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Ask Amy: I’m sickened by my granddaughter’s cheerleading, and her parents won’t listen

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

Dear Amy: I had a 42-year career as a speech-language pathologist, working with young children. Early childhood development was my professional specialty.I made sure to provide my own children with play-based preschool opportunities. As they grew and showed interest in certain activities, we provided those opportunities for them in art, music and sports.Both children are now successful professionals.Our son and his wife are the parents of two children, ages 3 and 1.They let us know early on that they would accept no input or support, even when they shared their struggles and challenges. Not even a book suggestion was welcome.I have respected their wishes, and I respond to texts, e-mails and rare phone calls with generic positive statements like, “Thanks for sharing that photo!” and “It looks like he’s doing great!”Now, our daughter-in-law is sending photos and videos of our 3-year-old granddaughter in a peewee “cheer” program.She is on a “performance team,” complete with uniforms wi...

The Right’s Desperate Push to Tank ESG and Avoid Disclosing Climate Risks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

The House of Representatives released the first report from its ESG Working Group in late June, highlighting priorities for the rest of the 118th Congress and making clear that Republicans won’t stop “investigating” environmental, social, and governance investing while there’s still a chance to save polluting companies from having to report their actual emissions.At its core, ESG is about information: When companies report on their environmental, social, and governance risks, which can range from high greenhouse gas emissions to particular hiring practices, investors use that information to determine whether they think a company is a good investment.The Republican-led House isn’t the only entity that’s become obsessed with ESG investing over the past two years. From political advocacy organizations like the Texas Public Policy Foundation to state treasurers, the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Republican Attorneys General Association, the right wing has been on fire ab...

2 dead, 28 others injured in Baltimore mass shooting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

Baltimore, Maryland, police say they are responding to a mass shooting.(Courtesy Baltimore Police) Baltimore, Maryland, police say they are responding to a mass shooting.(Courtesy Baltimore Police) At least two people are dead, and 28 others injured after a mass shooting at a party in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday, police say. No suspects are in custody.The shooting happened after midnight Sunday at a block party in the 800 block of Gretna Court near the Brooklyn Homes area, according to a police statement.One of the people killed is a woman and the other is also an adult whose gender wasn’t specified, Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference.Of the 28 people who were hurt, thr...

Mueren dos personas y 28 resultan heridas en un tiroteo masivo en una fiesta popular en Baltimore, según las autoridades

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

(CNN) — Dos personas murieron y 28 resultaron heridas en un tiroteo masivo en una fiesta popular en Baltimore, según informaron las autoridades. Nueve personas fueron trasladadas a hospitales de la zona y tres de los heridos se encuentran en estado crítico.La policía recibió múltiples llamadas pasadas las 12:30 de la mañana de este domingo, y al llegar encontró a una mujer muerta y a otras nueve personas con heridas de bala, según el comisario interino de la policía de Baltimore, Richard Worley.“Ha sido un acto temerario y cobarde que ha alterado permanentemente muchas vidas y ha costado la vida a dos personas”, declaró el alcalde Brandon Scott.Más temprano, la Policía de Baltimore había reportado que sus agentes se encontraban en el lugar de un “tiroteo masivo” ocurrido durante la noche en el sur de Baltimore, según dijo este domingo la portavoz de la Policía de Baltimore, Lindsey Eldridge.El incidente ocurrió en el bloque 800 de Gretna Avenue, dijo El...

Más de 100 millones de personas están bajo riesgo de tormentas fuertes este domingo

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

(CNN) — Según el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas, más de 100 millones de personas corren el riesgo de tormentas fuertes este domingo, desde el este de las Montañas Rocosas hasta el Atlántico Medio, pasando por el valle del río Ohio.Dentro de esa zona, existe un riesgo elevado (nivel 3 de 5) de tiempo severo concentrado en gran parte de Kentucky y el norte de Tennessee.Según el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas (SPC, por sus siglas en inglés), “las ráfagas de viento dañinas parecen ser el peligro más probable, aunque también será posible que caiga granizo con cualquier supercélula sostenida. También podrían producirse uno o dos tornados”.Las ciudades de la región ampliada incluyen Louisville, Lexington y Nashville.Este sábado, hubo 235 informes de tiempo severo, principalmente debido a los daños del viento se concentró a lo largo de la mitad del Mississippi y Tennessee River Valleys; no se informó de tornados.Según poweroutage.us, en el momento de redactar este in...

More Steamy Storms for the Holiday Weekend

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

Following a hot but unsettled Saturday with times of showers and storms across the area during the afternoon and evening hours, more of the same is ahead this Sunday as we continue to count down to the Fourth of July.The weather setup remains the same with weak high pressure over the western Atlantic, providing a light onshore breeze. Similar as yesterday, it will be a light breeze with weak steering winds in the atmosphere, meaning showers and storms will continue to be slow-moving and will move in random motions.Expect a mix of sun and clouds with spotty showers for then morning, then scattered showers and storms with more clouds around for the second half of the day. Rain chances will be highest inland and lower near the coast but everyone has that chance for some rain action. Highs will be slightly warmer into the low 90s.On Monday, rain chances will remain at typical values at a 60% chance with highs slightly above normal into the low to mid 90s. Again, we should start off the ...

Poland to send counterterrorism police to Belarus border

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

Poland will send 500 police officers to strengthen security efforts on its border with Belarus after close to 200 people tried to cross into Polish territory over the weekend.Police from riot patrol and counterterrorism units will be deployed to help control “the tense situation” on the border, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński tweeted on Sunday. They will join 5,000 security guards and 2,000 soldiers already stationed at the border, he said.The move comes after 187 people tried to cross from Belarus into Poland illegally on Saturday, according to the Polish Border Guard.

2 people are dead and 28 people were injured in mass shooting at a Baltimore block party, officials say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

(CNN) — Two people are dead and 28 people were injured in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party, officials said. Nine people were transported to area hospitals and three of the injured are in critical condition.Police received multiple calls after 12:30 a.m., and arrived to find one woman dead and another nine people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Baltimore Police Acting Commissioner Richard Worley.There is no information on suspects or a motive at this time, but investigators are “working an extensive crime scene,” Worley said.Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott described the incident as a “reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost two people their lives.”He said the tragedy “highlights the impacts and the need to deal with the overproliferation of illegal guns on our streets and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them.”Scott and police officials urged anyone with infor...

Badji rallies Cincinnati to 2-2 draw with Revolution

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Dominique Badji scored twice for FC Cincinnati and once for New England as the Supporters’ Shield leaders played the Revolution to a 2-2 draw in a battle between the top two team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night.Cincinnati (13-2-5) saw a 13-match win streak at home in all competitions come to an end, but its unbeaten run continues. New England (10-3-7) had wins in all three of its previous trips to Cincinnati. New England lost 2-0 in the first meeting between the clubs but has since gone 4-0-3 in the series.Cincinnati grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute when Badji took a pass from Yuya Kubo and Luciano Acosta and scored his third goal of the season.New England pulled even just four minutes later on an own-goal by Badji and then grabbed a 2-1 lead on an unassisted goal by Gustavo Bou in the 24th minute. It was Bou’s fourth goal this campaign.Badji struck again in the second half, using another assist from Acosta in the 55th minute to knot th...

How picking 17th changes Orioles’ approach to MLB draft after top-5 streak: ‘Different kind of anxiety’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:53:51 GMT

Over the past four MLB drafts combined, only five players have been taken before the Orioles made their first selection. They’ll need to wait more than three times as long this year alone.Baltimore makes the 17th overall pick in next week’s draft, the organization’s first selection outside of the top five since 2018. Twice in the span, the Orioles had the No. 1 pick, allowing them to choose any eligible player they wanted. This year, 16 other teams will make their choice in front of them, altering how Baltimore’s amateur scouting department has put together its draft board.“It’s going to be a little bit different kind of anxiety,” Orioles director of draft operations Brad Ciolek said. “… It has been a little bit more of a challenge, obviously, trying to plan, trying to figure out who is going to be there at pick 17 versus pick one, pick five. You have to cast a little bit of a wider net and be mindful of the names who might fall,...