, and we know this isn’t going to be the only one,” Cristina Jimenez, executive director of United We Dream, an immigrant youth organization, said Friday during a conference call with immigration advocates.

 ICE agents in the Los Angeles area Thursday took a number of individuals into custody over the course of an hour, seizing them from their homes and on their way to work, activists said.

 David Marin, ICE’s field director in the Los Angeles area, said in a conference call with reporters Friday that 75 percent of the approximately 160 people detained in the operation this week had felony convictions; the rest had misdemeanors or were in the United States illegally. Officials said Friday night that 37 of those detained in Los Angeles had been deported to Mexico.

 “Dangerous criminals who should be deported are being released into our communities,” Marin said.

 Spanish language radio stations and the local NPR affiliate in Los Angeles have been running public service announcements regarding the hourly “Know Your Rights” seminars the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles scheduled for Friday and Saturday. By the time the 4 p.m. group began Friday, more than 100 others had gathered at the group’s office in the Westlake neighborhood just outside downtown.

 A video that circulated on social media Friday appeared to show ICE agents in Texas detaining people in an Austin shopping center parking lot. Immigration advocates also reported roadway checkpoints, where ICE appeared to be targeting immigrants for random ID checks, in North Carolina and in Austin. ICE officials denied that authorities used checkpoints during the operations.

 [The ‘sanctuary city’ on the front line of the fight over Trump’s immigration policy]

 “I’m getting lots of reports from my constituents about seeing ICE on the streets. Teachers in my district have contacted me — certain students didn’t come to school today because they’re afraid,” said Greg Casar, an Austin City Council member. “I talked to a constituent, a single mother, who had her door knocked on this morning by ICE.”

 Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.) said he confirmed with ICE’s San Antonio office that the agency “has launched a targeted operation in South and Central Texas as part of Operation Cross Check.”

 “I am asking ICE to clarify whether these individuals are in fact dangerous, violent threats to our communities, and not people who are here peacefully raising families and contributing to our state,” Castro said in a statement Friday night.

 Hiba Ghalib, an immigration lawyer in Atlanta, said the ICE detentions were causing “mass confusion” in the immigrant community. She said she had heard reports of ICE agents going door-to-door in one largely Hispanic neighborhood, asking people to present their papers.

 “People are panicking,” Ghalib said. “People are really, really scared.”

 Immigration officials acknowledged that as a result of Trump’s executive order, authorities had cast a wider net than they would have last year.

 The Trump administration is facing several legal challenges to his executive orders on immigration. On Thursday, the administration lost a court battle over a separate executive order to temporarily ban entry into the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, as well as by refugees. The administration said Friday that it is considering raising the case to the Supreme Court.

 [Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban]

 Some activists in Austin and Los Angeles suggested that the raids might be retaliation for those cities’ “sanctuary city” policies. A government aide familiar with the raids said it is possible that the predominantly daytime operations — a departure from the Obama administration’s night raids — meant to “send a message to the community that the Trump deportation force is in effect.”

 Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, an immigrant advocacy group, said that the wave of detentions harks back to the George W. Bush administration, when workplace raids to sweep up all undocumented workers were common.

 The Obama administration conducted a spate of raids and also pursued a more aggressive deportation policy than any previous president, sending more than 400,000 people back to their birth countries at the height of his deportations in 2012. The public outcry over the lengthy detentions and deportations of women, children and people with minor offenses led President Obama in his second term to prioritize convicted criminals for deportation.

 A DHS official confirmed that while immigration agents were targeting criminals, given the broader range defined by Trump’s executive order, they also were sweeping up noncriminals in the vicinity who were found to be lacking documentation. It was unclear how many of the people detained would have been excluded under Obama’s policy.

 Federal immigration officials, as well as activists, said that the majority of those detained were adult men, and that no children were taken into custody.

 “Big cities tend to have a lot of illegal immigrants,” said one immigration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly because of the sensitive nature of the operation. “They’re going to a target-rich environment.”

 Immigrant rights groups said that they were planning protests in response to the raids, including one Friday evening in Federal Plaza in New York City and a vigil in Los Angeles.

 “We cannot understate the level of panic and terror that is running through many immigrant communities,” said Walter Barrientos of Make the Road New York in New York City, who spoke on a conference call with immigration advocates.

 “We’re trying to make sure that families who have been impacted are getting legal services as quickly as possible. We’re trying to do some legal triage,” said Bob Libal, the executive director of Grassroots Leadership, which provides assistance and advocacy work to immigrants in Austin. “It’s chaotic,” he said. The organization’s hotline, he said, had been overwhelmed with calls.

 Jeanette Vizguerra, 35, a Mexican house cleaner whose permit to stay in the country expired this week, said Friday during the conference call that she was newly apprehensive about her scheduled meeting with ICE next week.

 Fearing deportation, Vizguerra, a Denver mother of four — including three who are U.S. citizens — said through an interpreter that she had called on activists and supporters to accompany her to the meeting.

 “I know I need to mobilize my community, but I know my freedom is at risk here,” Vizguerra said.

 Janell Ross in Los Angeles and Camille Pendley in Atlanta contributed to this report. |||||

– "People are panicking." That's the message from one immigration lawyer after hundreds of undocumented immigrants were rounded up this week by ICE agents in raids in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and the Carolinas, the Washington Post reports. According to NPR, the raids were the first since President Trump signed a Jan. 26 executive order on undocumented immigrants. That order redefined "criminal alien," expanding the definition beyond the couple million "bad hombres" the president mentioned during the campaign to include undocumented immigrants who are only suspected of a crime or those who've committed low-level offenses, such as using a fake Social Security number to get a job, the Hill reports. All last week, homes and businesses were raided in broad daylight—a change in tactic from the Obama administration that one government aide says is possibly meant to "send a message" under Trump. Immigrant advocates are also reporting that ICE agents are stopping immigrants at random or going door to door in minority-heavy neighborhoods to ask for IDs, though ICE denies these tactics. There have also reportedly been major raids in Kansas, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. Many advocates see this week as punishment for sanctuary cities and an attempt to "instill fear" in immigrants. And while officials maintain they're targeting undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records, advocates say it doesn't help their case that the first deportation under Trump was a "working mom with two US kids."


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 The Sandusky Register reports 18-year-old Anthony Damante, of Milan, was arrested Tuesday in Norwalk.

 Police say a woman went into a store Friday afternoon to buy lottery tickets, returned to her car and found a strange smelling sandwich bag marked "Sour Kush" on the front seat, prompting a call to police.

 A police report says officers used surveillance camera footage to determine that another woman in the lot gave Damante money and went inside the store while Damante put the 40 grams (1.4 ounces) of pot into the unwitting woman's unlocked car.

 Court records don't indicate whether Damante has an attorney.

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– Police say a man who delivered a bag of marijuana to the wrong car in a northern Ohio store parking lot faces drug trafficking charges, reports the AP. The Sandusky Register reports 18-year-old Anthony Damante, of Milan, was arrested Tuesday in Norwalk and charged with marijuana trafficking, a fifth-degree felony. Police say a woman went into a store Friday afternoon to buy lottery tickets, returned to her car, and found a strange smelling sandwich bag marked "Sour Kush" on the front seat, prompting a call to police. A police report says officers used surveillance camera footage to determine that another woman in the lot gave Damante money, later determined to be $300, and went inside the store while Damante put the 1.4 ounces of pot into the unwitting woman's unlocked car. Court records don't indicate whether Damante has an attorney. Damante reportedly later turned over $240 in cash to the police, which he said was all that was left from the sale.


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 This will NOT appear anywhere on Newser ||||| The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI increased about 17 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s annual Hate Crime Statistics report, released today.

 Law enforcement reported 7,175 hate crimes to UCR in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016. Although the numbers increased last year, so did the number of law enforcement agencies reporting hate crime data—with approximately 1,000 additional agencies contributing information. The report, Hate Crime Statistics, 2017, includes hate crime information for last year, broken down by location, offenders, bias types, and victims.

 According to the report, the most common bias categories in single-bias incidents were race/ethnicity/ancestry (59.6) percent, religion (20.6 percent), and sexual orientation (15.8 percent). In addition to the 7,106 single-bias incidents reported last year, there were also 69 multiple-bias hate crimes reported.

 About 5,000 of the hate crimes reported were categorized as crimes against persons, such as intimidation or assault. About 3,000 were considered crimes against property, such as vandalism, robbery, or burglary. (Some hate crime incidents are classified as both crimes against persons and crimes against property.)

 The FBI is working with law enforcement partners across the country to encourage reporting of hate crime statistics. Next year, FBI personnel will provide training for law enforcement officers on how to identify bias-motivated incidents and report that data to the FBI’s UCR Program. Additionally, the Department of Justice launched a new hate crimes webpage, which has information for law enforcement on reporting incidents.

 Reporting hate crime data to the UCR Program allows the public, researchers, community leaders, and local government to raise awareness of the issue and gain a more accurate picture of hate crimes. It also allows law enforcement agencies to develop data-focused strategies and preventative measures.

 Hate crimes are the highest investigative priority in the FBI’s civil rights program. |||||

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– The FBI says hate crimes reports were up about 17% in 2017, marking a rise for the third year in a row. An annual report shows there were more than 7,100 reported hate crimes last year. There were increases in attacks motivated by racial bias (59.6% of incidents), religious bias (20.6%), and because of a victim's sexual orientation (15.8%). The report, released Tuesday, shows there was a nearly 23% increase in religion-based hate crimes, including a 37% spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says the report is a "call to action," reports the AP. He says the offenses were "despicable violations of our core values as Americans." The FBI says that although the number of attacks has increased, so has the number of law enforcement agencies reporting hate-crime data; roughly 1,000 additional agencies provided information.


These items are among those purchased by Gary Simpson, prior to taking 9-year-old Carlie Trent from her school in Rogersville, TN on May 4th. If you have information about the whereabouts of either of these individuals, call 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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 Two Knoxville banking executives are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the return of missing 9-year-old Carlie Marie Trent, who was abducted a week ago by her uncle in Hawkins County.

 Matt Daniels, president and chief executive officer of Apex Bank, said he and his business partner, 21st Mortgage President Tim Williams, felt compelled to get involved as the search continues without any confirmed sighting of the girl or her non-custodial uncle, 57-year-old Gary Simpson.

 “This is agonizing,” Daniels said Wednesday. “It’s not a 24-hour Amber Alert.”

 Daniels said Carlie reminds him of his two daughters, ages 10 and 6, and reminds Williams of his grandchildren.

 “We can’t imagine if it was one of ours , especially after a week,” Daniels said. “I’m sure the authorities are doing everything they can, but maybe there’s some way we can help. … All we want is her return.”

 Daniels added that he and Williams were inspired to put up the reward by Carlie’s pediatrician, Dr. Chris Calendine, who also is offering a $10,000 reward in the case.

 Similarly, the U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the girl’s recovery and Simpson’s capture.

 An East and Middle Tennessee Amber Alert remains in effect since the Rogersville, Tenn., girl was signed out of her elementary school under false pretenses Wednesday, May 4 by Simpson, her uncle by marriage.

 NEW PICTURES: He often wears a hat, so we want you to see these new images of Gary Simpson. #BringCarlieHome pic.twitter.com/pJVt7gExAy — TBI (@TBInvestigation) May 10, 2016

 The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday afternoon after information was obtained that the pair “were possibly sighted” in the Otterville area of central Missouri on Monday, according to the alert.

 The Missouri alert has since been canceled, officials said Wednesday.

 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said authorities are pursuing tips on possible sightings of Carlie and Simpson in 11 states, including many in the Southeast. The TBI has yet to receive a credible sighting, he said.

 “It is absolutely paramount that we do everything in our capability to bring this girl home as soon as possible,” DeVine said a news briefing Wednesday. “I am not in a position, however, to really speak to some of the specifics that we’ve been able to gather during the course of our investigation.

 “But suffice it to say, we believe this girl to be in imminent danger.”

 Authorities previously shared security video of Simpson taken at a Rogersville-area Walmart shortly before he picked up Carlie from her school, claiming her father had been in an accident.

 TBI officials initially described Simpson’s purchases as “camping supplies.”

 On Tuesday, DeVine said those items included a pink and purple “plush throw” blanket, a green men’s short-sleeve shirt, men’s black pants, girls’ khaki pants, two shades of lipstick, two shades of nail polish, a pink folding camp chair, a purple child-sized nightgown, a bikini and a Fruit of the Loom brand girls’ multipack of underwear.

 Simpson also bought several “nonperishable items” at a Save-A-Lot grocery store Wednesday afternoon, shortly after picking up the girl.

 “There’s every indication that he intended to go out of sight,” DeVine said during a Tuesday news conference in Rogersville, where the TBI has established a mobile command post. “We believe this girl is in imminent danger.”

 Asked to elaborate, he said he could not share other specifics gathered by investigators.

 “Gary, if you’re out there, we would encourage you to do the right thing … we would encourage you to bring Carlie home,” DeVine said Monday night, making a direct plea to Simpson. “There is nothing that has happened in the past few days that cannot be discussed and can’t be worked out.”

 The two were last seen traveling in a white 2002 Dodge conversion van, with Tennessee tag 173GPS.

 “Just keep remembering that the license plate features ‘GPS,’ ” DeVine said. “Should be pretty easy to remember.”

 NEW PICTURES: Here's the suspect vehicle in our #AmberAlert. TN TAG 173-GPS. See it in front of you? Call 911! pic.twitter.com/9eXtRVibkQ — TBI (@TBInvestigation) May 10, 2016

 Authorities suspect the two might be in an isolated area, DeVine said. The TBI has reached out to state park officials, as well as private campgrounds in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky.

 DeVine suggested property owners in rural areas take a look around their land for anything suspicious.

 Carlie is 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 75 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. Simpson is balding, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 157 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Both are white.

 Anyone with information on Carlie or Simpson is asked to call the TBI at 1-800-824-3463.

 Anyone with immediate information on the pair’s location is asked to call E-911. ||||| It's been a week since Carlie Trent was in school. On Wednesday, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation asked the public to trust them that Carlie Trent really is in danger.

 Josh DeVine, a spokesperson for TBI, said he has heard some disturbing rumors on social media that if Simpson was trying to protect Carlie Trent.

 He told WATE he has seen tweets that asked "If Simpson didn't harm Carlie when he had custody, why would he do it now."

 "I don't think he's trying to protect her. If we have not been abundantly clear about this since the get-go, let me take the opportunity to say this as clearly as I possibly can. This was not an innocent camping trip, this was a crime," said Devine. "We realize Gary Simpson is Carlie Trent's uncle by marriage, but we have specific, we have credible information that Carlie Trent is in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or death. That is why we issued an Amber Alert."

 DeVine said that is the reason Amber Alerts are issued very judiciously. He said they are reserved for the most serious of cases, and that this is one of them.

 "We need the public to be on the lookout, we need the public to trust us. When we say this child is in danger, we're not joking around. It is too serious. This is a 9-year-old girl on the line and you had better believe we're doing anything and everything to bring this girl home."

 TBI said agents are sifting through over 1,200 leads. Law enforcement in 19 states are also working on possible sightings, but DeVine says so far they have had nothing credible.

 A Missouri Amber Alert has been cancelled, but Amber Alert says Carlie Trent is still missing and the alert is still active in Tennessee.

 Anyone with information is asked to call the Rogersville Police Department at (423) 272-7555 or 1-800-TBI-FIND. TBI said if anyone spots the van should call 911 directly.

 Related stories: ||||| Mother of Allegedly Abducted 9-Year-Old Carlie Trent 'Always Had a Bad Feeling' About Suspect

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 Courtesy Shannon Trent

 Mother: 'We Will Find Her'

 The mother of missing Tennessee 9-year old Carlie Trent says she "always had a bad feeling" about Gary Simpson, the 57-year-old man who allegedly kidnapped her daughter last week On May 4, Simpson, Carlie's uncle by marriage who, along with his wife, had once had custody of Carlie, picked her up from her Rogersville elementary school. Simpson and Carlie did not return home later that afternoon and the following day an Amber Alert was issued in Tennessee.Shannon Trent tells PEOPLE she has not had custody of Carlie or her 7-year-old sister for about two years, saying, "I just recently got my life straight and I just wish I could at least see my girls again."When she heard that her daughter had been allegedly kidnapped by Simpson, she was shocked by the news – but not as much by the suspect."I've always had a gut feeling," Trent tells PEOPLE. "I've always had a bad feeling about Gary [and] I should have stuck with my gut."Trent tells PEOPLE that Simpson has been part of the family for 34 years and was given custody of his nieces when Carlie's father, James, was having what she describes as "problems." At the time of Carlie's disappearance, James had custody of her."He was a very trusted family member. If we had known anything like this, we would have never let our kids around him," Trent says.Josh DeVine of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tells PEOPLE that in order to pick up Carlie, Simpson allegedly told teachers that James had been in a car accident and he was sent to get her. But Devine says this was a lie and that Simpson had no authority to pick Carlie up.On Tuesday, authorities said that before Simpson allegedly kidnapped his niece, he bought girls underwear, a bikini, clothing, lipstick, nail polish, blankets and a child's camping chair at a local WalMart "It made me sick to my stomach. I mean, I almost got sick," Trent says of the items Simpson allegedly purchased. "I don't know what he's done to her. I don't think he would hurt her, but if he's capable of kidnapping a child he's capable of anything."Authorities say the items purchased by Simpson confirm their suspicion that he allegedly brought Carlie to a remote area or campground. Trent says she believes the alleged kidnapping was premeditated."And just to think he's had this planned for a long time," Trent says. "I think he's got a lair or something or some sort of shelter."After the alleged kidnapping, Simpson brought Carlie to a local grocery store and bought non-perishable food items and toiletries, officials said. In a surveillance video from a Save-A-Lot, Carlie doesn't appear to be distressed, officials said. However there is still concern for her safety."We believe this girl to be in imminent danger. As the days go, our concern for [Carlie's] well-being only grows," DeVine said at a press conference on Tuesday.Trent says she and her family will not stop looking for their daughter. She urges Simpson to come forward, telling PEOPLE, "Gary, think about what you are doing right now – it's just crazy, it's just insane. You're not going to away with this. We will find her – we have to find her."She adds, "And Carlie, Mommy and Daddy are searching high and low and doing everything we can do to save you."James Trent told Inside Edition he believes Simpson has an obsession with his daughter."I personally think that for some reason, he's developed this obsession with Carlie," he said. "I wonder what he's trying to put in her head, what kind of story he's told her [about] why he's doing what he's doing."Simpson was last seen driving a white 2002 Dodge Conversion Van with Tennessee registration number 173GPS.On Tuesday, Missouri authorities issued an Amber Alert after it was believed Simpson was spotted near Otterville. However, hours later, authorities announced the alert was a false alarm.Carlie is described as 4'8" tall, weighing about 75 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black and gray tank top with blue jeans. Simpson was last seen wearing a brown cap with a dark colored shirt and blue jeans.Anyone with information regarding Carlie's or Simpson's whereabouts is urged to contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or the Rogersville Police Department at (423) 272-7555. |||||
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– Authorities are combing through more than 1,200 leads in a desperate search for a 9-year-old girl they say was abducted by her uncle May 4, WATE reports. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, 57-year-old Gary Simpson picked Carlie Trent up from her Tennessee school, telling staff her father had been in an accident. Shortly before, he purchased a child's nightgown, bikini, girls' underwear, lipstick, and nail polish at an area Walmart. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has pictures of those items. Carlie's mother Shannon Trent tells People she felt "sick to my stomach" when she heard about those purchases. "I don't know what he's done to her," she says. "I don't think he would hurt her, but if he's capable of kidnapping a child he's capable of anything." Authorities believe Carlie is in "imminent danger." Simpson also purchased camping supplies and nonperishable groceries, and authorities think he may be hiding with Carlie in an isolated area. The TBI says there have been rumors online that Simpson is trying to protect Carlie, but it says that couldn't be further from the truth. "This was not an innocent camping trip, this was a crime," a spokesperson tells WATE. Simpson, Carlie's uncle by marriage, and his wife once had custody of Carlie, but her father James Trent had custody at the time of her abduction. Shannon Trent, who hasn't had custody of Carlie in two years, says she "always had a bad feeling" about Simpson. "I should have stuck with my gut," she tells People. (This boy's summer with his dad turned into his kidnapping.)