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Saturday January 13rd, 2018 night edition

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Leah Remini’s crusade has just started — a source tells Us Weekly that the actress, who won an Emmy for her docuseries, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, will return to A&E to investigate other “cult-like religions.”.

The first episode will be about Jehovah Witnesses and another episode will be about Nxivm, a controversial self-empowerment group, according to the source.

We’ve been getting an overwhelming amount of emails and people contacting us through [social media] about other cults that are similar [to Scientology], so I’m looking into that.”.

Remini, 47, left the organization in 2013 after questioning leader David Miscavige and claiming that members of the elite sea org were being abused, among other allegations.

Since then, she has also spoken out against Elisabeth Moss and Tom Cruise, who are members of Scientology.

Remini has been vocal while exposing the practices of the organization — even calling on the FBI, the IRS and Department of Justice for their help.

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Scientists are making carbon fiber from plants instead of petroleum

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There’s just one catch: Carbon fiber is made from oil and other costly ingredients, making the end product exceptionally expensive.

Scientists say it may soon be possible to make carbon fiber from plants instead of petroleum, driving down costs, making the material more widely available for use in cars, planes and other vehicles.

And, because acrylonitrile is made from petroleum, the cost of carbon fiber tends to rise and fall with the price of oil. »

Florida 20-year-old wins $451 million Mega Millions jackpot, wants to ‘do some good for humanity’

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A Florida Lottery news release said Friday that 20-year-old Shane Missler, of Port Richey, had claimed the jackpot from the multistate game's Jan. 5 drawing.

"I'm only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity," he said in a statement.

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Trump's ambassador to Netherlands finally admits 'no-go zone' claims

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Pete Hoekstra, the new US ambassador to the Netherlands, has admitted claiming in 2015 that Muslim youths had created so-called "no-go" zones in the country and were burning politicians.

Mr Hoekstra, a Republican congressman appointed to the envoy's job by Donald Trump, last month denied making the claims, calling them "fake news", despite being shown video evidence.

Confronted by Dutch journalists at a disastrous first press conference on Wednesday, he refused to answer questions about his comments. »