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Viewing the flood disaster through the eyes of a child

Wildlife photographing wildlife

Russian photographer Vadim Trunov captured this hilarious moment when a red forest squirrel posed behind the frame of a tripod with both paws placed on the camera, ready to take the perfect shot for its little bird friend standing in front of the lens.

In the lower image they swapped places, as the bird appears to be taking a photograph of the squirrel.

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Only one person showed up at O'Malley event in Iowa

On a nasty winter day in Iowa one hardy soul showed up at an O’Malley event.

He was the only one to show up but he said he would not commit to caucus for O'Malley.

Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley is learning how lonesome it can be running against Hillary.

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Actor Samuel L. Jackson really wanted San Bernardino terrorists to be white

Racist actor Samuel L. Jackson (pictured) told The Hollywood Reporter he wished the terrorists were just “crazy” white guys so people didn’t have a reason to view Muslims as suspect.

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Isis or crisis?

At least our president could do something about ISIS.

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A congressman says he has concerns about giving Trump an army

A Republican congressman who spent almost three decades in the Army suggested Sunday that Donald Trump is unfit to be commander-in-chief.

"I have concerns about giving that guy an army," Rep. Chris Gibson, R-N.Y., said in an appearance on a radio program in New York.

"As someone who has served for 29 years I have concerns given what I have heard to date about his temperament and the judgment he has," Gibson said.

Trump critics, including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is battling the businessman for the Republican presidential nomination, have raised similar concerns. But Gibson's status as a combat veteran gives his attack added sting.

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Nineteen states allow teachers to spank students as punishment

The practice of spanking students is still allowed in 19 states.

Black students also receive a disproportionate share of spankings. They make up 16 percent of the public school population, but 35 percent of students getting spanked.

Despite being banned in most states, corporal punishment is supported by most Americans — with a few caveats. Nearly 75 percent of Americans say corporal punishment is okay if it involves only spanking, according to an October 2014 Reuters/Ipsos poll. Roughly 60 percent say corporal punishment is okay if the child is of a certain age, if it doesn't leave a physical mark or if it doesn't involve an implement like a paddle, cane or belt.

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Atheist councilwoman quits town council over words ‘Christmas Tree’

An atheist councilwoman in a town in New Jersey stormed out of a council meeting and quit her job after the council decided to name the town’s Christmas tree-lighting event a “Christmas Tree Lighting.”

Charlene Storey (pictured), the atheist Democrat councilwoman, said that calling a Christmas tree a Christmas tree “cuts non-Christians out of the loop and favors one religion.

Then, on Saturday she rescinded her resignation.

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Hillary sporting a Kashmiri coat in Manhattan

Hillary is strolling in Manhattan wearing a Kashmiri coat she bought in Afghanistan in 2003.

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Distracted walking claims the life of a young San Diego man

A 20-year-old man distracted by an electronic device fell off a San Diego cliff that is a popular gathering spot to watch the sunset and plunged 60 feet to his death, officials said Saturday.

The young man tumbled off the edge at Sunset Cliffs around 5 p.m. Christmas Day in front of horrified witnesses.

Witnesses stated seeing someone distracted by an electronic device and he just fell over the edge. “He wasn't watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands.”

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