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Footage captured the enormous snake making itself at home in their kitchen window in Tangerang City, Indonesia, according to Newsflare. The family was reportedly sleeping when it slithered in, but they were startled awake by the sound of banging metal pots at around 3 a.m. The outlet reported a neighbor who had experience catching snakes came to the family’s rescue, according to onlooker Nhudin. Video showed him using a broom to lightly prod the python until it plopped to the floor....

The boy was in the car with his 8-month-old sister and 13-year-old cousin on Sunday evening, according to Dekalb County Police. His mother had gone into Publix to buy a birthday cake for her father-in-law, Miyell’s grandfather. The 13-year-old ran into the grocery store for help and Miyell was rushed to a hospital, but later died from his injuries. Police said that no charges have been filed. Miyell was the sixth child to die from gunfire in metro Atlanta this year and the second in five days, according to The Atlanta-Journal Constitution....

Last month, KC Ahlers and his wife Angela from Toledo, made an emotional plea for help for their son Randy James, known as RJ, who was born on July 9 with “agenesis of the corpus callosum” or AgCC. This condition means the center of his brain is underdeveloped. He was also born with the rare genetic chromosome disease Trisomy 9 Mosaic Syndrome, which only 1,200 other people in the world have, and he has a hole in his heart, CBS affiliate WTOL 11 reported....

Miles Stanton, 21, was reported missing in October in Marion County, Oregon. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office detailed in an email on Monday that a body had been found but the investigation remains active. Authorities have not officially announced that the body belongs to Miles Stanton. Miles Stanton’s mother Laura Stanton told KOIN 6 News that she immediately got on a plane to Portland when she learned her son was missing....

If found, Estelle Hedaya, one of the victims, would bring the death toll to 98. Her younger brother, Ikey, told reporters the 54-year old loved traveling and making conversation with strangers. Ikey Hedaya provided DNA samples and made two visits to the site to see the search efforts. “As we enter month two alone, without any other families, we feel helpless,” he told the Associated Press on Friday. While Hedaya’s brother said he receives frequent updates from the medical examiner’s office, Leah Sutton, who knew Hedaya since birth and considered herself a second mother to her, is worried that she will be forgotten....

Carlos Antonio Washington, 36, was apprehended after allegedly attempting to flee the scene. He was charged with attempted first degree murder and placed in the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office detention center under a $2 million secured bond According to law enforcement, dispatchers received a call about an assault around 9 a.m. on Friday from the Carr Farm Road area in Macclesfield. Once deputies arrived at the scene, it was determined the suspect had waited behind the home and attacked the owner as they stepped outside, police said....

Now these oft-told tales are told again in Leading With My Heart, by Virginia Kelley with James Morgan (282 pages. Simon & Schuster. $22.50). Not surprisingly, the stories feel familiar here, especially since the book arrives just a few months after a battery of obituaries of Mrs. Kelley. But the book has another problem: as is often the case with co-written memoirs, it feels inauthentic. Written in a prosaic, colorless style, this doesn’t sound the way we imagine Mrs....

During the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Rockies, the girl jumped out of the stands and onto the field, hugged Cody Bellinger and was quickly tackled by security. “At first I heard the crowd cheering and I looked to my left and I saw this chick recording with her phone,” Bellinger said. “And then she came up and said, ‘I want to hug you,’ gave me a hug and the security guard tackled her....

Murat Yakshiyev helped himself to four goals in a 4-1 win that saw Altyn Asyr keep abreast with Istiqlol with one more game left in Group D. Yakshiyev showed fantastic instincts inside the penalty box for his goals and was without surprise named our Player of the Week. Also in the fray for the honour were FC Istiqlol striker Manuchehr Dzhalilov and 4.25 SC forward Kim Yu-Song - both of whom scored hat-tricks in their respective teams’ games this past week....

Yes, that’s Ron Paul the former congressman and GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul, and father of Senator Rand Paul. Now retired, the former politician worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist in Texas in the late 1960s and 1970s. In fact, the Texas congressman reportedly delivered about 4,000 people born in rural south Texas during that time period, according to The Daily Beast. Quintanilla was one of the most successful female Latin artists of all time, and met an ultimately and tragic death at the age of 23, after being shot in March 1995....

Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washington with bassist Krist Novoselic. The band released their debut album Bleach in 1989, with drummer Chad Channing. In 1990, future Foo Fighter Dave Grohl joined the band on drums before recording their mainstream breakthrough Nevermind. The album, which featured classics “In Bloom,” “Come as You Are,” and their signature song “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” launched the group to superstardom and kicked off the grunge music revolution of the early ’90s....

The Feb. 15 event will be 75 laps, and fans will determine through online NASCAR Mobile app voting the number of laps for its three segments. They can vote on a race with lap segments of 30-35-10, 30-30-15 or 30-25-20. Fans can vote up until two hours before the event. Fans also can vote on the restart order for the final segment. Their choices: fastest lap in the first two segments, most laps led in first two segments or the order the drivers come off pit road after a mandatory two-tire pit stop....

Actually, according to a report published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, when we root for a team we all, in a sense, become its partners, because the team becomes an extension of our ego. Authored by psychologists Edward Hirt, of Indiana University, and Dolf Zillmann, of the University of Alabama, the article says researchers looking at fan behavior back in the 1970s and ’80s found that when the team wins, we are given to BIRGing, or “basking in reflected glory....

We’ll update these rankings at the beginning of every month, while adding/subtracting players every day as needed. Still have questions? Ask us anytime on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. MORE SEASON-LONG HELP: SN Fantasy | Fantasy Alarm’s Assistant GM Tool You’ll notice a new No. 1 atop the 3B rankings this month. No offense to Miguel Cabrera, but Josh Donaldson has been playing at an MVP level and loves his new ballpark. Putting him No....

Primarily a power position, there aren’t a lot of SBs to be found at the top of the 3B rankings. Jose Ramirez is really the only true five-category threat, which could make him a popular second-round target in a lot of drafts despite a down 2019. Ramirez can certainly fill up a box score, but Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, and Anthony Rendon are safer bets in the other four categories....

But make no mistake, OFs will go quickly. Whether it’s because they’re elite all-around players, like Ronald Acuna Jr. or Mookie Betts, or because they’re absolute monsters in four categories and provide at least some steals, like Juan Soto or Mike Trout, you’re probably going to have at least one OF on your squad in the first five rounds. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Fantasy Alarm Ultimate Draft Guide There are certainly enough decent producers and specialists to allow you to wait and piece an outfield together later in the draft, but you have to make sure you’re really hitting at other positions, especially pitcher, to take that route....

But something that stands out about third base, at least our rankings for third base, is the “fight” between old and new. Adrian Beltre and Evan Longoria are both coming off big offensive seasons and probably seem much safer than Miguel Sano and Maikel Franco, but we’d rather have the sub-25-year-old sluggers who each hit 25 HRs last season. You can make a strong case that Jake Lamb, who hit 29 homers last season, should be that high, too, but with only one season of demonstrating that kind of power, we’re not totally convinced....

As the Rockies' top prospect last year, Arenado carried a lot of fantasy buzz and nearly won the starting third base job with a solid spring training. He instead started out at Triple-A, but it wasn't long before he was called up to Colorado, making him a hot commodity on waiver wires. Unfortunately, Arenado wasn't an instant superstar and merely hit a decent .267-10-52 in 486 at-bats. But that boring line is exactly what makes Arenado a great value pick this spring....

The younger Seager impressed in his 113 plate appearances last year, posting a .337/.425/.561 triple slash line with four homers and a pair of stolen bases. He also showed advanced command of the strike zone with a 12.4-percent walk rate. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: 31 draft-day sleepers | Early mock draft | 2016 Fantasy Alarm Draft Guide Considering his top prospect status, Seager’s draft position from league to league could vary greatly....