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Month: September 2023

Mother of 10-year-old Mississippi boy who was arrested for urinating in public demands apology and the firing of officers involved

By Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A mother in northern Mississippi is asking for an apology and the firing of several police officers at the Senatobia Police Department after her 10-year-old son was arrested for urinating in a parking lot. LaTonya Eason, the mother of 10-year-old Quantavious Eason, said she was at an appointment August

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‘MeToo’ for mothers: Australian inquiry hears troubling accounts of birth trauma

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Sitting before a parliamentary panel in a bare-walled function room of a hotel on the southeastern Australian coast, Naomi Bowden broke down several times as she recounted a series of distressing events after her daughter Stella’s stillbirth in 2009. “Having to identify her body to the police

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Boonville High School athletic trophies accidentally given away at football game

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people who attended Boonville High School’s football season opener may have been given a piece of the school’s athletic history on accident. In a letter to parents and staff, Boonville Superintendent Mark Harvey said trophies, plaques and memorabilia were displayed at the Sept. 1 game, and were subsequently given away without

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On ‘João’, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto honors her late father, bossa nova giant João Gilberto

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Since the start of her career, New York-born Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto has put out albums rooted in the South American nation’s rich musical history. And in the sound of her family, too — that of her late father, bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto. But she

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New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency public health order temporarily suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County. The order issued Friday in response to a spate of gun violence is in effect for at

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Trump Organization offloads Bronx golf course to casino company with New York City aspirations

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. Bally’s Corporation, a gaming and entertainment company,

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Oposición venezolana critica a Petro por vincular la crisis en el Darién con las sanciones al gobierno de Maduro

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Dos líderes de la oposición venezolana criticaron este viernes al presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, quien el jueves afirmó que para poner fin a la crisis humanitaria de los migrantes que arriesgan su vida a través del tapón del Darién es necesario que se levanten las sanciones internacionales

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From piñata to postage stamp, US celebrates centuries-old Hispanic tradition

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service on Friday rolled out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a tradition with global roots that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration. The release of four new stamps featuring colorful piñatas coincides with

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Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has significantly whittled down a lower court order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said the White House, the Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI cannot “coerce”

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Teacher shortage closes Vegas schools and forces combined classes during union contract battle

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Staffing issues in Las Vegas-area schools reached a critical point this month as classes were canceled or combined to address teacher absences at campuses across the nation’s fifth-largest school district. The classroom disruptions are unfolding amid bitter contract negotiations between the Clark County School District and the teachers union representing 18,000

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