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Bill requiring California schools to tell parents if child is transgender denied committee hearing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

A Republican effort requiring California schools to tell parents if their child is transgender came to a halt in an Assembly committee Monday, April 10.Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, who chairs the Education Committee, announced he would not schedule a hearing on AB 1314, which would give schools three days to notify parents in writing once a school employee learns a student is identifying as a gender that doesn’t align with their birth certificate or other official records.The bill, sponsored by GOP Assemblymember Bill Essayli of western Riverside County and Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher of Yuba City, faced opposition from LGBTQ advocates who warned it could harm transgender youths whose parents aren’t accepting of their gender identity.Muratsuchi said in a news release he wouldn’t set a hearing “not only because the bill is proposing bad policy, but also because a hearing would potentially provide a forum for increasingly hateful rhetoric targeting LGBTQ yo...

Horoscopes April 12, 2023: Saoirse Ronan, time is on your side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Saoirse Ronan, 29; Claire Danes, 44; David Letterman, 76; Ed O’Neill, 77.Claire Danes (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Happy Birthday: Incorporate practicality into your daily routine to avoid costly mistakes. Opportunities are plentiful this year, but making decisions is more complicated. Don’t feel you have to act fast. Time is on your side and will give you the perspective you need to determine how to harness success. Slow down, gather facts and head in the direction that has the best chance of delivering your long-term plans. Your numbers are 9, 14, 23, 26, 31, 34, 42.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a moment to dismiss emotional angst. You are better off channeling your energy into something constructive if you intend to avoid disagreements with someone who matters to you. Send a positive message if you want others to pitch in and help. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): A curious mind will make an effort to learn, explore and us...

Word Game: April 12, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — TIMOROUS (TIMOROUS: TIM-uh-rus: Fearful; timid.)Average mark 28 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 37 or more words in TIMOROUS? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — DOVECOTES deet devote does dose dote dove dovecote vest veto vote cede code coed cooed coot cost cote cove covet teed toed scoot scot sect seed soot steed stood stoveTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Destabilizing African Nations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped a historic tour of Africa last week, where she positioned the U.S. as a reliable and trustworthy security and economic partner. This week on Intercepted, host Murtaza Hussain is joined by investigative reporter, Nick Turse, to discuss his latest reporting on U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Africa. Since the war on terror was launched, the U.S. government’s ventures in Africa have been more focused on military aid than economic support. Harris’s trip comes after a decade of China investing in infrastructure and critical resource mining throughout the continent and the administration’s concerns over the growing influence of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group. But America’s 20-plus years of counterterrorism support in the region hasn’t resulted in better security. In that time, terrorist groups have risen and U.S.-trained African officers have attempted at least nine coups, eight of which were successful. Hussain and Turse discuss the impact of U.S...

Uzbek militants escape from detention in Indonesia; 2 dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Three suspected Uzbek militants escaped from an immigration detention center in Indonesia’s capital after fatally stabbing an officer and seriously injuring four others, police said Wednesday.Two were later recaptured and the third drowned in a canal while being pursued by police, said Aswin Siregar, operations chief of the elite counterterrorism police group known as Densus 88.The three men were among four Uzbek nationals detained by Densus 88 on March 24 following a tip from Uzbekistan’s state security service that they were believed to be members of the al-Qaida-linked militant group Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, Siregar said.He said they arrived in Indonesia from Turkey in February and authorities detected that they were spreading propaganda and recruiting followers on social media. They were detained and held in an immigration detention center in western Jakarta while awaiting deportation proceedings.Three of men broke through the ceiling of their deten...

Apogee Enterprises: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $20.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of 91 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 86 cents per share.The glass products company posted revenue of $344.1 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $104.1 million, or $4.64 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.44 billion.Apogee Enterprises expects full-year earnings to be $3.90 to $4.25 per share.Apogee Enterprises shares have dropped almost 5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 3% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on APOG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/APOGSource

ANÁLISIS | Las imágenes de la cámara corporal de Louisville muestran la realidad trágica y brutal de la policía en Estados Unidos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

(CNN) — Esto es lo que significa servir y proteger a las personas en un país inundado de armas.Las desgarradoras, pero aleccionadoras imágenes de la cámara corporal de dos agentes de Louisville, Kentucky, que intervinieron en el tiroteo de este lunes, muestran las demandas que se imponen a los policías que responden a los tiroteos masivos que proliferan en Estados Unidos y el terrible precio que pueden pagar.El video de lo que es efectivamente una batalla callejera más parecida a una zona de guerra en el extranjero que a una ciudad de EE.UU. con el sol de la mañana, ofrece un antídoto visceral contra el encogimiento de hombros colectivo que a menudo ocurre después a las masacres en el país.Esta es una escena cruda y aterradora, mezclada con coraje y heroísmo. Ofrece una revisión de la realidad sobre lo que se desarrolla en momentos de terror y deja, vacíos en comparación, los rituales políticos regulares posteriores a la masacre de “pensamientos y oraciones” y llam...

IMedia Brands: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — IMedia Brands, Inc. (IMBI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $24.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of 82 cents per share.The home shopping company posted revenue of $133.5 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $70 million, or $2.63 per share. Revenue was reported as $544.6 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on IMBI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/IMBISource

Popular Manassas restaurant Three Monkeys Pub closing its doors in late May

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Three Monkeys Pub and Chophouse in Old Town Manassas will close its doors for good on May 21.In operation for five years, the pub became a local staple of Old Town at 9329 Main St., hosting numerous public events, including the annual Valentine’s Day Wedding Bash, in which couples came to be married via civil celebrant services by Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith. It was also a local hotspot for live music in the area.The restaurant announced its closing in a Facebook post Monday, citing the economy and financial burdens that have led to stress and health issues for one of its owners.“A LOT of thought, stress and tears have gone in to making this decision,” the Facebook post reads. “With the economy in the state it is in and the stress that has entailed we have decided that it is time to leave the industry with our heads hel...

Bottoms up! Some MLB teams extend beer sales to 8th inning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:18:54 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage.To combat that time crunch, at least four teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Others, like the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, still have seventh-inning cutoffs, but haven’t ruled out changes.“Totally makes sense to me,” said Tom Lienhardt, who was sipping on a beer Tuesday night before the Brewers-Diamondbacks game at Chase Field. “Since the games are shorter, you’ve got to adjust.”Teams have historically stopped selling alcohol after the seventh.At least one team, the Baltimore Orioles, already sold alcohol through the eighth inning, or until 3 1/2 hours after first pitch, whichever came first. MLB games have been considerably shorter this season, largely thanks to a series of ...