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Maine mom sues school over teen’s gender transition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents.It’s the latest lawsuit to pit a parent’s right to supervise their children’s health and education against a minor’s right to privacy when confiding in a mental health professional. A similar lawsuit filed in California was working its way through the courts earlier this year. In Massachusetts, parents are suing a middle school for not telling them their two pre-teens were using different names and pronouns.The federal lawsuit in Maine argues the mother of the 13-year-old student has a “right to control and direct the care, custody, education, upbringing and healthcare decisions of her children,” and that Great Salt Bay Community School violated her constitutional right by keeping gender-affirming treatments from parents.Civil rights a...

What are ‘Succession’ fans are saying about this week’s episode?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

A wedding episode of “Succession” wouldn’t be complete without a jaw-dropping plot twist that drastically alters the trajectory of the hit HBO drama — and Sunday night’s installment did not disappoint.The third episode of Season 4, “Connor’s Wedding,” finally pulled the trigger on a major event the series has long foreshadowed: the death of Waystar chairman and media-family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).During the episode, Logan decides to skip his eldest son’s nuptials and board a flight to Sweden in an effort to secure a deal with tech mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard). On the plane, the business executive collapses and shares one last phone call with his younger children — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — as the flight staff tries to revive him. By the time the jet lands, Logan is dead.Naturally, fans were quick to react to the water-cooler moment on Twitter, which was in a collective state of shock.“IT’S ONLY 10 MINUTES INTO THE E...

Rutgers faculty go on strike, picket outside classes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey’s flagship university went on strike Monday — the first such job action in the school’s 257-year history.Classes were still being held at Rutgers as picket lines were set up at the school’s campuses in New Brunswick/Piscataway, Newark and Camden, though students said some had been canceled due to the strike. Union officials decided Sunday night to go on strike, citing a stalemate in contract talks that have been ongoing since July. Faculty members voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike last month.Three unions, which represent about 9,000 Rutgers staff members, were involved in the strike: the Rutgers AAUP-AFT, which represents full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral associates and some counselors; the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, which represents part-time lecturers; and the AAUP-BHSNJ, which includes faculty in t...

Mike Preston: Odell Beckham Jr. is a gamble the Ravens had to make | COMMENTARY

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

Dire situations require desperate actions, and the Ravens made one Sunday in announcing they agreed to a one-year contract reportedly worth up to $18 million with veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.It is not known if the Ravens made the move to placate or further distance themselves in negotiations with star quarterback Lamar Jackson — though since he and Beckham were on FaceTime with each other minutes after the announcement, it’s probably the former — but the addition of Beckham has to make them better.Right?Let’s just call it another gamble by the Ravens in signing another receiver past his prime. Beckham apparently got the blessing of new offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who coached the wide receiver in 2019 when both were with the Cleveland Browns.Unlike the Browns, the Ravens have been considered one of the NFL’s model franchises ever since they won the first of two Super Bowl titles in 2000. But if this Beckham deal doesn’t work out a...

Cold temperatures, strong winds in store for San Diego County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Cool temperatures and strong, gusty winds are in store for San Diego County as a storm system makes its way to the region, the National Weather Service said.According to NWS San Diego, the cooling trend will begin late Wednesday into Thursday, with strong winds and a chance of light precipitation.Monday morning saw dense fog along the coast, with above-average temperatures reported before the expected cooldown. As the lower pressure system moves into the region, NWS anticipates gusty west winds Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night in the desert and mountain areas. Peak winds could reach up to 50 mph in eastern parts of the county, with coastal areas experiencing gusts over 20 mph. At least 4 killed, 8 injured in shooting at Louisville bank building The marine layer is expected to deepen Monday night into Tuesday, causing lower visibility. A Dense Fog Advisory was issued by NWS for coastal areas of San Diego County until 10 a.m. Monday.The marine layer is expected...

CP NewsAlert: RCMP say Edmonton-area officer dies from injuries following crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — Alberta RCMP say an officer has died after being injured in a crash early this morning.They say the officer is a member of the Strathcona County detachment, which is just east of Edmonton.More coming.The Canadian Press

Bodies of missing musician, son recovered from Arkansas lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the two went missing during a kayaking trip, authorities said.The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the bodies were identified as those of Chuck Morris, 47, and his 20-year-old son, Charley Morris. Chuck Morris was a percussionist who for more than two decades had been a member of the instrumental jam band Lotus.The father and son from Kansas City, Missouri, were last seen on March 16 while on a kayaking trip to Beaver Lake, The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. A search crew found their bodies over the weekend while searching the lake with an underwater drone, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.Lotus posted a statement from the Morris family on its Facebook page saying relatives had spoken with Arkansas authorities and were told the men drowned.A Facebook statement from the band said proceeds from upco...

Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday.Russia’s Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with Ukraine.Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said that Russia freed 100 Ukrainian prisoners.Neither announcement mentioned whether any intermediaries were involved in the agreement.Some of the Ukrainian soldiers have severe injuries and illnesses, Yermak said in a statement published on Telegram.He added that the latest of the sporadic prisoner swaps in the war that started in February 2022 was “not an easy one.” He did not elaborate.Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War alleged that almost half of the 80 men and 20 women soldiers who returned home “have serious injuries, illnesses or have been tortured.” It presented no evidence for its claims.According to Uk...

MUST-WATCH: The video game that smashed the box office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

The greatest hero in all of video games has entered the MUST-WATCH for the first time ever! Will Japan’s greatest plumber earn the top spot, or could it go to a modern day revenge drama? Perhaps a show about the French Resistance? You’ll have to keep reading to find out!TransatlanticWhere to watch: NetflixLet’s start this week with a miniseries about fighting unjust oppression!Transatlantic is a new show about the Emergency Rescue Committee. That was a resistance group aligned with the French Resistance that attempted to help people escape from Nazi-occupied France. It was created in part by Varian Fry (played by Cory Michael Smith from Gotham), an American journalist living in France. The show takes a multi-pronged approach to the resistance, showing numerous perspectives on the incredible pains it took for anyone to flee the Nazis. This show also stars Gillian Jacobs (from Community), Corey Stoll (from Ant-Man), and Moritz Bleibtreu (from Run Lola Run).You can wa...

Police car firebombed in protest against NIreland peace deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:36 GMT

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (AP) — Demonstrators opposing the Good Friday peace agreement that ended three decades of hostilities in Northern Ireland firebombed a police car Monday in Londonderry during a march on the agreement’s 25th anniversary, officials said.Police called for calm and said no officers were injured in the attack during an otherwise peaceful demonstration. No arrests were reported.Police had warned in advance that officers could be attacked in the Creggan neighborhood during the Easter Monday parade, for which official permission had not been granted, by republicans who opposed the U.S.-brokered peace deal reached April 10, 1998.As several hundred people — many in black face masks — marched peacefully through the streets with flags, some youths in hoods and masks charged at a police Land Rover parked at the end of a street and pelted it with rocks and petrol bombs.“Our officers have come under attack in Creggan with petrol bombs and other objects thrown at...