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HARRISBURG - The smell of smoke and charred wood still hung thick in the air on a frigid Sunday morning.

 And on the 2500 block of Lexington Street in Harrisburg stood the gutted remains of a row home. Complete destruction inside. Debris all around.

 It's the scene of a fire that killed one little girl on Friday and left two others in critical condition.

 And it's the fire that, while responding to the scene, one firefighter was killed when his car was struck by another driver, whom Harrisburg Police say was in a stolen vehicle.

 Hanging just as thick as the smell of smoke were the memories of the fire that ravaged this block and burned itself into the minds of neighbors for years to come.

 "Just seeing the little girl on the roof, not knowing how to get away..." neighbor Crystal Benjamin said, stopping as she broke into tears.

 And emotions hung just as heavy over at the Mt. Pleasant Station 8 near 13th and Market streets, where a black curtain was draped over the company's sign.

 The few firefighters inside were quiet, sitting in the dark. Tired from a rough day - among the worst in their line of work - they referred comments to their chief.

 Harrisburg Chief Brian Enterline could not immediately be reached on Sunday for comment on the death of Lt. Dennis DeVoe, but in a statement yesterday, he said:

 "Our hearts are broken and we grieve for the loss of our brother. Our resolve is strong and our will unwavering as we move forward with our service to the City of Harrisburg just as Denny would have said is a must."

 Back on Lexington Street, Benjamin said she was home when the fire broke out, but she didn't know the house next door was in flames until she got a call from her neighbor, telling her to step outside.

 When she did, she saw the row home fully-engulfed in flames, whipping around in the wind.

 And her neighbors were outside yelling, "The kids are in the house," Benjamin recalled.

 Those words - and those flames - left her feeling helpless.

 "What can anybody do in that situation?" she asked.

 As fire crews and the police responded to the scene, she did the best that she could -- she grabbed some clothes and blankets from inside her own home and shared them with her neighbors.

 Fighting back the tears two days later, she clearly remembered one of the little girls jumping from the second-story roof. Another girl climbed out on the same roof and was stuck there, not knowing where to go, until firefighters rescued her.

 She declined to speak on video because of how emotional the situation is for her.

 A 3- or 4-year-old girl died in the fire and two other children were listed in critical condition at the Lehigh Valley Burn Center.

 Harrisburg Police did not have an update on their conditions Sunday and did not release their names.

 But one family member earlier said the police were aggressively keeping people away from the scene, including the family. Benjamin, however, sees it differently. She said the authorities were trying to give the firefighters space to do their jobs.

 While the family - and the neighborhood - reel from the loss, the firefighters suffered a loss of their own.

 As DeVoe was making his way to the scene, his car was T-boned at 14th and Walnut streets.

 The driver, Khanyae Kendall, 19, is now facing charges that include aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, receiving stolen property, accidents involving death or injury while not properly licensed, DUI and numerous traffic violations.

 She's in Dauphin County Prison, unable to post $200,000 bail, and is set for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. March 21 before Magisterial District Judge David O'Leary.

 DeVoe, meanwhile, leaves behind his wife, Amy, and four children.

 "Denny was a leader in our department and the fire service as a whole," Enterline said. "His passion for the fire service made each of us strive to be better in all we do. Our department and the City of Harrisburg are better because of his service."

 There is no word yet on funeral arrangements.

 GoFundMe campaigns have been set up for both the family of the fire victims and the family of DeVoe.

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– A double tragedy in Harrisburg, Pa.: A 3-year-old girl died in a house fire believed to have been caused by a recharging hoverboard Friday night, and a firefighter was killed on his way to the scene by an allegedly drunk driver in a stolen car. Consumer Products Safety Commission spokesman Scott Wolfson tells NBC that the agency has investigated more than 60 fires linked to hoverboards in the last 18 months, and Ashanti Hughes is believed to be the first fatality. Two other children were critically injured in the Harrisburg blaze, PennLive reports. Witnesses say they saw one little girl jump from a second-story roof after flames engulfed the first floor. Another girl crawled onto the same roof and was rescued by firefighters. More than 500,000 hoverboards were recalled due to fire risk last year and fire officials say people should avoid using any of the recalled models. They also warn against leaving the self-balancing devices to charge overnight—and against charging them without having a fire extinguisher nearby. Khanyae Kendall, 19, has been charged with crimes including aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI in the death of firefighter Dennis DeVoe. Police say she was driving a stolen car when she T-boned the father of four at an intersection as he was on his way to the blaze. (This family sued Amazon after a faulty hoverboard burned their home down.)


Here is a news article: VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) —A woman was carjacked while trying help crash victims along Interstate 4 early Saturday, and deputies believe an injured woman may be in the vehicle they’re now searching for.

 The crash was reported at 5:40 a.m. along westbound I-4 near Daytona Beach, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.

 The victim, a 34-year-old woman, spotted the crash and stopped to help. When she did, three young men jumped out of a car that was involved and stole hers, deputies said.

 The carjackers were spotted loading an unresponsive woman, who was bleeding from her head, into the stolen car before driving away, deputies said.

 The stolen car is a 2012 Ford Mustang convertible with Florida tag V83-4QC. It has a black vinyl top, a spoiler and no window tint. The image above is a photo of a similar vehicle.

 The carjackers were described as black men in their teens or early 20s. One was heavy-set wearing a striped shirt and jeans. Two others were described as thin. The unresponsive woman was also believed to be in her teens or early 20s, with short dreadlocks, a red hooded sweatshirt, brown jeans and black shoes.

 The car involved in the initial crash had also been reported stolen, deputies say.

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 BACK TO TOP STORIES ||||| - Deputies are actively searching for three suspects who allegedly carjacked a woman who had stopped to help those involved in a crash.

 Volusia County Sheriff's Office released they are searching for a dark blue Ford Mustang convertible that was stolen Saturday morning during a carjacking along I-4 near Daytona Beach. The Mustang is a 2012 convertible with a Florida tag V83-4QC. It is described as having a black vinyl top, a spoiler and no window tint.

 The incident happened around 5:40 a.m. at mile marker 128 on I-4 westbound.

 The victim, 34-year-old woman, told deputies she drove up to the scene of a crash and stopped to assist those involved.

 Three young men jumped out of the vehicle that was involved in the crash and stole hers.

 The three suspects apparently also loaded an unresponsive female into the victim's car before driving away westbound, according to deputies.

 The suspects are described as three black males in the teens or early 20s. One is described as being heavy-set wearing striped shirt and jeans. The two others were described as being thin.

 The unresponsive female is believed to be in her teens or early 20s, with short dreadlocks, a red hooded sweatshirt, brown jeans and black shoes. Deputies said she was bleeding from the head.

 The three suspects are wanted by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office on charges of carjacking.

 The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the initial crash.

 Deputies ask that if anyone spots the vehicle or the suspects to call 911. Do not approach the suspects. |||||
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– A Florida woman who stopped to help car accident victims got the surprise of her life when three men involved in the crash carjacked her convertible. WFLA News reports that the 34-year-old woman spotted the crash on an interstate near Daytona Beach. When she pulled over to assist, three young men believed to be in their teens or early 20s jumped out of their car, which was involved in the crash, and stole her dark blue 2012 Ford Mustang convertible. The suspects are said to have transported an unresponsive woman who was bleeding from her head into the woman's stolen car before driving away. According to Fox 35, the suspects were described as two thin African-American males and one heavy-set African-American male dressed in a striped shirt and jeans. The unresponsive female is also believed to be in her teens or early 20s and was described as having short dreadlocks, wearing a red hoodie, brown jeans, and black shoes. The initial crash is being investigated by Florida Highway Patrol. Deputies say the car involved in that crash was also reported stolen, and ask that anyone with information call 911, but say not to approach the suspects.


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Beijing (AFP) - A Chinese man who sued local government officials over an attack by a wild panda has won more than $80,000 in compensation, his lawyer said Monday.

 The animals are renowned for their lovable appearance but despite their placid, bamboo-chewing image they are members of the bear family and have a fearsome bite.

 The animal wandered into Liziba village, in the northwestern province of Gansu, where local officials trying to capture it chased it onto Guan Quanzhi's land, the Lanzhou Evening News reported.

 "I saw a panda jump out in front of me, its body completely covered in mud," he told the newspaper.

 The creature bit him in the leg and only released its grip when another villager covered its head with a coat, the report said, and the incident in March last year left Guan with injuries requiring seven hours of surgery.

 The panda escaped.

 Guan's son sued local forestry officials and the nearby Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve, which is home to more than 100 wild pandas.

 Following "negotiations", officials agreed to pay compensation of 520,000 yuan ($83,000), his lawyer Wang Chaohui told AFP.

 Guan is "satisfied with the amount", which will cover his medical bills, he said, adding that he may need further operations.

 The giant panda's natural habitat mostly lies in mountainous southwestern China. They have a notoriously low reproductive rate and are under pressure from factors such as habitat loss.

 The number of wild giant pandas rose nearly 17 percent over the decade to 2013 to reach 1,864, state media cited an official survey data as saying this month, with a government agency crediting conservation measures for the increase.

 Pandas are a major generator of tourist revenue in several parts of China and for Beijing, which capitalises on the global fascination with the animals by renting them to foreign zoos.

 They have been known to attack humans, including in 2008 when a panda mauled a 20-year-old man who climbed into its enclosure at a zoo in southern China.

 The nature conservation organisation WWF says on its website: "As cuddly as they may look, a panda can protect itself as well as most other bears," using its heavy weight, strong jaw muscles and large molar teeth.

 It cautions: "Although used mainly for crushing bamboo, a panda bite can be very nasty." ||||| The villager shows his injured leg after being attacked by a panda. [Photo/Lanzhou Evening News]

 Villager compensated for wild panda attack

 A villager in Northwest China's Gansu province has been compensated 520,000 yuan ($83,000) because his right leg may require amputation after an attack by a wild panda.

 Guan Quanzhi, a farmer in Li Baizi village, was working on his farmland on March 1, 2014 when a wild panda chased by other villagers ran onto his land. All of a sudden, the panda got hold of his leg before he had time to respond.

 He had eight surgeries in the past year and sued three government departments that are responsible for controlling wild animals.

 The forestry bureau at the provincial level and of Longnan city as well as the management bureau of Baishuijiang Natural Reserve agreed to pay the compensation.

 The panda that attacked the villager.[Photo/Lanzhou Evening News]

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– Pandas may prefer their meals in the form of bamboo, but that doesn't mean their bite is toothless. A man in China recently received a harsh reminder of that after a wild panda bit his leg after authorities pursued the critter onto his lawn, reports AFP via Yahoo. The creature had made its way into a northwestern village, which is near a sanctuary that's home to about 100 wild pandas. "I saw a panda jump out in front of me, its body completely covered in mud," the man told local news. A struggle ensued, in which the bear wouldn't release the man's leg until a rescuer wrapped a coat around the animal's head. Finally, it fled—but not before causing injuries which, China Daily reports, led to eight surgeries over the past year and may lead to amputation. The man sued three government departments and won an $83,000 payout that will cover his medical costs, his lawyer says. (China Daily has a pretty gruesome photo of the injury.) "As cuddly as they may look, a panda can protect itself as well as most other bears," the World Wildlife Fund notes, per AFP. Indeed, panda attacks have led to some nasty consequences in the past.


Rafael Benitez has turned to the mystery horse placenta healer from Serbia to solve Liverpool's injury crisis it emerged last night, when Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio both flew into Belgrade to get treatment from the controversial Marijana Kovacevic.

 It was the latest twist in the extraordinary story of Kovacevic, the woman who was made famous this week when Arsenal's Robin van Persie announced his intention to visit her and undergo her unorthodox horse placenta treatment on his ruptured ankle ligaments. Now it seems that even the arch-rationalist Benitez has decided that she can help him solve his injury problems.

 Johnson and Aurelio are both doubtful for Saturday's key game against Manchester City, with the former having missed England's friendly against Brazil last weekend with calf and groin problems. Johnson and Aurelio were filmed by a Serbian television crew walking through Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, but refused to speak to reporters. It was later confirmed to The Independent that both were on their way to see Kovacevic.

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 Johnson has been carrying his injury since before the Champions League game against Lyons in France that Liverpool drew on 4 November. He played against Birmingham City five days later but was not fit enough to join up with England. Aurelio last played for Liverpool in the 2-0 win over Manchester United at Anfield on 25 October and his injury has left Benitez short of players on the left side.

 Kovacevic's approach to healing has generated such interest that now, it is understood, she is only responding to calls and text messages from trusted players. Working on a basis of recommendation, her reputation has gone sky-high to the extent that even the Liverpool manager, whose club doctor Mark Waller is well-respected and also works for the England Under-21s, has put his trust in her.

 Kovacevic is understood to charge as much as €3,000 (£2,650) for three days of treatment, which involves around six hours in all. She uses fluids derived from horse placentas and electrolysis to treat the afflicted part of the players who visit her. She is also understood to play up the "alternative" side of her work with, darkened rooms and lots of candles.

 Players from all over Europe have been visiting Kovacevic on the basis of recommendations from international team-mates but now even clubs are giving their blessing to players seeing her, although most retain a healthy scepticism about the intrinsic value of her work. Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera have both been to see Kovacevic in the past few weeks, as well as three Manchester City players from overseas.

 Johnson is the first English player to be identified as a patient of Kovacevic. There is no indication as to whether the club have sent Steven Gerrard to see her, although he too has the kind of groin problem that is presumably Kovacevic's speciality. Gerrard was only an emergency substitute in the Birmingham City game and missed England's friendly. The Liverpool captain has said that he will be fit for the City game.

 The Serbia Football Federation has become so dubious about Kovacevic's methods and her influence over their top players that it has made discreet enquiries about bringing her in-house in an official capacity in order to keep an eye on her. So far Kovacevic has declined offers to work for any club or federation.

 Kovacevic has become so famous in Serbia she has even signed up with a London-based Fifa-licensed football agency which specialises in representing foreign footballers, especially those from eastern Europe, playing in England. Star Management has represented the likes of Robert Koren at West Bromwich Albion and Zoltan Gera at Fulham.

 As well as the problems suffered by Gerrard, Johnson and Aurelio, Benitez also has the ongoing worry over Fernando Torres' inguinal hernia that requires him to be carefully managed through matches. Alberto Aquilani is not completely fit after his recovery from a long-term back injury. There are lingering injury doubts over Riera and Martin Skrtel. Liverpool have won only once in their last nine games.

 Medical view: Placenta of attention

 First it was Arsenal's Robin van Persie, now half a dozen more Premier League stars are making the pilgrimage to Serbia for treatment with "placental fluid" from Marijana Kovacevic. And pilgrimage is what it is. Their trip represents the triumph of faith over reason, the power of belief over evidence.

 The placenta is the tissue that attaches the baby via the umbilical cord to the wall of the womb, and is delivered as the afterbirth. It does not contain fluid, but is surrounded by amniotic fluid in which the baby swims while in the womb. How rubbing this fluid, or any part of the placenta, on to an injured ankle could hasten its repair is anybody's guess. For the team doctors only one thing matters: that it does no harm. As it is unlikely to do anything, they will feel reassured.

 Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor

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 England defender Glen Johnson yesterday flew into Serbia to become the latest big-name Premier League star to have placenta therapy.

 Johnson and Liverpool team-mate Fabio Aurelio both went to see physio Mariana Kovacevic for treatment on their calf injuries.

 It comes after Mirror Sport revealed that Manchester United winger Zoran Tosic, 22, has also been after Kovacevic leapt to public attention by treating Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.

 Dutch striker van Persie is hoping that Kovacevic can speed up his recovery from ruptured ankle ligaments with her bizarre treatment of injecting placenta fluid and then massaging it into the injury.

 Van Persie, hoping to reduce what he hopes will be a six week lay-off, told a Serbian TV station: "The treatment is going well. I hope it will help."

 But the controversy surrounding Kovacevic's methods are likely to intensify after it was claimed in Serbia that she uses HUMAN placenta fluid to treat patients rather than cow and horse fluid.

 It is supposed to strengthen the damaged muscles and ligaments and help speed up recovery time and Johnson and Aurelio have both missed recent games for club and country with their respective calf problems.

 Johnson missed England's friendly with Brazil in Qatar and is desperate to get back to full fitness in World Cup year. Johnson and Aurelio both refused to talk to TV reporters when they arrived at Belgrade airport yesterday.

 Players from Chelsea and Manchester City have also been to see Serbian housewife Kovacevic who runs her clinic from a basic surgery near Belgrade.

 But Kovacevic has been able to convince big-name multi-million pound stars to Serbia for treatment after several members of the country's national squad claimed her methods drastically reduced recovery time. |||||

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– A treatment featuring horse placenta is becoming all the rage for injured European soccer stars, with two Liverpool players just the latest to seek treatment. The procedure, performed by a Serbian woman, sees the placenta—a leftover of the breeding process—injected into the hurt area, then massaged further into the tissue. Marijana Kovacevic emphasized the “alternative” aspects of the procedure, the Independent notes, using candles and darkened rooms. Kovacevic is said to charge about $4,500 for the six-hour procedure, about which a number of teams are skeptical. And, the Daily Mirror adds, there have been reports in Serbia that Kovacevic in fact uses human placentas, not horse. Still, Arsenal star Robin van Persie is hot to trot after suffering ruptured ankle ligaments: “The treatment is going well,” he tells Serbian TV. “I hope it will help.”


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CNN is reformatting “Parker Spitzer” as an ensemble program with Eliot Spitzer — and without Kathleen Parker, who has been his co-host for the last four months.

 Effective Monday, the program will be renamed “In the Arena.” Several people will join Mr. Spitzer in the arena at 8 p.m. each night, including E. D. Hill and Will Cain and “others within and outside the CNN family,” the executive in charge of CNN/U.S., Ken Jautz, said in a memorandum on Friday afternoon.

 Ms. Hill, a former Fox News anchor, and Mr. Cain, a former columnist for National Review, are both conservative. Ms. Hill was the subject of attention in mid-2008 when she asked on Fox if a gesture by Senator Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate, had been a “terrorist fist jab.”

 The new plan for the 8 p.m. hour on CNN, a unit of Time Warner, reflects the channel’s continued struggle to increase its audience share. Almost since the day it started in October, “Parker Spitzer” was mired by backstage clashes and disagreements, and was never able to generate ratings traction.

 Ms. Parker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, will continue to appear on CNN occasionally, a CNN spokeswoman said. Ms. Parker did not respond to a request for comment on Friday, but in a statement provided by CNN, she said, “I have decided to return to a schedule that will allow me to focus more on my syndicated newspaper column and other writings.”

 Last fall, she reduced her column schedule to once a week from twice a week. She continued in the statement, “While I am extremely proud of the show we created, and the subject matter and level of discourse ‘Parker Spitzer’ promoted every night, it was a difficult decision to scale back my column a few months ago and, with the show going in a new direction, it is a good time to move on.”

 The new direction will try to feature many points of view, Mr. Jautz indicated in his message on Friday. Through a spokeswoman, he declined an interview request.

 Privately, CNN executives emphasized that they were not turning the 8 p.m. hour into “The Eliot Spitzer Show.” But it is almost certain that the reformatted and renamed program will further elevate Mr. Spitzer, the former New York governor who resigned in 2008 after being caught up in a prostitution scandal.

 Mr. Spitzer said in a statement that he wished Ms. Parker “all the best in continuing on with her spectacular career,” and added, “It has been a joy working with her as a teammate.” In her statement, she did not mention him.

 “Parker Spitzer” was conceived last fall by a CNN executive, Jonathan Klein, who was dismissed two weeks before it had its premiere. The show was a hot topic in media and political circles because it represented both Mr. Spitzer’s return to the public spotlight and CNN’s attempt to bring liberal and conservative political talk to prime time.

 Almost immediately, television critics noted that Mr. Spitzer seemed to overpower Ms. Parker on the show, and some recommended that he have the time slot to himself. Ms. Parker acknowledged some tension with Mr. Spitzer in December, and the animus between them never faded, according to staff members at CNN; if anything, it intensified as media reports about the show’s problems piled up. The staff members, who insisted on anonymity because they had not been authorized to speak, said the reformatting had been under consideration for several weeks.

 Both the Fox News Channel and MSNBC tower over CNN at 8 p.m., as they have for several years. In January, “Parker Spitzer” averaged only 125,000 viewers between the ages of 25 and 54, the demographic favored by cable news advertisers. In February to date, the hour has averaged 189,000 viewers in that demographic, a rise that has been attributed to the channel’s coverage of the uprisings in the Middle East.

 CNN’s new name for the hour, “In the Arena,” expands on the name of a debate segment within “Parker Spitzer.” The notion of an ensemble talk show immediately conjured up comparisons to “Crossfire,” the long-running debate show that CNN canceled in 2005, and “The View,” the popular daytime talk show on ABC.

 Currently there is nothing like it in prime time on cable news. ||||| Kathleen Parker, the co-host of "Parker Spitzer," CNN's four-month-old, ratings-challenged primetime show, has been dropped from the program, CNN announced on Friday. Eliot Spitzer, her co-host, will remain, and beginning on Monday the show will be called "In the Arena."

 "We have decided to take the show in a new direction," Ken Jautz, CNN's president, wrote in a memo to staffers Friday. "We will be adopting an ensemble format with several newsmakers, guests and contributors joining Eliot Spitzer each night."

 E.D. Hill and Will Cain will join the program, Jautz announced, adding that Parker — who says she wants to refocus on her syndicated column — "would continue to appear on CNN occasionally."

 The move had been rumored — both inside and outside of CNN — for some time now. Spitzer hosted the show solo earlier this month while Parker was reportedly sick, and saw a 68 percent jump in 25-54-year-old viewers. And according to the New York Post, Spitzer had been telling friends Parker's exit was imminent.

 The 8 p.m. show was announced last fall as a replacement for Campbell Brown, with former CNN president Jon Klein's seal of approval. The roundtable format — with Spitzer, the former New York State governor and Parker, the conservative columnist — marked a shift to opinion-based programming for CNN, which had shunned the ideological fare favored by Fox News and MSNBC.

 But Klein — who had long resisted the rising tide of “partisan” news — was bounced in September, with Jautz replacing him shortly before "Parker Spitzer's" October debut.

 The new program, Jautz said, will "provide context and analysis through balanced and thoughtful discussions and interviews with a wide range of guests and newsmakers who cumulatively represent various points of view."

 The ratings for "Parker Spitzer" simply never materialized. In its first week on the air, "Parker Spitzer," had an average audience of just 465,500 viewers for its debut week; disgraced former CNN host Rick Sanchez's "Rick's List" averaged 468,000 total viewers during its brief run in the same time slot. (It even lagged behind HLN's Nancy Grace, who averaged 550,000 total viewers during the "Parker Spitzer's" first week.)

 That "Parker Spitzer" struggled out of the gate was magnified by Piers Morgan's relatively strong debut last month as the primetime replacement for cable legend Larry King.

 Morgan's first show drew 2.1 million viewers, good enough to increase the news channel's prime-time performance by over 200 percent from its fourth-quarter average, but not good enough to overcome Fox News rival Sean Hannity, who averaged nearly 2.4 million viewers in an interview with Sarah Palin.

 According to the newsroom source, there may be more changes on the way. "Parker Spitzer's" lead-in at 7 p.m., "John King, USA," has struggled in the ratings, as well.

 Here's the memo from Jautz to CNN's staff, as well as statements from Parker and Spitzer:

 I want to share with you some news today regarding our 8pm show. Kathleen Parker has decided to leave the program to focus on her writing, and we have decided to take the show in a new direction. We will be adopting an ensemble format with several newsmakers, guests and contributors joining Eliot Spitzer each night. The new program will be called, "In the Arena," beginning Monday. E.D. Hill and Will Cain will join the program as well others within and outside the CNN family.

 We have been pleased with how the 8pm hour has become a centerpiece of substantive, policy-oriented conversation, and we are looking forward to building on that with this new format. Simply put, the new program will look beyond the headlines to analyze and discuss the most important stories of the day. The program will provide context and analysis through balanced and thoughtful discussions and interviews with a wide range of guests and newsmakers who cumulatively represent various points of view.

 Kathleen will continue to appear on CNN occasionally to provide her insights and commentary. We thank Kathleen for her hard work and all that she has done to help us launch our new 8pm program. We respect her as a colleague and appreciate her perspective and contributions.

 Statement from Kathleen Parker:

 After bringing viewers a new 8pm show on CNN, I have decided to return to a schedule that will allow me to focus more on my syndicated newspaper column and other writings. While I am extremely proud of the show we created, and the subject matter and level of discourse Parker Spitzer promoted every night, it was a difficult decision to scale back my column a few months ago and, with the show going in a new direction, it is a good time to move on. I want to thank the viewers who have been so kind with their comments and support. I will continue to appear to contribute and analyze occasionally on CNN and look forward to continuing my relationship with CNN and the many talented individuals I have worked with here.

 Statement from Eliot Spitzer:

 I wish Kathleen all the best in continuing on with her spectacular career. It has been a joy working with her as a teammate, and I continue to be a huge fan of the wisdom that jumps from her written work and the wit, charm and insight she brings to all that she does. |||||

– Parker Spitzer is no more. After weeks of rumors, CNN announced today that Kathleen Parker is leaving the 8pm show she co-hosted with Eliot Spitzer, reports the Wrap. The former governor will remain, and show will be renamed The Arena starting Monday. Joining Spitzer will be E.D. Hill and Will Cain, notes the New York Times' Media Decoder blog. The show had been plagued by lackluster ratings and reports of friction between the hosts since its inception last fall. The CNN statement from Parker, a Pulitzer-winning columnist with the Washington Post: "I have decided to return to a schedule that will allow me to focus more on my syndicated newspaper column and other writings."


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A dam that burst at an iron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil on Thursday is thought to have killed at least 15 people, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.

 Forty-five people were still missing after the disaster at the Germano mine near the town of Mariana in Minas Gerais state, a local union told the G1 news portal.

 The mine is operated by Samarco, a joint venture between the Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and the Brazilian company Vale.

 Andrew Mackenzie, the chief executive of BHP, said in Melbourne: “Most of what happened there has been under the cloak of darkness.

 “At daybreak, clearly we will do an awful lot more and give you further updates.”

 The company would “take all steps” to ensure the safety of the workers and communities affected by the disaster.

 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cars and homes were destroyed after an iron mine dam burst in Minas Gerais state. Photograph: Oglobo

 Video footage on the G1 website showed houses of a village destroyed by flood waters and clay-red mud that surged down valleys in the mountainous region. Large vehicles lay tossed on their sides.

 There was no official confirmation on the total number of dead and missing. A city hall official confirmed one death and 16 injuries, adding that dozens more were still missing.

 Civil defence authorities in Mariana said they were evacuating about 600 people to higher ground from the village of Bento Rodrigues, about 7km (just over 4 miles) beneath the dam that burst, which was flooded as a result of the accident.

 Television footage showed dozens of homes destroyed by the mudslide. A car rested on top of a wall where the roof of a building had been ripped off.

 Authorities said the flood had also reached another village further down the hill, Paracatu de Baixo, and that inhabitants there were also being evacuated.

 Rescue crews continued to search the muddy waters after nightfall. Brazilian army units nearby stood ready to help the search and rescue effort and the minister of national integration, Gilberto Occhi, planned to visit the state on Friday to provide assistance, according to a note from the presidency.

 Facebook Twitter Pinterest People gather at the Arena Mariana, in Mariana, after a dam burst, forcing residents from their homes. Photograph: Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images

 Samarco said in a statement it had not yet determined why the dam burst or the extent of the disaster.

 BHP Billiton said in a statement that it was “concerned for the safety of employees and the local community ... We are in the process of obtaining more details from Samarco Mineracao.”

 Vale directed media questions to Samarco.

 Authorities said the dam was built to hold back water and residue from mining operations, a mixture that can often be toxic. The dam was holding so-called tailings, a mining waste product of metal filings, water and occasionally chemicals. It was located near the Gualaxo do Norte river, fuelling fears of potential water contamination.

 Rescue teams were searching for survivors or bodies, and residents living nearby were told to evacuate to higher ground.

 Site of the burst dam in Minas Gerais state. Site of the burst dam in Minas Gerais state.

 Samarco said in a statement on its website that it was making “every effort to prioritise care to people and mitigate damage to the environment”.

 “It is not possible at this moment to confirm a cause,” it added.

 A statement from the city hall of Mariana, a city of about 40,000 people 300km (185 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro, said the dam ruptured at 4.20pm in an area roughly 20km from the city centre.

 The disaster comes as both Vale and BHP are battling a collapse in iron ore prices and a wider slump in the industry.

 The Germano mine is a 50-50 joint venture between the world’s largest iron miner and the largest mining company.

 Iron ore is transported down a slurry pipe to Espirito Santo in south-eastern Brazil, where it is turned into pellets. Samarco produces around 30 million tonnes per year, according to its website.

 Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. ||||| RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A dam burst at a mining operation in southeastern Brazil on Thursday, submerging nearby homes and vehicles. Authorities said there are dead and missing but have not yet given any figures.

 Rescue teams were searching for survivors or bodies, and residents living in an area downhill from the dam were told to evacuate to higher ground.

 The Civil Defense agency of Minas Gerais state confirmed there were dead and missing from the dam burst — but said it could not yet give a number.

 Images from Globo TV showed the area of the operation overrun with water and clay-red mud, and large vehicles tossed on their sides.

 A small cluster of homes and about 400 people live in the small town of Bento Rodrigues, about 7 kilometers (just over 4 miles) beneath the dam that burst. Images showed the town overrun with mud and water.

 Authorities said the dam was built to hold back water and residue from mining operations, a mixture that can often be toxic.

 The Samarco mining company said in a statement on its website that it was making "every effort to prioritize care to people and mitigate damage to the environment."

 "It is not possible at this moment to confirm a cause ... nor if there are victims," it added.

 Police, firefighters and city officials also said they could not confirm any victims.

 A statement from the city hall of Mariana, a city of about 40,000 people 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro, said the dam ruptured at 4:20 p.m. in an area roughly 20 kilometers (over 12 miles) from the city center. |||||

– A small town in Brazil was buried in a sea of mud after a dam burst at an iron-ore mining operation Thursday, killing an unknown number of people. At least 16 people and possibly many more are believed to be missing in Minas Gerais state in the southeast of the country, where the homes in the town of Bento Rodrigues were destroyed by mud and water that had probably been rendered toxic by the mining operations, the BBC reports. Residents in the area downhill have been told to head for higher ground, reports the AP. The chief executive of mine operator BHP says most of the disaster "has been under the cloak of darkness" and "an awful lot more" will be done at daybreak, per the Guardian.


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US senators warn Pakistan on aid over bin Laden

 WASHINGTON — Key US senators Wednesday demanded that Pakistan pardon a surgeon handed 33 years in prison for helping in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, warning that the decision could put US assistance at risk.

 A tribal court in Khyber, a lawless district and extremist hotbed, sentenced surgeon Shakeel Afridi for treason after he agreed to collect DNA for US intelligence to verify the presence of the most-wanted Al-Qaeda leader.

 Carl Levin and John McCain, the top senators from the two major US parties on the Senate Armed Services Committee, in a joint statement called Afridi's sentence "shocking and outrageous."

 "What Dr. Afridi did is the furthest thing from treason. It was a courageous, heroic and patriotic act which helped to locate the most wanted terrorist in the world -- a mass murderer who had the blood of many innocent Pakistanis on his hands," the two senators said.

 McCain and Levin urged Pakistan to pardon and free Afridi "immediately."

 "Dr. Afridi's continuing imprisonment and treatment as a criminal will only do further harm to US-Pakistani relations, including diminishing Congress's willingness to provide financial assistance to Pakistan," they said.

 The United States has provided Pakistan with more than $18 billion since it joined the war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks, but US officials have persistently worried that some elements of the Pakistani establishment have maintained support for extremists.

 US lawmakers rejected calls to cut off aid but imposed tougher conditions after US forces in May last year killed bin Laden, who had been living a stone's throw away from Pakistan's elite military academy in Abbottabad.

 Pakistan shut down supply routes -- its main assistance to US-led forces in Afghanistan -- after a border air raid in November killed 26 Pakistani troops. President Barack Obama has voiced regret, calling the deaths an accident, but stopped short of meeting demands for an apology.

 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flew to Chicago for this week's NATO summit on Afghanistan amid signs of a deal on the supply routes. But no agreement materialized and Zardari left Chicago after only a brief meeting with Obama.

 Copyright © 2012 AFP. All rights reserved. More » ||||| MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike on suspected Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan killed 10 people on Thursday, Pakistani intelligence officials said, an attack likely to raise tensions in a standoff with Washington over NATO supply routes to Afghanistan.

 The pilotless drone aircraft attacked a compound in a village in North Waziristan, a day after a similar attack killed four suspected militants in the same region.

 "The drone fired two missiles at the compound. We believe it was being used by militants," one of the Pakistani officials said.

 The United States has been urging Pakistan to mount an offensive in North Waziristan to pursue members of the Haqqani militant network, one of Washington's most feared foes in neighboring Afghanistan.

 That looks more unlikely than ever, as a result of a crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad over a range of issues.

 The United States has been pushing Pakistan to re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan in difficult talks that show no signs of a breakthrough any time soon.

 Pakistan closed the routes, which are seen as vital to the planned withdrawal of most foreign troops from Afghanistan before the end of 2014, in protest against last November's killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO air attack along the Afghan border.

 U.S. frustrations with Pakistan deepened on Wednesday after Pakistani authorities sentenced a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden to 33 years in jail on charges of treason.

 Attacks by unmanned drone aircraft, which U.S. officials say are highly effective against militants, fuel anti-American sentiment in Pakistan because they are seen as violations of sovereignty that inflict civilian casualties.

 After a review of ties with the United States following the killing of the 24 Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan's parliament demanded an end to drone strikes.

 Pakistan has spelt out in no uncertain terms that the drone attacks inside its territory must stop, but Washington is not listening, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told Reuters in an interview in April.

 Analysts say the CIA could not kill high-value al Qaeda or Taliban militants without cooperation from Pakistani authorities, unless intelligence from informants on the ground used in drone strikes has improved dramatically.

 (Additional reporting by Jibran Ahmad in PESHAWAR; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Daniel Magnowski) |||||

– The sun still is not shining on US-Pakistan relations. A US drone strike targeting suspected militants in northwest Pakistan killed 10 today, a move that will likely further inflame tensions between the two countries, reports Reuters. Pakistan has demanded an end to the strikes, which it considers a violation of its sovereignty—and it's still waiting for an apology for November's deadly strike. Adding to the most recent drama: Sens. John McCain and Carl Levin. McCain and Levin yesterday called the 33-year sentence handed to the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden "shocking and outrageous." They threatened to end US financial assistance to Pakistan—which had totaled $18 billion since the war in Afghanistan began—if Shakil Afridi is not pardoned and freed "immediately," reports the AFP. "Dr. Afridi's continuing imprisonment and treatment as a criminal will only do further harm to US-Pakistani relations, including diminishing Congress' willingness to provide financial assistance to Pakistan," they wrote in a joint statement.


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– Mother Nature isn't making it an easy transition back to work in the new year, throwing a whole lot of snow, whipping winds, and freezing temperatures at commuters in the Northeast this week. As much as a foot of snow is expected in New England and New York today into tomorrow; more is expected in Boston, which will see "near blizzard" conditions, CNN reports, and Philadelphia and southern New Jersey could see 3 to 7 inches. "The wind is going to whip around the snow and reduce the visibility, creating near-blizzard conditions" through much of the Northeast, one meteorologist tells NBC News. Some 900 US flights are already cancelled today alone, as temperatures fall to highs just above zero in some areas, the National Weather Service said, per the AP. "There will be travel problems," a meteorologist said. "It will be very cold." Adds another, the snowstorm, dubbed "Hercules" by the Weather Channel, could stretch into parts of the Midwest, USA Today reports. "Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely," particularly in NY and Long Island, the Weather Service said, per CNN. "This will lead to whiteout conditions making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel."

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast, promising heavy snows, strong winds and bitter temperatures that will make commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year.

 People enjoy a snow-covered Cloud Gate at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago, which became a great photo opportunity for visitors, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. As much as 9 inches of snow has fallen in some... (Associated Press)

 Snow began falling overnight in parts of New England and New York but the real brunt of the storm wasn't expected to hit until later Thursday. As much as a foot of snow or more was forecast for some areas overnight Thursday into Friday, and temperatures were expected to plummet, with some areas seeing highs just above zero, the National Weather Service said.

 "There will be travel problems," said Hugh Johnson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Albany, N.Y. "It will be very cold."

 Up to 14 inches of snow is forecast for the Boston area and the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Long Island — where 8 to 10 inches of snow could fall and winds could gust up to 45 mph — from Thursday evening into Friday afternoon.

 The storm dropped a half-foot or more of snow in Illinois on Wednesday, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations into and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, according to the aviation tracking website FlightAware.com. More than 900 U.S. flights were canceled for Thursday, with O'Hare and Newark Liberty International most affected.

 Authorities said the weather may have been a factor in a fatal crash Wednesday evening involving a pickup and a bus carrying casino patrons in Indiana. Police said the truck's driver was killed and 15 bus passengers were hurt in the collision on a snow-covered and slushy highway in Rolling Prairie.

 Sections of interior southern New England and New York could get up to a foot of snow by the time the storm moves out, with forecasts generally calling for 6 to 12 inches. New York City, likely to see 3 to 7 inches, issued a snow alert. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the city's commuters to leave their cars at home in case major highways are closed for Thursday's evening rush hour.

 "We are looking at a serious storm situation," Cuomo said.

 Although lesser amounts of snow were forecast to the south, Philadelphia and parts of southern New Jersey were expected to see 3 to 7 inches of blowing, drifting snow.

 In Toms River, N.J., Jonas Caldwell said he was prepared for whatever the storm might bring.

 "Santa brought me a snow blower, and I've got rock salt for the ice, so now I'm just waiting for the storm," he said while grabbing a coffee at a convenience store.

 Caldwell, an investment adviser, said he could work from home if necessary, but he was hoping that wouldn't be the case.

 "There are too many distractions at home," he said. "But I won't be stupid ... If it gets as bad as they say it will be, or looks like it will, I'll be staying put."

 In Hartford, Hal Guy, of nearby Glastonbury, was shopping for snow shovels — three, to be exact.

 "We broke a couple in the last storm," he said. "We have four kids, so, three shovels, and we still have a little one back home."

 Guy said three of his kids, girls ages 8, 10 and 12, have been out of school for two weeks for the holidays and hope to get a couple more days off with the snow.

 Over in Maine, where some communities are still recovering from a recent ice storm that cut power to more than 100,000 customers, people seemed prepared for more winter weather.

 Kelly St. Denis, of Auburn, went skiing Wednesday at the Sunday River ski area with family and friends. She said it's been cold but the skiing has been good.

 "Hey, it's winter in Maine," she said. "We go with it."

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 Associated Press writers Wilson Ring in Montpelier, Vt., Holly Ramer in Concord, N.H., and David Sharp in Portland, Maine, and Bruce Shipkowski in Toms River, N.J., contributed to this report. ||||| Story highlights Midnight, Friday's midday high tides could produce coastal flooding in Massachusetts

 Website: Over 2,200 U.S. flights are canceled Thursday; about 1,000 so far Friday

 Parts of New York, Massachusetts and Maine are under blizzard warnings

 In addition to the snow and wind, frigid temperatures are a major concern

 An onslaught of fast-falling snow, whipping winds and bitter cold socked parts of the Northeast on Thursday, spurring a slew of travel woes, highway closures and worries that the headaches will only get worse as temperatures fall further.

 This kind of weather, this time of year, in this region is nothing new: Connecticut's governor, for instance, noted the snow totals won't come close to the 40 inches that buried parts of his state last February.

 At the same time, by Thursday night, it was already causing a mess -- whether you were waiting at an airport, had skidded off a road or were stuck at home hoping that your lights and perhaps your heat wouldn't suddenly stop working.

 "Mother Nature has come to wish us happy new year," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

 The nor'easter, forming off the East Coast of the United States, prompted blizzard warnings from Thursday into Friday for New York's Long Island, Cape Cod, Massachusetts' South and North Shores, plus communities along Maine's coast. Boston, for example, was already getting buried by snow late Thursday afternoon.

 About one-third of the nation, approximately 100 million people in 22 states, was in the path of the storm, which was expected to be at its fiercest between 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.

 The complicated storm system "will raise havoc" this week, dumping a foot of snow and spreading subzero wind chills across parts of the region, the National Weather Service warned.

 "Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely," the Weather Service said . "This will lead to whiteout conditions making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel."

 Across the country, the nasty weather has snarled travel plans for many.

 More than 2,200 U.S. flights had been canceled as of 10:45 p.m. Thursday, reported FlightAware.com , which tracks cancellations due to weather and mechanical problems. It's not like things will suddenly clear up: the same website reports that some 1,000 flights already have been canceled in advance for Friday.

 Thursday's most affected airport was Chicago's O'Hare, with more than 650 cancellations in and out and about the same number of delays. Newark's Liberty International Airport, New York's LaGuardia and Cleveland's Hopkins also were affected.

 American, US Airways, United, Many airlines are allowing passengers to make fee-free itinerary changes for destinations expected to be affected by winter storms. Delta Southwest/AirTran and JetBlue have all posted weather advisories on their websites.

 Inside some airports, would-have-been travelers scrambled to rearrange flights or find a place to stay knowing that some things were out of their control.

 "The warning has been coming for a couple of days, so we expected it," a man from South Carolina said from Boston's Logan Airport, as he headed with his family to a hotel and, hopefully, a Boston Bruins game knowing they couldn't fly, reported CNN affiliate WCVB . "We are stuck, we'll make the best of it."

 Brenda Kopytko is luckily home in South Windsor, Connecticut, having ventured out into the snow earlier. A New England winter veteran, she's taking it in stride -- "This is nothing" -- if not the possibility of strong winds and power outages, particularly after being in the dark for nine days after last winter's storm.

 "Once the winds start going and the branches start snapping, then I get a little nervous," Kopytko said.

 Here's a breakdown of what to expect where:

 New York and Long Island

 As of Thursday night, New York City was under a winter storm warning, as were many other densely populated areas in seven other states.

 The city of 8 million people could get 9 inches of snow, subzero wind chills and turbulent winds, forecasters said.

 New York City is expecting to see 6 to 12 inches of snow overnight, with more possible on Long Island, where Nassau and Suffolk counties will be under a blizzard warning until 1 p.m. Friday, with predictions of 8 to 10 inches of snow, wind chills as low as 10 below zero and sustained winds of at least 35 mph.

 Bitter cold will follow, with temperatures in the single digits by Saturday morning.

 Upstate, the capital city of Albany could get buried under 14 inches of snow, with wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero, the National Weather Service said.

 Cuomo declared a state of emergency for all of New York shortly after 3:45 p.m. Thursday, one of several steps taken to try to minimize the wild wintry weather's toll.

 Among them is shutting down parts of Interstate 84, an east-west highway that goes from Connecticut to Pennsylvania, to commercial vehicles late Thursday afternoon, with nearby I-87 south of Albany closing at midnight.

 That's the same time the Long Island Expressway -- in a different part of the state -- will close to traffic at the border between Nassau County and the Queens borough of New York. The hope is to reopen all these roads around 5 a.m., though that timing is very much subject to change.

 "We'll make sure no one is in a state of danger on those roads," said Cuomo.

 Massachusetts

 By Friday night, Boston is expected to be covered by 10 to 18 inches of snow, about twice the amount forecast just one day ago, and shivering in temperatures as low as 6 degrees below zero.

 Citing likely "near blizzard" conditions Thursday night into late Friday morning, the state's emergency management agency warned that some areas could be hit hard -- including up to two feet of snow on parts of the North Shore and South Shore, as well as Cape Cod.

 The forecast was so bad for Boston that the city canceled school for Friday two days in advance, with scores of other school districts quickly following suit.

 "I guess Mother Nature wanted to give me one more gift," Mayor Thomas Menino told reporters Thursday in one of his last days in the job he has held since 1993.

 "Take precautions and take public transportation and take care of one another," he urged. But, he added, the city was doing its part, with 700 pieces of equipment on city streets. "Our team is ready," he said.

 The combination of extreme cold, snow and strong winds had officials at homeless shelters preparing.

 "Our main emphasis is getting people inside, where it is safer and warmer," said Jennifer Harris, a spokeswoman for the Pine Street Inn shelter system in Boston, where a snow emergency has been declared. "Pine Street Inn is making sure to have extra staff and food and water. We are geared up to provide to a greater number of people."

 Blizzard warnings haven't been issued for Boston itself, but are in effect for parts of nearby Essex and Plymouth counties -- including the communities of Gloucester, Brockton and Plymouth -- as well as the Cape.

 Because of the storm, the state Emergency Management Agency warned that the midnight and Friday midday high tides could produce "significant flooding" along the coast. To this point, the towns of Scituate and Duxbury requested voluntary evacuations for residents of certain low-lying areas.

 Connecticut

 Wind chills in parts of Connecticut are expected to range from -5 to -20 degrees Thursday night and Friday; the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for most of the state through Friday morning.

 Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy urged residents to take it slow and give themselves extra time for their commutes Thursday and Friday. He said he expects there will be delays, but not cancellations, in public transit.

 Addressing reporters, Malloy said the worst time for the state would be overnight -- between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., when there could be blizzard conditions. Still, the storm's impact could linger well beyond that if roads are blocked or the electricity goes out.

 He acknowledged that this kind of weather is hardly unprecedented in Connecticut this time of year. Still, the governor added, what sets this system apart is the frigid temperatures forecast for the coming days.

 That's a big concern throughout the region, especially for the homeless and people stranded -- whether along a road or inside without adequate heat or power -- by the bad weather.

 "(This) is not a big New England storm, but it is a particularly cold New England storm," Malloy said.

 Chicago and points beyond

 Seven to 11 inches of snow were possible Thursday in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service. Windy City residents will feel frigid temps -- wind chills during the day Friday will creep down to minus 12 -- and emergency director Gary Schenkel said more snow is possible later in the week.

 Though snow in Chicago in the winter is a common event, it "can still wreak havoc on daily routines," he noted.

 Next week could be no better for some U.S. residents.

 A new shot of colder air will start to move into the northern Midwest by Saturday and will dive south Monday and Tuesday, carrying zero-degree cold as far south as Nashville. "That's the coldest air we've seen that far south in several years," said Hennen, the CNN meteorologist.

 The cold air will kick off a new storm Sunday into Monday that could affect a number of high-profile NFL playoff games this weekend.

 In Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers will give a cold welcome to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, when temperatures could bottom out at -17.

 But it will be relatively balmy Sunday in Cincinnati, where snow and rain are possible when the city's Bengals host the San Diego Chargers in another NFL playoff matchup.

 Of course, while the players might not have a choice, fans don't have to brave the cold for either game. The big worries are for those who travel in the coming days. Authorities in New York, for example, said they may shut the Long Island Expressway if whiteout conditions make driving along the east-west highway too perilous.

 Kevin Willims isn't taking any chances, nor is he predicting a world-ending storm. The New Yorker said he plans to sit tight and let Mother Nature do her thing.

 "There's not much you can do," Willims said. "When it's snowing and these streets lock up, there's really nowhere you can go, so it's best to just stay in."

 That sentiment was echoed by James Montford, who told CNN Boston affiliate WHDH that he is looking forward to creating some art in the comforts of home.

 "This a great day to kind of hunker down," Montford said. ||||| Alexus Laster walks through snow in Buffalo on the way to church on Dec. 26, 2013. More snow is forecast over the next few days. (Photo11: Sharon Cantillon, AP) Story Highlights Chicago will pick up 6-8 inches over the next couple of days

 Blowing and drifting snow expected in New York City on Thursday

 After the snow, some of the coldest air in years will spread over the Northeast

 A major winter storm could complicate the first post-New Year's Day back to work and school for millions in New England and beyond.

 The storm, predicted to affect the USA from the upper Midwest to the East Coast from Wednesday through Friday, is expected to bring the heaviest snow across southern New England on Thursday and early Friday.

 "Over a foot of snow will fall in localized areas of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut and the cities of Hartford, Conn., Providence, R.I., and Boston," predicted AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. Lesser amounts, in the 6- to 12-inch range, are likely in northeastern Pennsylvania, in New Jersey and in southeastern New York state.

 This includes all of New York City, where the National Weather Service is warning that the storm's strong winds will cause blowing and drifting snow later Thursday. In anticipation of the storm, the weather service placed the entire New York City area under a winter storm watch for Thursday and Friday. A winter storm watch means there is potential for significant snow accumulations that may affect travel.

 The weather service on Wednesday warned that several inches are possible through early Friday along the Interstate 90 corridor from Chicago to Boston.

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 Dot Joyce, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's press secretary, said city officials were monitoring the storm, but that it was too early to say whether students' first day back to school, slated for Friday, would be canceled. "We are New Englanders — we get snow and we get cold weather and we're hardy," she said.

 Boston teachers are due back Thursday, and Joyce expects "a regular city work day," since the storm is not expected to bring snow "in earnest" until after 4 p.m., she said.

 Snow will also fall on Wednesday across portions of the Midwest and the Great Lakes. The heaviest snow will fall mainly in northern Illinois, northern Indiana, southern Michigan and southern Ohio.

 Chicago could see as much as 6-8 inches of snow from late Tuesday through late Thursday, which WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling says will arrive "in waves rather than a single stretch."

 The Weather Channel has named the storm "Hercules" as part of its winter storm naming system.

 Meanwhile, the weather service said, rain — at times heavy — will push through the Southeast.

 The Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game in Ann Arbor, Mich., between the Maple Leafs and Red Wings, was played in snowy conditions Wednesday.

 Arctic chill will also still be a concern on Wednesday, as the "bitter cold will continue over the Northern Plains and upper Midwest, with temperatures running as much as 20 to 30 degrees below normal," the weather service predicted.

 So far this month, International Falls, Minn., has endured eight days when the temperature has dropped below minus-30 degrees, which is a record, according to meteorologist Cory Mottice of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions.

 Some of the coldest air in years will roar into the Northeast after the snowstorm departs Friday, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Bernie Rayno. "This is likely to be the coldest weather for much of the Northeast since January 2009," Rayno said.

 Lows in cities such as Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore will drop into the single digits Friday night.

 Contributing: Greg Toppo |||||


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 FILE PHOTO: Chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain arrives at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo

 PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.

 Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, was 61. Brash and opinionated, he had spoken openly about his use of drugs and addiction to heroin earlier in his life.

 “No trace of narcotics. No trace of any toxic products. Trace of medicines in therapeutic dose. Trace of alcohol,” he said, listing the findings of the investigation.

 Bourdain, whose career catapulted him from washing dishes at New York restaurants to dining in Vietnam with President Barack Obama, hanged himself in a hotel room near Strasbourg, France, where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his TV series, according to CNN. ||||| share tweet pin email

 Asia Argento is struggling to cope with the death of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain.

 The Italian actress, 42, had been dating the renowned chef, author and television host for more than a year when he died by suicide at age 61 on June 8.

 Two weeks without you A post shared by asiaargento (@asiaargento) on Jun 22, 2018 at 10:11am PDT

 On Friday, the grief-stricken Argento took to Instagram to share a photo of her and Bourdain smiling in front of a teal-blue body of water.

 "Two weeks without you," she captioned the shot.

 Argento and Bourdain met in 2016 while filming an episode about Rome for his hit CNN series "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown."

 After Bourdain's passing, the actress shared a heartbreaking statement that summed up her love and admiration for him.

 "Anthony gave all of himself in everything that he did,'' Argento wrote on Twitter and Instagram. "His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds.

 "He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated. My thoughts are with his family. I would ask that you respect their privacy and mine."

 AFP - Getty Images Bourdain and Argento attended the 2018 Women In The World Summit in New York City in April.

 During their relationship, Bourdain was an outspoken champion of Argento's work in the #MeToo movement, and supported her when she came forward to say she was raped by disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

 Shortly before his death, Bourdain lauded a fiery speech Argento gave at the Cannes Film Festival in May in which she called out both Weinstein and those in Hollywood who allegedly enabled him.

 "I was so proud of her," Bourdain told Indiewire afterward. "It was absolutely fearless to walk right into the lion's den and say what she said, the way she said it. It was an incredibly powerful moment, I thought. I am honored to know someone who has the strength and fearlessness to do something like that."

 If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. ||||| A completed toxicology report for Anthony Bourdain revealed that he had no narcotics in his system at the time of his death, a French judicial official told the New York Times.

 Bourdain was found dead of suicide in his hotel room in Kaysersberg, France on June 8 while in the country filming an upcoming episode of Parts Unknown with his close friend French-born chef Eric Ripert. He was 61.

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 The Times reports that there was only a “trace of a nonnarcotic medicine in a therapeutic dose” in his system.

 The late culinary star had been open about his history with substance abuse in the past. In the 1980s Bourdain bounced from job to job at restaurants in New York City while struggling with a serious drug addiction, at one point skimming his carpet for paint chips and smoking them, hoping they were remnants of crack, he recalled to The New Yorker.

 He entered rehab and eventually got clean in the early ’90s, but continued to drink both on and off screen with no issues, he said.

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 “I was a heroin addict, for sure, and I was a cocaine addict, for sure, but I never stopped drinking,” he told PEOPLE in February. “I never was a person who needed a drink. I’ve never felt the urge to. When I’m home it would never occur to me to sit at my house and drink beer, or pour myself a cocktail.”

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 Speaking with PEOPLE, French prosecutor Christian de Rocquigney de Fayel said there was no evidence of foul play or violence involved in Bourdain’s death.

 “Nothing suggested the involvement of a third person,” Rocquigny said. A medical expert did not find any signs of violence on Bourdain’s body.

 If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “help” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org. |||||Summary:

– With French police calling Anthony Bourdain's death a suicide, only one investigative question remained: What substances were in his body? The answer: none, save a therapeutic dose of nonnarcotic medicine, a French prosecutor tells the New York Times. "No trace of narcotics. No trace of any toxic products," says the prosecutor, per Reuters. The late celebrity chef, 61, had talked openly about his past substance abuse but said he had cleaned up in rehab in the 1990s and drank without any problems since, per People. Now Bourdain's family will likely hold a private ceremony with his ashes, his mother Gladys Bourdain tells the Times. "He would want as little fuss as possible," she says. Gladys never much liked his tattoos, which reflected his culinary adventures, but she's decided to get one herself—the word "Tony" on her inner wrist in small letters. She plans to use her son's tattoo artist and says she won't get any other tattoos. As news broke Friday of the French toxicology test, Today reports, Italian actress Asia Argento posted an Instagram photo of the pair smiling in front of sun-drenched water: "Two weeks without you," she wrote. (Rose McGowan wants people to stop blaming Argento for his suicide.)


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Not your computer? Use Guest mode to sign in privately. Learn more ||||| (CNN) -- For nearly six months, Andrew Shirvell, an assistant attorney general for the state of Michigan, has waged an internet campaign against college student Chris Armstrong, the openly gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

 Using the online moniker "Concerned Michigan Alumnus," Shirvell launched his blog in late April.

 "Welcome to 'Chris Armstrong Watch,'" Shirvell wrote in his inaugural blog post. "This is a site for concerned University of Michigan alumni, students, and others who oppose the recent election of Chris Armstrong -- a RADICAL HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVIST, RACIST, ELITIST, & LIAR -- as the new head of student government."

 Among other things, Shirvell has published blog posts that accuse Armstrong of going back on a campaign promise he made to minority students; engaging in "flagrant sexual promiscuity" with another male member of the student government; sexually seducing and influencing "a previously conservative [male] student" so much so that the student, according to Shirvell, "morphed into a proponent of the radical homosexual agenda;" hosting a gay orgy in his dorm room in October 2009; and trying to recruit incoming first year students "to join the homosexual 'lifestyle.' "

 Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has declined to comment directly about Shirvell's comments.

 "Mr. Shirvell's personal opinions are his and his alone and do not reflect the views of the Michigan Department of Attorney General," Cox said in the written statement provided by his office to CNN's "AC 360" Tuesday night. "But his immaturity and lack of judgment outside the office are clear."

 Shirvell said he works on the blog during his off-hours.

 On "AC 360," Shirvell made no apologies for his blog postings, which include a picture of Armstrong with "Resign" written over his face. The same picture also had a swastika superimposed over a gay pride flag, with an arrow pointing toward Armstrong.

 Shirvell acknowledged protesting outside of Armstrong's house and calling him "Satan's representative on the student assembly."

 "I'm a Christian citizen exercising my First Amendment rights," Shirvell told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "I have no problem with the fact that Chris is a homosexual. I have a problem with the fact that he's advancing a radical homosexual agenda."

 Armstrong has supported gender-neutral housing at the university for transgender students who haven't had sexual reassignment surgery.

 Armstrong told CNN he has hired an attorney but did not give details on what legal action he may pursue. CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says Armstrong may have grounds for a harassment case.

 CNN's Martina Stewart and Ed Payne contributed to this report.

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– Andrew Shirvell is a “concerned alumnus” of the University of Michigan, and oh—he also happens to be the assistant attorney general of Michigan, which makes his extracurricular hobby even more disturbing. For almost six months, Shirvell has been running “Chris Armstrong Watch,” a blog campaigning against Chris Armstrong, the University of Michigan’s first openly gay student assembly president. Samples of Shirvell’s opinions: a picture of Armstrong with a swastika pasted over it, a post calling him a “racist, elitist liar,” and a comment that he’s “Satan’s representative on the student assembly.” Shirvell accuses Armstrong of recruiting incoming students “to join the homosexual ‘lifestyle,’” and even convincing one “previously conservative student” to do just that (by seducing him). He also claims Armstrong hosted a gay orgy in his dorm room, among other things, CNN reports. Shirvell says he writes the blog during non-work hours; even so, the attorney general issued a statement referring to Shirvell’s “immaturity and lack of judgment.” Speaking to Anderson Cooper recently, Shirvell offered no apologies. Watch the interview in the gallery.


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BERLIN — A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.

 The well-dressed 31-year-old, known as Mr L., spoke only Mandarin. German authorities only discovered their mistake after turning in desperation to a local Chinese restaurant to interpret for them, a Red Cross official said on Monday.

 "He didn't speak any German or English — only Mandarin," Christoph Schluetermann, head of a Red Cross refugee center in the northern town of Duelmen, told Reuters after the man from Beijing was released to resume his tour of Europe.

 "He spent 12 days trapped in our bureaucratic jungle because we couldn't communicate," he said. "Germany is unfortunately an extremely bureaucratic country. Especially during the refugee crisis I've seen how much red tape we have."

 After being robbed in the tourist town of Heidelberg, the man went to city hall, which he thought was a police station, where he signed an asylum application. He was then taken 220 miles to a refugee shelter in Duelmen and given food and spending money like other refugees.

 More than one million refugees have arrived in Germany in the last year, fleeing war and poverty in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. There has been only a tiny number of Chinese asylum seekers over the years, Schluetermann said.

 The man was fingerprinted and given a medical exam, but drew the attention of staff partly because he was well-dressed.

 "But he (also) acted so differently to other refugees," said Schluetermann. "He kept trying to talk to people to tell his story but no one could understand him. He kept asking to get his passport back, which is the opposite of what most refugees do."

 Red Cross staff tried to get translation help from on-line apps but only learned the truth when they finally turned to a local Chinese restaurant.

 "It was an extraordinary moment for us all. He said Europe was not what he had expected," said Schluetermann, adding that the man was happy to leave but not upset.

 "What would you expect if you had come to Europe as a tourist and spent 12 days sleeping on a camping bed in a refugee center?" ||||| A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country’s burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.

 The 31-year-old, known as Mr L, spoke only Mandarin. German authorities discovered their mistake after turning in desperation to a local Chinese restaurant to interpret for them, a Red Cross official said on Monday.

 Christoph Schlütermann, an official with the German Red Cross, which runs the home, told DPA news on Monday that the man “set machinery in motion that he couldn’t get out of”.

 “He spent 12 days trapped in our bureaucratic jungle because we couldn’t communicate,” he said. “Germany is unfortunately an extremely bureaucratic country. Especially during the refugee crisis I’ve seen how much red tape we have.”

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 According to Schlütermann, the man said he had been robbed upon arriving in Stuttgart.

 A spokesperson on refugee issues at the Karlsruhe regional council said that on the afternoon of 4 July, the man arrived at the gates of the refugee reception centre in Karlsruhe as part of a group of seven Chinese people. Two days later, he signed an asylum application at the Patrick Henry Village processing camp outside Heidelberg, where it appears his passport was taken from him.

 She said he filed his papers in the presence of a Mandarin interpreter, and should therefore have been aware of the steps he was taking. He then travelled 220 miles (360km) to a refugee shelter in Dülmen, where he was given food and spending money like other refugees.

 More than one million refugees have arrived in Germany in the last year, fleeing war and poverty in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. There has been only a tiny number of Chinese asylum seekers over the years, Schlütermann said.

 The man was fingerprinted and given a medical exam, but drew the attention of staff partly because he was well dressed. “But he [also] acted so differently to other refugees,” said Schlütermann. “He kept trying to talk to people to tell his story but no one could understand him. He kept asking to get his passport back, which is the opposite of what most refugees do.”

 With help from a translation app and then from a translator at a Chinese restaurant, it became clear that the man wanted to travel on to France and Italy, not seek asylum. It took German officials 12 days to put the story together and send him on his way, Schlütermann said.

 “It was an extraordinary moment for us all. He said Europe was not what he had expected,” said Schlütermann, adding that the man was happy to leave but not upset. “What would you expect if you had come to Europe as a tourist and spent 12 days sleeping on a camping bed in a refugee centre?”

 • This article was amended on 9 August 2016. An earlier version said that the Chinese man had been robbed in Heidelberg, where he then erroneously signed an asylum application at the town hall. The city council of Heidelberg has since issued a statement clarifying that there is no record with the police of the man having been robbed in the city. It is also impossible to apply for asylum at Heidelberg town hall. |||||Summary:

– A well-dressed tourist visiting Germany from China was robbed in Heidelberg, but he filled out the wrong set of paperwork in an attempt to report the crime. Known only as Mr. L and fluent only in Mandarin, he went to the town hall instead of the police station, signed an asylum application instead of a missing item report, handed over his passport, had his fingerprints taken, and was bused 220 miles away to a refugee shelter in Duelmen. All the while he did his best at charades to communicate that he just wanted his passport so he could visit Italy and France, reports the Local. But the 31-year-old had become entangled in the German asylum system, which has processed 1 million refugees in the last year alone, reports the Guardian. Most have fled Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan; very few have sought asylum from China. "He spent 12 days trapped in our bureaucratic jungle because we couldn't communicate," the head of a Red Cross refugee center tells Reuters. The well-dressed man from Beijing stood out as it was, and he also clearly had a story to tell. But it wasn't until someone went to a local Chinese restaurant for help that it was suggested Red Cross workers use a smartphone app to translate, which did the trick. After more paperwork, which was further delayed by paperwork mishandled when Mr. L first entered the country, the tourist was sent on his way south. The entire ordeal took 12 days, and yet he walked away politely and without anger. "He said Europe was not what he had expected," the Red Cross official says. (Read about another tourist mishap.)


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Video (01:26) : A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death - including the day before he died - and prescribed him medication, according to a search warrant. Authorities returned to Prince's estate outside Minneapolis on Tuesday.

 The identity of a Twin Cities doctor who had been treating Prince several weeks before he died was revealed in a search warrant filed in Hennepin County District Court.

 According to the warrant, Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg, a family practitioner, had seen Prince twice before he was found in a Paisley Park elevator April 21. One visit occurred at the Chanhassen complex the day before Prince was found dead.

 The warrant authorized the search and seizure of Prince’s medical records at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.

 Late Tuesday afternoon, local and federal investigators returned to Paisley Park, where they continued their work for more than five hours.

 Schulenberg, 46, worked at North Memorial’s Minnetonka clinic, said health system spokeswoman Lesa Bader. However, the doctor no longer works with the health system. Bader declined to provide employment dates or disclose why Schulenberg no longer works there.

 Carver County detective Chris Nelson said in a sworn statement used to obtain the warrant that Schulenberg had given a statement to deputies. Nelson wrote in the affidavit that Schulenberg told him that he had treated Prince on April 7 and on April 20. The doctor said he had arrived at Paisley Park the morning Prince was found in the elevator to deliver test results. The warrant does not describe the nature of the tests. It said that Schulenberg also told detectives that he had given Prince a prescription that was to be filled at a Walgreens.

 A law enforcement officer walked out of a door at Paisley Park on Tuesday. About a half-dozen unmarked cars were parked there as investigators returned to the complex.

 The musician was to have performed a pair of concerts in Atlanta on April 7, but postponed those shows, blaming the flu.

 A source with knowledge of the investigation told the Star Tribune on Friday that the doctor had been treating Prince for withdrawal symptoms from opioid addiction several weeks before his death. The source said the doctor did not prescribe opioids to the megastar.

 The warrant, filed May 6, accidentally was left unsealed until Tuesday, when Carver County learned of the mistake and sent a copy of the order sealing it to the Hennepin County court administrator. The Star Tribune obtained a copy.

 Schulenberg could not be reached for comment Tuesday. A review of his medical license shows no disciplinary action against the physician, who was trained at Oregon Health & Science University and who has board certification in family medicine.

 His attorney, Amy Conners, declined to comment Tuesday, citing the requirement that patient information be kept confidential.

 Prince reportedly was seeking treatment for addiction to painkillers in the weeks before his death.

 Representatives for the pop star reached out on April 20 to a California physician, Dr. Howard Kornfeld, who dispatched his son to meet with Prince the next day, along with another doctor who was federally certified to prescribe a medication, buprenorphine, which is used in the treatment of opioid addiction.

 Schulenberg is not on the list maintained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of practitioners who can prescribe buprenorphine. The second Minnesota physician, who has not been publicly identified, had cleared his morning calendar to evaluate Prince on the day his body was found, the source said. The appointment never took place.

 The warrant also reveals that Kirk Anthony Johnson — a close associate of Prince’s who manages Paisley Park — was present when detectives arrived at the death scene. The Star Tribune has reported that two staffers were present, along with Kornfeld’s son, Andrew, when Prince’s body was found.

 The affidavit says that detective Christina Wagner interviewed Johnson, who said that Prince had been treated in the Ridgeview health system for an undescribed illness in 2014 or 2015.

 Johnson could not be reached for comment. His attorney, F. Clayton Tyler, declined to comment Tuesday.

 Prescription data

 Meanwhile, investigators are looking into the means by which Prince received prescription opioids, which are narcotics subject to additional federal regulation.

 Prescriptions of opioids are reported to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as part of the state’s monitoring of addicts who are obtaining the drugs from multiple practitioners. While these records can be obtained by law enforcement authorities under a search warrant, the board’s executive director, Cody Wiberg, said Tuesday that his office has no such warrants in its possession.

 However, medical examiners can review the prescribing data without warrants on patients whose deaths they are investigating. So it is possible that the state opioid prescribing data has been consulted.

 The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka is conducting the investigation to determine how Prince died. Results are pending. The Carver County Sheriff’s Office has said that neither foul play nor suicide are suspected.

 Authorities arrived Tuesday afternoon at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen.

 Shortly before 6 p.m., about a half-dozen unmarked cars were parked at Paisley Park. Private security officers also walked the perimeter and were stationed at the gates. Over the next several hours, the security crew waved cars into and out of the grounds through a main gate.

 As the officers worked, dozens of people stood outside Paisley Park’s security fence to take photos of the flowers, balloons and purple memorabilia left in Prince’s honor.

 Staff writers Pam Louwagie and Emma Nelson contributed to this report. ||||| A Carver County sheriff’s vehicle enters through the gates of Prince's Paisley Park home and studio in Chanhassen, Minn., Tuesday, May 10, 2016. A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before... (Associated Press)

 A Carver County sheriff’s vehicle enters through the gates of Prince's Paisley Park home and studio in Chanhassen, Minn., Tuesday, May 10, 2016. A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death, including the day before he died, and prescribed him medication, according to contents of... (Associated Press)

 CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death — including the day before he died — and prescribed him medication, according to contents of a search warrant that were revealed as authorities returned to the musician's suburban Minneapolis estate as part of their investigation into what killed him.

 Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg treated Prince on April 7 and April 20, and he prescribed medications for the musician, according to the warrant, which was obtained Tuesday by at least two news outlets before authorities moved to ensure it was sealed.

 Investigators interviewed Schulenberg and searched a suburban Minneapolis hospital where he worked. The warrant did not specify what medications were prescribed or whether Prince took them.

 Schulenberg's attorney, Amy Conners, declined to comment late Tuesday, citing patient confidentiality.

 A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death. The law enforcement official has been briefed on the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

 Schulenberg is the second doctor whose name has surfaced in the investigation. Last week, a lawyer for California addiction specialist Dr. Howard Kornfeld told reporters that Prince's representatives had contacted Kornfeld seeking help a day before the superstar was found dead on April 21.

 On Tuesday, a sheriff's car and about a dozen unmarked vehicles entered the gates of Paisley Park. Asked what investigators were doing, Carver County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jason Kamerud told the AP that they were "being thorough."

 Kamerud declined to answer questions about the warrant that names Schulenberg, saying it was supposed to be sealed. Kamerud also said that after the contents were made public, he contacted a court administrator to ensure the warrant was sealed.

 The warrant was carried out last Thursday at North Memorial Medical Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Robbinsdale.

 Lesa Bader, a spokeswoman for North Memorial Medical Center, said Schulenberg was a primary care physician at its Minnetonka clinic but that he no longer works for the health care system. She declined to say why. No one answered the door at the doctor's home on Tuesday and phone messages left for him weren't returned.

 Schulenberg's April 7 treatment of Prince came the day he canceled shows in Atlanta citing illness. Prince played makeup shows April 14. During his return home on April 15, his plane made an emergency stop in Moline, Illinois. The law enforcement official who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity said Prince was found unconscious on the plane and that first responders gave him a shot of Narcan, which is used in suspected opioid overdoses.

 Schulenberg told a detective that he was dropping off some results of tests that had been performed on Prince when he came upon the death scene, according to the warrant. Schulenberg also told the detective that he had prescribed Prince "medications" with the prescription to be filled at a Walgreen's.

 The warrant sought "any and all medical records, documents, reports, charts, photographs, prescriptions, doctor notes and medical images for Prince Rogers Nelson."

 The warrant also notes an interview with Kirk Anthony Johnson, a Paisley Park staff member and sometime drummer for Prince, who told another detective that Prince had visited the Highway 212 Medical Center not far from Paisley Park for "an illness" in 2014 or 2015. Johnson told the detective that Prince had been given fluids during the visit.

 Carver County previously released a log of 911 calls to Paisley Park that showed a 53-year-old man, apparently dehydrated, taken to Highway 212 Medical Center in 2013. That man's age was given as 53; Prince would have been 55 at the time. A hospital spokeswoman said earlier she couldn't provide any information on patients due to privacy laws.

 The people who found Prince dead included Kornfeld's son, Andrew Kornfeld, who had taken a redeye flight the night of April 20 but did not meet with Prince before his death.

 The Kornfelds' attorney, William Mauzy, said last week that Dr. Kornfeld sent his son because he could not immediately fly to Minnesota. Mauzy said Dr. Kornfeld arranged for Prince to be evaluated by a Minnesota physician on April 21. The attorney refused to identify the Minnesota doctor, and it's not clear whether the physician was Schulenberg.

 According to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice website, Schulenberg has not been subjected to any disciplinary or corrective action in Minnesota or other states. He's a 1995 graduate of the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine. His license status is listed as active. It expires Oct. 31 of this year.

 The site lists no self-reported criminal convictions. State law requires the board to post felonies and gross misdemeanors that happened after July 1, 2013, in any state.

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 Associated Press writers Kevin Burbach, Jeff Baenen and Doug Glass contributed to this report from Minneapolis. Karnowski reported from Minneapolis. |||||

– Prince was seeking medical treatment right up until the day before his death, according to court records. A court document filed in connection with a search warrant for the star's medical records reveals that Prince saw local physician Dr. Michael Schulenberg on April 7 and on April 20, the New York Times reports. The day after the latter appointment, the doctor, who had prescribed medication for Prince and ordered tests, turned up at the star's Paisley Park compound to discover that his patient was already dead. Court documents state that Schulenberg gave Prince a prescription that was to be filled at a Walgreens, though it's not clear whether the singer ever did so, reports the Los Angeles Times. Schulenberg, 46, was employed at North Memorial Medical Center in a Minneapolis suburb at the time of Prince's death, but the health system now says he no longer works there, the Star Tribune reports. Prince's cause of death has yet to be established, but investigators suspect a prescription drug overdose is to blame, and they want to speak to an addiction specialist who sent his son to Prince's house on an overnight flight the day before he died. The search warrant for North Memorial sought "all medical records, documents, reports, charts, photographs, prescriptions, doctor notes, and medical images for Prince Rogers Nelson," the AP notes. (Gene Simmons calls Prince's death "pathetic.")