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Civil rights law group pushes against use of police, metal detectors in schools

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

Local attorneys from Lawyers for Civil Rights wrote BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper to say the presence of police and security measures in schools has gone too far.“Lawyers for Civil Rights writes to express our strong opposition to the growing presence of police in Boston Public Schools and the use of intrusive security equipment such as metal detectors,” the letter written by LCR attorney Tasheena Davis reads. “We are concerned that over-reliance on law enforcement will exacerbate the criminalization of students of color and detract from educational experiences.”The lawyers said they were alerted to the issue by community concerns brought by the local nonprofit Sociedad Latina. The letter requests a meeting with BPS leaders to discuss the issue.The letter follows pushback from community members and four city councilors calling for more police presence and metal detectors in response the beating of a teacher walking a girl home from the Young Achievers Schoo...

Red Sox Notebook: Chris Sale impresses in second start, with unique motivation

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

He was vintage Chris Sale on Saturday afternoon.One pitch to get the first out, one pitch to get the second. He gave up a single to Twins infielder Donovan Solano, then struck out Kyle Farmer.Eight pitches, inning over.He sat them down 1-2-3 in the second inning, striking out the first two batters, then faced the minimum again in the third, striking out the first and third batters.Three innings, one hit, no walks, five strikeouts. 32 pitches, 25 for strikes. If not for the Solano single, a perfect outing.Sale worked so efficiently that he ended up throwing a mock inning in the bullpen after leaving the game, as a means of building pitch count.His manager was pleased.“Really good,” Alex Cora told reporters after the game. “Used all of his pitches, he was very sound, mechanics-wise. It was a good one and now we move onto the next one.”The Twins won, 4-3, dropping the Sox to 9-2 in spring training games.It turns out, Sale’s impeccable outing was motivated ...

Colin McIver’s hat trick powers Sandwich past Nantucket

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

BOURNE — With a return trip to the Division 4 title game on the line, the Sandwich Blue Knights needed a strong performance from their senior captains. Colin McIver and Mitchell Norkevicius understood that assignment and lifted Sandwich to a 3–0 victory over Nantucket.The Blue Knights (18–4–1) head TD Garden to face either Grafton or Norwell in a quest to defend last year’s state championship. Head coach Jordan Mohre credited his team’s versatility as a key to this feat.“All year long we have had to find different ways to win games,” Mohre said. “Whether it’s high scoring games, low scoring games, physical games or speed games, this group has found a way to get it done.”McIver led the way with three goals, while Norkevicius turned away 16 Whaler shots, many of which came through traffic in front. McIver’s goals also allowed him to reach the 100-point milestone for his career.“It’s pretty cool,” McIver said. “I couldn’t have done it without my linemates Jack (Connolly) and Chris (Car...

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill says he’s ‘never racing again’ after ‘looking wild’ in 60-meter dash at USA Track and Field event | Video

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

Miami Dolphins speedster Tyreek Hill ran 6.70 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championships on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.The wide receiver dominated the race, but the time ranks Hill, who was competing in the 25-29 age group, outside the top 200 men in the world this year in the event.“Never racing again had me out there looking wild,” tweeted the seven-time Pro Bowl selection shortly after his performance.Earlier this week, Hill posted a video on social media of him practicing a block start on a track at the University of Miami, with the caption, “Felt good to put the spikes back on !!!”.Hill, 29, a world-class sprinter in high school, was participating in his first track meet since 2014, when he ran a 6.64 in the 60-meter dash. Hill, nicknamed “Cheetah” for being widely considered the fastest player in the NFL, qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials.He and teammate Jaylen Waddle have formed one of the...

North County sinkhole expands due to rain

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A sinkhole in North County has expanded due to overnight rainfall, the City of Encinitas said Saturday.Located at on Lake Drive in Cardiff, the sinkhole was reported to have grown in size after bouts of rain and wind returned to San Diego County Friday night. The city said rainfall levels in the area reached 1.3 inches. Scattered showers in San Diego are expected to taper off at this time Officials say crews relocated all of the utilities, including gas, electric, water and cable. Once all the utilities had been relocated, work began on designing and installing shoring to stabilize the sinkhole and provide a safe area for workers.According to the city, crews are working through the weekend to continue installing shoring and to stabilize the bottom of the sinkhole to prevent additional erosion.Looking ahead, crews will reconstruct the embankment and reconstruct the drainage pipe, stormwater detention basin, roadway and sidewalk before reopening the area, officials said...

CP NewsAlert: Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.”More coming.The Canadian Press

Ex-Navajo president honored in funeral procession, reception

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

LOW MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) — Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah was honored Saturday with a funeral procession that stretched for 100 miles (160 kilometers) from western New Mexico into eastern Arizona.People lined roads on the reservation to say their final farewells to a monumental leader who made education, family, culture and Navajo language the hallmarks of his life. He fought tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans. “He led with compassion and a crystal-clear vision of what is right for the people first,” said Robert Joe, who served as the master of ceremonies at a public reception Saturday afternoon. “He always put the people before him to do what was right and for the interest of the people.”Zah died late Tuesday in Fort Defiance, Arizona, surrounded by his family and after a lengthy illness. He was 85.Zah was buried in a private service at his family’s cemetery in Low Mountain, Arizona, where he was born. The procession passed thr...

Tropical Cyclone Freddy hammers Mozambique for second time

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique Saturday night, pounding the southern African nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services.French weather agency Météo-France warned of “destructive and devastating” winds and “dangerous seas and heavy rains” that could lead to landslides. It said Freddy will go further inland through the weekend, generating heavy rains in Mozambique and southern Malawi, with rain also likely in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Its the second time Freddy has hit the country, with the cyclone originally making landfall late last month. Météo-France also raised concerns that Freddy is unlikely to weaken over land in the coming week and has a high probability of exiting back into the sea. Freddy made landfall with maximum wind speeds at sea measuring 155 kilometers (around 100 miles) an hour and sea gusts averaging 220 kilometers (around 140 miles) an hour, the agency said.Freddy wa...

Glimpse into Oscars rehearsals shows stars at Dolby Theatre

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Oscars Sunday, audiences can expect to see stars reunited from some of their favorite films. “Four Weddings and a Funeral” co-stars Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell will stand beside one another to present an award at the show, as will Harrison Ford and Glenn Close, the President and Vice President of the United States in “Air Force One,” and “Creed III” frenemies Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors. The Associated Press got to take a peek inside Oscars rehearsals at the Dolby Theatre Saturday.The presenters made the trek to the theater as a light, chilly rain fell outside, to run through their lines and practice handing out awards. It’s one of several rehearsals in the leadup to the show, culminating with a full run through that stretches late into the night. The theater, populated by a few dozen people from Janet Yang, the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to the stagehands and camera operators practicing their movements, had an ai...

Teenager killed after storm sweeps through Florida Panhandle

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:21:29 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle she was in during a fierce storm that saw wind speeds reach 80 mph (129 km), authorities said.The girl was killed and the vehicle’s driver was hospitalized Friday after the storms swept through the Tallahassee area, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.Because of the damaging winds, authorities in neighboring Jefferson County temporarily closed Interstate 10, the main highway through the Florida Panhandle.Damage was caused by straight-line winds that reached speeds of between 60 and 80 mph (96 and 129 kph), according to the National Weather Service.The Associated Press