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Universal Orlando employee has been fired after character flashed a hate symbol on biracial child's shoulder. Firing one employee is not enough, the child's mother said, adding she wants Universal Orlando to revamp its hiring practices.https://nbcnews.to/2OorL6m 

A murder convict serving a life sentence who escaped from a Mississippi prison on Saturday is back in custody, authorities say.https://nbcnews.to/35c1L3O 

WATCH: At the Cincinnati Zoo, a cheetah litter's lone-surviving cub is paired up with a rescue dog to learn about playtime.https://nbcnews.to/2OmyZYl 

Sen. Sanders to head home to Vermont on Saturday as he recovers from heart attack.https://nbcnews.to/2LN0BnO 

3.6 magnitude earthquake hits about 9 miles southwest of San Francisco.https://nbcnews.to/2MhH3Hm 

White House subpoenaed for documents related to House impeachment inquiry.https://nbcnews.to/31SvIUw 

12 men have been arrested in connection to a string of alleged statutory rapes of 2 underage girls that occurred at or near Jacksonville State University in Alabama, authorities say.https://nbcnews.to/2VimtKN 

4 men believed to be homeless were killed and a 5th man was injured in a brutal rampage in New York City overnight, police say.https://nbcnews.to/2LMxO2J 

AG Barr to Facebook: We need "lawful access" to users' digital messages to fight crime.https://nbcnews.to/2MkA5Bv 

A Georgia high school teacher who allegedly presented the Confederate flag as "a sticker you put on the back of your pickup truck to announce that you intend to marry your sister," has been placed on leave.https://nbcnews.to/2AMTnd8 

A spouse of a US diplomat has returned to the US after being involved in a deadly crash in the United Kingdom.https://nbcnews.to/2okZanA 

Sen. Johnson says in interview that a U.S. diplomat told him in August that the Trump admin. had frozen almost $400M in aid to Ukraine because the president wanted a commitment that Kyiv would carry out investigations related to U.S. elections.https://nbcnews.to/358Dc86 

A Florida man who shot and killed his son-in-law who jumped out of a bush to surprise him for his birthday will not face criminal charges, police say.https://nbcnews.to/2OoLsL8 

3.6 magnitude earthquake hits about 9 miles southwest of San Francisco.https://nbcnews.to/2pGH3ZF 

A top Silicon Valley deal-maker has been accused of subjecting a junior law partner to repeated sexual assaults and sabotaging her career after she tried to rebuff his advances.https://nbcnews.to/2IlbP0P 

Vendor arrested for charging man $724 for two beers at Dolphins game.https://nbcnews.to/2Oop6cW 

Online services for birth control pills appear safe to use, study says.https://nbcnews.to/2o85or8 

Singer Sia reveals she has a neurological disorder that leaves her in chronic pain.https://nbcnews.to/31OFEhL 

NASA announces series of 10 upcoming spacewalks to upgrade the International Space Station, including the first all-female outing. https://nbcnews.to/2IoSQlO  - @NBCNewsMACH

Women's group in Sicily uses traditions of coffee and tea to brew unity amid migrant crisis.https://nbcnews.to/2AJgKUS