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Wednesday February 21st, 2018 night edition

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WHITTIER, Calif. -- Authorities say they've thwarted a student's plot for a mass shooting at a Southern California high school.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday that a security guard at El Camino High School in Whittier overhead a "disgruntled student" threaten to open fire on the school on Friday, just two days after 17 people were gunned down at a Florida high school.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Nicole Nishida told The Associated Press deputies discovered "multiple guns and ammunition" after searching the student's home.

The suspect is a 17-year-old boy, according to the Whittier Daily News.

A spokesperson for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District told the publication the boy threatened to go home and bring back a gun following a disagreement with a teacher over his headphones, which are not allowed during class.

It was unclear if the suspect has been arrested, or who purchased or owns the weapons, CBS Los Angeles reports.

Officials scheduled a news conference for Wednesday. »

Kanye West made a video game about a giant penis

Authored by independent.co.uk

In a 2009 interview with Details, Kanye discussed how he got into making beats because he needed soundtracks for the video games he was working on.

I got into doing beats for the video games I used to try to make.

West released his new album The Life of Pablo over the weekend, following one of the most unorthodox release strategies in history. »

How people cope with difficult life events fuels development of wisdom, study finds

Authored by today.oregonstate.edu

For many, the difficult life event also served to disrupt their sense of personal meaning, raising questions about their understanding of their world.

“Generally, the people who had to work to sort things out after a difficult life event are the ones who arrived at new meaning.”.

Further analysis showed that a person’s social environment helped to shape their responses to the difficult life event. »

Philippines 'concerned' as U.S. intelligence tags Duterte a threat to democracy

Authored by yahoo.com

The report, produced by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, places Duterte alongside Cambodia's Hun Sen, the Rohingya crisis and Thailand's military-backed constitution as impediments to democracy.

There is no revolutionary government or nationwide martial law, which U.S. intelligence officials say Duterte might impose, he added.

Duterte was infuriated by expressions of concern by former President Barack Obama's administration about drug-war killings in the Philippines. »