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Adacia Chambers(Photo: Stillwater Police Department)
1.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Okla. crash suspect faces on 2nd-degree murder charges
The suspect in a car crash that killed four people and wounded nearly 50 at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade is due to appear in court Monday, where she faces<span style="color: Red;">*</span>four charges of second-degree murder. Adacia Chambers, of Stillwater, Okla.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was initially arrested and detained on suspicion of driving under the influence.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The attorney representing Chambers, 25, said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he believed mental illness, not intoxication, caused the crash.
2. Storm that deluged Texas takes aim at Louisiana<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Louisiana is bracing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for more heavy precipitation<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday as the storm that dumped more than a foot of rain on Texas over the weekend moves<span style="color: Red;">*</span>east.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A flash flood watch was issued for parts of New Orleans and Baton Rouge<span style="color: Red;">*</span>through Monday afternoon, and forecasts say some areas around New Orleans could get<span style="color: Red;">*</span>up to 8 inches<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of rain.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Houston area saw heavy rain over the weekend as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>remnants from Hurricane Patricia dissipated.
J.B. Neckar, right, and brother Johnny Neckar, left, paddle their mother, Gelene Neckar, center, from her flooded home near Downsville, Texas, on Oct. 24. Heavy rains have forced parts of the Brazos River out of its banks, endangering homes in the small community just outside Waco, Texas, according to the Waco Tribune Herald.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Jerry Larson, Waco Tribune Herald via AP
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3. Microsoft's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>new flagship U.S. retail store opens in New York City
Microsoft<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has a shiny new location on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>New York's famous Fifth Avenue.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Microsoft's new flagship location, which opens Monday, is the Windows maker's biggest and boldest store to date. The outlet will consist of five floors and run 22,269 square feet, leaving ample shelf space for the company to showcase the latest in Xbox, Windows PCs, Office and Surface devices.
Rendering of Microsoft's new flagship store on Fifth Ave. in New York City<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Microsoft)
4. Obama meets with educators to talk about his plan to curb excessive testing
President<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama and Education Secretary<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Arne Duncan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are expected to meet Monday with teachers and school officials to outline their plan to limit the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests. The White House has<span style="color: Red;">*</span>outlined a series of steps to help educators end assessment<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that is burdensome or not benefiting students or teachers. Obama recommended limiting standardized exams<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to no more than 2%<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of a student's instructional time in the classroom.
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The Obama administration wants to limit the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests to 2 percent of instructional time in the classroom. Newslook
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