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Biden will announce a historic Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona on Tuesday to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American tribes’ and environmentalists’ decades-long vision to preserve the land a reality. Biden is expected to announce plans for a new national monument to preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers) just outside Grand Canyon National Park, national climate adviser Ali Zaidi confirmed. It will mark the Democratic president’s fifth monument designation.Tribes in Arizona have been pushing Biden to use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create a new national monument called Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni. “Baaj Nwaavjo” means “where tribes roam,” for the Havasupai people, while “I’tah Kukveni” translates to “our footprints,” for the Hopi tribe.Tribes and environmentalists for decades have been trying to safeguard the land north and south of Grand Canyon Nationa...

Son of Spanish actors is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of killing Colombian on a tourist island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a tourist island, police said.Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was taken from Koh Phagnan, where the remains of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga were found, to another island, Samui, where he is being held, Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat said Tuesday.Sancho, a chef with a YouTube channel, has been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a possible death penalty, and with concealment of a body to cover up the death, Saranyu said.Details of the killing emerged last week when Thai media reported that plastic bags containing body parts of a man, later identified by police as Arrieta, were found at a landfill on Koh Phagnan, an island famous for its monthly “full moon parties.”Police said Sancho came in to report a missing person after the body parts were found and was subsequently detained. He later confessed to killing and dism...

As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — As Northwestern became engulfed in a hazing scandal in recent weeks, Michelle Simpson Tuegel thought about the athletes she represented in high-profile lawsuits.The Dallas-based attorney helped negotiate about $900 million in settlements in cases involving U.S. Olympic and national team gymnasts who were sexually assaulted under the guise of medical exams by sports physician Larry Nassar and by former athletes at Michigan who were victimized by the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson.Simpson Tuegel said she sees common threads with the situation at Northwestern. And she can’t help but wonder: What if college athletes had a union? “It’s bigger than one university,” Simpson Tuegel said. “It’s bigger than one survivor who has been abused or even just one team. It is a deeply ingrained cultural issue and the product often of long-term institutional negligence.”A decade after Northwestern was at the center of an attempt to establish the first college athletes union, the univ...

‘Satan Wants You’ doc is a cautionary tale as satanic panic history repeats itself

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

It’s a tale that has been repeated throughout history: Satan-worshippers steal children to use and abuse them in elaborate rituals. The myth cycle was in full swing when filmmakers Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor embarked on their latest documentary, “Satan Wants You,” an exploration of the Canadian roots of the so-called “satanic panic” of the 1980s and ’90s. The film is set for theatrical release Friday and premiered at South by Southwest earlier this year, but the documentarians began work on the project in 2018, when QAnon conspiracy theories had taken hold among a subset of the population. “It was: ‘Oh no, here we go again. I can’t believe we’re looking at this in 1980, and it’s happening right now,'” Horlor said during a recent video call. “It’s still happening.” The parallels were stark. Some QAnon supporters falsely believe former U.S. president Donald Trump was fighting to expose a grou...

Court blocks new rules aiming to expand student debt relief for defrauded borrowers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

(The Hill) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Monday blocked new rules implemented by the Department of Education that aimed to make it easier for defrauded borrowers to get access to student debt relief. The conservative three-judge panel granted the injunction in favor of Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST) until the case is heard on appeal in November. CCST is a for-profit group that represents trade schools and for-profit colleges in Texas. The group sued the Department of Education after it released new rules that make it easier for students defrauded by their schools to get debt relief. The department has long had a borrower defense program available to individuals with student loans who believe they were defrauded by their institutions, which most commonly involves for-profit schools. The new rules include barring schools from forcing students to sign mandatory arbitration agreements and borrowers getting automatic student debt relief a year ...

Black defendant to receive new trial after white judge said he 'looks like a criminal'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

(The Hill) - A Black defendant has received a new trial in a Michigan court after a district judge, who is white, said that the defendant “looks like a criminal.” The Washington Post reported that in a 3-0 decision, an appeals court panel of judges ruled to overturn Leron Liggins’s 2021 drug conviction and the decade-long prison sentence he was serving on the matter, giving Liggins the opportunity to seek a new trial. The panel also ruled that the previous remarks made by U.S. District Judge Stephen J. Murphy III in a January 2020 hearing “could be understood to demonstrate clear prejudgment of Liggins’ guilt.”Murphy, who was appointed by former president George W. Bush, expressed his frustration with presiding over Liggins, as the defendant moved to switch attorneys twice. Murphy, who presided over Liggins's case for two years at the time, said he was “tired of getting the runaround.”Liggins was indicted by a federal grand jury in Michigan on one count of conspiracy to possess...

Overnight fire burns carport and shed in Lago Vista

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

LAGO VISTA, Texas (KXAN) – The Travis County Fire Marshall's Office is investigating a fire that damaged a carport and shed early Tuesday morning in a Lago Vista neighborhood, according to Travis County Emergency Services District 1.Crews from ESD 1 were called to the scene on Coyote Trail just after 12:30 a.m. Fire crews at fire in Lago Vista on August 8, 2023. (Courtesy: Travis County ESD 1)ESD 1 told KXAN the fire was contained to the carport and a large shed with a built-in bedroom, and one person was inside the home next to the carport but police were able to get the person out safely. According to ESD 1, the homeowner lived in Minnesota and said the home should have been vacant. It was not known why the person was inside the home. Fire crews at fire in Lago Vista on August 8, 2023. (Courtesy: Travis County ESD 1)ESD 1 said no one was hurt in the fire.

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Would You Brush Your Teeth in the Shower...With Warm Water

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Mary and it's about brushing your teeth. Here's her email:  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. Simple dilemma for you. Do you brush your teeth in the shower, and if you do, do you do it with cool water or warm water? I ask because as an adult who is busy with a million things to do, I've always brushed my teeth in the shower with warm water. However, after going on a weekend trip with some friends, they couldn't believe I would brush in the shower. First off they thought it was gross because "shower water isn't as clean as faucet water," and it's warm water. They couldn't believe I could brush with warm water. Even if I'm brushing in the sink, I use warm water. I'm not sure if there's a right or wrong way, but I am curious if there are more people like me. Do you ever brush in the shower, and do you do it with warm water? Thanks so much.MaryI'm with Mary ...

Hagaman native rocks 'America's Got Talent' stage with band 'True Villains'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

HAGAMAN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Hagaman native rocked the stage with his Nashville-based band "True Villains" on "America's Got Talent" (AGT) on Tuesday, August 1. Lead guitarist Tim Venerosa and the True Villains performed a cover of Billie Eilish's hit "Bad Guy," giving it a rock twist that brought not only the crowd, but the judges to their feet, earning four yeses. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! At the top of the band's audition, Venerosa, a graduate of Amsterdam High School, was quick to credit his mother, Joan, as inspiration to audition for the show. Venerosa said his mother has been a fan of the show since day one."It took her a couple years to persuade me," said Venerosa about auditioning to judge Simon Cowell. "But here we are, and it's a huge blessing to be able to have this audience."When I asked Venerosa what the reaction has been like since performing on AGT, he described it as overwhelming, but the best feeling in ...

Ask Amy: A hurting young girl is in need of a good book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:52:52 GMT

Dear Amy: My 8-year-old niece is having trouble coping with and sorting out her feelings.She is confused by her mother’s abandonment of the family home and by her mother’s very erratic behavior.One moment, her mother makes scenes over her two children not loving her, and then the next moment she is sending them out of the house on their own in a strange town while she spends time with her boyfriend (four boyfriends so far since the marriage breakup a year ago).Mom blames everybody (including her children) for not loving and respecting her.In spite of this, my niece desperately wants her parents to come together again.She has lost her self-confidence and blames herself for any failure or frustration.She is very bright, but her schoolwork is suffering.My sister and brother-in-law (and the girl’s father) would like appropriate books to read to her.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.— Retired University LibrarianDear Librarian: A great source for recommendations is...